Castlevania: The Adventure

Castlevania: The Adventure Castlevania: The Adventure is a game I picked up almost 10 years ago and have played very little since. I saw this sitting in the little case at a Half Price Books store for $1 and figured I couldn’t go wrong. The label is very reminiscent of the NES Konami games, so I figured that […]

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Building the Ultimate Game Boy

Building the Ultimate Game Boy Throughout my thrift store journeys I’ve purchased a handful of Game Boy consoles, most of which were in desperate need of repair or restoration. Some only needed elbow grease and care, but the others, sadly, were so far gone they became relegated to the parts bin. A few years ago I looked into my parts […]

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Me and my Game Boy

Me and my Game Boy While being slightly ashamed of this fact I’ve also tried to make it clear that I didn’t start gaming like most everyone else that I know. It wasn’t until my parents bought an Atari 2600 in the early to mid-90s, by which time the SNES was already in full control of the market, that video […]

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Wave Race for the Nintendo Game Boy

Wave Race for the Nintendo Game Boy Believe it or not I didn’t know the Wave Race series began on the Nintendo Game Boy until I found and purchased a copy a few years ago. Produced by the ever popular Shigeru Miyamoto, Wave Race was released on the Game Boy all the way back in 1992, but only for North America. Europe […]

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DragonHeart for the Nintendo Game Boy

DragonHeart for the Nintendo Game Boy When it comes to sheerly for profit movie themed video games the Nintendo Game Boy wasn’t without its own abysmal versions. Of all the films released in 1996 someone thought Dragonheart was the most viable option for a video game adaptation. Though I’ve never seen the film I have seen enough to assume an amazing […]

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The Art of Cheating 2: A Little Help From My Friends!

The Art of Cheating 2: A Little Help From My Friends! Most vintage gamers prefer to play video games as they were intended, trying over and over to get just 1 more level and feel our hard work has paid off. Others will only try so many times before they pull out an old issue of Nintendo Power, look up a walkthrough, or find cheat codes. […]

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