February 2011 Finds

[Deadman]

The Ctrl+Alt+Del DVD was unwatchable. Even my 13 year old walked away less than 10 minutes into it. When spending only $1 for a DVD, you would think there's no way to be screwed, but I actually want my dollar back....

[portnoyd]

CAD has always been brutally awful and it's no surprise that the animated version (which is yet another ripoff of PA and PvP) is terrible. Even when I was in college and read every webcomic under the sun, I could not keep CAD in my rotation. It was just so nondescript. Reading that badcomics entry just confirmed I missed nothing.

[Collector_Gaming]

Got 2 cd's at FYE
Winds of Plague (saw them monday and they were great!)

and GWAR! (cd/dvd combo!)

also at the goodwill i didn't see really anything except for this

American Mcgee's Alice

i am a huge fan of that game. this is the second copy i now own. the previous one i bought in like 2003 at a EB Games in their used pc games section for 5 bucks and the discs were scratched to hell barely working

this copy i just bought. I looked at the discs and they don't even look like they ever been used. not a single scratch or scuff mark period. The discs even felt tight in the case like they never been pulled out before. $1.99

[cityside75]

Well, the console isn't seeing the bike right now in the game, so its going to need some work obviously. The controller is responding though, so it's partially functional at least (the controller connects to the bike, which goes out to the console near the base).

Fortunately, in my quest to fix that pinball machine in the background of those pictures, I've gotten much better at repairing electronics, so I'm going to start troubleshooting it over the next few days and see if I can get it working again.

Quick update - It's.....ALIVE!!!!

[InsaneDavid]

Quick update - It's.....ALIVE!!!!

Awesome, man!

[The 1 2 P]

First "find" in a while.

-Dance Masters (Xbox360) - $12.48 at Target.

I want that. The only motion sensing discount games at my local Targets are the PS3 Move games for $9.99(Get Fit With Mel B, The Shoot, The Fight: Lights Out, etc). I wish I could find some discounted Kinect games.

The Ctrl+Alt+Del DVD was unwatchable. Even my 13 year old walked away less than 10 minutes into it. When spending only $1 for a DVD, you would think there's no way to be screwed, but I actually want my dollar back....

It was still just a dollar. I would have picked it up for that. It's not like you can't get your money back easily(or more). I've always found that most dollar finds are worth it, one way or another.

[Kitsune Sniper]

I had an awesome day today.


$1 each. Set includes:
Frankly A Capella: The Persuasions sing Zappa (UPC punch)
Mark Snow: Private Fears in Public Places (limited edition score, promo? sealed)
The Chemical Brothers: Surrender (needs resurfacing, won't rip)
Hiroshima: Go
McCoy Tyner with Stanley Clarke and Al Fester


I picked up the Escape from L.A. Soundtrack (won't rip, blargh), Warcraft III and a Bjork CD I couldn't see the title of (who the hell uses black ink on a black background?!) which is apparently called "Medúlla" for $2 total. I keep looking around and spot the three Project Gotham Racing 2 soundtrack CDs. I found volume 1 and 3, noticed I was missing 2 so I looked around and found it, and next to it there was a brand new promo copy of the Assassin's Creed Brotherhood score by Jesper Kyd. The PGR CDs are mint but the front inserts have some moisture warping. Those were $4 (down from $5.)

Funny thing, I picked up the Assassin's Creed II promo score in that same area a year or so ago.


Bugs & Friends Sing The Beatles (Mexican issue!) - 20 Pesos (I found this at the Mexican flea market that sets up every Wednesday, three blocks away from my house)
V/A: Home Alone 2 Soundtrack - $1
OEM Works Suite 2003, brand new - $1
Mono: Formica Blues - $1 (hah, one of the songs in this thing was super popular when I was in high school, so I HAD to pick it up)


Office Mac 2004 Student Teacher edition (3 CD keys) + Picture It Premium 10: $5
Office Mac 2004 Student Teacher edition (3 CD keys) + Volfoss (PS1 import, complete, RPG by Namco) - $4

YEAH. Hellooooooooooooo new computer parts! Also that Volfoss thing. I have no idea what it's like but it was cheap so I got it. :P


Cibo Matto: Viva! La Woman
Warcraft II Battle.net Edition manual & Strategy Guide

$5 total. I couldn't find the Warcraft II Battle.net game that went with those books, but considering I have a spare copy of Warcraft II Battle.net around, I figured I'd get 'em to bundle with that game. (Either that or keep them, since I have Warcraft II Battle.net included in my copy of Warcraft III Limited Edition.) Cibo Matto sounded VERY familiar for some reason, so I picked it up. Apparently it's Japanese trip hop? None of the songs sound familiar. It seems they were in a Jet Set Radio album. Not sure what kind of music it is, but we'll see.

[DKTheArcadeRat]

I want that. The only motion sensing discount games at my local Targets are the PS3 Move games for $9.99(Get Fit With Mel B, The Shoot, The Fight: Lights Out, etc). I wish I could find some discounted Kinect games.

I can check my other local Target stores. That was the only copy I saw in this one. All they have had lately was 40 copies of Naughty Bear, Get Fit w/Mel B, The Shoot, The Fight, Trauma Team, and other assorted nonsense. They also had whatever the most recent Tony Hawk game was with a board for $50.

[InsaneDavid]

Cibo Matto sounded VERY familiar for some reason, so I picked it up. Apparently it's Japanese trip hop?

Excellent album. I'm sure you've heard Birthday Cake at one point or another.

[Smashed Brother]

Excellent album. I'm sure you've heard Birthday Cake at one point or another.

Jet Set Radio Future features this awesome song...

[The 1 2 P]

I can check my other local Target stores. That was the only copy I saw in this one. All they have had lately was 40 copies of Naughty Bear, Get Fit w/Mel B, The Shoot, The Fight, Trauma Team, and other assorted nonsense. They also had whatever the most recent Tony Hawk game was with a board for $50.

My Targets also have 50 million copies of Naughty Bear for $9.98. I wouldn't even pick it up for $5. As for the Tony Hawk game, it might be the new one but Best Buy is selling Tony Hawk: Ride(game and board) on clearance for $19.98(PS3 version).

I'm going to go to a few different Targets tomorrow to see if I can find anything else interesting.

[wingzrow]

$2.00 each at the local goodwill. I think Kitsune Sniper's taste in random discs that are actually worth something is rubbing off on me. Such a shame I couldn't find the last disc for mckenzie & co. The complete game goes for something like $50.00 so now I have to piece them out.

[portnoyd]

At first glance, the disk in the upper right hand corner looked like it said Sweet Tits.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Hah. I saw that too.

What's the deal with that McKenzie & Co. game? Is it really worth $50?

[wingzrow]

From what I understand, yeah. It was a Highschool simulator game made by the people who did Mad Dog MCree. It's all full motion video so you could call it a FIRST person shooter dating sim if you wanted. There's only two on eBay right now, and one of them is just the 5 loose discs at $55.00. If I had a complete copy then who knows.

Here's a play through for anyone interested. It's horrible, horrible, horrible, but I can't disagree with the price. Also found a PC game called "learn Spanish now!" but when I opened it there was no disc. That's always a bummer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TjTx90zQSg

[Bojay1997]

Hah. I saw that too.

What's the deal with that McKenzie & Co. game? Is it really worth $50?

Nope. The $55 and $79 versions have been listed for months and months. There are several disc only copies on Amazon for $30 or so. This one was relisted twice and is complete in pretty decent shape with the two bonus discs and didn't get any bids on the starting price of $55. http://cgi.ebay.com/McKenzie-Co-Vint...item1c197427e6

I've seen a couple new in box copies in the past year on Ebay go for $40-$50, but never an opened one let alone a disc only version hit those prices. I also don't know why someone would buy individual discs like Wingzrow listed, but I guess you never know.

[Kitsune Sniper]

I didn't really find much of anything today except this:


Miles Davis & Various Artists: Finding Forrester Original Soundtrack
Madacy 21 Winners: The Best of Chubby Checker
Christopher Lee Reads Tales of Mystery and Imagination (two cassette tapes)

You're probably wondering why I picked up that tape set. One, because Christopher Lee is fucking awesome. Two, because I remembered this post by Ryaan1234 from back in November where he lamented the fact that he didn't pick up a copy at his Goodwill lot sale.

I'm considering selling it since I don't have a tape player... there's two copies of this for $29 in Amazon. I might just list this for $25 and see if it flies.

[megasdkirby]

I got in the mail what will be my last Ebay package for a VERY long time. It simply consisted of three CIB Colecovision games: Montezuma's Revenge, Omega Race, and Bump n' Jump. Grea games, so I am happy.

There will be nothing more for quite some time, as I desperately need to save cash in order to buy another car. Then after that, to save money.

But enough of that, I did go to my local classic game shop (owned by DP member "neojapan" and scored quite a few cheap $5 Saturn games, all complete. Besides that, not much.

[camarotuner]

Went hunting with my best friend today. Scored a few things.



Gamestop
FF13 (ps3, complete) - 20

Gift
South Park Rally

Local Gaming Store
XIII (ps2, complete) - 2
X-Men Legends (ps2, complete) - 3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (ps2, complete) - 6



Same Local Gaming Store
Centipede (atari 2600, loose) - 1
Super Return of the Jedi (snes, loose) - 3
6 in 1 (genesis, complete) - 2

Another gift
SMB/Duck Hunt

and stopped by lowes to pick up a power strip allowing me to properly hook up my toys.

[ncman071]

just recently picked up several snes games including:

turn and burn no fly zone, super alfred chicken, breath of fire, and nhl 98 all for about $30 via tradengames.com....also, the wife got me god of war ghost of sparta for the psp for V day