Pat Contri is a writer and retro game collector who is best known for hisPat the NES Punk and Flea Market Madness web series. His notoriety could be due to his knowledge/love of Nintendo, his quirky sense of humor, or his bizarre hair. He helps run RetrowareTV and is the founder ofthepunkeffect.com.

For the past four years he also helped raise tens of thousands of dollars for Child’s Play Charity via his 24 Hour NES Marathons. He has appeared on Spike TV, the History Channel, and in your NES fever dreams. In his spare time he goes to swap meets and hangs out with an old Jersey hippy named Frank.