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Thrill Of The Chase: Retro Buzz at Carrara

August 21, 2016 By ausretrogamer

RetroBuzz_Carrara_HDRThere is nothing better than going to a weekend market and finding a stall that sells retro gaming gear, and lots of it!

That was the case when we found the Retro Buzz stall at the Carrara Markets on the sunny Gold Coast. What we found there was a treasure-trove of old school systems from Nintendo, Sega, Atari, Commodore, Sony and Microsoft. To complement these retro systems, Retro Buzz also had a vast array of game cartridges, CDs and other games media from every era – you would have been hard pressed not to have found the game you were after!

Once we were done with the retro hunt, we enjoyed a few games of Alex Kidd In Miracle World on the Master System and then dropped a few coins on the arcade machines. If you do find yourself on the Gold Coast and need your retro hunt fix, then you can’t go wrong with hitting the Retro Buzz stall at Carrara!

Welcome to Carrara Markets! Woohoo!
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Aha, found what we were looking for!
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Trade, Buy AND Sell! They have every system covered!
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No retro stall is complete without a Mario and Luigi display!
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We spy some N64 and SNES consoles over Luigi’s shoulder!
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We could have a ComLynx party with these beauties!
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Mario crashes the Sega party!
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Pro-tip: Grab some Atari Lynx games while they are cheap!
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Stacks of Sega Mega Drive games to choose from!
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Not to be outdone by its bigger 16-bit Sega brother – stacks of Master System games!
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The SNES games demand your attention!
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Whoa, more SNES games!
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Game Boy games galore!
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*GULP* It was hard to resist this Pokemon N64 console!
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Found the NES treasure! Don’t worry about Zela, look at that P.O.W cart!
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NES games always demand premium prices
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Old school computer games! VIC-20 represent!
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Oo’er, Game Gear games!
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After a fruitful hunt like this, an arcade session is in order!
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Filed Under: Retro Exploring, Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: Carrara Markets, Retro Buzz, Retro Buzz at Carrara, Retro gaming hunting, The Thrill Of The Chase, thrill of the chase

Retro Gaming Hunt: On The Road To Newcomb

April 26, 2016 By ausretrogamer

What does one do on a long weekend? Well, we decided to hit the road to Newcomb for a retro games hunting expedition at the Amazing Mill Market!

The Amazing Mill Market definitely didn’t disappoint, with loads of retro gaming gear found on the ground and upper floor. Ms ausretrogamer’s keen eye found some hidden treasures, which we didn’t hesitate in snapping up.

There were some fairly pricey items, but looking hard in each stall paid dividends – we snagged the SNES Super Disk Interceptor for a very reasonable price, which turned out to be our catch of the day!

For now, sit back and enjoy a sampling of some goodies that may tickle your nostalgic fancy…

Well, well, well, what do we have in this glass cabinet
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We wonder if Nintendo approved these copycat ‘Game & Watch’ devices?
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Where do we even start here?
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Whoa! We wouldn’t mind flippin on this pinball table *wink*
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Finally, we can pirate, ahem…. we mean, backup our SNES games
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The trick here is to get past the PS2 games overload!
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Woot! A solitary Sega Mega Drive game among a sea of 2600 carts!
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At that price, we had to walk past the boxed NES
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Fishing for some GBA gaming bargains!
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The Commodore 64 represent!
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Is it really the ultimate entertainment pack?
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Forget Nintendo’s Game & Watch, you need Q&Q’s Card Game Clock Tarzan!
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Super Mario and Pac-Man in cahoots 
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Yes, Tetris 2 has been spotted!
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This was the most popular QuickShot joystick in Australia – because it was cheap!
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A bit light on with the N64 gear…
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Turtle power!!
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Oo’er, a 3DO controller but no 3DO system to be found!
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Forget the CRT TVs and that SNES, look at that Daytona USA arcade topper!
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Lucky dip!
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Boxed Xbox!
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Before IBM’s Deep Blue chess computer, there was Schach-Computer!
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I spy with my little eye, something beginning with V!
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Oh man, we have a woody!
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What to play on first?
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A sight for sore eyes!
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Filed Under: Retro Exploring, Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: Amazing Mill Market, Amazing Mill Markets, Geelong, Mill Market, Mill Markets, Retro gaming hunting, retro hunt, retro market, video games hunt, videogames market

The Thrill Of The Chase: A Cash Converters Christmas Special

December 11, 2014 By ausretrogamer

Xmas_treeChristmas is coming! What better time for a spot of nostalgia and to relive Christmases past by partaking in some retro gaming. And while we’re at it, why not share the nostalgic vibe with your friends and loved ones by spreading some retro gaming cheer!

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2-SuFamiThere aren’t too many stores you can walk into and find whole cabinets full of 20+ year-old video games for sale. It’s fun to search through second hand stores and op shops to find hidden treasures, but if you want a guaranteed treasure trove of retro gaming goodies, then you better hit your local Cash Converters store.

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5-GameCubeThe variation of retro gaming items you find in a Cash Converters store creates a lot of excitement and sets the nostalgic juices flowing. While you have made a bee-line towards that old Atari 2600 game that has taken your fancy, another one, a Sega Master System case, catches your attention to the left of it. This kind of a visual sensory overload is quite welcome when you are on the hunt.

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8-MonkeyIslandAs you allow the nostalgia to wash over you, you realise that you need to take a step back and take your time to take it all in – from that Atari CX-40 controller and Nintendo 64 console, to those Game Boy games tucked away behind the bigger cartridges, you want to make sure you don’t miss a thing!

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10-SNESChatting to the staff about classic video games, you sense their enthusiasm of the products and the memories they bring back for them. I tell you, that nostalgic feeling is super addictive. We were deep in conversation about Super Mario and Game & Watch games with one of the staff members, when one of their colleagues enthusiastically produced a few choice Japanese GameCube titles that had arrived earlier that day. Talk about great timing – our retro gaming senses were now well and truly hitting overdrive!

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12-AtariCX40The thrill of hunting old video gaming items you cherished from the 70s, 80s or 90s does become addictive. Luckily, there are Cash Converters stores nearby to provide you your much needed retro gaming fix. For those that are comfortable shopping from the comfort of their own home, don’t fret, the Cash Converters Webshop is full of items to browse and provide you with that nostalgic fix all from the comfort of your armchair.

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14-N64With our Christmas shopping all done and our wish list completed, we’ll put out the milk and biscuits for Santa, hoping that he will reward us for being good for another year. Have a retro gaming and safe Christmas!

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Filed Under: Retro Exploring Tagged With: Cash Converters, Retro Gaming, Retro gaming hunting, The Thrill Of The Chase, thrill of the chase

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