Greetings from Terra,
Nice grab 'Norch. Apparently, that is also the super rare XXX-rated edition. I can tell by the carvings on the back.
I would pay to have seen your reaction when you came across this.
I imagine it was the same as mine when I nabbed Cheetahmen, which is to say that I spazzed out while no one was looking, went up to the register, paid cash, and then laughed maniacally.
You probably thought that at first I was all like [img width=81 height=120]http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y409/Zagnorch/SurpriseBilly_zps05b82c03.jpg[/img]...
...and then I was all like [img width=81 height=120]http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y409/Zagnorch/leeringbilly_zpsaaa4252d.jpg[/img], right?
In reality, however, I was surprisingly reserved when I discovered it. I think my eyes might have widened just a little before I saw the asking price and said to myself,
that's a keeper, all right... even if it is all busted up.Speaking of: I cleaned up the shell, but pretty much left the labels alone.
[img width=532 height=379]http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y409/Zagnorch/Clay1_zps863e31a0.jpg?t=1378960978[/img]
[img width=604 height=393]http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y409/Zagnorch/Clay2_zpse98d8a61.jpg?t=1378961007[/img]
I had to do two cleanings of the contacts before it would play on my machine. When it finally started up, my ears were assaulted by the most embarrassingly corny video game intro theme song ever:
Hee heeee... the meteor's goo.Oh, and Zag... holy crap. $1.99???
It was an oversight by the store's pricers, a total fluke. Streetlight usually goes by Amazon and eBay high bids when they price games, sometimes with an additional 10-20% markup on top of that. Due to their somewhat extortionate asking prices, I only shop there when I've built up a good chunk of junker games to trade.
My guess is that the pricing guy might have known the
ClayFighter games in general weren't in high demand, and figured
Sculptor's Cut was no exception. The filth, scratches and security stickers covering the cart likely reinforced his perception that this was just another junker game to be priced for a quick sale. Far be it for me to correct an error in my favor...
But let's not dwell on the past... the super-awesome-neato past. Let's focus on the here and now, as I show off my latest pickups:
[img width=645 height=475]http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y409/Zagnorch/Score9-11-2013_zps5f1b5c66.jpg?t=1378961108[/img]
- Prima
Legened of Zelda: A Link to the Past / Four Swords GBA strategy guide, $3.99
- Japanese classic Sonic, Knuckles, and Metal Sonic plushes, $1.99 each: I dunno what it is, but the local Savers has been inundated with second-hand Sonic merch lately. And while I'm not really big on vidya tie-in tchochkes, these were were too interesting to pass up. I think these were crane-game prizes back in Japan or something.
Sonic still has the tag attached:
[img width=336 height=437]http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y409/Zagnorch/SonicTag1_zps4d5d55ef.jpg?t=1378960949[/img][img width=334 height=445]http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y409/Zagnorch/sonictag2_zps2f7c5e56.jpg[/img]
Then there's Metal Sonic impersonating a nun for some reason:
[img width=403 height=478]http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y409/Zagnorch/Metalplush_zps301e6135.jpg?t=1378961086[/img]
Oh, and Raze: it's not gonna happen, so don't even ask. These are way too awesome for the likes of you. Or, should I say... they're way past awesome?
[img width=480 height=360]http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_logq05GCOl1qmrik4o1_500.jpg[/img]
I also picked up a loose cobalt blue DS lite from my fave Goodwill for $16.99. While it didn't have enough battery power to turn on at the store, I bought it anyway. I figured if it's got something wrong with it, I can swap out parts with the other less-than-fully-functional DS Lite I have tucked away. Well, I got it home, charged it up, turned it on, and sure enough:
[img width=542 height=559]http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y409/Zagnorch/DSBusted_zps8f299a3f.jpg?t=1378874742[/img]
OMG! Isn't it just terrible? The default language is Spanish!
on the upside: I have parts to fix my other DS Lite now.
That's it for now but I will have a little something for you to gawk at tomorrow. Well actually, it's a somewhat
big something I bought from a friend. In the meantime, I'll leave you with a highly disturbing pic I took earlier tonight at the local Fry's:
[img width=496 height=569]http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y409/Zagnorch/Rebelle_zpsa25902f7.jpg[/img]
It's Nerf or nothin'... tee hee.
'Late
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