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.

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