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Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters is complete. Normally I would play it on the NES, but decided to play it in TMNT: The Cowabunga Collection because it's been a little while since I've used the Switch. I did not use save states or the rewind feature (I've played through this game many times, and knew I could play through it again on the Switch). Also, I played it on hard difficulty because that is the only way to see the credits.

R.C. Pro Am complete (the tracks repeat after track 24).

Currently playing Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell 3D on 3DS. It appears to be a port of the GameCube version of Chaos Theory. This is one of the earliest 3DS games from 2011, released on the system's launch and showing some of its capabilities. It is a mostly faithful port, while making use of the touch screen to switch weapons, use items, interrogate guards, and open doors, and having Stereoscopic 3D support. Some features from Splinter Cell: Conviction were added, like the text that appears in the levels telling you what to do next. It also has Fusion Goggles, which are similar to the Sonar Goggles in Conviction. The Fusion Goggles combine night, thermal, sonar, and EMF (Electromagnetic Field) vision in one. The graphics are similar to the GameCube version, with real-time shadows and some good lighting effects. There are some lighting differences and the texture resolution is lower, though it looks similar. Some areas have added details. Other areas are missing some details. The framerate can be a little choppier sometimes. The levels and missions are all intact. The same FMV cutscenes are included. The level layouts mostly match the GameCube version, with some minor differences here and there. For example, near the beginning of the first level, Fisher has to climb up some rock steps to reach a cave entrance in the GameCube version, while in the 3DS version he only needs to walk into the cave (the steps were changed to flat rock). In the ship level (second level), the crates in the room with the Bill of Lading look like they were reorganized in the 3DS version and the room looks a bit less like a maze. For the most part, though, the level layouts are pretty similar. The levels have multiple sections. Once you reach a door that goes to the next section, a load screen appears like in the GameCube version. The loading even seems to take about as long as the GameCube version. Most of the voices are included, though some of the guard voices were removed. The voices during mission briefings are included, and most if not all of Fisher's and Lambert's voices are included. All of the memorable lines are included, like in the second level when Fisher says "don't tell me, three alarms and the mission is over?" followed by Lambert saying "of course not..this is no video game Fisher" (see pic). The regular DS version of Chaos Theory was kind of crappy, but the 3DS version is actually a reasonably good handheld version of the game. I like to think of it as the real successor to the GBA Splinter Cell games (which are also good). Too bad Ubisoft didn't release another 3DS Splinter Cell. It would've been nice to see an all-new Splinter Cell game for the system, or maybe a port of Double Agent or Essentials.

I saw these on eBay years ago, and thought they were cool. I knew they weren't actually from Capcom, but still thought they would look nice on display with a Mega Man 9 Press Kit. I remember some other fan-made items from NintendoAge users, like that Rad Racer black box and manual cover. I think someone also made an Ice Hockey black box, IIRC. Also, the cartridge containing the demo of Super Bat Puncher.

Guess my channel survived Google's Inactive Accounts policy. Eighteen years and it still exists.

Ok, here are some of my favorites: Oh what, you're looking for physical games? Well Egger Land Episode 0: Quest of Lala, a Windows 95 game, was digital only. It was basically a demo. I've got plenty of others too.

Got the Japanese release of Tiny Toon Adventures 2 for the Famicom. And as you can see in that one pic, I also have the American releases of Tiny Toon Adventures 1 and 2 (they've been in my collection for years) as well as some promo stickers I got from an eBay seller in Belgium (who I think might've been on NintendoAge, as I remember someone who showed pics of a bunch of those promo stickers). Guess I should buy the Japanese release of Tiny Toon Adventures 1 someday. Found the game in an ad. If I bought it on eBay, I would've had to pay $100-$150 depending if the sellers charged shipping or not. Which I could've done. But by going for a drive (about an hour and a half), I was able to buy it from a seller who sold it to me for $50. The game works well, and the cart and manual are near-mint. The green insert is also included, which I did not see in the seller's ad. The box is a little worn (mostly the flaps), but the front and back look good and it's not sun faded. Went to Chuck E. Cheese. Besides getting a meal (stuffed crust cheese pizza with cheesy bread and two kinds of dips), I also got a collector's cup. I got a bunch of Chuck E. Cheese cups last year, including all the character cups (Chuck E., Helen, Munch, Jasper, Pasqually, and Ronnie the Unicorn) and a different collector's cup. Still seems incomplete, because there's another character named Bella (see plush pic below). Also, they have an adult menu now with new kinds of pizza and spicy meatballs. The Manager (who knows who I am, as I've visited this particular location multiple times since 2022) showed the new menu to me. I chose not to get anything from that menu. But it further proves that Chuck E. Cheese, even though it's very much a kid-friendly restaurant, caters to both kids and adults. While at Chuck E. Cheese, I downloaded Chuck E. Cheese Skate Universe on the Apple store. After eating and playing games, I went to their gift shop. They have the same old kind of plushies there (in different sizes) for four of the characters that they've had for several years now. But they also have a new set of plushies that features all six main characters, including Pasqually and Bella. It's been years since there were Pasqually plushies, and I believe this is the first time a Bella plush has been made available. For those who haven't been to Chuck E. Cheese for like twenty or thirty years, Bella is a bunny who was introduced in 2018 and became a main character in 2020 or so. She speaks and raps in both English and Spanish.

Big enough to fill all my shelves in two rooms, multiple closets (in other rooms), a few shelves in my living room, and part of my basement. I have racks for some of my PS1 and PC games. Like a lot of collector's here, the amount of physical games I have is in the thousands. My biggest collections are my GameCube collection (over 200 games) and NES collection (over 100, not including Famicom games). I've got 20+ consoles, some handhelds, computers, and some Arcade machines. I collect for both retro and modern systems. The walls in my game rooms are filled with posters. I've got a bunch of CRT TV's hooked up for retro systems, and some HDTV's for some retro systems (PS2, GameCube, Dreamcast, and later) and, of course, modern systems. I also have a 4K TV, but currently only use it for 4K movies. The electric bill is fine, thanks. I recently got another shelf that I'm going to put in the basement, since I can't fit anymore in my two game rooms or the living room. I just need to put it together (I will when I have time). I add things to the collection pretty much every week. If I don't buy a game, I may buy something related like a movie, accessory, or merchandise.

I was going to give it an 8/10, but decided to give it a 9/10. Much like a lot of classic movies (Back to the Future) and video games (Mega Man), this is a game that I can go back to pretty much every year and not get tired of. Awesome soundtrack (gotta love that "Sunsoft Bass"), cool cutscenes (some of the best on the NES), not too easy or too hard, and the wall jump maneuver. I recorded the soundtrack in 2008 (it's in my NES Soundtracks playlist on my YouTube Channel), and also recorded the two music tracks exclusive to prototype versions of the game. (2020 pic)

Got The Jungle Book on SNES. Local purchase. Found it in an ad. It is complete with box, manual, and inserts, and the seller also included a box protector. Aside from some very minor corner wear on the box, it is basically near-mint. Used to have this in 2000 or so, and bought it at a video rental store selling some of their SNES games. I remember renting the NES version at the same store in 1994 or 1995 and liked that version a little more, but remember liking this version too. Even though it is included in Disney Classics Game Collection (which I have for Switch), it's still nice to have this for my SNES again. The GB Boy Colour ("Game Boy Boy Colour"?) from Kong Feng. Plays Game Boy Color cartridges like the real Game Boy Color, and has some built-in games. Another local purchase. Got it with the box and manuals. Oh, and the seller included a copy of Monopoly on Game Boy Color for free. Yay. Got an old CRT TV for free. It works well and is in pretty good shape, other than being a little dusty on the back. The seller included the remote too. Yeah, I collect CRT TV's too. I've collected a bunch over the years. The Ms. Pac-Man Plug and Play is something I got a couple years ago; I just used it to test the TV. Got the Super Mario RPG remake. Super Mario RPG is my favorite Mario game on the SNES, so I thought it'd make sense to buy the remake. Went to McDonald's to grab a bite to eat (don't usually go there, but do once in a while). Got a Cheeseburger Happy Meal and it came with this Crash Bandicoot card game. I saw a Crash Bandicoot Happy Meal box on display at the counter, but they didn't give that to me. They just gave me a regular Happy Meal box. The Tiger Electronics Net Jet Online Gaming System, still sealed. I'll probably just keep it sealed, as its online features and support were discontinued in 2009/2010. I mentioned in a different topic that I recently got a shelf. Well, this is the shelf. I have two game rooms that are full, closets in other rooms that are full (of even more games and accessories), and also have some shelves with some of my collection in my living room and basement. The basement is the only area of my house that still has room for more game stuff, but all of my shelves are full. So I did about an hour of driving, and picked up this shelf for free. I haven't put it together yet, but will when I have time. Then I can put even more games and other items on display. Got Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell 3D, still sealed. Ten bucks well-spent. I watched a video of this a year or two ago. It appears to be a port of the GameCube version of Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (which BTW, is a pretty good game) with some minor changes to the levels and a lower resolution. It doesn't have much for added features, other than the 3DS's 3D capabilities and some features from Splinter Cell: Conviction. Also note the T rating, compared to the M rating for the GameCube version of Chaos Theory. There's no fancy collector's edition release for this version, as far as I know. Now I just need Splinter Cell: Blacklist, and the remake of the first game if Ubisoft is still going to release it.

Well it's been more than four years since I joined VGS (2019) and about seven years since I joined NintendoAge (Feb. 2017), so I might as well show my GameCube collection. I've shown pics of some of it before and made an entire blog about the console, so it's no secret that I've been buying games for it and related items as well. I'm going for the full set, including Japanese and PAL exclusives. Besides showing some pics, I'll list every GameCube console, game, accessory, and related item I have. Though I've been collecting for the console for two decades, I've had to take breaks due to running out of space in one of my game rooms. A while ago, I turned some other rooms into game rooms so I can continue collecting. 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Downtown Run) Crash Bandicoot: the Wrath of Cortex (Crash Bandicoot's debut on a Nintendo console) Crash Nitro Kart Crazy Taxi Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix Super Pak (includes Action Pad dance mat) Dead to Rights Def Jam: Fight for NY Donkey Konga w/DK Bongos Donkey Konga 2 Donkey Kong Jungle Beat w/DK Bongos Dora the Explorer: Journey to the Purple Planet (the only game on the console that has the Early Childhood rating) Die Hard: Vendetta Disney's Magical Mirror: Starring Mickey Mouse Dragon's Lair 3D: Return to the Lair Enter the Matrix (Player's Choice) Eternal Darkness Extreme G 3 Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles Fight Night Round 2 (includes Little Mac, and the full game of Super Punch Out!! for the SNES) Finding Nemo x2 (one copy is my original copy that contains a Movie Ticket, the other contains a revision with faster loading times) Freedom Fighters F-Zero GX Geist Gladius Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee (Player's Choice) Gun Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life (Player's Choice, Canadian release) Hitman 2: Silent Assassin Hot Wheels: Velocity X Hunter: the Reckoning Ikaruga Intellivision Lives! (Has the unreleased games that were divided between the PS2 and Xbox versions) James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing James Bond 007: From Russia With Love James Bond 007: Nightfire Judge Dredd: Dredd Vs. Death Killer 7 King Kong Kirby Air Ride x4 (four copies for playing the game's LAN mode) Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time/Master Quest Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Player's Choice) Luigi's Mansion Madden NFL 08 Major League Baseball 2K6 (sealed) Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Special Edition (includes Bonus Disc) Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour Mario Power Tennis Mario Party 4 Mario Party 5 Mario Party 6 Mario Party 7 w/Microphone Mario Superstar Baseball Mega Man Anniversary Collection (Player's Choice) Mega Man Network Transmission Mega Man X Collection Mega Man X: Command Mission w/Mega Man X Trading Card Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes Metroid Prime w/Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Bonus Disc Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Midway Arcade Treasures 1 (later cover variant that matches the other MAT collections) Midway Arcade Treasures 2 Midway Arcade Treasures 3 Monopoly Party Monster Jam: Maximum Destruction Monsters, Inc.: Scream Arena Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance (Player's Choice) Mortal Kombat: Deception w/Sub-Zero Card (Goro and Shao Kahn are playable in this version) Namco Museum (2002) Namco Museum 50th Anniversary NBA Live 2004 NBA Street Vol. 3 Need For Speed Carbon Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 Need For Speed Underground 2 NFL Quarterback Club 2002 NHL Hitz 2002 NHL Hitz 2003 Pac-Man Fever Pac-Man World 2 w/Pac-Man Vs. (Player's Choice, Canadian release with French manuals and bilingual cover) Pac-Man World 3 Pac-Man World Rally (allows up to four players, unlike most versions) Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Player's Choice) Phantasy Star Online: Episode I & 2 Piglet's Big Game Pikmin (black label with early case design) Pikmin 2 Pinball Hall of Fame: The Gottlieb Collection Pitfall: The Lost Expedition (also includes the original Pitfall and Pitfall II for Atari 2600) Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (includes original Prince of Persia) Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones Prince of Persia: Warrior Within R: Racing Evolution w/Pac-Man Vs. (there's a sticker on the case that indicates this) Rampage: Total Destruction (allows up to four players in most modes, unlike the PS2 version) Ratatouille Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc Red Faction II Resident Evil Resident Evil 2 Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (the only version of the original RE3 that isn't censored at all) Resident Evil 4 Resident Evil Code: Veronica X Resident Evil Zero Ribbit King w/"Ribbit King Plus" Disc Roadkill Rocky Rogue Ops Scaler Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian Second Sight Serious Sam: The Next Encounter Shadow the Hedgehog (Player's Choice) Smuggler's Run Warzones (enhanced port of Smuggler's Run 2) Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (Player's Choice; Sonic the Hedgehog's debut on a Nintendo console) Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (Player's Choice) Sonic Gems Collection Sonic Heroes (Player's Choice) Sonic Mega Collection (Player's Choice) Sonic Riders (black label with 15th Anniversary logo) SoulCalibur II Spartan: Total Warrior Spawn: Armageddon Spyro: A Hero's Tale Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly (Player's Choice; Spyro the Dragon's debut on a Nintendo console) SSX On Tour Star Fox Adventures Star Fox Assault Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike Strike Force Bowling Super Mario Strikers (2006 reprint) Super Mario Sunshine w/Memory Card 59 and labels (came with my indigo GameCube) Super Monkey Ball (Player's Choice) Super Monkey Ball 2 (Player's Choice) Super Monkey Ball Adventure Super Smash Bros. Melee (Version 1.2 of the game, with "Best Seller" on the cover) Tales of Symphonia Taz: Wanted Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: Mutant Nightmare Terminator 3: The Redemption Tetris Worlds (later cover variant) The Simpsons: Hit & Run (Player's Choice) The Sims (Player's Choice) TMNT: Mutant Melee TMNT (2007) w/Reprint of first Ninja Turtles Comic TimeSplitters 2 (Player's Choice) TimeSplitters: Future Perfect Tom and Jerry: War of the Whiskers (allows four players and has much faster load times than the PS2 version) Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Lockdown Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory Collector's Edition (includes steelbook case) Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent Tomb Raider Legend (Lara Croft's debut on a Nintendo console) Tony Hawk's American Wasteland (Player's Choice) Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (Player's Choice) Tony Hawk's Underground (Player's Choice) Tony Hawk's Underground 2 (Player's Choice) True Crime: Streets of LA (Player's Choice) True Crime: New York City Turok: Evolution Universal Studios: Theme Park Adventure Viewtiful Joe Viewtiful Joe 2 Wario Ware, Inc.: Mega Party Games Wario World Wave Race: Blue Storm Winnie the Pooh: Rumbly Tumbly Adventure (Canadian release) Worms 3D XIII Consoles/Bundles Indigo GameCube Super Mario Sunshine Bundle Jet Black GameCube (no game included) Platinum GameCube w/Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (the last GameCube bundle; was available at Wal-Mart and Zellers in 2008) Accessories Broadband Adapter x2 Component cable x2 (one sealed) GameCube Game Boy Advance cable x4 Indigo, Jet Black, and Indigo/Clear Controllers Jet Black Game Boy Player w/Start-up Disc Logitech Speed Force Steering Wheel w/Pedals, Lap Attachment and Faceplates Mega Man X Controller Memory Card 251 Memory Card 1019 Platinum Controller (sealed) Resident Evil 4 Chainsaw Controller Super Smash Bros. Edition Controller (2014) Wavebird Wireless Controllers (Grey and Platinum) w/Receivers Japanese Imports Adventure Island Biohazard Zero: Trial Edition Bomberman Land 2 (red cover, "Hudson the Best" variant) Bonk's Adventure Dōbutsu no Mori e+ (an updated version of the Japanese Animal Crossing that was released in 2003) Donkey Konga 3 Dream Mix TV: World Fighters Finding Nemo Kururin Squash! Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Lode Runner Luigi's Mansion Nintendo Puzzle Collection (a port of Dr. Mario 64, a newer version of Yoshi's Cookie, and the unreleased N64 version of Panel de Pon) Robocop Star Soldier Super Smash Bros. Melee Kiosk Demo Disc (also has Pikmin demo and videos) The Tower of Druaga PAL Imports 2 Games in 1: The Incredibles and Finding Nemo Franklin: A Birthday Surprise Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Knights of the Temple: Infernal Crusade Mario Smash Football (Super Mario Strikers) Micro Machines Ratatouille Rayman 3 Super Bust-A-Move All-Stars (European release of Bust-A-Move 3000; adds a four-player mode) Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (Player's Choice, and a nice silver case) Imported Consoles Pearl White GameCube w/Mario Smash Football (Super Mario Strikers) Spice Orange GameCube (Japanese) Imported Accessories Indigo Game Boy Player w/Box and Start-up Disc Indigo Hori Digital Controller Kirby Memory Card 251 Platinum Game Boy Player SD Card and Adapter Spice Orange Game Boy Player Station Rack storage unit (update version that holds console with Game Boy Player, has a drawer for accessories, and slots on the top for Controllers and GBA cartridges) White Controller (released in 2008 in Japan; the very last GameCube item that was actually marketed as a GameCube product rather than Wii or Wii U) Miscellaneous Imports 2003 e-Catalog discs (one that originally came with Pokémon Box, and another that came with the "Enjoy Plus Pack" console bundles) 2004 Club Nintendo e-Catalog disc Dōbutsu no Mori e+ e-Reader Cards (Animal Crossing) Donkey Konga Music CD (Europe) Famitsu Magazine with Biohazard 4: Trial Edition disc and Famitsu Capcom Special DVD Mario Kart: Double Dash!! GameCube nameplate Mario Party 4 Event Disc (Japanese) Resident Evil 4 Bonus Disc (includes Making of Resident Evil 4 documentary) Rockman EXE Transmission Soundtrack (Mega Man Network Transmission) Other things Action Replay (2007) Action Replay (Version 1.06) Advance Game Port w/DVD (Datel's version of the Game Boy Player; plays GBA games and has some built-in games) Animal Crossing e-Reader Cards Series 1 Animal Crossing e-Reader Cards Series 2 Animal Crossing e-Reader Cards Series 3 Animal Crossing Player's Guide Animal Crossing Sample e-Reader Card (from the Sample Pack that came with the e-Reader) Finding Nemo game cover printing (was made available for download on THQ's Finding Nemo game site, allowing people to print it) F-Zero GX Pin GameCube Disc Wallet GameCube Walkman w/Headphones GameStop GameCube Lens Cleaner Ice Climber and Mario Bros. Animal Crossing e-Reader Cards Intec LCD Screens (Indigo, Jet Black, and Platinum) Intec LCD Screen Rechargeable Battery Pak Intec LCD Screen Sound System and Speakers Interactive Multi-Game Demo Disc October 2001 Interactive Multi-Game Demo Disc Version 17 Kirby: Fright to the Finish DVD (loosely based on Kirby Air Ride) Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Nintendo Power Envelope Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Prima Strategy Guide Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Soundtrack CD (Nintendo Power version, with seven music tracks) Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Player's Guide Metroid Prime Cell Art Metroid Prime Sunglasses Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Player's Guide Pelican Accessories GameCube Lens Cleaning Kit Pikmin Promo Mailer Nintendo Employee Pen with GameCube logo Nintendo GameCube 2002 Preview DVD Nintendo GameCube 2003 Preview Disc Resident Evil 4 Preview Disc Spyro: A Hero's Tail Prima Guide Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly Promo Music CD The Kirby Collection DVD set (one DVD has a Kirby Air Ride video) Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory Soundtrack CD Viewtiful Joe 2 Strategy Guide XIII Soundtrack CD Interesting Stuff Original Game Boy Four-Player Adapter connected to Game Boy Player. Old pic from 2013/2014. It's worth noting that if you have multiple GameCube's and Game Boy Player's, only one Start-Up Disc is required. Also, in the Mario Bros. game included in the Super Mario Advance games, you don't need multiple copies of each game and can just use your Super Mario Advance 1-4 cartridges (or three Super Mario Advance games and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga). Mario Tennis on GBA with four TV's, four GameCube's, four Game Boy Player's, and four GBA Wireless Adapters. Oh, and four Wavebird Controllers (grey and platinum), too. Animal Crossing NES collection. Animal Crossing Nintendo Bench. Can be received with a code from an issue of Tips & Tricks magazine. Mega Man 30th Anniversary logo in Animal Crossing. Took a while to make this pattern. Version 17 Interactive Multi-Game Demo Disc pic. I have a video of the Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow demo on my YouTube Channel. The GameCube version of Intellivision Lives! has the unreleased games that were divided between the PS2 and Xbox versions, possibly to make up for being released a year later. (2018 pic) The picture on the other side of BMX XXX's cover. Oh, and I was wearing a James Bond watch (the same kind of watch Bond wears in the GoldenEye movie) that's worth about three grand. Videos From the Last Decade or So Soundtracks Soundtracks recorded directly from my spice orange GameCube. Blogs Newest addition to my GameCube Collection More pics later. If there are any typos, I'll fix those later too.

Got Ocarina of Time Master Quest. Found it in an ad, then had to do almost an hour of driving to pick it up. The manual and disc are near-mint. I made the seller an offer. I won't say how much I spent, but it was less than any American/Canadian copy that's on eBay. Case is a little worn (mainly on the front), though it could be worse (and I always have the option to buy another case that is near-mint). Game works without issues on my Cube. The disc also includes videos, likely because the games don't use very much space. The menu uses sound effects from the 2001/2002 multi-game interactive discs, and the 2003 GameCube Preview Disc. I've had Zelda: Collector's Edition in my collection for years, but it doesn't include Master Quest. I have every Zelda game released for the console, except Wind Waker. Even though I just got Master Quest, I'll buy a copy of Wind Waker with the Master Quest disc just for completeness.

Not something I've really focused on collecting, but yes I have gotten some Vidpro cards.

Introduction I'm sure most of us have traditions, New Year's being one of them. But what about video games or movies? Do you play a particular game or watch a particular movie during a certain time of every year? I got Animal Crossing for the GameCube in Dec. 2006. I still have my original copy of the game, and have played it every year since. I've also celebrated New Year's in the game every year since, and it is sort of a tradition. I've since also played Animal Crossing: New Leaf for the 3DS, and have celebrated New Year's in that game too. Since I've played Animal Crossing for almost two decades, I thought I might as well make a blog about it. I might make a more thorough blog about these games someday, but for now I'd like to talk about the New Year's celebrations in the original Animal Crossing for GameCube and Animal Crossing: New Leaf for the 3DS. Celebrating New Year's in Animal Crossing Animal Crossing (GameCube) Ah yes, the original Animal Crossing...still my favorite game in the series. One of the best games on the GameCube, and a game that I can play pretty much every year. As I said in the intro, I got Animal Crossing in Dec. 2006. I got it at an HMV that still had a few copies left more than four years after the game was released (Sept. 2002). I can still remember seeing pictures of it in 2002, thinking it was weird that it looked like an N64 game (and later found out that it was originally released for the N64 in Japan). When I finally got the game, the main reason why I decided to get it was because of the many NES games that are included in it (including major NES games like Super Mario Bros., Legend of Zelda, Punch-Out!!, and Wario's Woods). As I played it for the first time on a cold winter day, I noticed that, while getting the NES games was a priority, the actual game of Animal Crossing was and still is pretty darn good. Moving into a town (with a randomly generated layout), getting your own house, getting lots of furniture, changing weather and seasons, making lots of friends, and celebrating real-life events like Valentines Day and New Year's Eve. All really cool stuff. Beginning at 11:00 PM, your character and his/her friends are told to go to your town's lake for the New Year's countdown. During the countdown, you can talk to any of the characters who showed up, including Tortimer (who is the Mayor). Whoever's standing beside the countdown sometimes announces how much time is left until the new year (half an hour, ten minutes, etc.). Everyone gets more and more excited and nervous. During the final minute of the year, the characters are silent and you can hear the countdown (which gets louder during the final ten seconds). Once the new year begins, fireworks goes off, everyone wishes each other Happy New Year, and everyone sings and dances. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1104119176686105 From 12 AM to 1 AM, if you walk away from the celebration to other areas of your town, a rendition of the song "Auld Lang Syne" plays (no joke...this game has it all). I've celebrated New Year's in this game since 2006, and am going to continue doing so. I'm also going to continue playing it other days of the year. I've also celebrated New Year's in Dōbutsu no Mori e+, the updated Japanese version of the game from 2003. This version of the game has a snapshot feature and SD Card support. This picture was saved onto the GameCube's SD Card accessory released in Japan and transferred to my computer years ago. Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS) In 2019, I bought the "Welcome amiibo" edition of Animal Crossing: New Leaf (which has several additions and improvements compared to the original release from 2012). It was my go-to game during the pandemic, along with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for the Switch. Like the original Animal Crossing, I celebrate New Year's in New Leaf though not every year. As expected, the New Year's celebration in this game is similar to the original Animal Crossing but there are some changes. Instead of by a lake, the event is located by a tree. Instead of a random character, the New Year's Celebration is announced by a character named Isabelle (who was introduced in this game, and is your character's secretary). If you talk to her, she'll give you some Cider to drink. As in the original game, you can talk to characters who showed up to the event and, of course, there are fireworks. Also, because this game has a view that's behind your character instead of above, the camera/view can move up so you can actually see the fireworks in the sky (rather than their reflections in the water). There's not much else to say. It's New Year's Eve, and well...it's obviously going to be very similar no matter which Animal Crossing game you play, While similar, I think I like the New Year's Celebration in the original Animal Crossing a little bit more. Having "Auld Lang Syne" play at 12 AM in the original was a nice touch. Conclusion This is my 30th blog, and it is complete. This blog is obviously a lot shorter than my other blogs. That was intentional. I wanted to do two things: make a New Year's blog and talk about Animal Crossing. There's not much to say about either that hasn't already been said, but I still felt it was necessary to make a blog about Animal Crossing. And celebrating New Year's in the original has been a tradition of mine since 2006, so I thought that maybe now would be good time to make a blog about that. Thanks for reading. Happy New Year. -MegaMan52

Forza Motorsport 3 Limited Collector's Edition, complete and near-mint. Local purchase. And no, I did not pay 90 bucks. I bought it for 20 bucks. Rockman Corner article: https://www.rockman-corner.com/2023/12/japan-exclusive-rockman-cellphone-games.html Some of you might remember some Mega Man games released for phones in the U.S. and Canada in 2004 or so (I do). A bunch of these games were only released in Japan, but many of them have been preserved and can be played again. I remember reading about some of these Japanese-only games on the Mega Man Homepage in the mid 2000s. Well, here they are again. I decided to download them.

Introduction For me, 2023 was a mixture of happiness, frustration, fun times, and, in a way, adventure. I made progress with both my video game and movie collections, got to see my family on my Birthday as well as Christmas, went to Monster Jam, and even looked in three malls (in different cities) and more than fifteen stores for a Chuck E. Cheese Funko Pop figure. There were plenty of good and bad days, but there were enough good times that I thought I'd make a blog about some of the highlights of the year and look back. MegaMan52 Looks Back on 2023 New Additions to My Video Game and Movie Collections I added several new games and movies to my collections, but also had to take breaks due to running out of space in my game room. This meant I had to put some new additions to my video game collection in other rooms if I wanted to continue collecting. There were some notable additions to my collection this year. I got Sonic & Knuckles Collection for PC, continued building up my collection of imports (such as the Japanese release of Mario Tennis for Game Boy Color), got collector's edition packages of Killzone 3 for PS3 and SoulCalibur IV for Xbox 360, and got some free games like Dr. Mario for NES. I also got some related items, such as posters and toys. I checked some ads, and remember visiting different towns and cities to pick up some PS3 and Xbox 360 games. One of the games I bought that required a fair bit of driving to pick up was the 2013 Tomb Raider game for PS3. At least it didn't cost very much ($5). However, the highlight was this Super Pac-Man Arcade1Up machine. It has seven games: Pac-Man, Super Pac-Man, Pac-Mania, Pac-Land, Galaga, Galaxian, and Dig Dug. I also made a blog about it. Another highlight was a near-mint, fully complete copy of Top Gun: The Second Mission for the NES. And just before the 31st, I bought another collector's package: Forza Motorsport 3 Limited Collector's Edition for Xbox 360. For movies/shows, I bought Seasons 4 and 5 of Cobra Kai on DVD, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles on 4K, The (new) Super Mario Bros. Movie on 4K (also included standard Blu-ray), and others. I remember I had a little bit of a hard time finding season 4 of Cobra Kai, as I couldn't find it at either Walmart and other stores. I eventually found it at Sunrise Records. I also got the complete series of Heathcliff on DVD for Christmas. I visited the Salvation Army, and bought some James Bond movies on VHS (even though I already have almost the entire series on Blu-ray) and season 2 of The Simpsons on DVD. Watching The (New) Super Mario Bros. Movie I watched The Super Mario Bros. Movie in the Theater, complete with soda, popcorn, and a Mario shirt. Before that, I went to McDonald's earlier in the year and bought a Happy Meal that included a Super Mario Bros. Movie box and a toy. I went to nearly ten McDonald's locations searching for the toys. Some of the toys were sold out, but I managed to collect most of them. I later bought the movie on 4K. I also got a Mario movie poster. Monster Jam I went to Monster Jam in the summer. The seat I sat in was located approximately in the middle, and was neither too high or to low. I was high enough that I could see the traffic in the distance as well as the stadium's parking lot. The entire stadium was packed, and there was no shortage of noise (yet I still have near-perfect hearing). I drank some soda and ate some popcorn. I also got a Grave Digger toy. A little before the show, I bought Monster Jam: Maximum Destruction for GameCube. Online Gaming I didn't play online as much this year, but continued to play some games that I've been playing online for a few years now. I've played a lot of Super Kirby Clash for the Switch since 2020 or so, both online and offline. I've managed to complete the main offline single player modes, get the best weapons and armor, and earn all platinum medals. This year, I also reached the maximum level (meaning my Kirby has maxed out stats and is as strong as he can be). I played a little Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as well (the Switch game I've played the most). I also downloaded the Switch's Game Boy app, and played through both Super Mario Land 2 and Kirby's Dream Land 2 (both of which I also have for the original Game Boy). Blogs I made quite a few blogs in 2023. Anyone who's read any of my blogs knows that they're long. Probably the longest and most time-consuming blogs I made this year were my Super Mario Sunshine and Kirby Air Ride blogs. I guess I had to get the point across that despite how much these games have been criticized in the past, they are good games. I also made blogs about Mega Man 5 for NES and Mega Man II for the original Game Boy, explaining why Mega Man 5 is one of my favorite Mega Man games and why Mega Man II on Game Boy (another underrated game) is actually pretty good. Some other blogs I made this year, which took several weeks to complete, were my Pac-Man World and Sega Master System blogs. A little unfortunate that these blogs didn't get as much appreciation as some of my other blogs, especially considering the amount of stress I was under making them and how much time it took to complete them. My most recent blogs, as of this writing, are my Super Pac-Man Arcade1Up and top 10 bootleg games/systems blogs. Contributing in the NES, GameCube, Game Boy, and Game Boy Color Library Topics Earlier in the year, I played through a lot of NES games. One of the games I played was Kirby's Adventure. I played through the game's Extra mode (harder difficulty) and completed the game 100%. Later in the year, I decided to get back to playing games for the GameCube. I played through ten GameCube games in one month, including all four Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell games released for the console and some of the Tony Hawk games (like Tony Hawk's Underground). When playing through the first Splinter Cell, I decided to be fancy and play the PAL release (I played through the American release last year). I also played through a bunch of games for the original Game Boy, like the first three Mega Man games for the system, Super Mario Land, Donkey Kong Land 3, Kirby's Dream Land, Tiny Toon Adventures: Babs' Big Break, and others. For Game Boy Color, I played through Deja Vu 1 and 2: The Casebooks of Ace Harding and Donkey Kong Country. While playing Donkey Kong Country, I used the SNES-style Hori Digital Controller for GameCube (played with the Game Boy Player) to play the game with basically the same controls as the SNES version. I'll likely play through more games for these systems in 2024. Visiting Chuck E. Cheese I visited Chuck E. Cheese multiple times this year when I needed to reduce my stress levels, and take a short break from the difficulties of adulthood. Besides eating pizza (which tastes good, BTW) and playing games, I got a few goodies from their gift shop and even went on an "adventure" looking for the Retro Chuck E. Cheese Funko Pop that was released this year. One of the items I got from the restaurant was a Birthday shirt. It wasn't available in adult sizes, so I had to buy it in youth XL. In the spring, I tried one of their desserts: Unicorn Churros. The cup has a picture of Ronnie the Unicorn on it. I also got their "rainbow" cotton candy. During the summer, I got a Summer Fun Pass. After paying for the pass, the pass basically allowed me to play games for free when visiting during the summer. I was given a lanyard, which I had to wear so they knew I got the pass then they put half an hour of time (for playing the games) on either my card or wristband (both of which I got in 2022, and the latter was given to me on my Birthday). I ate one of their limited ice cream deserts: Dippin' Dots Summer Crunch. It was basically cookies and cream and cotton candy ice cream. I looked in three malls and more than fifteen stores looking for this Funko Pop. Some of the stores I went to were Walmart, Toys R Us, Sunrise Records, Hot Topic, Best Buy, and GameStop. I eventually found it at one store in a large mall. They only had one left, and the guy I talked to didn't even know they had one. It was hiding under the counter. I collected all of the character cups, and also got a plastic collector's cup. I got the blue cup in the front on my Birthday in 2022. Even though it is technically complete, it seems incomplete because there are actually six main Chuck E. Cheese characters now. The sixth main character is a bunny named Bella, who speaks both English and Spanish (and led to the Chuck E. Cheese website and some of the songs being available in both languages). Some other Chuck E. Cheese items I bought were an '80s Chuck E. Cheese token and a modern Chuck E. Cheese hat. Both were bought on eBay. My Birthday I visited Chuck E. Cheese once more this year on my Birthday. I've had two of my Birthdays there. I contacted my family and told them I was interested in having my Birthday at Chuck E. Cheese again, so my parents got a Birthday package and reserved a table. I went there on my actual Birthday, not before or after. My Birthday is in October, so I was there during their Halloween "Boo-tacular" event. After a long drive (there isn't a Chuck E. Cheese nearby), I went inside the restaurant and my server greeted me. I noticed a Halloween display on the counter, showing their limited edition Halloween items. My table was already decorated with a cloth, and there were already cups, plates, plastic utensils, and hats on it. There was also a Birthday sign with my (real) name on it. Though I still had my card and wristband from last year, I was given a red wristband with some points on it for playing the games. I was also given another card with some extra points on it, which I can use on a future visit in 2024. I played some Skee Ball (a.k.a., Alleyroller Classic) with my family, and we all had a lot of fun. Yes, even my parents played. We got a pumpkin-shaped, stuffed crust pepperoni pizza (as well as some other pizzas). It tasted really good. Chuck E. visited our table, and I got to sing, dance, and get my picture taken with him. Since I like the character and it was my Birthday, I also gave him a hug (I was nice and asked him first). I wore the Chuck E. Cheese Birthday shirt and hat I bought earlier in the year. I got to use their Ticket Blaster (wind tunnel). I had to grab as many tickets as I could in thirty seconds. I was also given some "magic" tickets, worth a thousand tickets each. I got a collection of '80s Ninja Turtles comic and some other things for presents. After opening presents, I went to the gift shop/prize counter and asked if they still had any Halloween merch. I remember reading about the Chuck E. Cheese Halloween merch on the website in 2022, but they were sold out on my Birthday then. Luckily, they still had some on my Birthday in 2023. I bought (yes, I paid for these items even though it was my Birthday) a Vampire Chuck E. Cheese Plush, a light up cup, and a purple Halloween bucket. I used my tickets to get a Sonic the Hedgehog toy (Tails). I brought home some pumpkin pepperoni pizza with me, while my family took home the other pizzas. I also brought home some cake with a picture of Chuck E. Cheese. They even gave me the Birthday sign with my name on it. On Halloween, I carved a pumpkin with a picture of Chuck E. Cheese (Chuck o' Lantern). Christmas 2023 I've gotten a lot of goodies for Christmas in the past, especially last year and this year. I got to see my family and watch movies, like National Lampoons Christmas Vacation and Polar Express. I watched a few movies by myself, like the original Christmas Specials (Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer) on Blu-ray, my original copy of Berenstain Bears Christmas Tree on VHS, Christopher the Christmas Tree on VHS (which is a little uncommon), and others. On the 25th, I ate some turkey and ate lots of treats (cookies, fudge, etc.). And, of course, I got lots of presents (many of which were video game related). Some of the presents I got were Christmas ornaments, a wireless gaming mouse, a Coca-Cola branded Popcorn Maker, and a 2024 Mario Calendar. My family, of course, knows I like Chuck E. Cheese (I've had two of my Birthdays there, as I mentioned above), and I was given a retro-style Chuck E. Cheese shirt (which is adult sized) and a modern-style Chuck E. Cheese picture that my brother painted. Conclusion MegaMan52 Blog #29 completed. 2023 wasn't the greatest year for me, though there were still some good times and it was, not surprisingly, better than 2020 and 2021. I don't know exactly what I'm going to do next year. For my game collection, for example, I don't know yet if I'm going to focus on a particular system or if I'm possibly going to buy a newer console. Maybe I'll keep buying more imports, or buy another Arcade machine. I'll likely continue making more blogs, though I don't know yet what I'm going to be talking about (a particular game? A console? Somewhere I visited? An event?). I might post another blog on New Year's Eve. Thanks for reading. See you in 2024. -MegaMan52

Lots of Christmas goodies for me this year (just like last year). Mario keychain and Pac-Man ornament. Sonic the Hedgehog ornament. Super Mario 2024 Calendar. Licensed, Retro-style Chuck E. Cheese shirt. I bought a Chuck E. Cheese Birthday shirt at the restaurant this year (and wore it on my Birthday), which is a youth XL. This one is for adults, and is in my size: mens medium. I like that Chuck E. Cheese appeals to both kids and adults, with both modern and retro-style items. A modern-style Chuck E. Cheese picture that my brother painted. He gave me a Mega Man painting last year. External case. Has 2 TB of space. Heathcliff complete series on DVD. Razer Wireless Gaming Mouse. Coca-Cola branded Popcorn Maker. Other stuff: Not a new addition to my collection, but I haven't seen it in years. I was just looking through some boxes, and found the box for my slim PS2 that I got in 2006 or so. It still has the price tag and labels. More pics to come later. Now if you'll excuse me, I gotta drive back to my parent's house and watch movies and eat turkey with my family.

Thought I'd drink hot chocolate and play some Super Mario Land.

Movies that I'm currently watching, or decided to watch a few days ago. Movies that I might watch a little later.

Yes, of course I do. I've been playing video games since the '80s, and have played them on consoles, computers (I once had an Apple II, and still have some games for it like Bubble Bobble), handhelds, and in Arcades and like modern gaming as well. I love the Switch, have had it since 2017, play some of its games online, and am probably going to keep buying games for it several years from now. That being said, I do like retro games and systems more. I had more fun playing Super Mario Bros. 35 than a lot of other Switch games. The NES was, is, and always will be my favorite game system.