This weekend's finds (click on pics for full-size):
PS2 .hack//Infection (complete w/DVD)
PS2 Persona 3 FES (new & sealed)
PS2 Psychonauts (complete)
PS Jade Cocoon (disc, manual, front insert; rear insert missing)
PS Breath of Fire III (disc only),
$10 for all
This sale had a lot of games, but these were really the only titles that caught my eye. The two Playstation games came out of a CD wallet and unfortunately are missing stuff, but at least I can play the games themselves (and hopefully piece them back together over time). The guy selling said his wife was making him sell off his collection and we talked about some of the games for a bit. This is the first Persona game I've ever bought, but I'm not sure if I should start with this one or wait until I've obtained some of the earlier entries.
Psychonauts is a sort of duplicate; I already own the Xbox version, but I'm so fond of this game I just had to have it on PS2 as well. I remember playing Breath of Fire II on the SNES a long, long time ago, so I'm looking forward to playing part III, to see how well the series made the leap beyond the 16-bit era.
NES DuckTales
GB Pokemon Special Pikachu Edition (Yellow Version),
$6 for both
Not much to be said for these two. I didn't think I owned DuckTales. Turns out I already do. Oh well. I used to carry a list around with me, but I always forget to update it, and I don't have one of those snazzy phones that let you look at web pages or documents. Blah.
6 empty game cases (NFL 2K missing manual),
FREE
Always better to give orphans a home than to allow them to meet with the trash can. And who can't use an extra un-cracked DC case now and then? Warcraft: Battle Chest actually has a disc in it: Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos. I have no idea if that's an actual game or just an expansion, but... there ya go.
NES AC adapter,
$1
N64 standard expansion port cartridge (the one the system comes with by default),
$1
N64 power adapter,
$1
GC Game Boy Player (no disc),
$2.50
PS2 Slim power adapter,
$5
These are just little odds and ends I picked up from various sales during my travels this weekend. The N64 cartridge actually came from the same sale as the DC controller below, but I figured it made more sense being grouped with these other items. The Game Boy Player is, of course, useless without the disc, but as luck would have it, I picked up a disc by itself a couple months back so she's now complete. I
love when that happens. As for the PS2 power adapter, I have an orphan slim that needed this, so that's all buttoned-up now, too.
PS3 MotorStorm ("Not for Resale"/pack-in version??, complete),
$3
If I remember, this game was a pack-in with one of the earlier versions of the PS3. It has bi-lingual packaging which is kinda different. Maybe it's from Canada or something?
SEGA CD NFL's Greatest: San Francisco vs. Dallas (complete)
SEGA CD Silpheed (complete)
SEGA CD Puggsy (complete)
GEN Kid Chameleon (complete)
GEN Dynamite Headdy (complete),
$15 for all
NFL's Greatest? *shrug*. I don't know, just fillin' in the collection. These were priced $5 each; I offered $15 for the bunch and it was accepted. Man, I've been wanting a nice complete copy of Dynamite Headdy for forever! I played this game a lot on the Sega Channel at a pal's house, and I've had the loose cartridge for a while, but I'm a fan and wanted it nice and complete.
Kid Chameleon is cool, cause the game cartridge is from the Mega Drive version, with four different languages inside the manual; English and a handful of others (I forget which). I wonder if this was how the game was originally shipped, since non-collectors don't usually have the habit of completing orphan games and manuals, and these came from some couple who didn't look like they were in the habit of fretting over such things.
NDS Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (inside Naruto: Path of the Ninja case)
Wii Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (complete),
$8 for both
I saw Naruto but passed over it since I don't know a thing about it, and didn't feeling like buying it "just because". Luckily, my friend is more curious than me; he opened it, found Castlevania inside and handed it over to me. That was a nice little reminder to always take that extra second to look over, under, and inside when it comes to yard sales. I would'a missed out on that!
Metroid is complete and in fantastic condition. Good times.
DC Official Sega Dreamcast controller (new, unused in beat-up box),
$2
This came from the same sale as the N64 cartridge above. I guess I got there late because there were no systems or games left. I really need to stop buying DC controllers, but this one's new! I had to have it! Right?
And now for my favorite find of the weekend...
Four strategy guides: Bubsy I & II, Sonic 1 & 2, Sonic 3, Sonic & Knuckles,
$5 for all
I'm guessing these are neither very rare nor valuable, but I don't really care. I love finding old school strategy guides,
and for such an iconic character. While there may be lots of games I've played or enjoyed more, the Sonic series on Genesis just totally strikes a chord with me. I have such fond memories of them, and whenever I've got one of them nearby, I'm always down for playing a few stages. To have found all of the strategy guides for the core series at one yard sale is just killer.
The funniest part is that the guides are kind of lame -- at least, as far as useful details and strategies go. They're mostly filled with huge, full-color art on each page, with 3 or 4 little screenshots of various points throughout the game (all sizzle and no steak, or at least very little). The accompanying text often reads like ad copy, but I guess if you're really bad at these games, the guides do offer a few pointers for traversing some of the more difficult sections.
As for Bubsy, that one came along because it was there. Like I said, I really like the old strategy guides, if for no other reason than I couldn't afford them when I was a kid (I barely had enough money for the game!). I'll never turn down a pre-32-bit era guide. And heck, I played a little Bubsy back in the day. Not a favorite, but they were alright.
So that's it. Nothing earth-shattering this weekend, but some fun little bits and pieces for my collection.
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