Pat the NES Punk
Pat Contri is a game historian, collector, and online content producer best known for Pat the NES Punk, Flea Market Madness, and The Video Game Years. He is the executive producer of Not for Resale: A Video Game Store Documentary and has authored two books: Ultimate Nintendo: Guide to the NES Library and Ultimate Nintendo: Guide to the SNES Library.
Appearing: Saturday AND Sunday
Pic/Autograph Price: FREE
Ian Ferguson
Ian Ferguson is one of the co-hosts on the long running _Completely Unnecessary Podcast_ with Pat Contri. His years of experience in the retro retail space have heavily colored his opinions and have given him many stories and opinions to share. You can also catch him in _The Video Games Years_ and co-hosting on his other podcast, the food related _Extra Napkins._.
Appearing: Saturday AND Sunday
Pic/Autograph Price: FREE
Alex Faciane
Alex Faciane is a surprisingly old and funny video game YouTuber who ran a Pokemon channel for five years called The Dex, is the director and a founding member of the Let’s Play channel Super Beard Bros with Jirard Khalil and Brett Bayonne, and also he’s on Scary Game Squad with Jesse Cox. Also he’s written for shows like Smosh, The Completionist, and Game Theory. Oh also, he’s a pretty successful podcaster, with shows like Chilluminati, Non-Prophets, and The New 52 and You under his belt. And oh yeah, he was also the writer of a game called Wunderling for the Nintendo Switch, and secretly he’s writing a couple more, too. Come say hi, or ask him where to go eat tonight. He won’t let you down.
Appearing: Saturday AND Sunday
Pic/Autograph Price: FREE
The Game Chasers
Billy and Jay make up the dynamic game collecting duo known as The Game Chasers. Their mission: to scour the land far and wide to uncover gaming treasures of old. Whether it be gaming stores, flea markets, thrift stores, or even peoples attics, they seek out retro games and have a blast while doing it. In 2011 they decided to put their adventures on YouTube and became an instant hit.
Appearing: Saturday AND Sunday
Pic/Autograph Price: ONE HUG
8-bit Eric
Eric "8-bit" Perez started playing video games at the age of four when his older brother bought a Sega Master System. From there he was instantly hooked on playing with anything he could get his hands on. Shortly after, his life was forever changed when he received his own NES for Christmas and the rest is history. In 2010, he created a video game review show called The 8-bit Eric Show on YouTube. Since then, he decided to start collecting video games again and became friends with many other gamers in the YouTube community.
Appearing: Saturday AND Sunday
Pic/Autograph Price: FREE
NESComplex (Chris Woodside)
Educator, Historian, and YouTuber
Chris is the writer and editor of the “Declassified” YouTube series as well as numerous dry-witted, nostalgia-packed retrospectives about the golden age of gaming. As a teacher with a BA in History and an MA signed by Arnold Schwarzenegger, Chris blends his passion for history with his love of games to craft documentary style videos about the most popular games of the past!
Appearing: Saturday AND Sunday
Pic/Autograph Price: FREE
Ashleigh Tano
Ashleigh Tano has been cosplaying in the Southern California scene since 2014 and has been a guest at various conventions in the area such as Los Angeles Comic Con, Anime California and Anime Impulse. With her background in theatre arts she is passionate about creating canon costumes and original characters, and collaborating with other creators on projects. Her favorite cosplays typically involve elaborate makeup designs and bodypaint. Ashleigh is an avid supporter of all types of cosplays whether it be 100% handmade, purchased, or pieced together. She is honored and excited to be joining the other wonderful judges for the SoCal Retro Gaming Expo's cosplay contest!
Appearing: Saturday AND Sunday
Pic/Autograph Price: FREE
The Pixel Game Squad
The Pixel Game Squad had been hunting all things retro long before it was cool to do. The squad finds the rare and odd items most are unwilling to dig and get dirty for, as cool as these items are, the squad takes pride in their journeys. The fun is all in the hunt according to the crew. The Pixel Game Squad is made up of Riff and Ricky (the roots of the show and still going strong) and has since expanding to Gabbo, NesComplex and Mikey.
Appearing: Saturday AND Sunday
Pic/Autograph Price: FREE
Saylum
Saylum is an avid cosplayer, video game enthusiast, and Cosplay Ambassador for Tomb Raider. She has 10 years experience cosplaying, making characters such as Lara Croft, Princess Zelda, a Destiny Hunter, Spider-Man, and many more. She specializes in making props and distressing things for her costumes, but also sews, paints, foam builds, and styles wigs. She is very excited to help judge the SoCal Retro Gaming Expos cosplay contest this year!
Appearing: Saturday AND Sunday
Pic/Autograph Price: FREE
Shaka.pics (Jon)
Jon from @shaka.pics is a cosplay photographer and video game/comic enthusiast. He has five years experience in cosplay photography, specializing in portraiture and landscape photography, and has experience in prop construction and finishing. He is looking forward to working with the other great judges in the SoCal Retro Gaming Expo cosplay contest!
Appearing: Saturday AND Sunday
Pic/Autograph Price: FREE