#lukiegames

Usually it’s the month of May which tends to make it’s mark for manuals but this year June is getting it’s just desserts.  Since I am not present to peruse the stock of my favorite online game retailers, when they receive new items, I have to assume that new additions materialize due to some sort of Spring cleaning.  Summer is upon us and perhaps some people are looking to scrape together some cash for summer break.  Whatever the reason of the season one man’s trash is another man’s treasure and checking on sites regularly is the key to being around when new items show up in their catalog.  

I have been a regular customer of Lukie Games for several years now and have bought quite a few games and manuals off of them in the past.  To date in the last 4 years I have ordered more than 20 times off of their website and have, during that time, amassed 30 games and 80 manuals. (This doesn’t include items I have received with my reward points)  I am always extremely impressed with the attention to detail and care that they take in ensuring the items arrive to me in a safe, timely manner. To say that they have helped my collection grow to where it is today would be understating the facts.  As far as online retailers go, with the exception of eBay, I have not seen a site with a more robust selection of games and NES related items.  Every time I visit they have new things to  peruse.  Being Canadian it is sometimes difficult to justify the shipping costs to get items from the US but I have to say that I have never once been disappointed with a purchase from these guys and the package that arrived for me today is no exception... 

In all I received 14 new instruction manuals as well as the Dungeon Companion for Dragon Warrior.  The booklet for Dirty Harry completes that game for me (not that I am really going for CIB anyway).  

At the midway point of the year is a good time to update my collection numbers:

Licensed games:  622/677

Unlicensed games: 62/90

Total games:  684

Manuals:  368

Not much to say about this.  Obviously with the literal lock in/shut down of most non-essential services, game collectors and enthusiasts are relying more and more on online retailers to fulfill their quarantine needs.  If memory serves I think I ordered this package from Lukie Games just before the world, for all intents and purposes, went dark.  

The highlight of this mini-package was the Roadblasters manual which completed that game for me. All told I received 7 manuals all together:  the aforementioned, Roadblasters, Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Pool of Radiance, Archon, Bo Jackson Baseball, Ferrari Grand Prix Challenge, Might & Magic and Spellunker.

Because local shopping of NES related games at thrift stores, etc. is off the table, I have gotten into the hobby of Arcade1up cabinets in recent months.  I look forward to putting together a post on my collection to date sometime in the near future.  

Manuals:  468