So. Yeah. It's been a while since I last updated this blog. A little over half a year to be precise. Time sure does fly, since it almost feels like yesterday to me. Anyhoo, in that time I have gotten my hands on some games, and I'm here to show them to you.

I decided to split the games into two blog posts, this first one containing the ones I bought from bargain bins, flea markets and online stores, and the second one containing my ebay finds.

Also, I want to say something about the nature of this blog: My hauls will never be as big as Funktastic's or Chillybilly's. This is mostly because:
a)I don't have that much money. I make about 60€ a month, which would almost get me two new DS games.
b)There are NO game stores even remotely close to where I live.
c)I still live with my parents, who don't really understand videogames or appreciate the fact that I spend all my money on them. And my room is quite small, so space is an issue as well.

So definitely not the ideal circumstances for a collector.

Anyway, let's get down to business:

Alright, from bargain bins, some PS2 games. SMT: Digital Devil Saga, Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria and Zone of The Enders 2: Special Edition (though I don't think there even was a regular edition in Europe). I finished DDS a while ago, and I really enjoyed it, apart from the final dungeon which was a bit annoying. I really want to play the second one to see how the story continues, but I've heard that the ending is a massive disappointment.


PS2 version of Max Payne and a second copy of Demolition Girl. Like my first one, it was only 2€. For that price, I'll buy anything.


Some PSP games. Wipeout Pulse, Crush and God of War: Chains of Olympus. I've heard that Crush is actually a really good puzzler, but I haven't tried it out yet.


Next up, some DS games. Izuna: Legend of The Ninja, Flower, Sun & Rain, Fire Emblen: Shadow Dragon and Dragon Quest: Chapters of The Chosen. Fire Emblem and Dragon Quest are pretty good, haven't played the other two.


Ninjatown, Megaman ZX Advent, Rhythm Heaven and Secret Files: Tunguska. I love Ninjatown. All of you who don't yet own it, I strongly suggest you buy it. It's dirt cheap anyways. I'm still searching for a copy of the first Megaman ZX. The pal-version seems to be quite rare for some reason.


I don't usually buy games at launch because, you know, they're expensive and all that. I had to make an exception for Ace Attorney Investigation: Miles Edgeworth, though. I love the Ace Attorney series, and couldn't just wait for it to go down in price. That copy of Crash Bandicoot 3 was found by odber, who is always scouring the flea markets for rarities. I played this game all the time when I was a kid. I think I may even have completed it, at least I remember getting the apple bazooka or whatever.


On a visit to my local flea market I found a boxed copy of Super Mario 64 (no manual, though) and a CIB copy of Boktai. When I got home, though, I found out that the cartridge for Boktai was broken. Oh well, it was worth the 10€ just for the box, manual and leaflets.


An online store here in Finland was having a pretty neat summer sale, and I managed to snag Persona 3 FES and Persona 4 for the PS2 and Penumbra Collection for the PC.


We went on a trip to Sweden, and there I stumbled into a store called GAME. They were having an awesome sale on used PS2 games. I got 2 copies of MGS2: Sons of Liberty(with bonus DVD), Zone of The Enders and Steambot Chronicles.


Also from GAME, Beyond Good & Evil, Devil May Cry and Space Invaders: Invasion Day. I had never even heard of this game, it seems to be some kind of post-apocalyptic take on Space Invaders with a story and everything. Weird.


And lastly, we have Castlevania: Curse of Darkness and Space Channel 5. Once again, these were found by odber.


And there you have it. I'll post the next collection blog in about a week, so stay tuned for that. I'm also trying to come up with a name for this blog. Funktastic has his Compulsive Collector's Haul and Chillybilly has his Emporium of Curious Collectables, so naturally I need something as well. If you've got something in mind, I'm open to suggestions.