Duncan Greive plays the SNES Mini and recalls a time in his life when it was the one thing he wanted to be happy. When I was a child, all I wanted was Super NES. I grew up in London in the ‘80s and my mum was deeply fearful of all things that weren’t English … Read more
Dan Taipua and his friend Chris met at a Presbyterian college, and have never been to church since. Last week though, they set out on a pilgrim’s quest for gaming relics – travelling to 10 different Cash Converters stores in a single Saturday. When Chaucer wrote of pilgrimage he brought tales from a miller, a friar, … Read more
Fresh from a whirlwind trip to Japan, Dan Taipua pens this primer on what to take and where to go for old school console booty and ephemera. This is part one of a two part series about retro video game tourism in Japan. Each year more and more kiwis are making Japanese cities their metropolitan destination of … Read more
Dan Taipua’s Save State series presents five gaming relics that every collector needs in their shrine/garage, from the very essential basics to the very rare and frustratingly pointless. In this second edition, he looks at the Sega Mega Drive. 5. Six Button Control Pad You need one of these if you want to play fighting … Read more
Starting with the Nintendo Entertainment System, Save State presents five gaming relics that every collector needs in their shrine/garage, from the very essential basics to the very rare and frustratingly pointless. 5. Two Controllers It’s dangerous to go alone; take these. A second controller is essential for the Nintendo Entertainment System for two main reasons: 1) … Read more