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General / Re: What are you playing?

« on: April 04, 2024, 08:14:07 pm »

Started Pokemon Ruby and got the first 2 Badges. Here’s my team so far:

Marshtomp
Beautifly
Ralts
Nuzleaf
Whismur
Zigzagoon

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General / Games with great stories.

« on: March 22, 2024, 08:11:47 pm »

Video game stories have come a long way since the "Defeat the villain and save the princess" days.

What games would you say have great stories? I got all 5 main endings for NieR: Automata, and WOW, what a rollercoaster that game is.

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General / Re: Games you must play before you die.

« on: March 22, 2024, 08:08:30 pm »

Telltale's The Walking Dead: Season 1.

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General / Games you must play before you die.

« on: March 18, 2024, 08:47:04 pm »

This topic was inspired by the book "1001 Video Games You Musty Play Before You Die". I've heard it's a good book, but it came out in 2010, so it's kind of dated.

Are there any games you feel like someone MUST play before they die?

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Classic Video Games / Re: Old video game ads.

« on: February 03, 2024, 05:48:49 pm »

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Classic Video Games / Re: Old video game ads.

« on: January 27, 2024, 07:48:54 am »

More than a few old video game ads wouldn't fly today.

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Classic Video Games / Re: Old video game ads.

« on: January 19, 2024, 04:21:15 pm »

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Classic Video Games / Re: Is my copy of Link to the Past a repro?

« on: January 19, 2024, 06:29:23 am »

This is why you don't buy from sources where you don't get to see the copy they're sending. You're paying collector's price for a sub-par copy.

A quick glance at eBay and there are current listings of ALttP for better prices, with plenty of good pictures.

Sorry to double-post again, but I've had not so good experiences with EBay.

I bought a copy of Mega Man 7 there, and it was the most obvious repro I'd ever seen.

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Classic Video Games / Re: Is my copy of Link to the Past a repro?

« on: January 19, 2024, 06:06:43 am »

Sorry to double post, but like I said, given how beat up the front is, IMO, the most likely explanation for the back sticker missing is that the previous owner just didn't take very good care of the game.

considering it's from amazon, If I had to guess they replaced the back for a nice one.

Most folks rather have a nice grey back than a discolored one with a shitty condition sticker. most folks would less likely return said cart than.

I'd imagine the original back was in rough shape considering what the front looked like.

Still I wouldn't really think to deeply in why the back label is removed. as long as the front lable and the board is legit nothing else really matters.

I read a site on how to tell if a SNES cartridge is authentic, and my copy of Link to the Past passes every one other than the back label and the board (I refuse to open up the cartridge). It has the product number code where the pin connector is, the game title on the label is clear, and the dot for the "i" in the Nintendo logo on the back is a square instead of a circle. And let's be real, it'd be hard to fake that kind of wear.

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Classic Video Games / Re: Is my copy of Link to the Past a repro?

« on: January 18, 2024, 06:38:09 am »

Sorry to double post, but like I said, given how beat up the front is, IMO, the most likely explanation for the back sticker missing is that the previous owner just didn't take very good care of the game.

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Classic Video Games / Re: Is my copy of Link to the Past a repro?

« on: January 17, 2024, 05:41:17 am »

Given how beat up the front is, it's possible the previous owner just didn't take very good care of the game.

the original owner as a kid probably yes

TBF, when I was a kid, I didn't take great care of my games either.

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Classic Video Games / Re: Is my copy of Link to the Past a repro?

« on: January 17, 2024, 05:21:43 am »

Given how beat up the front is, it's possible the previous owner just didn't take very good care of the game.

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Classic Video Games / Re: Is my copy of Link to the Past a repro?

« on: January 16, 2024, 08:31:16 pm »

I got my copy of ALttP from Amazon, where I get all my retro games. I've always had good luck with Amazon, except for that one time when I ordered Mortal Kombat 3 for SNES, and somehow got a copy of Q-Bert 3 with an MK3 sticker.

I got my copy of ALttP for $44.99.

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Classic Video Games / Old video game ads.

« on: January 16, 2024, 08:19:52 pm »

I thought I'd have a nice thread where we post old video game ads.

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Classic Video Games / Re: Is my copy of Link to the Past a repro?

« on: January 16, 2024, 08:17:24 pm »

Should I open up all my cartridges to see if they're authentic?

This is the ONLY game in my collection without a back sticker, which is why I think it might be a repro.