I know its been a long time since I've done one of these. I've been busy with alot of stuff going on.
My nephew, Gavin, was born in August and I've been busy playing fun uncle to him. I also started buying and selling Lockers. Similar to the TV shows.
Now what is the one thing in all the lockers that I have been keeping.... well... video games, duh! I've found plenty of SNES, Gameboy, PSP, and Xbox games in them. The one thing that saddens me is that when people store their games they take no pride in it! At least put them in a plastic bag people!
The last locker I got a few days ago had a few Gameboy games that really need some love. Inside was a Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 for the GameBoy color. The label is pealing off and needs some major cleaning on the contacts to the system. I ran a quetip over them and cleaned so much dirt off them. Ugh!!!
Next was a Tetris cart. And go figure the cart was in perfect working condition. Can't stop a classic!
The next one was Pokemon: Crystal. This one I actually had to spend money on. I had to order a 3.4mm security bit driver to remove the screw from the case. This is the only game I've known to have a major battery save problem. Seems I always see this game on Craigslist for sale since the save feature doesn't work. I picked a set of 3.4 and 5mm up off amazon for about $7 and can get a replacement battery for about $5.
The last thing in the locker that needs some major love is a GameShark for the GB and GBC. This one is a HUGE project. The contact points on both ends are messed up and really need cleaning. I'll have to open the case and trace the pins and hopefully not have to replace those. But the entire cart is in prime condition.
There were a few N64 carts in it but the only one that I don't have in my collection is "Re-Volt". I think its a racing game? Never heard/played it. The other game was a Donkey Kong 64, this will be my 7th copy of the game so it'll be a resell copy.
I did find a good looking box for Donkey Kong Country 2 on the SNES and luckily I had a loose copy of the game on my shelf! So all I need is the instruction booklet then I have a complete in box copy.
I got asked by my ma why I keep all these "video game crap". Well its simple. Everyone has a hobby, maybe its scrap booking, cars, books, movies, beanie babies, ect. Mine I guess is gaming. The old school ones bring me back to when I was younger and enjoyed them. And the ones that I never had as a kid I always wanted. I always wanted Zelda on the SNES and I finally picked one up for $5 in a trade. Other ones just kinda fell into my lap from people tossing them out and neglecting them. I always joke to Gavin's parents that he's going to be getting these games when he's older and learns how to play them. Sure they will have the PS7 or Xbox 20 out by then. But he should see how myself and his dad played games when we were younger. Its always fun popping in a game of Tetris on an original GameBoy and remembering when I was 6 at Old Country Buffet in Eden Prairie and playing it for the first time.
Kinda brings back the warm and fuzzy feeling.
