Remember when you had to blow on a game cartridge to make it work? Or when finding that one action figure you wanted meant actually going to the store and hoping they had it in stock? The SWFL Retro Show is happening on Sunday, February 15, 2026 at the Hilton DoubleTree Hotel in Fort Myers, and if any of that sounds familiar, you’re going to love this. More than fifty vendors are bringing vintage video games, classic toys, comic books, vinyl records, and all the stuff you used to beg your parents for. Admission is five bucks, kids get in free, and parking won’t cost you anything.
Tag: nostalgia
The air within the Bartow Civic Center this past Saturday, November 15th, was not merely the recycled climate of a standard event hall. It was thick with something far more potent—a palpable, collective wave of nostalgia that transcended generations.
If you grew up with giant robots, Saturday morning cartoons, or those amazing die-cast Shogun Warriors toys (yep—the ones with the spring-loaded fists that flew across the room), then today is going to hit you right in the childhood.
What do you get when you mix a story by Roger Gibson with the artistry by Andrew Richmond? Another great British comic book and Kickstarter campaign.




