{"id":7380,"date":"2015-08-14T13:30:46","date_gmt":"2015-08-14T17:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.videogamedj.com\/?p=7380"},"modified":"2015-08-19T17:41:47","modified_gmt":"2015-08-19T21:41:47","slug":"retro-con-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamechops.com\/vgdj\/retro-con-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Retro Con 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we head toward fall and the major convention season goes into hibernation\u00a0for the cold months ahead,\u00a0one local convention stands out among the embers of summer. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Held yearly at The Greater Philadelphia Expo center in Oaks, PA Retro Con is a celebration of all pop culture&#8217;s yesteryear. Voice actors from 80&#8217;s cartoons, throwback cosplays and of course, what local convention would be complete without <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cinemassacre\">James Rolfe<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL2B009153AC977F90\">Angry Video Game Nerd<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.videogamedj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/RC15gridposterResize1EXTEND4.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7381\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/gamechops.com\/vgdj\/retro-con-2015\/rc15gridposterresize1extend4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gamechops.com\/vgdj\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/RC15gridposterResize1EXTEND4.jpg?fit=1250%2C1849&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1250,1849\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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