Also saw a Super Famicom there but I was a second two late as someone else got it before me. Kinda ticked about that, but I guess it just wasn't meant to be.
not to rub it in but im sorry for yer loss...
resort to violence next time.
the_shpydar wrote:
As @ogo79 said, the SNS-RZ-USA is a prime giveaway that it's not a legit retail cart.
And yes, he is (usually) always right, and he is (almost) the sexiest gamer out there (not counting me) ;)
Had a bit of a Mecha themed day at the mall yesterday (looked at a ton of Gundam models at 4 different stores, then bought a DVD set for Gundam X at FYE), and part of that led to me finding Gungriffon for the Sega Saturn. You know, I've looked at Gungriffon Blaze and Allied Strike so many times when I was a kid, but I always thought they were rail shooters, like Omega Factor for the PSOne was...but it's not, it's a legit, console-exclusive Mech Sim, similar to MechWarrior 2.
So I picked that up, and it is amazing. The story's simple, as are the graphics, but it plays really well despite only utilizing a standard Saturn controller. You're free to move around the environment, though the first non-training level was pretty straight-forward. It has 8 levels, and only 1 mech, but what it does, it does well. It kinda feels more like a toned-down, 3D Laynos. Now I gotta check out Gungriffon Blaze the next time I get a chance (I know they have some copies at another mall).
the_shpydar wrote:
As @ogo79 said, the SNS-RZ-USA is a prime giveaway that it's not a legit retail cart.
And yes, he is (usually) always right, and he is (almost) the sexiest gamer out there (not counting me) ;)
@Tasuki
welp...yes and no. im torn however. i feel the need to cut out the top of the hat so my baldness can show
or shine, depending on the weather and tilt of the sun.
the_shpydar wrote:
As @ogo79 said, the SNS-RZ-USA is a prime giveaway that it's not a legit retail cart.
And yes, he is (usually) always right, and he is (almost) the sexiest gamer out there (not counting me) ;)
@ogo79 I saw someone posted an image of a Nintendo Power magazine with a VB contest and...
how about winning a Virtual Boy hat? Would someone wearing that be sexy or just insane?
As to my retro purchases... not much.
Captain Planet for the NES for my bad games collection, and this one is shaping up nicely in the first level: one thing missing from other shooters: a ship with a turning radius. Backwards Start and Select functions. Boss you can't avoid slamming into if you don't shoot it down fast.
Just after I made my last post, got a Legend of Heroes II PSP case and manual as one of those I needed.
And a Gen II Pokemon pair (Gold+Crystal I think is enough to catch them all?). Now watch as they get announced for VC.
the_shpydar wrote:
As @ogo79 said, the SNS-RZ-USA is a prime giveaway that it's not a legit retail cart.
And yes, he is (usually) always right, and he is (almost) the sexiest gamer out there (not counting me) ;)
I bought Pikmin 2 and Terranigma off of ebay. Now I must wait for them patiently and hope for the best
EDIT: Oh I did finish my Game Boy, Game Boy Color and SNES basic collections this month. By year's end N64 will be too
Purchases this month: Terranigma, Pikmin 2, Super Mario World, Super Mario All Stars, Link's Awakening DX, Oracle of Ages, Final Fantasy IV-VI (JAP), Super Punch Out and Kirby Mass Attack
I don't know if it was a good price or not but for the PS1 I bought Arc the Lad III CD 2 only for $25.
Basically just to go along with the case and the rest of the discs in the AtL Collection I got at Game Crazy a decade ago for about $3.
So I'm sure that totals out to not a bad price for a fully playable copy.
And Vagrant Story CIB, I think the last of the Square PS1 games I was missing (probably won't be getting Valkyrie Profile for what it goes for now).
I purchased a Trinitron CRT KV-20FV300 to be specific. After some geometry tuning, it looks amazing with the HD Retrovision cables. Can't imagine going back to LCD retro gaming.
Managed to snag some good stuff at Play Expo in Manchester today:
Castlevania (GBA)
Golden Sun
Breath of Fire (GBA)
Sidewinder
Sidewinder USA
Final Fantasy Origins
Wild Arms
Macross Digital Mission VF-X
Recipro Heat 5000
Shining Force Resurrection of the Dark Dragon (GBA)
Mother 1+2 (GBA -Yes I know its certainly a ROM).
Whilst £15 for the Mother 1+2, it goes nicely with the Mother 3 ROM cartridge I got.
However, I got it from this place with loads of loose GBA games that were too good to be true. Loads of Fire Emblems and Final Fantasies and Tales of Phantasia all at like £8-£10. Even had Ninja Cop for only £20. In the end though, did some research and concluded the vast majority were fake, the font used for "Gameboy Advance" above the level didn't seem right. In fact, even though the font is right, I think the copy of Final Fantasy I & II Dawn of Souls I bought from him is also fake. Label looks a bit off and the indented print number is "00". Hope to take it back tomorrow.
Also, learning from this discovered 3 other carts in my collection are fake, thankfully nothing rare or expensive.
I was recently reminded that an import game I own for Saturn, named Linkle Liver Story, was a spiritual sequel to a game on the Genesis called Crusader of Centy. Unfortunately, the carts go for way too much ($200-$500+ on Amazon & eBay), but I stumbled upon a repro cart on sale for $35, so I figured I'd snag that, especially since then I knew it'd have a working battery. It's already arrived in the mail, and I put a good 2-3 hours into it, it's been well worth it so far.
While I was looking for it, though, I discovered that repros of official releases are apparently faux pas in the retro games scene, though mostly because they'd make official releases less rare, and therefore less valuable, plus ROMs usually fill that void already for most people. So I really lucked out just being able to get it!
I also have a repro of Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (fan-translated into English) for the Genesis on the way, too. That was more of an impulse buy, since I'm a huge fan of both the series its based on, and the titular character (My third favorite female character, in fact, after Felicia from Darkstalkers and Ruri Hoshino from Martian Successor Nadesico).
This is perhaps a borderline post.
In the case of Nadia, hope you have an American-region console. Otherwise you're probably getting Japanese text with a slightly "broken" password system.
I tried to make the translation (note I did make it to condone repros) a "dual-language" thing, and since the patch was MEANT to be played with an emulator (where region coding isn't a big issue) it was coded as a whole lot of "if console = US then do English stuff" mods.
@KingMike I got a Retro 5, so it should be fine, seeing as that basically runs on an emulator. And that's right, I saw on Romhacking.net that you had worked on it! This'll be extra interesting, then.
and i see alcahest has an english password system now...i think that version is available on repro cart now.
i have the version which does not utilize a password system...i believe @KingMike did this
the_shpydar wrote:
As @ogo79 said, the SNS-RZ-USA is a prime giveaway that it's not a legit retail cart.
And yes, he is (usually) always right, and he is (almost) the sexiest gamer out there (not counting me) ;)
Too lazy for pics today, but in addition to another CIB copy of ET (because of course ), i recently received my copy of Pat's Ultimate Guide to the NES Library. The book is honestly amazing. Exceptional quality (heavy pages, rich color, etc) and great write ups/reviews. It's a little pricey, but highly recommended for NES fans.
Also, it weighs a ton, so you could easily also use it for home defense, as if you hit anybody in the head with it they will be immediately put into a coma.
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