Weekday Finds: July 4 - 8

[THATinkjar]

My mint copy of Resident Evil 2 (PlayStation Platinum) came through this morning. My last copy wasn't as mint as it should have been :) Will post a picture tonight!

[felix]

I won a couple more games for my complete collection on ebay. They are both common but 2 of my favs from when I was younger (Final Fantasy: $15.50 complete and minty and Iron tank $3.99 complete and minty fresh too.)

I will post up pictures when they arrive later this week.

[dreamcaster]

Hydro Thunder (DC) - new, $8.00AU
N64 Controller Pak - complete (box/manual/insert/sticker sheet/warranty card) - $5.00AU

:-P

[BrokenFlight]

Traded in my spare megadrive games from yesterday's car boot sale and got Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and Lemmings. I also traded one of the controllers from the broken megadrive for one with turbo buttons (Oooooh, turbo!)
I still can't get the megadrive to work. I'm not spending £8 for an AV cable just so I can sell the megadrive for £8.

http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/267/picture5ol.jpg

[neuropolitique]

Found at the ValueVillage

Colecovision console
Gorf
Zaxxon x2
Time Pilot - yeah baby
Turbo
Carnival
Lady Bug

$8

[MightySlacker]

Won a suiky 2 auction - near mint disc and case, no manual, for $55 CDN shipped

Dave

[Cauterize]

http://www.retrogamedepot.com/Game%20Finds/2005-07%20July/04-07-05.jpg

All games 99p apart from
Sonic SMS cart - 25p
Space Invades Invasion Day - £3.99

[anagrama]

Why are there so many eBay wins posted in here? They're hardly "finds", and there's already a seperate thread for them in Everything eBay.

[junglehunter]

Why are there so many eBay wins posted in here? They're hardly "finds", and there's already a seperate thread for them in Everything eBay.
Simple...people are post/attention whores. :roll:

[THATinkjar]

I didn't realise we couldn't post eBay finds here. But I would still consider them finds, anyway! eBay finds don't just fall in your lap. I work hard for mine!

[Jumpman Jr.]

Got a nice juicy lot of SNES and NES games today. :-P

SNES:
Dr. Frankenen

NES:
Batman Returns
Mach Rider
Rush N Attack
Burai Fighter
Guerrilla War
Kid Icarus
Little League Baseball

All of those were games that I needed. Scratch 7 more off the NES list. 8-)

[robotriot]

Got these for €4 each, all but one sports games though ^^

http://omr.planet-d.net/fotobattle/game_collection/wdf040705.jpg

[Xexyz]

Slim pickings so far (my CC didn't have any Baten Kaitos left in stock :angry:). Actually, half of these finds were from yesterday, but whatever:

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At the flea market yesterday:

Contra (NES)
Balloon Fight (NES)
Buster Bros. Collection (PS1)

$3 a piece

Today at EB games I got:

Metal Gear Solid (PS1, like new, no scratches on case or disks, me likes! :D)
Riviera: The Promised Land (GBA)

$38 after tax.

Word of advise for you GBA collectors. I've been hearing about Riviera's extremely low print run. knowing Atlus, they will probably never do a reprint of this game. Buy it when you can! I got the 2nd to last copy at my EB. They sold 4 before me already! Word spreads fast...

[NEOFREAK9189]

I got memory card for x-box $19.99

[Cauterize]

http://www.retrogamedepot.com/Game%20Finds/2005-07%20July/05-07-05.jpg

Arrived from DP Member Shernard :)

Cheers mate, however i cant work the SMS Compact due to tv differences over here :(

I wonder if there is a mod to change the signal?

[The_Kodiak65]

I got up early last saturday, and hit a few yard sales.... i got a Donkey Kong Jr. Game & Watch for $0.10....and a Donkey Kong Coleco tabletop for a buck, just needs a little work, for a buck!
2 good buys, just wish i could find stuff like that more often

[BrokenFlight]

No finds today but I thought I'd mention the broken megadrive I bought the other day is now working so I can trade it in :D

Now I'm having trouble deciding whether to spend £35 on a gamecube or save up a bit and go for a £60 Xbox. Any suggestions? Gamecube has more unique games and is cheaper but xbox is a bit better imo.

[Julio III]

Fatal Fury 2 for the NeoGeoCD
only £4, so here's hoping that the emulator for the Dreamcast works, i've never tried it before. I've heard it runs this game good though and if not, then oh well, the shop down the road was selling it for a tenner so at least I got a cheap deal.
Was hoping to get more games but didn't get anything else apart from the latest issue of Retro which I've never bought before due to its high price. It cost me more than the game I bought!

[BrokenFlight]

latest issue of Retro which I've never bought before due to its high price. It cost me more than the game I bought!

It's a high price because it's got no ads! I bought it when it was once "only" £3.99 and the only ads were about 3 pages in the back. They should really get gamestation, game and EB to put some ads in to get the price down. I'd buy it again if it wasn't £6. Not even the ps2 mags are that much.

[Julio III]

latest issue of Retro which I've never bought before due to its high price. It cost me more than the game I bought!

It's a high price because it's got no ads! I bought it when it was once "only" £3.99 and the only ads were about 3 pages in the back. They should really get gamestation, game and EB to put some ads in to get the price down. I'd buy it again if it wasn't £6. Not even the ps2 mags are that much.

hmm, it has some ads but I guess not very many. I guess most advertisers think retro gamers wont buy new things. Its a good read though and I'll probably have to read it cover to cover and also try out the shoot 'em-ups on the cover disc to justify the expense. I realise that when I buy Edge I read everything in it but the reviews section anyway mostly

[Dimitri]

EBAY FOR THE WIN

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Game Paradise 2, PSX/J, brand new. Now to open it right up and play! :D

[nik]

demon's crest box for SNES
quake II n64

wee!

[BIGMIKE]

went back to a game place and picked up some stuff for the ol collection

atari 2600 goodness
loose raft rider
loose piece of cake

boxed super nes imperium

$9.50 -_-

[Chainsaw_Charlie]

In the mail

Uncharted waters snes

[Kuros]

As I was walking into work to check my schedule this couple stopped me and asked if I wanted to buy some old games. Turns out my manager said that I'm always interested in that stuff and as he was gonna say "Come back tommorrow, he's working then." he noticed me walking up.

Anyway, they had a Saturn and a Genesis system, but both were pretty well beat up, so I bought the Genesis games they had:

Complete:
Jurassic Park
Jeopardy
Ncaa 96 (somethin like that)
Spider Man and the Xmen
Xmen

Cart:
Sonic and Knuckles
Nba Jam T.E.
Altered Beast

$5 for all

Also, while I was in the store messin with my manager's PSP I noticed he was trading in games... watching... watching... @_@ Oh shit MVC2 for the Xbox!

I put that on hold for myself right away. :D

[GizmoGC]

Got a fairly new Cobalt GBA SP with box for $20 today...kid was trading it and wanted cash, so I gave it to him.

[Blue60]

beacuse i work nights i sent my GF out questing for games when i was a sleep, and this is what she picked up for $15.00 at goodwill (it was all baged togher)

a Sega Genesis (model 2) with 2 controlers
and there games

Case,
Contra Hard core (it was nothing in the box)


Complete
Batman returns
Gloden axe

in box
Sports talk Baseball
football'94 (staring Joe Montana)
NHL'94

loose
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
sonic 2
Galahad
Risky woods

and

Wizards & warriors for NES (loose)

i was looking for a Genesis so i was happy, she said there was also a PSone for $20.00 but she didnt pick it up beacuse she didnt know if i wanted it...

[namzep]

Had a few things come in the mail today:

190 in 1 pirate cart (NES)
Tomb Raider III - complete (PSX)
Airplay Wireless Controller (PSX) - can't find much info about this
MadCatz remote (PSX)
Controller Extension Cord (PSX)
Zoop - complete (GEN)
Gauntlet Legends (N64)


A pretty nice day and a few odd things added to the collection. Got all of this stuff free.

[Bluteg]

I found a complete FFIX for $6... not that big of a deal but I did find a DVD I have been wanting for A LONG time... Princess Mononoke... and it was only $4 too.

[Nez]

DC
Walt Disney World (R) Quest: Magical Racing Tour $6

SS
Dark Savior $8

[BrokenFlight]

I traded in my spare megadrive today and got £9 for it. Then got a measly £1 for 2 of the games, but I wasn't bothered. I got £5 for 3 of the games the other day. Not bad considering I only spent £10 on the lot. I made £5 and got 4 games.

Today I bought Super Mario 64 and Donkey Kong 64.

[robotriot]

Finally found Alien Hominid at a store today, they only had two copies for PS2 (none for Xbox/GC), and they were kind of hidden.

[Cauterize]

I traded in my spare megadrive today and got £9 for it. Then got a measly £1 for 2 of the games, but I wasn't bothered. I got £5 for 3 of the games the other day. Not bad considering I only spent £10 on the lot. I made £5 and got 4 games.

Today I bought Super Mario 64 and Donkey Kong 64.

Learn from your mistakes young jedi!

Never trade retro games to Gamestation, youll get more elswhere
Gamestation is only worth trading Consoles to

[MarioAllStar2600]

Not much of a find but

Conker Live + Reloaded - xbox

I have been watching my newspaper everyday though.... I want to pick up a cheap arcade machine again. :evil:

[BrokenFlight]

Learn from your mistakes young jedi!

Never trade retro games to Gamestation, youll get more elswhere
Gamestation is only worth trading Consoles to


Yes, sir. (If there was a worshipping smilie I'd be using it)

How did you know I traded to Gamestation? Must be The Force.

I just remembered I need an expansion pak to play Donkey Kong 64 and the only person who I know has got one has just gone to Australia for a month :(

[Daft Punk]

WOW I actually got a few things to post .



$1 each all complete


atari 2600


bowling
pole position
infiltrate
warlords
missile command
moon patrol
real sports volleyball
galaxian <has comic also
space war
video pinball

[McBacon]

Not a find, as I can't get anywherez, but my Donkey Konga 2 and Bongo Pak has come in the post, woo! Great game, and free too (won a compo)

[Half Cab Leroy]

I got a PS2 (older model), memory card, MGS 2: Sons of Liberty, GTA Vice City, and MGS 3 for $170.

[Jumpman Jr.]

NES:
Casino Kid II

N64 Boxes:
Dr. Mario
Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth
Army Men: Air Combat

I'm getting closer and closer to getting all of my loose N64 games in their boxes.
Casino Kid II was a big check off the list for the NES. :-P

[Aussie2B]

Last night I hit Circuit City to see what, if anything, was left from the clearance. Like last year, I wasn't able to get there the first day, so it was slim pickings. Also like last year, I walked away with just one game.

I didn't see any Baten Kaitos or .Hack or even Arc the Lad, but who knows if they had any in the first place. However, I did find two copies of The Nightmare of Druaga, so I got one. I know I know, nothing too thrilling, especially since it could be had for $9.99 at other places before this, and the reviews haven't been very good. I'm one of the few people in existence that likes The Tower of Druaga, though, and I've always been intrigued by the Fushigi no Dungeon series. Ever since I discovered the game on store shelves a few months ago, I've been mildly interested in it.

Plus I didn't even end up paying for it. :P I went there with my mom, and as I was pulling my money out, she asked "How much is it?", to which I responded "10 bucks". Then she snatched it out of my hands and said "I'll pay for it!" o_O I told her she didn't have to do that, but well, whatever. :P

This marks my third US PS2 game (I still don't even have a US console yet), and the two that I've bought brand new are both Namco games (this and Katamari Damacy). (We've also bought Tales of Symphonia for GameCube brand new and Baten Kaitos brand new from Japan.) I'm glad that if I'm supporting any company this generation, it's Namco. They're one of the few companies still taking risks by releasing oddball heavily Japanese in style games in the US, even though a game like Nightmare of Druaga is doomed to not sell very many copies (and Baten Kaitos didn't even sell well in Japan). Also, their localization staff is one of the few that I admire greatly. Their dubbing leaves a lot to be desired, but just about everything else they get right. I honestly wouldn't mind working for Namco of America someday, if I was ever fortunate enough to have the opportunity.

[Rogmeister]

I headed over to a mall to check out a bookstore (where I bought two books) but I did decide to stop at Circuit City since there's a post about a big sale elsewhere. I picked up one $9.99 XBox game, MLB SlugFest Loaded. I'm not even sure what season's stats are in this game... :/

[suckerpunch5]

I found NCAA 2K3 for GameCube for $7! well, I was excited

[President Shinron]

stopedat some flea markets and picked up over 100 games and some other stuff for 48 dollars

http://img73.echo.cx/img73/2791/dscn08700ay.jpg

[9c1lt1]

Just a Wico Command Control Joystick for $1 from flea market.

[McBacon]

Thats cool President Shinron, anything good for your Genesis?

[Gunstar_Hero UK]

Traded some spare consoles (yeah i know what im doing cauterize :P ) to Gamestation and got the following:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v369/nintendo-joe/finds06.jpg

The lovely lady behind the counter knew i collect so she said I could take the Yoshi display. Pretty nice if i dont say so myself.

Joe. :)

[Rogmeister]

What did you pay for that bed? Did the quilt comfortor cost extra? LOL

[President Shinron]

dont be hating on my comforter Rogmeister and by the way
the multi player adapter i got was pretty cool LOL

[Emily]

I recieved Diner-INTV in the mail yesterday.
Thank you VERY much Y-bot!

Digital Press is the place to score awsome deals half the time, not Evil-bay and thrifts ;)

[klausien]

Finally got around to picking up these:

N64
Extreme G
Extreme G2
Aero Gauge
Top Gear Overdrive

GC
Extreme G3
XGRA

Nice to complete a series in one fell swoop as well. :)

[josekortez]

On Labor Day, I went what many would refer to as "nucking futs" with the game purchases:

Circuit City (all $10 each)
Baten Kaitos (GC)
Grand Theft Auto Double Pack (PS2)
King of the Fighters Collector's Edition (PS2)
Monster Rancher 3 (PS2)
Onimusha: Blade Warriors (PS2)
Ping Pals (DS)
Project Snowblind (XB)
Prince of Persia (GBA)
Rainbow Six 3 (XB) (the only $8 one in the bunch)
Ridge Racer (DS)
Rumble Roses (PS2)
Spider-Man 2: The Movie (XB)
Vietcong: Purple Haze (XB)

EB Games
Arx Fatalis (XB, complete) - $8.99
Egg-Mania (PS2, complete) - $8.99
Jay-Z - Blueprint 2.1 CD - $5.39
Sammy Sosa Softball (PS1, complete) - $1.34
Sega GT Online (XB, complete) - $5.39
Striker Pro 2000 (PS1, complete) - $1.34
The Neptunes Presents...Clones CD - $5.39
Trap Gunner (PS1, complete) - $2.69

Gamestop
Justice League pilot episode DVD - $5.99
GTA San Andreas guide (XB) - $1.99

Thrift
Rush Hour SDTK CD - $1.99

I also bought a messload of cheap DVDs too, but I figure that since I'm getting an $800 bonus from work this month, I better use it on something useful... :)

[Slate]

stopedat some flea markets and picked up over 100 games and some other stuff for 48 dollars

http://img73.echo.cx/img73/2791/dscn08700ay.jpg

So, what rares did you get? I Can see a RAM Cart for the SCD, and Sesame street for the 2600.

[Big Papa Husker]

I got from KB Toys:

3 - Tremor Pak (DC) - $1 each
Metal Slug 1st Mission (NGPC) - $3.75

Local Store:
Nights - $8

[Cauterize]

Learn from your mistakes young jedi!

Never trade retro games to Gamestation, youll get more elswhere
Gamestation is only worth trading Consoles to


Yes, sir. (If there was a worshipping smilie I'd be using it)

How did you know I traded to Gamestation? Must be The Force.

I guessed from the price you said they paid for the MD & the fact that i traded some MD games in a long time ago and ended up shocked at what they offer/pay!



Traded some spare consoles (yeah i know what im doing cauterize :P )

Heh good good, buy consoles from car boots cheap with games (keep the games) then sell/trade to gamestation to make profit/get newer games cheaper!

Works a treat doesnt it!

[McBacon]

Caut, how much do Gamestation give for SNESesesz and MegaDrives? And do they expect all the cables and stuff?

[robotriot]

Got these DC games from someone on another forum today:

Phantasy Star Online
Toy Racer
WWF Attitude

[dreamcaster]

Project Gotham Racing 2 (XB) - complete, $25.00AU

[President Shinron]

stopedat some flea markets and picked up over 100 games and some other stuff for 48 dollars

http://img73.echo.cx/img73/2791/dscn08700ay.jpg

So, what rares did you get? I Can see a RAM Cart for the SCD, and Sesame street for the 2600.
I also got a sega saturn ram cart, micro vs. system($3),
a coleco gemini system, another sesame street game but with elmo,an r6 which is McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure,
3d saturn controller, a saturn acade stick, a genesis model 1 system and alot of common genesis and atari games and some common nes games.

[THATinkjar]

McDonald's Treasure Land seems to be the 'topic of conversation'/'find of the moment' these days. Funny, that.

[Cauterize]

Caut, how much do Gamestation give for SNESesesz and MegaDrives? And do they expect all the cables and stuff?

Trade wise they give:
SMS1 - Approx - £12
SMS2 - Approx - £12
MD1 - approx £9
MD2 - approx £12
Mega Cd 1or2 - Unknown (But over £15 IIRC)
32X - Unknown (But over £15 IIRC)
Saturn - Unknown
Dreamcast - approx £10
SNES - approx £16
NES - approx £16
N64 - approx £10
Gamegear - approx £8
Gameboy - Next to nothing apparently
Gameboy Colour - approx £8
PS1 - Unknown
PsOne - approx £14

These are values i have eiother had in the past or remeber getting in the past, it varies in what region you are in and obviously how many they have in stock...

Yeah they need all the cables and at least 1 control pad, how could they sell it on otherwise? :P

[Rogmeister]

Power Ranger Zeo: Full Tilt Battle Pinball for the PS1

I believe this is the last pinball game I need for that system. 8-)

[SKVermin]

Took a trip to my favourite shop again today and got:

Bill Elliott's NASCAR Challenge - NES CB
Blades of Steel - NES CIB
Yoshi - NES CIB
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - N64 CIB minty fresh

All for $25 CDN.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/SKVermin/Others/find0707.jpg

[McBacon]

Some great stuff there SKV!

Thanks Caut ;)

[jono]

They give about £20-£22 each for the NES and SNES in gamestation in my area (Newport / Cwmbran South wales) . And up until recently £20 for a Master system.

I must have had close to £800-£1000 in credit over the past twelve months. (£40 in credit for a really crappy torn boxed copy of secret of mana missing its map and manual you say? why thank you very much because i only paid £4 this morning for it). The largest single credit note i had from there was about £180.

One of the blokes in their always says hello when i turn up with a bag full of stuff to trade.

[Kuros]

They give about £20-£22 each for the NES and SNES in gamestation in my area (Newport / Cwmbran South wales) . And up until recently £20 for a Master system.

I must have had close to £800-£1000 in credit over the past twelve months. (£40 in credit for a really crappy torn boxed copy of secret of mana missing its map and manual you say? why thank you very much because i only paid £4 this morning for it). The largest single credit note i had from there was about £180.

One of the blokes in their always says hello when i turn up with a bag full of stuff to trade.

Man, makes me wish I had a place like that here in the US. I'd be racking up credit left and right.

[Cauterize]

They give about £20-£22 each for the NES and SNES in gamestation in my area (Newport / Cwmbran South wales) . And up until recently £20 for a Master system.

I must have had close to £800-£1000 in credit over the past twelve months. (£40 in credit for a really crappy torn boxed copy of secret of mana missing its map and manual you say? why thank you very much because i only paid £4 this morning for it). The largest single credit note i had from there was about £180.

One of the blokes in their always says hello when i turn up with a bag full of stuff to trade.

Thats nothing :P Im known as "Retro-Boy" in my Gamestation! :P

heh, but yeah, you have the right idea...
i got a Mint in Box Virtual Boy from Gamestation for approx £20, was marked up at £150 so i just used the trade in trick i have described...

:D

[NESaholic]

In the mail today,factory sealed Aladdin Deck Enhancer and all games, including shipping $89,50.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v626/The_Nes_a_holic/AladdinFS.jpg

[BrokenFlight]

I wish there were some decent bootsales around here. The one I went to last week was the biggest in Reading and there was hardly anything there. :(

My friend has offered me his megadrive 2 with 14 games for free! I don't know what games he's got but I'd take that in an instant. I think I'll hold on to the console as I've only got a Megadrive 1. I have a sneaking suspicion he's pulling my leg and he'll ask for money later. Who gives away £30 worth of stuff for free? (alright, maybe £15 at a boot sale) It could possibly be because he's a mormon.

[McBacon]

I wish there were some decent bootsales around here. The one I went to last week was the biggest in Reading and there was hardly anything there. :(

Reading.... there are some places close to that, you should maybe check out Boots a little father away.

Unfortuantly I seemed to have sucked my bootsale dry, but on sunday there is one in the field opposite my house, twill be like a yard sale (garage sale? I dunno!)

Anyway, a free megadrive 2 is always good.

[Big Papa Husker]

I went to a local store and found:

Bust A Groove 2

REZ

They are disc only copies... and were $5 each.

[TEND]

NES:
Captain Skyhawk
Excitebike
PS2:
Disaster Report
The Bouncer
KOF: Maximum Impact
Dark Cloud 2
Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland
also picked up a dreamcast RF adapter.

[THATinkjar]

Medal of Honor Underground and Souldblade for PS. Both absolute mint. Brightened my day, I can tell you.

[Chainsaw_Charlie]

CC sale terrebily picked over

Nightmare of duruga
Bloodrayne 2

anyone have rumble roses pm me for a trade

[Cauterize]

I wish there were some decent bootsales around here. The one I went to last week was the biggest in Reading and there was hardly anything there. :(

One question... what time does it open and what time do you arrive there

Car boots, the main factor is time.. arrive late and the good stuff is gone...

I wake up on sundays at 5:50am, to get to the car boot(s) for 6am... If i went any later id miss out on alot...

I would have definatelly missed the PS2 i got for £6 once (and that is not a lie! ii honestly got one for £6)
Which i then sold to gamestation for £45
Also my Neo Geo AES for £1
A Crystal Screen SMB Game & Watch for £1
Gameboy Colour for 20p
Secret Of Mana for 50p

(these are all true finds! however my AES came boxed but gameless and PSU-less :()

:evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:

The reason you have to go early is not jsut collectors, but the public too...

If someone sees a megadrive real cheap, they might think "Ah i used to have one of them, id love to play it again"

Trust me, games are hot stuff over here in car boots... and time is the factor!

[Scissorman]

Sega Genesis:
Alisia Dragoon
Adventures of Batman and Robin
Captain America and the Avengers
Out of this World
Sagaia

Super Nintendo:
Phalanx
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers