RickR Posted November 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 12 minutes ago, socrates63 said: If you ever visit Pink Gorilla, be sure to wear the beanie for a 20% discount on used games on Fridays. I believe the discount is 10% on all other days. My PG t-shirt has paid for itself a few times over. I did not know this! I'll get one next time I go to PG. HDN, Atari Creep and socrates63 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted November 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 The Junk Box has returned to the mother ship. Hooey, it's heavy too. I was huffin' and puffin' by the time I got back home from our parcel locker. Let's have a look at it, shall we? It's so cool how you guys supplemented the decorations so tastefully. The box is definitely worn, but intact. Atari Creep, HDN, socrates63 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted November 23, 2020 Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 And the journey ends where it began! nosweargamer, Atari Creep, HDN and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDN Posted November 23, 2020 Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 1 hour ago, socrates63 said: Sorry the loose 2600 cartridges weren't in better shape, Harry. I gave your list of 2600 games to a local gamer, and this is what he came back with. Price was very good though. You can upgrade to better condition ones later and trade or give these away later 🙂 Oh, I’m actually a big fan of beat-up games. I sometimes purposely go out of my way to get the ugly ones, even if there’s no price reduction. You should take a look at my copies of Moon Patrol or Defender. You should make a wanted list yourself, @socrates63. Who knows, maybe I’ll find one of the items in my travels and could send it your way. About the below quote (can’t delete and reposition it on my phone): My dad got a kick out of some of those old trading cards. His quote of the day is as follows: ”[Daryl Strawberry] was almost as good at baseball as he was at doing cocaine.” 1 hour ago, socrates63 said: I'm glad to have passed on some goodies from the junk box. My eyes are too old for tiny screens and handhelds 🤣 so that Coleco went to you. Since you and I have yet to win a NSG card pack drawing, well, we now have our own 🙃 nosweargamer and socrates63 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted November 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 (edited) This is absolutely nuts. I've been part of many junk boxes before, but this one is full of some WILD stuff and I am so delighted. This may take a few posts to get through, so bear with me. First thing I want to post is the crap I put in that made it all the way back to me. It's not a large pile, which is good. But I'm shocked nobody wanted Pilotwings! It's such a great game. It's going back into my Super Nintendo collection (unless someone wants it. PM me!) In fact, if you see anything here you really wanted but didn't want to be greedy...PM me. I'm easy. Edited November 23, 2020 by RickR nosweargamer and Atari Creep 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted November 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 Now, don't get me wrong. I don't mean to pick favorites. There is some fantabulous stuff in this box. But I'm going to be honest. These items right here are absolutely amazing to me. They may be worthless -- I have no idea. But not to me. Can you guess what they are? If you said "pinballs", you would be correct. Yes, I'm a weirdo. socrates63, nosweargamer, chas10e and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted November 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 Candy, little figures, and #16, #17 NSG card packs. socrates63, Arenafoot and Atari Creep 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted November 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 Trinkets, or treasure? I say treasure. Are those Nintendo pogs? Star Trek stamps? Another Milieu Macabre figure? A Steve Austin magnet??? Spiderman playing cards? Springy Luigi happy meal toy???? TREASURE. Atari Creep, socrates63, nosweargamer and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted November 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 The Last Starfighter BluRay. PS3 and XB360 games. LYNX! Gameboy! And two Tomy pocket games I did not have. nosweargamer, Atari Creep, socrates63 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chas10e Posted November 23, 2020 Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 3 minutes ago, RickR said: Now, don't get me wrong. I don't mean to pick favorites. There is some fantabulous stuff in this box. But I'm going to be honest. These items right here are absolutely amazing to me. They may be worthless -- I have no idea. But not to me. Can you guess what they are? If you said "pinballs", you would be correct. Yes, I'm a weirdo. Yep thems iz pinballs, they have quite a few plays on them 1,147 roughly , I am the guilty one that placed them in there if you hadn't guessed already, now you ust need a whole machine to go with it 😉 socrates63 and RickR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted November 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 Impossible Mission! Thank you so much for that one. I've been wanting that for a long time. Quickshot joystick And a pink DS that used to belong to Sophia. It came with Mario/Luigi at the Winter Olympics. @HDN, is this a good DS for hacking? socrates63 and Atari Creep 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted November 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 And now, the items that blew my mind. There is junk (with small letters) and then there is JUNK. GOOD JUNK. So wild. It's a Wii Sports BOWLING BAG! WTF! I love this so much. And inside, a "hacked" and wrapped Wii. Are you kidding me? socrates63 and Arenafoot 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted November 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 Thank you so much to those of you who participated in the box and the discussion. Truly another epic junk box on the Atari.io. It is now time to post pics or videos of what you all put in. I will do so shortly. socrates63, Atari Creep and nosweargamer 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted November 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 (edited) Stuff I put in. I wanted to load up on SNES and Genesis stuff, as we had a few participants who hinted they needed them. Edited November 23, 2020 by RickR Arenafoot, nosweargamer, HDN and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDN Posted November 23, 2020 Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 25 minutes ago, RickR said: @HDN, is this a good DS for hacking? It will work, but you will need a Flashcard for that one. I forget what the one is called that goes in Slot 1. But if you got one, it should be just as compatible (if not more so as you can use DLDI drivers on flash cards) as mine is. I used a DSi, which has a built-in SD slot. That way I wouldn’t have to spend any money on it. I will have to see what the card is called. I will get back to you on that. But the short answer is yes, it’s good for hacking, though you’ll need to spend a bit more money on it than if you hacked a Wii or DSi or the like. You need more than just an SD, but not much. You will have fun with it and I can help you out. nosweargamer and RickR 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chas10e Posted November 23, 2020 Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 stuff I put in , last moment 7800 cart added, I knew @RickR would geek-out on the Bowling bag & Combat Manuals (3 different revisions) nosweargamer, socrates63 and RickR 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted November 24, 2020 Report Share Posted November 24, 2020 That box was a TARDIS! Lots of good stuff in it! Here are pictures of what I put in the box... RickR, nosweargamer and socrates63 3 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted November 24, 2020 Report Share Posted November 24, 2020 I thought the Star Trek magazine was for you @RickR because you're a Trekkie (my assumption based on your profile cover image)! I didn't think that you put it there. One item I particularly struggled with was the modded Wii as I've always wanted one (I have a Wii) and the bowling bag. I love Wii Sports and the bag was perfect! Alas, I don't have space for it. Notes on some of the stuff I put in and photos below: The iam8bit sticker went on the outside of the box. Pointmaster joystick was part of the lot where I picked up the heavy sixer a couple of months ago. Stuff that did not make it in the box: the ET lego (shown below), a larger set of LotR figures, an Atari 8-bit CIB game, a plushy, and some other stuff. The Alan Wake game with the MS employee store sticker -- that was purchased by me way back in the day, and 1845, that's my employee number on the sticker. I was going to buy another copy to send (since I recommended it to RickR in another thread ) but decided to put a more personal touch on it 🙂 Rick, feel free to sell or trade it -- I don't mean to imply anything. Atari Creep, nosweargamer, RickR and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted November 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2020 45 minutes ago, socrates63 said: Rick, feel free to sell or trade it -- I don't mean to imply anything. Nope! Gonna keep it and try it. I appreciate the personal touch. Thanks! nosweargamer, HDN, Arenafoot and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDN Posted November 24, 2020 Report Share Posted November 24, 2020 I decided to make my own end label for the copy of Adventure (or “dventure” according to the damaged front label) that @socrates63 sent me. For this, since I couldn’t find my labeler (haven’t seen it in years, but I don’t know where it could have gone), the best I could do was a sharpie and some masking tape. I decided to make the most of my lack of proper labeling materials and create something a bit more special and personalized. And, I like it! I added a few drawings of some of the items and characters as well as the name of the game (with Odyssey 2-inspired exclamation point), name of the system (I debated between VCS and 2600 but ultimately chose the latter), and the Atari Fuji symbol. This label didn’t take me long to make, and aside from the fact that it is drawn on masking tape I think it turned out well and looks nice. Here’s my custom HDN label next to a genuine, limited edition copy of Galaxian with a special @RickR end label. Here’s what the front label looks like on Dventure. Did you know that Dventure is a jame program that you e with joystick controllers? I didn’t, but according the the label that’s what it is. Unfortunately, the label doesn’t tell me what a jame program (trademark) is, or what is is to “e” something. Overall, I like my new label for Adventure. I think I am going to start buying more games without end labels in the future. They typically run cheaper than the others at my local store by a couple of bucks. I enjoyed doodling on the Adventure label as well. It isn’t terribly professional looking, like Rick’s labels are, but I think it adds a touch of personalization to my collection. nosweargamer, socrates63 and RickR 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted November 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2020 58 minutes ago, HDN said: Here’s my custom HDN label next to a genuine, limited edition copy of Galaxian with a special @RickR end label I like yours a lot better. nosweargamer, HDN and socrates63 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted November 24, 2020 Report Share Posted November 24, 2020 17 hours ago, RickR said: Candy, little figures, and #16, #17 NSG card packs. MUSCLES figures! I was a big fan of those as a kid. I rember the 10 packs coming in plastic trash cans, lol. 17 hours ago, RickR said: And now, the items that blew my mind. There is junk (with small letters) and then there is JUNK. GOOD JUNK. So wild. It's a Wii Sports BOWLING BAG! WTF! I love this so much. And inside, a "hacked" and wrapped Wii. Are you kidding me? That is cool! That bowling bag looks like it has an Atari Fuji symbol too. @chas10e, do you know the origins of the bag? Is it a custom deal or some sort of promo item? FYI I will post a video of what I put in a little later. HDN and socrates63 2 Quote The No Swear Gamer on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChtJuo040EOCTVziObIgVcg Host of The Atari 7800 Game by Game Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher and YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Creep Posted November 24, 2020 Report Share Posted November 24, 2020 (edited) 19 hours ago, socrates63 said: That Lego ET is amazing!!!! Here is what I put in: Edited November 24, 2020 by Atari Creep TrekMD, nosweargamer, RickR and 1 other 4 Quote Don't just watch TV, PLAY IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted November 24, 2020 Report Share Posted November 24, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, HDN said: Overall, I like my new label for Adventure. Me, too 🙂 The drawings are a very nice touch 👍 🎨 and really make it uniquely yours. I, on the other hand, am not very good about customizing things. Heck, I often don't even customize Windows or MacOS outside of maybe changing the default wallpaper. @Atari Creep the box giveth and taketh away 🤣🤣 Yes, I was very happy to have the MK cartridge. I also had to think long and hard about that Wii. You packed in a lot of awesome stuff! Edited November 24, 2020 by socrates63 HDN, nosweargamer and Atari Creep 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie! Posted November 24, 2020 Report Share Posted November 24, 2020 Here is what I put in when I had it, I am to lazy to make a video about it....:P Atari Creep, RickR and nosweargamer 2 1 Quote My Youtube Channel Arcade USA! - https://www.youtube.com/user/SVT512 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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