Turbo-Grafx finds

[orrimarrko]

Now, I've always wanted to own the Turbo-Grafx. The whole thing is very confusing to me: Turbo-Grafx + CD add-on + System 3.0 card...

or Turbo Duo, or...

The list goes on. I have never seen a system with so many variations, requirements to play games, etc.

Anyway, I have never had one, so one of these days I plan to.

Walked into a thrift store on my lunch hour, just because, well - you know...

Low and behold, a boxed Turbo-Grafx behind the counter for $9.99.

I'm thinking, "Sweet! For $10, what the heck!"

Quickly, I look in the glass case in front of me. Amidst many crappy cds and Disney VHS tapes is a stack of 10 or so Turbo games in their original "jewel cases", and the top one said $1.99.

Oh joy...

As I try to summon anyone to come and help me make my purchase, I see this guy motioning towards the boxed Turbo-Grafx behind the counter!

I'm thinking, "You have got to be shitting me."

So, she grabs it and brings it to him. I then hear him say, "Do you have any games for it?"

I'm getting pissed by the second, thinking, "Do they have anyone else here who can help me?!"

So, he walks over and I hear myself spit out, "I know you're not going to get the games that I have been standing here waiting for, are you?"

He replies, "Uhhh, I dunno."

Now I'm not the biggest guy in the world, but at 6'4", 250 lbs., I made him look very tiny. (Tee-hee!)

So, the clerk finally brings out the stack of what turns out to be 11 games in their original cases, one of them is sealed.

I tell him that he can look at them, implying that he ought not to get greedy.

He grabs the sealed one - can anyone guess what that one was? Yep. Keith Courage in Alpha Zones. Who cares.

He grabbed another, but I don't know what it was.

I think he sensed that was enough, as I grabbed the rest, so he walked away.

Ah-ha! Victory!

So, for $1.99 each, I bought the other 9 games, just on principle.

Not having ANY clue as to what games are good or hard to find, I bought them all.

All are in their original plastic case, with manual/insert, sleeve and very, very clean game card. All in great shape, I think, and I'm quite picky.

Here's what I got:

Impossamole
Devil's Crush
King of Casino
Cadash
Double Dungeons
Blazing Lazers
Neutopia
Moto Roader
Alien Crush

Now, they may not be the rarest, or the most fun, but I thought for 19 bucks and change, not too shabby.

That's my story. :)

Thanks for reading.

Steve

Now, if I can only get a Turbo-Grafx console, I can play them...

[digitalpress]

Great story, Steve!

As a veteran TG-16 gamer/collector, I can tell you that you did very well indeed, not only in terms of value but with quality of games to PLAY.

Of the games you have, the following are EXCELLENT!
Devil's Crush
Cadash
Blazing Lazers
Neutopia
Moto Roader

Alien Crush is ... eh... OK.

And I seriously dislike these (as in, they just never get played any more)
Impossamole
King of Casino
Double Dungeons

The system itself is easy enough to nab on eBay, though they're really unusual to find in the wild. How strange that the moment you were looking at the system and games someone else was too! I wonder how long they were sitting there "unlooked at"?

Thank god for 6'4".

Enjoy your stuff!

[Querjek]

I'm surprised that the guy was charged for a copy of Keith Courage. Be glad you didn't pay for that one.

[maxlords]

And Devil's Crush alone is selling for $40+ on eBay lately.

[Ed Oscuro]

Thank god for 6'4".

Roger that :)

I don't quite weigh 250 pounds, though...I weigh a bunch, just don't look it. As if I ever find anything worth trying that over LOL

Yeah, great story! Sounds like you made out like a bandit, too :D