The “What-Did-You-Buy-Today?” Thread

[Mishran]

Did you get Smash 3DS yet?  I am going to pick it up today and I am pretty pumped to give it a try.  The demo had a lot of promise.

I played the demo and was definitely pleased. I have a 2DS and I had some difficulty with some of the moves. There isn't really anything to grip onto when holding it, so the system slid around in my hands when I was slamming the controls around. Had to resort to squeezing the system between my palms to support it which gave me a cramp. Wasn't fun.

[jeffhlewis]

Picked up some more Genesis gems today.  Going back to pick up more that weren't at the store tomorrow.  Beyond Oasis is from this forum's favorite canuckle head.  CrackTiger.

Gimme dem splats, plz.

All nice pickups - virtua racing was so underrated at the time.

Those are some 'spensive titles; hope it didn't cost you an arm and a leg.

[Psycho Punch]

The cover art on the JP version of Virtua Racing is so much better.

[DeshDildo]

Picked up some more Genesis gems today.  Going back to pick up more that weren't at the store tomorrow.  Beyond Oasis is from this forum's favorite canuckle head.  Black Tiger.

Gimme dem splats, plz.

All nice pickups - virtua racing was so underrated at the time.

Those are some 'spensive titles; hope it didn't cost you an arm and a leg.

I didn't have to pay anything out of pocket.  Everything has been purchased with proceeds from pruning my NES collection.

[cjameslv]

Picked up some more Genesis gems today.  Going back to pick up more that weren't at the store tomorrow.  Beyond Oasis is from this forum's favorite canuckle head.  CrackTiger.

Gimme dem splats, plz.

All nice pickups - virtua racing was so underrated at the time.

Those are some 'spensive titles; hope it didn't cost you an arm and a leg.

I didn't have to pay anything out of pocket.  Everything has been purchased with proceeds from pruning my NES collection.

Love gunstar heroes! That is a fun game i even have that for the game boy advance as well.

[esadajr]

Just had this show up in the mail.

Broke down and bought one of these as well.

Get Super Mario 3D World Asap!

Just that game alone justifies getting the Wii U. Off course there are other great ones like New Super Mario, Mario Kart 8, the Wind Waker remake...

[esadajr]

Just got this beauty:



Just like with the PCE and the DC, you can never have enough of these.

[cr8zykuban0]

what a beauty!  saturn looks better in white in my opinion!

[cjameslv]

Just got this beauty:

Just like with the PCE and the DC, you can never have enough of these.

Man that does look nice. The action replay would match it alot better then with the black one like i got. Damn might have to go hunt a jp one down.

[cr8zykuban0]

Just got this beauty:

Just like with the PCE and the DC, you can never have enough of these.

Man that does look nice. The action replay would match it alot better then with the black one like i got. Damn might have to go hunt a jp one down.

I feel you man. same here. I would love to have a white and gray saturn just cuz they look much better than the black one we got in the states

[esadajr]

Just got this beauty:

Just like with the PCE and the DC, you can never have enough of these.

Man that does look nice. The action replay would match it alot better then with the black one like i got. Damn might have to go hunt a jp one down.

Indeed, they were made for each other.

You could hunt down a a japanese Saturn or hunt down the black AR cart, or both. Having a spare Saturn is always a great idea.

[xcrement5x]

That is a very pretty Saturn indeed

I just picked this up from GameStop:

Senran Kagura: Shinobi Versus by xcrement5x, on Flickr

It's a totally fanservicey Vita game which I look forward to playing some day when I finally get a Playstation TV. 

[NecroPhile]

"Fight with a team of buxom ninja girls in a 3D brawler containing massive mid-air combos, revealing cut-scenes and special Secret Ninja Art techniques, all while struggling to stay clothed as damage is depicted by the deterioration of each girl's outfit"

Sounds classy as fuck. 

[Medic_wheat]

That is a very pretty Saturn indeed

I just picked this up from GameStop:

Senran Kagura: Shinobi Versus by xcrement5x, on Flickr

It's a totally fanservicey Vita game which I look forward to playing some day when I finally get a Playstation TV.

I so git this ob pre order and Bayoneta 2.  In fact need to go and pick up my copy now that I am out of work. Hee hee hee

[OldMan]

"Fight with a team of buxom ninja girls in a 3D brawler containing massive mid-air combos, revealing cut-scenes and special Secret Ninja Art techniques, all while struggling to stay clothed as damage is depicted by the deterioration of each girl's outfit"

I suck at fighting games. Might have to pick this one up....

[Medic_wheat]

"Fight with a team of buxom ninja girls in a 3D brawler containing massive mid-air combos, revealing cut-scenes and special Secret Ninja Art techniques, all while struggling to stay clothed as damage is depicted by the deterioration of each girl's outfit"

I suck at fighting games. Might have to pick this one up....

It's more of a brawler then a fighting game.

[xcrement5x]

Well this showed up in my mailbox the other day pretty much exactly 13 months from the date I ordered it. 

Quick Review:
Build quality is super solid and I commend them for delivering such a good package in the end.  The cartridge shell is brand new and custom imprinted with Super Fighter Team badging, manual was crisp, and the tray looked pretty good.  Two edges on the tray had been pushed in from what I'm assuming was the cart moving around during shipping, but I was able to pull them back out easily enough.

I played the game for quite a bit last night and it looks very good graphically, overall gameplay is a bit weak in my opinion.  The game has some very cheap enemies and scenarios that can get frustrating fast.  One part has you falling down a pit with stuff coming from all over the place with not very much time to react, and seems to encourage needing to memorize exactly where you need to be on every bit of the screen.  (Think of the falling levels in Mega Man 2 with the instant-kill lasers).

I was playing on easy mode and had fun, but there were times where it seems like you would just get stuck in a loop of continual deaths.  The power ups were also a cool addition to how the game played, but I would not play this one without a controller that has a turbo option. 

Overall:
Package: A
Gameplay: B/B-

[jeffhlewis]

Here's the roundup from the past few weeks.

Picked up some goodies down in Texas for Retropalooza:

Sharp x68000 Fatal Furies:


New rack mount pro video monitor


Other stuff - mostly random cheapos:


Windy Gaming order - thanks CDamm!

[jeffhlewis]

Also down in Texas we hit up a random junk store and I couldn't resist buying the sealed boxed copy of Netscape navigator:



And finally, thrift store goodies - boxed copy of The Dig! (And WC III)

[BlueBMW]

Im digging the boxed windows NT!  Ive still got my old win95 and 98 boxes...  But no NT.

[bob]

The netscape navigator is awesome.

[esteban]

Also down in Texas we hit up a random junk store and I couldn't resist buying the sealed boxed copy of Netscape navigator:



And finally, thrift store goodies - boxed copy of The Dig! (And WC III)

The Dig!

I don't think I ever finished playing that. That was one of the later (for me) Lucas games...

I love the boxed NetScape Navigator, too.

I remember when all that crap was on the shelves.

[Medic_wheat]

Buying maternity clothing.  Finally clothing for the modern man! 

Ok ok so it is for my wife.  Is it sad that I look more pregnant then her?   

[o.pwuaioc]

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[VenomMacbeth]

Finally showing something else besides the Atari 2600 some pre-crash love.

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Lucky!  I need a colecovision...

[xcrement5x]

I was cleaning this weekend and dropped some stuff off at the thrift to donate so I stuck my head inside to if there was anything good.  I found a couple things worth my time.



Q-Ko-Chan Volume 1 Hardbound with slipcase
NBA Jam TE CIB [GEN]
Machine Hunter [PS1]
Quest 64 [N64]
Corvette [PS2]
Naki Sega Genesis Controller
Logitech Original Xbox Controller

A bunch of misc stuff here.  The NBA Jam cart took some major cleaning to get going but it is working now.  All the disc games are like scratch free too, it's pretty awesome.  The Naki controller is comfortable but the d-pad feels a bit meh, the up was a bit picky.  There were other Genesis titles there too but all were missing their manuals and I had them already so I passed on them, if they're available next week I might grab them at half price.




Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Books
Dungeon Master Guide (Revised)
Player's Handbook (6th Printing)
I saw these near the manga and remembered a friend of mine saying older D&D books are worth some money so I figured I would gamble on them.  I already handed them off to my friend who knows a lot about this kind of stuff to see if I can get any cash out of it. 

Most everything was 50% off so my total was $16.56 

[Medic_wheat]

I was cleaning this weekend and dropped some stuff off at the thrift to donate so I stuck my head inside to if there was anything good.  I found a couple things worth my time.



Q-Ko-Chan Volume 1 Hardbound with slipcase
NBA Jam TE CIB [GEN]
Machine Hunter [PS1]
Quest 64 [N64]
Corvette [PS2]
Naki Sega Genesis Controller
Logitech Original Xbox Controller

A bunch of misc stuff here.  The NBA Jam cart took some major cleaning to get going but it is working now.  All the disc games are like scratch free too, it's pretty awesome.  The Naki controller is comfortable but the d-pad feels a bit meh, the up was a bit picky.  There were other Genesis titles there too but all were missing their manuals and I had them already so I passed on them, if they're available next week I might grab them at half price.




Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Books
Dungeon Master Guide (Revised)
Player's Handbook (6th Printing)
I saw these near the manga and remembered a friend of mine saying older D&D books are worth some money so I figured I would gamble on them.  I already handed them off to my friend who knows a lot about this kind of stuff to see if I can get any cash out of it. 

Most everything was 50% off so my total was $16.56 

I have thought of picking up pld D&D books just for the cover art and what not

[o.pwuaioc]

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[Flare65]

Well this showed up in my mailbox the other day pretty much exactly 13 months from the date I ordered it. 

Quick Review:
Build quality is super solid and I commend them for delivering such a good package in the end.  The cartridge shell is brand new and custom imprinted with Super Fighter Team badging, manual was crisp, and the tray looked pretty good.  Two edges on the tray had been pushed in from what I'm assuming was the cart moving around during shipping, but I was able to pull them back out easily enough.

I played the game for quite a bit last night and it looks very good graphically, overall gameplay is a bit weak in my opinion.  The game has some very cheap enemies and scenarios that can get frustrating fast.  One part has you falling down a pit with stuff coming from all over the place with not very much time to react, and seems to encourage needing to memorize exactly where you need to be on every bit of the screen.  (Think of the falling levels in Mega Man 2 with the instant-kill lasers).

I was playing on easy mode and had fun, but there were times where it seems like you would just get stuck in a loop of continual deaths.  The power ups were also a cool addition to how the game played, but I would not play this one without a controller that has a turbo option. 

Overall:
Package: A
Gameplay: B/B-

I'm still waiting for mine to show up.  Did they send you an email letting you know that it was shipped?  I'm a little worried that they are sending it to my old address than my new one, despite them saying they got my new address.  Email responses from those guys are a little slow.

[xcrement5x]

Well this showed up in my mailbox the other day pretty much exactly 13 months from the date I ordered it. 

Quick Review:
Build quality is super solid and I commend them for delivering such a good package in the end.  The cartridge shell is brand new and custom imprinted with Super Fighter Team badging, manual was crisp, and the tray looked pretty good.  Two edges on the tray had been pushed in from what I'm assuming was the cart moving around during shipping, but I was able to pull them back out easily enough.

I played the game for quite a bit last night and it looks very good graphically, overall gameplay is a bit weak in my opinion.  The game has some very cheap enemies and scenarios that can get frustrating fast.  One part has you falling down a pit with stuff coming from all over the place with not very much time to react, and seems to encourage needing to memorize exactly where you need to be on every bit of the screen.  (Think of the falling levels in Mega Man 2 with the instant-kill lasers).

I was playing on easy mode and had fun, but there were times where it seems like you would just get stuck in a loop of continual deaths.  The power ups were also a cool addition to how the game played, but I would not play this one without a controller that has a turbo option. 

Overall:
Package: A
Gameplay: B/B-

I'm still waiting for mine to show up.  Did they send you an email letting you know that it was shipped?  I'm a little worried that they are sending it to my old address than my new one, despite them saying they got my new address.  Email responses from those guys are a little slow.

I had to check, but yes I did get an email saying they had shipped it.  All it was, was a generic email that says they shipped it and it should get to you in 3-10 days.  No tracking number/address information was included in the email so it just showed up one day at my house instead of work (where I normally ship stuff).

[esteban]

It's been like Christmas here!
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I haven't seen a box for Lynx since it first launched. My friend brought the bad boy over...your box looks to be in better shape than my friend's ever did!

[EvilEvoIX]

Got me one of these on the Cheap.  Works perfectly especially the Jail Bars.  Needs to be modded soon.

[PunkCryborg]

Got me one of these on the Cheap.  Works perfectly especially the Jail Bars.  Needs to be modded soon. 

The jailbars are working perfectly?

[EvilEvoIX]

Got me one of these on the Cheap.  Works perfectly especially the Jail Bars.  Needs to be modded soon. 

The jailbars are working perfectly?

Yup, as advertised.  All games are behind jail bars.

[esadajr]

Got me one of these on the Cheap.  Works perfectly especially the Jail Bars.  Needs to be modded soon. 

The jailbars are working perfectly?

Yup, as advertised.  All games are behind jail bars.

That's what gives it character. I'm never modding my NES 2.

[bob]

So that was all of them, huh?  I always thought my contacts just needed a cleaning, but i was too lazy to try.

[SuperGrafx]

Finally showing something else besides the Atari 2600 some pre-crash love.

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First time I've seen a "CBS" Colecovision.

Was this one of those co-branding deals similar to that which Atari had with Sears stores?

[Sparky]

So that was all of them, huh?  I always thought my contacts just needed a cleaning, but i was too lazy to try.

I hate nintendo

[cr8zykuban0]

some recent stuff! special thanks to jelloslug for the controller! The Saturn controller and ps1 may look normal but....

the Saturn controller was rewired for dreamcast use

and the ps1 is actually a Japanese ps1 that I found at goodwill, will need to replace lazer lens

[cjameslv]

Got me one of these on the Cheap.  Works perfectly especially the Jail Bars.  Needs to be modded soon.

A modded Nes Jr. ? Pfft never heard of such crazy talk...

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[cr8zykuban0]

A modded Nes Jr. ? Pfft never heard of such crazy talk...

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wow, very cool. I would love to have a nes top loader av modded

[VestCunt]

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Books
Dungeon Master Guide (Revised)
Player's Handbook (6th Printing)
I saw these near the manga and remembered a friend of mine saying older D&D books are worth some money so I figured I would gamble on them.  I already handed them off to my friend who knows a lot about this kind of stuff to see if I can get any cash out of it. 

Most everything was 50% off so my total was $16.56 

1) those books aren't worth that much. 2) if you don't know and don't care, then stay the fuck out of other people's hobbies, you fucking wannabe profiteer parasites.

[xcrement5x]

dem picos aren't going to pay for themselves

[esteban]

I used to read the original D&D Monster Manual over and over when I was a kid.

Lots of fun.

Some things are are tattooed in my brain.

[VenomMacbeth]

No recent video games, but I did acquire a good many Machine Rowboats.

That lame red car guy in the front is one of the rarer figures of the line.

[dingsbums]

And a second shelf  .

[Flare65]

My copy of Nightmare Busters finally arrived...

[Mishran]

Just sold some unwanted items and picked these up.

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Apologies for the bad image quality. My little girl chose the AC4 and the Lego game.

[SuperGrafx]

Just sold some unwanted items and picked these up.
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Apologies for the bad image quality. My little girl chose the AC4 and the Lego game.

Looks like you'll be busy.

[BlueBMW]

Mario 3D World!!!! Wooooo!