THE retro glories of the Sega Mega Drive, Nintendo NES, and other game consoles from the '80s and '90s will be showcased at an event in Bradford this weekend.

Button Mash sees gamers given the chance to play on classic vintage games such as Sonic the Hedgehog and Super Mario World.

The the event, the 11th of its kind, will be held in the cellar bar at Bradford Playhouse between 3pm and midnight on Saturday.

Television screens will be set up at the venue for people to relive some of the most popular video games from their youth.

The Button Mash group, made up of computer games enthusiasts from Bradford, will bring games consoles including Sega Mega Drives, Nintendo NES, N64 and Gamecube to Saturday's computer marathon.

The event will also feature a Rockband battle, where wannabe music stars will look to outperform each other. Their games footage will be screened on a giant projector in a studio area at the Chapel Street site.

Away from the computers, visitors can also take part in tabletop gaming, with board, dice and board games also available.

Visitors can also dress up as their favourite computer games character with a prize and trophy given to the best dressed.

The mash-up tournament will see gamers battle each other for supremacy on a host of games.

There is no set entrance fee with visitors being encouraged to pay what they want on the door.

It is also billed as being a way for gamers to make new friends with people who share their hobby.

Jon Biggin, of Shipley, event organiser and co-founder of Button Mash, said: "It is a way of trying to get people to make new friends.

"To sit down on a sofa next to a stranger and play video games. It gives people a chance to socialise.

"These retro games are really popular now. There is a big market for this kind of thing.

"We get a mixed bag of people coming to these events. We get a good range of ages. We get people who remember playing on the games from the 1990s when they were young.

"Those types of games are just as good today. They still make Sonic and Mario games. Younger people like going back to see where those games have come from.

"We are hoping for at least 100 people to turn up on Saturday.

"It's a good event where people can play video games together. There is a big interest in Bradford for this kind of thing.

"It is the 11th time we have held a Button Mash event in Bradford. We try to hold similar events every few months.

"All of the games we are bringing are really popular. People can pay what they want to come."