Hey now,
It was nine years ago today that a certain someone signed up for RF Generation. You might know him from his signature avatar, which is one of the most exploitable avas on this site. And I should know, 'cuz I exploit it every chance I get:
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The new Bil-O-Meter.
I decided to celebrate this anniversary by "Nuping out." What is Nuping out, you ask? Well, allow me to provide an example:
[img width=498 height=400]http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y409/Zagnorch/zagnupe1_zps60cf3952.jpg[/img]
And here's one I'm sure the man of the hour would really appreciate:
[img width=462 height=400]http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y409/Zagnorch/ZagNupe2_zpsf33fc171.jpg[/img]
And now it's your turn! Show your appreciation for Nupoile's nine-year RF Gen Odyssey by taking your own Nupe-Out pic and posting it here:
http://www.rfgeneration.c...x.php?topic=14107.new#new
Catch y'all on the boards...
'Late
Hey now, my fellow esteemed RF Gentlemen. It's been an eventful couple weeks, rife with amazing scores and near-crippling illness. But since none of you care about the latter, I'll just focus on the former as...
Zagnorch Productions
in association with
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presents
SEVEN FOURTEEN-DAY SCORE CARD:
SPUD FEVER!
Week of 11 May to 24 May 2014
Sun 5/11: Found myself a PC classic, a complete Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger for $5.99. I also discovered Sony's less-than-stellar attempt to ape Super Smash Bros., a complete PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale for the PS3, for $1.99.
[img width=619 height=550]http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y409/Zagnorch/Score5-11-2014_zps31e3b3bb.jpg[/img]
Mon 5/12 through Thu 5/15: This sparse stretch of scores commenced with the discovery of a sealed Balance of the Planet, a self-published PC title from the early 90s, on special for $2.60. I also found a fuchsia GBA for $4.99, a complete Dark Cloud for $4.99, and a loose Altered Beast LCD watch game for $1.99.
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Fri 5/16: Grabbed a nice chunk of reading material today, including ten back issues of Nintendo Power, two EGMs, and a GamePro, all for $3.50.
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Sat 5/17: My CIB PC game streak continued with the acquisition of Disney's Stunt Island at the local Savers for just $0.49. Then I hit the Goodwill down the street and picked up the following CIB DS titles for $9.99 each:
- Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
- Diddy Kong Racing
- Tetris DS
- Yoshi's Island DS
- Animal Crossing Wild World
- Space Invaders Revolution
[img width=700 height=432]http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y409/Zagnorch/Score5-17-2014DS_zpsf12f0512.jpg[/img]
Sun 5/18 and Mon 5/19: My last stretch of thrift scores before the failure of my health commenced with a Prima Star Wars Battlefront strategy guide for $2.99. Then there was the cache of CIB PS1 titles-- PaRappa the Rapper, Tempest X3, and the Greatest Hits release of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night-- for $2.49 each.
Also uncovered: CIB copies of Serious Sam, Cold Fear, and Super Monkey Ball adventure for $3.49 a pop. Oh yes, there was also the GameShark v2.0 Video Game Enhancer unit for N64 for $4.99, and a small Sonic plush for $0.99.
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But the most interesting score from this two-day stretch was the Super Mario World LCD watch game-- which sports a headphone jack-- for $2.99.
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Tues 5/20 through Fri 5/23: Absolutely no action at all as I recuperated from my first cold in over two years. And boy, was it a big one, just devastating in its intensity. Just how bad was it? So much so, that I resorted to using something I absolutely cannot stand:
[img width=700 height=922]http://www.thepharmacy.com.au/product_images/x/905/Vicks_Vaporub_Vaporizing_Ointment_100g__98535_zoom.jpg[/img]
So I rested and occupied myself with non-strenuous endeavors... which I might discuss at further length one day.
Sat 5/24: I rebounded with a little lunch-break score at my fave Goodwill, which included Donkey Kong Country, Super Mario World and StarFox 64 for $4.99 each.
[img width=294 height=487]http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y409/Zagnorch/Score5-24-2014_zpscc854e06.jpg[/img]
Rounding out this two-week stretch of scores was a little "care package" from the wilds of Spudville, USA:
[img width=700 height=484]http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y409/Zagnorch/SpudScore_zps93c73d62.jpg?t=1401333427[/img]
This box was the culmination of a trade between myself and RF Gen's very own 413th Technical Entity. He had an extra CIB copy of Silpheed for Sega-CD that I coveted, and I had an extra complete loose Dreamcast he was interested in.
[img width=626 height=449]http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y409/Zagnorch/SpudScore1_zpsa30b0b66.jpg[/img]
So we agreed on a trade, and I dragged my feet for several months until I got off my ass and contacted him again, asking if he was still interested in the deal.
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Being the extremely patient and fine, upstanding citizen he is, Mr. 413 was still game (so to speak). So I shipped my end of the trade off to the guy...
[img width=572 height=468]http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y409/Zagnorch/spudscore3_zpsa4ecd548.jpg[/img]
...and I waited patiently for my end of the deal to arrive. Little did I know he was gonna clean out his garage and send it to me.
[img width=564 height=405]http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y409/Zagnorch/spudscore4_zps26f0dece.jpg[/img]
Just layer after layer after layer of (mostly) neat stuff. The man's generosity knows no bounds. The archaeological dig continued, my guilt level increasing with each new discovery. If I was getting all this in exchange for a lousy Dreamcast, imagine what I could have gotten in exchange for a real system. You know, like a Nokia N-Gage or a Virtual Boy.
[img width=700 height=489]http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y409/Zagnorch/spudscore5_zps8c4515d9.jpg[/img]
Speaking of Virtual Boy: Mr. 413's first gesture of kindness towards me was a battery pack for the VB system. He also hooked me up with a Silent Service cart a few months back to go with my box and manual.
[img width=623 height=469]http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y409/Zagnorch/spudscore6_zps48493623.jpg[/img]
The most surprising portion of this care package: a Timex Sinclair 1000 computer unit with box, manual, AC cord...
[img width=614 height=473]http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y409/Zagnorch/spudscore7_zps2f8e19b0.jpg[/img]
...and a rain check.
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Oh yeah, I also got these in the deal:
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Gotta remember to throw the guy a couple PS3 bumper stickers and letter openers to show my thanks.
Non-Vidya Bonus Bonanza: The usual suspects abound here, including:
- Three TI BA-II Plus calculators, $2.49, $2.99, & $3.49
- TI BA-35 $2.49
- TI BA-35 Solar $5.39
- Sporty's E6B Flight Computer Calculator $3.99
- TI BA-20 (Miller Pride), $2.49
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[img width=570 height=351]http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y409/Zagnorch/NonVidya5-11-2014_zps4a270970.jpg[/img]
Aaaaaand that's about it for now.
Catch y'all next week...
...'Late
Hey now!
I've been alluding to a significant retro pick-up for a couple weeks now, and I figured it's time for the big reveal:
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A complete boxed Magnavox Odyssey2 system with hardwired controllers, and CIB Speedway! / Spin-Out! / Crypto Logic! pack-in game, along with:
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CIB games:
- Match-Maker! / Logix! / Buzzword!
- Cosmic Conflict!
- Bowling! / Basketball!
- Pac-Man K.C. Munchkin!
- Computer Golf!
- Football!
- Space Alien Invaders Plus!
Loose games:
- Baseball!
- Blackjack!
- Blockout! / Breakdown!
Um... why do all the game titles end with exclamation points? That''s kinda annoying, you know? It's like the ALL CAPS of the pre-internet era or something.
But I digress. Here's the topper:
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- An almost-CIB Quest for the Rings set (one piece is missing). Finally, an O^2 game whose title doesn't end in an exclamation point. That's because it's so cool, it doesn't have to shout about how cool it is. Of all the games I got with the system, this is the one I'm most interested in giving a whirl.
While the entire collection's cosmetic appearance could use a fair deal of cleanup, I figured I got a decent deal paying $80 for the lot.
Where did I find all this, you ask? Well, it originally belonged to my best friend, who kept it locked away in his attic for a couple decades. Weird thing is, I knew he had it ever since I've known him, but never thought to ask him about it, even after seriously getting into vidya collecting. Then, a few weeks before Christmas, he told me he was planning to sell it, and asked if I could offer it for sale to "those guys on that video game site you hang out at" on his behalf. I told him I'd think about it.
Well, I DID think about it-- which quickly turned into me thinking of other O^2 collectors on the site and how they love to gloat about their ownership of such an interesting bit of retro hardware, and lord it over the have-nots at every opportunity (you KNOW who you are). That's when I realized that I wanted to lord it over the have-nots too, and laugh at them for being the underprivileged little peons that they are. Because I'm nothing if not compassionate.
Anyhoo, I called my bud to let him know my interest, he mathed out a price, I agreed to it, we tested it out to see if it still worked, I threw him the four Andys, he threw me the whole shebang, and now I'm better than all you pathetic non-O^2-owning losers in every single way.
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The cold, hard truth hurts, doesn't it?
'Late
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