by Ben Magnet | May 25, 2021 | 2020s, Console/PC/Handheld, Gaming, Opinions
Last year I wrote 2 articles about starting a game collection with a limited budget. In those articles I mention that eBay is a viable option but you must be careful for fakes and reproductions are everywhere. Well it took some time, but I can now finally admit that...
by Ben Magnet | May 16, 2021 | Console/PC/Handheld, Gaming, Opinions
As the old saying goes, “beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” and when it comes to video games that saying rings true. Yet somehow when a game is bad, as in truly bad, instead of just saying it’s bad and moving on, the current generation of gamers latches on to it....
by Ben Magnet | Apr 29, 2021 | 2020s, Console/PC/Handheld, Gaming, Opinions
As us retro gamers grow older our free time becomes harder and harder to get. Be it a job, a family, or a combination of the two, finding time to play games is a god send for some of us. When we do have the time to play games we make every second count because who...
by Ben Magnet | Apr 7, 2021 | 2020s, Console/PC/Handheld, Gaming, Home Consoles, Opinions
Ever since the internet has taken a more direct role in our lives things that we may have taken for granted are now starting to fade away. No longer do we have to go out to a music store to buy the newest album when we can just download it on our phone. Want to...
by Ben Magnet | Mar 24, 2021 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Console/PC/Handheld, Home Consoles, Opinions
Being able to customize your things is really cool. Putting your own personal stamp or improving something you love can be a good thing, however it can also devalue the item if you want to sell it later down the line. What may seem priceless and worth hundreds of...
by Ben Magnet | Feb 23, 2021 | 2000s, Console/PC/Handheld, Gaming, Home Consoles, Opinions
To say that the Game Boy Advance (GBA) is the best of the entire Game Boy family may be a tad rhetorical. It was the more powerful system, it eventually had a backlit screen and the clamshell design made the whole system easier to fit inside a pocket. You also...
