About: James Parthenides

I’ve been gaming since I was 4 years old. In early 1992, I played Super Mario Bros on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) for the first time and was instantly hooked. This moment is where my obsession for gaming started.

Most weekends, I would go to my cousin’s house and play Alex Kidd, California Games, Track and Field, Golf and Marble Madness on his Sega Master System. Some of my most cherished moments is playing Sega with my cousin and one day I hope our kids can do the same.

Another great memory was the day I found out TMNT had a game on the NES. It was my favorite TV series at the time so of course I had to play the game and it did not disappoint. Although, I still can’t beat it because it’s bloody hard....

Christmas was an exciting time as a kid and in 1992, what Santa brought me changed me forever! As I slowly teared the paper, I could start to see a Super Nintendo bundled with Super Mario World and Mario paint with mouse! I didn't even know this was a thing! A Super Nintendo? Is it better than the NES? I didn’t care - I was stoked. I still remember putting in Mario World and hearing the title music for the first time.

I still play video games, new and retro, as much as I can without responsibilities getting in the way. If I am not playing, I’m watching videos on YouTube or listening to podcasts in the car. My wife hates road trips with me now.

I’m very proud of my gaming collection as it includes all of the Nintendo, Sega, PlayStation and Microsoft consoles and hundreds of games I’ve gathered since the 90’s. Unfortunately, most of my collection is in storage as we have no space, but having the Retron 5 at my disposal I am able to play most of my carts whenever I want.

I’m here to share my passion for gaming and knowledge with the community, talk and play games and gain some new friends along the way.

James Parthenides