The Retro Video Game Tournament went off without a hitch on Saturday. We had a good showing, and everyone was there to have fun and raise some money. We played about an hour of warm-up games, as most of us (myself especially) have long forgotten the subtle nuances Mortal Kombat II’s fatality system.
Once we started the tournament we had a great time. The quick Mortal Kombat tournament went to yours truly, as did the Quake ‘for fun’ tournament. Our benefactor from Alltel, Trey, won the Mario Kart 64 tournament. The 007 tournament was won by Cougar .44 master Shane. And finally, our big winner of night, the undisputed winning of Halo was Zach. We also had a special award for the first to die- the Bravest little soldier award went to… well, we wont use his name, but he did get a free copy of Sesame Street for the NES out of it.
All in all, we had a great time, and we raised a fair amount of money for a good cause. We’re still waiting on the official count (to include fund matching and donations from local businesses) but just for the night, we took in almost 200$ in cash alone!
Thanks to everyone who made this possible, especially our generous donors:
Ace Hardware of Laramie
The Knothole clothing store
GameStop of Laramie
Walmart of Laramie
Hastings Video of Laramie
The Fox Theater of Laramie
And patrons like you!
Now, for the part you’ve all been waiting for… Pictures!
Aaron
Jason Thompson