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The Generosity of Friends

Over the past couple of years, I’ve been lucky to get to know quite a few people online that have similar interests in retro video games, and collecting especially. Once in a while, some folks have offered to send me … Continue reading

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Post-Christmas Mail

I am wishing you all the very happiest of new years.  I hope 2020 so far has been eventful in the best way possible and that you all had a lovely holiday season.  Of course, I ordered a bunch of … Continue reading

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Classifieds: It’s Raining Atari

I’d have to say that my boyfriend and I have been pretty lucky when meeting up with people from online classifieds ads.  Sure, we’ve run into the occasional smooth-talking reseller, but we’ve always had our wits about us.  I’ve mentioned … Continue reading

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Some Gnarly Atari Games

Am I allowed to use the word gnarly?  I think I was a bit too young in the 90s when that was popular.  Visions of Bill and Ted are flashing before my eyes now… Though retro game pickings have been … Continue reading

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Atari 2600 Composite Mod Kit

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

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Many, Many Dirty Games

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

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Hiding in Plain Sight

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

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Flea Market Adventures – Ms. Pac-Man

We travelled to a nearby flea market in search of a corner shelf for our future Nerd Room.  The Nerd Room is a work in progress to showcase our collection and to create a space for gaming and perhaps eventually … Continue reading

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The Retro Game Collection of A.S. – What We Got

I can’t say enough good things about A.S. and his amazing collection, but if you missed the first part of this post set, you should check out my previous, similarly-titled entry.  This post is meant to showcase the great find … Continue reading

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