Recent purchases thread? Pic related, the results of my trip to the used book store yesterday.
I've been looking for a copy of Arkanoid Doh it Again for nearly 15 years. I'm stoked to have finally snagged one.
I just bought my first retro console (NES). A friend of mine was selling it and I couldn't resist.
I don't have any games or even tv yet and I don't know where I should buy them (I live in central Finland) or where I even fit it in my small student apartment.
I'm stressed but happy.
>>3338760
Didn't your friend have games too?
>>3338760
Finnpoor here mongolbrethren, its HIGHLY unlikely you do to find any cheap retrogames from flee markets or anywhere nowadays, theres shitton of resellers who scavenge them through and charge ridicilous prices, but i recommend modding the console for ntsc and using ebay for much cheaper prices than within finland
Few absolute must havs for the NES
>mario 3
>ninja gaiden
>megaman 2
>guardian legend
Multiplayer fun
>chip & dale
>turtles 2-3 arcade games
>river city ransom
>contra
>bubble bobble
>bomberman 2
>nintendo world cup
>battletoads (hard as shit tough)
>>3339106
>in acrylic cases
I'm guessing you departed with at least $250 for those
Got this over the weekend.
>>3339131
Standard box protectors are pretty darn cheap.
Responded to an ad for a Coleco Gemini plus driving and keyboard controllers and 35 games for $60. Guy was apparently moving soon so he also gave me the Gameboy, and PS2 games (THATS NOT RETRO) in the pic (from his ad.) I thought the "RFT-DAM" in the center was some kind of RF switch box, turns out it's a cable descrambler.
>>3339141
I'm saying that sellers who put games in those tend to be the ones to know their (ebay) value. I'm assuming it's the seller who put the games in there, anyway.
>>3339138
pre-merger Enix is always good.
>>3339398
Agreed. I was surprised at the price I got it for, since I had always assumed an obscure SNES JRPG like Paladin's Quest would have ballooned to absurd prices these past several years.
>>3339080
Holy shit, fuck off. This trolling isn't even subtle anymore.
>>3336540
Picked these up after work today.
The Gameboy games were $2 a pop. Tokimeki Memorial is for the Saturn and was $9.
>>3339080
Yes, ninja gaiden is shadow warriors in europe and contra is protobotector
>>3336540
I didn't think any other game besides Gradius had Moai Statues.
How is Arkanoid?
>>3340072
>How is Arkanoid?
hard as fucking nails
>>3339106
>CIB Autism: The Post
>>3339793
Lately I've had strong urges to start collecting those Tokimeki memorials
>>3341818
Thanks, anon. I was pleasantly surprised to see that it is one of the GB games that get a bit of a boost from the Super Gameboy. Enhanced sounds, etc.
Did I do gud or dun goof?
>>3344726
Depends. How much did you pay?
Also damn, there's a game that was hot shit back in the day that zero people talk about anymore. I guess that's the over nature of fytin' games.
>>3345887
It was hot shit because it was like Mortal Kombat but with dinosaurs.
It was a pretty mediocre game otherwise.
Not exactly purchased, but I was given a model 2 Genesis with no cords or controllers and a scph-9001 PS1 with only the power cord about a week ago.
I bought a NES on a whim the other day, I found out that it's American when I got home. Good thing any 9v AC power supply works with it. Now I can play games in full screen and full colour once I do the region unlock mod, so it ended up better than buying a PAL console.
Not my pic, but I just got in my HDretrovision cables for SNES and Genesis.
I was previously running my SNES via s-video, so the jump in quality is barely noticeable, at best.
However, those Genesis cables....holy shit! I'm using them with my JVC X'Eye and 27" Trinitron and the difference in picture quality is night and day. Well composite -> to component so no shit, right?
I might sell my SNES cables cause fools are buying them for $100 on Ebay, lol.
>>3339617
Kyytaultaasiisaa mytuoustaa iilmyytuutaa ko miiauultautuusta!
>>3346594
>goemon
noice!
Magical Adventure is also pretty awesome
>>3339106
Why would anyone pay actual money for that garbage SNES port of alpha 2
i found earthbound for 200! xD
>>3348140
by the way I hope people see this as a stupid joke and not as shitposting. i don't want to damage the quality of this board
>>3347427
>Barely better then s-video
The SNES was meant to run in component (RGB was on another chip, it was removed in the final build) as before they they decided to cheap out the SNES was meant to do Hi-Muse 1080i (through a special video port that later became the stander Nintendo AV port, RCA audio, composite & s-video were on stander jacks like the US NES with it's AV ports).
Keep the cables and use a modded SNES mini, you will thank me later.
>>3347654
It is not garbage.
>>3348143
>i don't want to damage the quality of this board
Don't worry. That ship sailed long ago.
I bought an XRGB Mini. It's just about the only reasonable solution I've got for hooking a lot of my consoles into a projector.
I've already modded my NES for RGB, so it, my SNES, my Saturn, my Playstation and my Dreamcast will be using RGB for now while my N64 is stuck with S-Video until I get around to modding it as well.
>>3348161
It's honestly a bit better than /v/. I just wish it was a tad faster
>>3348234
If it was faster then it would be as shitty as /v/. Really can't have your cake and eat it too here.
>>3348249
I know, I was thinking that afterwards. Good point
>>3348234
>I just wish it was a tad faster
What did he mean by this?
Goodwill finds:
Deus Ex: The Conspiracy (PS2) - $3
Crimson Skies (Xbox) - $3
DDRMax with Codemasters dancemat (PS2) - $4
>mfw
been to five thrift stores, never saw any worthwhile games, gave up
i got ocarina of time master quest for 3 bucks last week. gr8 deal.
>>3348434
>>3349329
>6th gen finds
>>3338971
This. It's already hard to find stuff like ps2 gems here due to the active resellers. I'd also recommend getting a flashcart If you arent really in to the collecting itself. It also gives an idea what you wanna buy and which games you shouldn't buy.
got a cdx, 20 or so sega genesis games,and a saturn all for free.
>Metal Gear Solid Black Label (PS1) for 5$
>Resident Evil 2 (PS1) 5$
It's been over five years since I stopped collecting. I started again today.
So I recently got a gameboy player, looking to expand my GB and GBC collection. I'm looking at Dragon Warrior 3, and Tales of Phantasia. Anyone have any recommendations?
>>3349915
He's meant that this board does not get as many posts or replies as fast as other boards may
>>3347646
Thanks. The magical (mickey) series is honestly one of my favourite 2D platforming games. Fluid gameplay combined with a beautiful animations and a fitting OST.
Goemon is just solid in general. It's a shame the series didn't pan well in the states.
I got playstation underground v1 for 2 bucks, both disks still working condition at good will.
I just moved to the cunt-tree and man let me tell you I am fucking cleaning up. These hicks have no idea what games are worth and I'm the one who profits.
I got everything in this picture for $30.00 total, as well as Metal Gear Solid for $10.00.
And that's just the retro shit. I got a bunch of newer stuff for $5 each including:
>Baten Kaitos
>Metroid Prime 1&2
>Ni no Kuni
>Nier
And many more.
If you want cheap games boyos, then subscribe to local rural stop and shop sites. I promise you will have a good time.
Just got Bio Menace for free off gog.com. Don't know why they are giving it away, but there it is.
>>3340274
sure, because no one's allowed to have CIB games without being dissed here. That's why most threads here are repetitive and stupid: people like you flood this board with stupidity towards anything they don't approve.
>>3340274
What's the issue with CIB games on /vr/? Every time I see a CIB game the poster gets dogged on by everybody. Why?
>>3356234
Because you're effectively doubling (or more) the cost of your purchase just for a piece of cardboard.
>>3349413
Did you try looking in the CD sections? Most of the time people will take a glance and see music CD's but they usually group PC games that came in jewel cases with them. You really have to dig to find them though.
>>3347427
Are these available in a wide release or did they just send out the backer version?
>>3356785
Backer versions sent out in early June. Their online store had a limited quantity for wide release on June 3rd. Sold out in about 10 minutes.
The SNES cable and the Genesis 2 cable with the Gen 1 adapter ran me $101 including shipping. So worth the money. The cables brought new life to my X'Eye.
Keeps your eyes peeled; they're going on sale again in late August.
>>3357193
Oops. I meant JULY 3rd. Cables went on sale July 3rd. Sorry, had June on the brain.
Bunch of big box PC games.
With all sorts of good things inside them like postcards, maps, nice thick manuals. Campaign even has a reproduction newspaper from the day of the d-day landings.
>>3351156
The joke was too fast for you to understand.
>>3338760
did you buy with the box? if not, >>>out.
>>3358373
Ah yes, the box is essential to the function of the console. Can't play the games without it!
>>3354193
>local rural stop and shop sites
Elaborate.
>>3363827
I think he just means like secondhand and thrift stores in small towns
Picked up a CIB (spine card included) and minty copy of the Dungeon & Dragons Collection for the Saturn at a local Half Price Books for $45.
>>3365569
>half price books
I used to love buying games at half price books, but it seems in the last three or four years they've gotten reeeeeally bad about pricing. I took pic related the other day at the same half price where I bought a copy of bubble bobble part 2 on NES for 2 dollars back in 2009 or so.
>>3365581
And then this just added insult to injury. Seriously, whoever they have doing their pricing does not understand the difference between CIB and loose, I swear they just check the going price on Amazon and call it good.
>>3365581
>bubble bobble part 2 on NES for 2 dollars back in 2009 or so
Hell yeah. I found a CIB copy of Conker on the N64 for $4.98 at HPB. Probably one of my best scores from them, aside from a PC-FX and some PC Engine games.
>>3365569
I could never imagine finding imports in the wild, let alone in a book store. Lucky.
>>3366110
Outside of the various "retro" gaming shops we have around town, I've been finding a TON of imports at local HPB.
Import Saturn games and consoles, a PC-FX, PC Engine, etc.
Pic related.
>>3356627
What's the fucking point of collecting a game if you don't have the complete version? Might as well play a rom or something if the cart is the only thing that matters.
>>3366151
Because some of us just want to play games on original hardware and not pay double or triple just to have something that in no way affects the way the game plays
>>3366151
I like physically cleaning the old consoles, controllers and games, and playing on a pleb consumer CRT. It's also fun watching my kids run their fingers across the titles before choosing a cart and gingerly putting it in the NES/Genesis and cranking it up. It's just more fun for me playing with the old hardware.
OP here. Glad to see this thread survived thus far. I splurged today. First here's a couple of official N64 game cases.
And my game pickups. Not pictured isSummoner 2
>>3368970
Oh man, 8 eyes is a ridiculous game. Enjoy that. Battle of Olympus and scheherazade are both quality. Good grabs, OP.
>>3367662
You don't have children.
