eBay Rampage: Sega Game Gear

Sega's Game Gear was the first handheld device to ever play a Sonic game and, for that alone, you should love it. Interestingly, it also was a powerful and power hungry console that had an excellent selection of games and add-ons released for it, and is a joy to collect for and play on. So, here are the most intriguing Game Gear offerings currently available on eBay:

Complete white Sega Game Gear. Worldwide, Buy It Now.

Barbie Game Gear prototype. Worldwide, ends 1 Jun. 2014.

NINKU limited edition Game Gear (boxed). Americas, Europe, Australia, Asia, ends 28 May 2014.

GG Battery Pack (boxed). UK, Buy It Now.

7 complete Game Gear games. Worldwide, ends 29 May 2014.

Master Gear Converter. Worldwide, Buy It Now.

Magic Knight Rayearth system. Worldwide, ends 1 Jun. 2014.

Sega's Game Gear TV Tuner (boxed). UK, Buy It Now.

2 Game Gear consoles, carrying case, Game Genie, games & extras. USA, ends 1 Jun. 2014.

Game Gear console. Worldwide, ends 31 May 2014.

eBay Rampage: Sierra On-Line

Started by husband and wife team Ken and Roberta Williams, Sierra On-Line (formerly On-Line Systems) went on to revolutionize the adventure genre and become a truly powerful graphic adventure developer and publisher. It produced countless classics such as the King's Quest, Leisure Suit Larry and Gabriel Knight series before fading away into the bowels of the corporate world. Here are some of the most interesting Sierra offerings currently available on eBay:

The original King's Quest (PC). US, ends 4 Dec. 2011.

Laura Bow II: The Dagger of Amon Ra (PC). Worldwide, ends 6 Dec. 2011.

Jones in the Fast Lane (PC). Worldwide, ends 5 Dec. 2011.

Code-Name: Iceman (PC). Worldwide, ends 4 Dec. 2011.

Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist (PC) . UK, ends 4 Dec. 2011.

Leisure Suit Larry Collection (PC). Worldwide, Buy It Now.

Gabriel Knight II: The Beast Within (PC). Worldwide, Buy It Now.

The excellent Sierra Award Winners (Mac). Worldwide, Buy It Now.

Phantasmagoria (PC). Worldwide, ends 6 Dec. 2011.

Conquests of Camelot (PC). Worldwide, Buy It Now.

Red Baron (Amiga). Worldwide, Buy it Now.

King's Quest III: To Heir is Human; the budget Kixx XL version (Atari ST). Worldwide, Buy It Now.

eBay Rampage: Nintendo Game Boy

The Game Boy was the first proper handheld system and the runaway success that kept the handheld market firmly in Nintendo's grasp for over 20 years. It was, and to this day remains, a truly portable system with a ton of lovely games specifically designed to be enjoyed on the road and also the platform that gave birth to the Pokemon phenomenon. Anyway. Here are the most interesting GB, Game Boy Pocket and Game Boy Color offerings currently available on eBay:

The complete, original GameBoy bundle. Worldwide, ends 5 Aug. 2011.

Nintendo's rare Yellow Edition GB in its box. Worldwide, Buy It Now.

21 GameBoy Color games. Worldwide, ends 5 Aug. 2011.

Yellow Game Boy Color with game holder. US, ends 6 Aug. 2011.

The classic, cheap Nintendo GameBoy. US, Canada, ends 3 Aug. 2011.

Game & Watch Gallery - boxed. Worldwide, Buy It Now.

Game Boy Pocket, boxed with Tetris. Worldwide, ends 7 Aug. 2011.

Super Mario Land I and II. UK, ends 4 Aug. 2011.

eBay Rampage: Infocom

Ah, yes, Infocom; my all time favourite developer of brilliantly written interactive fiction. The creators of some of the most impressive and imaginative game packaging ever to appear on a shelf and the implementors of an extraordinary variety of text adventures, ranging from pure horror and sci-fi to wild humour and fantasy adventures. Here are some of the better Infocom offerings currently on eBay:

The rare mask version of Suspended (Apple II). Worldwide, Buy It Now.

Suspended in its more casual box (C64). US, ends 18 Mar. 2011.

The Lurking Horror (PC). United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Germany and Japan, ends 20 Mar. 2011.

The Leather Goddesses of Phobos (PC). Worldwide, ends 20 Mar. 2011.

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (Apple II). Worldwide, ends 21 Mar. 2011.

Sorcerer - the budget Mastertronic version. Worldwide, Buy It Now.

The Lost Treasures of Infocom (Mac). Worldwide, ends 23 Mar. 2011.

The Lost Treasures of Infocm II (PC). Worldwide, Buy It Now.

The complete, interactive Bureaucracy. US, Buy It Now.

eBay Rampage: Commodore 64

Seems the time has come for the resurrection of the Retro Treasures features, starting with this very eBay Rampage focusing on the Commodore 64. It is after all the most popular 8-bit home micro ever developed and a computer that managed to sport excellent music capabilities thanks to the legendary SID chip and some rather brilliant graphics, complete with sprite moving capabilities. The hundred of classic games that appeared on the thing (both on disk and tape) were thus to be expected. The average, unboxed C64 shouldn't cost you more than 50$, 36 euros or 30 pounds.

Nice Commodore 64 lot. US, ends 10 Feb. 2011.

Brilliantly boxed C64 collection. UK, ends 11 Feb. 2011. 

17 excellent C64 games. US and Canada, ends 15 Feb. 2011.

A Commodore 64 with its disk drive. US, ends 12 Feb. 2011.

Dungeons and Dragons fun for the C64. Worldwide, ends 13 Feb. 2011.

Classic Commodore Monitor. N. and S. America, ends 14 Feb. 2011.

Two cheap and slightly risky C64s. UK, ends 10 Feb. 2011.

A rather mega Mega Mix. Europe, Buy It Now. 

eBay Rampage: NES

The Nintendo Entertainment System, also known as the NES, is the 8-bit gaming console that signaled the beginning of the modern video games industry. Apparently it also spawned such enduring game series as Mario, Zelda and Metroid and never fared that well outside the US and Japan. Then again, you know all there is to know about it, don't you? Oh, and you can usually grab one for something around 20 pounds, 23 euros or 30$.

The perfect starter NES. Europe, ends 18 Jan. 2009.

18 NES games. US only, ends 14. Jan 2009.

Boxed NES with game organizer (!), 8 games and accessories. UK only, ends 19 Jan. 2009.

Top Loader NES, with 131 games and a ton of extra bits. US only, ends 15 Jan. 2009.

Complete & apparently boxed NES Action Set. Worldwide, ends 13 Jan. 2009.

Family Computer Keyboard & Basic cart. Worldwide, Buy It Now.

Sealed Kirby's Adventure Bargain. Worldwide, Buy It Now.