The Official Sega-16 Haul Thread

[Joe Redifer]

Just picked me up a Virtual Boy in the box at a Thrift store for $19. It came with Mario Tennis and Galactic Pinball, both with instructions and Virtual Boy precautions books. Also EGM came in the mail today, and I got a haircut.

[Obviously]

I picked up a copy of New Super Mario Bros. yesterday as well. The game is awesome, though a little easy... Maybe I should explore the stages more instead of trying to get the goal as fast as I can.

The game is a lot more fun if you search for the Star coins and the alternate exists. There's nothing to the game when you just blow right through it.

I think the name "New" Super Mario Bros. comes from the fact that it's taken the original Super Mario Bros. and made everything, well new. It's borrowed elements from other games in the series but it most closely resembles the original so in a sense it's a "new" Super Mario Brothers instead of just another Super Mario Brothers. I'm just rambling at this point but I'm not as annoyed with the name as most people seem to be.

[Joe Redifer]

I usually don't post about eBay stuff until I actually get it in my hands, but others post when they win so I guess I should as well. I won the following recently:

For the Sega Genesis:
Ghostbusters & World of Illusiion. (Both complete. I already have WoI but the price was $5 for both so I couldn't pass it up. I'd pay that much for Ghostbusters alone. Plus now I'll have a spare box just in case).

For the NES:
Kid Kool (Cart only. It's Decapattack for the NES, but it doesn't star Chuck D. Head for some odd reason)

For the Sega Master System:
F-16 Fighting Falcon (I can't wait to try this on my Genesis with Power Base Converter and wonder why it doesn't work! Good thing I have a real SMS.)
Zillion
Transbot
(all complete)

For the Neo Geo 16-bit Advanced Entertainment System:
Neo Turf Masters (hell yeah!)

[Obviously]

I've been trying to get Ghostbusters for a while know but I keep wussing out. I used to rent that game every other week, definately one of my favorite Genesis titles despite its flaws.

[JFLY]

I just won a brand spanking new copy of Macross: Do You Remember Love (for the Saturn) off of Ebay. Yeah, I know the game's not all that, but I'm a nut for all things Macross.

[David J.]

Genesis carts:
Alien Storm
Mercs
Dynamite Headdy
Mega Turrican
Forgotten Worlds (Rental-case and manual)

[George Foreman]

I just got Streets of Rage 2(comeplete) from some Mom'nPop video game store for $7. I also saw Altered Beast(complete) for $10 and Batman Forever(complete) for $5 but I am cheap and decided to wait on those.

Also for some reason I have a hard time buying cart only games for the Genesis and CD. I just can't understand why someone would throw away the best game cartridge cases in existance.

[David J.]

Well, when I was a kid I wasn't really bothered about having a game or box with Genesis games. And I'm still not too crazy now, because I feel it's not like you need them to play every game. However, some games I do NEED a manual at least, like Fighters (for the move lists) and games like Herzog Zwei. So if I see a boxed, or complete Genesis game I will buy it, even if it is a couple dollars more than a loose one. I'm not going to go out of my way, and finding good quality complete Genesis games in my area is kind of rough.

For systems past Genesis (like PSX and Saturn) I do want complete games, in good condition. Only because I think games are a bit more complex, and the importance is more stressed today. I do have a few loose Saturn games, but for some of the games, it'd be easier to buy complete copies, but not cheap. It's different strokes for different people really.

[Melf]

I simply cannot have a Genesis game without the box. Since my collection is on a shelf, I'd go nuts trying to figure out where to put those loose carts!

[Joe Redifer]

Same here. I definitely prefer them complete. It just adds to the overall package.

[Genesisdoes]

Beyond Oasis w/ kinda beat up box, no manual 4.75

[j_factor]

I just got an N-Gage. Go me.

But I can't play it because it came with no sim card whatsoever. Bastard.

[David J.]

I lug my genesis games in one of those shelve thingys on wheels. I'm going to upgrade to a tape rack as most all of my games are loose.

[Joe Redifer]

I just won the following off of eBay:

Mega Turrican (I hear this is a complete Metroid rip-off)
Dynamite Headdy (I hear this game is almost fun)
Out Run 3D (I hear this is a racing game)

[Kikoskia]

Just got Gauntlet IV.