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The Sleepiest Swap of All

The last swap of the year for me is always bittersweet.  There’s something so lonely about the prospect of a winter without game hunting in far away places, but the quiescence of the snowy months ahead are a welcome peaceful … Continue reading

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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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Hungry Goriya Used Acquire: GameCube

This is the eighteenth post in a series called “Hungry Goriya Used Acquire” that serves to highlight the contents of a large game collection I procured from an old high school friend of mine, Joe.  Read here for the backstory. … Continue reading

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Hungry Goriya Used Acquire – NES

This is the fifth post in a series called “Hungry Goriya Used Acquire” that serves to highlight the contents of a large game collection I procured from an old high school friend of mine, Joe.  Read here for the backstory. … Continue reading

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Multi-Console Game Lot: Genesis, SMS and NES

Sometimes I luck out and happen to be the first person to reply to an ad.  I’m surprised this doesn’t happen for me more often since I probably check the video games section of the local classifieds site at least … Continue reading

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Hiding in Plain Sight

With work picking up at full speed for me, I’ve been exhausted and have barely had time to get through emails, never mind sit down and write a proper post about some of the goodies I’ve run across lately.  Here … Continue reading

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Nintendo Stuff – Last Swap of the Year

This past weekend I made it out to a small event that wasn’t only focused on video games, but also on many other facets of Geek Culture such as card games, table top gaming, and comics.  I can’t say that … Continue reading

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$10 GameCube Games and the Controllers from Hell

In all the excitement of the swap and desperately wanting to share what I found there with you all, I had forgotten entirely to post about a couple of games I bought just prior to it.  I’ve found some other … Continue reading

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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

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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

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