I met some of the developers at PAX East 2014 or 2015 (or maybe both?) and at sone point we realized we were all from Rochester. So I started wondering, why don’t we have a game convention?

So congrats on the anniversary Workinman/Bread Machine! I’m going to fire up some Deathstate in your honor!

Well now I just want to see it more!

Too bad, I always wanted to try the arcade version.

But one of my favorite finds at a game store was picking up a Dreamcast, a copy of Typing of the Dead, and two keyboards for like $40.

Is this local?

I’ll never forget my favorite teacher in high school telling a group of us that a song just *sounds better* when you hear it randomly on the radio.

27 years later and he’s still right. I even still remember the song we were talking about (Cornershop’s “Brimful of Asha”).

Step 1 = Obtain a time machine

Step 2 = Travel back to 2007

Step 3 = Visit Skippy’s and order a Buffalo tempeh sandwich

Step 4 = If I’m with you, make sure I don’t Timecop myself walking to the register because if it’s dinnertime in 2007 I’m probably at Skippy’s.

Thanks to RIT MAGIC, ROC Game Dev, and the Irondequoit Library for organizing ROC Game Fest 2025.

And thanks to 8bit Bosses and Lovin Cup for sponsoring this year’s event.

And, as always, thanks to our exhibitors for making all of this possible.

ROC Game Fest is happening NOW!!