Pick-Up from Retro Dragon Vault Nintendo Power Volume 65 with all inserts

Yoku's Island Express for the Nintendo Switch One part pinball, one part adventure, one part puzzle, Yoku is a unique brand of game that we had never seen before and probably will never see again. I was definitely the target audience for this one.

Pick-Up from Retro Dragon Vault Nintendo Power Vol 48 with all the inserts

Worms Blast on the Nintendo GameCube Modeled after Bust-A-Move, Worms Blast takes out favorite quirky invertebrates and combines them with quick puzzle mechanics.

Pick-Up from Retro Ape AI Athena manual for the Nintendo Entertainment System

Gyromite for the NES with R.O.B. the Robot While underrated and under-utilized (not to mention the reason Nintendo was able to revive the video game market in the United States), R.O.B. made the NES an "Entertainment System" and not just another console

Pick-Up from Mike's Game Manuals WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2010 manual for the Nintendo Wii

Lemmings & Lemmings 2 The Tribes for the Super Nintendo Those lovable characters with green hair and blue outfits were my first exposure to puzzle games, and I've been a fan ever since.

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Anagram August This month, we will be exploring a multitude of puzzle/strategy games across a ton of different platforms/handhelds

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Mario Superstar Baseball & Super Sluggers on the Nintendo GameCube & Wii Mario baseball Games never got the same notoriety as their other sports title. I find that the gang from the Mushroom Kingdom has a lot of fun with America's Pastime

Pick-Ups from Retro Wolf at SouthEast Game Exchange Several great GameCube titles, bringing me that much closer to the NA Set

NHL Games for the Nintendo GameCube While the Hitz series brought arcade action to the 6th generation, there were plenty of stimulation hockey titles for the GameCube as well

Pick-Ups from Mr. Game and Lounge at SouthEast Game Exchange An amazing Analogue Duo with an 8bitdo controller and World Court Tennis Hue Card

Mario Sports Mix & Superstars for the Nintendo Wii & 3DS I love these games, giving sports that don't get their own individual release a chance to shine. Enjoy Mario playing games like volleyball, dodge ball, hockey, basketball, and horse racing

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Punch-Out!! game for Nintendo consoles While not the most robust series Punch-Out!! is one of the more notable sports/rhythm titles. It's definitely a memorable franchise, whether you grew up with the Mike Tyson version like we did, or went toe to toe with Mr. Dream

Pick-Up from Pixel Parts at SouthEast Game Exchange Incredible framed dissected Indigo GameCube Controller!

NHL Titles for the PlayStation 4 There is an entire decade of NHL games on the PS4: NHL 15 - NHL 24. There is very little innovation over these 10+ titles but their consistency when it comes to graphical fidelity and tight controls is quite notable.

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Mario Strikers titles on various Nintendo consoles I've been playing soccer with Mario characters since the GameCube and Strikers has easily become one of my favorite arcade fútbol series

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Baseball Games for the Super Nintendo Whether you prefer a baseball simulator like Ken Griffey Jr or an arcade title like Super Baseball Simulator 1.000, the SNES had your baseball needs covered.

Pick-Ups from apelles Double Dare & the manual for Ring King for the Nintendo Entertainment System, and Disney's Mulan for the OG Game Boy

NHL '92 - '97 for the Sega Genesis Regardless of what side you were in, during the console wars we all knew that the Genesis was the king of sports titles. NHLPA Hockey '93 was one of the first games I ever owned for my SMD

Pick-Ups from apelles A CIB copy of Vegas Stakes and a poster of Aero the Acrobat for the Super Nintendo

Bases Loaded 1 - 3 for the Nintendo Entertainment System Until the mid to late 90s where sports titles developed into annual entries, most games of this era didn't have multiple entries on the same console... not Bases Loaded [not pictured: Bases Loaded 4]

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Top Spin 3 for the Nintendo Wii and DS While the first Tennis game that I every got sucked into was Virtua Tennis, the Top Spin series is one of my all time favorites