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By all accounts, I was a messy kid. Every step from the doorway of my bedroom to the bed itself elicited a crunch ...
By Andrew Hayward Legacy AuthorMarch 27, 2012
The Hard Problem

Collection Progression

I’m a sucker for collecting crap in videogames. The universe could be perishing in fire and blood but if I haven’t found all ...
By John Scott Tynes Legacy AuthorDecember 3, 2009
Editor's Note

Alternative Access

I’m not much of a collector when it comes to games, a point to which my eBay feedback rating attests. The titles that ...
By Jordan Deam Legacy AuthorJuly 28, 2009
Editor's Choice

Preserving Our Playable Past

The Game RoomWhen my parents started hearing the theme from Super Mario Bros. so often that my father began humming it over dinner ...
By Rob Zacny Legacy AuthorFebruary 24, 2009
The Needles

The Needles: Confessions of a Collector

The first videogames I ever bought for a PC were the late 80s Microprose classics F19 Stealth Fighter and Gunship. They weren’t just ...
By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 29, 2008

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