It was my 21st birthday last month, and my friends were very generous
Woah, amazing birthday indeed. Especially jealous of the 256GB SSD, I'll have to grab one this winter but I'm aiming at 128GB for budget
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NeoGAF NOVEMBER 2012 Pick-Up Post!! Show Us Your Gaming Goods (6 YEAR ANNIVERSARY)!
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Woah, amazing birthday indeed. Especially jealous of the 256GB SSD, I'll have to grab one this winter but I'm aiming at 128GB for budget
It was my 21st birthday last month, and my friends were very generous
Link on Epona statue from my brother. I'm pretty sure they made 1500.
New monitor from my friends. It's a 2560x1440 IPS, so good for Photoshop.
GTX 680
256gb SSD from my parents.
Nike SB Stefan Janoski from parents as well.
Adventure Time comics.
Shirts, the one on the left is a tri-blend.
edit: I also bought a pair of Naked and Famous jeans, I should have them on Monday; and I finished paying off my Wii U preorder
Wow your friends and family are very generous and know what you like. I have yet to get any kind of technology present from my family...Jealousy
normalmode
Member
I posted this earlier in one of the Wii U preview threads.
Alligatorjandro
Banned
im so jelly
It's a press package, I believe.
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
it is a press kit
normalmode
Member
In my unusual case, I write for a content farm that allows me to freelance for other sites. I told Nintendo that if I had a Wii U early , I'd be able to help out many of the enthusiast game news outlets (many of whom of only got one Wii U unit) with their launch coverage.
this sounds so easy but actually really hard to do.
normalmode
Member
Establishing a history and rapport with the publisher helps. I already had a record to prove my worth, having helped GamePro, G4/X-Play, and GamesRadar with the 3DS launch, and this year with G4/X-Play and Complex for the Vita launch.
CrashPrime
Member
I posted this earlier in one of the Wii U preview threads.
What's your NDA on this? I want to hear what a fellow gaffer feels about NG3.
bababouille
Member
Posting your cat(s) along with your pick-ups should be mandatory
normalmode
Member
I'll do you one better. He's featured on Kotaku: http://kotaku.com/5959261/step-asid...-scandalous-picture-and-it-involves-the-wii-u
Why?
It was my 21st birthday last month, and my friends were very generous
Link on Epona statue from my brother. I'm pretty sure they made 1500.
they made 2500
but yea, it's awesome. too expensive for me tho.I posted this earlier in one of the Wii U preview threads.
*salivates*
I posted this earlier in one of the Wii U preview threads.
Nice, your cat knows whats up. He/she is like "let's open this MEOW!"
Picked up Liberation Maiden for the weekend. And since it was talked about a bit last month, the american release of Speculoos. Did try the Trader Joes version late October...same stuff, just the creamy version and rebranded.
How are you liking it so far? Videos seem interesting, but I´m rather annoyed by the constant dialog interrupting gameplay which to be honest doesn´t seem to be anything special, hopefully I´m wrong on this.
Gonna try it later tonight. Drink some beers and beat it. I'll update. I waffled back and forth buying the last few weeks but it was really the only thing left on the eShop for me to buy. I do like the idea that you replay it, though.
If you already have a normal 3DS then get the Wii U. If you don't have a 3DS at all yet then, shit, jump on that first! At least for Mario 3D Land, a ton of other neat games, classic GB/GBC/GG titles, and great eShop titles like NightSky. Wii U not going anywhere and you can get your NSMB fix with 2.
I'm actually borrowing a friend's 3DS (regular size) and having an absolute blast with Mario 3D Land. So much fun!
Suburban_Nooblet
Banned
Picked up some supplies for Halo Weekend.
You have some nice friends lol. My friends gave me a 14 day trial code of Xbox Live for my bday XD. I'm jellyIt was my 21st birthday last month, and my friends were very generous
Link on Epona statue from my brother. I'm pretty sure they made 1500.
New monitor from my friends. It's a 2560x1440 IPS, so good for Photoshop.
GTX 680
256gb SSD from my parents.
Nike SB Stefan Janoski from parents as well.
Adventure Time comics.
Shirts, the one on the left is a tri-blend.
edit: I also bought a pair of Naked and Famous jeans, I should have them on Monday; and I finished paying off my Wii U preorder
And that monitor is nice, that res is enough to make me go single monitor instead of double
Also, nice Janoski's, I always liked how they looked but I couldn't wear them.
foobarry81
Member
Just to set things straight, and since we Belgians invented it: ;-)
The cookies are called "speculoos" or "speculaas".
The thing in the jar is "speculaaspasta" (or speculoospasta).
Well, that's what we call it anyway... ;-)
What it looks like over here:
dehydratedbabies
Member
I pop with perspicacity:
Cypher
Member
Blu-Ray and PS Vita hauls!
E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial (Target-exclusive Steelbook)
Prometheus (Target-exclusive 4-disc Collector's Edition w/Artbook)
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
LittleBigPlanet PSVITA
Spy Hunter
Street Fighter X Tekken
Silent Hill: Book of Memories
Rayman: Origins
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz
E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial (Target-exclusive Steelbook)
Prometheus (Target-exclusive 4-disc Collector's Edition w/Artbook)
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
LittleBigPlanet PSVITA
Spy Hunter
Street Fighter X Tekken
Silent Hill: Book of Memories
Rayman: Origins
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz
lordimmortal
Neo Member
I posted this earlier in one of the Wii U preview threads.
I can't wait your very lucky
I'm considering it. I feel good for just having it, so I'm not quite sure. Stan Lee might have a signing nearby and the CGC will be with him, so if I were to do it, it would be signed and graded there. If I weren't to get that signed, then I'd just get the Omnibus signed. Hmm...
RoryDropkick
Member
Yes I know it's coming to 360 and PS3.. I'll even get it then. I even own the Saturn version. However, now that I own a cabinet I really wanted the actual arcade version. Weird I know.
Which Cab did you wind up getting? Guess I missed the post.
RoryDropkick
Member
It's an american cab, so a monster of a thing. But it was a birthday gift from my wife. It's an old Mortal Kombat II cabinet that had Marvel Super Heroes installed, also came with SFA2, and MK 1-3, as well as an alternate control panel with the MK layout. But she got it all for $200.
Vipershark
Member
Oh, what's this?
Ohoho, my MMR cases arrived! I ended up contacting the seller on Amazon and they gave me a full refund (plus shipping) for the knockoff cases which I put towards these.
Much better. Now to test it out...
There we go.
Picked this up while I was at gamestop. I like card games and this got decent reviews, so...
WOOOO finally got a copy of Tactics Ogre: TKoL! Been wanting a copy of this for YEARS. I found it at a local store that has so--
hold on...
does something seem a little... odd to you about this cart...?
Let me look a little closer.... Something seems a bit... off....
...Aw crap, it's a bootleg.
A pretty decent one at that, considering that I didn't spot it immediately and it took me actually getting home and holding it in my hands before I was able to tell.
Let's talk a bit about spotting bootleg GBA games, shall we?
The first thing I noticed was that the ESRB logo was really blurry and the smaller "Content Rated By" text was basically unreadable. I didn't even realize it until later but it also says "LICFNSED" by Nintendo. The official seal was also blurry as well. (The art on the label sticker itself is also completely different on the official version but I didn't know what it looked like and didn't know without doing a google image search.)
I pulled out a legit M&L cart to compare.
Note the sharp text on the ESRB logo.
Secondly, all official cartridges have a number stamped directly onto the label, as seen here.
Tactics Ogre had none.
The label itself was also suspect.
Look at the size and placement of M&L's label. It's perfectly in the middle of the little rectangular area there, and has a uniform amount of space between the sticker and the edge of the plastic on all sides.
The bootleg is off-center and a bit smaller and moved off to the right side.
The back of the cart wasn't much better.
Note the model number here. AGB-022. The incorrect font, size, and placement of that first 2 aside, there is no such model number as an AGB-022 in the Gameboy lineup. All official regular-sized GBA carts (meaning the ones that don't have special features like Drill Dozer, Yoshi: Topsy Turvy, and Warioware: Twisted don't count) have a model number of AGB-002.
Also of note is the screw. Official Gameboy games use Triwing screws and the screw included here is some sort of oddly shaped vague triwing/triangle combination.
M&L again for reference.
Note the AGB-002 model number and the "Pat.Pend. Made in Japan" text which isn't included on the bootleg.
Also note the sharply defined triwing screw.
I even went as far as opening it up to look at the insides but I didn't take pictures of that. Needless to say it was a chinese circuit board and didn't include the printed Nintendo logo anywhere. It was held inside the cart with some kind of glue. I was surprised to see that it actually included a save battery, but the battery was dead as chinese pirate carts often are which didn't surprise me at all.
Anyway, I called up the store and explained the situation to them and fortunately they were cool about it and let me exchange it for something else.
So in its place, I picked up:
Dragon Warrior 3 (amazing game, especially for the GBC)
Robopon: Sun Version (been wanting this for years)
Ryu bogard
Member
Purchases for Oct&Nov
j0hnny_385
Member
My Radeon 6950 2GB died after a year in honorable service. It was under warranty so I got this beast as a replacement! \o/ Me happy.
And finally, after more than 3 and a half years in service...I replaced my iPhone 3G with the brand new iPhone 5 32GB. My god...the speed, the clarity compared to 3G is several orders of magnitude.
I got invisibleSHIELD for it along with Speck Candyshell case. Fits perfectly.
Iacobellis
Junior Member
Oh, what's this?
Your photos always impress me whenever you post here. I like how you have a story to go with each pickup, whether they are good or bad! Sorry to hear about the bootleg cartridge.
Manp
Member
so you got your 99 cents back? thank god
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
Mr. Bones (Saturn), Adventures of Batman & Robin (SegaCD)
NES: City Connection, Conflict
NES: Puss N Boots, Silk Worm
SNES: Robocop vs. Terminator, TMNT: Tournament Fighters
SNES: Judge Dredd
NES: City Connection, Conflict
NES: Puss N Boots, Silk Worm
SNES: Robocop vs. Terminator, TMNT: Tournament Fighters
SNES: Judge Dredd
dehydratedbabies
Member
I got invisibleSHIELD for it along with Speck Candyshell case. Fits perfectly.
How do you like the invisible shield? Does it seem like when it's removed it won't leave any residue?
j0hnny_385
Member
Love it. I had it on all my Apple devices from the start:
iPod Classic 80GB: it's still on it and no problems whatsoever and that's after 4+ years of usage.
iPhone 3G: had it for ~2yrs with no problems.
girlfriend's 4S*: she has it on from day one (~4 months by now) and it works like a charm.
...and now my iPhone 5.*
* dentoes invisibleSHIELD HD, the newer and waaaay better (IMHO) model than before. Check their site to see the difference.
It really does what it says it does. You just need to be careful and follow the instruction to the letter when you're applying it and be sure to leave it for 24hrs to "sink in" before you use it.
The only invisibleSHIELD I removed was the one the iPhone 3G (~a year ago when I stopped caring about that phone). No residue was left behind, you just peel it off slowly and then wipe anything that's left with a lint-free cloth. The phone looked like new after ~2 years of heavy usage.
All in all it's a great protection mechanism and when you combine with a good case (like Speck Candyshell) you have the "ultimate" protection: invisibleSHIELD against scratches and the case against fall damage, etc.
