Every week or so, I do a "game run" when I'm in town, systematically going to every store that would sell used games and seeing what I can dig up. I usually find at least one good deal, however, I've never had a place to share my excitement for the treasures that I uncover until now...
I haven't updated in a LONG freaking time! This is pretty much everything I've bought in the last few weeks, I may have left out a couple of things, but oh well.
Game Run! 10/10/08
1. Nintendo Entertainment System
System: Ummm... NES?
Store: Someone who didn't realize that these sell for $90.00 at Vintage Stock
Price: $10.00
YAAAAAAAAAAAY!! I finally got a new NES! My old one got sold in a garage sale when I was a kid... Now I can start collecting NES games for real cheap. I found a person wanting to sell it in the classifieds and called them up! It was 10 dollars and it's in great condition. However, the next weekend I found two NES's for $3.00 each at the flea market, so that ticked me off. Oh well though! I got an NES!
2. A bunch of games I borrowed from my friend Anthony
System: NES
Store: Anthony's House
Price: Free
I didn't have any games for my NES when I bought it, but I wanted to play it so bad... So my friend and fellow retro gamer let me borrow a few games which were Castlevania, Xevious, Ninja Gaiden, and Bionic Commando. Yeah, he's awesome.
Ninja Warriors, Gradius 3, & Sparkster
Ninja Warriors:
Gradius 3:
Sparkster:
System: SNES
Store: Game Xchange
Price: $4.95 on all
These are all the games I bought for my SNES in that last few weeks.
Ninja Warriors: An awesome side-scrolling beat em' up that has a fairly complex combat system and beautiful graphics. Lots of explosions and manliness. You should definitely check it out. It has a surprise ending that I found... Sad in a lot of ways.
Gradius 3: One of, if not the best shooter on the SNES. It's definitely the best Gradius game and has a really cool system that lets you construct your own ship. Totally worth the price.
Sparkster: I bought Rocket Knight Adventures a couple of months back and loved it, so when I found out there was a sequel for the SNES, I was floored. I thought the graphics would be a little better, but they're sill great. Maybe that's just because they did such an awesome just pushing the Genesis to it's limits, I thought they push the SNES as well, but it is a beautiful platformer/action game. It feels a lot like a treasure game actually.
3. Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt
System: NES
Store: Vintage Stock
Price: $.95
Well, I needed at least one Mario game to play and this is the cheapest one.
If you haven't played the game... It's freaking Mario.
4. Ghosts n' Goblins
System: NES
Store: Vintage Stock
Price: $4.95
I love this game so much, but it's the hardest stinkin' game I've probably ever played. I love people who see me playing it and are like "What is this crap?" and I just say "Too hardcore for you." it's even better when they try to play and die in the 10 seconds.
If you haven't played the game...it's a sidescolling platformer/action game. The princess has been kidnapped, it's up to you, blah blah blah.
5. Demon Sword
System: NES
Store: Game Xchange
Price: $1.95
I played this game for the first time in Jr. High when a friend of mine bought it used. I've never heard of it from many other people, but I love this game. It's one of those underrated treasures.
If you haven't played the game... It's a really cool action game where you jump through trees in sort of a Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon style. Skeletons fall from the sky and every two stages, your sword extends! Yay!
6. Cystalis
System: NES
Store: Game Xchange
Price: $4.95
Another extremely underrated game. I didn't discover it until I started getting into emulation though. It has to be one of the most beautiful games on the NES as well. I'm still not sure how SNK did it, there are so many different colors and things. It definitely pushes the hardware.
If you haven't played the game... it's one of the best Zelda clones ever with an original story, armor and equipment, along with the ability to level up your stats and get new types of swords. It's totally the $4.95 I payed for it.
7. Bad Dudes
System: NES
Store: Game Xchange
Price: $1.95
BEST. STORY. EVER.
If you haven't played the game... you're not bad enough.
SUMMARY!!
It took a long time to make a new post, but it's been an awesome few weeks and I love my NES to the max! I'll try to update more, especially since it's cheaper to buy NES games so I'll be getting more of them.
(# 0) on 10/10/2008 18:34
(# 1) on 10/10/2008 18:36
(# 2) on 10/10/2008 18:52
Most of the flea markets around here actually check the prices of games online, so it's harder to find a good deal. I tend to find better deals in the used CD stores in town (I found Guily Gear X2 and Symphony of the Night for $5 once, and a friend of mine snagged Dragon Warrior VII for the same price. Wins and high fives were handed out all around.)
(# 3) on 10/10/2008 18:57
(# 4) on 10/10/2008 19:53
Demon Sword is a sequel, or at least a similar game released after, Legend of Kage. I like both a lot. Both are on my to write about list. Demon Sword adds some RPG elements as well as the ninja jumping stuff. Fun games.
(# 5) on 10/10/2008 21:41
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(# 7) on 10/11/2008 01:45
@johannhat- that's the best thing about living in a small town, noone knows how to price games, hahaha. All the rednecks just find NESs and sell them for meth money, lol.
@Kinji- Yes. Crystalis does.
@Randombullseye- No. Haha, I was wondering if it had any relation to Legend of Kage, they seem really similar.
@Bwark-Kupo- I'm going to the flea market tomorrow and I'll check for you, you may have to pay me back depending on how much shipping and handling is, but I'm sure we can work it out through the internets. Also, I don't know if they had controllers or hookups with them or even if they work, sooooo yeah... Let me know if you're still interested. Also, if you're trying to find one, try using craigslist.com
@Facemask- Yeah, like I said, try thrift stores, flea markets, garage sales, and craigslist.
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(# 11) on 10/14/2008 12:14
and i want back....