So, if you pay fifteen hundred dollars for magical chase, do you play it?
Well, for me, that's kind of the whole point. I'm kinda f'd in the head I guess, as I'm essentially re-living a chunk of my childhood, except this time with more toys.
When I sit down and play I sit down in a closet (not much different from my bedroom circa 1989) with my Commodore monitor (mono audio, so sad) ... same monitor I grew up with, and I plug the game into the same TG-16 I grew up with (complete with "custom" composite output mod I did when I was ~14... pre "internets") and I play with the same pads I grew up with (complete with "custom" slow-mo mod I also did when I was ~14) ... I suppose I could emulate this stuff, but the experience really would not be the same, so I guess the only big difference is that this time around (~18 yrs later) I have about 200 more games to choose from. heh. Back in the day I didn't have cash for games. I fixed broken gear and then traded it for games.
Someone will undoubtedly point out that I could get one of those flash cards and just put magical chase on it. The thought had occurred to me, but that gets into the why I'm f'd in the head part... it really just wouldn't have been the same.
Still with Magical Chase... there's definitely some inner conflict. It's the first game I've bought where I had to even ask myself if I should play it. Or... the larger question really... should I leave it out where my kids can play it? Right now my kids (3, 5, and 7 yrs) have access to all my non-CD games. I even leave the cases and manuals out for free access by the family. For magical chase WMAC included a generic case w/ sparky sticker, so I think what I'll do is leave out the game and case, but put away the box and manual. Might even scan in the manual and print up a copy, dunno.
I saw some folks talking about how long they've waited for a good deal to come up, hey, I've wanted everything TG for nearly two decades, a lot of us have. It's just now (the last two years or so) that I've actually had the time to pursue the dream, so to speak. I say time because -- 99% of the cash has come from my flipping stuff on eBay. I started small, buying broken TG's, fixing them, and adding the composite mod I first did when I was a kid, then started fixing broken duo's and flipping those, then recently I was able to pick up a broken PAC, region-mod it, and flip that... it's slow going, but when I paid WMAC, it was 100% in the paypal account, funded by ebay sales. Just yesterday a broken Duo-R arrived from japan. Had it fixed in 10 mins. ;-) Now I'm hoping I can find a buyer and use that cash to fund more games. Tho I still gotta make an AC Adapter and AV cable before I can put it up on ebay... It's almost like I'm back to my childhood! Wheeling and dealing trying to trade junk I got for treasure I want.
Would i trade me gear ( girl games, terraforming etc ). YES absolutely id love to, thats what my spares are for, to trade with other people who have the parts i need, help each other out, that to me is helping the community, doing a fair trade where both parties have positive outcomes. But like others have said the rare stuff doesnt pop up that much, and after 10 years or so with this system id like to complete it Smile..
I wish I had some of the loot you're looking for... I don't think I do, but... I'm willing to save you some ebay fees and pay you a FMV for the goodies I'm looking for.
I also maintain a listing of all my available trades, etc, on ebay. I'm not going to play it off like it's a sweetheart deal or anything, but check out my thread in the sales area for details. The stuff is priced to sell and I'm perfectly happy to pass along savings for whatever fees don't get fed to the ebay beast.
I'd like to close with a sad realization, that my enjoyment of this copy of Magical Chase comes somewhat at the expense of a father who needed the cash for his family. I really hope things turn around for you WMAC, I know the economy sucks right now... it must really suck for you locally to have to part with something like this. In any case, I'm glad it was you I got my copy from, vs. some unknown that really could have been laughing all the way to the bank.
