Peripheral Vision: Quickshot QS-150 Intruder 3

Quickshot is a name that almost every vintage gaming fan will no doubt be aware of. Whether you had Quickshot peripherals, knew someone who did or are just getting into collecting and find them almost everywhere, Quickshot still seems to be a third party brand from the old days that you just can't escape. Quickshot is perhaps best known for their plethora of joystick based peripherals, but today I will be taking a look at the QS-150 (aka Intruder 3), which is essentially a flight stick for the Sega Genesis.... Read more
Posted 11 years ago

Peripheral Vision: Turbo Touch 360 for the NES

Its no secret that the good old days of gaming were used extensively as a guinea pig for many strange, unique and down right useless peripherals. Many companies threw outrageous products onto store shelves in hopes it would catch on and become part of the video game craze. Today I will be taking a look at possibly one of the most unique controllers that came out of the vintage gaming era, the Turbo Touch 360 for the NES. At first glance many gamers will notice its Sega Genesis controller shape. Turbo Touch controllers ... Read more
Posted 11 years ago

Sam’s Scores: Game over, man! Game over!

As hunting has slowed to a complete stop as of the past few months, I feel it best this series come to a close and take a graceful and final bow. Thrift stores and flea markets are drying up, and if they do have something I want its usually priced too high to be a considered a score. So this series will end with a handful of pickups that I've found, but I never got around to posting. As most of these are outlet store finds I can't price them all, ... Read more
Posted 11 years ago

Video Game Storage Part 3

In parts 1 and 2 I covered the more extravagant ways to store your video games, but I missed one giant way that seems to be quite popular, and that would be bookshelves. I personally don't have room for a large set of wooden shelves, so I use the means which I covered in parts 1 and 2. I also feel as though I may have been a little too focused on storing video games themselves, when in reality that is only the way I store them. The truth is the tall plastic drawers are a great way to store ... Read more
Posted 11 years ago

Video Game Storage Part 2

In part one I focused on larger plastic drawers to hold almost anything you'll ever need, but today I'm going to focus on something geared a little more toward a single usage. That would be the copious amounts of plywood boxes with plastic pull out drawers! A lot of people love them, and when I can find them cheap enough I do too! The first one I ever owned was found at a local Goodwill on half off day, with the name Nintendo sprawled right across the front I often wonder why it wasn't gone before I even showed ... Read more
Posted 11 years ago

Video Game Storage Part 1

Any video gaming enthusiast will know that once you start a collection you need somewhere to put it, and you better have somewhere that will expand with your collection. This is part 1 of my personal storage solutions where I will be discussing the pros and cons of those infamous plastic drawer sets that everyone was so crazy about a few years back, but now put them in their flea market booths for ungodly prices. I will be showing off both of my current storage drawers and how I store the contents inside, so lets get started! The best part about ... Read more
Posted 11 years ago

Bypassing the NES10 Lockout Chip Mod Tutorial

So what is the NES10 lockout chip that almost all gamers talk about when they bring up the downfall of the NES? Well, while designing the NES Nintendo decided they wanted complete control over what games could be played in their system, thus creating the fabled NES10 lockout chip and forcing anyone who didn't pay their license fee to spend most of their time and money figuring out a way to bypass this chip. Many companies, such as Tengen, Colored Dreams and Wisdom Tree, managed to bypass the chip with seemingly great success and ease; I assume there were others ... Read more
Posted 11 years ago