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General and Gaming => General => Topic started by: maximo310 on October 02, 2017, 01:16:01 am
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Startin this thread off!
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Bought LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, Tomb Raider: Anniversary and Bastion on Steam.
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Just got back from a long vacation Saturday and being home again Sunday I decided to celebrate by going game hunting. Went to various places and ended up finding all this. Highlight was definitely the GBA Micro with the charger. In the 9-years I have been collecting I have never come across a GBA Micro in the wild, at least one that wasn't ebay priced. This one was $30 with the charger. Other games were $3 or $5 each.\
(http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/xx131/bikingjahuty/22104587_10208397512415753_8472710597830651030_o_zpsbef8sppd.jpg) (http://s749.photobucket.com/user/bikingjahuty/media/22104587_10208397512415753_8472710597830651030_o_zpsbef8sppd.jpg.html)
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Just got back from a long vacation Saturday and being home again Sunday I decided to celebrate by going game hunting. Went to various places and ended up finding all this. Highlight was definitely the GBA Micro with the charger. In the 9-years I have been collecting I have never come across a GBA Micro in the wild, at least one that wasn't ebay priced. This one was $30 with the charger. Other games were $3 or $5 each.\
Photobucket doesn't do Free image sharing anymore.
I'm hoping to cut back on buying games, I may even cancel some preorders and pass on some LRG stuff.
I have expected medical expenses and medical insurance is shit in the US. Likely have to pay $3k by January and another $4k in April... and that's assuming insurance doesn't get worse next year.
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Tinypic should be fine for image uploading
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Tinypic should be fine for image uploading
imgur too
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Stuff.
(https://thumb.ibb.co/hzu8Fb/IMG_20171002_125815867_1.jpg) (https://ibb.co/hzu8Fb)
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Stuff.
(https://thumb.ibb.co/hzu8Fb/IMG_20171002_125815867_1.jpg) (https://ibb.co/hzu8Fb)
Oh yeah, that reminds me that I finally picked up the PS4 version of Overcooked myself the other day. Need to add that to my collection.
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Tinypic works for free, as said. But dang is it ad-heavy. Like worse than the click-bait sites even. It seriously slows down my computer every time I have to use it.
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Tinypic works for free, as said. But dang is it ad-heavy. Like worse than the click-bait sites even. It seriously slows down my computer every time I have to use it.
I've never tried it. Imgur's usually been pretty straightforward for me if I'm not just linking to a photo from my Flickr (also a free option).
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I used to use Imgur, but then it stopped letting me upload from my phone. Then I used photobucket until they killed free sharing.
Now I just don't take pics anymore. I have a new phone, so maybe Imgur is working again. Haven't tried.
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I used to use Imgur, but then it stopped letting me upload from my phone. Then I used photobucket until they killed free sharing.
Now I just don't take pics anymore. I have a new phone, so maybe Imgur is working again. Haven't tried.
I've been using imgbb to upload from my phone. Works great and is pretty quick.
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Just received Ys: Origins (PS Vita, Play-Asia version), Rival School and Einhander for PS1 (Jap version).
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Small little batch to start off the month:
N64:
Mario Tennis
360:
Monopoly Streets
Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise
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First goodies of October.
Halo Reach Xbox 360 S Console with Controller - $125
Games got a 15% discount with the console purchase.
Bioshock 2 - $5.91
Halo 3 ODST - $5.91
Star Ocean The Last Hope - $12.71
GTA IV - $1.99
GTA Bundle - $8.46
Halo 3 Tin - Free because the game disc was broken.
Still has Disc 2
I was gonna buy the tin off them but they gave it to me for free.
Total $188 CAD
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I used to use Imgur, but then it stopped letting me upload from my phone. Then I used photobucket until they killed free sharing.
Now I just don't take pics anymore. I have a new phone, so maybe Imgur is working again. Haven't tried.
The Imgur app likes to crash upon opening on my phone for about the past year or so. Sometimes it works, but usually not. I end up uploading to Google Drive, the download on the computer and upload to Imgur.
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Ugh photobucket :/
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A buddy of mine is sending me the LRG Ys Origin in the next week or so. Excited to get to play it! I also have my SNES Classic coming in about a week or so as well. Ordered it from Malaysia and they were a few days behind on their shipment from Nintendo's distributor in the region.
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Today i was in a used shop to sell a few DVD (i need to make some space on my shelves) and i found a few PS1 and PS2 games that i didn't have in the 1€ section:
PS1:
360 Three Sixty
Music
N-Gen Racing (Best of Infogrames - no manual)
RC de GO! (no manual)
PS2:
Destruction Derby Arenas
Fighting Fury
Free Running
Mouse Trophy
Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy
Road Rage 3 (i already have it in my collection but i never seen this variant before, a second [FR] variant to add in the database ;D)
Silpheed: The Lost Planet
Super Trucks (no manual)
Tokobot Plus: Mysteries of the Karakuri (with the wrong manual inside, it's the one from Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness)
I also got three controllers for free from a friend, a Cheetah SGQP2B (a turbo pad for MegaDrive/Genesis i think, i'm not a big Sega gamer, never played anything on the Master System and the MegaDrive; and i don't even own a Saturn), a QuickShot QS-1300 (for the Saturn apparently) and a QuickShot QS-1500 (for PS1), the Cheetah need a bit of cleaning but the two QuickShot are in a pretty good state.
(https://i.imgur.com/cbjhV6B.jpg)
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Went and picked up these here tapes today. Quite pricey, one of these tapes was.
(https://thumb.ibb.co/dHK4Qb/IMG_20171004_235458988.jpg) (https://ibb.co/dHK4Qb)
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Went and picked up these here tapes today. Quite pricey, one of these tapes was.
(https://thumb.ibb.co/dHK4Qb/IMG_20171004_235458988.jpg) (https://ibb.co/dHK4Qb)
Yeah, man, that Super Widget...
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Here's what I got from last month:
Goodwill:
Burnout Paradise (PS3, CIB)-$3
Devil May Cry 4- PS3, CIB)- $3
Dualshock 3 Red- $5
Gamestop:
Shantae and the Pirates Curse ( 3ds)- $23.97
Book-Off/ Gameplay
Namco Museum Vol. 1 (PS1, CIB) -$4.50
Namco Museum Vol. 3 (PS1, CIB)- $2.50
Landstalker (Geny, cart only) -$2.50
Online:
Mario Party 2 ( N64, cart only, reddit)- $32
Heavy Rain -(PS3, CIB, amazon) -$3.90
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Went and picked up these here tapes today. Quite pricey, one of these tapes was.
(https://thumb.ibb.co/dHK4Qb/IMG_20171004_235458988.jpg) (https://ibb.co/dHK4Qb)
Yeah, man, that Super Widget...
Not sure if serious, but that's not the right price tag. On second thought if I was going to turn this into a guessing game, probably should've removed that. There was one on Super Off Road that said $18.
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Went and picked up these here tapes today. Quite pricey, one of these tapes was.
(https://thumb.ibb.co/dHK4Qb/IMG_20171004_235458988.jpg) (https://ibb.co/dHK4Qb)
Yeah, man, that Super Widget...
Not sure if serious
Not even slightly.
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Went and picked up these here tapes today. Quite pricey, one of these tapes was.
(https://thumb.ibb.co/dHK4Qb/IMG_20171004_235458988.jpg) (https://ibb.co/dHK4Qb)
Yeah, man, that Super Widget...
Not sure if serious
Not even slightly.
my guess is he meant the old store price tags
I'm guessing cyber speedway had a high retail price sticker on it
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Went and picked up these here tapes today. Quite pricey, one of these tapes was.
(https://thumb.ibb.co/dHK4Qb/IMG_20171004_235458988.jpg) (https://ibb.co/dHK4Qb)
Yeah, man, that Super Widget...
Not sure if serious
Not even slightly.
my guess is he meant the old store price tags
I'm guessing cyber speedway had a high retail price sticker on it
That one had a old price tag of $15.
But what I'm trying to say is, I paid a decent penny for Castlevania.
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These weeks have been far better for deals than my last pickups I'd have to say I'm very pretty pleased ;D
First some okay deals
2xbox games 5 euro's a piece all cib
morrow wind
capcom vs snk chaos
2x cdi games for 7,50 euro's a pop
Alien gate
zenith
nokia ngage cib 5 euro's
sonic n Gage
It's not a neo geo aes but I was looking for a turbo grafx wich is the 2nd best thing for me atm. Almost bought one for 120 euro's shipped wich is a good price in europe but since the seller only had one picture I asked for one as proof that he had one. Luckily for me I saw one of the sides wich was heavily discouloured So I made him a lower offer and he refused, Did sell to someone else.
Than there was this other listing with excellent box in unused condition baggies still closed etc with only a 90 euro's loss shipped, Definitely very pleased to finally play my turbo grafx games not to mention for a very reasonable price in this condition ;D
Managed to snag down a cheap cib copy of skies of arcadia dreamcast adding a manual to my copy for free.
in that same deal I also managed to snagg a free copy of xeno saga III ps2 Very pleased didn't expect to cross that one of my list
Some random deals for free all cib
ps1
shadow gunner
pop n pop
assault
spawn the eternal
bomberman fantasy race
tekken 3 collectors edition
silent bomber
yusha gates of heaven
omega boost
Gameplay wise I was very pleased with the last two titles :D
xevious 3D +
ray tracers
xbox
quantum redshift
psp
full metal alchemist brotherhood
Sega megadrive
Batman wich is apparently made by sunsoft never knew :o
predator 2
Gameboy
Smash drive No cart but box and manual in excellent shape So why not
Megaman battle network 2
iridion 3D
klonoa empire of dreams
Than my best deal of the week
Someone sold a solid selection of games for quite a solid price. A nice chunk of profit while keeping these all cib in very nice shape ;D
all english boxes and manuals
Ps2
phantasy star
wild arms 3 this common title has eluded me for so long most definitly it should be the most easy one to get in the entire series
la pucelle tactics
ar tonellico II
hack quarantine with dvd
Ps1
wild arms
Vandal hearts II + suikoden demo and suikoden leaflet
megaman legends + grey preauctions manual
Megaman X6
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This weeks finds:
Tetrisphere N64 loose 2.5$
PS2 Slim in box 10$
ATV Offroad Fury greatest hits PS2 cib
Freedom Fighters Xbox cib 2$
Metal Arms Glitch in the System Xbox cib 2$
Guitar Hero III PS3 cib 1.5$
Black Wii System Just Dance cib Bass Pro Shops the Strike World of Zoo 5$
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Hit up a more remote flea market in my area before deciding to venture a couple hours North to Columbus. At the flea I found a couple of cheap filler titles including...
Gummy Bears MiniGolf (Wii) - $3
Shrek's Carnival Craze Party Games (PS2) - 50¢
Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure - $3
Went to a couple of Half-Price Books locations in Columbus and happened upon the following:
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (Wii) - $8
My First Trainz Set (PC) - $1
The intent was to stop at some GameStop stores to take advantage of the 4/$10/$20/$40 sale but we never made it to a single location that day (traffic departing the OSU game help kill that plan :P).
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For a weekend that had no game related plans, it turned out to be rather active on that front.
Xbox One: Cuphead (Only planned purchase)
Wii: Epic Mickey; Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection; Namco Museum Remix
SNES/SFC: Rampart; SmartBall; Super Bomber Man 3 (JP)
Atari 7800: Dan Kitchen's Tomcat The F-14 Fighter Simulator; Ace of Aces
Atari 5200: Joust; Frogger; RealSports Football; Space Shuttle
Intellivision: NASL Soccer; Carnival; Pitfall; Tron Deadly Discs; Tron Maze-A-Tron; Atlantis; Dragon Fire; Demon Attack; Centipede
Atari 2600: Soccer; Breakaway IV; Super Challenge Baseball; Dare Diver; Slot Machine; Dolphin; Word Zapper; Sneak'n Peek
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Just bought the German Platinum Hits version of Final Fantasy XII for the PS2 for only €9.98 shipped. I also have a lead on getting the Singapore/HK version as well, but the only problem is it might be super expensive... Not surprised but was hoping to catch a break.
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Just started to get into collecting, and as word spreads among friends, it's already paying off. A friend had a box of games he hadn't gotten rid of yet, sold it to me for a great price... first pickup of more than a few games at once. Some I already had, but not that many.
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Ignore the "new" items in my signature. I have become aware that my PC collection is not correct on the site, so I have to go through and compare what I have vs what is on the site. I do have some new PC games I picked up that I hope to take a picture of tomorrow. So far these three Genesis games:
Hard Drivin'
Super Volley Ball
Taz in Escape From Mars Mega Hits
(https://i.imgur.com/0MqXitbl.jpg)
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Just started to get into collecting, and as word spreads among friends, it's already paying off. A friend had a box of games he hadn't gotten rid of yet, sold it to me for a great price... first pickup of more than a few games at once. Some I already had, but not that many.
(https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/22221479_10214842587277943_6710993497326368379_n.jpg?oh=80459f2e5327829401e74c375cb68638&oe=5A80F846)
Great pickup there! You have some good stuff in that box. :D
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It was a little pricey but I managed to find a brand new copy of Final Fantasy XII (PS2) from Singapore/HK. Now that leaves 3 left in Asia to try and pick up. I honestly didn't think I would find one brand new!
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GT 2002 / Jet Set Radio Future to replace the cracked disc my friend sold me.
Halo 2 Collectors Edition
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Finally got my SNES classic from Amazon UK and my HORI Commander controller.
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Another small batch:
360:
Dance Dance Revolution Universe 3
Madagascar 3
Karaoke Revolution Presents American Idol Encore 2
Toys to Life:
Lego Dimensions Mission Impossible Level Pack
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Been so busy with my shop moving I haven't had a chance to go out hunting. I did pick up two games on Sunday at Gamestop.
Wii U:
Nintendo Land
Super Mario 3D World
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Ignore the "new" items in my signature. I have become aware that my PC collection is not correct on the site, so I have to go through and compare what I have vs what is on the site. I do have some new PC games I picked up that I hope to take a picture of tomorrow. So far these three Genesis games:
Hard Drivin'
Super Volley Ball
Taz in Escape From Mars Mega Hits
(https://i.imgur.com/0MqXitbl.jpg)
I used to play Hard Drivin at my cousins house growing up and I was never able to finish even the first course. I thought it was because I sucked at the game, but as I got older I realized it was the game lol.
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I guess I can list all my Retropalooza finds from this year. There were a few surprises in there.
PAL NES (various European languages on the titles.)
Aladdin
Beauty and the Beast
The Lion King
Asterix
Dreamcast
Sega Bass Fishing 2
OG Xbox
Marvel Ultimate Alliance
Famicom
Wai Wai World - An extremely good dude just gave this to me!
Super Nintendo
Lost Vikings 2
Zero: The Kamikaze Squirrel
PlayChoice-10 (I'm as shocked as you that there was a PC-10 cart at the show)
Rescue Rangers
and I grabbed some label upgrades for some NES games. Nothing too exciting
Legends of the Diamond
Mario is Missing
The Last Ninja
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Stuff.
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I guess I can list all my Retropalooza finds from this year. There were a few surprises in there.
Good call, turf. And, you know, I can see the stuff you (and I) picked up by checking Our Parents' Basement's YouTube channel.
Retropalooza V was kind to me. I got great deals and ended up with the following:
PlayStation:
Star Ocean: The Second Story
Monster Seed
Dragon Seed
Jade Cocoon: Legend of the Tamamayu
Ergheiz (sp)
Strategy Guides:
Bushido Blade
Star Ocean: The Second Story
PlayStation 2
Samurai Legend Musashi
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$20 Each, all brand new.
The used copies for Andromeda and Bioshock were weirdly $50 but the new ones were only $20. The guy at EB Games said they had gotten the price drops for the new ones but the used ones were most likely forgotten so the prices were never altered.
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Went on an Amiibo hunt today was looking for discounted Animal Crossing ones or super cheap I'm missing. I had no luck I ended up buying two of the BotW Amiibos. One of my old haunts was doing buy one get one on Game Gear and PSP titles. Too bad I didn't find much in that.
Game Gear:
Majors Pro Baseball
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Mortal Kombat
NBA Jam
NBA Jam T.E.
PSP:
Monster Hunter 2 Freedom
Thrillville Off the Rails
Amiibo:
Link (Rider) -BotW
Zelda - BotW
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A lot of goodies came in the mail today and my local used game store got in a bunch of Japanese games.
Amiibo
- Goomba
- Koopa Troopa
Tiny Arcade
Heard that these where being sold at Cracker Barrel and they only had the one left. Now I gotta find the other 3.
- Ms. Pac-Man
XBone
- Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite - Collector's Edition
- Family Fun Pack: Conquest Edition (on clearance for $10)
PS4
- Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana - Limited Edition
- Touhou Kobuto V Burst Battle - Limited Edition
- Yakuza Kiwami - Steelbook Edition
- Blue Reflection
- Lawbreakers
- Starblood Arena (on clearance for $10)
Switch
- Touhou Kobuto V Burst Battle - Limited Edition
VITA
- Drive Girls
- Bad Apple Wars - Day One Edition
- Ys Origins - Collector's Edition
- Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana - Limited Edition
3DS
- RPG Maker FES - Limited Edition
- Culdcept Revolt - Limited Edition
XB360
Saw this on clearance for $12, sure why not. :P
- Guitar Hero Live
PS2
Found some PS2 games I didn't have for cheap from my local used game store.
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monster Coliseum
- Nighshade
- Ever Grace
GBA
I saw GBA Doom at a Gamestop for $24. I know this game is uncommon and looked it up on Ebay and saw someone selling both for $18 with free shipping so I just bought it that way. lol
- Doom
- Doom II
Some dude came in to my local used game store and brought in a box full of import games, but as they where going through them I guess he took most of them back. He had games from Famicom, Super Famicom, Saturn, PS1, PS2, Dreamcast. They tried to get him to sell more but he only was able to part with a few. I bought several that they did get. Most all of these where priced under $7. I didn't buy any of the PS2 games just because they where all RPG's that got a US release.
DC
- July
- Guilty Gear X
- EGG: Elemental Gimmick Gear (have the US version, just loved the cover art)
- Star Gladiator 2
- Biohazard: Code Veronica
- Maken X (cover so much better then the US release)
SAT
- Segata Sanshirou Shinkenyugi (I had to get this) lol
- Biohazard
PS1
- Fist
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Recently
PS4
Yakuza 0
SNES
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
The Magical Quest starring Mickey Mouse
PSP
Growlanser Wayfarer of Time
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A lot of goodies came in the mail today and my local used game store got in a bunch of Japanese games.
Amiibo
- Goomba
- Koopa Troopa
Tiny Arcade
Heard that these where being sold at Cracker Barrel and they only had the one left. Now I gotta find the other 3.
- Ms. Pac-Man
XBone
- Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite - Collector's Edition
- Family Fun Pack: Conquest Edition (on clearance for $10)
PS4
- Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana - Limited Edition
- Touhou Kobuto V Burst Battle - Limited Edition
- Yakuza Kiwami - Steelbook Edition
- Blue Reflection
- Lawbreakers
- Starblood Arena (on clearance for $10)
Switch
- Touhou Kobuto V Burst Battle - Limited Edition
VITA
- Drive Girls
- Bad Apple Wars - Day One Edition
- Ys Origins - Collector's Edition
- Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana - Limited Edition
3DS
- RPG Maker FES - Limited Edition
- Culdcept Revolt - Limited Edition
XB360
Saw this on clearance for $12, sure why not. :P
- Guitar Hero Live
PS2
Found some PS2 games I didn't have for cheap from my local used game store.
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monster Coliseum
- Nighshade
- Ever Grace
GBA
I saw GBA Doom at a Gamestop for $24. I know this game is uncommon and looked it up on Ebay and saw someone selling both for $18 with free shipping so I just bought it that way. lol
- Doom
- Doom II
Some dude came in to my local used game store and brought in a box full of import games, but as they where going through them I guess he took most of them back. He had games from Famicom, Super Famicom, Saturn, PS1, PS2, Dreamcast. They tried to get him to sell more but he only was able to part with a few. I bought several that they did get. Most all of these where priced under $7. I didn't buy any of the PS2 games just because they where all RPG's that got a US release.
DC
- July
- Guilty Gear X
- EGG: Elemental Gimmick Gear (have the US version, just loved the cover art)
- Star Gladiator 2
- Biohazard: Code Veronica
- Maken X (cover so much better then the US release)
SAT
- Segata Sanshirou Shinkenyugi (I had to get this) lol
- Biohazard
PS1
- Fist
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You must have a REALLY good job. :) I do but damn mortgage, bills, and debt get in the way! Haha
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Gamestop was doing the buy one clearance item get a clearance item so I ended up getting two amiibos I didn't have. Also brought the 4 display they had for 30 bucks but realized I didn't have room for them.
Amiibo:
Daisy
Waluigi
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I'm unwell ATM (nothing major), so I went out to fill a prescription at a town I visit often, there's a particular charity shop I never go in because I found it expensive in the past. In a hurry today, so dive in that particular CS rather than any others.. bugger me! Tunguska, Xena and Legend of Dragoon on PS1, complete, 99p each. I couldn't tell you the last time I found anything exciting in a charity shop, couldn't believe my eyes when I read the spines. :o
I've no money for big spends, but there are two titles which I wanted on release, unknown to me (until a day before) they were both released last Friday - Evil Within 2 and Dungeons 3 for the PS4. Got EW2 mail-order from CEX with a voucher, had to pay cash for Dungeons 3 as CEX messed-up the trade-in value on that one so nobody's going to trade one in till it's dropping in price. Looking forward to playing those two.
Also got/getting recently: Vandal Hearts 1 & 2 (courtesy of more CEX voucher), Resident Evil 6 PS4 (ditto), Dino Strike Wii (ditto again, hope it comes with the manual). Expecting Fire in the Flood and Caladrius Blaze from Limited Run, waiting to see if Play Asia announce anything interesting in the same vein.
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Picked an HORI Final Fantasy XII Memory Card brand new on ebay. :D
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edited image size - Deso
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My copy of Blinx the Time Memer came in. Case is kinda beat up but the disc is flawless.
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Some interesting weeks
Free gamestore deals all cib
ps2
way of the samurai
armored core 2
xbox
tenchu darkness
blood omen 2
psp
shinobido promo + display box
A missed ps1 game from the former week cib
batman of the future ps1
An intersting dreamcast deal both in excellent shape cib
20 euro's shipped a piece.
Pretty glad with this deal, could sell one to make my money back easily but to be fair It's not a high price and a nice excuse to beef up my dreamcast collection
gigawing
gunbird 2
A small neo geo deal made a 10 euro loss cib excellent shape
Puzzle bobble English version also managed to snag down a spine card of art of fighting 2
An interesting ps1 2 set for free pretty stoked to add american exclusives.
beyond the beyond ps1 cib excellent shape
ps2 forever kingdom cib
The last one some edge wear on the front cover but otherwise in very nice shape, I'll see if I keep this one or not
A lose nintendo gameboy deal
Tactics ogre cib for free.
A very interesting nintendo deal for free
pretty stoked to get these
king of fighters 95
world heroes jet Have never seen this one
Axelay snes always saw this as a mediocre shooter on the snes but It's better than i Taught, pretty much never play through lose carts so yea what can I say.
A very interesting cheap sega deal.
Some cib games for free moreover ntc exclusives
Cadash cib excellent shape 2 player very interesting very pleased to find this one.
Than 2 games wich lack in condition but are placeholders for now. An exception since these are great games, they are cib carts and manuals are great but the covers are lacking. I'm not going to find these cheap in europe anytime soon. Didn't expect to find these titles here in the first place anyway.
Socket box inlay actually very good condition but front discoloured
Trouble shooter already knew that there was something but it was a cheap deal and I'm a cheap man. Box inlay has some strips cut of on the sides a shame. Other than that in good condition manuals and cart very nice condition if not for that.
Maybe I'll find some nice boxes in the future wich are missing the manuals orso but for now I can play these games.
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Went on a 12 hour adventure in Northern Columbus today I think I hit every Goodwill, Toys R Us, Retro Game Store and Half Priced Books along with a few yard sales. Feel like I made out like a bandit.
Amiibo:
Toad
Atari 2600:
Berzerk
Gameboy:
Hardcase x13
Gamecube:
Swingerz Golf
PS1:
No Fear Downhill Mountain Bike Racing
PS2:
Burnout
Top Gun Combat Zones
Twisted Metal Black
PS3:
Battlefield 3 Limited Edition
PSP:
Grand Theft Auto Liberty City Stories
Gretzky NHL 06
PC:
Duke Nukem 3D (found for 50 cent)
Guide:
Pokemon Platinum Version Official Pokemon Guide
Xbox:
Links 2004
Oddworld Munch's Oddysee Platinum hits
Xbox 360:
Guitar Hero Guitar x2 (still trying to figure out which ones they are)
Sega Genesis:
Jurassic Park Rampage Edition
Primal Rage
Sega Game Gear:
Incredible Crash Test Dummies
Incredible Hulk (w/manual)
Jungle Book (EU version by accident)
Poker Face Paul's Poker
Solitaire Poker
T2 (w/manual)
Game Gear Game Hard Cases x8
Sega Dreamcast:
Blue Stinger
Vigilante 8 2nd Offense
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Game finds for last week:
Blasto PS1 cib 1.99$
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater greatest hits PS1 cib 2.99$
Family Guy Video Game PS2 cib 1.99$
Scooby Too Night of 100 Frights greatest hits PS2 cib 1.99$
Star Wars Battlefront II PS2 cib 3.99$
Lost Kingdoms GCN loose 1.99$
Lego Batman DS cib 1.99$
MX Vs ATV Reflex DS cib 1.99$
Guitar Hero 5 Xbox 360 cib 1.99$
Game Party Wii cib 1$
Just Dance 4 Wii cib 1$
1 UP Mushroom McDonalds Toy .25$
Bowser Mcdonalds Toy .25$
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Been awhile since I've done much retro collecting, I've basically stopped and decided that if I plan to do anymore, it's going to be purely boxed N64 games, so going to visit a local game shop that just re-opened into a bigger spot, I used some trades to pick up Command & Conquer, and then grabbed 1080. Nothing super cheap, but enough that I didn't mind grabbing for now. Thinking of going back and just asking if I buy like a half dozen or more of the cheap sports games, if he'll give me a deal lol
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My goodies from Portland Retro Gaming Expo, my first gaming expo! (It was awesome.)
Einhander (PS1) and Lunar the Silver Star Complete (PS1) are two from my "Holy Grails" list, so that is awesome. Strike Gunner (SNES) & Wonder Boy in Monster Land (Master System) have been on my wishlist for far too long, so it's cool to see those get knocked off, too. The others are ones I got cheap there.
The book is by Brett Weiss, who was there, and signed the inside cover, as well as the copy of the 1989-1990 Edition I also owned and took with me to get signed.
The booklet in the upper corner is the program guide/contents of the event, and the badge below that. Up top is a free bag that they gave you.
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Picked up Fire Emblem Warriors CE... that was a fiasco. I had it preordered for shipping with Amazon and BB. You know, because something always happens and one gets cancelled. Well, preorders were open for so long, I figured it was safe, so I cancelled the Amazon order. Then BB started doing an incentive program for in store pick up. Save $1 when you do in store pick up. I'm near my preferred BB on Tuesdays and Fridays any way, so it's a win-win. So I switched my preorder over to store pick up. Release day comes. Store cancels my order 5 minutes after the store opens, because they don't have any stock of the game left. Presumably they sold all of the preorders to first come first serve. I have a separate story about this I'll come back to. I go and check, if I want it shipped, it won't get here until November 1st, even with the Elite Plus free 2-day shipping. I notice that another local BB has it eligible for in store pickup ready in 1 hour. So I place the order and they fill it... but I don't save the $1 for in store pick up because I guess the incentive is over now.
The other BB story is that with the release of the Xbox One, with the Day One edition that you had to preorder to receive. The store handed out the Day One editions that were preordered to the people showing up to buy the system without preorders. Store wound up in a lot of fucking trouble because tons of people who explicitly bought the Day One edition were handed the non-Day One edition because the store sold them to non pre-order folks.
Other pick up is I got Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past CIB. Another one of those online purchases where the seller claims it's CIB, no pictures, and it's priced at the loose price. Came CIB with the map and everything. NIIIIIIIIIICE.
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Forgot Crystalis (GBC) in my pic because it was already in my GBA.
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Einhander! Sweet! Most underrated shooter ever. I really wish I wouldn't of sold mine 10 years ago. :(
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I haven't made any purchases in the month of October, but my copy of Undertale from fangamer came in today. Buying one game from them was leagues better than anything LRG has ever put out.
And they don't screw you with miniscule print runs either ;)
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Einhander! Sweet! Most underrated shooter ever. I really wish I wouldn't of sold mine 10 years ago. :(
I'm of the opposite belief.
I feel like Einhander is praised so heavily because it is one of a few shooters on the PS, probably the most famous one, and also it was published by Squaresoft which was a god-tier publisher in the 90s. The game itself is fairly imbalanced and clunky at times. It is very cool looking and stylish, but like many mediocre or bad shooters, it's main fault is its gameplay. It isn't terrible, just okay imo. I tried getting into this game, but just couldn't so I ended up selling it.
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Einhander! Sweet! Most underrated shooter ever. I really wish I wouldn't of sold mine 10 years ago. :(
Maybe in the past, but many people talk about it so I would not say that it is underrated at least not anymore. I would have loved that this game was actually underrated wich means not many people have played it wich results in very low prices to get this game.
In my believe it is actually one of the most hyped shoot em ups on the ps1 no questions asked, also as a shoot em up in general it will be mentioned definitely not underrated in the slightest.
Still though for the hyped game that it is 80$ is not to high could have been far worse.
@bikinghatjun
Maybe the gameplay is mediocre but I think It's just very different compared to other shooters, obviously there are some who do not like this play style thanks to it being different but with some games you have to get into them before they can be enjoyable. Sometimes controls and mechanics are a bit difficult so that's also a thing that can put people off.
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Einhander! Sweet! Most underrated shooter ever. I really wish I wouldn't of sold mine 10 years ago. :(
Maybe in the past, but many people talk about it so I would not say that it is under rated at least not anymore. I would have loved that this game was actually underrated wich means not many people have played it wich results in very low prices to get this game.
In my believe it is one of the most hyped shoot em ups on the ps1 no questions asked, also as a shoot em up in general it will be mentioned definitely not under rated in the slightest.
Still though for the hyped game that it is 80$ is not to high could have been far worse.
@bikinghatjun
Maybe the gameplay is mediocre but I think It's just very different compared to other shooters, obviously there are some who do not like this play style thanks to it being different
But with some games you have get into them before they can be enjoyable. Sometimes controls and mechanics are a bit difficult so that's also a thing that can put people off.
I've collectively played the game 10+ hours over years, with at least half of that being the last time I tried really getting into it. The game is difficult, sure, that is to be expected, but its difficulty is not always by design. For their first attempt at a shooter it was a good effort and as I said, the game looks cool and I really like the style of the ships and levels, but I found it incredibly frustrating at times due to these gameplay issues. Games like Ikaruga, Dodonpachi, Battle Garegga and Radiant Silvergun are hard as hell, but their difficulty is masterfully designed to where no matter how hard it is, it is always fair.
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Einhander! Sweet! Most underrated shooter ever. I really wish I wouldn't of sold mine 10 years ago. :(
Maybe in the past, but many people talk about it so I would not say that it is under rated at least not anymore. I would have loved that this game was actually underrated wich means not many people have played it wich results in very low prices to get this game.
In my believe it is one of the most hyped shoot em ups on the ps1 no questions asked, also as a shoot em up in general it will be mentioned definitely not under rated in the slightest.
Still though for the hyped game that it is 80$ is not to high could have been far worse.
@bikinghatjun
Maybe the gameplay is mediocre but I think It's just very different compared to other shooters, obviously there are some who do not like this play style thanks to it being different
But with some games you have get into them before they can be enjoyable. Sometimes controls and mechanics are a bit difficult so that's also a thing that can put people off.
I've collectively played the game 10+ hours over years, with at least half of that being the last time I tried really getting into it. The game is difficult, sure, that is to be expected, but its difficulty is not always by design. For their first attempt at a shooter it was a good effort and as I said, the game looks cool and I really like the style of the ships and levels, but I found it incredibly frustrating at times due to these gameplay issues. Games like Ikaruga, Dodonpachi, Battle Garegga and Radiant Silvergun are hard as hell, but their difficulty is masterfully designed to where no matter how hard it is, it is always fair.
I see
Well to be fair in many shoot em ups you have to memorize certain parts of a level save spots for bosses etc. It's the only way to beat allot of shoot em ups.
Bullets wich go to fast to dodge unless you know before hand, being at a certain area in game wich is already to late when you realise it
It's unfair unless you know what you have to do, shoot em ups in a nut shell.
Not for all but for many also in allot of good ones.
Besides certain parts in ikaruga are pretty merciless especially with those moving pillars and enemies at the same time
Than again never played the game yet so maybe I'll see it's flaws when I ever aquire one.
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I don't know about all that jazz, I just enjoyed playing it before all the hype as I bought it brand new when it came out. I don't really care about game hype, I just play what I like. :)
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So a search for cheap tealight candles on Saturday ended up with me lucking into a SNES Classic. ;D
I was in charge of some kiddos over the weekend and decided to drop by an outlet mall that had a Disney Outlet in it. I found this cool Jack Skellington skull that you could put candles in to illuminate for only $5. We ventured over to Target and couldn't find any reasonably priced tealight candles but I did find a discounted Yooka-Laylee for $20. Swung by Meijer which was down the road and not only did I find my cheap candles, we wandered into their electronics section and there was a lone SNES Classic just sitting in the case. I called the attendant over and when she went to ring me up for it, she applied a special coupon that expired that night which took $15 off the total. ;D
The only other notable pick-ups over the weekend were Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja 4 on PS2 for $10 and Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm on PS3 for $5 (also got TimeShift for $5 as well).
Now I need to find another one of those HORI Wireless Fighting Commander Pads. They were all over and have suddenly all disappeared. :-\
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I played the hell out of the demo of Einhander for years. So to finally have it in my collection is amazing. Has nothing to do with hype.
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Just came back from the Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2017! I got a lot of goodies out of it, but I'm just gonna post pics since I don't feel like writing them all down, lol!
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(https://scontent.fsea1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/22555472_10208029520574819_240605236194630633_o.jpg?oh=394d0aac617fa40d3450759e2b8a9bbd&oe=5A690973) DVD autographed by Howard Scott Warshaw and Gaming Historian vol1 signed by Norm himself!
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My goodies from Portland Retro Gaming Expo, my first gaming expo! (It was awesome.)
Einhander (PS1) and Lunar the Silver Star Complete (PS1) are two from my "Holy Grails" list, so that is awesome. Strike Gunner (SNES) & Wonder Boy in Monster Land (Master System) have been on my wishlist for far too long, so it's cool to see those get knocked off, too. The others are ones I got cheap there.
The book is by Brett Weiss, who was there, and signed the inside cover, as well as the copy of the 1989-1990 Edition I also owned and took with me to get signed.
The booklet in the upper corner is the program guide/contents of the event, and the badge below that. Up top is a free bag that they gave you.
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So many awesome pick ups! Willow has a soft spot in my heart. One of my favorite movies of all time. And to think I’ve never played the game! Now I need to have it!
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Wow, I didn't realize Power Stone 2 had shot up in price so much! I know it has always been on the expensive side, but last time I saw a copy in the store (like 2-years ago) it was a $50 game. Really cool game though, still prefer the firth one though.
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Even the first Power Stone is up there. I thought I would do myself a service of getting just the jewel case and then pick up the loose disc later for cheap. Except that hasn't quite worked out as I planned... :'(
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Even the first Power Stone is up there. I thought I would do myself a service of getting just the jewel case and then pick up the loose disc later for cheap. Except that hasn't quite worked out as I planned... :'(
While some might think that disc only are worthless and nothing like carts only for the presentation
Times have chanced and disc only for the better games sell for a nice amount sometimes even 50% or more also for the more pricy games.
Worthless games disc only are worthless but than again that is expected.
I'm not suprised since disc only is first of all really hard to find, usually it is at least boxed. discs without boxes will probably damage unless you would put it in another case.
Furthermore you also have buyers who need replacement discs and yea, a box and manual without a game has allot less value and obviously not playable. I'm pretty sure that especially these groups of people keep the price for disc only games high.
Also a minor group who collect disc only because it is cheap(er) but that's a small group.
Good luck man finding a disc only will be a tough challenge if you want to get one for cheap.
On a positive note since value of disc only games are worth a nice amount you will find more lose discs on ebay of the better games since it is worth the effort.
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Even the first Power Stone is up there. I thought I would do myself a service of getting just the jewel case and then pick up the loose disc later for cheap. Except that hasn't quite worked out as I planned... :'(
I've never deliberately bought a disk or case only in order to piece it together, but I have found one or the other for certain hard to find games because it seemed like possibly the only route of ever owning them, at least for cheap. I found Vanguard Bandits at a flea market a few years ago, but it was missing the game disk, but had everything else, including the Lunar 2 demo. I brought this to the seller's attention and he sold me the case, manual and demo for a buck. I ended up actually finding a loose disk for it at a game store for $20 about a year later so ended up getting the whole game for $21. So yeah, sometimes it works out.
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I used to not, but I do buy empty cases now. Usually only if I am in person (like thrift or flea market) or in a lot on ebay, or if I need one for a game that is unruly to keep loose.
Then there are times I buy them on accident, as I had found from many years of buying boxed computer games... going through them now, sometimes they are missing some discs.
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I used to not, but I do buy empty cases now. Usually only if I am in person (like thrift or flea market) or in a lot on ebay, or if I need one for a game that is unruly to keep loose.
Then there are times I buy them on accident, as I had found from many years of buying boxed computer games... going through them now, sometimes they are missing some discs.
I'm loving you people that buy empty cases! I just made $50 on a box & manual for Castlevania today. No way I'd let go of the game itself, but for that much, you can have the box.
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I used to not, but I do buy empty cases now. Usually only if I am in person (like thrift or flea market) or in a lot on ebay, or if I need one for a game that is unruly to keep loose.
Then there are times I buy them on accident, as I had found from many years of buying boxed computer games... going through them now, sometimes they are missing some discs.
I'm loving you people that buy empty cases! I just made $50 on a box & manual for Castlevania today. No way I'd let go of the game itself, but for that much, you can have the box.
It's not to strange if your missing some stuff as a collector and you want the complete thing
Also dont forget that lose cases and manuals are pretty rare without the discs. Far more buyers than supply if it is a good game so people can be kinda desprate at times. Especially manuals can fetch nice amounts sometimes hundreds.
I would actually go as far as to say that completing a set in the lose way is more expensive than buying a cib copy unless you found one of the parts for a bargain but even than you won;t save to much if were fair. Only with very expensive games you'll pay more for the complete set than buying the parts lose.
That being said I would personally never sell a case and manual from any of my cib games doesnt look nice and as a collector kinda hurts, let alone from one of the best ps1 games ever made Castlevania SOTN shame on you ;)
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Not SotN, the original on NES.
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Not SotN, the original on NES.
That's way better, not to much of a loss part III is allot better anyways
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Been after Turtle Bridge for years. I finally picked one up after receiving a bonus.
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Signed up for the Gamestop elite thing... don't honestly know why, but we'll see if I save enough this year to continue to justify it.
Picked up Magna Carta 2 at Gamestop.
Also got Prey (X1) in the mail from Gamefly.
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Been after Turtle Bridge for years. I finally picked one up after receiving a bonus.
That's not a cheap one! Nice add to the ole collection. I'll share in that Game & Watch excitement!
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I used to not, but I do buy empty cases now. Usually only if I am in person (like thrift or flea market) or in a lot on ebay, or if I need one for a game that is unruly to keep loose.
Then there are times I buy them on accident, as I had found from many years of buying boxed computer games... going through them now, sometimes they are missing some discs.
I'm loving you people that buy empty cases! I just made $50 on a box & manual for Castlevania today. No way I'd let go of the game itself, but for that much, you can have the box.
That's someone else. I would not pay over $5 for an empty box. :p
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I used to not, but I do buy empty cases now. Usually only if I am in person (like thrift or flea market) or in a lot on ebay, or if I need one for a game that is unruly to keep loose.
Then there are times I buy them on accident, as I had found from many years of buying boxed computer games... going through them now, sometimes they are missing some discs.
I'm loving you people that buy empty cases! I just made $50 on a box & manual for Castlevania today. No way I'd let go of the game itself, but for that much, you can have the box.
That's someone else. I would not pay over $5 for an empty box. :p
I'm guilty. I've paid good money for a few boxes and manuals. Off the top of my head, I know I paid $20 for my Darkwing Duck box and manual. I know I've done it other times too. I really want a Turtles in Time box. I just can't make myself pay that kind of money for paper.
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I used to not, but I do buy empty cases now. Usually only if I am in person (like thrift or flea market) or in a lot on ebay, or if I need one for a game that is unruly to keep loose.
Then there are times I buy them on accident, as I had found from many years of buying boxed computer games... going through them now, sometimes they are missing some discs.
I'm loving you people that buy empty cases! I just made $50 on a box & manual for Castlevania today. No way I'd let go of the game itself, but for that much, you can have the box.
That's someone else. I would not pay over $5 for an empty box. :p
I'm guilty. I've paid good money for a few boxes and manuals. Off the top of my head, I know I paid $20 for my Darkwing Duck box and manual. I know I've done it other times too. I really want a Turtles in Time box. I just can't make myself pay that kind of money for paper.
Surely you wanna pay me some money for paper? At my site we do any box for $10. All those old crinkly boxes be damned, get ya a brand new one. ;)
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I used to not, but I do buy empty cases now. Usually only if I am in person (like thrift or flea market) or in a lot on ebay, or if I need one for a game that is unruly to keep loose.
Then there are times I buy them on accident, as I had found from many years of buying boxed computer games... going through them now, sometimes they are missing some discs.
I'm loving you people that buy empty cases! I just made $50 on a box & manual for Castlevania today. No way I'd let go of the game itself, but for that much, you can have the box.
That's someone else. I would not pay over $5 for an empty box. :p
I'm guilty. I've paid good money for a few boxes and manuals. Off the top of my head, I know I paid $20 for my Darkwing Duck box and manual. I know I've done it other times too. I really want a Turtles in Time box. I just can't make myself pay that kind of money for paper.
Surely you wanna pay me some money for paper? At my site we do any box for $10. All those old crinkly boxes be damned, get ya a brand new one. ;)
TBH For cartridge games I would rather have a manual and box in excellent shape than the cart, on the cheap though but still.
Carts are so much easier to find in quantities but obviously also in deals, a cakewalk in comparison.
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I used to not, but I do buy empty cases now. Usually only if I am in person (like thrift or flea market) or in a lot on ebay, or if I need one for a game that is unruly to keep loose.
Then there are times I buy them on accident, as I had found from many years of buying boxed computer games... going through them now, sometimes they are missing some discs.
I'm loving you people that buy empty cases! I just made $50 on a box & manual for Castlevania today. No way I'd let go of the game itself, but for that much, you can have the box.
That's someone else. I would not pay over $5 for an empty box. :p
I'm guilty. I've paid good money for a few boxes and manuals. Off the top of my head, I know I paid $20 for my Darkwing Duck box and manual. I know I've done it other times too. I really want a Turtles in Time box. I just can't make myself pay that kind of money for paper.
Surely you wanna pay me some money for paper? At my site we do any box for $10. All those old crinkly boxes be damned, get ya a brand new one. ;)
I have a repro box/universal game case. I'm looking for the real deal. Collector Style
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I paid $60 for my 9.5/10 box/manual and maps for NES Dragon Warrior IV.
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I paid $60 for my 9.5/10 box/manual and maps for NES Dragon Warrior IV.
Wow! I've been wanting to get into the CIB world, but entry is so steep!
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I paid $60 for my 9.5/10 box/manual and maps for NES Dragon Warrior IV.
Wow! I've been wanting to get into the CIB world, but entry is so steep!
I'm thankful that I don't collect anything too old, but it's getting tougher and tougher for me to find CIB GBA games nowadays :'(
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I'm thankful that I don't collect anything too old, but it's getting tougher and tougher for me to find CIB GBA games nowadays :'(
And if you do find them, you run the risk of them possibly being bootlegs. :(
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I paid $60 for my 9.5/10 box/manual and maps for NES Dragon Warrior IV.
Wow! I've been wanting to get into the CIB world, but entry is so steep!
I'm thankful that I don't collect anything too old, but it's getting tougher and tougher for me to find CIB GBA games nowadays :'(
I would still recommend at least playing them other 16 bit console games on an emulator else your missing out on quite allot.
While the GBA is great it is an inferior 16 bit console in terms of grapics, zoomed in screens of it being a handheld but especially sound. In my believe i don´t think that gba prices will go up allot thanks to these gameplay issues since people are picky what they want to play and the GBA is not the number one option for 2D 16 bit games. Over the years I have played less and less GBA games since other consoles are so much more superior with their 2D games.
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I'm thankful that I don't collect anything too old, but it's getting tougher and tougher for me to find CIB GBA games nowadays :'(
And if you do find them, you run the risk of them possibly being bootlegs. :(
Bootlegs are another reason why I don't really go the CIB route. There are too many variables involved for the cash involved.
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I'm thankful that I don't collect anything too old, but it's getting tougher and tougher for me to find CIB GBA games nowadays :'(
And if you do find them, you run the risk of them possibly being bootlegs. :(
Bootlegs are another reason why I don't really go the CIB route. There are too many variables involved for the cash involved.
For GBA cib games are actually a thing that will decrease the chance of bootleg games by allot.
While there are bootleg boxes they are easy to spot and the quality is lacking allot. It is way to much effort to track down an original box and manual just to put a fake cart inside.
Even with nes and snes there are hardly any high quality fake boxes out there very few and usually they are very easy to spot also the proffesional ones.
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I'm thankful that I don't collect anything too old, but it's getting tougher and tougher for me to find CIB GBA games nowadays :'(
And if you do find them, you run the risk of them possibly being bootlegs. :(
Bootlegs are another reason why I don't really go the CIB route. There are too many variables involved for the cash involved.
For GBA cib games are actually a thing that will decrease the chance of bootleg games by allot.
While there are bootleg boxes they are easy to spot and the quality is lacking allot. It is way to much effort to track down an original box and manual just to put a fake cart inside.
Even with nes and snes there are hardly any high quality fake boxes out there very few and usually they are very easy to spot also the proffesional ones.
You make some very valid points. I guess bootleggers are willing to put more effort into their product if they know the return is worth it. Makes perfect sense.
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I'm thankful that I don't collect anything too old, but it's getting tougher and tougher for me to find CIB GBA games nowadays :'(
And if you do find them, you run the risk of them possibly being bootlegs. :(
Exactly! It makes me sad :( I'm ok with paying a little more for a legit copy of the game, but I hate having to sift through eBay items, looking for good pics to determine if something is a bootleg or not.
Do people just take the risk and then ask the seller for a refund if they determine it's a fake?
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I'm thankful that I don't collect anything too old, but it's getting tougher and tougher for me to find CIB GBA games nowadays :'(
And if you do find them, you run the risk of them possibly being bootlegs. :(
Exactly! It makes me sad :( I'm ok with paying a little more for a legit copy of the game, but I hate having to sift through eBay items, looking for good pics to determine if something is a bootleg or not.
Do people just take the risk and then ask the seller for a refund if they determine it's a fake?
Could you show me a cib listing that you might think have fake boxes and manuals?
GBA games even cib are way to cheap to also have high quality repro boxes and especially manuals it's only done for very expensive games the GBA has none of that and the few that are are to unknown and not worth enough for the full course.
GBa carts only on the other hand are very cheap to produce and people buy them allot faster since the prices are low, CIB and cart only are a different market but as far as reproduction boxes go for the GBA there are no high quality ones and as far as reproduction manuals go they seem to be none existent in the gba market. There are some from the past but the quality is low and easy to spot, Definitly not for the uncommon games.
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I'm thankful that I don't collect anything too old, but it's getting tougher and tougher for me to find CIB GBA games nowadays :'(
And if you do find them, you run the risk of them possibly being bootlegs. :(
Exactly! It makes me sad :( I'm ok with paying a little more for a legit copy of the game, but I hate having to sift through eBay items, looking for good pics to determine if something is a bootleg or not.
Do people just take the risk and then ask the seller for a refund if they determine it's a fake?
The one time I received a fake, I reported the seller to ebay, Nintendo AP division, and filed a claim with Paypal.
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(https://vgcollect.com/images/front-box-art/7497.jpg)
Holy crap this game climbed in value!
I'm not sure what happened to my original copy, but I just rebought this. And it set me back over $50 for a disc-only copy! The next closest copy was $75! But I bit the bullet and paid it, because I freaking LOVE King's Field and this game is KF's cousin.
When I original bought this game, it was under $10.
WTF?
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If I had to guess, a popular Youtube channel made a video about it and probably stressed that it's a rare game that everyone should get before it goes up.
I guess that eventually, every slightly obscure game will become so expensive that most people won't even consider them. The trend of skyrocketing has become all the more common these days. The number of expensive games on each platform increases on a yearly basis.
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(https://vgcollect.com/images/front-box-art/7497.jpg)
Holy crap this game climbed in value!
I'm not sure what happened to my original copy, but I just rebought this. And it set me back over $50 for a disc-only copy! The next closest copy was $75! But I bit the bullet and paid it, because I freaking LOVE King's Field and this game is KF's cousin.
When I original bought this game, it was under $10.
WTF?
Yeah, I've been keeping an eye out for this game for a long time. Haven't seen it complete for under $75.
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One small batch to finish off the month:
360:
Country Dance All-Stars
NHL 2K8
NHL 14
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advance Warfighter
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas
The Walking Dead
Toys to Life:
Cloud (1P) Amiibo
At this rate, it's looking like hockey will be the first sport I fully complete for the 360 as I now have the entire 2K line and need 5 games left from EA's line. I also wound up with another copy of BlazBlue Calamity Trigger as they sent me it when I ordered Continuum Shift Extend, but as I only paid $2 for it, it's not worth the hassle of the refund.
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(https://vgcollect.com/images/front-box-art/7497.jpg)
Holy crap this game climbed in value!
I'm not sure what happened to my original copy, but I just rebought this. And it set me back over $50 for a disc-only copy! The next closest copy was $75! But I bit the bullet and paid it, because I freaking LOVE King's Field and this game is KF's cousin.
When I original bought this game, it was under $10.
WTF?
Yeah, I've been keeping an eye out for this game for a long time. Haven't seen it complete for under $75.
there are allot of actually rare ps1 games, however they are bad and or plain releases so the value is pretty low and only interesting for a select few who go for full sets.
If this game was bad or at least unknown of being good to many people like in the past it would have probably still been in that 10$ range. But yea youtube happened :o
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I'm thankful that I don't collect anything too old, but it's getting tougher and tougher for me to find CIB GBA games nowadays :'(
And if you do find them, you run the risk of them possibly being bootlegs. :(
Exactly! It makes me sad :( I'm ok with paying a little more for a legit copy of the game, but I hate having to sift through eBay items, looking for good pics to determine if something is a bootleg or not.
Do people just take the risk and then ask the seller for a refund if they determine it's a fake?
Could you show me a cib listing that you might think have fake boxes and manuals?
GBA games even cib are way to cheap to also have high quality repro boxes and especially manuals it's only done for very expensive games the GBA has none of that and the few that are are to unknown and not worth enough for the full course.
GBa carts only on the other hand are very cheap to produce and people buy them allot faster since the prices are low, CIB and cart only are a different market but as far as reproduction boxes go for the GBA there are no high quality ones and as far as reproduction manuals go they seem to be none existent in the gba market. There are some from the past but the quality is low and easy to spot, Definitly not for the uncommon games.
I was referencing just a cartridge only for a GBA game. For instance, I want a copy of Summon Night Swordcraft Story 2 and might end up resigning to getting a cart-only copy, but it's so common for folks to just make repros of GBA carts... I'd love to get a CIB copy, but it'd set me back a LOT of money :'(
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I'm thankful that I don't collect anything too old, but it's getting tougher and tougher for me to find CIB GBA games nowadays :'(
And if you do find them, you run the risk of them possibly being bootlegs. :(
Exactly! It makes me sad :( I'm ok with paying a little more for a legit copy of the game, but I hate having to sift through eBay items, looking for good pics to determine if something is a bootleg or not.
Do people just take the risk and then ask the seller for a refund if they determine it's a fake?
Could you show me a cib listing that you might think have fake boxes and manuals?
GBA games even cib are way to cheap to also have high quality repro boxes and especially manuals it's only done for very expensive games the GBA has none of that and the few that are are to unknown and not worth enough for the full course.
GBa carts only on the other hand are very cheap to produce and people buy them allot faster since the prices are low, CIB and cart only are a different market but as far as reproduction boxes go for the GBA there are no high quality ones and as far as reproduction manuals go they seem to be none existent in the gba market. There are some from the past but the quality is low and easy to spot, Definitly not for the uncommon games.
I was referencing just a cartridge only for a GBA game. For instance, I want a copy of Summon Night Swordcraft Story 2 and might end up resigning to getting a cart-only copy, but it's so common for folks to just make repros of GBA carts... I'd love to get a CIB copy, but it'd set me back a LOT of money :'(
I see but even for cart only people will mention if a cart is a repro
Since in person it is easy to spot a fake thanks to the imprinting on the lable and if you open the cart It's never the same like an original in pretty much all cases very cheap boards.
Scamming with reproduction games happened allot in the past but thanks to the improved buyers paypal protection scamming with repro items is allot of effort for low chances of succes. you'll even lose shipping costs It's better to ship nothing for scammers. not to mention I'm pretty sure that power sellers want to avoid negative feedback for selling a fake as an original etc even though some people might fall for it.
there is pretty much no risk anymore especially thanks to the knowledge of today and the improved buyers protection wich is a bit to good since buyers can abuse it big time even if the seller is fair.
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Best Buy midnight launch for Super Mario Odyssey.
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Best Buy midnight launch for Super Mario Odyssey.
(https://i.imgur.com/eQPXfV5.jpg)
I assume that's a poster but I think it would be cooler if it were a laminated placemat. Also, that dinosaur looks so out of place in comparison to the rest of that picture IMO. :P
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I assume that's a poster but I think it would be cooler if it were a laminated placemat. Also, that dinosaur looks so out of place in comparison to the rest of that picture IMO. :P
Yeah it's a double-sided poster with a chainchomp Mario on it. The dinosaur is my favorite capture so far because he's just big dang dino! lol
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Us Canadian pre-orderers get a poster and an...air freshener from EB Games. Also decided to pick up Yokai Watch 2 : Psychic Specters.
(https://i.imgur.com/0ibPbEy.jpg)
Also got my first Limited Run title.
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Finds for this week:
Family Feud Cardboard Sleave version cib 3$
Shadowgate Classic GBC loose
Catz GBA loose
Nicktoons Collection Volume 1 GBA loose
Nicktoons Collection Volume 1 GBA loose
Cartoon Network Collection Volume 2 GBA loose
Shark Tale/Shrek 2 combo cart GBA loose
Paws and Claws Pet Resort GBA loose
Crash and Spyro Superpack GBA loose
Cars GBA loose
Proud Family GBA loose
Barbie 12 Dancing Princesses GBA loose
Mario Kart Super Super Circuit GBA loose
DS Rumble Pak loose
Littlest Pet Shop Garden DS loose
Hannah Montana DS loose
Phineas and Ferb Across the 2nd Dimension DS loose
Littlest Pet Shop Winter DS loose
Spore Creatures DS loose
Nintendogs Chihuahua and Friends DS loose
My Baby First Steps DS loose
Super Princess Peach DS loose
My Secret World DS loose
Style Savvy DS loose
Crimson DS lite cib
Wii Sports loose
Wii Sports Resort cib
Mario Kart Wii cib
Cooking Mama Cook Off Wii cib
Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz Wii cib
Zumba fitness 2 Wii cib
Animal Crossing City Folk cib
White Nintendo Wii with 2 motion plus controllers 40$
Crimson Skies Xbox cib1$
Tom Clancys Rainbow Six 3 Xbox cib 1$
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Went out on Saturday to try and track down the Chrom amiibo that I didn't even realize was released alongside Fire Emblem Warriors. Only one store near me showed one on hand so I hopped down there and lucky enough it was still in stock. Tried my luck in getting the wedding 3-pack ordered from the warehouse but he said it showed unavailable to him. On the way to that store we dropped into Best Buy beforehand to see if they had any in stock (which would be cheaper with GCU). They didn't but they did have a restock of the Majora's Mask amiibo (need to check Amazon to see if they got a restock on the Skyward Sword one). :D
After picking up Chrom, we went across town to a hole-in-the-wall game store. I found quite a few things in there, some at prices I could hardly believe including...
Build-A-Bear: Welcome to Hugsville DS $2
Tetris Party Deluxe DS $4
Zoo Tycoon 2 DS $2
Thrillville PSP $2
Thrillville: Off the Rails $2
Katamari Forever PS3 $10
Twisted Metal PS3 $3
Awesome Possum GEN $6
Went around to some GameStop locations because it was Elite Pro day. I ended up signing up for the new version since the amount of used stuff I buy pays for the card several times over in the course of a year. At one location I decided to finally bite the bullet and pick up the WiiU game Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The Elite Pro nets you 20% off and then there was a promo for an additional 10% on top of that. I had enough points available where I was able to redeem a $25 off pre-owned item and applied that so I ended up getting the game for about $30.
Last stop of the day was a Half-Price Books where I found a Paper Mario Sticker Star strategy guide on clearance for $2.
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Added another rare gaming console to my collection, it's a system I've always put off buying for some dumb reason. lol
Went to a Game Trade Swap Meet and traded a bunch of my common extras for some decent goodies.
Amiibo
Picked up all the latest Amiibos that came out.
- Chrom
- Tiki
- Mario
- Peach
- Bowser
Tiny Arcade
My local Cracker Barrel got in another Tiny Arcade I needed.
- Space Invaders
Switch
- Super Mario Odyssey (ya I had to pick this up)
- Fire Emblem Warriors - Collector's Edition
- Retro City Rampage DX
- Nights of Azure 2 - Limited Edition
XBone
- Wolfenstein II the New Colossus - Collector's Edition
- South Park: The Fractured But Whole - Steelbook Gold Edition
- Worms: WMD All-Stars (on sale for $9)
- Prison Architect (on sale for $9)
PS4
Lot of stuff from LRG.
- Ys Origin - Collector's Edition
- Lawbreakers - Collector's Edition
- Ys Origin
- Asdivine Hearts
- The Flame in the Flood (cover 1)
- The Flame in the Flood (cover 2)
- Caladrius Blaze
- Absolute Drift
- Chariot
Then I also picked up these odd titles...
- Raiden V
- White Day
- Sine Mora EX
- The Girl and the Robot
VITA
- Ys Origin
PCECD
A fellow VGcollecter contacted me about selling a game on my wish list, But I found one cheaper online so I just that bought that copy.
- Fray CD
GEN
My local game store got in a bunch of CIB Genesis games and all where at great prices so I bought all I was missing.
- Chuck Rock
- Toys
- Battletech
- Dashin' Desperadoes
- Double Dragon 3
- Gauntlet IV
- Phelios
Then last I went to a Video Game Trade Swap Meet and bought and traded and bunch of common extras to get this lot.
3DO
- Iron Angel the Apocalypse The Return (what a name) lol
SAT
- Panzer Dragoon
SMS
- Cyborg Hunter
SNES
- Gods
- Magic Sword
- Rick Dangerous
Its a sealed homebrew listed as 91/100 and I had no idea here this game came from, so I had to get it. :P
Doing some research later, It was a game ported from the Amiga computers and from what I can gather and it was sold as a limited run through the Nintendo Age forum.
T16
Anytime I find T16 games I don't have and priced right I have to get them.
- New Adventure Island
And last a new console, one I put off for a long time because I own a Turbo Duo.
- Turbografx CD System
It has been recapped and replaced the faulty gear. Another reason it took so long, many of these systems have issues. The guy worked with me on the price and I just had to get it.
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End up finding a Super Smash Bros Link amiibo at my local gamestop said they been getting a restock on some of the old SSB amiibos. Maybe I'll luck out and Smash Bros DX will come out for the Switch when I get one at the beginning of the yea.
This weekends haul was very small.
Amiibo:
SSB Link
Dreamcast:
Armada
NDS:
Price is Right (CIB)
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no pics, ebay pickups
for Genesis master set
NHL Hockey (EASN Presents) now have all 4 versions
Columns - Sega Classic (ESRB)
Jeopardy (light version)
Road Rash II (empty box)
NHLPA Hockey 93 (EA Sports Presents) came with wrong cart
Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures (cardboard box, Ballistic) came with wrong cart
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Got Majora's Mask CE CIB for the loose price online, with that I have all of the main console games CIB.
Also got my Caladrius Blaze, Flame in the Flood bundle, Absolver, Super Mario Odyssey, Assassin's Creed: Origins, and Poi: Explorer Edition.
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Amiibo
Picked up all the latest Amiibos that came out.
- Chrom
- Tiki
- Mario
- Peach
- Bowser
I had no idea Tiki even existed till I saw your post so I spent most of yesterday afternoon tracking her down. GameStop was no help nor was Best Buy but I managed to find her at a Meijer near my house. It sucks I don't get any kind of points (GS) or discount (BB GCU) but I'm happy I didn't have to jump through fire hoops to get her other than go around to a few stores. :)
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Exactly 1 year ago today, I pre-ordered Skullgirls via LRG. Today it arrived. :)
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A new Bubsy game? I'm not sure who asked for it, but I'm happy that it exists in physical form. Plus a bunch more Wii stuff I've got recently.
(https://thumb.ibb.co/f9Fekw/IMG_20171031_223616753.jpg) (https://ibb.co/f9Fekw)
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I decided to get a head start on my next "collection journey". 8)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Borderlands-2-PS3-Video-Game-Playstation-3/152669214387?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Borderlands-2-PS3-PlayStation-3-JAPAN-Game-92-2/253197350518?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
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I decided to get a head start on my next "collection journey". 8)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Borderlands-2-PS3-Video-Game-Playstation-3/152669214387?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Borderlands-2-PS3-PlayStation-3-JAPAN-Game-92-2/253197350518?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
Collecting all the Borderlands stuff?
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interesting but you could also focus on press or promo materials as far as FF XII goes.
Enjoy the hunt anyways borderlands has allot of stuff if i might guess
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I decided to get a head start on my next "collection journey". 8)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Borderlands-2-PS3-Video-Game-Playstation-3/152669214387?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Borderlands-2-PS3-PlayStation-3-JAPAN-Game-92-2/253197350518?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
Collecting all the Borderlands stuff?
That'll be next my friend! Going to start with my favorite in the series, Borderlands 2. I already have a PC and XBOX 360 release of all three as well as a double add-on pack for the 360 and the Handsome Collection for the XBOX one all from North America. Right now these are all mostly cheap. The Loot Chest LE will be the most expensive one I would hazard a guess followed by the ultra rare BL2 Game of the Year edition for PC in a physical disc. That one took me forever to find new...then I promptly took it out and installed it to play. HAHA!