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[jbueno]

That Fatal Fury 2.

That is my favorite Fighting Game Of All Time.

Great find.

Seriously man? Better than Fatal Fury Special? Good pick nonetheless.

 

[Yes Boss!]

Seriously man? Better than Fatal Fury Special? Good pick nonetheless.

You have no idea. This, Fatal Fury 2, was my favorite game in the early nineties. This was in the SF II days and nobody took any of these games seriously. Hard for a modern, post SNK v Capcom audience to comprehend. Owned the AES version and still played it in the arcade. I was in a world of my own. I lost track of FF/KoF after 1994 so I'm sure other titles are preferred. I would not know, I was in my pre-college poor phase by then, and living in Berkeley. Games were the least of my worries.

To this day FF2 is unmatched. SFIV maybe coming close.

 

[Skel1ingt0n]

A Gordy strap and an extra battery for my X10:

Saw a good deal on a 50mm 1.8 E-mount, and picked it up in the case that Sony's upcoming NEX-6 woos me:

And some games:

 

[jbueno]

You have no idea. This, Fatal Fury 2, was my favorite game in the early nineties. This was in the SF II days and nobody took any of these games seriously. Hard for a modern, post SNK v Capcom audience to comprehend. Owned the AES version and still played it in the arcade. I was in a world of my own. I lost track of FF/KoF after 1994 so I'm sure other titles are preferred. I would not know, I was in my pre-college poor phase by then, and living in Berkeley. Games were the least of my worries.

To this day FF2 is unmatched. SFIV maybe coming close.

I totally get your point. Samurai Shodown I & II were those games for me, the ones that clearly defined SNK´s superiority over Capcom, at least for me. Had to make do with the crappy Snes port of 1 and playing both at the arcades though.

You should totally give the Real Bout series a try, Special is the best IMO.

 

[lunch]

A Gordy strap and an extra battery for my X10:

Saw a good deal on a 50mm 1.8 E-mount, and picked it up in the case that Sony's upcoming NEX-6 woos me:

And some games:

I know I've said this before, but I love your pictures.

 

[Skel1ingt0n]

I know I've said this before, but I love your pictures.

Thanks man, I appreciate it.

It may be silly; but when I was younger and could only afford one neat thing or one game every great once in a while, I would scour the internet for good pictures in "real life" settings. It was a cheap way for me to imitate the feel of owning some gadget or game I was really wanting. And since I always appreciated those who took the time to do it, I try to offer the same effort in my shots when I can.

 

[lunch]

Thanks man, I appreciate it.

It may be silly; but when I was younger and could only afford one neat thing or one game every great once in a while, I would scour the internet for good pictures in "real life" settings. It was a cheap way for me to imitate the feel of owning some gadget or game I was really wanting. And since I always appreciated those who took the time to do it, I try to offer the same effort in my shots when I can.

I use this thread for largely the same purpose. Every now and then I'll come across something that looks interesting that I've never heard of, but more often than not, I just enjoy looking at the amazing photos and collections people have. I've been wanting a camera recently for instance, and the shot of your camera with its new strap made me insanely jealous. I've been living vicariously through this thread for a while now.

 

[iamvin22]

this

and this

where did you get that back drop?

 

[bodyboarder]

on the bluray front

Zoolander is finally out on bluray, nice.

 

[iamvin22]

Got some new gear for muay thai today.

New gloves since my dog got bored and attacked my previous ones yesterday. Some shorts and some boxing liniment.

And not a current pick up but it's his birthday today so why not

that dog is a stud!

 

[Rygar 8 Bit]

they still havent sent rock n roll racing gotta call em tomorrow but these showed up all genesis games

Techno Clash, Demolition Man

Sub Terrania

 

[MagicWithEarvin]

This Sony headset is pretty good for late-night playing.

 

[RoninChaos]

How bad does it pick up finger prints?

 

[RoninChaos]

YESS. Super Castlevania 4 and Turtles in Time are going to be my last ones for a while after whatever I have in the mail . Got all this yesterday.
$42 bucks for the lot.

Where are those cases from?

 

[Toejam2501]

Here goes:

Shirt from shirtpunch, picked up a few gems too.

 

[ChryZ]

Hendrick's Gin, super delicious, my new go-to gin


Radiata Stories and Nightshade, PS2 goodness for my PCSX2 backlog


13 Assassins and True Grit on Bluray, can't wait to watch them again


Nice haul from yesterday's shopping romp: New Kids Turbo was 6eur, both games were 50% off :3

 

[canocha]

Sin & Punishment 2 and Endless Ocean 2:

And finally Pokemon Trading Card Game:

 

[MicH]

Got these yesterday - can't wait to finally play TWEWY!

 

[Rich!]

They have finally arrived!

Super Castlevania is really really good. Love the music, the variation in level variety and above all, the whip mechanic in this game is fantastic! Getting it for little over €20 was icing on the cake considering it tends to go for double.
I've only fired up Terranigma to see that if was in working condition. The board in the cartridge is a bit loose due to the fact that the cartridge screws haven't been tightened enough. This leads me to believe that someone has either changed the battery, or it's a reproduction. Hopefully it's the first and not the second considering it's the most expensive SNES cartridge I own right now (€45 shipping included). I'll probably end up buying a gamebit screwdriver to tighten the screws a bit. The game works great though and it had an old save on it so the battery is fine. The open cinematic and music completely set the tone. Really looking forward to playing this one!

I have three more SNES games on the way and than I'll probably be taking a break from adding to my collection for a month or two. I've spend over €250 on SNES goodness this month and I really didn't mean to.

Going by the label, that Terranigma is a repro. You should open it to confirm, but im 99% sure. Used to own it.

Its a brilliant game anyhow, legit cart or not.

 

[Jucksalbe]

Going by the label, that Terranigma is a repro. You should open it to confirm, but im 99% sure.

How can you tell?

 

[Rich!]

How can you tell?

Just looks like one of the repros d4s had on his site a while ago.

Might not be, I had my original cart years ago.

 

[Chairmanchuck]

 

[InfectedZero]

Where are those cases from?

Universal game cases + thecoverproject.net
You buy the cases in bulk and print the covers out yourself. Those cases came with the purchase I made. You can also go to retrogamecases.com but its a bit more in price although the paper quality and printing is amazing. The cases also need to be modified for NES games which is a bitch to do but rgc.com should have them modified already. Ill find out when I get my Journey to Silius case.

 

[Chaotox]

Just looks like one of the repros d4s had on his site a while ago.

Might not be, I had my original cart years ago.

I checked my German version and this is how it looks like:

It is hard to finde a picture of a genuine UK copy, but the one I found looks exactly like the one on Danielsan's picture.

EDIT:
I looked around a bit more and Danielsan's copy is no repro. It looks exactly like a normal UK copy of the game.

 

[nny]

Finally found one for a reasonable price:

Suzuki Bakuhatsu <3 <3

 

[Haliela]

Thank you to the awesome Toys "R" Us two for $60 sale.

 

[Accoun]

A headphone stand and Teeny Shiny by Melt-Banana.
Also DJmax Portable Black Square, but it hasn't arrived yet...

 

[Ban Puncher]

Finally found one for a reasonable price:

Suzuki Bakuhatsu <3 <3

I really miss the days of importing weird Japanese games.

 

[Tiduz]

does this count? i took the pic with ipad. (lol)

NEXTGEN SEQUEL PLEASE. GOTY CONTENDER.

 

[Danielsan]

Going by the label, that Terranigma is a repro. You should open it to confirm, but im 99% sure. Used to own it.

Its a brilliant game anyhow, legit cart or not.

How can you tell?

Just looks like one of the repros d4s had on his site a while ago.

Might not be, I had my original cart years ago.

I checked my German version and this is how it looks like:

It is hard to finde a picture of a genuine UK copy, but the one I found looks exactly like the one on Danielsan's picture.

EDIT:
I looked around a bit more and Danielsan's copy is no repro. It looks exactly like a normal UK copy of the game.

The label is definitely exactly like the official version of the game. I honestly don't care that much as long as the game works and saves, which it does. However, I'll probably open it up at some point just to make sure.

 

[CharminUltra]

This past week's haul, except Pokemon Black. That one I got for free from a coworker.

 

[nny]

I really miss the days of importing weird Japanese games.

Why miss those days? Either more recent or older, there seems to always be weird Japanese games left to discover and import.

 

[8BitsAtATime]

Some Books and Stuff

Howl's Moving Castle, Castle In The Air, House of Many Ways and Lost Tribe of The Sith

Isnt It Pretty To Think So and Simplicity of Night (great Literary Zine by Travis D. Roberson)

Orbital Resonance and Left Hand Of Darknes

New 3ds and KH

 

[KennyLinder]

Finally found one for a reasonable price:

Suzuki Bakuhatsu <3 <3

Awesome, not played it for years. Hope it didn't cost you too much. I'd like to find a copy myself, was it eBay?

 

[Baconsaurus Rex]

My sweet new ride

 

[xJavonta]

http://i.minus.com/ibcEz8D5ZMDdmB.jpgMy sweet new ride

Actually that looks pretty sick lol, is that a seat on the front?

 

[nny]

Awesome, not played it for years. Hope it didn't cost you too much. I'd like to find a copy myself, was it eBay?

Yes, eBay; with shipping from Japan included it cost me 37€ ($44). This auction aside, the asking price is usually around $75 (+ shipping).

 

[Baconsaurus Rex]

Actually that looks pretty sick lol, is that a seat on the front?

It's an ordinary front rack or luggage carrier. It can be of course be used as a seat to transport somebody given that he/she isn't too heavy. I've been using it to carry my backpack lately

 

[brandonh83]

Holy shit. That cover. Never seen it before. Need to dial jealousy down about 10 notches.

 

[maverick40]

This past week's haul, except Pokemon Black. That one I got for free from a coworker.

What is the model quality like in the dark vengence boxset?

 

[Cypher]

Nintendo love up the wazoo!

The Last Story (w/premium soundtrack CD) (Wii)

Midnight Purple 3DS
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance - Mark of Mastery Edtion

Blue 3DS XL
New Super Mario Bros. 2

 

[Darkkn]

A pair of these:


Really happy with these. Did not even know about active speakers a while ago and suffered with built-in tv speakers. Really neat way of getting decent audio from tv easily and pretty cheaply.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

Why miss those days? Either more recent or older, there seems to always be weird Japanese games left to discover and import.

Well... as far as more recent games go, there's not a whole lot of good stuff, aside from shmups. Certainly nothing like the PS2 or PS1 era.

 

[samus4ever]

Loving it so far.

 

[Ban Puncher]

Why miss those days? Either more recent or older, there seems to always be weird Japanese games left to discover and import.

Well... as far as more recent games go, there's not a whole lot of good stuff, aside from shmups. Certainly nothing like the PS2 or PS1 era.

Chacranajxy summed it up perfectly. Whilst there is an abundance of retro titles to seek out, this generation has been sorely lacking in the weird and wonderful niche import only games.

 

[d0c_zaius]

You have no idea. This, Fatal Fury 2, was my favorite game in the early nineties. This was in the SF II days and nobody took any of these games seriously. Hard for a modern, post SNK v Capcom audience to comprehend. Owned the AES version and still played it in the arcade. I was in a world of my own. I lost track of FF/KoF after 1994 so I'm sure other titles are preferred. I would not know, I was in my pre-college poor phase by then, and living in Berkeley. Games were the least of my worries.

To this day FF2 is unmatched. SFIV maybe coming close.

FF2 was the first fighter to rival SF2 in quality (for me)

 

[AgentOtaku]

This past week's haul, except Pokemon Black. That one I got for free from a coworker.

I <3 Castle of Cagliostro

 

[LiK]

Thank you to the awesome Toys "R" Us two for $60 sale.

damn totally forgot about the sale

 

[GoshaDole]

Artbook pickups during my Pax trip. Persona 3 Design Works, SFXTekken, and DisgaeaART from Udon. Dark Souls Design Works book. Also a Yoji Shinkawa Sketchbook from the Konami booth at the show.

 

[nny]

Well... as far as more recent games go, there's not a whole lot of good stuff, aside from shmups. Certainly nothing like the PS2 or PS1 era.

Chacranajxy summed it up perfectly. Whilst there is an abundance of retro titles to seek out, this generation has been sorely lacking in the weird and wonderful niche import only games.

Well, if you're focusing on more recent games, definitely (maybe not so much for portable games). And I was so happy for this gen when they announced that the PS3 would be region free...:/ On the other hand, I guess that this kind of games is now more easily accessible (as digital downloads released worldwide), and no importing is needed.