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Damn, it feels good to be a gamer! We love gaming and it's undeniably awesome culture. We stream every Saturday starting around 9 AM PST!

The Chicago Retro Gamer was founded to create a fun, safe, and enjoyable community for gaming enthusiasts of all different backgrounds, ages, and walks of like to come together and celebrate their shared passion for videogames. Although we tend to rock the classics most often, we also love some of the new Switch titles and other new games as well. The only hate allowed in this group is towards the

end boss. Let us all celebrate the amazing feeling of being a part of the gaming community. Damn it feels good to be a gamer!

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Been Spending most our Lives, Living in a Gamer’s Paradise.

“I’m not a player. I just game a lot...”

We here at the Chicago Retro Gamer realize the total awesomeness of videogames. Let’s face it: they are unbelievably awesome. Now while almost all videogames are awesome in their own regard, we have a special fondness for those games, now called “retro” or “classic” video games, which came out during the Golden Era of Videogames. This occurred from the late 70’s throughout the early 2000’s, but really was at the height of its popularity in the 80’s and 90’s. During this era, playing timeless classics such as Super Mario Brothers, Metroid, Duck Hunt, Tetris, Super Mario Kart, and The Legend of Zelda (just to name a very small few) evoked a wondrous opportunity to be transported into exhilarating and adventurous new lands accomplishing tasks and defeating bad guys that we could have never dreamt to be so creative and satisfying. The games we grew up with as children of this time period not only were crucial parts of some of the most nostalgic times of our lives, but also were our digital support systems and trusted companions as we navigated life and forged the path towards adulthood.

“Damn, it feels good to be a gamer.”

We never forgot the awesome memories which drew out nostalgia of critical points in our life, and we continue to be transported back to those same worlds to defeat those same bad guys, because it is both ridiculously fun and fuels a source of camaraderie amongst fellow “retro gamers” throughout the world. In essence, it’s a grand feeling of belonging, but also accomplishment. I mean, can you remember the first time you found the hidden 1-up in the first Super Mario Brothers? Or taken a step further, can you remember the first time you beat the first Super Mario Brothers? To us, there’s no better feeling than living in those moments, and continuing to preserve and relive those moments with fellow passionate retro gamers throughout the world.

“Up, up, down, down...don’t need it.”

One of the many awesome discoveries of playing retro games is when you come across a new way to blaze your path through your favorite video game. One of the prolific examples of this is when you first discovered the famous “Konami Code” (up, up, down, down, etc.). For all of the fans of the original Contra video game out there, this is engrained in our brains as a way to greatly aid what is generally considered to be one of the original Nintendo’s most difficult games. For those that have heard the term “Nintendo Hard”, this game greatly exemplifies that. However, after much practice and - believe it or not - evolved gaming strategy, a retro gamer can start to find ways to master Contra without this aid. So, while critical resources like the famous “Konami Code” can serve as valuable crutches for those first learning the game, there is no better feeling then when you finally beat Contra having only used your memorized shot patterns and bad guy movements build up from countless hours of previous game play.

“Don’t hate the player. Hate the end boss.”

Do you like finding out hidden secrets in games, or locating exciting Easter eggs throughout some of the best retro games ever? If you’re fully ready to become a part of a passionate group of retro gamers and even contribute your own secrets, strategies, favorite game lists, etc. you should definitely check us out on our website at www.ChicagoRetroGamer.com. From there, you will be able to click on all of our social media pages as well, so be sure to follow them if retro gaming is your jam. We here at the Chicago Retro Gamer are firm believers that there is a little Retro Gamer in all of us, and if you are ready to join our passionate group, check us out today.

Because, when it really comes down to it, the following has never been more true:

“Ain’t nothing but a gamer’s party.”

Check us out today at www.ChicagoRetroGamer.com Use #ChicagoRetroGamer to follow us on all of the social channels!