Secret Santa 2012

[Mathius]

Got some Ys goodness. With spine card too! Thanks, MG!

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[MotherGunner]

I still can't stop laughing, Merry Christmas Bro!

By the way, I think it read "I hope I made it just in time! Merry Christin!"  Adol's face on the other side is priceless!

[Arkhan Asylum]

oh man.  SOMEONE GOT HYDLIDE WILLINGLY?

FUCK YEAH PLAY IT. 


You can beat it before Xmas Ends.  GO GO GO.

SAVE THE FAERIES.

[Bardoly]

Thanks a lot, Bernie!

Splash Lake AND Monster Lair!

I had never played either before, but now, after playing the first 50 levels of Splash Lake, I have to say that it is a really enjoyable game, even if a couple of the levels were a little frustrating.  I'm looking forward to trying out Monster Lair in the near future, but no more obey today, it's family time.

[turboswimbz]

My santa was awesome! Some new PCE to obey to: Crest of Wolf, (Super) Raiden, and the aptly named Götzendiener.

[PunkCryborg]

PICS

[chany60126]

Woot! Thanks elabit!

[turboswimbz]

PICS

they're coming.

[Opethian]

Raiden fuck yea!
I got Burning Angels and Salamander shanks nectaris!

[Duo_R]

Resident Evil for 3DS!!! So stoked!!!

[bartre]

My santa was awesome! Some new PCE to obey to: Crest of Wolf, (Super) Raiden, and the aptly named Götzendiener.

how the hell is Götzendiener aptly named?

and you're welcome! glad you liked it.

anywho, no pics but my santa got me something I'd never get myself - BONK'S REVENGE. awesome
additionally CANDY and GARBAGE PAIL KIDS.

and a rather interesting card

[CGQuarterly]

My package arrived late last week, and it KILLED me to put it under the tree and wait until Christmas morning, but I have to say that it was cool doing so, because the anticipation reminded me of the Christmases of my childhood.  I got up this morning and tried to wait as long as I could to open it up (I was trying to wait until my wife got up, but she didn't) but a man can only kill so much time by doing chores, so it was time.  I had not one, but two presents from fellow PCEFXers arrive this week, and they both went under the tree for xmas morning opening.

First, Secret Santa:

I know who my SS is, but I'll leave him anonymous unless he wants to out himself. 



The box.  Damn that's a lot of stamps!  And check out the Christmas-themed packing tape!  And are those Sparky stickers?  I used them in my secret santa-ing this year, as well.



3 presents, all wrapped!  Let's assume that the two smaller items are turbobs, but what about the bigger present?  There could be anything in there!  I have my theories, but let's see what happens...



Sweet, interestingly sweet, and super sweet! Knight Rider Special, still sealed!  (Not for long).  I know the game gets panned by most everybody, but I was addicted to that show when I was a kid, so I think the game is cool just for nostalgic reasons.  Gomola Speed is not a game with which I am familiar, so that will be interesting to check out.  The Brothers Duomazov hated it, but theirs seems to be the minority opinion, and I love action puzzle games.  My theory about the big box was wrong, but in a good way.  The list I submitted may have been a "want" list, but controller extension cords were more of a "need" item, as every time my buddy comes over for some turbo time, we practically have to sit in each others laps.  I actually forgot that I asked for these, which makes them even cooler.  Definitely an awesome gift!  Thanks very much, Mr. Secret Santa!

I also received a little bit of packagey goodness from Opie, but since it was so close to Christmas, I decided to torture myself and put in under the tree next to my SS package.





I've already decided to go out on a high note by never entering a raffle again.  (I'll still raffle stuff off, though).  You can't tell in the picture, but the jewel case didn't survive the trip, which I took as an excellent excuse to put the game into a new jewel case with a white tray.  I'll definitely be digging into this game sometime in the next few days.  Thanks again to both Opie and The Old Rover for this one!

Chris

[FiftyQuid]

@jibba - The final two images are broken and the suspense is killing me!

[Mathius]

Chris Bucci loves Gamola Speed, so if it is good enough for him then it was good enough for my recipient. And there isn't anyone on this forum that doesn't like opening brand new sealed Turbob. It's not a common occurrence and I sent it assuming it would be opened and enjoyed. Merry Christmas, Chris.

[hoobs88]

Got Algunos from my Secret Santa. Thanks again Finerion!

[blueraven]

Grats to everyone! Last year was awesome, was incredibly glad to see this tradition still going!

[JoshTurboTrollX]

got my secrets of the santler opened and played!!

I knew once I opened the package and could smell the smouldered flames of Colorado's wild fires that his package came from non other than Xelement!!  Thank you so much!  What a fun Xmas score!!! 

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I'm going to use the half time drill to make some modifications on my jamma/MVS cabinet this week!!  Thanks again!!

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[bob]

Necro, thanks again for organizing a successful Secret Santa this year.  Looks like everybody made out great.
I guess now, we need to call out anybody that DIDN'T come through!!  Hope there weren't many (or any) that sent something out and got nothing in return.  We'll need to burn those members in effegy! 

Anyway, instead of a list of games, I had asked that my santa send me something Turbo related and hand made.

This is what arrived.  I'm actually stoked about these because I can use them as bookends for a shelf of games that isn't quite full yet.
Some wooden model hueys and manuals.
Thanks SWIM!!

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[NecroPhile]

Happy OBEYmas, all!  I hope y'all are happy with your goodies, but let me know if you're haven't gotten yours yet.


Santa-Chany sent me copies of Legendary Axe II and Sinistron, so score for me!  Thanks, Chany!  

[turboswimbz]

Yeah galam they are meant to be just that, if you noticed yet the black front fits the exact size of a cd/hu card case and the white backs are the same size as a hu-card.  So you can stack up against them for those shelfs that are just not quite full.  Also I hope those graphics stay on, I was having a hard time finding a product to seal them. 

[PunkCryborg]

mod podge is great for sealing images to things like wood

[OldRover]

According to the USPS, my loot is being held captive at the local post office. I am sending my Emancipator(tm) to rescue it.

[FiftyQuid]

Thank you very much NecroPhile for organising the Secret Santa.  I already have ideas for next year. 

[bartre]

According to the USPS, my loot is being held captive at the local post office. I am sending my Emancipator(tm) to rescue it.

that sounds like an anal probe that belongs in the ratchet and clank universe...


EDIT:
I should make it known, since my SS asked, this is where my avatar comes from:

approximately 34:00, it's the host.

I love awkward faces.

[Bardoly]

Pics!

Sure!
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The two cartridges at the top were on my Secret Santa list.  The remaining 8 were bonuses.  Hydlide I played as a kid.  I'm not looking forward to reliving that nightmare.    Knight Rider was damaged in shipping, but it's just the outer case.  Nothing a little glue won't fix.    I've heard great things about XEXYZ too.   

Sorry about Knight Rider.  The box I had for the 2 Secret Santa games had the extra space, and those 8 extra games were duplicates that I had picked up a while back in a NES lot, and they weren't doing anything for me.  (That why a couple of them still need to be cleaned up a bit, because I ran out of time.     ) I had seen an earlier post of yours that said that you only had about 15 games, so I thought, "What the heck.  Send 'em to FiftyQuid.  He may like 'em."  I actually haven't played all of them yet, and for the ones that I have played, it has been a while, but I do remember really enjoying Solar Jetman for sure, and I hope that you'll enjoy it as well.  Of course RC Pro Am and Mike Tyson's Punchout should be enjoyed by you, since they're both great games.  Anyway, Merry Christmas again!

[esteban]

FiftyQuid's new NES games....

ASIDE: Has anyone here beaten Top Gun NES? I don't think I have. I may have, but it was only once or twice, if I did. That game was challenging for me.

[FiftyQuid]

Sorry about Knight Rider.  The box I had for the 2 Secret Santa games had the extra space, and those 8 extra games were duplicates that I had picked up a while back in a NES lot, and they weren't doing anything for me.  (That why a couple of them still need to be cleaned up a bit, because I ran out of time.    ) I had seen an earlier post of yours that said that you only had about 15 games, so I thought, "What the heck.  Send 'em to FiftyQuid.  He may like 'em."  I actually haven't played all of them yet, and for the ones that I have played, it has been a while, but I do remember really enjoying Solar Jetman for sure, and I hope that you'll enjoy it as well.  Of course RC Pro Am and Mike Tyson's Punchout should be enjoyed by you, since they're both great games.  Anyway, Merry Christmas again!

No worries about the Knight Rider.  You can't control the Post Office and how they handle packages.  Besides, I fixed it up with some Gorilla glue, and lacquer thinner.  Looks great now (pic forthcoming).  All 10 NES games are greatly appreciated!  My NES library has grown quite a bit.  I'll take a pic and post here as well. 

@esteban - The Top Gun I received is actually Top Gun: The Second Mission.  I didn't even know they made a sequel!

[Arkhan Asylum]

How dare you call Hydlide a nightmare.

That game is awesome.

[OldRover]

Got mine, hooray!

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Thank you mah SS!

EDIT: put the pics on another server since some people can't see the first one...

[roflmao]

Thanks Secret Santa!

[Mathius]

Got mine, hooray!

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Thank you mah SS!

Pics ? What did you get ?

[FiftyQuid]

How dare you call Hydlide a nightmare.

That game is awesome.

I have to disagree, but maybe I'm still bitter about wasting $5 to rent it for the entire weekend and not having anything to play. 

Here's the 'fixed' copy of Knight Rider.  I think it came out pretty nice considering.
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The bonus?  It even plays!
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Here's my entire NES collection.  I'm up to 25 games.  That's more than I ever had as a kid.
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Oh, and here's a little Boxing Day gift to myself.  For $99, I couldn't pass it up.  Even though the failure rate is something like 80%.  Nothing a 3 year extended warranty from Best Buy (for $30) won't fix. 
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[OldRover]

Pics? What did you get?

...you quoted my pics.

[Duo_R]

Fifty - IS that the 3D PS3 display?

[NecroPhile]

Not bad at all for the PS TV.  I just wish they'd give me a 48" version for $400 - 4x the area for 4x the price and they can keep the 3 extra remotes, tuners, etc.

[Mathius]

Pics? What did you get?

...you quoted my pics.

Love the DC Comics wrapping paper!

[FiftyQuid]

Fifty - IS that the 3D PS3 display?

Yeah.  Best Buy and Future Shop were selling them off for $99.  My guess is they are manufactured discontinued.  Heck, I even picked up a spare set of 3D glasses for $19.

[turboswimbz]

My santa was awesome! Some new PCE to obey to: Crest of Wolf, (Super) Raiden, and the aptly named Götzendiener.

how the hell is Götzendiener aptly named?

and you're welcome! glad you liked it.

anywho, no pics but my santa got me something I'd never get myself - BONK'S REVENGE. awesome
additionally CANDY and GARBAGE PAIL KIDS.

and a rather interesting card

Götzen - Deiner -> in götze change the t in German to the English d. the n is plural - god(e)s, Deity, or idol.  Dein is your.  here however in the compound it means more like worshiper. so think of the game title as Idol worshiper -  However the word is almost always used in the negative connotation, as in false idol worship i.e idolater.   In the game you are taken by a cult of idolaters from which you must escape.

[Duo_R]

I almost bought that deal, I kept thinking about it but eventually passed. I already have a 3d TV so decided I didn't need it (and it is 46"). Curious how the TV set is though.

Fifty - IS that the 3D PS3 display?

Yeah.  Best Buy and Future Shop were selling them off for $99.  My guess is they are manufactured discontinued.  Heck, I even picked up a spare set of 3D glasses for $19.

[geise]

No pics yet cause I'm lazy at the moment, but my secret santa came through and then some.  I  got a boxed/complete Alien Crush, Galaga '90 (with original case) and Cosmic Fantasy 3!  Thanks Santa!!!!!!!!!

[TheClash603]

My Secret Santa left very few clues, so guessing won't be easy.  I will have to think it over while I play my TWO new games!  Ace!!  Thanks Santa!

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So here is my guess...   HOOBS?

[hoobs88]

So here is my guess...   HOOBS?

You are correct!

[esteban]

VOLFIEV!

I am proud of you folks for giving the gift that gives....

[NecroPhile]

I am proud of you folks for giving the gift that gives....

That would be Wonder Momo, who gives you crabs.

[esteban]

I am proud of you folks for giving the gift that gives....

That would be Wonder Momo, who gives you crabs.

[TheClash603]

I am proud of you folks for giving the gift that gives....

That would be Wonder Momo, who gives you crabs.

I had to see what all the hype was about.

[xcrement5x]

Alright, I am much later than most here in posting my loot, but I was out of town for a while but happily came back to a wonderful package!


PCEFX Secret Santa 2012, 1 by xcrement5x, on Flickr

I wasn't sure what the big package was, but my curiosity was there for only a bit because I ripped right into it!


PCEFX Secret Santa 2012, 2 by xcrement5x, on Flickr

Turbo Goodness in the form of Pomping World, plus Efera & Jiliora.  And an Awesome Turbo Grafx 16 plexi sign!!!

Straightened it up a bit since there was some shifting during transit and it looks awesome!!!


PCEFX Secret Santa 2012, 3 by xcrement5x, on Flickr

I also got a cool note from them explaining about the whole thing, and I'm stoked to get it set up in my game room:


PCEFX Secret Santa 2012, 4 by xcrement5x, on Flickr

I know only a handful of these were purchased by forum member though I'm not sure who exactly got one. 

All I do know for sure is that I got an awesome Secret Santa this year, so thank you Santa!!

[CGQuarterly]

"Before that guy was run out of the forums."  Priceless. 

Chris

[PunkCryborg]

Thanks for organizing this again!

[xcrement5x]

Thanks NecroPhile for organizing this again!

Definitely, I appreciate you spending the time doing this each year!