Video Game "Look what I found"

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Re: Video Game "Look what I found"

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ZX Spectrum.... nice! I have never seen one of those in person.
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Re: Twin Famicon and Sega SG-1000 II finds

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thevgcollector wrote:I paid $80 each at a game store in PA. So i avoided the shipping fees all together. The games where thrown in and i also got Safari race with the sg-1000 II. The disc system was suppose to be nonfunctioning on the twin famicon which actually worked when i got it home.

It's not everyday you come across these systems.

Those aren't bad prices at all. And no, those are not normal to see in the wild outside of Japan (and the Mark II is not even common to find in Japan!).
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Hateshinai wrote:Picked a ZX Spectrum with joystick, PSU, joystick adapter and a box of games for 5 euros. It powers up ok but all I don't know if it works properly or not. There is no tape player to load the games and I don't think I will bother to get one. The games are probably going to get thrown away except for the few original ones that there are.

Nice Find! Considering how hard it is to get the Spectrum games, maybe hang on to the "backup" cassettes? Might have a hidden gem in the eventuality that you get a tape reader.
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Re: Video Game "Look what I found"

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CRTGAMER wrote:Nice Find! Considering how hard it is to get the Spectrum games, maybe hang on to the "backup" cassettes? Might have a hidden gem in the eventuality that you get a tape reader.


Apparently it is possible to load games from an MP3 player which makes the copied games totally worthless. I will mod the Spectrum to composite video (very simple) since I am not even getting a stable picture on my TV. If everything works I will try the mp3 load method.
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Re: Video Game "Look what I found"

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Super Bowling (N64)- $15 at Disctraders

Other stuff I found included
Wario Land 3- $4
Konami Krazy Racers- $4
Drill Dozer- $4
Resident Evil: Code: Veronica (dreamcast)- $4
Arkanoid: Doh it Again- $4
Sega Genesis (Model 2), Sega CD, Sega 32X, SNES, Nintendo 64, Gamecube, Game Boy Family, Phillips CD-i Model 910, NES, Atari 5200, Virtual Boy, Atari Jaguar, Playstations 3-4
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Re: Video Game "Look what I found"

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Gooseberrysoda wrote:Arkanoid: Doh it Again- $4


Ahhh, Arkanoid! I remember experiencing Arkanoid on the NES for the first time, my brother and I had a blast trying (and failing) to beat it. I remember finding Doh it Again in a Funco Land and being like, "Whaaaaaaaaat!? There's an Arkanoid on the SNES!?!?!"

I don't know if you've ever played Doh it Again, but it's great. I still love the NES game, but it's miserably impossible. Doh it Again is actually beatable, and it has some great 2 player modes. It's well worth the $4 you paid for it.
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Re: Video Game "Look what I found"

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Ziggy587 wrote:
Gooseberrysoda wrote:Arkanoid: Doh it Again- $4


Ahhh, Arkanoid! I remember experiencing Arkanoid on the NES for the first time, my brother and I had a blast trying (and failing) to beat it. I remember finding Doh it Again in a Funco Land and being like, "Whaaaaaaaaat!? There's an Arkanoid on the SNES!?!?!"

I don't know if you've ever played Doh it Again, but it's great. I still love the NES game, but it's miserably impossible. Doh it Again is actually beatable, and it has some great 2 player modes. It's well worth the $4 you paid for it.


It also works with the SNES mouse.
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Re: Video Game "Look what I found"

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Been awhile since i did a round up
O.D.T (ps1) complete $5

Gameboy stuff
Pokemon puzzle challenge complete 7/10 box $10
Rampage (gameboy) $5
Swamp thing (gameboy) $5
Pokemon leaf green $5
Gameboy colour/color Australian limited edition 50 cents was in a pile of kids plastic toys

Megadrive games
Mortal kombat 2 $3
Quack shot $3
Sonic spinball $3
Daffy duck in Hollywood Complete $3
Jewel master complete $3

Playstation 2 slim travel bag $2 unused
Following gameboy games for $3.75 each all in plastic covers
yoshi's story,donkey kong land 3,top ranking tennis,Gameboy gallery 5 in 1
Spyro year of the dragon $3 complete

Kungfu chaos face full of fist $5 complete in great condition
God hand $5
Transbot master system $7 may have over paided for this one
Bust a grove ps1 $3

Official gameboy link cable in box $9
Maximo $4
Nano breaker $4
Second sight $4
State of emergency $4
Ys- the ark of napishtim $4
samurai shodown anthology $4

Bought some 360 games so it will stop collecting dust
Gears of war $9
Fear files $9
The king of fighters XII $9
Saints row $9
Project sylpheed $10
Sega superstar tennis $3
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Re: Video Game "Look what I found"

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Hobie-wan wrote:It also works with the SNES mouse.


I've known that pretty much since I got the game, but I've never actually tried it yet. I guess the thinking was that it'd be like the Arkanoid paddle, but the thought of using the SNES mouse always seemed like it would be too hard to me. I'll have to try it one day, just to see. I might have actually already tried it, but I just don't remember. :lol:

On the talk of Arkanoid, there's Arkanoid Returns on the PS1, but it was only released in Japan. According to Wiki, it's on the Japan PSN for download. It has 50 stages and no bosses. It had a re-release, called "Arkanoid Returns 2000" as far as I can tell. According to Wiki, "The R 2000 re-release adds 150 additional stages, bringing the total to 200, with bosses on levels 100, 199, and 200. This release also contained a level editor." I think I have burns of both, but I haven't gotten around to trying them yet. But it looks like if you enjoy Doh it Again, then you would enjoy the PS1 games as well.

There was an Arkanoid II on the Famicom, which I've played on a flash cart, but it just seems too difficult. I'll put up with the original NES game, but the Famicom sequel holds nothing special in my opinion. And also, I just read on Wiki that there's an Arkanoid on WiiWare. I might have to check that out.
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Re: Video Game "Look what I found"

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zombieeater wrote:Ys- the ark of napishtim $4


PS2 or PSP?
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