Author Archives: hungrygoriya

Treasures from a Far Away Land

Posted on March 19, 2017 by hungrygoriya

A few weeks ago, a package arrived at my home from none other than Rob over at I Played the Game. He had graciously offered me a few of his NES games he was willing to part with and truly, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged battle of olympus, burai fighter, game collecting, lockout chip, nes, nes toaster, nes top-loader, nintendo entertainment system, ntsc region, pal games, pal region, region lockout, retro games, solar jetman, top loader | 11 Comments

Genesis Overload

Posted on March 15, 2017 by hungrygoriya

Recently, it’s like the clouds have opened up and started pouring out games and accessories for the Sega Genesis. I can’t complain since I grew up with one and had the same few games for most of my childhood. We … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged game collecting, genesis light gun, golden axe, golden axe iii, jurassic park, light gun, light gun mod, light gun modification, modding, NBA jam, nhl 97, pga tour golf ii, RAM cart, RAM cartridge, retro games, road rash, road rash ii, sega, sega cd, sega CD backup, sega CD RAM cart, sega genesis, soldering, sonic 3D blast, the justifier, urban strike | 19 Comments

Jackpot?

Posted on March 5, 2017 by hungrygoriya

There are a few games I’ve been wanting to own for a long while now but haven’t gone out of my way to find. Most of them are rarer and don’t come up often in the flesh, and others are … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged adventure island, alundra, alundra 2, chrono trigger, flashback quest for identity, game collecting, game store, ogre battle 64, person of lordly caliber, playstation, ps, ps1, ps2, retro games, snes, snes rpgs, sony, star ocean, super adventure island, super adventure island ii, super nintendo, till the end of time | 32 Comments

Atari 2600 Composite Mod Kit

Posted on February 25, 2017 by hungrygoriya

Even in my youngest gaming years at the age of 3 or 4, I never had the pleasure of playing an Atari 2600. Most of my childhood friends had the NES or the SNES, and I was born just a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged atari 2600, atari mod, canadians, component mod, console mod, dragon treasure, earth attack, frostbite, game collecting, kung fu superkicks, plaque attack, rca mod, retro games, swordquest, zellers | 20 Comments

Forward in Time – (Almost) New Generation Gaming

Posted on February 20, 2017 by hungrygoriya

I will be the first person to admit that I don’t really have a clue about what’s new in gaming. You lovely people post so many excellent reviews for games I’ve barely heard of, and I’m often left scratching my … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged backwards compatibility, dirty consoles, game collecting, little big planet, new gaming, playstation, playstation 3, ps3, sony | 32 Comments

Many, Many Dirty Games

Posted on February 17, 2017 by hungrygoriya

I’ve finally had some time to clean up that filthy, filthy game lot I mentioned in my previous post. Some folks have asked for a before photo of some of the stuff we bought, but unfortunately I’m really bad for … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged action fighter, altered beast, atari, atari 2600, catalogues, composite mod, dr. mario, enduro racer, light gun, light sixer, manuals, nes, nintendo, nintendo entertainment system, rc pro-am, sega master system, super mario bros., super mario bros. 3, tetris | 29 Comments

His Power Level is Over 9000

Posted on February 11, 2017 by hungrygoriya

We bought a console lot with a few games the other day, but I can’t post much about it yet since we’re still in the process of cleaning everything up. The seller drove a long while to meet us in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged console repair, dirty consoles, dirty games, game repair, over 9000, power level, sega, sega master system, soldering, vegeta | 17 Comments

Things I Wish I Knew: Miracle Warriors (SMS)

Posted on January 30, 2017 by hungrygoriya

Miracle Warriors is a turn-based RPG that was originally released for the PC-88 in Japan in 1986 and translated for release on the Sega Master System in 1988. The game opens with a request from the king to seal up … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged chuck mangione, feels so good, miracle warriors, miracle warriors seal of the dark lord, sega master system, sms, things i wish i knew | 14 Comments

Feels So Good

Posted on January 27, 2017 by hungrygoriya

The Spring-like thaw we saw in my area over the last week or two seems to have pushed some people into a pseudo spring cleaning mode! There has been a surge of used games showing up in thrift shops, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged chuck mangione, demo disc, dragon quest, dragon quest viii, dragon warrior, feels so good, game boy advance, game collecting, japanese magazine, joe & mac, king of the hill, king's quest vi, kiwi kraze, legend of legaia, nes, new zealand story, nintendo entertainment system, playstation, playstation 1, playstation 2, ps1, ps2, retro games, sim, sim ant, sim city, sim earth, spyro, spyro collector's edition, spyro the dragon, tales of phantasia, the flintstones, thrifting, treasure of sierra madrock | 44 Comments

Hiding in Plain Sight

Posted on January 20, 2017 by hungrygoriya

With work picking up at full speed for me, I’ve been exhausted and have barely had time to get through emails, never mind sit down and write a proper post about some of the goodies I’ve run across lately. Here … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged atari, atari 2600, charlie brown, game collecting, link, marksman shooting & trap shooting, ocarina, peanuts, retro games, sega, sega master system, sheik, sms, snoopy and the red baron, vigilante, zelda | 15 Comments

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