Category: Video Games

by Lauren Sisselman | October 18, 2020

The first movie I ever saw in theaters was Batman (1989). I was in love with the goofy caped crusader I saw on the Adam West show, and by golly, this absolutely must be the same character. The movie awed me and opened...

by Jessica Meyer | October 13, 2020

Video game collectors, this one's for you! We're excited to announce that we're continuing to expand here at GoCollect, and we'll soon be releasing our very own video game price guide. Just like our comic book and concert poster guides, this will become an important...

by ComicArtTrends | October 9, 2020

[caption id="attachment_38722" align="alignleft" width="214"] Atari 2600 Box Cover Art for Space Invaders[/caption] As kids who play video games mature into...well, adults who play video games, many long for reminders of a simpler past. Of course, the simpler past involves primitive graphics, basic gameplay, and no...

by Jeff @ TakeRoot | October 8, 2020

2020 can easily leave one yearning for days past. And as you may have read before, I hold great love for the video game entertainment the 90s handed to us – they’re treasures so many of us still remember fondly, and that we’re still regularly treated to...

by Peter Carriveau | September 22, 2020

[caption id="attachment_37123" align="alignleft" width="300"] A Sega Genesis[/caption] The Sega Genesis was always the edgier little brother of the more popular Super Nintendo. The Genesis wasn't afraid to push the boundaries of allowable content on consoles in the early Nineties. This is best exemplified by the...

by Jeff @ TakeRoot | September 6, 2020

This series will highlight rare games. Today I will chronicle the history and values of NES, SNES, and Genesis Teenage Mutant Ninja games of the late 80s and early 90s. Reminiscing on the 90s Remember the good ole’ days? Well, some of you young whippersnappers might...

by Jeff @ TakeRoot | August 25, 2020

For the better part of two decades, from the 90s through the 2000s, I collected nearly every video game and console I could get my hands on in a time where understanding the value of games was much more difficult than it is today. Collecting video...

by Jeff @ TakeRoot | August 23, 2020

The teen decade has been a good one for gamers. We saw Nintendo reestablish their dominance in the home console market with the introduction of the Nintendo Switch. Microsoft and Sony both bumped up their games with the Xbox One and PlayStation 4. And the PC...well I...

by Lauren Sisselman | August 4, 2020

When I look back on my younger years, there's one video game console that outdoes the rest. One that captured my imagination and heart and made my summer breaks more enjoyable. The Nintendo 64.   The Nintendo 64 boasted a 64 bit CPU and GPU, a far...

by Lauren Sisselman | August 3, 2020

Capcom has arguably made some of the best video games of all time. Their lineup includes iconic games such as Street Fighter, Resident Evil, and Mega Man. These games defined a generation, and have seen lifelong success. But there's one game Capcom put out in 1990 for...