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Hey all. Remember when I ran a Minecraft Server a year ago? Yeah, I didn't think so. 
Anyway, it's back, and better than ever! Please join my server: CaveDigger
Here's how to join:
1. Start up Minecraft
2. Select Multiplater
3. Select "Add Server"
4. Enter the following Details:
Name: CaveDigger
Address: 173.72.205.76:25565
5. Join Server
6. Whip The Llama's Ass!! (That's the Message of the Day on my Server. Just...don't ask.)
Have fun!
WARNINGS:
1. I have Anti-Grief Tools enabled, so don't cause trouble for anyone, and don't blow up other player's structures!
2. Do NOT spawn Ender Dragons, Creepers, Charged Creepers, or Giants without asking me first!
3. Watch out for Herobrine. He's on my Server, and he WILL hurt you.
Getting a little tired of playing sports and puzzlers I decided to conquer a couple more respectable genres this time, action platforming and scrolling shooter.
Up first was Kick Master by Taito. I've had good experience with many Taito games so I had high hopes for Kick Master. The opening scene depicts your brother being slain by some monsters and saying something along the lines of "My steel was no match for them. Only your awesome kicking skills can overcome this evil!". Pretty epic intro!
The game was ok. It had some RPG elements like levelling up by collecting items when you defeat monsters, which increases your life and magic meters. Magic spells are hidden throughout the game. 1-2 in most levels. Unfortunately most of them are fairly useless and its takes some grinding to get your magic meter filled enough to use a few decent spells.
Its a pain getting so close to the monsters early on, but as you learn new attacks with each level the gameplay gets much better. All in all it was a fun game and definitely one worth checking out.
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Decided to go with one of the oddest shmups, or even games in general, that I've ever played, Zombie Nation.
You play as a floating, disembodied, fat, balding, japanese head who has decided that only he can save America from an Alien who crash landed on a meteor and is taking over famous monuments and the US military. Your weapon of choice? Some good old fashioned vomit and popping your eyes out of their sockets. Want to get more eyes and barf (AKA upgrade your weapons) simply torch buildings until zombies (turned that way by the alien) fall out and eat them before they hit the ground. You know its that same old story you've heard a million times.
The controls are a bit floaty, the weapons never change and the game is super short. It does have some cool music, levels and definitely has some interesting boss battles though (old man with rippling muscles tossing axes at you in his speedo!). If your looking for a solid shooter you can do much better, but if you like quirky games its a must try. I loved it despite its flaws.
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Beaten Since Oct.8th /100
(click on a title to see the video)
Super Mario Bros
Super Mario Bros 2
Super Mario Bros 3
Mega Man
Mega Man 2
Mega Man 3
Mega Man 4
Mega Man 5
Mega Man 6
Castlevania
Adventures in the Magic Kingdom
Duck Tales
Duck Tales 2
Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers
Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers 2
Felix the Cat
Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout
Ren and Stimpy Show: Buckaroo$
Double Dragon
Contra
Super C
Contra Force
Power Blade
Power Blade 2
Dynowarz: The Destruction of Spondylus
Metal Storm
Journey to Silius
Air Fortress
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Blaster Master
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turltes 2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3
Legendary Wings
BreakThru
Commando
Guerrilla War
World Games
Snoopy's Silly Sports Spectacular
Caveman Games
DK Classics
Jaws
Ninja Gaiden
Where's Waldo?
Bonk's Adventure
Panic Restaurant
Bubble Bobble 2
Dr. Mario
Bubble Bobble
MC Kids
Batman
Circus Caper
Roller Games
Widget
Tiny Toon Adventures
Tiny Toon Adventures 2
The Jetsons
The Little Mermaid
Monster in my Pocket
Gremlins 2
Kirby's Adventure
Kickle Cubicle
Kung Fu
Yo! Noid
Xexyz
Puss 'N Boots: Pero's Great Adventure
Wall Street Kid
The Karate Kid
Archon
Golf
Super Dodgeball
Super Spike V'Ball
Jakcie Chan's Action Kung Fu
The Three Stooges
Ice Hockey
Tecmo Bowl
Track & Field
Mario Bros
NARC
North and South
Barbie
Battle Chess
The Simpsons: Bart vs. The World
The Flintstones: Surprise at Dinosaur Peak
Snow Brothers
Little Samson
Sky Shark
Ninja Gaiden II
Mike Tyson's Punch Out
The Simpsons: Bart Meets Radioactive Man
StarTropics
Little Nemo: The Dream Master
River City Ransom
StarTropics 2: Zoda's Revenge
The Jungle Book
Castlevania III Dracula's Curse
Mario is Missing
Blades of Steel
Hogan's Alley
Wild Gunman
Burger Time
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
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
Future Plans - Finally got all three Ultima videos uploaded. Had to split them into 2 halfs for Exodus and Quest of the Avatar which is something I had hoped to avoid. Oh well. I've been plugging away at the Pennent mode on Bases Loaded. I'm not sure how many games I need to win, but I'm about 9-10 games in now so hopefully I've put a good dent in it and can finish it up soon.
Hey Everyone! In cased you missed the first blog entry of our collection a little review. My last post was all our Nintendo Items boxed (except systems will get to those later). This next blog is all our Nintendo stuff loose. It does take a lot of time to unpack everything and put it on the table all nice and neat BUT I love looking at our collection so it's all good. The first few photos are of our NES games that our loose (can you spot the "rare" or "hard to find" titles?). Then NES Extras, Famicom. Then the second set of photos will be our SNES games that are loose (again can you spot the "rare or "hard to find" games?), SNES Extras. Then Super Famicom. Then our next pictures are of Game Boy/GBC/GBA I took pictures of all the games in one Photo, then close ups for 4 more photos. Then Finally is our N64 Games, then N64 Extras. The best picks of our loose carts I would say is our Dragon Warriors 2-4 on NES, SNES would be all our RPG's most def Earthbound. Game Boy/GBC/GBA I would say Mega Man 2 or all of the Super Mario Lands. Super Famicom is Super Mario World, LOZ, Final Fantasy 4 & 5. Then for our N64 would be our Japanese carts and probably Harvest Moon and a few others. So here you go our Cart Only Nintendo Items. ENJOY! Very Picture Heavy!
Please comment and point out the "Rare" and "Hard To Find" Games for each system make a little game out of it.
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Find any yet?
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Come on already!!
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In this Photo you will see for Extras a Panic Restaurant CIB I forgot to put this in the last blog. There is also the Gold & Black Game Genies, and the infamous Game Genie Adapter for the Top Loading NES, a 76-in-1 NES Cart, and an Y's Pirate Cart.
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In this photo the actual only Loose Famicom cart is Super Mario Bros. 1, the rest are all Pirates* - Double Dragon, Legend of Kage 2, Rockman 3 (AKA Mega Man 3), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, 8-In-1, 2-in-1, 76-in-1, and Various FDS Games.
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Still haven't found any?
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In this photo there is Earthbound Cart & Guide, Super Game Boy, X-Band Modem, Game Genie, and Mario Paint CIB I forgot in the last blog.
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This picture is of GB/GBC/GBA/DS and various extras.
Row 1 to 4 - GB Games
Row 5 - GBC Games
Row 6 - LOZ Links Awakening GB & DX on GBC, Fifa Soccer - PAL, 230-in-1 cart, Virtual Boy - Mario Tennis & Panic Bomber, DS Games, and DS Extras.
Row 7 - GBA Games and Various GBA Item.
THIS PICTURE HAS BEEN DISABLED FOR NOW WILL REPOST WHEN I CLEAN THE GAMES UP A BIT.
Still have trouble? There's a lot huh?
Wow everyone is blind maybe?
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And that is it any questions? No none of these are for sale.
Hey now, everybody!
Sorry it took me so long to get to the second installment. Sadly, the last several Tuesday hauls haven't amounted to-- well, I'll let the late motivational speaker Matt Foley say it (at the 9-second mark):
God, I miss Chris Farley...
...but not nearly as much as David Spade's career does.
But I digress. Things really turned around for me on the first three Tuesdays of April:
April 3rd
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- InterAct 5-input AV selector switch box, $3.99
CIB (unless noted otherwise) Sega Genesis games for $2.10 each:
- Crue Ball
- Rings of Power
- McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure
- Shadow of the Beast II
- Haunting, Starring Poulterguy
- King's Bounty: The Conqueror's Quest (no manual)
- Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday
Rounding out the day's retro haul were the following loose carts for $1.99 each:
- Spy Hunter (NES)
- Super Mario Kart (SNES)
- Donkey Kong Country 2 (SNES)
- The Adventures of Might Max (SGen) (I only bought this one 'cuz I dug the label art)
- Pac-Attack (Game Gear)
- Pinball Dreams (Game Gear)
- Super Mario Land 2 (Game Boy)
- Wario Land: SML 3 (Game Boy)
- Pokemon Blue (Game Boy)
I also grabbed a copy of the Prima strategy guide for Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic...
...only to discover I already had a copy in my collection. (I definitely hafta look into this smart-phone-app thing so I can keep track of what I have)
Finally, there was the brandy-new triple-pack of Skylanders figures. I'm kinda ashamed to admit it, but... I'm really diggin' that silly game. I finally get the whole "Gotta catch 'em all!" philosophy of Pokemon, 'cuz I gotta have all of the Skylanders figures and adventure packs. And I'm almost there...
April 10th
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- Pelican Arcade Fighter Fully Analog Joystick for PS2, $3.99
- Prince of Persia: Revelations (PSP), $1.95
- Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Greatest hits)(PSP), $1.95
- $4.99 grab bag with a CIB copy of BrainAge for the DS, Sonic 2 and Sonic Chaos Game Gear carts, and Super Mario Land 2 Game Boy cart
The local Salvation Army had 3-cart bundles of N64 games for $7.99 a bundle, and I picked out three of interest, which included:
- Super Mario 64
- Mario Kart 64
- WWE WrestleMania 2000
- Madden 2001
- Super Smash Bros
- Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
- South Park
- 007: The World is Not Enough
- Charlie Blast's Territory
April 17th
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The day started with the acquisition of several loose Sega Genesis carts for $1.99 each:
- Castlevania: Bloodlines
- Tinhead
- Williams Arcade's Greatest Hits
- Joe & Mac
- Jurassic Park: Rampage Edition
Then continued with:
- The Bard's Tale (PS2)
- Devil May Cry 2 (PS2)
- Pro Pinball: Big Race USA (PS1)
- M&Ms Shell Shocked! (PS1)
- G-Loc: Air Battle (Game Gear)
- Predator 2 (Game Gear)
- Dragon Crystal[/i] (Game Gear)
- Defender/Joust[/i] (GB)
- Dreamcast with AV cord
- Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition (CIB)(SGen)
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I also acquired a chunk of new stuff, starting with the arrival of the Kid Icarus: Uprising I ordered from Amazon.
Later in the day, I took advantage of a Best Buy Skylanders promotion, where I received an exclusive Volcanic Vault piece after buying the frustratingly rare Dragon's Peak adventure pack, and a Wrecking Ball figure.
I made my final purchase of the day at the Toys R Us across the parking lot from the Best Buy. I didn't intend to buy anything, just browse. But then I saw that the latest ish of Nintendo Power included a set of AR cards for Kid Icarus: Uprising. It became the first non-back-issue Nintendo Power I've ever bought. Sheesh-- first it's Skylanders with the figurines, and now it's the new Kid Icarus with the freakin' cards. They really know how to reel me in, lemme tell ya.
Eh, just thinking about it is way too depressing. Time to switch gears and move on to...
... The TL;DR Sidebar!
- The biggest missed opportunity of the week-- or three weeks, rather: I was at a brand-new Goodwill when I noticed a customer had a boxed Sonic 2 edition Sega Genesis console in his cart, with the box in excellent condition, priced at $14.99.
- Then there's the biggest crack-smoker of the week, which goes to the thrift store that prices up its used video games so ridiculously high, the people in charge of pricing have to be smoking crack. This (dis)honor goes to the Mountain View Goodwill, which was asking $20.99 each for its CIB PSP games... most of which no longer sell for that much brand-new! They also had several loose UMDs that they were trying to move out for $6.99 each.
I'll leave you with a few thoughts from a truly visionary fan of interactive entertainment. Sadly, outside of Japan, his vision remains largely unfulfilled to this day. Please note that, while the crude illustrations that accompany the audio are safe for work, the audio itself is another story. So be sure to have your headphones at the ready for...
Until next time-- whenever that might be...
...'Late
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Welcome to the first episode of our new podcast. Prepare to be captivated and amazed as your own Crabmaster2000 and Duke.Togo talk to each other about old video game stuff and collecting it! It is almost like you are there with them (but that would be creepy.)
In this episode we speak about some of the nice grabs that individuals on RF Generation made in April. Do we talk about your scores? You will have to listen to find out!
Next up, we introduce ourselves as collectors and then hit the main topic: why do we collect?
Both of us thank you for taking the time to listen. We welcome your feedback, and look for episode 2 next month! Please subscribe!
Show notes:
Music: Lagrange Point (Nintendo Famicom)
Introduction and nice scores: 0:00
Our collecting history: 23:03
Why do we collect?: 32:30
Our collection goals and conclusion: 1:08:42
April 30th is the day the Dutch celebrate Queen's Day. One of the activities is a nationwide free flea market, where people can sell their secondhand stuff. For collectors it's an ideal oppertunity to find things for whatever they collect. This year my wife and second eldest son joined me on the hunt. After six hours of 'sniffing around' we ended up with 3 consoles, a handheld, 5 accessories, 84 games and 4 bags with kids clothing. (My wife and I have six kids, so the money she saves with buying secondhand clothes, I spend on video games, haha)
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Continue reading Queens Day 2012: The Score
Seeing as how last year was the 25th Anniversary of the Legend of Zelda series, and it's my favorite series of all time I thought it was a good idea to go through them all this year. I would have done it last year but I just didn't think of it. So I started on January 1st, played for a few days, and then forgot all about it with real life stuff going on. But I did remember and pick it back up at the beginning of April. I dusted off my golden Wii-mote, and sat down to play some Skyward sword. (Warning: Spoilers Ahead if you haven't finished the game!!)
I was very happy with this game. The colors looked gorgeous and I wasn't having any trouble with the Wii Motion Plus. I was laughing when Zelda and I were up at the ceremony at the beginning and she pushed me off a cliff. Even better was her father saying how it was taking an awful long time for my Loftwing to catch me. Of course Zelda swoops down and saves me from plummeting to my death so early in the game. That was one of the most enjoyable parts of the game. The ability to fly as high as I could above Skyloft and then just hop off my bird and skydive to the ground below. I was surprised at how far they let you fall before it cuts to you just above the ground. It's to bad they force you to pull out your sailcloth so you don't hurt yourself falling.
I think Fi took over as the most annoying companion so far. Almost all of what she would tell me about my situation was plainly obvious to me so I felt little reason to call on her. I just never got any kind of feeling of attachment to her like I did Midna. I was kinda sad when Midna left, and kinda glad to be rid of Fi. Even Navi wasn't this bad at telling me the overtly obvious.
The idea of having just the 3 main areas to visit seemed to really work in this game. Yes you were visiting the forest area again, or the volcano area, but they were totally new areas to discover in the first and second parts. I was lucky enough to have known about the game breaking glitch and what to do to avoid it, but I was kinda disappointed that Nintendo let such a huge bug get through.
I think one of my favorite new mechanics of the game was the timeshift stones. It was just a cool concept that these stones can make an area go back to what it looked like in a previous time. Sailing around with the Captain in the Desert Sea just looked funny because I had water all around my boat, but 15 feet away was nothing but sand.
I liked the going up against Girahim several times too. It made it more of a grudge match against him, and I liked how the villain doesn't just show up at the beginning and then again at the end. Fighting Demise was awesome though. The environment, his design, the swordplay, it was all just so fun. I'm glad I upgraded to the Goddess shield before I went up against him though. I can imagine what his lightning sword would do to that little wooden shield you get at the beginning.
I didn't get all the side quests done, but I did do some of them. I wanted to finish the Gratitude Crystals one to see what would happen to Batreux, and in the end he turned human of course, but I didn't expect it to get rid of all the monsters that roamed Skyloft at night. That was a pleasant surprise. Since it was a game I didn't really rush through and was having fun searching for pieces of heart and side quests it took about 60 hours for me to finish it.
So that's one game down and 15 titles to go. I'm only playing the major releases for the year, no CD-i games, no game and watch games. I don't know if I will ever get my hands on Zelda's Adventure for the CD-i but I don't want to play it as part of this series. I will try to keep at it and keep this blog updated for my progress.
Grabbed a sweet deal at a yard sale this weekend! all this for 4$!!! Had to share!
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Super excited to play phantasy star II! Hint book and map look great!
Since Legends of the Diamond didnt give me that sweet baseball fix I was craving I decided to give it another shot with Dusty Diamond's All-Star Softball. I had played it once before when a friend brought his copy over a few months ago, but without the manual that day I didnt really get to see what the game had to offer.
There is a wide variety of characters to choose and you get to pick your team from them playground style until you have your team of 10. Every character has a specialty and some even have special moves beyond that. They can thrive in obvious stats like hitting and pitching, but some of them have more subtle areas of expertise such as late game stamina.
Now when I first played my goal was to make a very well rounded team and make sure each player was assigned to a position that was well suited to their abilities. After getting creamed several times over becuase of fairly lousy fielding controls I decided I needed another plan of attack. My new plan was to go all out on the offensive. I drafted 8 of the top 10 hitters listed in the manual and hoped to just use that muscle to out score my opponents.
Turns out that was the way to go! Home Run after Home Run had my over-sized and out of shape players panting from running the bases so often. I got temporarily stalled on the final match against the girls team named The Amazons though. They had stats that were far better than the best players available to me so it was a painful battle. But after taking a game into extra innings I was finally able to win the pennant!!
One last cool thing about the game was that you get to pick the teams name from a fairly lengthy list of made up teams. If any of you have noticed whenever I get to enter a name or a highscore initial I always type in the letters R-A-D. Those have been my arcade initials since I was a kid so I keep stickin to them. Anyways in Dusty Diamond they actually had a team name called The Rads. I obviously had to pick that as soon as I saw it.
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Decided to try my luck at some puzzling since it had been quite a while since my last puzzle adventure. The Game of the day turned out to be Yoshi's Cookie.
This game features Mario as some kind of baker operating a couple conveyor belts in what I assume is an oven. By matching entire rows or columns of identical cookies you knock out that row and shrink the overall batch. Yoshi is on the side keeping a tally of which cookie types you have been able to knock out. After getting 5 succesful matches of one particular type of cookie he rewards you with a Yoshi Cookie which can be used as a wild card and be matched as any type of cookie.
The object of each round is to clear your entire oven of cookies. Once you do so you advance to the next round. The only thing that makes the following rounds more challenging is an increased speed. After completing 10 levels in 10 rounds you are rewarded to this delightful ending screen:
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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
Hey fellow gamers I am going to be starting a new trend blog/forum about my brother and I video game collection. The first topic will be Nintendo since it is after all our favorite and well these last few months we have added a ton of NES games in their boxes. A little background on our NES stuff when we were younger my parents through away our video game boxes and now we feel like we have to play catch up which is what we are doing BUT we also added a ton of games along the way. I have fond memories of buying our first Nintendo (the Sports Set) for $88.00 on clearance at Wal-Mart in 1992 along with a few games in their boxes (hence they were thrown away along with the Sports Set box). Collecting Nintendo stuff in general is great because there is a lot of history. Yes we have a lot Sega stuff, Playstation, and many other great items. The best piece of our NES collection I think is our sealed games, and our "rare" games, and our pristine or mint condition NES Games. I.E. Mega Man 6 (Pristine), Gargoyles Quest II (Pristine), amongst others there will be photos for everyone to see. Our best piece in our SNES collection is not boxed and won't be seen is our Earthbound - Guide and Cart, BUT boxed I would say is our sealed copies of all three Super Star Wars games. Game Boy I would say ALL of our sealed Game Boy Games but the best one of those is Ducktales 2. Game Boy Color - Sealed Lufia, GBA - All four Super Mario Advance games CIB in Mint Condition. N64 would be our boxed copies of Indiana Jones & Worms Armageddon. Gamecube would be Resident Evil 4 (Game Stop Edition), RES 2 & 3, LOZ CE & Ocarina. Wii well that's a hard one lol maybe Super Mario All-Stars Anniversary Edition. DS - All our RPGs, 3DS - None haha. SO hope you all enjoyed this little bit and here are the pictures - VERY PHOTO HEAVY!
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This picture has our New & Rare titles
*Addams Family - NEW
*Athletic World - NEW
*Back To The Future II & III - NEW
*Batman ROJ - NEW
*Blackjack - NEW
*Bomberman 2 - Mint condition
*Bubble Bobble
*Bucky O'Hare - Mint Condition
*Caesar's Palace - Brand New
*Chip & Dale - Put it there just so it sits next to R2.
*Chip & Dale 2
*Conan - Mint Condition
*Die Hard - Mint Condition
*Dirty Harry - NEW
*Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde - NEW
*Dragon Power - NEW
*Ducktales - Same reason its put next to Ducktales 2.
*Ducktales 2
*Dudes With Attitude - NEW
*F-15 City War - NEW
*Final Fantasy - Mint Condition
*Flying Warriors - NEW
*Friday The 13th - NEW
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*GI Joe 1
*GI Joe: Atlantis Factor - NEW
*Gargoyles Quest II - Pristine
*George Foreman KO Boxing - NEW
*Guerrilla War - NEW
*Jetson's Cogswell Caper
*Kabuki Quantum Fighter - NEW
*Magic Darts - NEW
*MagMax - NEW
*Mega Man 2 - Mint
*Mega Man 3
*Mega Man 4
*Mega Man 5 - Minty
*Mega Man 6 - Pristine!!
*Metal Storm
*Mighty Final Fight
*Operation Secret Storm
*Rainbow Islands
*Romance The Three Kingdoms - Mint!
*Romance The Three Kingdoms 2 - MINT!
*Shinobi - NEW
*Silent Assault - NEW
*Simpsons, The: Bartman Meets Radioactive Man - NEW
*Solitaire - NEW
*Star Voyager - NEW
*Street Fighter 2010 - Pristine
*Strider - NEW
*Toxic Crusaders - Mint
*Ulitma Exodus - Mint
*Ultima Quest of the Avatar - Mint
*Ultimate Stuntman - NEW
*Wall Street Kid - NEW
*Widget - Pristine
*Yoshi - NEW
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*Super Mario FDS - NEW
*Legend of Zelda FDS - NEW
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*Civilization - NEW
*Space Invaders - NEW
*Super Star Wars - NEW
*Super Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back - NEW
*Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - NEW
*Tetris & Dr. Mario Players Choice - NEW
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**ALL NEW GAMES**
--Game Boy--
*Brain Drain
*Bust A Move 2
*Ducktales 2 Player's Choice
*Casper
*Lion King
*Mole Mania
*Stargate
*Tetris Plus
--Game Boy Color--
*Lufia
*Walt Disney Magical Racing Tour
*Yars' Revenge
--Game Boy Advance--
*Gauntlet Dark Legacy
*Tarzan: Return To The Jungle
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*Indiana Jones: Infernal Machine
*International Superstar Soccer 2000
*NBA Jam 99 - NEW
*Ogre Battle 64 - Mint
*Waiae Country Club - NEW
*Worms Armageddon
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*SimCity 2000 - NEW
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*Some of them are new.
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*Some of them are new.
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*Some of them are new.
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***ALL NEW***
*Super Mario All-Stars
*Dragon's Lair Trilogy
*Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings
*Metroid Other M
*Monopoly Collection
*Sakura Wars
*Sid Meier's Pirates
*Sin & Punishment
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So after 5 years my fat model 40 gig ps3 died. It started turning itself off after like 10 mins of gameplay for a day or two. Then started turning off immediately every time i turned on the ps3. From asking around and reading online sounds like some thermal paste or something like that inside is cheap and leads to crap inside the ps3 melting and getting broken eventually. My ps3 was in a well ventilated area too. I really did not feel like spending money on buying a new ps3. 250 bucks seemed a bit high for a new one to me. I had made up my mind that I was just going to suffer for like 6 months to a year and wait for a price drop. I was considering buying a used wii, even though there's only a handful of games I want to play on that. I freaking hate waggle bulls**t.
Anyways, an evil terrible corporation who I normally wouldn't touch with an on million foot pole ended up coming to rescue. Gamestop, *PUKES*, had a great deal on a new ps3 that is for a week only. It last until the 26th I believe. You can get a new 160 gig ps3 for 200 bucks (50 off the normal price). You also get one free new game and have a choice between that new batman game or the komplete edition of the Mortal Kombat game. Since I don't care for fighting games much I just sold gamestop Mortal Kombat back. Used the 30 dollar credit and bought used copies of Dj Hero 1 and Dj Hero 2 on the ps3, as well as a new in box DJ hero controller. I've wanted to try that series for forever, and I basically got to for free.
Gamestop also had a buy 2 get 1 free thing on ps2 and gc games. Although 80 percent of the games had no manual or case artwork, automatically disqualifying them from my consideration, I still managed to find some games. Got Midnight Club 2, Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2, and Dance Dance Revolution Extreme. They were all around 5 bucks and of course one was free because of the deal. I dont have a ddr mat yet but I'll get one eventually. I've never actually tried DDR before, but I'm curious to do so.
My body and mind feel like really confused though. I walked away from Gamestop this time feeling a feeling I've never ever in a trillion year felt while shopping there. I was actually satisfied.. they actually did not screw me over or rip me off in any way shape or form this time. I of course double checked every little thing before leaving the store, due to my pass experiences of being f***ed in the ass their so frequently. But nope, everything was fine this time. What is this world coming too... I don't even know who I am any more. For a temporary time in my life, I was happy with Gamestop. ewwww
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I tried something new again on my channel and recorded some skype talk between myself and another guy I game online with a lot. We were playing X-men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse online co-op on the Playstation 2. I thought our stupid jokes were funny, but am really curious if other people do and want to see more of this. Let me know if you liked it or want us to go die in a fire.
Below are some quick tips on how to clean your video games and game systems using household products. The most common problems like dirty contacts, stickers, and markers are covered. Most of this info pertains to older cartridge based consoles but will work on newer consoles in some instances.
Warning: While cleaning the inside of a game system with a liquid solution, ALWAYS UNPLUG THE CONSOLE first to avoid electrical hazards. Also make sure the electronics are completely dry before powering the system back on.
How to Cleaning Game Cartridges
For cartridge based consoles it is highly recommended to clean your games and the system (Mainly the cartridge slot) before playing games on it. I say this because some games or cartridge slots may be really dirty and the last thing you want to do is insert a dirty game into a clean cartridge slot or the other way around.
It is very common for people to simply blow on cartridge based games to clean them. This is a simple solution but not a perfect fix. I would recommend using a Q-Tip and original Windex, yes Windex not rubbing alcohol. Believe me it works much better to clean games and will not cause harm because Windex dries on its own quickly. If you feel uncomfortable using Windex for whatever reason you can simply use rubbing alcohol.
I usually have a small jar I put Windex in and dunk the Q-Tip in to soak the end with Windex. You will want to then place the wet end of the Q-Tip on the contacts of the game cartridge and run it across the board a few times on both sides of the board. You may see the tip of the Q-Tip turning black from the dust it has collected, even if you did the old blowing into the cartridge technique you will be surprised how much more dust and grime is still left on the board. When done using the wet side of the Q-Tip you will now want to use the dry side of it to dry the area you just cleaned.
How to Clean Cartridge Slots
Cleaning cartridge slots in the game system is a little different. Usually I like to take a credit card and wrap it in a thin felt cloth and spray it with Windex. Do not completely soak the cloth just dampen it. Simply take your dampened cloth with card and slide it into the cartridge slot moving the card up and down through the slot. To dry it you can simply blow on it or you can use a can of compressed air. Windex is designed to dry quickly without having to wipe it off. So not much to worry about if you just dampen the cloth it should dry without a problem.
How to Remove Stickers from Games
Removing those pesky stickers can be a little annoying and involves a little patience. It is recommended to slowly peel the sticker off, but we all know chances are the sticker will just tear and you will be stuck with a white torn sticker left on your game or sticker residue. Only if youre lucky will the sticker simply come off with no problem. The longer a sticker is on the product the harder it is to remove.
If the simple tear method doesn't remove the entire sticker try this.
Use either high content rubbing alcohol (Usually 90% or higher) or Goo Gone. Whichever you may have at hand. Take your product and apply a generous amount to a paper towel and soak the sticker. You may also slowly pour the chemical directly from the bottle onto the sticker but be careful for spills. Let the product sit for approximately 30-60 seconds, rubbing alcohol dries very quickly compared to Goo Gone so keep that in mind.
After the chemical is applied you may just want to scratch away at the sticker with your fingernail until the sticker is removed. Sometimes you may need to apply more chemical and repeat these steps until the sticker is removed completely.
You can also use a razor blade and scrape the sticker off instead of scratching with your fingernail, but the razor may cut the product you are cleaning if not positioned right, so be careful and patient if you try that. For any leftover sticker residue after the sticker has been removed I recommend using a rubbing alcohol soaked paper towel or even hot water soaked paper towel and wiping the area clean. Then simply dry it off with a paper towel. Now you should be sticker free!
These tips are for stickers stuck on game cases, game cartridges, or consoles. If you have a sticker on a paper game cover art or manual I cannot recommend using these techniques as they will damage your product. Also this only works on paper based stickers. Some stickers may be metal based "Non-removable" rental stickers. There are ways to remove rental stickers but that is a completely different method and may damage your product.
How to Remove Permanent Marker from Games & Consoles
So you just got a game or system with someone's name or initials. What do you do? Well truth be told permanent marker really isn't permanent and can be removed using two easy techniques.
Technique 1 involves hairspray. I prefer hairspray in an aerosol can as it seems to work better. Simply spray the area with hairspray and let it sit 5-10 seconds. You should see the ink start to bleed off quickly. Now wipe the area vigorously with a dry paper towel. Most if not all the ink should be gone. If some ink remains simply repeat the above steps.
A few things I want to address about hairspray are that it does not leave a sticky feeling at all to the applied surface. Hairspray is designed to be absorbed in the hair and then cure after being absorbed. Hairspray cannot be absorbed in plastics and metals. If stickiness is of a concern to you it is possible to wipe the area clean with a paper towel soaked in water and wipe dry afterwards. This method works great for areas like LCD screens or any area where light pressure is needed to remove ink from a product. Since the hairspray does most of the work for you.
Technique 2 involves using a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser soaked in water. Simply soak the magic eraser in water and start scrubbing away at the permanent marker ink. With a little patience and elbow grease the marker will come right off.
How to Clean & Restore Corroded Electronics
Corrosion can appear as a light blue or white gunked up substance on game cartridge boards or system cartridge slots and electrical connectors. Corrosion and rust are completely different types of degrading on metals. Corrosion is usually formed by two dissimilar metals. There are several other ways it can be formed, but you're not here for a chemistry lesson you want to learn how to clean the corrosion off.
To clean corrosion off you simply need baking soda and hot water from your faucet, thats it. I would suggest one cup of hot water then about 2 tablespoons of baking soda. Mix the two together with a spoon. Now you have a safe corrosion cleaning chemical. Depending on what you are using it on makes a difference how you apply it. If it is a cartridge slot on a game system than you may want to just apply it to a felt cloth and wrap the cloth around a credit card (Make sure the cloth is damp you and not soaked. You may need to lightly squeeze the cloth to release some liquid), then proceed to move the card up and down in the slot to clean the area.
For game cartridge contacts you can simply dunk a Q-Tip in the solution and use it in a similar way you would to clean games with Windex. I would allow the solution to sit for a few minutes before you dry the area. When done dry the area with compressed air or a dry Q-Tip. You can also use a Scotch Brite pad dampened in this solution to clean electronics if you can access areas with it. Corrosion rarely forms on electronics, so only use this guide if corrosion is present.
How to Clean CD or DVD Discs
If a disc you have has scratches or scuffing you may want to seek out a place in your area to correct these problems and resurface the discs. Most places only charge a few dollars to resurface discs. I would not recommend using cheap cleaning kits to clean a disc as most people have reported that it may make your disc worse. I have experienced this first hand with Disc Doctor as the machine left many scuffs on my disc.
For discs some problems may be from simple finger smudges present on the surface. For a light cleaning of the disc use a dry felt cloth and rub the surface of the disc from the inner ring outward. Do not rub the disc in a circular motion as it will go against the 'grain' of the disc. No chemicals needed here.
How to Clean Console Casings
So you have a game system and its collecting dust and you want to let it shine like new again. Or maybe you have a console or controller that has buttons that may stick and may not rebound all the way back or get stuck. Cleaning consoles goes a long way for looks but also in the consoles functionality.
If you want to properly clean the entire shell of the system you can simply remove the screws and the electronics connected to the case. I really would only do this with systems that have ridges in their molding such as an Atari 2600 or Sega Genesis systems. Cleaning those grooves can be a pain without taking the system apart.
Don't be afraid to take the retro game systems apart they are literally just a couple of screws and the motherboards come out easily. You can take the bare casings of the system and wash them in a sink with soapy water and a sponge. Dry it off and put back together. This method also works to clean jammed buttons that are filled with grime and food crumbs that get stuck in the buttons from kids using the system/controller.
A Swiffer duster and a can of compressed air are great products to invest in. No need to rip the console apart to use those. Keeping your consoles free of dust helps them breathe better keeping them less prone to getting clogged with dust, which can overheat the system. I've seen modern systems fail due to overheating from being covered knuckle deep in dust.
I personally have never had any problems using these methods but feel free to leave any further advise if you feel you may have a safer or easier method for cleaning games. I am always open to further advise myself.
I'm not sure how much I'll end up posting to this blog in particular, because I do have another one on the go already.
http://www.controlpadblues.com
Some time last year, realized that almost every game I own (500 and counting) has a vivid memory attached to it. Through the power of the blogisphere - is that even a word? - I've decided to share them with whoever reads them.
Keep in mind, it's a personal blog, and stories might be told in my own quirky way. Enjoy!
Good news everyone! Treasure Hunt Chronicles is back for 2012. I wish I could say it'll be better than ever, but that's really up to the stuff that falls into my lap through the year. The year so far has been off to a bit of a slow start as I usually have a couple installments in by this time of year, but at lest the stuff I have got has included no duplicates!
Got this stuff in a trade from a fellow RFGenner, douglie007. I traded a box of random duplicate games I had, so it was a win-win. Get rid of extras and get a ton of new games.
Got this awesome bundle of sports games from douglie007 once again. This time, it was as part of a three part trade with him and ReddMcknight. I sent Redd a 7800, he sent douglie a controller, and douglie sent me these beauties.
So with these trades, I've added a bunch of new games to my collection and haven't had to spend a cent on buying anything. Just a few bucks for shipping, and a few GameGavel sales I had, more than made up for that.
| This Installment | This Year | | Amount Spent | $0.00 | $0.00 | | Amount Spent on Shipping for Trades | $17.70 | $17.70 | | Amount Received from Selling | $54.43 | $54.43 | | Profit | $36.73 | $36.73 |
Hey everyone not a big purchase but a nice purchase. The other day my brother received his ShopGoodwill.com purchase of SNES games. Today we purchased Solitaire complete in box and Super Mario Bros. 3 CIB. This is a good year for NES for us these two games just add to our expanding collection. We now have all three Super Mario Bros. games complete in box and in a couple of weeks we will own another copy of Super Mario Bros. 3. Here is a list of the SNES games:
*Football Fury
*Exertainment - Mountain Bike Rally (wish it was the one with Speed Racer) But this one is kind of rare in the digit press guide.
*Space Ace
*Gradius III (FOR SALE)
*Jurassic Park (FOR SALE)
*NBA Jam TE (FOR SALE)
*Street Fighter II (FOR SALE)
*Super Mario World (FOR SALE)
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