My dad dug my old Lynx and games out his loft and should be bringing them over today - I can't wait! :D
Nice! I have always wanted to give one a try but I have never even seen one in person.
Title: Re: March Mania finds thread! - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: kimimi on March 01, 2013, 11:31:45 pm
The phrase is flung around too loosely for it to really mean anything, but the Lynx was genuinely ahead of its time - there was only five months difference between the original Game Boy and Lynx release dates! It does go to show that technical power really doesn't mean a thing when it comes to commercial success, but it still deserved to do better than it did.
Title: Re: March Mania finds thread! - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: soera on March 01, 2013, 11:37:07 pm
Atari is definitely one of the companies that honestly should have done better than it did. I honestly think that Atari is an undeniable reason why gaming is as popular as it is. I never touched a lynx either (I cant even recall seeing one for sale). Nice on your dad to find it. :)
Title: Re: March Mania finds thread! - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: scott on March 02, 2013, 12:09:33 am
Um.. looks like we have 2 March Threads going atm.
Title: Re: March Mania finds thread! - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: pacpix on March 02, 2013, 12:23:06 am
I was wondering when someone was going to mention that. ha
Title: Re: March Mania finds thread! - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: theflea on March 02, 2013, 12:53:06 am
Here's my March 2013 pickups. I'll update this post as I pick up new goodies. I hope that winter ends and by the end of this month I can start hitting the garage sales again.
3DS - Sims 3 Atari 2600 - MMSBC Atari 2600 - MMSBC II Atari 2600 - Open Seame (EU) Atari 5200 - Tempest CTA - Cartridge 1 CTA - Cartridge 2 ECV - Astro Command ECV - Battle Vader ECV - Monster Mansion ECV - Pakpak Monster GBC - Dragon Warrior Monsters GBC - Harvest Moon GBC GBC - Pocket Bomberman GEN - Chiki Chiki Boys GEN - Sonic 3D Blast GEN - Vectorman 2 Neo MVS - Fatal Fury 2 Neo MVS - Savage Reign Neo MVS - World Heroes 2 NGB - Killer Instinct N64 - International Superstar Soccer '98 N64 - Major League Baseball featuring Ken Griffey Jr. N64 - Namco Museum 64 NES - Big Nose Freaks Out NGC - Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix NGC - Fire Emblem NGC - Warioware Inc PCE - Strip Fighter II PS2 - Arc the Lad: End of Darkness PS2 - Puzzle Quest PS2 - Romance of the Three Kingdoms VII PS2 - Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner - Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army (sealed) PS3 - Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten - Premium Edition PS3 - Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory - Limited Edition PSP - Death Jr. SNES - Aero the Acrobat 2 SNES - Battle Blaze SNES - Big Sky Trooper SNES - Bill Laimbeer's Combat Basketball SNES - Bill Walsh College Football SNES - Bulls vs. Blazers SNES - Civilization SNES - David Crane's Amazing Tennis SNES - Doomsday Warrior SNES - Family Dog SNES - GP-1 Part II SNES - John Madden Football SNES - Mountain Bike Rally SNES - NBA Showdown SNES - NCAA Basketball SNES - NCAA Football SNES - NFL Quarterback Club 96 SNES - NHL 97 SNES - PGA Tour Golf SNES - Super High Impact Tapwave Zodiac - Doom II XBOX - Blinx 2 XBOX - Mechassault 2 XBOX - Murakumo: Renegade Mech Pursuit XBOX - World War II Combat: Iwo Jima XB360 - Bioshock Infinite - Ultimate Songbird Edition XB360 - Damnation XB360 - Samurai Warriors 2: Empires XB360 - Tomb Raider - Collector's Edition ZGW - 4 Degrees: Vol. 1 ZGW - Click! ZGW - Letter Zap! ZGW - Lock 5 ZGW - Rewind ZGW - Sudoku Console - Coleco Telstar Arcade Console - FM Towns Marty (model 2)
Title: Re: March Mania finds thread! - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: desocietas on March 02, 2013, 01:50:31 am
I must've not seen this one - perhaps it had a diff title than I expected...?
Anyway, I deleted my other one and I'll just post the info here:
Came home to find a few packages :)
Some were the new Atoms for Peace album and the other was
My dad popped over today with our old Atari Lynx stuff so I now have one mk.1 Lynx, two mk.2 Lynx and about twenty games :D
If you need to trim down the collection a bit let me know :)
Hahaha!
Yeah - don't be afraid to use the "Pay-it-Forward" thread :P
@Kimimi:
- On the DL, though...if you ever put up any of your awesome & unusual stuff on any type of Pay it Forward threads...do be sure to PM and/or e-mail me *PRIOR* to doing so...just...so I can "help"/"consult" you before you go doing anything rash ;) 8)
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: soera on March 02, 2013, 11:52:54 am
My dad popped over today with our old Atari Lynx stuff so I now have one mk.1 Lynx, two mk.2 Lynx and about twenty games :D
If you need to trim down the collection a bit let me know :)
Hahaha!
Yeah - don't be afraid to use the "Pay-it-Forward" thread :P
@Kimimi:
- On the DL, though...if you ever put up any of your awesome & unusual stuff on any type of Pay it Forward threads...do be sure to PM and/or e-mail Soera *PRIOR* to doing so...just...so he can "help"/"consult" you before you go doing anything rash ;) 8)
Fixed your message. Couldnt have you taking that kind of responsibility on your shoulders.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: disgaeniac on March 02, 2013, 11:59:12 am
My dad popped over today with our old Atari Lynx stuff so I now have one mk.1 Lynx, two mk.2 Lynx and about twenty games :D
If you need to trim down the collection a bit let me know :)
Hahaha!
Yeah - don't be afraid to use the "Pay-it-Forward" thread :P
@Kimimi:
- On the DL, though...if you ever put up any of your awesome & unusual stuff on any type of Pay it Forward threads...do be sure to PM and/or e-mail Soera *PRIOR* to doing so...just...so he can "help"/"consult" you before you go doing anything rash ;) 8)
Fixed your message. Couldnt have you taking that kind of responsibility on your shoulders.
LMAO!
I knew that *someone* here was going to do that - I was just wondering *who* would be the one :P
I'm not/shouldn't be surprised, though ;)
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: kimimi on March 02, 2013, 12:01:06 pm
Hehe, I'm not sure I've got anything at the moment, sorry guys!
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: burningdoom on March 02, 2013, 09:56:27 pm
For a total of $21 at Goodwill today:
-Batman Returns (Genesis) -Enclave (XBox) -Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War (XBox) -Ultimate Spider-Man (PS2) -Virtua Racing (Genesis)
;D
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: darko on March 03, 2013, 12:43:00 am
Went and did a little hunting today. I haven't been boring everyone with every single pickup but I had some fun this time (a few we're only $1 and I needed them to fill a box):
NES:
American Gladiators Metal Storm Wall Street Kid Dragon Spirit: The New Legend
SNES:
BioMetal Super Nova Rex Ronan (I knew what it was, I have a purpose for the purchase)
GB:
Castlevania: Legends Mario Land 2 5 project GBs (3 Gray, 1 Green, 1 Black) 1 collection GB (Black; The nicest condition GB I've ever found in the wild)
Genesis:
Strider Gadget Twins (Complete)
XBox:
Arc Fatalis (Complete)
PS2:
Shadow Hearts (Complete)
DS:
Plants vs. Zombies (Complete)
Nothing too crazy but still had a lot of fun :)
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: kimimi on March 03, 2013, 03:06:18 am
Ooh my PGM2 arrived so I wrote a little blog post about it - http://shinjuforest.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/a-little-look-at-pgm2-hardware-knights.html
There's a few photos and scans in there if anyone wants to see what it looks like.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: jcalder8 on March 03, 2013, 10:27:52 pm
I bought my first two Xbla games on demand games: DiRT 2 and El Shaddai. I got them both for 200 points each..... I feel so dirty :( but they were cheap :D
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: insektmute on March 04, 2013, 10:30:02 am
Ooh my PGM2 arrived so I wrote a little blog post about it - http://shinjuforest.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/a-little-look-at-pgm2-hardware-knights.html
There's a few photos and scans in there if anyone wants to see what it looks like.
So freaking pretty. I love the way the board plugs in and makes it look like a little game console!
Also, your blog is awesome ^.^
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: kimimi on March 04, 2013, 11:23:12 am
If it had controller ports instead of that JAMMA edge you'd think it was a console wouldn't you? I love it, I'm so glad I bought it ^^~
I'm really glad you like my blog too, I do my best!
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: foxhack on March 04, 2013, 02:24:56 pm
Just one thing today:
Tintin : Objectif Aventure for PC. One of two French games I saw last week, I figured I'd grab it today since it has English text as well. $2. The other French game was based on some sort of TV show and it definitely didn't have any English so I left it behind.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: redblaze57 on March 04, 2013, 07:55:49 pm
this week I've picked up Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 (PS3) Trauma Center second opinion (wii) an Original Xbox with an Intec screen and I've reached 500 items in my collection with...
Arc Rise Fantasia (Wii)
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: insektmute on March 04, 2013, 08:55:11 pm
Decided that from now on, I'm going to stick to posting stuff that's arrived, not just ordered, and try to take pics regularly. First catch of the month!
Decided that from now on, I'm going to stick to posting stuff that's arrived, not just ordered, and try to take pics regularly. First catch of the month!
Man, I really don't want to buy a PS3 just for Yakuza. But those games look SOOO good!
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: karyann on March 04, 2013, 09:28:13 pm
Man, you guys are active in your searches! It's only 4 days into march and you already have so many :P So far, I bought a rumble pak for the N64... Bought 5 new games in the last week of february, though :o
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: stethebubble on March 04, 2013, 10:33:04 pm
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: stethebubble on March 04, 2013, 10:36:59 pm
went to a flea market and all they had was over priced racing and wrestling games :( there was a cool pacman tin lunchbox thou which looked really old. $20 dollars was out of my price range for a lunchbox. (i can get it online for 5)
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: insektmute on March 05, 2013, 12:06:19 am
Man, I really don't want to buy a PS3 just for Yakuza. But those games look SOOO good!
Do eeeeet. I was on the fence about Yakuza for a long time, and finally hopped on board with Yakuza 4. Strange as it may sound, it reminded me a LOT of Shenmue, but with better combat and voice acting.
I have a feeling we won't be getting the HD collection or Yakuza 5 in the US, though. Sega's gotten really jittery lately, and as far as I know, has yet to confirm either of them.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: elraiser on March 05, 2013, 02:04:41 pm
We need 3DS friend codes, so we can multi some code of princess!
I'm gonna sound like an rtard here... I don't have a 3DS to play my new 3DS games on! :o ... Yet. :P
*laughs* Ah well, I don't have a PS3 for my PS3 games, so I know how that goes. Let us know when you get a 3DS though - would be awesome to get back into COP.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: scott on March 05, 2013, 04:38:15 pm
One of us! One of us!
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: desocietas on March 05, 2013, 04:38:37 pm
I'm gonna sound like an rtard here... I don't have a 3DS to play my new 3DS games on! :o ... Yet. :P
Haha, I did the same thing. Picked up probably about 6 games before I snagged a 3DS XL on sale :D I haven't finished Ar tonelico Qoga though, so I still haven't played any of them. Fail.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: scott on March 05, 2013, 05:55:42 pm
Hey, I bought Tekken Tag Tournament for PS2 before I ever owned one of my own. And I might do the same with Wii U.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: jobocan on March 05, 2013, 05:58:21 pm
Finally received my pre-order for Muchi Muchi Pork! & Pink Sweets! yay!
Also activated my free copy of the new Tomb Raider on Steam.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: jcalder8 on March 05, 2013, 07:38:06 pm
Also activated my free copy of the new Tomb Raider on Steam.
Free???? I want free
http://sites.amd.com/us/promo/never-settle/Pages/nsreloaded.aspx#2 You just gotta buy an AMD 7800 series video card, not sure how long this promotion will keep going on. You also get Bioshock Infinite free :) And if you have crappier taste in games you can get a 7900 series card and get Crysis 3 instead of Tomb Raider :P
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: scott on March 05, 2013, 09:42:28 pm
We need 3DS friend codes, so we can multi some code of princess!
I'm gonna sound like an rtard here... I don't have a 3DS to play my new 3DS games on! :o ... Yet. :P
*laughs* Ah well, I don't have a PS3 for my PS3 games, so I know how that goes. Let us know when you get a 3DS though - would be awesome to get back into COP.
I'm almost ashamed of it! For the longest time I made myself abide by a sort of self-governing rule that I not buy games for consoles/handhelds I don't own. I've only recently begun to throw that one out the window. I have one PS3 game (Ar Tonelico Qoga Premium LE) and no PS3, and a good handful of PSP games and no PSP... I guess there's no turning back now!
I will definitely give out my 3DS friend code when I get one. :)
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: insektmute on March 06, 2013, 10:22:03 am
Pick up Valkyria Chronicles for PS3 while you're at it :)
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: ko1ru on March 06, 2013, 10:25:39 am
Pick up Valkyria Chronicles for PS3 while you're at it :)
Yeah, I need to. There are several other PS3 games I've been eying, but haven't gotten around to adding them to the wish list yet. :P
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: jobocan on March 06, 2013, 06:23:53 pm
Got Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward with that yellow watch thingy.
People are going crazy selling that watch for way too much on ebay.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: jcalder8 on March 06, 2013, 07:47:10 pm
Picked up a couple of new Skylander Giants today. Hot Dog and Fright Rider are now part of my collection. My son and wife are both done with the game so I am just slowly picking them up unlike the first one where we had to get them all right away.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: scott on March 06, 2013, 07:50:42 pm
My order of Castlevania Mirror of Fate came in with the pre order bonus. The armor that came with it is super cheap, and the decal for it came not applied. So I had to put it on myself. Lame.
And I also got this guy! (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d177/LOPWyrm/IMG_20130306_190727_zpsd35cf29b.jpg)
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: desocietas on March 06, 2013, 09:23:20 pm
My order of Castlevania Mirror of Fate came in with the pre order bonus. The armor that came with it is super cheap, and the decal for it came not applied. So I had to put it on myself. Lame.
And I also got this guy! (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d177/LOPWyrm/IMG_20130306_190727_zpsd35cf29b.jpg)
Mfffffff fmmmffufpphhhfmrummfffmmf.
Today I got a PC game called "Nemesis II: Return of the Dragon Force". Some sort of a shoot-em up. I also found a Jet Set Radio Future Sampler CD.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: elraiser on March 07, 2013, 11:20:15 am
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: desocietas on March 07, 2013, 12:37:56 pm
Got mah blue Claptrap figurine in the mail yesterday. I'd originally purchased it from Gearbox, but they said their shipment had damaged packaging, so they said I could cancel it if I wanted to. I found a cheaper, undamaged one on eBay. Probably even less likely that I'll open it now since it was a one-time run and potentially a bunch of them have damaged packaging.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: scott on March 07, 2013, 12:49:31 pm
They had like 5 Blue Claptraps at Toys R Us last night. I was really tempted to get one... but I was already spending money I shouldt have on thaT Pyro... but I "needed" that Pyro, so ya.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: desocietas on March 07, 2013, 12:56:58 pm
Yeah, they're not too expensive now, so I'm glad the Gearbox one was refunded to me. It's only like $20 on Newegg, I think.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: scott on March 07, 2013, 12:57:30 pm
It's $15.99 at Toy R Us. :P
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: burningdoom on March 07, 2013, 01:03:34 pm
I miss Toys R Us. It was fun just to browse through the video game section, try out the systems, and look at the action figures.
Ours shut down a few years back.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: scott on March 07, 2013, 01:07:31 pm
Ya. There was one in my city and another in the town over. The one in my town closed and is now a PetSmart and Qdoba, but the one the next town over is still alive and kicking.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: desocietas on March 07, 2013, 01:29:06 pm
Man, I never got to the TRU never my place. It's just sorely lacking and is split with a Babies 'R' Us.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: scott on March 07, 2013, 01:33:52 pm
Ya. That one has baby stuff in it too... which is stupid. There is a Babies R Us right down the road.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: turf on March 08, 2013, 05:11:18 pm
I slipped into a Game Xchange today since I was on the road for work. What did I walk out with? Super Smash Bros. Melee. It's missing the manual, but it was $15 so I can't complain too much.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: sin2beta on March 08, 2013, 08:43:57 pm
Went to Thrillhouse games today. Brought back a Saturn with Layer Section, virtua stick, and a stunner. Then from another location picked up Policenauts. The Japanese Saturn collection has begun.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: stethebubble on March 08, 2013, 09:01:27 pm
I slipped into a Game Xchange today since I was on the road for work. What did I walk out with? Super Smash Bros. Melee. It's missing the manual, but it was $15 so I can't complain too much.
i love that place. $4 guides.
i also like disc replay. games seem to be even cheaper in there. and is 6 for the price of 5
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: soera on March 08, 2013, 10:46:49 pm
Ahhh James' store. Hes a pretty cool guy. Some of the Tulsa stores are nice! I wish I could shop out there more often.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: stethebubble on March 09, 2013, 01:44:29 pm
super street fighter IV - arcade edition (ps3) lego star wars III the clone wars (ps3) Infamous 2 (ps3) final fantasy XIII-2 (xbox 360) Naruto clash of ninja 2 (cube) Fuzion frenzy (xbox) The incredible Hulk - ultimate Destruction (xbox)
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: jobocan on March 09, 2013, 02:09:19 pm
Guess I'll have to pass by there tomorrow... I've been looking for those Claptrap figurines for a while and over here in Canada ordering online means paying something like 30-40$ for the blue ones or 50+ for the normal ones.
This is something I'd like collecting, game-related figures, but all the ones I want I find really too expensive... as in I'd rather buy games instead :P
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: scott on March 09, 2013, 02:52:08 pm
I'm thinking of sliding by TRU today too and see if they still are there. I might pick one up too.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: darko on March 10, 2013, 03:15:40 am
I picked up DuckTales 2 and Shatterhand on the NES today.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: turf on March 10, 2013, 10:42:07 am
I picked up DuckTales 2 and Shatterhand on the NES today.
One doesn't simply "pick up" Duck Tales 2. Did you find it out in the wild?
(http://i.imgur.com/GcSUNSF.jpg)
Yeah, I just woke up, blah
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: disgaeniac on March 10, 2013, 11:32:51 am
Anybody here pick up Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk yet?
Just wondering...
The last 3 'Atelier' games (Atelier: Rorona, Totori, and Meruru); I'd pre-ordered the LE's of...right around the time it became possible to do so.
It's no secret here that I like N1 - and that I enjoy supporting them, and that I'm usually pretty quick to do so.
The *anomaly* (well, actually there's several) with this newest Atelier game are:
A. It's the 1st game in a new "arc". The last 3 games (mentioned above) made up the 3 games in the "Arland" arc.
- Now, this is nothing unusual, as the Atelier games have been known to come out in story arcs of 3's (The 3 "Iris" games, the 3 "Arland" games), etc.
- (Presumably), this is/should be the 1st/opening game in the next set/arc of 3 (iirc, it's to be called either the "Dusk" or "Twilight World") trilogy.
B. More significantly and *controversially* (because..."gamers"), is the fact that, since the last 3 (Arland) games, GUST (the company making the games), has been bought-out/taken-over by...Techmo-Koei.
- When this became common knowledge, there was the (usual & expected) high amount of threads, sites, forums, blogs, and the (*God damnit! I'm so sick & tired of*) OPINIONS stated & posted as FACTS, etc. of our brother "pundits" of the gaming industry (read: the "keyboard-kowboyz" (read: *MY* term for the equivalent of "armchair" fill-in-the-blanks, "Couch Coaches/Crusaders" and/or "jailhouse lawyers" types of things:)
Setting sites & web-spaces everwhere aflame with their hypothesizing (they'll actually begin with a "Now, this is just me guessing & speculating here, but")...
...and then *STILL* finish their sentence/statement by...yep, ya' guessed it...stating whatever guesses & opinions they just talked about...as...*FACTS*
*SHUDDERS*
YES! This vexes me to no end - and is one of my most-hated pet peeves *Raaawwwr* >:(
Anyhow, coming back in from the tangent/rant that I went off on...
- TK really didn't (to my knowledge, at least) market/advertise the game at all, since they were the "Localizers" (instead of NISA) this time...there was no LE and/or any extras for the established fan-base (admittedly, small & niche here in the West), and (apparently) they committed one of the most heinous & un-forgiveable sins by...
...dropping/cutting the option to play/switch-over to a Japanese dub of the game :o
Personally - I just don't give a shit about this, as I've never understood the appeal & importance (and, I actually seem to be in the minority on this side of the issue) of being able to play a game in a language that I don't understand :-\
Maybe, if some of you here *do* find/understand the importance of this...please do share it here :)
- I "get" that losing & receiving *less* options is never a good or consumer-friendly thing,
- I can totally understand why something like this would bother those fluent in Japanese and bi-lingual gamers,
- I can understand (and even join the masses:) in complaining about the lowering of the "norm"/what we have come to expect from previous installments of certain games & series, by certain companies/localizers,
*BUT*
- I just don't get why those who don't/can't speak, read, or understand Japanese in the 1st place...would go so far as to try and form "boycotting movements", and, not only just vote w/ their wallet themselves (by not buying the game) -but- by also trying to convince as many as possible to do the same, because...
...there's no option for them to play the game...in a language that they don't even know
As always, just my 2 cents (and, yes...I do realize that I'm losing $ here since every time I give my 2 cents...all that I ever get is a penny for my thoughts:)
Thanks, fellow vgcollectors for, once again, tolerating my racing jumbles of words & feelings that never fail to = a RANT ;D
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: kimimi on March 10, 2013, 11:42:10 am
It's about authenticity more than understanding, it's about being as close to the original as possible. There's also the fact that Japanese voice overs are usually much better quality than their western counterparts - and if you don't understand Japanese then it'll still sound better than an average English dub.
I don't get all in a lather over it, but then again I have the luxury of being able to buy everything in Japanese anyway.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: disgaeniac on March 10, 2013, 12:06:52 pm
It's about authenticity more than understanding, it's about being as close to the original as possible. There's also the fact that Japanese voice overs are usually much better quality than their western counterparts - and if you don't understand Japanese then it'll still sound better than an average English dub.
I don't get all in a lather over it, but then again I have the luxury of being able to buy everything in Japanese anyway.
w/o understanding the language, though - how would one even be able to differentiate between what is good/bad voice acting?
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: kimimi on March 10, 2013, 12:20:53 pm
That's the point - you can tell right off if it's a bad English dub (which let's face it, it's more likely to be a bad/average English dub than a great one) but if you don't understand Japanese then you can't tell, so your experience isn't ruined by somebody shouting SPIRITS GIVE ME STRENGTH for 40 hours.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: disgaeniac on March 10, 2013, 12:24:05 pm
That's the point - you can tell right off if it's a bad English dub (which let's face it, it's more likely to be a bad/average English dub than a great one) but if you don't understand Japanese then you can't tell, so your experience isn't ruined by somebody shouting SPIRITS GIVE ME STRENGTH for 40 hours.
Fair point.
Still, *personally*, I think that I'd prefer a bad to mediocre telling/voice-acting of a story that I can understand...over a flawless performance that I can't really appreciate and/or get anything from in a language that I know nothing about...
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Post by: foxhack on March 10, 2013, 12:25:05 pm
Still, *personally*, I think that I'd prefer a bad to mediocre telling/voice-acting of a story that I can understand...over a flawless performance that I can't really appreciate and/or get anything from in a language that I know nothing about...
Look for Chaos Wars (PS2) on Youtube. Then say that again.
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Post by: disgaeniac on March 10, 2013, 12:34:44 pm
Still, *personally*, I think that I'd prefer a bad to mediocre telling/voice-acting of a story that I can understand...over a flawless performance that I can't really appreciate and/or get anything from in a language that I know nothing about...
Look for Chaos Wars (PS2) on Youtube. Then say that again.
Haha!
I *have* Chaos Wars for the PS2!
Still, since I really only play rpg's (where story *does* matter, to me)...I'll still take that fail-worthy, nausea-inducing dub...just so I can *follow* the story - instead of just looking at menus written in characters that are meaningless (to me)...
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Post by: burningdoom on March 10, 2013, 01:16:58 pm
I picked up DuckTales 2 and Shatterhand on the NES today.
Ducktales 2 has been on my wishlist for a long time. One of the games that my brother sold for a freaking Game Boy Color that I'll probably never get back, Along with the entire Dragon Warrior and Mega Man titles on NES among many others. >:(
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Post by: jobocan on March 10, 2013, 01:19:52 pm
Anybody here pick up Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk yet?
Didn't read the rest of your post yet... but no. I actually had this pre-ordered at bestbuy.ca, and they have yet to get it in stock. No idea what's going on. Same thing happened with Etrian Odyssey 4 actually, but at least with that I had the option to cancel my pre-order and buy it in-store, but they don't have Ayesha in store... So I can only wait.
That said, just went to the flea market store I go to sometimes... Got out of there with Castlevania Curse of Darkness on Xbox and Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver on Dreamcast.
Sadly the Toys R Us didn't have a Claptrap figure, so I picked up a smaller Wreck-It Ralph figure there.
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Post by: desocietas on March 10, 2013, 01:52:02 pm
That's the point - you can tell right off if it's a bad English dub (which let's face it, it's more likely to be a bad/average English dub than a great one) but if you don't understand Japanese then you can't tell, so your experience isn't ruined by somebody shouting SPIRITS GIVE ME STRENGTH for 40 hours.
Fair point.
Still, *personally*, I think that I'd prefer a bad to mediocre telling/voice-acting of a story that I can understand...over a flawless performance that I can't really appreciate and/or get anything from in a language that I know nothing about...
Funny, Scott and I were just complaining about the grunts and gasps and such that are all over Fire Emblem: Awakening. I switched over to the Japanese language track, and it's *much* more bearable. Yes, I might not understand when they possibly say things like "Let me have strength!" or "Give me a break!" or whatever cheesy things they might be saying, but at least it doesn't pull me out of the game and make me hate the characters... For some reason the gasps and grunts with American voices feel way over the top while the Japanese ones don't bother me in the least. Not sure if it's because I've heard it all before in other JRPGs or because American voices really are that much more jarring...
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Post by: insektmute on March 10, 2013, 03:05:05 pm
It's about authenticity more than understanding, it's about being as close to the original as possible. There's also the fact that Japanese voice overs are usually much better quality than their western counterparts - and if you don't understand Japanese then it'll still sound better than an average English dub.
I don't get all in a lather over it, but then again I have the luxury of being able to buy everything in Japanese anyway.
So much this, and it applies to foreign language films as well. It's about authenticity, preserving the original tone and intent, and for me, learning that these things are communicated regardless of whether you understand the original language.
As far as Japanese games go, voice acting isn't a disposable thing that they just get random people off the street to do. Seiyu go through rigorous training, and the field is very competitive, which shines through in the work they do. By contrast, look at most English dubbed anime and video games - it's consistently the same stable of people, and outside of the rare exception like Jennifer Hale, they're failed TV/movie actors who do it largely to pay the bills, or worse, random people or enthusiastic fans who have no business anywhere near a microphone.
It's even worse if a characters is supposed to be cutesy, over the top, or really excitable, and in some cases, poor VA quality is enough to make a game virtually unplayable.
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Post by: pacpix on March 10, 2013, 08:35:02 pm
I picked up DuckTales 2 and Shatterhand on the NES today.
One doesn't simply "pick up" Duck Tales 2. Did you find it out in the wild?
Well, sort of. I run a group of retro gamers with several of my friends and one of the members of the group has quite a few copies (he basically went all over and picked up a bunch of them predicting the price spike). I bought one from him. If anyone is seriously looking for a copy then I can get you in contact with him. He's pretty price savvy but I did get it for under market. He probably hooked me up a little bit because of our group, but he typically sells stuff at ~ 15-20% off of eBay prices to individuals.
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Post by: turf on March 11, 2013, 11:24:47 am
I may be looking for one in about a month. When April 20th gets here and I can see how much change I've saved, I may need you to hook it up.
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Post by: darko on March 11, 2013, 01:14:12 pm
I may be looking for one in about a month. When April 20th gets here and I can see how much change I've saved, I may need you to hook it up.
Cool, just let me know.
He might actually be on here. I honestly don't know. A lot of our members track their collections on VGC now. When you're running a group across multiple states and have over 300 members it gets tricky remembering names, much less online handles.
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Post by: sin2beta on March 11, 2013, 11:19:04 pm
Got a nice (as far as I can tell) CRT television from the apartment dumpster. I hooked the Dreamcast to it. I don't know if it REALLY looks better than the LCD. However, it does somehow look better. I can see every single pixel. But the opening of King of Fighters Dream Match 99 looks as epic as I remember it when I was a kid. I did not think the opening seemed epic on my LCD. It might be nostalgia goggles, but I likes it. 8)
The tube does seem curved, but not very pronounced. The next thing to see is if light guns work.
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Post by: kimimi on March 12, 2013, 02:14:35 am
Continuing my quest to own games nobody else gives a stuff about, yesterday I ordered After Devil Force (Taiwanese PC), Frane 2 (Jp PC) and the manhua for Chinese PC game Xian Jian 5 ^^~
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Post by: elraiser on March 12, 2013, 12:19:44 pm
I wish i could understand Japanse. There are so many great games i wish i could play!
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Post by: disgaeniac on March 12, 2013, 12:23:35 pm
I wish i could understand Japanse. There are so many great games i wish i could play!
I got into imports a few years back just by using emulators, and it's only recently that I've started buying stuff, but there are actually a LOT of games that are very playable even without knowing the language. JRPGs and SRPGs are sadly out of the question, unless there's a fan translation, but there are tons of cool shmups, fighting games, side-scrollers, puzzle games, etc. that don't require any knowledge of Japanese.
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Post by: scott on March 12, 2013, 04:38:10 pm
I think I asked Kimimi about it before, but there has to be a solid way to teach yourself Japanese. I would love to import some JRPGs and .hack//LINK and be able to understand them. :(
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Post by: soera on March 12, 2013, 04:43:21 pm
I thought about that myself ... but lately Ive been going the evil route (translated repros). Ive already gotten Ys IV and I have Destiny of an emperor and Sailor Moon RPG on order. May start looking for others too.
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Post by: scott on March 12, 2013, 04:45:33 pm
Destiny of an Emperor was released in English tho. :P
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Post by: soera on March 12, 2013, 05:53:34 pm
The second one! :o I forgot the 2.
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Post by: jobocan on March 12, 2013, 06:47:30 pm
I think I asked Kimimi about it before, but there has to be a solid way to teach yourself Japanese. I would love to import some JRPGs and .hack//LINK and be able to understand them. :(
Take classes, watch lots of japanese stuff. My japanese isn't very good (I only took a year of beginner classes that were too slow for me so I didn't learn as much as I wanted), but in general I can at least navigate menus and understand what's going on in cinematics if there's voice acting.
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Post by: insektmute on March 12, 2013, 10:57:22 pm
My photography skills with a cellphone won't be winning me any awards, but here's some sweet new stuff that's arrived recently.
So glad I found a copy of Grandia II in good shape, and the easily removed sticker on the front is the only blemish I can find. Love the crap out of that game, and it's finally mine!
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Post by: kimimi on March 13, 2013, 01:11:46 am
I think I asked Kimimi about it before, but there has to be a solid way to teach yourself Japanese. I would love to import some JRPGs and .hack//LINK and be able to understand them. :(
Persistence and realistic expectations are more important than anything. Keep studying and you'll keep improving, also don't defeat yourself by getting downhearted when you don't magically know every word after six months.
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Post by: jobocan on March 13, 2013, 06:30:34 pm
Got my copy of Atelier Ayesha... over a week late even though I pre-ordered it!
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Post by: elraiser on March 13, 2013, 08:01:38 pm
My last pickus, not all great games but Zellers is closing this week in my city ;)
That is one of my favorite NES games. When I was a kid, around 1997 or so, I read someone's geocities NES site. His favorite game was Crash n' the Boys. I had to hunt the game down. It is one of the best on the NES.
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Post by: blipcs76 on March 14, 2013, 04:18:14 pm
I've barely picked up anything since garage sale season ended around here, mostly scrounging pawn shops and thrift stores. Found a few things recently though:
Xbox: Enclave - $3 NES: Darkman - $5 PSP-1001 - $10. I've been wanting one for a long time, but I'm cheap :) However, this $10 one didn't power on and came with no charging cable. I'll take it to my local game store this weekend to see if they can test it. Keeping fingers crossed.
The best news is that I tracked down a cheap used copy of Xenoblade Chronicles yesterday. I've actually owned it since it was first released, but have left it sealed. After watching the price climb over the past year, it became harder and harder to open that new copy. So I managed to find a used copy at a good price and it should be arriving this weekend. Can't wait to have a copy I can actually play :D
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Post by: foxhack on March 14, 2013, 04:20:44 pm
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Post by: disgaeniac on March 14, 2013, 04:28:22 pm
I've actually read (and, pretty much, liked) that whole "Left Behind" series of books, Foxy ;)
Then again, I've also read (and *LOVED*) all of the "A Song of Ice and Fire" books/series...and...some of us know how well that did (read: *Didn't*) translate into video games... >:( :-\ :'(
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Post by: soera on March 14, 2013, 04:54:48 pm
I've actually read (and, pretty much, liked) that whole "Left Behind" series of books, Foxy ;)
Then again, I've also read (and *LOVED*) all of the "A Song of Ice and Fire" books/series...and...some of us know how well that did (read: *Didn't*) translate into video games... >:( :-\ :'(
Oh, just to be clear: I make no comments on the content of the books, or the themes they carry. I may not agree with them, but that's their own thing. I'm commenting on the actual quality of the game.
I've seen good religious games (movies, music, and other media too) be made, unfortunately many of them use the religion itself as a way to shield themselves from criticism.
TL;DR: I don't give a damn if you're praising Cthulhu, IF YOUR GAME SUCKS THEN IT SUCKS. :)
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Post by: htimreimer on March 14, 2013, 06:50:21 pm
I've actually read (and, pretty much, liked) that whole "Left Behind" series of books, Foxy ;)
Then again, I've also read (and *LOVED*) all of the "A Song of Ice and Fire" books/series...and...some of us know how well that did (read: *Didn't*) translate into video games... >:( :-\ :'(
Oh, just to be clear: I make no comments on the content of the books, or the themes they carry. I may not agree with them, but that's their own thing. I'm commenting on the actual quality of the game.
I've seen good religious games (movies, music, and other media too) be made, unfortunately many of them use the religion itself as a way to shield themselves from criticism.
TL;DR: I don't give a damn if you're praising Cthulhu, IF YOUR GAME SUCKS THEN IT SUCKS. :)
you know what the weirdest thing about the religious genre is, about 92 to 97 percent of them are christian and the other 8 to 3 percent are about other religions, so if you find a game thats based around other religions, its probably rare and yes i did do the math to come up these percentages
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Post by: turf on March 14, 2013, 07:29:11 pm
figures the Mario was .25 the reason I got the Kasumi figure is that I had gotten the idea to get a figure of the Character I use the most in the fighting games I tend to play... and that's the only one I've found so far for a good price
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Post by: stethebubble on March 14, 2013, 08:39:10 pm
just got Blood Bowl: Chaos Edition
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Post by: elraiser on March 15, 2013, 10:09:35 pm
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Post by: pacpix on March 16, 2013, 09:46:04 pm
My copy of Wizardry Llylgamyn Saga arrived in the mail today! I am going to finish up my playthrough of Wizardry on the NES and then I will start this one. Just have to level grind a few more hours before battling Werdna.
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Post by: darko on March 16, 2013, 10:11:56 pm
Had a pretty good day today. If it's in a box, it's complete.
Damn, I'm jealous of that boxed Duck Tales 2! I have a loose cart, but finding a box is just awesome.
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Post by: blipcs76 on March 16, 2013, 10:32:28 pm
Bah, the PSP I picked up for $10 at Goodwill turned out to be a dud. I took it to Gamers, my local used game store, and they tested it out for me. No go, but they actually gave me $10 in-store credit for it, so I essentially broke even on it.
I did manage to pick up my copy of XenoBlade Chronicles, as well as Freedom Force (NES), Wing Commander & Sim Earth (SNES) and Resident Evil 2 (PS1) at my first garage sale of the year. Here we go again!
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Post by: sin2beta on March 16, 2013, 11:54:55 pm
Congrats on the Comix Zone. It may not be the rarest in the haul. But it is a damn fine game. If you enjoy that one, keep an eye out for the Sega Technical Institutes other gem, "the Ooze".
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Post by: jcalder8 on March 17, 2013, 12:05:25 am
Nice pickups darko! How much did ducktales 2 set you back if you don't mind me asking.
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Post by: darko on March 17, 2013, 12:49:16 am
Congrats on the Comix Zone. It may not be the rarest in the haul. But it is a damn fine game. If you enjoy that one, keep an eye out for the Sega Technical Institutes other gem, "the Ooze".
Thanks for the rec! I was actually the happiest when I found Comix Zone. I've been looking for it in the wild for a while now. It's in pretty bad shape but it was $5 and will fill the void until I replace it with a complete copy someday.
The backlit GBA is awesome too. Didn't really 'find' it but it came in the mail yesterday and I just had time to open it up and play with it today. It destroys the SP in so many ways.
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Post by: scott on March 17, 2013, 12:59:10 am
Ya I really dig that GBA. I kinda want one now.
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Post by: burningdoom on March 17, 2013, 01:00:41 am
Congrats on the Comix Zone. It may not be the rarest in the haul. But it is a damn fine game. If you enjoy that one, keep an eye out for the Sega Technical Institutes other gem, "the Ooze".
A complete copy of Duck Tales 2 is in that pic, and you complement him on the very common Comix Zone game? :o
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Post by: darko on March 17, 2013, 01:01:32 am
I would recommend it. It's a little spendy to just sit on a shelf, but if you plan on playing it then it's totally worth it. I will literally never play on the SP again.
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Post by: sin2beta on March 17, 2013, 02:13:29 am
Congrats on the Comix Zone. It may not be the rarest in the haul. But it is a damn fine game. If you enjoy that one, keep an eye out for the Sega Technical Institutes other gem, "the Ooze".
A complete copy of Duck Tales 2 is in that pic, and you complement him on the very common Comix Zone game? :o
Have you PLAYED Comix Zone?!? Of course that should be the reason for the congrats! ;D
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Post by: darko on March 17, 2013, 02:34:54 am
From a gaming standpoint DT2 is almost terrible. From a collecting standpoint DT2 is incredible. I say you're both right.
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Post by: insektmute on March 17, 2013, 02:37:06 am
I've got some really cool stuff from today to add, but it'll wait til I can clean it all up and I'm not completely exhausted. In the meantime, a couple of bits I'm rather excited about...
Congrats on the Comix Zone. It may not be the rarest in the haul. But it is a damn fine game. If you enjoy that one, keep an eye out for the Sega Technical Institutes other gem, "the Ooze".
A complete copy of Duck Tales 2 is in that pic, and you complement him on the very common Comix Zone game? :o
Have you PLAYED Comix Zone?!? Of course that should be the reason for the congrats! ;D
Oh yeah, Comix Zone is a great, unique beat-em up. But Duck Tales 2 is a fan-freaking-tastic platformer, and it's a $100 game in that condition while Comix Zone is quite common.
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Post by: kimimi on March 17, 2013, 12:48:37 pm
Oh yeah, Comix Zone is a great, unique beat-em up. But Duck Tales 2 is a fan-freaking-tastic platformer, and it's a $100 game in that condition while Comix Zone is quite common.
$100 here is roughly the equivalent cost of a new 360/PS3 collector's edition - it's a bit expensive but it's not Heim Waltz/Sapphire/Rendering Ranger sort of money.
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Post by: sin2beta on March 17, 2013, 12:52:05 pm
Had a pretty good day today. If it's in a box, it's complete.
Congrats on the Comix Zone. It may not be the rarest in the haul. But it is a damn fine game. If you enjoy that one, keep an eye out for the Sega Technical Institutes other gem, "the Ooze".
A complete copy of Duck Tales 2 is in that pic, and you complement him on the very common Comix Zone game? :o
Have you PLAYED Comix Zone?!? Of course that should be the reason for the congrats! ;D
Oh yeah, Comix Zone is a great, unique beat-em up. But Duck Tales 2 is a fan-freaking-tastic platformer, and it's a $100 game in that condition while Comix Zone is quite common.
:D Duck Tales 2 is indeed a fantastic pickup.
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Post by: burningdoom on March 17, 2013, 12:54:45 pm
Oh yeah, Comix Zone is a great, unique beat-em up. But Duck Tales 2 is a fan-freaking-tastic platformer, and it's a $100 game in that condition while Comix Zone is quite common.
$100 here is roughly the equivalent cost of a new 360/PS3 collector's edition - it's a bit expensive but it's not Heim Waltz/Sapphire/Rendering Ranger sort of money.
Well yeah. But there aren't a whole lot of NES games that fetch more than that. Personally, that's too much to spend on a single game for me.
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Post by: burningdoom on March 17, 2013, 01:26:30 pm
Guess I did a little late-night shopping last night. Woke this morning to discover I had purchased King's Knight (NES) for $0.75 plus shipping last night! Nice job drunk Nathan!
I also recently got Kirby Super Star for Wii Virtual Console for 150 Club Nintendo Points. I really wanted Paper Mario for 200 points, but I was 10 points shy and both offers were about to expire.
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Post by: darko on March 17, 2013, 02:36:36 pm
Not trying to brag at all, but your estimates in DT2 are a little off. Someone scored a deal on the complete DT2 at the 100 dollar mark on eBay. The cart alone typically sells for $100-125. It's a little closer to BB2 with the box and manual.
EDIT: I'm saying that a complete DT2 goes for about what a BB2 cart goes for on eBay right now.
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Post by: burningdoom on March 17, 2013, 02:53:18 pm
Not trying to brag at all, but your estimates in DT2 are a little off. Someone scored a deal on the complete DT2 at the 100 dollar mark on eBay. The cart alone typically sells for $100-125. It's a little closer to BB2 with the box and manual.
I was just shopping around for it recently, and I was finding that DT2 carts were starting at around $65-$70 plus shipping. Didn't get it, though. I ended up getting some PS1 RPGs, instead (Parasite Eve, and FF 8, 9, & 10; and Armored Core)
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Post by: sin2beta on March 17, 2013, 03:01:22 pm
Not trying to brag at all, but your estimates in DT2 are a little off. Someone scored a deal on the complete DT2 at the 100 dollar mark on eBay. The cart alone typically sells for $100-125. It's a little closer to BB2 with the box and manual.
I was just shopping around for it recently, and I was finding that DT2 carts were starting at around $65-$70 plus shipping. Didn't get it, though. I ended up getting some PS1 RPGs, instead (Parasite Eve, and FF 8, 9, & 10; and Armored Core)
Looking at ebay completed listings, it seems NTSC-U goes for about 100-125. But the PAL versions for for 65-70. Were you looking elsewhere than ebay?
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Post by: burningdoom on March 17, 2013, 04:02:03 pm
Not trying to brag at all, but your estimates in DT2 are a little off. Someone scored a deal on the complete DT2 at the 100 dollar mark on eBay. The cart alone typically sells for $100-125. It's a little closer to BB2 with the box and manual.
I was just shopping around for it recently, and I was finding that DT2 carts were starting at around $65-$70 plus shipping. Didn't get it, though. I ended up getting some PS1 RPGs, instead (Parasite Eve, and FF 8, 9, & 10; and Armored Core)
Looking at ebay completed listings, it seems NTSC-U goes for about 100-125. But the PAL versions for for 65-70. Were you looking elsewhere than ebay?
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Post by: elraiser on March 17, 2013, 04:52:13 pm
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Post by: turf on March 17, 2013, 07:45:27 pm
I picked up Super Bonk on the SNES to say. It was just a shade under $5 after tax.
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Post by: denniedarko on March 17, 2013, 08:47:50 pm
I picked up a couple things between friday night and today.
Friday night, I won an auction for a complete copy of Paper Mario and the Thousand Year Door for 23.50. I was quite happy with that as I just sort of discovered the Paper Mario series, (currently playing Paper Mario from VC on my Wii U), and heard this one could be kind of pricey.
I also bought a copy of Skies of Arcadia: Legends off amazon earlier today for 56.00, and did one day shipping. It is complete as well. I have played it before, and while I wasn't a huge fan I thought I could give it another chance.
And last, I picked up the guide for New Super Mario Bros. U at Target today while I was getting some medicine for my wife. I like the guide, and the poster it came with.
Also debating running up to Best Buy tomorrow as they are suppose to have that Adventure Time game on the 3DS for 9.99. Hoping to get a copy.
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Post by: htimreimer on March 18, 2013, 03:03:38 am
Friday night, I won an auction for a complete copy of Paper Mario and the Thousand Year Door for 23.50. I was quite happy with that as I just sort of discovered the Paper Mario series, (currently playing Paper Mario from VC on my Wii U), and heard this one could be kind of pricey.[size=78%].[/size]
paper mario 1 is my first rpg, it not easy but its fun and vary good and some go's for the thousand year door, unfortunately the last two games have forgotten what makes paper mario good especially sticker star ware the rpg elements were an afterthought, i'm not saying there bad but it not paper mario anymore
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Post by: turf on March 18, 2013, 07:53:43 pm
I finally got a box for my Conker's Bad Fur Day. Now I have Cart/Box/Manual for it. It's the first one I've ever pieced together like that. It was $15 at a local game store. A lot to pay for a piece of cardboard, but I really wanted that one complete.
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Post by: jcalder8 on March 18, 2013, 08:04:32 pm
I finally got a box for my Conker's Bad Fur Day. Now I have Cart/Box/Manual for it. It's the first one I've ever pieced together like that. It was $15 at a local game store. A lot to pay for a piece of cardboard, but I really wanted that one complete.
That's a good price for the box. Congrats on getting it all together for it!
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Post by: insektmute on March 18, 2013, 09:51:09 pm
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Post by: scott on March 18, 2013, 09:51:43 pm
Congrats. Makes me sad that my box vanished... I'm still hoping that my N64 boxes reappear one day... I don't remember trashing them. :(
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: burningdoom on March 20, 2013, 03:12:10 pm
Took a trip to Goodwill and ended up with Wolverine for NES and Activision Anthology for PS2 for a total of $9! I also got the movie 28 Days Later for $1!
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: jcalder8 on March 20, 2013, 07:19:46 pm
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: foxhack on March 20, 2013, 07:29:19 pm
I found Batman Vengeance for PC (disc only in sleeve) for fifty cents. Along with like twenty other copies of the same game. o_O
I also got a GBA Action Replay for $1.50 and... what appears to be a breakaway cable for oldschool Xbox controllers, but instead of having an Xbox plug, it's a normal USB plug. That was $1.50 as well.
I tried the Action Replay on my GBA SP and it didn't do anything. I got the Game Boy logo but that was it. Anyone know if these things are fragile or prone to dying?
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: sin2beta on March 20, 2013, 07:53:32 pm
My local vintage stock had 3 sealed game gear games for a couple bucks each. Mostly, majesco rereleases. But I decided to pick them up. Even though I have cardboard cases. It is neat to have a few boxed games for just a few dollars.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: foxhack on March 20, 2013, 07:56:00 pm
My local vintage stock had 3 sealed game gear games for a couple bucks each. Mostly, majesco rereleases. But I decided to pick them up. Even though I have cardboard cases. It is neat to have a few boxed games for just a few dollars.
... did you open them?
I think some of those Majesco rereleases are pretty valuable...
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: sin2beta on March 20, 2013, 08:11:35 pm
My local vintage stock had 3 sealed game gear games for a couple bucks each. Mostly, majesco rereleases. But I decided to pick them up. Even though I have cardboard cases. It is neat to have a few boxed games for just a few dollars.
... did you open them?
I think some of those Majesco rereleases are pretty valuable...
No I didn't. And I won't, the games are common enough that I can get a loose copy of each for next to nothing. Most Majesco rereleases are super easy to find. They were well stocked and did not sell well. There is one title, that if Majesco did rerelease it, is probably worth something. I remember a debate on SMSPower about whether a majesco version even actually existed. The title escapes me at the moment though.
A system sealed can go for a decent amount though due to better capacitors. But I don't know any majesco games that are worth much. I will look into it though.
EDIT: The game I was thinking of was Frogger. A prototype exists, and there is art for it on the back of the Majesco box, but never released. The Majesco rereleases are 10 games, all quite common NIB: Disney's The Lion King, Aladdin, The Jungle Book, Deep Duck Trouble, Caesars Palace, Super BattleTank, Sonic Chaos, Sonic Spinball,Pac Man, and Ms. Pac Man.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: jcalder8 on March 20, 2013, 11:54:35 pm
I also got a GBA Action Replay for $1.50 and... what appears to be a breakaway cable for oldschool Xbox controllers, but instead of having an Xbox plug, it's a normal USB plug. That was $1.50 as well.
It could be the adapter for the wired 360 guitar.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: foxhack on March 21, 2013, 12:21:33 am
... uh, I dunno.
I thought the 360 used normal USB plugs. This has an original Xbox connector at the end. Also, it won't fit my gamepads. >:|
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: pceslayer on March 21, 2013, 02:25:36 am
I thought the 360 used normal USB plugs. This has an original Xbox connector at the end. Also, it won't fit my gamepads. >:|
360 wired controller has breakaway connectors like the orig Xbox, but with usb and they are smaller so they won't fit on a Xbox.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: disgaeniac on March 21, 2013, 10:18:49 am
I got 2 new strategy guides yesterday...
Opened my e-mails, and, read that I have 20,000+ Gamestop points :o
Since I don't sell/trade anything there *EVER*, and since I'm not thrilled w/ B2G2 deals...I saw a printable coupon for:
"Free Strategy Guide" (read: fine print = "up to $20 towards any guide") for 10,000 points each.
Since I'm a sucker for collecting not only games (but giclees, guides, ost's, etc) - this seemed to be the 'closest-to-cash' deal that I could find...could NOT combine the 2 $20 coupons, to say, get a $40 hardback guide :(
Walked in, picked out the guides for Kingdom Hearts (3-DS version) & Dragon's Dogma, handed-in a coupon for each (they were each $19.99 "New")...and they didn't even charge any taxes, or anything...left w/ the 2 guides w/o spending a penny ;D
Since I just saved that penny...you guys better watch out...'cause when I do my next big ("2 cents worth" rant)...it's gonna be/you're all gonna get *3* cents worth :o
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: jobocan on March 21, 2013, 06:22:28 pm
I got Senran Kagura on Vita! I'm still desperately looking for stuff to play on that... and I like really stupid games :P
There's a big sticker on the plastic that says I can't distribute, circulate, sell, hire, give, lend, show, play or project this game to anyone below 18.... weird.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: redblaze57 on March 21, 2013, 08:30:32 pm
SNES -Yoshi's Island
Gensis -Sonic Spinball
GBA -Fire Emblem
Xbox -Guilty Gear X2 #Reload
PS2 -Castlevania: Lament of Innocence -Valkyrie Profile 2 (complete to replace my disc only)
Wii -Excitebots: Trick Racing -Ghost Squad -Sakura Wars: So Long My Love <---Holy Shit I did not expect to have as much fun as I am playing this
Wii U Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
And Finally (http://i1324.photobucket.com/albums/u615/WhyDo_iHaveThis/6ed558a3-445e-45e5-a97e-1bbb2468fcf4_zpsd31683f4.jpg) Sega genesis model 2,CD and 32x in one shot along with Doom(32x) and Thunderstrike(CD)
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: stethebubble on March 21, 2013, 09:36:23 pm
And Finally (http://i1324.photobucket.com/albums/u615/WhyDo_iHaveThis/6ed558a3-445e-45e5-a97e-1bbb2468fcf4_zpsd31683f4.jpg) Sega genesis model 2,CD and 32x in one shot along with Doom(32x) and Thunderstrike(CD)
Very nice! I've always wanted one. But my Sega CD died.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: redblaze57 on March 21, 2013, 09:58:11 pm
And Finally Sega genesis model 2,CD and 32x in one shot along with Doom(32x) and Thunderstrike(CD)
Very nice! I've always wanted one. But my Sega CD died.
yeah I can defiantly use some good game recommendations for it though.
Sonic CD, Shining Force, Lunar, Vay, are all good games.
Some standard genesis games have a better CD version. Earthworm Jim, Ecco, and Spiderman come to mind.
If you want a Sega CD FMV experience, pick up Wirehead, Night Trap, Dragon's Lair, Space Ace, Ground Zero Texas. But do not pay much for these. They can be a fun novelty if you like cheesy games (Dragon's Lair and Space Ace are not cheesy or novelty, but fit with the FMV genre)
EDIT: The other recommendation is to put no CD in and listen to that awesome boot music.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: stethebubble on March 21, 2013, 11:21:17 pm
And Finally Sega genesis model 2,CD and 32x in one shot along with Doom(32x) and Thunderstrike(CD)
Very nice! I've always wanted one. But my Sega CD died.
yeah I can defiantly use some good game recommendations for it though.
Top choices for Sega CD, IMO:
-Android Assault (shoot-em up) -Eternal Champions: Challenge From the Darkside -Final Fight CD -Lords of Thunder - Great shoot-em up with a fantasy-setting, and one of the best, most rocking soundtracks ever in a video game. -Mortal Kombat -Road Rash -Robo-Aleste (shoot-em up) -Sidearms -Sonic CD - Best Sega CD game, IMO. -Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: sin2beta on March 22, 2013, 01:53:09 am
And Finally Sega genesis model 2,CD and 32x in one shot along with Doom(32x) and Thunderstrike(CD)
Very nice! I've always wanted one. But my Sega CD died.
yeah I can defiantly use some good game recommendations for it though.
Top choices for Sega CD, IMO:
-Android Assault (shoot-em up) -Eternal Champions: Challenge From the Darkside -Final Fight CD -Lords of Thunder - Great shoot-em up with a fantasy-setting, and one of the best, most rocking soundtracks ever in a video game. -Mortal Kombat -Road Rash -Robo-Aleste (shoot-em up) -Sidearms -Sonic CD - Best Sega CD game, IMO. -Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin
These are some solid recommendations! 8)
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: turf on March 22, 2013, 10:03:13 pm
I'm gonna pop some tags. Only got $20 in my pocket. Just left a Goodwill with some $1 games. Virtua Fighter for Saturn Dreamcast Generator Vol 2 demo disc 4 Wheel Thunder for dreamcast World Series Baseball 2K1 Dreamcast Test Drive 6 Dreamcast Sealed
And that was $5
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: soera on March 22, 2013, 10:08:12 pm
I'm gonna pop some tags. Only got $20 in my pocket.
I'm glad the ban button doesn't work for me because this is a bannable offense. :P
Come on. It's not that bad. How many songs are there about Goodwill?
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: desocietas on March 22, 2013, 10:37:04 pm
The friend who has been rooting around for games to sell online suggested that I check a local shop that sells donated items to artists and teachers. Usually it just has magazines and bottle caps and stuff, but my friend said they had about two shelves worth of games that I might want to check out.
I came away with the following: (http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8376/8580788625_cbaa09c868_c.jpg) The first two columns are only case and manual, but in good condition.
The top two in the third column are case only.
Burnout Dominator is sealed.
I didn't see any prices, so I took the lot up to the desk. Cashier: "$1.20"
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: foxhack on March 22, 2013, 11:02:04 pm
I didn't see any prices, so I took the lot up to the desk. Cashier: "$1.20"
thats amazing. bet your jaw dropped
Yeah, she said "one-twenty," and I was like, "Wait, one dollar and twenty cents?" and she nodded. "Yeah, they're just empty cases." (I didn't correct her about Burnout.)
It's the sort of place that has some prices up but will just quote you something lower if you buy a bunch of stuff so that they can clear out their inventory faster (it's a non-profit). I'd go back, but I don't know if I need any more empty cases :) Also, everything else was basically sports stuff.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: pacpix on March 23, 2013, 12:42:08 am
I'm not sure if trading an entire console collection is something I would do. But nonetheless, those are some great game picks in return! Congrats!
Well it was a hard decision, but i did not turn my N64 on since the last 3 years. I love Nintendo but the N64 is my least favorite system. I have never been able to enjoy the N64 gamepad. This system was a failure for me.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: soera on March 23, 2013, 01:10:08 pm
I love Nintendo but the N64 is my least favorite system. I have never been able to enjoy the N64 game pad. This system was a failure for me.
Couldnt have worded it better myself.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: turf on March 23, 2013, 11:11:13 pm
Well today wasn't a total wash. I was looking around a junk store and found a Bally Professional Arcade (It's an Astrocade) for $15. It was all nice and neat it its 35 year old box.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: sin2beta on March 23, 2013, 11:15:33 pm
Well today wasn't a total wash. I was looking around a junk store and found a Bally Professional Arcade (It's an Astrocade) for $15. It was all nice and neat it its 35 year old box.
That is a really good find. Did it need any repairs? Have a game already in it?
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: turf on March 23, 2013, 11:18:46 pm
No games. And I haven't tried to fire it up yet. Everything's there though.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: insektmute on March 24, 2013, 12:14:40 am
I acquired a SNES, Genesis, Dreamcast, and PS1 last weekend, but wanted to wait until I could get them cleaned up a bit, since they were all a bit grimy and nicotine-stained. They were also all completely free!
The SNES is the one I had growing up, and according to the sticker on the back, it was purchased on 9/10/1993. Box is in great shape, as is the overall system, as it's still pretty close to the original color despite YEARS of my parents smoking indoors when I was younger.
The others are inherited from my Mom's ex-boyfriend, who passed away from liver and prostate cancer last year. Without getting into too much detail, he and I didn't never got along, partially due to his alcoholism, and in many respects, I hate the guy... but when you see someone dying in front of you, it's hard to hold onto that feeling. His kids don't give a damn about any of this stuff, so I felt like these old systems deserved a good home, and I've been wanting to get back to my gaming roots, anyway.
I thought about doing some before-and-after shots, but decided to just dig in and start cleaning them up as best I could. The pics are what they look like after some elbow grease with a Magic Eraser, and a mixture of peroxide and baking soda. Still not perfect, but not too bad! A couple games came in too, so this past week has basically been like Christmas :)
And Finally Sega genesis model 2,CD and 32x in one shot along with Doom(32x) and Thunderstrike(CD)
Very nice! I've always wanted one. But my Sega CD died.
yeah I can defiantly use some good game recommendations for it though.
Top choices for Sega CD, IMO:
-Android Assault (shoot-em up) -Eternal Champions: Challenge From the Darkside -Final Fight CD -Lords of Thunder - Great shoot-em up with a fantasy-setting, and one of the best, most rocking soundtracks ever in a video game. -Mortal Kombat -Road Rash -Robo-Aleste (shoot-em up) -Sidearms -Sonic CD - Best Sega CD game, IMO. -Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin
Not sure how my reply wound up in the middle of this quoted comment originally, but what I was saying is that there is no Sidearms for Sega CD.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: brettybluevein on March 24, 2013, 04:05:33 am
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: elraiser on March 24, 2013, 03:42:58 pm
Thank you guys :)
The GB titels are Milon's Castle Adenture and Wizzard adn Warrior's fortress of fear :)
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: burningdoom on March 24, 2013, 04:10:11 pm
Is the Milon game just a port of the NES game, or is it an entirely different game?
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: jcalder8 on March 24, 2013, 04:31:33 pm
Happy birthday elraiser!
I picked up a couple things recently: Fatal Inertia - 3.00 used complete MLB 11 The Show - .96 new Tetris Axis - 4.96 new Luminous Arc - 8.00 used complete
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: elraiser on March 24, 2013, 04:48:47 pm
Is the Milon game just a port of the NES game, or is it an entirely different game?
Good question, iu will try to find it outm i did not have a chance to test it yet :)
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: turf on March 24, 2013, 07:16:01 pm
I forgot to add that I bought Blitz:The League II. It was $0.50. I'll buy a polished dog turd for 50 cents. It's not hard to get half a dollar's worth of fun out of something.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: kimimi on March 25, 2013, 12:02:30 pm
Just ordered Capcom vs SNK 2 (Naomi GD ROM) and a Knights of Valour 3 poster :D
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: stethebubble on March 25, 2013, 12:52:48 pm
I acquired a SNES, Genesis, Dreamcast, and PS1 last weekend, but wanted to wait until I could get them cleaned up a bit, since they were all a bit grimy and nicotine-stained. They were also all completely free!
The SNES is the one I had growing up, and according to the sticker on the back, it was purchased on 9/10/1993. Box is in great shape, as is the overall system, as it's still pretty close to the original color despite YEARS of my parents smoking indoors when I was younger.
The others are inherited from my Mom's ex-boyfriend, who passed away from liver and prostate cancer last year. Without getting into too much detail, he and I didn't never got along, partially due to his alcoholism, and in many respects, I hate the guy... but when you see someone dying in front of you, it's hard to hold onto that feeling. His kids don't give a damn about any of this stuff, so I felt like these old systems deserved a good home, and I've been wanting to get back to my gaming roots, anyway.
I thought about doing some before-and-after shots, but decided to just dig in and start cleaning them up as best I could. The pics are what they look like after some elbow grease with a Magic Eraser, and a mixture of peroxide and baking soda. Still not perfect, but not too bad! A couple games came in too, so this past week has basically been like Christmas :)
from what i understand smoking was not the issue with the color change. its sunlight. the plastic used on the SNES contained Bromine. this is what changed the nice grey color to the stained yellow color.
nice to see yours has little of this. the one i picked up was kept in a garage and is stopless on the ourside. sadly there is rust on the internal plate and the outside of the pin reader.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: insektmute on March 25, 2013, 02:38:53 pm
from what i understand smoking was not the issue with the color change. its sunlight. the plastic used on the SNES contained Bromine. this is what changed the nice grey color to the stained yellow color.
nice to see yours has little of this. the one i picked up was kept in a garage and is stopless on the ourside. sadly there is rust on the internal plate and the outside of the pin reader.
Yeah, the yellowing on the controller ports is almost certainly the result of that. It was thankfully kept in a relatively dark place most of the time, even when I was a kid, so that probably helped a lot, though I've seen comments that oxidization plays a role, too.
The nicotine is mostly the nasty, sticky crap I spent a couple hours wiping off, along with hardened human hand sweat (seriously, the PS1 controller was enough to make a person throw up and took an hour on its own) from my Mom's ex, and other sundry bits. Didn't cause the same kind of yellowing, but there was a definite veneer of something foul that darkened the color on everything. I think I got most of it, or as much as I could without dipping everything in a solution of some kind.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: soera on March 25, 2013, 02:42:48 pm
from what i understand smoking was not the issue with the color change. its sunlight. the plastic used on the SNES contained Bromine. this is what changed the nice grey color to the stained yellow color.
nice to see yours has little of this. the one i picked up was kept in a garage and is spotless on the outside. sadly there is rust on the internal plate and the outside of the pin reader.
Yeah, the yellowing on the controller ports is almost certainly the result of that. It was thankfully kept in a relatively dark place most of the time, even when I was a kid, so that probably helped a lot, though I've seen comments that oxidization plays a role, too.
The nicotine is mostly the nasty, sticky crap I spent a couple hours wiping off, along with hardened human hand sweat (seriously, the PS1 controller was enough to make a person throw up and took an hour on its own) from my Mom's ex, and other sundry bits. Didn't cause the same kind of yellowing, but there was a definite veneer of something foul that darkened the color on everything. I think I got most of it, or as much as I could without dipping everything in a solution of some kind.
Ugh! I would have tossed that PS1 controller straight into the trash. They are fairly common.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: elraiser on March 25, 2013, 02:43:04 pm
Is the Milon game just a port of the NES game, or is it an entirely different game?
Good question, iu will try to find it outm i did not have a chance to test it yet :)
Here is what i found on Wikkipedia:
The Game Boy version includes a password feature, but is otherwise mostly identical to the NES version. Besides that, there are other obvious differences between the Game Boy and NES versions. First, the room sizes are smaller, likely due in part to the smaller available screen size. As a result, many hidden items and platforms are not in the same absolute position, but can be found in roughly the same relative position. Second, every item costs a little less money than in the NES version. Additionally, there are slightly fewer money tiles to collect, which generally works in favor of the player. The store that gives you $10 in the NES version gives you $15 in this version. Third, the boss fights are substantially easier. You can attack the entire body of the boss, not just the head. Bosses send only one projectile out at a time, and the projectiles are much smaller. The projectiles are more focused on your current position, so they are easier to dodge. Finally, the ending has new illustrations added to it.
8)
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: insektmute on March 25, 2013, 02:55:52 pm
Ugh! I would have tossed that PS1 controller straight into the trash. They are fairly common.
I came so close, but I get really hung up about wasting stuff that works. I almost didn't want the cleaning to work, just so I could justify tossing the nasty thing.
Looks pretty and new now, though :)
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: burningdoom on March 25, 2013, 02:56:46 pm
Cool, thanks. Guess it sounds like the NES version is the version to hold on to. I'm sure it has better looking graphics (and in color, of course), and better sound.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: foxhack on March 25, 2013, 04:28:28 pm
I bought an indie bundle like a year back for the games, but I also got a bonus DRM free copy of Postal 1.
Well it turns out that everyone who got that bundle also got a free Steam key. So now I got a Steam key for a game I already owned on GOG and DRM free. Oy.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: jobocan on March 25, 2013, 05:51:45 pm
Received Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon on 3DS and Clockwork Knight on Saturn.
Oh and Bioshock Infinite activates in 7 hours on Steam so I'll soon be playing my free copy of that too.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: turf on March 25, 2013, 10:00:25 pm
Look what was in my mailbox today. (http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/jj573/turf1218/C8EC6420-48A3-40B7-B420-8FA6FEF3632E-7550-0000036E2D198073_zps021954f7.jpg)
The reason my wife was so against me going to that dude's place to buy an $80 copy of Earthbound is she already had it on order. She won't give me a whole lot of details, but says "It was listed wrong and wasn't near what Earthbound usually goes for". The others were just bonus, but the only double is Shatterhand. Anyone need a copy? She's probably not being entirely truthful, but it was nice and I'm tickled shitless to have Earthbound in my collection.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: jobocan on March 25, 2013, 10:15:45 pm
the only double is Shatterhand. Anyone need a copy?
EVERYONE needs a copy! That game is so good :P
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: empovyle on March 26, 2013, 07:41:08 pm
Picked up Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Daxter, and a third copy of Croc a few days ago (Thankfully third times the charm as my first two copies didn't work or hardly worked), and ordered Medievil II + Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee today. T'is a shame they were not in stores as I could have easily saved so much money :(
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: ko1ru on March 27, 2013, 06:12:38 pm
Look what was in my mailbox today. (http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/jj573/turf1218/C8EC6420-48A3-40B7-B420-8FA6FEF3632E-7550-0000036E2D198073_zps021954f7.jpg)
The reason my wife was so against me going to that dude's place to buy an $80 copy of Earthbound is she already had it on order. She won't give me a whole lot of details, but says "It was listed wrong and wasn't near what Earthbound usually goes for". The others were just bonus, but the only double is Shatterhand. Anyone need a copy? She's probably not being entirely truthful, but it was nice and I'm tickled shitless to have Earthbound in my collection.
Awww, that was sweet. :) Congrats!
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: soera on March 27, 2013, 06:18:02 pm
Look what was in my mailbox today. (http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/jj573/turf1218/C8EC6420-48A3-40B7-B420-8FA6FEF3632E-7550-0000036E2D198073_zps021954f7.jpg)
The reason my wife was so against me going to that dude's place to buy an $80 copy of Earthbound is she already had it on order. She won't give me a whole lot of details, but says "It was listed wrong and wasn't near what Earthbound usually goes for". The others were just bonus, but the only double is Shatterhand. Anyone need a copy? She's probably not being entirely truthful, but it was nice and I'm tickled shitless to have Earthbound in my collection.
You think I could borrow her as my wife long enough to get my own copy of EB? Thanks! Im willing to do a wife swap if necessary. :P
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: turf on March 27, 2013, 06:58:04 pm
Sold. In fact, you can keep them both. I need a little time alone to catch up on stuff.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: denniedarko on March 27, 2013, 07:31:05 pm
I picked up a few things yesterday, all used:
Arc Rise Fantasia (Wii) $28 - I already had a copy, but it had no case or manual. A local used book store had a copy there complete.
Goldeneye 007 (Wii) $10 - Finally got around to picking this up. Loved the original on the N64. Really enjoying it so far.
NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams (Wii) $3 - This game...I don't know why but everything about this game creeps me out. Makes me incredibly uncomfortable while playing it, almost to the point of being sick. Very, very weird, and I am unsure if I will keep it.
Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles (Wii) $10 - Another one I finally got around to picking up. Played up to the police station and it's fun while being a bit nostalgic. Probably closest thing to an RE2 remake I'll get to play.
Rygar: The Battle of Argus (Wii) $2 - Seems alright so far, though I can't get past the first large enemy. Maybe I am over looking a dodge mechanic or something. I hear it wasn't well received, but I figure for the price I could have some fun.
A few things I got last week:
Skies of Arcadia Legends (Gamecube) $57 - Complete copy off Amazon. Wasn't a huge fan when I played it before on the Dreamcast, but I didn't hate anything about it.
New Play Control Pikmin (Wii) $19 - Really liked the Pikmin game in Nintendo Land and had no problem finding a copy of Pikmin 2. Stopped by a Gamestop one day just to look around and they had a copy of this one. The manual is in pretty bad shape though, but maybe I'll find a replacement later on.
Baten Kaitos (Gamecube) $9 - Found this at a Play N Trade, complete. Another I wasn't a huge fan of when I played it long ago, but I figured I would give it a shot again at some point, and at this price I thought it was a steal.
And last, I ordered a few things off Amazon last night:
The Hyrule Historia and Lego Lord of the Rings.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: burningdoom on March 27, 2013, 08:27:12 pm
Arc Rise Fantasia (Wii) $28 - I already had a copy, but it had no case or manual. A local used book store had a copy there complete.
Goldeneye 007 (Wii) $10 - Finally got around to picking this up. Loved the original on the N64. Really enjoying it so far.
NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams (Wii) $3 - This game...I don't know why but everything about this game creeps me out. Makes me incredibly uncomfortable while playing it, almost to the point of being sick. Very, very weird, and I am unsure if I will keep it.
Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles (Wii) $10 - Another one I finally got around to picking up. Played up to the police station and it's fun while being a bit nostalgic. Probably closest thing to an RE2 remake I'll get to play.
Rygar: The Battle of Argus (Wii) $2 - Seems alright so far, though I can't get past the first large enemy. Maybe I am over looking a dodge mechanic or something. I hear it wasn't well received, but I figure for the price I could have some fun.
A few things I got last week:
Skies of Arcadia Legends (Gamecube) $57 - Complete copy off Amazon. Wasn't a huge fan when I played it before on the Dreamcast, but I didn't hate anything about it.
New Play Control Pikmin (Wii) $19 - Really liked the Pikmin game in Nintendo Land and had no problem finding a copy of Pikmin 2. Stopped by a Gamestop one day just to look around and they had a copy of this one. The manual is in pretty bad shape though, but maybe I'll find a replacement later on.
Baten Kaitos (Gamecube) $9 - Found this at a Play N Trade, complete. Another I wasn't a huge fan of when I played it long ago, but I figured I would give it a shot again at some point, and at this price I thought it was a steal.
And last, I ordered a few things off Amazon last night:
The Hyrule Historia and Lego Lord of the Rings.
Rygar: Battle of Argus is a straight port of an early PS2 game. The only difference is the game case, they changed the name, and they emo-fied the main character. It uses the same graphics even (except for the main characters changes, of course).
It was a fantastic game when it came out in 2002 (maybe 2003?). But to re-release the same exact game under a different title and a new character is just shady. I got duped into buying it because I thought it was a new Rygar game, and was pissed. I'm sure I'm not the only one. So I'm sure that has a lot to do with the hate the game receives.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: atariboy on March 27, 2013, 08:39:28 pm
Having been on this site, I found out that Duck Tales 2 is a REALLY REALLY common game. Everyone seems to have it.
You don't? I don't think you can be part of the club. If you do get it, we'll teach you the secret hand shake.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: atariboy on March 27, 2013, 09:41:22 pm
Yay I get to learn the secret handshake :P
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: soera on March 27, 2013, 09:58:37 pm
Its not that its common ... There is a guy in the OKC area that bought many many copies of DT2 predicting their rise in cost. Now that they have rose, he is selling them off and Darko has been acting as a middle man to get them to members of the forums.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: sin2beta on March 27, 2013, 10:24:05 pm
Its not that its common ... There is a guy in the OKC area that bought many many copies of DT2 predicting their rise in cost. Now that they have rose, he is selling them off and Darko has been acting as a middle man to get them to members of the forums.
;)
I know. I was kidding around.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: denniedarko on March 27, 2013, 10:38:07 pm
Have I missed something with the Duck Tales craze that seems to be going on?
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: jobocan on March 27, 2013, 11:12:53 pm
Got DJ Max Technika Tune on Vita... It's one of the harder to find US games on Vita and is never under 50$... except on play-asia where I got it for 40$ with free shipping. Weird.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: desocietas on March 28, 2013, 12:22:43 am
Baten Kaitos (Gamecube) $9 - Found this at a Play N Trade, complete. Another I wasn't a huge fan of when I played it long ago, but I figured I would give it a shot again at some point, and at this price I thought it was a steal.
I personally really enjoyed Baten Kaitos when I first played it. I picked up the sequel/prequel also when I noticed the prices going up. I guess I enjoyed the change of battle scenery with the card battles instead of "select 'fight' to fight" M.O.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: insektmute on March 28, 2013, 10:24:35 am
I've always wanted to play Baten Kaitos, and a friend of mine looooves the series, but the voice acting... eeeek. Gonna grab it sooner or later, but that aspect always keeps me from pulling the trigger.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: darko on March 28, 2013, 11:05:08 am
Not sure why you felt you needed to add the words "Duck Tales" and the #2 to that post.
Just wait until I make my next post in this thread...you're going to lose your shit.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: soera on March 28, 2013, 11:10:21 am
It better be good. :)
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: darko on March 28, 2013, 11:19:33 am
If you're familiar with my wish list then you'll at least see part of it (as I removed one of the games I've been looking for from my wish list recently).
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: kimimi on March 28, 2013, 11:35:44 am
Not sure why you felt you needed to add the words "Duck Tales" and the #2 to that post.
Just wait until I make my next post in this thread...you're going to lose your shit.
ohhh! Can't wait to hear what it is :P
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: foxhack on March 28, 2013, 05:36:27 pm
First real pickups in a while.
(http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2013-03-28a_zps09426984.jpg) 007: Everything or Nothing Eighteen Wheeler From Russia With Love GoldenEye: Rogue Agent
$10 total (2 for $5.) I left behind four other games (A Need For Speed game, Burnout 2, 007 Nightfire, and 007 Agent Under Fire.) I already have those two extra 007 games on other formats.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: disgaeniac on March 28, 2013, 06:16:42 pm
Was just doing some food shopping at the grocery store, stepped out of my car to start walking to the entrance, and found a minty-looking DS (CART-Only, of course) on the ground ;D
Nothing even close to special (or anything that I'd even want).
Oh well - if nothing else, we now have "Spongebob's Truth or Square" (DS; NA) added to our ever-growing database 8)
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: sin2beta on March 28, 2013, 08:04:30 pm
I recently found two games I was looking for for a while.
For about a year, I have been looking for the original Sonic the Hedgehog on game gear. It is not a rare game. I can find it all day long. However, never at a price I want to pay. Vintage stock sells it for $8. *vomit* That is a $1 game. Basically, all game gear games are $1 games. But I finally found a bundle with Sonic, Fantasy Zone, and Pac-man for $10. Ultimately, I overpaid. But the Fantasy Zone purchase made it something I'm happy to have.
I also found Buffy: Chaos Bleeds in the wild. Bought it for $10. Twice what I like to pay for an XBox game. But it is a game I want and I will pay a bit of a premium for a find in the wild for some titles.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: insektmute on March 28, 2013, 08:17:50 pm
Finally...after waiting for a week...I received my NIS America LE's of Hyperdimension Neptunia: Victory today :)
Four copies? :p
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: burningdoom on March 28, 2013, 08:51:10 pm
Picked up Star Force and Lightening Force today for $15. A couple old-school shoot-em ups.
I've always wanted Star Force because I've always loved the Star Soldier games, and Star Force is pretty much a very basic prototype for Star Soldier on NES.
And to clarify, no, I didn't misspell "Lightening Force". That's how they spell it. It's only known by that name in the U.S. Everywhere else it's "Thunder Force IV".
(Edit by Foxhack: No hotlinking MobyGames stuff plz.)
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: foxhack on March 28, 2013, 09:21:56 pm
Yeaaaaaaaah sorry, I removed the hotlinked picture. It's pretty big and we don't want them getting angry or something. :o
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: burningdoom on March 28, 2013, 09:27:47 pm
Is it just MobyGames that we can't hotlink, or anywhere? I just did Google Images search for those and grabbed what I saw without much mind to where it was coming from.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: foxhack on March 28, 2013, 09:39:11 pm
Is it just MobyGames that we can't hotlink, or anywhere? I just did Google Images search for those and grabbed what I saw without much mind to where it was coming from.
Most sites should be fine, I just don't think it would be a good idea to piss off a site thats owned by GameFly. And they already don't like anyone using their images for any reason whatsoever, so...
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: jobocan on March 28, 2013, 09:40:42 pm
Got Rumble Roses XX, and Castlevania Mirror of Fate (USED, so Konami isn't getting any of my money :P).
And a copy of Disgaea 3 for a friend.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: jcalder8 on March 29, 2013, 12:28:09 am
I picked these ones up today. All are new unless noted as used but they are complete too. Pretty happy overall with my purchases :) NDS: Rock Revolution - 2.00 Pipe Mania - 1.00 Ontamarama - 2.00 Brain Quest Grades 5 and 6 - 2.00 Scooby-Doo: Unmasked - 2.00 Used Power Rangers Super Legends 15th Anniversary - 3.00 Used Xiaolin Showdown - 2.00 Tecmo Bowl Kickoff - 1.00 Wario Ware D.I.Y. - 5.00 Personal Trainer Walking - 1.00 Away Shuffle Dungeon - 2.00 Cory in the House - 2.00 Glory of Heracles - 5.00 TopSpin 3 - 1.00
Xbox 360: Secret Service - 2.00 Knights Contract - 3.00 Used Dynasty Warriors 5 Empires - 3.00 Used Star Wars The Force Unleased II Collector's Edition - 1.00
PS3: Uncharted 3 Collector's Edition - 30.00 Smackdown Vs Raw 2008 Collector's Edition - 5.00
Title: Re: March Mania finds thread!
Post by: brunauss on March 29, 2013, 12:28:48 am
Should I abuse my modly powers to change the thread title? :P
I bought Postal III today for three bucks. Lord help me.
But, but, but, you get to maul people to death with the Badger-in-a-harness weapon. Which is as much fun as running around crazy with the chainsaw in Quake *LOL*
Title: Re: March Mania finds thread!
Post by: foxhack on March 29, 2013, 01:42:06 am
Should I abuse my modly powers to change the thread title? :P
I bought Postal III today for three bucks. Lord help me.
But, but, but, you get to maul people to death with the Badger-in-a-harness weapon. Which is as much fun as running around crazy with the chainsaw in Quake *LOL*
...
I got a feeling you're going to fit right in with our merry band of weirdos.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: disgaeniac on March 29, 2013, 09:12:15 am
Finally...after waiting for a week...I received my NIS America LE's of Hyperdimension Neptunia: Victory today :)
Four copies? :p
Six, actually 8)
One's "mine" while (as every other LE in this series quickly becomes rare & valuable), the other 5 are "investment" and/or (potentially) "gift" copies.
1). It's been out < a week,
2). I could *already* throw them on Amazon, beat the best price by $20...and still better than double what I paid for them ;)
What can I say?
NISA LE's (and NISA, as a whole) have always been *really* good to me ;D
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: insektmute on March 29, 2013, 10:46:16 am
Yeah, I can't complain about NIS at all. I'm still catching up on a lot of their games, but I love what I've picked up so far :)
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: disgaeniac on March 29, 2013, 11:40:44 am
Just received my PS3/Bleach game in today's mail (paid for *entirely* w/ accumulated store-credits I had from the NISA on-line store:)
Yeah, Insektmute - NISA's been nothing but awesome to me (I have "my own" (as in we know each other by name, recognize each other's voices, and I deal only with her) customer-service Rep) at the NIS America CA offices :o
Once, after sending me the wrong Giclee, not only did they:
A. Apologize,
B. Quickly refund me all costs associated w/ returning the item to them,
C. *NEXT DAY AIR* me the correct Giclee...but...on top of all of that ,
D. She knocked 1/3 (~$100) off of the price 8)
So, yeah - I've got nothing but love for that company ;D
YMMV, of course!
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: kimimi on March 29, 2013, 11:42:03 am
*tears of intense jealousy*
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: disgaeniac on March 29, 2013, 11:47:28 am
If you ever need any help ordering, pre-ordering, and/or getting anything from the NISA store (since it's out-of-country for you)...I'll always be more than happy & glad to do anything/everything that I can to help you out :)
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: kimimi on March 29, 2013, 12:37:45 pm
You're very kind! *hugs*
But unless something's changed NISA do ship abroad if you ask them to; my problem is I never have enough money spare! D:
Title: Re: March Mania finds thread!
Post by: brunauss on March 29, 2013, 02:47:09 pm
Should I abuse my modly powers to change the thread title? :P
I bought Postal III today for three bucks. Lord help me.
But, but, but, you get to maul people to death with the Badger-in-a-harness weapon. Which is as much fun as running around crazy with the chainsaw in Quake *LOL*
...
I got a feeling you're going to fit right in with our merry band of weirdos.
Its looking that way isn't it. I'm probably the reason Epic games removed the proxy mines from the weapon lineup, featured in Unreal Tournament GOTY Edition exclusively. Just kindly let me know when I overwhelm you guys with new entries. The ratio of wish listed to games I have are 3 to 1. At least 10% of them are likely other region titles you didn't think exist, like Ben Hur: Blood of Braves on PS2. Far superior chariot racer with real time weather effects.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: jcalder8 on March 29, 2013, 05:23:42 pm
Few more pickups today, I think I'll be done for a few days lol :)
DS: Surf's Up - 2.00 Used Bachelor - 1.00 Used Spider-Man Web of Shadows - 3.00 Used Backyard Football - 2.00 Used
PS2: Legend of the Dragon - 1.00 Used Celebrity Deathmatch! - 2.00 Used
Xbox 360: NCAA 08 March Madness - 1.00 new
Wii: all new Anubis II - 1.00 Geometry Wars Galaxies - 2.00 Kidz Sports Basketball - 1.00 Kung Fu Panda Legendary Warriors - 3.00 The Monkey King: The Legend Begins - 2.00 Mushroom Men The Spore Wars - 1.00 Ninja Reflex - 1.00 Pirates: Hunt for Blackbeard's Booty - 2.00
And lastly the reason I went to the store: Kirby's Epic Yarn! :D I can't wait to play it :)
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: darko on March 29, 2013, 05:46:09 pm
Looks like my prized game purchase of the month is going to end up in April's thread, so I'll go ahead and post what I found today:
GB Aerosatar Final Fantasy Adventure
GBA Gradius Galaxies Phalanx (Just played this for an hour. It's a solid port + has some cool features not seen in the SNES version.)
GEN (All have boxes, some have manuals) Bonanza Brothers Robocop Versus the Terminator Batman Forever Hard Drivin' The Lion King Mortal Kombat 3
Xbox Halo Otogi Otogi II
Guides Shining Force NEO (PS2) Panzar Dragoon Orta (Xbox)
You might see some random Genesis games filter in April. A few weeks ago I was hooked up with ~ 40 Genesis boxes. I picked out the best looking ones, filtered out what I don't need, and am in the process of filling them up :)
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: burningdoom on March 29, 2013, 09:35:51 pm
My jaw hit the floor when I saw it at Best Buy last weekend. Haven't played it yet but for 5 bucks it should be worth a try. Now I need to try and find the first.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: elraiser on March 29, 2013, 10:01:05 pm
I won this lot tonihg for .... 18$ :d
I will get it on Sunday.... As you might already know, i am a huge Sega fan. I am just happy right now 8)
This ranks right up there with my $30.00 purchase on a brand new PS3 system, courtesy of a scanning error.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: jcalder8 on March 30, 2013, 09:30:19 am
That's a great price on that Dreamcast package!
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: foxhack on March 30, 2013, 10:55:22 am
Pretty cool, but make sure to test that Mortal Kombat Gold disc right away. Some early pressings will freeze upon booting. (Since there is no manual I can't verify that it's a good version or not.)
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: sin2beta on March 30, 2013, 12:03:40 pm
Pretty cool, but make sure to test that Mortal Kombat Gold disc right away. Some early pressings will freeze upon booting. (Since there is no manual I can't verify that it's a good version or not.)
HOT! NEW!
The MK should be good. Those original disks don't survive long. They are really hard to find. But if it does not boot that may be the case.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: elraiser on March 30, 2013, 12:10:12 pm
Pretty cool, but make sure to test that Mortal Kombat Gold disc right away. Some early pressings will freeze upon booting. (Since there is no manual I can't verify that it's a good version or not.)
HOT! NEW!
The MK should be good. Those original disks don't survive long. They are really hard to find. But if it does not boot that may be the case.
Thnak you guys, i will test as soon as i get it and i wil let you know :)
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: insektmute on March 30, 2013, 12:32:54 pm
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: foxhack on March 30, 2013, 01:12:48 pm
I'm logged in and can't see them either.
You'll have to download the images (save to your computer), then reupload them somewhere.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: insektmute on March 30, 2013, 01:33:31 pm
Could always do what I do - pop them on Google+ and use that as a place to store images and crap. Just right-click and copy the link on each image you want to show, then post on here with the img tag.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: disgaeniac on March 30, 2013, 01:46:25 pm
Okay...Here we go...
"Etna & Flonne"
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: disgaeniac on March 30, 2013, 01:48:46 pm
"Witch/1,000 Nights"
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: disgaeniac on March 30, 2013, 01:50:23 pm
"Trick or Treat"
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: disgaeniac on March 30, 2013, 01:51:39 pm
And...ALL 3:
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: kimimi on March 30, 2013, 01:53:44 pm
Yay! They look fantastic - I'm even more jealous than before :D
Thank you for going to the trouble of photographing them, those images are as close as most of use will ever get to the real thing ^^~
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: disgaeniac on March 30, 2013, 01:55:46 pm
Yay! They look fantastic - I'm even more jealous than before :D
Thank you for going to the trouble of photographing them, those images are as close as most of use will ever get to the real thing ^^~
No problem, Kimimi...I might have even learned how to do a tiny, little, new trick on a computer 8)
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: desocietas on March 30, 2013, 06:57:27 pm
Perks of living where I do is that I can easily attend a book release party for the new Brutal Legend artbook AND get it signed by a bunch of nice Double Fine people: (http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8400/8603500717_3f8dd9cb84_c.jpg)
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: scott on March 30, 2013, 07:30:27 pm
I got these in the mail today. I broke down and couldn't resist it cause the GB was a great deal. Plus it finished off my collection of GB systems, giving me one of each model. (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d177/LOPWyrm/IMG_20130330_182651_zps86ea7f1c.jpg)
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: ko1ru on March 30, 2013, 09:20:15 pm
Picked up quite a bit this weekend with several sales:
Super Castlevania IV cart to go with my minty box and manual ;D Dragon's Lair - NES Ultima: Exodus - NES Dissidia: Final Fantasy - PSP Phantom Brave: The Hermuda Triangle - PSP Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - PSP Final Fantasy II - PSP Guilty Gear Judgment - PSP Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus - PSP Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - 360 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - Xbox Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath - Xbox Syberia - Xbox Growlanser: Generations - PS2 Muramasa: The Demon Blade - Wii
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: sin2beta on March 30, 2013, 09:50:14 pm
I actually wasn't planning on buying anything this weekend and just working on accessories and the actual setup, but when buying the 2nd model saturn controllers and steering wheel from Thrillhouse Games, I noticed he had Phantasy Star 2 for something like 6 bucks. Obviously couldn't resist.
Then I decided to check a Game X Change I usually don't go to, they had the Midway classics vol 1 for xbox with the cover that matches vol 2 and 3. I had never seen that before so easily paid 5 bucks. They also had some game gear games I was looking for at a few bucks each. X-Men mojo world (fairly rare), Star Trek: Holodeck, and Halley Wars (surprisingly good shmup).
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: foxhack on March 30, 2013, 10:01:26 pm
That variant was released when they released volumes 2 and 3 of the series so it would match up. I think it's functionally identical to the original print. Nice find.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: redblaze57 on March 30, 2013, 10:03:44 pm
Perks of living where I do is that I can easily attend a book release party for the new Brutal Legend artbook AND get it signed by a bunch of nice Double Fine people:
You have no idea how Jealous I am right now
anyways good haul this week
Genesis Road Rash 2- Box & manual
Sega CD The amazing Spider-man vs Kingpin- Box & manual Sol-Feace- Box & manual
GBA Konami Arcade Advance
PS2 Sakura Wars Premium Box( I said I was going to get it)
PS3 Yakuza 3
NES Section Z Rock 'n' Ball Jackal Batman
N64 Lego Racers
SNES got a new inside for my SNES. the game graphics were glitching out badly and it wouldn't recognize the controller 75% of the time. Got a donor for free Also I got a Super Game Boy - CIB
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: insektmute on March 31, 2013, 12:36:07 am
Picked up quite a bit this weekend with several sales:
Super Castlevania IV cart to go with my minty box and manual ;D Dragon's Lair - NES Ultima: Exodus - NES Dissidia: Final Fantasy - PSP Phantom Brave: The Hermuda Triangle - PSP Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - PSP Final Fantasy II - PSP Guilty Gear Judgment - PSP Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus - PSP Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - 360 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - Xbox Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath - Xbox Syberia - Xbox Growlanser: Generations - PS2 Muramasa: The Demon Blade - Wii
Very nice haul, especially Growlanser and Super Castlevania IV! I've heard amazing things about Syberia and Phantom Brave too, but haven't played either one.
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: brunauss on March 31, 2013, 03:20:56 am
Perks of living where I do is that I can easily attend a book release party for the new Brutal Legend artbook AND get it signed by a bunch of nice Double Fine people: (http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8400/8603500717_3f8dd9cb84_c.jpg)
*whimpers like a begging dog*
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: desocietas on March 31, 2013, 12:09:53 pm
Perks of living where I do is that I can easily attend a book release party for the new Brutal Legend artbook AND get it signed by a bunch of nice Double Fine people: (http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8400/8603500717_3f8dd9cb84_c.jpg)
Haha, I'm glad you guys can also appreciate this! It took over 2 hours of standing in several lines, and it was already 30 min past closing time by the time I got up to the signing table. Tim was great about talking to people who were still waiting to get to the signing table and letting people take pics with him.
After it was all done, I opened up the book in the car and looked at the game and said, "that was so worth the wait!"
Title: Re: March 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased
Post by: theflea on March 31, 2013, 02:04:42 pm
Okay here's my haul for march. I was at the Midwest Gaming Classic. Even saw a few people using VGcollect there, so if you where there hope you found some cool stuff.
3DS - Sims 3 (on a clearance rack for $2 sealed) Atari 2600 - MMSBC (this was sold to me as a set at the MGC, I guess they where given away) Atari 2600 - MMSBC II (when you bought some comic books, ptII is signed) Atari 2600 - Open Seame (EU) Atari 5200 - Tempest (exclusive to atariage) CTA - Cartridge 1 CTA - Cartridge 2 ECV - Astro Command ECV - Battle Vader ECV - Monster Mansion ECV - Pakpak Monster GBC - Dragon Warrior Monsters GBC - Harvest Moon GBC GBC - Pocket Bomberman GEN - Chiki Chiki Boys GEN - Sonic 3D Blast GEN - Vectorman 2 Neo MVS - Fatal Fury 2 Neo MVS - Savage Reign Neo MVS - World Heroes 2 (got these at the MGC for a pretty good price) NGB - Killer Instinct N64 - International Superstar Soccer '98 N64 - Major League Baseball featuring Ken Griffey Jr. N64 - Namco Museum 64 NES - Big Nose Freaks Out NGC - Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix (complete with pad and box. $17) NGC - Fire Emblem (was at the MGC and made dealer an offer of $55 and got it) NGC - Warioware Inc PCE - Strip Fighter II (again at the MGC, made the seller an offer and he took it) PS2 - Arc the Lad: End of Darkness PS2 - Puzzle Quest PS2 - Romance of the Three Kingdoms VII PS2 - Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner - Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army (sealed) PS3 - Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten - Premium Edition PS3 - Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory - Limited Edition (yay double lunchboxes) PSP - Death Jr. SCV - Miner 2049er SNES - Aero the Acrobat 2 SNES - Battle Blaze SNES - Big Sky Trooper SNES - Bill Laimbeer's Combat Basketball (got 15 sport SNES games lot for $5 CIB) SNES - Bill Walsh College Football SNES - Bulls vs. Blazers SNES - Civilization SNES - David Crane's Amazing Tennis SNES - Doomsday Warrior SNES - Family Dog SNES - GP-1 Part II SNES - John Madden Football SNES - Mountain Bike Rally SNES - NBA Showdown SNES - NCAA Basketball SNES - NCAA Football SNES - NFL Quarterback Club 96 SNES - NHL 97 SNES - PGA Tour Golf SNES - Super High Impact Tapwave Zodiac - Doom II XBOX - Blinx 2 XBOX - Mechassault 2 (got both xbox games at the MGC for $5 sealed) XBOX - Murakumo: Renegade Mech Pursuit XBOX - World War II Combat: Iwo Jima XB360 - Bioshock Infinite - Ultimate Songbird Edition (great game) XB360 - Damnation XB360 - Samurai Warriors 2: Empires XB360 - Tomb Raider - Collector's Edition (great game btw) ZGW - 4 Degrees: Vol. 1 ZGW - Click! ZGW - Letter Zap! ZGW - Lock 5 ZGW - Rewind ZGW - Sudoku (had to get some crappy games for my crappy GameWave) :P Console - Coleco Telstar Arcade Console - FM Towns Marty (model 2) (saw this at the MGC and couldn't resist buying it)