February 2013 finds

[orangest]

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Goodwill finds: Sealed Japanese PS2 Unison & Xbox NFR Halo-$5.99 each.

Didn't pick these up for $4.99 each, but still nice to see a stack in the wild every now and then...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/orangest/021913172615_zps38ff8129.jpg

[Zama]

I used a pre-paid Visa card to order the game, so it's not tied to my bank account. If something does happen, I'll only lose what's left on the card.

Regarding ToR, I'm slowly getting the hang of the battle system. My favorite character to play as is Tytree, because it's easier to pull off combos with his speedy attacks.

Ah that's quite tubular! ^_^ It won't be long before more of the Tales series come stateside though.

[kupomogli]

New Red 3DS XL for $150. Some guy won it at one of those arcade prize machines around here and didn't want it. It was on Craigslist for three weeks at $170 and was repriced at $150 today.

[theclaw]

Not really looking for it much, but I just won a lucky bid. Total price of $5.04 on Dream Mix TV World Fighters (GC).

Another Tales of Rebirth owner now? I guess I'll have to sit down and figure out what I can. :roll:

[The 1 2 P]

http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/rr306/THE-1-2-P/GEDC2512_zps011b13c9.jpg

AV Hanafuda Club(FAM) $45
Mahjong Party(PS2) $24
Halo: The Fall of Reach book 50 cents
Halo: The Flood book 50 cents
Real McCoy cd $2
Saliva cd $2

The cds and books were from two different Goodwills. I picked up the famicom and PS2 games online. Nothing too special, just stuff for the collection.

http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/rr306/THE-1-2-P/GEDC2573_zps63aea083.jpg

Sonic kart toy $3
Crysis: Maximum Edition(PC) sealed $4
Electronic Zelda Strategy Guide sealed cd $8
Graduation(3DO) $3
Lot of US Xbox demos $26
Lot of Japanese Xbox demos $3

This was the second Sonic kart toy I've found at Goodwill but atleast this one included Sonic with it. I know I said I wouldn't buy any more PC games again(seeing as how I don't actually play them) unless they are rare. But Crysis: ME was sealed. They actually have a ton of PC games at my local Goodwill(F.E.A.R., Battlefield, FarCry, Bioshock, etc) but this was the only sealed one and it included three games so I thought it was worth it for $4. The Zelda electronic guide is actually a music sampler from EB that includes the guide as a bonus. Kind of interesting. And then there are the demos. These will also be used to further my collection but many are just doubles.

[Aussie2B]

AV Hanafuda Club(FAM) $45

Wow, I didn't know that game was that valuable. Granted, I'm sure my loose cart is worth considerably less. I didn't know it had such an interesting case too. Is that a repurposed VHS case? Sure looks like one.

I'm actually the author of the FAQ on that game on GameFAQs, haha.

[The 1 2 P]

Yeah the Hacker AV famicom games all use those cases and I suppose they are similiar to those old plastic vhs cases they used before the cardboard ones. When you can find them complete with case and manual they do command a premium but it isn't that far out of the budget of most people, unless you sell them in lots. Thats where the real money is for these games.


I'm actually the author of the FAQ on that game on GameFAQs, haha.

Let me know if you need scans of the case and manual art.

[SEGA_Queen]

Another Tales of Rebirth owner now? I guess I'll have to sit down and figure out what I can. :roll:

If the language barrier is the issue, there's a user on Youtube with some good tutorial videos:

Battle Tutorial - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88mSwkpszzA

Tactics & Formation - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o_4v_ATnF4

Weapon Enhance & Inherit Tutorial - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjcinmXrCnM


Plus there's a ton of written guides on Gamefaqs that can help too.

[Aussie2B]

I don't personally, but it looks like GameFAQs doesn't have any box images: http://www.gamefaqs.com/nes/989163-av-hanafuda-club/images

If you don't have a GameFAQs account, I could submit it for you. I think they typically want the front cover, back cover, and spine. Looks like a couple of the other Hacker Famicom games are also missing box art on there.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Well, more unexpected finds... and story time.

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2013-02-20_zps9c659427.jpg

I stumbled upon a couple of old friends at the flea market today. One of them is a big Smashing Pumpkins fan and I told him that the lady that owned the booth where I got those games yesterday had an album that seemed strange to me. It definitely didn't look like one of their studio albums. It turned out to be something called Infinite Conversations (http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1587143/a/Infinite+Conversation-Interview.htm), and he wasn't really going to buy it, but he is a collector... and the seller said the CDs were two for one dollar, so he grabbed it.

He started poking around the CDs (they were dumped on a table now) and I walked there, and noticed the two Beatmania append discs! I grabbed them. One of them is missing the spine card but the other is complete. Since I wouldn't have gotten those two if I hadn't met my friend and told him about the Smashing Pumpkins album, I said I'd pay for it. When I got my change, I gave it to him and said "Happy birthday and christmas". :P

That Dukes of Hazzard game is a racing game. I wasn't going to touch it, but the discs had HDCD stamped on 'em. I've never seen any game shipped on HDCD form before! It actually uses redbook audio tracks. HDCD redbook audio. O_o

As for the other find...

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2013-02-20b_zps85ae60a1.jpg

I saw this PS1 system at a booth where I tend to get expensive games and stuff. The add-on thing caught my attention, it's a VCD expansion thing that lets you watch, well, VCDs. But that's not what made me buy this. No sir. This is a Japanese SCPH-1000 model. It has Serial, RCA, Speaker, S-Video, AND PS1 video output cables (http://gotps3.ru/files/articles/010511_264301050.jpg). I have no idea if it works, but even if it doesn't, I can recoup my costs pretty easily if I sell it for parts. :D

[The 1 2 P]

I don't personally, but it looks like GameFAQs doesn't have any box images: http://www.gamefaqs.com/nes/989163-av-hanafuda-club/images

If you don't have a GameFAQs account, I could submit it for you. I think they typically want the front cover, back cover, and spine. Looks like a couple of the other Hacker Famicom games are also missing box art on there.

Although I've been getting strategy guides from Gamefaqs for over a decade I never bothered making an account there since it wasn't neccesary. But I'll PM you the pics so you can submit them.

[Vinnysdad]

Picked up some PS3 games off of Craigslist. I think it was a decent score.

Mafia II-$10
Doom 3 BFG Edition-$15
Aliens Colonial Marines-$20

[GamerTheGreek]

Today I received in the mail my first Craigslist game purchase.

The items I didnt bother photographing but worth noting :
An atari 800XL new in the box.( Box has tape marks on it)
An atari 1050 disk drive ( brand new in the box missing Dos 2.5 disks)

Common games that will be listed forsale on ebay shortly.
Centipede
FroggerII
Jumpan Jr
and Star Wars Return of the Jedi.

The games worth photographing are Presented below. All have been tested and work perfect.
River Rescue and Submarine Commander were CIB
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r221/atari83/Atari8bit/THA12001SubmarineCommander_zps8f7ba040.jpg
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r221/atari83/Atari8bit/THB12005RiverRescue_zpsefdce607.jpg

Too bad these haveno boxes or manuals to go with them but definitely not complaining.

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r221/atari83/photo-2_zpsd4cbc797.jpg

[recorderdude]

So yeah, remember this thread?

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?166184-What-to-do-on-a-trade-I-know-isn-t-fair

As a refresher, this is what I gave:

New fairly cheap headset ($10-ish)
Sonic 1 (Game Gear) loose
Sonic 2 (Game Gear) loose
Sonic Chaos (Game Gear) loose
Shinobi III (Genesis) loose
Jak and Daxter: the precursor legacy (PS2) CiB

My side came in.

The most common of them I got:

The first two Donkey Kong Countries
http://i.imgur.com/Db09Xll.jpg

Earthworm Jim (Loose)
http://i.imgur.com/GlhDrZd.jpg

Slightly harder to come by (and slightly imperfect), a cased panzer dragoon (no front, though)

http://i.imgur.com/LpVsJwL.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/k2IxR2n.jpg

But oh, I saved the best for last. This right here made the entire thing even MORE worthwhile:

http://i.imgur.com/aYaspe1.jpg

ALL THREE OF THE SHINING GAMES FOR GENESIS.

Darkness and Shining Force 1 are complete in box, great condition. Shining Force II is just the cartridge, but great for that.

So yeah, the guy is a HUGE shining fan.

He has 2 (2!) copies of shining force III part 1 (US release) on the saturn, too, but we both understood I'm not getting any of that since it's the first game he ever played. I think the reason he let go of the rest is because he didn't like the old ones as much as 3.

I'm super looking forward to trying all of these out.

[The 1 2 P]

http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/rr306/THE-1-2-P/GEDC2591_zpsef920147.jpg

Sega Superstars Tennis/XBL Arcade Compilation Disc(360) sealed $7
Play Beyond Demo(PS3) $4
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II(PC) sealed $3
Otona No Gal Mahjong(PS2) $15
Utada: Devil Inside cd $3
Guitar Hero III(PS3) $4
The X-Mas Wonder Years: The Holiday Episodes vhs sealed $1
Resident Evil 4 demo(PS2) sealed $17
Idol Mahjong Final Romance(3DO) $46
Suzume Kyou Jidai Cogal(3DO) $105
Parappa The Rapper(PS1) sealed $4
Xbox Boot Loader Utility disc $81

I've been finding alot of sealed stuff at Goodwill lately, including my copy of Sega Superstar Tennis/XBLACD. The compilation disc has Uno(one of the best XBLA games) and a few others. Since I already have Uno I'm probably most interested in playing Pac-Man or Ms. Pacman(whichever one is on there). I have seen that Play Beyond demo on craigs list and at flea markets but they always wanted around $10 for it and it was never in very good condition. This one wasn't in it's original case but thats what I bought that GH III game for from another Goodwill. I also grabbed the Utada cd(I'm a fan) and Wonder Years vhs from Goodwill.

I'm not exactly sure of all of the Xbox boot disc's functions but it's dated September 2001, which is a full two months before the original Xbox released. So it's rare, I'm just not sure how rare or what it's worth.....yet. The PS2 mahjong game was alot cheaper than the two 3DO ones. But they are also a million times more rare. Pricey yes but also incredibly hard to find. And before anyone ask, yes I really am a professional mahjong player in real life. But only because I got turned down from the professional badminton team.

So both Dark Forces II and Parappa are sealed. Sealed games are the only way I can justify buying PC games(unless it's something rare) and I did very well with that sealed copy of Crysis: Maximum Edition from earlier this week. According to completed listings Parappa is going for $30-$40 used so a sealed copy will bring in atleast twice that amount. I always loved the demo for this game but never got around to getting the full game. So between these two sealed games and the RE4 sealed demo(which I sold a similiar sealed one for $50 two years ago) I should make out quite well.

[BricatSegaFan]

Just picked this up at a bookstore but unsure of the value.

[recorderdude]

Just picked this up at a bookstore but unsure of the value.

A LOT.

http://www.ebay.com/csc/i.html?_sacat=0&_nkw=grind+stormer&LH_Complete=1&rt=nc

Lucky Bastard... :D

Also, parappa's averaging $40 now? Damn. I shoulda got a copy last year when it was worth $20. Fraggin playstation all stars....

[BricatSegaFan]

A LOT.

http://www.ebay.com/csc/i.html?_sacat=0&_nkw=grind+stormer&LH_Complete=1&rt=nc

Lucky Bastard... :D

Also, parappa's averaging $40 now? Damn. I shoulda got a copy last year when it was worth $20. Fraggin playstation all stars....

Oddly enough this place had virtua fighter 2 on Saturn for $49.99 :confused:

[recorderdude]

Half price books is notable for having no fucking idea what they're selling half of the time. They're always either unreasonably high or awesomely low for SEGA titles. Billy from the game chasers got BOTH shining force games on genesis COMPLETE for $5 each there, iirc. They REALLY undervalue genesis.

They're a little wiser when it comes to nintendo games, though.

[BricatSegaFan]

Half price books is notable for having no fucking idea what they're selling half of the time. They're always either unreasonably high or awesomely low for SEGA titles. Billy from the game chasers got BOTH shining force games on genesis COMPLETE for $5 each there, iirc. They REALLY undervalue genesis.

They're a little wiser when it comes to nintendo games, though.

Good info! Yea it seems that way because Mario kart double dash was around $35 there as well as smash bros for Wii.

[recorderdude]

So, going to complete in box, hoorah!

Major pickups:

http://i.imgur.com/eictKkQ.jpg

Ren and Stimpy: Stimpy's Invention (Genesis) CiB - $7
Adventures of Batman and Robin (Genesis) - $8
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (SNES) - $7
Plok (SNES) - $6


The following items were all from the $5 "grab bag" bin, were tested and work, and cost the total of beating the first level of ghosts n goblins for genesis without dying ($5 store credit for completing the challenge)

http://i.imgur.com/KxivMtb.jpg

Dreamcast:
Bleemcast Demo Disc DoublePack: Gran Turismo 2 and Tekken 3 (complete)
Dreamcast Magazines Nov 1999, Jan 2000 Vol 3 and Mar 2000 Vol 4 (2000s complete, Nov 1999 Disc Only)

PS1:
Gameshark Version 5 For playstation (PS1 or PS2?) Disc only
Pacman World (PS1) - Disc Only
Arcade Party Pack (PS1) - No Manual
Driver 1 and 2 (PS1) Complete
Bratz (PS1) - No manual
Jet Moto (PS1) - Complete
Pro Pinball (PS1) - Complete
Virtual Pool (PS1) - Complete
Andretti Racing (PS1) - Complete
Tony Hawk Pro Skater (PS1) - No Manual
Interactive CD Vol 7 (PS1) Complete x2

Gamecube:
F-Zero GX (Gamecube) Disc Only in Gamestop Case
Hunter: The Reckoning (Gamecube) Disc Only in Gamestop Case
NFL Blitz 2002 (Gamecube) Complete

PS2:
Eyetoy Groove (PS2) Complete
Eyetoy Play (PS2) Complete
Amf Xtreme Bowling (PS2) Complete
Sno Cross 2 (PS2) Complete
Jampack Vol 13 (PS2) Complete

XBOX:
Dead To Rights (XBOX) Complete
Malice (XBOX) Complete
Ghost Recon (XBOX) Complete
Tony Hawk's Project 8 (XBOX) Complete
MX World Tour (XBOX) Complete
Amped (XBOX) Complete

PC:
Magic The Gathering by Microprose (Windows 95 PC) - Disc Only, Black Disc with red fireball on it, was surprised when I saw this actually fetches a decent price on ebay even just for the disc.
Ultimate Domain (PC) - Disc Only
Torment (PC) - Discs only
Soulbringer (PC) - Discs only)
Zuma Deluxe (PC) - No Manual

Various bits and bobs:
PiranhaPad (PS1 Turbo Controller)
GameBoy Color case
GBA SP case
CardShark Case
PSP car charger
SNES dust sleeve

Most of this is probably going to ebay to restock funds, but I'm definitely keeping F-zero, pacman world, Eyetoy Groove, the GameShark and the Party Pak arcade collection.

I love the grab bag.

[BricatSegaFan]

So, going to complete in box, hoorah!

Major pickups:

http://i.imgur.com/eictKkQ.jpg

Ren and Stimpy: Stimpy's Invention (Genesis) CiB - $7
Adventures of Batman and Robin (Genesis) - $8
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (SNES) - $7
Plok (SNES) - $6


The following items were all from the $5 "grab bag" bin, were tested and work, and cost the total of beating the first level of ghosts n goblins for genesis without dying ($5 store credit for completing the challenge)

http://i.imgur.com/KxivMtb.jpg

Dreamcast:
Bleemcast Demo Disc DoublePack: Gran Turismo 2 and Tekken 3 (complete)
Dreamcast Magazines Nov 1999, Jan 2000 Vol 3 and Mar 2000 Vol 4 (2000s complete, Nov 1999 Disc Only)

PS1:
Gameshark Version 5 For playstation (PS1 or PS2?) Disc only
Pacman World (PS1) - Disc Only
Arcade Party Pack (PS1) - No Manual
Driver 1 and 2 (PS1) Complete
Bratz (PS1) - No manual
Jet Moto (PS1) - Complete
Pro Pinball (PS1) - Complete
Virtual Pool (PS1) - Complete
Andretti Racing (PS1) - Complete
Tony Hawk Pro Skater (PS1) - No Manual
Interactive CD Vol 7 (PS1) Complete x2

Gamecube:
F-Zero GX (Gamecube) Disc Only in Gamestop Case
Hunter: The Reckoning (Gamecube) Disc Only in Gamestop Case
NFL Blitz 2002 (Gamecube) Complete

PS2:
Eyetoy Groove (PS2) Complete
Eyetoy Play (PS2) Complete
Amf Xtreme Bowling (PS2) Complete
Sno Cross 2 (PS2) Complete
Jampack Vol 13 (PS2) Complete

XBOX:
Dead To Rights (XBOX) Complete
Malice (XBOX) Complete
Ghost Recon (XBOX) Complete
Tony Hawk's Project 8 (XBOX) Complete
MX World Tour (XBOX) Complete
Amped (XBOX) Complete

PC:
Magic The Gathering by Microprose (Windows 95 PC) - Disc Only, Black Disc with red fireball on it, was surprised when I saw this actually fetches a decent price on ebay even just for the disc.
Ultimate Domain (PC) - Disc Only
Torment (PC) - Discs only
Soulbringer (PC) - Discs only)
Zuma Deluxe (PC) - No Manual

Various bits and bobs:
PiranhaPad (PS1 Turbo Controller)
GameBoy Color case
GBA SP case
CardShark Case
PSP car charger
SNES dust sleeve

Most of this is probably going to ebay to restock funds, but I'm definitely keeping F-zero, pacman world, Eyetoy Groove, the GameShark and the Party Pak arcade collection.

I love the grab bag.

Nice finds! I need to go to more flea markets and thrift stores, im sure I've overfished some of my regulars.

[Shaq-Funaki]

Please check out my newest pick up video!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpTROubqgQw&feature=youtu.be

[figment1988]

went to Renninger's Flea Market in Mt. Dora, and I got a good haul.
I Ended up getting a PS1/Saturn lightgun called "The Punisher" which was one of those pre-guncon lightguns for the PS1 whose design was obviously copied from Konami's Justifier revolvers which came with Lethal Enforcers 1, along with a complete Action Max system with all of the 5 games for 20 bucks.

after walking around the place for a while, i returned to that same store and got Klax, Paperboy 2, Qix, a Game Genie for the gameboy, as well as one of those light/magnifying glass gimmicks for the GB, Hard Drivin' for the Genesis, and Mechanized Attack and To the Earth for the NES (MA and TTE were 5 bucks in total).

anyway, here's the video for it (and forgive me for sounding rather meek, since it was the first time i've done a pick-up video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lDW02j7NbQ

[Enmity]

went to Renninger's Flea Market in Mt. Dora, and I got a good haul.
I Ended up getting a PS1/Saturn lightgun called "The Punisher" which was one of those pre-guncon lightguns for the PS1 whose design was obviously copied from Konami's Justifier revolvers which came with Lethal Enforcers 1, along with a complete Action Max system with all of the 5 games for 20 bucks.

after walking around the place for a while, i returned to that same store and got Klax, Paperboy 2, Qix, a Game Genie for the gameboy, as well as one of those light/magnifying glass gimmicks for the GB, Hard Drivin' for the Genesis, and Mechanized Attack and To the Earth for the NES (MA and TTE were 5 bucks in total).

anyway, here's the video for it (and forgive me for sounding rather meek, since it was the first time i've done a pick-up video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lDW02j7NbQ

I've never been out there. I need to check it out one day. Its only about 35 miles from me.

[figment1988]

I've never been out there. I need to check it out one day. Its only about 35 miles from me.

it's a good place, and they have a decent amount of game shops there. But if you're looking for good games in the Central Florida area, i often prefer Flea World since they usually have 2 or 3 shops that sell the classic game consoles which are often hard to find (i.e. Turbo Grafx and Sega Master System).

[Enmity]

it's a good place, and they have a decent amount of game shops there. But if you're looking for good games in the Central Florida area, i often prefer Flea World since they usually have 2 or 3 shops that sell the classic game consoles which are often hard to find (i.e. Turbo Grafx and Sega Master System).

Flea World is pretty barren for good deals these days, and I know the owner of Game Trader in D row. The other places are usually pretty over priced if not they are on the dot for retail. Every now and then there is a person in the "Yard Sale" area as my friends call it that has a random box of game stuff for cheap. I've been going there for somewhere in the 13 year range now. I remember there use to be a second game dealer in D row right across from the food stall. Then Gus the Owner of Cybertron that use to be in the gold building opened a store in Mascotte and shut down the Flea World location.

[InsaneDavid]

A few things this weekend, which was nice as finds have been pretty slim as of late.

First was the most disorganized estate sale I had ever been to. Items still in kitchen cabinets, an unlocked bathroom (that had people using it constantly), food in the pantry, and a lead seller pricing things with her heart rather than her head. Very rude, arguing with people simply asking prices, completely unprepared for what an estate sale entails. The home must have belonged to an architect and engineer because there were two really nice drafting tables, a fold out drafting table in one of the closets, another closet was stacked floor to ceiling with blueprints and circuit design diagrams. Out in the garage I found a dust covered, but boxed, TI-99/4A that I carried around with me as I checked out the rest of the house. They had a huge old Meccano set inside but when I saw how the lead seller was pricing things I didn't even bother to ask.

She was standing in the living room and an impromptu line formed in front of her. A woman three up from me in line inquired about a decorative plate, probably $25 new, and was told $50. She said she'd think about it and disappeared. Next person in line had a pair of small glass jars with cork stoppers, stuff you'd find at a dollar or craft store - price was $10 for the pair. She too walked away and disappeared back into the house. At that point I got out of line, remembering a guy out in the garage pricing some stuff. I headed for him and when I got there the woman with the plate was in front of me, asked for a price, and he told her $2. I could tell he was making deals on the stuff out there so I asked him about the computer, to which he replied that he didn't know, five bucks for the old TI? That was fine by me as it was what I was thinking as well. My mom was there too and she got the same crazy price for some Christmas stuff from the lady inside. She went to head out to ask the guy in the garage when she was stopped by another "organizer" who said the indoor stuff had to be sold inside and made a fair price with her.

http://www.classicplastic.net/digitalpress/finds/DP-Finds-2013-02-25%2801%29.jpg

The computer is in really nice shape, with the box and foam insert. Power supply and RF modulator are inside and have their cardboard packaging. Also had a computer cover and a Disk Manager 2 cartridge. I did look around for other TI stuff while I was there but didn't see anything else. I come across TI-99/4A's at the electronics flea market all the time but they are beat to shit. As I love the Tomy Tutor I'm looking forward to exploring its distant older cousin.

Aside from that I picked up a copy of Megaman X Collection for the PS2 for $20 to support local retail jobs where my parents live. My girlfriend was visiting her parents in Southern California and noticed that the Piccadilly notebooks I use, that have been on clearance for some time, were in stock at a Barnes & Noble she was at down there. Piccadilly no longer sells directly to the public so the last of their single piece and retail inventory is slowly drying up. She got me three black and four red college ruled notebooks for $4.10 a piece after an additional discount. She also picked up a few other products for herself. These are spectacular, essentially the same thing as the overpriced Moleskine scam notebooks, and are usually half the price. I use them for technical notes, research notes, game password and code archival, drawing maps for games, etc. After I order a couple more of the gridded technical notebooks online I'll be set for the next few years.

http://www.classicplastic.net/digitalpress/finds/DP-Finds-2013-02-25%2802%29.jpg

[hogfishmaster]

Bought the following 30 games from a friend that was moving.
Playstation: Vagrant Story, Vandal-hearts, Ogre Battle, Fear Effect, Metal Gear Solid, Colony Wars, Resident Evil 2, Loaded, Final Fantasy Anthology, Strider 2, Resident Evil 3 Nemesis, The Granstream Saga, Tenchu 2, Apocalypse, Syphon Filter, Ape Escape, Armored Core Project Phantasma, Warzone 2100, Nightmare Creatures II, Dino Crisis
SNES: Prince of Persia, Out of This World, UN Squadron, Actraiser, Actraiser 2, Arcana, Starfox, Cybernator, Super Ghouls and Ghosts and Nosferatu

Paid $50 total for everything!63556356

[figment1988]

Flea World is pretty barren for good deals these days, and I know the owner of Game Trader in D row. The other places are usually pretty over priced if not they are on the dot for retail. Every now and then there is a person in the "Yard Sale" area as my friends call it that has a random box of game stuff for cheap. I've been going there for somewhere in the 13 year range now. I remember there use to be a second game dealer in D row right across from the food stall. Then Gus the Owner of Cybertron that use to be in the gold building opened a store in Mascotte and shut down the Flea World location.

That's where i often go to, the Game Trader store. Last time i went there, i got Teddy Boy for 5 bucks (it was originally 7 bucks, but the owner reduced the price for me after i explained to him about the short lived history of the Sega Card games). As for Cybertron, i was often lucky there when it came to SMS games, and the last time i visited there before the closure of the FW branch i got about 5 or 6 games (including Time Soldiers, Space Harrier, and a few of the "Great" sports series).

[Cornelius]

Forgot to post this from the 21st. Almost missed it completely on the shelves, but my daughter was enthralled by an animatronic cat, so we were stuck in that area for a couple minutes. After a couple old ladies (that were also enthralled by the cat) moved along, I saw this behind where they had been.
http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww75/evanwink42/Finds/43B5ACBA-orig.jpg

$1.41. Missing the Encyclopedia, but has the manual and the cartridge is perfect. Bonus points for a bunch of old notes/codes and a felt tip pen!

[Kitsune Sniper]

I found Black Belt and Space Harrier for Master System, both CIB (carts in great shape, manuals not so much) for $3 total.

[MarioMania]

Not really much for the past 3 months


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIC7V6sR1yo

[Esquire Fox]

I picked up a Sega Genesis Kiosk this evening. The seller had it on Craigslist as a "Sega Genesis Game", with no mention in the ad about the kiosk, console, and demo system attached to the game(s). The man who put out the ad was a very friendly older gentleman who was only just starting to learn how to use a computer. His kids had shown him how to get on the internet and a co-worker had told him about Craigslist. Needless to say, the price was very reasonable.

The kiosk is in overall great shape. All of the original parts are present and accounted for. The television displays a sharp, vibrant picture that is free of burn-in. Inside the unit is the DS-16 Demo System (http://segaretro.org/Demo_System_DS-16), which when hooked up to the button at the front of the kiosk lets you select between 6 cartridges. There is a switch on the back of the demo system that lets you select between forcing a game switch every 10 minutes (demo mode) and unlimited free play. Unfortunately, the top logo is a bit yellowed from sun exposure and the poster at the bottom is completely faded. There is also a small hole next to the controller mount. I don't know what caused it, but I'm making full use of it by routing the second controller through it. Perhaps the original owner got tired of playing solo? I'll find a replacement poster for the bottom (I'll just slide it in in-front of the old one) and I'm considering using RetroBright to restore the logo. Overall, I'm very happy with it.

This has been a great month for me. I started off by receiving a PS3 Kiosk from GameStop and now I'm finishing the month with another kiosk.
Now I just need to figure out what 6 games I want in the unit.

http://imageshack.us/a/img716/7171/frontoffu.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img707/5/frontonj.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img853/6127/sidel.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img708/2096/backgqf.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img822/6986/screenme.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img194/7559/demounit.jpg

[The Adventurer]

Holy crap. That thing is sexy.

[BricatSegaFan]

I picked up a Sega Genesis Kiosk this evening. The seller had it on Craigslist as a "Sega Genesis Game", with no mention in the ad about the kiosk, console, and demo system attached to the game(s). The man who put out the ad was a very friendly older gentleman who was only just starting to learn how to use a computer. His kids had shown him how to get on the internet and a co-worker had told him about Craigslist. Needless to say, the price was very reasonable.

The kiosk is in overall great shape. All of the original parts are present and accounted for. The television displays a sharp, vibrant picture that is free of burn-in. Inside the unit is the DS-16 Demo System (http://segaretro.org/Demo_System_DS-16), which when hooked up to the button at the front of the kiosk lets you select between 6 cartridges. There is a switch on the back of the demo system that lets you select between forcing a game switch every 10 minutes (demo mode) and unlimited free play. Unfortunately, the top logo is a bit yellowed from sun exposure and the poster at the bottom is completely faded. There is also a small hole next to the controller mount. I don't know what caused it, but I'm making full use of it by routing the second controller through it. Perhaps the original owner got tired of playing solo? I'll find a replacement poster for the bottom (I'll just slide it in in-front of the old one) and I'm considering using RetroBright to restore the logo. Overall, I'm very happy with it.

This has been a great month for me. I started off by receiving a PS3 Kiosk from GameStop and now I'm finishing the month with another kiosk.
Now I just need to figure out what 6 games I want in the unit.

http://imageshack.us/a/img716/7171/frontoffu.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img707/5/frontonj.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img853/6127/sidel.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img708/2096/backgqf.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img822/6986/screenme.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img194/7559/demounit.jpg

Damn!!! I'm jealous!!! Now I have to have one!

[The Adventurer]

Some last minute minor February finds. I've been in a real slump lately, can't wait for the Flea Markets to open up again. Found all of these at a used game store at the local mall this evening...

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/8225/mall3.jpg

Adventure Island (NES) $4 - A game I've never owned. But clearly a gap that needed feeling. The hard part comes next, as every sequel it has appears to be uncommon or rare.
Sonic Adventure (DC) $8 - I was thumbing through the Dreamcast pile, not expecting much. Then I pulled out a game call Armada, at least that's what the case said, inside was Sonic Adventure. So I snapped that up. Unfortunately I got it home to discover the game was rather scratched up, and would not play. I'm either going to take it back for a refund, or, preferably, see if the shop can refurbish it. I remember the guy there once saying his had a heavy duty disc refinisher.
Under a Killing Moon (PC) $3 - I thought my shopping trip was over after I check out with the above two games, but on my way out the door my eyes snapped to this just hanging out with a wall of Music CDs. Like it was just waiting for me personally. I'm a bit of an Adventure Game(TM) buff, but the Tex Murphy series has always been a major gap in my canon. Its my understanding that Under a Killing Moon is one of the best in the series, so I was really glad to find it. I've already gone through the process of getting it running via DOSBox too, so I'm hyped.

[recorderdude]

Adventure Island (NES) $4 - A game I've never owned. But clearly a gap that needed feeling. The hard part comes next, as every sequel it has appears to be uncommon or rare.

Actually, Super Adventure Island isn't all too hard to come by/cheap for SNES standards around $8-10 and is DEFINITELY worth a purchase if you liked the first for the yuzo koshiro music alone.

[Kitsune Sniper]

I got Dead Island (PC) for free from Raptr.

[geezuzkhrist119]

I got Dead Island (PC) for free from Raptr.

Raptr gives free games? If that's the case, I need to use it more.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Raptr gives free games? If that's the case, I need to use it more.

They give out free items like DLC packs, they rarely give games. I lucked out, the keys were region locked to the US and most of the world, but all the European users got screwed. A lot of keys were also stolen by jerks who'll only sell 'em off.

[SparTonberry]

Actually, Super Adventure Island isn't all too hard to come by/cheap for SNES standards around $8-10 and is DEFINITELY worth a purchase if you liked the first for the yuzo koshiro music alone.

SAI was like the sixth SNES game I ever played (after SMW, SimCity, Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts, Lemmings and F-Zero), and it's amazing I ever played the other AI games. :P
Even then I thought it was a pretty generic sidescroller. Not a terrible game, just generic. It is definitely a step backward after AI 2 and 3 (3 was released on the NES the same year!).

[recorderdude]

SAI was like the sixth SNES game I ever played (after SMW, SimCity, Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts, Lemmings and F-Zero), and it's amazing I ever played the other AI games. :P
Even then I thought it was a pretty generic sidescroller. Not a terrible game, just generic. It is definitely a step backward after AI 2 and 3 (3 was released on the NES the same year!).

I like to think of the adventure island series as having two branches: one that kept it traditional (adventure island NES, new adventure island TG16, Super Adventure Island SNES) and the other one that added dinosaurs (Adventure Island 2, 3 and 4 NES and their respective gameboy ports). For what it's worth, SNES adventure island changes a considerable amount in how the original is played, mainly by making the amount of axes/boomerangs you can fire at once upgradable and adding the crouch-jump ala mario 2 but much better executed.

And the music. HOLY FUCK, the music.

I mean, listen to this. This is on Plok levels of amazing.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxcTW6DlNqA

[theclaw]

The previously mentioned Dream Mix TV is in.

Ikaruga was $30.
Pokemon games were $15 each.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v54/theclaw/theclaw%20sale%20blowout/misc/ikarugadreammix_zpsadef3952.png
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v54/theclaw/theclaw%20sale%20blowout/misc/pokemon2013_zpsb444ee0d.png

[Collector_Gaming]

I picked up a Sega Genesis Kiosk this evening. The seller had it on Craigslist as a "Sega Genesis Game", with no mention in the ad about the kiosk, console, and demo system attached to the game(s). The man who put out the ad was a very friendly older gentleman who was only just starting to learn how to use a computer. His kids had shown him how to get on the internet and a co-worker had told him about Craigslist. Needless to say, the price was very reasonable.

The kiosk is in overall great shape. All of the original parts are present and accounted for. The television displays a sharp, vibrant picture that is free of burn-in. Inside the unit is the DS-16 Demo System (http://segaretro.org/Demo_System_DS-16), which when hooked up to the button at the front of the kiosk lets you select between 6 cartridges. There is a switch on the back of the demo system that lets you select between forcing a game switch every 10 minutes (demo mode) and unlimited free play. Unfortunately, the top logo is a bit yellowed from sun exposure and the poster at the bottom is completely faded. There is also a small hole next to the controller mount. I don't know what caused it, but I'm making full use of it by routing the second controller through it. Perhaps the original owner got tired of playing solo? I'll find a replacement poster for the bottom (I'll just slide it in in-front of the old one) and I'm considering using RetroBright to restore the logo. Overall, I'm very happy with it.

This has been a great month for me. I started off by receiving a PS3 Kiosk from GameStop and now I'm finishing the month with another kiosk.
Now I just need to figure out what 6 games I want in the unit.

http://imageshack.us/a/img716/7171/frontoffu.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img707/5/frontonj.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img853/6127/sidel.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img708/2096/backgqf.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img822/6986/screenme.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img194/7559/demounit.jpg

Well I now know where I am gonna hang out from now on!

[Xtincthed]

my pickup video of this week:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bb97emItHEI

[Xtincthed]

I picked up the biggest retro PC haul you will ever see in your life, over 1500 games!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T54dWF8Dwc

[ZP3]

Well I now know where I am gonna hang out from now on!

That is so awesome!