Wii Kirby's Epic Yarn - $29.99 New Retag $14.99 Gamestop
This was strange, the Manual, Nintendo Club Points and an Advertising Flyer were all inside in crisp new condition. There was a brand new "used game" price sticker stuck over another sticker underneath on the case which also looks shiny new condition. When I took the game up to the counter, the employee pulled another copy from the drawer. It also had all the crisp new extra brochures inside. I suspected both were new so I asked the employee to check and see if any store had new copies. After checking, the employee apologized and stated that the game is only sold as used. Weird that the online site still shows new, but maybe it has not been updated yet?
Gamestop will sometimes retag new items as used! In this case all the new Kirbys behind the counter dropped from $29.99 and now sold at $14.99 as used games! This was on top of the original used price of $19.99 listed at the online site. I registered the Club Nintendo Points which went in fine, another indication the game was new! I wonder what other titles might be in the same scenario?
Vintage Mercury Switch - $3.00 Swap Meet
I teased mjmjr about using mercury switches as a rotate detection to auto flip the Arcade Sticks for his Custom TATE Arcade. This is an interesting very old dual contact sensor switch. The mercury sloshing back and forth inside the glass bulb looks like the switch could belong in the SCIFI Channel Oddities show. That's Edgar in the pic above. The "Test Tube with wires" has two "buttons", maybe I'll use for a mod in a controller as a tilt and shaker combo switch. Track and Field game?
MGA Pacman LCD - FREE Dads Day Gift
Daughter knows I collect old portable games, so she made sure to get me the uncommon mini cab version that includes the Red Ball Stick just like the Arcade. Not sure of the year, Google searches show the smaller DPad version.
The Pacman Arcade and home versions allow a player to hold a stick to turn a corner before getting there. The portable does not allow this, the stick must be bumped right at the corner. Maybe poor programming or intentional, but it does add a new tactic in game play of the old dot eater. In addition, the maze scrolls like Pacman Jr, another nice bonus.
MadCatz Arcade Gamestick 4758 - $17.99
After reading noise's Thread concerning this, I had to get it. I remember a Gamestop somewhere in the county having it so went for a drive guesstimating which store I saw it. Sure enough, it was still hanging there on a peg hook buried behind other 360 used controllers. I struck a conversation with the employee.
CRTGAMER: "I saw this months ago, lucky it was still here"
Employee: "I remember getting this, must have been two years ago."
We both look at the package and see a recent sticker. Inside the bag there is a sticker stuck right on the stick with a date of 09-21-10. Back then still the $19.99 price.
Employee: "Almost two years in my store."
CRTGAMER: "See the knob? I'm buying this for the SPINNER."
From the look on the Employee's face he did not know that tiny important bit of information. Two years in his store and he and any other customer missed not buying a 360 Spinner! The "Atari Joystick Spinner" can also work in the PC.
SKU 900627 XB360 Controller - Wired <Other-Used>
Review and Tweak here: http://www.racketboy.com/forum/viewtopi ... 61#p630361
Atari 2600 CX40 Joystick - $3.95 Thrift Store
An extra for the Atari VCS that has one stick missing the outer rubber. Still on a hunt for a CX10 to see what all the fuss is about.
Star Trek Chronology - $2.00 Bookoff
First Edition that has pics and short paragraphs describing the timeline in the Trek series. I bought it for the memorable run of the original series, it shows pics of all the guest actors. The doctor treating his computer as a person, the crazed commodore sacrificing his ship on the planet killer and of course the con man Harry Mudd! The original series was more then phaser blasts, great stories to rewatch again.
Mattel Baseball 1978 - $7.00 Shipped
After an OHM Meter check, the battery clip needed repair. An easy fix.
Teardown and Review here: http://www.racketboy.com/forum/viewtopi ... 96#p629896
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