July 2011 Finds

[InsaneDavid]

My Chase HQ marquee came with two textured pieces(same thickness as the marquee itself), is it supposed to have those or not? I never saw the actual arcade cab to know the difference.

Yeah, they go behind the marquee at the red and blue to give the police lights a more authentic look. When you catch up to a suspect the lights flash (two flashes on each, alternating) and the loud siren sound effect from the game plays. I was going to get a little sheet of textured suspended light panel and put it there when I build the lightbox. I love that game. Giddy up, boy!

[FOnewearl]

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First time this year actually getting anything from Craigslist. Saw an ad for an N64 with "plenty of games" (or something like that) for 25 so I sent an e-mail saying I'll take it and asked about a list. The guy ended up e-mailing me a list of 14 games and after some back and forth mentioned the 2 rumble paks (which weren't in the ad) and offered to add them in and make it 30 total. I didn't want to say I didn't want them or try and get them added in for the original price of 25 (for fear of nuking the deal) so I replied back saying I would meet him in the middle from his original asking price which he agreed on. When I meet up with the guy as luck would have it he had an extra copy of two games he didn't mention before hand that was in with the bundle.

[Tupin]

I got Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories on the GBA for $2 today. Apparently it was re-released on the PS2 in 2008. I haven't played a Kingdom Hearts game since I beat the first one, I guess I should give it a chance.

[Nionel]

Hit the local Goodwill again today and found the following...

Vagrant Story (Complete) $12
Legend of Legaia (Complete) $4
Illusion of Gaia (Loose) $4
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (Loose) $4
Super Metroid (Loose) $8
Sonic Jam (Complete) $4

I'll try to get so pics, my camera battery is dead at the moment...

[jeffg]

Well I went home to Indiana to visit my family and I got everything in all these pics for $312 total.

Pics are everything I got on the trip, alot of the snes, n64 stuff came from a good chain of stores in Indiana that had a nice buy 1 get 1 sale going on.

I think the last picture has a few good things in it.

[Tupin]

I got three games at my local Bam! (Vintage Stock) today.

Bonanza Bros- $4
Super Baseball 2020 (Genesis)- $4
Wabbit (2600)- $2

Super Baseball 2020 is awesome.

[orangest]

Today's findings:

Sealed 3DS Super Monkey Ball ($3) and DC House of the Dead 2, Soul Calibur & Tokyo Extreme Racer ($1 each) were at a random thrift near my work.

GC Mario Party 7 (missing manual, $4.99), Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack ($4.99) and Xbox 360 Banjo Kazooie Nuts & Bolts Demo Disc ($3.99) were at a random thrift near my gf's house.

PS1 Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee was $3.99 at a Salvation Army.

Sealed PC Final Fantasy XI Ultimate Collection ($4.99) and American McGee's Alice ($4.99) were at a different Salvation Army, in fact the same one where I found this sealed Alice. This one is opened at the bottom, which I guess explains why it's a dollar more.

[Oobgarm]

Decided to drop in the local Play N Trade this afternoon. Figured I'd find something of value there eventually.

[DigitalSpace]

From a Goodwill I checked out after work on Sunday:

Xbox:
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II (complete) - $2.99

Not bad for one of the priciest games on the system.

[Kitsune Sniper]

So, hi! Guess who finally had some finds?

Not pictured: Two Maxell 25 DVD-R Spindles for $3 each
Office Professional 2003 Academic (I know I said I'd stay away from these but this doesn't have the stupid "Works on X machines" thing.) - $4


From yesterday:
The Erroll Garner Collection 2: Dancing on the Ceiling - $1

From today:
New Kids on The Block: Hangin' Tough (this find is dedicated to MarioMania) - $1
Metal Gear Solid Greatest Hits - $1 (?!)
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers - $1
Radiohead - Kid A - $1 (down from $2)
Highlights from The Who's Tommy (Original Cast Recording) - $1 (down from $2)
The Girl from Ipanema: The Antonio Carlos Jobim Songbook - $2

And this.



... It was a Target return, crushed, and taped shut. But you could see the DVD and product code were still in the case. I asked the seller, he said $1. So I took a gamble.

And the key worked.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA I GOT PORTAL 2 FOR ONE DOLLAR

[FOnewearl]

Here are some pictures of the SNES I got that was in really bad shape. I'm just going to post a link for anyone interested in seeing more as it was a 25 MB upload across 11 pictures.

http://imageshack.us/g/833/backfc.jpg/

One picture shows some small plastic and dust etc junk that was inside the system and another shows a part of the plastic that completely broke off inside the system when I was trying to take it apart and damage from a ceiling to the one corner of the system that I accidently did when I was trying to split the broken shell apart enough to get out said broken piece.

It was obvious it was in bad shape but I didn't realize how bad the inside was till I was trying to take it apart so that I could at least clean the plastic shell of the system. Seems as if the SNES was thrown I would guess when somebody's temper got out of control.

[The 1 2 P]

Got a little Mario plush from Goodwill for 49 cents. It's too small to take a pic of by itself but I'll add one when I find some more stuff later this week.

[Zama]

Just got this lot in the mail a while ago:



- Sega Dreamcast system with all the hookups (Mint Condition)
- Two official controllers
- Two official memory cards and
- One hybrid memory/ rumble pack
- One official Mic pack
- Skies of Arcadia (Complete and in Mint Condition)

^_^

[ugly_monster]

Picked up today:

(~$350)
7 NES system w/cords 2 controllers and zapper for each (15 dirt common games)
7 N64 system w/cords and 2 controllers for each (16 games)
GameCube system.. hookups controllers & Metroid Prime
Super Nintendo system hookups 2 controllers Mario World & Super Gameboy
3 GBA SPs
2 GBAs (29 GBA games)
3 Gameboy Colors (10 GBC games)
4 Original Gameboys (17 OG games)
also 2 black and blue bags (one GB, one GBA) otherwise identical looking
and a big Original Gameboy hard case

($100)
And I have a boxed SNES, loose SNES and 18 games lot coming too.

There is alot popping up on craigslist right now. I wish I had more money to buy it all and resell it!

[joshnickerson]

Here are some pictures of the SNES I got that was in really bad shape. I'm just going to post a link for anyone interested in seeing more as it was a 25 MB upload across 11 pictures.

http://imageshack.us/g/833/backfc.jpg/

One picture shows some small plastic and dust etc junk that was inside the system and another shows a part of the plastic that completely broke off inside the system when I was trying to take it apart and damage from a ceiling to the one corner of the system that I accidently did when I was trying to split the broken shell apart enough to get out said broken piece.

It was obvious it was in bad shape but I didn't realize how bad the inside was till I was trying to take it apart so that I could at least clean the plastic shell of the system. Seems as if the SNES was thrown I would guess when somebody's temper got out of control.

Damn. Someone should start a site that focuses on abused retro systems that they take in and fix up, complete with before and after pictures.

[Oobgarm]

Here are some pictures of the SNES I got that was in really bad shape. I'm just going to post a link for anyone interested in seeing more as it was a 25 MB upload across 11 pictures.

http://imageshack.us/g/833/backfc.jpg/

One picture shows some small plastic and dust etc junk that was inside the system and another shows a part of the plastic that completely broke off inside the system when I was trying to take it apart and damage from a ceiling to the one corner of the system that I accidently did when I was trying to split the broken shell apart enough to get out said broken piece.

It was obvious it was in bad shape but I didn't realize how bad the inside was till I was trying to take it apart so that I could at least clean the plastic shell of the system. Seems as if the SNES was thrown I would guess when somebody's temper got out of control.

That's probably the nastiest fucking system I have ever seen. I hope you wore a haz-mat suit.

[dao2]

Just got this lot in the mail a while ago:



- Sega Dreamcast system with all the hookups (Mint Condition)
- Two official controllers
- Two official memory cards and
- One hybrid memory/ rumble pack
- One official Mic pack
- Skies of Arcadia (Complete and in Mint Condition)

^_^

Happy bday! Skies of Arcadia is awesome and my favorite game! I hope you play it. Also damn you I'm looking for a minty dreamcast :P

[theshizzle3000]

Helping my mom clean out her house so she can sell it and ran across some stuff of mine that I forgot I had, nothing spectacular but finds in the sense I didn't have them before.

I found a copy of Tiger Woods 06 for the XBOX and a Dreamcast controller with two VMU's. I will probably just take them to Play'N'Trade for the few bucks I can get in store credit.

[BetaWolf47]

I finally decided to get some new games today. Nothing special though.

NES:
Golf
Tennis
World Class Track Meet
Some sci-fi game
NES Power Pad

SNES:
Super R-Type

N64:
Hexen

PSX:
PlayStation Dual Analog Controller (SCPH-1180, the rare one with a longer grip )

$30 total.

[DKTheArcadeRat]

Here are some pictures of the SNES I got that was in really bad shape. I'm just going to post a link for anyone interested in seeing more as it was a 25 MB upload across 11 pictures.

http://imageshack.us/g/833/backfc.jpg/

One picture shows some small plastic and dust etc junk that was inside the system and another shows a part of the plastic that completely broke off inside the system when I was trying to take it apart and damage from a ceiling to the one corner of the system that I accidently did when I was trying to split the broken shell apart enough to get out said broken piece.

It was obvious it was in bad shape but I didn't realize how bad the inside was till I was trying to take it apart so that I could at least clean the plastic shell of the system. Seems as if the SNES was thrown I would guess when somebody's temper got out of control.

1. Remove the sticker under the power button.
2. Look at the color difference
3. ???
4. Profit.