The Retro Roadshow at the Bay Area Maker Faire 2024!
The Retro Roadshow is bringing our unique hands-on pop-up museum experience back to the Bay Area Maker Faire on October 18/19/20!
Our 2024 exhibition is called “Racing Through Time,” and will give you the chance to experience the evolution of video game technology and design by playing a variety of classic racing games. We are making our final preparations now and things might change a little, but we currently expect to exhibit the following classic gaming systems, each presented on a beautiful CRT display:
Atari 2600 (1977)
Atari 800 (1979)
Nintendo Entertainment System (1985)
NEC TurboGrafx-16 (1989)
Sega Genesis (1989)
Super Nintendo Entertainment System (1991)
Sony PlayStation 1 (1995)
Sega Dreamcast (1999)
Nintendo GameCube (2001)
What is the Retro Roadshow?
The Retro Roadshow is the San Francisco Bay Area's premier pop-up museum of vintage technology.
At our events you will get hands-on with the most fascinating, influential, and historically-significant computers and video game consoles, exploring the connections between the technologies of the past and present.
Retro Roadshow events are always free, always inclusive, and always fun for attendees of all ages.
A short video exploring the spirit of The Retro Roadshow.
Every Retro Roadshow event is unique, carefully customized to fit the goals of our host and the interests of our audience. Here's a look at the 2023 Bay Area Maker Faire, where approximately 30,000 people learned and played in our exhibition of vintage technology!
The Retro Roadshow Team
Huxley Dunsany:
Founder
A lifelong nerd who started collecting vintage computers as a child, Huxley brings knowledge and passion to every Retro Roadshow event. Huxley’s knowledge and enthusiasm has helped introduce thousands of Retro Roadshow attendees to the fascinating world of “RetroComputing” and “RetroGaming.”
Sarai Dunsany:
Producer
An organization and promotional specialist with a long and award-winning background in television production and nonprofit work, Sarai grew The Retro Roadshow into a repeatable, scalable event series which has been enjoyed by thousands of people.
Rhyal Dunsany:
Enforcer
A kid whose love for video games is equaled only by his passion for ensuring that visitors keep their food and drinks away from the vintage equipment, Rhyal brings a sometimes-terrifying, always-enthusiastic passion to his self-appointed role as The Enforcer of Rules at Retro Roadshow events.
Explore The Collection
Explore the rotating exhibits you can get hands-on with at the next Retro Roadshow event!