Archive for March, 2010

  • Lego-NES

    Rare Gaming & Collectible Stuff on eBay: Promo Signs, Custom Lego Units, Mario Alarm Clock

    Here are some of the listings that caught my eye on eBay this week.  …figured I’d share the gaming/collecting love. Gaming + Legos I was a fan of Lego Star Wars, but by the time Lego Indiana Jones & Batman hit, I was over it. ...

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  • Swap Meet Finds 20100327 (1)

    Game Hunting: Game Boy Pop Up & a Cheap Bayonetta

    I was a bit late in hitting up a local swap meet today, but I was quite happy to walk away with some solid finds.  A cheap copy of Lego Star Wars for the Wii, Flying Dragon for the N64 (now in my collection), a...

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  • Mario-Cleaning-Game

    Cleaning Games (Internal)

    Game Cleaning Secrets Compared: Get Those Old Video Game Cartridges Working! Perhaps you’re a retro video game hunter and collector. You find super rare game and get home only to find that game contains 20 years of dirt and corrosion on the contacts. Or maybe...

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  • 4 Stadium Events PAL European NES Nintendo Games

    Why Buy 1 Nintendo Stadium Events When You Could Get Ripped Off For 4?!

    Why buy one NES Stadium Events cartridge, when you could have four?!  Ok, this Stadium Events fad has just officially gotten out of hand, but this is hilarious.  Four…seriously?  Four… eBay seller lc_motorz just listed a lot of 4 PAL (European) Stadium Events game.  Mind...

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  • IMG_1076

    The (2nd) Beginning of My Video Game Collection

    I’ve always loved thrift shopping and collecting.  As a kid, I collected dinosaurs, coins, Micro Machines, and other random stuff.  Once I was old enough to drive, my buddies and I would hit up area thrift stores for vintage clothing.  I loved the fact that...

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  • Super Mario Bros Cheez Whiz Cheese Nintendo Promo (2)

    Rare Video Games & Collectibles on eBay: Super Mario Bros. Cheez Whiz & Nintendo World Championships Gray Cart

    Figured it’s time to post some of the retro video game radness that I’m watching on eBay this week.  Seems my theme this week is vintage Nintendo merchandise.  Happy eBaying! A Super-Uber-Doober Rare Game Nintendo World Championships NES (No. 0122) NTSC RARE Everthing about this...

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  • Fiber Optic Nintendo Game Boy Store Sign (1)_sm

    Fantastic Fiber Optic Nintendo Game Boy Store Sign (MODEL: NES M90M)

    And the people bowed and prayed to the [fiber optic] god they made… A friend and fellow retro video game collector received this fantastic fiber optic Nintendo Game Boy sign for Christmas.  Lucky guy!  His dad (yes, his dad keeps an eye out for things...

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  • Uncharted 2 Fortune Hunters Edition 3

    Rare Video Games & Collectibles on eBay: Uncharted 2 Fortune Hunter Edition

    With a limited edition of only 200 of these having been made, the Uncharted 2 Fortune Hunter Edition for Playstation 3 is one of the rarest special editions in production.  Here’s one on eBay for your viewing pleasure.  With 6 days to go, the auction...

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  • IMG_0505

    Space Miner is Phenomenal (Even the 3rd Time Through!)

    It’s rare that I find a video game that after finishing, I immediately want to play again…twice.  Space Miner: Space Ore Bust is a masterpiece!  It takes the simple asteroids formula (aka. blow up rocks), and allows you to mine them, kill little robots, and...

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  • Rare Video Games & Collectibles on eBay: Game Boy DJ Gear, Uniquely Colored N64, etc

    Rare Video Games & Collectibles on eBay: Game Boy DJ Gear, Uniquely Colored N64, etc

    Here’s a list of interesting eBay auctions for rare retro video game, collectibles, and other unique gaming related that items that I’ve come across during the past week.  As a collector and a geek who is always curious to discover new weird video game stuff,...

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  • Statement from Horrible Nintendo Stadium Events Listing

    The $800,200.00 Stadium Events Game Gets Even More Interesting

    You can learn a lot about a person based on what they’ll write in an eBay listing, and this is sheer entertainment (If you call watching someone shoot himself in the foot entertaining).  Several days ago, eBay seller acuraboi12‘s listing for “Stadium Events Nes game”...

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  • $800,200.00 Fake eBay Sale of Sealed Nintendo Stadium Events Game

    $800,200.00 Fake eBay Sale of Sealed Nintendo Stadium Events Game

    Did a video game really just sell for $800,200.00 USD?  Do we have a new record for the world’s most expensive video game? Probably not, and here’s why. Here are the last several minutes of a March 1, 2010 eBay auction “Stadium Events Nes game”...

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