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Archive for January, 2008

Four Reasons Why the Sega Genesis Rules

Posted in Featured Article on January 23, 2008 | 3 Comments »

It’s true; the Sega Genesis doesn’t get enough respect. For example, in my favorite local used video game spot I frequently see the Nintendo Entertainment System in one of it’s many boxed variations selling for between $50 and $70. In the past 6 months I have purchased two Sega Genesis Core Systems complete in the [...]

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Famicom Disk System Scanning Project Part 3

Posted in Featured Article on January 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Click here to go to the new download page for these posters (and more). Updated March 2011. This weeks scans are sure to be fan favorites, because everybody loves Super Mario Bros. 2j, right? Check ‘em. Super Mario Bros. 2 poster Download PDF Download TIF Volleyball poster Download PDF Download TIF Stay tuned for more [...]

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The Quest for Das Battleship

Posted in Art of Collecting on January 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Encase you are ignorant, the fabled Battleship is a Model 1 Sega Genesis attached to both a SegaCD and a 32X. This ungodly set up can be the source of some of the finest retro gaming around (I.E.: the Phantasy Star series, the Lunar games, Snatcher, Knuckles Chaotix, After Burner). But this glorious marriage of [...]

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Famicom Disk System Scanning Project Part 2

Posted in Featured Article on January 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Click here to go to the new download page for these posters (and more). Updated March 2011. Another day, two more scans. I am hoping to get even more stuff scanned by the end of the day. The Legend of Zelda: The Hyrule Fantasy poster is deadly. The Legend of Zelda poster Download the PDF [...]

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Famicom Disk System Scanning Project Part 1

Posted in Featured Article on January 9, 2008 | 4 Comments »

Click here to go to the new download page for these posters (and more). Updated March 2011. I am a huge fan of Japanese graphic design. I am an even bigger fan of Japanese graphic design when it applies to retro video games. That being said, the inserts that came with the Famicom Disk System [...]

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Paddle Biters

Posted in Art of Collecting on January 2, 2008 | 5 Comments »

Battletoads. Double Dragon 3. Ghosts n’ Goblins. The Ninja Gaiden Trilogy. Super C. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Why do I refer to these games as paddle biters? It all started when I was a kid. When I would reach the apex of frustration with a game and I would bite my NES controller in a [...]

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