New toy ! Dreamcast Floor Model

Totally Amazing !!! Bought this last week and installed it in my room today . It looks fantastic and plays great . It's gonna be fun to play those dreamcast games on that ! Now i just need to find a NES display like this :P haha

Finds of the Week #5 ! Edition 2009

Sorry for the delay , i was working pretty much all week . That didn't stop me from finding a LOT of stuff at the flea markets and the garage sales just after i was finished working . I won't make you wait any longer , here are the pics / stories :

First Find of the week , I was at the flea market with my wife and my kid . I was walking in the alleys when i saw a guy selling a lot of stuff and saw a SNES game on top of other stuff. I stopped by and looked amazed at the Paladin's Quest CIB in MINT condition . I asked the guy how much he wanted for his Nintendo games and said that he was looking for 4$ for the SNES ones and 5$ for the N64 ones since they are newer ... ( weird thinking but oh well ) . I offered , he countered offer , and so on . After 2 minutes i left with the 5 games CIB for 15$. Quite a good deal since Paladin's Quest is worth around 30$ on it's own . I was going for a good week !

  

 I go back home and my Parents In law called me to offer me those games . They did the garage sales during the week-end and saw some Nintendo games . They offered 20$ for them all and the guy accepted. There is no real good titles in there except maybe the Mike Tyson's Punch Out and the Namco Museum. I was still happy with these games.

I got these at the Flea Market. 2$ each . I didn't have the 2 NES games . I always wanted a copy of Altered Beast as I was playing a lot on the arcade when i was young with my brother . I'm going to play this game with him next time he comes home.

 

Nothing special in this lot , took the games for 2$ each and the SMS controller for 1$.

 

Mario Game with the Converter and a N64 Rumble Pack . He was asking 5$ for the game but i managed to add the rumble pack with it for the same 5$ . The game must be worth some bucks as the converter alone is sometimes selling in the 20$ range.

 

We were going to the Flea Market ( me , my wife , my son and my mother in law ) when we saw a garage sale add on the street. I was looking forward to the Flea market so i said screw the garage sale , it's never good anyway . My wife then said to go to the garage sale and my mother in law too cause they had a feeling we would find something . We arrived at the house and there was no sign of video game . My mother in law went out of the car and asked the lady for Nintendo Games . The lady then went inside of her house and got back with those games.  I went to see and asked her how much she wanted . She said 1$ each . I offered 5$ for them all and she accepted. Pretty happy i listened to my wife .. hehe

 

Found that at the flea Market for 2$ each . Another game for my SMS collection . It's growing slowly but it's display nice as i'm only buying CIB ones.

 

Last find but not the least . Sega CD console , Sega Genesis 1 and 2 , couples of SMS games , Genesis games , Controllers, Sega Dreamcast Controller , Other games .. Everything on the picture for 15$ . I didn't have a Sega CD so it's a nice addition to the collection !!!

See ya next week for some finds !

Finds of the Week #4 ! Edition 2009

Hi everybody , slow week for my collection but i've still been able to add some titles to it .

First off , i did work a lot this week-end and had a family reunion so i was unable to do some flea markets but my wife did go for me and manage to get some SNES and N64 carts. I was pretty happy with it because i didn't expect her to come back with anything . Here is a picture :

 

 ( Mario Paint , Super Castlevania 4 , Sink or Swim , Pokemon Stadium and Mario 64 )

She told me that a woman had some carts of snes and n64 and that she checked in the book i gave her for how much they worth before picking those 5 carts. She asked the woman how much she wanted for them and she said 5$ each . My wife counteroffered at 3$ each and the woman said she woundn't change her mind about the price so it was 5$ each . My wife told her 3$ was her maximum and she left , the woman then ran for her and said it was ok . So it cost 15$ for those 5 carts. Not too bad since i can probably sell Mario 64 for that price since i already have it . 

Second find is from a store near where i live. I go there about once every 2 weeks since they have some NES games but normally the prices are crazy... 20$ for a cart only Ice Hockey... wow . Anyway , I stopped by today and found a copy Cart+box of Platoon for 2$ . Not too bad since i already had the instructions.

And i bought a game for my wife and myself for the Wii . I figured it would be nice to do some '' exercise '' while having some fun together. I bought ACTIVE for the Wii.

 

Stay tuned next week for one of my biggest finds ever !!! Its gonna be an awesome week ! 

Finds of the Week #3 ! Edition 2009

Hi everyone , last week was very bad for finds and i was unable to add any new titles to my collection .
This week was not great either but at least i found some new titles to add.
First , let's start by showing you my new NES CIB Spy vs Spy 2. It's not an official release but someone on Nintendoage did a well job at creating this game . Its pretty nice . Here is a picture of the box :

 

Saturday i was sick so i couldn't go to the flea market but i went on sunday. I was very tired but i managed to get some titles.

  

All these N64 games were with a console.  I asked the young guy how much he wanted for them and he answered 3$ each . I asked him if he could take 20$ for the lot . He countered with 22$ and I accepted. They have a lot of markers on them but it can easily be removed with a nice trick a friend told me . The labels and the carts themselves are all in very nice condition so once the markers will be removed they will be immaculate.

Next find is a guy that is always at the flea market and i stop by every time but i never found something interesting until this week : 

*cant make it look straight .. very weird*

Anyway,  it's Dusty Diamonds All Star Softball . I had already a copy but its worth quite a bit and the guy was asking 5$ for it . As i took it , a big woman came from behind and started taking all the NES games over my shoulder and was pushing me looking for deals. I figured i was not gonna ask the guy for a lower price as she would have jumped on the cart. I gave the 5$ and went away as the woman was throwing all the carts on the table. I hate people like that ... no respect whatsoever. 

I have quite a few games coming in the mail for next week . Stay tuned for another Finds of the Week ! 

Mike Tyson's Punch-Out Completed ! yeah !

Yep , it's done . Mike Tyson has been defeated by me !
It took some tries but he went down 3 times on round 3.

Here are some pictures of the feat !

 

  

Pretty happy with it ! 

My second NES game i finish this year including Contra.

The next Title i'm going after will be Mega man 2 i think .

I'll post later this week about my finds .. if I find any :P haha 

Rain , Rain , Rain , Stom , Rain , Clouds , Rain...... sigh

Bah ..

Sigh ...

Boring day at the job. Can't believe it's been raining all week-end . It's starting to get a bit cooler outside these days and the Flea Markets are gonna close in a few weeks and I really like going there every week-end. I see the end coming very soon ... sigh. I guess after the Flea markets closure , i'll have to shop and check online to get the good deals .. but that will be a lot less fun .

Anyway , I've worked a lot this week-end and got some money to buy a big NES game so i plan on improving my NES collection big time by buying a title that worth over 150+ $ . That would compensate from the no-items new for my collection week-end .

Anyways , I'll keep you posted this week about this new addition .

Peace out !

Why I Should Win Nintendo World Championships !

Here we go ,

Question : Why should I win Nintendo World Championships ?

Answer : Because I'm the biggest Nintendo Fan ever . I never stopped playing Nintendo games for my whole life , beginning when i was about 3 years old. I've always collected video games , especially from nintendo and this would be the cream of the crop . I can't believe how happy i would be to win this game. I think if i win this , i would litterally build a big monument to display the game and buy a lock and cameras to secure the room . haha.

Nintendo world Championship is the holy grail of video game collecting and it would be an honor to have this treasure !

Thanks to the guys from JJGames.com who are giving away one copy !

Jonathan signing off !

New Game room Setup ! So happy !

Here we go .. it took me the whole week to set everything up but its done now .
I built a custom bookcase for my NES games and its very nice .. here's a picture :

 

They are all in Alphabetical order so its gonna be a breeze to search for a title now .

Also i did some nice organizing for my other systems . They are on 2 Bookcases now . Here's a picture.

 

You can see my 3 copies of FFVII on the top shelf well displayed . One copy is sealed.

And i bought myself a new desktop for my computer. Now i'm all set !

 

I'll post a video pretty soon of my whole Gaming Room ! 

I hope it's not gonna rain this week-end .. I feel the good deals coming ! 

Until Next week , may the best games be cheap ! 

Retro Game of the Week #1 : Mike Tyson's Punch Out !

Here it is !

My first review of a game of my collection. One of my favorite game of all time : Mike Tyson's Punch Out !

For those who don't know what is this game , it's one of the best game of the NES system. It's a boxing game where every opponent you face has a special ability or a special moves that you have to counter. The game is very challenging and the difficulty level is perfectly right . The songs are addictive and you will remember them for a long time.

Rarity of the game : Pretty Common . There is 2 versions of the game however . There is Mike Tyson's Punch Out and Punch-Out !!! . Note that the second version doesn't have Mike Tyson's as the final character but a MR. Dream. It is known that Mr.Dream is easier also . I have a few copies of each one including boxed copies of both but only played Mike Tyson's one till the end.

Here is my review :

Gameplay : 10/10

Graphics : 9/10

Sounds : 9/10

Difficulty : 10/10

Total : 38/40

I just recently beated Super Macho Man .. it was tough but i got it . Can"t beat Mike Tyson tho :P

Here is a picture of my feat : 

 

Picture of my 2 boxed copies :

 

 See ya next week for another review !

Finds of the Week #2 ! Edition 2009

Hi again everybody ! Pretty slow week for my collection . I did pick up some games thought and a new console but no new NES games .

First Find was Saturday :

I did pick up Syphon Filter 2 In pretty good condition for 1$ .. Its sad that the woman selling this had only this title and a NHL title cause it would have been some pretty good deals. I didn't take the NHL title as it was missing the original case and instructions booklet.

Then i contacted someone on Craigslist on saturday about a 3do . He was asking 65$ for the console and 4 games. I offered 60$ as i didn't want him to sell to another as i know its pretty difficult to find one of these console nowadays. He accepted and met me to give me this beauty . Its in pretty good shape and 3 games are in the original cases. He told me that after the email i sent him he got several email asking for the console and he could have easily sold this more than that but that he said to me that i had it and he didn't want to break his word. I was really impressed with this kind of attitude , normally people are always trying to get more money . Anyway , here is a picture of it :

Sunday  i got only 1 game but it was a pretty good one with a good story to it .

 

I'm going every week to a Flea Market that has 2 video games sellers . Mr. A is always selling games very expensive but has no knowledge whatsoever of the value of the games. For exemple , he's selling every NES games boxed for 30$ and every Sega Genesis games for 10$ . Mr. B is well aware of the prices and i know he's checking all the flea market pretty early in the morning to snag the deals . He sells cheaper than Mr. A but there is practically no deals to be made there cause he know every prices.  

So , I go to the flea market with my wife and since its cloudy and it's gonna rain during the day , the flea market is pretty empty so i tell my wife i'm gonna go check the video games seller since we are there. I start by going to Mr. A cause its near a DVD movies kiosk and i wanted some movies cheap. Anyway , i stop by the Mr. A kiosk and i start looking at the NES games to see a rare title and i found nothing . While i was starting to look at other games , i come across a Final Fantasy VII black label and Mr. B come to the kiosk and start talking with Mr. A ( while checking at the games also ) . I know that he's looking for deals . But as he comes by i already have the Final Fantasy VII in my hands. I look at the price and see 2 prices .. 49.99$ and a 10$ sticker. I'm sure that he won't sell that for 10$ and if its the case , that the box is empty. So i open it up and everything is there and in good shape . So i ask to Mr. A if its 10$ and he says yes. As i'm taking my wallet to give him the 10$ , i can see the face of Mr. B changing .. he knows that he just lost a good deal . I'm scared that he says to Mr. A how much it worth so i take the game and leave promptly. 

While we are walking towards the end of the flea market , i tell my wife that the game is worth a lot more than 10$ and that i just made a pretty good deal . She tells me how much its worth and i tell her i could easily sell this 50-60$ right now . I tell her that we are gonna stop to Mr. B kiosk just to see how much he is selling is FFVII copies. Once we get there , Mr. B is already there and i ask him how much is the FFVII Greatest Hits that he has in his display . He tells me : "Quite a bit more that what you just payed'' !! It's 55$ . 

Hahhahaha .. that just made my week . Just that sentence . Was so funny . Anyway , i hope i'll get a better week next week . Until then , may the good games be cheap !

Finds of the Week #1

Hello everyone ! It's time for the Finds of the Week article !
Once again , i bought some new games for my collection .
This is my first 'Finds of the Week' article but i plan on doing it every week with a background story behind every find ! Some people are very intrigued how i got so many games ( 1000+ ) so i figured that would help.

Here we go !

Saturday : Went to a flea market ...This is the First thing i see at a kiosk i always stop by to see if there are new games . I don't have it and its 3$ .. i offer her 2$ and she accept. 1 More NES game to my collection !

Then i see this at an other table . I ask the man how much he wants and tell me 3$ .. i say 2$ and he sells it to me . I didnt have any box for my Sonic 2 so its pretty nice . I has the cart in it wich is pretty mint too .

 

Same guy that had the Sonic 2 . I ask him how much he wants for that and he tells me 5$ each . I offer him 10$ for the 3 and he accepts. They are not in the best shape but they are good titles so its ok.

Sunday : My other Flea Market  

 

 Biggest find of the week in term of numbers . 10 Boxed NES games . I see the games and im wondering how the guy did get them cause i've seen the guy a couple of times before and he never have anything interesting . I see a Megaman 3 and Contra and 2 Zelda and im pretty interested in those . I ask the guy how much he wants for them and he tells me he wants 10$ each . So ... im not ready to pay that much so i ask how much would you do them if i take em all . '8$ each' he said.  I say i'll give you 60$ and i take them all . He says 65$ . I say ok for 65$ but add that Tetris to the lot ... He said ok . Not the best deal ever but the boxes are in good shape .

Last one but not the worst !

 

Actually it's my best find of the week . I was walking through the rows with my wife and she spots NES games.  So she tells me if i have them and as soon as i see the Bandits Kings , i know that i don't and that this game is worth in the 25$ average with the book . So i ask the lady how much she wants for them and she tells me 3$ each . I offer her 5$ for both and she accepts . You should have seen the face of my wife when she sat in the price book that Bandit Kings was worth 25$ ... haha . Overall , I was pretty happy with the deal !  

My new NES count : 481 Different Titles !  

The Blog has started !

Hi everyone , let's first introduce myself.

My name is Jonathan and i live in Canada . I'm 26 . I've always liked video games . I started playing when i was around 5-6 years old with the Nintendo Entertainment System ( NES ) and i've never quit since then . I've owned a lot of consoles when i was younger as i was always asking my parents for video games and related stuff ( magazines , cards , video game related toys ).

During my NES times , i played around 50 to 60 titles wich were rentals mostly . The only cartridges i owned are Mario Bros 1 and 2 , Excite Bike ( which i still remember when my dad gave it to me .. i was so happy ) , Dr Mario and Quattro Adventures if i remember correctly.

After my NES times , i got a Sega Genesis , then a SNES , then a Nintendo 64 ... and so on.

My latest console i got were the new generation ones. I got my Xbox 360 the day it launched and it was pretty easy to get at the time .. almost no line-ups . Got to the store 10 minutes before opening and i took my copy of it . The PS3 and Wii were a little bit more difficult to get.
I spent an entire day outside the store to get my PS3 at launch but i got it . I also spent an entire night outside for my Wii but it was the most rewarding as everyone was trying to get one , i did some 'WII' parties that people still remember .

I've started collecting seriously games this year. I'm collecting pretty much every console there is starting with the Atari 2600 and ending with ps3 / xbox 360 . I'm currently focusing on NES thought as i have over 472 different titles on that console. I'm more than 200 titles away from a complete set but i will get there eventually.

So , I decided to start a blog about my 'Addiction' if i can say it like this . I will post here news about retro gaming , Collecting , my new aquisitions , my goals and of course i will post pictures of my stuff.

Every monday or so , i will post a 'Find of the Week' post that show the stuff i got . I will try to explain how i got it and how much did i pay for it .

So , Until next time !

Jo signing off