If you've occasionally poked your head into the comments section of this blog or followed me on Twitter for any length of time, you...

Remember this recent post , the focal point of which was a snapshot of a tiny, cube-shaped box that was topped by a copy of Mr. Driller: Dri...

Considering all of the love I've shown for the Nintendo DS over the years (especially this past year, as I've devoted an entire seri...

I'm sad, of course, because, in a perfect world, I would've won this particular auction, as I've wanted to own some sort of FM T...

I'd completely forgotten that I got one of these "official" Pac-Man mini-arcade machines for Christmas back in the day before...

OK, so I'm pretty sure everyone's answer to the question posed in this post's header is going to be a resounding "no,"...

Would I like to own a complete-in-box copy of  EarthBound someday? No question. Would I like to spend somewhere between $1,600 and $3,500 o...

Actually, the headline above probably should read: "Thank God I don't have my dad's gambling gene." After all, if I di...

Said conversation would begin, of course, with me asking the seller, "You're completely bonkers, aren't you?" I can'...

It's a fairly well-known fact that I fancy the portable PC Engine--branded the "PC Engine LT" because it folds up like a lapto...

I couldn't help but think of Famicomblog proprietor Sean upon seeing this morning's addition to the Retro Treasures blog , which tu...

You know how I said ( in this post ) that I used a portion of my Xenoblade Chronicles refund to pick up a cheap, complete-in-box copy of He...

OK, you can buy it for yourself if you'd like. I certainly wouldn't complain if you bought it for me, though. Regardless of who yo...

I've played a lot of games the last few days. Among them: Taito's Panic Restaurant (aka Wanpaku Kokkun no Gourmet World in Japan),...

... but "Twin Famicom owner" isn't one of them. Until now. Yep, I finally broke down and bought a (red) Twin Famicom. I have...

Actually, that's not true. By the time I bought an NES, I knew I was getting that iconic gray box (and a copy of Super Mario Bros./Duck ...

If I were filthy rich, I'd whip out my Platinum AmEx card and use it to purchase a red Famicom Twin and the following, still-sealed copy...

I recently put a few obscure Japanese PSone games on eBay in the hopes of securing some cash for future purchases. Here are the relevant lin...