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April 2024 Update – Part One
For the first update of the month, I’ve added another 93 items, including Atari 2600, 3DS and Nintendo Gamecube games. Read More
Quick Update
Although the shop updates have usually been every couple of weeks or so, the next update will be delayed a little and is more likely to be towards the end of April.Read More
March 2024 Update – Part Three
For the third update of the month, I’ve added another 120 items, including Mega Drive, Nintendo 64 and Master System games.Read More
March 2024 Update – Part Two
For the second update of the month, I’ve added another 100 items, including Atari 2600, Playstation and PSP games. Read More
March 2024 Update – Part One
For the first update of the month, I’ve added another 115 items, including Amiga, Commodore 64 and Game Boy games.Read More
February 2024 Update – Part Two
For the second update of the month, I’ve added another 116 items, including Amiga, Nintendo 64 and Atari 2600 games.Read More
February 2024 Update – Part One
For the first update of the month, I’ve added another 100 items, including Atari 2600, Mega Drive and Japanese Playstation games.Read More
January 2024 Update – Part One
For the first update of the year, I’ve added another 122 items, including Master System, PSP and ZX Spectrum games.Read More
December 2023 Update – Part Three
I thought I’d squeeze one more update in before the end of the year, as I’d finished going through my backlog of Mega Drive games. This update has 72 additions, including Mega Drive & Atari 2600 games.Read More
December 2023 Update – Part Two
For the second update of the month, I’ve added another 80 items, including Mega Drive, Master System and ZX Spectrum games.Read More
December 2023 Update – Part One
For the first update of the month, I’ve added another 112 items, including Atari 2600, Sega Game Gear and Sega Saturn games.Read More
November 2023 Update – Part One
For the first update of the month, I’ve added another 114 items, including Mega, Drive, SNES and NES games.Read More
Update on reopening
Thank you all for your patience while I complete my house move. It’s been rather chaotic so far, but fortunately, I’m nearly done. I had planned to reopen the website shop later today (3rd), but unfortunately, I’ve come down with a bug of some kind and am not well enough to work on the site yet.Read More
September 2023 Update – Part Two
For the second update of the month, I’ve added another 71 items, including Mega Drive, NES and Master System games.Read More
September 2023 Update – Part One
Just a small update, as I’m still busy trying to arrange somewhere new to live, so the decluttering is taking up rather a lot of time. This update contains 77 additions, including Game Boy Advance and Mega Drive games and a range of Pac-Man plushes.Read More
August 2023 Update – Part Three
For the third update of the month, I’ve added 53 items, including Game Boy Advance, Master System and NES games.
Rather than waiting until next week, I thought I’d release another update this week, in case I’m not able to next week, due to my plans to find a new place to live.
Here are the new additions:
Blaze Evercade
Memorabilia
Metal Animal Crossing Keyring – Tom Nook
Microsoft Xbox 360 Hardware
Official Microsoft Xbox 360 Component Cable
Nintendo 64 Hardware
Replacement Cartridge Slot For Nintendo 64 Consoles
Nintendo Entertainment System Hardware
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) Console
Sega Mega Drive Hardware
UNTESTED – Sega Menacer Receiver
Super Nintendo Hardware
Unofficial Super Nintendo (SNES) Controller
UNTESTED – Super NES Nintendo Scope Receiver
UK Nintendo 64 Games
Destruction Derby 64
F-Zero X
Perfect Dark
WWF War Zone
UK Nintendo DS Games
UK Nintendo Game Boy Advance Games
ATV Thunder Ridge Riders
Barbie Horse Adventures – The Big Race
Barbie Superpack 2 In 1
Bratz Diamondz
Cinderella
David Beckham Soccer
Elf
Final Round Golf
Finding Nemo
Finding Nemo / The Incredibles
Happy Feet
Harry Potter – Quidditch World Cup
Madagascar
Mike Tyson Boxing
SRS – Street Racing Syndicate
Street Jam Basketball
Van Helsing
WWF Road To Wrestlemania
UK Sega Master System Games
Ayrton Senna’s Super Monaco GP II
Bonanza Bros.
Enduro Racer
F-16 Fighter
PGA Tour Golf
Spider-Man
Super Tennis
UK/PAL Nintendo Entertainment System Games
Simpsons, The – Bart Vs. The World
Star Wars
Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt
Super Mario Bros. 3
Top Gun
WWF Wrestlemania Challenge
WWF Wrestlemania Steel Cage Challenge
US Super Nintendo Games
Madden NFL 94
Madden NFL 95
NBA Live 95
NBA Live 96
NCAA Basketball
Sporting News Baseball, The
Wheel Of Fortune Deluxe Edition
August 2023 Update – Part Two
For the second update of the month, I’ve added another 105 items, including Sega Master System, Nintendo Game Boy Advance and Super Nintendo games.Read More
August 2023 Update – Part One
For the first update of the month, I’ve added another 52 items, including Mega Drive, Vectrex and Amiga games.Read More
July 2023 Update
Now that I’m back from my break, I’m able to release another update – thank you for your patience while I had a well-earned rest. This update has 94 additions, including Sega Mega Drive, Commodore Amiga and Nintendo Game Boy games.Read More
June 2023 Update – Part Two
For the second update of the month, I’ve added another 102 items, including NES, Master System and Amiga games.
Before I list the additions, I want to point out that the shop part of the website will be closed between July 6th – 15th while I take a short break. No orders can be placed during this time and I can’t guarantee I’ll be able to respond to emails and messages.
In the meantime, here are the new additions:
Atari 2600 Games
Amidar
Asteroids
Breakout
Donkey Kong
Night Driver
Stampede
Starmaster
Commodore Amiga Games
Batman Returns
Bill Elliot’s NASCAR Challenge
Links
Nigel Mansell’s Grand Prix
Oh No! More Lemmings
Silent Service
Superski Challenge
Commodore Vic 20 Cartridges
Avenger
Omega Race
Programmer’s Aid Cartridge
Sargon II Chess
Sargon II Chess
Sargon II Chess
Star Battle
Super Expander
MSX Cassette
Bounder
Football Manager
Professional Snooker Simulator
MSX Hardware
Toshiba MSX Home Computer HX-10
PC Engine Games and Consoles
FAULTY – PC Engine GT Handheld
PC Games
Worms / X-Wing – Space Combat Simulator
UK Nintendo Game Boy Games
Barbie – Game Girl
Battleship
Football International
Golf
Kirby’s Dream Land
Mickey Mouse
Nemesis
Tetris
Tiny Toon Adventures – Montana’s Movie Madness
Track & Field
UK Sega Master System Games
Alex Kidd In Shinobi World
Asterix
California Games
Cool Spot
F-16 Fighter
Lemmings
Olympic Gold
Pac-Mania
Sonic The Hedgehog
Sonic The Hedgehog 2
Sonic The Hedgehog Chaos
Super Monaco GP
Taz-Mania
Vigilante
Winter Olympics
World Cup Italia ’90
World Grand Prix
UK Sega Mega Drive Games
Aquatic Games, The – Starring James Pond And The Aquabats
European Club Soccer
James Pond 3 – Operation StarFI5h
James Pond II – Codename: Robocod
Mega Games I
Quackshot
Sonic 3
Sonic The Hedgehog
Sonic The Hedgehog 2
Sonic The Hedgehog Spinball
UK Sony Playstation Games
Command & Conquer – Retaliation
Driver 2
Rally Championship
TOCA 2 Touring Cars
Urban Chaos
Warzone 2100
UK Super Nintendo Games
FIFA International Soccer
PGA Tour Golf
Striker
Super Tennis
Young Merlin
UK/PAL Nintendo Entertainment System Games
Boy And His Blob, A – Trouble on Blobolonia
Bubble Bobble
Defender Of The Crown
Duck Tales
Faxanadu
Gremlins 2 – The New Batch
Gun Smoke
Isolated Warrior
Kickle Cubicle
Low G Man
McDonaldland
Nintendo World Cup
Power Blade
Skate Or Die
Ski Or Die
Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt
T2 – Terminator 2 – Judgment Day
Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles
Tennis
Time Lord
Top Gun – The Second Mission
US Nintendo 64 Games
Banjo-Tooie
Perfect Dark
World Is Not Enough, The
US Nintendo Game Boy Games
June 2023 Update – Part One
For the first update of the month, I’ve added another 76 items, including MSX, Playstation and US NES games.Read More
May 2023 Update – Part Three
For the last update of the month, I’ve added another 90 items, including Philips CD-I, Sony Playstation and Nintendo 64 games.Read More
May 2023 Update – Part Two
For the second update of the month, I’ve added another 116 items, including Gamecube, Playstation 1 and Playstation 2 games.Read More
May 2023 Update – Part One
For the first update of the month, I’ve added another 98 items, including Nintendo 64, Super Nintendo and Game Boy Games.Read More
April 2023 Update – Part Three
For the final update of the month, I’ve added another 117 items, including Mega Drive, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance games. Read More
April 2023 Update – Part Two
For the second update of the month, I’ve added another 116 items, including Sega Master System, Nintendo 64 and Sega Saturn games.Read More
April 2023 Update – Part One
For the first update of the month, I’ve added another 107 items, including Mega Drive, Master System and Nintendo 64 games.Read More
March 2023 Update – Part Two
For the second update of the month, I’ve added another 106 items, including SNES, NES and Sega Master System games.Read More
March 2023 Update – Part One
For the first update of the month, I’ve added another 66 items, including Sega Mega Drive, Atari 2600 and Nintendo Game Boy games.Read More
February 2023 Update – Part Two
For the second update of the month, I’ve added another 75 items, including Mega Drive, Sony PSP and NES games.Read More
Buying retro games – cartridges vs. discs
The world of video gaming has come a long way since the days of Pong and Space Invaders. Today, there are countless video games available across a variety of platforms and formats. Two of the most popular formats for retro game collectors are cartridge-based video games and disc-based video games, and each has its own set of relative merits.
Cartridge-based Retro Games
Cartridge-based video games use physical cartridges to store the game data and simply slotted into a console before switching it on. These cartridges were popular in the early days of video gaming, and were used in systems such as the Atari 2600, the Nintendo Entertainment System, and the Sega Mega Drive. Cartridge-based video games tend to be preferred by collectors due to their durability and reliability, meaning they tend to better hold their value. Also, as these cartridge-based games are older than their disc-based counterparts, this makes them more sought after as quantities of the rarer games become scarcer.
One of the biggest advantages of cartridge-based video games is their durability. Unlike disc-based video games, which can be easily scratched or damaged, cartridges are much more durable and can withstand a significant amount of wear and tear. Even a well-worn, dirty cartridge can often be brought back to life with the aid of a little rubbing alcohol.
Due to the nature of the medium, cartridge-based games loaded virtually instantly, so although the games may not be as expansive as the modern games of today, they provide an immediacy that disc-based or downloadable games cannot compete with.
Cartridges are not without their downsides however. As they were often costly to manufacture, not all games were produced in large quantities, meaning that even the more mediocre games become hard to find. This is great if you’re a collector that already has the game, but less so if you’re someone looking for that particular game in good condition.
A more recent problem facing buyers of retro game cartridges is that with time, those games that contain batteries used to save games have inevitably seen their batteries run flat. These games can still be played, but without the ability to save any progress, their value drops. The batteries can be replaced, but as they are often soldered to the internal boards, specialist tools and skills are required. Fortunately, a number of websites have popped up offering this service, but it’s still an unwanted additional expense.
Disc-based Retro Games
On the other hand, disc-based video games have their own set of relative merits. One of the biggest advantages of disc-based video games is the amount of storage space they offer. Unlike cartridges, which offer only a limited amount of storage space, disc-based games can store significantly more data, allowing for larger and more complex games and varied soundtracks.
Disc-based games were often produced in far greater quantities, partly due to the growing popular in gaming, but also due to lower production costs, meaning it’s easier to pick up classic games for disc-based formats than those on cartridges. Many of the disc-based games were sold in more compact cases, making them easier to store in large quantities – although owners of PAL Dreamcast games with their terribly fragile cases may disagree.
Storing games on discs is not without its disadvantages; the most significant being the ease in which discs can be damaged. Even when taking good care of your games, it’s not difficult for them to pick up scuffs and scratches, instantly devaluing them to a collector. Some formats, such as the Sega Saturn or Mega CD used particularly thin discs so when trying to repair scratches, great care has to be taken not to ruin the discs completely.
When it comes to playing disc-based games, there is an inevitable trade-off for that ability to play larger games and that is loading times. Early disc-based consoles had slow disc drives, notably the notoriously slow Neo Geo CD, which can lead to painful pauses in gameplay while the next part of the game was loaded.
Summary
In conclusion, both cartridge-based video games and disc-based video games have their own unique advantages and disadvantages. Ultimately, the choice between these two formats will come down to personal preferences and the specific needs of each individual gamer. Whether you choose to collect cartridge-based games or disc-based games, you are sure to enjoy the rich and diverse world of video gaming.
February 2023 Update – Part One
For the first update of the month, I’ve added another 77 items, including Nintendo Game Boy, PC Engine and Nintendo Gamecube games.Read More
January 2023 Update – Part Two
For the second update of the month, I’ve added another 139 items, including Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master system and Japanese Game Boy games.Read More
January 2023 Update – Part One
For the first update of the year, I’ve added another 96 items, including Atari 2600, NES and Nintendo 64 games.Read More
Final 2022 Update
One final update for the year, with 58 additions, including Nintendo 64 and Atari 2600 games. Before I list the additions, I would just like to say thank you to everyone visiting the site this year and every year. I hope everyone had a good Christmas and that everyone has a Happy New Year. Read More
Site closure update
Just a quick follow-up on the previous update. Due to a change of plans, the site will not be closing for a break. Things are still likely to be quiet update-wise, but I’ve re-enabled the shopping cart and orders can now be taken again.
November 2022 Update – Part Two
For the second update of the month, I’ve added another 46 items, including Atari 2600, Atari 7800 and Amiga games.Read More
November 2022 Update – Part One
For the first update of the month, I’ve added another 108 items, including Sony Playstation, Sega Saturn and Sega Master System games.Read More
October 2022 Update – Part Two
For the second update of the month, I’ve added another 94 items, including Mega Drive, Master System and Dreamcast games.Read More
October 2022 Update – Part One
For the first update of the month, I’ve added another 139 items, including Sega Saturn, Sega Master System and Nintendo Famicom games.Read More