Hi, everyone!
I know it’s been a minute since I’ve said anything here but I just wanted to assure everyone that yes, I am still accepting bookings for conventions and events of any sort, and I have plenty of availability for your shows in 2024.
Take a look at some of the fine games you can have at your own event!
If you’d like to see my games at your show, head to my booking page and reach out! I’ll be happy to hear from you!
Hi, everyone!
Last month’s campaign didn’t hit the minimum but we did get lots of Patreon signups so I did raise enough money to make the video worthwhile, so we’re trying again!
This month we’re raising funds for editing Anime Press Your Luck from Tsubasacon 2021. Here’s a link to the campaign:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/greggo-s-game-show-video-for-february-2023/x/314053#/
And don’t forget, you can always sign up for my Patreon in order to help out in that way!
http://www.patreon.com/greggosgameshows
Thanks as always for your support!
Janessa and I got back from Peoria last night. Anime-Zap was a fun little show with some pretty dedicated fans (some came to all five game shows)!
We got footage from two of the games: Anime Press Your Luck and the second playing of Wipeout. Both of them made for some pretty fun games that you’ll enjoy when the videos go up!
Speaking of videos, I launched the first campaign of 2023 tonight. I’m looking for funding to pay for editing of the debut of Wipeout from last year’s Tsubasacon. Here’s a link to the campaign:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/greggo-s-game-show-video-for-january-2023-wipeout/x/314053#/
Hi everyone!
Just a quick heads up to announce that I have relaunched my Patreon.
http://www.patreon.com/greggosgameshows
Next week I’ll be at AnimeZAP! in Peoria, Illinois. More info about that convention to come in a followup post.
Thanks!
-Greggo
Thanks to my friends over at Vitamin H, here’s a fully-edited video from several years ago. It’s Anime Price is Right from Kami-Con 2016. I hope you enjoy it, and I hope to be able to get more game show videos edited and up in the near future.
Part One
https://youtu.be/7291q9zwbYo
Part Two
https://youtu.be/5Kdd0DtafkY
With events coming back, and with my schedule back into some semblance of order, I am now booking convention appearances for 2023.
I will be reaching out to certain events where I’ve hosted game shows before, but if you are an event organizer or are in charge of guest acquisition for an event or convention and would be interested in having me appear to host game shows there, please feel free to reach out via my booking page!
As promised, today I’m opening commissions for software customization.
If you have previously purchased software from me and would like to have it customized, here is the link for you. (The link is also viewable as “Commissions” on the side menu.)
I am only customizing software for now; I don’t have the time or energy to start a new project from scratch. I’m currently working on software to host a convention version of Tenable.
Thanks as always!
As of today (July 9, 2021) I have repaid my debt to society and am free to continue life on life’s terms.
Over the last two and a half years I have integrated back into the community, first by taking a job as a newspaper carrier, then volunteering at a local food pantry as my community service, and now as a full-time employee of said food pantry. I have come a long way from where I was on that night in October 2018. And I know I still have a long way to go.
Having said that, I am tentatively looking at the possibility of doing some game shows on a very limited basis if there is still a want for my services.
I have submitted two panels to Tsubasacon this October. If they are accepted I’ll be attending as a panelist (uncompensated) hosting two game shows: Press Your Luck and a new game based on the UK show Tenable.
I’m also announcing today that I’m making myself available to host game shows at conventions beginning in 2022. There will be restrictions at first: I don’t want to travel more than four hours’ drive from home in Morgantown, WV, so that it won’t negatively affect my new job and so that my lovely girlfriend and assistant can join me. I will be asking for a small appearance fee to compensate for the amount of work these shows will entail. I will also ask that conventions give at least three months lead time with any invitations, so that I can prepare accordingly. And although I still have prizes left over from before my retirement, I will lean hard on conventions for help providing prize support.
I will be hesitant on doing any game shows with other guests at first until I get a feel for how I’m perceived among folks in the industry. I know there will be people out there who will never be willing to share a stage with me, and that’s completely okay and expected.
I have no expectations that I will get invited to any conventions at this time, and that’s also completely okay. I won’t reopen the booking page for a few days, instead gauging interest from any responses this blog post may get, both good and bad. I would like the opportunity to entertain fans again, but I also understand that that may not be in the cards at this time. Either way, thank you for your continued support. I appreciate each and every one of you.
-Greg Wicker, Greggo’s Game Shows
Two weeks ago we lost Amy Howard Wilson, voice of Nova from Star Blazers and convention mainstay for many years. When she told me she had been a contestant on The $10,000 Pyramid back in the seventies, I told her I would love to make an anime convention version of Pyramid for her to play as a celebrity guest. She loved the idea, and I would debut The ¥25,000 Pyramid in 2003 at Anime Weekend Atlanta alongside Bruce Lewis, who we’ve also sadly lost.
I don’t have much video from back then, but I do have an episode of Match Game and an episode of Pyramid from Anime Weekend Atlanta 2012. I will share them here as a way to remember Amy doing what she loved, entertaining fans worldwide. Amy will be missed.
Hope everyone is staying safe. Wanted to give you an update in case you’ve been wondering how the “end of life” for Adobe Flash affects the software I create and that is still available for sale. For those who don’t know, as of January 12th Adobe, Windows and all web browsers have disabled Flash with a “kill code” that renders all .swf files unplayable in updated Flash players.
Long story short, I’ve started including a standalone Flash player of the same vintage as the 2003 compiler I use to make the software. It’s unaffected by the “kill code” and still runs my software just fine. No guarantee it will work on anything made with Flash software of a newer vintage, but it runs all of mine with no problem.
If you have previously purchased software from me and would like the player, please contact me at jgwicker at gmail dot com and I will make it available for you.
I am also in the process of making all my Etsy software also available on eBay in physical form, shipped on a thumb drive that includes the Flash player.
Thanks as always!
Greggo's Game Shows 
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