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Ready for the sequel?

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It's been a while since I posted but Photobucket finally caved last May so I think hosting is free again.  Let's hope it stays that way. 




Just got back from Vegas and visited a nice game store that also had a small arcade.  Good game selection albeit small.  This fighting game ain't bad, lots of great moves and varied characters.  Colors could be better, seems a bit washed out for my tastes but it appears to just be a styling choice.


I had the Sharp Twin for a while but got me two Monitors; they take Composite, S-Video, and RGB.  Score.  Built in speaker too and also a pass through.






Some random pickups out in Philly, always need more Neo Geo bags, this is my 2nd one.  Turbo MVS controller is absolutely necessary for Viewpoint.  My fingers almost fell off and you have to switch between turbo and not for charge shots.  This game is impossible.


Pickups from Sage Mantis in VA, I 100% completed Super Metroid and I am convinced it is a perfect game.  What a masterpiece.  Lester not so much.  The Green cart on the left is MOTW for the MVS.


Got the power.




Nice Craigslist finds.  The Game Gear stuff was so cheap like $5 a game.  I was so lucky.



This thing was nuts.  It was like $10,000 brand new. I just paid $50 for it from some old lady who has hundreds of games in her garage.  Also picked up two Namco guns and Point Blank for the PS1 as well as Time Crisis.    You hook it up to an XBOX/XBOX 360 PS2/PS3 or any PC via USB and it simply makes you sweat bullets.  I played NFS most wanted on it and you are so sore afterwards, very responsive and amazing.

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Is Photobucket working again?  Did I miss something?

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It's here!! My copy of Surgical Strike for the Sega CD 32X has finally arrived after a long trip from Brazil. A custom reproduction by VGDB Brazil, this comes with a glossy hard box to hold everything, a pressed CD of the 32X version of the game (which was only released in Brazil), plus instruction manual, poster and an info/history card.
Except for a tear in the top of the box which was covered up by a sticker, production quality looks great. The game ISO was also released by the person who made these repros, but I've been waiting for the full release to try it out and compare video quality against the regular SegaCD one.

VERY cool, have a link to get one???

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I'm not mad, I'm just confused.
Never expected this thing to pop up on Craigslist.
needs a bit of cleaning, but hey, I think I did alright at $225





Great!!!  I have the same one.

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I had a few pickups these last few months and figured I'd update my finds.


Famicom Classic.  Essentially the same exact thing as the NES classic but readily available so anyone looking for a NES Classic should get this.  Slightly different games but everything is playable, Mega Man is Rock Man, Zelda still in English.  It has two hard wired MINI controllers and they are TINY.  Some games like Metroid & Zelda actually go through the Famicom Disc System and have loading screen and the extra audio sounds.  I also bought the Disc System Stand that is essentially a drawer.




Samurai Shodown IV.  Amazing game for the CD and incredible Grafx/Animation.  So many different fighting styles to keep the replay value for years.



Metal Slug 2.  Absolutely better than X after a recent play though.  I am thinking of having it modded to reduce the slowdown.






Waku Waku 7, what a weird game!!!  Crazy fighting mechanics and style.  Beautiful game and is now a staple in my cab.





  Garage Sale Pickups of PS1/PS2 stuff.  $1 each.  I think I did good.

[Off-Topic / A Visit to Barcade in Philadelphia PA]

I was away for work a week back and on a whim I searched for an Arcade or a classic game store and right in the heart of Philadelphia is a place called Barcade.  Its name says it all.  Basically a hipster bar loaded with classic video game arcade machines.  Beers were nice a reasonably priced and the machines run on tokens.  So many machines and so many people there Saturday Night, I spent my time playing Samurai Shodown II.  Next time I'll play around a bit.



It's about a mile from Rocky's house (seriously)


One of the first games to have parallax scrolling.




A Game called Phoenix


Never heard of this game (Phoenix)


Got that Marble Hand?


Crystal Castles










Impressive full sized XMEN with dual CRT's


Spent an hour here.


Another Dual Screen game.





















Highly recommend this place.  Nice clientele, $6 IPA's, can't go wrong.

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Again getting 2 was pure luck.

so having 2 show up in the cart was "luck" i guess?
but why purchase 2?

The fact that I had two was amazing since just finding one was almost unthinkable.  Yes having a second controller is nice as well.  Also any navigation on the site was slow and I figured if I wasted any more time I'd lose out.  It was 30 mins of non stop buy it now button hammering on both my PC and cell phone.  I just ended up with 2.

But what are you doing to do with the second one?

Duh..... 

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I've had some luck recently and would like to share my pickups.

Metal Slug 2, loose; found a seller in Mexico who gave me a deal I could not refuse.  This is the only Slug I have not played through or owned.  Most Neo Geo Collectors argue that this version is indeed better than Slug X and possibly the best in the series.  It does have a ton of slow down but I may look into having it modded to reduce the slow down.  It's a good one no doubt.



KOF 99, this game has a lot of nostalgic value as it was in a MVS 2 slot at my college along with Samurai Showdown II.  I've had the MVS cart for years never thought I'd get the AES copy let alone for a killer price.  This is my new Favorite AES game it is so balanced yet so challenging.  The backgrounds changing between the rounds and the level of detail make this a top ten AES game for me.






Slug X, it was $40, can't go wrong.  All I need now is Slug 5 to complete my MVS Metal Slug Collection



Two NES Classics.


  Why 2?  Trying to get just one is almost impossibly unless you deal with a scalper who has stacks of them and asking crazy prices for what amounts to be a (very good) emulation machine.

On the Facebook gaming groups someone posted a tip that BestBuy would make the NES Classic available at 12:00PM Central time.  I had my Bestbuy page up on my PC and cellphone, both logged in and on the NES Classic page ready to "Buy it Now".  1PM eastern hits and sure enough they are available.  I click buy it now both on my cell phone and my PC and.....  Nothing; it just spins and spins and times out.  I try again and again until I get one in my cart, trying to check out constantly provides errors and you cannot add the NES classic to the basket. 

I am hammering incessantly on both my Cell Phone and my PC until; somehow, my PC shows that I have 2 in my basket.  This is after 30 MINS of timing out futility which I imagine is everyone trying to do the same.  Got them for $59.99 each and free shipping.  Thanks BestBuy!



  I got to say that this thing rules.  I love the save states.  I played through Mega Man 2 and it feels great, great picture and sound and the controllers feel authentic.  I may mod it soon to get the entire NES library.  I would not pay scalper prices, at least not over $100.

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Just an MGS Bleemcast disc.



I never fail to get a kick out of the MGS opening tune coming out of the Dreamcast. lol

I always wanted to try this.  I remember reading an article that said that the grafx are improved. how much better are they?  Does the game run better?  The article I read showed Grand Tourismo and it did look better.

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@evilevolx thanks to income taxes i was able to afford the cab but i got it for 400 and each game under 300 each. Even though aof 3 plays a bit slower, it does make up for its great visuals and beautiful animations

WOW $300 for AOF 3 is a steal!!!  The Real bout Series is a favorite of mine as well.

I just got these from NYC the other day, wasn't even planning on it just ran into them.  They came with some cool acrylic cases that I used to put my more expensive games in (last Resort & Savage Reign.

Thrash Rally and Real Bout Fatal Fury Loose.






Thrash Rally is a Link game that must be fun two players simultaneous.  I'd love to try that.

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gotta say February was a great month of pickups. These 3 items were definitely the highlights!

Grabbed 2 great aes titles for a great price!


Proud owner of a nice neo 25 candy cab!

Makes my belt seems kinda sad in comparison, lol

I do have some PCE games I got on the cheap on the way, no Cabinets tho

Baller Status.  Two Higher End carts.  AOF3 has amazing animation, arguably the best on the system which really says something for a relatively low MEG count (under 300).  I only have the inferior CD version that as the cut frames of Animation and SLOW load times.

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Some cool pickups this past weekend.


Got this guy from Digital Press.   Fairly rare, not the best game but I am glad I have it.  The Legend of Success Joe, based upon a Japanese Manga.







These were the games they got.  They held this game for me all week.  Some rare stuff they got almost went instantly.  Sengoku 2 is left for $499.99 if anyone wants it.







Always wanted one of these TV's and now I have one.  Brand new in the Box.  The 3D works great on Moto-Storm and my PS4 looks great on it too.  Get one if you can.  Gona try Grand Tourismo 3D on it next, fun feature.








I remember reading about these as a kid and I had to have it.  Runs off of 6 batteries or a 6V plug. Has stereo sound and a light and a magnifier glass as well as storage and "Arcade" sticks.  Very cool it's in excellent condition in the box.  Best $5 I have spent.  They were from Radio Shack and $29.99 Originally.

[Off-Topic / A Visit to Digtal Press in Clifton NJ]

Yesterday I finally made it to Digital Press, arguably the best classic gaming store in NJ, because they got a stack of Neo Geo Games.  After a visit I will say that it is certainly the best for these reasons:

1.  Knowledgeable Staff, really know their stuff and they care.
2.  Fair trade in values, I brought in some doubles and consoles I didn't need and they offer WAY more than other shops
3.  YOU CAN SELL YOUR STUFF THERE TO OTHER GAMERS!!  Once a month bring your stuff there and sell it to their customers like a swap meet.  When I was there, a guy was selling FOUR Game Cube Component Cables, $200 each.  Never saw 1 let alone 4.
4.  Fair pricing on certain items, some games and consoles that are much higher elsewhere are fairly priced there.
5.  They were having a 3DO Tournament when I got there.
6.  They repair consoles, even the Virtual Boy.
7.  Amazing Selection!!!






NOT Free....





You can see the people playing 3DO on the bottom.  Free to enter I think they had prizes.



These Cases rotated with a button push.  Common items Turbo Games LYNX Gameboy/Advance, Game Gear









I asked the attendant how this SNES Display generated Scan Lines and her opened it up, SCART, that's right SCART to a VGA converter to a monitor.  This is how it came in the States. Very cool.  It's all original.

FYI that's my buddy buying DOOM for the 32X only to realize that he already had it.  Also bought  with the Donkey Konga game with the Drums only to realize it's unplayable on a LCD due to the delay, CRT only.




What's left of the Neo Geo Stuff up top.  They got a STACK of killer games that all went quick.  I managed to get one rare one that must have had a mistake on pricing as it was a steal. 



Perfectly working and has the Flashboy in it  I must get one!!!!






Mad Dog McCree on the 3DO Via GXTV.  Doesn't get more 90's than that.  The gun was a little off when I played.
The guy on the left was repairing a 3DO.








That Neo Geo in the back has a LCD in it, looks TERRIBLE!!!!  Had KOF and SSII in it.  Beside the neo was a row of desktops to play League of Legends and other PC games.




Where Maddon Genesis Carts, Dreamcast web browsers disks, NBA2K games go to die.  Tons of NES dust covers and rental cases too.







Loved all these table tops and Classic Nintendo Hand-Helds.  Two Commodore 64 monitors with Super Game boys running through them.






Brand New Turbo Duo in the Box $799.99.  Told me it works fine.






Thanks Guys

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Got this for free on tuesday from my local gamestop! Was a pain to move and haul up the stairs into my gameroom but i was pretty excited to get it! The Wii U was my favorite system of this gen and i always liked the look of this kiosk! Got it set up last night and everything works! Didnt come with the original demo system so i just put mine in it.

Beyond cool!   How'd you pull this off?

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Killer find!!!!   How much were they???

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Got these records recently. Can't listen to them til later this week, as the record player is packed for my move

I am absolutely in love with Shovel Knight!!!  The music is the absolute best, when I bought my PS4 copy it came with a free ITUNES download and it's on my phone now.  What a great game!



Some common and cheap Pickups this past week.





   I already have a couple of Game Cubes but never had 1st Party Controllers, they are so much better than my shitty 3rd party units I bought from 5 Below.  I paid $20 for this total which I feel is good.



Goodwill finds, 50 Cents each.  I am glad to have Red Faction as it was in a recent Game Sack review and looked very good, I am lucky to have found it so cheap and local.



Found this guy today for $1 at a flea market sitting in a pile of junk.  Easy score.


More goodwill, never know when you'll need 4 player action on the original XBOX

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A few things,


Nice carry case for the NES Classic,













Neo X stick.

"Why?", I hear you say. :p
I can always use it on the PS3.

$10, from a local guy.










oXbox lot for $30,








I'm going to offload all of those, except for this guy,











"Just an NES?", you might say.








Well, yeah, but we don't often run into this variant over in this neck of the woods,








That's not true RGB, by the way. 
Composite-like visuals. But that's ok. The system will still get its fair share of use.








The box is beat up, but the console itself is in good shape.












Asian PAL 32X.

Killer Haul.  Half Life is amazing and I am still waiting for the latest version.  Doom is also quite good and I feel an over achievement for the Original Xbox.  Excellent Haul

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Hopeless. Failing Obama inherited such a strong economy. Sad!

I love this graphic from the ultra-liberal think tank, the Heritage Foundation.



I love how Obama squandered the year 2000 budget surplus and by 2007 when he set the 2008 budget (before he took office) he had turned it into a 1.5 TRILLION dollar deficit. Thankfully he only had 8 years to fuck shit up. Now that Trump gets sworn in tomorrow, our PEOTUS has already whittled deficits down to $5-6 billion.

Logic! Reasoning!

TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP!

This guy gets it!!! FWIW Trump is not the answer, at least not the magic bullet.  He is simply a grenade thrown at the Whitehouse by the people who had elected him.  That's all I wanted and it's exactly what I am getting.

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Like I've already said repeatedly, it doesn't matter if you care or not.  The fact remains that there's a very good reason to not use such a CRT with a PS4.

lol why would anyone think that's a good idea, even with RGB inputs the scan lines would be very out of place.

I don't even think there would be proper aspect ratios

Most HD CRTs don't have scan lines and it's a 16:9 tube.

Actually it's a 4:3 but I also have a 16:9 variant as well.  When I plug in the Genesis/SNES/Turbo/NES/3DO/ Whatever SD signal it outputs in 4:3 and fills the entire screen like this.






If I run the Dreamcast through the VGA to Component converter it displays 640x480 and its progressive in 4:3 format.

If I use the HDMI slot it crops the picture like so.




The TV is quite versatile, Tube televisions still have one of the best pictures you can ever get from a TV, especially when it comes to accurate color and deep black levels.

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Simple Pickup here.  I traded a SNES and a Sega Genesis Model 2 for a PS4 Slim.  I think I did good.  been playing Shovel Knight and tried to get Destiny going but it needed a 74 MIN update.






Slim is nice, REALLY small for a Next Gen console.  Wish it had a Optical port out, no idea why it doesn't.

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Been on a Game Wave kick for a bit.  Why not games brand new are $3 each and the system was $20.
It's a fun curiosity for sure.  No idea if these games are any good but the trivia is indeed fun.





Got these Bad Boys from Luke Moorse 1 from Japan.  Both are Japanese variants.  This allows certain 3D0 games to be played that can't be on the US version.

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MAJOR HOLY GRAIL find today at my local Church's rummage sale.













   I could not believe my luck!  100% completely working.  I hooked it up to my old TV via S-Video and the system being from 2005 still asked for 4:3 or 16:9.  Ima component mod this bitch.  Cam with 4 controllers looking for 2 more so we can have some 6 on 6 trivia.

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Some Nice Neo Geo pickups over last weekend.

First is the Neo Geo Pocket.  Never had one, found one in the box for $30 with one game.  Plays great and controls amazing, basically the same as a Neo Geo CD Pad.  Nice little system.







Next up I'm super proud of.  A Neo Geo CDZ, and not just an CDZ but my old one.  I sold it years ago with about 30 games for god knows why.  I found the old email from the Craigslist add I sold it to back in 2010 and contacted the guy and he sold it back to me at a fraction of what I sold it to him for.  This is the very same CDZ that Classic Game Room borrowed from me to review as well as my MAS Arcade stick and some CD games.

link:   https://youtu.be/Z0jdvL5jln0

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Been a good week, got a couple of things I've wanted to add and fix.


First up is a Boxed Nintendo Power Set.  Pretty much complete, the NES itself is gamer condition and will need new pins BUT the Power pad is brand new, never used.  Glad I have a boxed NES now.











I've been looking for a new 25" Arcade monitor for my Neo Geo MVS cab as mine has a build date from Jan 19th 1992 and really needed a cap kit because it would take a while to warm up and get fully bright, had a frozen width coil and the screen was too wide, and recently had complete horizontal collapse.  I've have been searching for a while and even took my old one apart to ship out the board to a guy in Wisconsin and wait 3 to 6 months for a turn around when some guy literally 1 mile from my house had a 25" Wells Gardner from a Big Buck Machine with a build date of 2000.  Completely different animal over my old Kortek unit, simply much more modern and the price was stupid low.  You can control the width via the board up front and not the old Width coil method so you have complete control over the screen size and colors, everything.  I have the brightness turned all the way down up front and on the transformer in the back meaning it has years left in it.  I'm thrilled it was barely used and should last a LONG time.









Installed!!!!










The guy turns out to be an old arcade supplier and has a huge storage facility with tons of old Arcade stuff.  He has a ton of MVS carts too which I plan on picking up shortly.

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I am technically 24 hours late, but I think it still counts! A Used (But new to me) 2012 Taurus SHO!

Great car, you can make a lot of power with those especially with E85

[General Gaming / Re: Want to play Neo Geo, but it's so expensive]

He's replied to NightWolve on the Neo-Geo forums:

http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?267175-Multiple-SNK-Dreamcast-games-for-sale-Op-60-40-is-a-Deuce_bag&p=4110778&viewfull=1#post4110778

[General Gaming / Re: Want to play Neo Geo, but it's so expensive]

Neo Geo Multicart being made here, MVS and AES Variants.

http://www.arcade-projects.com/forums/index.php?board/31-neo-geo-multigame-cart/






The Future is Now

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Some good finds over the past couple of weeks.  Get this, almost everything was found in antique shops.  Sitting next to 18th century furniture, Hess Truck Collections, vintage clothing, and the like was classic games and equipment mixed in with records/cassettes/CD's.  Always good to find a new outlet.



  This is a great controller for the NES, clicky Joystick and buttons certainly not trash with suction cups on the bottom to stick to smooth surfaces.  I like it better than the Advantage for sure.










Found a boxed Turbo local on the cheap, couldn't believe my luck I as checking Craigslist and it appeared within a mile of my house for a stupid price and I picked it up after being on Craigslist for less than an hour.  came with Keith Courage and a complete copy of Splatter house.  Nice to have some cardboard for once.

Batman & Robin rules, easily one of my top Sega Genesis games.  Such high quality sound and grafx and zero slowdown in all the madness.  Tough as nails, certainly harder than Gunstar Heroes and on par with Contra or Ninja Gaiden

Lynx Sun Visor, NOS why not for my growing Lynx Collection. 







Bionic Commando.  What a spectacular NES game!!  Top 5 for me.  I had to beat it and it took hours of mastering.  What a great gem.





Local finds as well.  Really enjoyed Déjà Vu.





Thunderblade Master System.  Great Game, way better than I though.

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I got the PC Engine I ordered from Japan in the mail today.  Now I just need games or a Turbo Everdrive.

Original model without turbo switches even!

Awesome!

I will take that controller from you when you aren't looking.

Wow, i never knew that the PCE originally didn't have Turbo Switches!!  Is that a rare controller or just a nice oddity to have?

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It was a good week, lots of pickups

Savage Reign.   OK Fighter.  I like it, very fast game play and weapon/projectile based.  Very Hard





Super Side Kicks 1 Japanese Variant.  I have the USA Version but this one was a steal at a price so I grabbed it.



Two new to me NES games.  AMAGON & Phantom Fighter.    I like AMAGON, not too bad.



Not entirely Video Game related but close enough. Went to my churches rummage sale.  They gave you a box you could fill for $5.  I think I did pretty good.

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Pics Heavy Post but it was a good week.

First, Metal Slug 3, whats not to like?  Not a complete kit but good enough. 





Some Atari Swag Next. Amazing finds today I'm stocked.  The Sears unit is VERY heavy, works perfectly, turns on right away.











Finally I've mucking about with my VGA monitor tried a SCART to COMPONENT to VGA setup, it worked to my surprise, no noticeable lag I've seen.

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Picked up a common Neo Geo AES game.  Nothing special but was super cheap in NYC of all places.  I will use it as trade bait.






The next find was quite a surprise and I am quite grateful for it.  This was a free pickup from Craigslist.

DESTINATION II CRT MONITOR GATEWAY 2000 Model: DL31-1

Huge, it's 128 pounds and works perfectly.  It has so many settings to adjust every aspect of the screen and a degaussing button so no discoloration.  I hooked up my Dreamcast to it via VGA, perfection.

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Some decent pick-ups from Virginia this past weekend.  I went to go see Guns N Roses and on the way back stopped into Sage Mantis and then 2nd and Charles.  Picked up Magic Drop III for the MVS.  Looks and runs great and a wonderful 2 player puzzler.  Dinosaurs For Hire is a good one from 93 and has all that 90's Self-Aware "tude" we all know and love.  If you start the game it starts you right at a later boss and if you actually beat it the game just says it's kidding and begins at the beginning.

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I picked these up yesterday:



$5 for Dexterity and $19.99 for CV II, probably the most I've paid for a used game in a while (or a new one.)  Labels are in nice enough condition, though the store I bought it from had the nasty habit of sticking price stickers on top of the labels.  Passed on a few games I would have otherwise wanted because the risk was too great.

Tail Gaitor - 10.62 (See Below)

Nice find!  Jelly.

Belmonts Revenge has the best music on the Game Boy IMHO.  Loved that game had it when it came out.

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I have Metal Slug 1-4 on the MVS so I use a Phantom 1 MVS to AES converter to play.  This was back when Metal slug 1 MVS loose was like $20 when I got it and my AES was $200 so nothing crazy like today.  You can always look into a MVS Mini.  You need to modify it for stereo sound but other than that it's Scan Line heaven.

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I loved the Nintendo VB.  I still have my copy of Video Games Magazine that boasts about it and it was a very exiting time 1995.  The end of 16 bit, right before the advent of 32-64 bit machines and with the Ultra 64 way off in 1996 we had the 32 Bit PORTABLE VB!!!!  Hell it might even hook up to the Ultra 64!!!  I bought one back in 1996 after it's death for $50 and each game brand new for $5.  I let a friend borrow it and never got it back .  I finally picked one up for $60 (eBay pricing on these things are crazy do not over pay) and everything works.  TELEROBOXER is as good as I remember it and I wish the VB really expanded its library and succeeded .  I remember thinking how cool a copy of Doom would be, especially with link cables, with proper depth of field and that cool Red Hell inversion.  Starfox would have been great and this system never hurt my eyes.  It was ambitious and I wanted it badly to succeed.  Wario Land is stellar as well, loved every second of that game.





The Neo Geo collection Grows.  Found these three US AES Games for real low cheap in Manhattan of all places.  You never know.



World Heroes is very good but very dated fighter.  Nothing special but its still diverse enough to have fun.  Cheap game too I think I paid $20 and I'll pay that all day for US AES.


This game is a motherfucker.  Grafx are amazing, music is great, and the strategy needed to beat this game is borderline memorization vs improvisation.  I like having an indestructible orb that you can fire in all directions and you better master that technique or you are dead.


This game is a launch title as well and shows its age with its grafx and hard panned sound FX that SNK abandoned thank god.  It's basically the poor mans Metal slug.  It has multiple weapons that you can choose to on the fly (wish Metal Slug allowed this) and some pretty easy AI to attack as well as blatant ripoffs from CONTRA (It tires so hard to be Contra) it's still a good game just don't pay too much.

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These pickups were from last weekend.  Simple Garage Sale I visited late at night as they were closing down.  Stuff is still out there to be found.  All this stuff was just piled in a box and I still can't believe it survived the day.  3 complete NES systems, Power supplies, 5 controllers, a ton of decent games, boxed Mike Tysons Punch Out, a complete SNES MINI

Wow nice punch out scores.


So does the boxed Tyson game some with the "letter from Tyson"?

Indeed it does, this one right?

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These pickups were from last weekend.  Simple Garage Sale I visited late at night as they were closing down.  Stuff is still out there to be found.  All this stuff was just piled in a box and I still can't believe it survived the day.  3 complete NES systems, Power supplies, 5 controllers, a ton of decent games, boxed Mike Tysons Punch Out, a complete SNES MINI with some good games (Love me some Super Punch-Out) and some other odds and ends, 1 lonely Sega Genesis Game, one shitty game gear game, and a N64 Game.  Got an extra Model 2 Sega Genesis/Sega Genesis Power supply, PS2 Power Supply, a MK Plug in thingy, a weird light gun I have no idea what it goes to but has a Genesis Controller input, random power supplies and cables.  I paid $200 for this stuff and will just sell the extra stuff to cover my game increase. 

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My friend came over to bottle our last few brews and gave me this:

Said that after maybe 30 minutes the console would lock up and then beep and/or flash an LED several times and that if I can make it work again then I'll have myself a PS3. No idea if I'll be able to get it working again but I look forward to at the very least trying to trigger the error with GTA IV so I can hopefully maybe see what the problem is. Haven't played GTA since Vice City.

I was given a launch 60GB Backwards compatible PS3 (plays all PS1, PS2, and PS3 games so it is the most desirable model.  It had the yellow light of death.  I mailed it back to Sony and they mailed me back a new unit with a free game.  Amazing

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Nice Craigslist find right by my house.    Got me a Vans Shoe box full of "Nintendo Tapes".  It popped up and I called it immediately.  It's nice that sometimes you can grab games for a good price before a reseller nabs them and then throws them on eBay for $50 apiece.  After I grabbed them the guy called me back and said his phone and email exploded.  He said one guy was going to drive down with $150 from Long Island and had no idea they were worth so much.

  I paid $80 for these games, 22 carts, so $3.63 a cart which I will pay all day long regardless of title.  Rygar is fantastic; Werewolf is also good with pretty grafx and responsive controls.  Captain Planet is utter Dog Shit.  Spiderman has some really funky controls but there are a lot of moves and inputs for just 2 buttons.  It has some cheese to it but you can cheese the enemies too.  I got both Metroid variants now so that's cool.  The Zelda carts still has working saves too, amazing.

I see a double of kid Icarus. Interested in trading?

Pm me what you have in mind.

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Nice Craigslist find right by my house.    Got me a Vans Shoe box full of "Nintendo Tapes".  It popped up and I called it immediately.  It's nice that sometimes you can grab games for a good price before a reseller nabs them and then throws them on eBay for $50 apiece.  After I grabbed them the guy called me back and said his phone and email exploded.  He said one guy was going to drive down with $150 from Long Island and had no idea they were worth so much.

  I paid $80 for these games, 22 carts, so $3.63 a cart which I will pay all day long regardless of title.  Rygar is fantastic; Werewolf is also good with pretty grafx and responsive controls.  Captain Planet is utter Dog Shit.  Spiderman has some really funky controls but there are a lot of moves and inputs for just 2 buttons.  It has some cheese to it but you can cheese the enemies too.  I got both Metroid variants now so that's cool.  The Zelda carts still has working saves too, amazing.

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Hello all.

   I wanted to point out a store chain that I discovered in Gainesville FL known as 2nd and Charles and there are now locations all over the east coast and mid west.  It's a former book store that still sells books but now trades in new and preowned electronics and has a healthy selection of classic games and systems and sub eBay pricing.  They also carry a ton of Star Ways/Marvel stuff, a entire library of game guides for real low cheap, musical instruments, and clothing.  Great store and cannot recommend it enough.


Link to the store:  http://2ndandcharles.com/

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Found some good games at 2nd and Charles.  I posted a review of the place in another thread  Good prices and availability.  Heart of Darkness could be my favorite game on the PS1.  It is a cinematic platformer which is my favorite game-play style such as Out of this World, Heart of the Alien, Flashback, OddWorld, etc.  I remember waiting for this game to come out and it being delayed from 1992 to be released on the PC, then the 3DO, then the Saturn in 1996 but the Saturn died so it wasn't until 1998.  Well worth the wait and cannot recommend it enough.  BC Races is a below average racer but made by CORE which did some amazing things on the Sega CD.  The Sega CD game was cheap and in great condition, no clue on the game gear game but $1 why not?

My 32X collection is almost complete.

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More Neo Geo Finds over the weekend.  All three games have incredible depth and a very steep learning curve.  Nothing cheap or cheese,  just very hard.


KOF 96, KOF 96, Fatal Fury 3.  I really like Fatal Fury 3.

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[Fighting Street / WRAFFLES!!!!!! POWER LEAGUE [US-WORLD CLASS BASEBALL] !!! WRAFFLE!!!!!]

So I have two copies of this game.  Why hoard extremely common games no one wants and raffle it off right?




Link to a Turbo Views Review

You know the rules, if you have the game, let someone else have it.  No re-sellers but I would imagine  shipping is worth more than the game itself.

Good luck!!!!

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This past week was a good one.  A little bit of everything.

Karnov's Revenge/Fighters History Dynamite.  A decidedly average fighting game that borrows a lot from Street Fighter 2.  The game controls like a dream however and has some really good graphics. 




EVERDRIVE!!!  Got this for $50 shipped full loaded!!  It even has the System Cards so I can finally play that Awful copy of Altered Beast I have.





3DO.  Never had the top loader version.  Years ago I had the front loader.  Cool system, I really love The Need for Speed.  So nostalgic and back in the 90's my mom had a Supra so I begged for this game so I could at least try to drive it.






Sorry for the heavy pics but it was a partially good week.

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Got me a new Neo Geo game.  Aggressors of Dark Combat (Gan Gan)  Obviously another fighting game but it's like Streets of Rage style fighting.  The game's major innovation is the ability to walk into the background, in a similar manner to some 1980s arcade fighting games like Taito's Violence Fight, SNK's Street Smart and Atari's Pit-Fighter. Because of this, unlike many other 2D fighting games, the game uses one action button to jump, and does not use the "D" button, unlike many SNK fighting games. Only two action buttons are used for attacking (punch and kick); instead, grappling and grabbing opponents is the focus of the gameplay: opponents can counter being grabbed and break free as well. Also featured is weapon play (another mechanic akin to beat 'em ups). Weapons can be picked up and thrown, or used in special and standard attacks. Weapons are thrown into the ring by spectators in the background.