Weekday Finds 5/17 - 5/21

[djbeatmongrel]

i didn't think i'd be starting one of these topics

at a trip to my favorite gamestop i picked up:
Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure (psx) $7.99
Super Bubble Pop (gc) $9.99
Guilty Gear X2 (Ps2) $17.99

City of Heroes (pc) $49.99
Free DC controller and some demo and preorcder stuff

[kainemaxwell]

Qix Neo- $4.99

[-hellvin-]

First stop was at a place called Thrifty Joe's Books:

Final Fantasy Anthology Guide- 7
Final Fantasy Chronicles Guide- 7

Happy I found those, especially since I've been wanting to replay FFIV. Sad thing was I wanted to ask if I could have or buy their old box of NES/SNES manuals and they're like...ohhh...those? We threw those out a week ago.........AHHHHHH!!!!

Anyhow, my friend's Tim and Loius over at Gamezone had gotten back from going to E3 and had just reopened their store and were giving away E3 bags with every purchase. So I bought Gradius III for the SNES for 9 bucks and got:

Large Black Nintendo DS Shirt
Demos for MLB 2005 & Sly 2
Gods Of War Poster
Killzone Poster
The Getaway: Black Monday sticker
Metal Slug Sticker (YAY!)
Lemony Snicket's Unfortunate Events Stickers
Gran Turismo 4 Sticker
Square Enix Button
Some sticker I can't read...looks like it's for a car
Some weird toy magazine??

Not too much hunting, just went to grab a few free things mostly but not a bad day. Had TJ;s not thrown out those manuals a week ago I'd go dumpster diving for that shit.

[Sph1nx]

Boxed TI 99
Boxed Odessy 2

$10 for both. Boxes are alrigth, systems are REALLy nice.
No ps though so there not tested yet.

[Qixmaster]

NES
Terra Cresta - 2.50
Gyruss (already had it... just forgot i had it and bought it) - 2.50

Snes
MK II - 2.50

GC
Rebel Strike Preview Disc - 2.50

Vadar Atari system w/ all hookups, 7 commen games, three joysticks, paddles and some weird dedicated pong w/ a light gun attached to it for... $1... that's right a buck :D

[Perkar]

genesis model 1 with original box... $14.99. get system home... DOA. ARGH

gen - sword of sodan $1.99

nes - jeopardy $2.99
nes - super off road $2.99
nes - pinball $2.99

ps1 - gunfighter - $9 (new)

[AB Positive]

This isn't the exact copy, but I bought this and I'm expecting it Thursday at the latest:

http://www.japangamesnow.com/product_info.php?cPath=98&products_id=281


mmmm... Matrimelee....


-AG

[Melf]

I found:

- Gun.Smoke (NES)
- Iron Tank (NES)
- Stack Up (NES) only $5 at GS.
- Rastan (SMS)

[GaijinPunch]

*prices in yen
I also posted this on my forum b/c I was pretty happy about it, but I'll play along here

DC
De La Jet Set Radio Limited Edition (shirt and game sealed - box in excellent shape) Dreamcast Direct only item

PSX
Umihara Kawase Shun

PS2
Sega Ages 2500 Space Harrier (I missed this one before)

Saturn
Astra Superstars
Cleopatra Fortune
Super Tempo

[AB Positive]

Well, that link doesn't work, but through buying or trades I've come across these:


Phantom 1 (blue version, like new boxed complete)
Matrimelee (Near Mint + complete JP)
Magician Lord (minty mint mint mint complete JP)
World Heroes 2 Jet (EX+ complete JP)
King of Fighters 97 (EX complete JP)
Samurai Spirits 1 (EX+ complete JP)
Memory Card


all for the Neo Geo AES. God, I'm a sick sick man.



-AG

[captain nintendo]

Final Fantasy anthology guide - 1.99
Lunar silver guide - 1.99
front mission 4 demo - free
front mission 4 demo walk through - free
Final fantasy 2 complete - 29.00

[Crush Crawfish]

I won these 2 auctions recently:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=62053&item=8105512870&ssPageName=STRK:MEBWN:IT

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=279&item=4213175205&ssPageName=STRK:MEBWN:IT


:dances: :)

[Jibbajaba]

Hey dude I think that copy of Naruto for GBA is a fake...

[charitycasegreg]

Hey dude I think that copy of Naruto for GBA is a fake...

I agree. Those nes books are sweet though.

[Crush Crawfish]

Wait....what? FAKE!!?!?!? Dammit. :angry: Oh well. If it plays fine and saves like a normal game I'll be fine. the last import game I bought off ebay (Bubble Bobble Old & New) I think is a fake, too. But It plays fine, saves fine, and is in english. So we'll see when it arrives....I guess I gotta be more careful. I thought it was suspicious when the same guy put up the same item like a day after I bought this one. Is there any quick and simple way to spot fakes?

[Jibbajaba]

There are many ways to spot a fake GBA game. A crooked label has got to be chief among them. A real GBA game will have a number embossed into the label, and the nintendo seal of quality will be very detailed and not at all blurry. But neither of those things are easily detected on eBay. The broken-down box should arouse suspicion but it by itself is not incriminating, but the crooked label gives it away. My friend buys fakes from some store in Sacramento, and all the labels are crooked. I have never bought a gameboy game and had the label be crooked. Thy have machines that put them on. The fake labels are put on by some greasy game pirate in the back of some shady store in central hong kong that sells Brown Bear gall bladder and ground up rhino horn.
Its just a summation of things. If the box (which is broken down) is in such good condition, then where the hell is the instruction manual? Oh, and anytime you see the phrase "Brand New but not Sealed" thats a dead give-away, especially when the item is located in Hong Kong or the Philipines, or Taiwan, etc.

[charitycasegreg]

Tetris with plastic case for gameboy -.99
Warioland with plastic case for gameboy-.99
both from goodwill

[junglehunter]

Arcade Stick (SMS)
NBA Jam (GG)
N64 game storage (holds 24)

All for $12.79 CAD. :)

[Perkar]

today i picked up a few things...

Sega CD - Bill Walsh College Football - $0.99 (new)
Sega CD - Kris Kross - $0.99 (new)

NES - Tag Team Wrestling $2.99 (loose)
NES - RBI Baseball 2 $2.99 (loose)
NES - Tennis $2.99 (loose)
NES - Baseball Stars $2.99 (loose)

[Jibbajaba]

Nintendo Super Game Boy Guide: 0.95
CDI: Defender of the Crown (complete) - 3.00
SNES: Nigel Mansel's World Championship - 1.00
SNES: Tommy Moe's Winter Extreme - 1.00
SNES: Populous (complete) - 1.00
NES: MTV Remote Control - 0.75
NES: Jack Nicklaus Greatest 18 holes of Championship Golf: 0.75
GEN: RBI Baseball '94 (complete) - 1.00
GEN: Sports Talk Football '93 (complete) - 1.00
SMS: Shanghai (complete) - 1.00

Nothing too special but I didnt have any of the games yet so its good for me.

Edit: I forgot I also got the cartridge from one of those power-joy things for like $1.00. I think thats pretty cool. I just need a famicom to nes converter now.

[tonyvortex]

i bought a copy of beat'em and eat'em in the blue mystique box/holder for $1 at work.

[Gapporin]

Here's what I picked up today from the local Goodwill:

An Atari 5200 console, most (not all...grr) of the hookups, 6 joysticks, 5 spinners (!!), and a touch pad (with a Star Raiders overlay, but no Star Raiders...), and these carts:

Centipede
Galaxian
Joust
Pac-Man (x2)
Popeye
Real Sports Baseball
Space Invaders
Super Breakout

All for just $17.

EDIT: It has come to our attention that all the controllers included with the Atari 5200 are actually Atari 2600 controllers. The Management regrets the error.

[Jibbajaba]

Damn that's a good deal for a 5200 and 9 carts...

[-hellvin-]

Wow, congrats on the 5200 Gap, I would love to find one of those.

Anyhow:

2600:
Robot Tank
Ice Hockey
Realsports Boxing
2.99 each, complete

NES:
American Gladiators
SMB/DH
Beetlejuice
Bart Vs The World
3.99 each, all with manuals/sleeves

Why did I pay 4 bucks for mario/duck hunt? I have NO IDEA! Maybe because it came with a nice looking manual and the cart looked really good and not like someone had shat upon it?

[nildem]

This is a bit late, but during my stay in Los Angeles for E3 I found:


Air Combat (PSX, complete) -- $4.99

Criticom (Saturn, complete) -- $0.99

Gyruss (NES, cart only) -- $1.03

Looney Tunes: Space Race (Dreamcast, complete) -- $4.99

Mad Dogg McCree (3DO, complete) -- $4.99

Mad Dogg McCree II: The Lost Gold (3DO, complete) -- $4.99

NFL Quarterback Club `97 (Saturn, complete) -- $0.99

NFL Quarterback Club 2000 (Dreamcast, Complete) -- $0.70

NHL All-Star Hockey (Saturn, complete) -- $0.99

Revolution X (Saturn, complete) -- $0.99

Sonic Adventure: Limited Edition (Dreamcast, complete) -- $4.99

Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage (Dreamcast, complete) -- $4.99

[frodo2968]

tonyvortex - good deal on that "beat em & eat em" game 8-)

[charitycasegreg]

Why did I pay 4 bucks for mario/duck hunt?

exactly... I wouldnt pay .50 for the game no matter what condition, If it came with the manual and sleeve I would pay up to a dollar. Thats almost as bad as when I paid 11.00 for a complete mario world. I really wanted the game though and didnt have it yet. I have 3 now. :embarrassed:

[The Collector]

Well, that link doesn't work, but through buying or trades I've come across these:


Phantom 1 (blue version, like new boxed complete)
Matrimelee (Near Mint + complete JP)
Magician Lord (minty mint mint mint complete JP)
World Heroes 2 Jet (EX+ complete JP)
King of Fighters 97 (EX complete JP)
Samurai Spirits 1 (EX+ complete JP)
Memory Card


all for the Neo Geo AES. God, I'm a sick sick man.



-AG

I dont know about sick, but you must be rich @_@ !

[Jibbajaba]

Thats almost as bad as when I paid 11.00 for a complete mario world. I really wanted the game though and didnt have it yet. I have 3 now.

You have an extra complete one you wanna get rid of?

[DigitalSpace]

Playstation 2:

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (complete) - $4.99

Purchased at Gamestop. For some reason, there were two manuals in the case. The extra one's up for trade.

[Arcturius]

Thanks to Cos2k3 on the DC History forum I now have complete PAL copies of Surf Rocket Racers & Taxi 2 Le Jeu (I still say this is the worst driving game on the system) So I'm now only 2 games away from the Complete PAL Library }:D

[Policenaut]

I got this week all these DC titles:

Cannon Spike
Plasma Sword
Street Fighter III:Third Strike
Street Fighter III:Double Impact
Last Blade 2
Fatal Fury Mark of the Wolves
Spiderman
Mars Matrix
Street Fighter Alpha 3
Marvel vs Capcom
Marvel vs Capcom 2
Dino Crisis
Resident Evil Nemesis
Resident Evil 2
Soul Calibur
Biohazard Last Escape (jp)
Capcom vs SNK
Capcom vs SNK 2 (jp)
Capcom vs SNK 2(jp)
Biohazard 2(jp)
Biohazard Code Veronica (jp)
Biohazard Code Veronica Perfect Edition (jp)
Web Browser 2.0

[djbeatmongrel]

just got a copy of PHantasy star II (genesis) from a friend for $3

[charitycasegreg]

Thats almost as bad as when I paid 11.00 for a complete mario world. I really wanted the game though and didnt have it yet. I have 3 now.

You have an extra complete one you wanna get rid of?

Nope. Got 1 complete, 1 with manual, and 1 loose. I wasnt trying to be a dick to the person who bought the mario/duck hunt for 4 bucks, just agreeing with him on why did he buy it. Maybe he was just on the shrooms.. "ahhhh.... nintendo... taht looks like the nintendo championship cartridge!, 4 dollars?! damn.... whaaaa.... yeah!"

[PyroPenguin]

SNES (no hook ups, 2 controllers) - 5 dollars

Shrek Treasure Hunt (PS) free. It was in the bag with the SNES.

[cbroddy]

At EB Games

NES
Destination Earthstar (loose)-$3

Sega Genesis
Wonder Boy in Monster World (loose)-$10

Super Nintendo
Super Empire Strikes Back (loose)-$4

Playstation 2
Mad Maestro!-$6
Silpheed-$6

Traded in Demon Sword(didn't work)-$4 for Hybrid Heaven-$4 (Complete)

[dreamcaster]

Ranger X (Mega Drive) - cart. only, $4.95 AU

[NEOFREAK9189]

I got
figting streer (street fighter 1} for turbo turbo graft16 cd
viewpoint for psx 1

[NEOFREAK9189]

I got
figting streer (street fighter 1} for turbo graft 16 cd
viewpoint for psx 1

[classicb]

Genesis

Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP II
Krusty's Super Fun House
Cool Spot
Fantasia

Turbo Grafx 16

Legendary Axe
World Court Tennis

Not the greatest games but they were free from my cousin.

[anagrama]

Sword of Vermillion (Megadrive, w/box & manual, no hint book) - £1.20

[Rogmeister]

I got 6 games this week, all thanks to my friend Erik who (I think) uses the name EvilE on these boards. The first 3 he sent me in a trade...I think he was far too generous in regard to what I sent him. He sent me:

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (Dreamcast)
Freaky Flyers (PS2)
Rogue Ops (XBox)

Then he sent me a code to use at EB Games' webside to get 25% off used games and I used that to get the following 3 games:

Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando (PS2)
Metal Arms: Glitch in the System (Xbox)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (XBox)

That Buffy game was the first one. I don't know if the code is still working but anyone wants to try it out, here it is...

AFF25

[Balloon Fight]

Great day at the swap.

Genesis (loose):

Mutant League Football- $2

NES (loose):

Bad News Baseball- $2
Ikari Warriors II - $2
Ghosts N Goblins- $2

NES (complete/$3 apiece):

Burgertime
Paperboy
Adventures of Lolo
Ducktales

SNES (complete)

Gunforce-$4
Actraiser-$1