General and Gaming => General => Topic started by: Oheao on January 01, 2014, 05:43:38 pm
Title: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: Oheao on January 01, 2014, 05:43:38 pm
Sorry, nothing for me! I just wanted to start the first one of the year!
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: crabhammer on January 02, 2014, 02:35:40 pm
Just made a run to GoodWill and walked out with a Sega Master System, Sega 32x, Sega Activator, Light Phaser, Sword of Vermilion CIB, Space Harrier CIB, F-117 Night Storm IB and Virtua Fighter for 32x. I actually had no idea the Activator was that hard to find. ;D
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: burningdoom on January 02, 2014, 02:43:51 pm
Just made a run to GoodWill and walked out with a Sega Master System, Sega 32x, Sega Activator, Light Phaser, Sword of Vermilion CIB, Space Harrier CIB, F-117 Night Storm IB and Virtua Fighter for 32x. I actually had no idea the Activator was that hard to find. ;D
Holy freaking crap! That is an insanely awesome find for Goodwill!
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: crabhammer on January 02, 2014, 04:04:59 pm
I know. ;D Now if I can find a power supply for the SMS, I'll be peachy. :P
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: burningdoom on January 02, 2014, 04:40:10 pm
I know. ;D Now if I can find a power supply for the SMS, I'll be peachy. :P
Did you look through their pile o cords section?
I don't know about your Goodwill, but my Goodwill always (and this is stupid) separates cords from systems, PCs, DVD players, etc. and just sticks them in that pile for you to search through.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: madmax on January 02, 2014, 04:54:36 pm
50+ Game protectors. It's not much but it'll make a nice difference :)
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: redblaze57 on January 02, 2014, 07:24:16 pm
The Legend of Zelda: a Link to the Past Super Nintendo Manual... Exciting I know
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: crabhammer on January 02, 2014, 07:30:41 pm
I decided to make a run back to GoodWill and see if I might have missed anything and walked out again with a Sega Genesis 2, Sega CD, Sega Arcade Power Stick, another Master System controller, a Genesis 6-button controller, several Sega power adapters and Hang-On & Astro Warrior CIB.
2014 is has had the best start I could ever have asked for. ;D
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: jcalder8 on January 02, 2014, 07:54:00 pm
Geez crab that is a great start! Here's hoping your luck continues and spreads :D
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: crabhammer on January 02, 2014, 08:31:40 pm
LOL. It's no start. My girlfriend (username ko1ru) and I have been amassing games for a few years now. She's got our entire collection listed on her profile. I only really want to list my Sega goodies under my username. :P
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: jcalder8 on January 02, 2014, 09:26:59 pm
LOL. It's no start. My girlfriend (username ko1ru) and I have been amassing games for a few years now. She's got our entire collection listed on her profile. I only really want to list my Sega goodies under my username. :P
Sorry I meant great start to the year :D
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: Oathkeeper42 on January 02, 2014, 09:44:12 pm
First pick up for the year is "Star Ocean: First Departure" for PSP.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: crabhammer on January 02, 2014, 10:01:29 pm
It's all good, jcalder8. I'm hoping you guys get some good hauls this year.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: foxhack on January 02, 2014, 10:13:10 pm
I couldn't resist, I bought Tomb Raider Legend and Underworld on Steam just now. And all the buttloads of DLC for Just Cause 2 I didn't already have. (Cosmetic stuff so it's not going up on my collection.)
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: pacpix on January 03, 2014, 12:32:40 am
I just got New Super Mario Bros 2 on 3DS for my birthday!
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: crabhammer on January 03, 2014, 12:38:43 am
Nice!
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: burningdoom on January 03, 2014, 01:25:40 am
I got a brand new copy of Guilty Gear Accent Core Plus for Wii from my wonderful girlfriend for my birthday. ;D
First off Happy Birthday
Second Damn you've been very lucky so far this year.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: tpugmire on January 04, 2014, 11:56:16 pm
We went out furniture shopping today to try and find a new TV stand. One of the furniture stores also sells games, and on my way out of the electronics section, there was a bin of clearance games for $19.99. Somehow, Super Mario 3D World for Wii U was in there, marked at the same price as the other clearance games.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: 90snostalga on January 05, 2014, 12:14:45 am
We went out furniture shopping today to try and find a new TV stand. One of the furniture stores also sells games, and on my way out of the electronics section, there was a bin of clearance games for $19.99. Somehow, Super Mario 3D World for Wii U was in there, marked at the same price as the other clearance games.
Are you serious? Was it brand new too?
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: tpugmire on January 05, 2014, 12:25:34 am
Yeah, still in the shrink wrap and all shiny and new.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: 90snostalga on January 05, 2014, 12:36:53 am
Yeah, still in the shrink wrap and all shiny and new.
Aww that is awesome! :D
Congrats to you
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: bikingjahuty on January 05, 2014, 02:08:55 am
Found these New Years Day in an untapped resource I hit up for cheap retro games. I paid $40 total for all of this. I know it looks too good to be true, but as much as the word of a Newbie can be worth, it is 100% true. Definitely a top game hunting find for me.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: htimreimer on January 05, 2014, 03:32:45 am
remember that vic-20 that i bought, well i got that transaction canceled because i found a better vic 20, for about the same amount of money, i got more higher quality stuff and RCA cable out of it also scott can you add vic 20 accessories
Found these New Years Day in an untapped resource I hit up for cheap retro games. I paid $40 total for all of this. I know it looks too good to be true, but as much as the word of a Newbie can be worth, it is 100% true. Definitely a top game hunting find for me.
remember that vic-20 that i bought, well i got that transaction canceled because i found a better vic 20, for about the same amount of money, i got more higher quality stuff and RCA cable out of it also scott can you add vic 20 accessories
remember that vic-20 that i bought, well i got that transaction canceled because i found a better vic 20, for about the same amount of money, i got more higher quality stuff and RCA cable out of it also scott can you add vic 20 accessories
Nice. I'm always very tempted to start a commodore collection. Who has two thumbs and is a little envious? This guy.
Me too. I've got all those semi-rare Vic-20 games and no machine to play them on. The local game store has a loose vic but they want $89 for it. Um, no thanks.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: foxhack on January 05, 2014, 12:20:15 pm
htimreimer is turning into our very own Vic-20 collector.
bikingjahuty, nice find on Shadowrun! That's an awesome game. Oh and Earthbound too but who cares about that. ;D
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: bikingjahuty on January 05, 2014, 12:35:56 pm
htimreimer is turning into our very own Vic-20 collector.
bikingjahuty, nice find on Shadowrun! That's an awesome game. Oh and Earthbound too but who cares about that. ;D
HAHA Yeah, that's what I thought too when I saw it. . .more like Crapbound! :P
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: desocietas on January 05, 2014, 07:05:58 pm
Picked up Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale and Starship Damrey in the eShop before the sale went away. So far, really liking AotFM!
I'm worried it might be short, but so far, it's really enjoyable and well-made.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: foxhack on January 05, 2014, 08:49:59 pm
Thanks to some sneaky trading, I snagged a bunch of stuff I needed.
First off, I went to Nuuvem and got Castlevania: Lords of Shadow and Bioshock Infinite for Steam for $13 in a special two for 30 Reals sale they were having. Yay regional pricing!
Then I got the Sniper Elite V2 collection at Gamersgate for $9.60. Out of that, I only needed the DLC, so I traded away the main game to someone on Steam for Papers, Please and Rise of the Triad. And I traded those two extra games into a Bioshock Infinite Season Pass.
I'm not planning on getting anything else soon, I have way too much stuff now. :P
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: crabhammer on January 05, 2014, 11:35:36 pm
Quote
I have way too much stuff now.
Is there such a thing? ;D
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: foxhack on January 06, 2014, 12:51:50 am
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: spac316 on January 06, 2014, 09:14:14 pm
Downloaded Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara for Wii U. It was on sale.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: dstone on January 06, 2014, 10:06:45 pm
Picked up a few items online:
Game.Com Frogger
Virtual Boy 3D Tetris Golf Mario Clash Teleroboxer
And Nester's Funky Bowling is in the mail. Just leaves Jack Bros. and Waterworld to wrap up that collection.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: 90snostalga on January 07, 2014, 06:32:05 am
The Wii remote is 40 dollars itself, so I decided to buy the Sonic/Mario Olympics bundle with the Wii Remote game at wal mart last night for 50 bucks :D My first time really using the Wii Mote and it's awesome!!! :D :D
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: soera on January 07, 2014, 07:56:00 am
Hit up pawn stores for wii motes. You can probably find them for $10 each and in most colors. Also watch ebay auctions. I havent paid full price for any of my PS3 controllers between the two places (Actually havent spent over $25 on any of them so far).
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: 90snostalga on January 07, 2014, 08:26:47 am
Hit up pawn stores for wii motes. You can probably find them for $10 each and in most colors. Also watch ebay auctions. I havent paid full price for any of my PS3 controllers between the two places (Actually havent spent over $25 on any of them so far).
You would think that and I read that a lot on VG collect where users check out pawn stores for stuff but honest to God truth. Where I live, not a single pawn shop sells anything before the current generation consoles, or accessories. No wii motes. They do not sell controllers, cords, etc. separate from consoles. Trust me I doubled checked them all to make sure. Only Wii remotes are the one's they are selling with the actual Wii system. And a few of them even said that within a few months, they are no longer selling Wii consoles or games anymore. The only reason to visit a pawn shop where I live is to pawn something for cash. For video game purposes, if your not buying an actual console, or a game for it, no reason to go.
I have talked to them about selling older stuff and they keep telling me that they would loose money because no one buys that stuff.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: burningdoom on January 07, 2014, 03:05:35 pm
Have any of them actually been fun? Or even playable? The blur factor on that thing is so bad that it makes the original Game Boy brick look like an HD screen.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: dstone on January 07, 2014, 10:09:08 pm
Have any of them actually been fun? Or even playable? The blur factor on that thing is so bad that it makes the original Game Boy brick look like an HD screen.
It's great if you're a masochist. The touchscreen is interesting and some of the board game-style games are actually playable. But other than that, it's an interesting little abomination of gaming history. Its small library and cheap prices make it easy to collect for, if nothing else than for a conversation piece.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: Jakandsig on January 08, 2014, 11:45:15 am
Have any of them actually been fun? Or even playable? The blur factor on that thing is so bad that it makes the original Game Boy brick look like an HD screen.
Resident Evil 2 on the Game.com is reason to own the system alone and i am not joking in any way. it is amazing. So is an excellent version of centipede, but mostly resident evil 2.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: foxhack on January 08, 2014, 06:15:39 pm
Some actual physical finds!
Bust a Move '99 Strikers 1945
Both PS1, both complete, both $2 each.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: burningdoom on January 08, 2014, 07:47:19 pm
Have any of them actually been fun? Or even playable? The blur factor on that thing is so bad that it makes the original Game Boy brick look like an HD screen.
Resident Evil 2 on the Game.com is reason to own the system alone and i am not joking in any way. it is amazing. So is an excellent version of centipede, but mostly resident evil 2.
I have played that. It was my first on the "to play" list when I got a hold of my buddies. And it has the same problem many of the Game.Com games have. The motion-blur on it is so bad that it makes the game practically unplayable. Still, it is impressive in it's own way being that the Game.Com can actually run the game at all.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: burningdoom on January 08, 2014, 07:49:00 pm
Jealous on the Strikers find, I want that one for sure.
I saw Bust-a-Move '99 at Goodwill the other day for only $3.99 complete. Is it a sought-after game? I'm really not into Bubble Bobble series at all, so I had no clue if it is. I can pick it up for someone here if they want (and it's still there). Just pay me the $4 and shipping.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: Jakandsig on January 09, 2014, 03:45:10 pm
Have any of them actually been fun? Or even playable? The blur factor on that thing is so bad that it makes the original Game Boy brick look like an HD screen.
Resident Evil 2 on the Game.com is reason to own the system alone and i am not joking in any way. it is amazing. So is an excellent version of centipede, but mostly resident evil 2.
I have played that. It was my first on the "to play" list when I got a hold of my buddies. And it has the same problem many of the Game.Com games have. The motion-blur on it is so bad that it makes the game practically unplayable. Still, it is impressive in it's own way being that the Game.Com can actually run the game at all.
OTHERversion of the game.com plays Resident Evil with little blur and that may be why you are having blur issues. Not saying it's completely absent but the picture is more crisp and smooth.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: Jakandsig on January 09, 2014, 03:58:59 pm
^Aso arcade converstions are pretty good on both. I typed this before by Vgc cut off my reply for some reason.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: burningdoom on January 09, 2014, 04:40:54 pm
And what is "OTHERversion"?
The only game I actually played on the Game.Com that didn't have a ton of blur was this one puzzle game where you'd press a square, and other squares would disappear. The point was to get rid of all the squares on the screen. But I never quite grasped the patterns on it.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: foxhack on January 09, 2014, 06:37:50 pm
The only game I actually played on the Game.Com that didn't have a ton of blur was this one puzzle game where you'd press a square, and other squares would disappear. The point was to get rid of all the squares on the screen. But I never quite grasped the patterns on it.
He means the system, the Game com Pocket Pro.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: burningdoom on January 09, 2014, 07:00:07 pm
Oh, I see. A remodel edition.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: turf on January 09, 2014, 07:50:19 pm
It's not really a find for me as much as it is for The Boy. I don't even put them in my collection. We found what I think are the only two Skylanders he didn't have (Not counting the brand new Swap Force characters that are on eBay, but I can't find in stores) and we got them for $6.88 together. He's pumped.
Wham-Shell and Sunburn
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: soera on January 09, 2014, 08:36:17 pm
Thats a good price to get Wham shell. He was a pain in the ass to find. Sunburn comes with an adventure pack.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: turf on January 09, 2014, 10:29:40 pm
Thats a good price to get Wham shell. He was a pain in the ass to find. Sunburn comes with an adventure pack.
The Boy didn't get into Skylanders until last spring or so. We missed out on all the Spyro's Adventure guys. I've had to try to find the used. I say he has all the Skylanders, I mean he has at least 1 of each character. It could be series 1, 2, or 3. Or it could be like Chop Chop and Trigger Happy and we have to get all 3.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: soera on January 09, 2014, 10:35:00 pm
Yeah I dont mess around with every form of the characters unless it just happened to be something that came in a triple pack or whatever.
Are there any characters you are looking for? For some reason, Wal-mart and Toys R us here stock all 3 games of characters still.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: turf on January 09, 2014, 10:39:05 pm
Yeah I dont mess around with every form of the characters unless it just happened to be something that came in a triple pack or whatever.
Are there any characters you are looking for? For some reason, Wal-mart and Toys R us here stock all 3 games of characters still.
I told my son we would get Stink Bomb when it comes out Tuesday. Damn them for having the first one with the sneak ability come out after Christmas. Other than that, we've got a year to pick up one every other week or so. I'm sure something will be hard to find, but we'll just deal with that.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: soera on January 09, 2014, 11:00:41 pm
Yeah Im not pursuing all the Swap force the way we did Spyros/Giants. We have 4 of the actual swap characters and 7 of the new plain characters (including Pop thorn and the adventure set he has).
Btw, in case you get free, this Saturday is Skylander day at Gamestop. Here are the promotions : First 25 people get a free poster, spend $20 on Swap force stuff and get one of the Giant sidekicks for free, $20 off the starter pack (including the dark one), 50% off swap force accessories.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: kimimi on January 09, 2014, 11:27:27 pm
Bikingjaughy you find a lot of great stuff very fast! Where the heck do you live lol? ;)
I live in Denver. We have a ton of game and thrift stores in the area, as well as places like Entertainmart and Go Hastings. We also have a decent flea market, but it's only good during the Spring and Summer months. I have been hunting for over 3-years and know of some really nice spots that few resellers or collectors know about. None of the games from my most recent post came from one of my untapped resources, but the pic where I found Earthbound and Breath of Fire II all came from a place barely, if any collectors know about. The games in the most recent pic came from a combination of a game store whose prices are all over the place, and a thrift store that is pretty well known around here. It also helps that I hunt almost every day. The Thrill of the hunt keeps me coming back :p
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: atarileaf on January 10, 2014, 03:32:32 pm
Got some Commodore 64 games in the mail today - two from Collectors Cards and Games and the other three from an Atariage user:
Omega Race Clowns Jupiter Lander Kickman Radar Rat Race
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: soera on January 10, 2014, 04:30:40 pm
I used to like the hunt but resellers have all but completely ruined it for me. Having a full time job and other family responsibilities precludes me from going to thrift stores and pawn shops 2 or 3 times a day like some of these chuckleheads.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: bikingjahuty on January 10, 2014, 07:55:35 pm
I used to like the hunt but resellers have all but completely ruined it for me. Having a full time job and other family responsibilities precludes me from going to thrift stores and pawn shops 2 or 3 times a day like some of these chuckleheads.
There are a lot of resellers around here too, but while their motivation is simply getting a quick buck, mine is the love of games, which I like to think gives me the upper hand. There are a fair amount of places in my area that have been ruined by resellers that were once awesome places to snag games, but losing those places forces you to become a little more creative when hunting games. I personally don't have kids or a family to worry about so I hunt quite often, giving resellers and collectors a run for their money when I'm out hunting :p. The whole thing is very exciting, and I love it.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: spac316 on January 10, 2014, 08:18:51 pm
Just bought Tuff E Nuff for SNES, Virtua Racing Deluxe for 32X and Mega Man 3 for NES!
I also bought a Sega Nomad! Sadly it didn't come with the Battery Pack so I have to use an AC adapter for the time being. Oh well, it works at least.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: pacpix on January 10, 2014, 09:24:58 pm
Got some Commodore 64 games in the mail today - two from Collectors Cards and Games and the other three from an Atariage user:
Omega Race Clowns Jupiter Lander Kickman Radar Rat Race
Hmm, my 7800 still has not come in the mail. I'll email him tonight and see if he shipped it.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: htimreimer on January 10, 2014, 11:05:44 pm
i got my vic 20 and its better then i expected,all 5 games are CIB, both the vic 20 and the cassette drive are CIB and i got 2 bonus items but not all was perfect, it had the styrofoam problem and i have to ask, why are these people so damn happy about using a program called home budget planner
i got my vic 20 and its better then i expected,all 5 games are CIB, both the vic 20 and the cassette drive are CIB and i got 2 bonus items but not all was perfect, it had the styrofoam problem and i have to ask, why are these people so damn happy about using a program called home budget planner
they obviously just robbed a bank. look at all our stolen dirty money MUHAHAHAHA
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: 90snostalga on January 11, 2014, 12:36:55 am
I used to like the hunt but resellers have all but completely ruined it for me. Having a full time job and other family responsibilities precludes me from going to thrift stores and pawn shops 2 or 3 times a day like some of these chuckleheads.
There are a lot of resellers around here too, but while their motivation is simply getting a quick buck, mine is the love of games, which I like to think gives me the upper hand. There are a fair amount of places in my area that have been ruined by resellers that were once awesome places to snag games, but losing those places forces you to become a little more creative when hunting games. I personally don't have kids or a family to worry about so I hunt quite often, giving resellers and collectors a run for their money when I'm out hunting :p. The whole thing is very exciting, and I love it.
I love the hunting part as well sometimes. Sometimes, I dont even want to go because i know they've all been hammered by resellers. Like when I found my 5 dollar virtual boy complete in box last month, I loved it then lol. But overall, there is not much being creative where I live. All we have is about 5 good wills and 2 thrift stores and I hit all of them early as possible at least 6 times a week on a good week and on a bad week, about twice. I do have a good will literally 2 minutes away that I hit sometimes 4 times a day. The other problem is due to resellers, most of my good wills will over price games to the extreme! Sometimes I have seen mario/duck hunt for 20 bucks. its crazy lol.
But if you are having all this luck, more power to you :D Keep it going and keep posting the good finds :) There cool to see and read about
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: bikingjahuty on January 11, 2014, 01:15:15 am
I used to like the hunt but resellers have all but completely ruined it for me. Having a full time job and other family responsibilities precludes me from going to thrift stores and pawn shops 2 or 3 times a day like some of these chuckleheads.
There are a lot of resellers around here too, but while their motivation is simply getting a quick buck, mine is the love of games, which I like to think gives me the upper hand. There are a fair amount of places in my area that have been ruined by resellers that were once awesome places to snag games, but losing those places forces you to become a little more creative when hunting games. I personally don't have kids or a family to worry about so I hunt quite often, giving resellers and collectors a run for their money when I'm out hunting :p. The whole thing is very exciting, and I love it.
I love the hunting part as well sometimes. Sometimes, I dont even want to go because i know they've all been hammered by resellers. Like when I found my 5 dollar virtual boy complete in box last month, I loved it then lol. But overall, there is not much being creative where I live. All we have is about 5 good wills and 2 thrift stores and I hit all of them early as possible at least 6 times a week on a good week and on a bad week, about twice. I do have a good will literally 2 minutes away that I hit sometimes 4 times a day. The other problem is due to resellers, most of my good wills will over price games to the extreme! Sometimes I have seen mario/duck hunt for 20 bucks. its crazy lol.
But if you are having all this luck, more power to you :D Keep it going and keep posting the good finds :) There cool to see and read about
It is unfortunate that resellers and some collectors can ruin collecting as a whole, especially if there are limited spots to hunt. Where I live is a big enough area where everyone gets a slice of the collecting pie, seeing how there are way to many places to look for games all at once. However, as I said there are specific places that are almost pointless to go because one or several resellers are there constantly combing over the games. Luckily there are other places to hunt though. Having to compete with resellers, and some collectors, depending of the collector, can be tiresome and frustrating, but it is that moment where you walk into one of "their" thrift stores or pawn shops and grab the deals that they feel entitled to that make it sort of fun. There is a guy in his 60s who is almost always at this one place I go hunting, and he specifically goes after the games that come in. One day I happened to be there right at the right time when they were about to place about 10 PS1 games on the shelf, most of them valuable and/or sought after. I grabbed almost all of them, and as I was checking out I saw the guy glaring at me from across the store. One of the finer moments in reseller revenge, but definitely shows that it is still possible with a little luck and good timing.
BTW, excellent score on the Virtual Boy. I know a place that is trying to sell a complete one for $150, so you did very well there!
Lol I am going hunting tomorrow (no work, yay!) so hopefully there will be some finds posted then. I am also working on cleaning my game room so I can post pics of it in the game room thread.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: jcalder8 on January 11, 2014, 10:29:44 am
I have had a good few days: (http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb141/jcalder8/20140111_082109_zps2mr6ucab.jpg) (http://s210.photobucket.com/user/jcalder8/media/20140111_082109_zps2mr6ucab.jpg.html) The Infinity characters were $20 The 3DS games were $25 each The 3DS XL was $100 off Kijiji and it used to be brand new :) I think this is a significant improvement over the original 3DS and I have been wanting one since I saw my sister-in-law's
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: bikingjahuty on January 11, 2014, 11:17:24 am
@jcolder8
My girlfriend is obsessed with New Leaf right now. She got it for XMAS and has probably put 150+ hours into it since.
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Post by: crabhammer on January 11, 2014, 12:32:04 pm
I made yet another trip to the local Goodwill and walked out with another Sega MK-2103 power adapter, a complete Sega Menacer light gun, Altered Beast for SMS CIB, Outrun for SMS CIB, 2 Atari/SMS/Genesis controller extensions and a 3-button turbo controller.
EDIT: I forgot about the Game Genie for Genesis. ;D
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Post by: soera on January 11, 2014, 01:37:57 pm
Btw, in case you get free, this Saturday is Skylander day at Gamestop. Here are the promotions : First 25 people get a free poster, spend $20 on Swap force stuff and get one of the Giant sidekicks for free, $20 off the starter pack (including the dark one), 50% off swap force accessories.
We actually went this morning. We got the poster (was a pretty generic poster though) and we got 2 of the newest figures (Dune Bug and normal Smolderdash) and got the Eye Small sidekick plus a couple of coloring pages for them. Was definitely more kid friendly than the first Skylander day.
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Post by: turf on January 11, 2014, 03:42:09 pm
I'm out trash digging today. So far all I've found is Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance on GC for $2.
It's a nice day here. It makes me wish for all the spring cleaning that will happen in a few months. Bring on the yard sales!
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Post by: jcalder8 on January 11, 2014, 04:22:54 pm
It's a nice day here. It makes me wish for all the spring cleaning that will happen in a few months. Bring on the yard sales!
I hope to be able to hit up yard sales at least twice a month this year, I'm looking forward to it!
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Post by: foxhack on January 11, 2014, 05:51:44 pm
Well, today was weird.
I went to go pay our property tax today and after that was done, I went to a local mall to go get some groceries (there's a supermarket store there). I dropped by to check out their DVD selection since they sometimes have really cheap movies there. Well, there was a stand with a bunch of random budget CDs in there but it also said "Video interactive"... so I got close and what did I find?
Their price was $26 pesos (about $2 USD) but the store also had a 30% off promo on most DVDs. And the discount stacked on top. So I got four budget FPS games, PUBLISHED AND PRINTED IN MEXICO, for $20 pesos each. That's like six bucks and a half! They also had a few different two packs, but they were "casual" (hidden object) games so I left 'em behind since I didn't have that much money on me then. I -might- go back for them, just because of the novelty of them being printed in Mexico! (Come on, you guys know I collect weird stuff like that. Remember my obsession with 10 peso DVDs from last year? I still need to go get the last ones I still don't own... :p)
Edit: Oh yeah, they also had Transformers DVDs! The older show? They had the same price, but they only had four or five episodes per DVD, and they're dubbed to Spanish so I said nah. Someone's selling a pack with all six volumes over here (http://articulo.mercadolibre.com.mx/MLM-437281926-transformers-6-volumenes-idioma-espanol-_JM), so they were sold in a box at one point... somewhere.
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Post by: bikingjahuty on January 12, 2014, 04:18:59 pm
Wow. . .umm definitely not something I ever thought I'd find in the wild in million years.
This isn't just your normal, run of the mill PS2 console. This is an NTSC-J console, or in other words a Japanese PS2. I have wanted one of these so, so, so badly for such a long time, however these things fetch insane prices online. Not only was this one boxed, but it is actually brand new. I felt a little guilty opening it when I brought it home, but consoles were not meant to be stared at, they are meant to be played. But the best part is I only paid $60 for this thing. I have been scouring the internet for import PS2 games since buying this this morning. As if I needed another group of games to collect for lol. Very excited to have one of these :D!
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Post by: jcalder8 on January 12, 2014, 05:46:02 pm
Nice pickup bikingjahuty! That's a great price for pretty much any brand new system. Do you have any games in particular that you are going to get?
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Post by: bikingjahuty on January 12, 2014, 06:54:46 pm
Nice pickup bikingjahuty! That's a great price for pretty much any brand new system. Do you have any games in particular that you are going to get?
Lol I have a ton of games in mind, only problem is finding them for a decent price! I have been looking online all day since finding the PS2 for good deals on the games I want, and sadly I haven't found much. I was so close to bidding on a copy of Ibara this afternoon, but it was at $120, a little out of my price range at the moment for a single game. The two games I want the most are Mushihimesama and Sega Ages 2500 Treasure Box. Haven't been able to find then for under $45 so far.
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Post by: PushStart on January 12, 2014, 07:17:20 pm
Picked up Need for Speed: Rivals today for the PS4. Also just bought Code of Princess off the e'shop
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Post by: brettybluevein on January 12, 2014, 10:29:57 pm
First off, just want to say how badly I miss this community, I used to spend so much time in here on these forums and my last year has gotten continually busier, in a very good way, but it has left my vgcollect time at an all time low. I still use it as my go to collection tracker though. So here's my latest neat addition, hope you all have a great 2014!
http://imgur.com/a/JBiXt
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: sin2beta on January 12, 2014, 10:35:56 pm
First off, just want to say how badly I miss this community, I used to spend so much time in here on these forums and my last year has gotten continually busier, in a very good way, but it has left my vgcollect time at an all time low. I still use it as my go to collection tracker though. So here's my latest neat addition, hope you all have a great 2014!
http://imgur.com/a/JBiXt
NICE!!!!
We miss you here too! :(
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: pacpix on January 13, 2014, 12:10:52 am
First off, just want to say how badly I miss this community, I used to spend so much time in here on these forums and my last year has gotten continually busier, in a very good way, but it has left my vgcollect time at an all time low. I still use it as my go to collection tracker though. So here's my latest neat addition, hope you all have a great 2014!
http://imgur.com/a/JBiXt
:o Wow that is nice!! Hope to see you around the forums more soon!
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: desocietas on January 13, 2014, 01:15:53 am
First off, just want to say how badly I miss this community, I used to spend so much time in here on these forums and my last year has gotten continually busier, in a very good way, but it has left my vgcollect time at an all time low. I still use it as my go to collection tracker though. So here's my latest neat addition, hope you all have a great 2014!
http://imgur.com/a/JBiXt
we miss you too! nice addition!
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: burningdoom on January 13, 2014, 01:28:08 am
This very comfortable looking controller for the N64 that I'm helping will help me overcome the barrier that is the N64 controller for me: (http://vgcollect.com/images/front-box-art/18112.jpg)
A much needed Wii Classic Pro Controller: (http://vgcollect.com/images/front-box-art/22906.jpg)
And a subscription to the brand-new (U.S.) Retro Gaming Magazine:
I think I just missed out on the first issue, however.
Oh wow I haven't heard of Retro magazine. I'm interested. Is it good? How do you subscribe and how much?
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: 90snostalga on January 13, 2014, 06:34:39 am
Might as well add mine. I went out with my brother looking for some Wii stuff and realized that a lot of the good games at gamestop for the Wii, are the same price as new retail stores. So we went to Best Buy instead and they had Super smash bros. brawl for 30 bucks, while gamestop had it for 28 used so might as well get it new. At the same time, best buy happened to have a sale going on so I got the wii classic controller pro for 15 dollars (wanted the black controller but all they had was white), and the mario wii mote for 30 instead of 40, so I took up the sale offers.
P.S. I'm looking forward to it because even tho' people say it's a classic, I do own super smash bros. on the 64 and I have not played any smash bros. for any console at all so this will be a mystery. I'm thinking of pulling it out on the 64 first.
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Post by: turf on January 13, 2014, 10:28:34 am
P.S. I'm looking forward to it because even tho' people say it's a classic, I do own super smash bros. on the 64 and I have not played any smash bros. for any console at all so this will be a mystery. I'm thinking of pulling it out on the 64 first.
For what it's worth, I think the SSB Melee is the best one. That's the one on GameCube. I don't really know why, I just think I enjoy it the most. Don't get me wrong. They are all great and a lot of fun, but I just like Melee the best.
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Post by: soera on January 13, 2014, 10:38:30 am
SSB is an interesting concept but I really couldnt get into the absurdly random fight style the game had.
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Post by: turf on January 13, 2014, 10:43:41 am
SSB is an interesting concept but I really couldnt get into the absurdly random fight style the game had.
Way back when, I played a lot of SFII. I wasn't great, but respectable. Then about the time Killer Instinct came out, shit got way too complicated with fighting games. If you didn't memorize combos and movelists, you couldn't have fun with the game. SSB was a simple, but fun fighter. It's different for sure, but in a good way.
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Post by: soera on January 13, 2014, 10:50:30 am
Heh funny you mentioned KI. I was a nut for KI when it was released. This was during my MK obsession days and this was one game that could pull me off. I think the memorization of everything was part of what I enjoyed. I never really got into SF or Tekken cause it always seemed like everything was mostly based on luck instead of knowledge of what was actually going on. It still feels like that when playing a MvC game now.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: stethebubble on January 13, 2014, 05:59:56 pm
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: redblaze57 on January 13, 2014, 06:28:33 pm
earlier in the week I got John Woo Presents: Stranglehold for the PS3 I've also downloaded on PSN inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood. and I got a Saturn 3D Controller. The other day I went out and got what I feel a lot of you would consider a PS3 Essential RPG by the name of Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch.
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Post by: stethebubble on January 13, 2014, 06:51:46 pm
i got a DS touch screen to fix my daughters DS
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Post by: bikingjahuty on January 13, 2014, 06:54:08 pm
Otomedius is one of a hand full of games that will result in me buying another 360 soon. Lol, 90% of the other games are 360 exclusive SHMUPS as well :p
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Post by: burningdoom on January 13, 2014, 06:55:56 pm
I think I just missed out on the first issue, however.
Oh wow I haven't heard of Retro magazine. I'm interested. Is it good? How do you subscribe and how much?
I don't know, it hasn't arrived yet. And since I just missed out on the first issue, and it comes out every 2 months, it might be a while before I can report on it.
I just got it because it's a cheap alternative to the awesome, but so expensive U.K. Retro Magazine.
It was $33 for a print and digital subscription together, or half that price for the digital subscription only. I got the print one.
Here's a link to the website (where you can subscribe):
http://readretro.com/ (http://readretro.com/)
And here's a link to the Kickstarter Campaign for it that's accomplished and over, but it gives a more detailed description; the main-site is still in development:
Otomedius is one of a hand full of games that will result in me buying another 360 soon. Lol, 90% of the other games are 360 exclusive SHMUPS as well :p
I have high hopes for this one. not a game i expected to see in this hick town
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Post by: foxhack on January 13, 2014, 08:54:52 pm
Bought Syndicate (the PC reboot) for $2.50 from Amazon Digital, and I found Alias for PC for $1. It's beat up but still sealed. I'm also surprised to see a game from 2004 come in two DVDs...
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: spac316 on January 13, 2014, 09:21:36 pm
I bought 3D World Runner for NES, Gauntlet Legends for Dreamcast and Spellcaster for Master System!
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Post by: pacpix on January 13, 2014, 11:15:55 pm
I got my Atari 7800 from Collectors Cards and Games today. I really like the system so far, but the controllers suck. Luckily I have two genesis controllers that work good on the system. I played Co-Op Centipede and Wizard of Wor all evening with my four year old sister ha.
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Post by: turf on January 14, 2014, 01:24:40 am
I bought 3D World Runner for NES, Gauntlet Legends for Dreamcast and Spellcaster for Master System!
I LOVE WORLD RUNNER ! It's not a good game. It's not even fun, but I love it. This is one where the nostalgia takes the driver seat. I had this one as a kid and played the shit out of it. I love the catchy little ditty during the first stage. That game is so weird, it's awesome.
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Post by: stethebubble on January 14, 2014, 08:41:03 am
i started to play this last night. seems good so far.
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Post by: soera on January 14, 2014, 10:37:34 am
Amalur is awesome. The only complaint I had about the game is that you get to a point where you have nothing else to do eventually. I wanted it to go on forever. :)
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Post by: stethebubble on January 14, 2014, 10:52:38 am
Amalur is awesome. The only complaint I had about the game is that you get to a point where you have nothing else to do eventually. I wanted it to go on forever. :)
so far my only complaint is the camera can be a little temperamental. but so far so good (not far into this yet)
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Post by: jcalder8 on January 14, 2014, 11:02:21 am
I got my Atari 7800 from Collectors Cards and Games today. I really like the system so far, but the controllers suck. Luckily I have two genesis controllers that work good on the system. I played Co-Op Centipede and Wizard of Wor all evening with my four year old sister ha.
I got my order from Collectors Cards and Games yesterday too! I picked up Dive Alert Becky and Matt for the Neo Geo Pocket Color. I love this little handheld :)
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Post by: burningdoom on January 14, 2014, 12:02:45 pm
Amalur is awesome. The only complaint I had about the game is that you get to a point where you have nothing else to do eventually. I wanted it to go on forever. :)
So then huge, but not as huge as say Oblivion or Skyrim? Because I never ran out of things to do in those games. I mean, I eventually completed the main quest, expansion quest, and all the guild-questlines. But there are still sooooo many random quests and random guild bounties and stuff in those games that you can always go back and find something else to do.
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Post by: soera on January 14, 2014, 12:19:38 pm
Exactly. But the game is so much more awesome (at least in my opinion). Once I started, I never wanted to stop. Its one of those games for me that was constantly on my mind when I wasnt playing.
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Post by: stethebubble on January 14, 2014, 12:26:51 pm
Exactly. But the game is so much more awesome (at least in my opinion). Once I started, I never wanted to stop. Its one of those games for me that was constantly on my mind when I wasnt playing.
i love it when that happens. dragons dogma was like that for me. when i was at work i was listening to a guy play it on youtube. (did not listen to anything i had not done yet)
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Post by: soera on January 14, 2014, 12:29:39 pm
Funny you mention that game ... thats one that has been on my radar for a while. I really want to check that one out.
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Post by: stethebubble on January 14, 2014, 12:38:29 pm
Funny you mention that game ... thats one that has been on my radar for a while. I really want to check that one out.
Its worth it. It did have some issues thou. I think they released a second one that was a fixed version with DLC, get that one. The original had really poor fast travel and the draw rate sucked at times. However.. The combat was amazing. The story was nothing special thou. I think I put in about 100 hours.
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Post by: soera on January 14, 2014, 12:40:47 pm
Ill look for the updated one. Been really hoping to get a new PS3 game anyhow. :)
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Post by: burningdoom on January 14, 2014, 12:58:48 pm
I didn't like Dragon's Dogma. There was so much damn dialogue to trogg through. And then once you did, it seemed the gameplay was a bit too linear for an RPG. Action-RPGs are like my all-time favorite genre, too, I just couldn't get into it.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: spac316 on January 14, 2014, 07:39:58 pm
I bought 3D World Runner for NES, Gauntlet Legends for Dreamcast and Spellcaster for Master System!
I LOVE WORLD RUNNER ! It's not a good game. It's not even fun, but I love it. This is one where the nostalgia takes the driver seat. I had this one as a kid and played the shit out of it. I love the catchy little ditty during the first stage. That game is so weird, it's awesome.
Yeah, this would be the first time I played it. It's not bad. Wonder if they could re-release it(I believe Square made this) for 3DS with the 3D feature. Anyway, I got it boxed with sleeve but no book for $10.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: karyann on January 14, 2014, 08:49:54 pm
I got Digital Devil Saga 2 and SMT: Soul Hackers recently, which makes me really happy :D Along with an expansion pak for the N64. Now I only need to find a cheap copy of Majora's Mask and I can finally try it. I do have the Gamecube collector's edition, but since it crashes often, I'd rather go for the original game.
I'm also going to buy Super Princess Peach tomorrow from a kijiji ad, I can't wait. Guy sells it for $20, so it's worth the 3-days-wait in between each of his e-mail answers :-\ I've been e-mailing him back and forth for over a week now, just trying to set a meeting.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: turf on January 14, 2014, 10:02:42 pm
The Boy's good fortune strikes again. I took him to GameStop since I thought the Stink Bomb Skylander was coming out. He was going in there to get a new Skylander. He was pumped. Well, no new skylanders at our GameStop. He was noticeably bummed. He sucked it up long enough to ask the lady if she had any of the little Skylanders Sidekicks. She says, "Come back I'm a couple of days. My manager will be back. I think he had some left from the Skylander Day Saturday." The other girl in there says, "I know where that box is!" She ran to the back and came back with a box of promo stuff. I asked how much they were. The girl replies, "We were giving these away. You can have one." My son starts digging and finds the 3 he didn't have. I'm telling him to pick one. Then the girl asks "Do yo have this one? What about this one?" We came home with 3 new sidekicks. Now, I can never bitch about The Evil Empire again.
TL;DR The nice ladies at my GameStop gave my son 3 Sidekicks and a poster. He was pumped.
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Post by: soera on January 14, 2014, 10:20:15 pm
Ha! Thats awesome. So you got all the Giant sidekicks now?
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Post by: bikingjahuty on January 14, 2014, 11:06:20 pm
The Boy's good fortune strikes again. I took him to GameStop since I thought the Stink Bomb Skylander was coming out. He was going in there to get a new Skylander. He was pumped. Well, no new skylanders at our GameStop. He was noticeably bummed. He sucked it up long enough to ask the lady if she had any of the little Skylanders Sidekicks. She says, "Come back I'm a couple of days. My manager will be back. I think he had some left from the Skylander Day Saturday." The other girl in there says, "I know where that box is!" She ran to the back and came back with a box of promo stuff. I asked how much they were. The girl replies, "We were giving these away. You can have one." My son starts digging and finds the 3 he didn't have. I'm telling him to pick one. Then the girl asks "Do yo have this one? What about this one?" We came home with 3 new sidekicks. Now, I can never bitch about The Evil Empire again.
TL;DR The nice ladies at my GameStop gave my son 3 Sidekicks and a poster. He was pumped.
Made me smile :). I'm happy for your son, glad he left with what he wanted!
90% of my problem with Gamestop is the company itself, not the employees really. I have met some intolerable Gamestop employees, but also have had friends that have worked there that are super cool. Glad someone nice was working and hooked your son up :)
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Post by: turf on January 14, 2014, 11:13:31 pm
Ha! Thats awesome. So you got all the Giant sidekicks now?
We have the 4 giants sidekicks. His momma let it slip that there was a Trigger Happy sidekick, so now he wants that. I don't know how I'll come across the original 4.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: elraiser on January 15, 2014, 07:07:03 am
The Boy's good fortune strikes again. I took him to GameStop since I thought the Stink Bomb Skylander was coming out. He was going in there to get a new Skylander. He was pumped. Well, no new skylanders at our GameStop. He was noticeably bummed. He sucked it up long enough to ask the lady if she had any of the little Skylanders Sidekicks. She says, "Come back I'm a couple of days. My manager will be back. I think he had some left from the Skylander Day Saturday." The other girl in there says, "I know where that box is!" She ran to the back and came back with a box of promo stuff. I asked how much they were. The girl replies, "We were giving these away. You can have one." My son starts digging and finds the 3 he didn't have. I'm telling him to pick one. Then the girl asks "Do yo have this one? What about this one?" We came home with 3 new sidekicks. Now, I can never bitch about The Evil Empire again.
TL;DR The nice ladies at my GameStop gave my son 3 Sidekicks and a poster. He was pumped.
This is an awesome story. Thanks for sharing it :D
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: atarileaf on January 15, 2014, 11:24:25 am
Picked up Pool Paradise for the Gamecube for $5 while I was in a local gamestore today having the power switch on my new 512k Tandy Coco 3 repaired. Nice to have a local place run by a great young couple that I can go to for repairs on these older computers and consoles. That's worth its weight in retro gold :D
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: stethebubble on January 15, 2014, 06:27:42 pm
OK the game for my birthday arrived. ITS THE ZELDA WII U CONSOLE. (http://vgcollect.com/images/front-box-art/48234.jpg) Cant describe how happy i am by this. Was expecting a $30 game. My wife is the best.
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Post by: bobster on January 15, 2014, 08:13:11 pm
OK the game for my birthday arrived. ITS THE ZELDA WII U CONSOLE. (http://vgcollect.com/images/front-box-art/48234.jpg) Cant describe how happy i am by this. Was expecting a $30 game. My wife is the best.
That's awesome! I've been eyeing up one of those, but the price is a little higher than I'm comfortable with lol.
Congrats on your Bday present :D
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: stethebubble on January 15, 2014, 08:47:09 pm
OK the game for my birthday arrived. ITS THE ZELDA WII U CONSOLE. (http://vgcollect.com/images/front-box-art/48234.jpg) Cant describe how happy i am by this. Was expecting a $30 game. My wife is the best.
Heh, my wife did the same for me with the Original Wii a few years back. I unexpectedly got the slick black Wii bundle with Wii Motion Plus and Wii Sports & Sports Resort. Our wives are awesome!
Very cool. I've been wanting an Wii U. But I really need to see a new original Zelda or original Metroid before I bite the bullet. I've gotten enough new Mario with my 3DS, for now.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: burningdoom on January 15, 2014, 09:23:35 pm
This very comfortable looking controller for the N64 that I'm hoping will help me overcome the barrier that is the N64 controller for me: (http://vgcollect.com/images/front-box-art/18112.jpg)
Just wanted to say that it already showed up today, a couple days later. And it immediately just felt right in my hands. I'm VERY happy with this purchase. The N64 controller has always felt very awkward and clumsy feeling to me, and I've REALLY tried to get used to it, too. So this should make things much more enjoyable for me.
And luckily the thumbstick was undamaged (that's always a concern for me when buying any N64 controllers).
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: bikingjahuty on January 16, 2014, 01:24:11 am
Saved this from the dumpster at a local second hand media shop. Got it for free. Can't believe people still throw these out :(
Was it just the box? (That's cool enough on it's own as long as there isn't cat poop or ketchup on it from being in a dumpster). Or is there an actual N64 in there?
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: bikingjahuty on January 16, 2014, 10:06:26 am
@Burningdoom
I actually got it before it was thrown away. I saw the box sitting in a tub with several other random items towards the front of the store and so I immediately asked an employee how much it was. The employee told me it wasn't for sale because it was returned as defective. After telling me they were planning on throwing it away (box and all) and tried really hard to convince him, and later his manager to let me have it. At at one point I even offered $10 for it. However because it was their store policy they refused to sell me it. Because the system inside it, and not the box itself (obviously) was defective, I was able to convince them to give me the box and inserts, while they kept the N64 to dispose of. Walked out of there with it for free and was super happy :)
So the short answer is that it wasn't in the dumpster, but on its way there. And no system, but I have two N64 consoles, my Pikachu one and my original grey one, so I'm putting the grey one in it and putting it on display in my game room.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: stethebubble on January 16, 2014, 12:44:48 pm
OK the game for my birthday arrived. ITS THE ZELDA WII U CONSOLE. (http://vgcollect.com/images/front-box-art/48234.jpg) Cant describe how happy i am by this. Was expecting a $30 game. My wife is the best.
Heh, my wife did the same for me with the Original Wii a few years back. I unexpectedly got the slick black Wii bundle with Wii Motion Plus and Wii Sports & Sports Resort. Our wives are awesome!
Very cool. I've been wanting an Wii U. But I really need to see a new original Zelda or original Metroid before I bite the bullet. I've gotten enough new Mario with my 3DS, for now.
I told her I did'nt want a PS4 or Xbone for Xmas because I want them to fix any bugs (at the moment the consoles are being rushed out to meet demand) or she would have got me one of them. I cant wait for Mario Kart 8.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: atarileaf on January 16, 2014, 03:07:30 pm
Finally found a decently priced loose copy of Wrecking Crew. It seems most people want $15 - $20 for it which I won't pay but got one a few days ago for $10 shipped which I can live with. Just got it today :) Feels a little heavier than my other NES games, wonder if it's one of the ones that may have the famicom converter inside.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: soera on January 17, 2014, 03:14:29 pm
Finally got my CDX. I put it in layaway at a friend's pawn store in September. He told me as long as I made any payment at all, he would hold it as long as I wanted til it gets paid off. I would drop $5/10 at a time every 2 weeks or so and I just made the last payment today. Its so cool! I never thought I would actually own a CDX but Im pretty happy to have one now. Looks like I may be in the market for another line of games. ;)
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: dstone on January 17, 2014, 08:03:28 pm
Dang, I subscribed just too late to get in on the first issue, and no Play-N-Trades in my area to get it off of the shelf from.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: soera on January 17, 2014, 11:22:36 pm
Damn you got Buster Douglas ? I really wish I could find me a complete copy. Im like 10 games from complete but Im not really moving all that fast to finish cause of it.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: dstone on January 17, 2014, 11:31:54 pm
Dang, I subscribed just too late to get in on the first issue, and no Play-N-Trades in my area to get it off of the shelf from.
I backed it when the Kickstarter was still live. Got my name printed in the back and all that jazz. Looks like they have the first issue available for $8.50 shipped on their website.
Damn you got Buster Douglas ? I really wish I could find me a complete copy. Im like 10 games from complete but Im not really moving all that fast to finish cause of it.
Between that one and Jack Bros. I blew my game budget for at least the next three or four months. :(
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: soera on January 17, 2014, 11:32:56 pm
Thats crazy but you done with both sms and vb now?
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: dstone on January 17, 2014, 11:34:33 pm
Yup. Although now I need another shelf. The SMS games have pushed a good chunk of my other games back into boxes.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: stethebubble on January 18, 2014, 01:02:19 am
my mate fave me these for my birthday (http://vgcollect.com/images/front-box-art/18105.jpg)(http://vgcollect.com/images/front-box-art/2204.jpg)
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: jcalder8 on January 18, 2014, 01:56:15 am
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: burningdoom on January 18, 2014, 02:48:01 am
Just ordered this awesome 3DS/DS game case from Club Nintendo! I got the Legend of Zelda set. Comes with 3 different covers (3DS, Zelda, & Mario). It should go along very nicely with my new 3DS XL. 8)
I also got the new issue of Retro Gamer, number 123. Which I'm about to add to the database here. Tell me that cover doesn't draw you in: (https://www.imagineshop.co.uk/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/r/g/rg_123_1.jpg)
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: MJMaranan on January 18, 2014, 10:29:09 am
For $100 with shipping, I received complete copies of:
SEGA GENESIS: Altered Beast Flashback: The Quest For Identity NBA Jam StarFlight Super Hang-On Sword Of Vermilion Toxic Crusaders
Plus, other Sega Genesis games that came with the lot that I wasn't interested in. Not a bad haul...
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: stethebubble on January 18, 2014, 11:04:27 am
Just ordered this awesome 3DS/DS game case from Club Nintendo! I got the Legend of Zelda set. Comes with 3 different covers (3DS, Zelda, & Mario). It should go along very nicely with my new 3DS XL. 8)
i like the case but after the luigi statue im saving all my points for something like that. so gutted i didnt get that. (i had the points a few months before but i got all 4 kirby badges)
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: fazerco on January 18, 2014, 11:13:31 am
I recieved 10 in2it cards in their jewel case ;D.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: atarileaf on January 18, 2014, 11:44:52 am
Computers for kids Bi-weekly indoor yardsale. $10 for everything. First pic is DOS, second pic is Amiga
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: sin2beta on January 18, 2014, 03:10:08 pm
Picked up Sniper Elite on the XBox. One of the rarer games to find. I found it for, what I thought, was a steal. Turns out that the price of the game has gone down a lot. So, I paid around market value. Still psyched to knock off rare games when they are under $20.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: burningdoom on January 18, 2014, 10:34:41 pm
Ah, Indianapolis 500. I had that back in high school and we had a study hall after lunch that was in the computer lab and we were completely unsupervised, so I put Indy 500 and Scorched Earth on the PCs in there and that's what we did after lunch when I should have been doing homework.
We eventually just quit trying to race and would drive the wrong way on the track to see how big of a crash we could make when we hit the oncoming cars. It had a great instant replay feature with different camera angles -- so we had a ton of fun seeing who could create the biggest or best crashes.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: blipcs76 on January 20, 2014, 09:58:21 am
I finally found a copy of Haunting Ground on the PS2. Been wanting this game for a very long time. No manual, but I got it at a local game store for less than eBay prices, so I'm happy. And that brings my collection to 1500 items!!!
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: htimreimer on January 20, 2014, 12:21:51 pm
i got my ebay item, its called "in the chips", this game is a educational tycoon board game for the vic 20 and i have no clue how to play this thing, for the last couple of days i have been vary confused and game pamphlet that serves as the manual has been no help but i think i'm vgcollect's "prince of the obscure and lower case letters"
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: bikingjahuty on January 20, 2014, 12:51:06 pm
I finally, finally found a copy of X-COM UFO Defense on the PS1. A friend of mine said it is one of his favorite PS1 games of all time, and seeing how his tastes are generally good I am super excited to finally own it :D
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: mkarasch on January 20, 2014, 01:00:43 pm
Whoa! Had a VERY generous friend clean out his parent's basement, and hooked me up with a WINDFALL of gaming goodness.
60 NES carts. Only a few dupes, and some great selections in there that I didn't have. Came with 5 boxes in really nice condition (metroid classic, zelda classic, time lord, sky shark, and startropics)
12 Intellivision carts
7 NES carts
2 NES consoles, an N64 console, and an Intellivision which seems to be in pretty good condition.
Woo!
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: bobster on January 21, 2014, 09:36:31 pm
Just got a limited first run copy of Shin Megami Tensei IV! Pretty excited. Just to confirm, there's not manual with the game correct?
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: karyann on January 21, 2014, 09:58:51 pm
Just got a limited first run copy of Shin Megami Tensei IV! Pretty excited. Just to confirm, there's not manual with the game correct?
Yup, no manual is perfectly normal. I went to the internet too to confirm haha, especially since the wrapping looked like it was resealed (I'm not a pro yet on identifying resealed boxes). I thought someone had bought it to use the Club Nintendo code (it was during the SMT+Fire Emblem promo for a $30 e-shop card), but in the end it really was brand new.
I figured afterwards that they might have omitted the manual since there's the guidebook included.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: bobster on January 21, 2014, 10:04:33 pm
Just got a limited first run copy of Shin Megami Tensei IV! Pretty excited. Just to confirm, there's not manual with the game correct?
Yup, no manual is perfectly normal. I went to the internet too to confirm haha, especially since the wrapping looked like it was resealed (I'm not a pro yet on identifying resealed boxes). I thought someone had bought it to use the Club Nintendo code (it was during the SMT+Fire Emblem promo for a $30 e-shop card), but in the end it really was brand new.
I figured afterwards that they might have omitted the manual since there's the guidebook included.
I checked too lol. I read about the seal job. Seems weird it wasn't y fold sealed. This one was used (not sealed) so I don't have a code redemption card, so most likely they redeemed the code. No biggie for me. I got it for 31 dollars lol.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: karyann on January 21, 2014, 10:08:42 pm
I checked too lol. I read about the seal job. Seems weird it wasn't y fold sealed. This one was used (not sealed) so I don't have a code redemption card, so most likely they redeemed the code. No biggie for me. I got it for 31 dollars lol.
Yeah, it was heat-sealed, and nowadays that seems to happen 99% of the time when they're resealed, not when leaving the factories. That's weird, but eh.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: 90snostalga on January 21, 2014, 11:58:48 pm
So my heart got broken the other day when I was at the Good will.
So I went to the DVD section and grabbed Halo 2 complete great condition for the Xbox. I did not have any Halo game so I was happy. It was 6 bucks.
However, when I walked to the register to check out, I noticed the cashier had the following gamecube games behind the counter: Super mario sunshine, Mario Party, Luigi Mansion, Zelda Windwaker, some baseball game, STar Fox Adventures and Paper Mario. I asked her if I could get them but she said some one already got them he just went home to grab his wallet and come back. So the man eventually came back in as I was in line and he paid 15 bucks for all those gamecube games. All those were on my wish list and I was heart broken and I was going to cry when I walked about the store :-[ :-\ :(
If I only I came to the Good will 30 minutes earlier.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: karyann on January 22, 2014, 09:40:07 am
Wow, that guy got such a deal :o Game hunting is often a matter of timing. I had an awesome 1 foot high, talking with lights, Megaman figure snatched right in front of me by a reseller at the flea market last summer. It wasn't in perfect condition, but it was still awesome-looking. The reseller's been trying to sell it even since, for $50. Fifty freaking bucks. :(
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: jcalder8 on January 22, 2014, 10:47:08 am
Everything went according to plan. I traded these (and $35): (http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb141/jcalder8/20140122_083632_zpstjczbjz_edit_1390405569653_zpsxthch9tj.jpg) (http://s210.photobucket.com/user/jcalder8/media/20140122_083632_zpstjczbjz_edit_1390405569653_zpsxthch9tj.jpg.html)
Into this: (http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb141/jcalder8/20140122_095741_zpseza9cvq_edit_1390410241324_zps9adrzbag.jpg) (http://s210.photobucket.com/user/jcalder8/media/20140122_095741_zpseza9cvq_edit_1390410241324_zps9adrzbag.jpg.html)
With this: (http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb141/jcalder8/20140122_095753_zpsnpyr2uf_edit_1390410201956_zpsobuzw5rk.jpg) (http://s210.photobucket.com/user/jcalder8/media/20140122_095753_zpsnpyr2uf_edit_1390410201956_zpsobuzw5rk.jpg.html)
And these: ;D (http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb141/jcalder8/20140122_095802_zpsjls9dfv_edit_1390410153810_zpspmq6npdl.jpg) (http://s210.photobucket.com/user/jcalder8/media/20140122_095802_zpsjls9dfv_edit_1390410153810_zpspmq6npdl.jpg.html)
I worked on this deal for 2 weeks! I was so nervous he would show!
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: 90snostalga on January 22, 2014, 01:25:57 pm
I would love to have a Turbografx! ;)
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: jcalder8 on January 22, 2014, 01:56:26 pm
Just picked up the (sealed) LE for Killer is Dead (for the PS3).
I was shocked that one of my 2 local GS stores:
a). actually *had* one,
b). hadn't 'gutted' it & that the whole thing was still sealed & minty, and
c). I was pleasantly surprised when/that it wrung-up @ $19.99 (because, I thought that the price on the shelf said $39.99) ;D
Awesome pick up! I actually completely forgot about that game... I'm always late to the party lol
Same here!
While there, I realized that I'd missed out on the PS3 Tales of Symphonia LE -and- that it's too late too get anything but the standard edition now >:(
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: spac316 on January 24, 2014, 06:26:24 pm
Recently bought Mario Party Island Tour and Super Mario 3D World. I also got a haul of game manuals in the mail.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: jobocan on January 24, 2014, 07:29:48 pm
First physical game of the year! It's Nightmare Busters, that new SNES game by Super Fighter Team... Pretty sure I ordered this about 2 years ago, good to finally have it. Hopefully it's fun.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: redblaze57 on January 24, 2014, 10:11:22 pm
Persona 4- PS2 Jak & Daxter HD Collection- PS3 the Wonderful 101- Wii U (waiting to be shipped)
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: karyann on January 24, 2014, 10:21:08 pm
While there, I realized that I'd missed out on the PS3 Tales of Symphonia LE -and- that it's too late too get anything but the standard edition now >:(
Wait, we also had a collector's edition available for Tales of Symphonia?! I thought it was Japan only! If I had known, I'd have preordered the crap out of it.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: bobster on January 24, 2014, 10:23:08 pm
While there, I realized that I'd missed out on the PS3 Tales of Symphonia LE -and- that it's too late too get anything but the standard edition now >:(
Wait, we also had a collector's edition available for Tales of Symphonia?! I thought it was Japan only! If I had known, I'd have preordered the crap out of it.
Sounds like you're late to the party too! Welcome to the late party, it's great here. But only if you think terrible is actually great.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: burningdoom on January 24, 2014, 10:46:45 pm
I picked all of these up for dirt freaking cheap at GameStop today, when I was just browsing:
-AC/DC Rock Band Track Pack (PS2) -Duke Nukem Forever (XBox 360) -Spartan: Total Warrior (PS2)
I'm the most excited about Spartan: Total Warrior, because it's by Creative Assembly and published by Sega, the same as one of my favorite overlooked bargain-bin games: Viking Battle For Asgard.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: jcalder8 on January 25, 2014, 12:36:34 am
I picked these beauties up for $40 today. (http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb141/jcalder8/20140124_175006_zpsa3330a1e.jpg) (http://s210.photobucket.com/user/jcalder8/media/20140124_175006_zpsa3330a1e.jpg.html) The PS2/3/360 games are all complete and were $3 each Simcity was $5 and is mint Lastly Risk was also $3
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: disgaeniac on January 25, 2014, 09:53:18 am
While there, I realized that I'd missed out on the PS3 Tales of Symphonia LE -and- that it's too late too get anything but the standard edition now >:(
Wait, we also had a collector's edition available for Tales of Symphonia?! I thought it was Japan only! If I had known, I'd have preordered the crap out of it.
Yeah, I'm not real upset about missing out on the Symphonia LE because it was pretty 'figurine-heavy' (I'm more of an OST + art book kind of guy) -and- iirc, it was >$100 for the LE.
I actually cancelled my 2 pre-ordered So Park LE's & decided to just get myself a standard version; since - after giving it some thought, I realized that there just wasn't anything that came with the LE that I really wanted enough to justify the LE's price tag of $85 each.
@Bobster & Karyann:
(re: "being late to the party") -
It's really not that big of a deal...since a party can't really start until *I* get there anyways!
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: burningdoom on January 25, 2014, 01:35:28 pm
Damn, I have a problem, lol. I just picked up these two:
Yeah, I'm not real upset about missing out on the Symphonia LE because it was pretty 'figurine-heavy' (I'm more of an OST + art book kind of guy) -and- iirc, it was >$100 for the LE.
I love both figurines and soundtracks, so the cute figurines were totally a plus for me, especially since there aren't many in limited editions. It's really a pity that soundtracks aren't usually sold as a "standalone" in the west, though... Damn do I LOVE listening to video games soundtracks :-\ I would seriously buy a lot of them if only I had the chance to. And I don't mean buying them on itunes, because first of all I hate itunes with a passion, and second, as a collector, I always prefer physical copies. I really wish they would bring us more soundtracks.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: bikingjahuty on January 25, 2014, 10:54:36 pm
Hunting has been slow recently, but found these over the past few days:
Izuna (DS) Gungrave (PS2) Balloon Fight (NES)
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: turf on January 26, 2014, 12:18:49 am
I got a metric F$@& ton of stuff today at the thrift shop. Someone cleaned out a closet!
Nice little score there bud. I would have been super excited to find all that at the thrift store!
The battered woman shelter (I can't remember the actual name) in town has $3 per game. Doesn't matter what it is. Spent a little bit in there, but it was boxes!
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: 90snostalga on January 26, 2014, 03:55:37 pm
NOt a big deal but today I found Fifa 13 for the Wii U at good will still brand new sealed for 10 bucks so I grabbed it
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: pacpix on January 26, 2014, 07:18:03 pm
First physical game of the year! It's Nightmare Busters, that new SNES game by Super Fighter Team... Pretty sure I ordered this about 2 years ago, good to finally have it. Hopefully it's fun.
I completely forgot this game was still being made ha.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: blipcs76 on January 27, 2014, 12:49:33 pm
Awesome haul there Turf!
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: scott on January 27, 2014, 05:38:54 pm
Brand new minty copy of Alien Homind came in today!
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: foxhack on January 27, 2014, 06:22:05 pm
Haven't had much luck on the physical side, but on the digital...
GOG: The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav - free GOG key from a developer giveaway at Reddit.
Steam: Alpha Prime - from the Bohemia Interactive Humble Weekly. Free from a friend. Star Wars: Empire at War - traded some TF2 items for this. Teleglitch + Guns n' Tunes DLC + some soundtracks (Humble Roguelike Weekly) - $3ish after selling off my dupes Castle of Illusion - $4 after getting a discount on a sale at GamersGate Gravity Badgers + Ballpoint Universe: Infinite + Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut + Viscera Cleanup Detail: Santa's Rampage - $2, yay Indie Gala Sanctum 2 Season Pass + DLC Skin Pack - $2.20ish Star Wars: Jedi Knight Collection (Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II, Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith, Star Wars: Dark Forces) - $5. This is still in my inventory.
I also traded away that duplicate Deadpool copy I got because GameFly sucks, and so I got 10 TF2 keys, which I've been using to get other games that are sitting in my inventory:
Hitman: Absolution Professional Edition Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II Ninja Blade
Edit: Oh, right! I forgot. I got The War in Heaven, some weird Christian FPS thing, for two bucks a little while back. Still new. :P
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: turf on January 27, 2014, 08:51:21 pm
I slipped and fell onto a birthday present. Namco Ms. Pac-Man! This is one I've been looking for for years. I'm pumped it's finally mine.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: jcalder8 on January 27, 2014, 11:45:51 pm
I slipped and fell onto a birthday present. Namco Ms. Pac-Man! This is one I've been looking for for years. I'm pumped it's finally mine.
Happy birthday!(Whenever it is :D)
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: karyann on January 28, 2014, 07:38:00 am
I just got Rhythm Thief: The Emperor's Treasure for $20! I can't believe how much it goes for on ebay, I'm happy I could get it for lower. And also just got Atelier Rorona: Limited edition, the box is a bit damaged but the game is still sealed. And man, that artbook is pretty! I was pleasantly surprised that it's hardcover. I don't know if they usually are, but hey.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: turf on January 28, 2014, 12:53:04 pm
I slipped and fell onto a birthday present. Namco Ms. Pac-Man! This is one I've been looking for for years. I'm pumped it's finally mine.
Happy birthday!(Whenever it is :D)
It's not until the 7th, but she's planning ahead.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: 90snostalga on January 28, 2014, 01:20:42 pm
Picked up Mass Effect and Gears of War for the 360. Thanks to everyone who helped with my 360 wish list on the forums. These were pretty cheap so I got them first. :)
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: Veilor on January 28, 2014, 01:47:33 pm
Picked up Mass Effect and Gears of War for the 360. Thanks to everyone who helped with my 360 wish list on the forums. These were pretty cheap so I got them first. :)
You will not be disappointed. Mass Effect is my favorite games from last gen.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: mkarasch on January 28, 2014, 06:44:28 pm
Yesterday I hit up goodwill and got the HD-DVD accessory for the Xbox 360. They also had three HDDVDs, which I picked up just to test the drive.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: turf on January 28, 2014, 06:47:57 pm
Yesterday I hit up goodwill and got the HD-DVD accessory for the Xbox 360. They also had three HDDVDs, which I picked up just to test the drive.
I bought one of those back in the fall. I still haven't tried it out.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: scott on January 28, 2014, 07:33:53 pm
I have one, but it stopped working a while ago. Sucks too, I have a few HD-DVDs that I want to watch and can't.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: turf on January 28, 2014, 09:42:44 pm
My lovely wife was rummaging through GameStop the evening. She grabbed a few 3DS games on sale.
Project X Zone Limited Edition - Sealed and in the clearance bin Scribblenauts Unlimited - A GameStop exclusive (I think) that has a big, silly pencil stylus Young Justice: Legacy
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: bikingjahuty on January 28, 2014, 11:46:14 pm
Too lazy to take a picture, but picked up these fine SNES games for $10 total:
-The Adventures of Might Max -Thunder Spirits -The Simpsons: Bart's Nightmare - Tiny Toons: Buster Busts Loose
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: foxhack on January 29, 2014, 07:56:33 am
Grabbed Tomb Raider 1+2+3 for $2 at GOG just now!
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: atarileaf on January 29, 2014, 09:50:36 am
Had some paypal so finally bought a copy of this from http://pikointeractive.com/index.html
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: 90snostalga on January 29, 2014, 11:49:39 am
My lovely wife was rummaging through GameStop the evening. She grabbed a few 3DS games on sale.
Project X Zone Limited Edition - Sealed and in the clearance bin Scribblenauts Unlimited - A GameStop exclusive (I think) that has a big, silly pencil stylus Young Justice: Legacy
You're wife is awesome dude! If that was my wife, she would come home, say she rummaged through Gamestop and they aint have **** lol
Naw I'm just kidding. Let me tell the truth before she reads this and gets mad. She is actually the one who left work one night, went to the good will and came home with my virtual boy that time. She's awesome :)
::had to get some brownie points from her:: But from your video your wife is awesome 8) Nothing beats a Battletoads NES with even the Battletoads controllers to go with it. That's pure greatness
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: foxhack on January 29, 2014, 05:58:00 pm
And I grabbed the Typing of the Dead: Overkill Filth and Shakespeare DLC packs for like 1.50.
Because I want to kill zombies by typing lines from Shakespeare mixed with mothaf*ckin' insults.
Mothafu*ers!
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: redblaze57 on January 29, 2014, 07:44:47 pm
got my copy of the Wonderful 101 yesterday and today I got a CIB Power Base Converter for my Genesis
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: burningdoom on January 29, 2014, 07:51:24 pm
and today I got a CIB Power Base Converter for my Genesis
Nice, I love mine. If you get a Master System controller (which are compatible on the Genesis), then there is pretty much zero difference between playing the games on it or the Master System. Or you could just use the better Genesis controllers, which also work on the Master System games.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: atarileaf on January 29, 2014, 08:15:29 pm
I think the only game that won't work with a PBC is F-16 Fighting Falcon (and it's no great loss, believe me) Also some games will only work with SMS controllers, like Carmen Sandiego I believe. Can't remember how many others but I don't think it's many
Lastly, it's designed to fit on a Model 1 Genesis so Model 2's and 3's are physically incompatible.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: redblaze57 on January 29, 2014, 10:00:10 pm
and today I got a CIB Power Base Converter for my Genesis
Nice, I love mine. If you get a Master System controller (which are compatible on the Genesis), then there is pretty much zero difference between playing the games on it or the Master System. Or you could just use the better Genesis controllers, which also work on the Master System games.
yeah I pretty much got it to save a little space and to make good use of my model 1
I think the only game that won't work with a PBC is F-16 Fighting Falcon (and it's no great loss, believe me) Also some games will only work with SMS controllers, like Carmen Sandiego I believe. Can't remember how many others but I don't think it's many
Lastly, it's designed to fit on a Model 1 Genesis so Model 2's and 3's are physically incompatible.
the manual says it's the Cartridge of F-16 fighting Falcon
and the games it list that only work with a SMS controlelr are Great Volleyball Shanghai Alien Syndrome Wonder Boy in Monster Land Carmen Sandiego Montezuma's Revenge Bomber Raid
and I guess it's a good thing I have a model 1 and that my Model 2 has the 32x & CD attached to it ;D
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: blipcs76 on January 30, 2014, 10:28:08 am
Interesting pickups have been pretty slow lately. I did manage to get these items off eBay:
NES Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom (boxed) Super Pitfall (found at a pawn shop)
Wii U New Super Mario Bros U
...and a lot of common N64 titles, ten of which I already owned.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: 90snostalga on January 30, 2014, 01:17:19 pm
went to good will this morning, they had a stack of NES games right next to the dvd players and vcr's. On top of that NES stack was none other than The Flintstones Dinosaur Peak!!!! Oh, I was very excited and could not believe it! Checked out and it was only 2.99!!! :D
All of a sudden, I woke up to my kids arguing with each other over a stupid coloring book. Dam. That was a good dream that I thought I could share :(
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: karyann on January 30, 2014, 01:47:39 pm
went to good will this morning, they had a stack of NES games right next to the dvd players and vcr's. On top of that NES stack was none other than The Flintstones Dinosaur Peak!!!! Oh, I was very excited and could not believe it! Checked out and it was only 2.99!!! :D
All of a sudden, I woke up to my kids arguing with each other over a stupid coloring book. Dam. That was a good dream that I thought I could share :(
Oh man, how many times have I dreamed that I saw some game I've wanted for forever for cheap. Always such a disappointment to wake up!
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: disgaeniac on January 30, 2014, 01:53:39 pm
Waking up is ALWAYS a GOOD thing...especially when you consider the alternative ;)
btw, Karyann -
Do you ever dream in English?
I've dated a bunch of girls that had a language other than English as their 1st/"main" language & I've always found this to be interesting...
I can speak more than 1 language -but- I've never dreamt in any of them - only in English.
I meant that it's disappointing to wake up and realize it was a dream, but yeah, I'll take my own real life over a dream anytime ;)
I only remember dreaming in English once, and that was during an immersion where we were camping/hiking for a few days and speaking only in English. It was really fun. Now that I think about it, I miss these activities.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: naicigam on January 30, 2014, 03:14:34 pm
I sometimes dream I'm speaking in Klingon which is weird because I've never even been to Kronos.
Kronos sounds like a place that would have really good Greek food. "I drove 2 light years out of my way to Kronos for a gyro. They are out of this world. *pun intended* ;)"
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: turf on January 30, 2014, 06:55:20 pm
I sometimes dream I'm speaking in Klingon which is weird because I've never even been to Kronos.
Kronos sounds like a place that would have really good Greek food. "I drove 2 light years out of my way to Kronos for a gyro. They are out of this world. *pun intended* ;)"
BOOM! Well played, sir
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: 90snostalga on January 30, 2014, 07:43:36 pm
I sometimes dream I'm speaking in Klingon which is weird because I've never even been to Kronos.
Kronos sounds like a place that would have really good Greek food. "I drove 2 light years out of my way to Kronos for a gyro. They are out of this world. *pun intended* ;)"
BOOM! Well played, sir
Trekkies huh. Chut chut. Choy champio da Star Wars . Trekkies skruunee da pat sleemo!
Star Wars is the only real galaxy and you guys know it! :)
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: jobocan on January 30, 2014, 07:46:26 pm
Second game of the year! This time it's another new game for an old console, that being Redux: Dark Matters on Dreamcast, the limited edition which includes Dux 1.5 (whatever that is).
This was a kickstarter game, and probably the worst-managed kickstarter I've been a part of, and frankly I didn't think I'd receive the game. The project managers never gave us updates unless we complained about their silence, the project was delayed over a year with no reason given, and at some point they separately sold things that were supposed to be Kickstarter-exclusive... and the final box is just a standard DVD case, when the preview image showed a different-looking box.
Disappointing project, hopefully the game's good.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: soera on January 30, 2014, 07:56:15 pm
Star Wars is the only real galaxy and you guys know it! :)
I think the original Star wars trio is great ... everything from the 90's and on - junk. The opposite goes for Star Trek. The original series is junk ... everything from the 90's and on - great.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: 90snostalga on January 30, 2014, 08:05:28 pm
Star Wars is the only real galaxy and you guys know it! :)
I think the original Star wars trio is great ... everything from the 90's and on - junk. The opposite goes for Star Trek. The original series is junk ... everything from the 90's and on - great.
Ah, I love alll the star wars movies and I am excited for the new ones, but it appears to be a lot more Trek fans on here so this is a losing battle for me. I'll be quiet. :-X
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: turf on January 30, 2014, 08:41:46 pm
Star Wars is the only real galaxy and you guys know it! :)
I think the original Star wars trio is great ... everything from the 90's and on - junk. The opposite goes for Star Trek. The original series is junk ... everything from the 90's and on - great.
Ah, I love alll the star wars movies and I am excited for the new ones, but it appears to be a lot more Trek fans on here so this is a losing battle for me. I'll be quiet. :-X
Fight the good fight. Down with all that is trek.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: burningdoom on January 30, 2014, 08:52:22 pm
Star Wars is the only real galaxy and you guys know it! :)
I think the original Star wars trio is great ... everything from the 90's and on - junk. The opposite goes for Star Trek. The original series is junk ... everything from the 90's and on - great.
Ah, I love alll the star wars movies and I am excited for the new ones, but it appears to be a lot more Trek fans on here so this is a losing battle for me. I'll be quiet. :-X
Why does it have to be one or the other?
I prefer Star Trek, but I don't hate Star Wars, I enjoy it (well, except for Phantom Menace).
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: sin2beta on January 30, 2014, 08:55:04 pm
Star Wars is the only real galaxy and you guys know it! :)
I think the original Star wars trio is great ... everything from the 90's and on - junk. The opposite goes for Star Trek. The original series is junk ... everything from the 90's and on - great.
Ah, I love alll the star wars movies and I am excited for the new ones, but it appears to be a lot more Trek fans on here so this is a losing battle for me. I'll be quiet. :-X
Fight the good fight. Down with all that is trek.
I just think of Jay from GameChasers and his hatred of Star Trek.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: redblaze57 on January 30, 2014, 08:59:34 pm
I feel this has to be posted right now and remind people it's okay to lie about Jar-Jar
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: turf on January 30, 2014, 09:04:53 pm
Star Wars is the only real galaxy and you guys know it! :)
I think the original Star wars trio is great ... everything from the 90's and on - junk. The opposite goes for Star Trek. The original series is junk ... everything from the 90's and on - great.
Ah, I love alll the star wars movies and I am excited for the new ones, but it appears to be a lot more Trek fans on here so this is a losing battle for me. I'll be quiet. :-X
Fight the good fight. Down with all that is trek.
I just think of Jay from GameChasers and his hatred of Star Trek.
Have you ever seen the movie "Fanboys"? It's exactly how I feel about trekkies.
This is the 2nd time I've quoted Highlander tonight: "There can be only one". No trek is good trek.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: jcalder8 on January 30, 2014, 09:07:06 pm
Star Wars is the only real galaxy and you guys know it! :)
I think the original Star wars trio is great ... everything from the 90's and on - junk. The opposite goes for Star Trek. The original series is junk ... everything from the 90's and on - great.
Ah, I love alll the star wars movies and I am excited for the new ones, but it appears to be a lot more Trek fans on here so this is a losing battle for me. I'll be quiet. :-X
Fight the good fight. Down with all that is trek.
I just think of Jay from GameChasers and his hatred of Star Trek.
Have you ever seen the movie "Fanboys"? It's exactly how I feel about trekkies.
This is the 2nd time I've quoted Highlander tonight: "There can be only one". No trek is good trek.
So I'm confused Turf. Are you with me and the Force, or are you with some stupid man that just does nothing but sits in the middle of a space ship ordering others while wearing random color shirts with some kind of combat symbols that are very confusing?
I took from your video you were Star Wars but you made a comment earlier about being a Trekkie. You said there can only be one so which are you?
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: 90snostalga on January 30, 2014, 09:57:43 pm
I feel this has to be posted right now and remind people it's okay to lie about Jar-Jar
Video was hilarious and very entertainment and I finally got to see what that guy looks like. I've seen hundreds of reviews but never seen his face; however, Am I the only Star Wars nerd that actually thinks episodes 1-3 are still good movies and Jar Jar is a great character? I mean, he played one of the most important roles in episode 1...
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: turf on January 30, 2014, 10:03:42 pm
I feel this has to be posted right now and remind people it's okay to lie about Jar-Jar
Video was hilarious and very entertainment and I finally got to see what that guy looks like. I've seen hundreds of reviews but never seen his face; however, Am I the only Star Wars nerd that actually thinks episodes 1-3 are still good movies and Jar Jar is a great character? I mean, he played one of the most important roles in episode 1...
Yes, you are the only person on this rock floating through space that likes Jar-Jar Binks. George Lucas still owes me an apology for that.
I never even joked about being a trekkie. That is something a man never jokes about. I was talking about sin2beta's pun. That is one thing I'm always onboard with.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: 90snostalga on January 30, 2014, 10:06:49 pm
I feel this has to be posted right now and remind people it's okay to lie about Jar-Jar
Video was hilarious and very entertainment and I finally got to see what that guy looks like. I've seen hundreds of reviews but never seen his face; however, Am I the only Star Wars nerd that actually thinks episodes 1-3 are still good movies and Jar Jar is a great character? I mean, he played one of the most important roles in episode 1...
Yes, you are the only person on this rock floating through space that likes Jar-Jar Binks. George Lucas still owes me an apology for that.
I never even joked about being a trekkie. That is something a man never jokes about. I was talking about sin2beta's pun. That is one thing I'm always onboard with.
I'm sorry. I went back and read it and sorry I misread it. I for some reason was thinking you wrote that. I read too fast. I apologize. Dont be mad at me :-[
But yea, that's code. I was never even pretend to be a trekkie even if I lost a bet
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: pacpix on January 30, 2014, 11:14:26 pm
I feel this has to be posted right now and remind people it's okay to lie about Jar-Jar
Video was hilarious and very entertainment and I finally got to see what that guy looks like. I've seen hundreds of reviews but never seen his face; however, Am I the only Star Wars nerd that actually thinks episodes 1-3 are still good movies and Jar Jar is a great character? I mean, he played one of the most important roles in episode 1...
While they pale in comparison to the originals I did not find the prequel trilogy to be as horrendous as I was expecting it to be. Liking Jar-Jar is inexcusable though.
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: scott on January 31, 2014, 09:17:48 am
I will say that if it wasn't for the prequels, I would have never gotten the GF to watch all the Star Wars movies. We started with Phantom Menace and slowly worked through it.
Personally, I enjoy the prequels. You get to see Jedi in action on the movie screen! I'll always love the originals a bit more, but dammit I hate what Lucas did to the Jabba's Palace scene...
Title: Re: January 2014 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: redblaze57 on January 31, 2014, 11:14:12 pm
Anyways to put things back on topic I GOT SOME MORE GAMES