January 2011 finds

[InsaneDavid]

Continuing with the TRON madness, I was visiting my parents over the weekend and decided to check out the local Walmart. A week before Christmas (last I was there) they were completely sold out of TRON Legacy merchandise but on this visit they had a few items back in stock and all were on clearance. Deluxe Lightcycles were down to $13.00 and the large figures with the light up faces were $14.00. Among the Deluxe Lightcycles I found what I had been looking for, the Walmart exclusive CLU Deluxe Lightcycle. While marked as CLU on the front of the box with the correct art all over, the top of the box is still marked for Sam Flynn. This is how they all are. Not a whole lot was left in stock, about half a case of CLU lightcycles and a case of Kevin Flynn lightcycles. Anyway...

http://www.classicplastic.net/digitalpress/finds/DP-Finds-2011-01-18%2801%29.jpg

Different design than the Sam Flynn lightcycle - split fin on the back, different front, different engine surround, the cycle goes over CLU's legs and of course a different design for the braking fins. The CLU figure also has the same head as the regular CLU figure but facing up, nice improvement over the undetailed Kevin Flynn lightcycle figure.

http://www.classicplastic.net/digitalpress/finds/DP-Finds-2011-01-18%2802%29.jpg

In hindsight I should have bought the others that were in good shape but oh well.

I'll have one more badass TRON find at the end of the month / early February. :D

[DigitalSpace]

Now that I have a cell phone with a decent camera, I've started taking photos of my finds again (I don't know why I even bothered to do that with my laptop's webcam). Here's what I got yesterday:

2600:
Fast Eddie
Flash Gordon

$2 each.

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/4579/227326323.jpg

Dreamcast keyboard - $4.99

http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/7295/dckeyboard1.jpg

EDIT: Here's a photo of a complete copy of F1 Pole Position (SNES) that I acquired earlier in the month. This cost $2.50.

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[Cornelius]

Stuff from Saturday and Monday. Holidays like MLK day they run 50% off at Unique, so I went over there to poke around. I was by myself... I'd never go on a 50% off day if I had to keep track of a kid or push a cart because the place is just insane. Usually have to park a block away, too.

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Anyway, my total on the 2 sealed PC games, the Quiz Wiz, and the DS Nintendogs cart was $11.36.

I got the RC Wario car from SA for .99 and it seems to work fine, or at least as good as it is supposed to work. It was a Target return and only missing the banana. I also got Baldur's Gate Tales of the Sword Coast expansion for .99 to go with the CIB BG I got the other day, but this is just in the jewel case.

[SEGA_Queen]

Ugh! My car's battery suddenly died on me yesterday, and it took until today to get a new one installed. It cost $250 to replace the dumb thing. Fortunately, my Dad was nice enough to let me borrow the money from him.

Anyway, on the way back from picking up my car, I found something that cheered me up a bit: Wild Arms 5 (CIB) for $6.99! The game is an ex-rental, but it's still in pretty good shape overall. I love the art book, there's quite a few pictures I'd never seen before in it.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Productive!

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2011-01-19a.jpg
$5 total. The 750 MB set is new and is already at Amazon.
I already owned Wendy Carlos' original Switched On Bach but since this is an anniversary edition, I figured, why not. The Jeremy Cornwell Project CD was the random blind buy of the day and it's brand new.

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I call this the "gay cowboy martial artist demonic orc" combo:
Brokeback Mountain and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon soundtracks: $1 each
Warcraft III + Diablo Hellfire: $3 for both

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2011-01-19c.jpg
Alan Smithee Presents: The Andy Griffith Show ($2) and Monks of Doom: Forgery ($1) were from one of my usual CD places. The DVD is supposed to be a "true story" narrated by the people who acted in those Andy Griffith episodes, but of course, it's fake. :P I already owned the first two Monks of Doom albums so I picked this up (this is their third one.)

The 100 Jazz Greats collection was $2. It has 4 CDs with random artists.

The Freedom Jazz Dance Series: Jazz Funk Revival, Blues Masters Vol. 7: Blues Revival and believe it or not, The Bebe's Kids Original Soundtrack were $5 in total. The bad thing? Bebe's Kids is a PROMO version with a bit of the back cut off! Agh! These were with a bunch of promo CD soundtracks which included Transformers, Babel, Saving Private Ryan and I forget what else. They also had the soundtrack to Superstar (that movie with Wil Ferrell)... but it had Wil Ferrell on the cover, which was enough to make me toss it back in the pile. Yech.

Oh yeah, this thing.
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2011-01-19d.jpg
It was $5. It has a $270 price tag on the bottom! Apparently it's not worth as much as I thought it would. Oh well.

[megasdkirby]

Got these in the mail today:

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/9060/img0618m.jpg

I love Three King's gift money. :)

[buzz_n64]

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2011-01-19b.jpg
I call this the "gay cowboy martial artist demonic orc" combo:
Brokeback Mountain and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon soundtracks: $1 each


ROFL You go girl!

If you find the soundtracks for Too Wong Foo and Mamma Mia, let me know. :D

[Ryaan1234]

Alan Smithee Presents: The Andy Griffith Show ($2)
Holy crap! I've been looking for a DVD of that forever! Is it any good?

[oldtimeygamer]

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Paid $2 each for
Resident Evil Code Veronica loose, Twisted Metal 2,CivilizationII,Tetris Plus, Tomba, Oddword, Paper Mario, Donkey Kong 64 and Mario Kart 64 from assorted Salvation Armies.

Blast Lacrosse was $1.95 at a local resale store

Arc the Lad Collection, Beyond the Beyond and Alone in the Dark were $2.50 at a local Christian Resale store.

The Tomytronic handhelds were $0.19 each. They were marked $1.99 but toys were 90% off.

[Kitsune Sniper]

ROFL You go girl!

If you find the soundtracks for Too Wong Foo and Mamma Mia, let me know. :D
I'm not sure if you're serious about those soundtracks, but I HAVE seen them. I've passed on Mamma Mia (I don't like ABBA) and I'm not sure but I think I own To Wong Foo. That or I'm confusing it with the Priscilla Queen Of The Desert soundtrack, which I DO own.

I'm STRAIGHT, HONEST. Mostly. *coughs* I don't even like showtunes (that much)! :p

(Any gay people in the audience? Don't hate me!)


Holy crap! I've been looking for a DVD of that forever! Is it any good?Are you serious? I dunno. I got it because it looked pretty stupid. Who the hell makes a comedy track over Andy Griffith episodes? I'm not too familiar with the show but I AM aware of just how... classic it is. That's like making a comedy track for Night of The Living Dead - oh, wait... fuck (http://www.amazon.com/Laugh-Track-Night-Living-Dead/dp/B0000INU90/ref=sr_1_3?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1295484395&sr=1-3)...

NICE finds, oldtimeygamer.

[pseudonym]

Honestly, Kitsune, you have odd taste in music. Jazz, 80s Synth, and novelty CDs. Not that it's a bad thing. (psst, you should sell me your Jazz CDs that you have there). :)

Bebe's Kids is pretty awful, but the DVD sells for a surprising amount of money. I found one years ago, put it back on the shelf, checked online, went back to buy it and it was gone. :puppydogeyes:

[Ryaan1234]

Are you serious? I dunno. I got it because it looked pretty stupid. Who the hell makes a comedy track over Andy Griffith episodes? I'm not too familiar with the show but I AM aware of just how... classic it is. That's like making a comedy track for Night of The Living Dead - oh, wait... fuck (http://www.amazon.com/Laugh-Track-Night-Living-Dead/dp/B0000INU90/ref=sr_1_3?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1295484395&sr=1-3)...


I can't remember where I first heard about such a crazy DVD. For those who don't know what it is it's a comedy commentary of a few Andy Griffith shows with the "director" of the show. Apparently the DVD's website only sold 100 copies. I would say it might be a rare DVD.

[Kitsune Sniper]

I can't remember where I first heard about such a crazy DVD. For those who don't know what it is it's a comedy commentary of a few Andy Griffith shows with the "director" of the show. Apparently the DVD's website only sold 100 copies. I would say it might be a rare DVD.

... Huh. That's... interesting. Have you tried contacting the guy who made this? He still has his website up. :P

[Ryaan1234]

... Huh. That's... interesting. Have you tried contacting the guy who made this? He still has his website up. :P
I mispoke, he gave away 100 copies free. I didn't think he was selling the DVD any more.

[Flashback2012]

Productive!

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2011-01-19b.jpg
I call this the "gay cowboy martial artist demonic orc" combo:
Brokeback Mountain and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon soundtracks: $1 each
Warcraft III + Diablo Hellfire: $3 for both

That's like the third copy of Hellfire I've seen you post since you sold me a copy (thanks again btw!). Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, how did all the copies of the game end up in Mexico? ;)

I haven't had a find in a while. I need to hit up some thrifts this weekend or something. *_*

[Kitsune Sniper]

That's like the third copy of Hellfire I've seen you post since you sold me a copy (thanks again btw!). Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, how did all the copies of the game end up in Mexico? ;)

I haven't had a find in a while. I need to hit up some thrifts this weekend or something. *_*

None, actually. I buy these in Americaland. :P I actually wrote a lengthy explanation a little while ago, but I can't find the post now. But basically: I live in Mexico, but I buy stuff at the flea markets across the border to resell and make money.

[Polygon]

While I was transferring my video game boxes from cardboard boxes to plastic storage bins I came across something I didn't even know I had. It was a box for a gray Nintendo Zapper. I opened it up and the thing was brand new. Still has the original $29 price tag on it.

Coolest thing is, I didn't even have to go anywhere to get it.


Ugh! My car's battery suddenly died on me yesterday, and it took until today to get a new one installed. It cost $250 to replace the dumb thing. Fortunately, my Dad was nice enough to let me borrow the money from him.

:eek 2:

How did it cost you $250? Don't ever take your car there again. A good battery shouldn't cost you more than $100. Most cost less. Then it takes about two seconds to install it.

[jacob4546]

How did you pay 250 for a battery?

[Collector_Gaming]

How did you pay 250 for a battery?

Optima batteries cost between 200 to 300 dollars

[saferkefka]

Optima batteries cost between 200 to 300 dollars


yea, but an everyday person doesn't need an optima battery.

[Vectorman0]

$3 each at goodwill. Everything is the US version with case and manual (no cardboard box).

Andre Panza Kickboxing
Bonk's Revenge
Chase H.Q. (Hucard only)
China Warrior
Final Lap Twin
Ninja Spirit (missing spine sticker, but in real TG16 case)
Space Harrier (Hucard and manual only)
Yo' Bro

Last Alert
Super Raiden (PC Engine)
Ys Book I & II (I believe this is the pack-in version. It's a disc and manual in a white CD case with no back insert)


I'm still looking for values for half of these if anyone can help (http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=150527). (that's why I posted here) I like a bunch of these games, but I'm still not sure if I am going to keep any.

[Blitzwing256]

the white spined version is the mail away version (for awhile you could direct order tg16 games from tti) when i got valis 2 and y's that way they were the white spined versions.

[Gooch3008]

haha! yesterday I saw the mamma mia soundtrack

[VACRMH]

Been buying way too much lately :-/

Finally found a copy of Dragon Quest V for the DS. Paid retail for a new copy ($40), but it beats what it's going for online.

Decided to try and get into old D&D PC games, so I picked up the "Gamefest: Forgotten Realms Classics" collection which has something like 13 or so games. But because I'm weird, i wanted a proper manual. So I bought the "Forgotten Realms Archives" manual, for a few bucks, which covers 12 of the 13 games. Figured I saved a few bucks that way.

I also wanted to try some of the other games in the series, like the 3 "Krynn" games, but of course I'm annoying and wanted the manuals. I stumbled upon an auction with a BIN for $7 or so that had old collections, complete with books. Collectors Edition Volume 1 and 2. Volume 1 is already covered in the other compilation I bought, but Volume 2 had all 3 Krynn games so that takes care of that! It also came with Eye of the Beholder 3, which is also covered already. Hopefully I can sell the games I don't want, to make up for the ones I want :)

Fortunately for me, I could care less what format I get old PC games in, as I'm going to download and run them with DOSBox anyways.

[Kitsune Sniper]

VACRMH, lemme know what game you're missing the manual for. I might have it in PDF / HLP format on one of those CDs... I have two copies or so.

[VACRMH]

Blood & Magic. But it's in PDF form on one of the discs, no worries.

Thanks though.

[SEGA_Queen]

While I was transferring my video game boxes from cardboard boxes to plastic storage bins I came across something I didn't even know I had. It was a box for a gray Nintendo Zapper. I opened it up and the thing was brand new. Still has the original $29 price tag on it.

Coolest thing is, I didn't even have to go anywhere to get it.



:eek 2:

How did it cost you $250? Don't ever take your car there again. A good battery shouldn't cost you more than $100. Most cost less. Then it takes about two seconds to install it.

Three reasons:

1) The shop wanted to make sure it actually was the battery and not some other issue. So they tested the charging system which cost $50.00.

2) The battery cost $150.

3) And then there was all the taxes on top.

Also, these prices are in Canadian dollars.

[Polygon]

Ah, that makes sense.

Must be a pretty good battery for $150 with a good 5-7 year warranty.

[Goodwill Hunter]

A few finds at Goodwill today, including a CD I can add to all of the others here:

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/4919/ps1ra.jpg

Found a soundtrack to one of my favorite movies of all time today...Raising Arizona...hard to beat yodeling and banjos for $1.99.

Also found a handful of PS1 games for $1.99 each, and a purple Gameboy Color that had a Kirby's Blockball in it...$6.99.

Rich

[Porksta]

I wasn't able to get to my usual thrift store early enough today during their 25% off sale, so I didn't get anything video game related but I did get the following:

Amelie DVD
Detroit Pistons shootaround/bench jersey

Both for about $8.

I always wanted a bench jersey, but I just wish it was for a team I liked...

[orangest]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/orangest/CIMG1847.jpg

The paddles were $4.99 and the SNES Super Mario World and Kart were $5.99 each at Goodwill.


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$19.99 at a different Goodwill. Can't find info regarding the Toon Disney branding, whether it was a promo/prize item or something different.

[DreadIsReal]

Hey everyone, it was a good day today, found a lot of stuff that definitely makes up for the dry month. All together I paid around $200 for all the Sega and 7800 stuff from a local flea market dealer. Everything else was found at thrifts that I found over the weekend.

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All the Genesis games that are in the box are complete. They include Bubsy, Atomic Runner, Pink Goes to Hollywood, Gain Ground, Syd of Valis, Technocop, Mystical Fighter, EXO Squad, Trampoline Terror, Aerobiz, High Seas Havoc, Exile, Toki Going Ape Spit, Growl, Warrior of Rome 2. Loose: Mega Bomberman, Marvel Land, Dinoland, El Viento, Marko, High Seas Havoc (again, my screw up), The Punisher, Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel, and Marsupilami.

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Sega CD games are complete, including Night Trap and Time Gal which have the original boxes folded sealed in plastic. The other games are Shining Force CD, The Animals, Mad Dog McCree, and Star Wars Chess. The Master System games are Pro Wrestling, The Ninja, Miracle Warriors, and Kenseiden. Loose one are Cyborg Hunter and Double Dragon. Then there is Christmas Nights which I am the most happy about, I love this game.

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The CDi games came from a thrift as did the PS1 games. CDi games include Power Hitter, Tetris, Pinball, Connect Four, Paint School II, and Backgammon. PS1 games are UFC, KISS Pinball, and Twisted Metal 2. The 3DO porn title came from the same place as the Sega stuff and boy is it awful, its called Endlessly.

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7800 games came from same place as Sega stuff, they include Super Huey, Touchdown Football, Crossbow, Crack'ed, Dig Dug, Fatal Run, Fight Night, Ace of Aces, Alien Brigade, Basketbrawl, Centipede, Choplifter, One on One, Planet Smashers, Real Sports Baseball, Robotron 2084, Joust, Karateka, Midnight Mutants, Motorpsycho, Ms Pac Man, Galaga x2, Hat Trick, Tower Toppler, and Xenophobe. Also included was the Double Ender! Chuck Norris Superkicks and Artillery Duel.

[DKTheArcadeRat]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/orangest/CIMG1840.jpg

$19.99 at a different Goodwill. Can't find info regarding the Toon Disney branding, whether it was a promo/prize item or something different.

Do want.

[Collector_Gaming]

Three reasons:

1) The shop wanted to make sure it actually was the battery and not some other issue. So they tested the charging system which cost $50.00.

2) The battery cost $150.

3) And then there was all the taxes on top.

Also, these prices are in Canadian dollars.

I hate it when a shop charges to test something. Its a complete rip off for them to do that. All the shops I dealt with do that for free.

I know a place that charges 10 bucks for a 0BD2 read out when there's a auto zone about 6 buildings down that will do it for free. Like really....

[weirdguy]

I hate it when a shop charges to test something. Its a complete rip off for them to do that. All the shops I dealt with do that for free.

I know a place that charges 10 bucks for a 0BD2 read out when there's a auto zone about 6 buildings down that will do it for free. Like really....

Some garage here charge up to 50$ to check a code... and unless you got a performance car, no battery should cost more than 100$, and that includes Canada. I changed the battery in my girlfriend car 2 weeks ago and we got it for 70$ at Costco.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Do want.

It should fit right in with your Jonas Brothers and Hannah Montana standees. :D

[fahlim003]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/orangest/CIMG1847.jpg

The paddles were $4.99 and the SNES Super Mario World and Kart were $5.99 each at Goodwill.
Nice find on the carts although seeing your boxed paddles gives me paddle regret - I'd like to find a copy to replace my lost ones (which may have been white/grey and were not the VIC-20 ones).

[DKTheArcadeRat]

It should fit right in with your Jonas Brothers and Hannah Montana standees. :D

HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT'S IN MY ROOM? ....creeeeeeeeepy. I do have 1000/1000 in Hannah Montana on 360 though. True story. But this is a promo for TOON Disney.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_programs_broadcast_by_Toon_Disney

See? No Miley Cyrus or the Jon-ass Brothers. :D They played soooo much good stuff on that channel.

[The 1 2 P]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5130/5374620020_24c880554e_z.jpg The 3DO porn title came from the same place as the Sega stuff and boy is it awful, its called Endlessly.


Those aren't even real games, just mildly interactive movies. But you are correct--they are all extremely awful.

[Kitsune Sniper]

HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT'S IN MY ROOM? ....creeeeeeeeepy. I do have 1000/1000 in Hannah Montana on 360 though. True story. But this is a promo for TOON Disney.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_programs_broadcast_by_Toon_Disney

See? No Miley Cyrus or the Jon-ass Brothers. :D They played soooo much good stuff on that channel.

Jesus Christ, you're just as bad as I am about crap games.

I'm aware of what Toon Disney is (Phineas and Ferb <3 ) but I didn't think the system was an actual promo.

[DKTheArcadeRat]

I have no idea if it's an ACTUAL promo, but considering the audience for that channel...I wouldn't doubt there was some sort of contest.

And about crap games...Yaris and Rogue Warrior are in my top games on 360. So...I think we share a similar taste for crap. ....and that just sounds so wrong.

[orangest]

I wouldn't doubt there was some sort of contest.

http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/nintendo-game-boy-advance-sp-toon-disney-jetix-rare

Seems that may be the case. Too bad the pictures are gone from the listing.

[Vectorman0]

the white spined version is the mail away version (for awhile you could direct order tg16 games from tti) when i got valis 2 and y's that way they were the white spined versions.

Thanks for the info!

[Flashback2012]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5044/5374031027_1a15f2e522_z.jpg
All the Genesis games that are in the box are complete. They include Bubsy, Atomic Runner, Pink Goes to Hollywood, Gain Ground, Syd of Valis, Technocop, Mystical Fighter, EXO Squad, Trampoline Terror, Aerobiz, High Seas Havoc, Exile, Toki Going Ape Spit, Growl, Warrior of Rome 2. Loose: Mega Bomberman, Marvel Land, Dinoland, El Viento, Marko, High Seas Havoc (again, my screw up), The Punisher, Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel, and Marsupilami.

Awesome find on the Genesis lot. I've looked high and low for several of the games in that pic CIB and you managed to find them all from the same dealer. :eek 2:



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The CDi games came from a thrift as did the PS1 games. CDi games include Power Hitter, Tetris, Pinball, Connect Four, Paint School II, and Backgammon.


Awesome score on the CD-i games. I've got the Pinball game but I've never gotten around to playing it. ^^;

[Kitsune Sniper]

Nothing much today, just a copy of Office 2007 Home & Student for $20.

[Ryaan1234]

Lot sale yesterday. It was cold as heck and wet.

Also, not many new things. I got The New Traditionalists by DEVO on vinyl and also another record that has some old Italian (made) movie scores, which caught my eye because it has selections from Mondo Cane. I had heard about the Mondo films from The Cinema Snob's Bruno Mattei Show so I thought I should pick up that record. Both albums were $1 a piece.

Yep... and that's it.

[Cornelius]

-15F didn't keep me from my Friday Unique run (25% off), no sirree. Found a GC GB Player disc for 3.80, and MS Publisher Deluxe 2002 for 0.80. And a Dinosaur puzzle for my son.

Seems several of us had ho-hum finds for today.

[Sabz5150]

Couple NES pickups...

The Last Starfighter
King's Quest
Bucky O'Hare

[Gooch3008]

Unopened Warcraft 2 --- $5

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/4517/wc2front.jpg (http://img62.imageshack.us/i/wc2front.jpg/)

has a tear on the front shrink wrap.

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/8749/wc2top.jpg (http://img132.imageshack.us/i/wc2top.jpg/)

Yeah, I need to clean out the geek dungeon.

[Deadman]

Need to take some pics later.

Shining the Holy Ark (Saturn) - loose great shape $24

Luckily I already have a complete case, back art, and manual in mint shape, so now the set is complete. Still looking for a decent price on a few other Saturn games loose that I have the cases for....

[The 1 2 P]

Today was a good day.

http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/rr306/THE-1-2-P/GEDC0256.jpg

UFC Undisputed 2009(360) $7.48
The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection $3.00
Gossip Girl $3.00
Kinect $54.99

The UFC game was on clearance at Target and the only worthwhile discounted 360 game to pick up there. The Ric Flair and Gossip Girl dvds were $4 each or two for $6. I only wanted the Ric Flair dvd but I know someone who will want the Gossip Girl dvd collection or I can just sell it. And $3 for an entire season isn't bad....even if it is for a show called Gossip Girl. And then we have Kinect.

Like the dvds it was spotted at Goodwill. It was a Target return(according to the GW employee I asked) that they didn't want to put back on the shelf. They had it taped up and I asked him if he was sure that everything was in there and that it worked and he told me that they always test opened items from Target before putting them out but assured me I had 48 hours to return it if it didn't work(I couldn't test it there anyway because they didn't have any 360's). So I set it up when I got home and have been completely blown away by the tech inside it. The voice commands are as close to all of those futuristic movies we are going to get and I even dig the motion sensing controls more than the Wii's.

I initially bought it because I figured I could sell it for a decent price considering I got it for roughly $100 off but now I think I might keep it. Kinect has been selling extremely well already but at this price theres really no reason to complain about it. It even has the free Kinect Adventures game so I'm set, although eventually I will want some new games for it. I imagine that when people show Kinect off to their none-gaming friends they will be far more impressed with this than they were with the Wii.

[ncman071]

not really a big deal or anything....i'm a huge MK fan (2d versions anyway).....i found a complete mk 2 in minty condition with all original inserts for about $20 on amazon.

also got nba showdown complete but the box and manual is beat up. the game is in excellent condition for about $3.

anyway, i know these games are dirt common, but i always wanted to find mk2 complete on the snes ever since my original copy was stolen about 15 years ago or so.

also got pure, lego batman, and fallout 3 for about $20 total @ GS.

[Swamperon]

Not a find (I'm too poor to actually buy any games) but today in the mail I got the Professor Layton case which came free from Nintendo when you registered all 3 Layton games.

I was expecting something flimsy but it's actually really nice firm card, feels smooth and looks gorgeous. Very pleased!

[Blanka789]

Not a find (I'm too poor to actually buy any games) but today in the mail I got the Professor Layton case which came free from Nintendo when you registered all 3 Layton games.

I was expecting something flimsy but it's actually really nice firm card, feels smooth and looks gorgeous. Very pleased!

Any pics?

[ScourDX]

My pick up for the week

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[garagesaleking!!]

Thats very interesting to see that Target is even sending Kinects to goodwills. I have good luck finding target returns in the past, I need to keep my eye out for one.







Today was a good day.

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UFC Undisputed 2009(360) $7.48
The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection $3.00
Gossip Girl $3.00
Kinect $54.99

The UFC game was on clearance at Target and the only worthwhile discounted 360 game to pick up there. The Ric Flair and Gossip Girl dvds were $4 each or two for $6. I only wanted the Ric Flair dvd but I know someone who will want the Gossip Girl dvd collection or I can just sell it. And $3 for an entire season isn't bad....even if it is for a show called Gossip Girl. And then we have Kinect.

Like the dvds it was spotted at Goodwill. It was a Target return(according to the GW employee I asked) that they didn't want to put back on the shelf. They had it taped up and I asked him if he was sure that everything was in there and that it worked and he told me that they always test opened items from Target before putting them out but assured me I had 48 hours to return it if it didn't work(I couldn't test it there anyway because they didn't have any 360's). So I set it up when I got home and have been completely blown away by the tech inside it. The voice commands are as close to all of those futuristic movies we are going to get and I even dig the motion sensing controls more than the Wii's.

I initially bought it because I figured I could sell it for a decent price considering I got it for roughly $100 off but now I think I might keep it. Kinect has been selling extremely well already but at this price theres really no reason to complain about it. It even has the free Kinect Adventures game so I'm set, although eventually I will want some new games for it. I imagine that when people show Kinect off to their none-gaming friends they will be far more impressed with this than they were with the Wii.

[ChronoTriggaFoo]

I don't usually splurge for myself, but I could NOT pass up the Real Ghostbusters Complete Collection DVD set for $70. I almost paid $120 a year or so ago but the seller on eBay turned out to be shady and never had it in hand. This baby is complete with the BONUS DVD, booklet and has the much nicer steelbook cases.

I paid more than I usually do for SNES games at $6 a pop, but these are worth it: Castlevania IV, Super Metroid and Tetris & Dr. Mario.

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[Swamperon]

Any pics?

Sure :)

This isn't my copy but I found a site with both sides of the box:

http://videogamemm.com/main/node/755

My only complaint is that on the spine there is no indication as to what's in the box. So lined up with my other DS games and all 3 titles boxed in it's just a block of brown. Minor quibble though.

[Blanka789]

That case is very nice looking and could definitely be a collector's item in the future. Nice score!

[The 1 2 P]

Thats very interesting to see that Target is even sending Kinects to goodwills. I have good luck finding target returns in the past, I need to keep my eye out for one.

Theres always Target merchandise at every Goodwill I go to and most of it still has the last Target clearance price on it. And you still get some GW's that mark a price higher than the last Target clearance price:roll: But I have yet to see any next gen systems or accesories there outside of a few controllers and a Wii Fit.

The Kinect was in a display case that also had a boxed Gamecube, an N64, an Atari flashback system and a bunch of pc, Xbox and PS2 games. I'm surprised nobody else picked it up considering it was $100 cheaper than store retail. But I suppose $55 is about $20-30 above "impulse buy" status.

[Collector_Gaming]

*edit* some how wrong post for wrong thread.. don't know how that happen weird.

[atariboy]

This is what I got this week:
Guitar Hero Warriors of Rock Guitar $14.99 Local Pawn Shop
Final Fantasy Chronicles $7.99 Pawn Shop
NCAA 08 Footbal Face Plate $10 Ebay
Dreamcast Black Sports Edition w/ controller $10 Pawn Shop
Game.com Missing Pen with Sonic Jam, Wheel Of Fortune 2, Fighters Megamix, The Lost World, Henry, Tiger Web Link, $10 Goodwill Thrift Store
Red/Rust Gamboy SP $4.99 Savers Thrift store


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[The 1 2 P]

alright name one other fps that you can hand a stripper some money and she shows you her tits? LOL

Wrong thread dude:roll:

[Tupin]

Got a model 1 Sega CD. I can only use it on my Model 2 Genesis because I only have one 1602 AC adapter and the Sega CD didn't come with one.

It boots up the the BIOS screen, but no Sega logo appears. Also, how do you eject on this thing?

[Cornelius]

Got a model 1 Sega CD. I can only use it on my Model 2 Genesis because I only have one 1602 AC adapter and the Sega CD didn't come with one.

It boots up the the BIOS screen, but no Sega logo appears. Also, how do you eject on this thing?

After it loads, you press the start button and it will eject. Alternatively, I think you can bring up the cd-player and there is an eject button you can select.

[Collector_Gaming]

Wrong thread dude:roll:

yea i noticed that don't know how that happen

[Emperor Megas]

A few hours ago I got a complete boxed copy of Castlevania III, still in the celo wrap (but opened, with a complete but damaged manual) for $2. It was pretty cool because I just went in to peruse the DVDs and paperbacks, since they normally don't even carry games at all. It was the only NES game in the store.

[Steve W]

I found a couple Atari XE/XL 8-bit computer games today, Tennis and One-On-One Basketball for $1.99 each. They were at a Movie Trading Company store in Hurst, TX, along with a Jungle Hunt cart that I passed on since I've already got a copy. Those were the only three, making me think that there were probably a lot more at one point but were bought before I got there. It's so rare for me to find Atari 8-bit games, and when I do they're nearly always commons.

At another thrift I bought this 1982 General Electric boombox. It's got a built-in black and white TV screen, and instead of a regular cassette deck it's got a micro cassette recorder! Plus, a small LED equalizer row of lights underneath the cassette door. Sadly the tape deck doesn't work, my brother and I will have to take it apart and see if it can be fixed. Still, it's a cool little machine that only cost me $2.99. Too bad there's no analog TV transmissions to pick up. It's got antenna screws on the back, so I need to dig out my old Atari switchbox and hook up a Pong console, to see how well the screen works.

http://i414.photobucket.com/albums/pp222/StevePW/TVBoomboxandgames.jpg

[ncman071]

I don't usually splurge for myself, but I could NOT pass up the Real Ghostbusters Complete Collection DVD set for $70. I almost paid $120 a year or so ago but the seller on eBay turned out to be shady and never had it in hand. This baby is complete with the BONUS DVD, booklet and has the much nicer steelbook cases.

I paid more than I usually do for SNES games at $6 a pop, but these are worth it: Castlevania IV, Super Metroid and Tetris & Dr. Mario.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/spidey300/dp_pic.jpg

The Ghostbuster collection is SWEET....i have volume one and volume two seperately via walmart.....but that collection is awesome....whats even better is that i can actually still watch those episodes and enjoy them.....my 15 month old twins even seem to like them.

[DigitalSpace]

From a Thursday run:

PS2:
Tokyo Xtreme Racer Drift (complete) - $2.50

Dreamcast:
NBA 2K (complete, Sega All-Stars version) - 50 cents

Also got a few freebies:

Genesis:
NBA Live '97 (cart only)

PS2:
DDR Extreme 2 (disc and manual)

Xbox (both complete):
Madden NFL 2005
NCAA Football '07

[PentiumMMX]

Well, I've had some decent finds since getting my PSP replaced a week ago.

- Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga (PS2. Used in very good shape; missing instructions): $28
- LittleBigPlanet 2 Collector's Edition (PS3. New): $80

Seeing how much I'm enojoying Persona 3, I decided to finally get a copy of DDS, after having the instructions for it for years now (To make things better, I found a copy that was missing it's instructions; making a complete copy). I haven't played much of it yet, so I don't have much of an opinion on it yet.

As for LBP2, I wanted to preorder it...but I kept putting it off and eventually they cut off preorders for it. However, I got lucky when I randomly dropped in this Friday, a few hours after finishing the first LBP; discovering there was one Collector's Edition left that had not been picked up, and it had been long enough since the game came out for it to be avaliable to anybody who has the money. As a result, I was able to get my Sackboy plush (Now sitting opposite to my age-old Diddy Kong plush on my shelf) and the exclusive in-game costumes (I like the Clank costume).

[Letiumtide]

I found Tomba 2 yesterday for $20, it was a fresh trade in at the counter and I grabbed it as I once gave up on buying it for $17 and very rarely see it (though I've seen it incomplete at least 3 times in the last 6 months but almost never before that.

Unfortunately I'm in an area where there aren't many good places for hunting, but every now and them I get good finds. Lately most of my amazing finds have been Laserdisc though.

[Ryaan1234]

Flea market today, not that worthwhile for pics but I'll talk about the small bag of stuff I ended up having.

Firstly, there was a TON of records today, it was like every booth had them. It was like the twilight zone as it seemed (and I don't mean to be racist by saying what I'm about to say) that EVERY record I saw today was 70s/80s African American acts... soul, R&B, lots of Motown, funk, and bad 80s pop. I saw too much Chaka Kahn and Rose Royce today O_o. With the exception of one small pile of 80s music I picked through the entire place was like this. No offense to the people who like what I just named off, it's just not my taste.

Anwaaaays... I got 4 45s from a booth: one containing Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger", another with Tony Basil's "Mickey", a Doors single, and finally a Quiet Riot single (with "Cum on Feel the Noize") that looked interesting. Those were $1 a piece.

At another booth they had some PS2 games, $5 a piece. I saw a copy of Destroy All Humans 2 minty and complete I couldn't pass up.

At yet another booth there was a lonely PS3 six axis controller, model CECHZC2U, in silver. It is heavily worn and there is a sticky residue on top of the analog sticks. It does seem to work, I hooked it up through USB and it's trying to connect to a system. It was so expensive at $1. I think I can get a little for it even though it's worn out.

Finally at a booth there's this guy I know that buys closeout auction stuff from business and schools. He had a huge box of PDAs, mostly newer Palmone models. I was short on money but I did manage to get 6 (yes six) Zire 31 PDAs, all in pretty decent shape for $5 a piece. I remember selling a 31 for $30 in similar condition around 6 months ago, here's hoping they work and they haven't become entirely worthless. Looking on eBay right now I think I can get something like $25 shipped each for them if they work right and I clean 'em up.

Oh also a little LCD screen by Innovage. It's very small. It has brightness/contrast on it and power. I'll have to open it up and see if it's hack-able. $2 for that. If it works (and accepts the right kind of video input) it would be an excellent screen for an NES portable. I have no idea what it was for originally but I can tell it's a small 2.7" LCD TFT screen, and has a plug for power.

[HyperDuel]

Not gaming related but it's full of win and full of good.

Got it at Flea Market. It's legit I check and confirm that's his handwriting and real marker writing on it. $15

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[Snesguy666]

thats a pretty cool movie poster Score! id love to find something like that. Awesome!
If were talking movie posters, i just got an Original 1981 debbie dose dallas 2 movie poster. yes mine is also legit. :P and a LX120 laserdisc player.

Pictures when my dam camera works :(

I also yesterday got a bunch of movie posters from the local video store, just giving em out for free ^^

my latest game was Donkey kong country returns, and loves it!