Tag Archives: retro games
Acknowledging Regrets: Pokemon Snap
Last I left you all, I had been going on about how there was a copy of Pokemon Snap in the glass case at Value Village for $20. I had lamented about its cost and swore that I’d never buy … Continue reading
Answering Ads: Pokemon Gold and Crystal
I scour classifieds ads daily since good things tend to come out of the woodwork on a regular basis, especially when approaching the weekend. Last night, a person had put up about 15 ads for boxed Game Boy Colour games, … Continue reading
The Game Collection: The Legend of Zelda
Look at this stuff, isn’t it neat? Wouldn’t you think my collection’s complete? Wouldn’t you think I’m a girl, a girl who has… all the Zeldas? You’d be right. Although this blog is dedicated to hunting for retro games and … Continue reading
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
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
Full of Funk and Punny as Heck: Sega Acquisitions
There are a few games that I used to rent constantly as a kid, and one of them was Toejam and Earl in Panic on Funkotron for the Sega Genesis. At the last few swaps, I’ve felt a bit like … Continue reading
Wisdom Tree’s Plug and Play: The Arkade
At some point during university, I happened to stumble upon the Angry Video Game Nerd’s episode 17: Bible Adventures. Having been raised Catholic, the games being reviewed were more intriguing to me than they might have been to others because … Continue reading
Classifieds Finds: GameCube + Accessories
My boyfriend and I were perusing video game ads on the local buy and sell site last night, and lo and behold… there was a GameCube for sale for $20. At first glance with no controllers or games and no … Continue reading
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
Slim Pickings: Finally, SNES!
Firstly, if you have never heard the song Slim Pickens Does the Right Thing and Rides the Bomb to Hell by The Offspring, you should probably have a listen. I think of this song whenever I think about there being … Continue reading
