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I've always loved Gaming Movies of all kinds. Despite the fact that people hate most of them, if not that, then all of them, I've decided to make a Documentary/Review Movie of sorts for fun! As you can see from the title, it will be called Retro Redd. It's gonna take some time to make, as it's only in the planning stages right now, but I can't imagine it taking more than a month to complete, what with me planning to keep things simple and all. Anyway, I just felt like announcing this little plan of mine for all of you to hear. So...yeah. Look forward to it.
Also, if your wondering about my Power Glove Gaming Series and it's absence, you can stop now, as my Power Glove Sensors are still broken, and I don't know when I can replace them.
Saturday morning, after work I was chilling in the recliner and stuffing my face with pizza when Nick sends me a text message with a picture of a six switch Atari 2600 sitting on the counter of our local comic book store with a bag of games next to it. I've been scrounging around most of the shops that we know of in our area looking for a Heavy Sixer Atri 2600 for a while now and haven't had any luck. I get down there and check it out, indeed it is a six switch Atari 2600, with a bag of assorted games for 50 dollars. The impulse buying gremlins in my brain went, "WOO BUY IT!" And so I did. Snagged copies of Mega Man 3 and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: The Manhattan Project while I was there too.
It's got some wear on it, which I expected, it's 30+ years old after all. The AC adaptor is an aftermarket replacement, and there's no TV switch box, but the owner of the shop included the adaptor that allows you to plug it right into the coax line-in on your TV. I start looking up restoration guides on the mighty Google to see what all I can do to restore some of it's former glory, and after some research I learn some more. Turns out I have a "Light Sixer" instead. I'm not upset it isn't a "Heavy Sixer," I'm actually just happy that I've got one with six switches now. That, and I know the difference between the two now, and how to identify one. Anyhow, I feel OK with the purchase, as it added a bunch of games to my collection, and another console.
The Bag O' Games consisted of:
Gyruss
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Joust
Demons to Diamonds
Air Sea Battle (picture label)
Crystal Castles
Venture
Warlords
Pole Position
RealSports Tennis
Space War (picture label)
Missile Command
Donkey Kong (Coleco)
Donkey Kong Jr. (Coleco)
Laser Blast
Othello (picture label)
Galaxian
Vanguard
Super Challenge Baseball (M Network) {not in the picture}
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I've always had a bit of a soft spot for the Sega CD. Perhaps because I was one of the kids that bought into the hype and begged my parents for the pricy add-on that Christmas season. And although its library is riddled with some pretty awkward and crappy games, they are often also quite interesting. Case in point, Bram Stoker's Dracula -- an attempt at combining classic side-scrolling action with the digitized actor craze of the Mortal Kombat days as well as the Full Motion Video craze that the Sega CD brought with it.
Certainly you're all aware of the film from which this game was adapted. Bram Stoker's Dracula was huge in 1992 -- directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring the likes of Gary Oldman, Keanu Reeves, Anthony Hopkins and Wynona Rider. The film went on to win three Academy Awards. But why should we care about any of that here? Well because whereas earlier games licensed from film properties simply took characters from the movie, made some sprites that looked like them and asked you to platform around collecting stuff, Sony Imagesoft actually used clips of the film and digitized actors. (See if you can guess which of these pictures below is the film and which is the game!)
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Now here's the thing -- Dracula isn't completely terrible. But it is bad.
First let's take a look at what this game did well. The first thing that jumped out to me was the music. Thanks of course to the CD-ROM format, we're blessed with wonderful gothic chamber music throughout the game. It's really a fantastically fitting soundtrack that couldn't have been replicated via chiptunes. There's also some very cool 3D scrolling effects where you change direction of the path you're taking, all the while continuing on a 2D plane. It's a bit hard to describe, but looks impressive when you experience it unexpectedly in the game.
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However if there's one major downfall of Dracula, it would be that Sony was just a bit too ambitious with this project. Really they had some great ideas, and were perhaps really onto something which is great when talking about a licensed property. They were smart enough to at least attempt to emulate another great vampire-killer game (that was no doubt inspired by the Dracula story itself), Castlevania. But the problem here is that Castlevania and all its primitive sprites controlled so much better than this. Indeed the digitized actor here moves incredibly slow. And his jumping, punching and kicking are also slow and clunky, which seems pretty unfair when enemies are moving quickly and swarming at you from all directions on the screen. Sadly though you'll be inclined to want the game to better than it is and see it to the end, you'll often find yourself frustratingly losing all your fifteen lives before the second level is even over.
With that said, I'd recommend Bram Stoker's Dracula to fans of the macabre who must horde such games, or those curious about the Sega CD format's growing pains. But beyond that this is probably one best left overlooked.
So, a couple of weeks back, I walked into the local Play n Trade - a weekly occurrence. The guys that work in there are current gamers and (to my benefit) don't know the retro stuff much. And yet I am the only truly regular RETRO customer they've come to know. It is to my benefit, of course. They already told me that a Little Samson would be shelved at $10, according to their database. As I walked in the door "Hey Jason, we've got something for you to look at." They looked excited to make the sale. It was a 3DO FZ-1 with some great games. Alright, I already have an FZ-1, but the games were awesome - Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Need for Speed, Shockwave 2, Gex, Space Hulk, etc. I added all the games to my own collection except Super Street Fighter II Turbo & Need for Speed, which I already owned. The games I kept were almost worth the total price. I decided to eBay the console and dups, so I could toss the profits at my wants. So why, with a system that normally nets about $80 with 2 great games that fetch about $60 total, did I make a final sale of $250?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eB...d=1&item=110958503201
No, I am not bragging or showing off. Maybe the fact that I proved the console worked and added the pic was beneficial, but I really wanted to start the conversation about how much people seem to loathe resellers. Keep in mind that I started the bidding at only $50 - my purchase price. And this whole scenario brought on some interesting questions.
I guess this could be a multi-part question.
Who do you consider a gaming reseller? When you criticize a reseller, what about their practice bothers you? Is it about buying local then selling local? Is it buying cheap and them selling market? Is it that all carts/games from specific systems are tagged with the same price? Is it about the quick flip?
This should be an interesting discussion.
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When buying, selling or trading games there is one thing that's always sure to come up: Whats this game worth to me? Pricing your game to sell can be a tricky thing. Buying at a price both the seller and buyer can agree upon, and be happy with, can be even trickier.
How important is it for trades to be equal in value? Does your relationship to someone have a monetary value when it comes to transactions? Whats a lowball and is it ever appropriate to make such an offer? What are the generally accepted methods of estimating an items price?
Join Duke, Crabmaster and Bil as we discuss how to spend your Toonies on the ever fluctuating market of secondhand video games.
Show notes:
Music: Ninja Gaiden (NES)
10:09 Small Scores
1:42:40 Pricing
2:55:46 Outtro
Sites mentioned in the show:
http://videogames.pricecharting.com/
http://www.ebay.com
http://www.cheapassgamer.com
Thursday morning Nick (niceguy1283) and I decided to hit a few stores around Omaha and see what we could find.
Started the day off early at Half Price Books, picked up a couple things there. Strategy guide for .hack Mutation for 7 bucks,
and Mass Effect 2 Collectors Edition for 20 bucks.
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After that we worked our way around to the various Gamers stores in the area (gaming store chain in NE and IA).
Picked up Pac-Man, Maze Craze, Stampede, Pitfall II, Keystone Kapers, Space Invaders, and Burgertime for the Atari 2600 at a dollar each.
I also picked up a copy of Super Mario Bros. complete in box for 5 bucks, and a copy of the Final Fantasy XIII Official Guide Collectors Edition.
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Next stop was at the Game Vault. Picked up a set of Atari 2600 paddles, Sears branded, for $2.95. (in previous photo)
Guides for Halo 3, Reach, and ODST for 9.90 total (buy two get one free). When the guy at the counter mentioned
their buy two get one free deal on handheld game carts, I snagged Pokemon Yellow, Pokemon Blue, and Pokemon FireRed.
Paid 29.95, 24.95, and FREE for those, in that order. I hate how stupid expensive Pokemon games seem to have gotten,
but I figured I might as well bite the bullet. What the hell, one was free.
As I let my eyes wander around the retro console area of the store I noticed a Sega Dreamcast Sports Edition up behind the counter.
I had to have it seeing as it's the only one I've seen locally, and onto my total it went for $34.95.
I also ended up with a copy of Nightmare Creatures II for DC, and a Transfer Pak for the N64.
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Last stop was at Ben's Game Room. Picked up some manuals I didn't have, Super Mario World, Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core,
ending with Super Mario Advance 2 and 4 for 50 cents each. Resident Evil 3: Nemesis for the Playstation, 15 dollars,
and Burgertime for NES with the manual, 6 dollars. Burgertime I had to get since it holds a bit of nostalgia for me.
My friends and I used to play it pretty often at our babysitter's house. So while it may not be a fantastic or rare gem, I had to snag it.
I also picked up Wild Metal for DC for , and a couple Dreamcast Magazine discs for a buck each.
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I should also mention over the course of the day I picked up a couple things to work out a trade with Nick.
I picked up a Halo XBox, and a copy of Battletoads in Battlemaniacs complete in box that he wanted to add to his collection,
and I think it was Baldur's Gate II for PC.
When we got back to his place at the end of the trip I swapped him those items for an Atari 2600 four switch switch system
and oddly enough a box for the six switch system. It also came with a handful of games.
Sure, it doesn't match the system, but it's a 30 year old box, I'm amazed it's still in one piece!
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He also tossed in some Master System game carts, knowing I plan to buy one eventually and would need some games to go with it.
All in all I feel it was another successful day of hunting for me, expanding my retro collection, and adding some more to my modern console collection.
The following was written up early last summer for appearance on another site that ultimately didn't run it. So I'm posting it here...
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When I was in my early teenage years, the arcades were experiencing what would be their final hurrah before entering into a sad and ongoing fifteen year decline of increasingly shuttered mall stores, vacated boardwalk buildings, and empty pizza parlors. In many ways, however, the pinball arcade had already gone through this transition while the arcade itself was yet thriving. When I was a kid, most arcade hideouts had long ago tossed Pin-Bot and Space Shuttle machines to make room for more Mortal Kombat, Tekken, or NBA Jam cabinets. Pinball Wizard was not an anthem for my generation (I guess we had Guile's Theme, instead) and pinball was starting to be seen as a poor investment for arcade owners. As a kid, I didn't care. Pinball was something that I'd play to bide my time if all the video game machines were already taken. As an adult, however, I now lament the lost opportunity to spend more time with these masterful creations.
Pinball Arcade, published by FarSight Studios, offers a salve of sorts to my feelings of regret. FarSight previously published the excellent Pinball Hall of Fame titles which featured classic tables from pinball companies Gottlieb and Williams, each of which were painstakingly and lovingly recreated in video game form for a wide variety of consoles. Pinball Arcade takes that basic concept - detail-focused recreations of classic tables (complete with spot-on physics) - and offers it in the form of an PSN/XBLA/iOS title. This entry represents not only their best work to date, but it is also perhaps the best pinball video game to ever grace a console.
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On consoles, the game comes with four tables at an initial offering price of $10. Those tables are Theater of Magic, Black Hole, Ripley's Believe it or Not!, and Tales of the Arabian Nights. These are all heavy hitters in the pinball machine market: Theater, Ripley's, and Tales regularly command $5,000+ to purchase a machine on eBay or at conventions, and Black Hole will likely cost you at least a couple of grand. No video game can give you quite the same feeling as you would get playing the original, but I find it much easier to drop $10 for an excellent facsimile of that experience that to drop $20,000 for the real thing. Having played a wide variety of pinball video games in the past and having played three of the actual tables that are included in this collection, I can say that I've never played a title that feels closer to reality than Pinball Arcade.
There are a number of things that Pinball Arcade does right. For one, it offers online leaderboards that allow you to compare your scores with those of your friends and with others from around the world. I have been surprised by how much I have enjoyed this feature of the game, as it really delivers a sense of mutual competition that is reminiscent of the actual arcade experience. For another, it offers extremely easy to understand breakdowns of table goals, how to score, what spinners and lights mean what, etc. It seems a small thing for a pinball game, but the writer for the brief tutorial paragraphs deserves a bonus: those short blurbs of explanation are extremely succinct and informative without being condescending. The game offers a number of incentives for playing often and improving your skills: each table has a set of table goals and harder wizard goals which you can try and achieve (successful completion of which will net you trophies or achievements on PSN and XBLA, respectively), and finishing all of the goals will allow you to play tables with tilt turned off. Each tables menu also has a section detailing the history of the table and offers scans of the original flyers for you to pour over.
Oh, and those who purchase the PS3 version get the Vita version for free, so that's a nice bonus as well. The Vita version, while taking a slight drop in the visuals, performs extremely well and is my preferred platform for the game. You can't go wrong with any version, though.
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FarSight has indicated that more tables will be continue to be released as DLC at about $2.50 per table. So far these tables have included "Monster Bash," "Bride of Pin-Bot", "Medieval Madness," "Funhouse," and "Cirqus Voltaire" with promises of "Attack from Mars, "Star Trek The Next Generation" and "Twilight Zone" coming soon (and, again, almost all of these are extremely expensive machines on the pinball market). They have also built into their game the opportunity for tournament and challenge play with the addition of future tables, which should make leaderboard chasing even more exciting.
Whether you are a grizzled veteran of the pinball craze in arcades, a video gamer who has ever enjoyed any video pinball title in the past, or just a person who likes games that motivate you to improve your score, youll find a lot to love in Pinball Arcade. It might not give you the exact sensation of feeling all the bumpers and becoming part of the machine, but you can still work out those crazy flipper fingers (on shoulder buttons) while pursuing your own (virtual) pinball crown.
After a brief hiatus from my NES in order to experience some current gen games (Batman Arkham City, Persona 4 Arena, Valkyria Chronicles) I'm back to my go to system. I scoured the Nintendoage list that I'm currently choosing my games from and saw a couple games that peaked my interest.
In the wonderful box of treasures that I recently got from singlebanana was a copy of Conan which I've actually been looking forward to for quite a while now. So I started off with that one. I had pretty low expectations of the controls and basic gameplay due to hearing others talk about this game. Much to my surprise I found it quite easy to pick up and play though. Sure its odd to have to hold A and Down to pick stuff up, but it really didnt take long to get used to it. Another benefit to having talked with others about this game in the past was having knowledge of a few of the more obscure puzzle solutions in the game such as the Urns puzzle at the end of the game or knocking down the Achilles statue by hacking away at his foot. Overall it was short and somewhat sweet. I didnt mind it, but its definitely not great.
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I remember someone here at rfgen mentioning Cobra Triangle when I was looking for challenging games near the start of the year. For whatever reason at the time I left it off my list. Now I finally got around to it though and it was probably deserving of being on that list. There is no one part to the game that is super hard, but its just all around challenging straight through which lead to some pretty disappointing runs. I made it all the way to the last boss on 5 separate occasions and was met with death the first 4. Luckily the game isnt very long so starting over again wasnt the end of the world, but it still hurt that I had to save the damn swimmers and jump the waterfalls again.
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NES Games Finished In 2012
(click on a title to view the video)
Silver Surfer
Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom
Double Dragon II: The Revenge
Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones
Ghosts n Goblins
Tetris
Pro Wrestling
Gradius
Zanac
Adventure Island
Karnov
Trojan
Excitebike
Baseball
Spy Hunter
Adventure Island II
Tennis
Battletoads
Shadowgate
Battletoads/Double Dragon
Pinball Quest
Section Z
Godzilla
Hydlide
Marble Madness
Back to the Future
Darkman
Terminator 2
Robocop
Total Recall
Predator
Robocop 2
Robocop 3
Hudson Hawk
Home Alone
Home Alone 2
Batman Returns
Ghostbusters II
Ghostbusters
Die Hard
A Nightmare on Elm Street
The Krion Conquest
Adventures of Dino Riki
Ultima: Exodus
Legacy of the Wizard
Air Fortress
Ultima: Quest of the Avatar
Darkwing Duck
Ultima: Warriors of Destiny
Legends of the Diamond
Pro Sports Hockey
Dusty Diamond's All-Star Softball
Yoshi's Cookie
Kick Master
Zombie Nation
Stadium Events
Super Jeopardy!
Joust
Yoshi
Dance Aerobics
Adventures of Bayou Billy
Pipe Dreams
Ski or Die
Werewolf: The Last Warrior
Simpsons: Bart vs The Space Mutants
City Connection
American Gladiators
Roundball 2-on-2 Challenge
720
Athletic World
Super Team Games
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Gumshoe
Bases Loaded
The Addams Family Pugsley's Scavenger Hunt
Kings of the Beach
The Blues Brothers
Volley Ball
Lode Runner
3D World Runner
Twin Eagle
Dragon's Lair
The Adventures of Rad Gravity
Break Time: The National Pool Tour
Bases Loaded II
Rainbow Islands
Conquest of the Crystal Palace
Peter Pan And The Pirates
Kid Kool and the Quest for the Seven Wonder Herbs
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Dragon Strike
Slalom
Wrath of the Black Manta
Race America
Treasure Master
Krusty's Fun House
King's Knight
Mighty Bomb Jack
Bases Loaded 3
Castelian
Flying Dragon: The Secret Scroll
Dirty Harry
Conan
Cobra Triangle
BONUS GAME -
Assimilate
Future Plans - I have no game in mind right now, but Romance of the Three Kingdoms II has been on the back burner for a while and I should probably get back to it before too long.
Alright, so as many of you know, I go around saying how much I hate Indie Games. Well, guess what?
I was wrong.
Now, breathe for a minute...Alright then.
As odd as it may sound coming from me, I've been sampling a lot of Indie Games lately, and I gotta say, there's some good stuff here. Terraria, Castle Miner Z, etc. I mostly play them on my 360. They're cheaper than regular games, and many of them have great concepts, and they execute those concepts well. Honestly, I don't know why I didn't give them a chance earlier. Granted, Terraria and Castle Miner Z are just like Minecraft in some ways, but in other ways, they're unique. Terraria, for example, is a 2D-Game, a Side-Scroller to be specific. Castle Miner Z has Guns and more fearsome creatures. There's also plenty more to check out. All of the ones I've played so far were worth the MS Points I spent on them.
So what the hell are you waiting for?! The Bat Sign?! Go download some Indie Games today! RFGeneration's local Power Glover commands you! 
I went to the retro game expo in Portland this weekend. So much to see and do, I ended up with tons of pictures. I thought it would be better to blogify the whole thing rather than clog up some thread.
PRGE has been going on every year for the last several years. Last year was the first one I went to, it was great. This one was as good as last year, with even more added. The first few pictures are a little bit from the show, the ones at the end are of things I bought.
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Continue reading Portland Expo 2012
Hey now!
I know what'cher thinking: I must be scoring the primo crack to be claiming that, back in the day, Sega released a completely legitimate, licensed Mario game for wide commercial release that could be played on the Genesis or Mega Drive console. And I must admit, if I hadn't actually seen a CIB copy of it at a local thrift a few weeks back, I'd have the exact same attitude you do right now.
But I assure you, it is very real. And, thanks to the miracle of the internet, I have highly compelling photographic evidence:
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I'd like to know what all you doubting Thomases have to say now!
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Hee heee... sorry, I simply couldn't resist. I really did see this at a thrift a few weeks ago, which inspired me to write and post this silly blog. I briefly considered holding this back for April Fool's, but I just couldn't sit on it for that long. Besides, I thought it'd be a novel way to celebrate the start of the NHL season.
So, no hard feelings, guys?
Um... guys? What are you--
Hey, wait a minute-- can't you take a little-- NO, PLEASE, NOT THE FACE!!!
Wow. September started off strong. I picked up a second batch of games from the same Japanese seller I was buying in August. Sorted not in alpha or kana order, but by manliness. Games with IMPACT are on the left, and the ones with hurt feelings to the right.
Question:
What's better than having a Dreamcast hooked up to your TV?
Continue reading Dreamcast Mania! September 2012 ed.
Well September isn't quite over yet, but I won't be getting any other Dreamcast items in the next few days. So let's take a look at what I did manage to acquire this month, shall we?
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First up is the additions to my US licensed library. Nine new games isn't too shabby. In fact it would have been ten, but the copy of Dave Mira I got turned out to have a defective disc, so I'm not counting that as an addition. (With that said, somebody please send me a disc-only Dave Mira!) Half of these were picked up locally, and half bought online. The real standout for me this month is Marvel Vs. Capcom. I'm really glad to have added that one to my collection.
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Next is a couple of loose accessories -- an official keyboard and Jumpack. Both I got from eStarland, and in the past any accessories I ordered listed as being 'Used - Complete' came boxed, but sadly these two arrived loose. To be honest, I wouldn't have bought the keyboard had I known it was loose. (So again, someone please send me a keyboard box!)
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Next is a couple of really nice boxed accessories -- an official mouse and PAL ("blue swirl") controller. The mouse I got online, while the controller I was thrilled to find locally. Both of them are super-minty inside -- both were still wrapped in plastic and looking untouched.
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The guide for Slave Zero was another local find. Note the small rip in the lower right of the cover. But I couldn't let pass it up collecting dust in a shop for how-many-more-years. Seeing as how I already owned the game, it was nice to add this to my collection.
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And finally one of my favorite additions of the month -- a Jet Grind Radio t-shirt. Admittedly it's not an officially licensed product, but for a Cafe Press item I'd say it looks damn good. You can't tell from the picture I took, but the colors are legit.
So, I made this trade about a month ago, but have been busy and haven't had time to post anything about it. Luckily, things have slowed down and I'm going to be back to focusing on my collection.
I was paroozing Craigslist for some old video game stuff and came across a pretty sweet lot - a boxed NES Challenge Set, Dreamcast, a Gameboy color with Pokemon Red, Blue and Gold, 3rd gen Sega Genesis with a 32X expansion, about 25 Genesis games, 3 NES games, a Dreamcast game and 4 32X games. Since I needed a Dreamcast, wanted a boxed NES, had been looking for Pokemon Blue and a gameboy for a while and could always use more Genesis games, this was a -sweet- lot for me. The ad mentioned that the guy didn't want to sell the stuff, but would rather trade. I shot him an e-mail mentioning that I'm willing to trade lessons and had some musical equipment available and he wanted to come by and see what microphones and guitar pedals I had. He stuck around for about an hour after I got all the stuff together, but wasn't interested in anything (which was a bit irritating, considering I had quite a few things he specifically mentioned he wanted), so he left. I later e-mailed him and asked him if he had seen anything he was interested in when he was there and as it turned out, an amp had caught his attention.
It was a Fender Stage Lead 15, which I was selling for about $125, I had about $80 in it. Great amp, though nothing special and a little beat up. But the guy really loved it. I asked him if he would be interested in trading it and to solidify the deal, he also offered a new Vox Wah Pedal he didn't use much. So, for the amp, I got a wah pedal that cost just as much I had in the amp and a huge lot of video games. Among them, I was pretty excited about the boxed NES, Dreamcast, Gameboy and Pokemon Blue, Earthworm Jim, two of the four 32X games (since I haven't had any before) - Knuckles Chaotix and Shadow Squadron, Toxic Crusaders, Gunstar Heroes, Sonic and Knuckles CIB, Taz-Mania, Pac-Man 2 The New Adventures, The Adventures of Mighty Max, Vectorman and the Animaniacs. There's some other good stuff in there, but that's what really made me glad to have traded.
Anyway, I just figured I'd post that here. It was a lot of fun and I hope to be doing a lot more trading and hunting now that things have finally gotten back to normal for a little bit.
Thanks for reading! 
My wife and I just got back from China. It was a great trip, got to see some old friends and new places. Learnt some new things, not the sort of things I was expecting to be surprised by but odd, small things. Breakfast is really hard for me to eat in China, the kinds of food they have are what I would expect to eat for dinner. Early in the morning my stomach isn't awake enough for thick sauces and bold flavors.
Mostly I want to tell you about the video game related stuff I found in China, so that's in here, but as I didn't find too much I'm going to pad this blog with other things you may find interesting. Lots of anecdotal evidence ya' know. Don't worry, there are lots of pictures and media, this is going to be long, don't feel like you have to read it all.
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