Super Advantage (Super NES) – I have been looking for a Super Advantage for a few years, and they just have never seemed to show up in the wild in my area. Sure, I could have purchased one from eBay, but these things are heavy as hell, and shipping to …
There is a plague of confusion that surrounds Super Mario Bros. 2, which I am going to attempt to clear up, accompanied by some pictures of my latest get, a CIB copy of Super Mario USA for the Famicom. The game the non-Japanese world knows as Super Mario Bros. 2 …
When discussing the topic of quality NES third party developers, you often hear the same names repeated ad nauseum; companies such as Capcom and Konami are perennial favourites, and for good reason; they made some fantastic and highly influential games. Other companies such as Hudson Soft, Tecmo, and Irem may also enter …
This is a price sticker that I was removing from a copy of Animal Crossing I picked up at a local thrift store. The sticker is from an EB Games (owned in Canada by the lovely assholes at GameStop). What really baffles me here is the original price. $69.99 for …
Over the past 5 years, I have been holding retro video game parties that I have dubbed the “Video Game Concourse”. I only do it a couple times a year, mainly because it takes me about 6 hours to set up and another 8 hours to put my basement back …
Continuing with my string of recent finds, here are some more that I scored over the last few months… Again, in no particular order. Die Hard (NES) – You may remember this from my post a few weeks ago; this is the Die Hard I turned from shitty to spiffy. …
Video games have become a cultural touchstone for the generation of kids who grew up along side them. No longer regarded as a kids toy, video games have truly broken through, and are at the forefront of mainstream popular culture. They have had incredible influence on everything from fine art …