The “What-Did-You-Buy-Today?” Thread

[munchiaz]

Behold, that is the masterpiece that is called ENERGY!!!

Its TERRIBLE, buy it if you want a good laugh...

LMAO

[PunkCryborg]

its awesom. most people play 30 seconds and give up but once you learn what to do and play through it its a lot of fun and really fast paced game. key is this- avoid almost all the enemies except the ones you know give you health and power. a big part is learning where to go though but theres a nice guide on gamefaqs.

[bob]

I played the ROM for about 30 seconds and thought it might have some sneaky fun in it.
So I grabbed it with low expectations (that's what she said), but also for the legend of it all.

...now to only find wonder mono.

[Tatsujin]

...now to only find wonder mono.

Shouldn't be much of a hard task

[NecroPhile]

I picked up a copy of N+ for the PSP for $2.

[Sparky]

I picked up a shit load of shit this weekend at a local video game meet about 2 hours away... traded stuff so i paid very little as always towards my goodies and even found some god damn obey which i was really happy about.

I know your all jelly of Kris Kross 

[roflmao]

I picked up a shit load of shit this weekend at a local video game meet about 2 hours away... traded stuff so i paid very little as always towards my goodies and even found some god damn obey which i was really happy about.

I know your all jelly of Kris Kross 

Nice score, Sparks!  I've never seen that much obey out in the wild.

Now that one of the Kriss Kross guys has passed away, I bet you could flip that game for mad money on ebay.

[munchiaz]

^ that damn lawn more man cover used to scare the shit out of me as a kid. 

Heres what i got recently. Thanks go out to Bardoly and Bernie

[NecroPhile]

Did Sparky find 85% new's long lost brother?!?

[liquitek]

Sparky & Munchiaz with some sweet haulage there 

Good weekend for gaming out here too but only 5 mins from my house.
Snagged the Devil's Crush (JIC), the Hudson tap (finally!) & a red PS2 mem card (not pictured) for $50.
- first time I've seen so much of teh rarez in the wild - vendor had Parasol Stars, Shadow of the Beast, Chew Man Fu & Bomberman but I was only missing DC.

The EZ_Flash arrived from HK today after being back ordered for 2 months w/ a 2GB microSD card for $38.

My 5 yr old gave me the half eaten Kerr's toffee.

[bob]

^ that damn lawn more man cover used to scare the shit out of me as a kid. 

Heres what i got recently. Thanks go out to Bardoly and Bernie

 

Very nice. I want SFII

[munchiaz]

^ I still need to get a 6 button controller. Can't play this game with a 2 button controller. Its frustrating

[MrFlutterPie]

^ I still need to get a 6 button controller. Can't play this game with a 2 button controller. Its frustrating

SF 2 was my first PCE game I got.  I exclusively played it was the stranded 2 button controller for a long time.  Fortunately a fellow forum member had pity on me and hooked me up (Thanks again!)

[turbokon]

^ I still need to get a 6 button controller. Can't play this game with a 2 button controller. Its frustrating

Yes you can, I got use to it. I hardlybuse the 6-buttons controller.

[munchiaz]

^ I still need to get a 6 button controller. Can't play this game with a 2 button controller. Its frustrating

Yes you can, I got use to it. I hardlybuse the 6-buttons controller.

Not me. Again tis falls into my  "I play fighting games competitively" blah blah speech of stated a bunch of times. But when i see a opening for a low short(light kick) i dont have time to press select

[Bardoly]

Got some more Turbo-Grafx-16 boxes knocked off of my want list.

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These 2 boxes are courtesy of Galam.  Thanks, man!


Now I'm down to only 22 more boxes needed!  (Not counting Magical Chase of course.)

If anyone has any extra boxes that I'm looking for, please PM me.

[bob]

Do PCE controllers work natively with a us TG?  Or do you need some converter?
Is there a 6 button for TG?  Or just Duo?  I only have a TG with turbokons PCE switch, so I don't even know if I can play SFII.   

[munchiaz]

^ that damn lawn more man cover used to scare the shit out of me as a kid. 

Heres what i got recently. Thanks go out to Bardoly and Bernie

 

So is popful mail enhanced by using a arcade  card?

[SuperDeadite]

Popful Mail just preloads more data to cut down on load times.

[SmaMan]

Do PCE controllers work natively with a us TG?  Or do you need some converter?
Is there a 6 button for TG?  Or just Duo?  I only have a TG with turbokons PCE switch, so I don't even know if I can play SFII.   

As far as I know, the PCE uses 8-Pin Serial Mini-DIN ports that were common on most computers at the time. The plain ol' Turbo (not Duo) controller ports used the standard sized 8-Pin Serial DIN ports. (Someone correct me on this if I'm wrong.) So I'd imagine if you just found a mini to not mini adapter, you'd be all set. Don't buy something specifically labled PCE to TG16 adapter, as those are normally overpriced.

[hoobs88]

Do PCE controllers work natively with a us TG?  Or do you need some converter?
Is there a 6 button for TG?  Or just Duo?  I only have a TG with turbokons PCE switch, so I don't even know if I can play SFII.   

As far as I know, the PCE uses 8-Pin Serial Mini-DIN ports that were common on most computers at the time. The plain ol' Turbo (not Duo) controller ports used the standard sized 8-Pin Serial DIN ports. (Someone correct me on this if I'm wrong.) So I'd imagine if you just found a mini to not mini adapter, you'd be all set. Don't buy something specifically labled PCE to TG16 adapter, as those are normally overpriced.

That is correct, you need a mini-din to din converter. I think one of the forum members was making these but I can't remember who it was. Most people tend to get a PC Engine/Duo/R/RX and have it region modded since it has a mini-din plug which is compatible with more controllers than the TG16's din plug (Turbo Pad, Turbo Stick, and maybe a third party controller or two).

[hoobs88]

I just found this quote from another member..."If you have a duo controller and a turbo controller you can simply open them up and swap their cords.  There's no soldering required, the cords are plugged into the controller pcbs so you just unplug one and plug it into the next.  I did this with a avenue 6 pad for the Pc Engine so I could play Street Fighter II on my Turbo CD."

[PikachuWarrior]

 Here's the Goodwill stuff I got today. Not pictured is Shining Force--

Musha (Cart only) Genesis: .75 cents
Centurion: Defender of Rome (Cart only) Genesis: .75 cents
Phantasy Star III (Cart only) Genesis: .75 cents
Shining Force (Cart only) Genesis: .75 cents

Super Pad 64 (Performance brand) N64: $1.50

Rayman Origins (New/Sealed) PS3: $8.00

Prices above are after a discount applied.

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[munchiaz]

Here's the Goodwill stuff I got today. Not pictured is Shining Force--

Musha (Cart only) Genesis: .75 cents
Centurion: Defender of Rome (Cart only) Genesis: .75 cents
Phantasy Star III (Cart only) Genesis: .75 cents
Shining Force (Cart only) Genesis: .75 cents

Super Pad 64 (Performance brand) N64: $1.50

Rayman Origins (New/Sealed) PS3: $8.00

Prices above are after a discount applied.

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lucky as hell dude.

[TR0N]

Here's the Goodwill stuff I got today. Not pictured is Shining Force--

Musha (Cart only) Genesis: .75 cents
Centurion: Defender of Rome (Cart only) Genesis: .75 cents
Phantasy Star III (Cart only) Genesis: .75 cents
Shining Force (Cart only) Genesis: .75 cents

Super Pad 64 (Performance brand) N64: $1.50

Rayman Origins (New/Sealed) PS3: $8.00

Prices above are after a discount applied.

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Your very lucky to score a musha the u.s version has gotten so expensive....

[PikachuWarrior]

Yeah, I managed to get the price sticker off without the ink peeling away.

[NecroPhile]

I snagged a copy of Blazing Lazers to stuff in the PAL Turbob yesterday.

That is correct, you need a mini-din to din converter. I think one of the forum members was making these but I can't remember who it was.

'Twas Terry.

[jeffhlewis]

Here's the Goodwill stuff I got today. Not pictured is Shining Force--

Musha (Cart only) Genesis: .75 cents
Centurion: Defender of Rome (Cart only) Genesis: .75 cents
Phantasy Star III (Cart only) Genesis: .75 cents
Shining Force (Cart only) Genesis: .75 cents

Super Pad 64 (Performance brand) N64: $1.50

Rayman Origins (New/Sealed) PS3: $8.00

Prices above are after a discount applied.

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The Goodwill that I hit on the way home from work had a Super Mario / Duck Hunt combo cart for sale. Price? $9.99. Safe to say that Goodwill in the Milwaukee area is officially dead across the board. You never see anything anymore except for 300 copies of Guitar Hero.

[Arkhan Asylum]

This just in, Storino is a dick!



3$ for all that good loot.

How did you get them for 75 cents instead of the shown 99?

Did you use a coupon?


You used a coupon didn't you.

[Nando]

Got some more Turbo-Grafx-16 boxes knocked off of my want list.

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Two BIG reasons why I always wanted a PCE/TG16

[futureman2000]

Cadash is so bitchin''

[Bardoly]

Got some more Turbo-Grafx-16 boxes knocked off of my want list.
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Two BIG reasons why I always wanted a PCE/TG16

Yep, Cadash has pretty much always been my most wanted / favorite TurboGrafx-16 game.

[MrFlutterPie]

I have a really funny story about Cadash.  When I was a kid I used to play the arcade version of Cadash at the local Zellers.  My mom would sometimes give me a quarter to play it while she was in line.  I loved it!  Fast forward to a year ago.  I wanted to find out what the name of the games was as I forgotten it over the years.  I remembered it had a ninja who threw triangles, a guy with a crossbow that shot a chain with a ball on the end and featured a giant octopus as a boss.  As you can tell I had a few details wrong.  I posted this description in the net but nobody could help me. 

I was watching LP's on YouTube and Cadash came up as a suggested video.  I watched it and I flipped out!  I had found the game.  On top of that the best port was for the Turbo (Genesis version was crap)  I went down to my local retro store who I knew had a copy I had passed by many times and bought it for a cool $20 CIC.  I was the happiest person that day.

I got the game who and played it right through beating the game using my favorite character the Ninja.  Best Turbo day EVER!!!

[tggodfrey]

Very cool story.

[SmaMan]

Here's the Goodwill stuff I got today. Not pictured is Shining Force--

Musha (Cart only) Genesis: .75 cents
Centurion: Defender of Rome (Cart only) Genesis: .75 cents
Phantasy Star III (Cart only) Genesis: .75 cents
Shining Force (Cart only) Genesis: .75 cents

Super Pad 64 (Performance brand) N64: $1.50

Rayman Origins (New/Sealed) PS3: $8.00

Prices above are after a discount applied.

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Okay, I know this post/picture is polluting this thread to an extent... but good lord man, MUSHA for .99 .75 cents?! 

The most gaming stuff I've found at any of the Goodwills here in Abilene have had was a few Tengen Genesis Turbo pads... and a pretty sweet College Football VHS Board Game.

[MrFlutterPie]

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Hell yeah Turbo Thursday!!

Major thanks to Bernie for the hook up!

[FiftyQuid]

Got this stuff last Sunday where I met the infamous Sparky and Evilplayground amongst others!  A great day with a really great vibe.  Some awesome deals to be had.  My score of the day?  I consider it the CIB Blaster Master.  Very proud of that one.    Rayxanber III was another one I was happy to get.  Also got me a prestine copy of Mega Man 2 (that's just the flash on the label).  BTW, the magnets are just as awesome as they look!

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[Mathius]

Blaster Master is truly epic! One of the few games I could never complete back in the 80s. Mainly due to no save feature.

[hoobs88]

Blaster Master is truly epic! One of the few games I could never complete back in the 80s. Mainly due to no save feature.

A tough game indeed but if you have a controller with turbo and slow mo (or you can multitask by pausing and unpausing rapidly) then you can make short work of the bosses (they take extra damage when hit by a grenade if you pause the game). If you know how to navigate through the cave, it takes a little over an hour to beat so there isn't really a need for a save feature.

[FiftyQuid]

Blaster Master is truly epic! One of the few games I could never complete back in the 80s. Mainly due to no save feature.

A tough game indeed but if you have a controller with turbo and slow mo (or you can multitask by pausing and unpausing rapidly) then you can make short work of the bosses (they take extra damage when hit by a grenade if you pause the game). If you know how to navigate through the cave, it takes a little over an hour to beat so there isn't really a need for a save feature.

It took many many attempts before I was able to navigate through the caves without thinking.  The end boss battles always sent me back to the start.  It drove me crazy knowing I was on the doorstep of completing this game multiple times only to have to start all over.  I wasn't aware of the pause/grenade cheat.  You could have saved me a lot of hours back as a teenager.

[PunkCryborg]

fifty if rayxanber iii isnt your cup of tea hit me up I might have something turbo youd like to trade for it

[Bardoly]

Blaster Master is truly epic! One of the few games I could never complete back in the 80s. Mainly due to no save feature.

Blaster Master may be my family's favorite NES game.  We loved it!

[FiftyQuid]

fifty if rayxanber iii isnt your cup of tea hit me up I might have something turbo youd like to trade for it

Will do.  I was told it's a stupid hard game.  Not as hard as Rayxanber II, but still hard.

[xcrement5x]

Here's the Goodwill stuff I got today. Not pictured is Shining Force--

Musha (Cart only) Genesis: .75 cents
Centurion: Defender of Rome (Cart only) Genesis: .75 cents
Phantasy Star III (Cart only) Genesis: .75 cents
Shining Force (Cart only) Genesis: .75 cents

Super Pad 64 (Performance brand) N64: $1.50

Rayman Origins (New/Sealed) PS3: $8.00

Prices above are after a discount applied.

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Jelly!  If your interested in moving that MUSHA for other stuff let me know ;)

[futureman2000]

Blaster Master is truly epic! One of the few games I could never complete back in the 80s. Mainly due to no save feature.

Yeah, we always ran out of continues bitd- but such an awesome game.

[munchiaz]

Recent gets. I couldn't pass up the Samba for $1

[esteban]

You have a choice of LITE JAZZ Red Book or chiptunes with Vasteel. Both options are nice for a game like Vasteel (playing long sessions...you don't want to get sick of the music instantly).

[Tatsujin]

fifty if rayxanber iii isnt your cup of tea hit me up I might have something turbo youd like to trade for it

Will do.  I was told it's a stupid hard game.  Not as hard as Rayxanber II, but still hard.

en contrary, it's supid easy. only you have to take care a bit are the bosses.

[Shadow]

just bought 80 pce games for nothing  pictures coming soon

[jeffhlewis]

Latest batch - eBay and stuff from the boards: