April 2009 Finds

[PentiumMMX]

With my birthday just around the corner, I had plenty of extra cash, so I splurged; scooping up plenty of games I've wanted for a while and some I had been wanting to try out.

From garage sales:
- Final Fantasy X (PS2. Complete in good shape): $5
- Final Fantasy X-2 (PS2. With case in good shape): $5
- Super NES w\ 2 controllers & 8 games: $5

Games included with system (All loose):
- Super Mario World
- Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World
- Super Mario Kart
- Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
- Animaniacs
- Kirby's Avalanche
- Space Invaders
- Goof Troop

From Game-X-Change:
- NES Dogbone Controller (NES. Loose): $5 (Nice...)
- Dr. Robotnic's Mean Bean Machine (Genesis. Complete in good shape): $3
- Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions (PlayStation. Complete & near mint): $6
- Pokemon Trading Card Game (Game Boy Color. Loose): $6
- Evolution: World of Sacred Device (Dreamcast. Complete in good shape): $6
- Legend of Kay (PS2. Complete in very good shape): $10
- Pikmin (Gamecube. Non-PC, complete & near mint): $20
- Super Paper Mario (Wii. Complete & mint): $35

[Nionel]

I made some rounds today and scored some decent finds...

Target
PS2 16MB Memory Card - $7.87

GameStop
Guitar Hero II (360, Sealed) - $9.99

Blockbuster
Eternal Sonata (360) - $14.99
Perfect Dark Zero - $4.99
Rouge Galaxy - $6.99 <- I felt this was a great deal for this game.

I may run a few more places later and I'll update if I get any other good finds, I also got 2 rechargeable Duracells AAs with the charger for $6.48 at Target, not a bad find if you use a lot of AA batteries like I do.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Diablo, Warcraft II Expansion, Starcraft Version 1.0 (!) - $1 each.

Been dry around these parts lately.

[namzep]

Received a few things in the mail today:

Contra 4 (DS) - $10
Space Invaders (SNES, sealed) - $15

[NayusDante]

Nionel - How is Rogue Galaxy? I've been wondering about it forever now, and might pick it up if it's decent.

[plaidbrad3141]

Picked up a few games this weekend:
Battlezone (PSP) new $10
War Jets (PS2) new $2.50
Eggstreme Mania (PS2) new $2.50 (I know... but it was new and cheap)
And for the NES a 76 in 1 pirate cart $2.99 (label says Megacom and the back of the case is stamped Supervision) I tried to snap a pic but it keeps coming out blurry. I thought it might have been a Caltron at first but I'm still happy as I've never actually seen one of these before.

[namzep]

Was at Walmart tonight and they had a bunch of $10 DS games. Mostly shovelware titles but I picked up:

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift (DS)

Which is a game I had wanted but I hadn't wanted to pay anywhere near retail for it.

[incubus421]

PS1
- Shellshock (long box; R5) = free

GBA
- Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (GBA; complete)
- Final Fantasy I & II Dawn of Souls (GBA; complete)
both for $18.xx

[Nico87]

All from eBay except Mad World which I bought from the local Gamestop/EB Games;

Wii
Madworld

SNES
Megaman X
The 7th Saga
Super Metroid

Sega
Sega Genesis CD console
Sega Saturn console

Sega Genesis
Landstalker
Dynamite Headdy
Phantasy Star IV

Sega CD
Lunar: The Silver Star Story
Lunar 2: Eternal Blue
Popful Mail
Vay
Android Assault

Sega Saturn
Magic Knight Rayearth
Albert Odyssey
Shining Wisdom

Playstation
Silhoutte Mirage
Elemental Gearbolt (found in the closet, still mint condition!)
GunCon lightgun

All games complete with instructions, boxes, etc.

No rarities there, but I'm just starting my Genesis/CD/Saturn collection, and I believe I'm getting off on a good start!

..and yes, I love Working Designs ;)

[NayusDante]

Ah, good day today...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3650/3442698752_fee9757428_b.jpg

First find was last night after midnight. Since I'm waiting for my Sega CD to arrive (should ship today), I decided to price Lunar 1. A seller on Amazon had a complete copy in good condition for $30, +$4 shipping. The seller was marked as "Just Launched," so I'm taking a risk, but as long as it's complete and working I'll be happy.

I've been doing my thrift runs every other Monday, but I had to work yesterday. Today it's been raining all day, but I like rain, so the run was rather enjoyable.

First off, I hit Salvation Army:
Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator - $2
-I used to play this one with my dad, but then he let somebody borrow our copy, and never saw it again.
Freelancer - $2
-Generic case... does this one need a key? I've been wanting to play it forever...
Music: Asia - Astra, Alien Ant Farm - ANThology, Genesis - Invisible Touch - $0.49/each

I finally gave GoodWill another chance:
The Dig - $2.06
-Not pictured, forgot it in the car. Disc is in better condition than my copy, has the manual and jewel case. I lost my case a long time ago, so now I have it CIB again. One of my favorite adventure games...
Saw a PSX, SCPH9001, $15, and a GCN WaveBird minus the receiver, $4, but nothing else. That place still smells.

Then the library bookstore...
Box of comics - $16
-Says $0.25/each on the box, and there's 165 of them in there. I asked the guy if he could cut me a deal if I bought the whole box, and he called whoever has authority over that sort of thing, ended up $0.10/each (hooray for Golden Age pricing). It's 75% manga, including Nadesico, Gundam, Inu-Yasha, Eternity Comic's adaption of Captain Harlock, and more of that sort of thing. This finally got me to stop by the comic shop for more bags and boards, which are now averaging out to cost MORE than I spend on the comics themselves... o_O
Cromartie High vol 1 - $2
Passed up the rack of shojo stuff. Also passed up the stacks of Ah My Goddess, never much cared for magical girl/harem manga.

Last stop was my church's thrift:
Sega CD - $1/each
-A/X-101 (Complete)
-Microcosm (Complete)
-Kriss Kross (Disc + Manual; I had to... if only for a laugh)
-Marky Mark (Disc in Vanilla Ice jewel case; same reason)
-Joe Montana's NFL Football (Disc only; I might go for a complete Sega CD collection, so I'll take what I can find)

Golden Axe (SMS) - $3
-Complete

Information Society - Peace and Love Inc. - $2
-This one has the modem noise track, yay secret message!

[Kitsune Sniper]

Information Society - Peace and Love Inc. - $2
-This one has the modem noise track, yay secret message!

Want. :(

[tubeway]

Want. :(

I think insoc.org, the old official Information Society site has that in downloadable form. Interestingly enough, Kurt Harland ended up working on sound design for video game companies in the bay area after Insoc. He last worked at Crystal Dynamics/Eidos, but I don't know what he's up to now.

[Kitsune Sniper]

I think insoc.org, the old official Information Society site has that in downloadable form. Interestingly enough, Kurt Harland ended up working on sound design for video game companies in the bay area after Insoc. He last worked at Crystal Dynamics/Eidos, but I don't know what he's up to now.

It doesn't. I'm not paying retail for it either. :p I have it on MP3, but I still want all those albums I don't have yet.

You should visit their site, they released remastered versions of their first two albums along with a CD filled with rarities from their early days.

[Steve W]

Hit several stores, all I found was a Sega Base Converter for the Genesis for $1.98 loose.

There's a store chain up in Oklahoma City called GameXchange, and a day after visiting OKC I came across a GameXchange in Irving, TX. I managed to hit it when it was open, and it turns out it's the third in Texas, with another location in Lewisville. They had no pre-NES stuff at the moment, which is a shame. But they've got loads of NES carts. And good prices on Xbox games, I thought. I need to hit their Lewisville location sometime soon.

[NayusDante]

How's their recent material? I believe they recently released a new album...

I really like this particular album. The first was good, but this is better. I've also got Hack, but it doesn't really hit me the same way.

[Tenjikuronin]

Ah, good day today...

It's 75% manga, including Nadesico, Gundam, Inu-Yasha, Eternity Comic's adaption of Captain Harlock, and more of that sort of thing. This finally got me to stop by the comic shop for more bags and boards, which are now averaging out to cost MORE than I spend on the comics themselves... o_O



That's a good series....I remember watching the anime version years ago...

[sebastiankirchoff]

This is stuff found over the past few weeks. Its been pretty dry recently, but it is only the beginning of the season:

Kirbys Adventure NES Cart Only- $1
Double Dragon NES Cart Only- $1
Three PS1 Memory Cards- 2.50
South Park DVD: 2.00
Starsky and Hutch Gamecube- 1.00

[NayusDante]

That's a good series....I remember watching the anime version years ago...

Looking through the box, I have issues 2-6. The stuff by Eternity isn't actual manga localization, rather, original American comics based on the source material. They did Robotech this way, which proceeded into The Sentinels and all that. I've been wanting to check out the original Harlock anime for a while now, and reading these will probably determine if I start looking for it or not.

There's 26 total issues of Nadesico in the box, but two are #4, one of which is missing the cover. I've never understood why I find comics this way, you'd think that whoever bought them would have tracked down that missing issue #9... The two Gundam series in the box are 4 and 5 issues each, and both are missing the last issue. o_O

[Kitsune Sniper]

How's their recent material? I believe they recently released a new album...

I really like this particular album. The first was good, but this is better. I've also got Hack, but it doesn't really hit me the same way.

Synthesizer. Good music, but most of it is Kurt-less - the last track features vocals by him, though. I liked it a lot.

I actually like all their albums (except for Don't Be Afraid, which isn't bad but it's NOT Insoc).


Looking through the box, I have issues 2-6. The stuff by Eternity isn't actual manga localization, rather, original American comics based on the source material. They did Robotech this way, which proceeded into The Sentinels and all that. I've been wanting to check out the original Harlock anime for a while now, and reading these will probably determine if I start looking for it or not.

There's 26 total issues of Nadesico in the box, but two are #4, one of which is missing the cover. I've never understood why I find comics this way, you'd think that whoever bought them would have tracked down that missing issue #9... The two Gundam series in the box are 4 and 5 issues each, and both are missing the last issue. o_O

Who's to say someone didn't pluck those out of the box before you got there? :p

[camarotuner]

From Sears...
Manhunt 2 (PS2) X4
Dragonball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 (PS2) X4
Legend of Spyro: Eternal Night (PS2) X1

Paid 1.97 each or 18.80 after tax.

Walked the 30 foot out the door to the Gamestop, traded the pile in and got.... 73 bucks. Sweet.

[Oobgarm]

Scored a sealed copy of Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction for PS3 at Blockbuster yesterday for a measly $19.99.

[hellfire]

my final fantasy vii came in today from my freind, the case and the cds are not in great condition but thats nothing that cant be fixed.

[The 1 2 P]

http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/rr306/THE-1-2-P/HPIM1071.jpg

Just a few things I picked up today and one that came in the mail.

[TonyTheTiger]

I haven't actually gotten it yet (was shipped out today) but assuming everything works out does this count as a find even though it wasn't in the wild?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=360147014862

[NayusDante]

I haven't actually gotten it yet (was shipped out today) but assuming everything works out does this count as a find even though it wasn't in the wild?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=360147014862

Yes. Nice one.

[BIGMIKE]

got me another purple backed PS2 game. i know u r just wondering why i mentioned that right? well, my PS2 only plays purple backed PS2 games. plays the hell out of ps1 games tho... I need to get a list of those games like that.

madden 2002 $1

[Kitsune Sniper]

got me another purple backed PS2 game. i know u r just wondering why i mentioned that right? well, my PS2 only plays purple backed PS2 games. plays the hell out of ps1 games tho... I need to get a list of those games like that.

madden 2002 $1

MobyGames: List of PlayStation 2 CD-ROM games (252 games) (http://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/ps2/tic,21/ti,161/)

Yer welcome. :P

[Sonicwolf]

A bunch of PlayStation games today:

Tomb Raider III
Formula 1
Grand Theft Auto
MLB 2005
Battle Arena Toshinden
Shipwreckers
Medal of Honor
Namco Museum Volume 1
Monopoly
Driver 2
Covert Ops Nuclear Dawn
Destruction Derby
(c-12) Final Resistance
GTA 2 Collectors Edition
GTA Mission Pack 1 - London 1969
Tomb Raider II
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
Metal Gear (disc 1 only)

33 bucks in total.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Yesterday:

Meat Beat Manifesto -- Armed Audio Warfare (1990, CD) - $1
Rick Astley -- Free (CD, with bonus Astley mullet action!) - $1

Today:

Hooooooooooo boy. The city's been hit with a wind storm, so not a lot of buyers went to the flea market. But the sellers...

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2009-04-15-games1.jpg
All from one guy. The guy had a ton of crappy music (Sugar Ray, those morons who sung that Butterfly, sugah, baby song... yech) and at the bottom there was this box with PC games. Some Command & Conquer, disc only Neverwinter Nights... What's this? XCom? Diablo? HO SHI PLANETARY PACK! He also had the Fallout 1+2 set on a table. The outer cardboard was torn, though. :(

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2009-04-15-games2.jpg
Guardian Heroes sounded familiar so I picked up the case and saw the back cover. The disc has a few scratches but should play fine -- it's for trade if anyone wants it. No manual... and I can't play it, I still don't have a working US Saturn.

Phantasmagoria Stagefright and the 72-60 pin adaptor were pretty cheap - $1 for both! The guy (an American, the only one who sets up shop at this flea market) said $15 at first, which nearly gave me a heart attack, but then he said "Just kidding! $1."

"Each?" "For both, man! Sorry, I just wanted to have a little fun, that's all."

I paid and left. He's a weird one but he's sold me some cheap stuff before, so. :P The adaptor is brand new. The pins are completely unused. I already have a Honeybee 60-72 adaptor and a generic 72-60 one, I'm not sure what to do with this one.

[weirdguy]

HO SHI PLANETARY PACK! He also had the Fallout 1+2 set on a table.

The pins are completely unused. I already have a Honeybee 60-72 adaptor and a generic 72-60 one, I'm not sure what to do with this one.

Oh shi.. indeed ! Almost found one in the online classified here, the guy never replied... They are worth so much it's almost insane.

Combine all the adapter to make a giant adapter !

[Kitsune Sniper]

Oh shi.. indeed ! Almost found one in the online classified here, the guy never replied... They are worth so much it's almost insane.

Combine all the adapter to make a giant adapter !

I once sold a complete in box copy for $80. Not bad, but I could've gotten more. :p

And I shall call my adaptor... ADAPTOTRON.

[norkusa]

Yesterday:

Meat Beat Manifesto -- Armed Audio Warfare (1990, CD) - $1


I love MBM! Armed Audio is one of my favorite albums ever. Great find and I hope you listen to it. \\^_^/

[tubeway]

Oh shi.. indeed ! Almost found one in the online classified here, the guy never replied... They are worth so much it's almost insane.

Combine all the adapter to make a giant adapter !

Fallout is worth money? Goddamn, I've seen copies around at thrifts. Time to go back.

[Kitsune Sniper]

I love MBM! Armed Audio is one of my favorite albums ever. Great find and I hope you listen to it. \\^_^/

Oh I will, I will. I've only got one other song by them in the From The Masses Depeche Mode tribute album. If I like what I hear, I tend to seek out albums which contain artists I like. (Which is why I also picked up that Rick Astley album.)


Fallout is worth money? Goddamn, I've seen copies around at thrifts. Time to go back.

Fallout... yes and no. The bundle I got is worth $15-25 bucks. Each game costs $8 on GOG.com, and they include a ton of bonuses (music, PDF manuals, icons, and such) which is a much better value than just having a disc only game. The soundtrack alone is quite a treat for me. I figure, I sell the games for $25, get $20 after fees, buy the games on GOG.com, get two bucks back. :) There's an European budget release (White Label) which contains Fallout 1, 2, and Tactics. Not a BAD thing, but it's basically a couple of discs in a DVD case. No manuals.

The really valuable item there is Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri Planetary Pack. It bundles Alpha Centauri with the expansion pack (which is already rare to begin with). Disc only copies are worth around $40-$60 on a good day. CIB copies (which include a heavy printed manual, maps, and so on) can go for over $100.

[tubeway]

Subsequent trips to the same Goodwills in too close of a timespan have meant less to pick from. I was determined to not walk away empty handed from both of the Goodwills I visited, so....

Goodwill #1:

Namco Museum Volume 3 for PSX, mint and complete - 80 cents
Road Rash 3D for PSX - bootleg silver disc by "players" - 80 cents
Marvel Superheroes for PSX - bootleg silver disc by "players" - 80 cents
The Smelly Mystery for PC (kids game that was later licensed by Humongous Entertainment) - 80 cents
Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral, (mint condition to replace my roughed up copy from when it was released) - 80 cents
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (same as above) - 80 cents
Bushido Blade 2 case with a OPM demo disc in it - 80 cents
Jet Moto disc in a 2Extreme case with no manual - 80 cents

Goodwill #2:

Bart Simpson telephone from 1990, complete in mint packaging. Scary looking too; his eyes blink red when the phone rings. $3.99

Gamestop #1:

I needed a GCN controller, so out of desperation I went and (over)paid $15 at Gamestop for one. I also picked up Sneak King for 99 cents (the only original Xbox compatible title left at the location), and Star Fox Adventures in mint condition for Gamecube for $4.99.

GameStop #2:

Then I found out about the 25% off sale on Xbox titles, and used my edge card to get the following for just under $40:

Beat Down: Fists of Vengeance
Tron 2.0 Killer App
Obscure
Stake: Fortune Fighters
Road Kill
Star Trek: Shattered Universe
Judge Dredd
Alien Vs. Predator (case and manual for free -- they had no more discs)

http://www.tubeway.org/haul3.jpg

[The 1 2 P]

I haven't actually gotten it yet (was shipped out today) but assuming everything works out does this count as a find even though it wasn't in the wild?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=360147014862

You lucky "beep". Thats the find of the month. I've been trying to get a cheap one of those forever. Very nice.

[bcks007]

MobyGames: List of PlayStation 2 CD-ROM games (252 games) (http://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/ps2/tic,21/ti,161/)

Yer welcome. :P


Anyway to make a search on there, expect for it listing all known ps2 games that are CD-ROM from every known country, make it ntsc, or pal only. I would love to know a full NTSC list of CD-ROM games, and not have to shift through pal, japan, etc, and games that didn't even come out here. Its helpful but not that helpful as you still gotta do some leg work to find out if a game in your region was a cd-rom game or not.... :(

[skaar]

Anyway to make a search on there, expect for it listing all known ps2 games that are CD-ROM from every known country, make it ntsc, or pal only. I would love to know a full NTSC list of CD-ROM games, and not have to shift through pal, japan, etc, and games that didn't even come out here. Its helpful but not that helpful as you still gotta do some leg work to find out if a game in your region was a cd-rom game or not.... :(

Effort makes it all worth it :)

[Kitsune Sniper]

Anyway to make a search on there, expect for it listing all known ps2 games that are CD-ROM from every known country, make it ntsc, or pal only. I would love to know a full NTSC list of CD-ROM games, and not have to shift through pal, japan, etc, and games that didn't even come out here. Its helpful but not that helpful as you still gotta do some leg work to find out if a game in your region was a cd-rom game or not.... :(

Yes and no.

You can't get specific countries, but you CAN click on the rating systems. Click on ESRB to get the US/Canada stuff, CERO to get Japan, BBFC/PEGI to get Europe, so on and so forth. :)

[JunkTheMagicDragon]

not as great as tony's find, but i'm satisfied...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170321147265&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.com%3A80%2F170321147265% 3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dp2773.m38.l1313%26_nkw%3 D170321147265%26_sacat%3DSee-All-Categories%26_naf%3D1%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1

$67 bucks shipped for hd-dvd player and 15 movies.

[fergojisan]

Atari 2600 finds come every couple of years for me (I'm not counting eBay here, I very rarely go there anymore). I went to a weird thrift store when I was in South Jersey yesterday. They had 2 bins full of loose Atari games, and I saw Star Fox on top of one of the bins. I didn't have my list with me, but there was a 1 in 3 chance that I was buying the correct one. It was! Now I have the complete collection of Mythicon "games." Now to find the boxes and docs...

[TonyTheTiger]

You lucky "beep". Thats the find of the month. I've been trying to get a cheap one of those forever. Very nice.

Yeah, believe me, I know how lucky that was. If you look, the thing was only up for like 17 minutes before I accidentally stumbled on it. And that includes two or three minutes of me staring at the thing wondering what it was and if it was a worthwhile purchase. I did a quick Google search before I put two and two together and realized it was a Japanese X'Eye. But what's a Wondermega generally worth? I can't really find anything concrete other than "quite a bit." Granted, I'm not currently planning to sell it though I'm not sure what use I'll get out of a console that can't play U.S. games.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Odd day today.

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2009-04-16.jpg

CDs - $1 each. Yes, that's two Nirvana albums!

The games? $4 each! FF XII is mint, but Luigi's Mansion needs a new case and inserts.

[MarioMania]

I got yesterday

Tomb Raider GH PS $5.99 Thrift Shop
Star Wars Ep 1 TPM $1.99 Goodwill

[hellfire]

I went to blockbuster and noticed they were having a sale
I got
mario super sluggers 20$ new!
banjo kazooie nuts and bolts 20$ new!

[ErmangelnSeelen]

This isn't really a "find" since I bought it all online, but it's just crazy how I got 6 packages in one day...I bet the postlady was thrilled.

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t95/ermangelnseelen/IMGP0879.jpg

[Steve W]

Today I picked up a blue Nintendo DS (first generation model) with headphones for $34.99 in a Salvation Army. They had a silver model too, but the hinge was broken, so I couldn't pick it up for someone else who wanted it.

In thrifts in Denton, TX, I bought:

Einhander, Bio Freaks, Tenchu-Stealth Assassins, and Red Asphalt for the PS1, amazingly pristine, $2.42 each.
Space Hulk: Vengeance of the Blood Angels for the Sega Saturn, $4.94.
Pinball for the Philips CD-i in the long plastic case with the cardboard sleeve, 99¢.

There was a game store off the interstate that I'd seen a couple times driving past going somewhere, but I never could stop. Today, I went there. And turned out they're out of business. Dang. Then I went to the only other location of GameXchange in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, and they didn't have much in the way of classic games (they've only been around for a couple of months). On the way home I hit another thrift, where they had an NBA Jam Tournament Edition, NFL Blitz '99, and Soul Edge arcade cabs for sale the last time I visited. Nobody's bought them, not surprising how much they're charging for them and considering that Blitz is the only one that looks okay, the other two have bad monitors.

[NayusDante]

I'm not sure what use I'll get out of a console that can't play U.S. games.

If you can rip your US CD games to images, there's tools to change the region and burn a new disc.

[TonyTheTiger]

True but talk about a hassle. On the bright side it is an option though.

[The 1 2 P]

But what's a Wondermega generally worth? I can't really find anything concrete other than "quite a bit."

On the low end you could still make $100-150. On the high end we'll talking about $250-400. Also, my US X-Eye plays the majority of Japanese import games I put in it. You should try with your US games once your Wondermega arrives. You might be pleasantly surprised. But I can't help you with the cd part though.

[namzep]

Received a package yesterday that included:

PS2:
Demon Stone (Forgotten Realms) $3
Grand Theft Auto III $2
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City $2
Mercury Meltdown Remix $2

Wii:
Elebits (factory sealed) $11

All for a total of around $23 shipped.

[TonyTheTiger]

On the low end you could still make $100-150. On the high end we'll talking about $250-400. Also, my US X-Eye plays the majority of Japanese import games I put in it. You should try with your US games once your Wondermega arrives. You might be pleasantly surprised. But I can't help you with the cd part though.

I'll give it a try. Thanks.

[hellfire]

My mom stopped at blockbuster and asked if i wanted anything
I got
devil may cry 4 (xbox 360) 14.99$

[cityside75]

Hooray for the start of garage sale season here in Chicagoland. Here's what I got today:

-PS2 with Rebel Raiders and Brave Fencer Musashi - $15. It looks like this one doesn't read CD's, just DVD's so I'll have to tinker with it some. I already have a PS2 so this one will be for sale or trade once I get it sorted out.

At my local Half Price Books:

-Stubbs the Zombie (Xbox - Sealed) - $4.95. I really want to play this one, but it looks like I can sell it for a nice chunk of change on ebay. I may sell this sealed one and buy an open copy.

-Broken Sword (Xbox) - $2

-Turning Point - Fall of Liberty (PC) - $1

-Call of Cthulhu (PC) - $1

-Playstation 1 Link Cable with box - $2.95

[Ryaan1234]

This just came in the mail.
I've got a thread in Prototype Central for it.
http://ryaan1234.googlepages.com/Proto1.jpg

I bought it on monday night on eBay. I'd say it's a find :)

[willowmoon93]

Neighborhood garage sales seemed to have officially kicked off today. Got some good deals, too ... hopefully tomorrow will be just as good ...

These titles are all for Nintendo 64, $1 each, cart only:
Super Mario 64 (2 of them)
Mario Kart 64
Diddy Kong Racing
Mario Party
Mario Party 2
Mickey's Speedway USA
Magical Tetris Challenge
.
GameBoy Advance games, $1 each, cart only:
MX 2002
Spy Hunter/Super Sprint
Namco Museum
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NES games, $2 each, cart only:
Tecmo Super Bowl
TMNT II: The Arcade Game
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SNES games, $2 each, cart only:
Donkey Kong Country II (2 of them)
Donkey Kong Country III
Final Fantasy III
Zombies Ate My Neighbors
Super Mario All-Stars (2 of them)
Super Mario Kart
Super Mario RPG Legend of the Seven Stars
Super Mario World
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Also picked up a N64 system w/2 controllers & expansion pack, all for $5 and a working NES system w/2 controllers and SMB/Duck Hunt all for $1 !!!

[NayusDante]

My $34 Amazon Lunar 1 came today, and I'm still waiting for my Sega CD to arrive. It's in alright condition. Case has one crack, manual has a folded corner, but it's good enough to meet my expectations. The disc is pretty good.

Last night at Play N Trade, I picked up two NES games from the bargain bin. Codename Viper and Bucky O'Hare, $3 each.

[namzep]

Stuff from the mail over the last few days:

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[darkslime]

Hooray for the start of garage sale season here in Chicagoland. Here's what I got today:

-PS2 with Rebel Raiders and Brave Fencer Musashi - $15. It looks like this one doesn't read CD's, just DVD's so I'll have to tinker with it some. I already have a PS2 so this one will be for sale or trade once I get it sorted out.

At my local Half Price Books:

-Stubbs the Zombie (Xbox - Sealed) - $4.95. I really want to play this one, but it looks like I can sell it for a nice chunk of change on ebay. I may sell this sealed one and buy an open copy.

-Broken Sword (Xbox) - $2

-Turning Point - Fall of Liberty (PC) - $1

-Call of Cthulhu (PC) - $1

-Playstation 1 Link Cable with box - $2.95
You can easily sell a broken PS2 for $30 + shipping on ebay, I'd recommend listing it there.

[Ed Oscuro]

Found a new Microsoft Flight Simulator 4.0 from 1989 for $4.

[Diosoth]

I got a response from my Craigslist wanted ad for Sega Saturn games. Today I purchases-

Virtual On complete
Panzer Dragoon II Zwei complete
Virtua Cop 2 in cardboard box with gun
6 empty Sega CD/Saturn type game cases


Total cost $21

[sebastiankirchoff]

Today I left late for garage sales (11, my mom had to do stuff in the morning and came home late) and only got two things. There wasn't that many garage sales, even though this time of year there are tons of garage sales. It seemed that at every garage sale I went to they said that they already sold their games, and only saw one game today, and that was Wheel of Fortune for N64 for 5 bucks. Well, here is what I found:

Chris Rock Bigger and Blacker DVD- 2 bucks
"Determination" framed Inspirational Poster- Free (Favorite find of the month)

[misfits859]

No finds recently. Local purchases have been made tho':

GH: Aerosmith (360) w/ corded Explorer guitar $9.99 at Gamestop.
Loco Roco 2 (PSP) $10
HAWX (360) $10
Valkyria Chronicles (PS3) $15

[namzep]

A few recent pickups:

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Everything except Ghosts & Goblins was picked up at Gamestop for about $35 (been wanting Chessmaster for quite awhile). Ghosts & Goblins was $20 at Walmart but it's one I've been wanting to pickup and wasn't sure if it was going to be around much longer (PSP games don't seem to be stocked for very long around here).

[darkslime]

YARD SALE FINDS:

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Dreamcast (no cords, I forgot about those and assumed they were in the box. I think I overpaid because there aren't any.)
2 First Party controllers
2 3rd party controllers
4 3rd party VMUs
Soul Calibur (complete)
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (complete)
Crazy Taxi (disc only)
Sydney 2000 (disc only)
$10 total.

clear purple GBA
intec protector glove thing
Pokemon Crystal (cart only)
$3 total

Age of Empires III (sealed)
$2

stuffed Mr. Garisson
50 cents

MS Office 2003 upgrade
50 cents

LOTR figures (sealed)
$1

EZ CASH SUPER PAWN:
Overlord (360, complete)
Tales of Symphonia (complete)
.hack// vol. 4 Quarantine (complete)
$7.99 each

[Tupin]

I think I got my find of the month.

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Blurry pic, but as you can see, there's a Commodore 64, a 1541 drive, a bunch of peripherals, and manuals, along with a big box full of games. Behind that is yet ANOTHER Commodore 64, this time boxed. There is only one power adapter, and the drive is missing the cable to hook it up to the C64. Lots of unlabeled games, but I found Ghostbusters, so it's good. There's also Cybermorph for the Jaguar. Total price? Drumroll please.....

Fifty dollars! :D:D:D

Possibly my find of the year, just need an AV cable and 1541 connector and I am set. :popcorn:

[jeffg]

Big Flea Market/Garage Sale down FM 4 here in Texas About 15 miles long

Not a lot but decent finds

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The snes and 19 games cost me $35
Bubble Bobble $2
Computer Games $1

Non video game finds were

3 Lego Star Wars Sets all in box, look to be all complete. General Grievous, couple clone sets, and Boba Fett $1 each

Ray Lewis and Julius Pepper Rookie Mcfarlanes in package $8 for pair

Monopoly for PS3 at pawn shop for $15

Ok, not great, but the Star Wars and Mcfarlanes should pay for everything I bought though

[Porksta]

Hit up some yard sales this morning, nothing but over priced trash. Things did get better at work though where I picked up the following:

Spice controller (Gamecube)
Mario Party 7 (Gamecube unopened)

Then after work I hit up a second Blockbuster in hopes of finding Dark Sector or GH III for the 360. Again, they did not have GH III in stock, and the Dark Sector they had was in a BB case. I did find this though for $10:

Professor Layton (DS unopened)

[cityside75]

You can easily sell a broken PS2 for $30 + shipping on ebay, I'd recommend listing it there.

Thanks for the tip, but I was able to get the PS2 working like new after an hour or so in my workshop. I'm almost tempted to keep it and sell my current one - I can't believe how much quieter the newer 50000 series is than my older 39000 series.

I should add I picked up a dirty N64, 6 or 7 games, and a transfer pak for $3 at a garage sale today. When I got home and looked through the games (the price was so low I didn't even look to see what was in the bag), there was a decent condition Starcraft 64 and NFL Blitz Special Edition (an R5) in there...score!

[DDCecil]

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Got this stuff today:

Legacy of Ys (DS) - from Amazon.com

From the local thrift:
Adventure Land - (Extra, not based on the current movie) - .50
Super Mario Bros. Movie Cassette Soundtrack (also, an extra!) - .50
Jammit! CD - .50

Also picked up the VG-inspired brochure while waiting to pick up my car.

[DigitalSpace]

Purchased today at a Play N Trade:

NES:
G.I. Joe: The Atlantis Factor (cart only) - $2.99
The Simpsons: Bartman Meets Radioactive Man (cart only) - $2.99

Genesis:
Ex-Mutants (boxed) - $2.99

Game Boy:
Duck Tales 2 (cart only) - $4.99

[Kyle15]

Stopped by a thrift today. They had a few Dreamcast games, but most were junk.

-Dead or Alive 2 (complete) I've been looking for this one! $1.98
-Fighting Force 2 (complete) I got this mixed-up with a different game. Wish I hadn't bought it now.... $1.98

They also had a sealed Genji demo for the PS2. It was $1.98 as well.
After this, I picked up Parappa and Beavis & Butthead Vol.3 for the PSP from Best Buy. Both were on sale for a juicy $4.99! :D

[darkslime]

Got a sealed copy of SMT Devil Summoner for $20 shipped off of someone on gametz.

[Sonicwolf]

I think I got my find of the month.

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Blurry pic, but as you can see, there's a Commodore 64, a 1541 drive, a bunch of peripherals, and manuals, along with a big box full of games. Behind that is yet ANOTHER Commodore 64, this time boxed. There is only one power adapter, and the drive is missing the cable to hook it up to the C64. Lots of unlabeled games, but I found Ghostbusters, so it's good. There's also Cybermorph for the Jaguar. Total price? Drumroll please.....

Fifty dollars! :D:D:D

Possibly my find of the year, just need an AV cable and 1541 connector and I am set. :popcorn:


IM GOING TO HAVE TO DESTROY YOU NOW

I would love to find a Commodore 64 with all that for 50 bucks. Im dieing on the inside now.

[TheDomesticInstitution]

So yesterday, on the way home from a gig I stopped by my (sorta) local Value Village. I found the following games all behind the display case. They were all labeled with prices and are as follows:

Defender 2- 2.90
Gyruss- 1.90
Snake Rattle N' Roll- 1.90
1943- 2.10
TMNT III- 1.90
Millipede- 2.10
SMB 3 (CIB)- $.80


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This brings up a question. As I stop by, this place once or twice a week I usually am familiar with their inventory. These games were probably taken in and priced at the same time as they were all stacked neatly together. I also gather that they were price by the same person, as the handwriting looks similar. So my question is, why the different prices? Why is there a dollar difference between Gyruss and Defender 2? This has always struck me as odd.

I also found that SNES power supply for $1.51, which completes one of the loose SNESs I had. And although I don't usually buy doubles of games I have, a CIB SMB 3 was hard to resist. I also had forgot that I already had a copy of 1943, instead of 1942- so that makes 2.