I’ve been casting around for a little while for a new collection to pursue. My last serious effort was the Peanuts badges (Americans call them pins) by Butterfly Originals. I have just shy of 70 now, which is basically the whole series.I continue to collect Laurent Durieux prints but I am running out of wall space. So what else fits the bill?
Retro gaming is a thing now. It has been for a few years. As a game I can point to the 90’s as my favourite decade for video games and it all started for me with the Sega Master System II. I own one (not the one i originally had, unfortunately) and I have a few games in good condition to go with it. They look good lined up and are relatively affordable these days.
So I’ve racked my brain to come up with a list of all the MSII games I ever played. My goal is to collect them all in good condition, in box, with manual. The hit list, as far as I remember so far, is as follows:
- Aladdin
- Alex Kidd: High-Tech World
- Asterix
- Back to the Future III
- Bubble Bobble
- Castle of Illusion (starring Mickey Mouse)
- Cool Spot
- Fantasy Zone
- Fantasy Zone II
- Ghostbusters
- Ghouls ‘n Ghosts
- Golden Axe
- Hang On
- Jurassic Park
- Land of Illusion (starring Mickey Mouse)
- Lemmings
- The Lion King
- Lucky Dime Caper, The (starring Donald Duck)
- Marble Madness
- Micro Machines
- The New Zealand Story
- Out Run
- Pacmania
- Penguin Land
- Populous
- R-Type
- StarWars
There have to be a few more but they aren’t jumping out at me right now. Still, the above looks like a reasonable start. eBay here I come!
