Portland Retro Gaming Expo Tournament Series

We are proud to announce the return of competitive fighting game tournaments at PRGE 2025! More information coming soon!

Platform Fighters:

Super Smash Bros. Melee, Ultimate, & Nintendo 64 competitive tournaments return to the Portland Retro Gaming Expo (PRGE), in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the US launch of the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). Featuring world class talent alongside local and regional mainstays, this year’s brackets invite anyone with a show pass and a controller to test their skills, with a shot at a slice of the $10,000 Tournament Series prize pool. Bookmark the date and stay tuned for upcoming guest announcements, bracket details, and ways you can get involved and help make this year’s tournament series Portland’s best yet!

Sign-Up: for Super Smash Bros. Melee HERE!

Sign-Up: for Super Smash Bros. 64 and Ultimate (Singles & Doubles) HERE!

Fighting Game Community:

Continuing our collaboration with the Portland Fighting Game Community, a slate of the most popular tournament fighters returns to PRGE this year featuring mainstay entries from Street Fighter, Tekken, & Guilty Gear with more to be announced. Tournament entry requires only a show pass, a controller, and a desire to reach for a piece of the $10,000 tournament series prize pool. Bookmark the date and stay tuned for upcoming guest announcements, bracket details, and ways you can get involved and help make this year’s tournament series Portland’s best yet!

Sign-Up: for Fighting Games HERE!

Rivals of Aether II:

PRGE 2024 saw our final tournament for platform fighter mainstay, Rivals of Aether. In tandem we hosted one of the final pre-launch tournaments for Rivals of Aether II with #1 in the world, CakeAssault, taking the trophy. This year, we are hosting our first post-launch Rivals of Aether II tournaments that promise to bring out top competitors from the scene to spar alongside all challengers with a show pass, a controller, and the drive to take part of the $10,000 tournament series prize pool. Bookmark the date and stay tuned for upcoming guest announcements, bracket details, and ways you can get involved and help make this year’s tournament series Portland’s best yet!

Sign-Up: for ROA2 HERE!