Tournaments have an entry fee of 2 Quest Tokens and will have sign-up sheets available on site. There is NO CAP on tournaments! Controllers and other equipment are provided but we encourage you to bring your own.
RETRO TRIPLE CHALLENGE
The premiere speed run competition at Vincon is the Retro Triple Challenge! This year, contestants will compete on Sega Genesis, PS1 and Xbox consecutively to achieve a single high score. All attendees are invited to compete on Sunday in one of the qualifiers, but only the top 8 contestants will move on to compete in the finals at 4:30PM. The 1st place winner of the Vincon 2025 Retro Triple Challenge will be awarded a brand new ***Playstation 5***!
Vincon 2025 Video Game Tournament Schedule
| SATURDAY | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Game | System | Station |
| 12:00PM | Wii Sports Tennis | Wii | Table C |
| 12:00PM | Soul Calibur II | Gamecube | Table D |
| 12:30PM | Marvel vs Capcom 2 | PS5 | Table A |
| 12:30PM | Mario Kart 8 DX | Switch | Table B |
| 12:30PM | Duck Hunt – Double Gunz (High Score) | NES | Speed Runs |
| 1:00PM | Super Smash Bros Melee | Gamecube | Table C-D |
| 1:30PM | Mario Kart 8 DX | Switch | Table B |
| 1:30PM | Mega Man X4 | PS1 | Speed Runs |
| 2:00PM | Street Fighter 6 | PS5 | Table A |
| 2:30PM | Mario Kart 8 DX | Switch | Table B |
| 2:30PM | Outrun | Genesis | Speed Runs |
| 3:30PM | Tekken 8 | PS5 | Table A |
| 3:30PM | Mario Kart 8 DX | Switch | Table B |
| 4:30PM | Mario Kart 8 DX | Switch | Table B |
| 4:30PM | Nintendo World Championship (Game TBA) | Switch | Speed Runs |
| SUNDAY | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Game | System | Station |
| 12:00PM | Mario Kart 8 DX | Switch | Table A |
| 12:00PM | Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 | Switch | Table B |
| 12:00PM | Halo 2 – FFA ($1k+) | Xbox | Table C-F |
| 12:30PM | Retro Triple Challenge Qualifier | Genesis PS1 Xbox | Table A |
| 1:00PM | Mario Kart 8 DX | Switch | Table A |
| 1:00PM | Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 | Switch | Table B |
| 1:30PM | Retro Triple Challenge Qualifier | Genesis PS1 Xbox | Speed Runs |
| 2:00PM | Super Smash Bros Ultimate | Switch | Table A-B |
| 2:30PM | Halo 2 – 2v2 ($1k+) | Xbox | Table C-F |
| 2:30PM | Retro Triple Challenge Qualifier | Genesis PS1 Xbox | Speed Runs |
| 3:30PM | Retro Triple Challenge Qualifier | Genesis PS1 Xbox | Speed Runs |
| 4:00PM | Mario Kart Double Dash | Gamecube | Table C |
| 4:00PM | Mario Kart Double Dash | Gamecube | Table D |
| 4:30PM | Retro Triple Challenge Finals | Genesis PS1 Xbox | Speed Runs |
Super Smash Bros Tournament Rules
- No coaching, determined by TO.
- No excessive stalling, determined by TO.
- Game sets are best of 3.
- Best of 5 sets are used for Winner’s Finals, Loser’s Finals, and Grand Finals.
- Items are set to “off” and “none”.
- Players may call for double blind character selection before sets.
- Stage striking order and port priority are decided by Rock-Paper-Scissors.
- Pause is disabled. If left on, pausing results in a lost stock for the player who paused.
- Quitting out of a match counts as loosing the match for the quitting player.
- If a match times out, the player with the most stocks remaining will win. If the stocks are even, the player with the lowest % will win.
Stage Restrictions
TBA
Super Smash Bros Melee
Stock: 4 Timer: 8 minutes. Nuteral Stages: Fountain of Dreams, Dream Land (64), Final Destination, Battlefield, Yoshi’s Island. Counter Pick: Pokemon Stadium.
Super Smash Bros Ultimate
Stock: Singles 2, Doubles 3
Timer: Singles 6 Minutes, Doubles 8 Minutes
Nuteral Stages: Smashville, Battlefield, Final Destination, Lylat Cruise, Town and City.
Counter Pick: Dream Land (64), Duck Hunt.