This is a collection of gets from the past few weeks mostly. I have been getting a lot of crazy good deals lately… I didn’t spend more than $5 on any one of these games… so I am ready to call that a victory. We begin with my old mistress, the Famicom; Ikki is a [...]
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Deadly Gets! February Edition!
Posted in finds, tagged 25th anniversary, arkanoid, cybernator, deadly gets, dragon slayer, Famicom, family computer, finds, frankenstein, ikki, legacy of the wizard, nes, nintendo, parodius, parodius da, snes, star trek, super mario bros., super nes, super nintendo, the monster returns, twin bee, twin bee 3 on February 2, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Chasing Carts: All Zelda CIB (Update #5)
Posted in Art of Collecting, Featured Article, finds, tagged 3d, 3ds, collection, gane boy advance, GBA, nes, nintendo, ocarina of time, skyward sword, snes, super nintendo, the legend of zeldaq, wii, zelda on January 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
This is a reoccurring feature here were I provide updates in my quest to own all of the Zelda games complete-in-box. Play catch up on my progress by checking out my flagship entry, the first update, the second update, the third update, and the fourth update . If you are among my most faithful readers, than you already [...]
NES Finds and Deadly Gets!
Posted in finds, tagged console, deadly gets, devja vu, finds, gaime, gets, kirby, kirby's adventure, mega man, mega man 3, megaman, nes, nintendo, nintendo entertainment system, retro, uninvited, video games on January 17, 2012 | 3 Comments »
I have been off of collecting for the NES for a few years now, mainly because there aren’t that many games left for the console that I feel I desperately need, and I only have about 100 carts. There are still a couple titles I am actively seeking, however, and I do occasionally switch out a loose [...]
Free Games are Great
Posted in finds, tagged finds, free, game cube, gamecube, gcn, gets, mario kart, nintendo, video games on January 13, 2012 | 5 Comments »
This past Monday I was killing some downtime at work by checking the video game section of my local online classified site, when I saw an ad called “Free Gamecube and Games”. Naturally, I was hesitant, as 4 out of every 5 ads I answer on classified websites never seem to go anywhere. However, having nothing better [...]
Deadly SNES Gets!
Posted in finds, tagged adventure island, capcom, contra III: the alien wars, deadly gets, finds, gets, Hudson Soft, indiana jones greatest adventures, jvc, konami, nintendo, r-type, snes, star trek, star wars, super empire strikes back, super ghouls 'n ghosts, super nintendo, super return of the jedi, super star wars, thq, x men on January 9, 2012 | 1 Comment »
I have been on a big Super Nintendo kick over the last few months. I have always loved the SNES, but I have mostly been in it for the RPGs, so to speak. I have resolved to start filling in the gaps in my collection and I must say is that it’s going very well [...]
Game Boy / Tetris Thrift Store Gets
Posted in finds, tagged deadly gets, finds, game boy, Gameboy, gets, handheld, nes, nintendo, tetris on January 5, 2012 | 1 Comment »
I was killing some time on my lunch hour last week, rummaging through a local secondhand store, when I stumbled across a couple pretty awesome finds. First up,I snapped up the Game Boy pictured above for a measly $6. Not bad. As I was examining the condition of the Game Boy (in great shape, by the way. screen is a [...]
MSX Computer: One of the Deadlier Gets
Posted in Featured Article, finds, tagged anartic adventure, bubble bobble, cf 1200, Dragon Quest, encounter rate, gradius, gradius 2, msx, national on December 29, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I have wanted an MSX computer for quite some time. The MSX was a computer standard, popularized in Japan and Europe and developed jointly by Microsoft and ASCII Corporation. The standard was implemented and machines were created by such Japanese companies as Sony, Panasonic, and National to name a few. The platform mainly sold as [...]
FUNstation 3!
Posted in Art of Collecting, finds, Reviews, tagged famiclone, Famicom, family computer, funstation, funstation 3, nintendo, pirate, xoomstation on August 13, 2011 | 9 Comments »
I just got this in the mail (via Hong Kong Post, naturally). The box may say Xoomstation, but don`t be fooled- the console itself is of course a FUNstation. A FUNstation 3, no less (the caps are mine). Now, I must declare upfront that this does not, as the box claims, have “unsurpassed 64-bit graphics [...]
DS Hoarding!
Posted in finds, tagged 9 doors, 9 hours, 9 persons, 999, contact, DS, hotel dusk, infinite space, nine, nintendo, radiant historia, room 215, rpg, sands of destruction, Sega, shin megami tensei, smt, sqaure, sqaure-enix, strange journey, the world ends with you on July 26, 2011 | 3 Comments »
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 GameStops alike. With each passing [...]
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