August 2009 Finds

[Lostdwarf]

So I went back to gamestop tonite and the small box was on the counter again so I asked the guy if he could go in the back and get the big box and he was like "our DM called and said we had to ship x amount of games to various stores because they had none" so I was like um ok.... (very strange considering i was going through the box last nite) So I decided to go through the smaller box on the counter and pull what I could. This is what I was able to get and now there's pretty much nothing good left...



33 games all for $45

[Ryaan1234]

Welp, sales were awful AGAIN today (Saturday).

All I got was a loose Game Gear version of Space Harrier for $0.50 that I found in a box of CDs. It makes me wonder sometimes how certain things get into odd places. My dad found two vintage Barbie dolls in a box of candles a few years ago (He sold one on eBay for $150!). Ya know, those kind of weird happenings.

Odd thing is that I found the Japanese version of the same game a few weeks ago.

What's next, the NES version of Space Harrier?

I'm going to the flea market tomorrow so I hope for some better stuff.

And I'm not going to melt my brain with Xn+Yn=Zn right now. I'm not sure where to even start on that problem. (Sad to say that it's been too long since I've done some Calculus.)

[erehwon]

Here's my PC game haul from Friday:
Baldur's Gate
Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast
Baldur's Gate 2
Diablo 2 Expansion (Diablo 2 was also in box)
Jedi Knight Dark Forces 2
Jedi Knight Dark Forces 2: Mysteries of the Sith expansion
Fallout
Thief: The Dark Project

That cost me $8. I also picked up 2 super nintendo systems and a super scope for $3.50.

[animesuperj]

Picked up two more arcades on Friday. I had put out an ad on craigslist asking for old machines if anyone wanted to get rid of them, and got a response from someone on these two.

For $100 I got these two:
- Krazy Bowl
- Ms Pac Man

Condition on both is pretty nice, just have to clean them up a bit. This brings my total arcades number up to four.

[DigitalSpace]

Purchased at Goodwill yesterday:

PlayStation:
Red Asphalt (complete) - $2.99

Dreamcast:
KISS Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child (complete) - $2.50

Psycho Circus might lead to a blog post about how amusingly awful it is (and I might even write something about its equally crappy cousin, KISS Pinball on the PS1). We'll see.

I thought Red Asphalt - the sequel to Rock N' Roll Racing - would be one of those PS1 games that I rarely ever see in the wild that still somehow ends up being only an R2 or R3. Nope, it's an R5. Cool!

[PentiumMMX]

Didn't get to many garage sales this week, because of a rather big purchase I made a few days ago...

- Xbox 360 Pro (Refurbished w\ one wireless controller, 20GB hard drive, headset, and a 14-foot Ethernet cable): $200

- HP Media Center PC remote (Loose): $.25

I finally was able to buy a 360, though I sold my Wii in the process (It was collecting dust anyway). Also, that Media Center remote works with my 360, so now I have a DVD remote for it (It may not actually say Xbox 360 on it, but for the price and considering it does work, I'm not complaining).

[Ed Oscuro]

Psycho Circus might lead to a blog post about how amusingly awful it is (and I might even write something about its equally crappy cousin, KISS Pinball on the PS1). We'll see.

Think of Psycho Circus as Serious Sam before its time.

...running on the LithTech engine...

...with some (as I recall) rather under-utilized Metroid-style elements...

...and with a few real clunkers of levels. But when it's good, it gets very good. Shame it's not like that the whole way through.

[smork]

Or solve this:

Xn + Yn = Zn, where n represents 3, 4, 5,

Um, there's nothing to solve there. Solve for what, x? y?

Or is this some Fermat's Last Theorem thingy?

[Eternal Tune]

Complete, mint copy of Samba De Amigo, with complete, minty fresh, official Sega maracas. I already have the game sealed, but when I saw the listing, I jumped all over it. 30 bucks and a 20 minute drive. I'm pretty freakin' happy.

/me shakes her maracas

[garagesaleking!!]

wow 19.99 is pretty good for mortal kombat vs dc. I am gonna check if they still have it for that price. Is it worth $20?

[Goodwill Hunter]

wow 19.99 is pretty good for mortal kombat vs dc. I am gonna check if they still have it for that price. Is it worth $20?

I think the sale I got it from is over, but Gamefly probably still has it for just a few dollars more. It seems to be pretty resistant to normal price drops everywhere else, which is why I picked it up. I'm enjoying the story mode quite a bit, and the moves aren't too initimidating to learn (they have a pop-up menu for each character's moves). Graphics look good, but whoever did Wonder Woman made her pretty ugly!

Rich

(edit) It's still for sale at that price...here's the link:

http://www.gamefly.com/store/game/xb...iverse/131580/

[Pezcore343]

/me shakes her maracas

That's what she said. Sorry couldn't help myself.

That's a pretty nice copy of Samba de Amigo though. Are you selling it or keeping?

[garagesaleking!!]

I think the sale I got it from is over, but Gamefly probably still has it for just a few dollars more. It seems to be pretty resistant to normal price drops everywhere else, which is why I picked it up. I'm enjoying the story mode quite a bit, and the moves aren't too initimidating to learn (they have a pop-up menu for each character's moves). Graphics look good, but whoever did Wonder Woman made her pretty ugly!

RIch

thats what i noticed, its held it value for quite a while seeming to never drop much in price, it looks like they still have it for 19.99.

[cyberfluxor]

I picked up some games this weekend at a local game store.

NES:
Mystery Quest
Dungeon Magic - Sword of the Elements
Mechanized Attack

$5 for the 3 games. Mystery Quest is pretty rough as it takes a bit of screwing around to figure out how to progress, like shooting random walls that can be destroyed while most can't. Then Dungeon Magic is feeling like a real grind fest to level up and collect gold to get rest and upgrade items. Haven't hooked up the light gun yet to check out Mechanized Attack, but it looks sweet.

I also managed to find Viewpoint for the Playstation today for $9 in its wonderful longbox form. I was playing it earlier and boy is it impressive. The passwords are a bit lame being predictable, but at least I'll be able to just jump anywhere in the game. Awesome find for me in awhile.

As a side note I tested my C64 computer and it works great hooked up to my 32" Sony Wega Trinitron TV. A buddy of mine has a stash of hardware I may be able to buy, borrow, or trade for to play a few games and mess with the system. Interesting times. If anyone has some C64 games for sale please let me know. I'll be running a gaming event at the central library next January and we're looking for some Commodore, Amiga, and Atari 800 games.

[Eternal Tune]

That's what she said. Sorry couldn't help myself.

That's a pretty nice copy of Samba de Amigo though. Are you selling it or keeping?

I'm keeping it. This is my baby now.

[Sailorneorune]

Good answer. Samba on the DC is fun fun fun.

[NayusDante]

Found Phoenix (2600) cart-only at a thrift on Thursday for $0.95 or so, and Friday I got PSO Episode III for $8 at Play N Trade complete.


Friday night I came home to find that my first lot of LaserDiscs had arrived. With my first week of classes this semester, I didn't get a chance to watch anything until this afternoon. It looks darn good on my LCD over composite (my player doesn't have S-Video), and audio sounds great. Letterbox LDs look fine in zoomed mode, something that nothing else has done. I watched all of Dick Tracy (1990) and I can definitely say that I love LD now. I understand what people mean when they say it's more "film-like." My only complaint is that the audio seemed a bit wonky, so I switched between analog and digital tracks a lot. The analog track seemed to go up and down in volume at times, while the digital track had some distortion noise and occasional disappointments in dynamic range. Is this a problem with my player, or does the disc need to be flawless. I watched a few minutes of Star Wars and Jurassic Park without noticing it, but I need to use it a bit more to really know. Dick Tracy is the only CAV LD I have so far, the others are CLV, if that has anything to do with it.

[Ryaan1234]

I mentioned I was going to the flea market......

Well I found almost no gaming stuff. Just a NES copy of Monopoly for a buck. I've had the box and inserts and stuff for this game on my shelf with a SMB/DH in the box lol.

My dad was selling off some NES games that he didn't want to bother with selling on eBay. I noticed he had a copy of Megaman 2 and I took that for my collection (Now I need 1 and 6).

I am happy though. This guy that sells guitar stuff at the flea market said he had some ukuleles he could sell me: a 1920s Regal ukelele and a Silvertone baritone ukulele for $40 and $50 respectively. Those are pretty good prices cause an old Regal uke's worth sort of in the $60-80 range depending on the model and a Silvertone bari is worth around a $100.

And yes, that means I will definitely be going to the flea market next Sunday.

[NayusDante]

Considering that you just got Mega Man 2, and you're geting a ukulele, I want to hear you play the title theme.

[DigitalSpace]

Mystery Quest is pretty rough as it takes a bit of screwing around to figure out how to progress, like shooting random walls that can be destroyed while most can't.

I played through that a few months ago. At one point, I got stuck and wound up seeing if GameFAQs could help me out. The only walkthrough on the site was written by fellow DP member DDCecil. If it wasn't for him, I probably would have just gave up.

Regarding GameStop and GB/GBC stuff, three of the local stores still have very small selections remaining. 99% of it is licensed GBC crap like Mary Kate & Ashley's Slumber Party Mystery Mania or whatever.