January 2008 Finds

[Rob2600]

The other day, I bought a used copy of Prince of Persia: Sands of Time for GameCube at GameStop. It was only $12.99.

The store also had new, official GameCube controllers in stock. No WaveBirds, though.

[JustRob]

Ok, another one of those dumbass buys, but it was the first one I've ever seen in the wild here, and at a thrift, not a pawn...

Virtual Boy Mario's Tennis, $4

Yeah, I know, 4x what it's worth as the pack-in for the system, but I tend to pay whatever is being asked the first time I find something for a system I'd never seen in the wild.

At least it's got that little dust cover that goes over the connector...

[Steve W]

I didn't find much of anything today on the ol' thrift rounds. But the last store had an Atari 5200 trackball with a microphone taped to it (?) for $4.94. I also picked up a Ms. Pac-Man plug-and-play for $2.92, and one of those little toy crane type machines... you know, the kind that you find in pizza parlors and stuff that have stuffed animals in them. This one's a little itty bitty one, and it's got one of the knobs missing off a lever. It was only $6.96.

[josekortez]

I bought the copy of Tiny Toon Adventures: Scary Dreams I saw at Kay-Bee Toys the other day for $19.99. I've been told that this is a rare GBA game, and even though it is sealed, I am going to play it. It's made by the legendary Treasure team, even though it probably plays a lot like the old Konami games on the Super Nintendo...

They also had the Sega Master System/Game Gear plug-and-play system for $39.99, even though I currently find that to be too rich for my blood. Maybe next paycheck...

I also found the following games at Circuit City:
Breakout/Millipede/Lunar Lander (GBA) - $4.96
Karaoke Revolution: American Idol (PS2, game only) - $12.96
The Da Vinci Code (PS2) - $4.96

I keep hearing that the Karaoke Revolution games keep going up in price only because of demand, so I figured I should pick it up. Even though I hate American Idol, I'll still try it...

[Kitsune Sniper]

I bought the copy of Tiny Toon Adventures: Scary Dreams I saw at Kay-Bee Toys the other day for $19.99. I've been told that this is a rare GBA game, and even though it is sealed, I am going to play it. It's made by the legendary Treasure team, even though it probably plays a lot like the old Konami games on the Super Nintendo...

They also had the Sega Master System/Game Gear plug-and-play system for $39.99, even though I currently find that to be too rich for my blood. Maybe next paycheck...

I also found the following games at Circuit City:
Breakout/Millipede/Lunar Lander (GBA) - $4.96
Karaoke Revolution: American Idol (PS2, game only) - $12.96
The Da Vinci Code (PS2) - $4.96

I keep hearing that the Karaoke Revolution games keep going up in price only because of demand, so I figured I should pick it up. Even though I hate American Idol, I'll still try it...

Actually, almost nobody likes the American Idol version. I tried it, it just seems... very much unlike the other KR games. It was developed by a different team, so it doesn't feel right. I sold two new copies for $20 on eBay recently, nobody wants to pay more than current retail value (they're usually $20 at Wal-Mart and Best Buy) for them.

[djbeatmongrel]

i got all this intellivision stuff for $80

2 intv II consoles

Games

Loose
Burgertime

CIB
Vectron
Atlantis
Mission-X
Tron Deadly Discs
Backgammon
space battle
Night stalker
Lock'n'chase
Sea Battle
Demon Attack
Space Hawk
Star Strike
Utopia
NFL Football
NBA Basketball
PGA Golf
Tron Maze-A-Tron
Las Vegas Poker & Blackjack
Beauty & the Beast
Space Armada
Frog Bog
Skiing
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons
Snafu
Astrosmash

[briskbc]

Not exactly finds but for my birthday I got:

Taito Legends 2 PS2
Genesis Collection PS2

I had a little bit of money so I went to a local pawn shop. They had R.A.D. PS2 and Zelda Twilight Princess GCN for $10 each but when I went to check the discs both cases were empty.

[NCN]

They might not be huge deals, but I was happy to add three more Genesis games to the collection after quite a dry spell... At $3.92 each it's a bit steep but I am happy with the pickups.

Barney's Hide & Seek Game (R4)
Pitfall the Mayan Adventure (how could I say no?)
Street Fighter II SCE (In my top 3 Genny games of all time)

[KeyserSoze61]

Went into a Blockbuster today on a whim, and found that they had Psychonauts for the Xbox for $9.99. Can't much beat that, especially considering it is $15 bucks to just have the downloaded content on the 360. Nice complete condition as well.

I beat this game on a Blockbuster rental when it first came out, and I told myself that I would buy it when the price came down. Sadly, the price stayed high and the game became incredibly hard to come by. So yah, I'm happy with my purchase.

[jeffg]

new video game store in my area had some nice stuff:
Baldur's Gate DA II for xbox $12.99
Marvel vs Capcom 2 for DC complete and mint $19.99
Super R-Type complete for snes $4.99
Street Fighter II complete for snes $3.99
Jerry Glanville Pigskin Footbrawl with box $1.99

at flea market factory sealed Rogue Squadron for N64 $5

Pawn Shop
Mario Kart Double Dash complete $7
Contra Shattered Soldier $10

Not great but not bad

[PentiumMMX]

My latest finds:

- Official Dreamcast Magazine Issue #2: $.10
- Official Dreamcast Magazine Issue #5: $.10
- Unauthorized Tips & Secrets for Sonic the Hedgehog: $.10
- Unofficial Guide to Goldeneye 007: $.10
- Star Wars Episode I Racer Guide (Official Nintendo Power Guide): $.10
- Totally Unathorized Guide to Nintendo 64: $.10

(Wishes the Dreamcast magazines had the demo discs...)

[Kitsune Sniper]

Today's finds:

Ninja Gaiden II (loose) - $3
Snake's Revenge (loose) - $3
Bomberman II (loose) - $3
Mega Man 6 (loose) - $3
Starcraft (w/serial) + Brood War CDs - $2

[namzep]

All three games cost me $26 shipped. This now completes my Guitar Hero set for the PS2.

[Jimmy Yakapucci]

Picked up a couple PS2 games at a K-Mart today. While they are not super deals, I am happy with them. I got Valkyrie Profile 2 for $12 and Nightmare of Druaga for $10.

JY

[InsaneDavid]

DP 12 Days of X-Mas day 5 prize from Sniderman.

[DigitalSpace]

Arrived in the mail today from Amazon.com:

Dreamcast:
Demolition Racer: No Exit (complete) - $5.99 shipped

[calgon]

Final Fantasy 3 (DS) - $18 after credit from gamecrazy.

[aaron7]

Indoor flea market finds for today:

(Atari)
Oink! - R3, $2
M.A.D. - R3, $2
Tac-Scan - R3, $2
Shark Attack - R3, $2

Super Glove Ball manual, $2

(Coins... my other collection if anyone cares!) Paid around $30 for all
1863 Civil War carved indian head penny (says ONE COUNTRY on the bacK)
1886 seated Liberty dime
1867 III cent piece
1826 large cent
1857, 1858 flying eagle cents
1906, 1911, 1907, 1905 V nickels

[NCN]

The Wife and I decided to take our Daughter to a flea market today. It's been a passion of mine for quite some time but I've always come up empty handed. Today was different...

The very last row of booths held an Atari 5200 with both cables, two controllers and three complete games (box, manual, cart and controller overlays):

Super Breakout
Pac Man
Space Invaders

...all for $20. I'm stoked.

[jeffg]

I go 3 years without ever seeing an Xavix system in the wild to buy, and I finally get one last week, and guess what another one shows up at my flea market today.

Xavix System in box with everything and mint with The golf game complete $18

Now I just need to find the stupid boxing and baseball games and I will have all I want for it