Topic: Your latest retro purchase

I received Power Blade yesterday and what an underrated NES classic this is! Just look at the 80’s Terminator inspired cover! I purchased it and the seller said it was “new”. Here’s the Wild and Crazy kids thing, when I got I thought I got RickRollD resealed! There was no H-seam on the back, just one long seam going along the side, top, and bottom. So I was like OK, I didn’t overpay for this and was planning to open it up anyway so I proceeded and expected the worst. Come to find out though the game was there in the plastic baggy with a mint copy of the manual, neon colored Taito poster, and the Nintendo Power ad! I checked the contacts of the game and they looked like they came straight form Videoland.

Power Blade has one of my favorite NES soundtracks. Seriously, if you like good NES tunes listen to the different Sectors music. I would describe it as a Mega Man and Castlevania 3 in 1 bar Popsicle musical infusion! Sector 4 is my favorite.

Anyway, I remember renting this game as a kid and who can forget the Nintendo Power cover? Looking forward to rolling with Nova and wielding the razor-sharp steel power blade to save the New Earth from aliens!

@Ryno
glad you got that. when i decide to play it and after i beat it im going to immediately pop in power blade 2. i was actually going to start the series last weekend but decided to play and finish shatterhand instead. i put that taito poster on my wall too. lol

Obvious Asian bootleg. They even spelled "Colour" wrong.

Got both the NES game and its crappy Famicom counterpart. Haven't decided if I should start with the bad version first.
Luckily got a CIB Famicom copy of the second game for about $40 a couple years ago so I don't need to worry about paying the insane price for the sequel.

captain saver!!!
no really thats what the game is called guys...Power Blade 2 aka Captain Saver for famicom.

It was Super mario rpg.

Yeah man, I am definitely excited for this one! Wish I had Power Blade 2 as well. Do you just go ahead and tack the posters on the wall? I am tempted to do that sometime though I want to keep them nice.

So after reading yours and KingMike's comments, I looked into little about Power Blade/Power Blazer and Power Blade 2/Captain Saver. I am glad that Power Blade is different than Power Blazer! So, the original's were different but what about the sequels, are the Famicom and NES versions the same? And yes, the sequel is going for an silly price now unfortunately.

yeah i tack my posters on the wall. the power blade sequels are the same just different title screens.

I picked up a bunch of GBA carts at Gamestop's GBA clearance sale. All of the GBA games and accessories are 75% off in the US.

Some of the highlights from my purchase were Wario Land 4, Gunstar Super Heroes, Metal Slug Advance, both Klonoa games, Rayman 3 and Advance, and a couple of Mega Man Zero games. All of the games that I bought cost between $0.50 and $2.50.

After watching Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace in 3D in theaters today (which I thought was good, and it was the first time I ever saw it), I went to the retro store 3D Games and bought a couple of games:

A fully boxed copy of Glover for the Nintendo 64, which is pretty great so far (I admit, I played the PlayStation version beforehand, but I'm liking the Nintendo version a lot more so far) It's also a lot smoother than the Sony version, plus there are few controls and features that were absent in the PlayStation One version

Having looked up a bit about Radical Rex some time ago, I decided to buy it for the SNES on a whim (for I was very curious about it), and I've got to say, my first impression is that it's very decent (it's no Super Mario World 1 and 2, Plok, or even DoReMi Fantasy, but it's good from what I've played); it's an interesting concept, and I like how you control a little cartoony dinosaur with a radical 'tude (it's also anachronistic, in that Rex rides on a skateboard during the prehistoric era, but I don't mind that so much)

I think I chose a couple good purchases here

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Warbirds for my Atari Lynx. Hasn't shown up yet. (supposed to get here on the 14th)

I haven't bought a PSX game in a long time but this one is a must for a Castlevania fan like me! Along with this black label version I got the limited edition preorder Castlevania music sampler CD the spans music from many of the previous Castlevania's. It's interesting to hear the Famicom versions of songs from Castlevania II and III compared to the NES. Some are quite different. I admit the Famicom versions are more "advanced" but I still prefer the NES versions and I know it's because that is what I played as young Vampire Hunter. For future Halloween parties I am definitely going to spin this CD! Somehow I missed out on this game back in the days when I had a Playstation. I must have been under Dracula's Curse or something.

glad you finally got that game. its a great one.

@Ryno: One of the best Castlevanias ever. Even though alot of people dont like the Metroivania style I guess am one of the rare exceptions in that I love it better than old style Castlevania. The music was some of the best I even heard in a PS game as well as a Castlevania. Damn it now I am going to have to drag out my PS2 and play this bad boy.

@Tasuki: I actually just finished my first real Metroidvania game, Circle of the Moon and yeah I liked it but I think I prefer just the straight up level to level, no upgrading and getting stronger with experience points type of gameplay that the pre-Symphony of the Night games were. I think a lot of people actually prefer Metroidvania's especially with those that didn't grow up with 8 and 16 bits systems. But I am looking forward to playing this someday because of all the good things I have heard. Any idea on how long a 1st playthrough is?

@Ryno it depends on if you get everything like all items, and fill out the map. I cant really give you an accurate account of how long the first playthourgh is without giving away spoilers.

While I did grow up with the 8 bit and 16 bit Castlevanias the only one I really liked was Super Castlevania IV on the SNES and Castlevanis III on the NES. But I still prefer the Metroidvania ones over those ones.

@WaveBoy
Castlevania ReBirth, there are some people who say theres a save feature and others say there isnt. but do these codes actually work:
1-"At the title screen, select "Game Start", and hold Right to select levels that were previously completed on the same difficulty"
2-"Choose "Game Start" and hold Left on the D-pad to unlock the Level Select screen"
ive even seen some folks on here mention the codes didnt work.

N64 Waialae Country Club True Golf Classics (Euro PAL CIB) and four excellent Gameboy games: Kirby's Dream Land 2, Mega Man - Dr. Wily's Revenge, Super RC Pro AM and Pocket Bomberman

NICE! dang, happy meals were cool then. i wish they still did video game stuff but oh well. Im too big for happy meals anyways. Anyways my latest retro purchse was Alladin SNES and mario allstars SNES. I got them at the swapmeet for. Alladin was $5 and allstars was originally $30 but i bargained it for $23. hee hee. lucky me

Waver,

Dude, if you are going to move south come to the West Coast! That is where Tasuki and myself reside. It will be easier to meet up when that tubular time transporter of yours is ready to send us on that blast to the past! As for the Canadian McDonalds fries I thought they were good but preferred the ones in the States. But I have had some sucky fries here though too! But you should definitely grab a lil’ Mcd’s, I grab some from time to time and I still manage to have the bod that gets confused with Conan the Barbarian.

So I will admit that I would like a 3DS but… I know I won’t play it that much. I don’t know how all these fanatics around here play so many games. So yeah, if I have a choice to spend some of my free time playing a video game I am going to choose to do it on a tube, whether it will be retro or modern. I made the conscious decision to go with the Wii U over the 3DS but that doesn’t mean I still don’t get tempted to have both though! But when I get all Inpsector Gadget analytical I know its best that I draw in line in the Sands of Time. Though I won’t be a big multi-current console gamer anymore I will still keep my PS3 if for no other reason than the Mega Man Anniversary Collection and Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection (may not get around to collecting Genesis games for awhile) which look really good on the big screen though not Chevy Chase classic like a CRT. Plus I don’t have a prob with using it as a 3D Blu-ray player. Man, watching those birdies still doesn’t get old! Haha… When is friggin’ 3D Avatar coming to be available to everybody anyway?

I love how popping in a NES, SNES, or Genesis gets right to the action. Some rad title screen pops with some sweet tune up and you select either “Start” or “Continue” and your off like Maverick through the danger zone! I can barbeque a steak within the amount of time it takes to load up the garbage before Uncharted 3’s title screen. As for Metroidvania’s I have only played Circle of the Moon which the music was superb and the game was fun but I’m with you about classic Castlevania. Experience points for Castlevania, come on, I am a vampire killer and I don’t need to get stronger to take on Dracula and his crew. I got the skillz, bring the test. Like you said, I like my Metroidvania served with Samus, Castlevania is its own course. Rebirth you say? Well I say, I may but another day. I’m not big into new-retro games. I feel why not just play a real retro? But it is Castlevania, so it is worth consideration. The flame whip had different versions throughout the Castlevania series though it is most dondly remembered in Simon’s Quest. Richter in Rondo of Blood and Dracula X can have a flame whip with no sub weapon and 25 hearts.

To bad about your Toxic Crusader Blob Light. Still an awesome piece of for your retro collection. I just play GameBoy games on my GBA though I would love to have an original Vampire battery sucking GameBoy complete with the box and all original accessories though!

Do definitely get Power Blade someday. I love the box, and I love the few minutes that I have spent with trying it out so far. Opening a new NES game is like an Out of this World experience. Seriously, it like transport tubes you back to the Summer of ’89. Knowing that a game has been sealed for 20 + years and just waiting for you is truly an indescribable A Link to the Past experience.

Well, the Toxic Crusaders called again and looks like they need a driver. Those Radiation Rangers are at it again!