Four New Carts In: Blast Corps, Glover, Tarzan, and Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness
Four new carts landed on the shelf this week: Blast Corps, Glover, Disney’s Tarzan, and Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness. None of them are expensive, and none of them show up…
The 10 Most Expensive North American N64 Games (and Why)
Every N64 collector eventually runs into the same wall: a handful of games standing between them and a complete set that cost more than an entire shelf of everything else…
What Does the N64 Transfer Pak Actually Do? (And How to Tell If Yours Still Works)
If you’ve ever picked up an N64 cartridge and found a weird translucent gray accessory sitting next to it, that’s a Transfer Pak, and there’s a decent chance you have…
Pokemon Stadium Comes Home, and Someone Else’s Name Is Still On It
Picked up a copy of Pokemon Stadium for the N64 Project this week, Transfer Pak included, from my local game store. No online listing, no shipping wait, just a Saturday…
Six Down in One Shot: A Sports Lot Lands on the N64 Project
I mentioned on Bluesky a little while back that I had “a lot of 6 on its way” for the N64 Project and wasn’t spoiling what was in it until…
Stop ‘N’ Swop Was Never Supposed to Work, and I Think That’s Why I Love It
Every N64 kid has a Stop ‘N’ Swop story, and mine starts in Wozza’s Cave. Freezeezy Peak has this room with a big alcove sealed off by a wall of…
Diddy Kong Racing vs. Mario Kart 64: Why I Finally Gave Diddy Its Due
I just did something I haven’t done in probably twenty years. I sat down and actually finished Diddy Kong Racing, all the way through, Wizpig and all. Not a rental-weekend…
The N64 Project: Chasing Down Every North American Nintendo 64 Game
I’ve been sitting on this idea for a while, and I finally decided to just say it out loud. I’m going to collect every single Nintendo 64 game released in…
Adding to the Collection: Rocket Knight Adventures
Time for a quick update to my ever-growing collection! Rocket Knight Adventures has been added to the collection! It seems my wishlist grows a lot faster than I can keep…
Fake Games: How to Detect Counterfeits and Reproductions
For as long as I can remember, the retro video game market has been littered with fake games, reproduction carts, and misleading merchandise. Although repros have their place (for instance,…