The Retro World Series will host two satellite tournaments at the 2016 Retropalooza – Houston convention in Pasadena, TX on April 30-May 1, 2016. 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: Balloon Fight – NES
Date: Saturday, April 30
Time: 2pm – 6pm
Format: Single Elimination Tournament
Rules: 2 Player. Three out of five matches. First “Game Over” loses the match.
Place | First Name | Last Initial | Gamertag | Points |
Winner | Joseph | J | SSDNinja | 44 |
Runner Up | Chris | L | Mr.Libby1976 | 28 |
Semifinalist | Bobby | B | StrayKatDLX | 21 |
Semifinalist | Derek | Q | DQ | 21 |
Quarterfinalist | Chris | K | Lilchris | 17 |
Quarterfinalist | Kingsley | R | KingBlancher | 17 |
Quarterfinalist | Keith | L | Loftin | 17 |
Quarterfinalist | Jarrod | C | Jarrod | 17 |
Game: Fantasy Zone II – Sega Master System
Date: Sunday, May 1
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.
Place | First Name | Last Initial | Gamertag | Score | Points |
1 | Joseph | J | SSDNinja | 78400 | 28 |
2 | Chris | K | Lilchris | 73700 | 21 |
3 | Bobby | B | StrayKatDLX | 58400 | 17 |
4 | Andrew | S | Godfather420 | 43800 | 8 |
Game: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 – Sega Genesis
Date: Sunday, May 1
Time: All Day
Format: Speedrun Tournament
Rules: One run through Emerald Zone 1 and 2. Total time will be the combined completion times of each zone. Player with lowest combined time is the winner. If there is a tie for first place, tiebreaker will be the lowest score in run.
Place | First Name | Last Initial | Gamertag | Time | Points |
1 | Joseph | J | SSDNinja | 1:15 | 28 |
2 | Sam | S | Sambo | 1:30 | 21 |
3 | Kingsley | R | KingBlancher | 1:42 | 17 |
4 | Richard | A | ItsVedaTime | 1:50 | 8 |
For more info about the 2016 Retropalooza – Houston convention, visit their website here.
Registration is closed.