Weekday Finds - Sept. 12th-16th

[DigitalSpace]

Today was another all-GBA day for me.

First, I went to Best Buy. As I said in the Best Buy thread, there wasn't much at mine, but I did find something I wanted:

Grand Theft Auto Advance (new) - $9.99

Then I went to a pawn shop and then an EB, both a few blocks away from Best Buy. At the pawn, I found:

Namco Museum (loose) - $4.98

Then at EB, I found:
Donkey Kong Country (loose) - $11.69 (mispriced with a tag that was supposed to be on the Classic NES Donkey Kong)

[Policenaut]

Got from Crush Crawfish Chiki Chiki Boys, Tazmania and T2 Arcade Game for Genny, Doom and Cosmic Carnage for 32X. AND believe it or not, I got from Gamestop a complete in excellent condition copy of Rhapsody Musical Adv.!!!
:band: \^_^/

[Porkchop]

Had the day off so I made a early trip to the Best Buy, see post here for bogus on sale list. Got JACK at B Buy :angry:, so I went to a near buy thrift and found the following games all $2 each. Guess the trip was not a total waste.

NES - Nothing special but got them because they were boxed and in nice condition

Super Spike V' Ball
NFL Football
Baseball Simulator 1.000
RBI Baseball 2

Saturn - Too many sports games but I did not have them so what the Hey.

Need for Speed
Tomb Raider
Duke Nukem 3d
Iron Storm
NFL QB Club 97
NASCAR 98 box and book but had Daytona disk :(
FIFA 97
Madden 98
Pebble Beach Golf Links
NBA Action 98

[GrayFox]

Got from Crush Crawfish Chiki Chiki Boys, Tazmania and T2 Arcade Game for Genny, Doom and Cosmic Carnage for 32X. AND believe it or not, I got from Gamestop a complete in excellent condition copy of Rhapsody Musical Adv.!!!
:band: \^_^/

Something along the lines of Parsona 2 and Rhapsody were found in a warehouse or something and sold. So, there's a shitload of brand new looking, or brand new copies of those two games around.

[tylerwillis]

Excerpted from my blog entry (check the link to see pics!) (http://www.tylerwillis.com/2005/09/12/700-unique-games-nes-goodness/)

In any case, I did want to share a particularly good NES find. As you can see from the auction, there’s no pics and the seller had 0 feedback when I won. So I took a chance. My bet was that the info was too detailed to be a scam; it would be an awful lot of trouble to type it up. Of course, it could have been ripped from somewhere, but I decided to go for it.

Smart move.

I paid just under $200 for the whole shebang, and I was utterly amazed at what I got. I’ve posted pics, but the pics don’t do the winnings justice. This was an absolutely amazing lot of well kept NES goodness. Really - I’m surprised this wasn’t a collector of some sort (could be, but most collectors would have realized that this would have been worth more).

Look at all those Nintendo Powers. Ranging from the 20s to the 70s. I plugged a few holes in my collection and then eBayed the rest. In addition, there were a number of old NES strategy guides that I didn’t have and a whole load of random old gaming mags that I certainly didn’t have (nor had heard of). Needless to say, those went into my collection.



Boxed peripherals! Wow. Boxed. And a Donkey Kong Country promo VHS! Holy crap. Of course, we can’t forget the nonpictured NES in a BOX. It’s the sports action set complete with four-player adapter. Mmmm… I really want to keep the box…

And then there’s the Nintendo Power binder. A binder! How cool would that have been to lug to school? And in the binder was goodness. Cutouts from the Super Mario CEREAL. Yes, the cereal - these cutouts are for gameplay tips, so I guess he wanted to keep those. Also included was a buttload of random NES… well, stuff. Posters. Advertisements. Catalogs. Letters from game companies!



The guy was apparently on some really sweet mailing lists as the Final Fantasy poster (how I have wanted one of these forever!) shows. Also note the Illusion of Gaia mailer. Squaresoft apparently produced some promotional comics for Breath of Fire and Final Fantasy III. These things rock. Don’t forget the random stuff either - a Nintendo sticker book and two Zelda comic books!

And finally, the games. Gauntlet II. Shadowgate. Zelda I and II. Final Fantasy. Ultima: Exodus. Swords and Serpents. Dragon Warrior I, II, III, and holy freaking IV. There were a few more - but those that I just listed are complete. COMPLETE: boxes/Styrofoam/inserts/manuals/maps/sleeves and in some cases, random extras that game companies sent him. I nearly wept. Oh yeah, and the rarer than crap Dragon Warrior IV strategy guide.



I have an excellent addition to my collection in these. I’m keeping every complete game that I didn’t already have - despite the fact that Final Fantasy and the Dragon Warriors alone are worth what I paid for the whole thing. This is one of those rare instances where I’m keeping more than I’m selling - stuff like this just doesn’t come that often.

[Policenaut]

Got from Crush Crawfish Chiki Chiki Boys, Tazmania and T2 Arcade Game for Genny, Doom and Cosmic Carnage for 32X. AND believe it or not, I got from Gamestop a complete in excellent condition copy of Rhapsody Musical Adv.!!!
:band: \^_^/

Something along the lines of Parsona 2 and Rhapsody were found in a warehouse or something and sold. So, there's a shitload of brand new looking, or brand new copies of those two games around.


Yup, but I didn't had the chance to order mine, so this is great for me I was not going to let it pass, again. I think is absurd to get such games and let em go in a trade in, but not everyone collect games like us.

[Jumpman Jr.]

Got this lot of NES games from a forum member today:

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y68/JumpmanPOE/neslot.jpg

This sends my NES count soaring too 623 games.
I'm closing in on it. :D

[Slate]

Got this lot of NES games from a forum member today:

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y68/JumpmanPOE/neslot.jpg

This sends my NES count soaring too 623 games.
I'm closing in on it. :D

NES Goodness... Enjoy Gyromite.

My NES ROB arrived Today.

I bought my R.O.B off ebay, so it doesn't quite belong here, but it came with ALL of the Gyromite accessories, And it works great - Cost $7.72 + Shipping & Insurance. :)

So, it DOES Qualify in a certain way - Not as expensive as usual.

[Half Cab Leroy]

Picked up Pokemon Snap and Turok for the N64 for $8.

[CocoVG]

@tylerwillis: Wow, excellent take - congratulations! A Square promotional comic for Final Fantasy III makes me drool; I didn't know they'd even produced such things. Which number Zelda comics did you get? I've been trying to complete my Zelda comics forever..

[Jumpman Jr.]

NES Goodness... Enjoy Gyromite.

My NES ROB arrived Today.

I bought my R.O.B off ebay, so it doesn't quite belong here, but it came with ALL of the Gyromite accessories, And it works great - Cost $7.72 + Shipping & Insurance. :)

So, it DOES Qualify in a certain way - Not as expensive as usual.

Gyromite was actually bought my mistake. There's 53 games in that lot and it turns out that I only needed 51 of them. I think its because I rushed through my 'want-list' and missed that I allready had it.
I hate it when I buy games I allready have. :angry:
P.S. Good eye ;)

[tylerwillis]

@tylerwillis: Wow, excellent take - congratulations! A Square promotional comic for Final Fantasy III makes me drool; I didn't know they'd even produced such things. Which number Zelda comics did you get? I've been trying to complete my Zelda comics forever..

Yeah, I had no idea that they even made such things, although I realize now that my language was a bit off - they are actually Squaresoft newsletters, not comics. Just the front looks comicy (which I why I typed it as such). Still cool, though.

The Zelda comic is number 2. The Zelda book is Moblin's Magic Spear.

[alec006]

A Sega CD Model 1, Just need yo get it cleaned up and reading Sega CD's $15

[namzep]

Not a ton of stuff but I got in:

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (GCN)
Mario Paint (SNES) - cart only

Both were Free.

[shapeshifter421]

Got Mike Tyson's Punch Out and Kid Icarus - NES for 1.99 a piece at a Goodwill - woo :)

[Slate]

It's annoying it when I buy games I allready have.

I have made mistakes, too... I just hope that i never make a mistake again.

[CocoVG]

Mario Superstar Baseball (GCN) for me this week; price error @ $19.99CDN.

[Chakan]

Slow week so far. :\

Golgo 13 $.32

[joshnickerson]

Dropped by a pawn shop after a somewhat disappointing job interview. I perked up a bit when I found a brand new copy of Lilo and Stitch 2 for only five bucks. :D

And I got 1943 on the NES for four bucks.

[wufners]

I bought my R.O.B off ebay, so it doesn't quite belong here, but it came with ALL of the Gyromite accessories, And it works great - Cost $7.72 + Shipping & Insurance.

That's a fine price for an eBay ROB.

Did you find it under some funky listing? Or didja just luck out and not have to deal with any other bidders?

Whatever the case, great catch!

[MegaDrive20XX]

Holy shit....I cannot believe what I got today

Get to your local GameCrazy, the reduction of inventory of N64, SNES, Genesis, and NES has begun. By simply killing off alot of titles dirt ass cheap.

Here's what I got (The prices I have placed, are the employee discount... but the one in the brackets are the normal price)

Super Ghouls N Ghosts (SNES) $3.99 (normal $4.99)
Sega 6-pak cart $1.59 ($1.99)
CastleVania Bloodlines $1.59 ($1.99)
Contra Hard Corps $1.59 ($1.99)
Demon's Crest SNES $3.99 ($4.99)
Space Harrier 2 $1.59 ($1.99)

and the icing on the cake...

RAINBOW ISLAND (Taito) FOR NES....$1.59....normally...$1.99...


Total spent today

$17.24....

God bless America LOL

[-hellvin-]

I did pretty well today. Took a trip out to Prescott and picked up the following:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y20/hellvin/prescott0011.jpg

Best Buy Sale

Nintendo DS - Mr. Driller: Drill Spirits
Nintendo DS - Zoo Keeper
Playstation 2 - Growlanser Generations

All 9.99 each.

Then, I went to a nearby thrift and found some cool stuff:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y20/hellvin/prescott0021.jpg

Some Thrift

PC - Maniac Mansion (complete) - 4
PC - Space Quest I VGA Version (complete) - 5

Sweeeet. Great games right there! The pc collection is starting to kick some ass, hehe.

[grimbal]

NES:
Black Bass
Palamedes

Genesis:
Virtua Fighter 2


Then from the Best Buy sale:

GBA:
Ice Climber: NES Classic Series

PS2:
Hunter the Reckoning: Wayward
Metal Arms: Glitch in the System
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

Xbox:
Street Racing Syndicate

Total for everything: $30.00

[Slate]

I bought my R.O.B off ebay, so it doesn't quite belong here, but it came with ALL of the Gyromite accessories, And it works great - Cost $7.72 + Shipping & Insurance.

That's a fine price for an eBay ROB.

Did you find it under some funky listing? Or didja just luck out and not have to deal with any other bidders?

Whatever the case, great catch!

Thanks.

You can say that i ended up being lucky. There were three other bidders, But they were not following the auction to the end.

[Famidrive-16]

Got from Crush Crawfish Chiki Chiki Boys, Tazmania and T2 Arcade Game for Genny, Doom and Cosmic Carnage for 32X. AND believe it or not, I got from Gamestop a complete in excellent condition copy of Rhapsody Musical Adv.!!!
:band: \^_^/

Something along the lines of Parsona 2 and Rhapsody were found in a warehouse or something and sold. So, there's a shitload of brand new looking, or brand new copies of those two games around.

What's the story of this? A friend of mine has been looking for Persona 2 for ages.

[leorange]

thrift store:

sealed gamecube superman-shadow of apokolips-$5
japanese dreamcast supermagneticniuniu, missing the booklet-$2
complete genesis zombies ate my neighbors-$4

[EndlessChris]

Atlus recently reprinted Rhapsody and Persona 2. They are available from a few select outlets for $40 each, most notably Gamequestdirect

[Bender_rules]

Today I got from a local thrift shop:

SNES,2 controllers
Donkey Kong Country 3
Tazmania
Monolopy

all for $8

[DigitalSpace]

Went to a CD/Game Exchange tonight and found:

Genesis:
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (loose) - 50 cents

GBA:
Riviera: The Promised Land (loose) - $10 :D

[Julio III]

a few NeoGeoCD games:
King of Fighters 94 - £4
King of Fighters 95 - £4
Samurai Spirits - £6

strangely enough in the same store they had a few copies of KoF95, most were marked at £15 but a couple were marked at £4 :) .

[Jumpman Jr.]

Got the following NES games... All games that I needed:

Kid Kool
Silent Assault
Superman $4
Super Spy Hunter
Thrillas Safari
Castlevania
Baseball Stars 2
Who Framed Roger Rabbit

puts me at 631 NES games 8-)

[cammeyboy]

Got a jaguar today mint fully boxed with 3 boxed games Dragon,Tempest,and Hover strike all for £20.00

http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/2153/picture107lz.th.jpg (http://img365.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture107lz.jpg)

[BIGMIKE]

shadow of the beast , genny, boxed with instructions , and in good shape
the last battle genny, boxed with instructions, decent shape

at the Good
$7
-_-

[Videogamerdaryll]

While Shipping out Video Game Packages...I found the stuff below while driving up the street from the Post Office...(by the curb with other stuff.)
The owner of the house was outside and said I could take them..(As I asked)
:D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/DSCF0012.jpg

[gepeto]

If persona 2 and rhapsody were reprinted is there a way to tell the difference?

[Dimitri]

First purchases in quite a while...

Winback and Adventures of Cookie & Cream PS2...$10 each.

Cookie & Cream is certainly...interesting... :hmm:

[THATinkjar]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/DSCF0012.jpg

I'm thinking Uniracers...

[squidblatt]

Klonoa 2 (PS2)
Wrath Unleashed(Xbox)
Jackal (NES)
Starship Hector (NES)

Harvest Moon (SNES complete) Hooray!

Also bought a DS with:
Nintendogs
Meteos
Zoo Keeper
Lost in Blue (preorder)

[BIGMIKE]

another day, another trip to the Good. been going there a lot lately looking for clothes. anyway, happened upon a big ol mad catz stick (flight maybe), but didn't get tho. i did find a bag with gyromite in it. it also had two gyro's i'm assuming. never seen the rob parts before. $2 wooooooo for me -_-

and yeah a michael vick upper deck card for a quarter of a dollar.........

[MASTERWEEDO]

SNES:

Cool Spot
Super Mario World

N64:

Starfox 64
Areo Gauge

all for 2 bucks

[Mr_Elimin8]

N64

Starfox 64
Donkey Kong 64
Killer Instinct Gold
Worms Armageddon

PS1

Bomberman Party Edition
Bomberman Fantasy Race
Intelligent Qube

All for $35

[Joker T]

Metal Gear Solid 2 DEMO-Free

Real great huh?

[DigitalSpace]

PlayStation 2:
Kya: Dark Lineage (complete) - $4.88

Going to my brother as a birthday gift.

[wufners]

Man, I NEVER have any luck at garage sales. But fortunately, I have friends who DO have good luck and who look out for me.

Last weekend one of my wife's co-workers called her up and said "We're at a garage sale. They have an Odyssey for $5, do you want us to get it for you?"

Naturally I assumed she meant an Odyssey 2.
I assumed wrong.

Yesterday, I swung by the school my wife works at and sure enough, there was that classic black box with the white Odyssey title tumbling down it. It appears to have everything inside except for card #2 (it might be buried in the overlays, I only had a couple of minutes to explore it) and the battery case has some nasty corroded batteries in it, otherwise it's clean and purdy.

Heck, I even told her what it was worth and she STILL wanted to give it to me for $5.

So there you have it--an Odyssey ONE for $5.
Add that to the mint Channel F my buddy found for a $1, and my friends are having a MUCH better year of hunting than I am.

Cheers to good friends! :cheers:

[jono]

Pal Old style PS2 £10. First PS2 that i've had from car boot. :)

[Emily]

I went to a few yard sales before going in to work. I took my boss with me so i didnt have to worry about being late.

All i found:

3rd party Atari 2600 sticks

Pointmaster-this one looks kinda nifty. Is it any good ;)
Gemstik
a mystery stick...Ill determine its identity when I get home

Colecovision power supply _I pick these up as I find them

I actually love finding Atari stuff even though I dont own one yet. Atari controllers are so simple & cute.

[Pantechnicon]

I went to a few yard sales before going in to work. I took my boss with me so i didnt have to worry about being late.

All i found:

3rd party Atari 2600 sticks...

Gemstik...

I actually love finding Atari stuff even though I dont own one yet. Atari controllers are so simple & cute.

Gemstik is my favorite 3rd party 2600 controller. That clicky feel to it is really something else. It's probably the only controller I would pick over a CX-40. Traded mine away some time back and am always on the lookout for another one.

My find:

Wario Land (Virtual Boy), loose - $20 :rocker: VB titles are absolutely impossible to find in the wilds of Albuquerque so I just couldn't walk past this despite the slightly steep price. Been playing it for about 1/2 hour and I can easily say this the must-have for VB collectors. Very cool game.

[DigitalSpace]

Arrived in the mail today:

PS2:
SSX On Tour demo disc - free

[Emily]

Kidnapped boss again at lunch!
:D

Found

720 - NES -included manual -$3

VidGrid-Jag CD
Blue lightning - Jag CD
Tempest 2000 sondtrack--- almost sealed( someone picked at the seal at one end :/

These were $1 apiece and are complete and in really great shape---Not a single scratch

[Jumpman Jr.]

I just received a copy of Learning Fun II for the Intellivision today. I'm 1 game away from having a complete Intellivision collection... and the one game I'm waiting for I am expecting to arrive on Monday @_@

[pookninja]

got today at gamecrazy:tecmo classic arcade for xbox(brand new)$29.99wipeout 64 for n64(complete)$4.49also got at ebridge racer revolution for ps1(complete)$1.99war gods for ps1(disk in generic case)0.99

[Cauterize]

Okay!

Stuff from Hydrox


http://www.retrogamedepot.com/Game%20Finds/2005-09%20September/14-09-05(1).jpg

http://www.retrogamedepot.com/Game%20Finds/2005-09%20September/14-09-05(2).jpg


Stuff From eBay


http://www.retrogamedepot.com/Game%20Finds/2005-09%20September/15-09-05.jpg


Stuff From Gamestation


http://www.retrogamedepot.com/Game%20Finds/2005-09%20September/14-09-05(3).jpg

http://www.retrogamedepot.com/Game%20Finds/2005-09%20September/14-09-05(4).jpg

http://www.retrogamedepot.com/Game%20Finds/2005-09%20September/14-09-05(5).jpg


Stuff From demen999


http://www.retrogamedepot.com/Game%20Finds/2005-09%20September/16-09-05.jpg


Stuff From drewbrin

http://www.retrogamedepot.com/Game%20Finds/2005-09%20September/17-09-05.jpg


Cheers Guys!

[GrandAmChandler]

Here are my finds, and some of Nicks at ECGX this weekend, with pics. Enjoy!

-Chris

http://community.webshots.com/album/455438092afhIBI