July 2009 Finds

[NayusDante]

King's Quest IV

Out of curiosity, is it the AGI or SCI version? The AGI version is supposedly very rare.

Also, I'd like to see a picture of all of those. That series has always been close to my heart, but I grew up with the first compilation pack and rarely see them individually.

[Cornelius]

Been a while since I posted... been a while since I've found much of anything. A couple weeks ago at a Green Bay Goodwill I found a new/sealed Doc's NES pad restoration kit. Basically it contains replacement rubber and buttons. Pretty neat I thought; it was 2 or 3 bucks.

Here is stuff from yesterday and today:
http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww75/evanwink42/finds169.jpg
-Stargate SG1 s1-7 + Atlantis s1-2 : $35 This was a nice pickup since I was about to buy Atlantis on Ebay. I bought all the SG1s from someone here on DP some time ago, but these have the box thingies and were too good a price to pass up.
-Stargate Ark/Continuum Blu-Ray : $26 off eBay. This is annoying. First, after winning the auction I find that their shipping charge is 6 as listed in the text, but 3 in the shipping section so that is what shows up on a search. Okay, whatever. Then it arrives like this with a pulverized case and damaged cover art. grr. Supposedly they'll refund some money so I can buy a replacement case. Luckily the discs are fine. Honestly, I would have just let the damage go if their shipping charges hadn't been misleading.
-Gen Battle Squadron : $0.25
-Office 97 and Space ace were $1.80 at a thrift
-4 Radiohead CDs, Starfleet Command, and Fallout were 12.25, I paid 10 at a sale
-X-Com Terror from the Deep: 1.95 at SA, disc only :(
-Mattel B-Ball LED game: .30 at a thrift
-Saturn Games Rise 2 and Hyper Pinball came to $3 at an odd little thrift in a neighborhood where I went to some sales today. Bought these largely because I just don't often see Saturn games, but did leave behind some dreck

http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww75/evanwink42/finds169a.jpg
Here's the good stuff from today!
-Pac-Man TV tray : 0.50
-GBA SP w/ cases and 14 games : $15 (asking price). One game didn't make it in the pic (Superman)

[jeffg]

Virtual Boy with Mario Tennis, Mario Clash complete, Galactic Pinball complete, and Nester's Funky Bowling cart only $5 & Guitar Hero World Tour game only for 360

Kirby's Dream Course snes complete $5
Ninja Gaiden III nes cart only $5

that is about it today, I am happy for the VB, 2nd one in 3 weeks I have traded for this I mostly wanted for the 3 games, but he wouldn't break up the bundle so I will just have a duplicate VB, it is great shape too, stand is great condition too


Yesterday I got the following

Gameboy games all complete from Disc Replay.

Boxxle II
Pyramids of RA
Mario's Picross

all complete and I traded Legends of Wrestlemania for 360 for all 3 of them

Day before I got Bomerman 64 The 2nd Attack Complete and very close to mint condition, traded Karaoke Revolution 1 for PS2 and $15 for it. This was a tough one to find.

[Jimmy Yakapucci]

Here is a pic of the Sierra games that I picked up yesterday:

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll314/JYakapucci/KQ.jpg

As for which version of KQIV I have, how would I tell?

JY

[JanLazer]

Here is a pic of the Sierra games that I picked up yesterday:


As for which version of KQIV I have, how would I tell?

JY

Congrats! I was pouting after I read your post about finding all those KQ games...Now I'm seriously pouting... But, I did snag a couple of things from Goodwill today:

Manhunter 2: San Francisco 3.5" disc $5.99 *
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire N64 CIB - $2.99

I've not found a Sierra game in the wild since I was bargain bin diving as a youngster since I had a crappy computer. Feeling quite good about this. :D

* = Okay, so I took a better look at the Manhunter game. Looks like it is NOT CIB...It only has the 2.5" discs and the reference card. I thought it was complete due to the weight of the game. However, the weight was created by an additional game in the box. I not only gained Manhunter 2, but also Gold Rush on 3.5" discs, with the manuals(needed for that pesky copy protection). Yippee!
They also had 7th Guest, 11th Hour, Traitor's Gate and 2 copies of X-wing (3.5" version)....I'm going to check again tomorrow..

[gokugohandave]

yesterday I went to goodwill and picked up a complete in box romance of the three kingdoms 2 for nes, only missing the styrofoam piece but everything else is pretty good cond. 3 bucks.

[NayusDante]

As for which version of KQIV I have, how would I tell?

Think you could get some closeups or scans of the box? It might mention it on the system requirements, or the side. The AGI version used the older engine, and wasn't sold very long.

I'd inquire about buying them, but I have two of the three collection releases and a few more loose.

Edit: After checking MobyGames, it appears that the SCI version has the system requirements on the front, while the AGI version does not. Still, could be wrong, as there's another listing for AGI with the requirements. If you have a floppy drive, fire up DOSBox and play it.

[BetaWolf47]

Phoenix

That came out for 2600? Is that a port of the Taito arcade game?

[TheDomesticInstitution]

That came out for 2600? Is that a port of the Taito arcade game?

Comparing the entry in DP's Online Rarity Guide (http://www.digitpress.com/DP/cmf/game.cmf?gameid=23266) to KLOV (http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9004)'s entry for Pheonix, I'd say Yes. Although it doesn't look like a great port. Also I didn't see Taito mentioned as the publisher in either listing. And KLOV lists only 1 instance of an Arcade named Phoenix.

[Kitsune Sniper]

And also, Daggerfall for the PC, with the strategy book (they taped the cd-jewel case and the guide together, so the guide has some marks on it)-$2.99

I know I am missing some items/inserts with Daggerfall, can anyone tell me exactly what they are?

You know what's funny?

Bethesda just released this game as a free download (http://www.elderscrolls.com/downloads/downloads_games.htm).

[Kevin H]

how is hawx? did you get a chance to play it yet?

Its ok, from the few minutes I got to play. Worth the 20.

[NayusDante]

You know what's funny?

Bethesda just released this game as a free download (http://www.elderscrolls.com/downloads/downloads_games.htm).

Hmmm... I definitely like seeing such detailed DOSBox configuration instructions there. When did they put it up? Gotta wonder when Morrowind goes free...

At any rate, I ripped Daggerfall to ISO the other day and it's closer to 532mb. Is this a stripped down version, or is it just compressed really well?

[Ryaan1234]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2425/3705262418_416197a2a9.jpg

I'm just a little curious, but what's the second game in the first row? I didn't see it in your list. It looks like it says "Micro Ant" (???) from here. Anyways, it's always nice to find a few uncommon Atari games.

I went to Roundrock today and visited a Salvation Army, a Goodwill, and Half Price Books. I got an Asian (Chinese?) movie (can't remember name but produced by Jackie Chan), Clarissa Explains It All season 1 new and sealed (>_>), and an Asian (Korean?) VCD called "Project A" for $3.99, $3.99 and $1.99 respectively from Goodwill. This Goodwill's been weird cause last time I was there I got a PC Engine game and a VCD.

Half Price Books had a few Atari games. It looked like they started with a bunch. The left over ones were crappy commons so I passed. I did get 2 longbox PS1 games (Zero Divide and Cybersled) for $3.98 each and Time Stalkers and Elemental Gimmick Gear (both for Dreamcast) for $4.98 and $3.98. This Half Price Books had a buttload of Dreamcast games in case anyone wants to visit it. I passed up Silver, Maken X, Tech Romancer, and I think some other really good buys. They were 3 & 4.98 each and I didn't want to buy a game that I had no clue about. I'm crazy for buying the 2 games I did cause I don't have a Dreamcast lol.

[NayusDante]

Buy Tech Romancer. Now. Get up and go back.

That one goes for a good bit. I'm holding off on getting it until I find it for a deal like THAT.

[Gameguy]

I'm just a little curious, but what's the second game in the first row? I didn't see it in your list. It looks like it says "Micro Ant" (???) from here. Anyways, it's always nice to find a few uncommon Atari games.
I recognize the label, it's Miner 2049'er by Micro Fun. Isn't that the ColecoVision version though?

And Project A is a really good Jackie Chan movie. :)

[Ryaan1234]

Buy Tech Romancer. Now. Get up and go back.

That one goes for a good bit. I'm holding off on getting it until I find it for a deal like THAT.

Okay, I live in Waco, TX. Roundrock, TX is something like an hour and a half away. I only go up there every once and a while. I wish I knew more about Dreamcast games, I would've bought it.


I recognize the label, it's Miner 2049'er by Micro Fun. Isn't that the ColecoVision version though?

And Project A is a really good Jackie Chan movie. :)

Oh okay. I didn't recognize it. I was looking for the beige Tigervision Miner 2049'er Atari 2600 cart.

I'll have to find a way to watch Project A. I'm not sure what I can use to play it. The VCD's cover is one of the most amazing things I've ever seen in my life. I'll have to put up a pic. It's strange though, I've gotten a lot of Chinese/Japanese/Korean stuff from this Goodwill. There must be some sort of nearby Asian community. The "produced by Jackie Chan" dvd that I got it called "Hot War" btw. I left a lot of other what I assume Chinese language dvds like Insomnia, Astronaut's Wife (I think.) and a romance movie that I can't remember.

[Kitsune Sniper]

I'll have to find a way to watch Project A. I'm not sure what I can use to play it. The VCD's cover is one of the most amazing things I've ever seen in my life. I'll have to put up a pic. It's strange though, I've gotten a lot of Chinese/Japanese/Korean stuff from this Goodwill. There must be some sort of nearby Asian community. The "produced by Jackie Chan" dvd that I got it called "Hot War" btw. I left a lot of other what I assume Chinese language dvds like Insomnia, Astronaut's Wife (I think.) and a romance movie that I can't remember.

VideoLAN and Media Player Classic can play the video. Many DVD players also support VCD (usually if they're from a Chinese or Korean manufacturer); or you can just open the .DAT file in Windows Media Player, since it's just a standard MPG file.

[NayusDante]

I've always wondered about the VCD format. Isn't it similar to what the 90s game consoles used for video? I've heard that maybe one or two episodes of something will fit, but what's the bitrate? How's it compare to VHS quality?

[BetaWolf47]

You can check on Wikipedia... that website knows all!

Speaking of FMV consoles, Philips CD-i apparently used that very format.

[TheDomesticInstitution]

I'm just a little curious, but what's the second game in the first row? I didn't see it in your list. It looks like it says "Micro Ant" (???) from here. Anyways, it's always nice to find a few uncommon Atari games.


Oops. When I was picking up the games, it was in the 2600 pile of games. It looked like a 2600 cart and didn't say Colecovision anywhere. I knew that Miner 2049'er was on the 2600 so I just assumed, without trying the cart yesterday that it was for the VCS.


I recognize the label, it's Miner 2049'er by Micro Fun. Isn't that the ColecoVision version though?

Thank you for bringing it to my attention. This sorta sucks since I don't have a Coleco. Well now I at least have a test cart for the console if I happen to find one cheap.

[garagesaleking!!]

went to a few sales this morning and found nothing, decided to check out this new goodwill that has been open for a few months, it was my first time ever going to it, its in a pretty wealthy area,

in their diplay case they had 3 stacks of ps1 games, it was pretty much all sports and disney games, then i found 1 good game in the bunch,

Tomba 2(Complete and Mint): $2.99

Also hit up another thrift and found:

Sony Super Betamax Player(these things are impossible to find, very clean unit): $5.95

[garagesaleking!!]

hey im the only one getting anything today i guess, i went to a church sale that started at 4 today,

When i first went through i saw some 360 games but the only decent ones were oblivion and prey and one other one, i figured they were high priced so kept going, when i came back around i found out they were only $1 each, but they were sold of course.

I was ready to leave when i saw a couple stereo receivers outside on their patio, they said to go inside and look for the remotes. So i go inside and find a box with remotes, i pick it up and what do you know underneath it is a little bin with a nes system in it. Then up on the window sill i see er seasons 2 and 3 and friday night lights seasons 1 and 2. Also i found about 5 pc games. Battle for middle earth II and the expansion pack for it, age of empires III, a star wars game, and 2 others i cant remember. None of it was priced so i had no idea what to expect to pay. When i got to the register they charged me:

Er season 2: $1
er season 3: $1
Friday night lights season 1: $1
friday night lights season 2: $1
Nintendo system with 2 controllers, zapper, plugs, and mario 1 and 2, base wars, and duck tales $3
Pc Games $1 Each

I could not believe $1 each for seasons, and then $3 for all the nes stuff lol.

Then i ended up getting the sony and also a technics receiver for $5 each because the remotes were missing.

Oh and i almost forgot, i got a portable casio color tv for $3, but i was just thinking about whether that will work or not with the new digital transition.

I had a really good day today, also right now im working on a deal for 300+ music cds on craigslist.

[Ye0ldmario]

hey im the only one getting anything today i guess, i went to a church sale that started at 4 today,

When i first went through i saw some 360 games but the only decent ones were oblivion and prey and one other one, i figured they were high priced so kept going, when i came back around i found out they were only $1 each, but they were sold of course.

I was ready to leave when i saw a couple stereo receivers outside on their patio, they said to go inside and look for the remotes. So i go inside and find a box with remotes, i pick it up and what do you know underneath it is a little bin with a nes system in it. Then up on the window sill i see er seasons 2 and 3 and friday night lights seasons 1 and 2. Also i found about 5 pc games. Battle for middle earth II and the expansion pack for it, age of empires III, a star wars game, and 2 others i cant remember. None of it was priced so i had no idea what to expect to pay. When i got to the register they charged me:

Er season 2: $1
er season 3: $1
Friday night lights season 1: $1
friday night lights season 2: $1
Nintendo system with 2 controllers, zapper, plugs, and mario 1 and 2, base wars, and duck tales $3
Pc Games $1 Each

I could not believe $1 each for seasons, and then $3 for all the nes stuff lol.

Then i ended up getting the sony and also a technics receiver for $5 each because the remotes were missing.

Oh and i almost forgot, i got a portable casio color tv for $3, but i was just thinking about whether that will work or not with the new digital transition.

I had a really good day today, also right now im working on a deal for 300+ music cds on craigslist.

your username suits you well :rocker:

[TheRealist50]

Found a nice little batch of Atari 2600 games at goodwill.

It was all bundled together in a bag in the display case for 9.99

Dolphin (Sealed)
Defender (Sealed)
Pac-Man (Complete)
Asteroids (Complete)
Ice Hockey (compelte)
Galaxian (loose)
Ice Hockey (loose)
Zaxxon (loose)
And an Atari 2600 power cable.

[Steve W]

I've hit loads of thrift stores across northern Louisiana, and I've finally found something of note. I bought a boxed Tomy Tutor! Erm, not the real computer though. (http://www.floodgap.com/retrobits/tomy/toys.html) Anyway, it turns out that they had an Atari 2600 at their furniture store. $15 got me a Vader style Atari 2600 with a universal power supply (that's only 300mA), a pair of paddles, and a game holder (without the smoked plastic cover) with:
Video Pinball
Video Olympics
Lock N' Chase
Dragster
Miniature Golf
Chopper Command
Frogger
Air-Sea Battle
Defender
Missile Command
Squeeze Box
Circus
Golf
Space Invaders
Carnival
Raft Rider (the only one I didn't already have)
Video Chess
Asteroids

There were no joysticks in the box, so I went to a Play N' Trade (the only place that deals with retro gaming in this chunk of the state) and asked the salesperson if they had any joysticks. He went into the back and came out with two Atari CX-40s, the rubber boots missing and the sticks yellowing and chewed up and filthy. So he gave them to me and wished me luck on getting them to work. I don't want to buy the overpriced Radio Shack universal power supply to get this thing to work, or the manual switchbox to hook it to a TV. I've got all that stuff at home. I really wanted to show my nephews what video gaming was like "back in the day".

[Fuzzball24]

I ended up going to Mountain View for a doctor's appointment and went to a bookstore there. Turns out they had games.

They had a few PS2 games, some odd titles, but nothing interesting. Same with the Game Boy Color games. I ended up buying:

Tetris Worlds Online (Xbox) - $3
Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield - $4
Red Hot Chili Pepper's - By The Way (Japanese Import) - $4

I'm happy I got the Japanese import of the RHCP album. It has a bonus track.

They 2 other Rainbow Six expansions. I should've bought 'em. Especially the expansion for the first Rainbow Six.

[deltoidsteep]

So far I've got Wolfenstein 3d complete for 12 bucks on ebay. And today i got Resident Evil Director's Cut and Dino Crisis complete for 2 bucks a piece :D

[Goodwill Hunter]

Friday finds from all over:

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/9166/rum09.jpg

Paid more than I usually like to for an SNES rummage lot…50 bucks, but the games were so mint and complete, I couldn’t pass it up. A number will be added to my collection, and almost all will be used for condition upgrades.

7 NES games with sleeve and book from Goodwill - $1.99 each. The Final Fantasy was marked $4.99 (perhaps because it has a larger instruction manual?), but the girl who rang me up just counted the stack and charged me the same price for all.

PSP Scrabble from ebay for $12, and I also got PSP Kiosk Discs #3 & #4 for $25 each from ebay. I got #1 last year, now I’m on the hunt for #2.

Rich

[garagesaleking!!]

the pics not working, how many snes games did you get? i love seeing rummage sale finds.

[Pezcore343]

I picked up one game from the DP store today, Microcosm for Sega CD for $4.99. Unfortunately it turns out my Sega CD is dead so I won't be able to play it just yet. Also picked up a whole bunch of gameboy and gbc games for real cheap.

Oddworld Adventures - $0.45
Super Breakout - $0.45
Project S-11 - $0.45
Asteroids/Missile Command - $0.75
Joust & Defender - $0.75
Robopon (Sun Version) - $0.75
Perfect Dark - $0.60
Revelations: The Demon Slayer - $0.45

The total came to $4.98 for the 8 of them. I was pretty excited about the last one in particular because I saw it was an Atlus RPG, only to find out it's also a MegaTen game (Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible, I believe). So hopefully I'll have some fun with that one.

[Shaq-Funaki]

Friday finds from all over:

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/9166/rum09.jpg

Paid more than I usually like to for an SNES rummage lot…50 bucks, but the games were so mint and complete, I couldn’t pass it up. A number will be added to my collection, and almost all will be used for condition upgrades.

7 NES games with sleeve and book from Goodwill - $1.99 each. The Final Fantasy was marked $4.99 (perhaps because it has a larger instruction manual?), but the girl who rang me up just counted the stack and charged me the same price for all.

PSP Scrabble from ebay for $12, and I also got PSP Kiosk Discs #3 & #4 for $25 each from ebay. I got #1 last year, now I’m on the hunt for #2.

Rich

DAMN!!!!! You really are a goodwill hunter. Nice finds :rocker::rocker::rocker:

[ErmangelnSeelen]

I apologize for not having pics, but I can't find my camera (plus I had to stay up all night in order to get out hunting, so I'm DEAD tired now -_-)

First find:

$5 Castlevania Adventure (GB)

hahaha, it's not actually a find, but I think it's hilarious how often I pay $3-5 for a game boy game because I can't remember if it's rare or not (it NEVER is!) =P

After realizing adventure was the common as hell one, I got really frustrated for a bit, since I didn't seem to be finding anything and it was soo hot (and my ebrake stopped working? NOT good, I gotta take a look when I wake up). Good thing I kept looking though, because I found:

$2 Raiden Trad (Genesis)
$2 Venom: Maximum Carnage (Genesis)

Ok, so venom isn't a find, but it's the same deal as the castlevania, I always get em mixed up...I was probably thinking of the 32x one.

Then, something very strange caught my eye...

$5 Sega CDX

naturally I grabbed that shit up. As I'm walking away, the lady is like "uhhh, you know these games are for that system right", and shows me a few loose cd cases...I take a second look just to be nice and find

$1.50 Shining Force CD (Sega CD)

I'm pretty happy about that. No case though =/ Finally, as I was leaving, I decided I wanted to be able to play raiden and mess with the CDX, so I got

$13.50 Sega Genesis (Model 2? 3? Eh, I think it's a 2, I'll look when I wake up) with Sonic 2 NFR, Phantasy Star II, NFL 94, NHL 94, and super hang-on.

Today was a Sega day, which is interesting seeing how I never owned any sega stuff growing up. Can't wait to start it all up when I wake up :o

One question though, is it safe to use the Genesis AC adapter for the CDX? CDX says 9.5 volt, Genny AC says 10volt. No way do I wanna blow this thing up ^_- Also, I know nothing about segas. Can I just use S Video through that A/V port, or will it only accept the sega ones? Is there an A/C adapter for the genesis or am I stuck with RF?

P.S. I lied, that's more than one question :(

[Ye0ldmario]

I'll admit it I used aftermarket adapters from VCR's I had on my NES and it powered up. I think they were the same voltage though.

One thing you can do is leave it on for a few minutes and sniff in the back of the console where the wire is plugged in and the power brick. If you smell burning/ fire unplug it quickly.

[NayusDante]

Try the Genesis 2 power adaptor. The information I'm seeing says that it should work, but watch out if it gets too hot.

As for video, it's the same as the Genesis 2. Whatever you use needs that specific 9-pin din connector, be it RF or AV. Or, you could ghetto-rig it like I do by shoving wires in the pins and connecting them to spare RCA cables, at least until you can get a stereo AV cable from eBay or whatever. MacGuyver would approve.


I went out today with the intention of hitting the thrifts and getting a car wash. The thrifts sucked today, so I went home empty handed. I also came home with a dirty car, because it was raining by the time I headed down to the car wash. My family is going to check out a different flea market tomorrow, so I'll see if I find anything there.

I found a few things last week, but nothing amazing. Best thing was Mario is Missing for PC, but it's technically one of those Software Toolworks combo CDs, so it's got a generic label and some World Atlas takes up most of the disc. Also, Descent II, Tomb Raider Last Revelation, Syndicate Plus, Cybermage, Stellar 7, Police Quest IV, Nox, all for PC. Also, Saturn Bootleg Demo. Everything was $2/each. Aside from Mario is Missing, I'm open to selling any of those, nothing I really want to keep personally beyond a quick play test.

[PentiumMMX]

It's been a while since I last had any finds; most places didn't have anything I was looking for at all. However, I did find these:

- A bag of Nintendo 64 games: $4
Inside the bag:
- South Park (Ripped label)
- Goldeneye 007 (Some writing on the label)
- Super Mario 64 (Non-PC, very good shape)
- Rugrats: Scavenger Hunt (Very good shape)
- Gex 3: Deep Cover Gekko (Very good shape)
- Banjo-Tooie (Near mint label)
- Diddy Kong Racing (Non-PC, very good shape)
- Scooby-Doo: Classic Creep Capers (Near mint)

Non-gaming items:
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture (VHS. Extended 1983 release in very good condition): $1
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (VHS. Original 1982 release in very good condition): $1
- Pokémon: Picture Perfect (VHS. In very good condition): Free
- Atlantis: The Lost Empire (VHS. In very good condition): $.50
- Spaceballs (VHS. In very good condition): $1
- Batman (VHS. Near mint): $1
- The Simpsons: Season 3 (DVD. In good shape; missing booklet): $4

I recently stumbled onto my old VCR in storage, so I've been going nuts getting some movies for it since they are so cheap. Probably the most pleasent surprise was finding the first 2 Star Trek movies; I rarely see used copies of anything Star Trek around here.

[Sonicwolf]

Non-gaming items:
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture (VHS. Extended 1983 release in very good condition): $1

I always found that edition of Star Trek TMP to be kind of funny. The way they used unfinished footage of kirks space walk and how it shows the scaffolding from the set and such.

[joshnickerson]

It's been a while since I posted some finds...
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b235/joshnickerson/july_09A.jpg
Super Mario Land (complete)
Game and Watch Gallery 3 (complete)
Earthworm Jim 2 (loose)
Super Star Wars (loose)

Not a bad day :)

[Kitsune Sniper]

I wasn't expecting to find anything... but I found WAY more than I thought I'd ever find.

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2009-07-11.jpg

Right off the bat I found Final Fantasy VII (no manual) + Bomberman (JP PS1, complete with spine card, Japanese manual, and a Chinese/English manual?!). The cost? $5 for both!

A little while later I noticed someone selling PS2 and Gamecube games for $5. I saw Shadow of the Colossus (original print) there but the disc was really damaged and the cover art was torn... So I grabbed Metroid Prime 2 instead. Apparently they had lots more games earlier, but I was late. :(

And then I went to another booth and saw a bunch of Saturn games that had been there for sale a couple of months ago. (I'd picked out complete copies of Panzer Dragoon and the Saturn three-game pack with Virtua Fighter 2, Daytona USA and Virtua Cop 2 for $10 back then, but left some sports games behind.) Today I picked out Die Hard Trilogy and Daytona USA Championship Edition. $4 for both. They still had the other three soccer games (Worldwide Soccer 96 and 97, and Striker 96) but I didn't want them. Then I noticed the booth with new jump packs, and grabbed one for $1. And just as I was leaving, I found You Don't Know Jack (PS1) for $2. WOW.

[garagesaleking!!]

Mostly non game related stuff at garage sales today,

i got about 300 music cds total on the day, also an old bell and howell super 8 projector basically new in the box for $5.

My one game related find was my last stop of the day, right by my house. They had a snes system with the plugs and 2 controllers with zelda and lord of the rings both complete in the box and a loose copy of super mario world. It was marked $20 for the snes and 3 games. I also picked up about 6 cds at the house, i said would you take $15 and throw in the cds and she said sure because it was getting late in the day. This is one of the cleanest systems i have ever seen. It does not need any cleaning and has no yellowing at all. She was in her 30's so im guessing it was hers as a kid. I can make $16 just on the free cd's she thew in, so il make $1 and get a free snes system.

[jeffg]

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I also had Bomberman 2nd Attack Complete and mint that I ended up selling on ebay while I was on vacation that almost paid for 1/2 the lot.


pics of the stuff I got when I went back home to indiana to visit family this past week. I brought a box of extra nes and snes carts that I have picked up over hte past few months at garage sales and flea markets, and traded those and spent $150 total. Best stuff I brought for trade was breath of fire, paladin's quest, final fantasy, and other nes stuff like tyson's, zelda, etc.

I am very happy with my deals.

Best Deal for me was trading WWE Legends of Wrestlemania for Xbox 360 for all 3 of the complete Gameboy Games. Great trade :)

I just need to weed through and figure out what to sell, I know the Secret of Evermore is a duplicate, and the Virtual Boy with Mario Tennis is a duplicate but don't know if I want to sell it or not.

[Ryaan1234]

There wasn't much of anything at sales today. I pulled Super Mario All-Stars and Super Mario World out of a box of audio cassettes lol. They were $0.50 each

[Baloo]

Traded at Next-Level for Saturn A/V cables and a loose copy of John Madden Football '93 Championship Edition. Traded away:

Loose World of Illusion
Loose Sonic the Hedgehog (retail version, not the NFR one)
CIB Sega Classics Golden Axe
Loose Popolus Genesis
Loose NBA Jam Genesis

[Kevin H]

On Craigslist Jacksonville, I picked up xbox 360 with hdmi hook ups, 2 wireless controllers one wired, 2 hard drives, and a wireless mic. The games are call of duty 4, endwar, rainbow 6 vegas, ace combat 6, need for speed carbon, hit man blood money, guitar hero world tour with instruments (2 guitars, drums, microphone) , open season, the simpsons game, Madden 08, and ddr with the mat all for 200. *Sorry copied most of the ad*

At a flea market I picked up
Magic Sword (Snes)
Eek the Cat (Snes)
Pushover *don't remember ever seeing this one before*
and a Nes game called Flintstones Surprise at Dinosaur Peak
All four games for 18 dollars.

The flintstones made me happier than the X-Box lol. I've wanted it for a while. And oh yeah pics tom.

Other than that
Push on DVD for 10 new
Picnochio, 101 Dalmations, 101 2 dalmations, New in town, and 102 dalmations for 7 a piece new. for DVD

Paul Blart Mall Cop, Marley and me *for the wife*, and Knowing for Blue Ray for 13 each all new.

[Tiktaalik]

While randomly looking around a used bookstore in Vancouver I saw 4 N64 games bizarrely tucked along a wall. I asked how much they were and the guy said $3. I decided to grab this one.

http://i25.tinypic.com/xbfxwx.jpg

woo. :)

[Tupin]

Not much today, just Robowarrior and Wrestlemania on NES and Trick Shot on the 2600.

[Breetai]

It's been a while since I posted some finds...

Super Mario Land (complete)
Game and Watch Gallery 3 (complete)
Earthworm Jim 2 (loose)
Super Star Wars (loose)

Not a bad day :)How did you end up finding the US versions of 3 of the games, but the Japanese version of Super Mario Land?

[Breetai]

IBomberman (JP PS1, complete with spine card, Japanese manual, and a Chinese/English manual?!).It's probably from somewhere in Asia, but outside of Japan, originally. Maybe HK, Taiwan or Singapore?

[Malon_Forever]

While randomly looking around a used bookstore in Vancouver I saw 4 N64 games bizarrely tucked along a wall. I asked how much they were and the guy said $3. I decided to grab this one.

http://i25.tinypic.com/xbfxwx.jpg

woo. :)

Nice grab!



I was finally able to get myself a copy of the haunting!!!! It was 10 dollars:

http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/9/6/4/1/1/7/webimg/282958400_o.jpg?nc=425

[Lostdwarf]

Didn't get to many garage sales this weekend. The one I did goto had a bunch of rpgish games.

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii255/LostDwarfCards/IMG_6812.jpg

The games were $3 each, and almost all of them had the books.

MetalStorm NES
Dragon Warrior NES
AD&D Hillsfar NES
AD&D Pool Of Radiance NES
Defender Of The Crown NES
Joust NES
Legacy Of The Wizard NES
Double Dragon Atari 7800

[garagesaleking!!]

I was the estate sale king today, haha, I had some nice finds today at estate sales and a flea market and a church sale, im going to try and get all my finds from friday through today together and get a picture, im tired right now and im gonna lay down for a little bit.

[misfits859]

Goodwill find today:

Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts (SNES) $2.50
Eternal Champions Power Guide (GEN) .50

[joshnickerson]

How did you end up finding the US versions of 3 of the games, but the Japanese version of Super Mario Land?

Well, I stopped at a random yard sale, right outside a trailer park. The guy at the table looked pretty grimey, like he hadn't showered in weeks, with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth and a NASCar baseball cap covering up his salt and pepper hair. It was mostly old tools and such, but there was one box to the side partly concealed by an old "Bud Lite" neon sign. Inside was an assortment of SNES and N64 games, along with the two Japanese Gameboy titles. I grabbed the two games, and started shifting through the loose carts, and Mr. Grimey walked over.

"Thems tapes is two fer five," he muttered, his mouth half closed from holding the cigarette in place with his chapped lips. "They used to belong to my "son", but he decided he was too good for me and went off to (he used his hands for air quotes at this point) 'College'." So I'm sellin' the shit he left behind.

I picked up the pace shifting through the games, cause this guy was giving me the creeps. He then noticed I had the two Japanese games in my hands. His eyes narrowed.

"That's them devil language games he had too. Didn't care for 'em bein' in the house. I say if it's not in the language the bible was written in, it's devil language."

Not wanting to start a religious argument with the guy, I stayed silent and shifted through the last of the SNES games. He grabbed my wrist and looked into my eyes. His lazy eye gazed somewhere towards the highway.

"You ain't one o them devil worshippers, are ya boy?"

"N-n-no sir!" I said, starting to panic. I did NOT want to get murdered today.

I quickly grabbed the two SNES games and asked how much for everything. Despite the fact he suspected I was the son of the devil, nothing is more influential than the almighty dollar that can be used to acquire booze.

"Ten bucks for them tapes and them devil games."

I handed him a ten, walked quickly to my car and locked the door. As I pulled away, I could see him in the rearview mirror talking to some other trailer trash, pointing at my car as I disappeared down the dirt road. As I sped up and veered back onto the interstate, I vowed I'd never venture down that road again.

....

Or I just got the games off of eBay. But my story is much more interesting. :)

[hellfire]

Well, I stopped at a random yard sale, right outside a trailer park. The guy at the table looked pretty grimey, like he hadn't showered in weeks, with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth and a NASCar baseball cap covering up his salt and pepper hair. It was mostly old tools and such, but there was one box to the side partly concealed by an old "Bud Lite" neon sign. Inside was an assortment of SNES and N64 games, along with the two Japanese Gameboy titles. I grabbed the two games, and started shifting through the loose carts, and Mr. Grimey walked over.

"Thems tapes is two fer five," he muttered, his mouth half closed from holding the cigarette in place with his chapped lips. "They used to belong to my "son", but he decided he was too good for me and went off to (he used his hands for air quotes at this point) 'College'." So I'm sellin' the shit he left behind.

I picked up the pace shifting through the games, cause this guy was giving me the creeps. He then noticed I had the two Japanese games in my hands. His eyes narrowed.

"That's them devil language games he had too. Didn't care for 'em bein' in the house. I say if it's not in the language the bible was written in, it's devil language."

Not wanting to start a religious argument with the guy, I stayed silent and shifted through the last of the SNES games. He grabbed my wrist and looked into my eyes. His lazy eye gazed somewhere towards the highway.

"You ain't one o them devil worshippers, are ya boy?"

"N-n-no sir!" I said, starting to panic. I did NOT want to get murdered today.

I quickly grabbed the two SNES games and asked how much for everything. Despite the fact he suspected I was the son of the devil, nothing is more influential than the almighty dollar that can be used to acquire booze.

"Ten bucks for them tapes and them devil games."

I handed him a ten, walked quickly to my car and locked the door. As I pulled away, I could see him in the rearview mirror talking to some other trailer trash, pointing at my car as I disappeared down the dirt road. As I sped up and veered back onto the interstate, I vowed I'd never venture down that road again.

....

Or I just got the games off of eBay. But my story is much more interesting. :)

what games did you get?

[Ye0ldmario]

Isn't is fun coming across strange characters at flea markets? All the people over here are okay I guess, except they want an arm and a leg for stuff. I saw phantasy Star III boxed and complete today, the guy said, "that one's 30 bucks, it's worth alot on ebay". I spotted megaman 5 and 6. "part 6 is 25 and part 5 is 20, those are both rare". As I walked away, guy mumbles "I know my games".

I don't know how people expect to get top dollar ebay prices at a damn junk-ridden flea market.

[Kitsune Sniper]

....

Or I just got the games off of eBay. But my story is much more interesting. :)

*slaps you*

ASSHOLE. D:

[Sonicwolf]

"it's worth alot on ebay".

Thus ends level headed thinking and reasonable, well-priced hobbies.

[Goodwill Hunter]

Saturday Rummage Results:

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Found a rummage that had lots of gaming stuff. While most of the consoles were hideously overpriced (PS1 $40, N64 $50) the individual games were cheap.

6 N64 games, loose but in great shape, $2 each

PS1 FFVII, no book, $2

Boxed GBC $5

At a resale shop got a complete Genesis Championship Pool for the manual my collection has long been missing, and mixed in with some loose Genesis carts, found a SegaCD backup RAM cart for $1.99 at a Goodwill. A good end to a pretty good week for me.

Rich

[Sonicwolf]

PS1 FFVII, no book, $2


Oh damn you. I have yet to find FFVII for less than 35 bucks. Those are some great finds.

[garagesaleking!!]

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These are all my finds from the weekend, i forgot to put final fantasy VIII, tomba, bomberman, and the complete snes games i got in the pictures. Also i did not picture a lot of the non gaming stuff i got.

All nes and snes games were .50, yes .50 for super mario rpg, the windows xp was $1, i put the microsoft office 2007 disc and vista professional disc in the big sleeve and paid $1 for all 3. The 2 discs in sleeves have the key code stickers on the back of the sleeves.

The 360 games were at the flea market, it was at a regulars booth and as you can see he had prices on them, they were surrounded by like 4000 dvds. There was a small sign by their booth that said all games $5 real small at the bottom. I asked the guy if that was right and he said we decided to quit selling games and want to get rid of them. So all 360 games were $5 each. Since i bought 9 he threw in a free on so i got panzer dragoon. The mercenaries was $2 at another booth. I am going to sell the halo 3 and rock band and that will basically pay for the lot. The rest ill try out, keep what i want, and then sell what i dont like. The n64 controllers were $1 each. I figured the gold ones are pretty rare. The 360 controller was marked $6, i got it for half off at an estate sale so it was $3.

Does anyone know what that xbox plug i pictured is? i cant figure it out?

[Ye0ldmario]

and how much was that lot?

[Porksta]

Does anyone know what that xbox plug i pictured is? i cant figure it out?

That would be an original Xbox power supply. Some Xboxes had overheating problems and the cords would scorch or possibly set fire to the home. So you typed in your manf. date and they sent you one of those as a replacement.

[Tupin]

Decent purchases today:

Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES)-$3
Dragon Power (NES)-$3
Seaman (DC, Japanese, no mic)-$5
Two blank, sealed cassettes-$1

Thought it was just an okay day until I realized Super Mario Bros. 2 is the version with the full pin set.

[garagesaleking!!]

I figured it was just a regular xbox power supply from the overheating days but was not sure.

[Breetai]

"That's them devil language games he had too. Didn't care for 'em bein' in the house. I say if it's not in the language the bible was written in, it's devil language."Send him a Japanese Bible in the mail. :roll:

Nice story.

[SEGA_Queen]

Woo Hoo! I finally got a copy of Suikoden II!:-D I bought off of Craigslist for $90. Yeah, I know it's not super cheap, but I recently got a tax rebate (Thank you Government of Canada!), so I figured I'd splurge a little. The game's complete, but the seller did mention that the disc was resurfaced by EB games before he bought it. It's got ugly swirly marks on the bottom, but it plays fine, so I'm not complaining.

From what I've played so far, it think it was worth the cost. The funny thing is, I'm enjoying Suikoden II, more so than III or V. Maybe it's because I prefer 2D RPGs.

[darkslime]

My finds for July so far:
sorry for not posting them earlier, been busy.

Network Adaptor - $21.49 @ local store in huntington indiana

Network adaptor NIB x2 - $11.25 each at record and tape traders in rehoboth beach delaware

KOTOR missing manual
KOTOR II missing manual
Resident Evil Zero CIB
Eternal Darkness CIB
$22.98 total at movie gallery

Yard Sale Finds:
Small Ephiphone amp - $4

Beat up silver Gamecube with power cord, two controllers, and a 251 memory card - $1

N64 with cords, jumper pak, 2 controllers, and these games (all cart only):

Conker's Bad Fur Day
Banjo Kazooie
Super Smash Bros
Goldeneye
Nightmare Creatures
Turok 3
NBA Live 99
Rampage 2
Duke Nukem Zero Hour
Chef's Luv Shack
Armorines
Monster Truck Madness 64
Fighting Force 64
XG2
Perfect Dark
Forsaken 64
Bio Freaks
Star Wars Rogue Squadron
Resident Evil 2
Turok 2
NBA Jam 99
Zelda OoT
WWF Attitude
NFL QB Club 98

Genesis Games (all cart only):
Ms. Pac Man
Sonic Classics
Pac Man 2
Tom and Jerry Frantic Antics

Pokemon Colliseum Bonus Disc (did this come with a manual?)
.hack// Infection (complete)
Legend of Dragoon (GH, missing manual)

$28 for everything I just listed starting from the N64

PS2:
Motorcross Mania 3 (complete)
Spongebob Battle for Bikini Bottom (GH, missing manual)
NFS Underground (complete)
IHRA Drag Racing (missing manual)
Max Payne (GH, missing manual)
Freekstyle (GH, complete)
Fantastic 4 (GH, complete)
Hitman Trilogy (all complete with a slipcover for the three games)
Ghost Recon (complete)

It was $6 for all of those PS2 games

some FF PS2 demos and legend of dragoon demo all mint - $8 shipped via gametz

black wonderswan and final fantasy edition wonderswan color - $19.50 shipped from Japan on gametz

elfen lied and full metal panic complete collections - $40 shipped via gametz

I probably missed a few.

[Malon_Forever]

n64 controllers were $1 each

If you are looking to sell either of those controllers, you have a buyer right here :D !

[garagesaleking!!]

i cant seem to remember if pokemon colleseum bonus disc had a manual, i am about 80% sure it did, i had one a few months back.

How much do you wanna give me for the n64 controllers?

[darkslime]

Thanks garagesaleking.
Someone on another site told me it just had like a 2 page ad insert, not sure.

[Pezcore343]

Picked up a couple of more cheap GameBoy games today:

Quarth - $1
Qix - $0.75
4 in 1 Funpack Volume II - $1.25
Quest Fantasy Challenge - $0.50

Also Picked up Stretch Panic in box for $2. No manual though.

[BetaWolf47]

i cant seem to remember if pokemon colleseum bonus disc had a manual, i am about 80% sure it did, i had one a few months back.

What the other guy said. Pretty sure it was just a little insert.

[Kuros]

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k413/Kuros2/finds071209.jpg

Chrono Trigger, Super Mario Kart and Pac Attack - $20
Eternal Champions - $2
Bloody Wolf - Trade with a user on GTZ

Not pictured: NES RF Adapter - $.50

This is the first time I've seen Chrono Trigger outside of Craigslist or Ebay.

[mobiusclimber]

What the other guy said. Pretty sure it was just a little insert.

It was an ad for a Pokemon movie, if I remember correctly, and not technically anything like a manual. It was also one page (front & back).

[darkslime]

Thanks for the help.
Not sure if I'm gonna flip it or keep it for my collection. :/

[darkslime]

Also, garagesaleking, I was wondering if you keep all the CDs you sell or flip them?
if you sell them, are there any ones worth a lot of money I should look out for? I usually just buy CDs I like.