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Yearly Archive: 2011
Dec 21
Holiday Hiatus
We will be going on Holiday hiatus until Monday Jan. 2nd 2012.
Thank you all and have a happy holiday and new year!
Dec 20
How to repair a Nintendo 64 Controller Joystick
If your like me at all your pretty rough on your controllers especially after playing Mario Party for hours. I put together this how to video to simply repair your Nintendo 64 controller joystick. You can get the replacement part for fairly cheap and it only takes 5 minutes to switch out the part. If you need Nintendo 64 controllers to begin with try finding them at flea marks, yard sales or thrift stores. Be patient because you can often find them for a dollar or two, especially if they have a broken joystick.
Here is a list/links to the tools and replacement parts I used in the video:
Dec 19
Find of the Week #2
This weeks Find of the Week is a bit more that what I found the previous week. I went to a vendor I’ve frequented for a few years now and he always goes out of his way to get and save the things that I will buy. One of the best pieces of advice I can give anyone thinking of starting any collection is to be loyal to your suppliers; even if you just stop in and only spend a dollar, be nice and learn their name. It may take some time for them to get to know you and of course, you don’t want to come off as creepy. That same supplier will remember you and someday may have the one game you’ve been looking to add to your collection for months. Jose; if you’re reading this, thank you and I’ll see you next week.
Here is the Find of the Week: Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire for Super Nintendo. This is game goes for around $12 on eBay and is worth about half of what I paid for the entire lot. As you tell from the picture below, there is some sticker residue on the cartridge. The residue won’t be a problem at all to remove. This turn-based strategy game was releases in July of 1995 and is a must have for any collector.
Some of the games and definitely the system need to be cleaned up, but after they are given some love, they will look good as new. I will be posting a few things based off of what I’ve found this week so look forward to seeing that in the near future.
Complete list of what I found this week:
- NES System
- Kid Niki
- Metroid (silver version)
- TMNT 2: Arcade
- Dragon’s Lair
- TMNT
- The Simpsons – Bart vs the World
- Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire
- Mario Paint
Dec 15
Battlefield 3:Back to Karkard REVIEW
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New maps! Yay! But wait! Is it worth it? Four new maps (reimagined) and a few news guns seems great when you’ve played the same maps over and over again. But I’ve played them all and started to unlock the new features, and I have to say I’m not 100% sold on it yet. I played the originals so I may be a little bias, but the new maps seem to miss the mark. Don’t get me wrong, I will play the maps and unlock all the new guns, mainly because my friends want to play them. I may also add that I’m currently playing the Xbox version so the PC maps may play better. If anyone would like to give their review of the PC and/or Playstation 3 reviews I will be glad to post it as a guest blog.
New additions Include:
Four new maps
- Strike at Karkand
- Gulf of Omen
- Wake Island
- Sharqi Peninsula
- 10 new weapons
- A few new vehicles
- Five new dog tags
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Dec 14
Retro Revolution: How Old Is Now Cool
It wasn’t too long ago that Mario and Luigi were just something dad use to play. With the great titles releases for this generation like Super Mario Bros Wii and Super Mario 3D Land, Mario has become cool again. These games are not only fun but great for all ages. Not that Mario games were never great for all ages but these games just connect with everyone. Parents that grew up with Pacman and Galaga are getting into the games with their kids. Nintendo really stepped it up as of lately and I can only assume its because of the lack luster library for the Wii system. Nintendo doesn’t want to go down the same path as Sega. Sega and their crown jewel Sonic have gone down a path that is most likely the one to the grave but that’s another story for another day. Mario has a special spot in my heart and seeing his grande return is exciting. I hope they continue the trend of great titles with Luigi’s Manion 2? But we will have to wait till that comes out to see and you can count on me to have a review for you all.
Dec 13
Star Wars: The Old Republic Early Access Started today!
Well, like the title said SWTOR early access starts today and I’m not 100% on board. I love star wars and I was a beta tester for some time but I wont be one of the first to jump into the game. Its most likely because I’m just burnt out on the game itself. After playing for the past six months and having to reroll over and over again, I just cant do it once more. I tried to cancel my pre-order and man do they make it difficult! You can’t just cancel on their website that you signed up and PAID for it… You have to actually call them and wait in line, to not get charged for a game that in my opinion isn’t ready for launch. Owe well there is my two cents. Good luck to all the new Star War players!
Dec 12
Find of the Week #1
Just wanted to make a quick post about what I found this weekend at the flea market. I found a Super Nintendo Mario Paint Mouse for $3 and a copy of Mario Kart Wii for only $5! Not a huge haul this week but a decent find. The Mario Kart Wii will sell for around $30 on eBay but I will have to use my resurfacing machine to get it in sell-able condition. The Mario Paint Mouse I will be keeping for my collection! More on Collecting later this week but I guess we’ll consider this our first find for it.
Jun 21
Hello world!
Well here is my first post on the new site! First of all I would like to thank each and every person that takes the time to browse my site.
I know what you’re thinking; “Why should I listen to this guy?” Well, the video game world is a passion of mine that I hope to share with you over time. My first real exposure to the world was of course, as a kid. Playing endless hours of Super Mario Bros. on my NES system. At the age of 16, I was hired by Rhino Video Games (now owned by Gamestop) as a Customer Service Rep. While there, I learned the value of video games and quickly found that just because a game is “old” doesn’t mean it loses its value. At that time, Rhino was starting to phase out the older retro games and concentrate on the current generations only (Playstation 2, Xbox Gamecube). While I was working one day, a middle-aged man came into the store with a few old NES games. These weren’t your average games seen in someones closet–these were SEALED Super Mario 3, Metroid and Final Fantasy. Like I said earlier, Rhino was phasing these guys out and I knew that these three games had exponential value. The man really needed money, so of course, I asked him how much he was looking to make. He replied, without hesitation, $5 dollars. I figured “Why not buy them? They will at least look cool in my room.” At that time, I had no idea I was sitting on a gold mine. So I just casually tossed them in my backpack. I later found out that these three games were worth hundreds of dollars on eBay.
In 2006, I decided that I would start my own video game business. I started selling odd and end video game items on eBay and quickly learned there was also value in the repair of the systems and games themselves. That is where Video Game Rescue originated. A few years later, I opened a store front at a local flea market and did great until the economic upheaval. With fewer and fewer customers, I packed up and sold my inventory.
So today, December 12th, 2011, I start again on that road to follows my passion. Feel free to join me.