The “What-Did-You-Buy-Today?” Thread

[DragonmasterDan]

I was traveling out of town for two weeks. I picked up some cool stuff both while traveling and had some nice stuff waiting for me when I got home.

[whisper2053]

Sweet WonderSwan!

[DragonmasterDan]

Sweet WonderSwan!

It's the SwanCrystal

Now that I have it I put together a video comparing all three models of the system.

Wonderswan Model Comparison

[Mathius]

Thanks for the vid, Mr. Dan. Very informative!

[Sparky]

Not a game but a blast from my past... Remember this show? This is a story record but I could not pass it up.

[DragonmasterDan]

Not a game but a blast from my past... Remember this show? This is a story record but I could not pass it up.

I've never actually seen the show but my Dad used to always sing "Roger Ramjet he's our man the hero of our nation. For his adventures you should stay tuned to this station".

[bob]

Not a game but a blast from my past... Remember this show? This is a story record but I could not pass it up.

I love that. I hate you because you find awesome sh!t that I can never find.

[PikachuWarrior]

I would play WonderSwan if it had a backlight screen, same with the NGPC. I have a ton of games for it, but I don't like how I have to stay by a light source in order to see anything.

[munchiaz]

Recent pickups. The Collectors box for bravely default is huge!! Got a box of born of the gods as well.

[Ninja Spirit]

Dirty Pair for Famicom Disk System. I still haven't played it yet. Everytime I put the disk in, my Twin Famicom FDS drive gets so horny it spits out nothing but errors.

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[SmaMan]

Dirty Pair for Famicom Disk System. I still haven't played it yet. Everytime I put the disk in, my Twin Famicom FDS drive gets so horny it spits out nothing but errors.

Well that explains everything! My new FDS must be a pedofile. It does that same thing for Zelda 2!

[xcrement5x]

Recent pickups. The Collectors box for bravely default is huge!! Got a box of born of the gods as well.

Nice!  I got Bravely Default the other day too!  The bonus stuff is pretty nice, and I like the way they kind of make like a try to hide the artbook in it all.  The book feel totally reminds me of the Kingdom Hearts LE they did a couple years back.  My only qualm is that it's not a full soundtrack, since the soundtrack is pretty awesome!

I had preordered 2 copies to hedge my bets (one from BB and one from GS) and neither one was too horribly dinged so I was pretty happy.  Managed to sell the extra on Craigslist for a $10 profit instead of just returning it too, yay!

[munchiaz]

Recent pickups. The Collectors box for bravely default is huge!! Got a box of born of the gods as well.

Nice!  I got Bravely Default the other day too!  The bonus stuff is pretty nice, and I like the way they kind of make like a try to hide the artbook in it all.  The book feel totally reminds me of the Kingdom Hearts LE they did a couple years back.  My only qualm is that it's not a full soundtrack, since the soundtrack is pretty awesome!

I had preordered 2 copies to hedge my bets (one from BB and one from GS) and neither one was too horribly dinged so I was pretty happy.  Managed to sell the extra on Craigslist for a $10 profit instead of just returning it too, yay!

The added stuff is def nice. Im still playing through the demo trying to unlock all the stuff that transfers over to the complete game.

[xcrement5x]

Just got this in the mail!

2014-02-10 Pickups by xcrement5x, on Flickr

LIR2032 x4 and Charger (Basically rechargeable CR2032s)

Flux cart for Mega Drive/CD. 

Nothing too amazing, but it'll be nice to stop spending money on CR2032s for my VMUs.

[Nando]

I was traveling out of town for two weeks. I picked up some cool stuff both while traveling and had some nice stuff waiting for me when I got home.

So nice! Got to play with a WonderSwan this weekend. I want one and a NGPC!

and where did you pick up the Fami Ghostbusters 2? I've only ever played that on EMU. Man I need to pick that one up

[Opethian]

that DQ V looks tasty

[hizaygizirlz]

As far as collector/limited editions go I thought the Bravely Default one was really nice for the extra $10

[DragonmasterDan]

So nice! Got to play with a WonderSwan this weekend. I want one and a NGPC!

and where did you pick up the Fami Ghostbusters 2? I've only ever played that on EMU. Man I need to pick that one up

Was traveling out of state and when meeting up with Munchiaz, hit an indepedent game store where I found the Famicom "New Ghostbusters 2". It's different than the US NES Ghostbusters II. Pretty good game actually, it also came out for NES in PAL territories.

[SmaMan]

Just got this in the mail!

LIR2032 x4 and Charger (Basically rechargeable CR2032s)



Nothing too amazing, but it'll be nice to stop spending money on CR2032s for my VMUs.

:O Nice! My five bleeping VMU's and I wish to know where you purchased something like that.

[roflmao]

Just got this in the mail!
Flux cart for Mega Drive/CD. 

Awesome!  I'd never heard of that before.  Now I want a Sega CD more than ever.

If the homebrew community ever made something like that for the TG/PCE, I'd be all over it!

[xcrement5x]

Just got this in the mail!

LIR2032 x4 and Charger (Basically rechargeable CR2032s)



Nothing too amazing, but it'll be nice to stop spending money on CR2032s for my VMUs.

:O Nice! My five bleeping VMU's and I wish to know where you purchased something like that.

I got it off ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/360795733989

Chinese seller but it didn't take too long (about a week) to get here, I put in a best offer of $10 and he accepted. 

Right now it is a bit of an experiment because I fully charged a pair last night, then installed them in a VMU and dated it.  I'm going to turn it on every day and see how long they last in there since it think the mA on these is less than a regular 2032.  It will also be nice to put in my Saturn as well and the Sega CD can also use LIR2032s as replacements. 

Just got this in the mail!
Flux cart for Mega Drive/CD. 

Awesome!  I'd never heard of that before.  Now I want a Sega CD more than ever.

If the homebrew community ever made something like that for the TG/PCE, I'd be all over it!

Yup!  I played around with it last night and it's kind of a cool visualizer.  I had a couple albums from BT I put in and it did a decent job just on the random setting.  There is a lot of other options I think but I didn't really go through the manual much yet. 

[xcrement5x]

New shizzle!


2014-02-13 Pickups by xcrement5x, on Flickr

You couldn't ask for 2 more different games!

Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 [Dreamcast]
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc Limited Edition [Vita]

I was pretty worried about Danganronpa getting trashed in the mail after I saw how NISA has packed it recently, but my copy looks nice and mint.  A little bubble wrap around it would have made me feel a bit better about it all though, I almost hit it with the scissors trying to cut open the tape on the box.

[bob]

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc Limited Edition [Vita]

I was pretty worried about Danganronpa getting trashed in the mail after I saw how NISA has packed it recently, but my copy looks nice and mint.  A little bubble wrap around it would have made me feel a bit better about it all though, I almost hit it with the scissors trying to cut open the tape on the box.

^^What's in the box?  I'm a sucker for the special editions, but I don't have a vita.

For the first time ever, my local thrift had SMS carts.  Just to memorialize the occasion, I had to buy all three.  Got all this for $12.

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[Mathius]

Choplifter is a great game but does it ever made me angry! I guess I need more practice at it.

[munchiaz]

New shizzle!


2014-02-13 Pickups by xcrement5x, on Flickr

You couldn't ask for 2 more different games!

Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 [Dreamcast]
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc Limited Edition [Vita]

I was pretty worried about Danganronpa getting trashed in the mail after I saw how NISA has packed it recently, but my copy looks nice and mint.  A little bubble wrap around it would have made me feel a bit better about it all though, I almost hit it with the scissors trying to cut open the tape on the box.

I keep hearing people mention Danganronpa. What exactly is it?

[Nando]

New shizzle!


2014-02-13 Pickups by xcrement5x, on Flickr

You couldn't ask for 2 more different games!

Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 [Dreamcast]
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc Limited Edition [Vita]

I was pretty worried about Danganronpa getting trashed in the mail after I saw how NISA has packed it recently, but my copy looks nice and mint.  A little bubble wrap around it would have made me feel a bit better about it all though, I almost hit it with the scissors trying to cut open the tape on the box.

I keep hearing people mention Danganronpa. What exactly is it?

Crazy ass visual novel with a bear for a teacher that you must kill....um and um ever seen Battle Royale?

I so want a vita, but I don't know if I want the classic or the upcoming slim.

[munchiaz]

New shizzle!


2014-02-13 Pickups by xcrement5x, on Flickr

You couldn't ask for 2 more different games!

Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 [Dreamcast]
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc Limited Edition [Vita]

I was pretty worried about Danganronpa getting trashed in the mail after I saw how NISA has packed it recently, but my copy looks nice and mint.  A little bubble wrap around it would have made me feel a bit better about it all though, I almost hit it with the scissors trying to cut open the tape on the box.

I keep hearing people mention Danganronpa. What exactly is it?

Crazy ass visual novel with a bear for a teacher that you must kill....um and um ever seen Battle Royale?

I so want a vita, but I don't know if I want the classic or the upcoming slim.

ok so this is in the same vein as 999 and virtues last reward. I see its even made by the same team. I played 999 and really enjoyed it. Only got the bad ending so far. I own virtues last reward, but i haven't gotten around to it yet.

The Vita is def getting some really good games as of late. I may need to pick one one. I've seen some pictures of the original model (OLED) and the new model (LCD) and the original one just looks so much better.

[Nando]

The original is all "piano black" style. The new ones do look "cheaper" in comparison, however they have some unique features. The charger is standard mini USB, it has 1GB of built in memory, battery last longer (because of the screen) and it is lighter and more ergonomic.

I love the "expensive gadget" feel of the OG "piano black model."  THE SCREEN IS GORGEOUS too. I haven't seen the LCD in person yet. 


If I go slim, I'm going for the lime green one.



Xele - what does the especial editon have? Any artbooks?

[IrishNinja]

^nice ones!  just got MvC2 (import) back myself, and i didn't know the vita one was a VR, kinda interested now.

still replacing Dreamcast games at the moment, so today was Hoyle Casino, RE2, Spider-Man, Spawn & a few others.  relevant to the forum, i did pick up Akumajo Dracula X last week though, can't wait till its here!

[bob]

more second hand hunting...(gotta love the old school Konami)
And for those keeping score, that's two copies of choplifter I have unearthed in one week. Weird.

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[xcrement5x]

Nando beat me to the punch on the description, but the LE has the following stuff:
Limited Edition Includes:
- Danganronpa™: Trigger Happy Havoc Limited Edition box
- Danganronpa™: Trigger Happy Havoc for PS Vita
- Soft cover art book
- Single disc original soundtrack with jewel case
- Collector's Box


I also finally got some stuff from Japan just today that I ordered for my birthday almost a month ago, plus a couple random bits.


2014-02-14 Pickups by xcrement5x, on Flickr

Japanese Pyramid Patrol Mega LD. 

Complete with obi and instruction sheet.


2014-02-14 Pickups by xcrement5x, on Flickr

Popful Mail clear file folder.  (I can always use more Poppuru in my life)

Cotton for PC Engine with obi and reg card

Keio 2 for Saturn with obi.



Finally, a super interesting thing I found.

The seller of the PCE Cotton I picked up also had this teacup for sale.

I've never seen one like this before, there is a well known version of the teacup for Panorama Cotton on the Mega Drive, but I haven't been able to find anything on the net about this one. 

Any ideas?  I've never heard of a teacup for the PC Engine version, but there's mention of one for a Saturn version on Wikipedia.  Also, my apologies for the watermark, I'd never seen this before so I felt like putting my handle by it would be a good idea.



cotton-cup by xcrement5x, on Flickr

[DragonmasterDan]

Finally, a super interesting thing I found.

The seller of the PCE Cotton I picked up also had this teacup for sale.

I've never seen one like this before, there is a well known version of the teacup for Panorama Cotton on the Mega Drive, but I haven't been able to find anything on the net about this one. 

Any ideas?  I've never heard of a teacup for the PC Engine version, but there's mention of one for a Saturn version on Wikipedia.  Also, my apologies for the watermark, I'd never seen this before so I felt like putting my handle by it would be a good idea.



cotton-cup by xcrement5x, on Flickr

The Electronic Arts on it makes me think that it's tied to the X68000 version which was published by EA.

[bob]

that mug is rad.

I can't stop buying junk at thrift...

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[majors]

I can't stop buying junk at thrift...

Mmmm, Tac/Scan is a fun. It gives me happy to see Sega on a 2600 cart. It took me a minute to figure out you need to use the paddle controllers...as if I ever read the front of the cart!

[xcrement5x]

Ahh, good point Dan.  I'm still not sure where it came from though, I wonder if they did like preorder bonuses with x68k stuff.

[SuperDeadite]

Yeah that's the peke version cup.  Saturn had different cups for both 2 and Boomerang by the way.

[SmaMan]

I was getting a little depressed that only about 60% of my Famicom disks worked in my Famicom Disk System. So I bought some Xanax... erm, Zanac.

Pretty fun so far! Crazy to see a game this early in the Fammy's lifespan running this fast! Still need to figure this game out though.

Got some neat birthday stuff too I'll post about as soon as I get a picture of it.
 
(btw, someone recommended this guy to help with my disk problems. He TOTALLY fixed them! They work perfectly, and he even burned some All Night Nippon on one of the bad disk's good sides! I'd recommend him as well.)

[Opethian]

I was getting a little depressed that only about 60% of my Famicom disks worked in my Famicom Disk System. So I bought some Xanax... erm, Zanac.

Pretty fun so far! Crazy to see a game this early in the Fammy's lifespan running this fast! Still need to figure this game out though.

Got some neat birthday stuff too I'll post about as soon as I get a picture of it.
 
(btw, someone recommended this guy to help with my disk problems. He TOTALLY fixed them! They work perfectly, and he even burned some All Night Nippon on one of the bad disk's good sides! I'd recommend him as well.)

On a related note I finally got this one. Now I just need the MSX1 version!

[Mathius]

Zanac EX? Is that a caravan version? I didn't think Zanac was included in the caravan tournaments.

[Opethian]

nah its just the MSX2 version so it has smoother scroll. I hate those damn octopus enemies they don't die! got to area 11 on my first go. Id like to compare it to the original some day. probably less flicker on the MSX1 version?

[SmaMan]

I was getting a little depressed that only about 60% of my Famicom disks worked in my Famicom Disk System. So I bought some Xanax... erm, Zanac.
Pretty fun so far! Crazy to see a game this early in the Fammy's lifespan running this fast! Still need to figure this game out though.

On a related note I finally got this one. Now I just need the MSX1 version!

Nice! Way to one-up me. I know one of these days I'll need to get an MSX or Sharp of some sort. It's practically my destiny... just need to find it.

[Opethian]

the FDS version of Zanac is pretty awesome if you ask me!

[Mathius]

the FDS version of Zanac is pretty awesome if you ask me!

What's different about it compared to the US cart release?

[Opethian]

it was only on FDS in japan. only on cart in US I think some sounds are a bit different? I think deadite remembers.

[Mathius]

it was only on FDS in japan. only on cart in US I think some sounds are a bit different? I think deadite remembers.

Deadite? The floor is yours.

[SmaMan]

Comparing my disk with a couple of NES version videos I found on YouTube. There's a bit of music channel loss when bullets get fired and such which I didn't notice in the FDS version, which makes sense since the FDS has an extra sound channel or two. (Didn't hear any FM stuffs in it though)

Also, the first level music seems to be down a key or two.

[bob]

local gamestop clearing out loose PS2 games for about .50 each and ds for $2-$5
Couldn't help it.

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[futureman2000]

Nice, Nightmare of Druaga is sweet

[Nando]

The wario game looks fun, have you tried it yet?

[xcrement5x]

Nice!  My gamestop has all PS2 loosies so I've been grabbing them where I can as well.  Once I finish clearing out the ones near me I will do a post as well.  Protip, if a game is listed as being 2c, it is actually free after the 75% off discount.