Weekend Finds 9/10 - 9/12

[bigdaddychester]

At the Goodwill found a

Virtual Boy w/ controller - minus the battery pack

and the following games

3D Tetris
Golf
Mario Tennis
Nesters Funky Bowling
Red Alarm
Vertical Force
Waterworld

Normally I only buy stuff that I want to play. I've never played this system before and since they had $8.00 for it I thought I'd grab it. I just need a battery pack (?) or figure out hoe to hook this thing up with AC. Also need a stand for it too.

[Zubiac666]

NES:
Life Force (complete) € 4.90
Galaga (loose) € 3.90

Gamecube:
Crazy Taxi € 5

....not too bad
:)

[pokobocket]

At the Goodwill found a

Virtual Boy w/ controller - minus the battery pack

and the following games

3D Tetris
Golf
Mario Tennis
Nesters Funky Bowling
Red Alarm
Vertical Force
Waterworld

Normally I only buy stuff that I want to play. I've never played this system before and since they had $8.00 for it I thought I'd grab it. I just need a battery pack (?) or figure out hoe to hook this thing up with AC. Also need a stand for it too.

I was gonna pick up a VB a few years ago when Toys R Us was clearing them out for $30 a piece... Problem was, they didn't come with battery packs, and the AC adapter was proprietary, as I remember. They were all sold our of both, anyway, so I never got one. :( You may be able to use D cells without a battery pack, though...

[chadtower]

At the Goodwill found a

Virtual Boy w/ controller - minus the battery pack

and the following games

3D Tetris
Golf
Mario Tennis
Nesters Funky Bowling
Red Alarm
Vertical Force
Waterworld

Normally I only buy stuff that I want to play. I've never played this system before and since they had $8.00 for it I thought I'd grab it. I just need a battery pack (?) or figure out hoe to hook this thing up with AC. Also need a stand for it too.

DUDE GOOD DEAL. That's a $100 package...

[norkusa]

@bigdady: you can pick up an a AC adapter on ebay for around $15 or find a loose battery pack for $5-$7. You should give the Virtual Boy a chance though. I think most people assume it sucks just because it failed so miserably, but it really is a cool system. Funky Bowling and Wario Land are 2 of the best.

Anyway, hit the pawns today. Scored some choice finds:

Vertical Force
Mario Clash
(loose, $3 each)

Suikoden II (complete & totally mint, $10....SCORE! Now I've got all 3)

Tecmo Super Bowl (PSX complete, $3...I remember theses used to go for $60-$70 on ebay at one point, so I figure I should pick it up even though it sucks)

Top Gear 2- $3

Also picked up Disaster Report at Best Buy for $20. Man, this game is totally bitchin! Unlike anything I have ever played before!

[dave2236]

DC Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Complete $8

[bigdaddychester]

Oh, don't get me wrong, I'm willing to give any game system a chance. Especailly when it only cost me $8. I've been burning up the net trying to find the stuff I need. I am gonna post in the buy and sell and see if someone may have a stand or battery pack lying around.

[norkusa]

Oh, don't get me wrong, I'm willing to give any game system a chance. Especailly when it only cost me $8. I've been burning up the net trying to find the stuff I need. I am gonna post in the buy and sell and see if someone may have a stand or battery pack lying around.

I forgot to mention earlier, the VB adapter is just a SNES adapter with a special "tap" that connects it to the controller. So if you already have a SNES power supply, all you really need is the tap. In Japan, these things were sold separately so you might be able to find one thru a online import store.

[josekortez]

I traded in a review copy of NCAA Gamebreaker '04 in at Gamestop and got:

Kessen for PS2 (pre-owned but complete)
a SNES Ascii Pad (mint) (I had one as a kid but I sold it)
Outlaw Golf: Nine Holes of X-Mas Blockbuster Exclusive for Xbox (pre-owned but complete)

I'm most excited about Outlaw Golf. I had the TRU version already, but this is the one I've been looking for. I'm sure somebody here is gonna think I got jerked on my trade-in, but I'm not really into sports games...

Oh, and before I forget, 2 copies of the Metal Arms Xbox demo and a mail-in coupon for the True Crime soundtrack sampler (free @ Gamestop).

[AB Positive]

Well, with store credit and the B2G1F sale...

Ranma 1/2 Digital Dojo (TV Season 1) Box Set DVD Complete: $5

ROCK

-AG

[Balloon Fight]

At the Goodwill found a

Virtual Boy w/ controller - minus the battery pack

and the following games

3D Tetris
Golf
Mario Tennis
Nesters Funky Bowling
Red Alarm
Vertical Force
Waterworld

Normally I only buy stuff that I want to play. I've never played this system before and since they had $8.00 for it I thought I'd grab it. I just need a battery pack (?) or figure out hoe to hook this thing up with AC. Also need a stand for it too.

Very good find. Very lucky on the 3D Tetris and Waterworld find! BTW that is at least a $100 find. Most likely more.

[BIGMIKE]

ebay find, was looking at an auction for a store near some of my peops. pmed em and asked for a list of what they had. here is what i had my bro pick up for me.
genny loose and minty (surprised me on the condition, because it was a video rental store) next time i hit up the in laws i am gonna go inspect the rest of the games.

alisia dragoon
rocket knight adventures
midnight resistance
mortal kombat
heavy nova
xmen
$2 a piece

[Sothy]

ya never even saw a Waterworld before.

For continuity sake they should have made a postman game.

[evilmess]

Today I picked up CIB Thunder Force 2 for the Genesis at Goodwill for 2.99

And bigdaddychester's find reminds that I need to stop by the other Goodwill by my work and pick up the VB controller with AC Adapter I spied a couple weeks ago.

[RoboticParanoia]

I bought Earthbound (SNES) for $25.00 at a Gamestop. Not the most impressive, but hey. At least I have the game that defined my childhood.

[dreamcaster]

Aqua Aqua: Wetrix 2 (PS2) - complete, excellent condition - $35 AUS.

[Classicgamesdepot]

bunch of various junk, highlight was suikoden 2 for 5 bux, There's gonna be a lot of dissapointed people out there who paid like 80 bux for this game when a collection like suikoden 1-3 comes out

[josekortez]

I got a Memorex External CD-RW Drive for $29.99 on clearance today at Target. 8-)

I love Target.

[hades]

36 Great Holes Complete
Sega 32X Complete in Box
32x games:
BlackThrone Complete
Doom Boxed
Kollbri Complete
NBA Jam Tournament Edition Complete
NFL Quaterback Club Complete
RBI Baseball 95 Complete
Shadow Squadron Complete
Spider-Man:Web of Fire Complete <--- yeah baby
Star Trek:Starfleet Academy Instructions
Star Wars Arcade
T-Mek Complete
Virtua Fighter Complete
Virtua Racing Deluxe
World Series Baseball Complete
--
Also got a SNES, 6 PAK and Mike Ditka's Football for Genny...

and a bunch of old gameboy manuals... all for $40. ;) tis a good week .. and shouldnt' the topic for this thread be finds for 10/10 to 10/12 ? :)

[Phosphor Dot Fossils]

Boxed C64 - $10
Koala Pad for the above - $5
(Crap, now I need a 1541 and some games! Another mouth to feed!)

Also picked up for the 2600: Sneak 'n' Peek & Basic Math

...and discovered that the well is truly running dry in my neighborhood. The thirfts are closing down (and it's not my fault!!). Kinda goes with the city as a whole dying.

Also traded some games with icbrkr today, gained Keystone Kapers, Dolphin and Football for the 2600 (no, serious, I didn't have those!). We then promptly got our eardrums freakin' blasted by an air show a mile or so away from my house. @_@

[GaijinPunch]

Grabbed a couple of good PSX games:
Kyuin (800 yen)
Harmful Park (3800 yen -- oh, yeah!)
Final Fantasy VII (700 yen)
Keio Yuugekitai Gaiden (1800 yen)

Gotta love mis-priced stuff!

[dave2236]

Final Fantasy NES $4
Baseball Stars NES $4

[Neo_Veteran]

Castlevania X complete
Strikers 1945 II Saturn complete
Top Players Golf Carton Box (Neo•Geo Homecart)
SuperSideKicks1 (Neo•Geo Homecart)

[Bratwurst]

What a drag. I drive all the way out to scope a potential new location and find an abandoned tin shanty with 'Flea Market' spraypainted on one side. Therefore my weekend finds consist of:

Wendy's chicken sandwich.

[Querjek]

This isn't really a find, but:
Mario Kart: DD preorder: $10 at Walmart

[Chunky]

Sega Maracas(thanks DDockery) and holy Sit this is teh funnest game eva! far beyond ddr or drum expert.

err anyways:

2600 - tacScan/spiderman $1
dc jap - Get Bass $6
dc Pal Bangai-o $10

ps2/final fantasy X $14.99
18 wheeler $9.99

gc/sonic mega collection 24.99

[icbrkr]

...and discovered that the well is truly running dry in my neighborhood. The thirfts are closing down (and it's not my fault!!). Kinda goes with the city as a whole dying.

Also traded some games with icbrkr today, gained Keystone Kapers, Dolphin and Football for the 2600 (no, serious, I didn't have those!). We then promptly got our eardrums freakin' blasted by an air show a mile or so away from my house. @_@

I pointed out to him I thought it was his whole town, not just the thrift stores! :) And, btw, I traded you Dragster, Football, Slot Racers and something else LOL

While we were out, I found Blueprint for the Atari 5200 complete, Codebreaker for the 2600.

Earlier in the day, I picked up at the Salvation Army:

SMS:

Rocky
Rambo
Maze Hunter
Great Football
Ghost Busters
and Double Dragon
all complete for $3 ea

and Super Dodgeball for the NES for $3. I love the arcade game, but could the NES version have any more FLICKER?! @_@

[gameman007]

Saturday 10/11 I made some pretty good finds, for 15 dollars I got a boxed commodore 64, a 1541-II disk drive boxed, a mps-803 commodore printer, and a boxed coleco adam. not bad but in the adam box there were 6 boxed coleco games, smurf paint 'n' play workshop,wargames,miner 2049er,gateway to apshai, dragon fire and pitfaal II. all for 15 dollars.
I also picked up castle of illusion, altered beast and global defence for the master system. 10.00 for all three.
and these n64 games 2 dollars each, castlevania, castlevania legasy of darkness,duke nukem 64 and gauntlet legends.
plus for a dollar each, super metroid, and dragon ball z import for s/nes.
plus I paid 10 dollars for a rubbermaid tub with a side by side genesis and cd system, 9 complete carts and four cd games.
What a great day. :D

[hamburgler]

Traded some baseball cards for a Sega cd unit (the one that attaches to the bottom of Genisis). :D

[Balloon Fight]

Ok, no one will believe me, but here are my GREAT finds for today. A friend and i always go to the local flea market and check for games. Today I got:
Atari 5200: Death Star Battle $1
Various game magazines $1
Mappyland FREE
Exertainment Mountain Bike Rally (SNES) $5
Aerobiz SNES $8
8 SNES complete games for $25
Super Famicom, Derby Stallion 2 complete $3
Psone mouse $1
Dr Mario NES $2

I cant believe my friend found Moutain Bike Rally for SNES at Gamestop of all places. Now atleast i have some hope of finding my Stadium Events there. :roll: [/b]

[AB Positive]

One of my regular customers found final fight guy SNES for $10 at the mall store... if only I had gone there the day before like I meant to :(

-AG

[GrandAmChandler]

Columns - Complete (SMS) $4
Marble Madness - loose (NES) $1
Bad Dudes -loose (NES) $1
Rampage -loose (NES) $1

not too bad for the flea market in October!

[Phosphor Dot Fossils]

I pointed out to him I thought it was his whole town, not just the thrift stores!
You ain't kiddin'...sooner or later, probably around the 22nd century, Fort Smith may yet dip a toe into the 20th. Be patient, we just got this running water and electricity stuff down. :evil:


And, btw, I traded you Dragster, Football, Slot Racers and something else
D'oh! That's right. I've got so many "trade piles" around my game room even I get confused... :embarrassed:

By the way, you're the first-ever forum visitor to the Escape Pod. Probably the only one too before we (hopefully) move.

[dreamcaster]

Pilotwings (SNES) - cart only, $16.50 AUS off eBay.com.au

Yes, I know this is incredibly over priced - but desperately wanted this game and I was sick of complete version going for over $40 AUS @_@

Plus I've never seen this game in the wild (Perth, Australia) - and hence disagree with DP's rarity of R1 :P

[badinsults]

Ok, no one will believe me, but here are my GREAT finds for today. A friend and i always go to the local flea market and check for games. Today I got:
Atari 5200: Death Star Battle $1
Various game magazines $1
Mappyland FREE
Exertainment Mountain Bike Rally (SNES) $5
Aerobiz SNES $8
8 SNES complete games for $25
Super Famicom, Derby Stallion 2 complete $3
Psone mouse $1
Dr Mario NES $2

I cant believe my friend found Moutain Bike Rally for SNES at Gamestop of all places. Now atleast i have some hope of finding my Stadium Events there. :roll: [/b]

I don't believe that Mountain Bike Rally is that rare, certainly not on the level of Stadium Events.

[chadtower]

A find so good I had to give it its own thread:

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20724

[Pantechnicon]

From Savers:

Complete Sega Dreamcast - Console, cables, two controllers and two VMU's for...well...

Kinda funny how I got it: The DC was in a glass cabinet where I couldn't see the price. I asked one of the help to pull it out so I could find out what the price was. It was listed at $40. Before I could even say anything, the girl who pulled it out looks over at the manager and says, "Hey, this is priced for $40 and they go for $30 brand new. Can I mark it down?" Manager nods approval and turns away. The girl looks at me and says, "How about $14?" Sputtering in shock, I took it.

Hell, Bira Bira practically threw this thing at me. :D Now I have two: One up and running, one bagged in a travel and ready for the road. Sweetness.

[icbrkr]

I pointed out to him I thought it was his whole town, not just the thrift stores!
You ain't kiddin'...sooner or later, probably around the 22nd century, Fort Smith may yet dip a toe into the 20th. Be patient, we just got this running water and electricity stuff down. :evil:


And, btw, I traded you Dragster, Football, Slot Racers and something else
D'oh! That's right. I've got so many "trade piles" around my game room even I get confused... :embarrassed:

By the way, you're the first-ever forum visitor to the Escape Pod. Probably the only one too before we (hopefully) move.

The "Escape Pod"? Ack! You named your game-room! You now are setting the standard of which we all have to live by - we all will now need to name our gamer rooms! Great, now I'm going to have to think up one tonight.

[KirbyStar27]

At the swap meet i bought some super nintendo games from a lady who new what she was selling, but gave me a great deal after the man charm took place.
(ALL COMPLETE)

-Congo Capers
-Aladdin
-Donkey Kong 1 (with mini strategy guide)
-NHLP 93'
-Unicycles
-Jepardy Sports Edition
-John Madden 93'
-NBA Jam all for $25
!!!On top of that i found Exertainment Mountain Bike Rally and Aerobiz for $8 at Gamestop!!!