July 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased

[theflea]

Just had the mailman at my door and that are game console I mentioned came today. 

When people talk 3DO most people think the Goldstar version is the rarest console, but there is another that's even more harder to come by. In Japan there's the Sonyo 3DO TRY and finally found one that wasn't outrageously priced.
I wasn't sure if all 3DO's played Japanese games and I tested the 2 games I got on my US models FZ-1 and the FZ-10 and they do play. Good to know if you wanna import 3DO games.

It came with 8 games, 2 Japan 3DO games CIB and 6 US games all disc only.
- Road & Track Overdriven' (need for speed) (JP)
- Emit (JP)
- Gex
- Escape from Monster Manor
- Out of this Wolrd
- Syndicate
- Alone in the Dark
- Demolition Man
   


Tomorrow hitting the sales. 

[bikingjahuty]

Picked up Jurassic Park the Game for 360. Love the movies, looking forward to playing the game

[foxhack]

Picked up Jurassic Park the Game for 360. Love the movies, looking forward to playing the game

The Telltale game?

Um...

[disgaeniac]

FLEA

What's Shepherd's Crossing?

[kamikazekeeg]

Found a few things today for a nice price.  Nothing great for PS2, but they were all for just a buck together, so couldn't pass that up.  Was surprised to find the Rambo 3 for SMS though, just because they have a complete SMS on the thrift shop shelf with like a dozen games for a 115 bucks in a bagged bundle, so finding a loose one was cool. Never found a SMS game in my hunts lol And then grabbed Splinter Cell 3D for the heck of it because it was on sale for 8 bucks at BJ's Wholesale.  They have a few other DS and 3DS titles for 8 bucks, mostly Lego related, but didn't feel like grabbing them.

[theflea]

FLEA

What's Shepherd's Crossing?

It's a budget version of Harvest Moon. 

[disgaeniac]

FLEA

What's Shepherd's Crossing?

It's a budget version of Harvest Moon. 

Thanks; that would have been my guess

Isn't Harvest Moon *already* pretty much a 'budget' title? 

On topic:

Thanks

Karyann!

(for submitting/adding a bunch of OST's:)

just made it a breeze to add a few of my un-added ones to my collection!!!

<3

[theflea]

Happy Independence Day!!! Hope everyone enjoys their day of celebration.
I hit the sales yesterday and today and sales where scarce. But did have some nifty finds.

NDS Games where $2 each unless listed.
- Shrek the Third
- The Suite Life: Circle of Spies
- Minute to Win It
- Margot's Bepuzzled!
- Cooking Mama 2
- Maker Man Adventures
- Civilization Revolution
- Mario Kart DS ($3)
- Pokemon Diamond Version ($5)

GBA (all $2 each)
- Spongebob's Atnantis Squarepants
- Star Wars: Ep Attack of the Clones
- Pokemon Sapphire Version

DC
- Clear VMU ($2)

N64
A charcoal black N64 with RAM expansion, (missing door) 3 controllers, Gameshark, and 11 games for $24.
- Virtual Chess 64 (CIB)
- Virtual Pool 64
- Automobili Lamborghini
- Star Wars: EP I Racer (i seem to find this game way to much) lol
- Army Men: Sarges Heroes
- 007 The World id Not Enough
- Perfect Dark
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
- Star Wars: Battle for Naboo
- Super Mario 64
- Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (CE)

GEN Guy was nice enough to sell games from his own collection I offered $25 for the GEN and SMS games I needed. all games CIB
- Crue Ball
- After Burner II
- Sea Quest DSV
- Kid Chameleon
- Phantasy Star II
 
SMS
- Thunder Blade
- Shinobi

and last a Radio Shack Pong Console that a nice lady game me for free. It was in rough shape and took a lot of cleaning.

FLEA

What's Shepherd's Crossing?

It's a budget version of Harvest Moon. 

Thanks; that would have been my guess

Isn't Harvest Moon *already* pretty much a 'budget' title? 

I never thought of Harvest Moon as a "budget title". It's a major series of games.
It's pretty much the leader of Farming RPG's.

[disgaeniac]

I meant more like I've just never thought of the series as a "high" budget game...

[badATchaos]

FLEA

What's Shepherd's Crossing?

It's a budget version of Harvest Moon. 

Thanks; that would have been my guess

Isn't Harvest Moon *already* pretty much a 'budget' title? 

I never thought of Harvest Moon as a "budget title". It's a major series of games.
It's pretty much the leader of Farming RPG's.

I would have to agree with flea. I could see if it was a one-off but they've been going strong since the SNES days. It's gotten big enough to inspire a whole industry of social games like Happy Farm, FarmVille and Farm Town.

[disgaeniac]

AND...

...(relative to other flagship titles in other popular genres); comparatively speaking - I'd bet that they're still on the very low-end of what current video game making budgets are.

[argyle]

I agree with Kenny here - I know the series has been around forever but it's never been very high-profile even amongst other JRPG enthusiasts.  Not knocking the series, I honestly haven't really played any of them long enough to form an opinion, so they may be great games - but there are many great games that I'd consider "B" tier. 

[redblaze57]

BANISHED FROM EARTH!!! Oh and a physical copy of inFAMOUS 2

[disgaeniac]

I agree with Kenny here - I know the series has been around forever but it's never been very high-profile even amongst other JRPG enthusiasts.  Not knocking the series, I honestly haven't really played any of them long enough to form an opinion, so they may be great games - but there are many great games that I'd consider "B" tier.

Exactly 

Most of the games that I like the most are NOT the bigger-budget games.

So, saying that a game/series is, by default, a "budget" one (Harvest Moon, Atelier games, Neptunia games, Hell...to a little more of an extent - even Disgaea) has no bearing at all on how enjoyable a game is & has even less to do with its quality.

Shit, IMO, w/ the lack of (minimal amounts of) voice acting, re-use of assets, and usually *average*-ish graphics...I'd even consider the Pokemon series to be "budget" (In a genius kind of way, of course:) as what company wouldn't want to - for relatively & comparatively low game-making budgets - provide a series that consistently sells so well & pleases their customers so much?!

Honestly & personally, to me, a descriptor of "BIG Budget" (aka "Blockbuster") is usually more of a turn-off & a warning to me that lots of $ was spent on voice-acting, motion-capture, shiny graphics, particle effects, shadow, lighting, and gritty *realism* when...99% of the time, I'd just prefer an uglier-looking game w/ less talking & less fantastically amazing, cutting-edge & 'Killer' graphics with more of a focus on better story-telling, deep, addicting, & complex battle systems and gameplay that's just engaging and, well...fun.

TL;DR

FUN > Flash...

...Always!

[foxhack]

...

Harvest Moon is an RPG?

Isn't it a simulation / strategy series?