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This WEEK in RETRO: Gaming News for Sept 20th 2016

Kinsey gives you all the latest retro gaming news including: Sonic Mania Collector’s Edition, upcoming indie games Thimbleweed Park and VA-11 Hall-A, a new Atari Jaguar game and an update on the Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap reboot.

Sonic Mania: http://www.sonicthehedgehog.com/en/game-info/sonicmania/collectors/
Thimbleweed Park: https://thimbleweedpark.com
VA-11 Hall-A: http://wolfgame.com/games/valhalla.html
Custodian (Atari Jaguar) – http://www.pikointeractive.com
Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap: http://goo.gl/TLCE97

FOUND: Nintendo Game Counselor Guide & 1989 Employee Manual

Straight out of the late 80s and early 90s, here is the official Nintendo Game Counselor Guide they would use to help people stuck in their NES and SNES games AND the official 1989 Nintendo Employee manual. This is a rare insight into the what it was like to work at Nintendo during the classic era! Did you ever call the Powerline? I did!

206-885-PLAY

Pages included:
Zelda ii
LOLO II
LOLO 3
The Bards Tale
Battle of Olympus
Breath of Fire
Castlevania II
Crystalis
Dr. Chaos
Dragon Warrior
Dragon Warrior 2
Dragon Warrior III
Dragon Warrior IV
Dungeon Magic
Dungeon Master
8-Eyes
Equinox
Eye of the Beholder
Faxanadu
Festers Quest
Final Fantasy Legend
Final Fantasy Legend III
Final Fantasy III
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
Golgo 13
The Goonies II
Hillsfar
Hylide
Infiltrator
Krusty’s Super Funhouse
Lagoon
Legend of the Wizard
Legend of Zelda
Legend of Zelda Link to the Past
Zelda Links Awakening
The lord of the rings
Lufia
Metal Gear
Metroid
Metroid II
Might and Magic
Mystery Quest
Obitus
Paladin’s Quest
Pool of Radiance
Secret of Mana
7th Saga
Shadowgate
Skate or Die 2
Snakes Revenge
Solstice
S.O.S.
Space Ace
Star Trek next generation
StarTropics
Zoda’s Revenge
Super Metroid
Swords and Serpents
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Ultima 2
Ultima VI
Willow
Wizardry
Wizardry II

How to Spot FAKE Nintendo Games – Buyer BEWARE!!

Kelsey owns two retro gaming stores in the Seattle area and deals with fake and reproduction Nintendo games all the time. In this video she gives you some of her best tips and tricks for determining if a Nintendo game cartridge is real…or FAKE! This video is a must watch for any serious game collector who wants to spot fake Nintendo games!

Kelsey’s Seattle store: PinkGorillaGames.com

MAME Arcade Cab Audio Commentary w/Drunken Master Paul

This was one of my first popular videos on YouTube…and I think it’s easy to see why: Drunken Master Paul and I are having a ton of fun tearing down and building back up an arcade cabinet that still gets used in my Game Room.

This video comprised of two full days of shooting and there was a ton of footage cut from the final video, but now you can get the behind the scenes audio commentary from both us of.

Please let me know what you think of these commentaries. Are you enjoying them? Thanks!

ORIGINAL VIDEO HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpUaw4cooc8

Prototype USA 64DD UPDATE – The Adventure Continues!!

Holy cow! This was way more complicated than I ever expected… oh…and did I mention that 3 more rare blue dev disks showed up after my last video!? Thankfully Tony from @Hard4Games flew from Detroit to Seattle to help me discover what is on my mystery blue disk, whether there was anything on the other 3 disks AND backup the firmware of the drive itself! It’s an epic tale full of mystery, intrigue and excitement!

More info: http://www.64dd.org

Behind the Scenes w/ METAL JESUS ROCKS in Seattle! – H4G

Tony: Had an amazing time in Seattle with Metal Jesus Rocks! For those unaware, he had found an ultra-rare American N64 DD unit. It’s so rare that it’s the only one known to exist. He generously flew me out to shoot a video, show me around Seattle, and ultimately preserve the contents of his discovery. Amazing time. 10/10 would Seattle again!

How to BARGAIN & HAGGLE SUCCESSFULLY – Advice from Game COLLECTORS

Metal Jesus & Kelsey share their TIPS & TRICKS for haggling at retro game stores, expos, garage sales & craigslist. Their years of game collecting AND store ownership offer a unique perspective on getting the best deal AND being respectful to the other party.

TIPS:
Garage sales are typically the easiest
Be nice & respectful
Know what is popular & what isn’t
Retail store prices have business expenses added
Slow selling games are sometimes easier to haggle with
Buy in bulk if possible
Politely point out cosmetic flaws
Engage seller in conversation
Flaws may already be factored into the price
Trading games sometimes is more valuable than cash!

Recent Game Pickups w/ Metal Jesus & Reggie – Over 40 MINUTES!

Metal Jesus & Reggie give you a SUPER SIZED Game Pickups video with over 30 games and 40 minutes long! We cover PS4, Vita, PSP, SNES, big box PC, and much more!

Buy these games HERE: http://goo.gl/llNukY

Games Shown:
Saturday Morning RPG (PS4 / Vita)
Project Horned Owl (PS1)
Odin Sphere Leifthrasir (PS4)
Guilty Gear X (Dreamcast)
Song of the Deep (PS4)
Bangai-O (Dreamcast)
Super Mario Kart (SNES)
Persona 4 (PS2)
Shatterhand (NES)
Among the Sleep (PS4)
Gal Gun: Double Peace (Vita)
Caladrius Blaze (PS4)
Z.H.P. Unlosing Ranger vs Darkdeath Evilman (PSP)
Aleste II (Game Gear)
ColecoVision Flashback
Resident Evil Umbrella Corps (PS4)
Shadow Complex Remastered (PS4)
Hyperspeed Gran Doll (PS1)
Stonekeep (PC)
Portal 1986 version (PC)
Super BOSS Gaiden (SNES)
Gunners Heaven (PS1)
Wolfenstein 3D/ Blake Stone Shareware (PC)
Zero Time Dilemma (Vita)
Renegade: Battle for Jacob’s Star (PC)
Alien Logic (PC)
Space Debris (PS1)
Undead Knights (PSP)
Star Ixiom (PS1)
Fading Shadows (PSP)
Radical Reggie’s Adventures (NES)

Does Metal Jesus make KELSEY STAND ON A BOX!?!?!

I just want to say one thing: The path down which Metal Jesus Rocks wants to lead us is empty and bleak. For practical reasons, I have to confine my discussion to areas that have received insufficient public attention or in which I have something new to say. What I’m saying is this: Metal Jesus Rocks likes to argue that he can change his self-centered ways. Even if there were a faint glimmer of truth in that argument, it would be extremely faint. The truth is that whenever I highlight the threat of snippy Maoism in a letter such as this, Metal Jesus Rocks issues a standard response. First, he denies the threat itself. Then, he condemns those who describe him as a disrespectful fraudster. This is basically Metal Jesus Rocks’s way of encouraging humorless wallies to see themselves as victims and, therefore, live by alibis rather than by honest effort. Let me end by appealing to our collective sense of humanity: Metal Jesus Rocks and his associates are wolves in sheep’s clothing who will strip the world of conversation, friendship, and love in the coming days.