December 2014 Finds

[orangest]

Brand new PS2 50 Cent Bulletproof, wrapped in the mini bulletproof vest for its protection-$5.99 at Goodwill.

[kai123]

That is awesome. I picked up four 5-screw NES games hoping to get a famicom adapter and struck out.

[Dashopepper]

That is awesome. I picked up four 5-screw NES games hoping to get a famicom adapter and struck out.

Its been awhile since I looked into these but isn't it a sure bet by looking at the pins with certain games?


Here is my latest pick up. Made even more relevant with the passing of Ralph Baer. Original Odyssey, only appears to be missing play money and instruction booklet. It did not have the plastic battery tray so I stole one and a RF cord out of an extra Odyssey 2000 I have. Couldn't get the ball to show up so changed the capacitors on the ball spot module and got it working this afternoon. Played some Haunted House and Tennis. Really like the organizer case it comes in, makes storage and moving it sheer pleasure. (4:19)


$120 Craigslist

[ZP3]

Was accidentally still posting in the Nove,ber thread...oops!

Anyways, A link to the past and Super Mario Kart $30 for both
Super Mario sunshine in the case for $5

[Steve W]

Its been awhile since I looked into these but isn't it a sure bet by looking at the pins with certain games?


Here is my latest pick up. Made even more relevant with the passing of Ralph Baer. Original Odyssey, only appears to be missing play money and instruction booklet. It did not have the plastic battery tray so I stole one and a RF cord out of an extra Odyssey 2000 I have. Couldn't get the ball to show up so changed the capacitors on the ball spot module and got it working this afternoon. Played some Haunted House and Tennis. Really like the organizer case it comes in, makes storage and moving it sheer pleasure. (4:19)


$120 Craigslist

Wow, I would probably crap my pants if I picked that one up. Well done! I got kind of close to buying one years ago, but it didn't happen. I'd love to come across one in the wild some time.

[Steve W]

I was just alerted to a new game store in my area, so I checked it out. Bought loose copies of Laser Volley (Taiwanese pirate/import) and Sentinel (PAL format game) for the Atari 2600, and Black Hole for the TI-99/4A (very late third-party release). Plus a grocery bag. A total of $37.84.

[Niku-Sama]

Like a grab bag grocery bag?

[bb_hood]

Its been awhile since I looked into these but isn't it a sure bet by looking at the pins with certain games?

Yeah, you can tell if it has an adapter by looking at the lines on the pins. Cartridges with the adapter will have the lines coming out of the middle of the pins, carts without adapters will have the lines off to the side.

[vintagegamecrazy]

Nice job on the Odyssey score Dashopepper. Those don't turn up too often anymore and that's a good price. I know the feeling too, in 2011 I stumbled across one by accident on Craigslist that would make your deal seem like a mortgage payment but I won't rain on your parade.

NES carts with Famicom adapters are also heavier than standard carts as well which is another giveaway.

[camarotuner]

NES carts with Famicom adapters are also heavier than standard carts as well which is another giveaway.

I can never tell by weight. If I am remembering correctly all fami adapters are in 5-screw games with no "notches" at the top of the cases. So basically, the earliest released games in the earliest version of a NES cart. I could be wrong on this, but it's how I've always narrowed down my search and I've yet to find one NOT in one of these cases.

[camarotuner]

Brand new PS2 50 Cent Bulletproof, wrapped in the mini bulletproof vest for its protection-$5.99 at Goodwill.

Was that the game with the "plotline" of someone stole 50 cents bling so he goes to kill them and take it back?

[Dreadstar]

Found a loose PSP 3000 at an area Goodwill for 24.99. Borrowed my gf's daughter's charger, charged it up, plays great. Also picked up a new PS4 controller for 29.99 on the Sears website.