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[Peanut]

Uuuughgghghghghgh! Anyone have a Japanese ps1/2 they can hook me up with? I'm buying f*cking games I can't even play yet. Most specifically this one...



It still costs a stupid amount to import a PS2 and PS1's are reasonable, but I can't go down this paaaaaaath. Oh my god...the f*cking MADNESS!

[ObiWanFan4life]

Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

I'm not sure I agree with either one of your sentences. I don't remember it being that hard. I finished the game when I had it. Then I played through the Genesis version since my cousin had that. For some reason, I had trouble beating Scar in that version, but I did get it done.

Scar was hard, but stages like can't wait to be king and Hakuna Matata were easy. Sometimes the game wouldn't respond to me pressing the jump button, and you cannot tell me you beat can't wait to be king on your first try.

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by ObiWanFan4life

Scar was hard, but stages like can't wait to be king and Hakuna Matata were easy. Sometimes the game wouldn't respond to me pressing the jump button, and you cannot tell me you beat can't wait to be king on your first try.

I don't believe I have.

I played it on the Genesis first because my cousin had it for the Genesis. Then I took a look at the movie itself, and decided I'd get the game for my SNES. It's basically the exact same thing as the Genesis version but with better graphics and sound, and I thought it would be nice to have my own copy to enjoy.

[Luke795]

Got Mega Man 1 on Wii U for $1.

[Zulithe]

Originally Posted by Luke795

Got Mega Man 1 on Wii U for $1.

How'd you get it for $1? They are all normal price for me. Except Kirby, obviously.

[愛]

Originally Posted by Peanut

Uuuughgghghghghgh! Anyone have a Japanese ps1/2 they can hook me up with? I'm buying f*cking games I can't even play yet. Most specifically this one...



It still costs a stupid amount to import a PS2 and PS1's are reasonable, but I can't go down this paaaaaaath. Oh my god...the f*cking MADNESS!

Sorry, bro. I just use Free McBoot with my PS2 to play any game I want from the hard drive, particularly Beatmania IIDX games.

[Luke795]

Originally Posted by Zulithe

How'd you get it for $1? They are all normal price for me. Except Kirby, obviously.

If you already bought the games on the Wii VC and transfer them to the Wii U then NES games only cost $1 and SNES games only cost $1.50.

[Zulithe]

Originally Posted by Luke795

If you already bought the games on the Wii VC and transfer them to the Wii U then NES games only cost $1 and SNES games only cost $1.50.

Oh right... that... well your post didn't imply that -__- Anyway enjoy.

[Allio]

Got Arcana Heart 3

[Peanut]

Originally Posted by 愛

Sorry, bro. I just use Free McBoot with my PS2 to play any game I want from the hard drive, particularly Beatmania IIDX games.

I've got numerous ways of doing this, but its way less romantic to me to not use original hardware and software to do this stuff. It's an awful way to feel, because it costs so much more money, but I can't help it.

[愛]

Originally Posted by Peanut

I've got numerous ways of doing this, but its way less romantic to me to not use original hardware and software to do this stuff. It's an awful way to feel, because it costs so much more money, but I can't help it.

I know that feel. Emulation and the like feels so weird to me. I love playing on original hardware, too.

[Peanut]

Hit some great deals at a flea market today. Managed to grab a black label Mega Man Legends for $6! I was incredibly happy and fully content with not finding anything else when I ran across a grandma with a box full of completely random current-gen stuff and managed to bundle Metroid: Other M and Nier for 360 together for $5. My fiance spotted another box after I had paid and found new copies of Harvest Moon: Magical Melody and Sly Collection and an absolute mint copy of Twilight Princess for Gamecube. I snapped them all up, but the lady had "heard of the Zelda" so she had to be tough and make me pay $2 for it. So, I gave her $10 for the three and went on my way.

Anything older than last gen is absolutely ridiculous, though. I was at a few reseller booths and sh*t is insane. It also isn't helped by absolutely clueless kids paying the dumb prices. While I was at one table digging through PS1 games, some dip sh*t teenager paid $120 for Pokemon Stadium and DK64. I wanted to f*cking smack him. Even when stuff isn't incredibly rare or sought after, the prices are awful.

I had a little fun at the biggest game booth in the place, just to really see how bad it was. I noticed the guy had about 4 copies of Little Nemo the Dream Master for NES, a common game worth maybe $6-$8 loose, $15 eBay priced, but I haven't picked it up yet, so I was interested. I inquired, noting he had several copies buried in his display and he told me he wanted $35. Like...what the f*ck? I told him I'd give him $15, just to see where he'd go and he told me I was crazy and that nothing pre-Wii goes for under $25 anymore as a base price. For kicks I asked him his prices on some Gamecube stuff and they were HILARIOUS. $60 for Mario Sunshine, $85 for Double Dash. Wanting to know exactly how scummy this guy was I told him I had some Gamecube games I wanted to dump, because I didn't care about them and gave him a couple names. I said some bum sh*t like Wave Race and Mario Party, then dropped some more obscure or sought after names like Cubivore and Skies of Arcadia. I don't know if the guy just honestly didn't have the knowledge or was a complete piece of sh*t, but he told me I had mostly "filler titles without a market" but that I should bring them to him anyways and he'd give me $20 in credit regardless. F*cking reselling assholes.

Still, it was a fantastic day for finding games and I feel super fortunate for it. I had a super productive April on the game collecting front and my first trip in May was incredible.

[AT-Man]

I finished Final Fantasy 3 on PSP last saturday. I think I only died twice on a boss, once on Djinn and once on Garuda. I was so relieved that I could handle the last dungeon gauntlet all at once. Geomancer seemed to be pretty much the best job overall.

[Ninjinister]

Originally Posted by Peanut

Hit some great deals at a flea market today. Managed to grab a black label Mega Man Legends for $6! I was incredibly happy and fully content with not finding anything else when I ran across a grandma with a box full of completely random current-gen stuff and managed to bundle Metroid: Other M and Nier for 360 together for $5. My fiance spotted another box after I had paid and found new copies of Harvest Moon: Magical Melody and Sly Collection and an absolute mint copy of Twilight Princess for Gamecube. I snapped them all up, but the lady had "heard of the Zelda" so she had to be tough and make me pay $2 for it. So, I gave her $10 for the three and went on my way.

Anything older than last gen is absolutely ridiculous, though. I was at a few reseller booths and sh*t is insane. It also isn't helped by absolutely clueless kids paying the dumb prices. While I was at one table digging through PS1 games, some dip sh*t teenager paid $120 for Pokemon Stadium and DK64. I wanted to f*cking smack him. Even when stuff isn't incredibly rare or sought after, the prices are awful.

I had a little fun at the biggest game booth in the place, just to really see how bad it was. I noticed the guy had about 4 copies of Little Nemo the Dream Master for NES, a common game worth maybe $6-$8 loose, $15 eBay priced, but I haven't picked it up yet, so I was interested. I inquired, noting he had several copies buried in his display and he told me he wanted $35. Like...what the f*ck? I told him I'd give him $15, just to see where he'd go and he told me I was crazy and that nothing pre-Wii goes for under $25 anymore as a base price. For kicks I asked him his prices on some Gamecube stuff and they were HILARIOUS. $60 for Mario Sunshine, $85 for Double Dash. Wanting to know exactly how scummy this guy was I told him I had some Gamecube games I wanted to dump, because I didn't care about them and gave him a couple names. I said some bum sh*t like Wave Race and Mario Party, then dropped some more obscure or sought after names like Cubivore and Skies of Arcadia. I don't know if the guy just honestly didn't have the knowledge or was a complete piece of sh*t, but he told me I had mostly "filler titles without a market" but that I should bring them to him anyways and he'd give me $20 in credit regardless. F*cking reselling assholes.

Still, it was a fantastic day for finding games and I feel super fortunate for it. I had a super productive April on the game collecting front and my first trip in May was incredible.

Jesus. Sounds like half nightmare, half heaven. I occasionally find super common older games and toys on eBay for way more than they're worth, and it kills me inside. Glad you got some use out of it.

[Peanut]

Originally Posted by Ninjinister

Jesus. Sounds like half nightmare, half heaven. I occasionally find super common older games and toys on eBay for way more than they're worth, and it kills me inside. Glad you got some use out of it.

I've talked to a lot of collectors in the community and so many of them are incredibly frustrated with the nature of resellers. At some point in the last year a switch flipped and everyone decided that games worth $15 (Castlevania IV) are now worth $50 and every single reseller sticks with those prices. It's disgusting.

[Ninjinister]

Originally Posted by Peanut

I've talked to a lot of collectors in the community and so many of them are incredibly frustrated with the nature of resellers. At some point in the last year a switch flipped and everyone decided that games worth $15 (Castlevania IV) are now worth $50 and every single reseller sticks with those prices. It's disgusting.

Might be part of this craze of pawn shop reality shows and thrift store rap. It's hard to find that any of that sh*t for decent prices anymore.

[Peanut]

I wouldn't be surprised. People are becomin more aware of the perceived value of junk thanks to those shows and they all assume what they've got is worth coin. Again, not a great time to be a collector, especially if you're just starting out.

[animal]

Always lurking here -_-

[Ninjinister]

Originally Posted by Jake123

Always lurking here -_-

The hell's that supposed to mean?

[Peanut]

I've been playing a bunch of Cubivore and what the f*ck?