As a kid I never actually own a Game Boy. I was one of the “turncoats” who went straight from the NES to the SEGA Genesis in Sonic the Hedgehog’s brilliant blue wake. That is not to say that I didn’t ever play any Game Boy games at the time. I had this good friend [...]
Posts Tagged ‘nintendo’
Don’t Look Back in Anger: Metroid II
Posted in Reviews, tagged nintendo, Gameboy, Reviews, game boy, metroid, return of samus, metroid 2 on February 9, 2012 | 1 Comment »
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 »
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 [...]
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 [...]
Game Boy Screen Replacement
Posted in Featured Article, tagged dmg, dmg-01, dmg01, game boy, Gameboy, new screen, nintendo, repair, screen, screen replacement on January 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
As you may well recall, I picked up an original Game Boy DMG-01 at a thrift store for $5.99 a few weeks ago. Not bad, not too bad at all. In fact, the only downside to the deal was the screen on the Game Boy was shit. Back in 1989 when the Game Boy was [...]
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 | 4 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 nintendo, finds, video games, gamecube, gcn, game cube, gets, free, mario kart 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 [...]
The Legend of Zelda Special Edition 3DS
Posted in Featured Article, Reviews, tagged 3ds, DS, game boy, Gameboy, handheld, nintendo, ocarina of time, portable, special edition, zelda on December 27, 2011 | 1 Comment »
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 me begin by saying that [...]
Have a Fami-Fami Christmas! 2011 Edition!
Posted in Featured Article, tagged 3d, 3d hot rally, 3d system, 8-bit, christmas, Famicom, family computer, glasses, highway star, import, japan, japanese, konami, lcd, liquid crystal, nintendo, rad racer, shutter on December 21, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Well hello there, good friends! It is that time of year again; where a young man’s thoughts turn to trimming the Christmas tree and import video games! Ever since this blog started 4 years ago I have been getting a lot of Famicom related stuff in the month of December, culminating in last year’s epic 12 Days [...]
-
Video Games are Rad is a blog mostly about old video games. It has been written by Nathan White since 2007. Come, marvel in this expression of eternal love for RPGs, the Famicom, and pixelated wonderment- or not. Whatever.
Search VGAR
Other Rad Websites
Catagories
- 12 Days of Famicom 2010 (12)
- Art of Collecting (69)
- Famicom Pirate Monday (8)
- Featured Article (81)
- Final February (8)
- finds (73)
- Lists (10)
- News and Updates (28)
- Reviews (56)
- Top Ten Best Rom Hacks (5)
Archives
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- October 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
Twitter Updates
- @Famicomblog I myself have a hyper rare Paige Special Edition copy of A Link to the Past for GBA. http://t.co/xUzM8rNN 6 hours ago
- @TempleofRetro Soon to become ever so slightly more complete... 17 hours ago
- @TempleofRetro Thanks... it's taken a long time to amass this without paying out the butt for it. 17 hours ago
- Chrono Trigger collection out on my desk while I patiently wait for my display case to come via delivery... http://t.co/trzmWlcC 17 hours ago
- Secret of Mana is a near perfect Action RPG, period. http://t.co/98CMcmyH 1 day ago
VGAR is on Facebook!
Follow VGAR on Twitter!
