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NGL, this could be fantastic.

9/11/2022

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A Fallout-style game featuring Marvel characters probably isn't gonna happen, but we can dream, can't we?

First trailer for Skydance's Captain America & Black Panther WWII game ? pic.twitter.com/GOOwKHqQlS

— Culture Crave ? (@CultureCrave) September 9, 2022
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That's a wrap on Halloween...

11/1/2021

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Another Halloween in the book, and a more festive one than last year, thankfully.  We still have a ton of great hard-to-find retro horror greatness in stock, so be sure to check it out, especially our PS2 stuff.

Thank you guys for a great month, and keep checking back for new stuff to be added in the coming week!
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New stuff in stock and Sony's reveals...

9/10/2021

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It's been a busy summer here at Retro Rocket HQ.  We've added tons and tons of new titles (Including a really super-nice Rule of Rose and Lunar 2!), and as we move into fall, Sony laid out some really awesome PS5 stuff in their PlayStation Showcase 2021.

Personally, we're looking forward to Spider-Man 2 in a BIG way...
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Tons of new games now in stock!

3/30/2021

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Hope everyone's spring is off to a better start than LAST year's!  Here's all the new and restocked titles in our store TODAY, including some stupid-rare PS2 titles.  Check 'em out:

Atari 2600:
Basic Math
Sky Skipper

Colecovision:
Super Action Football

NES:
Mega Man 6
Galaga
Godzilla
Popeye
M.C. Kids
Metroid
Genghis Khan
Ghostbusters II
Harlem Globetrotters
Beetlejuice
Pac-Man (Tengen black cartridge)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

GameCube:
Peter Jackson's King Kong
Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg

N64:
F-Zero X
Asteroids Hyper 64

Wii:
Cruis'n
Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 2
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Duel Transer
EA Sports Active
Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2010
Resident Evil 4
Go Diego GO! Great Dinosaur Rescue
Kirby's Epic Yarn
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

DS:
Ultimate Mortal Kombat (Sealed!)

Genesis: 
Alisia Dragoon

Sega CD:
Dune
Road Avenger

Saturn:
Worldwide Soccer

3DO:
Shockwave 2: Beyond the Gate
Star Fighter
Pebble Beach Golf Links
John Madden Football
Slam n' Jam '95
The Need for Speed
Twisted: The Game Show

PS1:
The King of Fighters '99
Mortal Kombat 3 (longbox)
1Xtreme

PS2: 
Fatal Frame (Sealed!)
Need for Speed Most Wanted
Silent Hill 2 
Silent Hill 3
Spyro: A Hero's Tail
God Hand
Echo Night: Beyond (x4)
Haunting Ground (PAL, Sealed)
Haunting Ground (PAL)
Rayman 2 Revolution
Death by Degrees
King's Field 4: The Ancient City
Mister Mosquito

PS3:
Shadows of the Damned
God of War III
Resident Evil Revelations 2
Fallout 3
Need for Speed Pro Street

PS4: 
Last of Us Remastered
Star Wars Battlefront II
Until Dawn

Xbox:
Leisure Suit Larry Magna Cum Laude
Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb
Red Dead Revolver
Voodoo Vince
Capcom Vs. SNK 2 EO
Fantastic Four
Judge Dredd: Dredd vs Death
King of Fighters 2002 - Challenge to Ultimate Battle

Xbox 360:
The King of Fighters XIII
Need for Speed Undercover
Lollipop Chainsaw
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The Rising Cost of Collecting

3/25/2021

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One year after the shutdown of the entire freakin' planet, the cost of retro gaming has been on a meteoric rise.  Rare games that might have been occasional indulgences for some collectors may now be completely out of reach to all but a few. We've personally heard from fellow gamers that the state of collecting as a hobby seems abysmal compared to, say 2019, and while that might seem extreme, there's certainly an overwhelming malaise in the hobby.

Let's take a look at some causes and effects of retro game inflation:
  1. More entertainment dollars being spent at home. With less options available to the public, focus turns to spending money on home entertainment options, like video games, music, and streaming/physical media movies.  This increases demand.
  2. Stimulus payments (U.S.)  It's important to note that we've seen a jump in sales at every stimulus payment.  It's easy to draw the correlation between extra money in everyone's account and increased investment in our favorite hobby.  This feeds the willingness of some to pay exorbitant prices for certain games. 
  3. Decreased supply, increased demand. Because of the pandemic, less people are out selling their used games at local brick-and-mortar stores, yet there is an increased demand for them.  As a result, hard-to-find games are showing up on outlets like OfferUp and eBay regularly instead of stores, but the increase in gamer budgets leads to bidding wars and prices increasing for retro games and systems across the board.  

And here lies the heart of the problem: prices are rising, and for retailers, both online and brick-and-mortar, getting new stock at reasonable prices is much more difficult.  The result is an jump in prices to accommodate businesses' growing costs.

It seems like a snake eating its own tail...a never-ending cycle of inflation.  But with the world opening up again, there is hope that the gaming economy will course-correct and we'll see prices come back down.  As more people venture out and sell their items in bulk, game stores and websites like ours will be able to make deals that will be beneficial to both the gamer and the business.  

As a family-owned small business, Retro Rocket has been able to sustain itself because of our size.  It seems counter-intuitive, but our lower volume and online-only presence means that we can price fairly and pick-and-choose what we decide to buy and sell easier than, say, a GameStop.

Overall, we believe the inflation will right itself over the course of the next year and hopefully collecting can remain fun for everyone...not just to those with deep, deep pockets.

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Happy New Year!

1/1/2021

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Soooo...the less said about 2020 the better, right?  Out with the old and in with the new.  And, well, for us retro-gamers, IN with the new old stuff, too.  Here's the first batch of new titles added to the store for 2020.  Check 'em out and pick out something nice for yourself!

Atari 2600:
Bump N' Jump
Burgertime

Atari 5200:
Missile Command
Defender
Pole Position
Real Sports Football
Super Breakout
Missile Command

Intellivision:
Space Battle

NES:
Dr. Mario
Blades of Steel
Ice Hockey
Jackal
The Karate Kid
The Legend of Zelda
Rad Racer 
Sesame Street 123
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario Bros. 3

3DO:
Quarantine

PS2: 
Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits
Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance 
Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance II
Capcom Classics Collection
Dark Cloud
Dead or Alive 2 Hardcore
Ephemeral Fantasia
Mike Tyson heavyweight Boxing
NBA Street Vol. 2
Sled Storm
Spider-Man: Friend or Foe
Tench 3: Wrath of Heaven
The Bouncer
Twisted Metal Black

PS3:
Captain America Super Soldier

PSP:
Mortal Kombat Unchained

PS Vita:
Little Deviants

Xbox:
Dragon's Lair 3D: Back to the Lair

Xbox 360:
Condemned: Criminal Origins
Condemned 2: Bloodshot


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Over 80 new titles for November now in stock!

11/1/2020

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Halloween is over, election day is right around the corner, and retro gaming is still the best thing to take your mind off of 2020's parade of craziness.  And thanks to you all for making October our best month yet!  Behind the scenes, we spent a ton of time rounding up brand new titles for our store, and today they're available for you to pick up, cheap!  We've got some rare Atari titles like Revenge of the Beefsteak Tomatoes, Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance I & II for the Xbox, and, for the first time, a slew of Japanese PS1 games, including some great anime-inspired games as well as a ton of never-before-seen-in-North-America racing greats.  Full list is below.  

Atari 2600:
Revenge of the Beefsteak Tomatoes
Dishaster
Time Pilot
Adventure
Pitfall II
Quick Step
Mountain King
Plaque Attack 
Smurf
Tapper

Colecovision:
Smurf Rescue in Gargamel's Castle

Sega Genesis:
Game Genie

PS1:
Cool Boarders 3
Arcade's Greatest Hits The Atari Collection 1
Casper Friends Around the World
Tokyo Highway Battle
GTO Battle Athletes (Japan)
Houma Hunter Lime Special Collection Vol. 1 (Japan)
Houma Hunter Lime Special Collection Vol. 2 (Japan)
Cardcaptor Sakura
Cardcaptor Sakura Crowcard Magic (Japan)
Motor Toon Grand Prix (Japan)Hiza Ue no Partner (Kitty On Your Lap) (Japan)
Crime Crackers (Japan)
Deadheat Road (Japan)
J's Racin' (Japan)
The Race: Simple 1500 (Japan)
Virtua Pachi-Slot VI (Japan)
Touge Max Saisouku Drift Master (Japan)
Touge Max 2 (Japan)
Zero 4 Champ Doozy-J (Japan)
Jailbreaker (Japan)
Emporer Pachislot 2 (Japan)
Runabout-2 (Japan)
Puyo Puyo Sun Expert (Japan)
Over Drivin' DX Rally Edition (Need for Speed) (Japan)
C-1 Circuit (Japan)
Ace Combat 3 Electrosphere (Japan)
Tenchi Muyou Toukou Muyou (Japan)
Shutokou Battle R (Japan)
Air Combat (rare black jewel case variant)
Tomb Raider

PS2:
Tekken 4
Crash Bandicoot The Wrath of Cortex
The Punisher
Black & Bruised
Crash Nitro Kart
Army Men Sarge's Heroes 2
NFL Blitz 2003
Dead to Rights
Grand Theft Auto Liberty City Stories
Lethal Skies - Elite Pilot: Seam SW
Evolution Skateboarding
Ridge Racer 5
Crazy Taxi
Splashdown: Rides Gone Wild

PS3:
MotorStorm
Ratchet & Clank Future Tools of Destruction
Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2009
Midnight Club Los Angeles
Ni No Kuni Wrath of the White Witch

PS4: 
The Pinball Arcade

PSP:
Fantasy Golf Pangya
Phantasy Star Portable

Xbox:
Star Wars Battlefront II
Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance
Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance II

Xbox 360:
King of Fighters XII (sealed)
Dynasty Warriors Gundam
Blue Dragon
Madden 25
F.E.A.R. Files
Rumble Roses XX
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

DS:
Super Princess Peach
Diddy Kong Racing DS

Game Boy Color:
Tetris DX
Toy Story Racer

Game Boy Advance: 
Star Wars: Flight of the Falcon
369 in 1

GameCube:
Super Mario Sunshine

Wii:
Island Sports Party Summer Sports 2
Wii Music
Bass Pro Shops The Strike Tournament Edition
Goldeneye 007
MySims Party
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom Ultimate All-Stars
Harley-Davidson: Road Trip
The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return

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New Games for October 2020

10/7/2020

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So many weird, infuriating and crazy things to write about this month, but let's focus on the good instead: a whole truckload of new titles have been added to the store today!  Check 'em out:

​Atari 2600:
Gorf

Atari 7800:
Donkey Kong
Centipede
Galaga
Asteroids
Dig Dug (Sealed!)
Ms. Pac-Man

Atari Lynx:
Hard Drivin'

Colecovision:
Slither

NES:
Slalom

Gamecube:
Bloody Roar Primal Fury

Wii:
Endless Ocean
Lego Harry Potter Years 5-7
Lego Harry Potter Years 1-4

WiiU:
Ben 10 Omniverse

Switch:
Double Switch 25th Anniversary Collector's Edition (sealed!)

PS1:
Soviet Strike
The Amazing Virtual Sea-Monkeys
San Francisco Rush
Silent Hill
Frogger
Need for Speed High Stakes

PS2:
Bad Boys Miami Takedown
NASCAR Thunder 2004
ATV Offroad Fury 4
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
The Getaway: Black Monday
Bloody Roar 3
Mobile Suit Gundam Z: AEUG Vs. Titans (Japan)
Shin Sangoku Musou 3 Moushouden (Samurai Warriors 3 - Japan)
The Sims Bustin' Out
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2
Clock Tower 3
Ape Escape 2
SSX 3
Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly

PS4 
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 (Sealed!)
The Sims 4 Bundle (Sealed!)
Dead by Daylight - Nightmare Edition (Sealed!)

PSP: 
Def Jam Fight for NY: The Takeover (EU version - plays in all regions)

PS Vita:
Night Trap Collector's Edition (sealed!)

Xbox:
Grand Theft Auto San Andreas

Xbox 360:
BCFX: Black College Football Xperience

Sega Genesis:
Formula One
Ms. Pac-Man
Taz in Escape from Mars
Ecco the Dolphin
Jurassic Park Rampage Edition
Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers
Golden Axe
Goofy's Hysterical History Tour
The Lion King
Zombies Ate My Neighbors

Dreamcast:
Flag to Flag
Typing of the Dead

Game Gear:
Defenders of Oasis
Columns
Caesar's Palace
Desert Speedtrap starring Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Mortal Kombat
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New titles added to the store September 19

9/19/2020

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A small batch of new stuff has been cleaned, tested, and added to the website, including a sealed Night Trap Collector's Edition for the Vita!  Check 'em out:
​
Switch:
Double Switch 25th Anniversary Collector's Edition (sealed!)

PS Vita:
Night Trap Collector's Edition (sealed!)

Sega Genesis:
Formula One
Ms. Pac-Man
Taz in Escape from Mars
Ecco the Dolphin
Jurassic Park Rampage Edition
Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers
Golden Axe
Goofy's Hysterical History Tour
The Lion King
Zombies Ate My Neighbors
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...aaaand some more, this time all Dreamcast stuff:

9/11/2020

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NFL QB Club 2001
Soul Fighter
Suzuki Alstare Extreme Racing
Charge N' Blast
102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue
Army Men: Sarge's Heroes

Go buy 'em!
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