December 2009 Finds

[Sonicwolf]

Pretty good haul today.

Final Fantasy Chronicles - PlayStation - Complete - 5.99
Dragon Warrior VII - PlayStation - Complete - 5.99
Combat - Atari 2600 - Complete and mint - 1.99
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom = NES - 3.99
Jedi Starfighter - PlayStation 2 - Complete - 14.99

[portnoyd]

So PutUrQuarterUp, where do you live so I can move there and get all these insane finds.

[NayusDante]

VictorMaxx Virtual Reality Stuntmaster (SNES/Genesis) $7..
Box could be nicer but this is the first complete one I have seen in the wild..

Any good? I'm gathering that they're not, but is it at least decent enough to play with?



I went on a thrift run today and found NOTHING. Goodwill had a copy of Doom 3 for $20... I didn't even find any good music, my area sucks right now.

[PutUrQuarterUp]

So PutUrQuarterUp, where do you live so I can move there and get all these insane finds.

Haha, I live in California.. is New Jersey dry at the moment or what?.. Judging from your game room pics it can't be all bad..

VictorMaxx Virtual Reality Stuntmaster (SNES/Genesis) $7..
Box could be nicer but this is the first complete one I have seen in the wild..

Any good? I'm gathering that they're not, but is it at least decent enough to play with?

Personally, I did not enjoy using it.. The best way I can describe it is having a virtual boy strapped to your head while what would normally be viewed on your television perfectly is beamed into your eyes with the resolution and clarity of a Game Gear.. The combined strain of this was enough to give me a headache rather quickly, so I can only imagine that long gaming sessions would be almost unbearable in comparison.. If you are looking to pick one up, do it for the sake of novelty as opposed to an improved gaming experience.. I had low expectations going in, so I am happy with my purchase..

[NCN]

One find before work today, but quality > quantity.

I decided to stop in at a local thrift before work. My Wife is not a huge fan of the store, but I managed. I headed to the glass case that is usually full of janky dvds and pc titles. On the top shelf, I found my prize.

Aerobiz Supersonic (SNES, cart only) - $2.oo

The cart is absolutely mint. The contacts are so clean, I am wondering if anyone actually played it. My first good find in quite some time, and I'm pretty damn happy.

[portnoyd]

Haha, I live in California.. is New Jersey dry at the moment or what?.. Judging from your game room pics it can't be all bad..

It was, but now it's horrendous. Thrift stores are few and far between, pawns are in the worst of worst areas and fleas have died off considerably, at least by me and been replaced with almost constant craft fairs.

Seriously, I am living vicariously through your finds.

[wufners]

Not a find but a missed opportunity.

My company had their white elephant gift party last night which I skipped to get some extra work done.

Talking to my office mate today, he told me that one of the gifts given was a Virtual Boy. Boxed. With all the paperwork and packing inside.

Aurrgh!

[Kitsune Sniper]

http://support.jvc.com/consumer/prod...1&archive=true

I got that today. $70-odd shipped, and it was TEN FRIGGIN' DAYS OVERDUE BECAUSE UPS LOST THE PACKAGE FOR THAT LONG.

But now I can record all the stuff I want. ^_^

[Atarileaf]

Kijiji ad for 4 SMS games

Gangster Town
Double Dragon
Thunderblade
Space Harrier

$10

Gangster Town was CIB the rest were just case and game

[PutUrQuarterUp]

It was, but now it's horrendous. Thrift stores are few and far between, pawns are in the worst of worst areas and fleas have died off considerably, at least by me and been replaced with almost constant craft fairs.

Seriously, I am living vicariously through your finds.

Damn.. I would go insane given that situation..

Looks like im going to have to do this Dewey Cox style and be "double great for the both of us"..

[Shadow Kisuragi]

...what's worse? Having nothing around you, or having everything around you with everything marked up to insane prices?
The flea market here has a ton of stuff, but I'd have to pick it up in bad condition at eBay prices. There are no "deals" unless you make them.

It makes me happy that there are at least some shop owners out there that understand that giving someone a small deal will result in return business. Thank you Cybertron and Play-n-Trade for your Buy2Get1 inside deals.

[PutUrQuarterUp]

..having everything around you with everything marked up to insane prices..

This is definitely the most frustrating part of the hunt, but this is also why I feel that patience is the most important quality to have when it comes to what we do.. For every "deal" I do find, there are numerous items I simply have to walk away from laughing to myself in disbelief.. I am sure everyone here can relate.

[AZ Legend]

Quick trip to the swap meet, decent finds

GBA

Pokemon Emerald $5
Pokemon Shappire $5
Fairly Odd Parents Vol.1 $2 (For my son)

Virtual Boy
Red Alarm $2

Gameboy Pocket Silver with battery cover $2

Ps2
Contra Shattered Soldier $3

PS1
Eggs of Steel - Blockbuster Exclusive Rental Edition $2 - anyone have additional information on this? Dont see much info on it.

[Dreadstar]

I didn't even find any good music, my area sucks right now.

Same here. My local GW hasn't had anything interesting for about a month, and I haven't been able to get out of town. Just started a new job though, so the finances are improving, and I should have some free time between now and the end of the year. Maybe I will do a big loop and hit some of the other haunts.

[Shadow Kisuragi]

I was out Christmas shopping at Best Buy and saw an old guide. It ended up being a penny guide.

Cheat Guide Overload Summer - $0.01

[darkslime]

Quick trip to the swap meet, decent finds

GBA

Pokemon Emerald $5
Pokemon Shappire $5
Fairly Odd Parents Vol.1 $2 (For my son)

Virtual Boy
Red Alarm $2

Gameboy Pocket Silver with battery cover $2

Ps2
Contra Shattered Soldier $3

PS1
Eggs of Steel - Blockbuster Exclusive Rental Edition $2 - anyone have additional information on this? Dont see much info on it.

Surprised anyone there would sell a Gameboy that cheap, usually they want 10-20 bucks for it. Good finds though.

You should check out the Tohono O'odam swap meet on drexel and mission. I went there a couple weeks ago and got some pretty good stuff. 12 boxed genesis games including phantasy stars, streets of rage 1 and 2, wonder boy etc for $5 total.

[NayusDante]

PS1
Eggs of Steel - Blockbuster Exclusive Rental Edition $2 - anyone have additional information on this? Dont see much info on it.

From what I remember, the game itself was a Blockbuster exclusive. It's about an egg that works in a steel mill. Avoid hot things, or he cooks. I remember renting it simply because it looked so weird.

[Jimmy Yakapucci]

While the wife was Christmas shopping I stopped by Goodwill last night. For once they actually had some Sega Saturn games. The bad news was that I didn't see anything that I wanted and they wanted $5 each for them. They also had some Sega CD games, but, then again, nothing I wanted. I finally got smart and decided to check the discs in the cases. I am glad that I did. In the case for the Saturn version of NHL Powerplay '96 was the disc for Guardian Heroes. Of course I snatched it up, but it is far from perfect. It has a few little scratches and a small crack at the center that extends maybe 1/16th of an inch into the data. Here is a picture of the disc:



Is there any program that will let me check to see if it can read the data okay or if there is any data on that portion of the disc? Aside, of course, from playing through the whole game.

JY

[Kitsune Sniper]

Dude, that game is ruined. There's no going back.

[NayusDante]

Well, you could rip it as an ISO and make a backup, but you'll need to use the swap trick or something to play it on a real Saturn. I'd avoid a high-speed drive, though. Use a laptop drive or something that holds the disk well and doesn't spin too fast.