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General / Re: Do you ever buy Non-Original accessories
« on: February 12, 2026, 01:25:21 pm »
"Let's play Smash Bros!! I can still beat you even with the Mad Catz controller..." - something I probably said in 1999
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General / Re: What are some of the worst games you've ever played?
« on: February 09, 2026, 10:36:04 pm »Dark Souls II:
... I will never play it again.
Wow, what a tough take! I know it's not as good as the first, but I had fun with it. You didn't like the level with the weird lions and scorpion people? I liked that you could double wield weapons too for special combos. I'd like to go back and try it again sometime.
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General / Re: How much time has past since you've last played the gaming systems you own?
« on: February 02, 2026, 11:23:13 pm »PSP and 32x do not surprise me i nthe slightest since I have just enough interest in both those systems to own them, but I rarely play games for them.
You might get a little surprise when you do. I tried pulling out my old PSP after it sat for a decade. The battery was all puffed up and bursting out of the back hatch! Older rechargeable batteries tend to go bad.
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General / Re: Top Pick Ups of 2025! (Up to 30)
« on: January 15, 2026, 12:25:09 am »Crusader of Centy- Genesis-CIB
Keio Flying Squadron- Sega CD- CIB
Hagane- SNES- CIB
Pocky and Rocky SNES- CIB
Chip and Dale 2- Rescue Rangers- NES- CIB
Umm... what?! I haven't seen what these go for lately, but there's gotta be some serious pennies thrown down for these!
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General / Re: Top Pick Ups of 2025! (Up to 30)
« on: January 08, 2026, 03:00:40 pm »
The biggest pickups of 2025 for me were:
• Money Idol Exchanger - Neo Geo MVS
It's tough to find a non-bootleg copy of this with its original label intact. It's a super fast-paced competitive puzzle game in the vein of Magical Drop. It's awesome, and cost me way too much.
• Spin Master - Neo Geo MVS
A goofy side-scrolling action game from Data East.
• Mutant League Hockey - Sega Genesis
Why don't people make wacky sports titles like this anymore?
I also sold off all my Colecovision games, but then a few months later ended up buying most of them back... It's a great system with fun old arcade titles.
• Money Idol Exchanger - Neo Geo MVS
It's tough to find a non-bootleg copy of this with its original label intact. It's a super fast-paced competitive puzzle game in the vein of Magical Drop. It's awesome, and cost me way too much.
• Spin Master - Neo Geo MVS
A goofy side-scrolling action game from Data East.
• Mutant League Hockey - Sega Genesis
Why don't people make wacky sports titles like this anymore?
I also sold off all my Colecovision games, but then a few months later ended up buying most of them back...
It's a great system with fun old arcade titles.
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General / Re: What are your least favorite boss fights?
« on: November 12, 2025, 12:32:09 am »Bed of Chaos in Dark Souls is an absolute disaster of a boss fight, especially considering how good the rest of the fights are, for the most part. There are basically no other fights like it in the franchise. Just a complete mess.
This fight was my exact thought when I clicked this thread.
Is it even possible to beat the Bed of Chaos without getting knocked into the collapsing floors at least once?
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General / Re: September 2025 - Recently added to collection/recently purchased
« on: September 04, 2025, 03:01:58 pm »
I've been buying back a lot of the Colecovision games I previously sold... 
It's a great little system.
It's a great little system.
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General / Re: Top 30 Pick Ups of 2024!
« on: January 04, 2025, 02:47:31 pm »
Looking back on some of the interesting stuff I picked up in 2024, I got:
Blazing Star (Neo Geo MVS)
Last Blade (Neo Geo MVS)
Time Killers (Genesis)
Robocco Wars (Famicom)
Ghostbusters 2 (Famicom)
Final Fantasy VI (Super Famicom) - (bought CIB as more of a "trophy" than anything, I love that game)
Blazing Star (Neo Geo MVS)
Last Blade (Neo Geo MVS)
Time Killers (Genesis)
Robocco Wars (Famicom)
Ghostbusters 2 (Famicom)
Final Fantasy VI (Super Famicom) - (bought CIB as more of a "trophy" than anything, I love that game)
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General / Re: Top 30 Pick Ups of 2024!
« on: January 04, 2025, 02:24:48 pm »
Wow, there's some fantastic treasures here! Growl, GigaWing 2, AirZonk, some solid early gen Neo Geo games, and the great Popful Mail?? It's such a fantastic game in a style and era that just doesn't exist anymore.
I'm also a fan of old strategy guides like that. That Final Fantasy III one really takes me back. Not sure what happened to mine!
I'm also a fan of old strategy guides like that. That Final Fantasy III one really takes me back. Not sure what happened to mine!
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Classic Video Games / Re: Konami vs Square Enix (Squaresoft) You can only keep one.
« on: December 28, 2024, 03:38:47 pm »
For the '80s and early '90s, Konami wins pretty easily. From the late '90s and onward, I'd say Square takes it.
This is a battle for the heart of the '90s. Enix wasn't merged with Square yet, so I can't count them. Same with Hudson for Konami.
Does the combined strength of Final Fantasy 4 5 & 6, Secret of Mana, Secret of Evermore, and Chrono Trigger defeat the powerful coalition of Simpsons Arcade, Castlevania Rondo of Blood, Symphony of the Night, Gradius III, Turtles in Time, Contra III, Sunset Riders, and the Gradius Interstellar Assault?
It's a little tough to compare directly, since their best efforts were in completely different types of games. These days, I can go back and easily enjoy Konami's classics since they don't take much time to play. But on the other hand, Square's games from that time remain some of my favorites of all time.
Both companies are shadows of their former greatness. It's a tough choice, but I'm choosing Squaresoft.
This is a battle for the heart of the '90s. Enix wasn't merged with Square yet, so I can't count them. Same with Hudson for Konami.
Does the combined strength of Final Fantasy 4 5 & 6, Secret of Mana, Secret of Evermore, and Chrono Trigger defeat the powerful coalition of Simpsons Arcade, Castlevania Rondo of Blood, Symphony of the Night, Gradius III, Turtles in Time, Contra III, Sunset Riders, and the Gradius Interstellar Assault?
It's a little tough to compare directly, since their best efforts were in completely different types of games. These days, I can go back and easily enjoy Konami's classics since they don't take much time to play. But on the other hand, Square's games from that time remain some of my favorites of all time.
Both companies are shadows of their former greatness. It's a tough choice, but I'm choosing Squaresoft.
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General / Re: Your Top 5 Video Game Sound Tracks
« on: November 19, 2024, 02:26:47 am »
This is tough, there's a lot of great soundtracks I love.
1. Chrono Trigger (SNES)
2. Final Fantasy VI (SNES)
3. Elemental Master (Genesis)
4. Life Force (NES)
5. BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (PS3)
Some extras:
Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria (PS2)
Earthbound (SNES)
Batman (NES)
Super Metroid (SNES)
Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
1. Chrono Trigger (SNES)
2. Final Fantasy VI (SNES)
3. Elemental Master (Genesis)
4. Life Force (NES)
5. BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (PS3)
Some extras:
Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria (PS2)
Earthbound (SNES)
Batman (NES)
Super Metroid (SNES)
Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
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Modern Video Games / Re: Playstation 5 Pro
« on: September 11, 2024, 01:52:14 pm »I have a bit of a theory about the PS5 Pro beyond Sony trying to milk more money out of their aging platform. Between the announcement of no disk drive, the high price point, and Gamestop recently announcing they are going to put an emphasis on selling retro games, I think this is a dry run for next generation, at least from Sony's point of view. I think they want to see how well received a digital only, super expensive console will go over with consumers as a way of judging whether or not to continue using discs or not.
I think this is exactly right. It took a few years before I even got a PS5, since they were so hard to find at launch. I can't imagine wanting to replace it already for a Pro version without a disc drive.
I still only have 3 games for it: Elden Ring, Demon's Souls, and RoboCop Rogue City.
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General / Re: Is there any hope for this site?
« on: August 22, 2024, 04:57:59 pm »
I lurk around the forums, but there isn't usually much going on. The site is my go-to collection database though.
I think YouTube has stolen the thunder of forums in general, since each video functions as its own thread with comments.
It could also be because a lot of us already know everything related to retro games.
I think YouTube has stolen the thunder of forums in general, since each video functions as its own thread with comments.
It could also be because a lot of us already know everything related to retro games.
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Classic Video Games / Re: how would you rank your collecting experience per console
« on: January 19, 2024, 02:32:23 pm »
I've never really considered myself a collector of Switch games, since they're still being made. But man, somehow I've gotten over 100 games for it. It has such an unbelievably good variety of games. It's gotta be Nintendo's best system since the SNES.
About 20 years ago, I got really into Neo Geo AES collecting. Since I never had a Neo growing up, it was like making my own childhood fantasies come true. At $80-$350 a pop, they weren't cheap, so each one was like getting a new treasure. In 2011 or so, the prices started really rising, and I sold them to help pay for my wedding... I kinda wish I didn't sell, I could never get them back now!
About 20 years ago, I got really into Neo Geo AES collecting. Since I never had a Neo growing up, it was like making my own childhood fantasies come true. At $80-$350 a pop, they weren't cheap, so each one was like getting a new treasure. In 2011 or so, the prices started really rising, and I sold them to help pay for my wedding... I kinda wish I didn't sell, I could never get them back now!
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Classic Video Games / Re: Old video game ads.
« on: January 19, 2024, 01:23:25 pm »
That Haunted Castle one is so cringy, I love it!
SNK did a lot of amusingly aggressive ads back in the day:
https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fai5xvv08is771.jpg
https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fneo-geo-advert-from-gamepro-issue-17-december-1990-v0-vt177e57gju81.jpg%3Fs%3D8010a7c481b54e089380d15af529f42a927c07dc
SNK did a lot of amusingly aggressive ads back in the day:
https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fai5xvv08is771.jpg
https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fneo-geo-advert-from-gamepro-issue-17-december-1990-v0-vt177e57gju81.jpg%3Fs%3D8010a7c481b54e089380d15af529f42a927c07dc