A multipurpose hall, a few dozen pinball machines and video game consoles – and a whole lot of passion: the ‘Saló Tecnologia i Manga’ took place in Roses, a small town on the Catalan coast, at the beginning of March. We were there, talking to organisers, arcade enthusiasts and retro gaming clubs – and we saw how vibrant a community can be when it uses the simplest of means to preserve its passion.