Topic: Your latest retro purchase

I recently sold my Wii U collection ($450) because I decided for various reasons that modern gaming just isn't for me and wanted to start collecting games for the classic games that I grew up with and have always enjoyed the most. To me the 8/16bit generations were the golden age of video gaming, back when things like DRM, online checks, and microtransactions didn't exist, when consoles were simple machines and games came on cartridges that have proven their durability by providing decades of reliable use (assuming they're properly maintained).

So to start my collection I picked up a CIB NES Action Set ($150 even has the posters!) which I promptly disabled the 10NES chip in (curse you Nintendo and your blinky light territorial lockout shenanigans) then stuck in a fresh 72 pin connector. Then I ordered a 3.8mm screwdriver so that I can safely open used cartridges and make sure the pins in games I pick up are properly cleaned and don't muck up the new connector.

The games I've picked up so far include Super Mario Bros 3, Super Mario Bros 2, The Legend of Zelda, Wild Gunman, Galaga Demons of Death, Blaster Master, Dig Dug II, Donkey Kong Classics, Tetris, Excitebike, Mega Man 2, Bubble Bobble, Metroid, Gauntlet I and II, Vindicators, Ms Pacman, and a Game Genie.

• Picked up the first Chip'n Dale Rescue Rangers (NES)

Today I got Gyruss for the NES.

im assuming you payed more than 80$
thats what i ended up paying cart only. its actually a rare game.

Taz in Escape From Marz

I had this as a kid. I thought I heard it was good? I don't remember it being good, though...

You heard wrong. It's a terrible game with ghastly controls, horrid level design, and endless leaps of faith.

Well then, if I have heard wrong at least I only spent like $5 CIB from the pawn shop.

Just bought Future Cop for the PlayStation 1 because my original copy has stopped working. I think I've played the disc to death.

So i wasn't going to go to the retro shop this week, but i got an urge to pick up a copy of Baseball Stars. So lo and behold, it's this week's Shypdarhaul^TM ...

Adventures of Tom Sawyer (NES) - I got this on a random whim and because the cover art says "ACTION PACKED HIGH ADVENTURE WITH TOM SAWYER", which for some reason i find hilarious.

Baseball Stars (NES) - Anyone who's played this one knows why i got it. Cuz awesomeness. Plus, i really wanted a classic 8-bit baseball game with a solid season-mode.

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (Genesis) - This one is a beat 'em up (unlike the other game, which is a 1-on-1 fighter). It's not great, but it is kinda fun (and wicked short; i beat it about an hour or so i think).

Incredible Hulk, boxed (Genesis) - The only thing i remember about this game is that i played it in college a little bit, and that it was it was very cool.

These last two aren't really retro pick-ups, but since they're part of today's Shypdarhaul^TM

Hard Knocks: The Chris Benoit Story (PSP UMD Video) - I actually already have this on DVD, but i had to grab this copy as well. Some of the comments and such from Chris and his friends and family in the video are ironically creepy knowing what was to come just a few short years after it was all filmed.

Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, CIB (GameCube) - I've wanted to replay this game for a while but don't want to play the Wii version again. Finally another copy came into the shop; i passed on it the last time he had a copy and regretted it since it's fairly hard to come by in the wild.

Same here. Oh well. Maybe nostalgia will make it more worth it?

Recently came from a Japanese surplus store which was earlier filled with Super Famicom related goodies... or so I was told when I entered a little too late. Well, at least I was left with these to nab:

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Quick question what do you guys deem retro? For me if its two gens ago and older then a decade its retro but I find people have different opinions on the matter.

Whatever Gamestops near me don't sell, I consider retro. Though I guess that means I shouldn't post PS2 games here, since Northway Mall has some stock left, last I checked...

About Tom Sawyer...
yeah, Seta... I hear that and The Wizard of Oz (the game that only became famous after AVGN reviewed it) was a result of them the Japanese developer trying to make games that would seem "American".
It's hard to believe that within a year, TWO companies felt Tom Sawyer was something that needed to be a video game, 100-some years later.

Ordered a like-new CIB Metal Walker for GBC.
I'm not even sure what it is, but it seems to be not horribly priced. Is it an action Pokemon?

I payed $61 with shipping. Box is a little beat up and no manual. The blockbuster stickers came off pretty easily though..

Got this, the "full sound" version so I will need to do a little mod to my NES to hear the incredible soundtrack in all its glory.

I just got three games cheap at my local play n trade.
God of War (PS2) - $5
RC Pro Am (NES) - $3
Adventures of Lolo (NES) - $4
I was really happy with those prices.

R.C. Pro-Am is fun to play once in awhile, and I feel that it's a neat isometric racer. ... Don't ask me about the sequel 'cause I haven't played that one yet.
Adventures of Lolo is a fun action-puzzle, and quite charming too.

@WanderFan91 I have played both of the games. I really enjoyed adventure of lolo (and beat it fairly easily) but RC Pro Am's controls seem a little strange when compared to other retro racers, like super mario kart and f zero. The controls will probably take a while to get used to.

@Falchion - yeah, they do, but once you come to grips with them it becomes second nature.