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The Bountiful Retro Game Harvest: Game Swap Day

Game exchanges/swaps are hands-down my favourite thing to do on a weekend.  Where I live they roll out every few months in cities that are at least a few hours away, so it takes a little bit of planning to … Continue reading

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The Retro Gods Giveth – Kirby, Yoshi and The Simpsons

The N64 console is not something I grew up playing, so I don’t have a lot of nostalgic attachment to it or its games, but I know that the system did have some successful installments in big-name franchises that I’m … Continue reading

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NES Mini! – A Retro Gamer’s Dream

Oh joy!  I am elated to hear about Nintendo’s announcement of the NES Mini.  As a nostalgia fiend, it checks off all my boxes: its looks are identical to the original console, the controller looks as if it’ll feel like … Continue reading

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The Game Exchange (!!!)

We just got back from two days of lots of driving and lots of exciting video game hunting.  I am exhausted but excited about how things played out, so I will take the time to post about it while it’s … 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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