Nes Collecting: May 28th Update

Whew! Its been a while since I had an update, but here it is:

This week I won Legend of Kage, Elevator Action, and Donkey Kong Jr. from using my Video Game Price Guide at http://www.videogamepriceguides.com/ . Both Legend of Kage and Elevator Action arrived today. Legend of Kage was a steal at $1.25. I also used the guide to win Iron Tank for a penny, and Toki for $5.50 (includes shipping!).

Is there any coincidence that 3 of these are Taito games? Yes. Yes it is. See, as a kid in the arcade Taito made what I feel were some of the greatest arcade games ever. You might even recall my Rastan World Record Event was indeed a Taito game. Although there was never a version of Rastan for NES there was a version for the Sega Master System which appears to be kinda goofy. Anways, the Taito games that were released on the NES were pretty good versions from their arcade counterparts. And its always seemed to me that the original programmers for Taito really enjoyed their craft and it shows in their originality. Having been the original inventor of Space Invaders I suppose it should be expected.

There was also another reason why I bought The Legend of Kage and Elevator Action around the same time. Have you ever looked at the box art? Those two games and Arknoid have a smiliar color style that reminds me of Astro Pops. This is probably just the nerd inside me talking but I do believe that video games do have an effect on brain function in both good and bad ways. I can't quite prove this theory yet but if art is proven to invoke emotions why not video game box art? Too bad Astro Pops are not as fun to eat as it is to play these games. Quite frankly, Astro Pops suck.

Anyways enjoy The Legend of Kage: