Video games probably were my entry into pinball. I of course played when I was growing up, but as an adult I had an opportunity to buy out rental store, which had 100s of games. I later had an opportunity to buy out a pawn shop that was closing. They had a bunch of systems in various conditions. That started my process of buying, selling, and trading. I've sold off a good portion of my collection but at one point I had games like Earthbound and Chrono Trigger complete in boxes. Eventually, that process of collecting morphed into arcade and pinball. I actually sold off the last of my N64 collection at Pinball Expo this year. Most of my collection now is cart only NES and SNES games.

Vintage in video games is a bit difficult to define. In most of the gaming forums I belong to we typically use current generation, past generation, and then everything else falls under the vintage category. It has more to do with the prevalence for buying, selling, and trading newer games.

I also enjoy the Lolo series. For those not familiar, it's a puzzle game where you have to collect the hearts to open the treasure chest, which in turn, opens the door to proceed to the next level of the tower. Each level is a single screen. The levels start off really simple, but it gradually becomes more and more complex.

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