Video Game "Look what I found"

[Jungell]

Ghouls n Ghosts for the Master System.

Couldn't find it for the Megadrive!

[Lokkenjawnz]

It was at a yard sale today. To be honest, yard sales have been pissing me off lately. At the few that do have game stuff, it is usually a stack of used PS2/Xbox games for $10 each - most of which are sports games/platformers. If these idiots would drive 5 minutes to Gamestop they'd usually see that the same damn game can be purchased for $5 or less. I passed on a boxed GBA priced at $15, a PS2 (minus AV cable) @ $20 and a PS2 complete for $25. If I didn't already have a PS2 I guess these deals would be decent, but since I'd be selling /shipping I wouldn't make enough profit to be worth my while.

It's the VERY rare yard sale that has anything PS1 era or older. I think that is because most people who run them do at least one a year and they would have cleared out the old stuff a long time ago. Luckily, when you do find them they are usually dirt cheap. For some reason people think their stuff from last gen is still worth a pretty penny (probably because they remember buying them for $50 fairly recently).

Dude yard sales are bizarre. A few pages back I mentioned picking up a 3DO FZ-1 at the Flea Market (first time I'd ever seen one in the wild, and the Flea Market? Really?) now a little over a week ago I went out yardsaling for really the first time ever, and I found a woman selling a box with a 3DO FZ-1, two FZ-1 style controllers, one FZ-10 and about 20 or so games for $50. Two goddamn 3DOs in as many weeks. Absolutely bizarre.

But of course I picked up some of those games, so this isn't derailing the thread!

Samurai Shodown (disc only)
Gex (complete, NFR)
Total Eclipse (complete, NFR)
Cyberdillo (complete)
Road Rash (complete)
and a case and manual of The Need For Speed to complete my disc only copy.
All for only $5!

[noiseredux]

Super Ghouls N Ghosts (GBA) - $4.75

[Mod_Man_Extreme]

Just got back from the con and I got some crazy stuff!

I stole Richard Ian Cox's (Voiced the English version of Inu-Yasha in said show of the same name, was also Bedtime Bear on The Care-Bears and lots of other voices in stuff) nameplate off of the panelist's table when I was in line to see him, Kappei Yamaguchi (Japanese voice actor of Inu-Yasha and tons of other Anime characters) and Noriko Hidaka (Voiced Noriko Takaya in the original Gunbuster and several other characters from legendary 80's-00's Anime.) on a panel of the extent of their careers. Later on the next morning (Sunday) I pulled it out of my bag at the guest signing for general stuff and last minute con-goers and he busted out laughing, told me to hand it to him, signed it no problem and gave it to me.

I networked and exchanged info and cards with a Member of the local 501st Stormtroopers and was cordially invited to join as one of the only few people he was allowed to give cards to.

Bought an Evangelion parody shirt that was freaking genius: http://dog.fpsbanana.com/ico/sprays/like_a_boss.png

Grabbed some free weekly Jump comics from Japan that were being handed out.

Got a Momocon '09 T-Shirt FastBilly was selling at his Momocon promotion booth for $1 as.......well, it was a good shirt for cheap. Plus he pulling a Billy Mays/Vince routine that instantly sold me on it.

Bought a vintage circa '01 original PlayStation shirt from Carlton of Mad-Gear (Video game salesman extraordinaire and all around great guy) that he only had one of left and luckily it was in my size.

I practically channeled Michael Jordan and jumped about five feet into the air off of the ground, smacked this guy's hand out of the way and elbowed this other guy next to me all to grab a signed Supa Pirate Booty Hunt promo card that Spike Spencer (voice actor and writer for the show) threw out into the crowd at the start of his panel and actually caught it!

Met and got the info for the guy at the music booth in the dealer's room who would be able to get me a big pile of MiniDiscs and portable players for like $20.

Bought a Japanese AV-Famicom from Carlson of Mad-Gear as well so I can finally play my Japanese copy of Castlevania III with the VRC-6 chip.

Bought Mushihimesama Futari for the 360 from Video Games New York's booth as I swore I wouldn't leave the con without it.

Bought Spike Spencer's book "How To Be A Frickin' Genius Voice Actor: By, Spike Spencer F.G." and got it signed along with all of my Neon Genesis Evangelion DVD's and a picture of me with him. (This guy is seriously the coolest person I've ever met at any sort of event)

Not to mention I had my hand shaken by amazing Japanese, English and American Voice Actors and started a legend/trend/phenomenon that will forever live on in Animazement history by getting my Namco Arcade Stick signed by every single celebrity there except for the single one that I couldn't get tickets to (the rat-bastard). By the time I was going around the con center to panels and VA's or artists all the translators and panelists already knew what was up as they saw me coming in and some actually complimented me on the idea.

Spike Spencer laughed his ass off at it when I explained that I'd forgotten my DVD's as I was rushing to catch his panel and this was all I had on me, then he signed it first. (He voices Shinji Ikari in Neon Genesis Evangelion (My favorite Anime of all time) and Arakune in Blaz-Blue)

Next I took it to Richard Ian Cox (AKA: the English voice of Inu-Yasha) and got him to sign my one Inu-Yasha DVD and then I offhandedly asked him if he had ever done any video game work. He mentioned Warhammer and a few others after which I pulled out the stick and he FREAKED. He started asking me what I played, how I came up with the idea of getting my stick signed, etc.. etc... and also complimented me on the fact that it was for the original PlayStation and still in good shape despite it's age. After we talked for about 10-15 minutes he signed it "Kevin, You are Old-School! -Richard Ian Cox", told me I was one cool guy and I almost crapped my pants.

Cristina Vee gave me a free promo pic (normally $10) after she signed the arcade stick as she said it was awesome how I had managed to get everyone to sign it.

Noriko Hidaka Signed it "Fight To The Top! -Noriko" and drew a little tulip next to her name and message.

Chiho Saito Signed it and complimented me on using a film camera over digital for my con pictures and was generally the nicest person there. She was seriously just friendly and was letting people sign multiple items so I got my program/schedule signed and a picture with her as well.

Kappei Yamaguchi (Japanese Inu-Yasha voice actor along with Ranma from Ranma 1/2 and several other classic series) looked at me like I was crazy for a second when I handed it to him, mimed a few combos on the stick, then pointed at me and said "Streeturo Fiaghteruo?" in broken English. I nodded and said yes back to which he nodded his translator over and told him "You are an incredibly courageous individual to try having me sign this, I'd like to shake your hand and thank you." to which my jaw promptly dropped, I shook his hand and walked out happy as hell.

Kazuhiko Inoue looked at me funny, but then signed it without much comment. Can't say I blame him, I've never watched any of his work.

Toshifumi Yoshida looked at it and was pretty excited about getting to sign a controller. I then noticed and pointed out his Pokewalker which was peeking out of his shirt pocket after which we spent about a minute talking about games.

I also let Spike Spencer borrow my silver sharpie when I was in line to get my stuff signed and his ran out; later on when he gets up to my place in line I get my stuff signed and leave. Well, upon getting to the room I realize (and to quote....myself) "That fucker stole my sharpie" So I packed my last two unsigned Evangelion DVD's in the box I had, walked down to get my sharpie back and tried to see if I could get another two signatures to finish up my Eva collection. Well I get back at the end of the now thankfully short line and when it's my turn I tell him "I realized when I got to my hotel room that you kept my sharpie, could I get back and sneak two more signatures to finish up my collection?

The man was slightly drunk (drank wine and alternated with vodka all throughout the panel) and apparently needed to piss like fucking crazy, so he says "Walk with me." He starts signing my stuff as we walk out of his panel's room and as we're walking I notice he's starting to bounce around and talk all erratically. Then all of a sudden he just looks at me and says "I've gotta piss like mad, where are the God-damned bathrooms!?" I point him in the right direction, he hands me my now signed DVD's and my sharpie then proceeds to run off screaming and yelling in Shinji Ikari from Evangelion's voice toward the bathroom as an added bonus.

Best fucking moment E.V.E.R.

Basically I had the freaking time of my life and can't wait to hopefully go back next year.

Here are some pics of said swag:

[sevin0seven]

wow. that is crazy mod man. i love the NES and all the signed stuff.

[Mod_Man_Extreme]

Yeah, last year was my first ever con and I just packed my clothes and came with some money for the dealer's room not really knowing what to expect.

This year I made sure to come prepared and make the most out of it.

I absolutely love the AV Fami, it's small, runs ice cold, has the amazing dogbone controllers and outputs in Stereo!

[swiftzx]

Yeah, last year was my first ever con and I just packed my clothes and came with some money for the dealer's room not really knowing what to expect.

This year I made sure to come prepared and make the most out of it.

I absolutely love the AV Fami, it's small, runs ice cold, has the amazing dogbone controllers and outputs in Stereo!

Aww, I wish I could've gone but was broke My friend went and said that he didn't regret it; I'll probably go next year

[Mod_Man_Extreme]

Yeah, last year was my first ever con and I just packed my clothes and came with some money for the dealer's room not really knowing what to expect.

This year I made sure to come prepared and make the most out of it.

I absolutely love the AV Fami, it's small, runs ice cold, has the amazing dogbone controllers and outputs in Stereo!

Aww, I wish I could've gone but was broke My friend went and said that he didn't regret it; I'll probably go next year

It's surprisingly affordable, I only paid $40 for my ticket via pre-registration in January and the hotel was only $140 a night which when divided between the four people who were in it ended up being only $94 per person including tax.

The con center is small, but not too small and everyone has plenty of room to move more than comfortably. I'll be posting some pics of everything up as soon as I go to get the film developed and have a Photo CD made as well.

[lisalover1]

How do you guys keeps finding these cool things at yard sales? I spent the better half of my Saturday last week going to yard sales, and I didn't even find a single video game!

[GamerMON]

Got off craigslist today he wanted $30 but since I picked it up today I got it for $20.
Blue GCN with controller, Silver wavebird, Legend of Zelda WInd Waker (with manual and some inserts but too scratched to play, I need to get it resurfaced), Soul Caliber 2 (gh version no manual), Need for Speed Underground 2 (no manual), XII(no manual), and Surf Wave (no manual).