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Unknown Date (probably early May: )

Coolboarders 2 (PS1, with box and manual) - $3

Friday, May 17:

Xbox 360:

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (With Box and Manual)

Xbox One:

Batman Arkham Knight (With Box)
Call of Duty Advanced Warfare (With Box)
Call of Duty WWII (With Box and other papers)
Gears of War 4 (With Box and what seem to be stickers)
Gears of War Ultimate Edition (With Box and a few other things)
Rise of the Tomb Raider (With Box)

So apparently, game manuals don't really exist now, or is it just this lot?

$6 total, from one yard sale.



Monday, May 20:

Browsing Facebook Marketplace for Yard Sales, I saw an ad for one that was posted around 2 PM on Sunday. There was a NES with games (which I missed,) and I found this that I picked up.

Sega Genesis model 1
Sega CD Model 2 (not working, I may still be able to fix it easily.)
Sega Power Adapter 1602 (only one, not two)
1 Video Cable that converts video to a later type of Sega video cable.

Genesis Games:

The Lion King (game only)

Batman Forever (with case)
F-117 Night Storm (with case and manual)
NBA Live 96 (with case and manuals)
NFL Football 94 (with case)
Rolling Thunder 3 (with case) - This one has a very silly ex-rental sticker on it.
WF Royal Rumble (with case and manual)

Sega CD Games:

MegaRace (with case and manual)

System is missing the extension for under the Model 1 system. Genesis is missing the ext port door and the red plastic, and it's also missing the headphone volume slider plastic. No controllers included.

Games are all working.

Paid $50. It's still well worth it, even though the Sega CD system isn't currently working. It might only be a fuse, and I hope that's all it is.

Also, why exactly is it that out of the 5 Sega CD systems I've acquired through the years, my first one was on eBay in 2003 and then all the others were in yard sales or otherwise local? 3 of them were within 5 miles of home. My 4th one was within 25 miles, and I got that one for $15 because it was being sold as broken. That one just had a fuse issue, too. Maybe a bunch of locals bought them around 1995 - 1996 when the system was in the clearance bin.

I'm kind of glad I blew the fuse in my first one by plugging a NES Adapter in it, seeing as the fuse seems to be such a common problem with these.

- Austin

[Slate]

Well, what do you know; Goodwill had a low value NES Game (Winter Games) in a brick and mortar location today, so I got it for $2.99 + tax. It seems to be an ex rental copy since a number's written on the back in marker, but this copy's otherwise in very good condition.

- Austin

[Steve W]

Since the site's been up and down lately, I haven't had the opportunity to post anything in a bit. I ordered Dead or School off Amazon - the Euro version was in English but cost more, and the Japanese version stated it was multi-language. Sure enough, even though it doesn't say anything on the box about it, it automatically switches to English in a North American machine. A nice little hack and slash with a lot of Japanese silliness.

Days later, I went to a Half Price Books and bought Danball Senki and Soul Eater: Battle Resonance for the PSP. I hit a few thrift stores and only found a Coleco Amaze-A-Tron in box.

Today I went to the headquarters of the Movie Trading Company and bought Neptunia Virtual Stars for the PS4, then saw that they also had loads of import games, for the 360, PSP, Wii, Wii U, PS2 and PS3. I bought Yakuza 0 and Yakuza 5 for the PS3, then Surprised Mouse and Primopuel My Special Partner for the PS2, even though I have no way of playing them at the moment. Later on I stopped at a GameStop and bought Skully.

[YoshiM]

It's been a while since I've been on, but things in my neck of the woods are slim for pickings.

My mom decided to move back up north (which is a whole lot of drama, which I'll spare the DP denizens) and decided to leave a bunch of stuff behind as she didn't want them/need them. So I got all her gaming stuff....a lot of which I gave her over the past how many years as gifts so it was a bit bittersweet.

NES

Front loader with OEM ZIF socket (that I installed), two controllers, orange-barrel Zapper.
Bee-52 (loose)
Big Nose the Caveman (loose)
(note on the above Camerica games: my Mom bought these off of QVC back around 1993 when we moved into a country house my senior year of high school. These games went back and forth between us a couple of times.)

Golf (loose)
Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt/World Class Track Meet (loose)

Nintendo Wii system with 2 controllers, chuks and Wii Sports

Nintendo DSi XL Super Mario Anniversary Edition with Zelda 4 Swords installed

Non Game Related:

Tabletop CD/MP3 50's style jukebox (was a gift from my Dad, who died in 2014, to her. Still works and has the original CD that it came with).

A bunch of DVDs and BluRays (like the Harry Potter series, Flash Gordon, Princess Bride, etc.)


Beyond that, I picked up some things but not for any real killer deals save maybe scoring a refurb 64 GB Steam Deck. That system is dang surprising at what it can do, lemme tell ya.

While "organizing" the basement (i.e. putting the piled crap that's been sitting down there for years in actual bins and tossing out just loose plastic, empty wet boxes, etc.) I found a Magnavox VCR/DVD Recorder system that looks hardly used. I tried it out just passing video through (no recording yet) and it works great! My OG Xbox is hooked up to it via S-Video to the CRT and it looked beautiful! Of course I got rid of my switch boxes and cables years ago so now I'm on the hunt again.

[Steve W]

Last week my mom had a medical emergency and I haven't been able to do anything other than go back and forth to the hospital. She's home again and in good health, and my sisters are both in town taking care of her, so in-between picking up supplies and stuff I've managed to squeeze in a bit of game shopping. The Outer Worlds, Professor Rubik's Brain Training, and Gintama Rumble (another Singapore release that would never get translated into English otherwise) came from a GameXchange, Days Gone came from a Half Price Books, Lumote: The Mastermote Chronicles and Earth Defense Force 4.1 came from a Movie Trading Company. UFO Robot Grendizer - The Feast of the Wolves was an Amazon purchase. I find it odd that the French name is Goldorak - I just looked it up and that's what French language versions of the anime were named.

[Slate]

On Thursday, May 30 2024, I had quite a day. My wallet was just wide enough, too. It doesn't look very impressive for the first 2 finds.

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1st Games Purchase:
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Various Sonic Figures - $1
Bootleg Game Boy with NES & Famicom Games - $1

The handheld's battery's dead, but the system works if plugged in. Its quality's not too bad, either; the buttons seem responsive. I can see myself playing Contra on it, since I have a copy.

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2nd Games Purchase:
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I paid $2 for this lot.

Nintendo DS games:

18 Classic Card Games (with case and manual, but the case plastic's broken on the side)
Solitaire Overload (with case and manual)
Sega Casino (with case)
Sega Casino (with case and manual and other booklet)

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3rd Games Purchase [the big star here:]
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This lot (there are many photos) was $200.



Pics 1, 2, and 3 with the Super NES & Genesis:

SNES:

Loose Games:

Doom
Frank Thomas Big Hurt Baseball
Ken Griffey Jr. Presents major League Baseball
Madden NFL 94
NHL Stanley Cup
Ryne Sandberg plays Super Bases Loaded
P.T.O. II
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Super Return of the Jedi
WWF Super Wrestlemania
WF Wrestlemania: The Arcade Game

Games with and Manual (unless otherwise noted.)

Contra III: The Alien Wars (no manual.)
NCAA Basketball
Tecmo Super Bowl (with Tecmo Super Bowl paper that shows off teams and helmets.)
Spider-man X-Men Arcade's Revenge (with game poster/ad for other Nintendo games.)



The Super NES wasn't in the box - instead, I found a N64 and copies of both Banjo Kazooie, and 007 Goldeneye.



There's evidence that the previous owner may have had a Sega CD. It's not pictured, but there's a SCD Metal Clip on the bottom, and the EXT Port Door is missing.

Sega Genesis:

1991? Sega Genesis 1 Console (Sonic pack) - This is a "High Definition Graphics" version with the EXT port, but it's still the later BIOS version.

Inside the box:

Console's missing the manual.
Red background button controller (with a break in the cord casing,)
Genesis 1 Power Adapter
Genesis 1 / Master System Coax Cable
Genesis 1 mixing cable
New SEGA brand Coaxial RF to Coaxial Pitchfork adapter
New SEGA brand Pitchfork to RF adapter (for reasons I'm uncertain about.)
Sonic 1 ("not for resale") in Box with Manual
Advertisement for different Genesis items

Again; console is missing the Sega CD Door, and has the Sega CD metal clip on the bottom, so there's a good chance I'll find a Sega CD at the same house.

I also got 2 other controllers with it:

1 extra Red Button "3 button" controller
1 SG "Pro-pad 6" 6 Button Controller

Genesis Games:

Loose ones:

John Madden Football
NBA Action 95 Starring David Robinson
Phantasy Star II
Star Trek: The NExt Generation

With Box and Manual (unless otherwise noted: )

Mario Lemieux Hockey
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Super Off Road (with unusual cardboard box.)
Spider-Man (no manual)



NES:

Loose Titles:

Shinobi (Tengen cart)
World Class Track Meet (with anti-dust sleeve.)

With Box, Manual, Styrofoam, and Anti-Dust Sleeve (if not a Tengen cart, or unless otherwise marked: )

After Burner (Tengen)
Bionic Commando
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (manual's dog-earred)
Cobra Command
Double Dragon II (still has the registration card, the plastic that the box would hang on, and a K-Mart price tag of $44.97.)
Jackal (with two other cards)
Megaman 3 (no manual)
NFL / National Football League
NES Play Action Football (also has the 4 player play card.)
Platoon (with the text on the box going the wrong way, so the box has to be upside-down no matter which side it's on, ugh)
P.O.W. Prisoners of War
R.B.I. Baseball 2 (Tengen)
Rolling Thunder (Tengen, with paper anti-dust sleeve)
Renegade
Silent Service (manual is dog earred)
Sky Shark
Street Cop
Tecmo Super Bowl (manuals' dog earred more than others and the anti-dust sleeve has more finger oils on it than others, I guess he played this one a lot.)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (box is a bit squished, and the manua's worn.)
Thunderbirds
Thundercade (manual's dog earred.)
WWF WrestleMania Challenge
Wizards & Warriors



This pic's a mish-mash.

Atari Controller: Spectravideo 318-101 Joystick Controller (not sure what this is to, was it for the Commodore 64?)

Commodore 64 Games (with box and manual, and other things where noted.)

Ikari Warriors (Floppy. Also with various papers including a "please note this C64 version is a 1 player game only" card.)
Jupiter Lander (Cartridge.)
RoboCop (Floppy. Manual's worn. Also has other various advertisement papers for other games, and has the back ends of 2 boxes for other C64 titles inside, though those are cut up. Those two titles are 2 packs.)

Coleco Telestar Marksman Pong Console

Game Boy Color System (Translucent Purple)
All-Star Baseball 2000 (GBC, Loose)
NBA Jam 99 (Loose, with anti-dust case)
R-Type DS (GB, Loose)
Other Companies:

Nintendo 64 with Power Cord + Banjo Kazooie + 007 Goldeneye (the games are in a different photo.)

Sega Dreamcast:

OEM Controller
Performance Astropad Controller
Performance Memory Card
Sega Sports NFL 2k (Box and Manual only)
Generator Vol. 1 (Demo disc, was in the NFL 2k case)
Sega Sports NHL 2k (With Box and Manual)

Sony Playstation 1:

4 Player Adapter
Official Memory Card
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back (Loose, was in the case for Madden)
Madden NFL 2000 Case (no manual)
Metal Gear Solid (with Box)



Microsoft SideWinder 3D Pro (New, in opened box) - Still has an Electronics Boutique Price Tag on it. This was designed for Windows 95.

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So in total for this 3rd lot, I'm a bit surprised that not everything the previous owner bought was in the lot. There's evidence of a NES, a Sega CD, a Super NES (I got the box,) maybe a N64 system box, maybe a Saturn (but I'm stretching it on that,) a Playstation 1, and a Dreamcast.

I might not have bought this next lot if everything was in the 3rd lot, though.

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4th Games Purchase:
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Nintendo NES, 2 Controllers, 1 Zapper, Power and RF Cords
Control Deck Manual
Zapper Manual

Blaster Master (with Box, Manual, Anti-Dust Sleeve, and Styrofoam)
R.B.I. Baseball (with Box, Manual, Anti-Dust Sleeve, and Styrofoam)
Pinball (with Box, Manual, Anti-Dust Sleeve, and Styrofoam)
Pac-Man (Tengen) (with Box, Manual, Anti-Dust Paper Sleeve, and Styrofoam)
Top Gun (with some shrinkwrap still on the bottom end) (with Box, Manual, Romstar Newsletter Card, Anti-Dust Sleeve, and Styrofoam)
Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt (with anti-dust sleeve.) (not pictured here, I put it in "Find 3" photos by mistake.)
NES Cleaning Kit (Brand New, sealed)

I think there was probably also a copy of SMB / Duck Hunt with the manual, but I accidentally put it in the photos with the other lot.

This last lot was $100. It was still well worth it, but not as much as the previous lot which I'll post more photos of in a bit.

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Other items not pictured:

Harry Potter Sorting Hat - $1
Harry Potter Wand - $1
Harry Potter DVD Wand - $1
PS1 Memory Card (belongs in the 3rd lot)
Old Moldy Washboard - $3 (so I may make a guitar out of it.)

- Austin

[Slate]

Yard Sale Find for Thursday, June 13, 2024:

NES Console, 1 Controller, Power Adapter

Official Nintendo Game Cartridges Case, Leather, with Gold-ish Nintendo Logo

Barker Bill's Track Shooting (with Manual)
Bases Loaded II
Ice Hockey
R. C. Pro-Am (with Manual)
Pinball (with Manual)
Tetris (with Manual)
Super Mario Bros / World Class Track Meet / Duck Hunt
The Untouchables (with Manual)
Wheel of Fortune Family Edition (with Manual)

$10 total.

(Also, I have to edit my previous post, the photos were off-site, and they died.)

- Austin

[YoshiM]

I stopped by a local retro toy store as I was in the mood for some old comic books. I've been reading the recent Iron Man comics and I've been a bit disenchanted with it. I went back to the first volume and got some issues in the early 200's along with a few issues of ROM for about $20. As I was leaving, I walked past one of their game cabinets (which was revamped, along with the rest of the store) and they finally have their loose 2600 games out. In there I saw a copy of Pitfall 2. I hastily sold my copy a couple years ago in my "hasty sale to make room" phase, which I regretted. I am thinking of getting a 2600+ and that likes using real cartridges, so I got this loosey goosey for $25. Not a huge steal but better than the 'Bay.

[Steve W]

I am thinking of getting a 2600+

I've been thinking off and on about getting one for myself. I have hundreds of 2600 games from all over the world, I'd like to be able to play some of the weirder releases (I have a couple Argentinian pirates that I think are PAL-M for example) and not have the screen rolling. But then I can also get an Atari Gamestation for $30 less and just throw in ROMs for all those games. I'm kind of frozen in place, trying to decide which one to support. But only one has a European 7800 controller available for it. Sigh.

I haven't been going game shopping very much lately. A week and a half ago I bought Evil West for the PS4 at a GameXchange while in the middle of running errands. And Saturday I finally had the day off without having any other things to do, so I picked up Vengeful Guardian Moonrider and then a sealed copy of The Swords of Ditto: Mormo's Curse for the PS4. I'm not sure when my next chance to game shop will be.