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Excellent Web Links In addition to the links located on the respective console pages, the following are excellent resources on the internet. If you would like to be added to this list, or swap links, please contact us below.

General Gaming Interest
Site Name	Description
RF Generation	Great forums, articles and the best online collection tool and games\hardware database on the internet
Digital Press	Great forums, articles and the best online rarity guide for both hardware and software
ASSEMblers	This is the forum to go to for great threads on protos\rare gaming hardware and software
Console Picture Page	Huge collection of pictures for more than 1600 gaming systems from 1972 to 1984. Excellent site!!
Retro Gaming Collector	Excellent site dedicated to retro gaming consoles, computers and handhelds (great YouTube videos as well!)
GamerBeef.com	Game News, Game Demos, Downloads, discussion forums and more.
The Video Game Museum	Excellent website for game screenshots and media. A great resource for gamers of all ages! Check them out!!
Blame the Control Pad	Fantastic site for retro gaming reviews, news and other gaming takes


Game Reviews \ Cheats \ Guides
Site Name	Description
The Video Game Critic	Awesome game reviews for both the classic and modern video game consoles - great writing style
Just RPG	Specializes in game reviews\previews in the RPG genre
Game Rankings	Nice site (part of CNET) that does list a great many links to game reviews - mostly to commercial sites
Game FAQs	Great site for cheats, walk-throughs and game specific forums.


Online Stores \ Gaming Auctions
Site Name	Description
gameSniped	Definitely the best site to find rare\obscure\interesting video game related items on eBay and other auction sites!
The Video Game Connection	Excellent dealer in both new and used video games spanning all genres and console classes
Japan-Games.com	Everything Japan - very fair eBay dealer for the rare items from Japan
Game Over? Amsterdam	Game shop in Amsterdam specializing in the buying\selling of used games\consoles\handhelds from 1976 to today
Retro Play	Excellent offerings for retro game systems. Check out this UK-based store for some retro gaming goodness!
Which Console	Compares hundreds of game console bundles and deals including the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Nintendo Wii.


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