First, from a couple weeks ago, the reason hoarding doesn’t make you feel so good sometimes. Like, when you pop in to a charity shop that *never* has games, suddenly has 20, and they’re still all priced at the “we never sell DVDs so we’ve priced them all at £1 anyway just so they dissapear quick on the off chance we do encounter the demon shiny devil worship ornament” value. Worse, when the owner knows even less and just counts the games up, “8..10…14…15… oh we’ll just take a tenner”. Which is less than Manhunt just sold for. So I’m gonna be donating every time I’m in there, then…

Second, why I love hoarding. Finding Saturn games in the wild may not be as good as finding a boxed Stadium Events NES in the wild, but it’s as retro as you’re getting round here. Where? Blockbuster Acomb, York, where else Plus plenty of disc only games from GameStation for 50p each (yes, even the £7.50 Motown), and one of the US’s most expensive xbox games - Jurassic Park Operation Genesis. Not worth quite so much here though.

And third, todays lucky find. Another Pokemon rucksack. From the same place, and in even better condition, than the JigglyPuff one a month back, plus a Pokemon filofax for luck. Then the first time I’ve seen a new, sealed PS1 mem card outside the 90s, and something else I bought in the 90s, the original Formula One PS1 game. In fact, that would be the first game I ever purchased, before I even owned a PS1. Ah, the memories, the mail order, the 3 months wait for FF VII to turn up…

Oh and, iGPC updated today. With only just a small hand holding of the server to get it through. Next Saturday, it may even have done it before I wake up .