Weekday finds for Aug 18-22

[Chunky]

finally something else good:

SMS:
Cyborg Hunter complete: 1.99
Alex Kidd in shinobi World complete: 2.99
Wanted complete: 1.99
Spellcaster complete: 2.99
Casino Games: 1.99
Alex Kidd The Lost Stars complete: 2.99
Paperboy complete: 1.99
Great Baseball complete: .99
Gangster Town complete: 1.99

SegaCD:
Formula one btl complete: 1.49

Genny:
Dragons revenge complete: 2.99
Fatal Labyrinth complete: 2.99
King of Mnsters complete: 2.99
Sub Terrania complete: .99

slim pick'ins but not bad, also got another 10% off for making fun of the clerk for playing neil diamond in the store.

[dave2236]

Probably wont spend much on games this month.

Tools and tool box for school $1000


GC Cubivoir $25

GB Baseball $3

[norkusa]

NES (all complete with baggies, manuals, posters & inserts):
Ghost Lion
Back To The Future
Legendary Wings
Disney's Adventures In The Magic Kingdom
Gauntlet
Gauntlet II
Defender Of The Crown
Skull & Crossbones
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Uninvited
Shadowgate
...$3 each. Uninvited and Shadowgate even came with the mail-away hint books too (as mentioned in another thread)

Dreamcast/Agetec Arcade Joystick-$5 (this thing is HUGE. i love it!)

Grandia - $13.50

Twisted Metal Black: Online (new) - Traded for 10 common 2600 carts

Kieo Flying Squadron (complete) - $42 from Ebay

Virtual Boy Promotional Brochure - $13 from Ebay

Backyard Football - $10 at Target

Amplitude - $15 at Target

Great finds so far this week, but I gotta chill out with the spending.

[AB Positive]

Virtual boy:

System
Mario Clash
Mario Tennis
Wario Land
Teleroboxer

SNES:

Final Fantasy 2
Final Fantasy 3

for $50, the VB stuff is already traded, lol

-AG

[Oobgarm]

Yet another Top Loading NES, unit only though. $7.

That's two of these I've seen in the wild in the past 4 days. WTF?

[Scoots]

NES:
Dig Dug 2
Battletoads/Double Dragon
Little Mermaid
Legend of Zelda (gray cart)
Othello

Plus two complete boxed Avalon Hill wargames, $21 total at the Sal.

[air_pergi]

I picked up a wierd nes controller called quickshot and for only a buck. Traded 2 n64 games for a sega plug and play and picked up a snes game called Pit Fighter for $5. I have a question about the plug and play there is a wire for the power adpator and can someone tell what kind it is, it kind looks like a coxial cable expect a bit smaller and really wanna play my plug and play.

http://www.retrocactus.com/consoles/plugnplay/front.jpg

http://bpz.tripod.com/pics/qu4

[MarioAllStar2600]

I picked up that weird Quickshot controller to. Mine was $5 bucks. They told me it was an Arkanoid controller. I ahve to try it with Arkanoid.

EDIT- It is not an Arkanoid controller!

[Pantechnicon]

SMS Cloud Master complete $1 :)

The local Goodwill is currently sitting on two Sega Saturn consoles. I will probably go back and get them for teh cheap depending on the answers to some questions I'll be posting in the hardware thread.

air_pergi, you've never seen a Quickshot? I'm not an NES expert or anything. It's just that they're quite common in the thrifts `round these parts... :?

[cbroddy]

Here are my finds at Gamestop

Sega Genesis

Outrun 2019(loose)-$6
Shining Force II(boxed)-$10

NES Games

Back to the future(loose)-$2
Twin Eagle(loose)-$3

I talked to someone for a while who had the NES, SNES, Dreamcast and many game for each system. He mentioned he did have an Import Neo Geo system. Many of the games are quite good.

I did get a chance to play on a Neo Geo system in 1990. The controllers were absolutely huge! I was close to winning a Neo Geo System in a Blues Journey contest at a game store called Save the Princess in 1990.

[buttasuperb]

Not really a find, but I just got Alien vs Predator CPS2 in the mail today, and I now own the best beat em up ever made.

:rocker:

[orrimarrko]

Not really a find, but I just got Alien vs Predator CPS2 in the mail today, and I now own the best beat em up ever made.

:rocker:

Hey Nick,

I'm trying to win an Alien Vs Predator myself - badass!

Very nice!

[dreamcaster]

Metropolis Street Racer (DC) - perfect condition, $15 AUS

Unfortunately, I have run out of space on my VMU so I can't enjoy this fantastic racer yet!!! :(

[MarkM2112]

Got the following:

SNES
Civilization - $0.99 - loose
Bebe's Kids - $5.00 - loose

NES
Tecmo Baseball - $0.75 - complete
Bubble Bobble - Too much, but I love this game - loose

[hamburgler]

Found a sealed Greatest hits version of Castlevania:symphony of the night for 13.99 :D

[Digital Database]

Ico for PS2 ($12.00) used, complete, great shape.

XBOX console AND Star Wars:KOTR (trade item, traded a GBA SP and Castelvania:AOS for it.

All in all, I am decently happy.

[dave2236]

Star Wars : Knights of the Old Republic $50

SNES Joe and Mac 2 $5
SNES controller extender $1

NES Zelda $4

[Shadysmurf]

I got: Fist of the North Star-Nes-3.00-Loose
and Dynamite Deka 2 Aka Dyanmite Cop Us- Jap Import for .80 cents loose both at pawn shop good deals

[Atariguy]

I just got a 5 1/2 foot tall Rival Schools cardboard add thing featuring a large shot of Tiffany for $5.

[WizDawg]

Stopped at a garage sale today because I saw on a street sign Nintendo games. The kid had about 25 N64 games for $5 a piece. I don't collect for the N64 but I did buy some of the better ones.

Mario Kart 64
Zelda: Majora's Mask
Pokemon Stadium 2
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
Super Smash Bros.
Namco Museum 64

[Oobgarm]

Got the new Tips & Tricks with my ROOM OF DOOM featured. :rocker:

Scored these 32X games today for free.

T-Mek
Zaxxon's Motherbase 2000
After Burner
Virtua Racing

All are cart & manual.

[josekortez]

Congrats, Oobgarm. Nice set up. I'm checking it out right now.

Today, I found the March 2002 issue of Tips & Tricks for a buck at a pawn and Razor Freestyle Scooter for N64 complete for $5.75 at Blockbuster (it's up for trade, too).

[maxlords]

I happened across:

Super Ninja Boy (SNES, cart only) $5 Cdn
I'd never seen that one before...it's FUNNY!

Xardion (SNES, complete) free!
Lightning Force (Genesis, complete) free!

N64 RF adaptor for my SNES 2 $6.95 Cdn

New Tetris (N64) $9.99 Cdn

PTO IV (PS2, disc only, but nice) $5.00 Cdn

[Wookie]

NES w/20 games, all pretty common but 5 I didn't already have, best one being Pirates. $10 for the lot

Snatcher for SegaCD $5

A few 2600 games for the tradelist.

Nothin' great, but August is typically the worst month around here. Still, I've managed to add 50 carts to the collection this month so I shouldn't bitch.

[josekortez]

Just went crazy with my GMR card at a new EB Games in the area:

Dreamcast

Floigan Brothers - 4.49
NFL 2K1 (disc only, NOT FOR RESALE version) - 1.34
Ooga Booga - 5.39
Project Justice - 16.19
Rippin' Riders - 4.49
Xtreme Games - 4.49

PlayStation

Harvest Moon: Back to Nature - 13.49
Razor Racing - 1.79
Tail Concerto - 3.59

[nildem]

I made a hell of a thrift store run today. And I only had time to go to two stores! LOL

Salvation Army Thrift:

GameBoy Color (Purple, no battery cover. Works fine.)
Donkey Kong (SGB Enhanced)
Emporeer's New Groove
Gex 3: Deep Pocket Gecko
Mortal Kombat 3
Pokemon Red
Pokemon Silver
Pokemon Yellow
Powerpuff Girls: Paint the Town Green

All for $6.99 (Wrapped in a BIG "tape ball" :/ ) ... ... ... plus a 20% student discount! :-D

Intellivision games (cartridge only):

Dracula
Ice Trek
Mr Basic Meets Bits & Bites
Nova Blast
Safecracker
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Tropical Trouble
Turbo

$2.99 each plus 20% student discount.


Savers:

Dreamcast console (with bare NBA2K and no hook-ups) - $6.99
SNES Mouse - $1.99
Sega Genesis Game Genie - $1.49