Topic: Your latest retro purchase

bout time someone else besides me got Nemo!

Is it really as deceiving as I have heard it is? I mean on the outside you have this kiddie looking game but some reviews say it is pretty difficult.

@Ryno yes it is...the little kid image was just that lol. its a great game. music and all.

I found a boxed and complete copy of Twin Cobra for the Sega Genesis. The game was in near mint condition for $3.50. If you don't know about Twin Cobra then its a shooter by Toaplan who made other arcade, 8-bit, and 16-bit shooters such as Truxton, Sky Shark, Tiger-Heli etc.

i just got super metroid for my SNES! it rocks but im lost

Fantastic! That games rocks my socks! #2 on my fav games of all time. Good luck with getting "unlost."

Just picked this game up on sale. Retro styled gameplay galore.
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Have you ever bought something from the Internet and it turns out that it was not quite what you expected? So, I bought Super Castlevania IV a little while back and thought I was getting a good collector's condition copy but it was a total disappointment when I got it. The manual was beat up, cover was hanging off, no clear case, and a sun faded box to name some of my problems with it. Since this is my favorite game of all time I want a superb copy. Everyone should have an excellent copy of their favorite game right? You know Wave's got an excellent copy of Super Mario Bros. 2 buried somewhere under his Pop Tarts , horror movies, and TMNT action figures. Well, now I finally have an excellent copy of my favorite game and its pretty close to "new", even has most of the plastic around the box and still has the hangtab on it!

I think he was referring to the idea that Xbox is not retro (though that is debateable). That's how I interpretted it at least.

Yea, I bought Strider 2 from this eBay douche a long time back. I made the mistake of trading it in a long time ago when I was young and broke. So I buy this game and he calls it Mint. I didn't pay attention that he wrote "Mint to him" in the description until after I purchased and paid for it. I remember it took forever to get to me, but when it did...I don't see how anyone could've ever considered that to be in Mint condition. The jewel case wasn't the original, it was scuffed and cracked and missing the back insert entirely, the manual was ripped and wrinkled, and ...man, the game...scratched. Worse yet, it was on the top layer where the data sits, so I couldn't even buff out the scratches on the bottom. Get this...the best thing, it may not be common knowledge other than to those who own the game, but Strider 2 came with 2 discs, one for the original Strider, one for Strider 2. They were both misprinted by Capcom. This guy gives me 1 of the two discs, the one labeled Strider 2 (which was actually Strider 1 and presumably keeps the other). I contacted him, he never even had the decency to write back...made a claim through PayPal, but burned his name into my memory forever. Through the disputing process, I never got a chance to leave negative feedback.

I bought a "new" game, I think it was Mega Man 64, and it turned out to be used.

@sykotek: Oh shiz, that sucks! Thanks for the head's up on that guy, I wont be buying anything from him. How is Strider 2 anyway?

@MickeyMac: That sucks too.

Did you get pics first? From now on I need to some quality pics before making a purchase.

Nope, I didn't even own a camera until recently. Luckily it was still in good condition, so it's not that bad. So long as I keep it that way I can still sell it for a good deal, just not at a profit. Really, I'm just happy to own the game, used or new.

The Legend of Zelda Sound & Drama 2CD, new and sealed. It was quite expensive...

I know most of you guys prefer retro gaming on the original consoles but stories just like this one are the reason I like the VC better. I'll emulate anything I can before I'll gamble on a lousy reseller.

People are practically giving Xbox games away though so you shouldn't run into to many problems.

Luckily I'm over paranoid so nothing like the above stories has happened to me.
Also not a purchase but I finally tried that in the zone '98 game I found for the 64 and it was actually pretty fun. I didn't notice it was from Konami either. Still prefer NBA Jam. Next on my retro wish list is Super Metroid or Super bomberman.

About the only thing that happened to me scam wise concerning a video game was years ago before there were Gamestops in my area there was a place that would buy sell and trade NES games. Well anyway I found a copy of TMNT II on NES and I have been wanting that game for years so you can imagine how excited I was to find it. To make a long story short I ran home and popped the game into my NES only to see the title screen to Super Mario Bros appear. Needless to say I took that game back and got my money back.

Wario Ware.: Mega Party Game$ and Doshin the Giant for GCN and F-Zero Maximum vilocity, Spider-man 2 for the GBA and Donkey Kong Country for GBC and Donkey Kong Land for GB. i liked them all. I need too find Zelda WW limited edition!!! I live in EU where is the best place too look for it?

When it came to the NES was anyone better than Capcom? Seriously, they might even top Nintendo. Collecting all these classic NES games has made really realize the powerhouse that was Capcom. I just received Gargoyle's Quest II today whihc I have been waiting a long time to find it with the box for price that was not out of the Ghoul Realm! Now I just need Gargoyles Quest for GameBoy and my Firebrand trilogy will be complete!