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    • FlyingTomahawkF
      FlyingTomahawk
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      found a new store today...
      @obsidianspider you would love it there.

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      Good Game and Watch selection

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      And some expensive NeoGeo stuff. Those prices! uufff...

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      • obsidianspiderO
        obsidianspider @FlyingTomahawk
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        @FlyingTomahawk I'm in love. Oh my goodness I need to visit that place. That Light, and the pink Pocket that isn't discolored, and the BOXED Lights, and those MegaDrive games, and the Game & Watches, and Neo Geo games!!!!

        Is that clear blue DMG a custom shell, or is that a Japan-only variant?

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        • cellyC
          celly @FlyingTomahawk
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          @FlyingTomahawk good lawd! That, is my heaven as well.

          Currently Playing: Tetris (Gameboy)

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          • WeirdHW
            WeirdH @FlyingTomahawk
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            @FlyingTomahawk Awesome Game & Watch shelf! Which reminds me, I should continue hunting for a decent condition Oil Panic.

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            • FlyingTomahawkF
              FlyingTomahawk
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              Found a new store in Nara! Name is "Kaihou Soko"
              I knew the store name since I have been in other branches in Kashihara or Maibara. They have a really great selection on any game generation. From old to the latest.
              They 're always cramped up with games. Look at the following shelf pics. I get all excited if I see things like that. Wish my house would have shelfs filled like that.

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              • obsidianspiderO
                obsidianspider @FlyingTomahawk
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                @FlyingTomahawk Holy crap! What a store! And those boxed Famicom games! The Marios look almost new! A whole shelf full of WonderSwan boxed games! Gah!

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                • obsidianspiderO
                  obsidianspider
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                  I have found a few really great Japanese sellers on eBay who I've purchased from many times with zero issues. There is one seller who I purchased from once, because the price was right, and there was an issue with shipping. Coming from Japan, I can certainly understand things can get knocked around, or delayed, but recently I bought Shanghai Pocket for WonderSwan from the same seller, because the price was great and based on the photos in the auction the box, etc. were all in great shape. When it arrived, not only was the box crushed due to poor packaging but there was also a tear/scratch on the front of the box that was not present in the auction photos. The pins on the cartridge are also super scratched up. After cleaning a few times with isopropyl alcohol it does play, but man. This is disappointing. The seller did agree to a 25% refund on the purchase price, but this is one seller I will not be buying from again, regardless of price.

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                  • FlyingTomahawkF
                    FlyingTomahawk
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                    Holy crap! What the hell happened to those pins? Did someone try to brush his teeth with that game? Or maybe use it as a fingernail file?

                    That really sucks and 25% ain't gonna sweetn anything about it.

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                    • FlyingTomahawkF
                      FlyingTomahawk
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                      today i created custom cases for my famicom disc system games. (actually only 1 thus far)
                      I mostly buy the FDS games without box but sometimes with manuals if available. To store them I have a box but it doesn't look nice so I thought I make my own art work and use a NDS case to store the FDS games, including manual if needed.

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                      • obsidianspiderO
                        obsidianspider @FlyingTomahawk
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                        @FlyingTomahawk Nicely done! Is that foam to keep the game centered?

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                        • FlyingTomahawkF
                          FlyingTomahawk @obsidianspider
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                          @obsidianspider

                          Yes it is.

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                          • obsidianspiderO
                            obsidianspider
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                            Two more games in really nice shape have arrived. Hexcite and Tetris 2. While Tetris 2 is not nearly as fun as "real" Tetris, Hexcite is basically the same as its WonderSwan counterpart and I have been playing it a lot. I'm now on the lookout for Space Hexcite: Maetel Legend EX for Game Boy Advance for a decent price. It's basically the same as the other Hexcite games, but with a story and some better music.

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                            • space cadetS
                              space cadet
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                              Nice! I just bought perfect dark unopened.

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                              • obsidianspiderO
                                obsidianspider
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                                Well that was an anticlimactic 1000th post in this thread…

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                                • space cadetS
                                  space cadet
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                                  Just not as Kool as you obsidian!

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                                  • obsidianspiderO
                                    obsidianspider @space cadet
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                                    @space-cadet said in Retro game stuff talk:

                                    Just not as Kool as you obsidian!

                                    At least share a photo!

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                                      VictimRLSH @space cadet
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                                      @space-cadet LOVED that game, still have all the packaging, but of course the game has been played to death.

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                                        VictimRLSH
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                                        This thread brings up a great question (perhaps even worthy of a thread of its own).

                                        What are the gems of your retro gaming collection?

                                        Here are some of mine:

                                        Omega Race for Vic-20 (sadly no box or docs)
                                        Unmodified original light gun for NES, still has the "clicker".
                                        Legend of Zelda NES hint booklet with the seal still intact.
                                        Dragon Warrior IV for NES, box and all docs.
                                        StarCraft 64 with box and docs. I still actually play this!
                                        Unmodified Lazer Tag gun, Worlds of Wonder version. Pretty rare to find unmodified.

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                                        • WeirdHW
                                          WeirdH @VictimRLSH
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                                          @VictimRLSH GBA SP NES Edition that I put an AGS-101 screen in. Ninja Cop on GBA (cartridge only) and Pole Position on Vectrex (cart + overlay). Outrun 2 and GTA triple pack for OG Xbox. Also KoTOR 2 Xbox still sealed, picked up for just a couple of €.

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                                          • obsidianspiderO
                                            obsidianspider
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                                            The pandemic has slowed down adding cool stuff to my collection, but recently my good friend Dan sent me this awesome green Play it Loud Game Boy.

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                                            He also sent over this really neat laser cut wooden NES cartridge. Thanks Dan!

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