October 2008 Finds.

[cyberfluxor]

Shipping on that is a pain and you're not quite up the road. However, I'll be up that way for MAGfest in Jan. I'd prefer to keep the price down on getting one running as the market for them is stale and rough to come across games locally let alone a replacement monitor. I've seen a floppy drive around here once and passed on it, not thinking that months later I'd need it! So unless there are some parts you can let go of it may be hard to work out a deal.

[NES_Rules]

This weekend's finds.

$20



$10



$0.25




Traded for Donkey Kong Classics and Super Mario Bros 2.



$20

[josekortez]

And the award for best finds of the past weekend goes to...NES_Rules!

[Blitzwing256]

And the award for best finds of the past weekend goes to...NES_Rules!

yeah sigh, i've been looking for crystal pony tales complete for years now, lucky bastard!

(true story!)

[MarioMania]

On Saturday with my friend went to Planet Mix I got

Castlevania Circle of the Moon GBA $14.99

[namzep]

Yesterday, I picked up Disgaea DS. It will probably monopolize my playing time for the next few months as the translation to the DS plays beautifully.

[dao2]

i hate u nes rules :P

[TheRealist50]

I like how often I'm posting in these threads now

Both of these together cost me a grand total of $25. Both CIB with all paper work and everything. When I saw Streets of Rage 3 underneath a pile of crappy Genesis games, I nearly pooped myself.

[coreys429]

picked up a 2600 sears picture label gunslinger at goodwill today. $1.99

and i picked this up at the sunday swap:



$10.

What is that?

[Pantechnicon]

Steel Battalion with controller, loose - $80...hope it's worth the hype.

and i picked this up at the sunday swap:

(PXL-2000 picture)

$10.

Excellent. Another PXL-2000 owner in the hizzy. Very nice. The carrying case makes it a sweeter deal. I have the TV for this as well. Don't be too surprised if the record mechanism no longer functions (it's still usable going straight to VCR though).

[Ryaan1234]

What is that?

It's a Fisher-Price Pixelvision (PXL-2000) movie camera. It's a very unusual video camera because it records very lo-fi black and white video footage on regular audio cassette tapes. It's a choice tool for film makers who desire a very grainy, distorted image. The camera has actually gotten a small following of "Pixelvision enthusiasts". These days a Pixelvision camera is pretty hard to find and goes for a good amount on ebay. I happen to know about these because I do some stuff on the circuit bending scene, and the Pixelvision is a popular visual circuit bending device.

For more info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PXL-2000

A clip that shows off the Pixelvision's unique video quality:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaGL1s72N0A

[GnawRadar]

@NES_Rules: I envy you, sir. I always read about your finds here and at RFGeneration and you are the only person I know that has better luck than DKtheArcadeRat when it comes to yard sales/flea markets.

[otoko]

It's a Fisher-Price Pixelvision (PXL-2000) movie camera. It's a very unusual video camera because it records very lo-fi black and white video footage on regular audio cassette tapes. It's a choice tool for film makers who desire a very grainy, distorted image. The camera has actually gotten a small following of "Pixelvision enthusiasts". These days a Pixelvision camera is pretty hard to find and goes for a good amount on ebay. I happen to know about these because I do some stuff on the circuit bending scene, and the Pixelvision is a popular visual circuit bending device.

For more info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PXL-2000

A clip that shows off the Pixelvision's unique video quality:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaGL1s72N0A

Really? darn, I seen at least two of these at my goodwill for .50$ Should have picked them up maybe?

[Kitsune Sniper]

I haven't found much of anything this week...

USB 1.44MB Floppy Drive - $3. I tested it and it works fine. I've been looking for one in order to back up and play several of my older DOS Games - including Powerhits Movies. (Speaking of, disk 4 is unreadable. Hope the damaged disk contains The Rocketeer, ugh.)

Edit: Well I just found a download for the CD version of this, so uh, guess I'll be using that instead!

Ryu PS2 Pad - $4. It was a bit beat up but it works perfectly, but I can't get used to the D-Pad.

[Nitrosport]

I completely forgot to post this:



Got it for free I've been working on it so it should look nice again.

[DigitalSpace]

Arrived in the mail today from Amazon:

PlayStation:
True Pinball (complete, R7) - $11.98 shipped

Probably overpaid a bit, but this is now my rarest PlayStation game, and it puts my pinball collection at 44 games.

(I just need Extreme Pinball and Pro Pinball: Timeshock! and I'll have every pinball game released on the PlayStation in the US.)

[NayusDante]

It always takes me a few days before I have something to post in the new thread....



Flea Market:
Game.Com with Monopoly - $5 (because I wanted to see how awful the thing really is)
The Magic of Scheherazade - $4

Library - October and November 2008 (!) PSM - $0.25 each

Church Thrift:
Sim City 3000 with manual and guide - $2
The Sims: House Party - $1

Funny thing about SC3K, the manual and guide were rubber-banded together and marked $2.50 until today. The game itself was marked $1, so they charged me $2 total for it. They also have a few more of the Sims expansions, but I don't think I really want them that much. The first two aren't too far from the "people simulator" idea, with the latter ones being more "controlling." I liked The Sims as a simulation, not as a way to live out idealistic lives.





Two other thrifts I tried today:

Turok 2 (with Forsaken) - $3, complete, I supplied the bag+board for the Shadowman comic; Why do I need to install Turok 2 before Forsaken??? (DirectX versions?)

Diablo ("Mac" edition on box, but the disk and manual say Win/Mac) - $3, complete, but I gave the manual to a guy who remarked that he had a disk-only copy; I got a manual in my Daggerfall box at the other flea market a few weeks ago, so I'm still complete. I've never played it!


I love finding complete PC games. Especially when they have the cardboard formers. ^_^


And not pictured, a USB Iomega Zip drive! $5 at the fle market. Came in the box, complete except the driver CD, even in the static bag with the registration cards and stuff. I've had an IDE Zip drive since back in the day, and it's now in my Win95/DOS box. Now I have a way to transfer games and drivers over there without burning a CD.

[jcalder8]

Picked up a great condition Power Pad today at Value Village for 7 bucks.
I've always wanted one so I'm pretty happy to get it.

I also met a guy who told me to pick up Stadium Events for it, I wonder if he comes here.

[NCN]

My first finds in what seems like forever!

I went to a local resale shop that I saw advertised on Craigslist. I called ahead, and the guy told me he definitely had an NES that he'd sell for $20. I drove out there and waited for twenty minutes while he rooted around his store's basement for them. He ended up giving up and pretty much telling me tough break. Ouch.

On my way home I decided to stop at a thrift store I'd never seen before. I walked past the racks of clothes on a beeline path. They actually had a nice selection! I passed on a boxed Game Gear for $7.07, but I did find what I wanted! I picked up a toaster NES with one controller and an NES Advantage. There was no price on it.... Go figure. The woman told me, in broken English, that she'd get the "Electronic guy" to come price it. He looked me dead in the eye and asked me if $9.09 was "do-able". I eagerly obliged and took the system.

Feeling good, I browsed their stack of games as well. For $1.21 each I took home Simon's Quest, Ghosts n' Goblins and Wizards & Warriors. I can't really complain about an NES and three games for just over $13, right?

I got the system to the car and opened it up. Sitting inside was a copy of Dragon Warrior. That's what I call a bonus! I guess the only downer was the lack of ac and rf cables. Anyone have a set they'd sell cheap?

[TheRealist50]

My first finds in what seems like forever!

I went to a local resale shop that I saw advertised on Craigslist. I called ahead, and the guy told me he definitely had an NES that he'd sell for $20. I drove out there and waited for twenty minutes while he rooted around his store's basement for them. He ended up giving up and pretty much telling me tough break. Ouch.

On my way home I decided to stop at a thrift store I'd never seen before. I walked past the racks of clothes on a beeline path. They actually had a nice selection! I passed on a boxed Game Gear for $7.07, but I did find what I wanted! I picked up a toaster NES with one controller and an NES Advantage. There was no price on it.... Go figure. The woman told me, in broken English, that she'd get the "Electronic guy" to come price it. He looked me dead in the eye and asked me if $9.09 was "do-able". I eagerly obliged and took the system.

Feeling good, I browsed their stack of games as well. For $1.21 each I took home Simon's Quest, Ghosts n' Goblins and Wizards & Warriors. I can't really complain about an NES and three games for just over $13, right?

I got the system to the car and opened it up. Sitting inside was a copy of Dragon Warrior. That's what I call a bonus! I guess the only downer was the lack of ac and rf cables. Anyone have a set they'd sell cheap?

I never understood thrift stores with their random prices...$7.07? $9.09? $1.21? this thrift store I go to sells everything at totally random prices. they had 2 NES controllers, one was $4.36 which I bought...the other was $4.87.