teh "what did you buy today"-thread

[RyuHayabusa]

Agreed. I like Mystic Quest as well too.

It's easy and the story isn't great but it's fun and the soundtrack is f*cking fantastic.

[IvanBeavkov]

I have never posted before but I figured this would be a good pickup to show. So I got all this stuff at the local Pittsburgh Retro Gaming convention. Now this is a very small event and I only know about it because I was really searching for anything local. It was a fun time though even though the snow kept the attendance down.

So I got these new homebrews:
Germ Squashes is a fun 2 player action platformer reminiscent of the original mario brothers.

Haunted: Halloween '85 is a fun side scroller that my son was just crushing. He actually impressed the developer with how well he was doing.


Here are my turbo pickups, unfortunately the pickings were slim but I got a couple goodies.


A selection of NES & SNES/Super Famicom games.


Some game manuals, Arc the Lad collection, Daytona USA, and a neat little card game.


My son picked these. I will admit I didn't look close at Turok when he picked it I thought it was rated T (he is only 6). Luckily it has an option to turn off the 'violence' and anyway he is just shooting dinosaur people so its all good.

The rest was from a cheep grab bag. Not bad.


Here is the main pickup though a Sega CD complete in box with Lethal Enforcers and a bonus genesis manual in the box as well. A steel at $100.


So then I needed to get some Sega CD games and got the main 2 I wanted the Sega CD for VAY and Popful Mail. I almost missed Popful Mail because it had a Lunar 2 insert in the case and was also discounted because of that. Nothing the internet and a printer can't fix.

[xelement5x]

Popful MAIL!  Nice!

Just a note, Popful Mail has a foil embossed back insert like the manual so scans for the back that are out there might be weird looking.  If you have a hard time locating a decent high resolution scan just let me know, mine may look weird too but at least I can give you a decent DPI to work with. 

[Necromancer]

I got some more Vita goodies yesterday: Dragon's Crown, Lego Batman 2, and Walking Dead Complete First Season.

[IvanBeavkov]

Popful MAIL!  Nice!

Just a note, Popful Mail has a foil embossed back insert like the manual so scans for the back that are out there might be weird looking.  If you have a hard time locating a decent high resolution scan just let me know, mine may look weird too but at least I can give you a decent DPI to work with.

The one I found is only 300 dpi but clean looking and the embossed parts are a little dark. If you got a better one I would appreciate it.

The tough part is waiting for the HD Retrovision cable I kickstarted to come in before playing. Playing this game over the Genesis's muddy composite just won't do.

[ifkz]

I went on a buying spree just over this past weekend.  Tell me how I did...I am reasonably certain I overpaid on some titles:

Super Strike Eagle (SNES) - cart, $4.  I figure most any SNES game is worth $5 and up, so this is one of the bargains.  I found youtube videos and I am quite impressed by the overhead special SNES mode 7 effects.
Goof Troop (SNES) - cart, $10.  I remembered this being on the lists of several top 100 articles, and it looks like a very high quality overhead puzzler.  Honestly, this is about what most of my normal SNES carts cost me give or take a few bucks.  It is one of those Capcom Disney titles that should be talked about a lot more.
Senna's Super Monaco GP II  (Genesis) - complete, $16.  I read a recent developer interview, and then watched Top Gear's tribute, and then watched CGR's review and I was sold.  It is in the mail to me.
Super Monaco GP (Genesis) - complete, $6.  I always wanted to have the first arcade title, now I have it in the mail to me under the Sega Classics blue box, which matches my original 1992 copy of Revenge of Shinobi.
Maximum Carnage (SNES) - cart, $18.  I did a little SNES vs. Genesis comparison and I found that the SNES edition won based on the music.  Why are SNES beat 'em ups always one player?  No idea if this will be a red cart or a gray cart...
McDonalds Treasure Land Adventure (Genesis) - cart, $22.  Here is where I really got into trouble on the price front.  I had this on my want list for a very long time and I could never find a copy locally.  I searched everywhere on Amazon and the 'bay and came up with this copy.  I can tell already I am really going to miss having at least a box for it.  I am looking forward to seeing how well Treasure pushed the Genesis hardware with this license.
Batman: The Video Game (Genesis) - cart, $7.  Jeez, another loosie?  Where are my standards...I found I did not enjoy this as much as I hoped.  This one might go in the trade bin...it does not even have a label on the cart.  The PCB inside is official, however.

Price thoughts?  Did I get taken?

[Necromancer]

They're FEKA and SNERD crap, so any price was too high.

Tee-hee.

[ifkz]

Yea, Turbo stuff is hard to find for what I am missing....Thanks robot!

Soundtracks for the games are becoming more and more important to me as I get older.  Some smart person said with the ps3, ps4, xbox 360, one...all of the games sound the same no matter the platform.  We all lost something when CD media homogenized game soundtracks, IMHO.

Any other thoughts on those prices.  Should I beat myself up, or what?

[synbiosfan]

The mailman delivered some modded goodness from turbokon.

[NightWolve]

Just happened moments ago, an Ys buddy of mine PM'ed me that an original Ys I & II Complete Limited Edition set had just gone up on eBay by HitJapan. He knew I wanted one after he showed me the one he bought and he kept an eye out for the next sale to pop up on my behalf.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/311531949305



So HitJapan wanted $50 + $20 for shipping, BUT, they had a Make Offer option, so my initial haggle attempt was based on subtracting that $20 for shipping, to keep it at $50, my absolute max, so I offered $30... To my surprise and disappointment, the operator was online and accepted my offer a few minutes later... I wonder much lower I could've gone, but oh well, $50 it is!!!

It's a bit collectard to want this for my shelf basically since I played out the game and already have the Falcom Popular Edition which is the mini-me version of this full Limited Edition set. For the most part, it'll admittedly just be a shiny trophy of some of my Ys past. Always liked how they fashioned the box in the style of an ancient book of Ys. But yeah, oh well, I have a bit of collectard in me.

Been wanting to get this but I always miss out on it. In fact, I was looking at this one and looks like I waited too long and you snagged before I did. Nice grab.

Ah, no kidding!

I was worried about what I paid though because I went for it quickly on impulse, HitJapan accepted the first offer I tried, minus $20, and I never kept an eye out on how past sales have ended...

I wonder how much lower I could've lowballed him, but $50 (total) is the history I created. :/ $40 would've been great to snag this little piece of Ys history, but $50 ain't bad and shit can always get worse on eBay, so... Now to hope it's in good condition when it arrives!

The tough part is waiting for the HD Retrovision cable I kickstarted to come in before playing. Playing this game over the Genesis's muddy composite just won't do.

Hm, HD Retrovision is still doing Kickstarters for their cables ? I thought all that finished ages ago. Guess they're doing it on a per-system basis.

[Bloufo]

This years pick-ups,

[IvanBeavkov]

Hm, HD Retrovision is still doing Kickstarters for their cables ? I thought all that finished ages ago. Guess they're doing it on a per-system basis.

There was no new kickstarter, they are in the final stages before full production. It has taken a while but they have been very good with the updates and keeping everyone informed. These cables are looking like they will be better than expected.

If anyone is interested I can post my impressions about them when I get them. I am getting both SNES and Genesis cables.

[Medic_wheat]

Hm, HD Retrovision is still doing Kickstarters for their cables ? I thought all that finished ages ago. Guess they're doing it on a per-system basis.

There was no new kickstarter, they are in the final stages before full production. It has taken a while but they have been very good with the updates and keeping everyone informed. These cables are looking like they will be better than expected.

If anyone is interested I can post my impressions about them when I get them. I am getting both SNES and Genesis cables.

This will be very good to know.

The only coverage I took notice of was a short video done by "my life in gaming" on YouTube.

[Mathius]

^^What cables?

[Medic_wheat]

^^What cables?