NeoGAF JUNE 2011 Pick-Up Post! Show Us Your Goods! (Real pics or BAN!)!

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G-Fex said:
Since my local Play N Trade is closing in two weeks (FUCKING SUCKS :( ) They're selling everything 30 percent off even new games.

So I picked up a lot of good games I could find.

and for lol friday the 13th

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what are the two genesis games on the left?
 
Gotta love a Lego set that comes double boxed and then shipped in an even bigger box. Now, I just need to resist the urge to open it and put it together...
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No pictures since I don't own a camera.

However, I did pick a Nintendo 3DS today!!! So excited and I didn't know what games to buy. I picked up Samurai Warriors: Chronicles, Professor Layton and the Curious Village, and Dragon Quest IX just to have something new to play and pre-ordered a copy of The Legend of Zelda: OoT.
 
Zerokku said:
Use your new 3DS! Hell I used my DSi until I got a cell phone :P

My cell phone is crap and hard to get a decent pic out of. Haven't messed around with the camera yet. I will probably update my post tomorrow then.
 
VendettaXXI said:
My cell phone is crap and hard to get a decent pic out of. Haven't messed around with the camera yet. I will probably update my post tomorrow then.

He meant use your 3DS for photos. =)
 
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So rare to actually pick up a console JRPG these days, so I was extremely happy to get White Knight Chronicles II.
 
jRPG said:
So rare to actually pick up a console JRPG these days, so I was extremely happy to get White Knight Chronicles II.

If you get a chance, some impressions of WKC Origins would be really appreciated. Seems very few places are reviewing/giving coverage to WKC 2, and even less Origins.
 
dark10x said:
I've purchased a shit ton of retro stuff very recently. Haven't snapped many photos yet, but here's one of the acquisitions.

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That stand all the consoles are on, what is it, looks like something that could work quite nicely =)
 
Mithos said:
That stand all the consoles are on, what is it, looks like something that could work quite nicely =)
I actually purchased that stand back in 2006 when I purchased my first plasma. However, when I moved to my current house, I build a home theater with my TV mounted on the wall and all equipment behind glass in the wall. So, I just used this stand upstairs for my retro systems and it has served me well. Believe it or not I actually have a 27" Sony Wega (SDTV) sitting on top of it. :P

I think I purchased it at some local AV shop. I've seen similar stands floating around, though, so they aren't impossible to find. It's worked out very well for stuff like this, though. The stand was made to hold a 60" rear projection TV, so there is plenty of space!
 
moop2000 said:
Gotta love a Lego set that comes double boxed and then shipped in an even bigger box. Now, I just need to resist the urge to open it and put it together...
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wow thats 500$ of lego right there
 
jRPG said:
So rare to actually pick up a console JRPG these days, so I was extremely happy to get White Knight Chronicles II.

Whatttt these are already out in the EU? I hate living in the US.
 
MedIC86 said:
wow thats 500$ of lego right there

not quite that much. about $275 actually. I want to keep it to resell it. I was going to buy a bunch of the giant Millenium Falcon but didn't and now that it is out of print it sells for triple it's original price now.
 
jRPG said:
So rare to actually pick up a console JRPG these days, so I was extremely happy to get White Knight Chronicles II.
Does anyone know if the EU version of WKC2 will recognize a US save? That is, if importing saves does anything.
 
moop2000 said:
not quite that much. about $275 actually. I want to keep it to resell it. I was going to buy a bunch of the giant Millenium Falcon but didn't and now that it is out of print it sells for triple it's original price now.
Star wars fans. Srs bsnss.

I would love to buy one of those giant Lego sets. But I'd need a man cave to hide it in once I'd built it to ensure no little hands touch it.
 
dark10x said:
I've purchased a shit ton of retro stuff very recently. Haven't snapped many photos yet, but here's one of the acquisitions.

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Jealous of the white PS2. I don't own a PS2 at all and never did, but if I came across a white model I'd snatch it up.
 
glaurung said:
How are you liking the d-pad without the full disc affect? It looked pretty sweet but I wasn't able to justify the $65 for it. If you really notice a pleasing difference with it I might reconsider getting one.
 
guest1321 said:
How are you liking the d-pad without the full disc affect? It looked pretty sweet but I wasn't able to justify the $65 for it. If you really notice a pleasing difference with it I might reconsider getting one.
To be brutally honest... It is not that great of an advancement. The idea behind the twist-able d-pad and how the setting change works is solid, but the problem arises from the shoddy craftsmanship preceding it.

The side walls of the d-pad circle no longer present an issue, but the sound that the d-pad makes is horrible. It truly feels like you are holding a very cheap device, the surface is unnecessarily slippery and when you let the d-pad go from an angle, it makes a horrid clank-clank sound. For comparison: the d-pad on the DS3 is completely silent. There are more problems: the range of pressing the d-pad down is still very big and it is hard to recognize when you are doing it on purpose.

All in all: it is a step in the right direction, but only a step. The new concave analog sticks are a surprising improvement, I must admit. Lessons learned from the GameCube controller, wink-wink.
 
glaurung said:
To be brutally honest... It is not that great of an advancement. The idea behind the twist-able d-pad and how the setting change works is solid, but the problem arises from the shoddy craftsmanship preceding it.

The side walls of the d-pad circle no longer present an issue, but the sound that the d-pad makes is horrible. It truly feels like you are holding a very cheap device, the surface is unnecessarily slippery and when you let the d-pad go from an angle, it makes a horrid clank-clank sound. For comparison: the d-pad on the DS3 is completely silent. There are more problems: the range of pressing the d-pad down is still very big and it is hard to recognize when you are doing it on purpose.

All in all: it is a step in the right direction, but only a step. The new concave analog sticks are a surprising improvement, I must admit. Lessons learned from the GameCube controller, wink-wink.


Thanks for the info. Sounds like it has a few quirks that need to be dealt with before I jump onboard. That being said, what do you mean by the concave analog sticks?
 
guest1321 said:
Thanks for the info. Sounds like it has a few quirks that need to be dealt with before I jump onboard. That being said, what do you mean by the concave analog sticks?
The original 360 controller had analog sticks with a relatively smooth surface, with four raised nubs in the principal directions. This was not the best solution, because the nubs got worn down - the northern-most first, then the others. This in turn made the analog sticks more slippery and the number of times you had to adjust the thumbs went up.

The new controller no longer has any nubs. Instead, it has a circular embossed area in the middle of the stick, with a raised edge going all the way around it. This is a much better approach in my book, because your thumb now rests on the edge itself and there is a lot more friction, meaning less adjustments and inherently better control. Time will show if the new surface gets worn down as well.
 
moop2000 said:
Gotta love a Lego set that comes double boxed and then shipped in an even bigger box. Now, I just need to resist the urge to open it and put it together...
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I fucking hate you so much.

EVEN MORE because you got it for $275.


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Can I come over and build it with you? I'll bring some Orange Crush.
 
sikkinixx said:
I fucking hate you so much.

EVEN MORE because you got it for $275.


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Can I come over and build it with you? I'll bring some Orange Crush.

I'm sorry. It's not going to be opened by me so hate me more.
 
Got these this week:

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Target had SSFIV for PS3 in the bargain bin, so I grabbed it for just under $15. Also grabbed Back to the Future in sucky cheap 3 disc packaging for $15. Retail is $20. Told the dude in electronics that I read it was going to be $15 on Sunday and he went ahead and gave it to me for $15 today.
 
No idea why I hadn't bought this sooner. Picked it up for about $6 shipped for a brand new copy =D

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Bonus!
Why show a TV off with Nature Docos or Action movies when you can have Mikie Hara instead
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Sony KDL40EX720 ^_^
 
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Puzzle Bobble Universe. £12.99 on Amazon, couldn't resist. Classic :)

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Zelda LADX & Super Mario Land. Semi-pictured: Excitebike 3D Classic. Not pictured: Pokedex 3D.
 
DXPett1 said:
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Bonus!
Why show a TV off with Nature Docos or Action movies when you can have Mikie Hara instead
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Sony KDL40EX720 ^_^
Who's the girl in the third picture? She's gorgeous.
 
dark10x said:
I've purchased a shit ton of retro stuff very recently. Haven't snapped many photos yet, but here's one of the acquisitions.

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Nice. It'd be great to see the other other stuff. It's the retro items in these threads which always make them for me.

You've given me an urge to buy a white Saturn and Super Famicom!
 
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