About 12 years ago, Nintendo released a gaming console in the UK that would forever change the world of video games as we know it. That machine was the Nintendo 64. It was the first true 64bit home system and would host some of the greatest games ever made, such as The Legend Of Zelda, Ocarina Of Time. It was fucking amazing. I wanted- I needed to own this console and I did. I still do in fact, the very same system is still going strong. However, in order to own such a momentous machine I had to make a sacrifice.
I sold my SNES.
Years would pass, I would play many great N64 titles to completion and enjoy every minute of them. I would plough through Goldeneye, Smash Brothers, Mario Kart, Lylat Wars, Super Mario 64, Perfect Dark, Ocarina and many others. It was good times. Then, a few more years would pass and a new generation of home consoles would rise. I bought a PS2, many more games and enjoyed the hell out of them. Then I bought an Xbox 360 and continued the trend up to this present day. All the while, I knew something was missing. Some part of my soul I had bartered off over a decade before.
Well no more! This is my mission to hunt down those relics of the past in as good a condition as I can find them, without breaking the bank. My willpower, strength and Ebay together, our powers combined, we shall be victorious.
Now I'm not after a complete UK PAL collection, not by a longshot. I only intend to gather the best there was in Nintendo's 16bit catalogue, the true essence of the SNES. My absolute prize will be Secret Of Mana, forever one of my favourite games. I won't stop there though, oh no! If there is a bargain to be had, I will pounce on it. I will also backtrack and sample all the many games that looked so promising when I read about them as an 11 year old boy.
This is my quest!
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