History of Gunpla: From 1980 to Today I bought my first gunpla kit in 2019—a High Grade RX-78-2 Gundam that cost me $15 at a local hobby shop. I’d watched Mobile Suit Gundam as a teenager when my dad showed ...

Best Japanese PS2 Imports with English Options I’ll never forget the weekend I finally tracked down a Japanese copy of Tekken 5 at a used bookstore in Seattle’s International District. The shop owner—an older Japanese woman who clearly thought I ...

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Why 90s Action Anime Still Holds Up Today I was fifteen when I convinced my mom to let me rent the entire Cowboy Bebop series from Blockbuster over winter break. Five dollars per VHS, seven tapes total—I did the math ...

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Best Sega Saturn Games Under $50: Budget Collector’s Guide Building a Sega Saturn collection doesn’t require draining your bank account. While everyone knows about the system’s expensive heavy-hitters like Panzer Dragoon Saga and Radiant Silvergun, the best Sega Saturn games ...

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History of Gunpla: From 1980 to Today I bought my first gunpla kit in 2019—a High Grade RX-78-2 Gundam that cost me $15 at a local hobby shop. I’d watched Mobile Suit Gundam as a teenager when my dad showed me his old fansubbed VHS tapes, but I never understood ...
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Best Japanese PS2 Imports with English Options I’ll never forget the weekend I finally tracked down a Japanese copy of Tekken 5 at a used bookstore in Seattle’s International District. The shop owner—an older Japanese woman who clearly thought I was lost—watched me flip the case over three times checking ...
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Why 90s Action Anime Still Holds Up Today I was fifteen when I convinced my mom to let me rent the entire Cowboy Bebop series from Blockbuster over winter break. Five dollars per VHS, seven tapes total—I did the math and promised I’d return them on time to avoid late ...
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Best Japanese Sega Dreamcast Games to Import The Sega Dreamcast died too soon in North America, but in Japan? It kept going strong for another two years, giving us some of the most unique Sega Dreamcast games in the console’s library. I bought my Dreamcast with money from my first ...
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Best PS1 JRPGs Under $30: A Budget Collector’s Guide I’ve spent three years building my PS1 JRPG collection without breaking the bank, and I’m here to tell you the best PS1 JRPGs under $30 are out there—but they’re not the games most YouTube collectors talk about. Forget chasing Lunar Silver ...
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Dreamcast vs PlayStation 2: Which Console Should You Actually Collect? I bought my Dreamcast in 2008 with money from my first real job—$90 for the console, two controllers, and a VMU at a local game shop. The PlayStation 2 came later, a hand-me-down from my cousin in Osaka when she ...
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Best Sega Saturn Games Under $50: Budget Collector’s Guide Building a Sega Saturn collection doesn’t require draining your bank account. While everyone knows about the system’s expensive heavy-hitters like Panzer Dragoon Saga and Radiant Silvergun, the best Sega Saturn games under $50 offer incredible gameplay without the financial pain. I ...
Collection of affordable retro gaming consoles including Sega Genesis, PlayStation 1, and Nintendo 64
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Retro Consoles You Can Actually Afford (Without Selling Your Childhood Memories) I remember standing in front of the glass display case at Electronics Boutique, staring at a Sega Saturn. $299.99. I had $47 in birthday money. My cousin in Osaka had one and would send me photos of all the ...
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Chrono Trigger: A Comprehensive Look at the Original SNES Release Chrono Trigger SNES version… widely regarded as one of the greatest video games ever created, first arrived on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) in 1995. This definitive guide explores everything collectors and enthusiasts need to know about the original ...
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The TurboGrafx 16: Pioneer of the 16-bit Era and Gaming Innovation TurboGrafx 16 and PC Engine: The Revolutionary Video Game Console  The TurboGrafx-16, originally known as the PC Engine in Japan, stands as one of gaming history’s most fascinating consoles. As the first video game console marketed in the 16-bit ...