July 2010 Finds

[PentiumMMX]

Things are getting off to a decent start this month, although not so much gaming wise; after all, it's hard to top finding EarthBound at such a reasonable price just a few weeks ago. However, I did have a few finds over the past week:

From garage sales:
- Donkey Kong 64 (Nintendo 64. Loose in very good condition): $.50

I've owned this game for years, but at the price, I couldn't pass it up. I did manage to turn around and sell it to a co-worker for a $2 profit, so it all worked out.

From Game-X-Change:
- Super Mario Sunshine (Gamecube. Non-PC version, complete in near mint condition): $15
- Disgaea: Hour of Darkness (PS2. Complete in very good condition): $17
- Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice (PS3. New): $20

Yes, I bought Super Mario Sunshine again. This time, since the disc is actually in good shape, I plan on keeping it. Now, to get another copy of Luigi's Mansion...

Also, I bought the first Disgaea, since I had been wanting to play it again (Last time, I got side-tracked mid-way through the toutorial and eventually sold it before getting any further); this time, getting further in and actually really enjoying it. Thus, I went back a few days later and picked up the 3rd game in the series...even if I don't have a PS3 yet. I plan on getting one eventually, but until then, I at least have access to my brother-in-law's PS3.

Also, I'll soon be getting a new laptop. It's nothing too special (Not an Alienware or anything fancy like that), but it's a lot better than the laptop I have now; which is 12 years old and held together with duct tape.

[evg2000]

My current finds:


The 2 board games and the D&D games in the upper right corner were markes $1.98, but at the register I found out that they were %75 off.
Monkey Island, calc, knight rider nes, PS3 disk, snses game, gg game, PSP games, and myst trilogy $1 each.
The other nes games $3 each, alien chase HH $2.98, TRON HH .99, saturn game $2.98, and the N64 PS $2


At one GW I found the LD Karaoke Discs for $1 each, at another GW I found the Pioneer DVL-700 $45 kinda expensive. The LD are going on ebay, not sure what I'm doing with the player (no remote to be found).

[Kitsune Sniper]

Not a lot of stuff today...


Return Of The Living Dead 3 DVD - $3
Two Famicom Multicarts - $2 each

Not pictured:
Quest For Glory Anthology (disc with inserts, case has... something on it, feels like oil or cream) - $1
Unreal Tournament 2003 (Mac, CDs w/key) - $2

One of the multicarts caught my attention because it seems to have Adventure Island 3, Monster In My Pocket, "Dream Penguin", and Home Alone 2. I'm hoping Dream Penguin is Yume Penguin Monogatari, but I doubt it. They were $2 each so it wasn't so bad...

The DVDs were 2 for $5, and I had two picked out; unfortunately, the other one I found (the Night of The Living Dead remake with effects by Tom Savini) had a nasty scratch in the Fullscreen side, so I left it behind. :\

[NayusDante]

Is it just me, or is Home Alone an oddly frequently pirated Famicom game?

[allyourblood]

...the other one I found (the Night of The Living Dead remake with effects by Tom Savini) had a nasty scratch in the Fullscreen side, so I left it behind. :\

Darn, every zombie/horror fan should have this on the shelf. It veers from the original just right if you ask me; a nice little upgrade and the effects are terrific. It's one of my favorite Dead movies. Worth it for the end credits music alone.

[DreadIsReal]

My finds for the day:



Sorry everything is so small heres the details:

-Intellivison with Space Spartan Complete: $20.00
-Sega Saturn with steering wheel, Madden 97, Andretti Racing, Daytona USA, and Virtua Fighter (all loose): $5.00
-Mattel Aqaurius with the printer and tape player: $10.00
-720 Infiltrator for the NES: $2.00 each
-Sega CD: Sewer Shark (loose), Road Avenger (loose, and Midnight Raiders: $5.00
-Dreamcast: Resident Evil 2-$17.99, Resident Evil 3-$8.99, and Phantasy Star Online-$4.49, Army Men Sarges Heroes-$4.49
-PS1: Lucky Luke-$2.00, Rugrats Search for Reptar-$2.00, Twisted Metal 3-$2.00, Diablo-$2.50, and MegaMan X5-$2.50
-Doomsday Warrior for the SNES: $4.49
-Mystical Ninja for the N64: $3.00
-Gameboy: Shamus, Catrap, and one i cant remember the name of: $10.00
-Cartman and the video game toys were $2.50
-The WWF magazines are a full run from 1990 to 1994, all for $5.00
-Also found a SNES AC adaptor ($2.00), Metal Gear Solid PS1 ($5.00)

A good day, found most of everything at a flea markt and yard sales. The Dreamcast games came from a local game store.

Until next time, Daryl

[Atarileaf]

Today's goodies:

BioHazard Battle - $3
Tyrants - $4
Marksman Shooting - $4
Outrun 2019 - $2
Vectorman 2 - $2
King of Monsters 2 - $2
STTNG - $2
Jurassic Park 2 - $2
Stunt Race FX - $2
Wipeout 3 - $2
Capcom Plug and Play - $4 (1942, Commando, Ghosts & Goblins)

[Arasoi]

Purchased from Carey85:

A hard rental/carrying case that holds: NES deck, 2 controllers, zapper, AC adapter, video cables, 1 cartridge.





Sadly I will have to make a small modification to make my ubernes fit in the case, due its extra jacks. I'm trying to figure a way that won't be horrible looking..

[garagesaleking!!]

I remember renting a ps1 when I was young and it came in a case like that, what memories. That was great back when video stores rented out n64 and ps1 systems, those days are long gone.

[Tupin]

Is it just me, or is Home Alone an oddly frequently pirated Famicom game?

The first one or the second one? The second one had sound effects stolen from Acclaim games.

Anyway, all I've gotten so far this month is Freedom Fighters for the GCN for $7.

[Kitsune Sniper]

The first one or the second one? The second one had sound effects stolen from Acclaim games.

... So you're saying they stole from themselves?

The dev was Imagineering. Guess how many games they made for Acclaim.

[ScourDX]

Picked up

Yakuza 3 - $30
Team Trauma - $25
Rex Nebula - $3
F-19 - $3



Within Rex Nebula box, there are additional game - Raptor: Tales of Shadow, Jet Fighter & pirated Doom.

[NayusDante]

Nice, I see a King's Quest VI manual in there too (Guidebook to the Land of the Green Isles). I prefer that kind of prose and poetry to today's DRM.

[Shadow Kisuragi]

Play-N-Trade (Buy2Get1):

Sega CD
Samurai Shodown - $Free
Shadow of the Beast II (Sealed/Resealed...can't tell) - $45
Warsong - $45

Xbox
Destroy All Humans 2 - $Free
Metal Slug 3 - $7
Cardinal Syn - $5
System Box - $Free

Xbox 360
Halo 3 System Box - $Free

Anyone have a link handy for legit Saturn/Sega CD seals? I want to see if my copies are actually seals or reseals. They LOOK resealed, but every time I look I confuse myself.

[Tupin]

... So you're saying they stole from themselves?

The dev was Imagineering. Guess how many games they made for Acclaim.

I thought THQ made both of them. Huh. I guess I was wrong.

[philinchio]

I had a great start to the month yesterday with two of my best finds yet.

There are two Value Villages in Anchorage, and the one furthest from my house gets gaming stuff in on a regular basis. I passed on some loose SNES and N64 games in the electronics secton, all sports. Headed over to the VHS/CD shelves where all the disc-based games are usually kept. Again, mostly sports games for various systems, but then I saw this.



Yeah, it's a sports game, but it's a rare and damn good sports game. Oddly enough, the jewel case was missing otherwise the game is complete. I paid $3 and since I already have a jewel case copy at home I now have a CIB. The loose copy is going to ebay.

But wait, it gets better.

My local Play N Trade had this game in their glass case for almost two months priced at $99.99. Thanks to my 10% membership discount and about $30 in store credit for various trade-ins I finally bought it for just under $60.



It's the most I've paid so far for something game related, but still a fantastic deal. Even the IAP was still reasonable.

I'm hoping the rest of the month will be just as good to me.

[Videogamerdaryll]

Flea Market/Garage Sales,Church Flea Market

$5.00 Bowling Game..

$20.00 NES with SMB3,hook-ups Zapper and Justifier Light Gun Sega CD
Ps2 game $1.00 each-from NES seller(bought since he lowered the NES price on haggle.

Game Cube hook-ups etc,,..$10.00
Ps mem card free

FC Twin $15.00 with three games Bayou Billy,Starfox and F Zero

Pokemon N64 System $7.00(going to sell it on ebay as I have another)


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Passed Xbox for $10.00 and another for $25.00


Sons..$1.00 each

[Videogamerdaryll]

Small Town Flea Market..$20.00


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Ran into an old guy I know for years and don't like dealing with..Noticed a pile of new system stuff,let me look.He started off that everything is $2.00 each and if I make a pile it's cheaper.
So I sat there matching things up ,looking through stacks of 34-35 xbox games in sleaves tied up with rubber bands.(piles of sports titles mainly)
Some of the items say FIELD DESTROY and some don't...With that I started to look for what I could use incase something doesn't work for stuff I need parts at at home. such as 360 wired controler breakaway end cords,battery covers,rechargeable battery packs etc.fans for projects...Matching the wireless controllers to the receivers and or grabbing whatever I could.
I made my pile and and he upped he price to $3.00 each item then $4.00..$40.00 $50.00 $60.00....I was pissed dripping in sweat in the sun..
I argued the wasting my time point,slid everything over back to the pile and walked away...he called me back to make another pile,that he'll give me a deal.. ..I told him that I'm only gonna spend 20 or nothing as it's to darn hot to be wasting my time...ok,ok,ok..
So I got all the first stuff and added more and he held out a bag while I filled it...Gave him the $20.00 and I was off..
..(he jamed himself being greedy)
As I walked away he said..Did you look in the other bags I have over there..and they also were filled..Ohhh Noo...I left...It's to hot.
The only thing I didn't find was the Xbox logitech controllers receiver..I have one of these controllers and I can't get it to pick up the reciever.
as soon as I got in the car I started looking through the games and thay are not scratched,several f the games are of games I have Sealed such as Half Life 2 or games I never owned so this is a play pile.I started testing them when I got home and so far they work..
So far everything works,360 controller works great..the Nyco Battery Charger works..Wireless Nyco PS2 controller works .
I'm testing things as wrote this....so far so good..

[SamuraiSmurfette]

at selling field destroy, eh?
My old district manager got fired for that, among many many other managers...

[darkslime]

Some very good finds this weekend.

Swap Meet:

$25 total for all of these 360 and Xbox games:

360:
Dead Rising no manual
Fallout 3
Resident Evil 5 disc only
Wanted: Weapons of Fate disc only
NBA Street Homecourt disc only
Bully Scholarship Edition disc only

Xbox:
Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy no manual
The Punisher no manual
Oddworld Munch's Oddysee no manual
Star Wars Obi-Wan disc only
Grabbed By The Ghoulies disc only
Indigo Prophecy disc only

$15 total for:
Super Mario World cart only
Yoshi's Island cart only

$13 total for:
(all cart only)
Pokemon Red
Genesis:
Rocket Knight Adventures
Vectorman
Vectorman 2
Samurai Shodown
X-Men
Revolution X
WWF Royal Rumble
Wrestlemania The Arcade Game

TI-83 Plus calculator - $8

Transformers for $16 total:
Beast Wars Transmetals Optimus Primal CIB
Machine Wars Soundwave CIB
Beast Wars Transmetals 2 Cybershark NIB
Beast Wars Dinobot NIB

GoodWill:
Mario Kart DS - $3.99
Bleach: The Blade of Fate DS - $3.99
Crash Bash - $0.99
Tekken 3 - $1.99
Public Enemy - New Whirl Odor - $1.99
PC X-Arcade two person stick - $9.99