What Are Your THREE Greatest Finds in the Wild?

[Stang90]

I have found a loose Atari Jag w/CD for 8 bucks. Worked great.
A blue debug PS1 for 10 bucks. Worked great as well.
A CIB Sega Master System for 15 bucks. This was like going back in time.

[ReTrO-pLaYeR]

I haven't been collecting long enough, but the best I've had off a non-auction website was a boxed copy of Adventure Island (with manual and cart in pristine condition) for five dollars.

[Archimboldi]

--JVC X'eye for $10 at a rummage sale. Kicking myself for getting rid of this.

--Ehrgeiz, not sealed but with the top label still intact, cart only MMX3, sealed Military Madness Nectaris PS1, some sealed N64 games, and a bunch of other stuff that I'm forgetting, all for around $40-50. Bonus: went back to the same store a week later and they had a fully sealed copy of Ehrgeiz! what the hell are the chances...I guess some closing game store had (foolishly) brought all their stock to this pawn shop.

--about 15 copies of Resident Evil Code Veronica for the Gamecube on clearance for $10 a piece at a ShopKo store.

[csgx1]

There are some great items to be found out there. My greatest finds at different occasions(flea markets/swap meets):

Factory Sealed Final Fantasy 1 NES $5

MK3 SNES prototype cart $1

M2 Dev/Test unit $45

23 complete PC Engine games including Magical Chase $40

[TheDomesticInstitution]

While all these might not be great deals, they're my most important finds.

1. Donkey Kong Arcade Cocktail. I've brought this up many times and I started a thread last year about it. It got me excited about arcades again, and got me collecting those sorts of games. I found it at a thrift shop for $250 but was able to get it for $150. It's a little unfortunate that more around here aren't into arcades as much as consoles- but it's understandable.

2. TG-16. It took me a whole to find one of these. The wait paid off and I purchased it for $10 at a Goodwill Computer Works. I don't have a lot of games for it, so I don't play it that often, but I'm glad I have it and don't plan on getting rid of it.

3. Chavez II for the SNES boxed ($8). It's the rarest game i own, which is the only reason I'm including it in here. I have doubts to it being an R8, but it'll stay up here until I find something rarer.

[Mikhal]

Wow, i guess my big three finds would be.

1.) Aero Fighters SNES (19 snes game lot for $55)

2.) Shining Force III Saturn $30 craigslist

3.) Dragon Force Saturn $30 craigslist

[Nintega Grafx-16]

1. M.U.S.H.A. (Genesis) - $5 at a thrift store
2. Lufia II (SNES) - $5 at Game Crazy
3. Super Mario RPG (SNES) $10 at Game Crazy

[Sailorneorune]

1) Shining Force CD (complete) - $5 at a Book & Music Exchange, traded to the person who would become my fiancé for Magic Knight Rayearth US Saturn

2) Ikaruga (JP DC, complete) - $35 at McVans, traded for complete Shenmue II EU DC

3) Earthworm Jim Special Edition (sealed, 3 copies) - first 2 were $35, last was $30 from McVans, all traded or given as gifts to some very good friends

[HyperDuel]

Bubble Bath Babes - $20
X'Eye with hacked up PSU - $20
A bunch of rare Sega CD games - $20

Seems like $20 is the magic number.

[rareusgold]

1. Gold NES World Championship Cart $2 at Flea Market

2. Dozen Prototype Atari 2600 games One was "Revenge of the Jedi" another was the unrelease Roklan "Racer." I did strech on these and paid $1.50 each!

[Parodius Duh!]

1. Gold NES World Championship Cart $2 at Flea Market

2. Dozen Prototype Atari 2600 games One was "Revenge of the Jedi" another was the unrelease Roklan "Racer." I did strech on these and paid $1.50 each!

post some pictures

[Breetai]

1. Gold NES World Championship Cart $2 at Flea Market

2. Dozen Prototype Atari 2600 games One was "Revenge of the Jedi" another was the unrelease Roklan "Racer." I did strech on these and paid $1.50 each!
I call bullshit.

-5 copies of Super Tempo (Saturn), one was NIB, for $5 each.
-fully functional PC Engine Duo for $4 (controller, power and AV cables were $3 each, so $13 total)
-Neo Geo AES complete in box for $30 with an extra joystick, fully functional

-runners up: Sega SG-1000 and Sega Mark III (no controllers, no hook-ups for either and both a bit scratched, but not too badly) for $5 each

[Famidrive-16]

i dunno, looking at his past posts he seems legit about it.

3 that come to mind for me:

1. Sonic adventure limited edition, disc only for $5. I bought it in a greatest hits case at Gamecrazy many years ago so I didn't realize it for a while. It's probably my rarest game so it's pretty special to me.

2. Secret of Mana complete in box for around $10 at another Gamecrazy too. it came with all the extra flier crap and everything, I was impressed.

3. over 60 random loose atari games in a box. nothing too special, a couple R6's I think, but it was a once in a lifetime massive catch

[BiggerBoo]

3. over 60 random loose atari games in a box. nothing too special, a couple R6's I think, but it was a once in a lifetime massive catch

Ohhh mama, ohhhh mama *Ace Ventura 2 masturbation scene* :-P

I have yet to have any GREAT finds, as I'm pretty new to collecting, but finding old favorites I've completely forgotten about is always fun, here's 3 I can think of:

1. Sunset Riders (I talk about this game all the damned time, but it's because I've just recently rediscovered it, having completely lost it a decade and a half ago...)
2. Rocket Knight Adventures
3. Chrono Trigger - Not one I'd ever forgotten, but I got a pretty mint-looking cart, still in the box, that I was pretty excited to find.

EDIT: Today a guy at work showed up in my office with a shoebox overflowing with NES/SNES carts, some of the more prestigious titles including: Final Fantasy III, Diddy's Kong Quest, Battletoads, Double Dragon 1-3, among about 15 others - $50!

[Chauncy Talon]

I have to say

Receiving Snatcher for Sega CD complete with 40+ games 5 NES games and SEGA CD for only 40. Marvel vs Capcom 2 for only 10 when it still was 100 on PS2.

[physics223]

I got a Tronica Air Revenger for a little over three dollars. I've seen some consoles like the Gamecube and the PS2 for a really cheap price, but they had no connections.

[RASK1904]

I found Magical Chase (TurboGraphx16) with the manual a couple summers ago. Sold that bad boy for 802.00$. Cost 2$.

Other than that I found a

PS1 debugging station, still have it. The blue one. Cost 30$

and Just recently I found Custer's Revenge (Atari 2600), still have it. Cost 4$

added costs.

[ganondorf]

Nothing really impressive, but

1. NES and N64 box for 50 cents each (each had everything inside but systems)
2. Neo-geo pocket color with bust-a-move with for $1
3.castlevania: legacy of darkness of darkness CIB for free

[Theretrogamingroom]

1: A 80 Gig PS3 (Backwards Compatible) for my old DS
2: A FREE Super Nintendo Mini in the box! (Came with the PS3)
3: A FREE Sega Pico that was in a guys garage for years and worked!

A NES System with 9 Games and everything needed to play for $5.
A Sega Saturn with 23 games and everything needed to play for $50.
A FZ-1 3DO with (20?) games and everything needed to play for $75.
A working Sega Genesis and SNES console with no cords both for $10.

[mattimeo310]

an atari 2600 with 9 games included for $35 3 games to note in this collection were crypts of chaos beefsteak tomatoes and a "complete" breakout

[RASK1904]

Nothing really impressive, but

3.castlevania: legacy of darkness of darkness CIB for free

Man that is a dark game! DARKNESS OF DARKNESS!!!:D

[Damaramu]

Gotta update this:

1. Found a CIB NES toploader for $.99 at a local Electronics Boutique (remember those?) back in Austin circa '97.

2. A few years ago, a co-worker gave me his boxed and minty Virtual Boy, Mario's Tennis (loose of course), Mario Clash, Nester's Funky Bowling, Panic Bomber, and Wario Land (all CIB and minty as well) for free.

3. At a local Goodwill, found a Turbo Express (minty shape but with one dead pixel and typical sound problem) for $5 along with Bonk's Adventure & Bonk's Revenge ($3.99 a pop).

[men-a-vision]

Atari 2600 system in box heavy 6er with serial number 480,At Value Vilage for $12.99

[Eduardo]

Today I got a loose Sculptor's Cut for 3 dollars and a Toejam and Earl for 5.

[Baloo]

For me, I think my best three finds were:

CDX Thrift store lot: Found a CDX with two controllers and about 17 CD games, almost all loose for $25 about two weeks ago. The games were all junk save for Sonic CD which I already had and Dungeon Explorer, and the CDX's laser is messed up and I have to get it fixed, but still a very good deal. And now I don't have to deal with 3 power supplies from my Model 1 Genesis/Sega CD/32x combo, and it allowed me to sell of my Sega CD for $60, which in the end worked out for me.

SNES lot from a friend: A friend of mine 3-4 years back was getting out of video games and sold me his non-yellowed (and is still that color today:)) Super Nintendo with two controllers and about 15 games, mostly good stuff for $15. Came with the Super Mario World + All-Stars cart, the 3 Super Star Wars games, the 3 Donkey Kong Countries, Tiny Toons Wacky Sports, and some other games.

Chrono Trigger MIB $10 Flea Market: Found a Chrono Trigger at a flea market for $10 mint in box but opened with all the papers and whatnot inside for $10 at a flea market. I'm not an RPG guy though, so I ended up selling it for about $65 through a forum. Not the best price, but I still sextupled my money so I'm happy.

And not really a find, but still notable:

Sega Nomad Free: The brother of the friend who sold me my Super Nintendo above gave me a Sega Nomad for free after citing that it ate up too many batteries. Still works today, although the tubes need to be replaced as it takes about a minute or two for them to heat up and the screen to come on. And there's a nick or two from me dropping it once. ^^; But hey, if you're not going to use something, what's the point in owning it right?

2 and 4 aren't really finds, but aside from the CDX and Chrono Trigger, I haven't really had any WHOAMG finds in the wild.

EDIT: Heh, I clicked on the back page and saw my post from about a year ago in this same topic, forgot that I had found a Donkey Kong Game and Watch for $1 at a thrift store. Front is all scratched up though, but the back and inside are nice and minty. But, it's a Game and Watch, so eh.

[MarioMania]

Last Year at goodwill

Street Fighter Alpha 2 SNES $2.99
Final Fight 2 SNES $ 2.99

[Collector_Gaming]

so far i got 1

Final Fantasy 7 Black Label Ps1 in mint shape for 4 bucks at a good will store

[Toasty]

1. 2 Sealed copies of Pokemon Stadium 2 for the N64. Found for $8 each at the same thrift store they were at.

2. Intelligent Qube for the PS1. A pretty rare game. Bought it for $2 at a used game section at a video store. Pretty good condition.

3. Super Mario RPG for SNES. Difficult to get, but it took me a couple games to trade for it. And it was excellent mint condition, for a cart only game.

[MachineGex]

1. Found a gold NWC cart in a box of 100 NES games for $80 at a flea market.(80 cents a game, not too bad)
2. Bought two label-less nes games for $3 each(megaman 2 proto, Crystalis proto)
3. Found two Atari 2600 protos for $3 each(Bridge and Frogger)

The flea market has been kind to me, but I use to check'em every week..... I put in the time.

[jwmollman]

Back in high school, a kid in my US Studies class always talked to me (too much, also annoyed me) about classic games and he insisted that I "borrow" his Super Metroid for the SNES. He also had a second copy of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars that he gave to me. He ended up failing the class and got pulled out and I never saw him since. I feel kind of bad sometimes.

I also found The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past for the SNES for $0.99 at a used book store (in pretty good condition, too).

[kafa111]

From a thrift store i got
Castlevania
Contra
Galaga
Ironsword
Super Metroid
Mike Tysons Punch Out
Solstice
Top Gun2
To The Earth

All for nintendo in dust sleeves, for $10!

[oldtimeygamer]

A boxed SNES with 21 boxed games including Final Fantasy II and III, Breath of Fire I and II, Wild Guns, A Link to the PAstand Mega Man X for $35.00 on the 127 sale 4 years ago.

A sealed copy of Mermaids of Atlantis for the NES for $2 at a garage sale. Also got sealed TMNT, Star Tropics 1 and 2 that day for $2

A Turbo Grafx 16 and 6 controllers along with a Turbo Tap and 8 games for $20 or a boxed Jauar for $15.00.

[M.Buster2184]

My best finds in the wild:

Earthbound and Secret of Mana at a swap meet for $25 combined.

Chrono Trigger on SNES at a pawn shop for $2, mixed in with a bunch of sports games.

[SparTonberry]

I suppose if "finds" doesn't mean I actually bought it...

After mentioning it to my friend, he is not going to let me forget it. I had heard rumors what it was worth, but I didn't believe it at the time, so I passed up a Stadium Events cart for $8.99 at GameStop in like 2002. Unsurprisingly didn't see any on ebay, and I was like "whoa! Who would pay $1000 for a title variant of a dirt common game?"

Arc the Lad Collection as part of GameCrazy's 3/$10 deal. Seems it's still a deal, even if it's missing one of the Arc III discs. I also got Game & Watch Gallery and Diddy Kong Racing (which I gave away as a gift).

Future rarity? I got a complete Game & Watch Collection (DS) from GameStop for $17.99. That allowed me to spend my points on G&WC2 instead. :)

[Joe Redifer]

I tend to find Popful Mail and Shining Force CD for the Sega CD a lot in thrift stores, complete. Now I just give them to friends to use as doorstops, it seems. And no, I have never heard of a place called eBay. ;)

[Gamevet]

While I was attending Tech School, a student posted a sale of his C-64 disk collection of over 200 disks for $25. I jumped on the deal, and ended up with over 500 games, mostly hacks, but at least 20 or so were on published disks.

[Iron Lizard]

I found both my Famicom and a Super Famicom at Savers. A week or two ago I found a very yellowed but functional SNES in the garbage

[Phantar]

Got a Model 2 Genesis with a broken but fixable RF cable (and who wans to use the RF-Signals anyways), some broken but fixable Infrared-controllers for the Genesis, two dirty but functional 3-button-controllers (just needed some cleaning), AND a working Model 1 Genesis (one with HIGH DEFINITION GRAPHICS) printed on, all for 11 Euros. (1 Euro on ebay plus 10 for shipping; the model 1 wasn't even mentioned in the description). The seller thought it was all a bunch of trash and sold it as nonfuntional, and I was the sole bidder...

Also, on two different occasions, I found a yellowed but fully functional SNES (2 controllers, plus Super Mario World and Star Fox) and a Japanese Model 1 Genesis on different attics and could keep them for nil.

[Guyra]

#1: Last year, in 2010, at a local Shell gas station. I was only there to buy a soda, but then in the CD shelf, filled with a bunch of brand new music albums, something caught my eye... I found a sealed copy of Zelda's Adventure for the CD-i! Roughly $15! :D

#2: Also last year, I managed to get a PlayStation with two controllers for roughly $10 at a GameStop not too far away. I don't know about other countries, but here in Norway that's dirt cheap. And I love the PS1. :)

#3: While visiting a girl in the opposite part of the country, we stopped by a garage sale, where I managed to pick up Command & Conquer: Modern Warfare(contains C&C and C&C: RA), which I'd never before seen, in addition to a couple of other games at a rather nice price. :)

[joemoe]

1. Got a sega Saturn with all hookups, Albert Odyssey, dragon force, 3 dirty dwarves, dark savior and 3 other cheap games for $20 at a pawn shop.

2. River city ransom Nes cart for $5 from a kid at my hs.

3. Three complete Atari lynxes with about 20 games for $25. Not really sure if the games are worth anything. Haven't researched it yet.

[retroguy]

I don't know if Ebay counts, but I got a Sega Game Gear, 16 games and a nice, official carrying case to hold it all for $30 including shipping.

[Kyle15]

I found all of this in early 2009 at Salvation Army. The clerk only had tiny bags and garbage bags, so I got to carry this stuff in the latter. It was fun! :D

PS1
-Tactics Ogre (missing the manual, bought one later for ten) $1.99
-Wild Arms (complete, nearly new!) $1.99
-Azure Dreams (complete) $1.99
-Guardian's Crusade (complete) $1.99
-Legend of Legaia (complete) $1.99

SNES
-Xardion (loose) $0.99
-Lufia & The Fortress of Doom (loose) $0.99
-Wanderer's From Ys 3 (loose) $0.99
-Romance of The Three Kingdoms 3: Dragon of Destiny (loose) $0.99

PS2
-GrimgriMoire (complete) $4.99
-Wild Arms 4 (complete) $4.99
-Futurama (case and manual only, no game!) FREE

MISC.
-Shenmue (complete, VERY mint) $1.99
-Final Fantasy (loose) $0.99

I've had other good finds too, but this has been my biggest so far.

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

- Crazy Climber for 2600 - Free for fixing a friend's 2600
- Chase the Chuckwagon for 2600 - Free for fixing a stranger's 2600
- Vectrex mint in box w/ 20 games including both art cartridges and the light pen. Brought in to Funcoland while I was working there. - Paid the seller $100 cash, quadrupled that in profit parting up the lot and selling everything.

[Sysop]

Got a Model 2 Genesis with a broken but fixable RF cable (and who wans to use the RF-Signals anyways)
That would be me, Phantar.

[profholt82]

1. Snatcher and Popful Mail (Sega CD) for 6.99 a piece, both CIB and in mint condition at a retro shop.
2. Snow Bros. (NES) cart and manual for 14.99
3. Power Blade 2 (NES) for 9.99

[old_skoolin_jim]

Some of my nicer flea market/video store finds include:

loose EarthBound for $5 in 2007
Loose Final Fantasy 3 for $5 in 1999
boxed Crusader of Centy for $1 in 2008
loose Megaman 5 for $5 in 2002-ish
boxed Intellivision (no games) for $10 in 2009
loose Pirates! Gold for $3 in 2002-ish
boxed Megaman X2, Super Mario RPG, and Secret of Mana for $6.99 each from a local video store in 1999
Complete Shining Force 2 and Theme Park (Genesis) for $4 each (they were 3 for $10, really) from the same video store in 1999
A very large collection of my Master System collection was also 4-for-$10 from this store, and included a factory-sealed Buster Douglas Boxing, and used/complete copies of King's Quest, Ys, Golvellius, and several other gems.

Finds like these just don't happen anymore these days... :(

[marumari]

This was easily the best deal I've ever gotten. (http://www.twoevils.org/files/tmp/snes/)



This sale is for a Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) which includes 17 games, two controllers, a game genie and all the cords to needed to play the system. All of the games are in good to excellent condition and have all been recently tested to play on this SNES. All games come with either a dust cover, original box case or plastic covered case. No game is left open to the air. Most of the games also include the original instruction manual. These are all games from my personal collection and have been kept clean and free of dust the entire time I have owned them. For most of the games I was the original owner, so you can be sure they are in excellent condition.
Below is a list of items included in this awesome collectible SNES sale:


Game Box Manual
Beavis and Butthead No No
Breath of Fire No No
Donkey Kong Country No Yes
Earthworm Jim Yes Yes
Final Fantasy II Yes Yes+World Map
Final Fantasy III Yes Yes
Knights of the Round No No
Mortal Kombat II Yes Yes
Ninja Gaiden Trilogy Yes Yes
Street Fighter II Turbo No Yes
Super Mario All Stars Yes Yes
Super Metroid Yes No
Super Star Wars Yes Yes
Tetris and Dr. Mario Yes Yes
Turtles in Time No Yes
Zelda Yes Yes
Zombie at my Neighbors Yes Yes
Game Genie No Yes

SYSTEMS SUPPLIES
x1 Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)
x2 Controllers
x1 Power Adapter
x1 RCA plugs
x6 Dust Covers
x6 Plastic Cases
x11 Original SNES box cases
x13 Original SNES Game Manuals
x1 SNES Manual

Yeah. All that? $170. Ninja Gaiden Trilogy alone (in box, with manual) is worth well over $300 just on its own. :D

[TinyTheGiant]

I got these all from 1 garage sale for $15:
Atari 2600 Jr.
Atari 2600 (Darth Vader black version)
Third-party controller
Adventure
2 copies of Air-Sea Battle
Asteroids
Backgammon
Basketball
Beany Bopper
Bermuda Triangle
Bowling
Canyon Bomber
Circus Atari
Combat
Defender
Demon Attack
Demons To Diamonds
Dodge 'Em
Donkey Kong
Dragonfire
G.I. Joe Cobra Strike
Gopher
Ice Hockey
Indy 500
Journey Escape
Mario Bros.
Math Gran Prix
Midnight Magic
Mountain King
3 copies of Pac-Man
Pete Rose Baseball
Q*Bert (Atari)
Q*Bert (Parker Brothers)
2 copies of Raiders Of The Lost Ark
RealSports Baseball
Sneak'n Peek
Space Invaders
Space War
Spider Fighter
Star Raiders
2 copies of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Super Breakout
Superman
Video Chess
Venture
Word Zapper
Yars' Revenge
Zaxxon

I know those aren't particularly rare games, but still a huge deal.

From another garage sale for $5 I got:

Sega Genesis
5 controllers
Battletech Complete In Case
ClayFighter Complete In Case
David Robinson's Supreme Court
Desert Strike Complete In Case
Jungle Strike Complete In Case
LHX Attack Chopper Complete In Case
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
NHL All-Star Hockey Complete In Box
Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures
Pirates! Gold With case but no manual
Sonic & Knuckles
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 with case but no manual
Sports Talk Baseball Complete In Case
Twin Cobra Complete In Case
Urban Strike With case but no manual
PS1 Legend Of Dragoon Greatest Hits Complete In Case

This third one is a find I came across just as I was starting to collect, and therefore had no idea how much it was worth. It was for only $5, and I did buy it but minutes later returned it because the NES didn't have the cords and I didn't currently own an NES. I can't quite remember, but some of the games that came with it were
Mega Man 1-6
Kirby's Adventure
Marble Madness
Super Mario Bros. 2 & 3
Sega Master System Sonic The Hedgehog
There were a lot more games too and some manuals but no boxes. Totally regret passing up that deal :-(

[NostalgiaHunter]

1: Earthbound ($5 at swap meet)

2: CIB NES Toploader ($25 at Goodwill)

3: Mega Man X2 ($10 at swap meet)

[Snesguy666]

Daze before christmas sega mega drive ((Free))
BOMB wall defender atari 2600 $7

not so rare-
Bio Metal snes $4
Fire attack nintendo game and watch -free
Atari 2600 slim in box -$10
Amiga 500 -free

[Brianvgplayer]

Working Intv System III, non working intellivision 1 in box, TV boxes to hook multiple connections, manuals, overlays, Pac-Man, Centipede, Auto Racing, Burgertime, Thin Ice, Treasure of Tarmin, Pitfall, Astrosmash, Space Battle, NASL Soccer, NFL Football, Major League Baseball, Tron Deadly Discs, Lock 'n Chase, Armor Battle, Mouse Trap, Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., Frogger, Poker/Blackjack, Night Stalker, Sea Battle, Masters of the Universe, and Tron Maze a Tron together for 15 dollars.

Working Intvellision II with 10-12 boxed games, including Zaxxon, World Championship Baseball, Super Challenge Football, PGA Golf, and Happy Trails for 20.

[klax]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ojUZBptAc4&feature=channel_video_title

[Niku-Sama]

a working Vectrix with solar quest and space wars for $5 at a good will as-is store

Sharp Twin Famicom (black/red) and a Standard Famicom I bought while i was at Super Potato in japan. That wasnt the only thing i got there, by the time i left i had over $400(us) in stuff, glad they took visa

Complete Turbo Grafix 16 w/ A/V thingy, 3x Complete Ti 99/4A, 2x Loose Dreamcast , Apple IIe Plus extra apple hardware, boox and manuals in a dumpster $Free, all working



except the Dreamcasts only had RF Units....lame

[grandpappyplok]

Fire n' Ice nes proto
swordquest earthworld proto
sega master system not for resale system + 5 protos

[Genesaturn]

Hmm..I can name a lot more than 3...but here are my top picks.

-Super Mario 3 , Prisoner of War, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - all factory sealed back in 2002 at a flea market

[TheShireGamer]

Well Ive got a few, my collection isnt huge at the moment so I dont have the coolest finds, but looking through my room heres what I think are great finds: Super Mario bros. 25th anniversary (I bought it almost 4 months after it came out sealed!), brand new sealed copy of Chrono Trigger with poster included for the Nintendo DS, and Gunpey on the PSP for $2 (I know its not that great but its one of the best I could find!.

[oldschoolgamergavin]

Now defiantly my number one is for sure my greatest find, but the others..... I'm not so sure about.

1. Tetris Tengen - Nes: I bought this at a retail store for $10 because they thought it was just normal Tetris.

2. Some old handheld systems that were still in the box - I forgot what the names of the systems were but what I do remember is that one is a racing game and the other one is a Donkey Kong like game. I also got this from the same place I bought the Tetris game. I believe I got it for $10 all together.

3. "kind of" broken Super Famicom - I got this at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo in 2010 for $5. The broken part in it was the actual color scheme thing. For some reason it was black and white instead of color. Also it had no hookups, but for $5 I think thats a good deal.

Thanks for reading, have a great day!:)

[n20vette]

panasonic 3do 25.00 with ali greatest boxers or something like that all workin.
snes final fantasy tactics in box mint no shelf were and all instructions and maps 10.00
snes super punch out in box all instructions no shelf were 8.00
sege genesis model 2 in original box with sonic 2 release and all instructions and books for 25.00
sega cdx 45.00 working flawlessly they had another one though about buying and putting on ebay after seeing prices on the cdx.
put a want snes ad up on craigslist gave 20.00 dollars for snes and games the games were the kicker super mario rpg. donkey kong 1-3. kirbys avalanche, super mario 2 yoshis island, lion king.
my most recent one for 50 dollars i got off craigslist 1 working dreamcast, 2 working n64s, 7 working sega genesis model 2, 2 working snes, 9 non working ps1, and a gamecube dont know if it works or not I have now wires for it. And a box full of controllers and a non working atari 5600.

[sloan]

5200 Zaxxon - $2
SNES Chrono Trigger - $.50
5200 system with 2 Wico sticks and track ball - $10

[Nes]

Never had a great find in the wild. Anytime I've been to a goodwill they've only had a few games that were worthless crap and cost way more than they should. I've never even seen an old console there or at any of the thrift shops. I've always paid full price on ebay or on dp.

[Genjackson]

I haven't found the jackpot yet, but here are my best recent finds.

I picked up the vectrex with three controllers and 18 games for $75

One yard sale had N64 games in cases for 2 bucks a piece. I got Harvest Moon, Smash bros, Mario party 2 and some commons.

I got a NES Miracle Piano CIB in great shape at the Bowling Green, KY flea market for $40.

[snkryo]

-sega astro city arcade machine $190

-neo geo aes w/10 games $300

-samsung gxtv (the one with speakers that cover the screen) $10

[disorderlyvision]

Winning Post $2
Ducktales 2 $4
Conkers Bad Fur Day $7
Castlevania Bloodlines $8
Black Label FFVII $5

[Xian042]

Updating my best three:

#3. Sega Nomad and Sega CDX $10.00 each

#2. Vectrex and 5 loose games $40

#1 Panzer Dragoon Saga like new $40

[101011]

Most Memorable?

-For Arcades,

#1)Skee Ball Lightning - Craigslist free score! Worked except for it had no ticket dispenser and just read CODE ZERO after you scored a certain amount of points----Currently deteriorating in my backyard with the elecronics tucked away in my basement. It will live again.

#2)NEO-GEO 1 slot - Craigslist $80 or $90. Red & grey DYNAMO upright cabinet with Puzzle Bobble----Long gone but I definately made money on that one.

#3)Arkanoid Cocktable - Another Craigslist free score. Basket case ATARI "cocktail" cab w/Bootleg 22 pin board----Currently re-wiring, without all that atari S#@T inside that is. If all goes well I have a NEO-GEO AES in trade for it.

-For Consoles,

#1)Amiga CD32 - $20 at a flea market(Kennedy hall) from a guy who's catch phrase is "I Sell You Cheap". Came with one game controller, a TV remote and the tel/modem. Had Van City Bank decals on it as it was used for early online? banking----I only ever burnt the Last Ninja 3 for it and as there aren't many NTSC games for it I decided to let it go.

#2)Philips CDI - Free. I was actually standing in line at a thrift store(talize), turns out the guy behind me was an old family friend, he saw I was buying some NES games or whatever, Long story short... He gave it to me. Came with one controller and a few games. Kether was one. Also an encyclopedia from what I remember----Sold that day to a good friend. $100 probably just spent on filler games but hey.

#3)Hitachi Saturn - $25 at the SPCA thrift in Richmond -the only thrift store I've ever seen a suit of armour at. Boxed & complete with 2 controllers -one Hitachi brand and 2 ram carts -one being a SEGA brand----sold to some kid who likes to play japanese games.

Hounorable Mentions?

-Too many to list

[wiggyx]

Man, some of you guys have found some insane stuff in the wild!

The only really cool find I can think of at the moment is Superman 64...









Dev cart, 5 bucks :D

Other than that, nothing comes to mind.

[RulerStabInTheEye27]

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[TOE-NEE]

Playstation 3 Test Console with prototype Dual Shock 2 Controller - $200.00
Marvel vs Capcom 2 for Playstation 2 - $7.99
Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout (1997 Version) for Playstation - $2.99

[WelcomeToTheNextLevel]

I collect mostly wild.

1 - A boxed Golden Axe Warrior, fair condition - $15.99, July 2009

2 - Conquest of the World for Odyssey 2, sealed, MINT condition - $24.98, August 2011

3 - Boxed Virtual Boy, good condition - $49.99, 2006

[Kirbz]

1.An N64 With Expansion Pack Controllers And All $9.00
2.Sega Genesis With Everything Plus 8 CIB Games $16.95
3.Mortal Kombat II .75 Cent's

Not Too Good But OK For The Wild

[jms5118]

Duck Tales 2 cart - NES $5
Chip N Dale 2 cart - NES $5
Genesis system with 80 boxed games $150

[Johnny Nintendo]

I mentioned this in a different thread, but I found 30 or so complete NES games at a local pawn shop for $2.00 each. Among them was Mega Man 5. Also at the same pawn shop I got Demons Crest on SNES complete for $4.00. I got a SEGA Outrun Arcade from a trift store for $100, the only thing wrong with it is the previous owner lost the keys to the coin door, but luckily it was already unlocked. Also at a flea market I got a sealed ASCII pad controller for SNES for $5.00, it's the one with the turbo/slow switches.

[Schiggidyd]

1. NES Top Loader CIB - 5 Dollars.
2. Swordquest WaterWorld on Atari 2600 - Free after selling the console/games it came with.
3. Ducktales 2 NES - 11.99 at a VIDEO GAME STORE IN 2012!

Many many more, but the thread calls for 3!

[PreZZ]

Sega Cdx complete like new perfect box with 5 games- 75$ pawn shop
French Zelda link to the past NTSC brand new sealed- 30$ local game shop
Guardian Heroes, Shining Force 3, Winning Post and Dragon Force all complete - Trade on Craigslist for Mars matrix, skies of arcadia, grandia 2, rayman 2 and samba de amigo maracas.
Runner-ups: Shining Force CD brand new sealed on ebay for 25$ (the guy had a full box of them and put them all on ebay at the same time!!)
Dreamcast Twin sticks on ebay for 40$ including shipping!! (nobody bid on it, listed in wrong category!)
JVC X Eye brand new at local furniture store (? they were advertised in the flyer, they had a bazillion of these!!) 60$

[rewindtimegames]

Stack-up
Gargoyle's Quest 2
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