Still on the PS3 subject; anyone know what the'eboot fix' is for some games? Specifically Need For Speed Hot Pursuit (Limited Edition)? I am familiar with eboot resigning for PSN stuff, is it the same procedure?
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Still on the PS3 subject; anyone know what the'eboot fix' is for some games? Specifically Need For Speed Hot Pursuit (Limited Edition)? I am familiar with eboot resigning for PSN stuff, is it the same procedure?
I don't know when this happened, as I check the Lego website fairly regularly. But the Lego Ideas review page says that Sega arcade classics set is currently in review as a potential product.
https://ideas.lego.com/projects/96810
If anyone's interested, go check it out. Don't get your hopes up too much for an actual product on shelves though, you'd be amazed at how many potentially awesome products have failed review (like the Spaceballs and Red Dwarf sets).
Man, I used to love Legos bitd so much. But right now, they've become like the "shovelware" of the toy industry.
The Fatty model is the easiest model to do it with yeah, because Sony made hardware revisions to their new models to make jailbreaking harder in general to do. To downgrade the firmware, you have to open the machine up, and I think that only works on the original fat one...?.Quote:
Originally Posted by QuickSciFi
Went to some podunk little flea market today, and one of the sellers had some dusty 2600 sitting on a bunch of VHS tapes. I asked him how much he wanted for it, honestly expecting him to say $10 or so, but he comes back at me with one hundred dollars.
He went on about controllers and five games being included, but by that time he was talking to my back.
The fuck is wrong with people?
^Yup. That sums up just about the gist of Flea Market sellers for me... Since about 2012. And it doesn't just come from dedicated game re-sellers, mind you; it's also from your basic stand full of shitty rusted tool sets and knotted power cords. To add insult to injury, all they actually have is a cat-piss-smelling, yellowed-out or sun-faded system I wouldn't even allow to pass through my threshold. Same with their carts.
It was difficult 15 years ago to find decent games in the wild. The way things are going crazy now I hate selling any of my games even the crappy ones. I sold Centy a few years complete back for about $80 and have watched the price shoot up on that. I actually made my brother hold on to my copy of Snatcher like some sort of addict. With it pushing $500 these days I have a hard time justifying holding on to it other than the memories of buying it new. Money is nice but it does ruin the hobby.
These days, I have more luck finding deals on Craigslist and second-hand shops than at flea markets. Although goodwill has gotten a bit nuts lately, too. The other day I found a PS2 console bag with a fat PS2 and a bunch of accessories (including, inexplicably, Soul Calibur on the Dreamcast) for $25, and a Mario-themed DS case full of games (including Mario Kart and Pokémon Black) for $7. But then you're just as likely to find Super Mario/Duck Hunt for $25, or a DS with a shattered hinge for $50. I guess it just depends on what asshole in the back has the price gun.
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Originally Posted by MrMatthews
There are still some 6th gen games (mainly PS2 and OG Xbox) and 7th gen games around here on Goodwill. And they're mostly sports games. But I haven't seen anything outside of that since around 2012 here. :(
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Originally Posted by MrMatthews
LOL sound like the Traders Village near me, I came across a 2600 with about 5 or 6 games for about the same price. Walked away and instead picked up Dead or Alive Ultimate 1+2 for the OG Xbox for 5 bucks. Much better deal imo.
I scored a fairly nice haul of GameCube games a couple of months ago from my local Goodwill, came with Mario Sunshine, Mario Kart, Super Smash Bros etc. Got them for about $3 each. Blew about 40 bucks that day ..lol. But you are right, its getting rarer and rarer to find good stuff in general.Quote:
Originally Posted by QuickSciFi
I think in general, it's because the competition has gotten much stiffer. It's more a matter of the stars aligning and you getting there before the next assface, who looks at this stuff and just sees dollar signs. I was ecstatic when I picked up an Atari 2600 last year (well, the Sears one), with all the necessary cords and controllers for $25. It ended up in a nice plastic bin in my game room, and I even dig it out to play it every now and then!
Had I been 30 minutes too late, it probably would have ended up at our local swap meet with a $100 asking price.
I swear over here (Miami) it has been more of a combination of items getting snatched by employees who've smartened-up or simply not even getting to main stores and being sent directly to the Goodwill auction sites. I've had that feeling for the past 5 years. I do see a lot more goodies showing up upstate. Like, if you watch TheGameHunters, you'll notice they find a lot more of said 6th and 7th gen titles 'round their part of the States.
But, yeah, times have changed indeed since before the big 2012. I still think you can find good deals out there, though. I still do. Online, or otherwise (from old games to brand new releases, IMO).
Oh yeah, the deals are still out there if you're willing to do a little footwork. Lately I've been hunting a lot more regularly than I have in the past year or two, and I'm definitely finding stuff. But now my success rate is more like 10-15%. It used to be that whenever I went to a flea market, I'd always find SOMETHING, whether it was a handful of common games or maybe a game boy or game gear that may or may not have a battery cover, maybe a crusty GameCube or PS2 ... or an NES toploader for $5.
These days, I'm far more likely to walk out of those flea markets with nothing more than a corn dog. Or maybe some vegetables from the farmers market section.
That's exactly how it is in my local fleamarkets, lol. I actually only think of it as a nice place to buy some authentic Mexican food deep fried in motor oil (which, don't get me wrong; sometimes I find the craving for ;)). There's a Goodwill right across the street from it, and a nice Amish-like place that seasonally sells the best cinnamon rolls in Miami-Dade; so that's usually my route to take. I rarely just bring back like a random PS2 game from said Goodwill; so most of the time it's just me going out there for the cinnamon rolls. If I really feel like perusing-about through a library of retro games for sale, I usually drive up a couple of miles to the only worthwhile retrogaming store in the entirety of South Florida, imo (also in the area). I won't pay anything less than eBay prices (not that any store will do otherwise), but at least he'll give me some nice bundle deals. Other than that, it's corn on the cob and authentic taquitos for me, delicious Mexican style.