ACMI to Celebrate Olympics with ’80s Video Game Extravaganza
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ACMI to Celebrate Olympics with ’80s Video Game Extravaganza

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Hosted by comedians Andy Matthews and Al Tremblay Birchall, RETROLYMPIAD arrives as an opportunity to go for gold by grabbing hold of the joystick and battling it out over some classic video games.

Expect a full range of vintage Olympic-themed games including Epyx’s iconic California Games, Konami’s genre defining Track and Field, U.S. Gold’s classic Olympic Gold series as well as arcade machines featuring crunchy 8-bit titles.

Capping it off comes a DJ set from Midnight Juggernauts spinning some ’80s montage music to spur you on, alongside dance-offs, medal ceremonies, and more.