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General Discussion => Technology and Development => Gaming Discussion => Topic started by: Keoni29 on January 05, 2013, 03:44:06 pm
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Start:
(http://updo.nl/file/0db3a9d5.jpg)
€20,- (€10 discount)
Snes, controllers and power supply in near mint condition. The games are complete and the Secret of Evermore came in a large box with a detailed strategy guide/artbook.
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Got Pokémon Sapphire in great condition for $3 from a friend once.
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Start:
(http://updo.nl/file/0db3a9d5.jpg)
€20,- (€10 discount)
Snes, controllers and power supply in near mint condition. The games are complete and the Secret of Evermore came in a large box with a detailed strategy guide/artbook.
Nice!!! I never saw that version of the SNES before.
I got Ultima V for PC MSDOS for $1 -- originally $70 in 1988.
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You must have turned me into a metapod, because I just used harden
Edit: Oh, you mean't buying video games not pick up lines, I will see myself out.
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I wish i had a NES, but all i have is a lousy WII :P
At least you can buy the old NES games on the shop channel ^^
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Start:
(http://updo.nl/file/0db3a9d5.jpg)
€20,- (€10 discount)
Snes, controllers and power supply in near mint condition. The games are complete and the Secret of Evermore came in a large box with a detailed strategy guide/artbook.
Nice!!! I never saw that version of the SNES before.
I got Ultima V for PC MSDOS for $1 -- originally $70 in 1988.
Both the Japanese and European SNES look similar. Only the American one is different (for those who never saw one here is how the 1991 one looked like:
(http://download.gameblog.fr/images/blogs/923/51057.jpg)
And the 1997 one:
(http://www.wiichat.com/forum/attachments/retro-consoles/492d1156084645-snes-2-snes2_sys.jpg)
My best game pickups were
-Secret of Mana back in 2001, because it had the official strategy guide in mint condition and the instruction manual/cartridges in decent condition. It had no box, though.
-F-Zero 1997 re-release (the million seller box), still factory-sealed. I bought it in 2009 and I have yet to open it (I already have another F-Zero copy which is the original and already opened, and according to various factory sealing doc, my copy appears to be legit. If it isn't, then the box is surely in great condition anyway and I got it for kinda cheap).
-Zelda: ALttP in French, which was very rare in North America
-Final Fantasy II and III (not rare but in such high demand that sometimes they're still quite pricey)
-Dragon Warrior 4 NES
-Sega Dreamcast (those things are so hard to find nowadays here >.<)
-All 4 Star Ocean games. Sadly for the 1st I have the PSP version, not the original, but it's still kinda great.
-All other Final Fantasy RPGs. Even if some are still recent, they get harder and harder to find it seems and the PS1 copies we have are mostly original ones, not the Greatest Hits copies.
NEVER EVER SELL A POPULAR CONSOLE RPG! You'll never be able to find it again later and if you do, you'll usually pay far more for it than you sold your original copy for. I learned this lesson when I sold Star Ocean 2 PS1 and Mario RPG. Even Final Fantasy 13 is hard to find today.
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Too lazy to take a picture, but I got Metroid Prime used for $6.
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O.O
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I got Ultima V for PC MSDOS for $1 -- originally $70 in 1988.
Reminds me of http://xkcd.com/606/ but without the downsides :thumbsup:
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If Ultima was this expensive in 1988, imagine with inflation how much it would have been today if games didn't decrease in value over time
Also nice to see you around again t0xic_kitt3n
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Both the Japanese and European SNES look similar. Only the American one is different (for those who never saw one here is how the 1991 one looked like:
(http://download.gameblog.fr/images/blogs/923/51057.jpg)
This is the only one that I've ever seen.
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The other one actually came with Super Mario World 2. I only ever saw it at Walmart, though.
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I got Ultima V for PC MSDOS for $1 -- originally $70 in 1988.
Reminds me of http://xkcd.com/606/ but without the downsides ;D(http://www.omnimaga.org/Themes/default/images/gpbp_arrow_up.gif)
ROFLMAO... That is so me! I bought HL2 in 2009. Greatest game ever. I'll call it THE GAME!
The other one actually came with Super Mario World 2. I only ever saw it at Walmart, though.
My little boy (age 6) loves Super Mario World Wii. He whips my a$$ everytime I play though.
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This:
(http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kucdwa5aDb1qawo39o1_500.jpg)
and this
(http://www.r4-3ds.net/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/2/_/2_10_48.jpg)
For €4,-
Also: A box full of random joysticks and cables and two NES: €15,- I sold the random crap for €15 and I traded the second NES for a commodore 64!
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I got my first Gameboy with Pokemon Red two years ago, for 5€ from one of my friends. He said that he didn't want money, he didn't care about his Gameboy because he has a GBA, but I forced him to take at least 5€ :P
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Both the Japanese and European SNES look similar. Only the American one is different (for those who never saw one here is how the 1991 one looked like:
(http://download.gameblog.fr/images/blogs/923/51057.jpg)
I have one of these, excepr the blue parts are a purpleish grey.
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I got an original ps2 with two gta games for €15,-
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I kept my GameCube and my GBA SP (out of my five games for that one, the best are Super Mario Bros 3 and Pokémon Fire Red which I'm currently replaying for the fourth time :P). My father wants me to sell the GC but I'll never do that.
Also Deep Thought, this one was hilarious. The best part is that I'm currently playing HL2. :D
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(http://img.removedfromgame.com/imgs/lynx.png)
(http://img.removedfromgame.com/imgs/lynx2.png)
I also picked Alundra 2 yesterday and Legacy of Kain earlier today for Playstation. I saw a Commodore 64, Colecovision and Sega Master System too, but sadly didn't have enough money with me and the SMS had no power adapter anyway.
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Wow, the only thing I own is a PS2.
To play most other classic games, I use PC emulators
But now I feel like I'm missing out on something here.
I guess it's like a book. You can have digital books on an eReader, but there's something about holding a physical book.
I guess having the physical copies of old classic video games is more satisfying than having them as just a ROM file on your computer...
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In some cases, it's better to play on the original console if the gamepad is better than what you have on the computer and for compatibility purposes, but in other cases where controls are terrible or the screen sucks (like on the GBA or Game Gear where it's hard to see anything) it's better to play on an emulator.
There are also savestates on a computer but some might consider this as some form of cheating :P
Also some old games get more valuable with the years due to being collector items so some people can make money from them.
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Yeah, I guess I'm just a few years too young to have gotten any of the classic consoles/games when they were out/popular. I was born in 1997. I think I remember owning a Gameboy Color when I was like 4 or 5, and later a Gameboy Advance, but I have no idea what happened to either of those things.
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If you ever get an original Nintendo DS, go to the screen options then turn OFF the backlight (I don't think it's possible on the 3DS). That's how bad the Game Boy Advance LCD was.
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Metroid Prime for $6. Then my parents took away and subsequently lost the game, so I learned how to run Wii/GC games off an SD card.
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Then my parents took away and subsequently lost the game
That sucks D: (in both senses :trollface:), I would hate if that happened to me considering how rare and hard to find those games get after a while. Nice that you found it for $6 in the first place, though.
Also the two games I got for the Atari Lynx aren't too bad. At first I worried about the horrible LCD but then I realized the brightness was maxed out so I just lowered it a lot so I can see stuff and it's pretty nice.
It's like a 8 bit console but with slightly better graphics and 16 bit console effects like zooming.
I might try to get the Commodore 64 if it has everything available to play games. The store guy also has Pitfall but apparently it's rare and it still had the factory seal (I think it was opened, but I could be wrong).
Btw avoid the Mass Effect trilogy unless the box says it includes all DLC! Gamestop charges $59.99 for it, yet they sell Mass Effect 2 used for $12.99 and Mass Effect 3 for $14.99. The online site in Canada charges $14.99 for an used copy of Mass Effect 1. Just get them used separately if you can get the downloadable content for free.
Also the Wii U version of Mass Effect 3 is $59.99. It's a special edition, but before buying it, remember that you can get the PS3 or 360 version for at least $40 cheaper.
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Getting the Commodore 64 would be pretty awesome. That is, if you don't mind typing all the games by hand each time you wanna play them.
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My brother has two of 'em >.<
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Getting the Commodore 64 would be pretty awesome. That is, if you don't mind typing all the games by hand each time you wanna play them.
Aren't there tapes and floppy disks? ???
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Yes they are. For tapes, I wonder if you could plug in a computer in the speaker port instead of the tape drive.
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Then my parents took away and subsequently lost the game
That sucks D: (in both senses :trollface:), I would hate if that happened to me considering how rare and hard to find those games get after a while. Nice that you found it for $6 in the first place, though.
Wow, I didn't even realize that.
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Getting the Commodore 64 would be pretty awesome. That is, if you don't mind typing all the games by hand each time you wanna play them.
I still have my Commodore 64 (2 of them, both SX-64s) and a Commodore 128. Yes, you can hook up 5.25", 3.5", HDDs, and Tape drives up to them. I used to buy Compute's Gazette (a magazine) and type in the programs contained within it. But... once you got a floppy drive... no more typing in games. There are well over 10000 games produced for the C64. Check out Arnold's website (http://arnold.c64.org). You could also buy 100s of cartridges for the C64 too.
Aren't there tapes and floppy disks? ???
Yes they are. For tapes, I wonder if you could plug in a computer in the speaker port instead of the tape drive.
LOL... Wut?
The C64 had a serial port (a precursor to today's USB). You could daisy chain up to 4 devices (printers, floppy drives, etc) to this port. The regular C64 had a different port specifically for the tape drive.
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Oh ok so you need to buy the drives separately? D: That sucks because the C64 I saw didn't seem to have any. I guess I could check on Ebay how much those drives cost before, in case. :P (I know certain consoles/computer add-ons and games can go up for $500-8000)
Yes they are. For tapes, I wonder if you could plug in a computer in the speaker port instead of the tape drive.
LOL... Wut?
The C64 had a serial port (a precursor to today's USB). You could daisy chain up to 4 devices (printers, floppy drives, etc) to this port. The regular C64 had a different port specifically for the tape drive.
I think juju knows how to speak in binary so that instead of loading the program code via tapes, he wants to speak it... O.O
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Oh ok so you need to buy the drives separately? D: That sucks because the C64 I saw didn't seem to have any. I guess I could check on Ebay how much those drives cost before, in case. :P (I know certain consoles/computer add-ons and games can go up for $500-8000)
If you buy a standard C64 or standard C128, then you will need to buy a 1541, 1571, or 1581 floppy drive. A trusty 1541 will run you only $20 on ebay.
Or you could buy an SX-64 with a built in 1541 floppy drive.
Ebay - SX-64 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Commodore-SX-64-Portable-Executive-Computer-Working-/230924863565?pt=US_Vintage_Computers_Mainframes&hash=item35c431c84d)
Or you could buy a C128D with a built in 1571 floppy drive:
Ebay - C128D (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Commodore-128D-Computer-joystick-RCA-cable-and-Victory-Road-Disk-Working-/121014964795?_trksid=p2045573.m2042&_trkparms=aid%3D111000%26algo%3DREC.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D27%26meid%3D5511812478916661273%26pid%3D100033%26prg%3D1011%26rk%3D1%26sd%3D121014964795%26)
Note: that guy is crazy... $750 for a C128D... absolute madness.
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Wow at the 2nd one :crazy:
Anyway thanks for the info :)
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Wow at the 2nd one :crazy:
Anyway thanks for the info :)
The C128 is quite a cool computer... It contains 2 completely different CPUs: a 2 MHz MOS 8502 (100% compatible with C64's MOS 6510) and a 4MHz Z80.
The C128 had 3 modes of operation: C128 mode, C64 mode, and CPM mode (using the Z80). Very cool!
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I made a cable that allows me to connect my pc via the printer port to the c64's floppy drive's serial. Now I can use physical floppies with my winvice emulator. So I can edit, write and read files from them. It's a good way to back up old homebrew software or my SID music files. It's also great for pirating games (and playing new releases such as canabalt64 and vvvvvv64 )
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Oh, and I also found a ZX Spectrum at my grandparent's house. Still need to find a 120v AC adapter for it, though.
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Oh wow, that's pretty cool. I think Spectrums were more popular in the UK though. It seems a bit surprising that you grandparents have one (unless they're British).
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They live in Tanzania. My uncle (whom it used to belong to) went to university in England, so he might have gotten it there.
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I made a cable that allows me to connect my pc via the printer port to the c64's floppy drive's serial. Now I can use physical floppies with my winvice emulator. So I can edit, write and read files from them. It's a good way to back up old homebrew software or my SID music files. It's also great for pirating games (and playing new releases such as canabalt64 and vvvvvv64 )
I made a cable like that too. I think it is called the X1541 cable. Very useful cable. Which utility do you use to make use of the drive on the PC? I use an old program called Star Commander.
Oh, and I also found a ZX Spectrum at my grandparent's house. Still need to find a 120v AC adapter for it, though.
I still have my old Timex Sinclair 1000. It's basically the USA version of the Sinclair ZX-81 but with twice the RAM -- a whopping 2KB. LOL!
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Didn't someone do some sort of Wolfeinstein/Doom clone for the ZX Spectrum? Also I remember the ZX Spectrum emulator for the TI-92+. I forgot if there was a 89 version, though.
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They live in Tanzania. My uncle (whom it used to belong to) went to university in England, so he might have gotten it there.
Ah ok, makes sense. :) One cool thing about the ZX Spectrum is that they are a Z80 based machine. :D
@Ranman: Hooray for 2KB! \o/
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I found this:
Not sure if this is real but this looks kinda cool
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Yeah that is real. The old zx even had a decent port of doom with some kickass music.
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O.O Those are both pretty awesome!
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Wow that Doom port seems pretty cool. ALso the colors reminds me of PRIZM 3 bit colors :P
I'M really shocked that the Z80 in the ZX Spectrum can support such complex music, yet on the Z80 TI-84+Silver all we get is beeps ???
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Well, you have to remember, the spectrum does actually have hardware for sound, where as the TI-84 doesn't.
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(http://img.removedfromgame.com/imgs/2013-02-14%2022.36.19.jpg)
Philips videopac+ 7400 with manuals and catalog. (aka magnavox odyssey2)
€17,50
Now all I need is a game to test it. I fired it up without a game in it and I just got a garbled screen, but it shows a picture in color. Peeked inside trough the air vent and everything appears to be ok. I will probably make an adapter to be able to plug in my atari joystick :P
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Wow that Doom port seems pretty cool. ALso the colors reminds me of PRIZM 3 bit colors :P
Yeah, i recall playing ZX Spectrum games with my girlfriend at the time. BTW, if you really want to play those games nowadays, you still can.
Here you can find some ZX Sinclair Spectrum emulators: executables for several machines: windows/ubuntu/etc (http://fms.komkon.org/Speccy/) and more executables + emulator source code (http://fuse-emulator.sourceforge.net/).
In general, things did improve quite a bit l, i mean: +speed +video/sound quality -price, BUT the rationale behind the games didn't change that much. Well, navigating back into the past can also bring nice memories and food for thought too. :)
I'M really shocked that the Z80 in the ZX Spectrum can support such complex music, yet on the Z80 TI-84+Silver all we get is beeps ???
Doing Maths and dancing at the same time could make the exercises a bit harder to solve. :D
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Ooh, ooh, if you use Android, Marvin is a brilliant Spectrum emulator. It also let's you directly download stuff from WoS too.
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Nice find Keoni! It looks like a very clean machine! ^^
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(http://img.removedfromgame.com/imgs/2013-02-14%2022.36.19.jpg)
Philips videopac+ 7400 with manuals and catalog. (aka magnavox odyssey2)
€17,50
Now all I need is a game to test it. I fired it up without a game in it and I just got a garbled screen, but it shows a picture in color. Peeked inside trough the air vent and everything appears to be ok. I will probably make an adapter to be able to plug in my atari joystick :P
Nice pickup! I remember one of my friends had one of those when i was a youngster.
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Yep. The power switch is a disaster though. It's designed very poorly and it hasn't aged very well. Have a look at my atari2600. That thing is built like a tank and it has a powerswitch that is an actual switch.
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Wow that is great Keoni29!
Btw guys don't you hate the SNES power switch lol? (At least on the NTSC US/CAN console) When you turn it ON/OFF it does one heck of a huge CLICK sound, so as soon as you used it everyone in the house knew when you were playing the SNES or stopping doing so. :P
As for game pickups, this is what I got today in Quebec City:
(http://img.removedfromgame.com/imgs/2013-03-11%2018.23.14.jpg)
However, this isn't all: Look at what I found in the NHL 94 manual!
(http://img.removedfromgame.com/imgs/0-2013-03-11%2018.23.00.jpg)
That is the receipt from the original purchase at Consumers Distributing that the original buyer left in the instruction booklet. Consumers Distributing went under in 1996. Thankfully it didn't cost $68.88 again lol, but rather $4.99. I actually expected more than the average sports game, because this version of EA's Sports NHL hockey is particularly popular in Quebec compared to every other and although it's not too hard to find here, on the Internet it is near impossible to run into a copy.
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>Distribution aux consommatuers o.o
That epic typo I lol'd (considering how it was expensive at the time) :D (translator's note: tuer means to kill)
Well, seems you have a real collector's item: an original receipt from 1993.
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Indeed, quite a fail there :P
And yeah although I doubt such receipt might have any value considering they can easily be reproduced :P
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But everyone throws them away, so it might be a collectors item.
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Indeed. But of course it would require demand if someone wanted to sell them or something :P
That said this is a bit why I kept my last few Zellers store bags. At the time they were supposed to go away but now they're leaving 3 stores open out of the 180+. If they change names or brand maybe the old bags will become vintage :P
Also Actraiser 2 finally arrived! That game is fucking hard though, even in Easy mode! O.O
Also Stunt Race FX is really cool for SNES standards. The only issue is that the car is kinda big so you can't seem much stuff ahead and since the framerate is kinda low it can be hard to control sometimes.
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I just bought an atari2600 jr online for €10, so I can play atari while my original atari is waiting for its video upgrade to arrive in the mail (at least the components I need for it) I also just went ahead and bought castlevania for the NES, because I don't own a lot of NES games and I just want a few more classics. I already got mario and probotector (contra), but other than that I do not own any good games for the system.
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Where the hell did you get an Atari for that cheap? :O On Ebay.ca, no Atari 2600/jr go for lower than $100 including shipping unless they're broken.
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I live in the Netherlands. It all depends on where you live and how popular it was in your country.
Edit: I have to pay €6,75 shipping on top of the €10 by the way.
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You must have turned me into a metapod, because I just used harden
Edit: Oh, you mean't buying video games not pick up lines, I will see myself out.
This is my favorite post in the thread!
As for my best video game pickups, i've gotta say:
1. Phoenix
2. Bubble Bobble
3. Joltima
4. BomberKids
5. Lotus Turbo Challenge
...all picked up around 2000/2001 for a grand total of.. nothing (unless you count the effect they had on my grades)!
If it's gotta be something you paid for, i'd say getting a brand spanking new copy of Legend of Legaia for $15 in 1999 is up there.
EDIT: Also, a new copy of the GC version of Phantasy Star Online for $20 in 2003 was another game i bought on a whim that sucked hours and hours of my life away.
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:P
Also, the Gamecube version of PSO has sucked up countless hours of my life. I have 2 characters over level 100 on it. :D There's supposed to be a new one coming out soon, so I'm kind of interested.
Just picked up a used copy of the world ends with you. I've been looking for that game forever!
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Does that work with online mode? :P
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If PSO, yes. There are (or were) private servers up. :)
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How do you connect the gamecube to the internets? I thought that broadband adapter was not a success.
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PSO does indeed use the broadband adapter. :)
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Can PSO GC players play with other consoles' players or are they all separate servers? Also I wish I picked up PSU for 360 back in 2009. EBGames had it for $4.99 when they ran crazy deals on games back then, but I guess I was kinda worried about it being that cheap due to not being popular or something. Also apparently PSU's 360 server shutted down in 2012.
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DJ: They can on fan servers, but things can get quite buggy. This is due to differences between the versions. Some items and things have different stats and it crashes sometimes. Also, I tried PSU and didn't like it at all. It played very differently. :(
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Aw ok D: . Too bad then x.x
Also my Atari 2600 has finally arrived! :D I was surprised at how light the model I got was, considering the previous one (that had 6 switches) was apparently very heavy. It came with Space Invaders, Combat, Pitfall (awesome game btw), Spider Fight (another great game) and Donkey Kong and it was in very good condition. Only issue is that my TV didn't seem to like Space Invaders much, but I guess that can be expected with an early '80s console :P.
Hopefully Solaris, along with my batch of NES/SNES games arrive soon as well (I ordered another copy of Sonic 3 by mistake so I'm probably gonna give it to juju since I already have a boxed one now)
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Update: The following has now arrived!
Sonic 3
Super Turrican (awesome SNES game :D)
Illusion of Gaia (Illusion of Time in Europe)
Legacy of the Wizard
Startropics
Startropics II: Zoda Revenge
Crystalis
And Soul Blazer (which Illusion of Gaia is the unnoficial sequel of) should arrive shortly.
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Next sunday I will go to a retro game/computer con, so I might get some nice stuff from there.
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Just bought Tomb Raider 1-9 for a staggering €13. I guess that'll keep me busy for some time :P
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I got castlevania NES for €17 and it was cracked because of shipping and bad packaging. Not a great deal >.<
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Ouch that sucks D:. I know JJgames sells it for $41 here (although Simon's Quest is $8 and Dracula's Curse $19) but I hate when they use bad shipping packages. In JJGames' case this can happen too because in my case, they put games inside a box with no protection at all and I know someone who bought fewer games and they came in a regular envelope with no bubble. Thankfully all my games were in perfect condition but I worry that if someone buys a small amount of them that the package could get crushed or something during shipping.
Also I forgot to mention that I bought Solaris for Atari 2600 (most advanced graphics ever seen in an Atari 2600 game) too a while ago. This one looks pretty much new although the box is a bit damaged. I hope it arrives soon. That would add to my small Atari collection (DK, Pitfall, Spider Fighter, Space Invader and Combat)
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WOW dracula's curse goes for a lot more here!
I took off the back of my mario bros and duckhunt cartridge and swapped it out with the castlevania one. I don't need to buy atari2600 games anymore because I have this now:
http://8times8.host56.com/?p=14
Well actually I do have to buy games that are larger than 4KB since I do not have bankswitching logic installed yet.
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Yeah but sometimes it's fun as a collector or if you absolutely want the real cartridges.
In my case the Solaris copy I got was even unopened (plastic wrap still on with only some small holes) and in perfect condition so I just got a brand new cartridge :P (it was cheap too considering it was still sealed and not crushed or anything)
Btw is it me or are Atari boxes oversized for the small cartridges? :P They're like the same size as some computer games.
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Yeah I got 19 2600 games with my console and a lot of them were boxed copies. The boxes look like arse, but the black label cartridges are in mint condition.
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Did I ever mention that when I first read the title of this topic I thought that it meant "Your best video game pickup lines"? As in you use a video game reference to try to get a girl. Just wanted to say that.
But really all of my old video games were donated to me and I never bought any.
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Yeah someone else thought that as well. I wish people donated games to me :P Instead I rarely get old PC's that I can fix up, upgrade and sell for a bit of profit. They usually go for €50, but I have to upgrade it for about €30 in order to sell them today.
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selling PC games is hard because the serial key is often already used and the buyer won't trust you in not using it online (for example, if the same serial key is used on 2 different connections some servers ban it) and sometimes the serial key is missing. This is why most game stores don't accept back used computer games here.
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I went to a retro videogame con. Look what I brought back home :thumbsup:
(http://img.removedfromgame.com/imgs/2013-03-24%2015.29.16~01.jpg)
Quick loot pic.
List:
Games:
-Atari2600 games:
--Jars' revenge €3
--Demon attack €4
-NES games:
--Kirby €10
--Megaman2 €15
--Mario bros and duckhunt (I needed a copy with a nicer label) €4
-Snes games:
--Fzero
-Megadrive games:
--Sonic (the original!) €4
-Philips videopac games:
--9: Programmer (with large and detailed orange manual!)
Hardware:
-N64 €2,50 + jumperpack €2 + powersupply €6 (yep... I bought parts and made an n64 for €10,50 and it works like a charm)
-NES clone €8,50 (has nicer video output than a real nes and it plays smoother because the CPU is clocked faster. If only I could mod it to 60Hz)
-4x Commodore 64 reset button. €2 (I want the userport connectors!)
Freebies!
-Philips MSX1 (it was part of a deal with someone I know from atariage.com. I sent him parts so he could repair his commodore 64!)
-3Gb HDD
-6pack (6-in-1) with manual (woohoo) €0 (got it thrown in as a bonus)
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Kirby Adventure++ :D
And nice selection in overall. I myself got Defender and Asteroids for the 2600 yesterday but the store only had copies of those games and two other games (Missile Command and Yars Revenge I think). They were marked at $4.35 but they scanned at $2.50 each (although back in 2005 or so I recall seeing them at $0.99 there).
Also does your NES clone play sound correctly? I noticed that most NES clones don't emulate sound as accurately as the SNES.
And wow at the N64 total price! O.O
By the way the only bad news about my recent game pickups is that my copy of Solaris is PAL, so it doesn't play on my CRT TV and I have to use my LCD instead, on which it's playable aside from slightly different colors. It's hard to tell if an Atari 2600 game is PAL or NTSC because it isn't stated on the box or cartridge >.< and Ebay often wrongly list them as NTSC if the user is from USA.
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Some of my game cartridges have a letter on them. B means PAL B, P also means PAL. I figure A or N means ntsc. I do not own any ntsc games though.
After I bought yars revenge I saw it in a bin somewhere else for €1 >.<
Edit: it does the sound quite well actually. Except for one stage in megamanz2 the echo sounds a bit off. I looked inside and I cannot find an obvious way to make this thing output ntsc.
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Just got Donkey Kong Country 3 SNES, Lost Viking Sega Genesis and a NES controller at Microplay (they started selling SNES/NES/Genesis/N64 games again). DKC3 was $39.99 boxed (no manual), but they had a 2 for 3 promotion on used games so I got the NES controller for free. Everything was in good condition.
Also apparently now you can even exchange a SNES game for new games and they almost give you full value when it's an exchange for a game of similar price, so if Brain Lord ever happened to pick up in value that could be a good way to get rid of it (I don't like that game much). I was actually joking with the cashier saying I could bring back a brand new sealed copy of Earthbound but of course that wouldn't work since the store wouldn't even have enough cash to pay the difference. :P
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That NES clone with the higher clock wouldn't play the games smoother. It would play them faster. NES games, like calculator apps, are not synced to a clock. They are cycle-based.
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I thought this thread was about best video game pickup lines,,,
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You're not the first.
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That NES clone with the higher clock wouldn't play the games smoother. It would play them faster. NES games, like calculator apps, are not synced to a clock. They are cycle-based.
I assume that sound would be pitched up too, right? (Like how it's pitched down if playing NTSC games on a modified PAL NES )
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It's supposed to, but most timing signals comes from the ppu I think which outputs 50Hz pal composite. I think it's pretty much the same, but I have not hooked up the sound yet.
(http://8times8.host56.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/NES-handheld-1.jpg)
(http://8times8.host56.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/NES-handheld-3.jpg)
Yep.
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Btw, the picture on the game cartridge is different from the U.S. release. See attached image. :)
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I don't think the sound gets pitched up since it's handled by a different chip (with its own clock.) This would be why 50 hz and 60 hz games sound the same.
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Best video game pickup of mine: Awesomenauts. Give it a try!
It's a side-scroller shooter MOBA. In other words, epic.
Wait: that's not what the topic is about... oops.
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Nice that you got Mega Man 2. I actually got Mega Man 3, but others were so expensive.
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The music on pal nes is 25% slower and low pitched. The gameplay is also sluggish.
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Yesterday I got Mortal Kombat 3 SNES, boxed. The cashier told me it had no manual, but when I arrived home and opened the box there was actually a manual included (although in poor condition). I also got Nino Kuni for the PS3.
Today I went to Quebec City to check two of the game stores I know, but one was closed on Sundays. The other had some new interesting games, but some were expensive, so I picked Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse for the SNES, Aidyn Chronicles: The First Mage for the Nintendo 64 and Battletoads for the NES.
A few weeks ago I also got Sonic 3D Blast and Sonic & Knuckles. That last one seems cool because you can put a Sonic 2 or 3 cartridge on top of it for extra goodies.
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Yesterday I found my Gamecube in the garage with a dozen of games. I've yet to convince my father to let me plug it in the home theater though (he thinks the quality is too crappy but that's not what I'm after).
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I bought pokemon ruby for €0.50 last week. It had no label on it and the battery had to be replaced, but it works.
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Battletoads for the NES.
Woohoo that game is epic (though hard) :D
A few weeks ago I also got Sonic 3D Blast and Sonic & Knuckles. That last one seems cool because you can put a Sonic 2 or 3 cartridge on top of it for extra goodies.
That sounds epic, pictures available?
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Yeah it's one heck of a hard game >.<. First stage isn't too hard, though. If I remember, it's the racing stages that are really hard.
As for pics of Sonic/Knuckles:
(http://www.rarityguide.com/museum/images/video_game_consoles/sega_genesis__1989_/sega_genesis_sonic_knuckles.JPG)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ea/Sega_Genesis-_Sonic_%26_Knuckles_locked_on_to_Sonic3_flipped.jpg)
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It doesn't work with the original Sonic game?
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It's supposed to, along with Sonic 2.
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I know it works with Sonic 2 and Sonic 3. No idea about Sonic 1 though.
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You know it's against the forums rules to link to downloadable ROM/warez sites, right? ???
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Oh... I thought that was for calc ROMS. Sorry! :-[
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Every illegal activity is prohibited.
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Well I finally got a Sega Master System, along with 2 games for it (one for free that sucks, but also Space Harrier :D), a dozen of Atari 2600 games (including Battlezone and another 3D tank game). I bought an extra copy of Solaris, which, this time, is NTSC.
Aside from Battlezone (which was almost new except the top of the box) and Solaris, around 10 other Atari games were $10, but then the guy decided to give me a bunch of others that I didn't have but didn't want for free (including E.T).
When I have money again that is allocated to retro gaming purchases, I will probably come back there since there's a crapload of retro stuff in the store's basement (hoping the boss is there so I can access the extra storage rooms where extra games lie). The old consoles are expensive, though x.x (especially the boxed ones). There must be plenty of Woolco and Consumers Distributing receipts in game boxes there.
Ah yeah and I got Breath of Fire II at Play N Trade, which was ridiculously expensive, but not as bad as last Summer before they bought the bankrupt Dimension chain. Last summer at Dimension it was $89.99 like back in the '90s in Canada, but now it was $69.99, which isn't too bad considering the cartridge alone seems to go for $56.49 on Ebay.ca (although JJGames estimates it at $45) and the instruction manual $20.54.
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That's pretty awesome DJ. :D
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I picked up Sonic adventure DX (Director's cut) for PC (It's so cheap)
and SSX for ps2. I have not played that yet.
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Ooh nice Sonic Adventure DX. I myself have Sonic Adventure 2 for the Dreamcast (only the CD) and it's kinda fun.
As of today after work, I got Paper Mario for the Nintendo 64. It was roughly the same price as online ($39.99) even though it was like new (although there was no box/manual), because the game was brought to the store in terrible condition (it wouldn't start anymore) so they didn't give much money back for it. The store refurbished/cleaned the game before putting it back on sale.
Nice game by the way ^^
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Paper Mario is one cool game :D I always stole my friends N64 for that :P I should go on a gamehunt again soon.
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And now Super Ghouls 'n' Ghosts!
But how the hell do you even beat the first 1/3 of the first stage in easy mode with 9 lives? Even Legand of Zelda: Sord of Atari is easier! O.O
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Dude, I LOVE the Ghosts 'n Goblins series. I have the Super NES one somewhere... I haven't played it in ages, but I only ever got to the end of the second stage. I need to give it a crack again. Be warned, that game is ridiculously difficult, and has accounted for many controllers through TVs in the past. :P
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Wow! And those TV's were made out of very sturdy glass as opposed to the weak plastic lcd tv's today. Imagine how angry you had to get in order to throw a snes controller trough your CRT. I have gargoyles quest for the gameboy (which is a spinoff of the franchise starring the red demon as the main protagonist) and it's hard as nails. You have to remember the levels and attack patterns. You will inevitably die the first couple of times and progress slowly trough the levels. Enemy placement is sometimes incredibly cheap and on the original gameboy they are very hard to dodge too.
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Yeah Gargoyle Quest is hard as well. I have the 3rd one for the SNES (which is actually called Demon's Crest) and it's challenging, although not as much as the NES game.
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There's one of those gargoyle games that Is rpgish if I remember correctly. I think it might've been on the NES. I also took a trip down to a store today that had some retro games and systems. They also had books, dvds, music and some MTG stuff. For games, they had Atari 2600 and 5200 games, NES games, Gameboy, Genesis games, Gamegear, SNES games, and some newer systems too. Prices seemed ok, but their selection sucked. I wasn't really impressed by the store as a whole either. The one girl working the front couldn't even be assed to say "hello" or anything at all to me for that matter, even though it was my first time visiting the store. Such a shame. I had high hopes for the place.
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The RPG-ish one was Demon's Crest I think (SNES). There was a world map where it was possible to revisit past stages and houses, and Stage 2 had a village at the beginning where you could buy items and spells. You also got hearts containers like in Zelda and permanent power ups you could equip.
The NES one has somewhat of an RPG feel too with the village since it's top-down view, but I think you have lives.
And yeah in many cases used game stores that sells retro stuff only sells sports games and crappy SNES games. It really have to be a store that specialize itself in retro gaming to have better stuff, but then you end up with a store that follows the online market regarding game prices, so don't count on getting a cheap copy of Earthbound or something. :P
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Newest purchases in the last 2 weeks (I might have forgotten some):
Sega Genesis
Shining Force II
-Awesome game so far, although to be honest I'm not too fond of tactic RPG battles. If it had standard or action battles I would probably like it more.
El Viento
-Nice arcade platform game, but if you ever decide to buy the game based on "HP" and "EXP" in the screenshots, don't expect it to be an RPG. I guess it tries to pass itself off as one, in order to attract RPG fans, but in face EXP is useless in-game and is simply your score. It's a very entertaining game, though. It's the first of a trilogy, but apparently the next two games suck.
Ecco the Dolphin
-Somewhat interesting kind of game. You are a doplhin and navigate through puzzles underwater and have to solve some riddles sometimes. It's kinda fun, although quite hard. Graphics are really great (reminded me of Donkey Kong Country)
NES
Dr. Mario
-Some sort of Tetris-like game which can be kinda fun. I got it since it was only $5.99 though :P
Super Mario Bros 2
Super Mario Bros 3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game
Super Game Boy adapter
SNES
The Lion King
-Platform game that is a little hard, but fun. Graphics are nice as well.
Toy Story
-IMHO it has even better graphics than Donkey Kong Country series, because the textures and stuff is as detailed, and not only the floor is mode 7, but the background, which uses parralax scrolling, was made in a way so that the objects in the tilemap looks 3D. I think some of the decor elements are even part of the Mode 7 floor at times, so that they look even more 3D. It makes the game looks really advanced for a SNES game. It is a bit confusing and too hard, though.
Terranigma (reproduction)
-This one is an English NTSC reproduction cartridge (and box) since the original game never came out in North America. The cartridge and box design looks identical to other NTSC games, but the Nintendo official seal now says "Unnoficial Nintendo Reproduction" in order to distinguish it from counterfeit games, the screws are made of plastic and larger and the back-label which explains how to take care of it was replaced with an unnoficial one. It isn't perfect but it really looks great in my collection and I can finally play the game on a real NTSC console. :D If I ever get compatible screws, my plan is to take one cheap SNES game I own (such as Space Ace, Vortex or Wing Commander), then replace the back label and screws with regular ones, so it looks even closer to a real game. :P
Nintendo 64
-Jet Force Gemini
-Bomberman 64
Playstation
Gran Turismo
-Was $4.99 complete
Playstation 2
-Ar Tonelico
Xbox 360 (all games were $9.99 each)
-The First Templar
-Divinity II
-Two Worlds II
Nintendo DS
-Mario & Luigi: Bowser Inside Story
What I really want to get in the future (assuming I can get them for not too much):
-Robotrek (SNES)
-Journey to Silius (NES)
-Rocket Knight Adventures (Sega Genesis)
-NSMBWii U
-Mario Kart Wii U
-Zelda Wind Waker remake (Wii U)
-Possibly the new Sonic game (Wii U)
Of course those purchases will most likely be scattered through the next months or seasons, especially if I make more interesting discoveries.
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Got The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for N64 :3
Seems the cartridge is heavier than most others.
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Some carts have more rf shielding in them I think. (That's a bit of metal to protect the circuitry from interference.)
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Ah. Thought it was additional memory chips or extension cards or something since the ROM is probably bigger than most others since it's a big RPG and everything.
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That is also possible
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@DJ: Holy cow, that's a lot of games recently O.O.
@Juju: Great pickup! <3 that game.
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Recent pickups
PSX
Metal gear solid €2
Strike Force Hydra €3.50 (terrible game. Don't buy it)
PS2
SSX €1
SSX3 €3 (logic)
GameCube
Metroid prime €10
Memory card €6.80
NES
Bart vs the space mutants €1 (again: terrible game. Don't get it unless you find it with a nice box for a low price and you collect for the nes)
Gba
Metroid fusion €7 (loose cartridge)
And I'm also getting two TI83+ calculators for €30 including shipping for one of them.
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Yeah Juju I remember that the N64 Ocarina of time was a particularly heavy cartridge. I have a bunch of N64 games and none of them are even close to as heavy as Zelda.
@Art yeah, although a bunch were bought a few weeks ago, some others last week and the rest a few days ago. A few others were ordered a few weeks ago online. I just didn't post about them yet.
I wish I lived in the Netherland because games seems much cheaper there O.O. Over here, Metroid Fusion is like $20-40 and I think I saw a copy of Metroid Prime for $70 once. They might just be in higher demand here, though, or maybe you got games translated in Dutch? (non-English/French classics tend to be cheaper because they aren't as much in demand)
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Games here are also in english mostly. (international releases at least)
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Ah ok. Over here, from 1993 to 1999, every game manual were only available in English, despite Quebec province being mostly Francophone, and the only two bilingual games that came out before 2004 or so were Super Hockey (called NHL Stanley Cup here) and Diddy Kong Racing. The only unilingual French console game I ever saw in Quebec was Zelda: A Link to the Past and the Halo series. I think local laws changed afterward, though, because almost every Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii games have options to switch to French subs or even dubs. The ones that don't have such option still have French instructions most of the time and stores now warn customers that the game is in English. From 1985 to 1992, instructions were also both in French and English for NES and SNES games.
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In europe some snes games have dubs. Super metroid has german and french dubs for the story. Instruction manuals and the text on the back of games is dutch, english, german and french here most of the time.
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Well, for games themselves, back when they were on cartridges with limited memory I guess they didn't deemed important to translate games in French just for Québec for American releases, but some games did get translated, like Super Mario 64 which had a language choice in European releases IIRC. It's kinda weird, I own a English-only copy while I have a friend who got his in French. But now that all the games are on CDs, the developers can do what they want and only worry for NTSC/PAL issues.
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The european version of OOT also has language choice.
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Rom size was not always a problem. Some genesis games packed the english and japanese text in one rom. It detected the region of the console and showed the corresponding language. Streets of rage has that.
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In europe some snes games have dubs. Super metroid has german and french dubs for the story. Instruction manuals and the text on the back of games is dutch, english, german and french here most of the time.
IIRC over here Super Metroid has English and Japanese as options. I think the reason why so few games were released in French over here before was because they felt it was pointless considering there are only about 7-8 million of French people in Quebec and barely in the rest of Canada and USA. This is why, for example, the French version of Starcraft that came out over here only let you connect to the European server, while the ENglish one let you connect to the North American server. (Of course now the region-lock was removed with the release of the Expansion Set)
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That's not a video game pickup, but close enough. Got an Intel Celeron D 2.66 GHz for only $20. :3
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That's not a video game pickup, but close enough. Got an Intel Celeron D 2.66 GHz for only $20. :3
I got a pc with a celeron D in it for free :D
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That's not a video game pickup, but close enough. Got an Intel Celeron D 2.66 GHz for only $20. :3
At least if it runs XP or lower now you can install Starcraft Brood War without having to download a 1.2 GB file and your graphic card has better chances to run it without stuttering. :P (the game runs slightly slower on newer computers)
Also I got UN Squadron for SNES and some rather strange NES game called Athena. I saw Valkyrie Profile for the PS1 as well but it was $139.99 >.<.
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Well, anyway it's way better than my Pentium 4 1.6GHz.
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Funny that you say this. I also got a p4 computer for free :3
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Damn, do you get everything for free or what?
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No, but I get a lot of free stuff lately :P
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I got my Toshiba $1500 laptop for free. :P
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You got it from your (rich) family? I got this ASUS core2 duo @1,8GHz laptop for free, but it has all sorts of issues including a 15 minute battery life.
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In my case, the P2 I got in 2004 was because the guy switched computers and wanted to get rid of his old one.
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I should play some more of my ps2 games. I got so many games for cheap that I haven't played them all yet.
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I've been playing Super Mario Sunshine, Mario Kart Double Dash and Sonic Adventure DX recently (yay Gamecube back out :D). I need to find more games for my GC (I have 9 and many suck). Any suggestion ?
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F-zero GX. I saw some gameplay footage and I'm gonna get it. It's not expensive.
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Thanks. I think I'll also get the Zelda games and Metroid if they're worth it.
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Metroid prime is another good game. I have not played trough it yet. I just got it.
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Those are all great games indeed. Also the Paper Mario games, although now they tend to be pricey like most other classic RPGs.
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The Zelda games on the GC were Wind Waker and Twilight Princess, weren't they ? Also IIRC there's three Metroid Prime games.
Edit : Oh Four Swords Adventures also was on the GC.
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There are 2 metroid prime games on the gc. Metroid prime and metroid prime echo's. Prime corruption is for the wii and prime hunters is for the nintendo ds.
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You got it from your (rich) family? I got this ASUS core2 duo @1,8GHz laptop for free, but it has all sorts of issues including a 15 minute battery life.
HAHAHA, no. My family is not rich, in the slightest. I got it from theater class in school. Someone donated it, and the theater class just gave it to me...
Actually same here, the baterry that was in it at the time has only a 20 min charge... :/
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Guess what joined my console collection. That's right, my bro's PlayStation, first of the name.
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I just picked up 5 games for €2,50 each. Some are in pretty rough shape, but they play well.
Rayman DS
Wario Ware Touched (DS)
Frogger's Adventure (GBA)
Donkey Kong Country (GBA)
SnowCross(GC)
Not in box, but still nice finds. (Oh who am I kidding, these are all mediocre. The best games on the stack are donkey kong and rayman and they are not in the best condition) The seller put up an ad with a picture showing all kinds of pokémon games, mario 64 ds, yoshi's island etc. All games in the ad were €2,50. Too bad all of the good games were picked out already. I wished I saw this ad earlier :P
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Still a good find, I guess :).
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But I wanted pokemans and yoshi's island :(
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DKC is nice, played it again last night. I iust picked up some long wanted games in the Steam summer sale: Waves, Nimbus, Sine Mora and Universe Sandbox for a total of €11. Not an epic deal or something, but still nice :)
Also posted this from my Wii U :P
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Just avoid Pokemon Silver and Gold unless you have soldering skills and feel like replacing the save battery every 5 years or so. In NES games batteries can last decades, but these two Pokemon games use a real-time clock that causes the battery to wear out 10 times faster.
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I got pokemon ruby and I crammed a cr2030 in there. It fits without modification and there is no need to get the smaller more expensive battery. It does not look pretty though cause there is no label on the cart anymore, but shit: it was 99 cents. (I'm gonna pop some tags...)
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But I wanted pokemans and yoshi's island :(
:D, I have yoshi's island. I love that game!
My friend just recently gave me Bioshock. Played it and beat it. Really doesn't tie with the second one very well. >:/
Just avoid Pokemon Silver and Gold unless you have soldering skills and feel like replacing the save battery every 5 years or so. In NES games batteries can last decades, but these two Pokemon games use a real-time clock that causes the battery to wear out 10 times faster.
Figured this out recently. I have 2 Silvers and 1 Gold, but none of them save. D: Instead of saving then I just see how far I can get without saving, lol.
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By the way do you mean Yoshi's Island for the SNES? I got that game as well.
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No they had it for gba, but it's more or less a complete port.
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But I wanted pokemans and yoshi's island :(
:D, I have yoshi's island. I love that game!
My friend just recently gave me Bioshock. Played it and beat it. Really doesn't tie with the second one very well. >:/
Just avoid Pokemon Silver and Gold unless you have soldering skills and feel like replacing the save battery every 5 years or so. In NES games batteries can last decades, but these two Pokemon games use a real-time clock that causes the battery to wear out 10 times faster.
Figured this out recently. I have 2 Silvers and 1 Gold, but none of them save. D: Instead of saving then I just see how far I can get without saving, lol.
Really? :O Both my Gold and Silver (and even Pokemon Red)games still save fine. My Krystal died, but i blame the fact that it went through the washing machine. The game still works, but the save function is toast.
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By the way do you mean Yoshi's Island for the SNES? I got that game as well.
GBA, (if you were talking to me).
But I wanted pokemans and yoshi's island :(
:D, I have yoshi's island. I love that game!
My friend just recently gave me Bioshock. Played it and beat it. Really doesn't tie with the second one very well. >:/
Just avoid Pokemon Silver and Gold unless you have soldering skills and feel like replacing the save battery every 5 years or so. In NES games batteries can last decades, but these two Pokemon games use a real-time clock that causes the battery to wear out 10 times faster.
Figured this out recently. I have 2 Silvers and 1 Gold, but none of them save. D: Instead of saving then I just see how far I can get without saving, lol.
Really? :O Both my Gold and Silver (and even Pokemon Red)games still save fine. My Krystal died, but i blame the fact that it went through the washing machine. The game still works, but the save function is toast.
Yeah, the internal batteries ran dry. But every game I have had go through the wash has always come out intact. I kinda find the things indestructible.
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No they had it for gba, but it's more or less a complete port.
oh ok I didn't know about that. Also some store here marked down Golden Sun from $79.99 to $29.99 but by the time I can get there I bet it will be gone ._.
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I'm gonna get Aladdin for the snes now for €6,50 loose cart. It's not the best price you can get it for, but it saves me shipping.
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I picked aladdin for snes up yesterday and I played it for a bit. The first levels aren't that difficult, but at the lava bit it gets really tricky. Luckily you are given a password so you start off at this point. It's a really cool game with nice graphics and the control scheme is very basic, so it's easy to pick up and play. I recommend this game to everyone with a snes!
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I just got Pokémon Heartgold complete (in the cardboard box that includes the Pokéwalker), brand new, at Staples in a bargain bin for $19.99. The other day I also got Mortal Kombat for the Sega Genesis complete in box for $9.99, as well as Super Mario Land 2 for the Game Boy and last weekend I got a SNES Game Genie, Ghosts 'n' Goblins for the NES, Top Gear 3000 and Zoop for the Sega Genesis (which was brand new). I also got Pitfall II for the Atari 2600.
It's incredible how much cheaper Sega Genesis games are compared to their SNES counterparts over where I live. I guess it's because 1) Sega was not really popular over here and 2) SNES boxes were made of cardboard for the most part ans would get torn down much easier by kids, so complete copies of SNES games are much more rare than Sega Genesis/Mega Drive ones.
I picked aladdin for snes up yesterday and I played it for a bit. The first levels aren't that difficult, but at the lava bit it gets really tricky. Luckily you are given a password so you start off at this point. It's a really cool game with nice graphics and the control scheme is very basic, so it's easy to pick up and play. I recommend this game to everyone with a snes!
I often see that game for the Sega Genesis. Would you recommend the SNES version over the Sega one? because I can't find the SNES version anywhere.
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I would recommend the SNES version. In the sega version the music is not great and the gameplay is a bit meh. You get a sword and you use that troughout the game. The emphasis is on using the sword instead of platforming.
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Yea, iirc they are actually a bit different in this case, and I think Keoni is correct. *edit* Some very nice pickups there too btw DJ.
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Ok thanks for the tip. :) I guess I'll look on JJGames or Ebay in case the NTSC version is less than $500. :P
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I am correct because I watched a gamegrumps episode of Arin and Jon playing. Dave is doing a great job, but I miss Jon. I hope he comes back in a couple of months or so. First lets see what Dave has to say :P
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Yea, it's been a while since I've seen a review of the two games side by side, but that was very common in the 90's. Also, Game grumps isn't the same at all without Jon. :/ They had a great dynamic going, and that really isn't there anymore.
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I know that in some cases, Genesis music sounded crispier and higher quality than SNES music in terms of sampling, but it sounded more limited due to many sounds being chiptune-like compared to the MIDI-like sounds of the SNES with reverb effects. However, early Sega Genesis music (1989-90) was often on-par with Japanese Sega Master System and Turbografx-16 and drums sounded like crap. After 1990 it really depended of the game, but I know that in many cases the developers totally ruined the audio when porting SNES games to the Sega console. I think it wasn't as bad when the Sega port was developed by a different company, though.
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Sonic The Hedgehog (Sega Genesis)
-I already had a copy, but the label was almost completely faded and the copy I just got for $10 included the box and is in pretty good condition. Gonna get rid of my other copy soon.
The Lawnmower Man (SNES)
-Although the game isn't that much related to the movie (and thus, is much less gory), it's still kinda fun. It alternates between shooting platformer and 3D tunnels. Game was boxed with manual, but no case insert (*cough*I'll probably just take the one from Space Ace :P*cough*). I was really surprised that it was actually good, because most games based on movies suck.
On The Ball (SNES)
-In this one you are a ball that you move around by rotating the map. It reminds me of some Sonic bonus stages actually. You must reach the end of the stage before time runs out and there are many obstacles. Pretty awesome game that should maybe be ported to calcs (assuming top-down view mode 7 is fast enough). This one only included the box and cartridge.
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I am looking to sell my german copy of Secret of Evermore. I don't understand German very well. I found it quite a while ago. Preferably I would trade it for an english version that comes in box with strategy guide just like my one. Any german members interested? This could be your next great videogame pickup :)
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i picked up a ps2 just when the xbox 360 was coming out for $5 at a yardsale, worked fine, best deal Ive had to date,
other good one was when i picked up a GBC and 4 games for 10 bucks at a consignment shop.
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Very nice finds indeed. ^^
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Darn that is nice. The PS1 still goes for $19.99 and PS2 for $39.99-59.99 at retro game stores here. The GB and GBA ranges from $9.99 to $19.99, but I can't seem to find a GBA SP anywhere. Not that I care anyway since my bro still got his original DS that can play GBA carts.
Off-topic, I wonder if it's possible to play old DS games in multiplayer link play by using two different systems, such as a 3DS and an original DS?
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The DS can only play GBA games not GB/GBC ones. D:
Also for the mtuliplayer thing I think it's possible for DS games but not for GBA games.
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I want a gba sp, but the backlit model. Just for playing the original gameboy games. I could also run an emulator on the DS and it will work fine.
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The DS can only play GBA games not GB/GBC ones. D:
Also for the mtuliplayer thing I think it's possible for DS games but not for GBA games.
I'm fairly certain DS's can run GB/GBC games, the only problem is, they don't fit. :banghead: I've tried multiplayer with GBA on DS's a lot, despite my stupidity, it doesn't work. :P
Also, are GBA SP's really that hard for people to find? O.O Pretty much everyone at my high school has one. I have 2.
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I'm fairly certain DS's can run GB/GBC games, the only problem is, they don't fit. :banghead:
The GB/GBC uses completely different hardware that Nintendo included in the GBA (SP) but not the GBA Micro and DS (Lite), so the DS isn't backwards compatible with GB/GBC games.
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But DSI and 3DS don't have the GBA slot anymore, right?
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I want a gba sp, but the backlit model. Just for playing the original gameboy games. I could also run an emulator on the DS and it will work fine.
I think I still have 2 of these somewhere (a black and a red one). I don't ever remember them making them without a light, but they did release one with a brighter light later on in the systems lifetime IIRC.
That is correct Sorunome. The DSI and 3DS lack a slot for GBA cartridges.
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Most SP have a frontlight. The ones with backlight are more rare.
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I'm fairly certain DS's can run GB/GBC games, the only problem is, they don't fit. :banghead:
The GB/GBC uses completely different hardware that Nintendo included in the GBA (SP) but not the GBA Micro and DS (Lite), so the DS isn't backwards compatible with GB/GBC games.
Exactly that though they could as well throw in some software emulation like the Wii virtual console.
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Also, are GBA SP's really that hard for people to find? O.O Pretty much everyone at my high school has one. I have 2.
It's the best iteration of the GBA series. Yup, it's pretty hard to find. Unlike the stock GBA with a fragile D-Pad, the SP got backlit, pretty good dimensions and a rocking good button set!
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I want a gameboy micro. They are quite expensive due to their low production scale.
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They aren't compatible with original GBA plugable accessories, like Link Cable or NGC connector. YOu have to find a compatible version, rarer than the original...
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Also, are GBA SP's really that hard for people to find? O.O Pretty much everyone at my high school has one. I have 2.
It's the best iteration of the GBA series. Yup, it's pretty hard to find. Unlike the stock GBA with a fragile D-Pad, the SP got backlit, pretty good dimensions and a rocking good button set!
I do have to say they are my favorite.
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The DS can only play GBA games not GB/GBC ones. D:
Also for the mtuliplayer thing I think it's possible for DS games but not for GBA games.
I'm fairly certain DS's can run GB/GBC games, the only problem is, they don't fit. :banghead: I've tried multiplayer with GBA on DS's a lot, despite my stupidity, it doesn't work. :P
Also, are GBA SP's really that hard for people to find? O.O Pretty much everyone at my high school has one. I have 2.
many people get rid of their old GBA because the screen is almost impossible to see then they get a backlit one instead. I bet that in a few years we'll see both the GBA SP and GB Players for $200 on Ebay x.x
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The DS can only play GBA games not GB/GBC ones. D:
Also for the mtuliplayer thing I think it's possible for DS games but not for GBA games.
I'm fairly certain DS's can run GB/GBC games, the only problem is, they don't fit. :banghead: I've tried multiplayer with GBA on DS's a lot, despite my stupidity, it doesn't work. :P
Also, are GBA SP's really that hard for people to find? O.O Pretty much everyone at my high school has one. I have 2.
many people get rid of their old GBA because the screen is almost impossible to see then they get a backlit one instead. I bet that in a few years we'll see both the GBA SP and GB Players for $200 on Ebay x.x
Wouldn't doubt it, for example. I found the lowest price (on Ebay) for a "Yu-Gi-Oh Duel armband" (The arm deck holder thingies...) was $250 used, $500 unopened...
I was like, I'm gonna keep mine in the closet for another year. >:D
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Darn wow I didn't realize Yu-Gi-Oh stuff could go for that high except the cards.
As for my games only a few that I own went higher than I originally paid for, because the others are either too common and not enough in demand or not that impressive. Only Demon's Crest, Final Fantasy III, Zelda AlttP French Edition, Secret of Mana and my unopened copy of F-Zero probably went higher in value than the price I originally paid.
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Well I haven't had any spectacular game pickups, but I guess going to a sort of electronic/games store and picking up some games, for less than $20 each, PC games that were at the time only a few years old and that I liked.
I had played Civilization IV, from a borrowed copy and really wanted to buy it before hand. This was sometime in 2008-09. Then I saw a Civilization IV Complete single DVD-Rom Case, which not only contained the base game, but also the two expansions Warlords and Beyond the Sword (no Colonization unfortunately as it wasn't released at the time, though it's not an expansion pack :) ). Total price was less than $20 AUD as I said, which is pretty good for such a high quality game. Since then I've played it and used it on several computers and still is good worth for money today.
Other games I got pretty cheap include The Settlers V: Heritage of Kings, Bionicle Heroes (I nearly finished this game!), and a few others, at that time.
PS: I have never played any Final Fantasy game :O
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I got final fantasy 12 for the ps2, but I don't think it is the best one to get into the series with (because there were too much stats to worry about). I picked it up because it was only €1. Complete in box :3
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If you want an old school one with 3d graphics I'd recommend IX. It was the last one released on the PSone, and it's fantastic. XII isn't bad though, and that was a great price.
For older ones, you can't beat the classics. FFI is my favorite. I can't really explain why, but it's really a fantastic game. I didn't come to appreciate it so much until later. *edit* Forgot to mention FFII which is also pretty good and has a cool xp system.
The first Final Fantasy game I every played was IV, which is also great. VI is also highly recommended and is the last one that was on the Super NES console. Lots of people rave about VII, but I'm not really a fan. VIII was pretty shitty IMO. X wasn't bad, but the xp system is weird. III and V were kind of weird and not to much worth mentioning imo. Final Fantasy Tactics for game boy advance is also quite nice. /end nerd rambling.
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Personally, my main problem with FFI for the NES was the extreme amount of grinding required to progress in the game. Although it's a classic, I prefer to play the Playstation 1 port in easy mode. I had the same issue with the Playstation 1 version of Final Fantasy IV so I prefer the SNES or GBA versions (which are much easier).
I didn't like FFII experience system, because it was mostly luck-based. You could nearly kill your own characters 10 times in one battle, only to end up receiving no stat increase at all, simply because in addition to the requirements for stat increases, there was also a 50-80% chance that you get no increase at all. Also it caused some balance issues as you progressed, because magic took forever to level up compared to attacks, so at the end of the game, most magic did 200 damage and attacks did 1000, then there was that final boss that healed himself by 5000 HP by draining 1500 HP from one of your char. That LV system was innovative, but it was very broken.
I liked VII, but I'm not a huge fan of that kind of story that is set in some modern ghetto when it comes to adventure/RPGs. I loved the rest, though, so it's my 2nd favorite behind FFVI. I never liked VIII, though, because it seemed like more a love story with missions rather than a FF game. I liked FFIX except maybe the extremely slow-paced battles (especially when Quina is casting blue magic). As for FFIII and V I didn't mind them, although I didn't get into them as much. I seemed a bit overwhelmed by the incredibly large amount of jobs to master, so I always worried that 90% of my jobs would remain underleveled.
I never got into FFX or higher, because after 2000, I stopped buying new consoles since I couldn't afford them and all I had was a SNES, NES and PS1. It took until 2005 before we buy newer generation consoles again, but by then, I was not into gaming as much anymore.
Even if I was still into gaming, though, I assure you that I would never get FFXI or XIV, even if they're kinda good, simply because I will never pay a monthly fee to play a MMORPG.
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And I finally got a Wii U! :D
I got the 32 GB model so it came with Nintendo Land, and I also bought NSMBU used. I am planning to get the Luigi expansion too.
Besides that, Saturday I had purchased some older games at a flea market such as Cybernator, Top Gear 2, Mega Man 2 NES (all for $45 together), Speedy Gonzales, Wave Race 64 and Ecco the Dolphin 2.
Sadly all video game sellers there knew how the retro gaming market worked, so most rare games were at Ebay prices. However, the $20 Mega Man and $7 Cybernator deal was nice considering they're like $30 and $20 each, online (excluding shipping). Most games were usually slightly lower priced than on Ebay, but $200 for Bubble Bobble Part II NES is still something I would probably not pay, even if I'm saving $40. >.<
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Nice DJ. I'm gonna get a 3DS (maybe even XL) for $90USD on sale. :D That's. about €70 so I'm saving €100-130 from the French price. O.O
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Wow where do they offer such rebate?? O.O
I paid like $169.99 for my 3DS a few years ago (the day after the price dropped from $249.99).
Btw it seems they fixed the difficulty in NSMBU. In NSMB2 (3DS) I had 75 lives at the end of world 1 without even trying and most star coins were easy to get. Now you still get a lot of lives, but the stages are harder and getting the star coins is much harder.
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Nice pickups DJ! I'll get a WII-U eventually, but I'll probably be waiting until a title I'm interested in comes out. :)
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The new Humble Bundle just came out. And that's what I would call a good video game pickup.
http://www.humblebundle.com/
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Nice pickups DJ! I'll get a WII-U eventually, but I'll probably be waiting until a title I'm interested in comes out. :)
Yeah in my case, I am mainly interested by the Mario titles, especially the classic style ones.
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Yea, a lot of the titles I listed <a href=http://ourl.ca/19065>here</a> look pretty sweet. Super Mario 3d World was one of them, and the Wind Waker remake should be really nice as well .^^
*Edit* Yea, that's pretty sick Juju. :D
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I just got back from a large indoor fleamarket. It was a 30 minute drive and the parking was expensive, but in the end it was worth it. I got myself quite a lot of cool stuff.
NES:
€2 Ninja gaiden. It's called Shadow Warrior in europe. It was in a rental box, but for €2 you can't really complain about that. The game itself is in really nice condition.
€5 Gremlins 2. Really cool game. I played it a bit and so far I enjoyed it. The 3d environment is kind of refreshing after having played so many platformers.
SNES:
€5 Pilotwings. Price is about right I guess. Got it from the same reseller I got Gremlins 2 from.
PS2:
€1,50 Dead or Alive 2. I did not have any fighting games for the ps2 and for €1,50 you can't really pass on a game like this.
Gamecube:
€10 Controller. My other GC controller was worn down. The thumbstick did not have texture on it anymore and the rubber started to come off.
Wii:
€10 Super Smash Bros. Brawl. I played this game at launchdate over at a friends. The controls are a bit laggy and the AI is not very smart, but that might just be the difficulty settings. I never owned a game from the smash bros series, so I am glad I finally got it for a reasonable price in box, with manual. It even has the little nintendo star points card with the code unscratched. I think I am gonna leave it that way.
PC:
€2 Half Life 2. I'm probably gonna give this to my yougner brother. He is more into FPS than I am.
€1 2 x 512Mb DDR2 ram. For repairs and upgrades.
€1 Enterprise grade keyboard. Not sure if mechanical. It's nice and clicky. Always wanted one of these. The keys are still a little bit heavy. Still: just €1 for a keyboard is not a bad deal in any way. This one still has all the letters visible on it whereas my previous one did not. I also like that this is a wired keyboard. My wireless one ran out of batteries at the worst moments.
And I almost bought a TI83+ for €1, but a woman just got there 5 seconds earlier and she got the deal :P I also saw a sega kids gear (newer model gamegear) It missed both battery covers so I passed on it at first, but then when I decided to get it anyway it was sold already. Whoever it was: He caught me slipping on something. There was a €25 GBA SP backlit model. It was pink and it had stickers and sticker residue on it. I really wanted a backlit SP, but that is way overpriced, so I passed on it.
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Too bad you missed that 83+ :p SSBB is awesome, you should try and get a hold of Melee (GC) too. Such fond time playing that and DoA :D It seems like you've got a great deal overall, nice list.
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The GBA is Overpirced off 5€ only. Lucky guy, I only have little pickups when doing fleamarket...
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Wow I paid like $30 for Ninja Gaiden x.x
As for a GBA SP I think over here they were like $30 too but they might have gone up because they're very rare. The original GBA is $10.
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At this rate I am never gonna be able to play all of my ps2 games. I bought so many of them in such a short timespan that I never got to playing all of them. They are just so friggin cheap these days even complete in box. I also saw Final fantasy X for €10, but sadly I ran out of cash, so I did not get it.
As I said: Now is the time to stack up on PS2 games since nobody seems to care about them. Prices for wii games are dropping too, but they are still about €10-€15 on flea markets. I bet that is gonna come down as more and more people are going to switch to wiiU.
@Eiyeron, I just visit the big ones in cities. People always have some games and computer hardware there. There will also be resellers with a stack of games at either market value or overpriced. They don't have a lot of good games since collectors have been picking out the good ones. They are left with sports games and mediocre games. I managed to get gremlins 2 and pilotwings. People don't seem to realize that those are actually great games.
@DJ O That happens. It was in a rental box, so people might not have spotted it. The seller did not know what he had either. He said he had more nes games, but he sold them already. I arrived at 10.30 and the event started at 9. Probably locals. Those darn locals always get the good stuff :P
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Yeah I have the same problem with SNES/NES games, although most of them are arcade based, so they are generally short and next to impossible to finish anyway.
And yeah PS games dropped since people buy them on PSN now. I bet that certain titles might become collectibles anyway, though, so in 10 years PS2 games might become expensive again.
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Yeah. All of my ps2 games I bought for less than €2 each. All complete in box. I bet they are already worth more than what I payed for them. A good investment for the future. I might get some doubles now that they are cheap.
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Over here, flea markets often have many video games, but sadly those people know very well how the retro gaming market works, so they just use Ebay prices. X.x
Anyway I wonder if you would actually be able to get Hagane (SNES) for like $1 O.O
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No idea. Over here if you see a seller with just a bunch of clothes, toys and random electronics and cables and there happens to be a game there too it's usually about €2.
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I'm not accoustamed to buy PS2 games. I prefer 8-16bit era. Is there any serious website, which tracks games/consoles price?
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There may be, but ebay can be a decent indicator.
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I found this: http://videogames.pricecharting.com/
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I found this: http://videogames.pricecharting.com/
You sir, have just made my day.
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Wow I just found out that the keyboard I bought is listed on ebay for $45. I only paid €1 :D
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Black-DELL-AT101W-PS-2-Keyboard-/271249035512?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item3f27b3d0f8
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I found this: http://videogames.pricecharting.com/
Hell yeah. instant Faved.
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Recent games I bought. Most of them from flea markets.
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O_o Wow, that's a lot of new games recently. You've got some pretty good stuff there too. ^^
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Wow pretty nice finds. I actually saw Aladdin for the SNES recently, but it was $30. What I want to get at one point too (besides some of the new Wii U games) is Power Rangers: The Movie, for the Sega Genesis.
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Zelda twilight prinzess ^.^
That one was fun :)
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Half Life 2 ! :D Epic game with a pretty long storyline. I can still hear the zombies growling in my head. :P
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I have not had a chance to play all of these games yet. When fleamarket season is over I will have time to play all of them trough. There is a fleamarket in our town today.
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Back from the fleamarket in town. I spent €15. This is what I got:
€7 - Metroid prime 3 Corruption (wii) + Animal Crossing Wild World (DS)
€3 - Original gameboy with very little scratches + Speedy Gonzales (GB)
€1 - Midway arcade treasures (PS2)
€2 - Kingdom hearts (PS2)
Also some non gaming stuff:
€1 Scart switch box
€1 Usb fan for keeping me cool while coding :D
Yeah I guess there is a bit of luck involved, but it's like this every flea market I go to, so perhaps I am just good at making deals/spotting games I dunno.
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Darn, when I bought Midway Arcade Treasures 3 for the Xbox in 2006 I think I paid $20 for it. Also flea markets here suck since sellers follow Ebay prices for retro games.
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Very nice Keoni! :D You've got me wanting to go check out some local flea markets now. XD
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Darn, when I bought Midway Arcade Treasures 3 for the Xbox in 2006 I think I paid $20 for it. Also flea markets here suck since sellers follow Ebay prices for retro games.
We got some of those here too. €40 for black ops 2 wii, €20 for mario galaxy wii etc. Just don't buy those. You can get them for far less.
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Darn, when I bought Midway Arcade Treasures 3 for the Xbox in 2006 I think I paid $20 for it. Also flea markets here suck since sellers follow Ebay prices for retro games.
We got some of those here too. €40 for black ops 2 wii, €20 for mario galaxy wii etc. Just don't buy those. You can get them for far less.
€20 for a second-handed mario galaxy wii? I think I paid that for a new one when it was still sold in stores.
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Actually over here, almost every Mario game are $20 or higher, no matter if it's for the NES, N64 or even Wii. I think the only ones that are lower are SMB1+DH, SMB+DH+WCTM, SMB2 and the three SNES educational games. Even the Mario sports games are hard to get under $20. Zelda is usually $40 or higher except the two gold NES cartridges.
By the way, look what I just found for $15 at the game store after work. I wonder if that thing ever got used, because it's almost like new! O.O
(http://img.ourl.ca//snesaladdin.png)
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Wow. O.O Nice find!
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First day at college today. We had a little bit of an introduction talk thing at the beginning of the day and the next class was 4 hours later, so a friend of mine and I went to GameMania to search for some nice used games. He got a copy of final fight for the ps3 for €9 and I got:
Metroid prime 3 for €5
Already bought that game yesterday, but I got it so I can give it to a friend. It was too cheap to not buy.
Mad World for €5
Not played it yet, but people say it's a hidden gem. It's kind of like the hunger games, but with big men with chainsaw arms.
Guilty Gear X2 €7
It's awesome it's awesome it's awesome it's awesome. I need to get a classic controller now. It does not play super well with the wiimote.
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I've heard Guilty Gear is great, but I've never had a chance to play it. Also, Final Fight? I wonder if the new one is any good? The old ones were excellent!
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I saw it lying in the bin and I tought it looked cool, but I had never heard of it before. I really need to play some of the other fighters I bought lately.
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That makes me wish that I picked up one of the Guilty Gear XX Core Plus at Dollarama for the PS2 last year. I came back a day later after checking reviews online (since over here, when a semi recent non-sports game is $2 it's very suspicious) and all copies were gone. It was $2 like every other PS2 game at Dollarama (all other games were Naked Brother Band, High School Musical and Little League Football).
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Damn, sounds like you missed out on a great deal. :/
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Yeah. Since there were a bunch of copies left, someone probably spotted them after me then bought them all to resell them to EB Games afterward.
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Man, I really want nice arcade sticks for both wii and ps2 now. Should consider buying an Xarcade tank stick.
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I wonder if those are reliable? I know that certain joysticks are kinda bad, like old Atari ones. With my 2600 I prefer using my Sega Genesis game pad.
I also got Last Rebellion for PS3.
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The X-arcade tankstick has arcade-grade joysticks and buttons. It's built like a tank just like the arcade cabs from then 80-90's. You can buy little adapters for it so it can be used with multiple consoles. You could even try to make your own adapters.
http://www.xgaming.com/store/arcade-joysticks-and-game-controllers/product/x-arcade-tankstick-includes-usb-cables/
http://www.xgaming.com/pages/adapters/
Adapters include ps1,2,3 , wii,gamecube,wiiU (that one is new :D), dreamcast, xbox, xbox360 and dreamcast. There are even adapters for android and iOS devices!
It's not real sanwa though, but you can mod it with a set of sanwa buttons and joysticks if you're really picky. I might eventually build my own arcade joystick with a set of sanwa buttons and a microcontroller.
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I tend to avoid third-party gamepads and joysticks at all cost, though, because they always stop working within one month of use. This has happened with every third-party SNES and PS1 gamepad I got, regardless of the brand.
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Well the snes arcade sticks I got for €2,50 are not the best but they are the only arcade-ish stuff I got and they were too cheap to pass on.
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New shelves:
(http://img.ourl.ca//2013-09-10%2016.19.00.jpg)
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Looks very nice. I should look into getting new ones myself, although they would have to be really huge due to all the SNES games lol (a lot of which are boxed).
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This is all of the stuff I had to store away in my closet because I did not have space to put it on display. My dad brought in these super old and ugly brown shelves. It's perfect for retro games. It has its charm.
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Yeah in my case plenty of retro games are located in a storage bin, while almost all the Xbox 360, Wii and Wii U games are hidden in a drawer. My collection just grew to insane proportions over the last 12 years. I guess it's good that many games are in-demand classics, since one day, if me and my bro ever gave up completely on gaming or something, we could possibly get a decent amount of money from those games.
On a side note, I just got another Sega Genesis gamepad (3 buttons, though), F-Zero Maximum Velocity for the GBA and After Burner for the Sega Master System.
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I only have games that use 3 buttons. What is the 6 button pad like?
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Like this:
(http://www.raphnet.net/electronique/atari_usb/genesis_6btn_2.jpg)
http://www.raphnet.net/electronique/atari_usb/genesis_6btn_2.jpg
It also has that turbo switch.
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The 6 button is for fighting games mainly. Otherwise Streetfighter and Mortal Kombat are a PITA to play (from what I've heard).
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Ah I see. I assume that the 6 button gamepad came out later, right, and that older fighting games will work fine with the other gamepad?
Also someone tried to beat Sonic with an Atari joystick once. :P (since we can plug Atari controllers into a sega console or vice-versa)
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Yea, the six button one came out later. In Street fighter II if you have the 3 button controller a,b, and c are your punches. You have to hit start to switich between punches and kicks... x.x In Mortal Kombat start was originally used for block(on the 3 button controller) I think it's different on the 6 button.
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I just bought metroid prime 2 echoes for €10 inc.shipping. Too bad the owner did not mention the broken case :/ (like they never do)
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Good find. Too bad about the broken case, though. Also on Ebay be careful about stock photos. Sometimes people just re-use photos from previous sellers. This happened to me when I bought Solaris brand new for the Atari 2600, although in my case it was for the best: The picture clearly showed damage on the side of the box (it was crushed), but finally, the one I got wasn't crushed and instead just had a little hole through the plastic seal. Still, it shows that pics aren't always accurate.
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It was a piece chipped from the top so it would not show up on any picture.
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I just got a Star Fox 64 copy earlier today btw. It had the big box and manual, but missed the Rumble pak and the cartridge insert. At first I was trying to choose between Tetrisphere and Pokémon Stadium, but then I saw Star Fox 64. Pokémon Stadium was cheap, but I am not that much into RPGs where all you can do is fighting, with no ability to explore dungeons and stuff.
They also had Kirby and Starcraft on the 64 (the latter which was boxed and re-sealed, but I don't know if it had the manual), but they were kinda expensive ($39.99 and $129.99 respectively, although SC64 boxed is ultra mega rare)
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Awesome! There is a new pawnshop in the city and I just came back from it. Some of their stuff was a tad expensive, but there were some really nice games there that not many people know of at a decent price. I am gonna get solar jetman for €5 tomorrow. I did not bring my wallet, so I could not buy anything today sadly.
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Nice to hear. I wish we had more shops like that here. I should maybe also look if there will be flea markets soon.
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Be warned that Solar Jetman is pretty difficult. It's pretty neat though because of all the gravity. Different planet that you explore have different gravity. This also can make navigating your space ship a huge pita though.
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I know it's a super hard game. Always wanted to try it!
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Yeah I think I remember seeing that game. It seemed kinda intriguing but I heard about its extreme difficulty. >.<
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For €5 I am not passing on it.
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Five Game Gear for free : Sonic 1 and some sport games.
Tetris 2, Choplifter and IDK-his-name on GB for 2€ each.
A GC controller for free. A Nintendo. Just the B button is sticky. Some cleaning and it would rock as usual.
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Wow, awesome pick-ups Eiyeron! ^^
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I'm friend with a local flea market seller, that *helps*.
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Ah, I see. That's pretty sweet! :D
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Wow nice Eiyeron :O
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I just bought Mario Bros 3 for €20, Solar Jetman for €4,50 and another NES controller for €10. Kind of overpriced for the yellowed nes controller and mario bros, but I don't see these things in the wild quite often.
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Yeah SMB3 nowadays is usually at $20 over here and gamepads around $10-12. Super Mario Bros without Duck Hunt on it is about the same price (with Duck Hunt it's $7).
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Eyup. I got super metroid for €20 (cartridge only). That is the only other retro game I spent that much on. I don't care for boxes in most cases. If the game has a decent price I buy it. If it comes in a box that's nice.
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3-7€ loose here for SMB3 or SMB+DH.
THe only game with his own box (NES) is Turtle Mother******* Ninja. Yes, *that* game.
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I have 3 boxed nes games.
Shadow warrior €2 (rental box, so it's missing half of the box and it's put inside of a plastic rental case)
Bart vs the space mutants €1
Talespin €0.50
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Wow very nice find :D
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Semi-off-topic: On a side note, if any of you got the Zelda Windwaker + Ocarina of Time Master Quest bonus disc bundle for the Game Cube a few years ago, do not sell it! Now it appears to go for $100+ on Ebay (NTSC version) O.O
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wow, that is a lot O.O
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It does? Wow that must be because of the windwaker HD just got released.
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wha, it's already out ^^
/me hopes for majoras mask HD
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Yeah that would totally rock!
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It does? Wow that must be because of the windwaker HD just got released.
Yeah it totally skyrocketed recently. However, the standalone Windwaker GC version has normal prices. It's just the ones that had the extra Ocarina of Time/Master Quest disc or package that are in the hundreds of dollars. I think the one with the extra disc was available at Walmart.
I also noticed that the Gamecube version of Twilight Princess is more expensive nowadays too compared to the Wii version. It was probably made in much smaller quantities since it was released near the end of the Game Cube life. Same goes for the Zelda Collection disc that had Zelda 1, 2 and Ocarina of time/Master Quest, but this one seems to fluctuate a lot (it was about $70, then suddenly went for $30 then $50 again within one year). I'm so glad that my bro didn't sell them lol.
On another note I just went to EBGames and I just got Dragon Age Origins Ultimate Edition for the PS3 for $14, Avatar The Last Airbender for the Xbox for $1.50, Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology for PSP ($10) and Untold Legends Dark Kingdom for PS3 ($9).
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DJ, do you mind showing a pic of your console collection ? :trollface:
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That will take a long while lol. I made one a few years ago to show Geno on IRC when we were discussing his massive N64 collection, but now I got more games and they're spread around the house due to lack of space.
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inb4 I cannot see anything at DJ's place because too much cartridges and consoles .__.
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Lol even consoles are kinda all over the place, although not as much. The main issue is that some of them are on the floor (Wii, Wii U, SMS, Genesis, Atari 2600 and NES) due to lack of space on my current furnitures, and most handhelds are in our bedrooms. Also all my boxed NES/SNES/Atari/Sega Genesis/Master System/64/GBA games were kept separate from the rest (yes, I really have boxed Atari 2600 games, one of which was even sealed when I got it a few months ago).
What I hate the most, though, is how Nintendo 64 games have no label on the top of cartridges, so if you store them in some storage case, for example, you can't see what game you're picking. >.<
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Same with SNES games... I have to remember their alphabetical order. And my collection keeps growing every day...
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Oh wait I forgot that PAL and Japanese SNES cartridge labels didn't go over the top of the cart. I don't understand why they used a different design in North America, but although it doesn't look as great, I am glad that they made it easy to find loose games and used a plastic that doesn't yellow as much as PAL/Jap games.
(http://i.imgur.com/Plcf86K.jpg)
I went to La Planque Jeux Vidéos a few times and literally every imported carts is beige or yellow >.<. Barely any USA cart will yellow and when they do it's usually the back part. In my collection, this only happened to two of my games (Final Fantasy III and Secret of Evermore). Our SNES'es, on the other hand, often have the same problem as your cartridges.
EDIT: Just got Orphen PS2.
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Ok so due to some requests, here is my game collection so far. Sorry for the bad quality. Note that some of those games are owned by my bro (such as the many Yu-gi-oh and Dragon Ball Z games):
(http://img.ourl.ca//djgames.jpg)
There is also a Disgaea (the 4th I think), Madden 13 (PSVita) and Sonic Chaos game (Game Gear) lurking around somewhere else and that the Guitar Hero 4 kit I have is going away soon. The transparent box above the boxed N64 games is Super Mario Kart. I also had a Secret of Mana manual somewhere but it got lost D:.
And yes, I really have two Solaris and F-Zero games. Just one of the Solaris game is PAL instead of NTSC and one F-Zero game is factory sealed.
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wow, that's a lot of games O.O
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Indeed. If I was allowed to do it in any kind of appartment and if I was located in a more visible area, I could almost have started my own store. However, half of the games would be RPGs and to be profitable enough, I would not be able to sell games at JJGames prices (so no $3 Jim Power/Aero the Acrobat). :P
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Why for the love of God the only game my eyes wanted to recognise is FFTA? :D
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Thumbs up for the Game Boy Advance Collection! In my mind, it will always be the best gaming system ever (not including calculators of course)
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Yeah I think that was one of the first handheld to finally have a wide variety of game genres. For example, on the GB/GBC there were barely any racing game, barely any RPG, etc. I guess the GBA might have gotten more due to the many SNES ports, though (eg Breath of Fire, FF, Tales of Phantasia).
I really hated the overly dark screen, though. The GBA SP fixed that, but the battery bill was insane.
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Thats a lot of games DJ! I wish I had kept all my games through the years. I just got a PS3 and GTA 5, and to be honest, I'm not really that impressed with the graphics. Its an awesome game though and my tag is AssemblyBandit of course. I plan to get some COD games, love em!
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It's not really a video game (not at all in fact) but I didn't know where to put it elsewhere so here it is. I picked this up for €1. The image is from google since I don't have a camera ready atm.
(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTYwMFgxNTE0/$%28KGrHqRHJBgE+Febe%29wKBQFnq70fng~~60_35.JPG)
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That looks cool ! Is it a stuff box or something ?
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Yeah it's some kind of case, I'll post some pics of it tomorrow probably. I'm going to put my GBA games which are now floating around in bubble wrap :P
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Got to the earth NES (a few days ago) and now earlier this afternoon I got Glory of Heracles (DS) for $4.65.
I also got Super Pinball Behind the Mask for the SNES for $18 plus $8 shipping. (factory sealed, although it won't be for long since used CIB copies are only like $8 cheaper or sometimes more expensive and I planned to play it anyway :P).
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Update: I just got Wipeout 64. I wonder if Coldstorage made music on it like the PS1 games?
Also Revolution X: Music is the Weapon featuring Aerosmith for the SNES, which is surpringsly fun. I think the bad reviews were due to the arcade version being MUCH better, but per SNES standard this version was actually kinda good.
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Yay, my first FF! FInal Fantasy Cristal Chronicles! Let's wait until I get a Memory Card!
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I just got Kirby's return to dreamland. I paid €17, 40 for it which is a pretty good deal.
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Nice finds. I need to try that game at one point.
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It's so good :3
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So recently I got the following:
Sonic Adventure DX Director Cut (Game Cube)
Quest RPG: Brian Journey (GBC port of the Nintendo 64 game)
Super Slap Shot (SNES hockey game)
Iggy Reckin Ball (N64)
Time and Eternity (PS3)
Also Walmart had Nepoets The Darkest Faerie and many other PS2 games for $49.99 O.O (those games are like $2-5 elsewhere)
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I got sonic DX on pc. I have not played it a lot. The story is way too cheesy for me. I like the 2d ones better. In those games the characters don't open their mouths.
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Yay, links awakening is working again on my calc, i can resume playing it! :D
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I enjoyed playing Sonic Adventure DX and Brian's Journey.
F,F,W all the way
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I got a copy of Romancing Saga 2 (SNES, Japanese) at an anime conference in exchange for showing off a bunch of DK64 glitches at a gaming booth.
I took it apart, and I'm currently debating whether to leave the PCB intact, to salvage it, or to turn it into a flash cart.
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Check the price on Ebay first before, in case it's a $100 game. Also if I was you I would keep it intact but replace the ROM content with an English fan translation. :P
Also now I just got Equinox for SNES and Mass Effect Trilogy for PS3. I got the latter at Target for $11.99! *.*
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I got a copy of Romancing Saga 2 (SNES, Japanese) at an anime conference in exchange for showing off a bunch of DK64 glitches at a gaming booth.
I took it apart, and I'm currently debating whether to leave the PCB intact, to salvage it, or to turn it into a flash cart.
Cool that they gave you free games! Flashcarts are cool and stuff, but make sure you have means to program it. I had to build my atari2600 cartreader before I could use my atari2600 backup cartridge and it took me months.
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I got this game from http://www.mckaybooks.com/ McKay Book store
Helluva deal :
(http://i.imgur.com/Ujxr8iG.jpg)
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I hope you got E.T for free. :P
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I hope you got E.T for free. :P
3.93 :)
I bought it so I could experience the crap for myself.
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Once you get the manual the game becomes more clear. For instance each map screen is divided in 16 zones with each of one linked to a particular action ( like E.T telephone radar, or teleporting.)
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The collision detection is absolutely terrible for holes in the ground, though. >.<
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Sure. Try with this patch (http://www.neocomputer.org/projects/et/)
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Someone patched the game years later.http://www.neocomputer.org/projects/et/
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Ninja'd Kel! ;p
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By the way, I feel bad for people who bought Marvel vs Capcom 2 for PS2 a few years ago in hopes that its value would continue skyrocketing :P
http://videogames.pricecharting.com/game/playstation-2/marvel-vs-capcom-2#completed-auctions
It used to go for $200 most of the times years ago, but then it suddenly dropped around $30-40.
Note that this happened to several PS1/PS2/PSP games a while back, but not as drastically. It's because those games are now available for download on PSN.
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Wow. I can buy any ps2 game for about €1-€2 here. At least when I buy them on fleamarkets.
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I can burn games to recordable DVDs. That's the only way I know of to play KH2 Final Mix in english.
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But then I assume you need to modify your console with an extra chip, right? (To read burned discs)
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You can also use a swap disk. I got one of those. I have never tried it though.
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The best way is with the memory card exploit, Free McBoot. Technically a software modification, but it requires homebrew of some other kind first, like a swap disc.
Then, install ESR, and burn games after patching them. It makes the games pretend to be DVD Videos, so the system doesn't reject them. Then, the ESR loader loads them as a game. With Free McBoot installed, it will automatically launch burned DVDs the same way it normally launches games.
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You can also use a swap disk. I got one of those. I have never tried it though.
I didn't even know they existed for PS1/PS2 consoles. The only ones that I know off are the Wii one that lets you play PAL games and the Action Replay for game cube.
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I have seen one for the wii, but I did not pick it up. I want to have original games in my collection. Those pressed disks are better quality than burned ones anyway.
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Meh. Wii modding is quite easy. I'm using it to back up my discs nad get a copy for my sister when I take the game away (most of the times for playing with my brother. I've a splitted/separated/divorced without marriage nor charges family.)
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Yeah, Wiis are damn easy to hack.
Also, my bro got me Gran Turismo 2 at the flea market yesterday. I should try those PS1 hacks now that I have a valid game disk.
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Wizards and Warriors III NES
Phantasy Star Universe PS2
Beauty and the Beast Sega Genesis
Since it's Black Friday, there was a 2 for the price of 1 deal on used games. There were some restrictions on retro stuff, but not those games it seems. Basically, if the seller originally bought the games for higher than the 2 for 1 rebate (such as on Ebay), then the rebate didn't apply. I couldn't find anything else decent and cheap to go with Wizards and Warriors 3, though, so I only got Phantasy Star Universe for free.
I saw Duck Tales PS3 the other day, but I got told that it's a download code, so I'll spare my bandwidth and wait for a CD version.
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It seems to be a good conversion. Just play to hear the nicely done Moon Theme. Just do it for that.
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That game is awesome! Wayforward is one of my favorite devs. They also did contra 4!
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Does anyone know if Ys IV: Memories of Celceta's North American release is a limited run or something? Because yesterday, I noticed it just came out recently and EB Games (Gamestop) told me that they only got about three copies. I picked the last one (it was $39.99 since it's for PS Vita). In NA it's published by XSeed, the same company that published Xenoblade Chronicles for the Wii, which was a Gamestop exclusive that had a limited run as well. Apparently, there are two editions, so I can only assume that the silver edition is incredibly hard to find. >.<
That said, I was happy to see it out, since I have been waiting for quite a while.
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Uh, I think the last video game I played was, um, zelda on the wii four months ago?
Welp, i don't play many video games :P
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I got F-zero x for the n64 last week. I am getting F-zero GX for the gamecube too!
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I just bought the following:
Rambo (NES): I was surprised at how fun it was considering it's a movie-based game. It's an action platformer with RPG elements (experience/level up) and multiple weapons with ammo. However, it was a bit confusing at first. I got it for $3.
Slalom (NES): Skiing game. Not as fun, but since there was a 2 for the price of 1 sale I got it for $3 like Rambo (both games were originally $5.99)
Persona 4 (PS2): Got it brand new for $30. I didn't know it was available for PS2.
Mario and Luigi: Dream Team (3DS): I got this one last week at Target for $15 during some game sale.
Nintendo 64 Expansion Pak (original): I thought I would have to pay $39.99 for it but finally got it for $25. I had it reserved for a month because they're rare and they finally got one.
Btw is it me or Hyperdimension Neptunia is quite expensive? They had it for a long while (the Europe version, although the PS3 is region-free so it still works) at Microplay and it's still $39.99 used. The 2nd one is $49.99 new. ???
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I got the prequel to Mario and Luigi dream team: Mario & Luigi partners in time for the nintendo ds recently. I played it for a bit and I finally got past the wiggler boss. Before I owned it I played it on my R4 cart. I usually just use it to try out games. DS games are pretty cheap these days and I was happy to pick up a complete copy for €15.
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Yeah I got that one as well a while ago and the Browser Inside Story one. I still need to find Superstar Saga for the GBA. Partners in time was very rare as well so I got it for like $25-30 IIRC. But again, it's nowhere as bad as Pokémon Heartgold which is $100 with the pokéwalker included (I thankfully got it in a bargain bin for $20 last year). >.<
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I saw some other cool ds games as well. They had a whole stack, but I did not allow myself to buy more than one game.
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Were they boxed btw? Gamestop and JJGames tend to sell lots of DS games with no box/manuals. It's annoying because they can be lost easily that way.
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All complete. I think they are all sold by now. They were all great games.
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The 7th Saga (SNES). It was kinda expensive at $35 but it seems on-par with Ebay prices (including shipping).
I really need to grab a copy of Journey to Silius, Donkey Kong Country 2 and BattleToards & Double Dragon (SNES) before prices become ridiculous.
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I once got Street Fighter 2 Special Champions Edition + Mortal Kombat 2 for the Genesis online at roughly 5$ (boxes, manuals and all). My best investment to date.
I also got Ecco The Dolphin around that time, but I paid a little bit more for it. I'm still looking for Ecco 2 if anyone knows where I can get it at a decent price.
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I got DK COuntry in the box for 40€. Expensive but worth it! We were three to try to finish it, I never played retro games with my family before.
I definitely need to find Bravely Default.
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Indeed. That reminds me, I wonder how much a complet DKC copy costs over here nowadays? I got DKC3 with the box but no manual for $30 last Spring and it was in pretty good condition, but DKC always seemed more expensive.
Now I just found a copy of DK64 finally. :DI also got Ecco The Dolphin around that time, but I paid a little bit more for it. I'm still looking for Ecco 2 if anyone knows where I can get it at a decent price.
If you have a car, try Jean-Talon flea market. Going there with public transit is a major PITA because you walk for 25 minutes at the end of your trip, but I found about 5 retro game stands, in one of which I found a boxed copy of Ecco 2 (although the manual was missing). Don't expect much deals, since they know their stuff, but sometimes you might be lucky. For example, I found Mega Man 2 for $20 and Cybernator for $7 once. The best deals are apparently from sellers who aren't specialized in games, since they usually have no clue about how much old games can cost, but then it's much harder to spot games.
Else, you might have to rely on the retro game stores in the area, like La Planque, Rétro-Révo, Microplay (I think only the Lévis store sells retro games, tho), Free Game, etc. I would avoid Dédé and Play-N-Trade, though, because most stuff is absolutely overpriced and the clerk will try to pressure you into buying stuff (although Dédé has the largest collection and can make you some deals if you buy $200 worth of stuff).
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I have been to most of those places but they usually try to sell it for a much higher price than it's worth. I usually look online because that's where I can get the best deals (even if sometimes I have to pass on one because of shipping price).
And if I can't get a game at a reasonable price, I usually don't buy the game, relying on emulation instead, at least until I find a deal that suits me. I'm not a huge fan of retro gaming, I just the nostalgic feel of playing a game like Sonic 2 or Ecco on actual hardware. Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat make great party games, because usually no one in the room is too good with those games to have a definitive advantage over the others.
I also forgot to say that one of my friends got a copy of Fatal Fury from one of his friends, who basically gave it away to him. I don't think he knows how much money he could have made selling it to a retro game store or on EBay.
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Yeah it depends. La Planque and Microplay usually have some deals, especially the former on PS1 games, but SNES/Sega Genesis games are usually slightly higher than Ebay prices (although from what I noticed, it's usually $10 higher max and with shipping costs on Ebay the price in the end is pretty much the same. I did see some bad stuff like $150 for Xenoblade, though (when you can get it for $60 on Ebay) or Star Fox for $59.99 (complete), although it's usually nowhere as insane as Dédé (where everything is $20 higher). Don't get me started on Instant Comptant. I think they charge $39.99 for Super Mario World O.O.
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I have starfox complete. Only cost me about €15..
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DJ_O, in the box or in loose? In loose I got a SMW for like, 5€. Where are these shops?
Don't try the "Les Puces" of Marseille, too few things. I only saw 2 PS1 and some R4 for 3DS... :/
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DJ_O, in the box or in loose? In loose I got a SMW for like, 5€. Where are these shops?
Don't try the "Les Puces" of Marseille, too few things. I only saw 2 PS1 and some R4 for 3DS... :/
Loose. Normally loose at the time I saw the $40 copy, it was supposed to cost between $25 and 30 and when you buy a SNES a free or cheap copy usually comes with it. But again it's not as bad as Zellers charging $59.99 for it in 1997, when SMAS was $39.99, but again in 1997 the canadian dollar was worth $0.65 US dollars and Final Fantasy III was $149.99.
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Oo FFIII JP in the box cost 60€ here!
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Actually to be fair, $149.99 was brand new, since at that time Zellers didn't sell used games (it's a department store like Walmart but only 3 Zellers store are remaining now), so today it would probably be $20000 or something, but it was still expensive for a game even in Canadian dollars. Normally, a recent SNES game not made by Nintendo nor Rare was $89.99-99.99, the sports games usually being the most expensive. This was pretty much $59.99-$69.99 in US dollars back in the days.
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I have now gotten Motorstorm Apocalypse. Finally, it's not $50 anymore (it was $18). I also got Hyperdimension Neptunia V for $30 (was $50).
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I just got Super Buster Bros and Super Strike Eagle boxed for SNES (latter has manual), as well as Xevious for the NES for $30.
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I got an R4 cart for €2. It even came with a 2GB sd card in it :D
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a few years ago, I got The Legend of Zelda Collector's Edition for 12€
this gamecube disc contains:
LoZ 1
LoZ 2
LoZ Ocarina of Time
LoZ Majora's mask
and a Wind Waker demo.
I checked later on the internet, I could've easily sold it for ten times the original price.
current e-bay price (http://www.ebay.com/bhp/the-legend-of-zelda-collectors-edition-gamecube)
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If it is factory sealed. Otherwise it is not worth that much.
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Actually most opened copies costed around $70 on Ebay two years ago, but now it seems to have dropped in price (usually $40), unlike the Windwaker+Oot bonus discs combos.
The English (North American) version of Pokemon Heartgold (2010 Nintendo DS remake of Pokemon Gold) is also ridiculous. Most opened copies on Ebay are now $100, even without the Pokewalker. The French version sold in Quebec and France is much cheaper, tho ($40 brand new sealed, even with the Pokewalker). On the other hand, for Zelda A link to the past, it's the French NTSC version that is more expensive (since it was only sold in Quebec)
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I just got instruction manuals for Legend of Dragoon, Super Mario World (missing the cover) and Star Wars Episode 1 Racer for $1 each and I also found Karnov, Excitebike for the NES and some Chinese or Japanese 63 in 1 pirate NES cartridge.
Also The Last Story Wii a few days ago.
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Friday I got Opoona for the Wii (never heard of that RPG until that day), as well as three boxed NES games (Captain Skyhawk, Wrath of the Black Manta and Rolling Thunder).
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I got fruit ninja for the TI-83 Plus SE lol. Also, AOE3 for PC is a great game.
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I now got the following:
Inindo: Way of the Ninja for the SNES (this game looks like a NES game O.O)
Timeslip (SNES)
Rayman Legends for the PS3 (at last, I could finally find a copy that isn't $59.99. it was $19.83 actually).
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[unrelated]
(this is the point where I realize I finished LoZ:OoT and LoZ:MM on my phone's emulator. you know, the stuff than handles like a smoothing-iron because your thumbs hide half of the screen and you can't feel the controls like you would on a physical controller)
(one day, I will pay 50 cents for every savestate I used on this emulator. this day, I will be bankrupt)
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I can't imagine how hard it is to play games that used to be played with a d-pad on a touchscreen. I bought Secret of Mana for the iPod Touch a few years ago during the short time I actually used that device and I regret it just for that reason. It's barely impossible to control your character properly. Notice how most HP Prime games use the d-pad too.
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actually N64 games aren't that bad on the M64 emulator since the D-pad is octagonal and pretty well designed
those C buttons though...
oh and did I mention I mapped my volume keys as Z and L triggers? (else Z-targeting would be simply impossible)
in the end, the configuration I had made it playable enough (although I had a really hard time aiming at anything with the bow/hookshot, but then again, most of the gameplay revolves around Z-targeting)
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Lol you could also do like me and hack up a mounting bracket to hold your phone to a ps3 gamepad. :P/me brings this or his GC at school
Speaking of GC I'm currently playing Sonic Adventure DX. I heard it's actually a direct port from the Dreamcast version. Graphics make me puke *ducks for cover*, but the game itself is quite a lot of fun. :)
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I got the Humble Sid Meier Bundle which ended a few days ago, and lasted 2 weeks.
It included:
Pay $1 or more: Civilization III Complete, Civilization IV Complete, Railroads, Ace Patrol, Ace Patrol: Pacific Skies
Pay more than the average price (over $10 by offer end): Civilization V, Civilization V: Gods and Kings expansion, [added after one week: 2 Civlization V DLC, Sid Meier's Pirates!]
Pay $15 or more: Civilization V: Brave New World expansion
Plus, The award-winning Civilization IV Theme song, Baba Yetu, and the full Civilization V soundtrack.
The offer was too good to pass up, $100+ worth of games on Steam for $15. I paid $15.01. :)
http://www.humblebundle.com
Humble Bundle - pay what you want, get lots of great games, and support charity!
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Nice :D. Also yeah for N64 games I couldn't play them on a keyboard either, so I use my PC gamepad with the C buttons mapped to my right joystick, so those buttons pretty much becomes a second joystick like on PS or XBox controllers.
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I picked up two n64 controllers for €7,50 each. The blue one has a great analog stick. The green one has an okay stick, but it will need a bit of grease.
(http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/cc358/simcyn1/Controllers/Green002.jpg)
(http://thumbs1.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/msM08XPdQ5QxboaloPpEcbQ.jpg)
Not my pictures, but these are the colors I got now.
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My favorite gamepads are the GameCube controller and the Dualshock 3 (PS3). The N64 pad looks pretty weird to me with it's trident shape and since the d-pad is barely used it must be weird to hold in the middle.
Also I map the C buttons to the right stick too. It just sounds logical.
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Yeah the n64 controller is pretty weird, but also revolutionary.
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Yes because analog stick I know. And NES had a d-pad, SNES had shoulder buttons, GC had analog triggers, Wiimote is motion based and the Wii U pad has a touch screen. If you ask me Nintendo look like they spent more time working on the controller than the hardware past the GameCube. :P
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The gamecube has awesome controllers and hardware. I love that thing :3
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Me too. I joined GC-Forever since I hooked it up again. Waiting for my mom to let me order a WiiKey fusion and an SD Gecko then I'll look into writing homebrew for it.
Also, how do you hook up the Cube to your TV ? I have the official SCART cable and RGB looks wonderful on my early 720p Pioneer PDP. :D
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I don't see how an analog stick is revolutionary when Atari did it 14 years before the N64 came out :P (Atari 5200), but I guess bringing joysticks back was a good thing that Nintendo did.
I myself don't like the GC controller much because some buttons seemed placed weirdly and were akward to reach when I tried playing Windwaker. I prefered the N64 style, except how it seemed to be designed for three hands. Same for the original XBox gamepad. I prefer the 360 ones because the white and black buttons were moved as L-R buttons like on PS controllers.
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Well I definitely HATE all the Xbox pads but it's just my opinion. I find them bulky, heavy and uncomfortable to hold.
Also even though the ps3 pad's layout is more conventional, it's awkward to play GC games on an emu with it due to this. On the cube you can easily press three buttons at once too.
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I agree that the action buttons on the gamecube controller are a bit akward, but you get used to it when you play a loooot of smash bros :P
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Or MKDD. I 100%'d it recently. Not with perfect scores but gold everywhere. ;D
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Actually they solved the bulky Xbox gamepad issue with the 360, but they're still larger than the rest. The original Xbox one was ridiculous, though (someone's gf had to buy a smaller third-party one because the official one was too large for her hands)
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LOL I was actually including the 360 pads. :P I just hate the Xbox series altogether anyway for obvious reasons (M$). ::)
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Monday I got Lufia: The Ruins of Lore for the Game Boy Advance, complete in box. The guy was charging $55 for it but since the box is damaged with an inch long hole on one side, he sold it for $35.
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Today I acquired a NES (the original one!), complete with 2 controllers, Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt and Metroid, for about $100. Metroid itself was $30, the rest was $70.
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Good purchase :D. Also for Metroid, do you mean $30 including taxes?
Also I just got Chrono Trigger DS for $15.
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Nice pickups guys.
By the way I should post pictures of my Dualshock 3 mounted phone case. It's the ultimate solution for mobile retro gaming. :P
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Good purchase :D . Also for Metroid, do you mean $30 including taxes?
Also I just got Chrono Trigger DS for $15.
No, I've put all the taxes in the $70 or something... So it's actually $60.
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Good purchase :D . Also for Metroid, do you mean $30 including taxes?
Also I just got Chrono Trigger DS for $15.
No, I've put all the taxes in the $70 or something... So it's actually $60.
Oh I meant taxes for Metroid, not the NES/SMB.
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My copy of Journey to Silius finally arrived at Free Game :D (I just grabbed it a few minutes ago). Some of the best NES graphics (although most of them are because they only used 1 color per tile and about 2 per map, allowing extra shading) and music. :D
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Nice, Sunsoft really had some great stuff back then. Funfact: Journey to Sillius was originally meant to be a game based on The Terminator Movie. However, Sunsoft's license ran out during the making of the game. Some graphics and story (and obviously the title) were changed as a result.
Just picked up the original Japanese Pokemon Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow for $36.50. :)
*Edit* Worth mentioning: I also saw a Sega Genesis clone at Wal-mart for $30. It has 60 games built in and 2 hard-wired controllers. However, it also has a cartridge slot. Thinking about getting one. :D
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Yeah I remember they lost the license. It sucked because it would have been an amazing movie based game, something that is very rare.
Also nice about the Sega Genesis clone. I didn't realize that Walmart started selling retro-related consoles and accessories, although I heard that they are gonna accept trade-ins soon (although I bet it will be like Gamestop and they won't accept retro games).
Also I might not buy as many new games in the near future, because new games are now launched at $69.99 instead of $59.99 in Canada, thanks to the CAD dollar now being worth $0.90 USD >.<. I seriously hope that the dollar won't start falling back to 90's values, because look at how much games costed in Canada back in the days O.O
(http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z405/sbkillaz/IMG_20120627_190218.jpg)
(http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z405/sbkillaz/IMG_20120627_190126.jpg)
I even saw a GOLF game for $99.98 once *.*
Don't wonder why most kids just rented games instead of buying them.
Even Sega CD and Playstation 1 games were ridiculous at first despite being CD medium. I remember all of them were $80 (or even $90 for Sega CD games) before they finally started dropping to $60 in 1999 or so. PS2 and Gamecube games did the same thing.
And to think that EA wants to charge $69.99 USD for PS4 games at launch. This means we'll pay $79.99 here or more >.<
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Also the fact it was more expensive producing games on cartridges back then, hence the massive switch to CD-based supports around when the Nintendo 64 came out. Nintendo was pretty much one of the last to abandon cartridges in favor to CDs for non-portable consoles after a failed partnership with Sony who went on to produce the PlayStation, first of the name.
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Indeed, but back then, even some CD-based games were more expensive than today. Most Sega CD sports games were about $70 in USA. The $60 standard arrived around the Sega Saturn days.
That said, even today there are games that are more expensive than normal, excluding limited edition gimmicks. Shin Megami Tensei IV for the DS, for example, was $50 on launch, while all other 3DS games launched at $40.
EDIT: By the way, earlier this afternoon I got Metal Gear and Gotcha for the NES, along with Bravely Default for the 3DS.
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Loot from the retro fair. Cost me about €95
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My eyes went straight to the GB Player, then the blue Kirby and SSBM. :D Nice finds ! Do you have the boot disc for the GBP ?
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Why don't we have things like this in France? D:
OMG an Amiga. have fun with that!
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Awesome stuff Keoni. At one point I really need to pick up an Amiga, if I can find one for cheap.
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Also what are the random cables and power brick for ? :P
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Those are just cables I picked up for my other systems at home. Certain cables are hard to come by. The power brick is for my sisters laptop. She keeps stealing mine :P
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YEah that is why I am relunctant about buying certain older systems sometimes, especially the Atari consoles, because most no longer come with the cables. I even saw a video game store over here trying to sell a Sega Master System with missing cables. That can suck if a parent is buying that thing as a gift.
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Loot from the retro fair. Cost me about €95
Nice stuff there! My attention was drawn to the Amiga, the gameboy player (gamecube),life force, and what appears to be a yellow N64 controller cable. Also, can't really tell what the joystick is for. The end kind of looks like an nes controller plug, but i suspect it is for something else. It's hard to tell from that view. I'm think I might get an Amiga someday myself. :D
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By the way, I also found a copy of Frantic Flea for the SNES. That game is so weird >.< (I'll need to check online to figure out what to do)
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I managed to get the supercom pro1 copy box working. I hooked it up to my XP machine and I played some roms on it. It cannot play some of the newer Hi-rom games and sadly A Link to the Past cannot save its game data. Other games can save though. I installed a new battery because the old one had been removed by the previous owner. There is still a lot of acid on the pcb which I had to take care of.
I played: Contra III, Castlevania IV, Super Turican, Super Punchout. These games all work fine.
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That is nice :D, too bad it can't play all games, though.
As for myself, I recently got Double Dragon V and Star Trek Next Generation for the SNES, along with Drakenguard for the PS2. The first was a big mistake, because it happened to be the worst DD game ever x.x. Instead of a beat-em-up platformer, it's just a 1v1 fight game. I didn't try Star Trek yet, though, but considering it costed half of what a box+cart (no manual) copy costs on Ebay, I guess it's fine.
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@Keoni: Nice!
@DJ: Never played Double Dragon V. Too bad it only 1vs1. That's like the alternate mode on Double Dragon I. XD
Picked up ICO & Shadow of the Colossus HD Collection for PS3 for $10 at Wal-mart.
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Yeah I prefer the other Double Dragon games personally. You can move around and sometimes even jump, while defeating hordes of easier enemies. I don't like fighting games as much because even in easy mode every opponent are like bosses so they're nearly impossible to beat.
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Not in Smash Bros though.
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Indeed. I really mean games like Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, Double Dragon 5, Ranma, etc, though, where I can't even beat the 1st guy even in easy mode. I tend to stand Mortal Kombat more, though, since I grew up with it.
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@Keoni: Nice!
@DJ: Never played Double Dragon V. Too bad it only 1vs1. That's like the alternate mode on Double Dragon I. XD
Picked up ICO & Shadow of the Colossus HD Collection for PS3 for $10 at Wal-mart.
Wow nice. ICO costs about 26-40 euro here
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On so-called kingsday our country basically becomes one large flea market. I picked up some nice stuff for a very low price.
- €0.20 Some vintage pokemon figurines
- €0.50 Pirate cartridge for gameboy
- €0.50 Pokemon gold
- €2 Death Note manga
- €1 Little 3d Printed makerbot logo (some kids had a 3d printer set up in front of their house and they were selling little plastic models)
- €6 Portable dvd player with battery. It has AV in, so I can use it as a little lcd tv.
- €2 Old air brush. Not sure if it works.
- €20 Nvidia gtx260 graphics card
- €0.50 Some random connectors
Did not find anything super interesting, but it was a good haul nonetheless :)
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Nice. I myself went to a small flea market Sunday afternoon but it was the last out of two days and it was closing in 3 hours, so most of the good stuff was most likely gone by then (I wasn't available on Saturday). I found Sacred 2 Fallen Angel for $5 (Xbox 360), though, which was probably the oldest console game available there (although they had plenty of common 90's computer games).
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I just got an used copy of Assassin's Creed III for $3.99 at Best Buy O.O
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Talk about dirt cheap. O.O
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US Super Metroid. Gotta bring out the region bypasser! :p
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Y u no use SuperCIC ?
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My uncle gave my family a Gamecube and Super Mario Sunshine for Christmas. Somehow, we lost it when we had our downstairs room (where the Gamecube was stored) remodeled.
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Y u no use SuperCIC ?
Whar's that?
I got a neat NES Advantage last saturday! :p I have the NES and SNES Advantage! :p Let's bring out the joysticks at home! :p
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/me ruuns to shamefully hide himself in a corner, that was a bad lame pun...
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This : http://wolfsoft.de/wordpress/?p=603
It gives you full region free with auto frequency switch and you can also use unofficial carts.
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My uncle gave my family a Gamecube and Super Mario Sunshine for Christmas. Somehow, we lost it when we had our downstairs room (where the Gamecube was stored) remodeled.
Lucky, I went to the store and Super Mario SUnshine is like $45 now O.O
I also bought Evolution for the Dreamcast and Drakkhen for the SNES today, after a quick trip to a game store.
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I have Sunshine since it came out. I still have my GC's box and it was an SMS pak. :P Also the game's box is purple like the Cube.
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This : http://wolfsoft.de/wordpress/?p=603
It gives you full region free with auto frequency switch and you can also use unofficial carts.
Oï. Nice thing. I honestly prefer having a second NES, unzoned than modding mine. I got it from my father in law with the box and and the protection in polystyrène
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Just get a random used SNES on leboncoin. :P The problem with region bypassing is that pal snes's will run slower and apparently the audio is pitched lower. Also, this affects pal games too.
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Just get a random used SNES on leboncoin. :P The problem with region bypassing is that pal snes's will run slower and apparently the audio is pitched lower. Also, this affects pal games too.
What? Bypassing the resion makes the pal games slower? Oo
I know that PLA games are already slower than NTSC (60->50Hz, and goddamn Sonic's OST in slow-mo is unacceptable) , but slowing them again... unless I misunderstood what you meant.
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What I meant is that pal games run slower than the NTSC ones and unless you install a freq switch it will slow down NTSC ones if you just use an adapter.
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Yeah it's because PAL games run at 50 Hz while NTSC games run at 60. This is why PAL versions had to be slowed down. When you try a PAL game in NTSC mode in an emulator, the sound is actually pitched up and the game is too fast.
However, even in normal mode, PAL games sometimes play differently than their NTSC counterpart due to not being ported properly. For example, SMB1 music is faster.
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FINALLY!
I managed to find a Super Mario Sunshine copy that is reasonably priced. It was $19.99 while the two other game stores sold it for $44.99. I also got Killer Instinct and a CIB copy of Hogan's Alley (NES Zapper game) for the same prices.
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Have Fun with SMS? I have found a lot of bugs in it; It's amazing how much it's borken in fact
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I didnM't play much yet, as I just came back from two stores and mainly played the other two games.
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I read some reviews about Killer Instinct, how is it?
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It's pretty fun, a SNES classic. The graphics were generated the same way as in Donkey Kong Country, if I remember, and the special effects are nice. It's also made by the same company, by the way.
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My best video game pickup: a Retro Duo Portable for about $74.
Including the games I wanted for it (genuine NES and SNES cartridges), I spent $200.84.
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Digitalized graphics? Meh, I'm not fan of this, the animations of characters in this kind of graphics are too different to blend naturally...
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Have Fun with SMS? I have found a lot of bugs in it; It's amazing how much it's borken in fact
Then you have not played Sonic Adventure DX. Most. Glitched. GameCube. Game. EVAH ! :P
Also KI ? Cccccccombo breaker ! :D I should play it when I setup my PC for SNES emulation. For now, n64 is running epically well.
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Digitalized graphics? Meh, I'm not fan of this, the animations of characters in this kind of graphics are too different to blend naturally...
Yeah the thing is that on a SNES, this was the only way to display 3D graphics with this much details at a decent speed. If they would have used real 3D there would have been no textures, frame rate would be much slower and they would have needed extra chips.My best video game pickup: a Retro Duo Portable for about $74.
Including the games I wanted for it (genuine NES and SNES cartridges), I spent $200.84.
What games did you get?
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Ok, now I officially understand why people didn't like Super Mario Sunshine. Although I didn't really have much issues with jumping/walking, the inverted camera controls (that you can't change in options) are extremely annoying and I thought they left that to the Xbox. Also the game feels pretty different it seems (even more than SMB2USA), plus that Dark Mario chase at the beginning when he kidnaps Peach was ridiculously hard. It took me like 10 minutes before I finally manage to stop him. >.<
Another issue is that the cutscenes at the start where the guy explains some controls were ridiculously long >.<
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Yeah the GAME is really hard and you can't skip cutscenes so it's annoying if you already saw them. :/ Besides that, I find it pretty fun.
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Although I didn't really have much issues with jumping/walking
I think SMS give to Mario his best jump movesets.
Dark Mario chase at the beginning when he kidnaps Peach was ridiculously hard. It took me like 10 minutes before I finally manage to stop him. >.<
And that's the only first chase...
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That said, not being able to skip cutscenes is very common in role playing games and older games, but at least in non RPGs they were generally pretty short, unlike in Sunshine. As for the difficulty the first stage looked much easier than the dark mario chase just before, but there's a lot of exploring to figure out what to do involved, which seems to make the game slow-paced.
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You didn't get to the platform levels yet. x.x
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You didn't get to the platform levels yet. x.x
Oh God I LOVE them. That's quite a fun challenge with a funny music (good remix of Mario's theme)
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They /are/ epic, but insaaaaaaaaanely hard. Also the first Dark Mario chase was medium difficulty IMO.
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Yeah the issue with the first Dark Mario chase is the inverted camera controls. With how much turning around there is during the chase, trying to rotate the camera only to end up rotating it in the wrong direction is incredibly frustrating and I almost gave up on the game at that moment. Plus until you manage to successfully throw water while still walking it's pretty much like you were constantly walking on ice when you are about to catch the bad guy.
I also noticed in the first stage that walking around is kinda slippery too, even when not on that paint goo, and hitting enemies can be a little hard. It's really a game that tests your accuracy skills. >.<
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I did not move the camera in this stage.
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I kinda had no choice to keep some control on it because it sometimes moved to weird angles or didn't automatically rotate fast enough and it got hard to see where I was going >.<.
That said I heard the game had many bugs so maybe I just ran into some. Plus, the Gamecube gamepad is kinda weird, especially the LR and Z buttons. >.< (But at least it doesn't require 30 cm large hands like the Wii U or original Xbox gamepad or three hands like the Nintendo 64 gamepad))
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Nah the GC pad is the best analog pad ever made. :P
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Lol it made the list of worst gamepads ever made a few times. I like the analog pads, though, but you can really feel they were still transitioning from single joystick controls to dual joystick (the ancestor of dual joystick pretty much being the C buttons on the Nintendo 64 I guess)
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Bleh. I love the GC pad, that's all. :P
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So now I managed to find a copy of Shin Megami Tensei IV 3DS for $29.99 new (was $54.99). That game is so ridiculously expensive lol (even used it's normally $39.99 despite being released a long while ago). I have to wonder if RPG publishers won't start trying to grab extra cash from their niche of users now that they know that their usual limited print runs will sell for $100 on Ebay in a few years? I doubt it's just because of the Canadian dollar no longer being on-part with US, because other 3DS games still launch at $44.99, not $54.99 (SMTIV used to be $49.99 for both the standard and limited edition but the standard reprint is $5 higher)
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I just bought those:
(http://img.ourl.ca/snesgames.jpg)
They're used but look in which good shape the boxes are O.O (the guy even re-sealed them to not have to put stickers on them)
EDIT: And they're complete (with every inserts included) and the cartridges are still in their plastic bags.
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Wow, nice ! :D
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Thanks. Also, today I did the opposite: I got rid of certain games I no longer really want to use since I never got into them or did not plan to use them much: Assassin's Creed 1/2/Brotherhood (Future Shop bundle), Pokémon Heartgold French (with an unused Pokéwalker), Chrono Trigger DS, Mass Effect Trilogy and Magix Music Maker PS2. It was via the retro game store, though, since I didn't feel like waiting weeks until they sell on Ebay, plus the store gives twice more credits than other stores for most games.
I didn't keep Chrono Trigger DS because I didn't plan to play it much since I already own the PS1 version since a decade. Same for Mass Effect trilogy. I only bought them because they were ridiculously cheap and I actually ended up making a bit of money by selling them back :P. As for Pokémon I never got into the older style games and I would probably prefer the 3D ones, but I got the game for dirt cheap too so it didn't matter much, and I never got into Assassin's creed and juju's bro already had those games. As for Magix Music Maker I just gave it to his bro but the game sucks compared to MTV Music Generator so yeah :P
On the other hand, I got a nice copy of Kirby Super Star for the SNES with both the box/manual included. It was expensive due to its condition but it was like $20 cheaper than on Ebay.ca so I picked it anyway and it's like one of the best SNES game ever. :D
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Games I got today:
Atari 2600:
Air Raiders
Robot Tank (not the blue label)
Phoenix
Sky Jinks
Football RealSports Soccer (rare 1987 version complete in box)
NES:
Trojan
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Trojan ? Make sure there are not too many horses. :P
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Trojan ? Make sure there are not too many horses. :P
Make sure there are horses in the first place.
* 123outerme shudders
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Ah robot tank. it is a really neat game that pushed the system to its limits. The gameplay might be dull compared to today's standard, but back then it was revolutionary.
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Ah robot tank. it is a really neat game that pushed the system to its limits. The gameplay might be dull compared to today's standard, but back then it was revolutionary.
Indeed. Another of my favorites is Battlezone.
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Update: New games added to my collection:
-Perfect Dark for the Nintendo 64
-Custer's Revenge for the Atari 2600
Both are in perfect, complete condition.
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-Custer's Revenge for the Atari 2600
A reference for your port, I presume? :P
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Nope, already had such reference via emulators or at a friend's home. It was more for collectors purposes since many copies on Ebay go for $500. :P
I did try it, though, using a Sega Genesis turbo controller and scored 1488 O.O
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Yoshi's Island 3DS and Galaxian Atari 2600 are my new game pickups today.
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I put now Majora's Mask with HD textures on my comp :)
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Ah so you got it working ? Also the gamepad ? I have OoT running epicly well on mine with high res textures.
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I need to try N64 games with texture packs one day. I never got them to work before.
Also, I think my N64 is either broken or the cartridge slot is too dirty because it no longer appears to play any game D:
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Oh that sucks. You should try to open the console and clean the slot.
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Ah so you got it working ? Also the gamepad ? I have OoT running epicly well on mine with high res textures.
Yeah, it like runs out of the box :)
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Got Yoshi's Island DS. Now I have the SNES, DS and 3DS ones.
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I got a Game Boy Camera. Never run RUN option guys...
By the way, this does a neat wallpaper!
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You'll now make selfies with it? O.O
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Mmmh, thinking about it, it's the only thing I want to take selfies with it. I think, IMHO, selfies are very egocentric and narcissic. I like the dithering pattern from the GBC and how it gives a very good nostalgia factor (also LOLCAT).
Now I have to find a way to dump the pictures.
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Somewhat gaming related. You can read games with these.
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Nice diskette drive stack. :P
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Hey! Don't touch that soon-to-be-mine drive! JK, nice stack :p
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Those are awesome. I bet it must be ridiculously slow to install games with those, though.
Now imagine having to use floppy disks to install Windows 8 O.O
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You mean like this?
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Those are awesome. I bet it must be ridiculously slow to install games with those, though.
You don't install games on the c64, you just load them to RAM. And disk drives are the fastest way to do that.
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You know what's slow? Loading programs onto a computer via cassette tape. 30 minutes to load up a game.
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Lol I've heard of that for the ZX Spectrum. People use mp3 players now and it's much faster as far as I understood.
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The mp3 method is also more reliable. My MSX home computer only has a casette drive for input, so I play TAP files directly on my pc soundcard. It takes just as long as with casettes. I could get a cartridge that allows me to hook up CF cards though. I have one battery backed up ram cartridge for the MSX, but I think it does not work with my version of basic.
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Does the mp3 thing also work for c64?
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(https://mediacru.sh/3jF4N4Wuhxmx.jpg)
Since I'm packing for the move I took a pic of that. Cool that it's still complete in box (yes with manuals) after a decade of owning it. :D
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No it does not because the c64 datasette digitizes the sound internally.
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(https://mediacru.sh/3jF4N4Wuhxmx.jpg)
Since I'm packing for the move I took a pic of that. Cool that it's still complete in box (yes with manuals) after a decade of owning it. :D
Nice :D. I should check if my bro still has his GC box. I know I still have my PS2 box and many manuals, although most inserts and stuff are scattered through my home. I also have a Nintendo 64 box that came with my 2nd SNES 14 years ago, so I should check if it's the Atomic Green one since the N64 I got a few years after is Atomic Green.
I also got Wipeout Pulse for the PSP.
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picsnip
Since I'm packing for the move I took a pic of that. Cool that it's still complete in box (yes with manuals) after a decade of owning it. :D
When are you moving?
Also keoni :yeah, that makes sense I guess.
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We are sending our stuff on July 17th, leaving the house the same day. Plane is on August 11th.
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Wait... you'll be homeless from July 17th to August 11th?? O.O Or do you mean you won't be online for that entire period?
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I'll be at my gramps's with an epic connection during this period. Then I have no idea how soon I'll get a stable connection.
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As long as there are existing ISPs where you are moving to. >.< I mean, if in United States and to a lesser extent Canada there are cities that are stuck with dial-up (I am serious), imagine how bad it is in certain countries that just recently became or are about to become first world nations.
But again, when it comes to USA, we are talking about a country that has the city of Detroit in it.
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Israel has been a first world nation for quite some time already.
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^ That. Also Internet there is working pretty well so I'm sure it'll be fine.
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Israel has been a first world nation for quite some time already.
Ah ok I thought it had been for only like 20-30 years like China and stuff. However, since it's fairly recent, I was worried since USA is a first world country since centuries, yet some areas can't even have working street lights, let alone high-speed internet.
Also, new game pickups for today!
-Space Football SNES (boxed): was cheap and looked somewhat interesting to try
-Bomberman 64 The Second Attack: Got it for $59.99, which isn't bad considering it sells for over $90 on Ebay.
-Mario is Missing NES: Crappy game, but I had been looking for the NES version for a long while since it's quite rare.
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Israel has been a first world nation for quite some time already.
Ah ok I thought it had been for only like 20-30 years like China and stuff. However, since it's fairly recent, I was worried since USA is a first world country since centuries, yet some areas can't even have working street lights, let alone high-speed internet.
/me prods Singapore where there's not even a mm of copper wiring :P
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I guess it helps that Israel is a lot smaller than USA so it's a lot easier to manage.
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Yeah true. Also I noticed that certain of those countries that were developed more recently tend to have developed at a much more rapid rate due to technology available elsewhere, and they skipped over the outdated technology. However, in certain countries like China, this aggressive economic stimulation was done at the expense of human rights. I'M glad this is not the case in Israel, though, although I am not familiar with Singapore other than for 84+ RAM Clears. :P
Also for my birthday I appear to have gotten Mario Kart Wii :D (not the Wii U game but I'll probably pick a copy in the near future anyway).
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Mario kart Wii is still awesome though :D
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True. The only issue is online was shut down and you need to use a private server now IIRC, which is most likely not as popular as the official one (especially now that MK8 is out)
I don,t get why they shut down old servers when the official servers of Starcraft Original, Starcraft BroodWar and Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition are still running after 15 years.
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My very awesome swag. :thumbsup:
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Best games ever. ;D
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I now got the following:
Moon Patrol (Atari 2600)
Zaxxon (Atari 2600)
Jungle Hunt (Atari 2600, complete in damaged box)
Mario Kart Super Circuit (manual+box but misses box tray)
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Tales of Vesperia (Xbox 360. I think it's the only Xbox Tales game)
Murasama (PSVita)
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And now I got:
Bayonetta (PS3)
Harvest Moon: A Wonderful World - Black label (Gamecube)
Muramasa (Wii)
Lost in Shadow (Wii)
Bayonetta was free since it was a 3 for 2 promotion. I got Muramasa elsewhere.
Also I saw a copy of Shadowrun for the SNES for $59.99, but even though it's very rare I didn't buy it because I'm not a big fan of tactical RPGs
By the way, don't ever bother about Odin Sphere for PS2. It's garbage IMHO. If you like plaftorm-based action RPGs you're better off getting Muramasa. In Odin Sphere, all you do is talk to people in a castle, then when selecting a stage on the map, all you can do is battle enemies. There's absolutely zero exploration you can do in this game, while in Muramasa you at least wander accross maps (albeit a bit repetitive) and grab some items or stuff, while randomly encountering enemies.
EDIT: After some store trade-ins I managed to grab An American Tail: Fievel Goes West for the SNES and Wild Arms 2 for the PS1. However I think my old SNES is wearing out because most scaled sprites no longer display properly, same for top-down view mode 7 effects. It might just be dirty connector but every game with such effect seem to do that now. In general, most games are still functional.
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Look at what I scored today for $39.99 at Value Village:
(http://img.ourl.ca/3games1snes.jpg)
The SNES power input jack and cable are worn out, but if you don't mess around with them, the SNES works very well. Plus it came with 2 controllers and 3 Mario games :hyper:
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Really o.o
Oh wow.
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The guy at a local store told me a way to fix the SNES power jack above. If that works then it will probably be useable on a regular basis without fears of accidental unplugging :D
I have another SNES with 4 gamepads (two from my RetroDuo) but it doesn't play some mode 7 scaled sprites properly sometimes and the cartridge slot is dirty. Plus it's yellow lol.
Also today I got Robocop 1 and 2 for the NES in their box, Taz Mania SNES (boxed as well) and James BOnd Jr. The latter is missing the instructions. I also got a loose copy of some Sega Genesis Disney platformer thing. All were at Ebay prices except Robocop 2 on which I got $30 off.
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I just got Sonic Colors for the DS for $7 at Target.
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If it's any good I might pick that game up as well.
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Bought a NES last week, with Duck Hunt/SMB, SMB3, zapper and 2 controllers for €37 ($50 ish) I also picked up Kirby 2 days ago, arrived today. Having tons of fun with it. Duck hunt is cool too :P
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Awesome find AeTIos! :D also kirby is one of my favorite NES games.
If it's any good I might pick that game up as well.
it's supposedly quite good per Sonic 2006 standards, among the best of the post-Sonic Adventures material. Reviews were more favorable towards the DS version, though.
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I just got Sega Rally Championship for Sega Saturn in good condition. Now I need to find a Sega Saturn, though <_<
Also I noticed that Free Game charges $29.99 for Phantasy Star Universe PS2. I got it for $2.99 at Gamestop during their March 2009 economic-crisis-sale where almost every game was like 90% off. If I can manage to get it exchanged for another $29.99 game at Free Game I'll be happy :P
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(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/64788231/photos/DSC04104.JPG)
My retro games collection as of aug 23rd. I got Chip 'N Dale Rescue Rangers today for €19.99 , it's a fun game. Also got a boxed copy of F-Zero for the SNES (which arrives somewhere next week)
I'm also getting SMB2... I have so many games already (7 cartridges, 8 games! O.o) and I dont even have my NES for a week. Better not continue at this pace...
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ooh that's an awesome collection so far. I have Kirby, SMB3 and two copies of F-Zero (one is still brand new/sealed tho) and they're all awesome games.
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So yesterday, my copy of FIFA 14 for the Playstation 2 has arrived.
(http://img.ourl.ca/fifa14ps2ntsc.png)
Unlike PES 2014, this PS2 game came out in North America, but the cover and manual are in Spanish (although the game has English, French and Spanish language options).
I don't normally buy sports games, but, a few things motivated me to do so:
-It's the last PS2 game ever released in North America
-It came out over half a year after the PS2 got discontinued
-The NTSC version was made in very small quantities, due to soccer not being as popular as in Europe and the PS2 being old.
Of course I'll probably play it a bit since I sometimes play hockey games as well, but the possibility that this becomes an holy grail of game collectors in a few years is why I picked the PS2 version over the PS3 or PS4 (not that I have a PS4 anyway). It will most likely depend of how many people become aware that this game exists, though, because most retailers stopped carrying PS2 games half a decade ago and I doubt many people would expect a game to be released on three generations of consoles at once. But yeah, just look at the NTSC versions of FIFA Soccer 2013 Wii, Madden 09 for Xbox. :P
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I got a SNES this week, it came with Striker and SMW. It was very dirty and the center pin of the RF switch broke off and was stuck in the RF port but with some pliers I could pull it out. After cleaning and inserting the carts a few times (and trying to figure out the frequency for the RF switch) I got it to work, now it works flawlessly :D
My SNES game collection is now:
Micro Machines, F-Zero, Super Mario World, and Striker.
I have quite a few games :P
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Awesome. I need to get Micro Machines one day
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I got the following games for $5 each (except the GBA and Atari games which were $1 and one of the PS2 that I got for free due to a buy 2 get 1 free promotion):
-Super Challenge Football Atari 2600 (boxed)
-Marble Madness + Klax GBA (complete)
-Zaxxon 3D Master System
-Jungle Book Genesis
-Lotus II Genesis (Boxed)
-Ratchet and Clank PS2 (complete)
-The Bouncer PS2 (boxed)
-Jax & Daxter the Precursor Legacy PS2
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Finally got one of the castlevania DS games :D First time I ever saw touched one.
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/50/Castlevania_-_Dawn_of_Sorrow_Coverart.png)
Picked it up at a used games store for €20.
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Awesome. :D I wonder how much they are over here...
EDIT: Lol I just bought Dora's Big Birthday Adventures and Scooby-Doo and the Spooky Swamp for the PS2 at Dollarama. They were $3 packaged together.
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And now I got Ms Pacman Maze Madness for GBA and Asterix & Obelix Kick Buttix for the PS2. I didn't even know there were Asterix games in North America.
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And now I got a factory sealed copy of Dokapop Kingdom PS2 for $40 (so basically $22), which is like $55 on Ebay.ca. Now to open it or to not open it :P (maybe if it drops in value on Ebay?). I traded-in several games, though (although the credit for 4 of the 5 games was actually higher than what I originally paid, especially Phantasy Star Universe which I had gotten for $2.99 at Gamestop in 2009)
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Also got Castlevania: Lords of Shadows Collection for PS3 and Battletoads Double Dragon SNES.
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Every time i see this thread, I think it is asking about video game pick up lines.
About 6 years ago I bought a N64, 2 controllers, Mario 64, Mario Party 1, Pod Racing, 2 baseball games, and 3 driving games for $28.
Still play it all the time. People go around having sex for dates. My girlfriend and I fight in Mario Party as dates. I prefer my dates better ^.^
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Omg it's an happybobjr! O.O Long time no see :D. You should visit more (even if not necessarily calc stuff). Also good idea to have bought Mario Party back then. Now it's like $60-80 >.<
I got plenty of N64 games as well but the only Mario games I have on it are Mario Kart and Paper Mario.
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I am still on often enough, a comment or two on the irc, but that's about it. Just kinda became a lurker.
I have recently been lent Mario Party 2, SSB, Mario Kart, another Super Mario 64 indefinitely (or until they get another 64)
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SSB is awesome although I tend to not play for very long. I can't wait for Super Smash Bros Open :P
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I didn't buy many games lately, but I just got Mega Man X6 for the PS1 now (complete condition and good disc)
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Bought ssb4 last Thursday a day before the release :D I unlocked all characters yesterday. It's so great to have a handheld version of smash bros now :D
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I've been considered getting it, although since I got used so much to the screen size of my PSVita and Nexus I tend to not play 3DS games as much, not to mention I usually prefer playing such games on a big console, so I might wait for the Wii U version.
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(http://img.ourl.ca/2014-10-25-155046.jpg)
That thing is like $40+ on Ebay O.O
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The wiiU version is gonna be epic. You can play with up to 8 players locally! To accommodate for this you can control the game with your 3ds, so you don't need to buy 8 controllers for you and your friends. They can just bring their 3ds-es.
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Wait they're porting Drakengard 2?
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I recently got the two following games, some of the last few before I get my Xbox One (preferably a bundle so I can resell the game that comes with it if that's possible) and Halo Master Chief collection in a few weeks:
-Aero the Acro-Bat 2 for SNES
-Robocop 3 SNES (I now have all 3 games, but only the NES ones are boxed)
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Every time i see this thread, I think it is asking about video game pick up lines.
Thought that until I actually opened up the thread for the first time today :P
Not a deal or anything, but my favorite thing I've bought for my SNES is this flash cart: http://www.stoneagegamer.com/super-everdrive-cart-only-na.html (http://www.stoneagegamer.com/super-everdrive-cart-only-na.html) Very convenient.
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ooh I saw something like that for the NES before. But I wasn't sure if their site was still active so I didn't take any chance. Also the price is a little high x.x
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ooh I saw something like that for the NES before. But I wasn't sure if their site was still active so I didn't take any chance. Also the price is a little high x.x
I was a little hesitant at first, but if you want to play expensive games on the console (Earthbound, Mega Man, etc.) and don't care for buying/collecting them, it's pretty nice.
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/me wants.
Really I want.
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ooh I saw something like that for the NES before. But I wasn't sure if their site was still active so I didn't take any chance. Also the price is a little high x.x
I was a little hesitant at first, but if you want to play expensive games on the console (Earthbound, Mega Man, etc.) and don't care for buying/collecting them, it's pretty nice.
I got enough games right now I think so I think I'll wait a bit. :P I also need to limit my purchases now since I want an Xbox One and had to get my mouse and keyboard replaced. :P
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So I finally got Halo Master Chief Collection now. I still need the console, though (probably on Black Friday weekend).
Also, just to tell how terrible GameStop is, Halo was not even listed until this morning on EB Games website, even though it came out Tuesday. And before Tuesday there was absolutely no ad nor any mention of the game anywhere on their site.
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Just like how I got Fzero before I got my SNES but with an extra zero on the price tag? :p
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Just like how I got Fzero before I got my SNES but with an extra zero on the price tag? :p
You bought F-Zero SNES for $699.90?? O.O
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Oh Dj, speaking of Game Stop. If you look in the authors page, er devs or something like that on their website, they have me listed under there. XD
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Wait wow that's nice! I assume it's because of the PSVita material?
Also now Gamestop is at it again: their EB Games website seems like it will be the last to post their Black Friday deals. Oh well, I already know where the Xbox One will be $50 off next weekend and I'll go there instead. :P
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Just like how I got Fzero before I got my SNES but with an extra zero on the price tag? :p
You bought F-Zero SNES for $699.90?? O.O
More like your XOne is gonna cost ~400 while my SNES costed ~40 and we both got games for the console before we got the actual thing.
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I remember getting SMW weeks before buying my beloved SNES! :p
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Does Dolphin count? It's free and can be used for ranked Melee netplay! (Think For Glory, only with stages. And only 3 frames of lag.)
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I think this topic in general is more for physical copies of games and especially retro gaming. :P
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I finally got my Xbox One! :D
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I just got KSP for $17.00 yesterday!
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Good choice, that game's awesome. I've been playing it since feb '12 (got it for $10, heheh ;D) so if you have questions about this game ask me :P