Tag Archives: super nintendo
Packages, Packages and More Packages
With the heat of spring and summer starting to settle in now and no game swaps/meets in sight for the foreseeable future, I’ve been back to hunting for games online. Between a brief moment or two of normalcy between lockdowns … Continue reading
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
The Quiet of Winter
Most of winter has come and gone without too much action on the collecting front. In-person meetups are still not safe given the state of the world at the moment, and store availability has been touch and go over the … Continue reading
Few and Far Between…
As the days turn to weeks and beyond and time seems to be whipping on by, I’ve been able to find some more games by way of internet alone and have had some reasonably good success finding some interesting new … Continue reading
Quarantine Collecting
As you might imagine, in the midst of COVID-19’s grasp, there is very little going on out there in the world for in-person video game conventions and swaps. All the wonderful summer plans for travelling around the province in search … Continue reading
The Kindness of Others and Other Things
I very recently opened up a PO Box, and a few people kindly asked to send a few packages my way. I was thrilled to be the recipient of some new games and I wanted to showcase them here. I’ve … Continue reading
2019 At a Glance
Somehow, 2019 has come and gone in a flash. It’s astonishing to me that across these 365 days, I’ve managed to make my way through almost double the number of games I did last year, coming out to 46 games … Continue reading
I am a Game Magnet
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been very lucky in being able to find some wonderful games to add to my collection both locally and online. Some of these things I’ve been looking for over a long while, and others … Continue reading
Summer Game Hunts
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
Someone Else’s Spring Cleaning
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
