Happy 20th anniversary to Mother 3!

Do you know how to raise lots of money? Do you want to raise money to benefit gaming history? This is for you:

And I bought it at ~120 yen to the dollar!

My scientific observation has determined that the most people want their armpits to smell like Yoshi and the least people want their armpits to smell like Peach

Happy 20th anniversary to Mother 3!

The secrets of Science Island include

• sweaty Indiana Jones
• garden gnome hiding behind a palm tree
• fucked up car

If you love something, set it free

I want to fry my Chocobo all day

There's very little info about this online, but apparently back in 1979 there was a Lupin III popsicle that you could buy to get a chance to win a Nintendo Block-Kuzushi machine.

I only learned about this when I saw that one of the winning machines was for sale, so I decided to buy it:

That's why I'm here!

I think it's like a rocket pop given the illustration? I think the pack says it has 当たりくし

Oh yeah it's great, easily the best of the Nintendo dedicateds. Designed by Miyamoto!

Gets weirder. Also included in the auction was this. It's a plastic crown on a wooden plaque. Is this connected to the contest prize? Apparently? Maybe? Again, who the hell knows! No maker's markings, no mention of it anywhere.

This crumbling-to-bits piece of nearly 50-year-old paper, the notification to the prize winner, is the only piece of evidence tying this to the Lupin III contest.

This thing is weird. It's in a custom wooden case with metal hinges. Is this how it was shipped?!

Who knows! There's zero info about this item online, no other examples, no descriptions I can find.

There's very little info about this online, but apparently back in 1979 there was a Lupin III popsicle that you could buy to get a chance to win a Nintendo Block-Kuzushi machine.

I only learned about this when I saw that one of the winning machines was for sale, so I decided to buy it:

Save N Continue - Video Game Swap - April 18th - 11:00 AM Saturday Free Event & Limited Table IG: Savencontinue95054 Address: 43 Washington Street City: Santa Clara

BAY AREA: I will be setting up a table and selling stuff at this swap meet on April 18, down at Save N' Continue in Santa Clara. Really cool store if you haven't been, and the swap meet is always fun.

(That said, in this case many/most of those games truly were "Blockbuster exclusives" but in all of those cases you'd find some concrete evidence of it like a press release from Blockbuster.)

Daikatana Finally Ships for the Nintendo 64 Kemco is shipping Daikatana for the N64 to retailers.

I'm always skeptical when I hear games get labeled as "Blockbuster exclusives" since I often find that this gets applied to
-games that were made available to other rental stores
-timed Blockbuster exclusives
-not exclusive at all

Daikatana at least was timed: www.gamespot.com/articles/dai...

I have found you on discord and will discord you

@krugman.net Hi! Can I DM you about a PC-98 game that I think is undumped, but I just want to verify and get your expert opinion on the situation?

Who is least qualified: donkey kong jr. teaching math or popeye teaching English

Who is least qualified: donkey kong jr. teaching math or popeye teaching English

Plus, the lead's not insurmountable if they Cliff Clavin. You gotta account for that.

because you haven't looked behind you yet...!

DS! It's a very polished version.

Just finished getting stuff ready for this. Lots of NES if that's what you're into plus random SNES, PS1, GameCube, PS2, Game Boy, Genesis, etc. Super Famicom and Famicom too. The more people show up the more fun it will be!

This is a great book that I'm happy to have assisted on! Last chance to get a copy!