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General / Re: Black Friday 2023

« on: November 24, 2023, 10:24:37 pm »

Only Black Friday deals for games I got was Kirby's Return to Dreamland Deluxe for $30 and Sonic Origins Plus for $20. I was tempted to get Breath of the Wild for $40, but I'm still hoping Nintendo will re-release some Switch games under the Nintendo Selects line at some point like they've done for previous consoles.

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General / Re: November 2023 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased New

« on: November 20, 2023, 09:57:57 pm »

Atari 2600
Donkey Kong Junior
E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
Pitfall!

Atari 7800
Galaga

Genesis
Dynamite Headdy

Nintendo DS
Rayman DS
Club House Games

Switch
Super Mario RPG
Kirby's Return to Dreamland Deluxe
Sonic Origins Plus

XaviX Port
XaviX Port console
XaviX Baseball

Other
Milton Bradley Tetris board game (1989)
Chaotic Cube (1969 toy from Nintendo)
Game Boy heat change mug

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General / Re: Good Retro Gaming Youtube Channels

« on: November 11, 2023, 10:54:41 pm »

Civvie11- Mostly covers old PC first person games games

I Finished A Video Game- Has very long in depth retrospectives covering the history and quality of game franchises like Castlevania and Parasite Eve.

Jeremy Parish Video Works- Uploads weekly covering (usually in chronological order) the releases for a console. Currently he's covering NES games in NES Works, but has also series for other consoles like Game Boy, Virtual Boy, and SNES.

Kim Justice- A good variety of reviews, documentaries, best and worsts, and top 10...or 100 lists covering European retro gaming history.

Lute- Very chill and laid back videos covering games the creator is passionate about.

tangomushi- Covers retro horror games

ThorHighHeels- A little more unique, this channel mostly covers Japan only games along with their aesthetic and very weird obscure games no one really talks about.

Describing why I like something has never been by strong suit. I just thought these channels were good and a nice change from the norm of reviewing bad NES games, look at how bad Sonic 06 is, and a collector finding a hidden gem or rare game for a nickel.

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General / Re: October 2023 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased New

« on: October 20, 2023, 09:10:16 pm »

NES
Rygar
Battletoads
Jackal

Gamecube
Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix pad (no game)

Switch
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Battle Kid: Fortress of Peril
ElecHead
Annalynn

Dreamcast
NHL 2K Sega All Stars

PS1
Hakaioh: King of Crusher
PocketStation
Gunship
Jet Moto 3
Air Combat
2 Demo Discs

PS2
Midway Arcade Treasures 3

PS5
Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai

PSP
Valkyria Chronicles II

Saturn
House of the Dead

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General / Re: September 2023 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased New

« on: September 30, 2023, 06:11:31 pm »

PS1
Super Bubble Pop
Pac-Man World

PS2
Rockman: Power Battle Fighters

PS4
Steep

PS5
We Love Katamari Reroll+Royal Reverie

Sega CD
Night Trap
Sega Classics Arcade Collection
Sherlock Holmes

360
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
Terraria

PSP
Mega Man Maverick Hunter X
Me & My Katamari

Wii
Centipede Infestation

Wii U
Snoopy's Grand Adventure
Lego Jurassic World

Other
Animal Crossing Wild World official player's guide
1989 Super Mario bookmark
1994 Sonic the Hedgehog bookmark
Worlds of Power Blaster Master book
Toon Link plush

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Hardware and Tech / Saturn Laser Going Bad?

« on: September 20, 2023, 08:40:46 pm »

Earlier this year I got two Japanese Sega Saturns that were listed as "for parts" and it ended up that both worked but with different issues. I ended up naming them Saturn A and Saturn B. Saturn A's issue was the CD door didn't open nicely, but otherwise worked fine. Saturn B has video noise issues resulting in a faint horizontal snowflake-like noise (I ended up replacing the PSU on this console which sort of fixed the noise), but otherwise worked too. One of the first games I got for the Saturn was Saturn Bomberman and until recently, my copy had been working fine. About two weeks ago, I tried to start up the game, but the disc would not read. There are not deep scratches, fingerprints, or dust on the disc and no signs of disc rot when I put the disc in front of a bright light. Only thing I noticed was a VERY small piece of the reflective layer was missing by the center of the disc. I ended up purchasing a second copy of Saturn Bombmerman to see if my original copy had somehow just died (not sure if that's the right word). That copy worked ONCE after several tries which made me wonder if the issue was a hardware one rather than a software one. Turns out, yes, it is a hardware issue; just a very particular one. Saturn B read both copies of Saturn Bomberman fine. I would assume that means that the laser on Saturn A is starting to go, but Saturn A is reading my other five Saturn games along with audio CDs no problem. I'll eventually replace the laser on Saturn A, but I find it so strange that just one game is affected. If the laser was starting to go, wouldn't it struggle to read all games and audio CDs, not just this one particular game?

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Modern Video Games / Re: Nintendo Direct 9.14.2023 thoughts?

« on: September 15, 2023, 09:11:15 pm »

I thought it was fine. Was happy to see F-Zero return in some form, but I haven't played any of these Battle Royale type games Switch online offers, so I probably won't bother with this one.

-Princess Peach Showtime looks pretty fun and reminds me a bit of Kirby
-New WarioWare continues to look fun and hopefully it ends up being that because Get it Together was pretty disappointing to me
-While I never really understood the hype around it the original, the Super Mario RPG remake still looks like it'll be fun
-Another Code: Recollection seems interesting, but I'm sure I'll end up not picking it up
-It was nice to see Thousand Year Door getting a remake and I'm sure I'll be picking that up. Fun game but I remember it being SUPER backtracky.

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General / Re: August 2023 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased New

« on: August 30, 2023, 08:37:35 pm »

As usual lately, not a whole lot of stuff compared to other people, but whatever.

Commodore Vic-20
Alien (Heiankyo Alien)

Saturn
Saturn BT
Rockman X4

PlayStation 2
Outlaw Tennis

Other
Mega Man X Command Mission official player's guide
2 unopened packages of Mello Smello Nintendo Super Mario stickers from 1990
Mega Man 11 Block Man figure
Pokemon Keldeo, Porygon, and Frogadier figures
2 Pokemon Axe plushes
RedDragon Kumara keyboard

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Classic Video Games / Re: Has Anybody Ever Play An Atari 7800 Or ROM Before?

« on: August 29, 2023, 10:46:25 pm »

I found a 7800 at a goodwill years ago and thought the console had some nice ports of old arcade games. It has my favorite port of Centipede since that version has two player simultaneous. Food Fight, Mario Bros., and Rikki & Vikki were pretty fun too.

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General / Re: Anyone else suck at finishing RPGs?

« on: July 15, 2023, 11:47:46 pm »

At this point I pretty much just stick to my favorite RPG series: Dragon Quest. I've dabbled in other RPGs but rarely finish them even if I thought they were fun. I'm currently giving Mega Man Battle Network a go and am enjoying it enough to the point where I could see myself finishing it and continuing on to Battle Network 2. I'm down to replay RPGs I've beaten like the pre-Switch era Pokemon games or Paper Mario 1-3. Outside of DQ, Pokemon, and Paper Mario, the only other RPGs I've finished have been: Mother 3, Chrono Trigger, and Persona Q2.

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General / Re: July 2023 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased New

« on: July 15, 2023, 11:36:47 pm »

I've been a little bit amazed how many times now I've found multiple Gamecube games stuffed into one game case (three times now). The other day I found a Bratz game at a thrift store, decided to open it and ended up not only finding that Bratz game, but Metroid Prime and Scooby-Doo Unmasked. Unfortunately, Prime and even more unfortunately *sarcasm* the Bratz game aren't getting read on my Gamecube (I already have Prime on Gamecube, so it's no biggie). Even if the Gamecube game case says Madden or whatever shovelware, it never hurts to check inside for the chance of extra games even if they're technically loose copies.

Updated July 29

PS1
Driver
You Don't Know Jack Mock 2

PS2
Once Piece: Grand Adventure (no disc)

PS3
Little Big Planet
Little Big Planet 2

PS4
Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection

Gamecube
Scooby-Doo Unmasked

Xbox 360
The Gunstringer
Attack of the Movies 3D
Xbox 360 S 4GB model 1439

Game Boy Color
Gex 3: Deep Pocket Gecko

Wii
Wii Sports (Nintendo Selects release)
Wii Sports Resort

Switch
Gravity Circuit

Other
The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphony
Sonic the Hedgehog Infinite figure
Hallmark Cat Mario Ornament
Hallmark Metroid Samus Aran Ornament

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Modern Video Games / Re: Limited Run Games Showcase 2023

« on: July 12, 2023, 08:12:38 pm »

I was at work while this presentation went on, but looking at their twitter feed, I'm looking forward to ClockTower, Gex Trilogy, Tomba, Shantae Advance, and Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore. Also I was happy to see that Plumbers Don't Wear Ties finally has a release date...or month in this case.

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General / Re: June 2023 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased New

« on: June 28, 2023, 06:36:29 pm »

Sega Saturn
Virtua Cop (JP)
Virtua Cop 2 (JP)
Clockwork Knight (JP)
Saturn Bomberman (JP)
Nights into Dreams (JP)

PlayStation
Tomb Raider II

Nintendo 64
Pokemon Stadium 2

Virtual Boy
Nester's Funky Bowling

Other
Tandy Sports Arena
1988 Nintendo Z-Bag NES travel case

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General / Re: Your Top Video Game Franchises

« on: May 30, 2023, 07:12:08 pm »

1. Dragon Quest
2. Mega Man
3. Mario
4. Jupiter's Picross games
5. The Legend of Zelda
6. Sly Cooper
7. Little Tail Bronx
8. Pokemon (would've been much higher but I've fallen off the series heavily after gen VII)
9. Sonic the Hedgehog
10. StarFox

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General / Re: May 2023 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased New

« on: May 27, 2023, 10:19:12 pm »

Switch
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Other
DSi Lanyard
DS Lite car charger