[quote name='ChunLiBarbie']Your find is like a trail on Amazon leading to other wonders...
http://www.amazon.com/Bubble-Bobble-2-nintendo-entertainment-system/dp/B00004SVNT/ref=pd_sim_vg_1
http://www.amazon.com/Snow-Brothers-nintendo-entertainment-system/dp/B00004SVUQ/ref=pd_sim_vg_2[/QUOTE]
Yep, the NES has it's share of grails. 95% of its game library can be had for $10 a game or less, and 75% of that for $5 or less, but there's definitely some highly valuable games to be had.
The late release Taito super rarities I mentioned are the games Taito released in 1992 and 1993 in extremely limited numbers, and were mostly found on the rental market. These games include Panic Restaurant, Little Samson, Bubble Bobble 2, and probably the second holy grail after Stadium Events, Flintstones 2. Back in my NES collecting days when sources for the games were abundant, I at one point had 4 different Flintstones 2 carts, but they all eventually ended up on eBay, before they were worth nearly as much as they are now, but I still made $80 - $100 each for them. The box and manual for Flintstones 2 is actually worth a lot more than the cart itself.
The only other game in the same league as the Taito titles is Snow Brothers, which always had me scratching my head since it's not even a very good port, but I guess it's a rarity which is odd since Capcom was a pretty high profile developer in that era and wasn't exactly printing games in small numbers. Of course there's also valuable unlicensed stuff too like the Panesian porn games, Cheetahmen 2 (which is a game I can remember being sold for really cheap back when it first came on the market, and now it's super valuable), Caltron 6 in 1, and the ROB Stack Up pieces, but not the game itself.
Anyways, nothing good at the thrifts today, but I thought I'd share some pictures with you.
Here's one of the jewelry cases from hell I was ranting about. What the hell is in this case? Damned if I could tell you, it's piled full of random crap cell phone gadgets amongst other garbage.
Do you have a Savers chain near you? If you don't, consider yourself lucky, here's some of the deals you can find
Yep, for just $20 you too can have a Sega Genesis 2 console with just one controller and an RF switch (AC Adapter sold separately)
How about a console only original X-Box for only $15? They won't charge you extra for the fact that it come caked in filth either, that's a bonus thrown in for free.
Thrift stores like this make me sick...