January 2008 Finds

[ScourDX]

Stuff I got for the past few weeks.

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[Xexyz]

Tell me what you think of Warriors of the Lost Empire when you get to playing it ScourDX. I'm looking for a good dungeon crawler, and this game had such a low distribution that I can't afford to sit on it for too long.

[TheDomesticInstitution]

Picked up Super Bowling CIB for the N64 for 14.95... but passed on a second CIB copy. Local Video store.

[ScourDX]

Tell me what you think of Warriors of the Lost Empire when you get to playing it ScourDX. I'm looking for a good dungeon crawler, and this game had such a low distribution that I can't afford to sit on it for too long.

So far I like it. The action is fast pace and enjoyable. I haven't play the game too long to tell you more.

[DigitalSpace]

NES:
Super Cars (boxed w/photocopied manual, R5) - $6.48

According to the barcode sticker I just peeled off the front of the cart, this copy's home back in the day was a place called Royal Video. And now, it's in my collection. Figured I'd splurge a little and get it off the want list. A loose cart is valued at $6 in the DP Guide (http://www.digitpress.com/DP/cmf/game.cmf?gameid=5449), so I didn't do too bad here.

[InsaneDavid]

NES:
Super Cars (boxed w/photocopied manual, R5) - $6.48

According to the barcode sticker I just peeled off the front of the cart, this copy's home back in the day was a place called Royal Video. And now, it's in my collection. Figured I'd splurge a little and get it off the want list. A loose cart is valued at $6 in the DP Guide (http://www.digitpress.com/DP/cmf/game.cmf?gameid=5449), so I didn't do too bad here.

Fun game once you get into the grind but one loss and it's game over. I too paid more than my usual NES rate for a copy (and from a seller at the local flea market I really don't like).

[ecresto]

finds for the past week :

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[otaku]

Finally bought a copy of God Hand (20 bucks)
Thinking of buying a Goldstar 3DO I spotted at a local pawnshop
Getting ready to buy patapon, wipeout pulse for my psp

[RadiantSvgun]

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Repaired and region-free Duo thanks to the people at oldschoolgamer.ca.

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My Turbo collection up to date, I wouldn't have most of this if it wasn't from the help of the people on the forums. Now I'll spend the next couple of weeks playing this stuff.

On another note, I'm a little disappointed in JJ and Jeff. I played Kato and Ken Chan back in the day, and JJ and Jeff is extremely censored compared to it.

[xtremegamer]

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Repaired and region-free Duo thanks to the people at oldschoolgamer.ca.

Had them mod an Xbox for me recently, they do a fantastic job!

[NCN]

A couple of strategy guides for 49 cents each....

New in shrink wrap Jade Empire (Prima) and Asheron's Call 2: Fallen Kings (Sybex)

[Kitsune Sniper]

I found 15 classic Gameboy manuals today - I also got some other stuff for the store. I'll make a full insert / manual sale or trade post later today.

[Jimmy Yakapucci]

Am I the only one who dreads reading Kitsune Sniper's posts in here?;)

I mean, it's only a matter of time before he comes in here and posts about how he went to the weekly flea market and found Nolan Bushnell there with a $10 price tag on his forehead, but managed to talk the dealer down to $5.

Yes, yes, that is just jealousy talking. I've had a couple good finds, but not like him.

JY

[Kejoriv]

ecresto - never seen that live arcade cover before. Is it NTSC?

[garagesaleking!!]

i got golden axe 2 and streets of rage for genesis for 1.49 each. They had about 15 really good titles at the second hand store for genesis all complete, but they said it was part of a bundle and they wanted like 50 for the bundle with a crappy looking system. I just wanted the games for a couple bucks each.

then at the goodwill, i could not believe my eyes, they had 2 wii remotes in their original packaging, i was like score, until i saw the price, 25 each. I was like wtf. I thought they would be like 5 each. So i passed.

[gepeto]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Shin-Richard/000_0382.jpg

Repaired and region-free Duo thanks to the people at oldschoolgamer.ca.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Shin-Richard/000_0383.jpg

My Turbo collection up to date, I wouldn't have most of this if it wasn't from the help of the people on the forums. Now I'll spend the next couple of weeks playing this stuff.

On another note, I'm a little disappointed in JJ and Jeff. I played Kato and Ken Chan back in the day, and JJ and Jeff is extremely censored compared to it.


What is a region free duo?

[Kitsune Sniper]

Am I the only one who dreads reading Kitsune Sniper's posts in here?;)

I mean, it's only a matter of time before he comes in here and posts about how he went to the weekly flea market and found Nolan Bushnell there with a $10 price tag on his forehead, but managed to talk the dealer down to $5.

Yes, yes, that is just jealousy talking. I've had a couple good finds, but not like him.

JY

Bwahahaha, good show, sir. :)

I have been -very- lucky so far, but I really want to get out of the eBay business. :p

[Cambot]

I hadn't been game-hunting in a while, but I had some decent finds, today:

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The 3 PS1 games were going to come out to $37.00, but I asked the pawnies if they could sell them for $30. They agreed. $9.99 each. Fair price.

The others came from a thrift store, and were $1.91 each.

[InsaneDavid]

What is a region free duo?

A TurboDuo (or PCEngine Duo) that will play both USA TurboGrafx-16 HuCARDs as well as JPN PCEngine HuCARDs. No region lock on the CD based games since the 'Duo has the 3.0 system card built in.

[nintendan]

Well, a neat little story here... last Friday I was playing Fable: The Lost Chapters.. and I got stuck (yes, I'm serious). I walk into value village the next day (Saturday), hoping to find some decent video game strategy guides. 10 seconds before I even get to the book section, I say to myself "It would be sweet if they had the Fable guide there". Lo and behold... not even 10 seconds later, I find it... for $1.99. Sweet, eh??

Saturday's finds:
Fable: The Lost Chapters Strategy Guide (Prima) $1.99 from Value Village
Scarface: The World Is Yours Strategy Guide (Prima) $1.99 from Value Village
The Warriors Strategy Guide (Brady) $1.99 from Value Village
Need For Speed: Most Wanted (Xbox 360, complete) $10.00 from Pawn
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent (Xbox 360, complete) from Pawn
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FINALLY!!! The Wii LAN Adaptor. No more of that USB Connector crap that keeps freezing my computer when I go online thru that.
Wii LAN Adaptor (by Datel) $29.99 from Future Shop.
Scarface: The World Is Yours (Wii) $24.99.
Spy Games: Elevator Mission (Wii) FREE (came with Scarface)

What's weird, is that Future Shop had Scarface by itself for 55 bucks, or in a 2-pack (like the one i got) for $24.99. Go figure!!
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Dan

[Sailorneorune]

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From the Book & Music Exchange in Evansville:

Saturn Action Replay 4M Plus (complete) - $15
Galactic Attack - $6
Mansion of Hidden Souls - $8
Gangster Town - $6

From the Book & Music Exchange in Henderson:

Lunar 2 Eternal Blue Complete - actually complete! - less than I thought I'd have to pay for a complete Lunar 2. ^_^

My pendantless one needs a good home, and I need a copy of The Art of Gyakuten Saiban.

Phoenix Wright plushie not included.

[Kejoriv]

picked up a 360 wireless adapter on Craigslist for $20. Now, I just need a wireless router.

[Videogamerdaryll]

I haven't been to the flea market in awhile but today I ventured out in the cold ass weather hoping to find a find..
The turn out was ok, but vendors were too scattered..

I hear the flea market vendor prices to be there have jumped like an extra $30 per month.
This in turn is chasing a lot of them away,going to other places to sell instead.

I did find an assortment of various game systems but everything way overpriced...(PASSED UP)
NES basic set-up $45.00 Cracked up dirty SNES $35.00..NES system no plug $40.00..Nomad with plug $25.00"but' it had a big yellow spot on screen when on.
Xbox 360 Gears of War $25.00 Spiderman 360 $25.00(the vendors a ...so I would not buy them if they were $2.00 each..

I scoured the market over and over trying to find a deal..Right before I left I came upon a table with a lot of Anime stuff that looked interesting..I starting looking through it and came across the Dreamcast stuff.$3.00 each or 2 for 5..($40.00)
I grabbed everything I could in Japanese Dreamcast stuff as I still collect this stuff,though I have no idea of the value of any of it.
I took a few US Dreamcast games that I don't have in my collection too..
I wanted to buy the Anime stuff too(DVD sets and CDs) as it looked very interesting but I only went there with $40.00

I took a few pictures of the stuff I got,..I don't know what some of these games are and again are worth.
DC Heavy Metal is still sealed,The NEC game at the bottom of the picture is also sealed.
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[darkhades]

Went to Goodwill again today and find a few things

Final Fantasy IX (PS1, $2.99)
Zelda II (GBA, $2.99)
Ace Combat 5, preview DVD (.99 cents)

Anyone know the story with the Ace Combat preview dvd? Was it given out when you bought the game?


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[Xexyz]

My finds/purchases so far for the month, plus the last week of December:

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Lots of PSP stuff lately. The three Konami shooter imports were from NCSX.com, and the other three were normal retail new as well as the two DS games. The trio of PS2 games were $14.99 each off of Amazon.com w/ free shipping, a much better deal than walking into GameStop and getting ripped off an additional $5 per title just because the corporation happens to be greedy...

All the older generation stuff was from a local chain called Game Craze:

Tommy Lasorda's Baseball (complete) - $0.99
Super Baseball 2020 (complete) - $0.99 (I'm glad they priced it like a common EA sports title, because I find it to be a terrible game, one I must have confused in my mind for Base Wars)
Cyborg Justice (boxed) - $3.99
Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Hidden Treasure (boxed) - $3.99
Super Bases Loaded 3 - License to Steal - $1.99 (amazing game, too bad the label is effed up...)
Felix the Cat - $3.99
Gargoyle's Quest II (complete, including promotional map and plastic baggie) - $5.99

Been pretty weak on collecting since Summer ended. I'm anxiously awaiting the flea market/garage sale 2008 season :D

[murdoc rose]

2 sealed sega satiun 3 free games virtua fighter, virtua cop pack.
Wondering what these are worth being only a r1 but a odd thing to have sealed I think. Interested in sell or trade if anyone else wants one.

[DigitalSpace]

Got this today:

GBA:
Alex Rider: Stormbreaker (new)

Free from a friend for helping him get some games.

[ScourDX]

Anyone know the story with the Ace Combat preview dvd? Was it given out when you bought the game?

The preview DVD comes with the Ace Combat 5 flight stick.


Stuff I got today.

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[Damon Plus]

Bought Geometry Wars: Galaxies yesterday.

Today, I've bought these games at a flea-market (all complete, like new):

-Cool Spot (Master System)
-Olympic Gold (Mega Drive)
-Jungle Book (Mega Drive)
-Out Run (Mega Drive)

For 3€ each. Nice finds, specially the last two.

[calgon]

Final Fantasy V (GBA) from trade here at dp

[Nate Nanjo]

The preview DVD comes with the Ace Combat 5 flight stick.


Stuff I got today.


Your gamestop still had PS1 stuff?

[aaron7]

Hit the motherload of rares today :D

SNES:
Lost Vikings - CIB
Lost Vikings 2 - CIB
Aero The Acro-bat 2 - Sealed... R6!

NES:
Puzzle with manual - R5
Ferrari Grand Prix Challenge - R5
Mission Cobra - R6
Mermaids of Atlantis - R6
Sky Shark
Rad Racket - R6
Totally Rad
Legendary Wings
F-15 City War - R4
Freedom Force

Intellivision:
Las Vegas Poker & Blackjack w/controller inserts
Lock N Chase w/controller inserts

Atari:
Ice Hockey
Riddle of the Sphinx
Jungle Hunt
Indy 500
Frogs and Flies
Armor Ambush
International Soccer
Dark Cavern
Super Challenge Football
Space Attack
Lock N Chase
Super Challenge Baseball

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[Streetball 21]

Capcom Classics Collection Vol. 2-$19.99

Found it at Gamecrazy, it was not shrink wrapped, but the box and disc itself had no scratches on it, it was in mint condition. Went to Gamestop before that, they had a new copy with a big sticker mark and 2 big scratches on the box. I'm glad I found a better copy.

[Vinnysdad]

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I had a good day at the Flea Market today. It seemed like every vendor was selling some kind of video game related item. Everything cost me about $30 total.
Atari 7800 ProSystem w/ 2 controllers
2600-Peles Soccer, Crystal Castles, Space Invaders, Centipede, Galaxian, Millipede, Megamania, Seaquest, Sky Jinks, Pitfall, Pitfall 2
7800-One on One, Joust, Food Fight
NES-Ducktales, Sqoon, Bible Adventures
SNES-Darius Twin
GEN-Puggsy

[darkhades]

x6 Sealed Zelda: Wind Waker ($9.97 each)



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[josekortez]

Gamestop
Eggmania (PS2, complete) - $4.49
Fantavision (PS2, complete) - $3.69
Game Boy Player (GC) - $19.99
Silpheed: The Lost Planet (PS2, complete) - $3.69
Unlimited Saga (PS2, complete) - $5.39

Target
Alien Syndrome (PSP) - $9.98

I already own most of this stuff. Can somebody tell me why I can't stop rebuying?

[ScourDX]

Your gamestop still had PS1 stuff?

I don't have Gamestop near my area. I have EB and they do sell PS1 from time to time. Usually I would buy them if the discs are in reasonable condition.

[DigitalSpace]

A friend of mine told me about a Fred Meyer in the area that had a good selection of games on clearance, and we went there tonight. Here's my haul:

Gamecube:
Lego Star Wars: The Video Game (new, Player's Choice) - $7.98

GBA:
The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night (new) - $7.98
Need For Speed Carbon: Own The City (new) - $7.98

After that, we wound up looking around at the Hollywood Video next door. They had several shelves of VHS tapes on sale for a buck each, mostly kiddie titles. I figured I'd look through and see if there was any game related stuff in there, and sure enough, I wound up finding a tape from the Zelda animated series that aired with the Super Mario Bros. Super Show. This tape features one episode - "The Ringer." Good score for a buck. Here's a photo of the box cover (found on nesplayer.com via a Google image search):

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On another note, looking through those kids VHS tapes was like a trip through memory lane. There were lots of compilations from early 90's cartoon shows I watched at some point or another.

[xtremegamer]

Picked these up over the weekend:

The Darkness, Xbox 360, Complete, $17.99
Tony Hawk's Proving Ground Limited Edition, Xbox 360, New, $14.75
Spy Hunter w/ booklet, NES, $2.00

[thetoxicone]

got back from my weekend trip to the Twin Cities...only picked up a few games though as I didn't have much time to go to many stores, here's what I got though

Clayfighter Sculptor's Cut - $12 (I've been looking for a cheap copy of this for quite awhile it was nice to finally be able to find one)
California Speed - $7
Mortal Kombat 4 (n64) - $7
Ducktales 2 (gb) - $6

as a bonus I delivered some stuff I sold off my for sale list to dp members Jesusjones and Cornelius while I was in that area so that was pretty cool too.

[thetoxicone]

On another note, looking through those kids VHS tapes was like a trip through memory lane. There were lots of compilations from early 90's cartoon shows I watched at some point or another.

some of those vhs tapes might actually net you a few bucks if they are for shows that aren't on dvd yet so check some ebay/amazon prices on a few of the titles and you might find something worth the trip back.

[snes_collector]

King of Fighters XI- $15 new

GameStop has dropped the price $5 so those still holding out can get it for the same price as from amazon.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Today's finds:

Baywatch Season 1 and 2, brand new - $10 (YAY FOR THE HOFF!) Actually, I'm trading these. :p

Castlevania (NES, loose) - $2

[jcalder8]

It's not much of a find but I picked up Rock Band for the 360 today
:villagepeople:

[Steve W]

Well, me, Icebreaker and wife and 98PaceCar went out to Trader's Village (probably the largest flea market in Texas) yesterday. We had a pretty good time, although it was cold and windy the whole time. I bought;

Z Pak: Fun for the Tapwave Zodiac, sealed - $5
Gate of Thunder/Bonk's Adventure/Bonk's Revenge CD for the Turbo Duo - $2
Sega Game Gear with TV tuner - $25
Dr. Dunk ('70s basketball handheld) - $3

The place I bought the Turbo Duo CD had a big ol' pile of videotapes, CDs, porn DVDs, cassettes, and several Turbo games. Unfortunately, out of the four I picked up, only two had games inside them. We all ended up buying a Turbo game there. In fact, there were a lot of really great finds out there at the flea market Sunday. Maybe the cold weather kept all the eBay resellers at home. 98PaceCar had an even better haul than me.

I found one of those Xbox Thrustmaster joysticks out there that are supposedly rare, but I never cared for those types of controllers and I was low on cash, so I passed. I just hope I won't regret that one.

[ecresto]

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FINDS FOR YEST AND TODAY !!! i love BURNOUT

[Kamisama]

Not a find, but I've won something.. :)

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signed by Takashi Iizuka


Takashi Iizuka is a Japanese game producer, game director, game designer and level designer who works for Sonic Team.

His first collabaration with Sega involved working with STI and Sonic Team on Sonic 3 and Knuckles. He also helped supervise Traveller's Tales with the development of Sonic R. In Japan he worked on Nights into Dreams..., and created the original idea for Sonic Adventure

[Ryaan1234]

Well, me, Icebreaker and wife and 98PaceCar went out to Trader's Village (probably the largest flea market in Texas) yesterday. We had a pretty good time, although it was cold and windy the whole time. I bought;

Z Pak: Fun for the Tapwave Zodiac, sealed - $5
Gate of Thunder/Bonk's Adventure/Bonk's Revenge CD for the Turbo Duo - $2
Sega Game Gear with TV tuner - $25
Dr. Dunk ('70s basketball handheld) - $3

The place I bought the Turbo Duo CD had a big ol' pile of videotapes, CDs, porn DVDs, cassettes, and several Turbo games. Unfortunately, out of the four I picked up, only two had games inside them. We all ended up buying a Turbo game there. In fact, there were a lot of really great finds out there at the flea market Sunday. Maybe the cold weather kept all the eBay resellers at home. 98PaceCar had an even better haul than me.

I found one of those Xbox Thrustmaster joysticks out there that are supposedly rare, but I never cared for those types of controllers and I was low on cash, so I passed. I just hope I won't regret that one.

Ahh, Trader's Village. I love that place. I've found some pretty good video game stuff over there. Imagine a flea market where there are video games at almost every other booth. It's a video game collector's heaven. You can find some pretty good stuff if you know what to look for. (Megaman 4, Megaman 5, & Bubble Bobble all for $10 :) ) The best part is this place is the opposite of Canton, TX. There aren't very many antiques to be found, most of the stuff over there is 30 years old or newer, which makes it easier to find video game stuff. Anyways, I hope you had fun over there. I've been wanting to go back for a while, but for now I'm stuck with "Treasure City" (yeah right!) in Waco.

[98redM6]

Got a NES with all hookups, 2 controllers, zapper and 12 games.

CIB Games are Mega Man 4, Mega Man 5, Bionic Commando, Legend of Zelda II, Metal Gear, and Snake's Revenge. Loose carts are Mario/Duck Hunt, Rush n' Attack, Mission Impossible, Legend of Zelda, Mario Bros. 2, and Top Gun. All of this for $50.

Also got Zelda: Twilight Princess and FIFA 2006 for Gamecube, Castlevania Bloodlines and Sonic 3 for Sega, and Final Fantasy Adventure for GB. All for $30. Not as good as my 1st find but I figured Twilight Princess is at least worth $25-$30 alone on ebay.

Last of all I found a Wavebird Wireless for Gamecube at my local Gamestop for 17.99. Again, not the biggest deal in the world, but well worth 17.99.

[jeffg]

Treasure City in Waco is pretty good man.

I found some good stuff there in the past year:
Marvel vs Capcom 2 for Xbox for $10
Saturn system for $5
Box of 25 NES games for $10

and some other stuff I can't remember off the top of my head.

Trader's Village is ok, there is a boatload of games, but not a whole lot of awesome deals.

I have a few special places here in the Metroplex I have found a lot of awesome stuff at. There is definately lots of good stuff around here in Texas.

I just need to find a stash of the Myriad 6 in 1 games that were made here in Texas

[geneshifter]

Treasure City in Waco is pretty good man.

I found some good stuff there in the past year:
Marvel vs Capcom 2 for Xbox for $10
Saturn system for $5
Box of 25 NES games for $10

and some other stuff I can't remember off the top of my head.

Trader's Village is ok, there is a boatload of games, but not a whole lot of awesome deals.

I have a few special places here in the Metroplex I have found a lot of awesome stuff at. There is definately lots of good stuff around here in Texas.

I just need to find a stash of the Myriad 6 in 1 games that were made here in Texas

I live in Arlington. What are the good places in Trader's Village to go for games? I went once a few years back but didn't find much.

[Ryaan1234]

I live in Arlington. What are the good places in Trader's Village to go for games? I went once a few years back but didn't find much.

You want to head to the "overflow" area. When they run out of enclosed and regular booths, everybody else is put over there. It's this big outside area with people set up, it's located in the far western area, when facing the market from the front. You can also comb the edges of the large areas with enclosed booths, (there's some more "open air" booths out thataways) and find some pretty good stuff. I found a limited edition Zelda OOT and MM for Gamecube for $10 back there. Even in the enclosed booths you can find some good stuff. Though, I tend to keep away from the enclosed booths. It's like a city made of dirty pet stores, off-brand crap booths, and tejano music *shivers*. You never know what old lady is lurking in a dirty enclosed booth with some old video games that belonged to her children.

JeffG: Yeah, seriously Treasure City is pretty good. I swear by it. I've gotten Earthbound with the strategy guide for $12, Atari 2600 Glib (R7) for $1, Threads of Fate (PS1) for $5, a James Avery Teacher pin for $.50 (sold for $40 on ebay) and countless other things over there. I find a lot there, mostly because my dad sets up a booth over at that flea market once or twice every month.

[josekortez]

Wii goodness at Circuit City today!
Furu Furu Park - $19.99
Heatseeker - $14.99
Monster 4X4 World Circuit w/ wheel - $19.99

Then I got some PS3 trades in the mail from some cheapassgamer.comrades!
Def Jam Icon
NBA Homecourt

I'm on my 6th PS3 game and still no PS3 yet. I'll wait until the ceramic whites and Dual Shock 3s come to the States...

[carlcarlson]

random pawn shop finds

Final Fantasy VII GH no manual
Grandia no manual
Breath of Fire IV no case
Armored Core: Master of the Arena no manual
Evolution Worlds for Gamecube

The Playstation games were $7.99 each and Evolution Worlds was $12.99. I didn't know the value of any of them except FF7, so I gambled, knowing I could get about $50 for it. It looks like I drastically overpaid for Armored Core and got gyped a bit on Evoltion Worlds. They only do exchanges, but I might try to take those two back and find something else anyway. Is Evolution Worlds a good game?

[Kitsune Sniper]

Is Evolution Worlds a good game?

It's a port of the Dreamcast games Evolution 1 and 2, in one package. Decent games, but not very awesome.

[InsaneDavid]

Grandia no manual

Do yourself a favor and play at least a few hours of Grandia before committing to sell it, it's a great game, my all time favorite RPG in fact. :)

[RadiantSvgun]

Found a copy of Ninja Gaiden II next to the dumpster at my apartment complex. Strange someone would throw it away, it doesn't stink and it works. Also found a dirty copy of Q-bert for Nes with the Ninja Gaiden II. Its nothing that can't be cleaned off though. I guess more trade fodder in the future.

[carlcarlson]

Do yourself a favor and play at least a few hours of Grandia before committing to sell it, it's a great game, my all time favorite RPG in fact. :)

Grandia won't be sold, I bought that one to keep. I remember seeing a commercial for it waaaay back when the original Playstation was still the new thing. I was so impressed, I thought it was beautiful.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Yesterday:

Castlevania (NES, loose) - $2
Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2007... new (WTF) but I opened it to see if it was complete - $3
Magix Movie Edit Pro 12 + some DVD photo thing - $3
Hackers (YES!!!!!!) / War Games / some other movie boxset- $3

Today:
New copies of Vectorman, Vectorman 2 (x2), 6 Pak (x2), and Sub Terranea: $6. The booth had several boxes filled with new games, including Mega Man 64, Blues Brothers 2000 (N64), Tonic Trouble, and other used games in those EBGames boxes.

[incubus421]

After such a long damn time of not finding crap in the wild I picked up a few decent items today:

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- Heroes II of Might and Magic Gold Edition = $2.00 (Goodwill)
- Shenmue (no manual or passport manual) = $4.00 (Goodwill)
- Ninja Gaiden (cart only) = $2.00 (local pawn shop)
- Rival Schools (no manual) = $5.00 (local pawn shop)

[Chainsaw_Charlie]

I hate to say it but I've lost my spirit in trying to game hunt and seeing these makes me want to cry a bit

I did pick up Grownslanser generations Tuesday though

[Steve W]

I live in Arlington. What are the good places in Trader's Village to go for games? I went once a few years back but didn't find much.
There's a booth, I believe it's #1309, that has a whole lot of games and stuff awkwardly crammed into it. Last time I looked they had an INTV Model III which I'd like to pick up. I bought a boxed Astrocade and a dozen carts from him for $40. And that's also where I bought my Myriad 6-in-1 cart (don't panic, there's no more there - I've looked).

Yeah, the overflow places are the best for finding stuff at Trader's Village. Right before I'd arrived, one guy who runs a game collector booth at the back had come across a boxed Vectrex and something like fourteen games, all boxed and complete, out there in the overflow area. I'm sure he made a pretty penny off of those.

Anyone else have suggestions for other places in the Metroplex for finding games? I've tried the Pirate's Cove flea market with no success (depressing place sort of near the corner of I-20 and I-35) but I bought a boxed Odyssey2 out at the Henderson Street flea market off downtown Fort Worth. Up in McKinney there's supposed to be a 'first Monday' type flea that I haven't ventured up to yet. Anyone know if that one's worth the trip up there?

What I really miss is the old First Saturday Sale on Ross Street in downtown Dallas. That place used to be awesome for a million reasons. I haven't been out there in years, not since it moved locations. I've been told it's come down to a dozen or more vendors. Such a sad thing.

[jeffg]

I have a few good places. I have found following at one flea market over the past year:

Zelda NES Test cart for $2.50 (sold for $300)
Popful Mail complete $2 (sold for $35)
FF VII complete $2 (sold for $45)
Warcraft II Battle Chest complete in big box $1 (sold for $40)
X-com UFO Defense PC floppy version complete $1 (sold for $50)
Dina Telegames System 2 of them in box $5 each (sold for $50 each)
Tower of Doom Intellivision complete $1 (sold for $75)
5 boxed C64 games with everything ($2 for all) sold all for $75
Dark Wizard complete $2
Ultima Trilogy for C64 complete $1 (sold for $60)
Chrono Trigger cart only $2 (sold for $45)
Breath of Fire II cart only $4 (sold for $35)

I wouldn't mind meeting a few fellow DP guys here in the metroplex

[Atarian75]

Not sure why I picked this up, but I got PSX Final Fantasy IX today for $6.

-Atarian75

[thetoxicone]

Haven't been buying much lately but I did pick up a couple items recently

Timesplitters Future Perfect for Xbox (complete) - 2.99
Snes Rf Cable (need for system and games package I plan to list on ebay since it is a lot easier to sell systems with all the cables) - $4.99

I plan to hit the thrifts and pawns today since I haven't done my usual rounds in over a week.

[cosmicpsycho]

went and hit the pawn shops, and a couple goodwills yesterday.

comix zone-gen-complete, even has the inserts and bonus cd $2.99
clayfighter-gen-also complete $2.99
splatterhouse 2-gen-cart and box $2.99
duke nukem64-n64-cart only $1.99
soulblazer-snes-cart only $2.99
mega man x-snes-cart only $2.99

[Kitsune Sniper]

Today's finds:
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out, Final Fantasy II (both cart only) - $6

I also bought a used Philips RF modulator for my old TV, a "new" alarm clock, and a set of old TV episode DVDs. I forget the name, but it's kinda like The Outer Limits.

Oh yeah, I might be able to pick up about 30 new copies of a TV show season set for reselling on eBay. About $3 a pop, they sell on eBay for $30. Mwahahahahahahahaha. :p

[murdoc rose]

picked up a complete copy of fantavision for 3.99 was thinking it was worth alot more but whatever still not a bad pickup

[thetoxicone]

Not a terrible day but spent a little more than I planned

Billy Hatcher (complete) - $6 been meaning to pick this up for a while
F-Zero (complete) - $6 same a above
Ninja Gaiden 3 - $4
Final Fight - $3
Firefighter FD 18 (complete) - $30 I've wanted this for a while and considering it usually doesn't sell for less than $40 on ebay I bit the bullet and picked this up

[darkhades]

Found a few things at Goodwill today, each game was $1.99.

PS1:

Breath of Fire 3
Blast Lacrosse
Spiderman 2
Lode Runner
GTA2

Dreamcast:

Ecco the Dolphin
The Grinch
Sydney 2000 (forgot to add in pic)


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[nintendan]

My finds and purchases for today:

Super Mario Galaxy Strategy Guide (Hardcover Collector's Edition, Prima) $33.99 at Future Shop.
Nintendo Power magazine #225, $6.99 at Chapters
N-Revolution magazine #17, $9.95 at Chapters
Legend Of Zelda: The Phantom Hourglass (DS) $34.99 at EB Games.
Mario Party (N64) $10 from a pawn store.

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Dan

[SONIKtheHEDGEHOG]

So I bought a about 34 Intellivision games, all in original boxes with overlays.. Also included was an Intellivision II system (not in box) and Intelivoice (also CIB) for 40 bucks... I'm digging through the box and trying to find some info on the games to see if anything is worth more then 20 and my search brings me to Fathom (R7)... Didn't know anything about it when I got it.. But the last complete one on Ebay went for 84 bucks shipped.. So I'm guessing that worked out for me... Also, the guy asked me if I knew anything about PSP's and how to play regular nintendo games on it... I said I did and that I downgrade psps all the time... So he's coming over tomorrow or Sunday to get his PSP downgraded for 30 bucks... So basically this lot just cost me 10 bucks not a bad deal at all....

[Cornelius]

So I bought a about 34 Intellivision games, all in original boxes with overlays.. Also included was an Intellivision II system (not in box) and Intelivoice (also CIB) for 40 bucks... I'm digging through the box and trying to find some info on the games to see if anything is worth more then 20 and my search brings me to Fathom (R7)... Didn't know anything about it when I got it.. But the last complete one on Ebay went for 84 bucks shipped.. So I'm guessing that worked out for me... Also, the guy asked me if I knew anything about PSP's and how to play regular nintendo games on it... I said I did and that I downgrade psps all the time... So he's coming over tomorrow or Sunday to get his PSP downgraded for 30 bucks... So basically this lot just cost me 10 bucks not a bad deal at all....
How much does a downgrade on a psp usually cost? I'm all for getting good deals, but this is a case where I'd definitely cut the guy a break (which maybe $30 is, I just don't know at all).

[namzep]

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This stuff came from two seperate packages that finally arrived. The Gameboy games cost me $15 shipped (though I had to clean the carts a bit, but they came out nicely) and the two .hacks cost me $30 shipped. Now to find Parts 3 and 4. :)

[wallydawg]

picked up 10 CIB NES games for $2.69 each.
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All in good shape except for Star Tropics and Super C, both of which are missing the inner flaps on the top of the box.