Retro Archive

NES game collecting after day 1

Posted on August 11, 2010 | No Comments
So yesterday I posted about how I was going to try to collect all the North American NES games. Well, things kind of got out of hand from there. A few hours later I went from a decent stash to owning 1/3 of the releases....
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I’m going to buy every NES (NA release) game ever made

Posted on August 10, 2010 | 2 Comments
Yeah, it’s a stupid thing to try and do, but dang it, I’m going to try. Over the next few years I’m going to try to collect the entire run of NES cartridges that were officially licensed and released in North America. By my count...
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The Stupid Gamer Podcast #46 – CGE Preview

Posted on July 28, 2010 | No Comments
Not a standard episode exactly, but still great listening as I preview Classic Gaming Expo with Blake and Stephen. The Expo is in Las Vegas this weekend and Stephen and I will be attending and reporting back next week. Traditional Stupid Gamer podcast episodes will...
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January in Review

Posted on February 1, 2010 | 3 Comments
January gave us a chance to play through all the goodies we picked up during the holiday rush or to catch up on backlog titles that have been waiting a long time to get some play in our rotation. Here are the games I completed...
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Enduro Racer coming to Virtual Console

Posted on December 15, 2008 | No Comments
That’s right, suckers, Enduro Racer is coming to the VC this week! For the lamers not in the know, Enduro Racer was basically Sega’s version of Excitebike on the Master System. The main difference is that Enduro Racer allowed you to build up your bike...
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Extremely rare Atari 2700 prototype sells on eBay

Posted on September 11, 2008 | 1 Comment
It’s pretty awesome seeing ultra rare and collectable stuff show up for sale, and this one is a true gem. Earlier today, an Atari 2700 prototype sold on eBay for over $5,000. It sounds crazy that someone would bid that much, but the winning bidder...
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Nintendo of Canada auctions off sealed NES, SNES, and GB games

Posted on May 30, 2008 | No Comments
Originally reported by Joystiq, Nintendo of Canada is auctioning off a ton of new and sealed games for the NES, SNES, and GameBoy. These are all in perfect collector’s condition, so they’re going at a high price. All the proceeds are being donated to charity,...
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The Vectrex is Coming!

Posted on March 4, 2008 | 1 Comment
No, there’s not a new version of the Vectrex being released, and no, a successor isn’t in the works. What is happening is that I picked up a Vectrex along with 8 games, and it’s on its way right now to my humble little home....
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Starting an MVS Neo Geo collection

Posted on September 17, 2007 | 3 Comments
The first of many Neo-Geo MVS titles arrived in my mailbox today and I was all giddy as I hefted the carts and checked them out. While I still don’t have a cabinet to play the games in, I’m working on resolving that very soon....
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Awesome compilation videos

Posted on July 3, 2007 | 1 Comment
Retrotastic! Check out these YouTube videos that showcase 100 games in 10 minutes each for a specific system. I almost forget just how great some of the libraries were on these gaming platforms. Enjoy! 100 Commodore 64 games in 10 minutes! 100 Amiga games in...
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