Despite having been organized on the former grounds of Maker Faire, the whole thing felt smaller. Exhibit halls were very poorly ventilated, and doors left open didn't help. Only the main conference hall was breezy enough. Panels were hard to follow due to bad acoustics of smaller halls.

Retro related halls were mostly about NES/console Retro, not 8-bit in general.

People were fantastic though. I liked seeing many different robots and cosplayers. I got to play many great games, looking forward to their release. Not many mindblowing stuff but, were I a kid, I would be blown away for sure. Robot fights were also exciting (maybe outdoors would be better for it though).

I saw Ken Shirriff, and thought to myself "oh he must have left his assistant in his place". I'd never guess he'd be that young which impressed me even more given his phenomenal work. So, I missed my chance to thank him in person. Next time!

Had good time in general. I hope to see it get better in upcoming years.

> I saw Ken Shirriff... I'd never guess he'd be that young

Thanks! But are you sure that was me? I haven't been young for a long while now :-) If the person you saw wasn't wearing a lab coat, then it was probably Mike Stewart or TubeTimeUS.