The “What-Did-You-Buy-Today?” Thread

dingsbums · 09/11/2011, 07:31 AM

Quote from: henrycsc on 09/10/2011, 01:11 AMDingsbums, would you mind sharing the spinecard and back insert that you made?

As my blog needs more hits

- here you go
http://nerdigst.blogspot.com/

bartre · 09/11/2011, 09:02 AM

no camera, so i can't share the sexy, but over the past couple days i've got some games that i've been looking for for quite a while.
Wonder boy in monster world GEN
Trouble Shooter Gen
Mirror's Edge PS3
Bomberman the Second Attack N64

Ceti Alpha · 09/11/2011, 03:15 PM

How's Battlefield, neccler?

thrush · 09/11/2011, 09:31 PM

Quote from: guest on 09/10/2011, 07:44 PMi few goodies today from a local buy and sell shop .....

Nice! Pac Man World gets a lot of play in my household. Also, that Dreamcast looks remarkably clean & unfaded for something out of a shop!

nectarsis · 09/11/2011, 09:33 PM

Quote from: ceti alpha on 09/11/2011, 03:15 PMHow's Battlefield, neccler?

Not to bad at all actually. Beat it on easy, and part of normal toda7. Online has a LOT less choices game style wise than the COD games, but overall seems a bit better imho.

Digi.k · 09/12/2011, 03:44 PM

hmm heehee not really "buy" but I had to pay 100 bucks for material fees for uni today..

Gonna do a bachelor degree in Book Arts and Design.

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roflmao · 09/12/2011, 05:24 PM

Quote from: Digi.k on 09/12/2011, 03:44 PMGonna do a bachelor degree in Book Arts and Design.

Awesome! I studied Book Arts pretty heavily back in my college days. I still from time to time make books. My wife teaches visual journal workshops and my uncle is one of the bigger names in the book arts scene (Ed Hutchins). Congrats - you'll have a lot of fun.

Mathius · 09/13/2011, 12:15 AM

Mathius finally has a Duo!

...and some obey plus other goodies.

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Mishran · 09/13/2011, 12:19 AM

Cool shit, man! Welcome to the Duo club!

Good a good few turbo games too. Dragon Slayer is really good.

Bernie · 09/13/2011, 07:07 AM

Nice going Mathius! Congrats!! Here is my most recent purchases

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Opethian · 09/13/2011, 08:45 AM

the DUO!
and bernie got some nice hauls strider and DD Deuce

Mathius · 09/13/2011, 12:45 PM

Quote from: Opethian on 09/13/2011, 08:45 AMthe DUO!
and bernie got some nice hauls strider and DD Deuce

Yeah, gotta thank Ope for the kindly donated Raiden Project that I can't play yet.

JapanTokei · 09/13/2011, 01:06 PM

Mathius thats obe good looking duo! Like the blue moddes led too! I dont like the default reddish/purple light

Mathius · 09/13/2011, 01:19 PM

Quote from: JapanTokei on 09/13/2011, 01:06 PMMathius thats obe good looking duo! Like the blue moddes led too! I dont like the default reddish/purple light

I don't care for the original LED either.

Thanks Keith Courage for this Duo man!

Bernie · 09/14/2011, 12:23 PM

Here we go with another unique console I just got in yesterday. After I test it out, and see if its worth it, I may buy another just for a raffle here. They are made by Atari, and seem to be built pretty good. I just havent fired it up yet. Only thing I do not like is the system only has 40 built in games, granted they are nice games to have. But the not being able to play the 2600 carts is a small turn-off for me.
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Tatsujin · 09/14/2011, 12:36 PM

yeah, and why not have built-in EVERY game ever made for the VCS? that still would be less data than like one turbo huey game.

DragonmasterDan · 09/14/2011, 12:50 PM

Quote from: bernielindell on 09/14/2011, 12:23 PMHere we go with another unique console I just got in yesterday. After I test it out, and see if its worth it, I may buy another just for a raffle here. They are made by Atari, and seem to be built pretty good. I just havent fired it up yet. Only thing I do not like is the system only has 40 built in games, granted they are nice games to have. But the not being able to play the 2600 carts is a small turn-off for me.

I have a Flashback 2, but not a 2+. I wonder what the differences are.

NecroPhile · 09/14/2011, 12:54 PM

Quote from: DragonmasterDan on 09/14/2011, 12:50 PMI have a Flashback 2, but not a 2+. I wonder what the differences are.

The substitution of 'real sports' games for good games.

OldMan · 09/14/2011, 01:46 PM

Somewhere I saw plans to mod those so you can actually play all the atari games. Not sure which model(s), but that's what I was planning on doing to mine

roflmao · 09/14/2011, 02:59 PM

Here's a link to mod it to play actual cartridges.
http://www.atarimuseum.com/fb2hacks/index.htm

The link is pretty old so I don't know if you can still get the parts from his sources, but I've been meaning to try it out and have never gotten around to it.

nectarsis · 09/15/2011, 04:42 PM

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JoshTurboTrollX · 09/15/2011, 04:48 PM

AWESOME pickups nectler!! WOO!! I am about two weeks from starting Castle Roogna and then I need to buy more of the series!

XANTH!!! wooo!

nectarsis · 09/15/2011, 04:57 PM

Quote from: JoshTurboTrollX-16 on 09/15/2011, 04:48 PMAWESOME pickups nectler!! WOO!! I am about two weeks from starting Castle Roogna and then I need to buy more of the series!

XANTH!!! wooo!

LOL just got em in yesterday, and went threw 100 pages in Source last night as I fell asleep. Brings back so many "up late as hell reading half the night" good old days.

Mishran · 09/16/2011, 09:08 AM

Had an old computer game called Companions of Xanth. Wonder if it was based on the same world as the novels?

nectarsis · 09/16/2011, 09:28 AM

Quote from: Mishran on 09/16/2011, 09:08 AMHad an old computer game called Companions of Xanth. Wonder if it was based on the same world as the novels?

Yep same world...though the company that made it (supposedly) refused damn near all of Piers Anthonys input.

Bernie · 09/16/2011, 02:12 PM

Couple more Xbox 360 goodies.
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roflmao · 09/16/2011, 02:27 PM

I love me some L4D. I don't know if the Xbox 360 version contains the "Crash Course" campaign (I think it was a free addon in the Steam version) but it is just about perfect to play with a few buddies who need a quick break at the office. Me and a few guys at the last place I worked at would play it on a regular basis to see if we could get through it in 15 minutes. 16 was the best we were ever able to do, but it was normally less than 20. Perfect way to break up the day.

The "Dead Air" campaign has one of the coolest end levels.

dingsbums · 09/16/2011, 04:41 PM

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Opethian · 09/16/2011, 11:20 PM

hmm pink and gold spine! any differences on those? Mines not the gold one

dingsbums · 09/17/2011, 04:29 AM

The only difference apart from the spine color is on the backside:

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The red square on the right one (golden spine).
I know it's 1st & 2nd print - but which one is the 1st & the 2nd release ???

Opethian · 09/17/2011, 04:35 PM

I think gold is 2nd print because some other games have the gold spine treatment I never saw it on Spriggan mk2 though

grahf · 09/18/2011, 01:22 AM

I picked up a Hudson Bee Card case. It fits the Ten No Koe Bank and Street Fighter II perfectly. The Arcade Card Pro is a bit too thick though.

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henrycsc · 09/18/2011, 10:03 AM

Super cool case grahf!

I agree with the spine-master. Gold OBI is most likely the 2nd print. Cool find.

Mathius · 09/18/2011, 10:49 AM

It goes without saying that those Hu Card cases would come in handy. Nice find!

Chuplayer · 09/18/2011, 11:10 AM

It was actually yesterday, but I picked up the Gunblade NY and LA Machineguns combo pack for Wii. It was my first Wii purchase in a while. It's pretty good.

finerion · 09/19/2011, 06:48 AM

I had an awesome weekend with a ton of great pickups. Got some awesome retro gaming gear from my wanted list and a retro computer system setup. Check out the videos here: http://www.thealfredeffect.com/?p=715

nectarsis · 09/19/2011, 04:51 PM

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NecroPhile · 09/19/2011, 05:04 PM

Quote from: grahf on 09/18/2011, 01:22 AMI picked up a Hudson Bee Card case. It fits the Ten No Koe Bank and Street Fighter II perfectly. The Arcade Card Pro is a bit too thick though.
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That's pretty neato! Is it hard acrylic like a jewel case?

Opethian · 09/19/2011, 07:12 PM

I need one of those cases for this

chany60126 · 09/19/2011, 07:38 PM

Awesome memory card, ope! So it doesn't use a lithium battery like the standard Neo Geo memory card?

DragonmasterDan · 09/19/2011, 07:40 PM

Quote from: chany60126 on 09/19/2011, 07:38 PMAwesome memory card, ope! So it doesn't use a lithium battery like the standard Neo Geo memory card?

Just on a side note, when I was in college I worked at a Drug store/convience store with a photo lab. They had a Gretag MasterLab machine that saved the chemical data on a Neo-Geo compatible memory card.

Opethian · 09/19/2011, 08:57 PM

yea NEOGEO cards are JEIDA spec they are very similar to the old PCMCIA cards
also this card can hold every save for every game in the neo library

grahf · 09/20/2011, 02:02 AM

Quote from: guest on 09/19/2011, 05:04 PMThat's pretty neato! Is it hard acrylic like a jewel case?

Yep. It's fairly thick plastic, a tiny bit thicker than a CD case.
Actually, a nice case for HuCards are PCMCIA cases. Those old expansion cards that used to be the standard on laptops. They're exactly the same size as a hucard, except about twice as thick. You can fit two normal HuCards, or one thick one. But of course, they don't have have a luxurious Hudson logo on them

guyjin · 09/21/2011, 09:19 AM

Yesterday (tried to get pics, but couldn't find an SD card with less than 2 gigs):

Project Justice(Dreamcast, complete)
Phantasy Star(Master System, box and cart but no manual)

Opethian · 09/21/2011, 07:47 PM

this weeks hauly shore.

SuperDeadite · 09/21/2011, 08:35 PM

Have fun beating that Salamander. Without question it's the hardest version of the game. Much tougher then
even the arcade version. Oh, and be sure to get yourself a copy of Gradius 2 as well. You can't get Salamander's
true ending without it.

SMF · 09/21/2011, 09:15 PM

Just scored Shadow of the Beast, Shape Shifter, Night Creatures, Impossamole, Valis II, Valis III for $100. Guess I know for the next few weeks my night are gonna be busy.

Tatsujin · 09/21/2011, 11:14 PM

nice 573 hauly fo' shore. teh best

Opethian · 09/21/2011, 11:26 PM

yea 573 DIS MAMI!

bartre · 09/22/2011, 03:47 AM

Quote from: guyjin on 09/21/2011, 09:19 AMYesterday (tried to get pics, but couldn't find an SD card with less than 2 gigs):

Project Justice(Dreamcast, complete)
Phantasy Star(Master System, box and cart but no manual)

by chance did you buy that project justice from gamers?