The Small Scores Thread: Part 3!

[Beardcore84]

No. The black cart is uncommon at worst. The gray variant is one of those stupid ones to find.

yep. very stupid. gah

[Zagnorch]

Hey now!

Time to reveal the big-little score I've been teasing the last couple days.

But before I do that, I'll show you some stuff I picked up at the local Savers yesterday, all for a hair under seven dollars:

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- Official Nintendo Power Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time strategy guide: Good grief, how many different "official" strats were published for Ocarina, anyway?

- Final Fantasy XIII Complete Official Guide HC, Collector's Edition: Anybody know if this was originally released with a dust jacket?

- Three Archie Sonic comics and mini Shadow mini plush: This is the third time in as many trips I've discovered Sonic swag at this particular Savers. I think someone donated a run of Sonic ishes, and they're just putting them out little by little. BTW hey Raze: if you really, really want those comics, all you have to do is admit that Sonic is, always has been, and always will be Mario's bitch. let's see how much of a die-hard fanboy you really are... 


On the main event. I bought this from my best friend for $10...

[img width=184 height=542]http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y409/Zagnorch/XBoxTower2_zpscee20b37.jpg?t=1379131541[/img][img width=323 height=563]http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y409/Zagnorch/XBoxTower1_zps2c9498f6.jpg?t=1379131514[/img]

....and he bought it at a yard sale for $3.

Pretty good for something that goes for about $25-$30 loose online, don'cha think!




Can you figure out a big reason why I bought this? If not, here's a hint:

[img width=352 height=462]http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y409/Zagnorch/XBoxTower3_zps4416e7b1.jpg?t=1379131491[/img]

Figured it out yet? What do you mean, "no"?! Man, you guys are dense...

Anyhoo: Although the manual advises against it, I'm considering setting this up with my 360 on the bottom shelf, and my PS3 on the top shelf, like what you can see here (in reverse):

http://www.amazon.com/gp/...ges_0?ie=UTF8&index=0

Whattaya think of that plan?


'Late

[GamerNick]

Hey now!

Time to reveal the big-little score I've been teasing the last couple days.

But before I do that, I'll show you some stuff I picked up at the local Savers yesterday, all for a hair under seven dollars:

[img width=593 height=513]http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y409/Zagnorch/Score9-13-2013a_zps53bddabd.jpg?t=1379045172[/img]

- Official Nintendo Power Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time strategy guide: Good grief, how many different "official" strats were published for Ocarina, anyway?

Quite a few loz ocarina guides came out I am always on the look out for a replacement for my very bad copy of the Prima edition loz guide.

[Zagnorch]

Wow, you must have found my latest pick-ups really impressive to have quoted them three straight times in your post.

That, or you're not big on using the "Preview" button before posting...  

On a more serious note: the Savers I got that from has had quite a few of the rarer guides lately, particularly LoZ and Final Fantasy strats.

[GamerNick]

Haha wow my phone is artarted

[TheSaintOfPain]

Whatever that man doesn't pick up from you on the Starpath games, I'll take. I have that same Nintendo book as well, and picked up a companion book with it at the same garage sale for Game Boy games. There's also quite a few others in the series that are meant to be pocket-sized.

I apologize for being late again with replying, Shadow.  I think we all know how real life can get in the way of what we want to do a lot of the time.  Anyway, unfortunately, when I finally got around to looking at the games and seeing if they at least work in a tape player, in Escape From The Mindmaster, both of the spools are broken, and it won't even try to turn.  So, that one is, unfortunately, off the table.  I only paid a quarter for it, so I'm not mad about it, but it's still a bit disappointing that someone that could actually enjoy it now can't.  As for Dragonstomper, if you just gave me your address, I'd gladly send it to you, as that one did turn just fine and I presume it'll work with the Supercharger.  If there's anything else you need, just let me know.

Cassette tapes can be easily repaired. I'd have to see what the actual problem is, and if I could save the case at all.

Glad you know about repairing cassette tapes, then. I'll get it out to you as soon as I can, along with the Dragonstomper, once I do get your address and find the time to get that done.  Hopefully, it'll be easy enough for you to get it fixed.

[Zagnorch]

Hey now!

Hit the thrifts this morning, and uncovered the following (all games CIB unless noted otherwise):

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- Long-box Darkstalkers for PS1, $5.99: I'm not into the one-on-one fighter games, but this was too cool-looking to pass up.

- Iron Storm for Sega Saturn, $5.99

- Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure for XBox, $3.99

- Sealed Ridge Racer DS, $3.99

- Warhammer 40K Squad Command for DS, $3.99

- Crimson DS Lite with loose Pokemon Diamond Version and Hot Wheels cards and carry case, $9.99


And now I present you with the fruitiest freezer pops ever...

[img width=700 height=413]http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y409/Zagnorch/1DBars_zpsc4a9bd50.jpg[/img]
...in more ways than one, so to speak.

Finally, should anyone ask me where I'd like to spend my next vacation, I'm gonna tell them:

[img width=490 height=462]http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y409/Zagnorch/phuket_zps61e670c1.jpg?t=1379106375[/img]

'Late

[Razor Knuckles]

BTW hey Raze: if you really, really want those comics, all you have to do is admit that Sonic is, always has been, and always will be Mario's bitch. let's see how much of a die-hard fanboy you really are... 

NEVER will I throw Sonic under the bus! And besides the only one that can make Sonic their bitch is Amy.

[Zagnorch]

BTW hey Raze: if you really, really want those comics, all you have to do is admit that Sonic is, always has been, and always will be Mario's bitch. let's see how much of a die-hard fanboy you really are... 

NEVER will I throw Sonic under the bus! And besides the only one that can make Sonic their bitch is Amy.

Well, at least Sonic has Tails to be his bitch, right?

http://www.youtube.com/em...c?&start=1&end=23

http://www.youtube.com/em...?&start=51&end=68

[Wempster]

From a tiny flea market this weekend, I got everything here for $3
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Kids in the Hall Season 1
Magic School Bus for the Genesis
A PS3 Blu-ray demo
Diablo I and II, with the expansion for II, with instructions
Battlefield 2
Dreamcast Demo Disc
a 12 card DS game case.

[Cryptid Collector]

On the subject of spazzing out, I think I only got that far once when I found Super Mario RPG in the wild for $3. My friend that was with me wouldn't let the fact I showed him up on finds that day go XD.

[GamerNick]

Hey everyone got a package in the mail yesterday from our very own Singlebanana.  What I got from him was a few NES Boxes -

*Faxanadu - now I need a manual (should be easy enough)
*Super Spy Hunter with hang tab in tact - Now mine is CIB
*Taboo - just the box - Now I need a cart & Manual

[img width=700 height=526]http://i.imgur.com/493QFjO.jpg[/img]

[bombatomba]

Opened the post yesterday to find a birthday package from slackur.  He was kind enough to send me a compilation disc that contains Drakkhen for the PC, for which I thank him very kindly.

[img width=700 height=393]http://imageshack.us/a/img13/9969/oixd.jpg[/img]

On another note, I was prepared for a serious fight when booting this game (an obscure MS-DOS game from 1990) but was pleasantly surprised when the game started immediately in a very pretty and colorful VGA mode with music.

[Zagnorch]

Hey now,

Found a few surprises at a nearby Goodwill's odds-'n'-ends section the other day:

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- Skylanders Giants Portal owner's starter pack for Wii, $7.99: the box was a bit beat up, but it's still sealed.

- CIB Mega Bloks Skylanders Giants Dark Spyro battle portal set, $2.99

- Prima Super Mario Galaxy 2 guide, $0.99

- TI-86 calculator, $8.99: Yep, still findin' these all over the place.

- Pro'sKit 30-in-1 video game screwdriver set: I picked this up at a local Fry's.


The following day I hit the Savers that had been yielding all the Sonic stuff and Zelda guides, and stumbled upon...

[img width=674 height=427]http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y409/Zagnorch/Score9-16-2013_zps66e1adcd.jpg?t=1379447149[/img]

- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past comic TPB, $1.99: Collecting the story arc originally published in Nintendo Power magazine way back when. I didn't discover it so much as I noticed a kid leafing through it in the children's books section. I hovered around the next bookshelf over for a few minutes, keeping an eye on him, and hoping he wouldn't be interested in it and put it back on the shelf. Sure 'nuff, that's what happened, and I'm now the owner of a rare vidya tie-in to the greatest LoZ game ever!

- Def Leppard Pyromania portfolio folder thingy, $0.29: when I first saw this, I thought it was an original Trapper-type deal from the 1980s, and in surprisingly good condition. Eh, not quite, I'm afraid; it has a 2012 copyright date. But it's still pretty freakin' sweet none the less.


'Late

[Cryptid Collector]

I've got another out of town trip coming up, so maybe I'll get lucky and bring back something epic to catch up with you guys :b