Retro game stuff talk
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@FlyingTomahawk good lawd! That, is my heaven as well.
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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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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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@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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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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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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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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@FlyingTomahawk Nicely done! Is that foam to keep the game centered?
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Yes it is.
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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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Nice! I just bought perfect dark unopened.
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Well that was an anticlimactic 1000th post in this thread…
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Just not as Kool as you obsidian!
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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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@space-cadet LOVED that game, still have all the packaging, but of course the game has been played to death.
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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. -
@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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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.
He also sent over this really neat laser cut wooden NES cartridge. Thanks Dan!
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@obsidianspider I made a box with a laser-cut Doctor Who logo about 7 years ago. Laser cutting is awesome, but that is by far a more sophisticated cut than mine!
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I picked up this very clean teal Nintendo DSi and PSP-1000 from a Facebook Marketplace seller back on March 15, right as everyone was starting to get really concerned about the virus situation, so I guess this counts as a pandemic pickup. Both systems came with chargers and a few games, but they stank like smoke. Badly. Since they spent more than a few years in Marlboro Country I put them in Ziploc bags with dryer sheets for a few months. In the interim I ordered a new battery cover (which was missing) and battery (the OEM Sony one is puffed up from use/age) for the PSP. Today, almost four months after buying them, they are now out of stink jail and ready for display. They're not perfect, but considering their condition and that they came with chargers and some loose games, I'm very happy with what I paid and am glad to have an example of each system for my collection.
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