Weekday Finds: 1/23 - 1/27

[-hellvin-]

I'll start off this week's finds with a short story.

Well, a while back I picked up a complete and boxed Colecovision ADAM computer with a ton of accessories for 14 bucks. I never messed with it and the system was !@#$ING HUGE and blocking a storage unit I have, so I finally decided to get rid of it this week. Called up a gamestore in Mesa, and they said they'd be happy to take it. Not really wanting to drive to Mesa, I tried my local gamezone and asked them if they were interested. We got the heavy ass thing inside and they wanted to test it. I was a bit worried at that moment cause although it was in GREAT condition I hadn't tested it. After we hooked it up, it worked PERFECTLY. Even the tape drive and tape games work without a problem which are supposed to almost never work. They gave me 25 bucks in trade credit for it which was fine with me since I didn't want it taking up anymore room. That combined with my old trade credit got me:

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

Nintendo DS - Meteos (new) - 35
Nintendo DS - Metroid Pinball (new) - 35

Virtual Boy:

Mario Clash Manual
Panic Bomber Box & Manual
Red Alarm Manual
Warioland Manual

1$ each.

6 bucks total for everything.

Then I headed up the street to a brand new used game / music store and picked up:

NES - Ms Pacman Namco Version ;D! (complete) - 15

Their prices on most their current gen stuff was really reasonable save for a few titles, and their old school stuff was limited but decent. Most DC titles were 12 bucks, but I had most all of them. They even had a Shenmue Limited. The bastards at Gamezone picked up Gunbird 2, Gigawing 2 and Cannon Spike there for 12 each =*(.

[Truffle]

Meh -_- I snagged
Dragon Warrior -$6

I managed to lose my old copy when I was a little kid.

[Perkar]

http://64.159.77.51/~helmet/perkar/finds/060121.jpg

complete \m/

apparently wizard of oz is kinda hard to find?

[Kuros]

Meh -_- I snagged
Dragon Warrior -$6

I managed to lose my old copy when I was a little kid.

Was it complete? You probably could have gotten on here cheaper. :P

[Mattiekrome]

Woo hoo, NES Mega Man, cart only, 2 bucks :)

[GrandAmChandler]

http://i19.ebayimg.com/01/i/05/fa/4e/3f_1.JPG

$61.75

[smokexx]

went to the local goodwill and was happy with my finds. Paid 99 cents for each of the 12 items below

SNES GAMES
drakkhen
darius twin
super tennis
donkey kong country

BOOKS
how to win at nintendo games
The official nintendo players guide
Top secret passwords nintendo players guide
Gameboy nintendo players guide
Mario mania nintendo players guide
The legend of Zelda nintendo players guide
Super Nes players guide
Nes games atlas nintendo players guide

not sure how much these book are worth but they are neat to look at. They are in really good condition and have all of the pages intact and the spines look good. Here is a pic of my finds

http://www.boomspeed.com/bjc72s/good.jpg

[Howie6925]

I got today:
A non greatest hits final fantasy chronicles. Mint exept for two tiny stickers on the book - ps1
Parappa the Rapper - ps1

[donkeykong1]

I just went to a few thrift stores about an hour ago. First one I found a Tomb Raider strategy guide for 99 cents and a Calvin & Hobbes book for 69 cents. At the next store I found Phantasy Star 3 for Genesis for 3 dollars with the box. There were some common Sega CD games but I did not want them.

[Vinnysdad]

Im the new guy so I will say hello to everyone first before I list my finds. Hello :D

Blockbuster-
Perfect Dark N64 0.75
Jurassic Park SNES 0.75
MOH Underground PS1 2.99

Gamecrazy-
Guitar Hero PS2 70.00 /most fun I have had playing a game in a long time

EB Games-
Eye Toy Play PS2 7.99 /complete in box with camera

pretty good day I guess.

[KingCobra]

Always nice to lurk these threads, Good stuff! Nice finds guy's.

My find today was a really old Chess Challenger electronic chess game by Fidelity Eleectronics, seems to work good all peices include'd $5.00 :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/JeepDog/Picture190SmallCustom.jpg

[poloplayr]

FFIV (GBA) - £13 off eBay. A bit nervous it may be a pirate but looked legit and I desperately wanted to play it.

[Chainsaw_Charlie]

From Goodwill

Banjo and Kazooie TRU preview tape (for sale/trade)

In the mail

Wild Arms alter code f and Dark cloud 2 from Nate Nanjo

Bof 3 disc only(i need the case and manual hint hint)

[Xexyz]

Looks like I'm not the only person to get Meteos this week. Here are my finds:

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/8049/im0003446ha.th.jpg (http://img220.imageshack.us/my.php?image=im0003446ha.jpg)

Genesis games were $4 each with Cadash being the only one missing its manual

NES games were $2 each and I have to say, Whomp Em is really good!

Meteos was $30 new. So -hellvin-, how are you enjoying Meteos? This game really rocks! It's like Panel De Pon (Tetris Attack) but with the rocket twist. Touch screen was definately the way to go. Using the D-pad and buttons is too slow to do any good.

[-hellvin-]

So -hellvin-, how are you enjoying Meteos?

No clue, it's still sealed ;D.

[MegaDrive20XX]

not sure how much these book are worth but they are neat to look at. They are in really good condition and have all of the pages intact and the spines look good. Here is a pic of my finds

http://www.boomspeed.com/bjc72s/good.jpg

I can tell ya straight up that the Zelda LttP guide book is probably worth a good penny, much like Zelda Link's Awakening guide book. Yet, your book looks like it was very well taken care of!

[-hellvin-]

I can tell ya straight up that the Zelda LttP guide book is probably worth a good penny, much like Zelda Link's Awakening guide book. Yet, your book looks like it was very well taken care of!

I totally agree, I've always seen that zelda hint guide sell for around 15 - 60 bucks, and his is in really good condition. Guides for that game bring in some damn decent cash. I've seen majora's go for 25 - 40.

[smokexx]

thanks for the info on the worth of these guides. I am thinking about trading them away in the near future. Keep your eyes open in the marketplace if anyone is interested. I would like to get rid of them in a lot rather than one by one.


I went to a local pawn shop tonight and got 2 advantage nes controllers. 3.00 a piece for them. I used to love those when I was a kid.

[kainemaxwell]

Finally got Mega Man X Collection for $26 (employee discount).

[Oniudra]

So I stopped at my local Game Crazy to see what's new the clerk said he just got in a Suikoden 1 just a little before. Didn't have the case but GC sells them for 11 bucks so what's to loose. He then mentioned that they might have another one just to see the condition (this one was fine though). I couldn't believe what I was just about to hear! Someone had traded in a Suikoden 2 as a 1! So I picked that up for 11 also!

Also today a friend of mine said last week he saw at EB a used Bookworm for GBA. I had yet to even physically see one of these yet, but I was hesitant to get it for 27.99. But when I went today they had dropped the price to 12.99! Not a bad day at all!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/oniudra/HPIM0391.jpg

[Veepa]

At the local thrift I found..

NES
Classic Concentration, mint/complete
Hollywood Squares, mint/complete
Pipe Dream, mint/complete
Yoshi's Cookie, mint/complete

SNES
Demon's Crest, mint/complete
Tinstar, mint/complete
Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest, loose

I'm convinced that all of the boxed games have never been played. They're flawless. Each game cost around 2-3 dollars.

[Niku-Sama]

lets see, yesterday i think it was i got a:
Gamecube Wave bird controller for $25 NEW (had a coupon)

today i got:
3 Virtual boys (2 loose head sets one complete minus instructions)
Mario's Tennis VB
Honey Bee NES->Famicom converter

all for $75 from another member, it just got here today though. couple of the VB's need work but i have the power to fix some of the things.

[infamous lunchbox]

Picked up a copy of Gitaroo Man (ps2) but I paid too much $40, but it was new, so I can't complain. Also got 3 NG MVS carts, World Heroes, Fatal Fury and Art of Fighting $15 for all 3. Got Chaos Field for GC, just to support the market of shooters. That's it.

[DigitalSpace]

Two Spyro McDonald's LCD handhelds (sealed) - free

Man, my LCD handheld collection is starting to get big.
Gotta get a new box to store these things in. Heh.

[Vinnysdad]

Found some more stuff today.

Gamecrazy-
Area 51 Xbox 9.99 used
Time Crisis Crisis Zone with Guncon Ps2 17.99 new
Black game demo Ps2 free

Salvation Army-
Model 1 Genesis with a Super Magic Drive attached. Not sure what it does but couldnt pass on the price. 2.00

Blockbuster-
Bust a Groove Ps1 3.99

[-hellvin-]

Salvation Army-
Model 1 Genesis with a Super Magic Drive attached. Not sure what it does but couldnt pass on the price. 2.00

Cool find, sounds like an interesting little tool from the description I read here:

http://www.robwebb.clara.co.uk/backup/ffe/ffesmd.html

[Ed Oscuro]

Yesterday, for $20 and a few pennies:

The Terminator: Rampage
Corridor 7 CD-ROM (ha ha)
Forsaken (PC, not N64...remember seeing that in stores)
Alone in the Dark (MacPlay) and finally...
Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo for the 3DO! Granted, kinda beat up, and this one didn't come with a slipcase or whatever, just a jewel case...still a very good price on it.

[jajaja]

FFIV (GBA) - £13 off eBay. A bit nervous it may be a pirate but looked legit and I desperately wanted to play it.

Just check for the batch number (or what it is) on the cart. Its 2 numbers pressed into the label. Also look "into" the cart where the pins are and see if you see "NINTENDO" with white text. If these 2 things arent there its a pirate.

[BIGMIKE]

got the ol puter back yesterday.......yeah
picked up paperboy for the snes
passed up a brand new boxed nes sports set...(yes brand new, with plastic and all, 1 controller was missing but who cares about controllers, i think i could have replaced it :D ) i still cant believe i passed on it, i guess i was thinking i couldnt get rid of it....gonna go back and see if its there and probably get it....
would trade it in a heartbeat toooo
oooo, yeah got some james patterson novels as well, reading rocks........ -_-

[anagrama]

Coupla bits & bobs today:

CJ Elephant Fugitive (GG, CIB)
Ferrari Grand Prix Challenge (MD, CIB)
The Immortal (MD, CIB)
Battle Outrun (SMS, CIB) - needed the manual
World Cup Italia '90 (SMS, CIB) - again, just needed the manual.

CJ was £5, the rest 99p each :)

[9c1lt1]

Goodwill today. All the SNES games carts listed were packaged as one unit selling for $3.
Push-Over
Secret of Mana
Bugs Bunny Rabbit Rampage
Wheel of Fortune
Super Mario Kart
Super Mario All-Stars
Super Mario World
Cacoma Knight in Bizyland

[kainemaxwell]

Got my mint CIB copy of Crystalis today:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8252716386

[ClubNinja]

Got my mint CIB copy of Crystalis today:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8252716386

Isn't this an *eBay* find?

[Jumpman Jr.]

N64 Expansion Pack
Alfred Chicken for the NES

Both from different forum members 8-)

[SegaAges]

I just got some games today in the mail from letstalk.com:

Asphalt: Urban GT 2
High Seize

Oh man, I am close to getting all of these games, super close.

[ajfarias]

Salvation Army-
Model 1 Genesis with a Super Magic Drive attached. Not sure what it does but couldnt pass on the price. 2.00


Nice!

Its a copier/flash cart/ plays SNES, SMS and PC Engine games (wonder how that works)

And here is a link for it on ebay ( sorry for the enormous size):
http://cgi.ebay.com/SUPER-MAGIC-DRIVE-GENESIS-MEGA-DRIVE-SEGA-ADAPTER-RAM_W0QQitemZ8253962481QQcategoryZ62053QQssPageNam eZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Damaniel]

I went into an out of the way Game Crazy looking for some more of their price drop deals, and found out they had a number of Game Gear games, all of them 99 cents or less (maybe a holdover from that sale they had a few months ago?). I bought every non-duplicate game they had -- about 20 in all. Nothing particularly rare, but I couldn't say no to 20 Game Gear games for $14 (with MVP discount).

At the rate I'm spending money at Game Crazy these days, maybe I should just have my paychecks deposited directly into their corporate bank account.... :)

[Hammy]

got a few bits in a trade:
pcb's
Dungeons and dragons shadow of mystaria (cps2) A + B
Premier Soccer
Street Fighter 2 (faulty mainboard)
Street Fighter 2 (faulty mainboard, and faulty top board)
Street Fighter 2 Bootleg (dead)

also got given:

2 Happs guns with holsters, 4 monitor chassis, cps2 lead, and a polo remote board (!)

and:

time crisis board on tray (psu, gun drive and loom) £80

and

gp2x £135 with 2 cards

[jcheatle]

Ugh... I think I had the anti-find of the week. I went to the local Gamestop for the Buy 2, Get 1 sale. Selection was subpar to put it lightly.

I'm browsing the PS1 section and I see a sealed (but not shrinked) copy of Dragon Ball Z Final Bout. Now, I'm thinking to myself... that's rare... but I'm also thinking it's a reprint. But I figured I'd find two other games and sort it out later.

I pick up Risk Global Domination for the PS2 assuming, "Hey, it's a Risk game. How bad can it be?" and a copy of Mojo for the PS2 as well.

So I get home... I see DBZ reprints all over Ebay. I check IGN to see if Risk is supposedly any good (don't have the PS2 here right now) and see it got a 2.8 rating. :yipes: And I figure that even if Mojo is decent, it's not worth 30 bucks and 2 games I'll never touch.

All of this vaguely reminds me of December when I found Rhapsody and Persona 2 for 30 each and snapped them up. I didn't count on there being 2-3 copies of each at EVERY DAMN EB / Gamestop in central PA. :frustrated: Que sera sera.

[keiblerfan69]

Well my friend gave me Devil May Cry 3 today as a early birthday gift.

[Chainsaw_Charlie]

In the mail

Popful Mail with Guide
Little Samson loose

soon i'll be back to game hunting

[nik]

for 360:

12 month gold kit
NFSU
perfect dark
condemed

I'm not one for playing "street racing" games, but damn, cop fighting on NFSU is awsome!

[Julio III]

Astro Boy - Omega Factor - GBA
£10 new at GameStation. Last week I got Metal Slug Advance for this price, now I just need Gunstar Future Heroes to come to this price level, its bound to sometime.

[Vinnysdad]

Just one game today.

EB games-
Fable Lost Chapters Xbox 8.99 used
Great game so far

[Goodwill Hunter]

In addition to a ton of stuff picked up at the Gamecrazy clearance this week (see the thread in Modern Gaming), I got lucky at Goodwill today. Found a stack of loose N64 carts in mint condition for only $1.99 each:

Banjo-Kazooie
Banjo-Tooie
Mario Cart 64
Mickey’s Speedway USA
Tigger’s Honey Hunt
Scooby Doo Classic Creepy Capers

Love finding these stacks of kid’s games for cheap!

Rich

[Pantechnicon]

Some rays of classic findage are starting to shine through the otherwise dark and dry winter thrift period:

INTV, all complete, $3 each:
B-17 Bomber
Atlantis
Tennis

...already had all these but loose only.

From my local shop
Genesis:
Outlander $7

[Niku-Sama]

i found Gitaroo Man in my mail box after i got home from work.

[grimbal]

Nothing special today.

Genesis:
Centurion: Defender of Rome
Rambo III
Turrican

[Kuros]

i found Gitaroo Man in my mail box after i got home from work.

I wish people would put games in my mail box. :angry:

[Niku-Sama]

well i paid some one $33 to put it in there, its very minty, i dont think its a reprint, but one thing i know for sure, i aint gonna play it much

[goldenaxe90]

Got my mint CIB copy of Crystalis today:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8252716386

Dude, you should contact Vididiots, he can teach you how to reseal it!! LOL

[Famidrive-16]

I saw that my local mall Gamespot had a "buy 2 used games get one free" promo, so (hopefully) tommorow I'll go back and pick some things up...

[Captain Qb]

Orange Zapper for Nes - Price 2 €
Not bad price,.. (and it was loose)

[Rogmeister]

Today, I got Gun for the XBox...got it from an Amazon.com Marketplace seller for $18.79...shipping was a few dollars more than I thought it would be but I still got it new for $4 or $5 less than you'd pay in a local store. This is my 2nd game purchase of the year.

[Porksta]

Decent day for me:

Thrift Store:
Xenogears Guide - $2
Castlevania SOtN Guide - $2
Roger Clemens Baseball sealed SNES - $4
Super Street Fighter II GEN - $3
Animaniacs GEN - $3
Star Wars Arcade 32X - $3
Super Mario Bros. 2 NES - $2
Contra NES - $2
Syphon Filter 2 PS - $3

Figures that there was a Dick Tracy GEN game that I didn't get, and Pitfall for the Jaguar. $3 each. I was put off when Dick Tracy said Sega Mega Drive. What is that?

Comp USA:
Spliter Cell Chaos Theory CE - $20

[Enixis]

Toca Race Driver 2 (PSP) £20
Gotcha Force (GC) £8

and... *drum roll*

Suikoden II complete (ps1) - 99p

[Famidrive-16]

Figures that there was a Dick Tracy GEN game that I didn't get, and Pitfall for the Jaguar. $3 each. I was put off when Dick Tracy said Sega Mega Drive. What is that?



The European Genesis.

[mills]

bought a blue nintendo DS 129.99
and castlevania dawn of sorrow 34.99
-50 dollar best buy gift card
total was 144.

at best buy :)

[DTJAAAAMJSLM]

Samurai Spirits: Tenkaichi Kenkakuten
A complete Virtual Boy
Red Alarm
Mario's Tennis
Nester's Funky Bowling
Golf
Virtual League Baseball

[Austin]

From the Gamestop B2G1 sale:

-xbox
Steel Battalion
Beyond Good & Evil
Crimson Skies
Indigo Prophecy
Stubbs the Zombie
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Tony Hawk 4

-ps2
Kuon
Timesplitters

From ebgames.com sale:

-xbox
Karaoke Revolution Party

-ps2
We <3 Katamari
Fatal Frame III

From St. Mark's Games:

-ps2
Stella Deus
Ring of Red

...and from trades:

-ps2
Gradius V

-psx
Vandal Hearts II

@_@ Whew... I've got my gaming set for me until summer. Blah!

[keiblerfan69]

More gifts from friends:

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/318/dsc001580yi.jpg

[vintagegamecrazy]

Well I got a great find yesterday although I didn't pick it up due to room, I have been with my fiance for six months and just yesterday her parents told me that they still had an Apple IIe in the closet. I went to take a look at it and sure eough it was there in excellent shape, hard drive, two disk drives, printer and a slew of software and manuals, no games though, but that will change soon. I can pick it up whenever I want.

[smokehouse]

Picked up one of these Street Fighter Anniversary Sticks today. New, $59.
http://www.stanmx.com/photos/joystick02.jpg
I have a PS1 to Neo Geo converter so now I can play this on the PS1/2 and the Neo Geo. It’s a great controller too!

I also picked up Capcom Classics Collection to play some SFII.

[Famidrive-16]

Jet Force Gemini - N64 - complete

friend found it for a buck.

[Perkar]

http://64.159.77.51/~helmet/perkar/finds/060127.jpg

not a bad score at all, already have earthbound, and i had some unexpected repairs on my truck yesterday, totalling over $600... so that earthbound is gonna be on ebay to recoup $50 or so. i honestly can't believe the thing is going that high, but it is...

kickle cubicle is supposed to be good. i think i'll be giving it a shot here real soon...

[Chainsaw_Charlie]

In the mail

Muysa Snes loose

[Cauterize]

Suikoden II complete (ps1) - 99p

X_x X_x X_x X_x X_x X_x X_x X_x X_x X_x X_x

WHERE!?!?

[Darren870]

smokehouse you should mod that and replace the buttons and stick.

They arn't the best in that controller. But I do love the way it looks!

[snes_collector]

http://64.159.77.51/~helmet/perkar/finds/060127.jpg

not a bad score at all, already have earthbound, and i had some unexpected repairs on my truck yesterday, totalling over $600... so that earthbound is gonna be on ebay to recoup $50 or so. i honestly can't believe the thing is going that high, but it is...

kickle cubicle is supposed to be good. i think i'll be giving it a shot here real soon...

Looks like there's something sticking out of the bottom of the Earthbound cart. Is there something or are my eyes going cookey @_@

[joshnickerson]

not a bad score at all, already have earthbound, and i had some unexpected repairs on my truck yesterday, totalling over $600... so that earthbound is gonna be on ebay to recoup $50 or so. i honestly can't believe the thing is going that high, but it is...

kickle cubicle is supposed to be good. i think i'll be giving it a shot here real soon...

Congrats on Earthbound. Still looking for that one.

Oh, and Kickle Cubicle ROCKS. One of my fave NES titles. Very similar to Lolo in design, as you're basically solving screen size puzzles.

[nik]

Looks like there's something sticking out of the bottom of the Earthbound cart. Is there something or are my eyes going cookey @_@

Your eyes are wacked.

[Perkar]

Looks like there's something sticking out of the bottom of the Earthbound cart. Is there something or are my eyes going cookey @_@

Your eyes are wacked.
i agree, your eyes are cookey. heh