20th December 2010, 8:56 PM
(This post was last modified: 20th December 2010, 10:03 PM by A Black Falcon.)
Yesterday (12/19)
PC
--
Asteroids (ActiVision, late '90s) - $1, jewelcase only
The Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit -- $35, from Amazon, new on sale. Yeah, the new one. I saw it on sale there and just couldn't resist, the game sounds quite good... it's the first time I've gotten something on Amazon.
The following three items were $10 total.
An untested, loose original-model NES -- it's dirty and I thought it likely wouldn't work, but I've always wanted one so I couldn't pass it up for that price. And indeed it does have a bad 72-pin connector, I only managed to get it working by pressing the cart down more, and even then only for a while before it glitched. I'll need a replacement. On the other hand though, I hooked it up via AV and it clearly has a better picture quality than my NES 2 (no vertical lines...), so I probably will do that at some point.
A NES controller, original style -- very dirty, and the A and B buttons don't seem to work. Maybe I'll try to clean it, but I wouldn't use it much anyway, so we'll see.
Genesis
--
Chakan (cart only) - I've heard it's insanely hard, we'll see if I find it any fun...
Today
--
SNES
--
Choplifter III - cart only - buy 2 get 1 free, with this and the next two, all were listed at $8 so it was $16 for the three.
N64 (both cart only)
--
Twisted Edge Extreme Snowboarding -Boss Games' snowboarding effort.
S.C.A.R.S. (Super Computer Animal Racing Simulation) - Ubisoft N64/PC futuristic racing/Mario Kart game. Okay game, but not amazing.
GBA - all three cart only and $5 each (from Gamestop, who knows how much longer they'll be carrying GBA games and they have some for pretty cheap...)
--
Drill Dozer - Always wanted to play this one, not sure why I passed on it when it came out... I remember seeing it marked down once and not getting it, and wishing I had later, but I didn't see it again.
Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge
Tales of Phantasia - I know it's the worst port, but it was cheap enough that I got it anyway.
PC
--
HardBall 6 - $2, jewelcase only
The Lawnmower Man - $2, jewelcase only
Xbox
--
Ninja Gaiden - $6 - I'd rather have Black, but that costs like $25 around here...
PS1
--
Chrono Cross - $9
Gamecube
--
Donkey Konga with Bongos - $9 -- I got this for the bongos, not the game. Even though I passed on it back then, I have wanted to play DJ Jungle Beat, and to do that properly I need bongos... I don't have DKJB, but it's $5 now at Gamestop so getting a cheap copy of that at least should be easy. As for this game though, doubt I'll be playing it much. I'm utterly abysmal at music games after all, and can't stand them.
PC
--
Asteroids (ActiVision, late '90s) - $1, jewelcase only
The Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit -- $35, from Amazon, new on sale. Yeah, the new one. I saw it on sale there and just couldn't resist, the game sounds quite good... it's the first time I've gotten something on Amazon.
The following three items were $10 total.
An untested, loose original-model NES -- it's dirty and I thought it likely wouldn't work, but I've always wanted one so I couldn't pass it up for that price. And indeed it does have a bad 72-pin connector, I only managed to get it working by pressing the cart down more, and even then only for a while before it glitched. I'll need a replacement. On the other hand though, I hooked it up via AV and it clearly has a better picture quality than my NES 2 (no vertical lines...), so I probably will do that at some point.
A NES controller, original style -- very dirty, and the A and B buttons don't seem to work. Maybe I'll try to clean it, but I wouldn't use it much anyway, so we'll see.
Genesis
--
Chakan (cart only) - I've heard it's insanely hard, we'll see if I find it any fun...
Today
--
SNES
--
Choplifter III - cart only - buy 2 get 1 free, with this and the next two, all were listed at $8 so it was $16 for the three.
N64 (both cart only)
--
Twisted Edge Extreme Snowboarding -Boss Games' snowboarding effort.
S.C.A.R.S. (Super Computer Animal Racing Simulation) - Ubisoft N64/PC futuristic racing/Mario Kart game. Okay game, but not amazing.
GBA - all three cart only and $5 each (from Gamestop, who knows how much longer they'll be carrying GBA games and they have some for pretty cheap...)
--
Drill Dozer - Always wanted to play this one, not sure why I passed on it when it came out... I remember seeing it marked down once and not getting it, and wishing I had later, but I didn't see it again.
Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge
Tales of Phantasia - I know it's the worst port, but it was cheap enough that I got it anyway.
PC
--
HardBall 6 - $2, jewelcase only
The Lawnmower Man - $2, jewelcase only
Xbox
--
Ninja Gaiden - $6 - I'd rather have Black, but that costs like $25 around here...
PS1
--
Chrono Cross - $9
Gamecube
--
Donkey Konga with Bongos - $9 -- I got this for the bongos, not the game. Even though I passed on it back then, I have wanted to play DJ Jungle Beat, and to do that properly I need bongos... I don't have DKJB, but it's $5 now at Gamestop so getting a cheap copy of that at least should be easy. As for this game though, doubt I'll be playing it much. I'm utterly abysmal at music games after all, and can't stand them.