Video Game "Look what I found"

Post by **flojocabron** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 3:28 am

heres my contribution to this fine thread.

At a fleamarket today I got

Megaman 3 NES: cart only $5.00

Super Castlevania 4 SNES: Cart only $7.00

Website · Post by **Hobie-wan** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 6:06 am

Rurouni_Fencer wrote:Found a 5-screw NES TopGun for $.99 today at PnT.. I know it's not a rare game by any stretch, but I was just amazed that TopGun was released as a 5-screw cart..

That just means it will be more durable when you throw it against the wall after crashing on the landing for the 537th time.

Post by **ninjainspandex** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 8:13 am

a street fighter IV fight pad in perfect condition for just $16 from mega media xchange just in time for rayman origins and dodonpachi ressurection

Post by **god** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 9:18 am

No super bargains, but I've been hitting up the pawn shops and found:

Tiger-Heli and Solstice NES $17.00

(This place puts crazy prices on their games, They wanted $10.00 each and thats as low as I could get them, should have left Solstice in retrospect, but the label was soooo shiny)

Game Boy Advance, white $19.95, Gradius Advance $6.95, Game Boy Tetris $2.95.

Annnnd, a nice looking Mega Drive 1 with a quickshot controller and cables, $19.95, picked up for a friend who needs one.

2 Game Boy Advance Wireless adaptors $1.85ea.

Post by **noiseredux** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 9:25 am

ninjainspandex wrote:a street fighter IV fight pad in perfect condition for just $16 from mega media xchange just in time for rayman origins and dodonpachi ressurection

I love that fightpad.

Post by **BoneSnapDeez** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 11:32 am

I should start visiting pawn shops. I usually don't because they feel kind of sketchy to me, maybe I'll stop by some of the local ones in January.

Website · Post by **Hobie-wan** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 1:05 pm

BoneSnapDeez wrote:I should start visiting pawn shops. I usually don't because they feel kind of sketchy to me, maybe I'll stop by some of the local ones in January.

I've only ever had luck once with a cheap Criterion DVD, though I forget to stop at them when I'm out running errands with time to spare.

Post by **korn16ftl3** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 3:13 pm

Rurouni_Fencer wrote:Found a 5-screw NES TopGun for $.99 today at PnT.. I know it's not a rare game by any stretch, but I was just amazed that TopGun was released as a 5-screw cart..

ok so im curious wtf does the cart screw count determine/mean?

Website · Post by **Hobie-wan** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 3:31 pm

korn16ftl3 wrote:ok so im curious wtf does the cart screw count determine/mean?

Original NES carts had 5 screws. These used more or less flathead screws, they just had a centering point in the middle. You can open these carts with a normal small flathead screwdriver. Next came 3 screw carts with the 2 notched tabs on the outside edge. Some of these use the same divot flathead screws. Then they switched to using the security screws in the 3 screw carts. Most NES carts are of the 3 security screw variety.

Some carts are available in 3 and 5 screw variations if they were early ones that had reprint batches.

Post by **Rurouni_Fencer** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 5:45 pm

^ What Hobie said..

Also, 5-screw carts yield the possibility of finding a famicom -> NES converter inside. Most notable of 5-screw carts to do so are the black-label originals, (Gyromite being the most famous.)
Check out CRT's awesome guide to learn more!

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