Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The 1st Annual Michigan Retro Gaming Expo was an absolute EXTRAVAGANZA! 🎮

In this video: Harleyfractic stages a full-on channel takeover (duct tape included), an actual sit-down interview with Paul E. Niemeyer, plus appearances from The Immortal John Hancock, John Riggs, 8-Bit Kid, Nomad of The Retro Wildlands, LL Cool Games' Lindsay, Jay Malone (Square Pegs showrunner), and Kris Carlson (Square Pegs co-showrunner).

@SquarePegs Check out Jay Malone's Chanel for great gaming content and to see the MRGE Task Master's full video.
@KrisCarlsonYT Kris also has gaming and electronics reviews that will send you to the moon... or perhaps the nearest electronics boutique!

MRGE 2026 — Kalamazoo, Michigan — and this is everything that happened.

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🚫 A.I. was not used in the writing, performing, or editing of this video. Written, performed, and edited (in Final Cut Pro X on a Mac mini M4) by an actual human who is very tired.

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┄┄ INSIDE THE CLOSET ┄┄
0:00 A New Hope eMRGEs
1:21 Harleyfractic & The Immortal John Hancock @johnhancockretro
2:08 Harleyfractic & Paul E. Niemeyer
3:19 Doctor Scott is stuck in a Mario Kart
3:35 Harleyfractic & 8-Bit Kid aka @huffmanly
4:55 Harleyfractic & Jay Malone @SquarePegs
7:32 Harleyfractic & @JohnRiggs
8:41 Harleyfractic & @KrisCarlsonYT
9:44 Harleyfractic & Doctor Scott (aka her dad)
11:34 Doctor Scott interviews Paul E. Niemeyer
16:13 Mario Kart & Harleyfractic


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┄┄ TIPPING THE BLACK HAT ┄┄
• Mrs Doctor Scott for photography assistance
• 🎸 Stinger Theme "Game Changer" by Doctor Scott
• 🎹 Outro Music: "No Credits for the Bad Guy (Short Haircut Mix)" — (Created by Doctor Scott & Retro Empire)

┄┄ MUSIC ┄┄
• Saturday Cartwheeling & Shopping (created by Doctor Scott and Retro Empire)
• Shopping in the 50s Grocery Store (created by Doctor Scott and Retro Empire)
• Ain't Nothin' Flying (created by Doctor Scott and Retro Empire)
• MRGE HF - Star Wars Style Fanfare 2 (created by Doctor Scott and Retro Empire)
• Driving Rock Groove 1 (created by Doctor Scott & Retro Empire)
• All music in this video was custom created for this video
by Doctor Scott & Retro Empire

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