The Small Scores Thread: Part 2!

[Izret101]

A few PS1 finds for $0.99 each (FF VII and VIII are missing the manual)


and, OK not cheap, but I can't pass up cool collector editions. Someone traded in a complete Metal Gear Rising Collectors Edition. The lamp is really cool and I am a fan of the Metal Gear series so I picked it up for $70. 50/50 whether this will drop that low so I bit

Play Abe. Also the lamp for revengence is completely bad ass. I am eyeballing the game in hopes of price drops.

[GamerNick]

Hello again everyone! Well yesterday as Engel had mentioned we went out and did some minor hunting..well him big hunt me little hunt as everything I received was either free from the stores or from trade with Engel Thanks again! 

Free Stuff -
*Ninja Assault Box - as I already have the game and gun
Free Manuals -
*4-In-1 - GB
*Dragon's Lair - GB
*Qix - GB
*Donald Duck Goin Quackers - GBC
*Donkey Kong Country - GBC
*Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine - GBC
*Legend of Zelda Oracle of Seasons - GBC
*Wario Land 3 - GBC
*Dark Arena - GBA
*Donkey Kong Country 2 - SNES

Trade with Engel:
*StarCraft II Guide
*Final Fantasy Tactics - The LAST of the Black label FF games I needed for PS1!!
*Tomb Raider - ALSO the LAST black label Tomb Raider I needed
*Deadly Ducky - Atari 2600
*Dice Puzzle - PANDA RELEASE - I Guess this is rare?!?

[singlebanana]

Jealous of the Dice Puzzle, no Panda games currently in my collection, though I'm keeping an eye out. Yes, Panda games are hard to come by and even harder to find them with nice labels. And yes, this is one of the nicer labels. Nice score.  Deadly Duck is a weird shooter. Weird is good right?

[GamerNick]

Jealous of the Dice Puzzle, no Panda games currently in my collection, though I'm keeping an eye out. Yes, Panda games are hard to come by and even harder to find them with nice labels. And yes, this is one of the nicer labels. Nice score.  Deadly Duck is a weird shooter. Weird is good right?

Thanks Banana - I have a Boxed Sancho Release of the game so I am pondering but not sure yet as it is rare and I like rare 2600 games but IF I choose to let this one off my hands or find an even better one it's yours.

[singlebanana]

Hmmm....the rarity of the Sancho version is PAL and listed as "undetermined" by AtariAge. One for sale on Retrogames CIB for 25 pounds, so roughly $39 USD.

[GamerNick]

Yea not as rare as the Panda one lol but it's nice to have

[Missionfailed]

Blockbuster closing.....Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Sky $5

[Zagnorch]

Hey now!

Although it's been slim pickings lately, I did manage to dig up a few interesting finds...



Strat guides for $1.99 each:

- NP Wariowrold
- Prima Dark Cloud (Greatest Hits)
- Prima Maximo: Ghosts to Glory

Other guides, $0.99 each:

- Master Eon's Official Guide to Skylanders Spyro's Adventure: All right, now I have my very own copy of this, with the poster intact!

- Nintendo Role-Playing Games: Now this is an odd one: it's a hardcover in a format similar to those young-reader deals from the 80s. It also doesn't offer an extensive amount of hints and tips on the games it covers. None the less, i found it interesting enough-- and cheap enough-- to pick up.


I also found a few games and supplies:



- 20 XBox/360 cases, $5.00: been looking to replace several busted-up XBox cases in my collection...

- CIB Popolocrois and EA Replay for PSP, $4.99 each

- CIB Iron Helix for Sega CD, $3.49

- PSP Media Manager for PC, $3.59


The most interesting find of the week goes to this copy of Dino Crisis with Resident Evil 3 demo for PS1 that I found for $1.99 sealed...



...but not CIB.

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Could it be a reseal? I have my doubts; for one thing, it still has an undeployed hang-tab stuck to the back (seen in pic). The seal at top and bottom are y-fold, and the wrap isn't stretched tightly across the case, which is a common sight on shrinkwrap-resealed games. Also, the top band appears to be untouched. In any case, it's a fairly odd pickup.



And now, as promised, I'll reveal the greatest score of them all:



Do you see it? Hold on, let's get a little closer to it:



Now do you see it? No? Okay, let's move a little further forward:



Surely you can make it out now.

And I promise not to call you "Shirley" anymore.

But if you can't, here's a closer look:



How's that?



That's right: I have discovered the location of the Hyrulean Triforce, quite possibly the greatest artifact in electronic gaming, (not so) cleverly disguised as a monument to the Civilan Conservation Corps members that developed the surrounding area in the 1930s.

This "monument" was dedicated in 1992, the same year that A Link to the Past-- inarguably the greatest Legend of Zelda game ever-- hit the North American shores.



Coincidence? I wonder... 

[Fokakis79]

Haven't posted pics of my grabs for awhile, I have made postings of some grabs, but haven't submitted pics for about a month now.

So these are grabs I have gotten from thrift stores, deals with people on here, and the Konami boxed games I have been buying for cheap from ebay. I haven't payed over eleven dollars for any of the boxed Konami games

[Fokakis79]

More stuff from this month

[Techie413]

No time this week to hunt, vice one location (on company time).


Another eBay lot to help in the CIB, or at least better to display, collection.  Finding a case for my Whac-A-Critter was sweet.  And another NHL game.  Here come the playoffs!


eBay lot for $20.  4 of the 5 I needed, but Tomb Raider is FS/FT.  Sonic N kept me entertained the last few 4AM+ mornings. 

And I had to head south yesterday to check a connection to one of our upstream providers.  Two hour drive down and 5 minutes to determine it was their shit, so I decided to finally stop at the Play n Trade in that area - the sister store to the one I love.  The kid behind the counter called my favorite store to antagonize them that I was now THEIR customer, but alas the brand new guy I haven't met answered so there went the joke.  They had some damn awesome retro stuff in the store, and I was happy to load up.

I did hold on their .hack titles, Rockin' Cats for the NES, and a few others for now, but I might just head down again soon after I make sure the local guys crank my rep a bit.  Some were a little high on price.  Here's what I did grab.



Baten Kaitos was $5.  They also had Origins, but I need to negotiate.

I had never seen Hudson Hawk or Space Shuttle Project for the NES in person.

SNES games:  Mechwarrior, Ballz 3D, Frankenstein, Ultraman, Arcana ($5), and
Romance of the Three Kingdoms II, III, IV ($5, $8, $5)

Fighter Destiny 2 for N64

And two Atari titles that lit my eyes: Space Cavern & Encounter at L-5.  Never played them, but Data Age and Apollo title are always promising.

[Fokakis79]

here is the last find from the month

[Techie413]

Haven't posted pics of my grabs for awhile, I have made postings of some grabs, but haven't submitted pics for about a month now.

So these are grabs I have gotten from thrift stores, deals with people on here, and the Konami boxed games I have been buying for cheap from ebay. I haven't payed over eleven dollars for any of the boxed Konami games

I like my N64 game drawer so much that I'm considering grabbing more.  Just a great game room add-on, no shelving required.

[Fokakis79]

Haven't posted pics of my grabs for awhile, I have made postings of some grabs, but haven't submitted pics for about a month now.

So these are grabs I have gotten from thrift stores, deals with people on here, and the Konami boxed games I have been buying for cheap from ebay. I haven't payed over eleven dollars for any of the boxed Konami games

I like my N64 game drawer so much that I'm considering grabbing more.  Just a great game room add-on, no shelving required.

Yeah me too, I am glad I was able to grab it while I could, hope I can find another to put the rest of my n64 games in.

[GrayGhost81]

Grabbed it off Newegg fo $45 after getting a severe case of FOMO for not getting it off Amazon when it was $40.