Boogie2988
You may know me as one of my characters; The raging and lisping "Francis", the southern redneck "Jessy" or maybe you just know me as me; Boogie2988. Gamer, vlogger, armchair philosopher and all around (and I do mean round) kinda guy.
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
Tales of Taylor
Hi, I’m ToT or Tales of Taylor for long! A passionate video game collector and streamer that loves collecting, reviewing and cataloging fun and obscure games! My other obsessions include cosplaying and hunting for full-odds shiny Pokémon in older Pokémon games and newer ones!
Appearing: Saturday AND Sunday
Pic/Autograph Price: FREE
Taffeta Darling
Taffeta Darling has been a pop culture herald in the geek community for over a decade. She's a published model and cosplayer, blogger, live-streamer and lends her Fangirl energy to various pop culture events across the country, as a moderator and panelist. By day she's a comic art researcher and cataloger, and by night reviews all things geeky and hosts artists and celebrity interviews via The Fangirls of Dallas channel. She enjoys indie console and RPG gaming, loves Batman, J.R.R. Tolkien, and her favorite movie is Big Trouble in Little China- and she even was written into an issue of the "Big Trouble in Little China" comic. Most of her free time is spent on her newest venture of making and selling homemade soap, or lounging around with her 100 pound dog, Thor.
Appearing: Saturday AND Sunday
Pic/Autograph Price: FREE
Dearest Abby
Known online as the "Queen of Kong", Dearest Abby is one of the top five female Donkey Kong players worldwide. She began livestreaming in 2019 and has since expanded her Twitch channel to include both retro and modern games. Recently, she has begun co-hosting The Anime & Chill Podcast and has made appearances on a variety of gaming related podcasts. In addition to video games, Dearest Abby has a passion for cosplaying, Star Wars, and all things nerdy.
Appearing: Saturday AND Sunday
Pic/Autograph Price: FREE
okchief420
Okchief420 loves everything video games. He plays, collects, hunts, anything and everything to find old games. He is best known for his GameStop Dumpster Diving series, where he finds all sorts of free items tossed away by the game store. Along with his best friend Will, he also does food reviews as The Food Chasers.
Appearing: Saturday AND Sunday
Pic/Autograph Price: FREE
Tyler Esposito
Tyler Esposito is the creator of "My Retro Life", an episodic documentary series and YouTube channel about life as a '90s gamer. Using home movie footage straight from VHS, Tyler tells the blast-processed story of what life was like growing up in a family obsessed with video games. "My Retro Life" was recently featured in the Paramount Plus documentary film "Console Wars".
Appearing: Saturday AND Sunday
Pic/Autograph Price: FREE
George Gracin
Houston's own George "G" Gracin has been an enthusiast of video gaming for over 25 years and shares his dedication through his YouTube Channel, G to the Next Level.
"Retro Gaming in the Modern Age" is his channel's motto, as he makes retrospective reviews, "Level 10" countdown lists, childhood stories, console reviews, candid commentary, various Sonic the Hedgehog videos (he's a huge fan!), and much more. Though a Sega fan first, he has a passion for all things retro and the gaming world is too vast and intriguing to remain in one category. G hopes to inspire, educate, and entertain those who join him on his journey through the past, present, & future: Level by Level.
In addition to G to the Next Level, George assists in writing blog articles for gaming sites like racketboy.com, appears on various gaming podcasts, and is an active part of the Houston Retro Gamers community.
Appearing: Saturday AND Sunday
Pic/Autograph Price: FREE
Creativerain
Creativerain is an up-and-coming cosplayer who's been on the scene for about 3 years but has had many accolades to their name. 3 Time Published cosplayer which showcases a wide range of cosplayers from Disney to DC Comics. They are a lover of many nerdy things from Singing, Gaming, Anime/Manga, Theater & musicals, and all Geeky Fandoms; His mission within the cosplay community is to showcase that Big & Tall POC Men have what it takes to be & do anything and everything in their own unique positive way!
Appearing: Saturday AND Sunday
Pic/Autograph Price: TBD