Tag Archives: nintendo
Mailbox Madness – Guides and Games
It’s a bit of a bittersweet day today since the last of the fun things I’ve been waiting for in the mail have finally arrived. There’s nothing quite like having something to look forward to, especially with all this snow … Continue reading
Stranger Kindness
Happy New Year to everyone! I hope that you all had a chance to enjoy yourselves on the last night of 2016 and are off to a great start to the year today. I had a mild fever last night … Continue reading
Being Stealthy at Hit and Runs Gives You a Heart of Gold…? Uhm…
Things have been awfully slow on the retro collecting front lately. People are in “Christmas Mode” and are selling package deals on the latest and greatest last generation consoles/games rather than parting with their much older counterparts. If anyone wants … Continue reading
Five Dollar Awesomeness
I went thrift shopping the other day since my best friend had come for a visit and hadn’t been to a thrift shop in some time. After finding her an Ugly Christmas Sweater for her pending annual Ugly Christmas Sweater … Continue reading
Master Higgins: Capturer of Hearts
The Adventure Island games are some that I have adored onward from my youngest years on this earth. My first of the series was Adventure Island II, a game I played incessantly after my sister received it as a Christmas … Continue reading
The Tale of the Inept Shopkeeper
Because we’re only a few days away from Halloween, I bring you both an Are You Afraid of the Dark-esque title and an equally scary story. All I need to complete the atmosphere for this post is a bag of … Continue reading
When I was 17… I got my very first SNES…
Just under half my lifetime ago in 2002 at my very first part-time job, I had been talking to a coworker about video games (as usual.) He was complaining about his old SNES taking up too much room in his … Continue reading
This Thanksgiving I am Thankful For…
In light of my recent dry spell in retro game hunting, I’ve been turning to alternative sources to find games. One website I found was an auction site that seemed promising. After bowing out of a few auctions that pushed … Continue reading
My Favourite Colours: Red, Blue and Yellow
One of my collecting goals is not only to collect only for myself, but also for some loved ones that have expressed interest in it. I have a couple of siblings, but my lovely sister is someone that gamed a … Continue reading
The Retro Game Spring Floweth
The retro game spring seems to be flowing again! Maybe people are getting ready for a season change and are looking to part with some belongings before winter, or maybe it’s just coincidence. Either way, there are a ton of … Continue reading
