Tag Archives: retro games

Summer Game Hunts

Posted on July 6, 2019 by hungrygoriya

With respect to game collecting, this summer has been pretty fruitful so far. I’ve had no yard sale luck yet, but the classifieds and thrift stores have been good to me, and I’ve also found a few games online for … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged advanced dungeons & dragons, advanced dungeons and dragons, build a bear, classifieds, eBay, game collecting, intellivision, legacy of the wizard, nes, nintendo entertainment system, plok, retro games, rolo to the rescue, sega, sega genesis, snes, star ocean, star ocean the last hope, star tropics, super nintendo, thrifting, wii, xbox 360, zaxxon | 5 Comments

Birthday Games

Posted on June 22, 2019 by hungrygoriya

My birthday seems to sneak up on me at the same time every year, but this time around we found ourselves in one of my favourite video game stores perusing the wares for a gift for me! I was pleasantly … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged cadash, game boy, game collecting, kid dracula, nes, nintendo, nintendo entertainment system, retro games, robin hood prince of thieves, sega, sega genesis, sneaky snakes, ultima, ultima iv, ultima quest of the avatar | 10 Comments

Someone Else’s Spring Cleaning

Posted on June 2, 2019 by hungrygoriya

Sometimes it’s a matter of luck when you’re coasting through classifieds ads and happen to see one that’s brand new. Nobody’s looked at it yet and your eyes are the first to take in the goods to be had. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged animal crossing, battletoads double dragon, bulls vs lakers, classifieds, clue, dj hero, donkey kong country returns, game boy advance sp, game boy color, game collecting, gamecube, great waldo search, guitar hero, guitar hero iii, guitar hero world tour, hyperstone heist, international soccer, metroid prime echoes, mortal kombat 3, nba jam tournament edition, nba live 96, nba playoffs, nhl 94, nintendo, nintendo wii, pokemon crystal, pokemon yellow, retro games, return of the jedi, sega genesis, snes, spiderman x-men arcade revenge, super mario all-stars, super mario galaxy, super mario galaxy commemorative coin, super mario world 2, super nintendo, super smash bros., super smash bros. brawl, super smash tv, super star wars, super star wars return of the jedi, teenage mutant ninja turtles, tony hawk's pro skater 3, wii, world series baseball, wwe day of reckoning, wwe wrestlemania x8, yoshi's island | 10 Comments

Swap Pickings

Posted on May 14, 2019 by hungrygoriya

The birds are singing and the grass is finally growing here, so naturally it’s swap season! I found out about an impromptu swap event a week or so ago and scuttled on over there to check out the wares. Because … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged antarctic adventure, bart simpson's escape from camp deadly, beetlejuice, famicom, final fantasy, final fantasy v, game boy, game collecting, king's quest, king's quest master system, king's quest quest for the crown, kirby dreamland 3, kirby's dreamland 3, m.c kids, mckids, nes, nintendo, nintendo entertainment system, retro games, sega, sega master system, sms, spy vs spy, spy vs spy master system, super famicom | 18 Comments

Odds & Ends

Posted on April 28, 2019 by hungrygoriya

Things have been pretty busy gaming-wise for me the past little while. Spending time playing through my games rather than collecting them has been an interesting shift in my life, but I’ve been happy doing it. Thankfully I’ve still been … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged asterix, bad dudes, barbie and the three musketeers, boomerang kid, captain america and the avengers, castle of illusion, castle of illusion master system, deadly towers, dragon buster, dragon buster ii, eBay, english-friendly famicom, famicom, final fantasy legend iii, gadget twin, game boy, game collecting, james bond 007, king's quest v, king's quest vii, king's quest viii, mickey mouse, mtv remote control, nes, nintendo, nintendo wii, pinball quest, playstation, playstation 1, ps1, quattro adventure, retro games, sega, sega genesis, sega master system, sms, super robin hood, tetris dx, thrifting, v tetris, virtual boy, vtetris, wheel of fortune, wii, wing of madoola | 15 Comments

The Smell of Swaps is in the Air

Posted on April 9, 2019 by hungrygoriya

Swap season has officially begun now that the snow is melting and the highways are safe to travel again! The first swap of the year is always long awaited and this year was no different from the rest. This particular … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged atomic runner, cheese catastrophe, clash at demonhead, darkwing duck, game boy advance, game boy color, game collecting, game swap, haunting starring polterguy, herzog zwei, inindo, instruction manuals, kabuki quantum fighter, king of kings, manuals, mario tennis, meatstick monday, mendel palace, nes, nintendo, nintendo entertainment system, panic bomber, retro games, sega, sega genesis, sega master system, sega megadrive, snes, speedy gonzales, spiritual warfare, sunset riders, super mario advance, super nintendo, tombs & treasure, tombs and treasure, vertical force, vice project doom, virtual boy, wisdom tree, xexyz | 7 Comments

Two Months Worth of Game Hunting

Posted on December 2, 2018 by hungrygoriya

It’s always quite shocking to me when I come back to write up a post and realize it has been several months since the last one. I knew things had slowed down but I didn’t realize quite how much they … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged cosmo tank, famicom, game boy, game boy color, game collecting, getsu fuuma den, magical quest starring mickey mouse, mario tennis, mega man 5, mega man v, milon's secret castle, mutant league hockey, nes, nes open tournament golf, nintendo entertainment system, princess tomato in the salad kingdom, retro games, sega genesis, snes, super nintendo, the ooze, wario ware, wario ware smooth moves, wii, x-men | 16 Comments

Last Summer Game Swap/Exchange

Posted on October 5, 2018 by hungrygoriya

Somehow several weeks have managed to fly by since I went to a game swap event. I think I mentioned previously how hard it has been to find things locally over the last many months save for a few exceptions, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged albert odyssey, demon's crest, game boy, game boy color, game boy colour, game collecting, gargoyle's quest, gun.smoke, legend of aldean, montezuma's revenge, nes, nintendo, nintendo entertainment system, oracle of ages, oracle of seasons, psycho fox, retro games, saturn, sega, sega master system, sega saturn, shadowrun, sms, snes, super nintendo, the legend of zelda | 20 Comments

Mishmash – My Favourite Kinds of Game Potatoes

Posted on September 10, 2018 by hungrygoriya

The classifieds have been right up my alley lately. I’ve found more games I was looking for in the last few weeks than I have all summer long and it has been such a welcome thing finding things again! I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 8 eyes, aidyn chronicles, astyanax, bugs bunny, buster's hidden treasure, classifieds, dark sword of chaos, donkey kong, game boy, game boy advance, game collecting, game gear, game store, gba, lady sia, N64, n64 rpg, nes, ninja gaiden, ninja gaiden ii, nintendo, nintendo 64, nintendo entertainment system, operation wolf, operation wolf master system incompatibility, rabbit rampage, retro games, sega master system, shining force, sms, snes, starcraft 64, super nintendo, sword of hajya, tiny toon adventures, tri formation, zillion ii | 11 Comments

Slower than Molasses Going Uphill in January…

Posted on August 3, 2018 by hungrygoriya

That’s what my mom used to call me whenever I’d take too much time getting dressed in the morning, or when I was generally being slow at life. This is the best way I can describe how game hunting has … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged a boy and his blob, air fortress, bionic commando, castlequest, d&d, dungeons and dragons, eBay, game boy advance, game boy color, game boy colour, game collecting, gba, get to the show, heroes of the lance, mario golf gba, martian gothic, n*sync, nes, nintendo, nintendo entertainment system, playstation, ps1, ps3, retro games, sega, sega master system, sms, thrifting, uncharted, wii | 11 Comments

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