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January 30, 2021

Ads from the past 453: Super Mario Bros 2J

This is a very nostalgic poster especially for those of us that actually played this back in the day. I played this back in the only by a bootleg port of the game. I was after all, surrounded by bootleg games. I was never able to finish this game since it was too hard, well,...
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Finds 1434: Sonic Mania, Octopath Traveler, and Stay-Puft

Here are some unusual additions. I say unusual because I never expected to find them! Well, lets start by having to go to Wally World for Duck Food and Garden Soil. After getting that stuff, I decided to go to the toy section to find that they had restocked the Ghostbusters...
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New Additions to the Shoppe! New Super Mario Land, Dragon Ball Final Bout, and Mortal Kombat Gold 2000!

New arrivals to the shoppe! These are some pretty cool additions and are available right now! Lets start with Dragon Ball GT Final Bout which is a port of Dragon Ball Final Bout for the PS1. Of course, it's a port and a really cool one at that. Mortal Kombat Mythologies also...
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January 28, 2021

World’s Smallest Nintendo 64 Console is More of a Handheld!

Behold, the smallest Nintendo 64 console ever. It’s so small that it is a handheld. How is this possible? Well, lets just say all it takes is dedication and a lot of love and skills to accomplish this. The creator of this mod is called GmanModz is notorious for his different...
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Finds 1433: TMNT Playmates Comic Turtles

This set of turtles was something I didn't think much about since I preordered it. I mean, they are like the turtles they released(same mold) some years ago as their version of the cartoons turtles, but this time they are the comic book turtles. They are alright, but they just...
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January 27, 2021

Donatello & Cobra Kai

So I've been working on my custom Turtle Lair for quite some time now. I ended up putting the wallpaper as you can see it's bricks style, and some posters. One of them being the Cobra Kai poster which fits well with the turtles as they are ninjas and all. Here is Donatello ready...
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Finds 1432: TMNT Neca Turtles! WOW! Krang and Splinter Baxter

I was finally able to find some NECA TMNT action figures locally! I almost went and bought them from a reseller and now I'm glad I didn't. It was so awesome going into a Targey store and just seeing them on the shelves. I hope they mass produce all the new releases from here...
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Finds 1431: VHS Cartoons and PC Games

Here are some new thrift store finds from the past weekend. Nothing crazy, I think the PC games are going to go for my friend as he's a very passionate vintage PC gamer and gamer overall. The VHS tapes are staying with me! I love picking up old cartoons especially Duck Tales....
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January 26, 2021

New Nintendo Gameboy Games being released 31 years later! Shapeshifter !

Here is something interesting. A new Gameboy game that will play in your original hardware. Say what? Yeah, apparently there is a big revival for old consoles. We have seen them for the NES, SNES, Genesis, and even Sega Master System. it’s great to see new stuff coming out which...
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January 22, 2021

First Press Games Releasing Two Crazy Shoot ‘em Ups Ginga Force & Natsuki Chronicles

This is a really cool upcoming release in Europe, but that can’t stop you from getting yourself a copy, I did so myself already. If you are a fan of shoot ‘em ups, please click here and head over in order to pre-order these. They have the regular versions for 39.99 Euros as...
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January 20, 2021

Retro Game of the Week 173: Gradius 3 (SNES)

Another week, another wonderful pic of the week. This time around I will take a look at a SNES classic from the early days of the SNES. This is Gradius 3 and even though we never got Gradius 2 which was released on the Famicom, we did get the first game and had an idea on what...
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Finds 1430: Kid Icarus European Edition!

Here is a new arrival! I always wanted this version of Kid Icarus. Not for any particular reason for differences or anything, but because I had a chance to get it in one of my trips to Peru, but missed out on it. Overall, very happy with the pick up! Any of you ever played this...
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January 19, 2021

Deadeus, a New Horror Style Game for the Gameboy!

Well, this totally run under the radar for me so I figure it was time to post about it on here so everyone can have some idea about it. This is Deadeus which is a game that was built from the ground up for the original gameboy. It’s a horror game and has that classic original...
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January 18, 2021

Ghosts ‘n Goblins Resurrection is Coming!

Nintendo announced that a new Ghost ‘n Goblins is coming February 25th of this year and a lot of people are excited about this new announcement. The game will be available digitally unfortunately but, I’m sure Limited Run Games has their eyes on this one so it’s only a matter...
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January 16, 2021

New Repros Added to the Shoppe! Yie Ar Kung-Fu, Verytex, Top Fighters 2000, and Metal Sonic Rebooted!

Happy weekend my fellow retro gamers! Just wanted to post about some brand new additions to the shoppe! Here we have four new additions, some weird and some good. Verytex is an amazing shoot 'em up that was only released in Japan and it's really good. Top Fighters 2000 is so...
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Finds 1429: Thrift Store Loot, Strikers 1945, Sonic Blast Man, Devil Lady and More

I was finally able to come out this weekend and hunt for a bit. I haven't gone thrifting since last year so it was a good change for once. I also checked out a new thrift store and came out with a couple of good things. As you can see, there is a lot to show in this loot post...
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January 15, 2021

Smarty and the Nasty Gluttons Getting a Physical Release!

In some Amiga retro news, there have been some news on this particular title. This game was worked on back in 1992 and had problems finding a publisher so the entire project was halted. Years later, a preview was released by Jouni ‘Mr Spiv’ Korhonen and Eero Tunkelo , the copyright...
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January 14, 2021

Retro Game of the Week 172: Atomic Runner (Gen)

Happy New Year and welcome to another year where I try to post a weekly retro pic for you enjoyment. Let’s see if I can keep a good streak going. It’s really hard to pick a retro game every week mainly because there are just so many to choose from. I have changed the format...
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January 13, 2021

Ads from the past 452: Family Computer

We are starting the year off with the Family Computer. This is also known as the NES in the USA as everything was changed (even the pin size) in order to blend with the American market. This ad shows some of the first games of the console including Donkey Kong, Mario Bros, Donkey...
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