GNY EP.180 | GNY Goes to RGC 2026!
Good News York hits the floor at Retro Game Con 2026 Spring Edition! Host Noah Price takes you inside one of Central New York’s most beloved gaming conventions, held at the On Center in Syracuse, NY. What started as a single-day show back in 2013 at Drivers Village has grown into a multi-day, sold-out celebration of retro gaming culture — drawing attendees from across the region, including Canada and Pennsylvania.
In this episode, we sit down with some of the most fascinating people at RGC Spring 2026. We chat with celebrity guest Alicia Glidewell — the voice of Carmelita Fox and Constable Neyla from the iconic Sly Cooper series, and the character model for Portal — about what it means to meet the fans whose childhoods were shaped by the characters she helped bring to life. We catch up with Tony from Raditive Prints, a Syracuse-based 3D printing small business making wildly fun articulated toys and one-of-a-kind collectibles. We meet Joy from an online dice shop out of Syracuse, New York, who ships worldwide and has some truly unconventional (and hilarious) sales tactics for slinging dice at a D&D crowd. And we talk with Alex Silver of Megaton Games, a man who literally became "the video game guy" he always dreamed of being as a kid.
Along the way, we explore the massive free-play section where you can game on everything from NES and Duck Hunt to GameCube’s Super Mario Sunshine, wander the vendor hall packed with retro game dealers, artists, and unique collectibles, and soak in the genuinely wholesome community vibe that makes Retro Game Con unlike any other convention. Oh, and yes — there is a montage.
Whether you’re a lifelong gamer, a casual Candy Crush enthusiast, or a grandpa with a Tiger Electronics Yahtzee machine, Retro Game Con has something for you. Check it out and subscribe to Good News York for more stories like this from Syracuse and beyond!
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Chapters:
0:00 – Intro & Montage
0:19 – Welcome to Good News York
0:25 – What is Retro Game Con?
0:50 – History of RGC: From Drivers Village to the On Center
1:11 – The Crowd Goes Regional
1:26 – Celebrity Guest: Alicia Glidewell (Sly Cooper, Portal)
2:01 – Alicia on Fan Interactions & Wholesome Moments
2:49 – Tony from Raditive Prints: 3D Printed Goodies
3:10 – Small Business Community in Syracuse
3:46 – The Free Play Section: 80s, 90s & 2000s Gaming
4:18 – Joy from the Dice Shop: How to Sling Dice
4:48 – D&D Is Just Therapy With Math
5:05 – Designing the Retro Game Con Experience
5:35 – Blockbuster Nostalgia & Late Fees
5:57 – Alex Silver of Megaton Games: Living the Dream
6:37 – Grandpa Gamers & Who Really Plays Video Games
7:23 – Come to Retro Game Con!
7:27 – Subscribe to Good News York & Outro
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