Agreed, the buyers can really screw the seller, and they do take advantage of buyer protection. I've stopped selling on ebay due to people claiming the items I've sent are broken on multiple occasions.
One guy backed out when I told him I would pay for return shipping, he would have taken the offer if he wasn't trying to scam me.The other guy bought a DS lite that I couldn't fix; he got mad when he tried to fix it and couldn't, stating that I didn't list all the problems even though I had listed it as "AS IS" and had never seen it working.
Now I deal on craigslist and with other local collectors and make 3/4 the amount but I get great deals since I work with other collectors and I have a blast.
I would guess it has to do with rapidly pausing the game so that the timer doesn't count as fast. I remember a few NES games and Arcade machines had the same issues.
In Megaman you could take out the bosses easily by pressing select right after the boss took damage, unpause and fire again to get extra hits.
@Luna-Harmony When I moved to Europe all of my systems were NTSC so I had a massive step down converter that sat under my bed. I have found that adapters like this are your best friend with older games. http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/4268/s3010025vk8.jpg For newer consoles I just buy a different power cord that was designed to handle the higher voltage because the the newer systems are practically identical and the cords are the only things tat have changed. Unfortunately systems like the original XBOX and some Playstation consoles have the power converter built into the console which mean you have to use a converter.
@Alshain01 I know, I wish you had to hold down L and R or hold them down for a few seconds to bring up the camera. It felt like every time I switched the wireless switch, I open up the camera.
No Man's Sky and Broken Age looked amazing but the rest of the show was downright stupid. The humor was childish and some of the awards were skipped altogether. There was so much downtime and useless banter that I turned it off after No Man's Sky. If a close friend or family member would have seen me watching that I would have been embarrassed.
I enjoyed this game but and it is one that you should at least play once in your life, but it isn't worth getting just so you can play it on the go so if t you have it on the Genesis/Megadrive, don't bother. I wish they would make another, the idea was pretty cool.
Oh boy! Apple can now decently play Super Nintendo games. Emulation is illegal and Nintendo has every right to stop it, so there goes 99% of the good games on the iPhone right there.
It is no longer very portable and your target audience is kids, kids who would probably rather play newer Mario games than half the crap that will be produced for this.Besides, look at the price, I could buy a 2DS and a game for that much!
@KeeperBvK and @KnightRider666 I don't hate Jaleco, but growing they were always "the company that made too many baseball games." but their NES end labels drove me nuts as well. They have a bunch of great games; Earth Defense Force was one of my first SNES games and I loved Avenging Spirit.
I may be too young to remember the NES and SNES eras but some of my all time favorite games were made for those condoles.
@sdelfin It took me a while to find the right converters to play games on my TV when I lived in Europe because it only supported the use of SCART cables. I would have found a converter sooner had I known more of the language.
SEGA does what NIntendon't, that brings back memories. SEGA practically died and barely managed to survive. Nintendo could emulate their worst sales years for the next 50 years and they would still have money to keep going.
I found my first and only shiny (except gyrados) after almost 800 hours of gameplay. I played at least one game per gen starting all the way back with my copy of Red on the Gameboy and a Stanler in Soulsilver was my first.
I'd love to see see a physical release for this, if it has a decent length story and runs without a lot of bugs, I can see serious potential. Add in multi-player and you may have Golden Joystick award for best handheld for 2014. I can't wait to play this!
Oh course they want to emulate Nintendo! They were far more successful when they were under Nintendo. The Donkey Kong Country Series, Killer Instinct, Goldeneye, the Banjo-Kazooie franchise, and Conker's Bad Fur day are games many people still play and love.
I just don't get how a company that made such great games can screw up this badly. They cancel games that people are interested in, like Maverick Hunter and MML3 and instead give us horrible Resident Evil games some sort of rehashed Street Fighter game every year.
I completely agree! Banjo-Tooie is the game that perfected collectathons. You didn't have to recollect notes, you didn't have to switch between characters at the worst possible times and it was fast paced if you wanted it to be. DK64 was tedious to say the least and some of those banana fairies are REALLY hard to find. It's great if you have a lot of time and patience.
5. Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask 4. Mario Kart 7 3. Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon 2. The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time 1. Kid Icarus Uprising Mario 3D Land is what helped to start selling consoles but it isn't #1 material maybe #9 or #10.
I've got this one in a box somewhere in my basement. Cool concept but the gameplay has some flaws. I'd like to see more Genesis games on the eshop like Phantasy Star and Gargoyles.
@FullbringIchigo I don't have the money to buy every new console that comes out so I buy the Nintendo console and maybe one more console for that generation. I would gladly buy a PSX or PS2 if I could find one for a decent price with some good games. I have kept an eye out at garage sales but they always try to sell them for too much or they only come with sports games have played parts Kingdom Hearts and a little some Uncaharted; when I get those consoles I will get those a well as some others like Shadows of Colossus. I would really like to find a PS2 or PSX by the end of summer.
Of course only a few people used the 360 to play XBOX games. You couldn't transfer your data to the 360 and not all the games were supported. I know a lot of people who used the WIi to play Gamecube games though.
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Re: Review: Retro City Rampage: DX (3DS eShop)
I just picked this up. I played through the XBOX360 download it on XBLA but decided it would be fun to have on the go.
Re: Rare Nintendo World Championships Cartridge Eventually Fetches $99,902
Agreed, the buyers can really screw the seller, and they do take advantage of buyer protection. I've stopped selling on ebay due to people claiming the items I've sent are broken on multiple occasions.
One guy backed out when I told him I would pay for return shipping, he would have taken the offer if he wasn't trying to scam me.The other guy bought a DS lite that I couldn't fix; he got mad when he tried to fix it and couldn't, stating that I didn't list all the problems even though I had listed it as "AS IS" and had never seen it working.
Now I deal on craigslist and with other local collectors and make 3/4 the amount but I get great deals since I work with other collectors and I have a blast.
Re: Rare Nintendo World Championships Cartridge Eventually Fetches $99,902
This happens all the time with rare games and the buyer never pays.
Re: Release Window and Pricing Confirmed for Tappingo on the 3DS eShop
Day 1 purchase for me!
Re: Feature: Nintendo Games Our Readers Would Love to See in 2014
Metroid, StarFox, Pokemon HD, F-Zero, Fire Emblem U and Megaman to name a few.
Re: Review: Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (Wii U eShop / NES)
I like Simon's Quest. It's difficult and unfair at times, but that describes most games from that era.
Re: NES Remix Miiverse Contest Cancelled Due To Emergence Of Exploit
I would guess it has to do with rapidly pausing the game so that the timer doesn't count as fast. I remember a few NES games and Arcade machines had the same issues.
In Megaman you could take out the bosses easily by pressing select right after the boss took damage, unpause and fire again to get extra hits.
Re: Gunman Clive Sells Quarter Of A Million Copies Across All Formats, "Vast Majority" On 3DS
Nice, I love this game!
Re: Feature: Why I Love Import Gaming
@Luna-Harmony
When I moved to Europe all of my systems were NTSC so I had a massive step down converter that sat under my bed. I have found that adapters like this are your best friend with older games.
http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/4268/s3010025vk8.jpg
For newer consoles I just buy a different power cord that was designed to handle the higher voltage because the the newer systems are practically identical and the cords are the only things tat have changed. Unfortunately systems like the original XBOX and some Playstation consoles have the power converter built into the console which mean you have to use a converter.
Re: Guide: Using Miiverse And The Nintendo Network ID On Your 3DS
@Alshain01
I know, I wish you had to hold down L and R or hold them down for a few seconds to bring up the camera. It felt like every time I switched the wireless switch, I open up the camera.
Re: Soapbox: Nintendo's Appearance at VGX Underwhelmed, But the Show Itself Was Far Worse
No Man's Sky and Broken Age looked amazing but the rest of the show was downright stupid. The humor was childish and some of the awards were skipped altogether. There was so much downtime and useless banter that I turned it off after No Man's Sky. If a close friend or family member would have seen me watching that I would have been embarrassed.
Re: Club Nintendo Rewards Are Updated for December
Nah, I own all of them in one way or another except for Starship Defense and isn't something I want to spend my coins on.
Re: Professor Layton Vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Gets Closer to Western Release With New Rating
I can't wait, both series are amazing! Both series are a must-have for DS/3DS owners.
Re: Video: Learn Some Sega History in Just One Minute
I never realized how much trouble SEGA has had. They haven't really had any amazing financial success outside of the Genesis/Megadrive.
Re: Review: 3D Altered Beast (3DS eShop)
I enjoyed this game but and it is one that you should at least play once in your life, but it isn't worth getting just so you can play it on the go so if t you have it on the Genesis/Megadrive, don't bother. I wish they would make another, the idea was pretty cool.
Re: Tappingo Gameplay Footage and Challenging Puzzles Emerge
I can't wait to play this, I was disappointed when I saw the release date hadn't been announced.
Re: iPhone Gaming Controller Could Mean "The End Of Nintendo", Claims Investment Site
Oh boy! Apple can now decently play Super Nintendo games. Emulation is illegal and Nintendo has every right to stop it, so there goes 99% of the good games on the iPhone right there.
It is no longer very portable and your target audience is kids, kids who would probably rather play newer Mario games than half the crap that will be produced for this.Besides, look at the price, I could buy a 2DS and a game for that much!
Re: Review: City Connection (3DS eShop / NES)
@KeeperBvK and @KnightRider666
I don't hate Jaleco, but growing they were always "the company that made too many baseball games." but their NES end labels drove me nuts as well. They have a bunch of great games; Earth Defense Force was one of my first SNES games and I loved Avenging Spirit.
I may be too young to remember the NES and SNES eras but some of my all time favorite games were made for those condoles.
Re: Review: City Connection (3DS eShop / NES)
Jaleco... That explains a lot.
Re: Publisher Read-Only Memory Is Creating The Ultimate Retrospective On Sega's Mega Drive
@sdelfin It took me a while to find the right converters to play games on my TV when I lived in Europe because it only supported the use of SCART cables. I would have found a converter sooner had I known more of the language.
Re: SNES Generation Album Merges 16-Bit Sounds With Modern Game Music, and is Awesome
This is amazing, I've heard of remastering song but this is such cool idea.
Re: Video: Experts Believed Nintendo Was In Trouble Back In 1990, Too
SEGA does what NIntendon't, that brings back memories. SEGA practically died and barely managed to survive. Nintendo could emulate their worst sales years for the next 50 years and they would still have money to keep going.
Re: Weirdness: Shiny Pokémon Finder Takes No-Hands Approach
I found my first and only shiny (except gyrados) after almost 800 hours of gameplay. I played at least one game per gen starting all the way back with my copy of Red on the Gameboy and a Stanler in Soulsilver was my first.
Re: Video: This IronFall Tech Demo is Rather Impressive
I'd love to see see a physical release for this, if it has a decent length story and runs without a lot of bugs, I can see serious potential. Add in multi-player and you may have Golden Joystick award for best handheld for 2014. I can't wait to play this!
Re: Weirdness: UK Tabloid Reports on Fictional Deus Ex "Eyeball Implant"
It's the Sun, what did you expect?
Re: Nintendo Announces Luigi and The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds 3DS XL Models
I will definitely buy the Zelda 3DS and a physical copy of the game if the 3DS makes it to North America.
Re: A Decade After Being Bought By Microsoft, Rare Still Wants To Channel The Spirit Of Nintendo
Oh course they want to emulate Nintendo! They were far more successful when they were under Nintendo. The Donkey Kong Country Series, Killer Instinct, Goldeneye, the Banjo-Kazooie franchise, and Conker's Bad Fur day are games many people still play and love.
Re: Tesco To Offer a Special Pokémon X & Y Serial Code Gift in UK
Is this only for Tescos in the UK? They are all over Europe.
Re: Hardware: This Custom Tron N64 Makes Us Want To Return To The Grid
I've worked on and modified a few controllers with decent success but this is unbelievable. Is there video showing how he did this?
Re: Review: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD (Wii U)
I felt after playing it 3 times it still deserves a 10/10.
Re: DuckTales: Remastered Coming to Retail on Wii U in North America
YES!
Re: Soapbox: 'Vintage' Used Game Prices Do Nothing to Encourage Customer Loyalty
I have no respect for GameStop. They are a greedy company that enjoys screwing their costumers.
Re: Out Now: Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Awakens in North America
K-Mart has it for $35!
Re: Rodea the Sky Soldier Still in Development for Wii and 3DS
it's been what, two or three years since we heard anything about this? I am still looking forward to this.
Re: Capcom Employee Outlines Details on Mega Man Legends 3 Cancellation
I just don't get how a company that made such great games can screw up this badly. They cancel games that people are interested in, like Maverick Hunter and MML3 and instead give us horrible Resident Evil games some sort of rehashed Street Fighter game every year.
Re: Feature: Taking A Look Back At The Nintendo 64 Rumble Pak
@Doma Yes, but you in Majora's Mask you started the game with it.
Re: Feature: Taking A Look Back At The Nintendo 64 Rumble Pak
I liked the idea Stone of Agony in OoT. You could only find certain secrets if the rumble pak was inserted.
Re: Video: This Mario & Luigi Trailer is the Stuff Dreams Are Made Of
That's what I'm talking about!
Re: Nintendo's Kensuke Tanabe Wants To Make Tingle Popular In The West
Rosy Rupeeland was pretty good. I imported the UK version. I liked it but it was annoying when you had to set a price for yor rewards.
Re: A Hat In Time Developer Claims Donkey Kong 64 Was Instrumental In Killing Off Collection Platformers
I completely agree! Banjo-Tooie is the game that perfected collectathons. You didn't have to recollect notes, you didn't have to switch between characters at the worst possible times and it was fast paced if you wanted it to be. DK64 was tedious to say the least and some of those banana fairies are REALLY hard to find. It's great if you have a lot of time and patience.
Re: Don't Look Now, But There Could Be A New Shaq Fu Game Inbound
http://images.wikia.com/cardfight/images/c/c6/01-how-about-no-bear.jpg
Re: Feature: Our Top 10 3DS Games - Summer 2013
5. Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask
4. Mario Kart 7
3. Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon
2. The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time
1. Kid Icarus Uprising
Mario 3D Land is what helped to start selling consoles but it isn't #1 material maybe #9 or #10.
Re: Hardware Classics: Nintendo Virtual Boy
I only have a few more games to find before I complete my VB collection. It actually has a few good games.
Re: Poll: Wii U Hardware Revisions and Accessories, There's No Escape
My R.O.B. still works fine; it's never been taken apart and has no grinding gears. It would be cool to see anything like R.O.B.
I will probably buy a nice new battery for the Wii U that lasts longer. You might be able to buy OEM 8 hour batteries on ebay soon.
Re: Nintendo Confirms E3 Best Buy Demo Locations
There are two near me but the one that is almost an hour away is participating in this. I'm sure I'll be up there soon to visit some family
Re: First Impressions: 3D Altered Beast
I've got this one in a box somewhere in my basement. Cool concept but the gameplay has some flaws. I'd like to see more Genesis games on the eshop like Phantasy Star and Gargoyles.
Re: Consumers Go Crazy For Wii U Following Xbox One Reveal
@FullbringIchigo I don't have the money to buy every new console that comes out so I buy the Nintendo console and maybe one more console for that generation. I would gladly buy a PSX or PS2 if I could find one for a decent price with some good games. I have kept an eye out at garage sales but they always try to sell them for too much or they only come with sports games have played parts Kingdom Hearts and a little some Uncaharted; when I get those consoles I will get those a well as some others like Shadows of Colossus. I would really like to find a PS2 or PSX by the end of summer.
Re: Consumers Go Crazy For Wii U Following Xbox One Reveal
I've never owned a SONY console before but they have never looked better.
Re: Microsoft: If You're Backwards Compatible, You're Really Backwards
Of course only a few people used the 360 to play XBOX games. You couldn't transfer your data to the 360 and not all the games were supported. I know a lot of people who used the WIi to play Gamecube games though.
Re: Senior EA Employee Caught Out Criticising Wii U On Twitter
This is coming from EA, advise ignored.