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General / Re: June 2016 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased

« on: June 15, 2016, 09:28:24 pm »

There's this new string of outlet stores opening in the Middle Tennessee area (Bargain Hunt) that has a date on all of their price tags, so the longer something is in the store the cheaper it gets.  The newer locations are having a flat 50% of deal on all video games (since the date thing doesn't work if they've only been open 2 weeks).

So far this month I have picked up:

PSP
Hot Shows Golf
Dual Pack: Syphon Filter / SOCOM

PS1
Skydiving Extreme

Vita
Lumines

Wii U
007 Legends

PS3
Dead Space 2
ICO / Shadow of the Colossus Collection

All for around $20, and that is after the ICO / Colossus was $13 of it.

And I also picked up Demon's Souls (PS3) at a Used Media store that I still have tons of credit at after buying a crate full of CDs at a yard sale for $15.  That credit has also previously been used for Mad Max (PS4) and Dragon Warrior (NES)

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General / Re: 52 Games Challenge *2016*

« on: June 04, 2016, 09:01:27 am »

Here's where I stand for the year now:

Cities: Skylines
Super Mario Maker
Mike Tyson's Punch Out!!
Tomb Raider (2013)
Alien: Isolation
Mega Man X2
LEGO Marvel's Avengers
Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright
Broforce
Halo 3: ODST
Dark Souls
Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows
New Super Mario Bros. U
Max Payne 3
South Park: The Stick of Truth
Mega Man
Mega Man 2
Imperialism
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
Mad Max
Lumines: Electronic Symphony
Doom (2016)

I spent way too much time on Mad Max going for 100% completion.  It's not a particularly great game, and I don't even really know why this was one where I had to get.  Every.  Single.  Collectible.  Going to take a break from anything too heavy before I move on.  I spent WAY too much time on it.

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General / Re: May 2016 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased

« on: May 12, 2016, 10:20:27 am »

Found an imported Smash Bros 4 3DS at a rummage sale for $5.  Best deal I've found in a while.

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General / Re: Overrated and Underrated Video Game Youtube Channels

« on: May 12, 2016, 10:15:11 am »

Overrated:

PewDiePie.  Do I need to say anything else?
Markiplier.  And I say this as someone who kinda likes him.  I find him utterly charming when he guests on other shows, but his main channel can get annoying.
AlphaOmegaSin. Something about him just rubs me the wrong way.
MetalJesusRocks.  Seems like a cool dude, but he can be a bit boring.


Right where they should be:
Game Grumps
Cinemassacre (AVGN)


Underrated:
The Completionist.  Dude knows his stuff, and the videos are generally entertaining.
PeanutButterGamer.  I find him hilarious.
PressHearttoContinue.  Dodger seemed poised to become a huge YT star, then it just sort of poofed.
TheWarpZone.  I just wish they put out more content.

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General / Re: Do you have any NIB Sealed games?

« on: April 23, 2016, 06:48:22 pm »

I have a sealed copy of Marvel vs. Capcom 3 I bought at a charity auction that has the autographs of pretty much the whole American voice cast.

Otherwise, anything I have sealed is just because I haven't gotten to playing it yet.

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General / Re: Has a video game ever made you cry?

« on: April 16, 2016, 06:16:47 pm »

The Walking Dead season one gave me the feels lol. I think that's the only one that made me tear up a little.

This.

And "Had to be me.  Someone else would have gotten it wrong."  If you've played, you'll know.

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General / Re: 52 Games Challenge *2016*

« on: March 27, 2016, 12:11:12 pm »

Latest update!

Cities: Skylines
Super Mario Maker
Mike Tyson's Punch Out!!
Tomb Raider (2013)
Alien: Isolation
Mega Man X2
LEGO Marvel's Avengers
Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright
Broforce
Halo 3: ODST
Dark Souls
Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows
New Super Mario Bros. U
Max Payne 3
South Park: The Stick of Truth
Mega Man
Mega Man 2
Imperialism
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
Mad Max

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General / Re: March 2016 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased

« on: March 25, 2016, 03:03:57 pm »

I just got a boxed copy of Dune 2000 (PC) for $1 at an overstock / outlet store here called Yard Sale USA.  I always loved Command and Conquer, so it was a nice cheap find.

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General / Re: New collector looking for info

« on: March 11, 2016, 02:35:41 pm »

Something I haven't seen mentioned yet:

See if there are any local social media (IE Facebook) groups dedicated to buying and selling (Yard Sale Groups, Swap Meet Groups, etc).  I've managed to get most of the deals I've gotten over the last year via local Yard Sale group (36 NES games for $40, Mega Man X 1 and 2, 7th Saga and a SNES for $100).  It can be a bit competitive depending on the members, and you'll have some resellers or people asking a bit too much occasionally, but I find it is generally the cheapest way to find titles online.

It can also help get heads up on local physical sales and flea markets.

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General / Re: 52 Games Challenge *2016*

« on: March 09, 2016, 02:38:42 pm »

Yeah, creating arbitrary goals for myself is definitely one of the best ways I have found to power through games (or spend time playing something that I'm starting to find dull).

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General / Re: 52 Games Challenge *2016*

« on: January 28, 2016, 09:40:20 pm »

I've mostly played 3 games so far this year:

Cities: Skylines- I pretty much stopped playing once I got the City to the largest "achievement size"
Super Mario Maker - You can't really beat this I suppose, but I've finished Expert mode several times over now.
Mike Tyson's Punch Out!! - I've recent set up my office where I can stream my retro consoles to Twitch (or where ever), and this was my pilot run.  Just beat Tyson this morning.

Update:
Tomb Raider (2013)
Alien: Isolation
Mega Man X2
LEGO Marvel's Avengers
Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright
Broforce
Halo 3: ODST

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General / Re: What are you playing?

« on: July 27, 2015, 12:50:02 pm »

Awesome, thanks!

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General / Re: What are you playing?

« on: July 27, 2015, 08:46:38 am »

The gf and I have been playing though Super Mario All-Stars (not The Lost Levels).  I'm amazed that she can be so good at something like Ninja Gaiden and so bad at Mario.

And unrelated, how do I get the collection banner, rather than just a link to collection?

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Classic Video Games / Re: What do you think is the most overrated retro console?

« on: July 26, 2015, 10:35:41 am »

I think I would have to go with NES, actually.

Seeing some of the other answers so far (Saturn, Atari), I wouldn't be able to call them overrated, because most of the people I talk to don't have high opinion (or any opinion at all really) on them.  You'd have to look at thinks that generally have a positive reputation, which really only leaves you with the NES, Genesis, Dreamcast, N64 and SNES, and I think most people (and not everyone) think that Genesis was a good, but possibly not great console.  I personally think the Dreamcast is a little underrated, which leaves me with NES, SNES, and N64.

I'd say the N64 is out right away.  Its got some fantastic games, but a ton of unmitigated crap, and not nearly as strong a library as the other two.

They both had their share of bad games, but I think the SNES edges out a bit because it didn't really have as much hardware problems as the NES.  At least for me.