Thursday, August 14, 2014

Interesting Famicom Stuff: The Kid who Designed Brightman and his Gold Rockman 4 Cart

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The man in the centre of the above picture is Yoshitaka Enomoto.  He is standing next to the host of a TV show called Nandemo Kanteidan,...
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Saturday, August 2, 2014

The Original Mach Rider

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 Despite the Fact that I am desperately trying to make some more living space in our apartment, every once in a while I find something so ...
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Saturday, July 12, 2014

Retro Game Collectors: Why Don`t We Collect Rookie Games?

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Something kind of odd I have been noticing about retro video game collectors is the fact that, unlike other types of collectors, we don`t ...
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Saturday, July 5, 2014

Getting Used to the Top Rider Motorcycle Controller is Something you Need to Devote, like, a whole Weekend to.

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I have added another oddball Famicom controller to my collection: the Top Rider inflatable motorcycle! This is definitely one of the mo...
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Saturday, June 21, 2014

Cool Finds: Famicom Lunch Box

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 I got an unexpected surprise last week.  I had bought a small lot of about a dozen Famicom carts off of Yahoo Auctions and when they came...
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Sunday, June 15, 2014

Famicom Bars: I want one.

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Famicom City in Shibuya Famicom bars and cafes are one of the few remaining awesome bastions of Japanese retro gaming culture which I ...
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Sunday, June 8, 2014

Oddball finds: Famicom Label Error Carts

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 Notice anything odd about the above cart? I was just sorting through a pile of random Famicom carts and did a bit of a double-take when...
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