For investors

GameShark Labs — for investors

We’re reviving a 30-year brand for the people who never stopped playing the classics — with original, legally-clean content, a live platform, and a clear path from a digital vault to hardware.

Traction

Raised on Kickstarter

$109,040Raised on Kickstarter

Founding backers

1,165Founding backers

Funded

1,090%Funded

Vault sections live

1,300Vault sections live

The Kickstarter (February 2026) proved the demand. The platform is live, with a load-test harness built to exercise the versioned enterprise corpus API at 240K requests over 24 hours, and 1,300 original strategy-guide sections are already published behind the launch gate.

What we’re building

• SharkVault

  Searchable, original strategy guides for the Top 500 classic games — the digital flagship.

  Live · public launch September 2026

• RetroShark

  A game-aware retro gaming appliance — the hardware monetization path.

  Prototype

• The GameShark Cheat Code Compendium by GameShark Labs

  The hardcover history of cheat-code culture — a premium physical artifact.

  In production · digital Sept 2026, print by year-end

Roadmap

1. Kickstarter Launch

   Feb 2026

   Backed by the people who never stopped playing.

2. Funding Goal Met

   Feb 2026

   $109,040 raised · 1,165 backers · 1,090% funded.

3. Building the Vault & Book

   Now

   1,300 strategy-guide sections live; the Compendium in edit.

4. SharkVault Launch

   September 2026

   The digital vault opens to everyone.

5. The Compendium

   December 2026

   The hardcover history of cheat-code culture ships.

Team

• 

  Todd Hays

  Founder

• 

  Alexander “AJ” Wold

  Chief Development Officer

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  Hae-Jeung Kang

  Head of Strategic Partnerships & Growth

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  Drew Gowan

  Head of AI, Cyber, Engineering

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  Evan Kuvshinoff

  Director of Engineering

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  Matt Regan

  Director of Marketing