Layton • Tracy Charlton is a staunch advocate for the retro of it all, especially when it comes to gaming.

His first gaming console, which his mother bought him when he was 12, was an original Nintendo, a huge computer-like console with a tiny controller. His favorite game: “The Legend of Zelda.”

He loved the adventure of it, of playing the game through and discovering its secrets. “I didn’t want it to end,” he says now. It’s a love he never was able to let go.

Charlton’s appreciation for retro gaming is what inspired him to start the Utah Retro GameXpo , taking place Friday and Saturday at the Davis Conference Center in Layton for its fifth iteration.

According to him, the “comic convention for video games” will feature a variety of vendors selling old games, artwork based on pop

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