Retrovision was a regular retrogaming event in the UK, presented as a social opportunity for retro gamers to meet each others and also to play games on hardware provided by the venue.
Retrovision was first organised as a meet for the Jeff Minter fan forum Yak Yak but then later became advertised as a public event. Jeff Minter is still a frequent guest of honour, together with others from the retro and current gaming industries. Since RV2, Markie, the organiser of Retrovision, always dressed up as Ming the Merciless as a bit of fun.
A total of five public Retrovision events have been held. Retrovisions 1, 2 and 3 took place in Oxford, and Retrovisions 4 and 5 were held in Frome. There were also several smaller "point five" Retrovisions which were private events for members of the forum.
The last "mini" Retrovision took place in Manchester on 10th September 2005, combined with a mini Back In Time Live.
Retrovision 6 has now been cancelled, but we are assured that "something new" will take it's place.
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