A Video Game Collection

Damn, console manufacturers really did get a little skimpy on the pack-ins as time went on, didn’t they?
I can’t complain, though - I bought this system right at the end of the Saturn’s lifespan for $50. It was a great deal at the time, and to Sega’s credit (or rather, out of their desperation), I [...]

[Read more →]

I wrote my description of the JVC V-Saturn before I wrote this, so let me say it again: this is the reason why every game collector needs to go to Japan on a regular basis. This is the rarest of all Saturns - only 20,000 produced - and I bought it new in Japan for [...]

[Read more →]

My double-barreled PS2 attack from back when both were active systems in my arsenal. One US model, one Japanese. Both are launch systems, and both work perfectly - I know this may shock you given the notorious unreliability of first-generation PS2’s, but I have had no problem whatsoever with either one over nearly four years [...]

[Read more →]

Here’s my tricked-out yellow PlayStation (I’ve got a thing for nasty yellow game systems, I guess) - no, it’s not in “original” condition, but I’m not too concerned about that. There are around 50 million of these things in the world and if I ever want to preserve the original system I’m confident I won’t [...]

[Read more →]

I was one of those kids that got an NES system for Christmas in 1985 - the first year of its release. The funny thing was I didn’t ask for one, and I didn’t even particularly want one - my mom just knew it was the “hot toy” of that year, and she knew I’d [...]

[Read more →]

This is one of the last revisions of the Nintendo 64 hardware and packaging - the Donkey Kong 64 set. I purposely waited to buy this system until both the price dropped far enough and Nintendo offered something a little more compelling than the plain old greyish-blue console with no pack-ins, and while DK64 is [...]

[Read more →]

The original Atari’s last home system, the Jaguar - ill-fated from the start. I picked mine up as new-old-stock from a closeout internet retailer after it had been discontinued - a good deal at $35. The system was new, but the box was a little bit beat up - obviously it had been sitting on [...]

[Read more →]