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Brandon Sweet @brandonsweet.bsky.social · 16h

Not sure this counts as retro gaming since it’s a newer game on old hardware, but I couldn’t resist getting Xeno Crisis on both SNES and Dreamcast! #gamecollecting

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Brandon Sweet @brandonsweet.bsky.social · 5d

Some Halloween pickups from Good Time Games today! #RetroGaming #GameCollecting

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Brandon Sweet @brandonsweet.bsky.social · 25d

I was sitting at 118 NES games and thought to myself, “game 119 and 120 had better be bangers!” My local game store obliged. #RetroGaming #GameCollecting

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Brandon Sweet @brandonsweet.bsky.social · 28d

My personal trainer sold me some of his childhood game collection to fund his Pokémon card obsession. #RetroGaming #GameCollecting

A collection of SNES, N64 and PlayStation games.

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Brandon Sweet @brandonsweet.bsky.social · Oct 5

Latest pickup from Facebook Marketplace. I loved Metroid on the NES but for some reason never picked up Super Metroid during the SNES era back in the day. Historic error, that. Now that error has been corrected. #RetroGaming #GameCollecting

A Super Nintendo cartridge - Super Metroid.

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Brandon Sweet @brandonsweet.bsky.social · Sep 28

Facebook Marketplace haul today! $65 well spent. #RetroGaming #GameCollecting

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Brandon Sweet @brandonsweet.bsky.social · Sep 25

Sigh, that should be “rubber” not “runner.”

Brandon Sweet @brandonsweet.bsky.social · Sep 25

Crossing the streams here a little bit but I had to show off my latest pickups from Facebook Marketplace - I was eyeing the runner wrestling figures and checked the seller’s other listings - lo and behold they were selling some Atari games as well! #RetroGaming #GameCollecting #ActionFigures

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Brandon Sweet @brandonsweet.bsky.social · Sep 21

Nice! I’m not sure my granddads knew what video games were, but my dad did enjoy StarFox back when I was a teen.

Brandon Sweet @brandonsweet.bsky.social · Sep 21

Latest pickups from Peter's Market Games at the Farmer's Market. #RetroGaming #GameCollecting.

Brandon Sweet @brandonsweet.bsky.social · Sep 18

$50 on Genesis games, I should clarify!

Brandon Sweet @brandonsweet.bsky.social · Sep 18

Flash sale at Good Time Games - spend at least $50 to get a Genesis console for $10 - means now I’m collecting for a new console I guess! #RetroGaming #GameCollecting

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Brandon Sweet @brandonsweet.bsky.social · Sep 16

On Sunday we hit up the May the North Be With You toy show, the Mississauga Collector Con and the Mississauga Video Game Show and left with these goodies. #RetroGaming #GameCollecting

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Brandon Sweet @brandonsweet.bsky.social · Sep 15

Rest easy, Ido. You were only in our lives for a short while, but you’ll be in our hearts forever.

Brandon Sweet @brandonsweet.bsky.social · Sep 8

The current state of my Turbografx-16 collection. #RetroGaming #GameCollecting

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Brandon Sweet @brandonsweet.bsky.social · Sep 7

What if vaporwave was just a plot to get people listening to R&B again?

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Brandon Sweet @brandonsweet.bsky.social · Sep 6

Eating cinnamon buns, playing Spyro 2 and consulting a walkthrough on GameFAQs like it’s 1999. #RetroGaming

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Brandon Sweet @brandonsweet.bsky.social · Sep 3

Latest pickup from Facebook Marketplace. I need to start pacing myself here! #RetroGaming #GameCollecting

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Brandon Sweet @brandonsweet.bsky.social · Sep 2

40-odd years ago we'd be playing on the street or in somebody's backyard and the minute we heard the ringing of those approaching bells, all the kids in the neighbourhood would freeze and then scatter in every direction, heading for piggy banks or mom's purse. All hail Dickie Dee.

Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · Sep 2

The Labour Day Long Weekend is over, and that means we are leaving the summer season.
So, how about one last bit of summer history?
For decades, a great way to beat the heat in Canada was Dickie Dee.
This is the story of that brand.

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A person riding a tricycle with a large ice cream cooler attached, featuring a "Dickie Dee Ice Cream" sign with various ice cream illustrations, on a residential street with trees and a stop sign visible.

Brandon Sweet @brandonsweet.bsky.social · Sep 1

It’s one thing to stumble across one grail on FB marketplace, but THREE grails in one listing? Incredible! #GameCollecting #RetroGaming #TurboGrafx16

Brandon Sweet @brandonsweet.bsky.social · Aug 31

Checked out a new (to me) game store in Orangeville - Video Game Buzz! #RetroGaming #GameCollecting

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Brandon Sweet @brandonsweet.bsky.social · Aug 30

Today's pickup from Good Time Games. #RetroGaming #GameCollecting

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Brandon Sweet @brandonsweet.bsky.social · Aug 28

You're not wrong. Nothing lasts forever though - I never thought I'd see Pizza Hut pack it in as a sit-down restaurant for example, but here we are.

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Brandon Sweet @brandonsweet.bsky.social · Aug 27

I've taken my family to Florida via the I-75 eight times since 2013 and have lost track of the number of times we've stopped at a Cracker Barrel. I'm not sure the branding is the issue - it's the menu and food quality that needs, if you'll pardon the pun, fixin.'

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Brandon Sweet @brandonsweet.bsky.social · Aug 24

I raided the discount shelf at Good Time Games and got the Zaxxon box for free! #RetroGaming #GameCollecting