Featuring
The 2025 show marks the fourteenth year of the Louisville Arcade Expo for an entire weekend full of retro excitement!
Do you remember arcades in shopping centers and malls filled with video games and pinball machines? Did you ever play Adventure on the Atari 2600? How about making a greeting card with an Apple II and using Print Shop? With hundreds of arcade and pinball machines on FREE PLAY and every console you can imagine, the Louisville Arcade Expo is where you can relive all your memories. Best of all bring your family and show them how good you are at some real gaming.
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Pinball and Arcade Video Games
Lots of games from the 60's to today on free play, so leave your quarters at home!
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Classic Consoles
Everything from Pong to games made at the beginning of this century!
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Classic Computers
All the games you love on the systems that you grew up on.
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Cosplay
Come dressed as your favorite characters and enter our costume contests.
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Music
Saturday night enjoy some sweet music.
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Vendors
Looking for a hard to find classic game, or some great hand made gaming art? It's probably here.
2024 Special Guests
(2025 Special Guests will be posted soon!)
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Nintendrew
Come check out YouTube personality Nintendrew at the 2024 Louisville Arcade Expo!
Nintendrew is a video game collector, indie developer, and YouTuber with a passion for strange and obscure corners of Nintendo history, the ups and downs of the retro game market, and DIY/how-to projects. With a professional background in game development, he has also published his cross-platform title, C.A.R.L., as a love letter to the classic games he grew up with. Keep an eye out for the Mario suit - you can't miss it!
He'll be available all weekend at his table with merch and other fun things, so stop in and say hi.
From Hobby to Career - Breaking into the Game Development Industry
Nintendrew is here to answer your questions about getting into the video game industry and to share his own experiences and lessons learned through the process of developing and publishing C.A.R.L. (out now on PC and consoles!)
Friday March 29 at 6:30 PM on the Main Stage!Nintendo Jeopardy! with Nintendrew
Join us for a rousing session of challenging and obscure Nintendo trivia!
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Retro Pub Trivia with The Trivia Nerd
Are you a Nintendo know-it-all? A sage of all things Sega? Ready to throwdown and take the trivia crown?
We have dozens of categories and questions awaiting you at the Retro Pub Quiz hosted by The Trivia Nerd! Prizes for our top teams, and prizes for randomly drawn winners!
Gather your team and we'll see you at the Main Stage in Friday night at 7:30 pm!
2024 Tournaments
(2025 Tournaments will be posted soon!)
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Pinball Tournament
Start your journey into competitive pinball!
Put up your best score on 6 machines to see how you stack up against friends and family and some of the top players in the world.
Best Card Format Unlimited Attempt Qualifing
Top 16 Qualify for Match Play Finals$10 per entry, tickets available in the Pinball Tournament Room. Admission to Louisville Arcade Expo required.
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Dr. Mario DrMC Kentucky Regional
Dr. Mario has been a beloved Nintendo puzzle classic game since its original release in 1990. In 2017, the DrMC crowned the first Dr. Mario National Champion at ReplayFX in Pittsburgh, PA. Now in its 8th year, the DrMC has expanded to a series of tournaments held across the United States.
We are looking for all Dr. Mario players, both skilled and novice, to join us at the Louisville Arcade Expo to crown our second annual DrMC Kentucky Regional Champion! The winner will receive a $300 cash prize, awesome trophy and a chance to win the top seed at The DrMC Championship at the TORG Expo in Columbus, OH coming later in 2024.Just $2 to enter, tickets at the Info Desk. Admission to Louisville Arcade Expo required.
Qualifying begins at 10:00 AM Saturday. Finals begin at 7:00 PM Saturday.
The DrMC will be raffling off a boxed NES set with ROB the Robot and Zapper! Tickets are $10/each and available at their table. Must be present to win.
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Mystery Game Fight Club
Mystery Game Fight Club is a tournament organizer local to the Louisville area. Our specialty is competitions where every individual match is a different, randomly chosen game. Our tournaments include: Mystery Fighting Game, Mystery Puzzle Game, and Mystery ANY Game, among others! All weekend long we will have tournaments scheduled, as well as free play on the machine during down times and a dedicated Primal Rage arcade setup.
2024 Schedule of Events
(2025 Schedule will be posted soon!)
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Friday
March, 2024
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2:00 PM |
LAX 2024 Opens
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| 2:00 PM |
Tournament: Pinball Tournament Qualifying Begins
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| 6:30 PM- 7:30 PM |
Panel: Nintendrew - From Hobby to Career - Breaking into the Game Development Industry
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| 7:30 PM- 9:00 PM |
Retro Pub Trivia
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| 9:00 PM |
Tournament: Wii Mystery Game
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| 10:00 PM |
Tournament: Pole Calibur - its Soul Calibur but with fishing controllers!
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| 10:00 PM |
Tournament: Pinball Tournament Qualifying Ends
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| 11:00 PM |
LAX Friday Closes
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Saturday
March, 2024
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10:00 AM |
LAX Saturday Opens
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| 10:00 AM |
Tournament: Pinball Tournament Qualifying Begins
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| 10:00 AM |
Tournament: Dr. Mario DrMC Kentucky Regional Qualifying Begins
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| 12:00 PM |
Tournament: Nintendo Duck Hunt Shoot Out - High Noon
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| 1:30 PM |
Costume Contest - Kids
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| 2:00 PM |
Tournament: Dr. Mario DrMC Kentucky Regional Qualifying Ends
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| 2:30 PM |
Speedrun: Mario 64
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| 4:00 PM |
Tournament: Fire Mario Challenge (Kids and Adults)
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| 6:00 PM |
Costume Contest - Adults
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| 8:00 PM |
Raffle Drawing - Must be present to win!
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| 8:30 PM |
Tournament: Nintendo 64 Super Smash Bros
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| 10:00 PM |
Tournament: Barbie
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| 10:00 PM |
Tournament: Pinball Tournament Qualifying Ends
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| 11:00 PM |
LAX Saturday Closes
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Sunday
March, 2024
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10:00 AM |
LAX Sunday Opens
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| 12:00 PM |
Tournament: Atari 2600 Mystery Game
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| 1:00 PM |
Panel: Nintendo Jeopardy! with Nintendrew
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| 2:00 PM |
Tournament: Mystery Arcade
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| 3:00 PM |
Collector Awards Presentation
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| 4:00 PM |
LAX Closes - See you next year!
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The Games!
(2025 Game List will be posted soon!)
Console and Computer Games
| System | Released | Games to Play |
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| Atari 2600 | 1977 | Pitfall, Outlaw, Combat, Video Pinball |
| Commodore 64 | 1982 | Paradroid, Ghostbusters, M.U.L.E. |
| Apple IIe | 1982 | Oregon Trail, Printshop |
| Colecovision | 1982 | Tapper, Smurfs, etc |
| Vectrex | 1982 | Minestorm, Fortress of Narzod |
| Atari 800XL | 1983 | Ms. Pac-Man |
| Nintendo NES | 1985 | Punch Out, Contra, SMB, Excitebike, Jackal, Blades of Steel, etc |
| Sega Genesis | 1989 | Streets of Rage 2, Sonic, Golden Axe, Altered Beast, Fix it Felix Jr |
| Turbo Grafx 16 | 1989 | Bonk's Revenge |
| Super Nintendo | 1991 | Super Mario Kart, Super Mario World, NBA JAM TE |
| Philips CD-i | 1991 | Link: Faces of Evil |
| Neo Geo AES | 1991 | Samurai Shodown 2 |
| Neo Geo CD | 1993 | Wind Jammers |
| Sega Saturn | 1995 | Daytona USA |
| Sony Playstation | 1995 | Incredible Crisis, Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, etc |
| Nintendo Virtual Boy | 1995 | Wario Land, Mario Tennis |
| Nintendo 64 | 1996 | Mario Kart 64, Goldeneye, Super Smash Bros |
| Sega Dreamcast | 1999 | Last Blade 2, Crazy Taxi, SF3 Third Strike, SF Alpha3, Typing of the Dead, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure |
| Sony Playstation 2 | 2000 | Katamari Damacy, Psychonauts |
| Microsoft Xbox | 2001 | Halo, Halo 2 |
| Nintendo Gamecube | 2001 | Mario Kart Double Dash, Super Smash Brothers Melee |
| Microsoft Xbox 360 | 2005 | Halo 3, Fez, WWE All Stars, Forza 4 Racing Sim |
| Nintendo Wii | 2006 | Super Mario Galaxy, Wii Sports, Just Dance |
| Microsoft Xbox One | 2013 | Rare Replay (Battletoads, Conker's Bad Fur Day, Killer Instinct Gold, Perfect Dark Zero) |
| Nintendo NES Classic | 2016 | Kirby's Adventure, Super Mario Bros. 3, The Legend of Zelda |
| Nintendo SNES Classic | 2017 | Super Mario World, Mega Man X, Donkey Kong Country, Kirby Super Star |
| Nintendo Switch | 2017 | Super Smash Bros Ultimate, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, TMNT: Shredder's Revenge, Mario Kart Live Home Circuit, Hyrule Warriors |
Pinball Games
| ------NEW GAMES------- |
| Avengers Premium |
| Deadpool Premium |
| Foo Fighters Pro |
| Foo Fighters Premium |
| Godzilla Premium |
| Jaws Premium |
| Jaws Pro |
| James Bond 007 Pro |
| James Bond 007 Premium |
| Jurassic Park Premium |
| Stranger Things Pro |
| Stranger Things Premium |
| Venom Pro |
| Venom Premium |
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| Addams Family |
| Addams Family |
| America's Most Haunted |
| Avengers Infinity Quest Pro |
| Back to the Future |
| Bad Girls |
| Beat the Clock |
| Big Brave |
| Cactus Canyon |
| Deadpool premium |
| Doctor Who |
| Family Guy |
| Fish Tales |
| Flip Flop EM |
| Game of Thrones Premium |
| Gaurdians of the Galaxy Prem |
| Genesis |
| Ghostbusters |
| Ghostbusters Premium |
| Guns N' Roses |
| Harlem Globetrotters on Tour |
| Haunted House |
| Hot Tip |
| Hotwheels |
| Hyperball |
| Johnny Mnemonic |
| Kiss Pro |
| Labyrinth |
| Last Action Hero |
| Little Mac's Punchout |
| Lord of the Rings |
| Lucky Seven |
| Magic Castle |
| Medieval Madness |
| Medusa |
| Monster Bash |
| NASCAR |
| No Fear |
| Oktoberfest |
| P3 (Weird Al, Lexy Lightspeed, Cannon Lagoon) |
| Pinball Magic |
| Pinbot |
| Popeye |
| Queen Rhapsody Edition |
| Rick and Morty |
| Rocky and Bullwinkle |
| Roller Coaster Tycoon |
| Seawitch |
| Silver Slugger |
| Space Invaders |
| Speak Easy |
| Star Wars Episode 1 |
| Star Wars Premium |
| Stars |
| Starship Troopers |
| Stranger Things Premium |
| Striker Xtreme |
| Strikes and Spares |
| Strikes N' Spares |
| Super Mario Bros. |
| Taxi |
| Taxi |
| Tee'd Off |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Prem. |
| The Godfather 50th Ann. |
| The Hobbit |
| The Shadow |
| The Who's Tommy |
| Theater of Magic |
| Twister |
| Twlight Zone |
| Xenon |
Arcade Games
| A Robot Named Fight! |
| All Points Bulletin |
| Arch Rivals |
| Arkanoid |
| Arkanoid Cabaret |
| Asteroids deluxe |
| Astroids |
| BiPlane |
| Breakers Revenge |
| Bubble Hockey |
| BurgerTime Upright |
| Capcom Bowling |
| Capcom Vs SNK 2 |
| Capcom vs SNK 2 (and others) |
| Centipede |
| Cobra Command |
| Crazy Kong |
| Dance Dance Revolution: Extreme |
| Dig dug |
| Dodonpach True Death Exa Label/Touhou Perfect Sakura Fantastica |
| Donkey Kong (cocktail) |
| Donkey Kong Tabletop |
| Dracula |
| Dragon’s Lair |
| Extreme Hunting |
| Extreme Hunting 2 |
| F-Zero AX |
| Flash Beats |
| Frogger |
| Galaga |
| Galaxian |
| Gauntlet |
| Grand Prix (EM driver) |
| Guilty Gear Strive (and others) |
| Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA |
| Hydro Thunder |
| Hyper Bishi Bashi Champ |
| Hyperdrive |
| Kickthrough Racers |
| Kung Fu Master |
| Looping |
| Make Trax |
| Marvel Vs Capcom 2 |
| Maximum Force |
| Metal Slug |
| Millipede |
| Millipede Cocktail |
| Moon Cresta (cocktail) |
| Mortal Kombat 2 Plus |
| Mrs. Pac Man cocktail |
| Ms Pac Cabaret |
| Ms pacman |
| Mushihimesama (and others) |
| Neo Geo 4 cart |
| Nibbler |
| Outrun |
| Phoenix |
| Pit Fighter |
| Pole Position Upright |
| Polybius |
| Popeye Cocktail |
| San Francisco Rush |
| Sega Turbo |
| Shinobi |
| Sonic The Fighters |
| Space Ace |
| Speed Freak |
| Splatterhouse |
| Star Wars |
| Star Wars Penny Arcade |
| Stinkoman 20X6 - LAX custom level |
| Street Fighter 2 Super Turbo |
| Taiko no Tatsujin |
| Team Quarterback |
| Tekken 8 (and others) |
| Tetris The Grand Master 2 PLUS |
| Title Fight |
| Trophy Hunter |
| Tubin' |
| Twinkle Star Sprites |
| UN Squadron |
| US Classics Golf |
| Vs red tent |
| VS Red Tent |
| WACCA |
| World Kicks |
Bringing a Game?
Would you like to bring a full sized Arcade Video Game or Pinball Machine to the show? Got some you'd like to sell? Bring 'em out!
For each day the game is at the show on free play you will receive free admission and be registered for prizes. To register your games or get more information about the process, please send an email to expo@louisvillearcade.com. Restrictions apply.
2024 Vendors
(2025 Vendors will be posted soon!)
1cc Gaming
A collection of cleanly packaged and restored vintage gaming items, mostly Japanese imports.
Anime Haus
Japanese anime and video game merch, retro games, keychains, figures, foam cosplay replicas, and more
A Punch In The Art
Crochet amigurumi, enamel pins, microfiber cloths, stickers, dice bags
As You Wish Custom
Gaming and Fandom items including handcrafted embroidered items such as wall art, key chains, dice trays, dice bags, purses, journals, and bookmarks. RPG gaming accessories such as dice towers and dice. Articulated animals and dragon eggs too.
Bardic Kitty
Bardic Kitty makes chainmail jewelry and accessories as well as other types of jewelry. I'm also an artist in the traditional sense and will be offering art prints for sale. Custom work will also be available in the form of both jewelry and drawing commissions.
Card N All Gaming & Repair Ltd. Co.
Video games, trading cards, collectibles, plushies.
The Curvy Crafter/Bella's Baubles/Kid Suds
We sell jewelry, soaps, and home decor.
Doki Doki Games
Selling old video games, accessories and toys
Gunter Gear
I sell Perler sprites mounted onto framed prints of backgrounds from the game, usually in an attempt to recreate a memorable scene. Sizes vary from 8x8 to 24x36.
Izzy's Creation's
Izzy's Creation's specializes in wooden art and home decor focusing on gaming and entertainment in style. We also make tumblers, hats and glassware.
Liboly, LLC Games & Toys
Selling Funko! Pops, older console video game systems and games (Playstation & Nintendo), and perhaps some arcade and pinball parts and misc other toys.
The Lost Empires
Vintage computer and gaming systems, gaming collectables and arcade magnets
Malicious Cosplay
Handmade nerdy & cosplay accessories including fox tails, hair clips, keychains & more.
Masterson's Games and Collectables
Games, Consoles & Accessories. Anime Plush Toys & Collectibles. Handcrafted Game & Anime Rugs
Nerd Herd Printing
Retro gaming posters, t-shirts and other items.
Odie's Dead Media
Selling personal collection of retro through modern games and consoles. Also will have other dead media like VHS, Vinyl, Movies, and other wares.
Pik N Choose Games & Collectibles
Retro Video and New Video games- From Atari, Nintendo and Sega all the way to PS5 and XBOX one. Anime Toys Plush and Collectibles- Like Pokemon Cards and Marvel Figures
Q&L Creations
Looking for a blast from the last? Maybe a current favorite? Stop by our booth and see our quality 3D printed items. Find your favorite characters, creatures, games and creations. Don’t see what you are looking for? We do custom work! Stop by our booth to see the 3D printing in action!
Recbar
An awesome place to enjoy delicious pub grub, tasty brews & bourbon. Over 70 arcade games and 70 pinball machines!
Recbar 812
Recbar 812 is Southern Indiana's spot for retro fun! This second location for Recbar is one of the largest arcade bar and restaurants in the country! Over 200 classic arcade & pinball machines. Eclectic pub grub menu. Full bar with fun cocktails and great craft beer. Family friendly fun until 10pm and then it's 21+ for some adult fun!
Retro Replay
Video gaming and anime collectibles such as plushies, figures, posters, etc., as well as handcrafted items like perler bead art and keychains based on video game artwork
Renon's Prints
Just a local artist who enjoys drawing a lot of video game related stuff, with plenty of art prints and stickers to choose from!
Rusty Shackles
Art prints, hardcoregaming101 books
Super Retro
A nostalgic podcast about retro gaming, movies/tv and pop culture from the 80's, 90's and early 2000's. Hosted by Dustin "Tuck" Tucker and Will Walk.
Steven Beezer
Comics, art prints, original art.
Studio Pen Pen
A studio of two painters from Athens GA, offering originals, prints, mousepads, stickers, terrariums and pottery. Almost all subject matter inspired by gaming and animation pop culture.
Super Skill Shot
Super Skill Shot offers an extensive line of museum-quality, yet arcade-tough shooter rods, launch buttons and start buttons. Beautifully hand crafted, each one is a Working Work of Art.
Tilt Amusements
Pinball machines and accessories.
TomaToda
Handmade accessories and manufactured artwork inspired by anime and games
Tony's Collectables
Funko Pops action figures
Triple G Gaming
Vinyl, video games, consoles, retro toys, goods
Vintage Gamers
Bringing a couple thousand vintage console video games and other game items to sell at each show. We also have arcade and pinball manuals and some pinball parts for sale.
West Main Retro
West Main Retro focuses on old school games, collectibles & decor. Vintage arcade & pinball machines. Classic bar decor. Other cool stuff!
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