Retro Gaming News 152: Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys Speaks English!

"Finally, after many failed attempts, with three different directors, and 8 years of waiting; the Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys English dub patch is now ready for your TurboGrafx-CD!
This patch only changes the Japanese voices of the original game into English. The text will remain the same.
It is recommended that you use this patch along side Nightwolve’s in game text translation, in order to get the most out of the game.
Please visit the related URL or the RHDN project page for more information.
Have fun!"

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Finds 437: Return to the flea market, Tamagotchi, Blue Game Gear, and More!

It was about to return to this wonderful place. Due to events in my life I wasn't able or capable of doing what I love but I'm glad that I'm finally back to my old self. I'm ready to explore the history of video gaming even further and have some awesome fun along the way! Enjoy these findings!

This is the pic of everything I found minus the Blue Game Gear as I was currently testing it out and forgot to throw it in there.

I picked up these games for really good prices. Each one was three dollars. I mainly got MC Kids so that I can make my first repro from it. Will I succeed?  Guess you'll find out eventually.

I also picked up these two PS1 games for five bucks together and the PSP RPG for three dollars. I can never say no to RPGs, especially with cute anime characters on the cover :p

The blue game gear I picked up for five bucks. I believe it doesn't work but I haven't tested it completely. I will probably sell it on eBay "sold as is" so that some savvy nerd can go at it and play with it.

I also picked up some TMNT action figures! I found Splinter with his clothes on! I also found a talking Leonardo, and a wacky Raph. The other dude I don't know anything about. A dollar each!

This was probably the find of the trip. A sealed Tomagotchi from back in 1996! It's totally a trip to the past! I may be focused on video games but classic gadgets like these really takes me back. Remember Tomagotchi?? I sure do! This was before Pokemon too!! You can refer to it as the pre-pokemon gadgets we carried around.


So that's about it, this trip brought a lot of good memories back but it's time to start some new ones. I'll probably go again in the next two weeks but not sure exactly when so we'll see. Until next time, something great is coming!

Tomagotchi Handheld 

x5 TMNT Action Figures

Crystalis (NES)

MC Kids (NES)

Mario Tennis (N64)

Extreme Go-Kart (PS1)

Crash Bandicoot (PS1)

Tales of the World Radiant Mythology (PSP)

Blue Game Gear

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Ads from the past 234: Super Star Wars (SNES)

There is no doubt that many of you know what this game is all about. There is no need for introduction. As many of you may already know, I'm not much of a fan of Star Wars. I find them overrated.... With shows like Family Guy and Robot Chicken recreating the stupid movies, you would think we had enough. Nevertheless, enjoy the ad!

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Retro Gaming News 151: Revised Castle Quest Translation Released

"Today I present a new and improved translation of the quirky NES game, Castle Quest. This patch has been several years in the making after Hubz translated the game and this is the result of good old-fashioned hard work. It should be near-perfect. So enjoy."

 

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3DS Pic of the Week 046: Mario in trouble!

This week we have another Mario 3D pic! This one shows himself in a bit of a pickle! I'm sure he is alright and if he isn't, well he still has two more lives. 

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Retrobeat Tuesdays 027: Final Fantasy VII Battle Theme

Here is a classic theme for all Final Fantasy fans out there. As many of you must have loved this game, so did I. It was the game that brought RPGs into mainstream! You can't think RPGs without mentioning Final Fantasy VII, the multimillion dollar masterpiece.

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Animonday 027: Summon Night 2

Here is a very peculiar intro for an RPG game. Check it out, maybe you have played through it. 

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Find of the Month (September 2012)

 With so very few finds this past month, we didn't had much competition as to what to pick but this one would've definitely been a top pick. There is so much stuff coming for October! That's a promise!

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September Numbers (2012)

So last month numbers went down although I know why they did. The lack of work I put into the blog reflects on the amount of visits. All that there is to do is work harder and go back to how things were before which is what I'm aiming for! Expect a better October!

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Lack of updates....my apologies..

 I would like to apologize for the lack of updates. I have been so busy with a promotion at work and school that I have been neglecting this hobby and passion of mine. I have good news though, I'm finally getting everything put together so everything shall be back to normal sooner than later. All new posts and some interesting topics are coming back. I have also started hunting again so watch out!! ^_^

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