the small score's thread

[atari_wizard]

finally found Adventure Island II in the wild for $1.99. I've been looking for this one for over 2 years. I could spend 8 to 15 bucks and get it on eBay, but I knew if I was patient I'd score sooner or later. I've now completed my Adventure Island Series, minus the boxes.

[Pop Culture Portal]

I got a call from Game Crazy yesterday who told me they got in more of those insanely low priced Game Gear games.  Here's what I picked up for about .50 each:

Lion King
RBI Baseball 94
Desert Speedtrap
Junction
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
The Majors (2)
Sonic 2
Judge Dredd
X-Men: Mojo World
Joe Montana Football
Adventures of Batman & Robin
Virtua Fighter Animation (2)
VR Troopers
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (2)
Foreman For Real

[den68]

finally found Adventure Island II in the wild for $1.99. I've been looking for this one for over 2 years. I could spend 8 to 15 bucks and get it on eBay, but I knew if I was patient I'd score sooner or later. I've now completed my Adventure Island Series, minus the boxes.

I like your philosophy. it's mine as well. besides the savings it's a more satisfying find.

I grabbed a few guides the last couple days:

Super Mario 64
Earthbound
Mortal Kombat II

[Tynstar]

finally found Adventure Island II in the wild for $1.99. I've been looking for this one for over 2 years. I could spend 8 to 15 bucks and get it on eBay, but I knew if I was patient I'd score sooner or later. I've now completed my Adventure Island Series, minus the boxes.

Congrats on the find. I would of bought it off Ebay then if I found one bought that and traded it or sell it take that cash and buy more games.

[phoenix1967]

A co-worker brought in some N64 games he was selling for his son @ $2 apiece (all loose). I picked up:

Mickey's Speedway USA
Rugrats Paris the movie
Star Wars Battle for Naboo
Rayman 2 the Great Escape
Donkey Kong Racing
Cruis'n Exotica
Pokemon Snap
Starcraft 64

Most of them have his name on them, so does anyone know how to remove permanent marker from a N64 cartridge?

[den68]

Pokemon Snap? now you can play that in your Pikachu N64.

nice pickup. the 2 cart racers are pretty fun.

as for the marker... if it's on the labels don't even try to get it off. I've found that N64 labels don't take kindly to any forms of cleaning solution.

if it's on the plastic I've had success with Goo-Gone, 409 or rubbing alcohol. I use q-tips to scrub it off. Depending on the marker you made not get it all off but you should be able to make it less visible.

[phoenix1967]

Thanks for the tips. It's on the plastic, so I'll see what I can do.

And I'll get right on that Pokemon Snap campaign...

[atari_wizard]

I got a
Light Gun & Ninja Gaiden for the NES. $4.00

N64 controller & 5 games $7.00
Mario Kart 64
Legend Of Zelda OOT
Banjo Kazooie
Chameleon Twist
007 - The world is not enough

SNES - Super Caesars Palace CIB $0.50

[Xevious]

Haven't postet here for a week so here's what I've got lately:

The Warriors - PS2

DS Lite - traded in my old DS w/Sega Casino & Splinter Cell so I got the Lite for $3  |D

Retro Atari Classics - DS
Space Invaders Revolutions - DS

and a lot of NES games which I've postet in the eBay-winnings topic and a topic I'll make now.

[Izret101]

Woo this is the complete list of what i got today and for who:

Xbox:
Karaoke Revolution - For Shannon but i will keep it since it is Xbox and she doesn't own one
Farcry Instinct - For me

PS2:
Gauntlet Legends Seven Sorrows - for me
Eyetoy: Antigrav(came with the eyetoy) - For Sophia (really me though lol)
Castlevania Curse of Darkness - For Me
Mark Eckos Getting Up Limited Edition - For me (Just Because it is LE)

DS:
Pac N Roll - For Shannon
Dig Dig: DS - for me
Burnout Legends - for me

GBA:
Hello Kitty Happy Party Pals - for Sophia
Pac Man Pinball Advance - For Shannon
Dr. Mario & Puzzle League - For Me
DK King of Swing - For Me

Also got my Nintendo VHS tapes rfom eBay and Shannons NERV

[James]

The car boot sale was bigger than usual this morning. There weren't many games, though. The first stall I saw games at wanted £4 each for common games like Dragon on the Megadrive or a loose Zelda:OoT.

I decided to go with Zelda: Majora's Mask and Super Bomberman 2, both complete. Bomberman is slightly squashed but otherwise they're in good condition. Remember to always check what's inside the box. I was going to buy a couple more games but noticed they were light, so I checked inside and there were no games. I would have had Earthworm Jim 2 if the cartridge was actually in there.

Then further on I got 3 PS1 games and a PS1 memory card for £1.50 each.  Spyro, Spyro 2, and Croc.

From the last person with any games, Metal Slug 4 for the Xbox for £3.

No fantastic deals, but they're ok prices.


Also, this week I ordered some games on Amazon. Mario Kart DS for £18 yesterday.

At the end of May Amazon was doing a World Cup special offer where they gave you a £5 when you spent over £20. I bought Mario 64 DS back then for £23 and got the voucher. Yesterday I noticed it was £18, so I emailed them and got £5 back! They don't advertise this, but if the price goes down within 30 days of ordering something, they'll refund the difference. I found out a few months ago when I ordered a PC controller for £18. The next day it had gone down to £8 but they hadn't sent it yet. I asked how much I would eventually pay and they refunded £10.

So I used that voucher to buy Liberty City Stories and New Super Mario Brothers for £15 and £25, so £35 in total.

I cringe when I see Americans pay only $35 for new DS games, and $15-20 for LCS.

[atari_wizard]

I picked up

Athletic World: Family Fun Fitness (Series 1) $2.99
Dusty Diamonds All-Star Softball  *My 2nd one in 2 weeks!* $5.00
Legendary Wings $1.99
Mike Tyson's Punch-out! $5.00
Ms. Pac-man (Namco) $5.00
Zen: Intergalactic Ninja $4.99

SMS
Shooting Gallery CIB $1.99

I only needed the Shooting gallery, Legendary wings & Zen: intergalactic ninja for my collection. The rest I couldn't resist not to pick up for that cheap!

[Speedy_NES]

I picked up

Athletic World: Family Fun Fitness (Series 1)
Dusty Diamonds All-Star Softball  *My 2nd one in 2 weeks!*
Legendary Wings
Mike Tyson's Punch-out!
Ms. Pac-man (Namco)Zen: Intergalactic Ninja

SMS
Shooting Gallery CIB $1.99

Nice pick-ups man!  How much did you pay for the Namco Ms. Pac-Man?

[atari_wizard]

Nice pick-ups man!  How much did you pay for the Namco Ms. Pac-Man?

Thank you. I payed $5 for the Ms. Pac-man. I'm gonna add the prices to each score in just a sec.

[Izret101]

Went back to the sale again today.
All of the games were the sale price except Wario Ware Twisted

Picked up
Monster Truck DS - for Shannon
Sigma Star (GBA) - For Shannon
Spyro Super Pack (GBA) - for Shannon

Wario Ware Twisted (GBA) - for me
Yoshi Topsy-Turvy (GBA) - for Me
Drll Dozer (GBA) - for Me
Halo Triple Pack (Xbox) - for me
Dead or Alive Ultimate Double Disc Collector's Edition (Xbox) - for me
Gun (Xbox) - for me