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Category Archives: Game Collection
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Top 10 TIPS for GAME COLLECTING
I share 30+ years of game collecting SECRETS that will help YOU achieve your collecting goals. However these tips & tricks are not just for game collecting but they will be useful for other hobbies as well!
TOP 10 TIPS:
1 Network – Let People Know you are Collecting. Get on social media.
2 Be Knowledgeable – Learn to spot fakes!
3 Know how to Advance Search Online
4 Everybody going Right? Go LEFT!
5 Buy in Bulk – Sell off the Excess
6 Go to Expos – They can often be worth the flight & hotel
7 Buy in Parts – loose carts + manuals + boxes = CIB
8 Collect Imports when possible
9 Get to know store owners – They can be your allies
10 Be Patient have fun – You don’t have to be rich to build a collection
Connect your Retro Game CONSOLES to HDTVs
I have 40 years worth of game consoles connected to two televisions in my Game Room. Here is how I connect most of them.
Equipment I Use:
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Ultra Rare HALO XBOX Discovered!
Seattle collector Emilio found an extremely rare orange HALO original XBOX at a garage sale near Microsoft HQ in Redmond Washington.. There was only one made by a Microsoft employee and here is the story.
There were only 3 clear orange XBOXs made by Microsoft and only ONE of them had the official Halo logo on it. This Xbox is one of a kind!
Metal Jesus GAME ROOM TOUR – 5000 Games!
BRAND NEW for 2015 Game Room Tour from Metal Jesus which has 5,000 Games and over 45 consoles, computers & handhelds. Over 4 decades of video games are organized, connected and ready to play!
If you are curious whether I own a newer console: I have the Playstation 4 upstairs in my living room along with games. My Steam computer is a 27″ iMac in my Office where I also do my video editing. If you have a question about how this is all connected or anything else, let me know!
Reggie’s Rare Games – PS2 Sega PSP NES SNES GBA
Game Collector Reggie is back showing us some of his rarest or most unusual games from old to new generations.
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Recent Game Pickups – 38 Games
This week I show you the 38 games across 12 consoles that I recently added to my collection. There are some great games for the Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, Saturn, Xbox 360 and so much more!
Retro Game Magazines – Retro Gaming Magazines Revisited
More Highlights from retro gaming magazines in my collection. Vintage consoles, rare Nintendo articles, ads for games lost forgotten and much more.
GamePro
Computer Gaming World
GameFan
Nintendo Power
Playstation Magazine
InterACTION Sierra On-Line
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Retro Gaming Magazines Highlights
I show highlights from seven retro gaming magazines in my collection. Vintage consoles, rare Nintendo articles, ads for games lost & forgotten and much more.
GamePro
Computer Gaming World
Game Players
Nintendo Power
Official Playstation Magazine
Official XBOX Magazine
Rare Sega Games – A Collector’s Guide
Sega may have struggled against Nintendo’s console dominance during the late 80’s and 90’s, but that doesn’t mean the games aren’t highly sought after and loved by Sega fans world wide. This week the Metal Jesus & Drunken Master Paul ask John Hancock to show us some of the most rare and hard to find Sega games on 5 different consoles.
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