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elSicomoro · 10-31-2003, 09:54 PM

That's what I almost bought tonight.

Elspode · 10-31-2003, 10:18 PM

Yup...that's the one. Let me know when you finally get one and get online. The network adaptor is like $30 now, and readily available, and my kids have been bugging us for one. This might be their year.

10-31-2003, 11:23 PM

Let me know too, so I can go get one and play you guys.

11-03-2003, 07:24 AM

Hooooo boy. eBay is your friend. Or mine, at least.

Okay, so I've got a Neo Geo Pocket Color. It should be on its way to me some time today. With it comes Card Fighter's Clash - SNK vs Capcom. I am definitely looking forward to putting that system through its paces. I've read a few other reviews, and it sounds pretty awesome.

I've got a Super Nintendo coming this way as well. To prepare, I went to GameStop last night and grabbed half a dozen good used games. From Mortal Kombat to NBA Jam to NBA Jam Tournament Edition. Variety! F-Zero is being shipped to my house. I got it brand new and sealed for $5. Wahoo!

I grabbed four Genesis carts while I was there. And a Genesis, which doesn't work, unfortunately. Oh well. NBA Jam Tournament Edition (see a trend here?) was $4 new and sealed. What a deal!

My N64 from the fire still works. I bought a spare AC adaptor for it at $5 and I had an AV cable left over from the GameCube (I use S-Video on my main consoles). The Mario Kart 64 cart still works as well. Both of them look like they've been through a fire. 'Cause they have. Ha. I had to buy a used controller, though, 'cause those got toasted.

I got 14 Saturn games for about $38 total, including Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (such simple pleasures), NiGHTS, Virtua Fighter 2, etc. Now I just need to get that Saturn (wink wink). I also got two of the 3D controllers (the ones that came with NiGHTS originally - they're basically the precursor to the Dreamcast controller, only a lot uglier) and, while I was at it, two of the original Saturn controllers (well, not the original, but the second revision). So I'll have something for whatever my tastes are at the time.

Picked up Metal Gear Solid for PlayStation, 'cause my copy got stolen. Also picked up the Bleemcast version, just to try it out. That comes with another copy. Heh. So, I'll have two copies of MGS again. I do indeed love that game.

I got Perfect Dark new and sealed for N64. Along with some gently used adult-owned gold edition Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask games.

Of Zelda, I'm finally getting into them. I never had 'em when I was a kid, but I always liked the idea. So I've started playing A Link to the Past on my GameBoy Advance. It's good fun so far.

I have a replacement screen for my GameGear. That will hopefully get installed tonight. I pulled the old one off last night. Weee!

Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance is finally getting some play. I'm almost off the ship (hey, I just started yesterday). Just gotta take three more pictures...

And, of course, Dead or Alive JP import for Saturn is on its way here. I might even get it today. Then, I just need to get that Saturn, and get a switch installed. Wee!

I think that's about all for now.

vsp · 11-03-2003, 11:11 AM

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Originally posted by dave
Okay, so I've got a Neo Geo Pocket Color. It should be on its way to me some time today. With it comes Card Fighter's Clash - SNK vs Capcom. I am definitely looking forward to putting that system through its paces. I've read a few other reviews, and it sounds pretty awesome.

CFC is a wonderful game in both of its incarnations. If you happen to find the other version cheap, it might be worth it if you enjoy the original; the differences are subtle but measurable, and there are some cards that are in one version but not the other. (I still haven't gotten all 300, as there are two that can only be won through random head-to-head awards, and I have no one to play against.)

It strips some of the complexity away from Magic: The Gathering and its ilk (no weak-against/strong-against considerations, for instance), but varying card abilities and strategic features (combo attacks, AC cards, efficient team-up relationships) keep it interesting. Once you've won the main tournament, the REAL game opens up; you get access to new and tougher opponents, there are new prize cards to earn or find, there are four-match and twenty-match endurance tournaments, and there's a mixed-deck option in the back room. Or you can restart and see how fast you can beat it -- my record is 4 hours, 23 minutes so far. Expect a hell of a lot more than that your first time through...

Plus, you can go nuts just trying to identify all the characters and what games they're from. Many are familiar faces, but some of them are downright obscure.

11-03-2003, 12:08 PM

So, like, whaddya think about a price for that Saturn? Maybe wanna sell me Chrono Trigger & Super Metroid too? I wouldn't mind Ogre Battle and Secret of Mana either. And I know you're not playing Super Mario Kart.

In return, I offer you... uhm... a cheap Xbox when you want one? Whatever you want?

11-03-2003, 12:10 PM

That's right, you don't have Chrono Trigger. D'oh!

(Not that you seem real receptive to selling anyway. But I figure I won't get if I don't ask...)

vsp · 11-03-2003, 12:35 PM

My SNES stuff is all at my old address, and I'd have to do some thorough digging to find any of it. I'm sure I'd part with Super Metroid if I had much of a clue exactly where it is.

Ogre Battle is as much of a trophy as anything else... back in the day, it was worth a FORTUNE (long before it came out on SNES -- Funco wanted around $100 for it), and I talked an EB guy into looking up whether any were floating around the chain. In all of the EBs, he found _one_ -- at Granite Run Mall, about twenty minutes from where I was right then.

Lemme see what I can dig up and put together as a package, so that we can do this all at once...

I have Chrono Trigger... on my Dreamcast.

(Thank you DreamSNES, even if you are slow. I also have it as a ROM for ZSNES and bootlegged on my PSX.)

11-03-2003, 12:43 PM

Yeh, Ogre Battle I'm seeing on eBay for like $20-30. Matt wants to play it. I'm trying to put together a pretty decent SNES package. There are a lot of fun games available for it if you're willing to invest the time.

Yeh dude, lemme know what you're willing to part with and we'll talk. I'm always looking for some games.

vsp · 11-03-2003, 01:01 PM

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Originally posted by dave
Yeh, Ogre Battle I'm seeing on eBay for like $20-30. Matt wants to play it.

I've never put the time into it that it deserves. It's fascinating, in that it directly rewards efficiency on the battlefield, in comparison to most subsequent strategy RPGs that allow you to toy with your opponents. (FF Tactics, for instance, indirectly encouraged you to leave one opponent out in la-la land and have your characters execute pointless skills over and over and over again to build up job points. Likewise, I've had many Item World levels in Disgaea where I've left the Gatekeeper sitting there for dozens of turns while I set up a massive Geo Panel combo around him to max out the Bonus meter.) If you screw around in Ogre Battle and the enemies retake liberated cities frequently, your reputation drops and your hope of getting the better endings goes with it.

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In return, I offer you... uhm... a cheap Xbox when you want one? Whatever you want?

Heh. I'll have to see if anything's come out for it recently that'd change my opinion on the Xbox. (At present, Panzer Orta's the only exclusive that I know I'd want for it.)

11-03-2003, 01:05 PM

I'm very seriously interested in the Panzer Dragoon series. Four games. Everyone knows them. Hardly anyone has played them.

Orta is down to <b>FIFTEEN DOLLARS</b> at Toys R Us. I am picking up a copy next time I am there. It looks <b>awesome</b>. (I think I said that before, and you were surprised by it - I very seriously want that game, and at $15, I would be stupid to pass it up. If you can't get it that cheap locally, I'll pick it up and you can hold it until you wind up with an Xbox. I don't think it's gonna get cheaper than $15 brand new.)

vsp · 11-03-2003, 01:29 PM

Speaking of shooters-on-rails (which three of the Panzer games are), have you played Rez yet, or does that go with Fire Pro D on the Dreamcast to-do pile?

Undertoad · 11-03-2003, 01:39 PM

Hey uh I'll buy that xbox if he doesn't want it.

11-03-2003, 01:41 PM

Dreamcast to-do pile. Like so many other games.

I know you've got the three Saturn ones; I might not want to actually *buy* them at those prices, so... maybe we could work out an arrangement where I borrow them from you and if they come back in worse condition than I got them in, I buy you new copies. 'Cause they are retardedly expensive. Especially Saga.

11-03-2003, 01:49 PM

I'm not in any particular hurry to get rid of the Xbox; it'll be a little while before I want to, 'cause I've gotta let Giles borrow it for Halo 2. I was just offering it to vsp 'cause he's got a ton of shit that I want.

(How's that Saturn? I'm willing to buy it untested.)

If you're interested in a lot of games on it, I'd say it's worth the $180. Otherwise, I might wait until it got down to $150 or $100. Right now, I think the real steal is the GameCube, but admittedly, it's a bit light on the games for 39 year olds. That having been said, I think just about anyone could have a blast in a 4-player SSB Melee game.

Xbox is really targeted at dudes like Tony, but the problem is that if you don't have a lot of disposable income, games seem really expensive. I am retarded for having as many as I do (almost 30).

10-31-2003, 10:18 PM	#437
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Yup...that's the one. Let me know when you finally get one and get online. The network adaptor is like $30 now, and readily available, and my kids have been bugging us for one. This might be their year. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

10-31-2003, 09:54 PM	#436
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	That's what I almost bought tonight.

10-31-2003, 11:23 PM	#438
dave Guest Posts: n/a	Let me know too, so I can go get one and play you guys.

11-03-2003, 07:24 AM	#439
dave Guest Posts: n/a	Hooooo boy. eBay is your friend. Or mine, at least. Okay, so I've got a Neo Geo Pocket Color. It should be on its way to me some time today. With it comes Card Fighter's Clash - SNK vs Capcom. I am definitely looking forward to putting that system through its paces. I've read a few other reviews, and it sounds pretty awesome. I've got a Super Nintendo coming this way as well. To prepare, I went to GameStop last night and grabbed half a dozen good used games. From Mortal Kombat to NBA Jam to NBA Jam Tournament Edition. Variety! F-Zero is being shipped to my house. I got it brand new and sealed for $5. Wahoo! I grabbed four Genesis carts while I was there. And a Genesis, which doesn't work, unfortunately. Oh well. NBA Jam Tournament Edition (see a trend here?) was $4 new and sealed. What a deal! My N64 from the fire still works. I bought a spare AC adaptor for it at $5 and I had an AV cable left over from the GameCube (I use S-Video on my main consoles). The Mario Kart 64 cart still works as well. Both of them look like they've been through a fire. 'Cause they have. Ha. I had to buy a used controller, though, 'cause those got toasted. I got 14 Saturn games for about $38 total, including Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (such simple pleasures), NiGHTS, Virtua Fighter 2, etc. Now I just need to get that Saturn (wink wink). I also got two of the 3D controllers (the ones that came with NiGHTS originally - they're basically the precursor to the Dreamcast controller, only a lot uglier) and, while I was at it, two of the original Saturn controllers (well, not the original, but the second revision). So I'll have something for whatever my tastes are at the time. Picked up Metal Gear Solid for PlayStation, 'cause my copy got stolen. Also picked up the Bleemcast version, just to try it out. That comes with another copy. Heh. So, I'll have two copies of MGS again. I do indeed love that game. I got Perfect Dark new and sealed for N64. Along with some gently used adult-owned gold edition Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask games. Of Zelda, I'm finally getting into them. I never had 'em when I was a kid, but I always liked the idea. So I've started playing A Link to the Past on my GameBoy Advance. It's good fun so far. I have a replacement screen for my GameGear. That will hopefully get installed tonight. I pulled the old one off last night. Weee! Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance is finally getting some play. I'm almost off the ship (hey, I just started yesterday). Just gotta take three more pictures... And, of course, Dead or Alive JP import for Saturn is on its way here. I might even get it today. Then, I just need to get that Saturn, and get a switch installed. Wee! I think that's about all for now.

11-03-2003, 12:08 PM	#441
dave Guest Posts: n/a	So, like, whaddya think about a price for that Saturn? Maybe wanna sell me Chrono Trigger & Super Metroid too? I wouldn't mind Ogre Battle and Secret of Mana either. And I know you're not playing Super Mario Kart. In return, I offer you... uhm... a cheap Xbox when you want one? Whatever you want?

11-03-2003, 12:10 PM	#442
dave Guest Posts: n/a	That's right, you don't have Chrono Trigger. D'oh! (Not that you seem real receptive to selling anyway. But I figure I won't get if I don't ask...)

11-03-2003, 12:35 PM	#443
vsp Syndrome of a Down Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: West Chester Posts: 1,367	My SNES stuff is all at my old address, and I'd have to do some thorough digging to find any of it. I'm sure I'd part with Super Metroid if I had much of a clue exactly where it is. Ogre Battle is as much of a trophy as anything else... back in the day, it was worth a FORTUNE (long before it came out on SNES -- Funco wanted around $100 for it), and I talked an EB guy into looking up whether any were floating around the chain. In all of the EBs, he found _one_ -- at Granite Run Mall, about twenty minutes from where I was right then. Lemme see what I can dig up and put together as a package, so that we can do this all at once... I have Chrono Trigger... on my Dreamcast. (Thank you DreamSNES, even if you are slow. I also have it as a ROM for ZSNES and bootlegged on my PSX.)

11-03-2003, 12:43 PM	#444
dave Guest Posts: n/a	Yeh, Ogre Battle I'm seeing on eBay for like $20-30. Matt wants to play it. I'm trying to put together a pretty decent SNES package. There are a lot of fun games available for it if you're willing to invest the time. Yeh dude, lemme know what you're willing to part with and we'll talk. I'm always looking for some games.

11-03-2003, 01:05 PM	#446
dave Guest Posts: n/a	I'm very seriously interested in the Panzer Dragoon series. Four games. Everyone knows them. Hardly anyone has played them. Orta is down to <b>FIFTEEN DOLLARS</b> at Toys R Us. I am picking up a copy next time I am there. It looks <b>awesome</b>. (I think I said that before, and you were surprised by it - I very seriously want that game, and at $15, I would be stupid to pass it up. If you can't get it that cheap locally, I'll pick it up and you can hold it until you wind up with an Xbox. I don't think it's gonna get cheaper than $15 brand new.)

11-03-2003, 01:29 PM	#447
vsp Syndrome of a Down Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: West Chester Posts: 1,367	Speaking of shooters-on-rails (which three of the Panzer games are), have you played Rez yet, or does that go with Fire Pro D on the Dreamcast to-do pile?

11-03-2003, 01:39 PM	#448
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Hey uh I'll buy that xbox if he doesn't want it.

11-03-2003, 01:41 PM	#449
dave Guest Posts: n/a	Dreamcast to-do pile. Like so many other games. I know you've got the three Saturn ones; I might not want to actually buy them at those prices, so... maybe we could work out an arrangement where I borrow them from you and if they come back in worse condition than I got them in, I buy you new copies. 'Cause they are retardedly expensive. Especially Saga.

11-03-2003, 01:49 PM	#450
dave Guest Posts: n/a	I'm not in any particular hurry to get rid of the Xbox; it'll be a little while before I want to, 'cause I've gotta let Giles borrow it for Halo 2. I was just offering it to vsp 'cause he's got a ton of shit that I want. (How's that Saturn? I'm willing to buy it untested.) If you're interested in a lot of games on it, I'd say it's worth the $180. Otherwise, I might wait until it got down to $150 or $100. Right now, I think the real steal is the GameCube, but admittedly, it's a bit light on the games for 39 year olds. That having been said, I think just about anyone could have a blast in a 4-player SSB Melee game. Xbox is really targeted at dudes like Tony, but the problem is that if you don't have a lot of disposable income, games seem really expensive. I am retarded for having as many as I do (almost 30).

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