Series synopsis
The Game Chasers is an American reality television series that premiered on April 20, 2011. It was created by Billy Hudson. It stars Jay Hatfield, Billy Hudson, Melvin Hatfield and Pat Contri.
The Game Chasers Billy and Jay from Arlington, Texas go on a hunt for retro games to give them a proper home in their game rooms.
Premise
The Game Chasers Billy and Jay from Arlington, Texas go on a hunt for retro games to give them a proper home in their game rooms.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Jay Hatfield as Jay Chaser
- Billy Hudson as Billy Chaser
- Melvin Hatfield as Himself
- Pat Contri as Himself
- Eric Perez
- Darrell Hatfield
- Joe Redifer
- Noah Antwiler
Supporting cast
- Dan Eardley
- Pete Dorr as Himself
Episodes
This series spans 11 seasons with 134 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 26 | October 9, 2011 | August 1, 2024 |
| Season 1 | 28 | April 20, 2011 | July 17, 2013 |
| Season 2 | 12 | March 1, 2012 | December 10, 2012 |
| Season 3 | 10 | March 27, 2013 | December 20, 2013 |
| Season 4 | 10 | March 17, 2014 | January 13, 2015 |
| Season 5 | 10 | March 5, 2015 | December 16, 2015 |
| Season 6 | 9 | March 3, 2016 | March 2, 2017 |
| Season 7 | 11 | April 14, 2017 | October 11, 2018 |
| Season 8 | 9 | January 10, 2019 | May 26, 2022 |
| Season 9 | 9 | November 29, 2022 | July 3, 2025 |
| Season 10 | 0 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Game Chasers Crazy Pax Prime Adventure - Part 1 The guys head to the land of coffee and flannel shirts. With Pax prime in full swing, the city of Seattle won't know what hit them when Billy and Jay bring their unique brand of hilarity to a city full of retro games. |
October 9, 2011 |
| 2 |
The Game Chasers Crazy Pax Prime Adventure - Part 2 With two more days to wreak havoc on Pax, will Billy and Jay come back empty-handed handed or will the "force" be with them? Plus, nothing says Saturday morning quite like a good old fashion prank! Retro games and vintage Star Wars toys, you can't beat that! |
November 2, 2011 |
| 3 |
The Game Chasers Take Con Bravo The game chasers invade another Con. What shenanigans will there be this time? Meanwhile Keeb learns to haggle and the guys learn how long Canadian blocks are. |
May 2, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Waxasnatchie 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. |
April 20, 2011 |
| 2 |
Scheming Weasel 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....... |
May 12, 2011 |
| 3 |
Remember the Alamo - Part 1 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. |
May 28, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Chronicles of Magfest - Part 1 Despite being incredibly short on funds, the crew embarks on a 22 hour drive to Washington DC. Will they find retro treasures on the way, or will the road to DC stink? |
March 1, 2012 |
| 2 |
The Chronicles of Magfest - Part 2 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. |
March 8, 2012 |
| 3 |
The Chronicles of Magfest - Part 3 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. |
March 17, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Return to Magfest - Part 1 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.... |
March 27, 2013 |
| 2 |
Return to Magfest - Part 2 The guys decide to break away from the convention with some of the other Retroware guys to a video game store. |
April 19, 2013 |
| 3 |
Oddities off the Beaten Path On their way back from Magfest, Billy and Jay find a potential gold mine in a small town pawn shop. |
May 14, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Canadian Quest - Part 1 - Malvern Madness The guys embark on a long journey to Canada for the annual ConBravo convention.On the way they stop into the Game Room Trading Post and find an extra saucy Jimmy. With Eric and Projared also on the trip, will Jimmy be able to keep his sanity from the combined shenanigans? |
March 17, 2014 |
| 2 |
Canadian Quest - Part 2 - U.F.Chodes Pro Jared and the guys continue their journey to Canada for the annual ConBravo convention.Will border patrol and UFOs put up with their shenanigans? The guys also find a few games that have been on their wishlist for a long time. |
April 1, 2014 |
| 3 |
Canadian Quest - Part 3 - A Little Lickle The guys arrive at the Conbravo hotel after a day of game chasing to pull off the biggest trade of their lives.Mean while Eric does the unthinkable just for a free game. |
April 16, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Snatch and Grab The guys start a new trip across the country but things become derailed pretty quickly. Meanwhile Billy and Jay both find items that they have been looking for for years. And they have an Alphaomegasin. |
March 5, 2015 |
| 2 |
Northern Hospitality They guys are worried for obvious reasons they will not be allowed into Canada. While on the road they come across something odd it confuses them all. |
March 26, 2015 |
| 3 |
Over the Top The last day in Canada brings a lot of chody behavior from the guys. Billy finds one of his Holy Grails! |
April 20, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Relics From the Past It's back to the flea markets for the gang as they battle over-inflated prices and scraps. Then, when Jay goes snooping around the back of a dead mall he discovers some old game store display shelves. They are shocked to find one of them is a rare Nintendo 64 KB Toys display. |
March 3, 2016 |
| 2 |
Redneck Restoration While hitting up a secret spot for games, Chris finds a treasure trove of his childhood favorite Nes and Genesis games. Meanwhile, it's time to try to clean up the N64 display cases without ruining them. Will they succeed? Time to take bets. |
April 1, 2016 |
| 3 |
Garage Gaming The guys discover something they have never found at a flea market which can be used for the Sega Genesis, strike a goldmine of retro games at a familiar place, and finally resolve the N64 display case situation. Also, they do stupid chode stuff. |
May 13, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
No More Room After hitting up a flea market, the chodes get a call from a friend regarding a huge stash of retro goodness. will they have the room? Meanwhile Jay reveals a secret mega score. |
April 14, 2017 |
| 2 |
Desperate Measures With a ton of friends in town, the guys decided to head off for a new game chasing adventure, and finally use a tactic that is both hilarious and sad. |
May 18, 2017 |
| 3 |
Lazy Sunday Unable to film due to no camera man on Saturday, the guys head out on a lazy Sunday afternoon to follow up on some leads they obtained. |
June 22, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A New Mission It's time for the guys to hit up some flea markets in the dead of winter, because Chris is on a new mission, to track down all the games he used to play as a kid. But he also learns a new lesson, never trust anyone near a porta-potty... |
January 10, 2019 |
| 2 |
A Weekend Ruined Melvor and Billy wake up Jay in the most annoying way possible to get an early start on the flea market day. Billy finds a game that Chris remembers as ruining a weekend so long ago.... |
March 21, 2019 |
| 3 |
Going Down Dookie River It's time for the guys to hit up a new flea market in the middle of nowhere where they find a potential new lead on some video games. Meanwhile, something that has never happened before sends everyone up dookie river... |
October 2, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
You Don't See That Everyday On this episode of the Game Chasers, the guys head to an antique store and find something weird they have never run across before, then find something that many would consider a holy grail in the back of a game store.... |
November 29, 2022 |
| 2 |
Just Like Old times The Game Chasers finally head back to the flea market (swap meet) to search out retro games and more for their collections. They are shocked when there are not only lots of video games but other awesome stuff too, like VHS and vintage toys.....for cheap prices. |
April 21, 2023 |
| 3 |
What's in the Suitcase? The Game chasers head back to the flea market once again in nearly 100-degree heat to search for retro video games at cheap prices, and they finally find some great stuff. They discover and buy video games hidden away in a shop not once, but twice. YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT WE FOUND WOW WOW OW OWOWOW WOW opwedfkkffqf |
July 27, 2023 |
Production
Release
| First aired | April 20, 2011 |
|---|---|
| Last aired | July 3, 2025 |
| Status | continue |