Secret Santa 2015

jeffhlewis · 12/12/2015, 10:19 PM

13 days until boner city

BlueBMW · 12/12/2015, 10:38 PM

My SS snuck me my goods early, but I understand why... would have been too heavy to ship. I'll post pics after xmas.

Psycho Punch · 12/12/2015, 10:53 PM

Just received an extra package here and I'm not sure if it is the secret santa gift or something else, so I'll have to wait until the 25th to open it. The suspense.

PunkCryborg · 12/14/2015, 04:45 PM

It's here!!! My wife took a peek inside and asked me to hook up the Duo for her tonight while I'm at work but I said no lol
Can't wait!

Bernie · 12/14/2015, 04:58 PM

I got my SS stuffs today, but I no wait till Christmas. Santa was good to me, and he is ALSO A JOKESTER!!!! lmao My gift was boxed in a Conair hair dryer box. OMG, I almost died laughing. For real, I was driving and busted out laughing....couldv'e died Santa....

Thank you!

DeshDildo · 12/14/2015, 06:23 PM

Quote from: Bernie on 12/14/2015, 04:58 PMI got my SS stuffs today, but I no wait till Christmas. Santa was good to me, and he is ALSO A JOKESTER!!!! lmao My gift was boxed in a Conair hair dryer box. OMG, I almost died laughing. For real, I was driving and busted out laughing....couldv'e died Santa....

Thank you!

This is awesome. Whoever it is, is a genius.

johnnykonami · 12/14/2015, 07:09 PM

Oh boy oh boy oh boy!

Wait a second, "Don't wait to open me"? I was gonna wait until Xmas, what do I do now? Is it live animals?

Quote from: Bernie on 12/14/2015, 04:58 PMI got my SS stuffs today, but I no wait till Christmas. Santa was good to me, and he is ALSO A JOKESTER!!!! lmao My gift was boxed in a Conair hair dryer box. OMG, I almost died laughing. For real, I was driving and busted out laughing....couldv'e died Santa....

Thank you!

Nice! I wasn't here for the dryer incident but I've "heard tell!" That's awesome.

NecroPhile · 12/14/2015, 07:33 PM

Quote from: johnnykonami on 12/14/2015, 07:09 PMWait a second, "Don't wait to open me"? I was gonna wait until Xmas, what do I do now? Is it live animals?

That presumably means the gift is festively wrapped inside, so ya don't have to have an ugly shipping box under your aluminum pole.

johnnykonami · 12/14/2015, 10:00 PM

Quote from: guest on 12/14/2015, 07:33 PM
Quote from: johnnykonami on 12/14/2015, 07:09 PMWait a second, "Don't wait to open me"? I was gonna wait until Xmas, what do I do now? Is it live animals?
That presumably means the gift is festively wrapped inside, so ya don't have to have an ugly shipping box under your aluminum pole.

Ohhhh! I gotcha... wish I would have written something similar on my package! Dear recipient (whoever you may be), yours is also wrapped inside of the shipping box, so feel free to open it!

PunkCryborg · 12/14/2015, 10:09 PM

Quote from: johnnykonami on 12/14/2015, 10:00 PMOhhhh! I gotcha... wish I would have written something similar on my package! Dear recipient (whoever you may be), yours is also wrapped inside of the shipping box, so feel free to open it!

Yeah same with mine

DeshDildo · 12/15/2015, 08:18 PM

Oh snap! I have received a package but, I'm fairly certain waiting until Christmas to open it is going to be near impossible. How can I possibly leave a box sitting there staring at me saying, "Obey, new obey to enjoy."

blueraven · 12/16/2015, 06:25 AM

Just finished packaging the SS stuffs and sent USPS.

...oBey ontime. even if last minute.

caw

JoshTurboTrollX · 12/16/2015, 11:27 AM

All sent out on Monday! Looking forward to finding out what they think of their gifts!!

Elder · 12/17/2015, 12:00 PM

I sent out my gift on the 12th, and was assured it would arrive prior to Christmas, so I can't wait to hear what the person thinks about the gift

hoobs88 · 12/17/2015, 02:18 PM

Mine arrived yesterday but I was too busy preparing my costume for Episode VII that I didn't have time to post a photo. I'll do so over the weekend. It even had cool Turbob art!

Enternal · 12/17/2015, 02:18 PM

Quote from: Elder on 12/17/2015, 12:00 PMI sent out my gift on the 12th, and was assured it would arrive prior to Christmas, so I can't wait to hear what the person thinks about the gift

I was quoted shipping an arrival time of 21-23, from the 10th! I think i got hit with a scare tactic to pay 3.00 more to insure arrival before Christmas

blueraven · 12/17/2015, 04:26 PM

Sent out today all packaged and ready to go... Off to somewhere like Robot Hell, and have messaged the recipient that Santa CAWS has sent a package from minions in Oakland.

*waits by the mailbox*

BlueBMW · 12/17/2015, 04:33 PM

Dropped off the loot to the PO today.

johnnykonami · 12/17/2015, 08:24 PM

Anxiously waiting to hear if my package arrives at it's destination on time. I was told it should, but I will feel better once I see it posted! I wish I had put some kind of tell-tale obey markings on the outside like most of you did, also... doh! There is next year for that!

geise · 12/17/2015, 08:32 PM

I received mine earlier this week. Thanks SS! This is going to be an awesome Christmas!

chany60126 · 12/18/2015, 02:07 PM

I received my gift today. Can't wait.

jtucci31 · 12/20/2015, 12:09 AM

Some of my little extra stuff for my recipient is running late, so I apologize if someone doesn't get theirs before Christmas. As soon as it's ready I'll pay to have that thing shipped in the fastest possible way

Enternal · 12/20/2015, 01:42 PM

I've been ordering so much stuff from different places, a package from the North Pole aka Canada arrived. I had to let me girlfriend open it and peek. Fortunately it wrapped inside and was from my secret Santa. It's also the first gift to go under the tree and I got that little kid anxiety thought, thinking that Christmas is going to take forever to get here and I just want to open presents now

blueraven · 12/20/2015, 03:59 PM

DOO EET

turboswimbz · 12/20/2015, 06:12 PM

Present is here, and another surprise A tube a tube from cafe press.

talk about a lucky duck from zero to two in one day, then bam another package, and my pixellence package came from mr. paul. 3 in one day woooo!

IT's starting to smell a lot like the PC engine round here.

Elder · 12/20/2015, 07:59 PM

Got my package. Now the wait for the 25th begins!

Koop · 12/21/2015, 02:08 PM

Hey Santa I got your package! I took a chance and opened up the box to find everything inside wrapped.

I'll wait to open them up.

I finally got all the items for my recipient so the package will be out tomorrow. Sorry for the delays but I'm sure you'll enjoy what I got you!

NecroPhile · 12/22/2015, 10:37 AM

Santa Caws delivered yesterday. I can't wait to open 'er up on Friday!

johnnykonami · 12/22/2015, 11:36 AM

Quote from: guest on 12/22/2015, 10:37 AMSanta Caws delivered yesterday. I can't wait to open 'er up on Friday!

Me neither! Box is just sitting here by my desk, taunting me.... only a couple more days. I hope mostly everyone has gotten theirs by now too, or will in time. I know there might be an exception or two but I hope you won't have to wait too much longer after Xmas. I'm ready to take pictures of Santa's payload before and after sometime Xmas day!

NecroPhile · 12/23/2015, 10:13 AM

I finally got my shit together and compiled everyone's wish lists to find the most requested titles -

8 Requests
Bonk 3 (huey and cd versions combined)
Exile
Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu

7 Requests
The Legend of Hero Tonma

6 Requests
Air Zonk
Chase HQ
Galaga 88/90
Gamola Speed
Neutopia 2
New Adventure Island

BlueBMW · 12/23/2015, 12:22 PM

Wow, lots of spendy titles there.

VenomMacbeth · 12/23/2015, 12:35 PM

Quote from: BlueBMW on 12/23/2015, 12:22 PMWow, lots of spendy titles there.

For real...isn't the limit supposed to be like $50 or something?

Still, I think I'd like to get in on this next year. I need to make some "do not obey until Xmas" labels...

NecroPhile · 12/23/2015, 12:42 PM

A lot of peeps have lengthy running wish lists (often using pcedaisakusen's wishlist feature) and don't narrow 'em down to just a few cheaper titles for Santa.

johnnykonami · 12/23/2015, 01:19 PM

Wow! I forgot to add Renny Blaster to my list, btw. Just put it under Magical Chase, if you would.

geise · 12/23/2015, 01:23 PM

People also need to "not" go by surugaya or yahoo japan for prices either. This doesn't affect me, but not everyone has the setup or patience to use a proxy service, regardless of prices maybe being a bit better. Not to mention the double shipping and shipping from the land of the rising sun.

NecroPhile · 12/23/2015, 01:29 PM

Quote from: johnnykonami on 12/23/2015, 01:19 PMWow! I forgot to add Renny Blaster to my list, btw. Just put it under Magical Chase, if you would.

Both titles had three requests each.

geise · 12/23/2015, 01:31 PM

Quote from: guest on 12/23/2015, 01:29 PM
Quote from: johnnykonami on 12/23/2015, 01:19 PMWow! I forgot to add Renny Blaster to my list, btw. Just put it under Magical Chase, if you would.
Both titles had three requests each.

Seriously wtf is the point. Take some time and find some cheap games to put on there. I've had a Turbo Duo since launch and I still have at least 10 or so cheap ass under $15 games on my SS list each year.

NecroPhile · 12/23/2015, 01:50 PM

Like I said, those requests are generally on lengthy lists (30+ titles) filled with games that run the gauntlet from common cheapies to teh rarez that'll run many hundreds of dollars. Such pricey titles could be winnowed out, sure, but what's the point and where do you stop the culling? I'd hate to see people not include a game because the average price on ebay is $35, 'cause Santa might have it sitting in his pile of dupes obtained in economical lots or be able to add it to a yahoo japan order for cheap.

As long as there's enough known cheap games to pick from, who gives a fuck if there's some pie in the sky requests? Afterall, it is a wishlist.

geise · 12/23/2015, 02:07 PM

Surprising since you've seen my list from years past.

johnnykonami · 12/23/2015, 03:16 PM

Quote from: guest on 12/23/2015, 01:29 PM
Quote from: johnnykonami on 12/23/2015, 01:19 PMWow! I forgot to add Renny Blaster to my list, btw. Just put it under Magical Chase, if you would.
Both titles had three requests each.

Haha! You know, in all honesty, they might have been on my daisakusen wishlist too. I just add anything I'm interested in to that; it's mostly for me. That's why I also supplied a short list along with my Secret Santa requests, hopefully with some not too uncommon requests. I did a little ebay checking first to make sure I wasn't being too wishful! The Daisakusen list was just given as a backup if they were. I suspect most people who used that to supply a wishlist for this weren't also using it singularly for SS. And I'm sure they knew they wouldn't be getting ultra rare titles they had on there, but hey, like you said, who knows? Why not just throw whatever on there, see what you get. I don't have (easy) access to Yahoo Auctions Japan (well, I did one trade through it years ago through Gaming Age Forums) nor do I have a stockpile of once cheap dupes, but someone out there does.

blueraven · 12/23/2015, 03:56 PM

Thank You Secret Santa!! I will wait until the morning of the 25th to open it, very much appreciated again!

Mathius · 12/23/2015, 08:43 PM

*Regretting not participating this year.

esteban · 12/23/2015, 09:23 PM

Quote from: Mathius on 12/23/2015, 08:43 PM*Regretting not participating this year.

I'll get you something

It will be there before New Year's...

Mathius · 12/23/2015, 09:44 PM

Quote from: esteban on 12/23/2015, 09:23 PM
Quote from: Mathius on 12/23/2015, 08:43 PM*Regretting not participating this year.
I'll get you something

It will be there before New Year's...

You guys always spoil me. The sending out of Turbob to my brothers here brings me a lot of joy. I'm going to have to make up for it next year.

jeffhlewis · 12/24/2015, 01:07 PM

I always suffix my PCEFX wishlist with plenty of cheap shit options - if all else fails, scrape my Amazon wishlist! It's actually nice to get surprised.

Though I have had a few "WTF" moments with my Santa partners in the past...like getting a list of 5 games that run $100+ each. C'mon man!

blueraven · 12/24/2015, 03:58 PM

I didn't have a game over $30 on my wishlist, and included a trapdoor clause:

If you can't find any of these games for $30, send me whatever and If I don't have it I'll play it, if I do I will raffaru!

Bernie had the best wishlist ever though.

Enternal · 12/24/2015, 09:16 PM

Will opening pictures start soon?

Mathius · 12/24/2015, 10:38 PM

Quote from: Enternal on 12/24/2015, 09:16 PMWill opening pictures start soon?

Expect them in the morning/afternoon/evening of Christmas Day.

johnnykonami · 12/25/2015, 05:53 AM

I will hopefully have a chance to obey after we get through our morning here, which starts pretty late since we're all adults. Well, except for the two young animals in the house, one of which who will insist on being up early.

Y'know, I don't have kids, but this year I still found myself assembling Xmas presents after bedtime..little dog steps so she can more easily launch herself onto the couch. No complaints, it was easy - I just found it amusing.

roflmao · 12/25/2015, 09:29 AM

Merry Christmas everyone!

Jeff, holy moly! Thank you so much!