It was a pretty casual weekend. I was productive all week and was all caught up on all of my projects that I was working on. I even did well on making my own lunch and dinner most days too, so I had a little extra cash in my pocket. So I decided to stop by my local game store.
I was a little concerned that this far into NES collecting, it would start to feel like more of a chore than a hobby. But it’s more enjoyable than ever. I think I’m at that sweet spot of NES collecting where I have most of the filler common games, but I don’t have so many that it’s impossible to find games that I don’t have.
This trip was short but sweet. I walked into a game store a few towns away from me that I happened to be running an errand in. And I went straight for the NES games. I don’t mind buying games from eBay, but sometimes it seems like some sellers are getting worse at packaging their games. So many of mine have gotten damaged in the past. I have never purchased an NES game from eBay, but later down the road, I’m sure I’ll have to. I’ve decided though that I won’t buy any online until my third year into collecting.
Rampage is the game that I was most excited about adding. When I started collecting NES again, this was one that I wanted the most. I remember loving one of the N64 titles, but I know the NES one is a lot more repetitive. It was an arcade game in 1986 before being ported to over 15 home consoles.
I’m not sure if I just don’t remember these games or if there are just a lot more NES games that I have never heard of before, but I don’t remember playing: Digger T Rock, Zanac, Golgo 13 Top Secret Episode or Battle of Olympus. I’m not sure if any are really worth playing from what I’ve heard. If there is a game from those four that I should play, drop me a line in the comment section.
I remember playing Where’s Waldo in its paper form whenever I went to the dentist as a kid. My only recollection of the NES game was from the Angry Video Game Nerd‘s Christmas episode:
This haul brings my collection from 275 to 281 NES games. For the rest of the entries of NES Quest, check them out right here on Retro Chronicle.
281 carts……nice! I’m around 140, but have eased up a little bit. With garage sale season upon us, I’m spending more of that NES money picking up games for other consoles too, mainly PS1 and PS2. But I did find a copy of Yo! Noid for a buck yesterday at a sale…can’t beat that!
Nice! Not bad at all. I still need that one. I love garage sale season. I’m going to try to hit up about ten community sales tomorrow morning. Good luck!