March 2010 Finds [Archive] - Page 2 - Retrogaming Roundtable

Flashback2012

03-07-2010, 12:48 PM

My find last couple of week

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v27/scourdx/collection/CIMG2799.jpg

3 Saturn games - $35 total

Nice. :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v27/scourdx/collection/CIMG2804.jpg

NGP for $10

Sweet. I've got the blue camo unit as well. Great price!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v27/scourdx/collection/CIMG2810.jpg

UMD movies for $1.97 each & DS game for $4.99 (half price)

Not bad. Space Bust-A-Move would have been a nice deal at $9.99, where'd you score it for half of that?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v27/scourdx/collection/CIMG2815.jpg

Black Stone - $1.99
GTA:SA Special Edition - $1.99
Breath of Fire III - $19.99 from EB games.
Orange Box - $14.99
Last Rebellion & Lunar Premium Edition - Full price

:yipes: Your local EB had the Euro BoF III for only $20?!

Black Stone isn't bad and it's cool to see your copy of the Orange Box is in the actual orange clamshell. I remember driving all over town on my birthday 2 years ago looking for a copy of the game and had to settle on one that came in a black clamshell. I'd heard that Lunar had come out, hopefully the local GS has it for sale later this week, I want that limited edition. Is Last Rebellion a new US release? That one must've slipped under my radar. :?

Nice haul overall. I enjoy seeing what stuff you manage to get, our tastes mirror for the most part. :)

snes_collector

03-07-2010, 01:00 PM

I had no idea EB games were still even around...

I went to the flea market today because we finally have some decent weather, I didn't find anything though.

Last night I did pick up a copy of Virtua Quest for GC for $5 at GameStop. I've been looking for a copy for awhile, so I'm glad to finally get it.

NayusDante

03-07-2010, 01:23 PM

I had no idea EB games were still even around...

Technically they're not, but it would be a sin to change the signs. My local mall has an "EB" AND a "Babbages," and dammit, that's the way I like it.

Deadman

03-07-2010, 02:30 PM

how the fuck could someone lose the cases?
old game boxes are understandable but cd cases like come on

Easy. You find or steal a cd storage case from a home or car and that's what you end up with. There's a very unhappy person out there somewhere that is now looking for loose copies of all those games to go with their complete cases. Don't hold those discs too long, as they are so hot they'll burn you. ;)

evg2000

03-07-2010, 02:59 PM

my finds so far this month:
http://www.evg2000.com/finds/201003/finds201003-2.jpg
paid $1 each for the items above

http://www.evg2000.com/finds/201003/finds201003-1.jpg

$3 for the v.smile.pocket, .49 for the mattel football(original), .99 for the HP12c, $1.99 each for the pico games, and $6 or the fami clone, still shrinkwrapped inside.

PentiumMMX

03-07-2010, 03:16 PM

I had a pretty epic weekend; personally, I feel it topped getting that NES lot about a month ago. Seeing as I took a trip to Dallas, I decided to take a look at Movie Trading Company (I had seen it mentioned in posts from other users in these topics, so since I was in the area, I decided to drop by). Price wise, some of the stuff was very well priced, while other things I've seen much cheaper at Game-X-Change. Still, it was a pretty cool store; if I'm ever in the area again, I think I'll drop in. Anyway, on with what I found over the past week, sorted by where I found them

From garage sales:
- Xbox system w\ 2 controllers, all original paperwork, and Sega GT 2002 & Jet Set Radio Future combo disc (Used. All ln like new condition): $60

I had been wanting to get another original Xbox, and this was a steal in my opinion. The guy selling it said he bought it new circa 2003, played with it once or twice, and then stored it away. I could tell; the system was clean, both controllers are barely used, and the combo disc it came with had nothing more than a few smudges on the bottom. A nice find, if you ask me. Now, to get myself an Action Replay, a copy of Splinter Cell, and softmod it after Live service for it is discontinued...

From Gamestop:
- Xbox Live Communiucator (Xbox. Loose in very good condition): $0.40
- Metal Slug 3 (Xbox. Loose in very good condition): $3
- Blue Dragon (Xbox 360. Complete in near mint condition): $9
- Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (DS. Original release, complete in very good condition): $14

Since I now have an original Xbox again, I scooped up Metal Slug 3 (Played the demo of it when I still had my previous original Xbox, but never found a copy of it anywhere) and a Live Communicator since they where on sale for next-to-nothing (Also, maybe get a game of PGR2 going before the shutdown). Also, I've been interested in Blue Dragon, and had been searching for an original release version of Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (I hate the way the Best of Konami re-release looks).

From Movie Trading Co.:
- Snowboard Kids (Nintendo 64. Loose in good condition): $17
- Sonic X Tails plush (New w\ tag): $15

This is the first copy of Snowboard Kids I've seen since early 1998; when I rented it. It's not in the best condition possible (The other copy they had was in worse condition), but it works fine after I cleaned it up. Also, this is the first time I've founda plush Tails anywhere, so I couldn't pass it up (I've been hunting for one for close to 8 years now).

ScourDX

03-07-2010, 04:56 PM

Not bad. Space Bust-A-Move would have been a nice deal at $9.99, where'd you score it for half of that?

The local Staples is clearing out their games. I guess they need more room. So everything was 50% off. So I manage to snatch up their bargain bin Bust A Move.

:yipes: Your local EB had the Euro BoF III for only $20?!

I was pretty surprise to see it myself. Normally they will not accept any game not in their database. I guess strange things do appear. I am hoping they will have Patapon 2 & Tales of Eternia Euro version. :D

Black Stone isn't bad and it's cool to see your copy of the Orange Box is in the actual orange clamshell. I remember driving all over town on my birthday 2 years ago looking for a copy of the game and had to settle on one that came in a black clamshell. I'd heard that Lunar had come out, hopefully the local GS has it for sale later this week, I want that limited edition. Is Last Rebellion a new US release? That one must've slipped under my radar. :?

Nice haul overall. I enjoy seeing what stuff you manage to get, our tastes mirror for the most part. :)

I can't argue with Black Stone price. As for Orange box, this is the first time I see it orange. Normally it would be black. Last Rebellion is new. It came out 2 weeks ago. It got a mix review from fans & critics, but it is still relatively unknown.

UnpluggedClone

03-07-2010, 05:33 PM

No Way DIGI!

Shadow Kisuragi

03-07-2010, 05:53 PM

...$20? That's how much I'd have to spend for one of those around here in much worse shape. Nice find.

snes_collector

03-07-2010, 06:19 PM

Technically they're not, but it would be a sin to change the signs. My local mall has an "EB" AND a "Babbages," and dammit, that's the way I like it.

Ah ok. I GameStop pretty close to me still had a Games ETC. sign for ages, but they replaced it with a GameStop sign a couple years ago.

Sabz5150

03-07-2010, 06:49 PM

http://www.enginevoodoo.com/images/steelbat.jpg

Given to me by an old friend of mine. Free with the promise never to sell it. Don't think that will be a problem. (Pedals not in pic)

Shadow Kisuragi

03-07-2010, 07:10 PM

Very nice there Sabz.

AdamAnt316

03-07-2010, 07:38 PM

Found an Atari Video Pinball (C-380) console at a flea market for $15. Appears to be the beige version. Has the original box, as well as an AC adapter (with it's box). Pictures to follow (maybe).
-Adam

darkslime

03-07-2010, 08:45 PM

Ah ok. I GameStop pretty close to me still had a Games ETC. sign for ages, but they replaced it with a GameStop sign a couple years ago.One of the ones around here pulled off the e and b letters on the sign and now its just "Games"

UnpluggedClone

03-07-2010, 09:37 PM

No Way DIGI!

NayusDante

03-07-2010, 09:49 PM

I hope you got a power adapter with that router...

thetoxicone

03-07-2010, 11:50 PM

Quick craiglist pick up for me today, teal blue gba sp with charger and urbz game for $20. That puts me at 7 gba sp's total (2 red, 2 dark blue, 1 black, 1 nes classic and now 1 teal blue) and finally now a 2nd charger.

buzz_n64

03-08-2010, 12:25 AM

Found today

Final Fantasy VII PS(black label) $10
The Fifth Element PS (PAL) $3
BMX XXX (xbox) $5
Coach Carter UMD PSP Video $1

understatement

03-08-2010, 12:27 AM

I'll start with the "non-finds"

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/4652/dscf0200t.th.jpg (http://img14.imageshack.us/i/dscf0200t.jpg/)

Turbo DUO and games from Ebay with an "Ebay price" :( but I would never find one of these things were I'm at.

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/8738/dscf0201o.th.jpg (http://img97.imageshack.us/i/dscf0201o.jpg/)

The games that came with the DUO.

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/4482/dscf0194.th.jpg (http://img225.imageshack.us/i/dscf0194.jpg/)

Some more TG16 games $80 shipped for the lot on Ebay.

Now that that's out of the way the real "finds"

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/2263/dscf0195rb.th.jpg (http://img46.imageshack.us/i/dscf0195rb.jpg/)

CIB PS2 games $10 for the lot. (Missing some outer boxes and other non-game things on some of them but at $2 I don't mind)

http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/677/dscf0197q.th.jpg (http://img37.imageshack.us/i/dscf0197q.jpg/)

Non-TMSS model 1 genesis and all the cords with CIB games and the three controllers all for $15.

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/6451/dscf0202g.th.jpg (http://img97.imageshack.us/i/dscf0202g.jpg/)

Two large power gloves, one sensor bar and the GB game all for $20. "There so BAD"
all the other games were $3~$4 all for $15

*Edit*
The pics were to big, I can't tell on my 42" at home :p

allyourblood

03-08-2010, 01:38 AM

Last couple of days (click on pics for bigness):

http://www.killedaway.com/images/yardsales/5dcvmutn.jpg (http://www.killedaway.com/images/yardsales/5dcvmu.jpg)
DC Championship Surfer
DC Sega Smash Pack Volume 1
DC Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2
DC Airforce Delta
DC Jeremy McGrath Supercross 2000
DC VMU, $5 for all

http://www.killedaway.com/images/yardsales/n642gbtn.jpg (http://www.killedaway.com/images/yardsales/n642gb.jpg)
N64 Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (box and docs only)
GB David Crane's The Rescue of Princess Blobette (box and docs only)
GB Nemesis, $1 for all

http://www.killedaway.com/images/yardsales/4genesistn.jpg (http://www.killedaway.com/images/yardsales/4genesis.jpg)
SMS Golden Axe Warrior (complete)
GEN Ballz (complete)
GEN Space Harrier II (complete)
GEN Rocket Knight Adventures (complete), $4 for all

http://www.killedaway.com/images/yardsales/1wii1gctn.jpg (http://www.killedaway.com/images/yardsales/1wii1gc.jpg)
Wii Wii Music (complete)
GC Luigi's Mansion (complete), $8 for both

http://www.killedaway.com/images/yardsales/frontlinktn.jpg (http://www.killedaway.com/images/yardsales/frontlink.jpg)
CD Linkin Park: Minutes to Midnight (w/DVD disc)
CD Frontline Assembly: Hard Wired, $3 for both

http://www.killedaway.com/images/yardsales/scribbleedgetn.jpg (http://www.killedaway.com/images/yardsales/scribbleedge.jpg)
Scribblenauts strategy guide (complete w/poster)
Mirror's Edge strategy guide, $2 for both

http://www.killedaway.com/images/yardsales/2snestn.jpg (http://www.killedaway.com/images/yardsales/2snes.jpg)
SNES StarFox
SNES Mega Man X, $1 for both

http://www.killedaway.com/images/yardsales/powersdtn.jpg (http://www.killedaway.com/images/yardsales/powersd.jpg)
GEN Sega Genesis power supply
512MB secure digital card, $1 for both

http://www.killedaway.com/images/yardsales/3n64tn.jpg (http://www.killedaway.com/images/yardsales/3n64.jpg)
N64 Resident Evil 2 (complete)
N64 Excitebike 64 (complete)
N64 Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The (complete), $12 for all

http://www.killedaway.com/images/yardsales/poly800tn.jpg (http://www.killedaway.com/images/yardsales/poly800.jpg)
Korg Poly-800 synthesizer, $8

Favorite find this week was the Korg Poly-800, hands-down. I've wanted one of these for ages. She's a little beat-up, but 100% functional. I cannot wait to dive into this thing some more. I was also pleased to pick up complete copies of Rocket Knight Adventures and Resident Evil 2, as well as the FLA CD. I have zero interest in Linkin Park, but I thought it might make for a worthwhile trade, so if anyone wants to flip me a game for it, shoot me a PM.

jcalder8

03-08-2010, 02:03 AM

Some finds from the last couple weeks:
Picked up a new stand for my TV. It has 2 drawers in the bottom that hold all my controllers and wires. My only concern is that the 360 doesn't have much airflow so I might move it. It was $30
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2752/4415686165_ae8a782b40.jpg

Got a new shelving unit for my bedroom to show off my systems in there, only cost me 7 bucks
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4416452540_de2dabb422.jpg

Then on Saturday I picked these up for $10 each. All are complete and mint:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4065/4415684765_cf0e4273c1.jpg

Gameguy

03-08-2010, 02:10 AM

how the fuck could someone lose the cases?

old game boxes are understandable but cd cases like come on
There was someone in my class in high school who only kept the discs for his games, he told me he kept the discs for his PS2 games in a CD wallet/binder and tossed the cases with manuals. I didn't understand why he did that as the games would be pretty much worthless, but he did.

I had no idea EB games were still even around...
It's around in Canada. I can even make out "EB Canada" right on the yellow sticker in the picture.

UnpluggedClone

03-08-2010, 02:12 AM

Google 4 Gaga

o2william

03-08-2010, 02:21 AM

For some reason, when I woke up today I thought it would be a good idea to hit the local swap meet. I'm glad I did!

http://www.the-nextlevel.com/odyssey2/temp/20100307_2s.jpg (http://www.the-nextlevel.com/odyssey2/temp/20100307_2.jpg)
I scored a big box of 2600 and ColecoVision goodies. Yes, the game in the middle is...

http://www.the-nextlevel.com/odyssey2/temp/20100307_hs.jpg (http://www.the-nextlevel.com/odyssey2/temp/20100307_h.jpg)
Halloween for the 2600! Complete in box! The box exhibits some warping, but it's in pretty good condition. I don't think it was ever played, and the box is warped because it was rarely, if ever, opened. It still has a bunch of original $1.99 price tags on it. :)

http://www.the-nextlevel.com/odyssey2/temp/20100307_3s.jpg (http://www.the-nextlevel.com/odyssey2/temp/20100307_3.jpg) http://www.the-nextlevel.com/odyssey2/temp/20100307_4s.jpg (http://www.the-nextlevel.com/odyssey2/temp/20100307_4.jpg)
Also included were two of these odd ColecoVision controllers with actual joysticks, instead of the usual silver knob. I've never seen these before... anybody know what they are? They aren't the "Sticker" things that fit over the knob. These joysticks seem to actually be part of the controller.

http://www.the-nextlevel.com/odyssey2/temp/20100307_5s.jpg (http://www.the-nextlevel.com/odyssey2/temp/20100307_5.jpg)
This Y-cable was included as well, but again I don't recognize what it's from. It looks like it's for the ColecoVision. It has one female end and two male ends.

Other items of note: boxed The Heist, ColecoVision power supply, boxed 5200 Buck Rogers, boxed Alpha Beam with Ernie and Cookie Monster Munch. Included but not pictured: ColecoVision Expansion Module #1 and a small stack of educational TI/99 games. The whole box of stuff cost $60. I probably could have talked the guy down a little, but with Halloween in the deal I felt the prices was low enough.

This box of goodness was actually my third find of the day. My wife spotted it as we were leaving the swap meet... it was the very last booth we passed.

http://www.the-nextlevel.com/odyssey2/temp/20100307_6s.jpg (http://www.the-nextlevel.com/odyssey2/temp/20100307_6.jpg)
Earlier in the day I picked up NES The Jetsons: Cogswell's Caper for $10 and 2600 GI Joe: Cobra Strike for $5. I was excited to find Cobra Strike because it was a 2600 game I didn't already have, and finding those in the wild is next to impossible for me these days. I never thought I'd find two in one day. Other than Halloween, I already owned all the other 2600 games I found, but I didn't have boxes for most of them.

A good day!

brykasch

03-08-2010, 03:09 AM

Picked up a couple of duke xbox controlelrs for 20 bucks of craigslist, while we were talking about the controllers, asked me if I would be interested in a boxed snes as a guy was interested but had been keeping him going for about a week now, I asked how much he said 30, so snagged that as well.

He had it since middle school he said, was in great shape , foam, only thing missing was baggies, even had the wty sticker on the back of box with the purchase date of 1996 lol.

so now I just need a genesis box and a sega model 1 cd box (yeah keep dreaming I know)

BetaWolf47

03-08-2010, 10:24 AM

Ah ok. I GameStop pretty close to me still had a Games ETC. sign for ages, but they replaced it with a GameStop sign a couple years ago.

Don't you mean Software ETC.?

Also understatement, nice find on the non-TMSS Genesis 1! That's the preferred model for a lot of Genesis fans.

Deadman

03-08-2010, 11:01 AM

Wow, I'm in awe of these great finds. The boxed 2600 lot, the genesis lot. Wow. Anyway, today at the Target clearance section I picked up:

Skate II (PS3) $9.98
Guitar Hero's Greatest Hits (PS3) $9.98

Each were at "final" markdown price of 75% off, so I grabbed em.

eskobar

03-08-2010, 11:02 AM

http://www.the-nextlevel.com/odyssey2/temp/20100307_hs.jpg (http://www.the-nextlevel.com/odyssey2/temp/20100307_h.jpg)
Halloween for the 2600! Complete in box! The box exhibits some warping, but it's in pretty good condition. I don't think it was ever played, and the box is warped because it was rarely, if ever, opened. It still has a bunch of original $1.99 price tags on it. :)

Congrats on the Halloween find :band:

NessFreaK

03-08-2010, 12:04 PM

picked up a cheap atari lot the other day! (really cheap!) Ive never had any games this old before, and always said i wasnt going to collect anything pre-nes... but this price was too good to pass up! heres the picture:

http://www.majhost.com/gallery/NessFreaK/game-lots/dscf0099.jpg

i did a quick look through, and these are the games that jumped out at me (remembering that i know next to nothing about 2600 games)

http://www.majhost.com/gallery/NessFreaK/game-lots/dscf0101.jpg

(left to right: Front Line, Master Builder, Challenge, Mr. Do!)

I looked up Master Builder in the online rarity guide and was shocked: R7? Worth 75$? wow.

http://www.majhost.com/gallery/NessFreaK/game-lots/dscf0105.jpg

(hard to get a picture due to flash / shinyness)

Theres also the game "Challenge".... i couldnt find it in the rarity guide, and a google search didnt really help either... its also not on videogamepricecharts.com ... any help?

http://www.majhost.com/gallery/NessFreaK/game-lots/dscf0102.jpg

otoko

03-08-2010, 12:13 PM

Theres also the game "Challenge".... i couldnt find it in the rarity guide, and a google search didnt really help either... its also not on videogamepricecharts.com ... any help?

Delivered. Kinda...

http://www.atariage.com/software_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=349

System: Atari 2600 (http://www.atariage.com/2600/index.html?SystemID=2600)
Company: Zellers (http://www.atariage.com/company_page.html?SystemID=2600&CompanyID=61)
Model #: n/a
Year of Release: n/a
Media Type: Cartridge
Number of Players: n/a
Controller: Atari Joystick (http://www.atariage.com/controller_page.html?ControllerID=1&SystemID=2600)

NessFreaK

03-08-2010, 12:19 PM

Delivered. Kinda...

http://www.atariage.com/software_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=349

System: Atari 2600 (http://www.atariage.com/2600/index.html?SystemID=2600)
Company: Zellers (http://www.atariage.com/company_page.html?SystemID=2600&CompanyID=61)
Model #: n/a
Year of Release: n/a
Media Type: Cartridge
Number of Players: n/a
Controller: Atari Joystick (http://www.atariage.com/controller_page.html?ControllerID=1&SystemID=2600)

well that.... didnt really help any. :P how rare is it? whats it worth?

upon another look-through, theres another game with a similar label / picture set up, its called "Ocean City Defender". Maybe its by the same company?

EDIT:

Ocean City Defender isnt in the rarity guide either...

otoko

03-08-2010, 12:25 PM

well that.... didnt really help any. :P how rare is it? whats it worth?

upon another look-through, theres another game with a similar label / picture set up, its called "Ocean City Defender". Maybe its by the same company?

EDIT:

Ocean City Defender isnt in the rarity guide either...

Didn't you check the site? It's labeled as a 4 in rarity. Translation it is scarce+ at Atari Age, probably uncommon (R4-R5?) in Digitpress's guide. Worth who the hell knows...

Deadman

03-08-2010, 01:00 PM

picked up a cheap atari lot the other day! (really cheap!) Ive never had any games this old before, and always said i wasnt going to collect anything pre-nes... but this price was too good to pass up! heres the picture:

That's a great starter lot for the 2600! you say the price was too good to pass up, so can you give us a ballpark figure? And yes, all those games are in the Atariage guide, with the Zellars games being R4's. I have a few Zellars games and when I sold off my extras they were just a few bucks each. Master Builder is the gem of the lot.

NessFreaK

03-08-2010, 01:08 PM

That's a great starter lot for the 2600! you say the price was too good to pass up, so can you give us a ballpark figure? And yes, all those games are in the Atariage guide, with the Zellars games being R4's. I have a few Zellars games and when I sold off my extras they were just a few bucks each. Master Builder is the gem of the lot.

whenever i post prices on here, i get flamed cause im from canada and money just isnt the same up here (minimum wage is 10$, gas costs around 1.20$ / liter (~4.50 / gallon), etc)...

i paid 40$ for the lot, had no idea there were any games in there worth anything lol. Im also surprised at how easily the games work -- no blowing in them or anything like that... just put them in and they work. weird.

Deadman

03-08-2010, 01:27 PM

whenever i post prices on here, i get flamed cause im from canada and money just isnt the same up here (minimum wage is 10$, gas costs around 1.20$ / liter (~4.50 / gallon), etc)...

i paid 40$ for the lot, had no idea there were any games in there worth anything lol. Im also surprised at how easily the games work -- no blowing in them or anything like that... just put them in and they work. weird.

Not looking to rip you on prices, just curious as to how great a deal it was. And it was! Great find and welcome to the Atari 2600!

EDIT! This is my 666th post, so I have to add an image worthy of such a post:
http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/15/ironmaidenthenumberofth.jpg (http://img695.imageshack.us/i/ironmaidenthenumberofth.jpg/) Up the IRONS!

jferio

03-08-2010, 01:28 PM

Another small set of gaming finds:

Jakks Atari 10-in-1 Paddle: $4
Killer Instinct SNES: $2

orangest

03-08-2010, 03:45 PM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/orangest/CIMG0964.jpg

Picked this up on Saturday for $3 at an Out of the Closet thrift here in L.A.

rpepper9

03-08-2010, 04:31 PM

how the fuck could someone lose the cases?

old game boxes are understandable but cd cases like come on

AHem, Cough, COUGH, "stolen" Cough, cougH.

Letiumtide

03-08-2010, 05:08 PM

Picked this up on Saturday for $3 at an Out of the Closet thrift here in L.A.

I'm... sorry, that is one of the most hilarious thrift store names ever. I can just imagine the type of phone calls they must get from time to time, considering that I work at a pawnshop called "Cash Converters" and continually get calls for places like Money Mart.

Anyway...

My finds today include.

Orb-3D - complete (including unused glasses) - 2.99
Willy Beamish - complete - 2.99
Day of the Tentacle - 1.99

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v31/MuneTeika/Picture35.jpg

Sorry for the extremely lazy webcam shot, I didn't want to drag out my DSLR for a few games.

Atarileaf

03-08-2010, 08:37 PM

whenever i post prices on here, i get flamed cause im from canada and money just isnt the same up here (minimum wage is 10$, gas costs around 1.20$ / liter (~4.50 / gallon), etc)...

i paid 40$ for the lot, had no idea there were any games in there worth anything lol. Im also surprised at how easily the games work -- no blowing in them or anything like that... just put them in and they work. weird.

Nice lot and a great price. The Zellers carts are easier to find here in Canada so are the spectravideo games such as Master Builder but it is an excellent rarity anyway.

icarwngs55

03-08-2010, 08:52 PM

Ebay find for $69.89:
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a140/Docman217/StarfoxSuperWeekendJacket2pic6989.jpg

Craigslist Find $65 (all games boxed with instructions):
The Gamecube games:
Agent Under Fire
Mario Golf Toadstool Tour
Luigi's Mansion
Star Wars Rogue Leader
Star Wars Clone Wars

16 Super Nintendo games:
Super Mario World
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario All-Stars
Super Mario Kart
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest
Ms. Pac-Man
Mario is Missing
WWF Raw
WWF Royal Rumble
FIFA '96
NHL '96
Super Tennis
Tecmo Super NBA Basketball
Aladdin
Home Alone

Porksta

03-08-2010, 09:43 PM

Found some Atari games today:

F-18 Hornet
Donkey Kong
Adventure (Sears, with manual)
SeaHawk

A Black Falcon

03-08-2010, 10:09 PM

A week ago (early March):

Enclave (Xbox) - from EBay. I played the PC version demo back when it first came out and thought it was fantastic, but never could find the full game, sadly... well, the Xbox version is a lot easier to find, so I picked it up. Great game... the game does control better on PC though (it's a fantasy third person hack & slash action game with some pretty good graphics, good level designs, and a bunch of playable characters), so I still want that version too sometime.

Two days ago:

Art of Fighting Anthology - PS2 - $7 - complete. Not SNK's best fighting games ever, but good enough ones to be worth such a low price I think. I generally like SNK's later Neo-Geo fighting games better than the earlier ones, but that's so cheap that I couldn't refuse...

I also picked up a Wii game, though yes I don't have one... Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, for $35. That's about what it's worth online, and it's the first copy of the game I have seen in a long time. I'll definitely own a Wii sometime in the not-that-distant future, and I'll want this game then because it's been #1 on my must-get list for the Wii ever since it came out, and this will solve a lot of frustration at then having to buy a copy online or something... so yeah, that is awesome that I found a copy.

Today:

... Crazy store, giving people very little for their tradeins and then selling them for insanely low prices, considering some of these games... but then other stuff gets priced high and never marked down, so yeah. It's obvious that games aren't exactly their focus, but sometimes, like today, that works to the buyers' benefit...

All of these games were $4 each. Yes, $4.

NES
--
Mega Man 2 - complete with box and slipcover (no manual, though the foam block is still in the bottom of the box) -- I have the MMAC for Gamecube so I have played this. MM4 is my favorite NES MM game, but this one is one of the best too for sure...
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link - gold cart edition, complete with box and slipcover (as above, no manual, yes foam block) -- Complete with a working battery! Surprised me too, but I turned it on and there were three files on the cart... :D

Genesis
--
TMNT: The Hyperstone Heist - cart only (perhaps the worst TMNT beat 'em up, but still, for that price worth it, considering how ridiculously overpriced it usually is... I started playing it. Kind of dull somehow, but good enough for $4. Most of Konami's Genesis games just don't match up to their SNES ones for some reason... (and TMNT III on the NES is way better than this as well!))

SNES
--
Out to Lunch - cart only. This one isn't worth much over the $4 I paid, but it looked interesting enough to be worth getting, so I picked it up. Well, it is a fun little game with decent happy music and colorful graphics. It's kind of like a mid '80s style platformer in the Bubble Bobble school or something, only with a scrolling playfield instead of a static screen -- it has small sprites and many levels of thin platforms filling the stage. You're a chef trying to catch the food that has escaped from your fridge. You have to catch the enemies (animate food items) in your net and then return them to the cage before time runs out. Fun concept, good gameplay. I can see it getting repetitive if the game goes on for too long because you're doing the same thing in every level and there is no saving or passwords, but still, a pretty good effort from Mindscape for sure.

UnpluggedClone

03-09-2010, 02:28 AM

No Way DIGI!

Swamperon

03-09-2010, 10:45 AM

Was shopping with friends in town today, had a quick look in a independent store I know, not much but got Ms.Pacman CIB for the Megadrive for �2.

animesuperj

03-09-2010, 11:52 AM

Haven't posted in finds for a while now, but was pretty happy with my latest purchases over the weekend and yesterday:

Got the following from gamestop:
- Final Fantasy 13 Xbox 360 faceplate -- FREE!
- Lunar: Silver Star Harmony -- $40
- Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2 LE -- $20

Picked up some more arcades over the weekend from a local comic store:
- Galaga -- $50 [in great condition, just missing the pcb]
- Playchoice 10 [works, just have to fix it up a bit] -- $300 with the following games:

1942
Balloon Fight
Baseball
Duck Hunt
Excitebike
Hogans Alley
Rad Racer
Super Mario Bros
Wild Gunman

They had more arcades, I just didn't have more money. I might have to stop by and pick up some others.

otoko

03-09-2010, 12:18 PM

Haven't posted in finds for a while now, but was pretty happy with my latest purchases over the weekend and yesterday:

Got the following from gamestop:
- Final Fantasy 13 Xbox 360 faceplate -- FREE!
- Lunar: Silver Star Harmony -- $40
- Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2 LE -- $20

Picked up some more arcades over the weekend from a local comic store:
- Galaga -- $50 [in great condition, just missing the pcb]
- Playchoice 10 [works, just have to fix it up a bit] -- $300 with the following games:
1942
Balloon Fight
Baseball
Duck Hunt
Excitebike
Hogans Alley
Rad Racer
Super Mario Bros
Wild Gunman
They had more arcades, I just didn't have more money. I might have to stop by and pick up some others.

!!!!!!! are you serious!? I wish I knew about this place I lived in Waukesha for about two years... That's the last thing I want to pick up, a working arcade machine...

animesuperj

03-09-2010, 12:44 PM

!!!!!!! are you serious!? I wish I knew about this place I lived in Waukesha for about two years... That's the last thing I want to pick up, a working arcade machine...

It's actually in Milwaukee [technically Greenfield], but it's still only a 15/20 minute drive for me; so I consider it "local". One of my friends works there, and gave me a heads up about them. The playchoice was in their basement, which is locked and you have to access from outside the store; so the majority of people probably wouldn't have even known they had it.

If your ever back in the area, just stop by and see what they have. It's: Lost World of Wonders. The guy that owns it buys and sells machines all the time. I caught him at one of the "I need to clean out space" times, so I got a good deal on them.

otoko

03-09-2010, 12:47 PM

I probably will sometime, I still have college buddies to go see.

The 1 2 P

03-09-2010, 04:56 PM

http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/rr306/THE-1-2-P/HPIM1343.jpg

Aliens Vs Predator 2
Aliens Vs Predator 2: Primal Hunt Expansion
$6 for both

http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/rr306/THE-1-2-P/HPIM1345b.jpg

Fatal Fury: Battle Archives Vol. 1(PS2) $5
Fatal Fury: Battle Archives Vol. 2(PS2) $5
Art of Fighting Anthology(PS2) $5
SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1(PS2) $5

Toys R Us is clearancing all their PS2 SNK games. As for the AVP2 games, it's too bad I don't play pc games(my laptop isn't fast enough). They look promising though.

sixwayshot

03-09-2010, 06:18 PM

Ugh. I feel like a moron. Entered an older topic from the search list, thinking it was this one.

Here's a few of my recent finds:

Sega 32x: Kolibri (CIB)
Gamecube: Ikaruga (CIB)
Game Boy: Mr. Do! (Loose)

oldtimeygamer

03-09-2010, 08:07 PM

My mother in law called to tell me she picked up a couple of complete games for me at the flea market in Kentucky this weekend. Tomba!2, R-Types, Warcaft 2, Spyro the Dragon, and Army Men 3D for the playstation. She said they wanted $3 a game but she haggled them down to $12.

This put me over the 400 game mark for the Playstation.

I also picked up a minty copy of Mutant League Football for the Genesis for $2 at Goodwill

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4420140841_08bfc04cf1_m.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2736/4420140811_c5a92cd8d8_m.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2785/4420871298_7f9a439348_m.jpg

NipRing

03-09-2010, 09:36 PM

It's actually in Milwaukee [technically Greenfield], but it's still only a 15/20 minute drive for me; so I consider it "local". One of my friends works there, and gave me a heads up about them. The playchoice was in their basement, which is locked and you have to access from outside the store; so the majority of people probably wouldn't have even known they had it.

If your ever back in the area, just stop by and see what they have. It's: Lost World of Wonders. The guy that owns it buys and sells machines all the time. I caught him at one of the "I need to clean out space" times, so I got a good deal on them.

Then go into American Science and Surplus to find odd-ball stuff. I actually found a 6-way wall outlet adapter where you plug into the sides instead of the front. Great for getting your arcade machines as close to the wall as possible.

Cornelius

03-09-2010, 10:57 PM

So my wife has had this parasite for a while now, and the doctors finally decided to remove it about a week ago. This is what they found when they cut it out:

http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww75/evanwink42/Finds/IMG_2735small.jpg

When it isn't screaming, it is really pretty cute. So, we decided to keep it, call it 'Stella' and dress it in pink clothing. I guess that counts as a find.

Gaming related things have been pretty dry, and obviously I haven't been doing quite so much searching as usual. Here's what I've come up with over the past few weeks.

http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww75/evanwink42/Finds/finds207a.jpg

The Star Trek game was kinda pricey at $7 from GW, but I'm a sucker for non-rectangular PC game boxes. X-Com was $3 or so. The Game.com boxes were the sad carnage from a thief. I found them in the back of a Savers scattered across a large table haphazardly. They all have boxes and manuals, but no games. I brought them to the register and a manager sold them to me for 0.29 each (not counting Monopoly and Frogger, which got tossed in free. That is except for the new/sealed Batman & Robin, which was found previously at a different thrift for a couple bucks. Very odd to see Game.com stuff twice in a couple weeks, as I've only ever seen my system w/ games, a bare system, and a loose game over the past 3 or so years.

http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww75/evanwink42/Finds/finds207b.jpg
Picked this up off CL for $75. Decent game list, but they weren't really the reason it was worth it. Hoping the particular item will sell on Amazon quickly... I have the lowest price, which is absurd, so I may lower it some more so it sells quickly. Also THPS3 is sealed. Whoopedeedoo!

http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww75/evanwink42/Finds/finds207c.jpg
I'm pretty happy with this last find. I never really cared about the Xbox, but I have one that I keep around and don't play. So, I figure if I'm going to have one, might as well have it CIB and have it be a cool version (I need to sell my old one now). This one also has a mod chip (Xecutor?... I know nothing about them) and a 100 or so GB HDD and tons of classic ROMs on it as well as media apps and such. The seller said he'd never used the disc drive, so I assumed that was 'CL seller speak' for it doesn't work, but turns out it works fine. My only issue is that it is missing the screws that hold the top on... anyone have a picture/description of those so I can look for replacements? Paid $50 for it.

Kitsune Sniper

03-09-2010, 11:26 PM

I'm pretty sure you stuck that parasite into your wife. It's not a find. Congrats on the baby.

animesuperj

03-10-2010, 12:33 AM

Then go into American Science and Surplus to find odd-ball stuff.

QFT. I love that store, they have so much random stuff I didn't know I needed. I usually stop in every time I stop by Lost Worlds.

allyourblood

03-10-2010, 12:40 AM

Picked this up off CL for $75. Decent game list, but they weren't really the reason it was worth it. Hoping the particular item will sell on Amazon quickly... I have the lowest price, which is absurd, so I may lower it some more so it sells quickly.

Yeah, I've got two component cables myself, but they're so hard to find that I haven't the heart to sell either one. I'm still actively using one, despite owning a Wii. Playing GC games on the Wii is an unnecessary pain.

Good finds!

-hellvin-

03-10-2010, 12:47 AM

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y20/hellvin/2010-03-09224321.jpg

Couple uncommon NES finds over the weekend:

Casino Kid II (complete) - 10
Maniac Mansion (loose) - 4
Ultimate League Soccer (loose, ugly label) - 2
Venice Beach Volleyball (loose) - 4
Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (complete) - 3

brykasch

03-10-2010, 05:29 AM

as far as the whole loose games thing goes, I see it fairly common amongst those in the lower income brackets. my nephew used to keep all his ps games in a cd case as he would lose the cases and manuals all the time, same with cd's.

I got a lot of sega cd and saturn games a few months back all lose ( all needing buffing too alas), an all loose. It happens but yeah I do wonder when I see em offered on cl if it is stolen.

picled up ff13 and castlevania dawn of sorrow for the ds complete for 14.99, and let my daughter snag the jirachi pokemon for the preorders of heartgold as well so she was happy.

DigitalSpace

03-10-2010, 05:38 AM

Went on a thrift run yesterday:

PlayStation:
SoulBlade (complete, GH) - $2.99

Dreamcast:
First-party controller with a VMU included (both white) - $2

portnoyd

03-10-2010, 07:08 AM

http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww75/evanwink42/Finds/finds207c.jpg
I'm pretty happy with this last find. I never really cared about the Xbox, but I have one that I keep around and don't play. So, I figure if I'm going to have one, might as well have it CIB and have it be a cool version (I need to sell my old one now). This one also has a mod chip (Xecutor?... I know nothing about them) and a 100 or so GB HDD and tons of classic ROMs on it as well as media apps and such. The seller said he'd never used the disc drive, so I assumed that was 'CL seller speak' for it doesn't work, but turns out it works fine. My only issue is that it is missing the screws that hold the top on... anyone have a picture/description of those so I can look for replacements? Paid $50 for it.

You found a Mt Dew Xbox for $50?! Nice.

Couple uncommon NES finds over the weekend:

Casino Kid II (complete) - 10
Maniac Mansion (loose) - 4
Ultimate League Soccer (loose, ugly label) - 2
Venice Beach Volleyball (loose) - 4
Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (complete) - 3

Seriously nice pickups. If you ever want to sell the Young Indy box, give me a ring. :P

Swamperon

03-10-2010, 08:11 AM

I'd be careful about keeping that parasite if I were you. I hear they can be a great drain on your resources ;)

BetaWolf47

03-10-2010, 09:12 AM

Dr. Dib

03-10-2010, 10:31 AM

I'd be careful about keeping that parasite if I were you. I hear they can be a great drain on your resources ;)

Well, it's better than not keeping it. Have you seen how they're exterminating them nowadays?

Well if you think about it once she gets to high school it gets worse, but then if the parasite has another parasite she at least gets it back.

Though I'm still curious if that counts as a find. I mean did you find the parasite 9 months ago?

carlcarlson

03-10-2010, 11:26 AM

So my wife has had this parasite for a while now, and the doctors finally decided to remove it about a week ago. This is what they found when they cut it out

Congrats on the find. Now you just need to find the box and manual for it.

-hellvin-

03-10-2010, 11:54 AM

Seriously nice pickups. If you ever want to sell the Young Indy box, give me a ring. :P

Thanks sir. Actually, I just noticed after going to add it to my collection that it's my second CIB copy. I can sell you my old one if you like. It's absolutely as mint as the new one, but it has a laminated manual. Send me a message, I'll get back to you after I get home later today.

NayusDante

03-10-2010, 12:12 PM

Haven't been to my church's thrift in forever, glad I stopped in this morning.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4029/4422927974_deaa8d5901_b.jpg

NES games were $2 each, all in good shape except for Mike Tyson, who looks like Evander took an eye for an ear. King of the Monsters 2 is missing the manual and has rental stickers on the cart label, but only $1. $2 for the Saturn arcade stick, which works great. $4 for the PSX case, might stick that under my retrogaming TV.

Also got three $0.25 cassettes. Duran Duran's Notorious, Rockwell's Somebody's Watching Me, and Gamalon's Aerial View. Never heard of Gamalon, but they've got a nice 1990 sound, guitars and synth, no vocals.