Warhammer II: The Dark Saga WarCraft II: Tides of Darkness is a fantasy themed real-time strategy game and sequel to WarCraft: Orcs & Humans set on the world of Azeroth. With the conquest of the kingdom of Azeroth in the first war, the orcs are now preparing for an invasion of Lordaeron and conquer the…
Pickups: 038 – Toshiba KT-S1 Cassette Player
Although this is not a gaming item, when I saw it on the Cash Converters website, I just HAD to get it. The Toshiba KT-S1 was a high-end stereo cassette player in the style of a Walkman. Manufactured by Toshiba in 1981.There is great attention to detail in the design of the case. It is…
Pickups: 037 – Personalised Geek Box 1
For the last few years I have subscribed to the Z-Box, a monthly mystery box that comes with a few geeky items for a price of £17.99 a month. Over the years I have certainly received some very cool items such as a Nintendo NES Christmas T- shirt, gaming mugs, miniature vinyl’s and various other…
Pickups 036: “I Have A Dream…Cast Bundle”
Aerowings AeroWings is a simulation that allows the player to fly as a member of a jet aerobatics team. The game contains a variety of jet-powered aircraft that the player can fly in several game modes.Blue Impulse Mission: Learn 20 aerobatic maneuvers and become a member of the elite Blue Impulse team. Learn loops, rolls,…
Pickups 035: Nintendo Game Boy Color Bundle
Billy Bobs Huntin’ & Fishin’ In Billy Bob’s Huntin’-n-Fishin’ the player takes the role of Billy Bob, an obese redneck, who wants to win the heart of his love Daisy Mae. But she makes high demands: her lover needs to be a skilled hunter and fisherman. Two attributes which don’t fit Billy. The only way…
Pickups 034: Super Mario Advance – Nintendo Game Boy Advance
This game consists of Super Mario Bros. 2 and Mario Bros. together in one Pak. There’s all the running, jumping, and veggie-flinging from the original Super Mario Bros. 2, plus new enemies and bigger items. Other changes include a scoring system, voice clips, and a new boss enemy, a robotic Birdo dubbed Robirdo, The game…
Pickups 033: Small Mega Drive Bundle
X-Men – Sega Mega Drive Professor X’s Danger Room is a training facility that can fully re-create environments in which the X-Men can practice their powers, similarly to the holodeck in Star Trek. One day, the danger room starts to go crazy, and randomly loading up dangerous simulations. It turns out that Magneto, the leader…
Pickups 032: Small Master System Bundle
Micro Machines – Sega Master System If you’re bored of racing Formula 1 cars, rally cars or MotoGP bikes in their natural habitats, the Micro Machines series could be for you. It involves racing miniatures representing particular vehicle types across a particular terrain found around the house. The Sports Cars race on the desktop, 4x4s…
Pickups 031: Pokemon Blue & Pokemon Yellow – Nintendo Game Boy
Disclaimer: I know I said that I would not be collecting the Pokemon games as I have no desire to ever play a Pokemon game, now while that is still true, I have added these two games to the collection.In my almost 10 years at Cash Converters, boxed versions of these games have never come…
Pickups 030: Super Kick Off – Sega Game Gear
Super Kick Off is an enhanced developed version of the popular football game developed by Dino Dini for consoles. It includes 40 teams (16 national and 24 club), along the ability to edit club team names and shirts and player names and looks. Game modes include friendlies, Domestic League and Cup (composed by eight English…