Spring is in the air and awesome games are all over the place for those who are willing to look hard enough. I personally find spring to be one of the most fertile times of the year, finds wise, because people seem to get infected with the desire to get rid of …
Santa was very good to me this year… and the Santa I am referring to here happens to be my beautiful wife. Yes, my young and lovely better-half got me one of the best Christmas presents I could have conceivably received; the Legend of Zelda Special Edition 3DS console. Let …
Recently, I have started to stockpile DS games, mostly RPGs, while it is still possible to find them at decent prices. With each passing month, even games for relatively recent systems such as the PS2 and Gamecube steadily climb in price as they begin to disappear from retail stores and …
I received an email from Club Nintendo this past week informing me that a large chunk of the “coins” (Nintendo’s point based loyalty/reward system) I had amassed were set to expire on June 30th of this year. Not wanting to miss out on a chance a reaching Platinum status (achieved …
Pictured: from left to right: Chrono Trigger Chinese Famicom Pirate, Chrono Trigger (SNES), Chrono Trigger (Super Famicom), behind that are some Formation Arts Chrono Trigger figurine boxes, Nintendo Power Chrono Trigger strategy guide, Chrono Trigger (Japanese PS1), Chrono Trigger (DS), Chrono Cross (PS!, sealed), Chrono Cross Japanese pre-order clock box. …
Here are a few of the treasures I have unearthed recently, from Ebay and the game stores in my area. A pretty diverse cross-section of titles, but fantastic none-the-less. Without further ado… Other than the language, there is essentially no difference between this version of Super Mario World and the …
In addition to my other Chasing Carts project, I am also working on a complete-in-box Zelda set. This one is going to be a bitch because nearly every Zelda game has two variants. Most come in their original release as well as a second run “classic series”, or “million seller” …
Today is finally the day that Final Fantasy Tactics A2 is to be released, and it’s been a long wait. Its been a couple months short of five years, actually, since Final Fantasy Tactics Advance was released for the Gameboy Advance. In celebration of this event, and to kill time …
Part One: Gameboy Advance I know this is a retro gaming blog, but this post is about two of the greatest thing that you can fit into your pocket: Nintendo’s DS and Gameboy Advance. How can I write about the DS / GBA in a retro blog and still make …