The Great South Florida Thread

[Daria]

Holy crap, I just moved to South Florida a few months ago, after living in the Chicago suburbs my whole life. I ended up moving to West Palm Beach.

Heh, tonight is the first time I saw this thread.

Anyway, I bought Resident Evil 5 in April at a GameStop in the nearly abandoned-looking Palm Beach Mall. I went back there a few weeks later to find that GS had closed! Thankfully there's decent GS on Okeechobee Blvd even closer, that's where I picked up Raiden Fighters Aces


p.s. (nothing to do with gaming) The humidity during what's called the "wet season" here, is killing me! Thankfully for me it's only a 4-mile drive to the beach. OMG i love the ocean ^__^
I originally wanted to move to South Florida for the semi-tropical climate, that northern & central Florida does not have, at least not to the same degree.



See how that thin orange-colored zone extends north along the Atlantic Coast? It means West Palm Beach has basicly the same climate as Miami!

That's actually true, right?

Yup. West Palm is classified as sub-tropical.

Edit: Hey I used to work at the Gamestop in the Palm Beach Mall. Place is a ghost town now though.

[parallaxscroll]

Yup. West Palm is classified as sub-tropical.

The classification of sub-tropical and tropical can get very confusing.

All of Florida including the Keys, technically is in the sub-tropics, because it's above the Tropic of Cancer line.

Climate-wise, most of Florida is concidered sub-tropical. However according to many sources including wikipedia, South Florida has a tropical climate.
Especially the urban areas of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties along the coast.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida

The climate of Florida is tempered somewhat by the fact that no part of the state is very distant from the ocean. North of lake Okeechobee, the prevalent climate is humid subtropical climate, while south of the lake has a true tropical climate.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_F...ropolitan_area

South Florida has a tropical climate, the only major metropolitan area in the 48 contiguous states that falls under this category (Koppen climate classification Aw)[23]. The metropolis does experience cold fronts from November through March, however most of the year is warm and humid and the mean temperature for any month is never below 64.4 °F (18 °C). In addition, the metropolis sees most of its rain in the summer (wet season) and is mainly dry in winter (dry season). The wet season, which is hot and humid, lasts from May to October, when it gives way to the dry season, which features mild temperatures with some invasions of colder air, which is when the little winter rainfall occurs — with the passing of a front. The hurricane season largely coincides with the wet season.[24]

In addition to its sea-level elevation, coastal location and position just above the Tropic of Cancer, the area owes its warm, humid climate to the Gulf Stream, which moderates climate year-round. A typical summer day does not see temperatures below 75 °F (24 °C). Temperatures in the high 80s to low 90s (30-35 °C) accompanied by high humidity are often relieved by afternoon thunderstorms or a sea breeze that develops off the Atlantic Ocean, which then allow lower temperatures, although conditions still remain very muggy. During winter, humidity is significantly lower, allowing for cooler weather to develop. Average minimum temperatures during that time are around 60 °F (15 °C), very rarely dipping below 40 °F (4 °C), and the maximum averages around 75 °F (24 °C).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_climate

Examples of tropical climates

Southern Florida, Hawaii, The Caribbean, Southeast Asia, Seychelles, North Queensland or most of Brazil.

Edit: Hey I used to work at the Gamestop in the Palm Beach Mall. Place is a ghost town now though.

Yup, it reminds me of several malls in northern Illinois in the suburbs of Chicago such as Deerbrook Mall (still in biz i think) in Deerfield, IL and Lakehurst Mall (RIP) in Waukegan IL, they both became ghost towns.

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My friend hit the jackpot at the Goodwill in Pines and picked the following up for me for $20.

An Orange N64 (no power adapter, expansion port empty)
An Orange N64 Controller with a torn cord.
An N64 Rumble Pack that's missing the back for the batteries.
Various RF Adaptors from (most from Radioshack) for N64, PS1/2 and one for a Sega system.
Various plugs (One SNES, One NES and one for god knows what)
An Orange NES Light Gun
2 NES controllers
A SNES controller (needed one of those!)
A Genesis controller (I ended up giving that to him for the Genesis I got him for his Birthday)

NES

NES Pro Action Football
TMNT 2 (previously owned by William Perez apparently)
Home Alone 2 (with a rad Goof Troop sticker on the back)
Operation WOLF
Battle Chess
Mega Man 2
XEXYZ
RoadBlasters
Mario/Duckhunt (a crack in the cart, oh dear)
The Little Mermaid
Joust
The Adventure of Bayou Billy

SNES

Super Mario World
Donkey Kong Country (Which I just recently got PnT, stupid me)
Scooby Doo Mysteries
NFL Quarterback Club 96
Mario Is Missing
Eye Of The Beholder

N64

Pokoemon Stadium (Previously owned by JR Junior)
Command and Conquer
Destruction Derby 64

Pretty damn good find, he said he walked in and asked the guy how much they wanted. The guy simply shrugged and said $20, then he went on his way after calling me about the find. He also said that someone was eyeing the box right after he walked in, that's when he made the jump and grabbed it before the other guy. So if that was any of you, that was one of my troops.

[fuchikoma]

I ran into Billy Mitchell today in the Pembroke Pines area. We talked a bit and he gave me a little bottle of his hot sauce. It was surreal.

[Penguin]

Just in case anyone is interested in going, there is a big video game convention in Miami next weekend called Infinite Bits. Its running Friday the 23rd through Sunday the 25th. I will be going on Saturday so if anyone is thinking of going it would be cool to meet up there. Here's the website if anyone is interested, I heard that Billy Mitchell and Walter Day will be there as well.

http://www.infinitebitsconvention.com/

[Shadow Kisuragi]

Haven't seen this thread for a while. I've seen the adverts for Infinite Bits here in Orlando as well. My fiancee wanted to travel down, but she can't take any time off from work, so I doubt I'll be going

Let us know how it goes.

[Penguin]

Haven't seen this thread for a while. I've seen the adverts for Infinite Bits here in Orlando as well. My fiancee wanted to travel down, but she can't take any time off from work, so I doubt I'll be going

Let us know how it goes.

Will do, ill be taking video footage of it for youtube, ill post the link here once it's up.

[BetaWolf47]

I keep debating whether I'm going or not. I've decided not to. I know FamicomFreak is going on Sunday, but I myself need to save my cash.

[DreamTR]

I was just in Miami 2 weeks ago running a Street Fighter tournament...the Infinite Bits crew let us use their TVs =) Very nice folks!

[BetaWolf47]

No one here ended up at Infinite Bits. I was short on cash from a Craigslist deal and buying a set of speakers.

We should still set up a place for all of us to meet and trade.

I myself am now looking for:
-Neo-Geo Pocket Color games
-Sega Master System model 1
-Sega Genesis model 2 revision VA3 or VA4
-Genesis 6-button controllers (Majesco models)
-Sega Saturn light guns
-Sega Saturn 3D controllers
-Sega Game Gear (Majesco model)

[smugle]

Here is my find for this week went to Hialeah to the blue red and black or white
found NES 64, with 2 controllers, power adapter, video for $19.95
here are some pic's

[JustRob]

I was just there thursday....

Saw the n64 in the case, right next to it was a game gear setup with the external battery pack for $20. Almost picked that p.

I *did* however pick up an Atari 2600 jr. setup they had there with like 20 games and assortment of controllers. Was $40 but I figured it makes for a good starter system.

[smugle]

I was just there thursday....

Saw the n64 in the case, right next to it was a game gear setup with the external battery pack for $20. Almost picked that p.

I *did* however pick up an Atari 2600 jr. setup they had there with like 20 games and assortment of controllers. Was $40 but I figured it makes for a good starter system.

Didn't see the game gear I would have pick it up my self, only saw a xbox for 24.00, 2 PS1 for 20 each, and a weird game system for the TV for 9.95 I hate going there in the weekend that place was full!

[JustRob]

BTW, for anyone else interested, this is the thrift mall I've spoken about. 54th street and 40th ave (miami streets), 10th ave East and 9th street (hialeah streets).

They had about 30 or so SNES carts in the bin/table thing at the back of the store. Mostly decent games, but at $4 a piece, I didn't want to pick any up just then.

This place has the occasional deal. This is where I found that sears 2600/intv combo along with random other stuff. There's always something there to be found.

[kupomogli]

Well...my apartment was flooded a week ago, so some of my games were damaged (Secret of Mana...). The last month has been hell for me.

We brought a friend's cat to the vet in Orlando, since that vet is the only vet left in the area that's willing to work with one of my cats. We stopped at the Goodwill there, since I remembered that they carried SNES and Genesis games when I stopped in around '05. Here's my FIND OF THE YEAR:

SNES ($1.99 each):
P.T.O. II
Obitus
SimCity 2000
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (!)
Mega Man X (!)
Illusion of Gaia (!)
Secret of Evermore (!)
Chrono Trigger (!!!)

I also purchased some Game Guides for $1:
BradyGames Secret Codes 2004
The Sims: Hot Date
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
Doom 3
Lord of the Rings: The Third Age
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (!)
Enter the Matrix

All of those SquareSoft RPGS for $2/each....wow. They just came in today too.

Any progress on a "convention" sort of deal for South Florida for DP members?

You'll never get another find as good as that, guaranteed.

[Shadow Kisuragi]

Cheetahmen II for $3 count? That was my find last year
I seem to have a good deal every year.

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Stopped at the Hallandale Goodwill this afternoon and they had quite a selection of Genesis games behind the counter for those interested. Not quite sure what games they had tho, I didn't bother to look since I generally don't collect for Genesis. I did however pick up Wrecking Crew and Tiny Toon Adventures 2 for $2 each, so I was pretty happy with that.

[BetaWolf47]

It's strange, because I got a loose Chrono Trigger for $2 in 2009 as well. Near mint. I was with FamicomFreak at the Ft. Lauderdale Swap Shop.

[Penguin]

I was thinking of going to the Swap Shop on Sunday if anyone would like to meet up.

[BetaWolf47]

I would, but I'm broke for a while. Famicom Frak (typo intended) just went last Sunday. You might be on your own, Justin.