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NES Restoration: Resurrecting My Christmas 1988 Console

BreakmanX — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0000

This isn’t a thrift store find or an eBay rescue. It’s the exact NES I unboxed on Christmas morning 1988, the machine that started everything this site has ever been about. This is the NES restoration I owed it. The NES Restoration Plan It sat in storage since 2008. When I finally pulled it out, [...]

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GameCube Retrospective: The Best Console Nobody Bought

BreakmanX — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 02:09:52 +0000

November 18, 2001. Five in the morning, a Target parking lot, coffee going cold in the car. I camped out with my girlfriend (now Breakwoman X) and Richie, who would go on to co-host The Game Show with me, all of us waiting on a purple cube with a handle. This GameCube retrospective is the [...]

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Mega Man 8 is the Best Mega Man No One Played

BreakmanX — Sat, 10 Jan 2026 03:00:00 +0000

Mega Man 8 was poorly received during its initial release and only sold around 407,000 units, which is quite a drop from 1,510,000 for Mega Man 2. The 3D push at the time left it in the dust, but it has always been one of my absolute favorite games. The first episode of Break’s picks [...]

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