What is your most RECENT import? Post often!

[StealthLurker]

Been casually looking for one of these off/on for a few years. Finally scored one several months ago. Like the pachislos, it's got quite a little light show with all the bulbs and stuff.

Also got in the mail this week:

1. RGB modded PC-Engine Duo-R
2. Victor Wondermega
3. A bunch of boxed famicom games
4. Dingo A320
5. Pioneer Laseractive JPN MegaDrive/MegaCD module
6. Fully modded, top of the line (minus turbo switches cuz they ugly) TEA4TWO famicom
7. AV modded classic famicom

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/jviloria/sonic/sonic1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/jviloria/sonic/sonic2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/jviloria/sonic/sonic3.jpg


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[Ed Oscuro]

My latest import is a Ninja Princess (aka Sega Ninja) PCB off eBay. :)

I got ahold of Ninja Spirit (PCB) and Aleste II for MSX2 some time ago as well.

[Lord Contaminous]

Yu Yu Hakusho SFC
http://www.videogamecollectors.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=303304&g2_serialNumber=2

[Ed Oscuro]

Got some handful of FC games, upgrades mainly, but the one I remember is a "new" Getsu Fuuma Den. It'll be nice to have a manual.

Guess this means the old one is going by the wayside soon.

[Breetai]

Been casually looking for one of these off/on for a few years. Finally scored one several months ago. Like the pachislos, it's got quite a little light show with all the bulbs and stuff.

Also got in the mail this week:

1. RGB modded PC-Engine Duo-R
2. Victor Wondermega
3. A bunch of boxed famicom games
4. Dingo A320
5. Pioneer Laseractive JPN MegaDrive/MegaCD module
6. Fully modded, top of the line (minus turbo switches cuz they ugly) TEA4TWO famicom
7. AV modded classic famicomWow, someone dropped a bit of money in one go.


This weeks pick ups in Japan, a lot of "essentials":


Famicom:
Super Mario Brothers 3

Super Famicom:
Ganbare Goemon 2
Ganbare Goemon 3
Street Fighter 2 Turbo
Super Mario World

PC Engine:
Dragon Saber

Mega Drive:
Sonic CD

Wonderswan:
Final Fantasy Edition Wonder Swan Color
Side Pocket

Game Boy:
Game Boy (original)
Tetris
Dr. Mario

Game Gear:
Sonic & Tails
Sonic Drift

[Breetai]

Yu Yu Hakusho SFC
http://www.videogamecollectors.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=303304&g2_serialNumber=2I just sold a copy of that a month ago. I found it boring, so I got rid of it. :-D I do have any enjoy Yu Yu Hakusho 2, though. It plays completely differently.

[calistarwind]

Bought my first Famicom game today "Dragon Slayer II" CIB for $4.99.

[Lord Contaminous]

I just sold a copy of that a month ago. I found it boring, so I got rid of it. :-D I do have any enjoy Yu Yu Hakusho 2, though. It plays completely differently.

Though I don't have it, YYH Final is better.

I personally see the cinema style gameplay (I'm still trying to learn the damn thing) as a novelty in itself.

[namzep]

Picked up some Famicom games off of ckendal:

FDS:
Ai Senshi Nicol (complete)
Akumajo Dracula (complete)
Exciting Billiard (complete)
Golf: Japan Course (complete)
Golf: US Course (complete)
Kinnikuman: Kinniku Ookurai Soudatsusen
Metroid
Moero! Twinbee: Cinamon Hakasei wo Sukue
Twinbee

Cart:
Dig Dug II
Fire Emblem
Fire Emblem Gaiden
Gradius
SD Gundam Gaiden: Knight Gundam Monogatari
Takahashi Meijin no Bouken Jima III

[Breetai]

I personally see the cinema style gameplay (I'm still trying to learn the damn thing) as a novelty in itself.True, although it's not my thing at all! YYH2 is basically a Street Fighter clone... and I like it! How about YYH Final? I'm too lazy to download it, boot up an emulator and try it out. :D

[StealthLurker]

True, although it's not my thing at all! YYH2 is basically a Street Fighter clone... and I like it! How about YYH Final? I'm too lazy to download it, boot up an emulator and try it out. :D


imho, it's the best one for SFC.

Due to "stress from school & work" (good excuse huh?), went on a bit of a pc-engine shopping spree on good ol' Yahoo Japan last night. Also picked up some cool RGB enabling gadgets/accessories.

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[namzep]

Picture of the games from my previous post:

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u202/namzep69/forums/new090502a.jpg

[s1lence]

Bioshock (Korean Version)

[Arcade_Ness]

Far East of Eden: The Apocalypse IV-Sega Saturn

[Breetai]

imho, it's the best one for SFC.

Due to "stress from school & work" (good excuse huh?), went on a bit of a pc-engine shopping spree on good ol' Yahoo Japan last night. Also picked up some cool RGB enabling gadgets/accessories.

.GREAT excuse!

I love my PCE Duo. Got it boxed for about $50 and I love bragging about it. No extra RGB enhancements yet. I show my wife PCE games running and then switch video modes and show her the same game running on Wii (D4 connection) and it's really night and day. The Wii looks a lot nicer... although I do enjoy playing on the Duo with the PCE controller a lot more. My wife? She doesn't care about games at all. I just like the attention. http://www.digitpress.com/forum/images/smilies/2003_monkey.gif

[Breetai]

Bioshock (Korean Version)It it actually just the Asian version with Korean on the cover/back and instruction? I don't actually own any Korean games, but I do have a Korean X-Box (modded, which explains the lack of K-games) and a bunch of DVDs from when I lived in the RoK. They're all region 3.

[StealthLurker]

GREAT excuse!

I love my PCE Duo. Got it boxed for about $50 and I love bragging about it. No extra RGB enhancements yet. I show my wife PCE games running and then switch video modes and show her the same game running on Wii (D4 connection) and it's really night and day. The Wii looks a lot nicer... although I do enjoy playing on the Duo with the PCE controller a lot more. My wife? She doesn't care about games at all. I just like the attention. http://www.digitpress.com/forum/images/smilies/2003_monkey.gif


50 bucks boxed! Grrr one of the perks of living in Japan? =) I don't think I'd be able to live in Japan. It would look like I as paid in games and electronics. hehe

Most "normal" people don't see the hub-bub about picture/video quality. I spend a lot of time/resources on various gadgets, high-end video processors, distribution amplifiers, converters/transcoders, cables, etc etc and rave about the picture quality, color purity/intensity, scaling, deinterlacing, noise reduction blah blah blah. However when I show it to friends/family they just don't get what's the big deal about it. oh well...

Don't really have D-Terminal inputs around here (except on my XRGB-2+, lol)... but an RGB modded PCE Duo on a Sony ProFeel CRT (aka PVM - Pro Video Monitor) is about as pure an image as you can get, as long as the geometry is calibrated correctly. Also got a Sony CRT with an actual JPN 21-pin RGB input coming in from Japan and picked up a Samsung LCD with SCART input last week out of SCART curiosity. The Sammy doesn't compare to a CRT for oldschool stuff, but looks pretty darn decent with SuperFamicom on an LCD.

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[Breetai]

50 bucks boxed! Grrr one of the perks of living in Japan? =) I don't think I'd be able to live in Japan. It would look like I as paid in games and electronics. heheYeah, I guess you could say it's a perk. :) Most of those deals are found away from the popular places to buy games, like Akihabara. A boxed PCE Duo there is around $200. With the time to shop around that comes with living here, you can find better deals. Still, I have seem some decent deals in the main shops that tourists frequent occasionally.

On the other side of the coin, try finding an American system in Japan like an Atari 2600 or Jaguar for less than $200, or a Lynx for less than $150. Good luck with that.


Most "normal" people don't see the hub-bub about picture/video quality. I spend a lot of time/resources on various gadgets, high-end video processors, distribution amplifiers, converters/transcoders, cables, etc etc and rave about the picture quality, color purity/intensity, scaling, deinterlacing, noise reduction blah blah blah. However when I show it to friends/family they just don't get what's the big deal about it. oh well...
I'm just happy that my wife acknowledged the differences! I just picked up a Mega Drive yesterday, and totally forgot how crappy the video that thing puts out is. I probably won't mod it, or my Genesis, since I can play the games on my Wii, X-Box or PC, but still... Sega could've been nice and at least provided S-video! For some reason, the MD/Genesis looks worse than other systems.



Don't really have D-Terminal inputs around here (except on my XRGB-2+, lol)... but an RGB modded PCE Duo on a Sony ProFeel CRT (aka PVM - Pro Video Monitor) is about as pure an image as you can get, as long as the geometry is calibrated correctly. Also got a Sony CRT with an actual JPN 21-pin RGB input coming in from Japan and picked up a Samsung LCD with SCART input last week out of SCART curiosity. The Sammy doesn't compare to a CRT for oldschool stuff, but looks pretty darn decent with SuperFamicom on an LCD.Hmmm... I can't comment much on LCDs and other thin screens. Of course I can run emulators from my PC onto my LCD monster, but my main (and only TV, in my "huge" Japanese apartment) is just a Trinitron flatscreen, widescreen CRT. To be honest, games to look pretty darned good on it. Even on the PS3, since it can do 720p/1080i with D-Terminal connections. Unfortunately, light guns don't work on it. I'm not a videophile, but I can definitely see the difference between a standard video cable, component/D-link and *gasp* RF.

[Breetai]

Newest "imports":

-Super Famicom- Super Donkey Kong 3 (Donkey Kong Country 3) *new*/unused for $5. My wife bought it for me!
-Mega Drive- Chibi Maruko-Chan: Waku Waku Shopping

[Arcade_Ness]

Just got Faussete Amour in the mail. It's just the disc only in a jewel case. It was about sixty bucks on Ebay. I was quite intrigued about how this game played, and figured this was the cheapest option.

[StealthLurker]

Yeah, I guess you could say it's a perk. :) Most of those deals are found away from the popular places to buy games, like Akihabara. A boxed PCE Duo there is around $200. With the time to shop around that comes with living here, you can find better deals. Still, I have seem some decent deals in the main shops that tourists frequent occasionally.

Oh it definitely is. For a lot of us (including myself), I get 99.99% of my japanese console gaming and some arcade pcbs/accessories online. For me personally, a vast majority (2/3's or more) of that is via Yahoo Japan using a middleman service (due to lack of availability in other sources). Often times the middleman fees are more than the product itself by 2, 3, or even 4 times! Slap on shipping within japan and then to the US. The last 3 packages I received combined, the total shipping charges were in slight excess of 700 USD!!! Just for friggin shipping! Cost of goods plus middleman fees not included!

Just being able to even buy from Yahoo Japan locally and only pay final auction price plus internal shipping within japan hugely increases buying power. Not to mention exploring little unknown/untapped shops.

Main drawback for most foreigners living in japan is probably space. Most people can't go around collecting arcade machines there. lol, despite being able to snag some highway robbery deals on machines/cabs there. Sometimes a SEGA Astro City goes for 100 USD!



On the other side of the coin, try finding an American system in Japan like an Atari 2600 or Jaguar for less than $200, or a Lynx for less than $150. Good luck with that.


Bah who wants those?! j/p. Oh you have plenty of family/friends stateside that will take care of it at cost + shipping... or just pick it up when you come back for visits. =)
I also bet you many westerners would be willing to trade flea market finds stateside for some "second hand / store labelled junk items" you find over there! hehehe
I just love the japanese... clean product (by western standards), but old and "dirty" (repackaged very neatly in plastic).... so "please treat as junk item article"! Such a nice change of pace from ebay where people don't have any idea what "good" condition means.



I'm just happy that my wife acknowledged the differences! I just picked up a Mega Drive yesterday, and totally forgot how crappy the video that thing puts out is. I probably won't mod it, or my Genesis, since I can play the games on my Wii, X-Box or PC, but still... Sega could've been nice and at least provided S-video! For some reason, the MD/Genesis looks worse than other systems.


Acknowledgement is half the battle! At least the megadrive can output RGB without modification. Many options available to "tap dat" (lol):

- MD RGB cables
- Micomsoft XMD-1 or XMD-3 to s-video
- MD RGB cables + Micomsoft XRGB-2/2+/3 to VGA or component via another transcoder
- MD RGB cables + AV Demillo to s-video

etc etc etc... All should look excellent on a CRT (especially a Sony, they rock).

Actually the Victor Wondermega (non JVC x-eye lookin one) I have has a stock s-video output. Not sure about the JVC x-eye, haven't dug that out of storage in a looong time.



Hmmm... I can't comment much on LCDs and other thin screens. Of course I can run emulators from my PC onto my LCD monster, but my main (and only TV, in my "huge" Japanese apartment) is just a Trinitron flatscreen, widescreen CRT. To be honest, games to look pretty darned good on it. Even on the PS3, since it can do 720p/1080i with D-Terminal connections. Unfortunately, light guns don't work on it. I'm not a videophile, but I can definitely see the difference between a standard video cable, component/D-link and *gasp* RF.

If you like pre HD gaming I'd definitely keep a good quality CRT around. If your CRT can do 720p more power to you. Can't beat the black levels of a CRT. You might come visually close with a high end plasma (Pioneer Kuro Elite). Each era of gaming looks best on what it was designed to run on (at least for now). Lots of things you can do (pricey tho) to improve stock looks on a flat panel, but can never match or surpass it for SD sources anyways. Only drawback for CRT is it's size limitation. Howerver, for old school gaming I don't like it waaay too big or it looks too pixelated. Big big big (50-60" plus) only matters to me for movie watching.

So for my setup I keep:
- some CRTs sticking around for 0 lag and best possible picture for SD games.
- A couple LCDs (including 120Hz) modern sports games look great and smaller lcds for easy TATE mode for shmups
- and overall preference for HD gaming/movies... plasma. =)

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[Breetai]

Oh it definitely is. For a lot of us (including myself), I get 99.99% of my japanese console gaming and some arcade pcbs/accessories online. For me personally, a vast majority (2/3's or more) of that is via Yahoo Japan using a middleman service (due to lack of availability in other sources). Often times the middleman fees are more than the product itself by 2, 3, or even 4 times! Slap on shipping within japan and then to the US. The last 3 packages I received combined, the total shipping charges were in slight excess of 700 USD!!! Just for friggin shipping! Cost of goods plus middleman fees not included!Shipping is horrible. I'm very worried how I'm going to get my collection back to Canada when I leave Japan in a couple years...


Just being able to even buy from Yahoo Japan locally and only pay final auction price plus internal shipping within japan hugely increases buying power. Not to mention exploring little unknown/untapped shops.I've never tried Yahoo Japan auctions... but I love looking around the smaller shops (and the bigger ones!).


Main drawback for most foreigners living in japan is probably space. Most people can't go around collecting arcade machines there. lol, despite being able to snag some highway robbery deals on machines/cabs there. Sometimes a SEGA Astro City goes for 100 USD!
I don't even have enough space to hook up my consoles. My PS3 and Wii are hooked up... and that's it. I play most of my names on Wii homebrew because it's a lot easier than digging through my closet for the equivalent system and game. I don't really go looking for arcade machines/cabs for obvious reasons! I'd have to rent a locker to store it in, and it would never get used.



Bah who wants those?! j/p. Oh you have plenty of family/friends stateside that will take care of it at cost + shipping... or just pick it up when you come back for visits. =)
I also bet you many westerners would be willing to trade flea market finds stateside for some "second hand / store labelled junk items" you find over there! hehehe
I just love the japanese... clean product (by western standards), but old and "dirty" (repackaged very neatly in plastic).... so "please treat as junk item article"! Such a nice change of pace from ebay where people don't have any idea what "good" condition means.Some of the consoles and carts I find as "junk items" really are dirty. One of the shops that I frequent has a boxed Famicom that looks to be in very nice condition sitting next to a pile of discoloured and dirty Famicoms/Super Famicoms. The boxed Famicom is 4000yen, and the loose systems are between 200 and 800yen. I don't want the boxed system because it'll a pain to bring back to my own country.




Acknowledgement is half the battle! At least the megadrive can output RGB without modification. Many options available to "tap dat" (lol):

- MD RGB cables
- Micomsoft XMD-1 or XMD-3 to s-video
- MD RGB cables + Micomsoft XRGB-2/2+/3 to VGA or component via another transcoder
- MD RGB cables + AV Demillo to s-video

etc etc etc... All should look excellent on a CRT (especially a Sony, they rock).I'll check around. I'm guessing that an MD cable will also work fine in my Genesis that's sitting in my parent's basement.


Actually the Victor Wondermega (non JVC x-eye lookin one) I have has a stock s-video output. Not sure about the JVC x-eye, haven't dug that out of storage in a looong time.Should be the same. The X-Eye and Wondermega 2 are exactly the same except for the wireless controllers on the WM2 as far as I know. I came across a WM2 last weekend... but it's 20,000yen with no box.



If you like pre HD gaming I'd definitely keep a good quality CRT around. If your CRT can do 720p more power to you. Can't beat the black levels of a CRT. You might come visually close with a high end plasma (Pioneer Kuro Elite). Each era of gaming looks best on what it was designed to run on (at least for now). Lots of things you can do (pricey tho) to improve stock looks on a flat panel, but can never match or surpass it for SD sources anyways. Only drawback for CRT is it's size limitation. Howerver, for old school gaming I don't like it waaay too big or it looks too pixelated. Big big big (50-60" plus) only matters to me for movie watching.I'll keep that in mind! I'll need a new TV in about 2 years.


So for my setup I keep:
- some CRTs sticking around for 0 lag and best possible picture for SD games.
- A couple LCDs (including 120Hz) modern sports games look great and smaller lcds for easy TATE mode for shmups
- and overall preference for HD gaming/movies... plasma. =)I don't think I could justify owning so many TVs to my wife! I can probably get away with one large LCD/plasma, one CRT and maybe another small TV in the bedroom. My wife likes Tetris Plus, the Puzzle Bobble games, Puyo-Puyo games and Saturn Bomberman on the Saturn, so I have a great excuse to keep a Saturn in the bedroom! hehe Then again, perhaps I can think of more productive activities in that room...

Thanks for the advice, though!

[smork]

Oh it definitely is. For a lot of us (including myself), I get 99.99% of my japanese console gaming and some arcade pcbs/accessories online. For me personally, a vast majority (2/3's or more) of that is via Yahoo Japan using a middleman service (due to lack of availability in other sources). Often times the middleman fees are more than the product itself by 2, 3, or even 4 times! Slap on shipping within japan and then to the US. The last 3 packages I received combined, the total shipping charges were in slight excess of 700 USD!!! Just for friggin shipping! Cost of goods plus middleman fees not included!

Ugh, I would absolutely not collect if I had to pay those sorts of shipping/middleman fees. It's ludicrous how much shipping costs, even by ocean freight.


Just being able to even buy from Yahoo Japan locally and only pay final auction price plus internal shipping within japan hugely increases buying power. Not to mention exploring little unknown/untapped shops.

I'm a Yahoo! Auctions addict, but I tend to use it more for hard to find stuff (arcade stuff, tickets, etc). Small shops are the best!


Main drawback for most foreigners living in japan is probably space. Most people can't go around collecting arcade machines there. lol, despite being able to snag some highway robbery deals on machines/cabs there. Sometimes a SEGA Astro City goes for 100 USD!

Heh, I have 3 cabs in my apartment right now (though one is sold to my buddy). I think Astro City cabs USUALLY go for around $100 on Y!A. I picked up both my Egret II and Atomiswave SD for around $300-350 each :)

[Lord Contaminous]

Original white PC Engine hucard system and AV booster. I am shocked at how small this little guy is.
http://www.videogamecollectors.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=303926&g2_serialNumber=2

Salamander I had for a long time. Something to hold me over until I can get my Duo R's controller port fixed.

[Breetai]

Original white PC Engine hucard system and AV booster. I am shocked at how small this little guy is.


Salamander I had for a long time. Something to hold me over until I can get my Duo R's controller port fixed.Question: does the original PCE and the Duo use the same AC adapter? The reason is because I have a PCE Duo but if I find a PCE for cheap I'll pick it up. If I don't have to buy another power adapter, then it makes things easier. I assume the original PCE, Coregraphx I & II and Supergraphx all use the same adapters as well.

Going by another thread here, my Mega Drive I power adapter or Neo Geo adapter should also work. I guess I could test it, but then I've got to dig out my boxed systems from the back of my closet. Maybe on the weekend.

[StealthLurker]

Heh, I have 3 cabs in my apartment right now (though one is sold to my buddy). I think Astro City cabs USUALLY go for around $100 on Y!A. I picked up both my Egret II and Atomiswave SD for around $300-350 each :)

*SLAPS FOREHEAD*

Only in Japan baby... only in Japan. An Egret 2 or AWSD for 350ish USD... drool! Any notable PCB finds in your hunts?

*SLAPS FOREHEAD AGAIN*

Yeah the guy I used to buy japanese cabinets from would tell me how much he'd get them for in his trips to Japan to acquire stock. Doesn't help when I know what he's charging me. He also imported skylines too. His warehouse was a tiny little universe of all things awesome.


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[StealthLurker]

Deathsmiles and Raiden IV (been meaning to pick one up) came in about a week and half ago. Haven't tried DS yet. Promised myself I wouldn't play games til after finals. So far so good still sealed... same with Donpachi. =)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/jviloria/May09/360.jpg


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[Lord Contaminous]

Damn StealthLurker, still beastin' just like our Neo Geo.com days.


Question: does the original PCE and the Duo use the same AC adapter? The reason is because I have a PCE Duo but if I find a PCE for cheap I'll pick it up. If I don't have to buy another power adapter, then it makes things easier. I assume the original PCE, Coregraphx I & II and Supergraphx all use the same adapters as well.

Going by another thread here, my Mega Drive I power adapter or Neo Geo adapter should also work. I guess I could test it, but then I've got to dig out my boxed systems from the back of my closet. Maybe on the weekend.

From what I understand, the PC Engine systems before 1991 do have the same AC jack the black Duo does.

But as of wattage, that's an iffy issue on my part. Best advice I can give you is to search around.

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For those that have never physically been near a PC Engine, I got some pics to emphasize its tiny size.

http://www.videogamecollectors.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=303942&g2_serialNumber=2
http://www.videogamecollectors.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=303945&g2_serialNumber=2

[Breetai]

Original white PC Engine hucard system and AV booster. I am shocked at how small this little guy is.
http://www.videogamecollectors.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=303926&g2_serialNumber=2

Salamander I had for a long time. Something to hold me over until I can get my Duo R's controller port fixed.I see you're using the Ruo R's controller with your new PC Engine. Did you get the original controller, or just the console? It is nice and clean, though! Way better than the yellowed ones that I see fairly often for sale.

[Lord Contaminous]

I see you're using the Ruo R's controller with your new PC Engine. Did you get the original controller, or just the console? It is nice and clean, though! Way better than the yellowed ones that I see fairly often for sale.

Actually it's a bit yellowed, the flash on the camera gave it that clean illusion which isn't a bad thing really, it shows the yellowing didn't go too out of hand. I'm still going to disassemble the machine and soak the shells in bleach.

That's what I did for my Duo R controller. it too was once yellowed.

[smork]

Only in Japan baby... only in Japan. An Egret 2 or AWSD for 350ish USD... drool! Any notable PCB finds in your hunts?

Not really. I've picked up a bunch of MVS carts on the cheap (only two of mine are pricey - Blazing Star and Sengoku 3 - the rest I've picked up for under $10 each). I've gotten a few Naomi games quite cheap as well. There aren't as many PCB deals to be had as cabinet deals, unfortunately.

[Arcade_Ness]

Just got Valis 2 and 4 in the mail. I bought both for under $25, so not a bad deal.

[StealthLurker]

Actually it's a bit yellowed, the flash on the camera gave it that clean illusion which isn't a bad thing really, it shows the yellowing didn't go too out of hand. I'm still going to disassemble the machine and soak the shells in bleach.


The bleach didn't damage the blues, writing, etc of the shells? I like the white pce hardware, but it seems NEC went cheap w/ the plastics. So many of them yellow badly.


Not really. I've picked up a bunch of MVS carts on the cheap (only two of mine are pricey - Blazing Star and Sengoku 3 - the rest I've picked up for under $10 each). I've gotten a few Naomi games quite cheap as well. There aren't as many PCB deals to be had as cabinet deals, unfortunately.

Yeah on the MVS... Even complete kits seem to go for very reasonable prices. Ah japan... stores where you can just walk in and buy arcade software/hardware. Man!


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[Lord Contaminous]

The bleach didn't damage the blues, writing, etc of the shells? I like the white pce hardware, but it seems NEC went cheap w/ the plastics. So many of them yellow badly.
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The design turned out fine, I'm not sure I recall, but I think I spread vaseline on the grey area where all the writing is before setting it in the bleach.

Here's a link worth checking out.
http://superpcenginegrafx.com/cleaning_a_pcengine.html

[Breetai]

Actually it's a bit yellowed, the flash on the camera gave it that clean illusion which isn't a bad thing really, it shows the yellowing didn't go too out of hand. I'm still going to disassemble the machine and soak the shells in bleach.

That's what I did for my Duo R controller. it too was once yellowed.Any idea of how to get rid of the yellowing on a grey Saturn?

[Breetai]

*SLAPS FOREHEAD*

Only in Japan baby... only in Japan. An Egret 2 or AWSD for 350ish USD... drool! Any notable PCB finds in your hunts?

*SLAPS FOREHEAD AGAIN*

Yeah the guy I used to buy japanese cabinets from would tell me how much he'd get them for in his trips to Japan to acquire stock. Doesn't help when I know what he's charging me. He also imported skylines too. His warehouse was a tiny little universe of all things awesome.


.I found a Street Fighter 2 Turbo PCB for 10,000yen (about $100) for sale near me. I think is was Super Turbo... it might've been CE' for all I know. It's still for sale, AFAIK. I'll check again next time I'm in the shop that had it. I don't know much about PCBs. The kit seemed to include the game board, a 2-player joystick and I think a bunch of labels. I'm not really sure what an arcade kit is supposed to include, but it looked pretty cool. I might be off somewhat on the price and version of SFII, but it definitely was cheaper than I thought it would be.

[Lord Contaminous]

Grey Saturn....can't help you right there.

[Breetai]

Grey Saturn....can't help you right there.It's ok. You posted a pic of the white PCE with Salamander in it. I'm happy.

I've loved that game since I first played Life Force on the NES in 1988 or '89. I don't remember exactly. My friends and I abused the Komami code so much in that game. Lots of people loved Contra, but I'll take Life Force any day. Contra still rocks, though... just not as much as Life Force.

[smork]

My first game purchases in months, really. I've gotten selective in my old age instead of buying any old thing.

I got two art books - one for Okami and the other for Persona 4:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2382/3543023856_a37b7344e1_b.jpg

Also, got two steps closer to finishing my Bandai Vectrex collection! Boxed/complete Starhawk and Hyper Chase (both R9s):
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2406/3543024292_44cfbe745c_b.jpg

[Tron 2.0]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v389/MetalSlug01/Famiandpcelot1.png

Thanks to carl of the famicomshop i was able to get don doko don 2 cib :D

[Arasoi]

Nice Salamander PCE there, Tron.

I acquired Recca Summer Carnival '92 today, thanks to Carl.

[meancode]

http://meancode.com/assets/images/jpngames2.jpg

Just arrived at my door this morning. Ordered Shooting Love 200X, Death Smiles, Do Don Pachi Daioujou Black Label Extra, Otomedius Gorgeous, Raiden IV, and The Castle of Shikigami III, a 3,500 Points Card, and a Japanese 360, quite a haul!

[Tron 2.0]

Nice Salamander PCE there, Tron.

I acquired Recca Summer Carnival '92 today, thanks to Carl.
Thanks it was realy a trade deal thing a member i know over at,pcenginefx.com was getting into collecting and playing loose hucards instead.So i mention i had a loose salamander to sell and he offer a trade for a complete copy.

Btw mind if i ask how much that recca summer carnial 92 cost ya ?

[spoon]

Just picked up Final Fight Revenge and Capcom Generations 1, 2 an 4 for Saturn off eBay. I know Revenge is awful, but, even though it's not cannon, it takes place in the Street Fighter universe. It's also kinda hard to come by.

The Capcom Generations were picked up to complete the set and they were in a lot for a decent price. Just need 3 now, already had 5 of course.

Next two Saturn imports I'm going after are Elevator Action Returns and Crows. Anyone got either for sale?

[schnuth]

I've been back for a few days from my vacation to Tokyo and finally got over my jet lag. So I figured it was time to post photos of the games I bought. :D


http://schnuth.wordpress.com/files/2009/05/japan09-games-pce.jpg

One of my main wants were some PC Engine games. I got a pretty good haul, but did pass on a few I wanted since I didn't want to spend all my vacation cash on games. :) It was really hard to set limits on myself since your like a kid in a candy store in these game stores in Akihabara. It's pretty overwhelming to say the least.


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Another goal of mine was to fill some holes in my Puyo Puyo/Madoh Monogatari collection. While these do turn up online sometimes, I've had a hard time finding complete copies. I found just about everything I was looking for too. I really need to post some photos of my Puyo collection one of these days.


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I also found a PC-FX for a good price and ended up grabbing it even though I didn't think I was going to buy many systems this trip.


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Another thing I definitely wanted to come home with was a AV Famicom. That way I can play my Famicom games in comfort with standard US controllers with nice long cords. It did end up coming with a couple Japanese dogbones with the short cords though. The Densha De Go controller, the Famicom games, and Frame Gride were all found in the discount "Junk Boxes" of different stores I visited.


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Only Einhander and Devil's Crush were games I specifically wanted, the rest all came from the ever friendly and awesomely cheap Junk Boxes. I've been wanting to try out the Gundam Side Story games since they are compatible with the Virtual On twin sticks. For 100 yen a pop who could refuse? :)


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I didn't intend to buy a Super Famicom system or games, but they were cheap and extremely plentiful so I finally caved in. I also grabbed some games from various Junk Boxes and discount bins. I think the complete games were 250 yen, while the loose ones were 50 to 300 yen each. The Super Gameboy was around 900 yen.


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I also grabbed a Rockman 20th Anniversary Complete Works art book, and a MGS4 iPhone case at the Apple Store. I didn't know there were MGS iPhone accessories. Pretty cool!

I also grabbed a bunch of gaming and anime t-shirts from the Uniqlo UT store in Harajuku. Puyo Puyo, Street Fighter, Xevious, PaRapper, Densha De Go, Sonic, etc all for 990 yen each. Once they are out of the laundry I'll post some pics if anyone is interested.

Aaron

[spoon]

Awesome haul schnuth. I'm envious. We should kick it sometime. I live right outside Toledo. Be cool to compare imports.

[schnuth]

Awesome haul schnuth. I'm envious. We should kick it sometime. I live right outside Toledo. Be cool to compare imports.

I hadn't noticed that before. It's nice to see a local on here! For sure, maybe we can raid the Goodwills and Allieds sometime over beers. :)

Aaron

[StealthLurker]

Really nice instant 360 shmup setup meancode, x-mas came early. hehe

Sweet haul schnuth! Did you put that all in your luggage and or carry on or did you have it shipped to your home?

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[schnuth]

Sweet haul schnuth! Did you put that all in your luggage and or carry on or did you have it shipped to your home?


I put the stuff I was most worried about getting beat up in my carry on and put the rest of it in my luggage. Both my wife and I brought a second bag along which made bringing everything home much easier. :) We brought back a bunch of other stuff besides games too.

Aaron

[Mathius]

This is my first post here so I thought I'd share my most recent AND FIRST import title ever. I bought SPRIGGAN for PC Engine CD-ROM2. This is one seriously cool shmup!

[Kid Fenris]

This is my first post here so I thought I'd share my most recent AND FIRST import title ever. I bought SPRIGGAN for PC Engine CD-ROM2. This is one seriously cool shmup!

That's a great place to start. Spirit Soldier Spriggan is one of the best 2-D shooters ever and my favorite PC Engine game. Too bad Spriggan Mk. II isn't nearly as much fun.

[Breetai]

I also found a PC-FX for a good price and ended up grabbing it even though I didn't think I was going to buy many systems this trip.

How much were the AV Famicom and PC-FX consoles, and which shops did you get them from?

[PsychoCandy]

I imported fire pro wrestling d on the Dreamcast I'm loving it.

[schnuth]

How much were the AV Famicom and PC-FX consoles, and which shops did you get them from?

I picked up the PC-FX at Trader 2 for just under 5,000 yen. It was in the display case, and the guy was nice enough to point out I'd need a memory card too. The AV Famicom set me back another 5,000 yen at Friends. It didn't have an AC adapter, but I ended up getting a universal one for it and the SFC for cheap at another store. Both of these stores are in Akihabara.

Aaron

[namzep]

Got this in the mail yesterday:

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u202/namzep69/forums/new090528.jpg

It's minty and cost me $27/shipped. Waiting on a couple of packages with a bunch of FDS and a couple of famicom cart games.

[The 1 2 P]

Just got Final Romance R for the Sega Saturn.

[Breetai]

I picked up the PC-FX at Trader 2 for just under 5,000 yen. It was in the display case, and the guy was nice enough to point out I'd need a memory card too. The AV Famicom set me back another 5,000 yen at Friends. It didn't have an AC adapter, but I ended up getting a universal one for it and the SFC for cheap at another store. Both of these stores are in Akihabara.

AaronCome to think of it, I was looking at your very PC-FX a few weeks ago. You just got back to your country, right? I seem to remember thinking something like "that PC-FX is a pretty good deal, expect I can't think of any games that I'd ever actually want to play on it. I'll just buy that Mega Drive instead...".

BTW, Which one is Trader 2? I can never remember. The one behind the Sega arcade, or the one on the main street that's been turning its second floor into a damned cosplay store and getting rid a lot of its stuff in discount bins? Whichever one was getting rid of their stuff for cheap, it helped me start both my Neo Geo CD and AES collections. http://www.digitpress.com/forum/images/smilies/0803_cool.gif


edit: nevermind, I just checked and Trader 2 is the one behind the Sega arcade under the Sobu line. I was referring to the other Trader store above.

[namzep]

Picked up a bunch of FDS stuff from ckendal on the cheap:

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u202/namzep69/forums/new090530d.jpg

$100 for the whole lot.

[Lord Contaminous]

PC Engine Ninja Spirit. Now I'm going to try to get my loose Ninja Spirit US TurboChip off my hands.
http://www.videogamecollectors.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=304349&g2_serialNumber=2

[schnuth]

Come to think of it, I was looking at your very PC-FX a few weeks ago. You just got back to your country, right? I seem to remember thinking something like "that PC-FX is a pretty good deal, expect I can't think of any games that I'd ever actually want to play on it. I'll just buy that Mega Drive instead...".


That's pretty awesome. :) I thought the same thing myself, but knew I'd probably kick myself later for not picking it up. I was hoping to find a decently priced Supergrafx but that wasn't meant to be.

Aaron

[Tron 2.0]

PC Engine Ninja Spirit. Now I'm going to try to get my loose Ninja Spirit US TurboChip off my hands.
http://www.videogamecollectors.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=304349&g2_serialNumber=2
Nice man maybe offer the loose to shawn carr2o he's been in the market for loose hucards lately.

[Breetai]

That's pretty awesome. :) I thought the same thing myself, but knew I'd probably kick myself later for not picking it up. I was hoping to find a decently priced Supergrafx but that wasn't meant to be.

AaronI've never seen one. Same with the mystical low priced Wondermega I'm hoping to come across.

Then again, finding both a boxed PC Engine Duo and a boxed Neo Geo AES in the $50 range keeps my hope alive. A good priced Supergraphx and Wondermega are out there somewhere!


BTW, you should post a pic of your Puyo-Puyo collection sometime. My wife loves that series!

[Flashback2012]

I ended up with a copy of Initial D: Street Stage for PSP. A guy was looking to get rid of his PSP and Gamestop didn't take in import JPN titles so he gave it away. :)

[smork]

I've never seen one. Same with the mystical low priced Wondermega I'm hoping to come across.

Then again, finding both a boxed PC Engine Duo and a boxed Neo Geo AES in the $50 range keeps my hope alive. A good priced Supergraphx and Wondermega are out there somewhere!


BTW, you should post a pic of your Puyo-Puyo collection sometime. My wife loves that series!

My SuperGraphx was quite reasonably priced - I can't remember exactly how much but it was in the 5000 yen or less range, IIRC. Now the Wondermega... Sheesh, I never see those at any price, pretty much.

My low-priced find fantasies involve a cheap Supervision 8000 (+ games!), Creativision, or a PV-1000... Yah, good luck with those.

[Breetai]

My SuperGraphx was quite reasonably priced - I can't remember exactly how much but it was in the 5000 yen or less range, IIRC. Now the Wondermega... Sheesh, I never see those at any price, pretty much.

My low-priced find fantasies involve a cheap Supervision 8000 (+ games!), Creativision, or a PV-1000... Yah, good luck with those.If you find another Supergraphx in the 5000yen range, pick it up and I'll buy it from you! :) I still haven't come across a regular PC Engine (original or a Core Graphx I or II) other than the Duo I bought outside of the large shops.

My latest "great finds" were a Neo Geo Pocket Color (gray) for 525yen and Final Fight CD (Mega CD) for 315yen. Both were at Hard-Off. NGPCs are relatively common, so that wasn't a steal, but but was nice to finally pick one up for cheap. I'm really happy with finding Final Fight CD though, since I've never come across it outside of Akihabara and it was dirt cheap. Still had the spine card, even. Too bad I don't have a Mega CD to play it on. My Sega CD doesn't read Japanese games, so the only way I can play it is on my PC.

The only NGPC game I got was some pachinko game called "e-Cup". It was the only game they had and I needed something to test the system with.

[Lord Contaminous]

Download (PC Engine)
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I laughed my ass off when I saw this.....
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[fahlim003]

Got a small and long-coming batch from the man, smork.

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/2553/smork003.jpg

Details:

PS1 controllers - SCPH-1010s, these were the launch model PlayStation controllers and exclusive to Japan. The pros? Short cable and smaller form factor than the normal SCPH-1080s that most are accustomed too. Reason? Good for adapters(mods), if the need arise.

V-Saturn controller - RG-CP6, obtained for cool look.

Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec - NTSC-J, which means the elusive exclusive can be tested out without a GameShark. I'm referring to the Diablo GT (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjBsetJGuDM).

Orbital - Simply a good bit Generations title.

Lode Runner The Legend Returns - Simple, fun, classic Lode Runner game-play.

Policenauts - I already have the PS1 original release iteration, which is the likely candidate for soonest to be translated but when the time comes for the Saturn version my Stunner and I will be prepared.

Sega Rally & Daytona CE - Good cheap racers on the Saturn.

GB Link cable - Since I didn't already have one.

[Lord Contaminous]

http://www.videogamecollectors.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=304627&g2_serialNumber=2

[MattK]

Policenauts Limited Edition for Saturn (no spine card) - $AU2.25 on a rather lucky auction find. Honestly thought the guy would try to weasel out of the transaction. Normally I'd try to get one with a spine card, but this was too good a deal.

X-Men vs. Street Fighter for Saturn (w/ 4mb cart) - $AU34.95. Good condition, seems like nobody else in Australia is really after Japanese Saturn stuff, so I'm making out all right at the moment.

Kururin Squash for GameCube - new/sealed from Play Asia for $AU9.78. Just need the second one on the Game Boy Advance to complete the series.

Putting a hold on buying anything more for another couple of weeks, it's distracting me from working/saving. My fiancee and I have our eyes on a lot of stuff when we get back into it soon, but I think for now we should probably take a little time out to enjoy the stuff we've grabbed.

[Breetai]

X-Men vs. Street Fighter for Saturn (w/ 4mb cart) - $AU34.95. Good condition, seems like nobody else in Australia is really after Japanese Saturn stuff, so I'm making out all right at the moment.Oh my, I LOVE that game! I just picked up a new Saturn a few days ago and used that game to test it with. Like a lot of used Saturns, I had to fiddle with the cart to get it to recognize... but it worked eventually. I think I picked up my copy for about $5... but then again I live in Japan so it's doable. If you play it, it's definitely worth the $35 you paid.

My newest "import": a white Saturn with the instructions, cards, hook-ups, 2 controllers and plastic wrapping for 1500yen. Who the heck keeps the mail-in cards and plastic wrapping, but gets rid of the box? Oh well.

[Breetai]

Loving that PC Engine. When are you let it start dating and get married? In other words, are you planning on getting a CD-ROM2 for it?

[PSony]

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/9709/p1000852s.jpg

Japanese SCPH-90000 PS2 console

PS2:
Kaido Battle 2
King of Fighters 94 Rebout + Neo Geo Pad 2 + KoF Encyclopedia + cellphone strap
Street Fighter EX 3
Street Fighter Zero Fighter's Generation

PS1:
Cyberbots
King of Fighters 97
King of Fighters 98
Street Fighter II Movie
Street Fighter EX Plus @
Street Fighter Real Battle On Film
Street Fighter Zero
Street Fighter Zero 2
Street Fighter Zero 3

[otaku]

just ordered cosmic epsilon and akira for famicom. Perhaps more to come. Really want to try the FDS also and I need some japanese 360 games if its possible without new hardware...

[Drag0nsfyre]

Just arrived yesterday, :) A minty copy of Keio Flying Squadron 2 with spine card. (finally) :D :cool: also came in a nice plastic slip cover.
$43 from ebay
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[darkwingduck13]

Just got in my first new imports in a loooong time last night:

Fantastic Pinball Kyuutenkai - JPN Saturn.
Necronomicon: Digital Pinball - JPN Saturn.
Keio Flying Squadron 2 - JPN Saturn.

Been after all of these for ages. This takes 3 huge wants off my import Saturn list! :D