Kirby turns 20!

Hey All,
  So our pink friend turned 20 and Nintendo has released a special edition Wii game in his honor.  I had mine pre ordered and will be picking it up tomorrow.  They also revealed today that Club Nintendo will be giving away Kirby prizes for the rest of the month, the only tricky thing is we don't know when so we just have to check back daily.  I've set clubnintendo's website up as me home page so I don't miss out on anything.  They released a Kirby Medal about a week ago and I checked one day and they hadn't released it yet then I checked the next day and they were sold out so I need to be more diligent this time around.  There were only 1,000 medals and I really wanted one so I might have to check eBay but the problem with that is people are selling them for well over $100.  If you're a hard core Kirby fan than you definitely can't miss out on this opportunity to grab a speical edition game as well as a chance to win other cool kirby stuff from nintendo.  Good luck!

Hey Everyone

Hey All,
  I just uploaded a new "Recent Pickups Video" on my YouTube page so be sure to check it out.  It was a pretty big haul for me.  School is starting to pick up a bit and I'm sure within another week or two it'll be more intense than I would prefer.  Anyway, definitely be sure to check out my YouTube channel because I'm putting stuff up all the time.

Peace!

Goodwill Finds

    So this weekend my wife and I went to our local Goodwill to find some great deals on baby toys.  Twice a month they have a 1/2 off everything sale so it was a great time to load up.  We bought quite a few childrens books and just a couple toys.  I was suprised when I saw these there-so I picked them up because they're really cool looking and I thought they would compliment my video game collection on a shelf.

   Also GameStop changed their marketing yesterday and one of the managers let me know that they were doing that and told me to swing in and pick up the stuff they took down.  You can find some really good stuff that way.  I have a ton of posters and big box displays now (some cool some not so cool) and I didn't have to pay a dime because I befriended the employees there so now they just hook me up, IT'S AWESOME!  Also, a different employee gave me the sound track to the Last Story.  I had a copy of the game but not the sound track because I didn't preorder the game.  How it turns out this particular GameStop had 2 people who had preordered the game buy it elsewhere.  So there's a tip for every collector out there, it pays off to get to know the people working at game stores in your area.
    Well, I'll be back with another collecting update soon.  This week I'll be posting a video on my YouTube channel showing off all the stuff I've added to my collection in the month of August and there's a lot of stuff so you don't want to miss it.  Be sure to check it out Saturday when I post it!

School is back in session

Hey everyone!

   So, the fall semester started up and is underway.  This is both good news and bad news.  Good news in the sense that I will be closer to finished school FOREVER, but it's bad news because during the school year the collecting kind of gets put on the back burner.  Of course, I'll still be making the most of the saturday mornings driving from garage sale to garage sale and occasionally swinging by second hand stores to see what treasures are waiting.  The thing that will mainly get put on hold will be my Craigslist transactions (which is where I find the majority of my stuff) so we'll just have to see how everything plays out. 

   Have any of you had any good finds?  If so post them below!  Catch ya next post!

Weekend Finds

    So it was a pretty productive weekend as far as gaming goes!  To start things off Saturday morning I headed over to GameStop to pick up a copy of The Last Story for the Wii.  This game is pretty sweet looking.  I intend to maintain a sealed copy so I won't be opening mine but I've looked up some pictures online of everything that comes with it and it looks fantastic.  I'm choosing not to open it because I am pretty confident that this title will be one of the rarer ones to find on the wii, because the wii is at the end of its lifespan. 

    Then my wife and I went to a few garage sales and found some good deals as far a baby items go.  I was able to pick up some original xbox stuff though.  I generally just stick to nintendo but I offered a lady $40 for 2 original xbox systems about 5 controllers and 24 games.  My intent is to resell it-I'm hoping I'll be able to make a decent profit on it.

   Last but not least we got to Goodwill.  I always check for video games here but I rarely find them.  However, I also am into board games and I have a large selection to choose from.  I generally get some great deals on board games at Goodwill (and they generally have all the pieces-something that is very important for board games).  My recent board game purchases from Goodwill consist of "Poo card game" "Monopoly-Star Wars Saga Edition" "Monopoly- Star Wars Clone Wars" "Moods" and "Sequence".  All are in pretty good condition and I'm glad I found them.  Most of these games go for 20+ in retail stores but at Goodwill I can generally pick them up for no more than $2.99 ea.

    Well, that's the post for today.  Stay tuned to see what my updates are for this week. 

The Weekend

    Well, the weekend is upon us and I've got a lot planned.  I have to work today and tomorrow but that doesn't mean I am not going to be able to find some sweet video game deals out there.  I already have one deal set up and I'm meeting a guy tomorrow afternoon.  I'm not going to spoil what it is though, so you'll just have to read my next post and I'll include a picture.
    I also plan on hitting up a few garage sales to see if there's any good deals, I haven't been garage saling in a while, and I'm excited to see if I can snag a deal or two.  Gotta run for today, Catch ya later!

What I've Added to the Collection Recently

   So, some of the things that I've added to the collection recently have been pretty cool to find.  I have recieved a Kingdom Hearts Standee (I'll post a picture when I get the chance).  Just this past weekend I met up with a guy on Craigslist and purchased a Sealed Platinum Nintendo Wavebird Controller.  Sunday was my birthday as well and my family got me some cool Nintendo related items, such as mario decoration, an NES controller belt buckle, and I also got quite a bit of Mario Kart Wii K'nex.  If you haven't seen these things be sure to check them out, they're a lot of fun!  I'm looking forward to having my nephews come over and use them with me.
   That's all for this post, but stay tuned and I'll be back soon to bring you the latest on the collection.

I thought I would put a list of games currently in the collection.  This list is about a month old but not too many games have been added since I compiled this list (maybe 20-30).

Consoles
Nintendo 64 (Ice Blue, Black)
Super Nintendo
Gamecube (Platinum)
Wii (Blue)
XBOX 360 (Star Wars Edition)
Oddities: Nintendo Gamecube Kiosk
Games:
Nintendo 64

1. 007: The World Is Not Enough
2. 1080 Snowboarding
3. AeroFighters Assault
4. Armorines: Project S.W.A.R.M.
5. Army Men: Air Combat
6. Banjo-Kazooie
7. Banjo-Tooie
8. Battle Tanx
9. Battle Tanx: Global Assault
10. Bio F.R.E.A.K.S.
11. Blast Corps
12. Bomberman 64
13. Bomberman: The Second Attack
14. Bust-a-Move '99
15. Carmageddon 64
16. Castlevania
17. Chameleon Twist
18. Charlie Blast's Territory
19. Chopper Attack
20. Clayfighter 63 1/3
21. Conker's Bad Fur Day
22. Cruis'n USA
23. Cruis'n World
24. Diddy Kong Racing
25. Donkey Kong 64
26. Doom 64
27. Dr. Mario 64
28. Dual Heroes
29. Duke Nukem 64
30. Duke Nukem: Zero Hour
31. Excitebike 64
32. Extreme G 3
33. F1 Pole Position
34. FIFA Soccer 64
35. Flying Dragon
36. Forsaken 64
37. Fox Sports College Hoops '99
38. F-Zero X
39. Gex 64: Enter the Gecko
40. Glover
41. Goldeneye 007
42. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
43. Hexen
44. Hey You Pikachu!
45. Hot Wheels Turbo Racing
46. Hybrid Heaven
47. Hydro Thunder
48. Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine
49. International Superstar Soccer 64
50. Jet Force Gemeni
51. Ken Griffey Jr's Slugfest
52. Killer Instinct Gold
53. Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
54. Knockout Kings 2000
55. Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside
56. Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
57. Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Collector's Edition)
58. Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (Collector's Edition)
59. Lego Racers
60. Mace: The Dark Age
61. Madden 64
62. Madden NFL '99
63. Major League Baseball Featuring Ken Griffey Jr.
64. Mario Golf
65. Mario Kart 64
66. Mario Party
67. Mario Party 2
68. Mario Party 3
69. Mario Tennis 64
70. Micro Machines 64 Turbo
71. Mission: Impossible
72. Monster Truck Madness 64
73. MRC (Multi Racing Championship)
74. Nagano Winter Olympics '98
75. NASCAR '99
76. NBA Courtside 2: Featuring Kobe Bryant
77. NBA Hang Time
78. NBA In the Zone '98
79. NBA Live 2000
80. NBA Showtime: NBA on NBC
81. NFL Blitz
82. NFL Blitz 2000
83. NFL Quarterback Club 2000
84. NFL Quarterback Club '99
85. Off-Road Challenge
86. Paper Mario
87. Pilotwings 64
88. Pokemon Puzzle League
89. Pokemon Snap
90. Pokemon Stadium
91. Pokemon Stadium 2
92. Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue
93. Quake
94. Quake II
95. Quest 64
96. Rampage 2: Universal Tour
97. Rampage World Tour
98. Resident Evil 2
99. Road Rash 64
100. Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
101. San Francisco Rush
102. Shadown Man
103. Shadowgate 64
104. Shouth Park
105. Star Wars Episode 1: Battle for Naboo
106. Star Wars Episode 1: Racer
107. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
108. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
109. StarFox 64
110. Super Mario 64
111. Super Smash Bros.
112. Tarzan (Disney's)
113. Tony Hawks Pro Skater
114. Tony Hawks Pro Skater 2
115. Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3
116. Toy Story 2 (Disney's)
117. Tripple Play 2000
118. Turok 2: Seeds of Evil (Black)
119. Turok 2: Seeds of Evil (Grey)
120. Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
121. Turok: Rage Wars (Grey)
122. Twisted Edge Extreme Snowboarding
123. Vigilante 8
124. Vigilante 8: Second Offense
125. Waialae Country Club: True Golf Classics
126. War Gods
127. Wave Race 64
128. Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey
129. Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey '98
130. WCW Backstage Assault
131. WCW Mayham
132. WCW vs. nWo World Tour
133. WCW/nWo Revenge
134. Wipeout 64
135. Worms Armageddon
136. WWF Attitude
137. WWF War Zone
138. WWF Wrestlemania 2000
139. Xena: Warrior Princess
140. Yoshi's Story

Gamecube

1. American Chopper 2: Full Throttle
2. Animal Crossing
3. Battalion Wars
4. Beach Spikers: Virtua Beach Volleyball
5. Bionicle
6. BlowOut
7. Cubivore: Survival of the Fittest
8. Custom Robo
9. Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix (w/ Dance Pad)
10. Donkey Kong Jungel Beat
11. Donkey Konga
12. Donkey Konga 2
13. Enter the Matrix
14. Fantastic 4
15. Gauntlet Dark Legacy
16. Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life
17. Home Run King
18. Hunter: The Reckoning
19. Jerem McGrath Supercross World
20. Jimmy Neutron: Jet Fusion
21. Kirby Air Ride
22. Lego Star Wars
23. Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
24. Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
25. Luigi's Mansion
26. Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
27. Mario Party 4
28. Mario Party 5
29. Mario Party 6 (w microphone, 1 grey & 1 black)
30. Mario Party 7
31. Mary-Kate and Ashley: Sweet 16
32. Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX 2
33. Metroid Prime
34. Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
35. Minority Report: Everybody Runs
36. MVP Baseball 2004
37. MVP Baseball 2005
38. Namco Museum 50th Anniversary
39. Naruto: Clash of Ninja
40. Need For Speed Carbon
41. Need For Speed Underground
42. Need For Speed Underground 2
43. NHL 2005
44. NHL Hitz 20-02
45. Nintendo gamecube Preview Disc #5
46. Outlaw Golf
47. Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
48. Pikmin
49. Pokemon Colosseum
50. Power Rangers: Dino Thunder
51. R: Racing Evolution
52. Shrek 2
53. Shrek Super Slam
54. Smuggler's Run: Warzones
55. Sonic Adventure 2 Battle
56. Sonic Adventure DX Director's Cut
57. Sonic heroes
58. Sonic Riders
59. Soulc Calibur II
60. Spy Hunter
61. SSX On Tour
62. SSX Tricky
63. Star Fox: Assault
64. Star Wars Rogue Leader: Rogue Squadron
65. Star Wars: The Clone Wars
66. Starsky & Hutch
67. Street Hoops
68. Super Mario Strikers
69. Super Mario Sunshine
70. Super Smash Bros. Melee
71. Tak: The Great Juju Challenge
72. Teen Titans
73. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus
74. The Incredibles: Rise fo the Underminer
75. The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures
76. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time/Master Quest
77. The Legenf of Zelda: The Wind Waker
78. The Simpsons: Hit & Run
79. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
80. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
81. Top Gun: Combat Zone
82. Universal Studios Theme Parks Adventure
83. Whirl Tour
84. World Series of Poker
85. Worms 3D

SNES

1. Donkey Kong Country
2. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest
3. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble
4. Earthworm Jim 2
5. Killer Instinct
6. Megaman X
7. Mortal Kombat
8. Mortal Kombat 2
9. Mortal Kombat 3
10. NBA Jam
11. Sim City
12. Spiderman-Venom Maxium Carnage
13. Super GameBoy
14. Super Mario All Stars (Box & Game)
15. Super Mario Kart
16. Super Mario RPG Legend of the Seven Stars
17. Super Mario World
18. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (Not For Resale)
19. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time
20. Tetris 2
21. Tetris Attack
22. Tetris & Dr Mario (Box & Manual Only)
23. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
24. Wario Woods
25. X-Men Mutant Apocalypse

Retro Gaming at it's Best!!

    So I've recently started collecting retro video games.  Been doing it for about a year and my collection is vast but still has a LOT of room for improvement.  I have a youtube channel where I upload videos about my journey.  You can check it out in the sidebar to your right.  Below is a picture of my collection about 2 months ago.  It's grown quite a bit since then and I'm proud of it's size. 
    Do you collect video games?  If so what kind? What's your favorite possesion in your collection?  Just some food for thought until the next post.