What Great Bargains did you get Games & Systems?

[Thierry Henry]

Three Genny systems- Genesis Model 1 non TMSS, Model 2(PAL) and Genesis 3, and a Power Base Converter for the Model 1 Genesis.
All in near mint condition with a bunch of controllers and complete in box games of Sonic 1, 2, 3 and Sonic & Knuckles.
The whole deal for R220-00. That works out to around $28.

[Jasper061992]

I'd have to say the best has been $10 for a Sega CD1 with a Genesis 1 attached. It came with a power brick for the SCD1 and one controller. The SCD1 needed a fuse, but works great with that replaced.

Which reminds me, I got another Mega CD 1 which isn't working up the attic that was purchased from ebay for £10 in 04, I guess that could use some fixing...

[OldSchool]

Well, the sense I get from this thread and from the board as a whole is that if I'm not willing to sift through Garage/Yard sales and Flea Markets and instead prefer to find a couple individuals to deal with on Ebay, I'm "paying too much".

What about for people who don't want to buy gear that's filthy and sometimes not working?


So... someone that pays $2 for a cartridge that requires an hour of hard cleaning to work is a "better buy" than someone who paid $10 for a cart that came to him clean and works perfectly time and time again? I'm not trying to pick a fight, but the arrogance is too think in this thread for me to not say something... plus, I have a cold and I'm super grumpy.


I just picked up a Model 1 non TMSS with 3 normal Controllers and 1 six button controller and 28 games (half came with boxes/manuals which I didn't even want) all in fantastic shape considering how old this stuff is... all for $250. I guess I got "raped" right... lol

Judging by y'alls 'standards'... I probably shouldn't have paid more than what... $50?

[goldenegg]

I just picked up a PC-Engine Core Grafx for $52HKD (~$7 USD) and a Neo Geo AES for $180HKD (~$23 USD), along with 3 AES games (Ghost Pilots, Samurai Spirits and Nam-1975) at $20HKD each (~$2.50 USD). Can't really beat that

[edojapan76]

Just got a boxed NES control deck & 3 boxed games (Dr. Mario, Tetris, Super Spike V-Ball) for $10!

[Zork]

I just found Sonic the Hedgehog with box, for $4 today at a thrift store.

[SketchTurner94]

I found a mint ToeJam and Earl cart for 4 bucks.

[cornacchia]

I just picked up a JVC x'eye for $1.10. Its the system only, no cables or controllers. But still, I was only $1.10, I couldn't afford not to buy it.

[Waterfaller]

Got Indigo Prophecy for the PS2, brand new, still shrink wrapped and all, for $4.99. Amazing game, it is.

[OldSchool]

Got Indigo Prophecy for the PS2, brand new, still shrink wrapped and all, for $4.99. Amazing game, it is.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahrenheit_(video_game)

"However, the North American PC version can be easily tweaked to show the deleted scenes by changing USmode=1 to USmode=0 in the game's INI file."

Sucks to not have the PC version.


My PC copy is still sitting on the floor unopened... picked it up at Half Price Books a year ago for $4.

[Knuckle Duster]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahrenheit_(video_game)

"However, the North American PC version can be easily tweaked to show the deleted scenes by changing USmode=1 to USmode=0 in the game's INI file."

Sucks to not have the PC version.


My PC copy is still sitting on the floor unopened... picked it up at Half Price Books a year ago for $4.

I played it on a modded xbox, the boolean trigger should be there too. It would be interesting to find out for certain, but I sooner played the European uncensored version anyway.

Great game, it will have you breaking controllers in a good way. With the random control tasks it throws at you, I can't imagine playing it on a PC.

[EddieJ1984]

Just got Super Smash Bros for N64, paid only $1 at the thrft store.
On ebay its $30 or more (also whenever I see it at video game stores that sell used n64 carts)

[OldSchool]

I played it on a modded xbox, the boolean trigger should be there too. It would be interesting to find out for certain, but I sooner played the European uncensored version anyway.

Great game, it will have you breaking controllers in a good way. With the random control tasks it throws at you, I can't imagine playing it on a PC.

What? I can use any kind of controller on the PC. I have a Logitech PS2 controller for 3rd Person Games.

[Yfrid]

hmmmm...the last one was the Sega Nomad. I bought it for 50$, i guess for many of yours it's a high price, but well, here in Italy it's considered an ultra rare item, the only ones i saw were in few shops, for sale at 250€ (almost 340$...)boxed, and 150€(almost 205$) unboxed and without batterypack. btw, i need one of them :\

before that...many Commodores and Atari...for free. in a dumpster. most of them in pretty good conditions. Even an amiga CD, with 2 joypads, but all cables were cutted ( another one for sale at 250€...) i found many interesting stuff over there for free. "Congo Bongo" for SG1000 complete with box and instructions, and miscellaneous softwares in audiocassettes for it. One of my 4 gamegears (now 3..), One of my 4 Mega Drives (a model1), with a Power Base Converter still plugged on it!, some 3buttons joypads and an arcade stick for it. 4 of my 5 SMSII, a N64 with joypad, a light phaser, 2 NES with 2 pads. i guess it's all

[Jesse813]

recently Purchased Michael Jackson's Moonwalker & Dangerous Seed for $42$