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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Bear78 on July 05, 2017, 09:25:45 AM

Title: July 2017 Pickups!
Post by: Bear78 on July 05, 2017, 09:25:45 AM: I'll kick this off! ;D

A couple of finds over the weekend. Getting close to the end of my 360 wants list.

(https://scontent-ort2-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/19598704_10102082078465238_3476325609112532972_n.jpg?oh=f65d54b3c1304c0332aa18e5890ee8ac&oe=59D0AA62)
Title: Re: July 2017 Pickups!
Post by: Hesch on July 05, 2017, 09:53:47 AM: I won't call this a pickup, but I've gotta brag about the project I finished over the weekend. This is literally a childhood dream come true.
(http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/4669/tt88ngbuwwbtlrbzg.jpg)

Got an old ass i5, 8GB of ram and a GTX1070 running it.
Title: Re: July 2017 Pickups!
Post by: TDIRunner on July 06, 2017, 10:36:03 PM: These two books arrived today. The Last Guardian book is fantastic. It includes a lot of art and history as well as a walkthrough and trophy guide. The SOTC book is not quite what I expected, but it's still a neat little piece.

(https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/fc12/4amy8duh7gs0w1v6g.jpg) (https://www.mediafire.com/view/?4amy8duh7gs0w1v)
Title: Re: July 2017 Pickups!
Post by: tylerbgood on July 07, 2017, 12:15:29 PM: I usually don't buy full price games, but couldn't resist picking up Horizon. I'm in the process of playing the full God of War series on PS4 right now, then I plan to start playing this one. Also, MotorRodeo was kindly gifted to me by Lashek and I am incredibly appreciative. Technically it counts as a June Pickup, but I've been offline for the last week, so I'm posting it now. Thanks again Lashek, you are an amazing and generous person! Now I've got to track down a loose copy so I can actually give it a try, as I just can't justify opening a package that's been sealed for 25 years!

(https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/ef51/18f44iatycijita4g.jpg) (http://www.mediafire.com/view/18f44iatycijita/july_2017_pickups.JPG)
Title: Re: July 2017 Pickups!
Post by: Nacho3 on July 07, 2017, 10:22:20 PM: So...this came in the mail today
(http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/f54b/66gnjpwbl5gos3l4g.jpg) (http://www.mediafire.com/view/66gnjpwbl5gos3l/2017-07-07_16.42.27.479.jpg)
I paid the current going rate right now but I had $100 paypal credit so I only paid $180 out of pocket, definitely the most I have spent on one game so far.
I now have all 14 US released Virtual Boy games
(http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/3fb8/busddg669juy90x4g.jpg) (http://www.mediafire.com/view/busddg669juy90x/2017-07-07_16.44.37.182.jpg)
Title: Re: July 2017 Pickups!
Post by: Bear78 on July 09, 2017, 12:23:52 PM: Quote from: Nacho3 on July 07, 2017, 10:22:20 PM
So...this came in the mail today
(http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/f54b/66gnjpwbl5gos3l4g.jpg) (http://www.mediafire.com/view/66gnjpwbl5gos3l/2017-07-07_16.42.27.479.jpg)
I paid the current going rate right now but I had $100 paypal credit so I only paid $180 out of pocket, definitely the most I have spent on one game so far.
I now have all 14 US released Virtual Boy games
(http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/3fb8/busddg669juy90x4g.jpg) (http://www.mediafire.com/view/busddg669juy90x/2017-07-07_16.44.37.182.jpg)

Congrats man! Always cool to see someone complete a set!
Title: Re: July 2017 Pickups!
Post by: wiggy on July 09, 2017, 04:45:27 PM: God I wish I would have kept my VB crap. I sold it all when it was worth virtually nothing...

And I had 3 sealed copies of Waterworld because NOBODY could sell them, so grabbed all 3 at a babbages for $.99 each :(
Title: Re: July 2017 Pickups!
Post by: TDIRunner on July 10, 2017, 08:53:02 AM: I hooked everything up before remembering to take the picture, but my Saturn HD Retrovision cables came in and, as expected, they are beautiful.
Title: Re: July 2017 Pickups!
Post by: Bear78 on July 10, 2017, 08:54:23 AM: Stuff I picked up over the weekend.

(https://scontent-ort2-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/19894692_10102095335852328_3542652393204349965_n.jpg?oh=84df1199f021408caa0687f61d80f464&oe=59C42877)
Title: Re: July 2017 Pickups!
Post by: Megatron on July 10, 2017, 05:42:05 PM: Haven't done one of these in a while, mostly because I have been ridiculously busy. But I went back to my home town for the 4th of July and hit all the usual stores...I made out pretty well.

The lot cost me about $250 in total, $30 of that being Miami Vice which I got from Amazon.

(https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/98c5/o8x8z2svuttlln76g.jpg) (https://www.mediafire.com/view/?o8x8z2svuttlln7)

(https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/631e/c6xcl665y4cndyv6g.jpg) (https://www.mediafire.com/view/?c6xcl665y4cndyv)

(https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/783a/lllxdmo217debol6g.jpg) (https://www.mediafire.com/view/?lllxdmo217debol)

These items are pretty low priced considering 4k DVDs are fairly expensive, but they are all used, hence the immensely discounted prices.

A few key priced items - Vanguard Bandits for only $15 complete, Wings of Wor for $10 due to cracked shell, and Arrow Flash for $5 due to writing and cracked shell. Everything was tested in the store and works fine. The Mother 3 repro was only $15, so that was a nice little find as well. The 8-bit NES30 Pro controller came with an NES classic adapter, I already have one of these, but the adapter is a nice addition as it's nice to play that thing wireless and access the main menu from the controller.

(https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/53f5/b4hm760p1qb6jfn6g.jpg) (https://www.mediafire.com/view/?b4hm760p1qb6jfn)

I also grabbed this for only $100 from a pawn shop. The guy said it just had the head phones, hence the discount price/. Well, it had the headphones AND the base. All it was missing were the cables, which are just some micro USB cables to charge it and an optical audio cable to hook to the xbox. So a pretty good steal.
Title: Re: July 2017 Pickups!
Post by: Taketheword on July 10, 2017, 06:35:49 PM: Quote from: wiggy on July 09, 2017, 04:45:27 PM
God I wish I would have kept my VB crap. I sold it all when it was worth virtually nothing...

And I had 3 sealed copies of Waterworld because NOBODY could sell them, so grabbed all 3 at a babbages for $.99 each :(

"virtually nothing" I see whatcha did there ;).

But truly a sad story. Sucks to regret.
Title: Re: July 2017 Pickups!
Post by: redsox2012 on July 10, 2017, 09:15:19 PM: Megatron - try this with the Arrow Flash game. Use an Expo dry erase marker on a small portion of the marker. Just scribble over it. Somehow the chemicals in the dry erase marker cause permanent marker to bubble up, then both can be easily wiped away with a tissue. Sound ridiculous but it works. If you're successful, do the rest. I've removed 25 year old permanent marker from many Genesis cartridges and in most cases you'd never know it was even there. I recommend using only Expo brand, as others don't seem to work, and use a light color. The worst result I've had is a minor dark spot leftover, but it's barely noticeable and looks better than leaving the writing.

This trick also works on the rear artwork of Sega CD & Saturn games. I have a Sonic CD in which the UPC code was covered by marker (like rental stores used to do), and the dry erase trick removed it completely. Doesn't work on original Genesis artwork inserts as that paper is too thin, and the marker gets permanently embedded in the paper.

You have nothing to lose since Arrow Flash is a common game anyway. I look for games that are discounted due to writing because I know I can usually remove it.
Title: Re: July 2017 Pickups!
Post by: Hesch on July 11, 2017, 06:51:24 AM: There are art markers used for blending. You can just rub those over the permanent marker and it should loosen it up then you can wipe it away.

These are super expensive, and the only option I know about readily because I actually have a set of these markers normally:
https://www.amazon.com/Prismacolor-Premier-Colorless-Blender-2-Markers/dp/B00HZTLAPI
Title: Re: July 2017 Pickups!
Post by: wiggy on July 11, 2017, 11:17:18 AM: Quote from: Hesch on July 11, 2017, 06:51:24 AM
There are art markers used for blending. You can just rub those over the permanent marker and it should loosen it up then you can wipe it away.

These are super expensive, and the only option I know about readily because I actually have a set of these markers normally:
https://www.amazon.com/Prismacolor-Premier-Colorless-Blender-2-Markers/dp/B00HZTLAPI

:P

http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=16336.0

Also, Amazon is a rip.

Prismacolor Marker Blender (http://www.dickblick.com/items/21342-0000/)

Ad Marker Blender (http://www.dickblick.com/items/21303-0000/)
Title: Re: July 2017 Pickups!
Post by: Megatron on July 11, 2017, 01:30:14 PM: Thank you all for the advice. I actually picked a few of these color blender markers up back when the "Got F**king Magic Marker" thread first started.
For the damaged carts, I was able to get the writing off of Arrow Flash as well as swap out the damaged back for a better one. I will do the same for Wings of Wor and transfer the label once I get some time to do it.

I've been a little busy with this "pickup", which my 19 month old daughter is not exactly fond of at the moment because of the noise level.

(https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/d0b8/t7u1gfku59ojqbr6g.jpg) (https://www.mediafire.com/view/?t7u1gfku59ojqbr)
Title: Re: July 2017 Pickups!
Post by: TDIRunner on July 11, 2017, 01:34:20 PM: Congrats Megatron. Hope you are getting sleep. :D
Title: Re: July 2017 Pickups!
Post by: e_brugal on July 11, 2017, 05:21:24 PM: Congrats Megatron.

I think the pick up is taking all the sleep. Lol
Title: Re: July 2017 Pickups!
Post by: TDIRunner on July 13, 2017, 06:36:39 PM: Better late than never. I just received my SRG copy of Strafe today. It turns out they never shipped my order out. I contacted them, and they were able to confirm that there was no shipping info on my order, so they sent it out and got it to me as quick as they could. It's disappointing that it took so long to get, but I'm happy with their customer service in rectifying the problem.

(https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/7929/f4iek8692cjz6h84g.jpg) (http://www.mediafire.com/view/f4iek8692cjz6h8/July_2017_Pickups_2.jpg)
Title: Re: July 2017 Pickups!
Post by: redsox2012 on July 14, 2017, 07:15:21 PM: Some Saturn and Sega CD pickups:
(http://i1356.photobucket.com/albums/q735/mikeg17247/GEDC2209_zpsbwz5pjv4.jpg)
Cobra Command was only $6.50 on Ebay from Goodwill. Box is a little crushed, but the disc and manual are mint. My local Game Exchange uses TCP covers for many of their loose discs, which is good for me because my printer isn't working. The Quake cover is on plain paper, and it's not cut straight, but it's good enough for now (only $10).
Title: Re: July 2017 Pickups!
Post by: TDIRunner on July 22, 2017, 03:13:44 PM: This little guy arrived while I was on vacation. If it works as well as the Lynx SD, I will probably be selling my Flash Masta. ;D

(https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/3a26/b24p4w5q5tn6udc6g.jpg) (https://www.mediafire.com/view/?b24p4w5q5tn6udc)
Title: Re: July 2017 Pickups!
Post by: Blumpkin on July 23, 2017, 01:47:13 PM: (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DFW12YQUwAA8DQ1?format=jpg)
Title: Re: July 2017 Pickups!
Post by: wiggy on July 23, 2017, 05:05:23 PM: Please pardon me if some of this has been posted before. I'm a little brain dead today, but I think this is all new.

(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/image_74.jpg)
Title: Re: July 2017 Pickups!
Post by: tylerbgood on July 25, 2017, 12:03:38 PM: Swung into GameStop to check out the 4 $5 games for $10 deal, with hopes that they were finally liquidating their Wii inventory now that the Switch is out. Nope, they're still asking $40+ dollars for some of their used Wii games, it's kind of ridiculous. Anyway, I managed to find 4 games I wanted at the $5 price point, and grabbed some other goodies as well while I was at it.

(https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/1c8b/wee364m4y84o5424g.jpg) (http://www.mediafire.com/view/wee364m4y84o542/july_2017_pickups_2.JPG)
Title: Re: July 2017 Pickups!
Post by: sheep2001 on July 25, 2017, 02:18:47 PM: Endless ocean is fantastic
Title: Re: July 2017 Pickups!
Post by: tylerbgood on July 25, 2017, 06:04:06 PM: Quote from: sheep2001 on July 25, 2017, 02:18:47 PM
Endless ocean is fantastic

It's been on my wishlist for years, and I definitely couldn't pass it up for $2.50! I loved Everblue 2 on the PS2 and Endless Ocean seems to be in a similar vein. I enjoy peaceful underwater exploration, it's a nice change of pace from shooting aliens and killing gods.
Title: Re: July 2017 Pickups!
Post by: wiggy on July 25, 2017, 07:49:55 PM: How did I miss Megatron's post?! Congrats man! :D

Grabbed a couple of games on Amazon while ordering some stuff for the shop. They look like my kind of games. Rive is a Limited Run purchase.

(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/image_75.jpg)
Title: Re: July 2017 Pickups!
Post by: TDIRunner on July 25, 2017, 09:18:47 PM: Combination of a trade and a pickup.

(https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/4cfb/w5ku8cu37msh7bh6g.jpg) (https://www.mediafire.com/view/?w5ku8cu37msh7bh)
Title: Re: July 2017 Pickups!
Post by: TDIRunner on July 26, 2017, 08:52:22 AM: Quote from: wiggy on July 25, 2017, 07:49:55 PM
How did I miss Megatron's post?! Congrats man! :D

Grabbed a couple of games on Amazon while ordering some stuff for the shop. They look like my kind of games. Rive is a Limited Run purchase.

I almost picked up Abzu the other day, but I ended up passing on it. Last night I watched a YouTube video on the gameplay and now I'm wishing I had bought it. Reus looks cool, but I can't get into those types of games anymore.
Title: Re: July 2017 Pickups!
Post by: Dr.Agon on July 26, 2017, 05:58:10 PM: No games for me this month :(

Anyway, my big box of cases from fiatbravodriver arrived today,
Not only did he send the 8-way cases but he packed the box with an extra 58 single DVD cases! Brilliant! Thanks mate!!
Title: Re: July 2017 Pickups!
Post by: wiggy on July 26, 2017, 06:05:32 PM: Been wanting one of these for a LONG time. Was just waiting for the right price :)

(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/image_76.jpg)