The Game Chasers - Season 1

First aired: 4/20/2011 28 episodes

The Game Chasers are two friends hunting for retro video games in flea markets, garage sales, game stores, and people's homes! The first season finds the guys coming across some of the rarest games ever made while making new friends along their journey.

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Episodes

1. Waxasnatchie

Aired: 4/20/2011

Billy and Jay search the great state of Texas for classic retro games. Whether it is garage sales, flea markets, classic game stores, or under a rock......if it is retro they will find it.

2. Scheming Weasel

Aired: 5/12/2011

Road trip time! To search for some retro games out in the wild, the show heads south to San Antonio, but will a pit stop in Austin yield any exciting discoveries, or better yet, any good games?? Meanwhile, Shady Jay learns that the road to game chasing can be quite rocky.......

3. Remember the Alamo - Part 1

Aired: 5/28/2011

San Antonio at last! The Game Chasers are well-rested and ready to take the city by storm, but not if 8-Bit Eric has anything to say about it. After all, this is his backyard. The team also learns that not every store appreciates 3 dudes with a cameraman waltzing into their store looking for retro video games.....especially when they have one of the rarest games of all time.

4. Remember the Alamo - Part 2

Aired: 6/4/2011

The gang has one more day left in San Antonio, will the third day on the road trip be a charm? Jay and Eric both have their eye on a Nintendo NES Top Loader console as Billy ponders why he is even on the trip in the first place. Will his plans to get even with Jay blow up in his face?

5. All Your Game Are Belong to Us

Aired: 6/30/2011

Finally, back home, Billy's luck takes a turn for the better when the guys are informed of a gold mine of retro video games that has been right under their noses. Then the guys go to a Craigslist ad and are treated to lots of uncommon games and consoles stashed away in someone's attic.

6. Damn It Feels Good To Be A Gamester

Aired: 7/16/2011

On the road again, Billy and Jay are on their way to Round Rock to hook up with fellow youtuber Gamester81. Will their combined sexiness be too much for Game Over Games to handle? On the way there the dynamic duo find out that their knowledge of video games is trumped only by their vast knowledge of geology.

7. To Boldly Go Where No Lazy Crew Has Gone Before

Aired: 8/16/2011

Billy and Jay are even more nerdy than usual as they get into the spirit of things at the 2011 Comic Con, but first they stumble into a flea market and find one of the rarest NES games for DIRT CHEAP. OF course, they bought it along with a whole stack of 2 dollar retro Nintendo Games

8. Thrill Of The Hunt

Aired: 8/28/2011

It's Monday, and the boys have nothing better to do than go game chasing in 107 degree heat. Tempers flare at an old stomping ground, and Subway learns that "that's just the way game chasing go" when they find one of the rarest NES games of all time.

9. That's Just The Way Game Chasing Go

Aired: 10/3/2011

With a three day weekend of Game Chasing ahead of them, the boys embark on a little known town in the middle of nowhere to visit their gigantic once a month flea market. Will this small town reveal big treasure, or will The Game Chasers be chased out of town?

10. Charging Back and Pressing Forward

Aired: 11/22/2011

The Game Chasers are joined by Terence from Charge back forward, as they show this Canadian the highs and lows of game chasing in Texas....mostly lows. Also, after a one month layoff can the guys get their groove back when they discover a new flea market not so far away?

11. The Chronicles of Magfest I

Aired: 2/29/2012

Despite being incredibly short on funds, the crew embarks on a 22 hour drive to Washington DC.

12. The Chronicles of Magfest II

Aired: 3/7/2012

As frustration continues to mount for the tired, dirty, and hungry gang, they stay determined to find retro gold on the last half of their trip to Magfest.

13. The Chronicles of Magfest III

Aired: 3/16/2012

Join The Game Chasers and RetrowareTV for the weekend of games and insanity known as Magfest. Will Billy and Jay finally score a deal? Meanwhile The Happy Video Game Nerd and the rest of Magfest find out first hand that you don't mess with the Wolfpac.

14. The Chronicles of Magfest IV The Voyage Home

Aired: 3/25/2012

The guys begin their long journey home from Magfest.

15. Rival Turf

Aired: 5/21/2012

Back in Texas, Billy And Jay find the location of video Game Mike's secret flea market.

16. Alley of Useless S#@!

Aired: 6/27/2012

The guys stumble onto a new stomping ground as they invade "Antique Alley" and try to sniff out those hidden gems. Also, Billy finally gets the Power.

17. Arcade Redemption Part 1

Aired: 8/2/2012

With another arcade auction coming up, the guys must fight off the morning blues in order to prevent a repeat of last year's follies.

18. Arcade Redemption Part 2

Aired: 8/23/2012

The guys have to make a decision to either continue hitting up the flea markets or risk the rest of the day at the arcade auction knowing there is a good chance they wont be able to purchase anything.

19. Summers Eve

Aired: 9/9/2012

After striking out all day the guys visit a new retail store and give the store clerk a lesson in patience. Meanwhile, it's time to bring the Tekken arcade home.

20. Aliens Among Us

Aired: 10/4/2012

It's time for another road trip as the guys head for Las Vegas for the Classic Gaming Expo.

21. Sin City Shenanigans Part 1

Aired: 11/29/2012

The guys decide to join some friends the day before the Classic Gaming Expo begins and do some game chasing in Vegas.One the first day of the expo, the group must recover from one of the biggest screw ups yet.

22. Sin City Shenanigans Part 2

Aired: 12/9/2012

With the Classic Gaming Expo in full swing the guys try to score some grade A retro deals. Meanwhile Eric finds out how much he can stuff in his mouth.

23. Return to Magfest Part 1

Aired: 3/26/2013

In the season 3 premiere, Billy and Jay head back to Magfest to partake in the annual video game festivities. Will their luck be better this go round? Will Roo get caught slipping? Yes. Yes he will....

24. Return to Magfest Part 2

Aired: 4/18/2013

The guys decide to break away from the convention with some of the other Retroware guys to a video game store.

25. Oddities off the Beaten Path

Aired: 5/13/2013

On their way back from Magfest, Billy and Jay find a potential gold mine in a small town pawn shop.

26. Living in a Gamer’s Paradise

Aired: 5/16/2013

The boys are back at the Game Room Trading Post in Malvern Arkansas. With money to spend this time around, they will certainly have a field day.

27. Southern Hospitality

Aired: 7/3/2013

Billy and Jay revisit and old flea market to see if they can match their previous luck. Also a Nintendoage member contacts the guys to see if they would like his scraps. Oh, and 8-Bit Eric gets caught slipping again.

28. City of Scraps Part 1

Aired: 7/17/2013

A stalker finally convinces the guys to take him on a game chasing trip to Houston.