The Retro World Series will host two satellite tournaments at the 2016 Classic Game Fest convention, July 30-31, 2016, in Austin, TX. You can register here or at the Retro World Series booth. Registration closes 30 minutes before each tournament’s start time. The winner of each tournament will win a $50 Visa Gift Card and a free entry into the Main Event tournament of their choice. The runner-up will receive a $25 Visa Gift Card. Players who place high enough earn points towards the Player of the Year award.
Game: Combat – Atari 2600
Date: Saturday, July 30
Time: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Format: Single Elimination Tournament
Rules: Game 7: Tank Pong in Complex Maze. Two out of three matches.
Game: Streets of Rage 2
Date: Sunday, July 31
Time: All Day
Format: Timed High Score Tournament
Rules: Five minute time limit. Score is tallied upon loss of all lives or completion of time limit. Player with the highest score is the winner. If there is a tie for first place, tiebreaker will be a single, one minute run.
Game: Excitebike – NES
Date: Sunday, July 31
Time: All Day
Format: Speedrun Tournament
Rules: Selection B. One run of Track 2 Challenge and Excitebike races. Players must qualify in the run of Challenge race for time to be counted. Total time will be the track times of both races. Player with lowest combined time is the winner. If there is a tie for first place, tiebreaker will be the lowest time on one run of Track 5 Challenge race.
For more info about the 2016 Classic Game Fest convention, visit their website here.