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Video Game Soup for Cooler Weather
Since there are pretty long gaps between the spring and autumn game swaps in my province, there’s a lot of reliance on local discoveries for continuous, year-round game hunting. Although most of my luck swings between being dry as a … Continue reading
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Tagged baseball simulator 1.000, baseball simulator 1000, bionic commando elite forces, catrap, clock tower 3, college football usa 96, duck tales remastered, egg elemental gimmick gear, elemental gimmick gear, fire emblem, fire emblem game guide, fortress of fear, game boy, game boy advance, game boy color, game boy colour, game collecting, ghost in the shell stand alone complex, ham ham heartbreak, hamtaro, harry potter years 1-4, harvest moon ds cute, kirby, kirby super star ultra, kirby superstar ultra, madden 95, magical starsign, mlbpa baseball, nba live 95, nes, ni no kuni, nintendo ds, nintendo entertainment system, playstation 2, playstation 3, ps2, ps3, resident evil, resident evil 10th anniversary collection, resident evil 4, resident evil zero, retro games, sega, sega dreamcast, sega genesis, sega superstars tennis, sigma star saga, sim ant, sim farm, sim park, sim safari, sim town, sim tunes, thrifting, wii, wii u, wizards & warriors X, zellers
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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
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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
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Slower than Molasses Going Uphill in January…
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
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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
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The Springtime Shuffle
I can honestly say that this has been one of the slowest winters for game collecting I’ve ever experienced. With the exception of a few things wiggling into my possession by chance, I’ve mostly been shopping online or at game … Continue reading
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Tagged athena, classifieds, colecovision, crystal warriors, defenders of oasis, duck tales, equinox, famicom, famicom converter, game boy, game boy color, game boy colour, game collecting, game gear, game repair, game store, gameboy, gameboy color, gameboy colour, ghost lion, idiots, kwirk, mega man game boy, mega man gameboy, mega man v, megaman game boy, megaman gameboy, miner 2049er, nes, nintendo, nintendo entertainment system, pokemon gold, pokemon gold game boy, pokemon gold gameboy, retro game prices, retro games, rockman, rockman 3, sega, snes, soldering, sonic the hedgehog, super nintendo, thrifting, vince neil
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Some Humble Acquisitions
In my winter downtime from game hunting, I’ve been working on other projects like streaming, creating reviews for my YT channel, and getting back into the swing of making some Super Mario Maker music levels. Here and there though, I’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged bioforge, dragon spirit, game boy advance, game collecting, gba, golden sun, golden sun the lost age, grey's anatomy, leisure suit larry, nes, ninja kid, nintendo, PC, pc games, pokemon ruby, retro games, rune factory, rune factory frontier, sierra, thrifting, wii
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Nintendo Goodies
It has been some time since I’ve been able to find anything even remotely interesting at a thrift store, but that all changed the other day. After coming up empty for months, I found a few NES games huddled together … Continue reading
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Tagged actraiser 2, classifieds, donkey kong country, donkey kong country 2, dragon view, drakkhen, game collecting, gauntlet, gauntlet ii, greedy bastards, nes, nintendo, nintendo entertainment system, pilotwings, pusheen, retro games, secret of mana, shadowgate, snes, soul blazer, super mario rpg, super mario world, super mario world 2, super metroid, thrifting, yoshi's island
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Sega and Playstation walk into a bar…
After many prayers and fist-shakes, the gods of the classifieds ads have finally given me their blessing again. Along with scouring the poorly-worded posts of people parting with their beloved games, I’ve also had some luck with finding a few … Continue reading
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Tagged alisia dragoon, cib, classifieds, decap attack, eBay, fantasia, game collecting, game gene sega genesis, game genie, halloween games, harvest moon, harvest moon back to nature, horror games, kartia, koudelka, mega bomberman, mickey mouse, playstation, playstation 1, ps1, retro games, sega genesis, sony, sub terrania, sword of vermilion, sword of vermillion, the word of fate, thrifting, tinhead, valkyrie profile
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Ninfundo (I have a feeling I’ve used this title before…)
Older games from Nintendo are definitely some of my favourites, and it seems that whenever I think I’ve found all that I could ever want to play for those systems, I find out about something new and exciting. That’s what … Continue reading
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Tagged a link to the past, adventure island 4, adventure island iv, aladdin, arkista's ring, avenging spirit, bomberman, camerica, classic nes series, classifieds, clue, donkey kong country 2, donkey kong land iii, final fantasy 3, final fantasy iii, game boy advance, game collecting, game genie, gauntlet legends, gba, guardian legend, ice climber, killer instinct, kirby planet robobot, kirby's dream land, link between worlds, luigi's mansion dark moon, maui mallard in cold shadow, mortal kombat ii, mother anniversary edition, N64, nes, nintendo, nintendo 3ds, nintendo 64, nintendo ds, nintendo entertainment system, operation wolf, pat contri, pokemon blue, pokemon moon, pokemon soul silver, pokemon yellow, pokewalker, reproduction cartridge, snes, snes game genie, startropics, startropics 2, startropics ii, super mario kart, super mario land, super mario land 2, super mario world, super ninja boy, super nintendo, super princess peach, the legend of zelda, thrifting, tri force heroes, ultimate nintendo guide to the NES library, wario land, ys ii, zelda, zoda's revenge
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Moving Sale
Once in a while, great shops come and go. One of my favourite local shops was at risk of picking up and skipping town, but I was very grateful to hear that they found a new home for their storefront … Continue reading
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Tagged arc the lad, atari, atari lynx, bob, bub, cib, crypto-logic, cyberball, dragon age, dragon age ii, ecco the dolphin, ffxiii-2, final fantasy ii, final fantasy tactics, final fantasy xiii-2, frog bog, game collecting, game gear, game genie, intellivision, k. c. munchkin, land of illusion, lightning returns, magnavox odyssey 2, mickey mouse, playstation 2, playstation 3, playstation portable, ps2, ps3, psp, retro games, sega cd, sega classics, sewer shark, sony, speedway, spin out, star ocean, star ocean the lost hope, taito, taito legends 2, tales of xillia, tales series, the war of the lions, thrifting, twilight of the spirits, xbox 360
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