Quote Originally Posted by Draven View Post
Geez. What a thread. Ya know, I've seen UFO's on youtube (which is actually one of the more believeable things you can find on there). It wouldn't matter if you saw a vid with your own eyes. Doesn't mean it will work for everyone. And I highly doubt that ANYWHERE in the continental US is so rural that you can't find a NES. I live in Eastern Kentucky..hillbilly central. I bought 3 NES's for $5 (total, not each). I got a toploader here for 10 bucks with 2 controllers. The more rural, the better. People practically give them away, you just have to look and keep your eyes open. In the past 2 months I've found Super Starfox Weekend and Bubble Bath Babes (for what you would commonly spend on a NES game) and I'm heading to the flea again this weekend to pick up Bubble Bobble 2 for 8 bucks (ran out of cash last weekend and the ATM was out of cash due to the first of the monthers...hillbilly central). Anyway, just keep your head up and you'll find that good deal eventually. If you don't, shoot me a pm and if you want to cover shipping I'll see if I can't find an old toaster deck around here for you (can't guarantee anything, I keep my spares in my tool closet and I throw tool boxes in there all the time so they may be destroyed by now).

I live in Chicago we have two retro gaming stores where I can buy a used front loader for cheaper than a Retro Duo. I can go on ebay and find one for even cheaper than and cheaper than Retro Duo. Living in the city has it's advantages. That said, the best deals I've found are on vacations up in Wisconsin where I can probably find a NES console for 5-10 bucks.

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