Nintendo

Nintendo NES [boxed]

I brought this from ebay in 2007 as I felt that I needed it to be a true collector. But it wasn't until I researched the machine that I began to appreciate it and the role it played in the home console market. After Atari completely screwed everything up with bad games and worse consoles (I mean E.T. and the 5200 Super System)  the Nintendo NES (or Famicom) was released. This console saved the gaming market - or at least sped up the recovery. The hardware was not really impressive - it uses the same processor (although it is slightly modified) as the commodore 64 and the graphics capabilities were also similar to a lot of other 8-bit machines of the time - but one thing was different. Nintendo held the game production rights to the machine, and only software approved and licensed by Nintendo could be released. This made a lot of the software houses angry at the time - but it was a master stroke by Nintendo. It ensured that only quality software was released and increased Nintendo's profits no end as a percentage of each game sold went directly to Nintendo.

Nintendo Gameboy [boxed]

I brought this from ebay (yes... again) and they are surprisingly hard to find in boxed condition (and complete with their battery cover!) The Gameboy claims the title of the first programmable gaming handheld. It was designed at around the same time as the Atari Lynx - and the designers of the Atari Lynx were the first people outside of Nintendo to know of the Gameboy's existence. This is a real piece of gaming history and should be in every collection.

Gameboy Pocket [boxed] / Gameboy Colour [boxed]

Later variations of the Gameboy include the Gameboy Pocket, a condensed version of the Gameboy with much improved screen and lower power consumption, the Gameboy Colour which improved on the graphical capabilities by increasing resolution and providing full colour graphics and also had a more powerful processor. The Gameboy Advance came later (which sadly I don't have in my collection yet) and was a completely different machine - more on that when I acquire one!

Super Famicom Disk System [unboxed]

Nintendo tries the disk format to distribute software. To combat the expected piracy Nintendo ops for a special shaped disk which would only work with the Famicom Disc System. However the ever resourceful pirates managed to manufacture their own after a while and illegal copies of games were outselling the approved ones. The system was great because if offered the game player the first real method of saving their progress - which made this a great platform for role playing games.

Super Nintendo [boxed]

Growing up I was always a Sega kid. My first games console was actually an Atari 2600, My first computers were the Sinclair Spectrum 48K and Amstrad CPC464. But my first taste of Full Screen Gaming was in the form of the Sega Master System. From there I moved onto the Sega Mega Drive and didn't give the SNES a second thought. One day on my lunch break from school I was walking through a department store and I saw a SNES on display in one of those playing booths - so I wandered over to see this new fangled 16-bit machine - and there before my eyes on the screen was the coolest game I had ever seen to date - F-Zero. I was completely blown away by the Mode 7 graphics and from that moment I was sure that Nintendo were the way to go! I purchased a SNES second hand shortly afterwards!

Nintendo 64 [boxed]

After being blown away by the SNES in the years previous I decided to stay with Nintendo through the next generation of consoles. I purchased a Nintendo 64 (while all my friends were playing Playstation - which in the many arguments I had with them I referred to as the PooStation.)  I immediately fell in love with the controller and the first game I played was Golden eye. I'm not joking when I say that Golden eye is the best game ever made! Even to this day I have not felt so much realism and atmosphere in a game. And the graphics and game play were superb! Then I brought Lylat Wars and 2 Rumble Packs and showed the graphics off to my PooStation loving friends - who got very jealous! I still love this machine and it remains one of my favourites!

Game Cube [boxed]

I purchased this from a computer game shop we have here in the UK called GameStation. They not only sell new games but used games and systems which have been traded in. This Gamecube was a trade in and came with 3 games. But it really is in great condition. Not as powerful as the Playstation 2 but still has some great games released. Nintendo changed their controllers again - this time though it was a little uncomfortable to play for long periods.

Nintendo Wii [boxed]

My latest console. I sold my Xbox 360 to get this and all I can say is "Master Stroke!" Nintendo could see where all this was going. They understand that graphics are not as important as the playing experience. The graphics on this machine are not much better than the Gamecube, but the real reason to buy a Wii is the controller - which Really Really works well. Movements are translated into the game almost flawlessly and if used properly by the game programmers allows a level of participation which cannot be matched by any other console (I'm talking Call Of Duty 4 & Wii Fit here people!) Well Done Nintendo!

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Nintendo Stock Pile

These are the Nintendo items I currently have in my personal collection. I am always on the look out for other items and included below is a list of "Wanted items" and "Trade Items". If you would like to trade for anything on this page contact me - I will consider any trade for any system! Items for Trade appear in Yellow.

You can click on any item for a photo (where available.)

Wanted

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