Secret Santa 2k5: The cat is out of the bag!

[Sothy]

My Secret Santa was Classic b

Got some rad stuff like Castlevania IV Snes
A complete Biometal SNES " I never actually played this one and laughed my ass off that the opening theme song is a midi version of that 90s techno song DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN YALL READY FOR THIS!? DUN DUN DUN DUN...etc."
Complete Risk, Fatal Fury and TMNT Tournament Fighters Genesis.

That stuff alone was a good haul but there was also Castle Wolfenstein for Xbox , 2nd Sight for xbox "hadnt played yet and wanted to" And a frickin Sealed Guilty Gear x2 for xbox. "Aint sealed no more"

Thanks man. Im gonna stay up tonight drinking and playing Castlevania while waiting for Santa Claus with a crossbow.

[Rogmeister]

Be careful, Sothy. Santa's hitting my house first and I have a gift for Santa...a BFG3000!

[Sothy]

Rog...... That wasnt egg nog.

[Wester]

My SS was ubersaurus.

Got my Saturn collection started with Black Fire complete (like new).
Added to my Sega CD collection with Power Monger.
And will be helping me with my Dreamcast collection when he finds his trade box.

Thanks man, have a great holiday! \^_^/

[NoahsMyBro]

My SS was Austin. Austin sent me5 Dreamcast games, none of which I had yet! I guess my online list paid off! :-)

Austin sent me:
Gauntlet Legends
Slave Zero
Coaster Works (looks especially cool)
Plasma Sword
Fighting Force 2

all complete.

Right now I'm in warm and sunny Florida (Maitland, to be precise), but I can't wait to get home and try the games out. (Well, honestly, I can wait to get home - NJ, blecch!, but I still want to try the games.)

Thanks Austin!

[dbiersdorf]

Well I had boatofcar.

Anyway I'm not sure who had me but I got

Devil May Cry (PS2)
ChoroQ (PS2)
Suikoden CD Sampler
Nintendo Catalog

I just want to say thank you very much, I was kind of disappointed this Christmas as I didn't get one video game from anyone, so I really appreciate it. I've already cracked into Devil May Cry, it's awesome.

Thank you!

[kainemaxwell]

I got Norkusa.

From him I received a package of numerous items including:
Kingdom Hearts with the strat guide!
A dvd-r of Starcade episodes
NES licenced RBI Baseball
A couple Tokyopop manga magazines
DDR Estreme and Ultramix sampler music cds
Old baseball handheld game
Demon Attack blue label

Thanks man!!

[Bratwurst]

TEND was my Undercover Father Christmas, here's what I got so far:

NES Ninja Gaiden 1 & 2
NES Tengen Shinobi, boxed
Genesis Game Genie
SNES ActRaiser

Nintendo Ninja Noel! Thank you TEND.

[RJ]

HUh- I logged on to see if this had started yet- I'll go.

My SS was none other than the one who began the thread: Lady Jaye. In her pkg of gaming goodies:

Mark Ecko's Getting Up "Still Free" T-shirt
1 pair red Nintendo fuzzy dice, still wrapped (suitable for display)
SNES Super Black Bass CIB
DC Omikron: Nomad Soul CIB
PC King Kong: Official Game of the Movie demo disc
handmade card wishing a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

Thanks Lady Jaye- you ROCK!!! (& rockin' is half the battle! )

& will there be a "what ELSE I got for Xmas" topic?

[Cmosfm]

Cmosfm was mine, and boy do I feel lucky. Chris O' Sullivan went WAY out of his way to bring someone who was feeling depressed holiday cheer. I feel blessed and very apppreciateive of how hard he worked for my list. I fell like the luckiest person in the world. It really made my day, as it will probably be the only gifts I get that are games.

Here is what I got:
Syndicate boxed and complete for the Genesis
Tempest X3 for the playstation
Puzzle Link and Magical Drop Pocket for the NGP
PS2 demo Gengi
Street Fighter Anniversary Collection Guide w/Soundtrack
Custom Framed picture of nintendo characters(perfect for my room of doom)
Random assortment of Happy Meal Batman Toys, A Spiderman Venom toy, and a Darth Vader Bendem!

Holy cow do I feel lucky! Thank you so much Chris!!!!!!

Awwwww! I feel great that you're so happy with your gift, I really do, because I felt like I didn't do enough and I kept looking for more and more but I just couldn't find you anything else.

Anyway, I'm also EXTREMELY happy and VERY lucky this year! Thanks to Rick Weis that is!

Check out this awesome stuff he sent me:



There's just so much awesome stuff that, well, I had trouble getting it all into one picture! This package has been sitting here for 3 weeks and has been taunting me.

Either way, lets see if I can list all this without forgetting something...

Hyper Chase for Vectrex (YES! I asked for a Vectrex Game I didn't have and I can't wait to play this)
V-Tetris for Virtual Boy (I didn't ask for this but HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT I WANTED IT!?)
Pepsi Twist Luigi Cap & Mario Tape (This is just so cool!)
Atari Service Bag (way cool, I want to know more about it!)
LOTS of Xbox and PS2 Demos and Magazines!
Nintendo Pens
Nintendo Game Cases

Video Game Cards!
Resident Evil 4 Promo Bag
Sonic The Hedgehog Comic Book
Nintendo 64 Binder
Nintendo Bag
San Andreas Poker Chip

...I'm sure there's more I'm missing, but my entire package was awesome and I feel a while lot better this holiday season...kinda been feeling like shit lately.

Thanks Rick Weis, MERRY CHRISTMAS!

[geelw]

sorry for the crappy pic- i'm using my gizmondo since my digital cam is busted. anyway, my ss was pcp (pop culture portal) and yikes, he sent me a nice box full of stuff:



a listing of which is below:

god of war demo
genji demo
siren demo
shox (ps2)
sly 3 demo
world tour soccer 2005 demo
ratchet: deadlocked demo
shadow of the colossus (ps2)
jak x demo
jak 3 demo
XIII (ps2)
maximum chase (xbox)
Xbox exhibition demo 3
midway's greatest arcade hits (game boy advance)

all of which will be put to good use!

hmmmm- and i thought pcp was bad for you! thanks so much!!!!

g.

[Jed]

sorry for the crappy pic- i'm using my gizmondo since my digital cam is busted.

Wait, you mean the Gizmondo is useful for something?!

*runs out and buys one*

[Funk Buddy]

My SS was mmpoole8. I have to say that I was floored when I opened the package and found a game I've been looking for for awhile. No, this is not a super rare game and can be had on eBay all the time. I just hadn't bought it yet as most of the games I've gotten lately are not as described. I just didn't want to take a chance on this game.

Two more games down on my complete US Saturn catalog...

Virtua Cop 2
Dragon Force

Thank you so much I love it, and can't wait to play them.

[geelw]

sorry for the crappy pic- i'm using my gizmondo since my digital cam is busted.

Wait, you mean the Gizmondo is useful for something?!

*runs out and buys one*

oh, you're a card... when you DO get that gizmondo, get pod: point of destruction and trailblazer... those should keep you quiet for a while

[bigdaddychester]

as I sit in the kitchen, finishing off the cookies and milk my 3 year old has set out for Santa, I thought I would check to see what kinda plunder everyone has received. It sounds as if though a lot of gifts have hit the right spot, including my own.

First thing out of the box was an Xbox box with the styrofoam inserts and cardboard (I have the console, just needed the box). Stuffed ever so gently inside the box was a plethura of goodies some of which, I should own but didn't but now I do. Confused? Good!!

For the Atari 2600 I got a few loose games, Battlezone, Congo Bongo, Crystal Castles, Joust, & The Empire Strike Back. In addition, I also got Decathlon and Astroblast complete with boxes, and manuals!

Next up was a few NES games Balloon Fight, Rad Racer 2 Raid 2020 and Roadblasters (one of my all time arcade favorites). I've never owned any of these four games so I'm anxious to give them a little seat time.

As if it couldn't get any better, I also got a series of emulators for my Xbox. Now I will admit that I did have these but the afore mentioned 3 year old thought they were her play set of dvd's (those aol discs do come in handy for something) and put a few scratches on two of them bad enough to render them unplayable. Again, It's like my secret santa had a federal wire tap in my living room and knew exactly what I needed regardless how vague my list was.

Finally, probably the coolest thing I've received (next to the box of classic videogames, swag, and classic magazines Joe sent me a couple years back) was a book titled "How To Master The Video Games" by Tom Hirschfeld published in 1981. I'm definetly gonna examine this much closer as I have some vacation time next week.

All of this good stuff and yet I'm not sure who to thank. The shipping label has a name but no DP Handle; I also know he shipped from Plano, Texas. I checked the boxes closely as well as the wrapping paper for any clues as to who it might be but I'm stumped. Anyway, Thank you for the great gifts, they were right on the mark. I hope everyone has a great Christmas.

[mmpoole8]

My SS was mmpoole8. I have to say that I was floored when I opened the package and found a game I've been looking for for awhile. No, this is not a super rare game and can be had on eBay all the time. I just hadn't bought it yet as most of the games I've gotten lately are not as described. I just didn't want to take a chance on this game.

Two more games down on my complete US Saturn catalog...

Virtua Cop 2
Dragon Force

Thank you so much I love it, and can't wait to play them.

Cool, I'm glad you like them. I don't have a saturn system, so wasn't able to test them, so please let me know if they work ok.

My secret santa was SoulBlazer. My package contained lots of cool stuff:

Taito Legends (Xbox, complete)
Lightening Force (Genesis, complete)
Sega 32X System
Mario & Luigi Guide (gba)
Donkey Kong Stuffed Animal
Star Trek 25th Anniversary (NES, Complete)
Silent Service (NES, Complete)
Feet of Fury (Dreamcast?, Sealed)
No World Order (PC, Complete)
Electronic TV/Game Switch (unopened)
CD Sampler (PC, unopened)

Thank you so much! I can't wait to play Taito Legends and Lightening Force and try everything else out. I've been so tempted to pick up Taito Legends, but made myself wait. It has been my most wanted game. Thanks! The M&L guide was a wonderful surprise; it will come in very useful (got stuck in the game a while ago). The Donkey Kong Stuffed Animal is awesome :-) . Thanks for everything!

[Aussie2B]

You're welcome, Lady Jaye. :) I don't know if the anime or music is up your alley at all, but I figured it was worth a shot. Regardless, I hope you enjoy the games. :)

My Secret Santa was FantasiaWHT, and he sent me a sealed (not anymore, hehe) copy of Dark Cloud 2 for PS2. Thanks, I'm looking forward to playing it as soon as I get a chance. :)

[Chainsaw_Charlie]

@norkusa I almost didnt get one thing but it came the day before i shipped and i was pissed. Hope you'll enjoy everything

Wow im jealous at what other people got

My SS was Noahsmybro, he sent me

Super metroid
A genesis power cord
Intellivision lives cd rom
A mix cd

I finally have Super metroid and that will get some playing time asap

[Jermack71]

My SS didn't put his DP name, but his first name was Bruce, but I'll leave his last name out for privacy. Anyway I got:

Intellivision Lives and Ace Combat 04 both for PS2

Thanks and Merry Christmas Everyone!

[mgriff]

I'm really glad you liked it, hope you have a merry christmas.

Mine was MGriff, and he got me:

Blazing Lazers-tg16
Rampage-sms
Tokyo Highway Battle-PS1

And an absolute boatload of PS1 and PS2 demo discs. Thanks! You managed to pick off the things on the list I wanted most :P