The “What-Did-You-Buy-Today?” Thread

[PCEngineHell]

I beat Butcher Bay back when it was originally released. Still own it for PC too. I am pretty sure it was around the time I was running a Socket 754 Athlon 64 and a Geforce 6800 AGP unlocked via a bios flash. Those were some good times back then...

[Ninja Spirit]

GOT ONE!

Go it this weekend, from Rob Ivy.

What a pretty little thing! I love the look of the Super Fami. Mine has slightly started to yellow on the bottom half of the shell. I may pick up another in better condition at some point.

Mathius, hold on to your money BROOOOOOOOO!!!
Yellow Super Famicom Hydrogen Peroxide Treatment

[Ninja Spirit]

Always wanted this complete. Now I have TWO copies.


I need a case for this badly, even a custom. That's what I get for not reading the eBay description hard enough.....BUT THE MANUAL, MAPS AND THE CD LOOKED SO DANG KLEEEEEEEEN!!!! lol

[jeffhlewis]

Always wanted this complete. Now I have TWO copies.

I've been trying to get my hands on a copy of that for years...always get out-sniped.

Any interest in selling your extra copy?

[Mathius]

Lagrange Point! I am jelly.

[Nando]

Lagrange Point! I am jelly.

I had no idea what I was looking up, and then I found this.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/lagrangepoint/lagrangepoint.htm

Some awesome interesting tidbits, the music for one.

[Mathius]

Lagrange Point! I am jelly.

I had no idea what I was looking up, and then I found this.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/lagrangepoint/lagrangepoint.htm

Some awesome interesting tidbits, the music for one.

That was the very article that educated me way back when.

[TR0N]

Always wanted this complete. Now I have TWO copies.


I need a case for this badly, even a custom. That's what I get for not reading the eBay description hard enough.....BUT THE MANUAL, MAPS AND THE CD LOOKED SO DANG KLEEEEEEEEN!!!! lol

Congrats man i have those games as well cib to.

[FiftyQuid]

Lagrange Point! I am jelly.

I had no idea what I was looking up, and then I found this.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/lagrangepoint/lagrangepoint.htm

Some awesome interesting tidbits, the music for one.

The graphics look amazing.  I love the monster art.

[Ninja Spirit]

Always wanted this complete. Now I have TWO copies.

I've been trying to get my hands on a copy of that for years...always get out-sniped.

Any interest in selling your extra copy?

It's loose. Do you mind?

[jeffhlewis]

Damn...I'm a stickler for completes. Not for collectard reasons I can assure you.

Thanks for offering though!

[bob]

god, i soooo wanted Night Creatures to be good.

[Nando]

god, i soooo wanted Night Creatures to be good.

Is it?

[DragonmasterDan]

Is it?

It's better than Energy

[PunkCryborg]

Is it?

It's better than Energy

so wrong. Energy is playable, night creatures is pure trash

[esteban]

Is it?

It's better than Energy

so wrong. Energy is playable, night creatures is pure trash

The best thing about Night Creatures is the cover art.

[bob]

I thought the graphics had a great atmosphere.  Judged book by its cover.

[bob]

neutopia 2 loosie today.  cant wait until it arrives.

[Mathius]

neutopia 2 loosie today.  cant wait until it arrives.

Psyche yourself up by watching Turbo View's review of Neutopia 2. If you've already watched it then, well, watch it again.

[HailingTheThings]

neutopia 2 loosie today.  cant wait until it arrives.

Psyche yourself up by watching Turbo View's review of Neutopia 2. If you've already watched it then, well, watch it again.

Yes. Any time I get a new Turbo game, I watch the Turbo Views Review of it again, if there is one. :3

[MrFlutterPie]

neutopia 2 loosie today.  cant wait until it arrives.

Psyche yourself up by watching Turbo View's review of Neutopia 2. If you've already watched it then, well, watch it again.

Yes. Any time I get a new Turbo game, I watch the Turbo Views Review of it again, if there is one. :3

I do this as well

[HailingTheThings]

neutopia 2 loosie today.  cant wait until it arrives.

Psyche yourself up by watching Turbo View's review of Neutopia 2. If you've already watched it then, well, watch it again.

Yes. Any time I get a new Turbo game, I watch the Turbo Views Review of it again, if there is one. :3

I do this as well

Yesss!

[Bernie]

Picked this up last night via an estate sale/auction on eBay.  I was looking for an extra CD unit, and this one was perfect.  All I plan to keep is the CD ROM2 itself, everything else will be cleaned/tested and offered up here in the forums at some point. 

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[geise]

Damn Bernie!  Nice catch man!  Game on!

[Ninja Spirit]

Falcom Classics II, with Ys II and Tombs and Treasure

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[Bernie]

How much of the Saturn Japanese RPG games, are actually in English?  They seem to have quite a few I would like to get, IF I can actually play them...

[NecroPhile]

Picked up Twisted Metal: Head-On and Fat Princess: Fistful of Cake for the PSP.

[jtucci31]

I've started Obeying today. Bought the region and video modded system which came with Keith Courage and 3x3 Eyes from CrackTiger, who rules! I'm having so much fun already

[PunkCryborg]

I've started Obeying today. Bought the region and video modded system which came with Keith Courage and 3x3 Eyes from Black Tiger, who rules! I'm having so much fun already

Congrats! That Duo R looks really nice. Enjoy it, I remember how awesome it was when I got my first Duo!

[Mathius]

Duo-Rs are one sexy console! 99% of NEC consoles are though.

[jtucci31]

Duo-Rs are one sexy console! 99% of NEC consoles are though.

What is the 1%?

[Mathius]

Duo-Rs are one sexy console! 99% of NEC consoles are though.

What is the 1%?

I'm honestly not too hot on the Shuttle.

[jtucci31]

Duo-Rs are one sexy console! 99% of NEC consoles are though.

What is the 1%?

I'm honestly not too hot on the Shuttle.

Damn. I don't mind the console as much as I mind the weird looking controller

[EvilEvoIX]

Duo-Rs are one sexy console! 99% of NEC consoles are though.

I'll say, I lie awake at night just staring at mine.

[HailingTheThings]

Congrats on the Duo, sir!

[SamIAm]

Gya ha ha!!

I found an unboxed Duo RX at a shop for 7000 yen today and bought it on the spot!

[BlueBMW]

Nice nice samiam!

[Nando]

So I read something about prices in Japan going up because of Taxes, how does this affect the import bidness?

[SamIAm]

Sales tax increased from 5% to 8% on April 1st.

However, it's technically a "consumption tax" and only applies to goods being consumed in Japan.

So anyone purchasing Japanese goods outside of Japan is supposed to be unaffected.

[Nando]

Sales tax increased from 5% to 8% on April 1st.

However, it's technically a "consumption tax" and only applies to goods being consumed in Japan.

So anyone purchasing Japanese goods outside of Japan is supposed to be unaffected.

OUCH! is that for everything? food, clothing etc? Sucks to live in JP , damn.

No doubt we'll see some prices rise overall.

[SamIAm]

Yes, it's for everything. It's going to go up to 10% in October 2015, too.

I'll have to resist going off on a full tangent, but the government needs it. Japan's debt level is the worst in the world, at over 200% of the country's GDP and over 20x its yearly tax revenue, plus the government has spent more than twice what it's brought in for several years in a row. Everybody knows that a currency crisis is coming, it's just a question of when.

The good news is, if the yen tanks, the cost of imports will plummet for US gamers.

And so, back to games.

[Nando]

Yes, it's for everything. It's going to go up to 10% in October 2015, too.

I'll have to resist going off on a full tangent, but the government needs it. Japan's debt level is the worst in the world, at over 200% of the country's GDP and over 20x its yearly tax revenue, plus the government has spent more than twice what it's brought in for several years in a row. Everybody knows that a currency crisis is coming, it's just a question of when.

The good news is, if the yen tanks, the cost of imports will plummet for US gamers.

And so, back to games.

Yay for games?

I'd hate to see what will come of Japan, once the US is no longer able to protect it form its neighbors. Add to that a shrinking population and no real sustainable energy propositions, they are gonna go the way of the elfs!

[Psycho Punch]

My nes frontloader just arrived... what a shitty connector. Funny thing is that if I slap the top of the console the cart makes a perfect connection with the slot or something like that and it stays forever until I remove the game, it's more funny than my old PS1 that needed to be upside down to work lol.

When it arrived I first saw the Double Dribble cartridge, when I saw the "PAL-B" written on it's label I said "OH SHIT" really loud lol. Luckily the console was NTSC, the seller just removed the CIC check from the console. At least I think it is NTSC, but unless he changed the motherboard inside the console that's unlikely. Do you guys know how can I be sure?

[Psycho Punch]

I used my head to find out if my nes is US version: I just saw what signal the console was uploading, it turns out that it was PAL-M. Nintendo officially distributed the US NES here with an onboard PAL-M image signal transcoder.

[dingsbums]

[Ninja Spirit]

Ohhhh that Ghostbusters II.....I bet the price rose higher since Harold Ramis died huh? Or would it take Bill Murray for that to happen?

[xcrement5x]

2014-03-31 Thrift Finds
First a bunch of random stuff I found at the thrift shop this weekend.  Nothing too amazing.  DJ Hero seems pretty kludgy to me. 

DJ Hero 2 Turntable Bundle.  Complete with turntable, connection dongle, PS3 game, and quick start guide.
Nascar 99 [N64]
Tetris 2 [GB]
Wall-E [PS2]
Van Helsing [PS2]
Clear Blue PSOne SCPH-110 Controller




Arc the Lad Watch - Anrietta

I picked this up and it finally arrived last week. This is the last one of 14 Arc the Lad Collection Pre-Order Watches that I needed to have a full collection.




2014-04-02 Pickups

Chu Chu Rocket Manual [DC]
Wild Arm Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy VIII Original Soundtrack
Final Fantasy IX Original Soundtrack

Misc stuff here.  The Chu Chu Rocket Manual is to complete my copy, but the soundtracks are for my wife as she's a big fan of the FF games and Wild ARMs.

[Nando]

What's the game to the left of Joe & Mac?

[dingsbums]

That's Violinist of Hamelin - a really nice Platformer

Violinist of Hamelin (Super Famicom): Stage 1-1

@ Ninja Spirit

Not really  - 3100 yen on YAJ 

[Nando]

Awesome, I've had several people recommend me that game.