The “What-Did-You-Buy-Today?” Thread

[Opethian]

ok now this begs for a Japanese Movie thread (non anime of course)
Nora Inu (Stray Dog)
Branded to Kill
Tokyo Drifter
Graveyard of Honor (both Fukusaku and Miike versions)
Harakiri

to name a few must owns!

[Nando]

Nando: THe bad sleep well is such a good movie you must check out High and Low!

Sweet, I've never heard of it. I'll check it out.

[majors]

I would not say I bought them, but payment for helping out Mad-Gear/16-bit at MAGFest.

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Had drivers on my mind, kinda a theme for my purchases (also picked up Sega Rally Plus for SS for free)

[esteban]

ok now this begs for a Japanese Movie thread (non anime of course)
Nora Inu (Stray Dog)
Branded to Kill
Tokyo Drifter
Graveyard of Honor (both Fukusaku and Miike versions)
Harakiri

to name a few must owns!

I have Branded to Kill and Tokyo Drifter! Totally fun. GHOST DOG totally ripped off (sorry, had an HOMAGE) to our favorite director of gangsta films

[esteban]

I would not say I bought them, but payment for helping out Mad-Gear/16-bit at MAGFest.
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Had drivers on my mind, kinda a theme for my purchases (also picked up Sega Rally Plus for SS for free)

I always liked Victory Run. I'm crazy.

[TheClash603]

Needed to buy a new SD card on Amazon and it cost $18.

To get free shipping, I added Bangai O Spirits for the DS for $7.

DS games are stupid cheap right now, I have been stocking up a little at a time.

[MrFlutterPie]

DS games are stupid cheap right now, I have been stocking up a little at a time.

I've been cashing in for a bit as well

[SMF]

I've been buying new ghost hunting gear for the upcoming summer overnight ghost hunts I have planned.

[roflmao]

I picked up Silpheed: The Lost Planet for PS2 today for $4 and it is awesome!

[munchiaz]

New stuff

[TheClash603]

Is Glory of Heracles any good?  It is only $6 on amazon right now.

[munchiaz]

Is Glory of Heracles any good?  It is only $6 on amazon right now.

I bought it because it was only $6. My copy is still sealed. Ive read a bit about it and watched some videos. It seems like it is a typical  SRGP. Nothing special and a boring story. Hence why its gotten such lackluster reviews.

[bartre]

finally got one of the last ps2 games i want!
RAD: Robot Alchemic Drive.

played it a while back, loved it, but this is honestly the first copy I've ever held in my hands.

[TheClash603]

Is Glory of Heracles any good?  It is only $6 on amazon right now.

I bought it because it was only $6. My copy is still sealed. Ive read a bit about it and watched some videos. It seems like it is a typical  SRGP. Nothing special and a boring story. Hence why its gotten such lackluster reviews.

Doesn't sound too hot.

...will probably buy it for $6.

[PikachuWarrior]

I tried it out for 30min. It has an interesting premise, and the battle system is on a grid, but you or the enemy cannot go past a certain line.

[ApolloBoy]

Got all this SMS goodness from psychobear today:

[futureman2000]

Needed to buy a new SD card on Amazon and it cost $18.

To get free shipping, I added Bangai O Spirits for the DS for $7.

DS games are stupid cheap right now, I have been stocking up a little at a time.

I had a similar experience the other day: I bought a textbook for $54, then I found it on Amazon for $4 with Super Saver shipping... So I bought Shinobi and Street Fighter for the 3DS along with the book... for a total of $30. Luckily, the book store let me do a straight return on the textbook.

[nectarsis]

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[bartre]

Picked up what is supposedly the rarest N64 cart, excluding not for resale stuff.
Turok Rage Wars, in the grey cart

[munchiaz]

Are you reading the new x-force?

[nectarsis]

These are from 04-05.  The Marvel NOW Cable and X-Force that starts in Feb I plan on checking out.

[Mishran]

Got in the mail a couple of packages today.

First one is my Flight of the Intruder NES game from Gao's Raffle. Thanks again bro!

Second one contained a Neo Geo MV-1FZ with UniBIOS 2.3 and a Vogatek MKV.

[roflmao]

I received a white PC-E CD Drive from Keith Courage today and it looks awesome!  Thanks to SMF for his awesome raffle, Keith Courage for his excellent CD Drive and www.retrogamecave.com for their AC Adapter I now have a complete briefcase unit.   I'll try to post pics tomorrow.

[bartre]

I received a white PC-E CD Drive from Keith Courage today and it looks awesome!  Thanks to SMF for his awesome raffle, Keith Courage for his excellent CD Drive and www.retrogamecave.com for their AC Adapter I now have a complete briefcase unit.   I'll try to post pics tomorrow.

They really are nice, aren't they?
i like playing on mine way more than i ever did my old duo-r; just like the looks of it so much better it makes the games better.

[roflmao]

They really are nice, aren't they?
i like playing on mine way more than i ever did my old duo-r; just like the looks of it so much better it makes the games better.

Yeah, it really is a wonder to behold.  It'll look even nicer when I get around to whitening it, but that's probably a long ways away.

[Sparky]

a few things this week for me including RANMA 1/2 DATŌ from Prof ((hugs))
and some fun ps3 games for my little girl and i to play.

[PunkCryborg]

My kid was helping me take pics 
Got this Atomiswave and games for my birthday. Fist of the North Star ROCKS!
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Got these rad cards and R-Type from Bernie, Tricky Kick I got from Psychobear, Lynx boxes, sun visor, Lynx ac adaptor and pce game from T2KFreeker. Thanks guys!
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Picked up this marquee and King of Monsters along with a broken MVS from craigslist and Samurai Showdown V along with a unibios from Bustedstr8
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[LameKat]

Nice haul , would love to get an AW board with Dolphin Blue.

[Mishran]

Admittedly, this has to be my favorite thread on the board. It's alway cool to see what everyone can get their hands on. Nothing but a big ole' treasure trove of goodies here.

An AW is on my list as well, but the games seem to be a bit pricey even though the arcade board can be had for next to nothing. Much like the MVS.

[PunkCryborg]

Those AW carts are the bootleg carts from china which are about $40 each.

[ApolloBoy]

Just picked up a European SMS II for about $35 on eBay. I mainly bought it just for experimenting with and it'll be fun converting it to NTSC and adding all sorts of crap to it...

[majors]

[Lynx]... sun visor,

Wow, I did not know of the model 2 sun visor.

Good shit on the AW, it's a much cleaner setup verus the Naomi with all it's power, I/O, GD-ROM, etc. Wish it had more games released.

[SuperDeadite]

MIDI DRUMS POWER UP!

[roflmao]

Here's a pic of the completed PCE Briefcase unit!
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Notice how nice Keith Courage's Drive looks next to the PC Engine.  I really need to whiten it now...
And here are a couple extra pics of it for good measure:



You can see the cover for the briefcase unit in the background in the picture above.  I forgot to take a picture of it closed up.  




Also, here are a couple other recent pickups. I received the latest edition of Battletech as a Christmas present and have begun to paint the 25 included minis.  I picked up the Warhammer books because they are a fantastic resource for painting miniatures (though not necessarily giant walking robots-of-death).



Here are a few games I also picked up at the local used-stuff store.  I wasn't really on the hunt for Secret of Evermore, but for $15 I couldn't pass it up.

[FiftyQuid]

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I would like to say thank you to BlueBMW for setting me up with this SNES.  I have never played any SNES games and I'm really looking forward to playing SMW.  He basically shipped it to me for free so I will make sure the repay the favour sometime in the future.  Thanks BlueBMW!  Oh, and this is not something I care to admit, but when the SNES arrived I started playing around with it.  At first I thought the power button was broken.  I kept pressing it and it wasn't moving.  Then I figured out it was a sliding power button, not a push button.  SNES noob here.   

The GTA, and FF games in the above pic were included with my most recent purchase (shown below).  It's an original 80GB PS3 Fat.  Model CECH-E01.  I bought it for $100.  This model is backwards compatible with PS2 games, equipped with 4 USB ports, and has the concealed area for inserting photo cards (SD and what have you).  It came with a SIXAXIS controller (I now own 3), the original cables, original box/manuals/packaging, and even had the original twist-ties inside.  It had a bad Blu-ray drive, but having suffered from YLOD a year ago I already had an extra one lying around.  I swapped out the Blu-ray and voila!  So now I have 3 PS3 Fats.  Two fully functional, and one for parts.  Here's a picture of my new PS3 and the one I'm using for parts on the left.

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[roflmao]

Oh, and this is not something I care to admit, but when the SNES arrived I started playing around with it.  At first I thought the power button was broken.  I kept pressing it and it wasn't moving.  Then I figured out it was a sliding power button, not a push button.  SNES noob here.   

That's awesome!  Lol!  I did the same thing when I first received my pce briefcase unit.  I had no idea you had to turn on the pce *and* slide a little wonky thing on the briefcase unit itself.  Derp.

Congrats, btw!  BlueBMW is a freaking PCE angel.  Awhile back, he generously sent me a Genesis and Sonic 3 because it came up in Shoutbox that I had never heard the music before. Outstanding guy!

[Sparky]

Oh, and this is not something I care to admit, but when the SNES arrived I started playing around with it.  At first I thought the power button was broken.  I kept pressing it and it wasn't moving.  Then I figured out it was a sliding power button, not a push button.  SNES noob here.   

That's awesome!  Lol!  I did the same thing when I first received my pce briefcase unit.  I had no idea you had to turn on the pce *and* slide a little wonky thing on the briefcase unit itself.  Derp.

Congrats, btw!  BlueBMW is a freaking PCE angel.  Awhile back, he generously sent me a Genesis and Sonic 3 because it came up in Shoutbox that I had never heard the music before. Outstanding guy!

hahahaha... good to hear as i could not get mine to work the first time as well, my pce briefcase system that is, i forgot to lock it down or something silly like that.

[BigusSchmuck]

I got Turbo version of Shockman, Wizardry 1&2, Blood Gear for $70 off a lot I found on Craig's list. Not terrible, but not ebay gouged.

[Digi.k]

2 more DS rpgs to add to my small collection.
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[munchiaz]

2 more DS rpgs to add to my small collection.
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I still need to pick up the world ends with you. I hear so many great things about that game. Anyway, heres what i got today

[PunkCryborg]

Got these for my birthday
Akira graphic novels 1-3
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[Mathius]

Got these for my birthday
Akira graphic novels 1-3
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Probably my favorite anime of ever!

[Nando]

BlueBMW is a freaking PCE angel. Outstanding guy!

FOR SURE!!!!

[ToiletKid]

I just won a near mint copy of Bonk 3 CD on ebay for 300. Did I get an ok deal? Also picked up a cdr of Space Fantasy Zone for cheap.

[FiftyQuid]

I just won a near mint copy of Bonk 3 CD on ebay for 300. Did I get an ok deal? Also picked up a cdr of Space Fantasy Zone for cheap.

It's only a deal if you think $300 is worth it to play Bonk 3 on CD.  Personally I won't pay over $70 for any game.

[ToiletKid]

Highest I've ever paid before this is 90ish for Goemon 3 SFC awhile back and Hana Taka Daka (or whatever lol) last month. I love Bonk 3 and love the ost of what ive heard of CD version

[bartre]

found a few N64 goodies today:
Donald Duck Goin Quackers
Scooby Doo Classic Creep Capers
Shadowgate 64 Complete
Jet Force Gemini Complete
Aidyn Chronicles Complete
Zelda Collector's Edition box/manual (no Game)

[NecroPhile]

A couple PSP games:  Crazy Taxi - Fare Wars and Luxor - Pharaoh's Challenge

[dingsbums]

Finally 

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[TheClash603]

That's one you don't see every day.

Wai Wai World and boots are my only ways of playing with "Baby Mario."