Gatorbox / Gator Company

Hi, I'm Draco and this is Gatorbox's official page on Patreon! I am a content creator of three decades (and counting) focusing predominately on written works and live performances. Since the early 2010's I've been the host and main producer of Gatorbox on Twitch & YouTube where we've hosted literally hundreds of streams and amassed over 2,000 videos! I devote a significant portion of my free time to Gatorbox because it is both something I enjoy and is also an important social anchor in my life. It's hard to summarize "Gatorbox" in just one sentence. Our content is so varied because I have so many special interests and I want to share them with the world. At its heart Gatorbox is a show about video games and we explore some of the weirdest and/or worst games that have ever been released. Our longest-running side series is “GatorUNbox” (see what we did there?) where I show off all sorts of curiosities I've found in my travels ranging from sealed vintage trading cards to figurines and sometimes even old nostalgic food. But I also have other projects such as “Gatorbox (of Crayons)” which is a live art stream. Yeah these names are good and I'm not ashamed of bragging, "Gatorbox" was a good starting name. I am probably most well known for the show “Your Level SUCKS” (2015-2020) where I sardonically criticized the user-submitted stages in Super Mario Maker. Though I feel like I was a little too rowdy at times, Your Level SUCKS did get a second season which lasted from June 2019 to June 2020 for the follow-up game, Super Mario Maker 2. Some of the humor hasn't aged well but it helped me find an audience of good people who've supported me all these years and help keep me going even when times are bad. Contrary to the performance in Your Level SUCKS I'm actually fairly mild mannered and I dabble in a form of humor I'd describe as "irreverent and referential". I've participated in the charity Extra Life every year since 2013 helping to raise money for Driscoll Children's Hospital; across all marathons Gatorbox has raised over $15,000 for Extra Life. For crossing the $10,000 mark I was awarded Extra Life's coveted Lifetime Achievement Award following our 2023 marathon. In 2025, Driscoll Children's Hospital themselves recognized Gatorbox with one of their Miracle Awards. I would say earning these awards are the highest points of my "career" with Gatorbox. Starting in 2024 this Patreon page underwent a major change. It's title was changed to incorporate wider projects from Gator Company (the LLC that owns all of the Gatorbox assets) and the pages for some of the other projects I work on were consolidated into this one. The goal was just having one page for everybody to support me no matter what it is I do that they like, whether that be video game reviews or analysis of robot combat. Here is what to expect from the titles added to this page: Gatorbox: The main thing. Everything pertaining to the weekly Gatorbox stream as it's always been ever since this page was opened years ago. Gator Company: Funding and arrangements for shows that run alongside Gatorbox but aren't actually part of the stream itself. Things like "Steam Roll" and "The 100 Best Games of All Time". Twilight Foundry: Twilight Foundry existed prior to Gatorbox and my old shows and projects have their financials managed under this name. Twilight Foundry also produces video games, such as "Pineapple 2000" and "The RFS AI Pack for Robot Arena 2". Radio F: A comedy troupe that began in 1995 and when I started writing content. Largely defunct today but there is a trove of old content here that I want to preserve and either remaster or remake. BattleBots Update: A comedy blog that ran for 9 years and followed the BattleBots TV show. It's come to a close, however fans can still offer legacy support by pledging to this page if they enjoyed the content. Your pledge will directly support production of this stream. Comedy aside I am also a bit of a handyman and there are a number of props that make regular appearances on the show that I built myself using parts that were bought with Patreon money. The Prize-O-Matic, Prize Boxes, Bit Sign, Bit Jar, Shelves of Glory, Bezos Blaster, mounting arm for the art camera, and literally the ENTIRE "Articles of Conflagration" set are some examples of things I've built with pledge money, and of course the funds also go toward buying weird games for future streams. As a Patreon backer you will get early access to all episodes of the series "Gatorbox is Off the Air", "Articles of Conflagration", and "Steam Roll" as they are made, plus any sneak peeks at upcoming projects that I am working on. That's at the $1 level. Beyond that we have tiers for personalized chat emoticons, custom sound alerts, VIP chat badges, and banner ads on our 24/7 always-on channel. Thank you for checking out my page on Patreon and I hope that you will consider backing this project! ❤️🐊 - Draco