12:20 - 1:05

Nintendrew Q&A

Nintendrew is a video game collector, indie developer, and YouTuber with a passion for strange and obscure corners of Nintendo history, the ups and downs of the retro game market, and DIY/how-to projects. With a professional background in game development; he has also published his cross-platform title, C.A.R.L., as a love letter to the classic games he grew up with. Come spend some time with Nintendrew for some cool stories and some Q&A time!​

3:00 - 3:45  ​

The Video Game Industry:

Then and Now with David Crane and Garry Kitchen

We have some legends in the building! David Crane and Gary Kitchen are responsible for some of your favorite video games from the Atari 2600 and even the NES! David was a Co-Founder of Activision and David and Gary were Co-Founders of Absolute Entertainment. Come spend some time with these legends as they discuss their work developing games for the Atari 2600 and their current work developing NEW games for the Atari 2600 and forming Audacity Games.​

2:00 - 2:45        ​

Behind The Scenes at Digital Eclipse

Chris Kohler, the editorial director of Digital Eclipse, explains the studio's innovative approach to "interactive documentary" video games,​ such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection, Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration, The Making of Karateka, Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story, and  Tetris Forever. ​

4:00 - 4:45   ​

Voicing Video Games:

with Cast Members of Bendy & the Dark Revival

Dave Rivas and Erik Braa Have an impressive Career voicing video games that spans 20 years! Erik is most well known as the voice of “Draven”, “Jax” and “VelKoz” in League of Legends, “Kohga” in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, and “Gallagher” in Honkai: Star Rail. He has lent his voice to 100's of games, from Heroes of the Storm and many Blizzard titles, to The Walking Dead game for Telltale Games. Dave is most well known as the voice of Va'Kel Shon, Captain of The U.S.S. Enterprise-F in Star Trek Online, “Solo” in Strider, and the voice of “Frogger” in Frogger: The Great Quest. He has also lent his voice to many games! Come spend some time with Dave and Erik to hear stories about their career and their time working on “Bendy and the Dark Revival”, a first-person survival horror game set in the creepiest cartoon studio to ever exist.​

2:20 - 2:45 ​

Story time with Gary Anthony Williams

Gary Anthony Williams is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker whose career has spawned over 3 decades in movies, tv, and video games! He is known for playing Uncle Ruckus from The Boondocks, Bebop from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows and so much more! Come spend some time with the Legend himself as he talks about his amazing career!​

5:00 - 5:45    ​

Let’s talk about Games!

Content Creators - Cakehoarder, Tofer.A, RectWizard, & Joey Ferris

Who doesn’t enjoy talking about games? Come spend some time with content creators “Cakehoarder”, “RectWizard”, “Tofer.A” and “Joey Ferris” as they discuss and answer questions about video games old and new and talk about their love for content creation in a shared Q&A Panel.​

12:00 - 12:45      ​

Sonic Heroes Reunion Panel

The blue blur blasted his way into our homes and became a cultural phenomenon! Some of the people that helped shape our childhoods with their amazing voice acting are here to chat with us about their experiences voicing characters on the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, as well as share what they've been up to since. This panel consists of David Humphrey (The voice of Shadow the Hedgehog from 2001 until 2004), Ryan Drummond (The voice of Sonic the Hedgehog from 1998 to 2004, Knuckles the Echidna in 2000, and Metal Sonic in 2004), and Scott Dreier (The voice of Knuckles the Echidna from 2001 to 2004). Come take a trip down memory lane with these Sonic Alumni! Gotta Go Fast!​

​3:00 - 3:45         ​

ToferCon!

For the first time ever, the Tofer.A community comes together in one place in our hometown at the Sacramento Gamers Expo!  Join Tofer.A and the family as we sit down and discuss all things retro, and how we build and manage a full time video channel while maintaining a family life and full time job.  With a panel packed full of giveaways and surprises, we get together and celebrate the community and the holidays; and most importantly… enjoy the journey in the process!  ​

4:00 - 5:00          ​

Bit Blitz! Video-Game Trivia Show

Get ready for the ultimate blast from the past! Step into the fast paced retro-filled video game trivia world of 'Bit Blitz'! The most out-of-this-world video game trivia game show this side of the galaxy! Everyone will have a shot at answering video game trivia questions for real prizes! Seven categories and seven increasing layers of difficulty stand between you and victory! Pick a category, and then we'll ask you a multiple choice question based on the point value; but beware, a wrong answer will allow other players to steal! Don't let them steal your bits!

Think you know your video game trivia? Think again!​

1:20 - 2:05 

​SEGA Reunion:

Wild-but-true stories of 90's Sega With Ed Annunziata, Joe Cain, & Darin Johnston

Think you know everything there is to know about Sega? Then think again, jerky! Listen to fantastic tales, see relics from the past, and interact with "true blue" Sega vets who were deep in the trenches on Sega's internal product development team when it was at the height of its powers. We guarantee you'll walk away knowing more about what it was like to be at Sega in the 90s after this "gotta go fast" blast from the past!​

1:00 - 1:45       ​

From Call of Duty to Star Wars & Invincible: An Artist & Designer Q&A

Yoshi Vu is a seasoned artist with a broad range of skills who has served in various roles throughout his career, from Concept Artist, to Designer, to Senior Generalist on various film and television projects including Star Wars (The Mandalorian, Rise of Skywalker, Obi-Wan), Marvel (Agents of Shield, Hawkeye, Runaways), Love+Death+Robots, The Walking Dead, The Orville, Preacher, Invincible and others. He has worked on a number of videogame projects as well, including League of Legends Odyssey, Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, and Destiny 2. Come spend some time with Yoshi Vu as he talks about his amazing career working on your favorite video games and shows!​

10:45 - 11:45     ​

BRIAN F COLIN’S - ARCADE HISTORY TOUR

Join us as game designer Brian F Colin talks about creating some of the most-popular, highest-earning & best-selling titles in video game history; including RAMPAGE, XENOPHOBE, ARCH RIVALS, GENERAL CHAOS, SPY HUNTER, DISCS OF TRON, STAR TREK VOYAGER and dozens more! Recently inducted into the International Video Game Hall of Fame, Brian will be sharing first-hand; anecdotal insights into the early days of ARCADE HISTORY, stories and photos straight from the sets & locations of the RAMPAGE Movie starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson ...and, if time permits, hosting a LIVE interactive audience participation screening of his legendary “Lost Laser-Disc Game” THE SPECTRE FILES: DEATHSTALKER.​

The following rules are enforced for all attendees in the panel

  • Phones and music devices must be silenced
  • (Most of the time) Photos are allowed to be taken BUT NO FLASH photography is allowed (there may be times where the guest may wish to not allow photography)
  • Recording the panel is not allowed for attendees


One Question Per Turn
Attendees are allowed 1 (one) question and are not allowed to have multiple parts of one question. If the person wants to ask another question, they have to wait until they are called on again (if there is time still) to ask another question. This is to allow as many people possible to ask their question without someone taking up all of the panel time for their question.

If The Panel Is About A specific topic, The Question Must Be Related To That topic.
The audience and guests came to the panel for the topic that is attached to said panel. The Guests are prepared to talk about the topic that is related to the panel.

No Creepy or Personal Questions
Examples include
What street do they live on
What are your kids doing right now
What does (character) do in the bathroom
What does (character) think while on the toilet

No Voice Request
This is a union and possible studio copyright/trademark violation as a person asking someone to voice a character could be considered as hiring a person to do a role. 
Example: Could you say [QUOTE OR LINE] in [this character voice]

No Relationship Questions (No Shipping Questions)
Examples Include
Would you ship [Character A] with [Character B]
Who would you ship
Would you have [Character A] be with [Character B]

No Negative Questions
Questions relating to hating a person/character/show creates a negative atmosphere and causes more drama than anything else.

No Gift Giving
If attendees want to give a gift to a guest, do so during their autograph sessions. Giving gifts during the panel derails the discussion in the panel.

No Philosophical Questions
Philosophical, (also known as thought experiments) are general time wasters that can be used for actual questions related to the topic of the panel.

No AI Questions
AI is a very debatable topic and is best to keep the topic out of the discussion right now (other than what SAG has publicly stated).

No Crypto/NFT questions

Discussions about these are technically financial advice and not related to the topic of the panel​