Finds 240: Gateway 2, Conan, and Tie Fighter PC Games!

As many of you may know I love boxed PC games from the 80s and 90s. I just can't get enough of the box art as there are some really wacky retro looking art in some of these games. I also love reading the specs as they ask for so much! Not really, just looking at those specs...

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Thank you for following!

Just want to give a big thanks to the 50+ followers we now have here at Retro Gaming Life. Thank you for giving this blog life and keep on visiting and commenting! You are always welcom...

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Retro Game Collecting 101 Lesson 1

So you want to start collecting retro games and retro gaming related items? Well, there are lots of things you should know before you start buying these games because I know you don't want to be wasting your money or want to end up with non working consoles and cartridges/CDs....

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Famicom Guide Featured Game: Deep Dungeon 4 Kuro no Youjutsushi

RPGs at a classic pace....

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Finds 239: Finally, Some Nintendo DS Entries

I decided to take advantage of the buy 2 get 1 free deal from Gamestop and although their merchandise is very limited (Especially since I only buy RPGs and one or two games from other genres) I was able to pick up a couple of games I have never seen before. Well, you have to...

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Famicom Guide Featured Game: Matendouji

Known as Conquest of the Crystal Palace for the N...

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Retro Game of the Week 056: Castlevania 2 Belmont's Revenge (GB)

We always had lots of great games to remember from the old gameboy library and this one is no different. Konami was savvy enough to see their mistakes on their first title for the gameboy and work on it. Castlevania 2 Belmont's Revenge brings you a very improved gameplay experienced...

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Finds 238: Sealed NES Games Lot

So while surfing on eBay I came across a couple of sealed games that were incredibly cheap! I decided to consult with a friend and after his suggestion, I decided to buy them. I'm happy to add some more sealed goodness to my collection after being a while from my last NES sealed...

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Finds 237: Once more, Nintendo stuff!

I was able to pick up even more stuff today. Even though it's black Friday there wasn't much of a discount for these items but it didn't matter, I wanted them anyways!I got this Nintendo 64 with two controllers for 14.95 while the games were 1.95 each. I was playing Mario Kart...

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Famicom Guide Featured Game: Dark Lord

A very interesting RPG, one that should not be ignored! Check it o...

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Happy Thanksgiving from Retro Gaming Life

Just want to wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving from yours truly. Lets all give thanks to all the retro games we found this year and hope for many more in the future.....or well thank you families why don't ya? C...

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Famicom Guide Featured Game: Crayon Shin-Chan Chinese

The anime series was quite funny and this game doesn't disappoint even though it's a pirate. The butt dancing bad guys make up for its lack of replay value. Check it o...

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Some new sections among other things

It's time to expand this blog even more. With Famicom Guide going at full force, there will be other things coming out of this blog. One of them will be the Pirate of the Week which of course will have a pirate of my choice with some info on it and a little review of games something...

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Famicom Guide Featured Game: God Slayer Haruka Tenkuu no Sonata

Some of you may know this one as Crystalis! The legendary game that never got a sequel but you can at least be happy to play this game in your gameboy color although I prefer the original a lot more....enj...

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Finds 236: Pokemon Stuff and Xbox 360 Controllers!

Another hunt at the local thrift stores with good results. This time around I was able to pick up a limited edition Gameboy Color as well as a Pokemon board game. But that's not all, I also picked up two Xbox 360 controllers but did they work? Lets find out!Here we have the...

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Finds of the Month Updates

Here is the list of the finds of every month up to October. I do apologize that I haven't posted the last three or so and completely missed the March entry but they are all here! So here they are, each of them with a little info on how I found them.JanuaryNES Deluxe SetI was...

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Famicom Guide Featured Game: Cosmo Police Galivan

Here is another interesting title. Quite expensive but really good! Have a great Sund...

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Famicom Guide Featured Game: City Connection

Whatever you do, don't run the kitty over plea...

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Stop Violating My Turtles!

So here we go, I know most of you have seen certain videos depicting as this game being god awful. Really, what the hell is going on in your head? Are you thinking straight? This game is an incredible challenge that only real men are able to overcome. Stop whining and start...

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Finds 235: Metroid 2, Simon's Revenge, Darkwing Duck, and Super Bust-a-Move

Another day for hunting, and I gotta say another successful hunt! This time around I was able to pick up some classic Gameboy titles. They are also real good games! You can't go wrong with Castlevania 2, Metroid 2, and Darkwing Duck! I also picked up this PS2 title with a very...

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Retro Game of the Week 055: Sword of Mana(GBA)

One of the more interesting games for the GBA is surely Sword of Mana. Supposedly this is the first Seiken Densetsu game in the Mana series but was for some reason renamed to Final Fantasy Adventure in its original release. I'm guessing it was more of a popular name to put into...

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Dear Virtual Console, Bite Me

With the release of the virtual console in the next gen consoles, we have been able to play our classics without the chore of bringing them out of our closets. In some cases, some of us still have our classic consoles connected to the TV because we just love to get our retro...

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Famicom Guide Featured Game: Cocoron

Here we have Cocoron for the Famicom. This title is quite odd but fun over all. There were 20+ videos added today so take a chance and check them out. Lets help the Famicom Guide keep on growi...

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Famicom Guide Featured Game: Contra Spirits 1995

Here we go yet again with another crappy pirate game! Contra 3 gone bad...

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Famicom Guide Featured Game: Akomajou Dracula

Hmmmm Halloween may be over but Dracula is alive all year long!Famicom Gu...

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Some Changes! UPDATE!

Hmm I decided to change some things for the better. This is not a major change but as you have seen in the past couple of days the text has changed a little bit as well as a little updated background photo. There is one more change that will make things easier on the search...

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Famicom Guide Featured Game: Chaos World

A very interesting and challenging title by Natsume. I'm totally impressed!Famicom Gu...

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Starting up again...

As some of you are aware of, my collection has been put away neither for good or bad it's just gone for the time being. I have started a new collection from the ground to errr mid level? Anyways, here is what I have assembled so far! Quite a team huh? There were a few things...

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Retro Game of the Week 054: Commander Keen 4(PC)

I have to apologize for the delay of last weeks retro game of the week but better late than ever. This time around we have a classic for any PC gamer that was around in the early 90s. Commander Keen IV is what made the franchise complete as it unveiled a game like no other....

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Famicom Guide Featured Game: Akumajou Densetsu

So it's another day and another set of videos added to the Guide. This time around, yes it's a pick from the Castlevania series! Castlevania 3 as we know it in the USA is none other than Akumajou Densetsu! Enj...

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Finds 234: Lots of Nintendos and a Challenger Appears!

Another day and even more finds! This time around I was able to pick up a Nintendo 64 console with two controllers for 14.95. The main reason for this purchase was so that I could try out the green console I got a week ago or so and I'm happy to announce that it works! Well,...

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Finds 233: Tommy Hilfiger Gameboy and an array of great finds!

It's flea market time again and why not now since we just turned two! I know we are still babies according to everyone in the web but you have to think of internet years! Two is a lot! Anyways, there is a story behind each of these finds so lets get started!Lets start off with...

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