LeeJ07
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While I don't have any valuable games, I HAVE been in this kind of position with another type of collectible.
I like to collect a variety of things besides video games. (In fact, I probably collect too many things, but that's another story...)
I'm an avid reader, and I like to collect antique books. Quite a few years ago I got my hands on an interesting old book called "Ver Beck's Book of Bears." Now, I didn't think too much about it. It had really nice illustrations, was a pretty old book, but didn't seem too special.
A few years ago, though, I got curious and decided to look it up online. Low and behold it turned out to be an exceedingly rare volume worth up to $400 or more. That's a good deal of money for a book. I like it far too much to sell, though. It has more value to me than the money.
I imagine if I found any truly rare, valuable video games, it would be a similar case, and depend entirely on whether I like the game more than the money.
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I have no shame at all when I say I've downloaded roms off the internet. If that makes me a thief, so be it. At least I'm a thief who's actually enjoying myself.
I downloaded roms of the entire Wii Virtual Console library when I learned the WiiShop was closing. No shame. My only problem is I hate playing classic console games on a computer with a keyboard. It's a right pain in the neck.
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On 11/29/2018 at 9:35 AM, jmjustin6 said:
Awesome goodwill score yesterday! Jungle green N64 for $20!! With all the hookups and a controller. Never thought I would own any of the colored N64s.
I am SOOOO jealous. I've been wanting to get an N64 for awhile, but I can't find any good ones for less than $30.
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As promised, here is a picture of my great find from earlier today.
It's a Coleco Telstar Classic Pong console, CIB, with instruction manual and original power cord. I got the whole thing for just $20.
This is the first Pong Console in my collection.
No idea yet if it actually works, though.
- jmjustin6, RadioPoultry, RickR and 1 other
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Not Goodwill. This is my modest haul from today's citywide garage sale.
DK Bongos for the Gamecube, Fable: The Journey for Xbox 360, and Jade Empire for the Xbox.
The white computer-like device on the left is a V-Tech Smart Start Speller from the mid to late '80s. I especially like that faux floppy disk drive it has.
The black thing on the right that looks like a calculator is a Unisonic 21 "Jimmy the Greek" Blackjack game/calculator, from 1977. As the picture shows, it still mostly works, but some of the keys appear to be broken. I believe it's now the oldest handheld in my collection.
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I had the day off yesterday so i went to 5 diffent goodwills and heres what i found. Its not everyday i find a 2600 game i dont have already. Fun with numbers is nee to me so gotta go try it out. Probably some kind of educational game. The other 2 are label upgrades.
And man ive been looking for sonic on dreamcast. And cant say no to spyro on PS1.
Fun With Numbers is just Basic Math with a fancy new name, I believe.
And man, I'm super jelly for that Sonic Adventure.
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Still need one? I'm pretty sure I have an extra
I do still need one. Sorry it's been so long to reply, I just saw your post today.
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Look what I found on Facebook last week, and just arrived in the mail today!
12 issues of Nintendo Power, arguably the greatest gaming magazine that ever existed!
There's some great stuff here, like a first look at Ocarina of Time on the N64, speculation on the upcoming Wii, and other gems of Nintendo nostalgia. I can't wait to dig deep into each issue.
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Been awhile since I shared my finds with ya'll, and not all of this thrift store stuff, but I didn't know where to post it. Some of it came from Facebook and Toys R Us going out of business sale.
From Toys R Us came all those Amiibo figures, the Chibi-Robo Set, and the Xbox 360 King's Quest game, which was much cheaper than $39.99. (I also got a Switch and some games and accessories for it, but that is a post for another day.)
The Xbox Duke controller used to belong to my brother.
Sword of Mana, Legend of Zelda/Four Swords, Hi Hi Puffy Ami Yumi and Super Mario Advance were Facebook finds.
The Mario Party DS case and manual was Facebook, too.
Kung Zhu was from Walmart.
Blue Dragon, Mah Jong Quest, Final Fantasy Tactics A2, Sonic & Sega All Stars Racing, Atari Greatest Hits, Ferrari Challenge, Rubik's World, and Super Mario 3D Land all came from Gamestop.
Lastly, Record of Agarest War was from Goodwill.
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Either one works for me, tbh. I have no preference one way or the other.
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I'm not sure, but they're going for anywhere from $26 to $30 at Gamestop and Ebay, and that seems pretty steep for just a controller. $20 seems much more reasonable to me.
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Updated. I'm in the market for an Xbox 360 controller now.
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I just discovered a short, eight episode mini documentary series on Youtube called 8 Bit Legacy: The Curious History of Video Games, and I just had to share it with you guys. The episodes are all pretty short, usually 6 to 8 minutes, tops, but they are packed with fascinating tidbits of trivia and boasting production values that would make most Youtubers green with envy. In fact, the series was even Emmy nominated.
Stand out bits include interviews with both Nolan Bushnell and Shigeru Miyamoto.
Definitely check this one out.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMFGVXWuJ1C6mpl8BuTzkjOGIVpfsyPZ0
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I'm also about to sell off the more rare games from my Intellivision collection. Don't know if anyone here would be interested. But if so, contact me. My prices will be pricecharting minus 20%
You know I'm interested. I'm working on a complete INTV collection.
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I don't think it's been mentioned before now, but the SMS has ZERO region locking. A North American SMS can play both European and South American SMS games. (The one exception is Japanese games. For some reason NA systems won't play Japanese games.)
The SMS was much more popular in Europe and South America, and there are literally DOZENS of games that never released in the US that are well worth tracking down. Brazil especially loved the SMS, and so many SMS games only came out there.
The Master System is a dream console to import games for.
What Are Your Retro Gaming Goals For 2019?
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My goal? Finally get a couple games for my Wonderswan Color, so it can stop gathering dust on my shelf.
Also get a Sega Master System, or N64.