Video Game "Look what I found"

[CRTGAMER]

Atari Paddle PlugnPlay - $5.00 Swap Meet
The Jaks PlugnPlay paddle really has a good tight weighted Spinner feel to it. A collection of thirteen paddle games including Arcade Pong and Warlords. The games are Breakout, Canyon Bomber, Casino, Circus Atari, Demons to Diamonds, Night Driver, Steeplechase, Street Racer, Super Breakout, Video Olympics, Warlords, Pong (Arcade), Warlords (Arcade). The menu works pretty well in selecting a game or difficulty level. There is a two player version of this PlugnPlay, but happy at finding this in very good condition. The best "console" Arcade Warlords, easy composite hookup with a very nice solid spinner.

Portable Game System Guide - viewtopic.php?f=52&p=481526#p481526

PC Mac IntelliVision Lives! 1.1 - $1.00 Thrift Store
A very lucky find at another Thrift Store location, I rarely visit this store due to the distance. The Intellivision game roms are emulated on numerous systems, so why a compilation disc?. A nice thing about older computer compilation discs such as this is the tons of extras. Almost like an encyclopedia, it includes a Hyperlinked Index, Pictures and Video Clips.

The disc has History of the Blue Sky Rangers, the people and information about the unreleased Intellivision III and even the Intellivision IV. There are a ton of 70s photos to take one back, the clothes and big hair. Finding treasures like this makes me grin owning a classic CRT iMac. The mac version on the disc only runs on Retro G3 iMacs with OS9 installed.

After seeing all the bonus stuff, this is worth the thirty bucks sold at the web site!

http://www.intellivisionlives.com/retrotopia/lives.shtml
PC: Pentium 266MHz, Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP

Now hear the original Intellivision designers tell the often-funny, often-bizarre story of the 1980s video game frenzy: constant deadlines, all-night programming marathons, marketing battles, corporate wars, practical jokes and working in what one described as a giant dorm room.

Then play the original games, in all their simple, blocky-graphics glory. You'll discover what the frenzy was all about: these games are as fun and addictive today as they were nearly 20 years ago!

PC Mac Who Wants to be Millionaire Kids - $1.50 Thrift Store
Another game that can be played with the Buzz Controllers with a simple set of software tools. Millionaire Kid is actually harder then the title alludes, a Middle or High school rounds of questions. Great Party game and when used with the Buzz controllers, non gaming family members can be drawn in to try.

Buzz with YDK Jack and Millionaire - viewtopic.php?f=52&p=643690#p643690



PC Doom 3 Expansion Pack - $1.50 Thrift Store
The Resurrection of Evil disc. Already own Doom 3, nice to get the add on to try a new level.

PC Links LS 1999 - $2.50 Thrift Store
A very long running Golf series, this has gone from Access Software to Microsoft and back to Access again. It has a huge compilation of courses and data spanning four discs. Seventeen SVGA golf courses converted to LS to play and multimedia tours of various Golf courses and Lodges. The nineteenth hole is in my "medicine" cabinet in the kitchen.

NES Four Port Adapter - $10.00 Swap Meet
I'm mainly using this for an extension to make it easier to unplug and plug in my different styles of NES controllers. Nice that it has Auto Fire built in, wonder how many NES games are more then two player?

PS2 GH Soul Calibur III - $8.00 $4.00 Swap Meet
"Buy any hardware, get one game half off." I have the black label that has the bonus Namco demo disc and was missing the Soul Caliber III game. The Greatest Hits version does not come with the demo disc, but it is the newest PS2 version and maybe might even have extra features?

I updated the PS2 Special Editions List to reflect this.

[prfsnl_gmr]

I know that there were some devastating, memory-card-erasing glitches in the "black label" release of Soul Calibur III. Does any one know whether the "Greatest Hits" version corrected this problem?

EDIT: My very quick internet research indicates that the Greatest Hits version did not correct the glitch...but I could be wrong on this point. Does any one here have a definitive answer?

[wip3outguy7]

I spy with my little Ei...nhander!

So how does that screen work as far as shmups go? Can you see tiny bullets ok?

I haven't had a chance to really sit down with Einhander, but this is probably the best pre-HD era LCD you're going to find. No flicking or ghosting. Just amazing.

It uses the old lamp style, so the bottom of the screen is brighter than the rest and it fades to the top. Oh and the viewing angle is a bit narrow; something common from LCDs of that era.

I played Ghost in the Shell and Rollcage Stage 2 for a couple of hours last night and I had no trouble keeping track of what was going on. Spectacular image quality and refresh rate.

EDIT: I bet you can easily TATE that shit haha!

Hehe, no doubt. I'm going to track down a set of A/V to camcorder jack cables. The back of the display accepts a 1/4 in camcorder input. Then I can play whatever system I want on it.

UPDATE: I fired up Einhander during lunch and played for around 20 mins. Shmups? No problem. Sure you're playing on a 5" display, but I had no issues seeing enemy fire. No lag either. I got the 2nd boss to his final form and shit was flying everywhere. Didn't break a sweat, no-miss.

[pierrot]

I know that there were some devastating, memory-card-erasing glitches in the "black label" release of Soul Calibur III. Does any one know whether the "Greatest Hits" version corrected this problem?

EDIT: My very quick internet research indicates that the Greatest Hits version did not correct the glitch...but I could be wrong on this point. Does any one here have a definitive answer?

Can you be more specific about the glitch? I've had an SCIII black label save sitting on one of my memory cards for about 6 years, and that memory card hasn't had any data issues. I think I might delete that save from my PS3 now, though....

[prfsnl_gmr]

I know that there were some devastating, memory-card-erasing glitches in the "black label" release of Soul Calibur III. Does any one know whether the "Greatest Hits" version corrected this problem?

EDIT: My very quick internet research indicates that the Greatest Hits version did not correct the glitch...but I could be wrong on this point. Does any one here have a definitive answer?

Can you be more specific about the glitch? I've had an SCIII black label save sitting on one of my memory cards for about 6 years, and that memory card hasn't had any data issues. I think I might delete that save from my PS3 now, though....

No problem. Here is an FAQ on the glitch:

http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps2/927089-soulcalibur-iii/faqs/40424

I do not know if it affects save files on a PS3...

[pierrot]

No problem. Here is an FAQ on the glitch:

http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps2/927089-soulcalibur-iii/faqs/40424

I do not know if it affects save files on a PS3...

Thanks.

I skimmed it a bit, but it looks like it mostly has to do with the chronicles of the sword save, which I don't think I ever started in SC III.
Anyway, I haven't had that issue, but for the last two years, I haven't had a US PS2, so I can't even really test it now.

[BoringSupreez]

Found NBA Hangtime for PS1 at Goodwill for $3, CIB and in good condition.

[Nitman99]

$10 at 2nd & Charles (a used book/electronics store). I'm hearing a rumor that these were somehow distributed in Best Buys and Fry's across the US, can anyone verify? It'd take away a bit of the magic of the find but I'm still plenty satisfied. Now if only I could find the Ouendan series and Valkyria Chronicles 3 in the wild!

[JoeAwesome]

$10 at 2nd & Charles (a used book/electronics store). I'm hearing a rumor that these were somehow distributed in Best Buys and Fry's across the US, can anyone verify? It'd take away a bit of the magic of the find but I'm still plenty satisfied. Now if only I could find the Ouendan series and Valkyria Chronicles 3 in the wild!

Although I never saw one in person at BB, I remember a ymmv thread about it years ago on cheapassgamer. I believe it to be true; some kind of testing on the sale of DS imports, iirc.

[pierrot]

$10 at 2nd & Charles (a used book/electronics store). I'm hearing a rumor that these were somehow distributed in Best Buys and Fry's across the US, can anyone verify? It'd take away a bit of the magic of the find but I'm still plenty satisfied. Now if only I could find the Ouendan series and Valkyria Chronicles 3 in the wild!

Although I never saw one in person at BB, I remember a ymmv thread about it years ago on cheapassgamer. I believe it to be true; some kind of testing on the sale of DS imports, iirc.

Yep, they were definitely stocked at Best Buy years ago. I think I remember seeing that particular game at a couple other places, too; I want to say F.Y.E. or something.