/vr/ - Retro Games

I got the NES port of Alwa's Awakening
cute game but "The 8-bit Edition" is a lame subtitle

>>8961645
Deathsmiles I & II for PS4 just arrived.

>>8961645
Smash Bros, Timesitters 2, Double Dash, and Ocarina of Time Master Quest are a few recent pickups (all for Gamecube)

Also Minish Cap for GBA

Its plastic.... plastic, .... PLASTIC!!!! How DARE you buy rotten PLASIC?!?
AHHHHHHHHHHH P L A S T I C ....

BUYING RETRO VIDEOGAMES!!! IM COOMLECTING!

>STOP OWNING THINGS!

>>8961645
Nothing retro unfortunately. Spent an unreasonable amount on a Vita game last month so I'm waiting a bit before I make any more purchases, mostly to not get in the habit of spending money without worry. I do plan on picking up some retro stuff once I have a bit of cash in hand though. Probably Genesis/N64 games since I only recently-ish ended up owning both of those consoles. Being a poorfag taught me to usually be wise about spending.

How much did Tatsunoko cost you?

>>8961645
How much should GameBoy CIB go for normally?

>>8961806
You are the one Nep anpn that spend like $150 for the last Nep game you needed, right?

>>8961806
>Spent an unreasonable amount on a Vita game
You poor soul, I know how crazy expensive that shit is.
Remember selling this game for $900 a few years back

>>8961806
>How much did Tatsunoko cost you?
$40
Just on it because I never see anymore, plus it’s good fun

>>8961943
The cards were in good shape too

>>8961710
Been collecting GC since 2017
The price on them now is even crazier

Haven’t gone around to playing master quest, heard it was even glichier

>>8961645
related only due to the OP - Zone used voice clips from the THQ Teen Titans game to use in his 'Jinxed' animation

>>8961645
I've been buying some PS2 games because they're largely affordable still, but I'm thinking about largely exiting from physical game collection and focusing on getting real hardware with ODE's and flash carts. I've come to the realization that it's not realistic that I'll ever complete even some of the series I have partially on my shelves, like the DQ DS games. I'm missing V, and that ship has sailed so long ago it's over the fucking horizon.

>>8961895
Hah, sadly yeah. I think it was $111 after taxes. Still, I can finally feel less stressed about it, my OCD quieted down and I'm pretty content with my Vita collection now.
>>8961937
Look like Eliminage, but I had no idea that there was an English physical of either of the Vita playable titles. Excellent series, Japs managed to pick up the Wizardry legacy that Sir-Tech left behind and really worked magic with it.
>>8961943
Nice, I saw it once at Gamestop but did not have the cash for it on hand and I regret not being able to buy it. It was I think $10 then, not sure I want to see how badly the price has skyrocketed now.

>>8961881
OG gameboy CIB? About $200
https://www.pricecharting.com/game/gameboy/original-gameboy-system
>>8962073
Ya PS2 is just now starting to trend upwards. Now would be a good time to get involved in PS2 culture.

I collect horror games.
Most recently I've picked up Ikenie no Yoru on the Wii and the official guidebook for Yuuyami Doori Tankentai, the guidebook itself being something of a collector's item (and also something very necessary for having any chance of finishing the game).

I have my eye on Mad Panic Coaster or Forget Me Not~Palette as being my next purchase.

I'll take recommendations for obscure horror games if anyone has any really hidden gems.

God I miss old /vr/. I wish we could go back so bad.

>>8962190
Finally something retro is posted and it's still got ps2 garbage in the image.

>>8961950
very jelly about those cards, I got TvC used for $20 years ago but no cards.

>>8961645
>Smooth Moves
>30 precious seconds of 60fps Starfox
Fuck you, Nintendo, fuck you.

Bought me an American SNES with Suoer Metroid and Mortal Kombat from 1 to 3. Also bought 4 Japanese Street Fighter games, and have a Game Genie on the way, which makes it possible to play these Japanese games on the American SNES. Also bought Metroids Fusion and Zero Mission.

>>8961645
Fuck yeah Teen Titans!
Idk if you've played it or not, but it's a beat em up. There's also a fighting game mode where there's like a shit ton of characters to pick from.

Pic is shit but this is my last purchase until the fall.

>>8962593
Also, this was my pickup from the first local swap meet post-Covid.

>>8962593
Nice, how much?
>>8962602
Also pretty neat, that NES Jackie Chan game is great.

>>8962639
1100 CAD.

I was supposed to buy it for 500 in 2015 but didn't have the cash to spare at the time, so I jumped on this as I think it will likely be the lowest price I'll be able to pay.

My haul from last week. I'm very close to having all the GBA games I want. Some annoying pal only games I still want, like NInja Cop.

I've also started collecting for the GB more seriously. So many great games but a lot of the best ones go for $50+.

>>8962602
alien infestation is so great, love that game. bought in 2020 for 80 bucks

Buyfag haul from nipland, was hoping it would take long to get here as I was saving up to buy other retro shit, but now I've got to fix/mod these in working order, and already worn down my budget.

>>8962931
Thankfully all junk items, just had minor issues and all the unique parts of each GBA/GBC/SP were in good condition even this jusco mario lens that looks fucked. Might resell some of the nip games, and definitely reselling the wonderswan/silver GC as those were just bonuses.

>>8962931
how worth it is to import from japan? particularly gameboy consoles compared to ebay prices?

>>8962942
I can't exactly give you the details I got all that shit back in like november/december nips really caught on and are adding the gaijin tax now. But from the math I did do I'd profit on pretty much each item if I resold it ranging from like 20 to 40 USD and item. Just bid on items, go for junk items, go for handhelds. Also pretty much everything there is like japan exclusive, so made it more worth to me. I also put everything on the slowest fucking boat. Buy in bulk.

>>8962942
What I was noticing when I got these gameboys was they they were in better condition than U.S. gameboys for like 3/4 the price, buying a single one may not be worth it, but buying in bulk these things become worth it.

My most recent pick ups were Critical Depth and Driver. So far this year I've picked up Lode Runner 3D, Aero Fighters Assault, Forsaken 64, Chopper Attack, Crusader No Remorse, Road Rash, Tomb Raider, Colony Wars III: Red Sun, Shipwreckers, Devil May Cry, Sphinx: And the Cursed Mummy, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and Stuntman.

>>8962060
>Zone used voice clips from the THQ Teen Titans game to use in his 'Jinxed' animation
That’s good to know, time to look up Jinxed one last time

>>8962602
That's an absolutely awesome selection of games.
>>8962664
>bought in 2020 for 80 bucks
Damn Anon, it's good but I'm not sure if it's $80 good. Hope you enjoy it. The knife hand minigame is great. I for one miss the glory days of cheap DS games, now lost far in the past. EO3 used for $300 is absolutely painful to even imagine.

A promotion pamphlet for Super Famicom SF2. No idea where these would've been used, but it talks about selling points and outlines the general concepts of the game, so I'm guessing it was either sent to retailers to encourage purchases or distributed at conventions. One of those things that's rare but not expensive, because not many people are looking for them.
Regular retail store flyers/chirashi for various games tend to be what shows up more often and are what more people are after.

>>8962653
So what's it gonna do now, sit on a shelf? Presumably you've already played it on a flashcart or ODE. RIGHT?

I have a question, would adding a glass lens to one of these limited edition gba's lower the value for you if you were a collector?

>COLLECTING RETRO VIDEO GAMES

>>8961690
I was interested in this on Switch but I got a Monster Boy Collection instead, is it actually good? What's the platforming like? Is it more like a Classicvania or one of the RPGs on GBA/DS?

>>8961645
I actually just picked up WW Smooth Moves myself for like $15. I went to look for Game & Wario for Wii U (not retro I know) and holy fuck pic related.
Also just snagged a kind of decent DS (with GBA port) and Warioware, Inc.: Mega Microgame$. I saw and was going to get all the Wario Land games and held off because I can emulate...but apparently others saw it was a good deal and everything I was looking at was bought.
>>8961962
I lost $20 trying to get that Collector's Edition from a Nintendo Power mail in when I was like 12. Still hurts.
>I've also started collecting for the GB more seriously.
You shop locally or what? I just realized there's a ton of shit I would like to have/play.

>>8963539
Hard to say. I imagine a collector would want to display it not play it?

you guys are buyfagging
while i just sold:

gold n64 with expansion pak and two matching controllers (((region modded))) to play usa and jap carts + everdrive

gameboy micro with replacement faceplate

sega genesis with china everdrive

nes with two multicarts with decent selection honestly

prosound modded dmg-01 gameboy (play it loud black) with backlit original screen

sony playstation 5 (ffvii remake is on pc now with booba mods, goodfucking bye fuck you sony)

Bought this.

I bought this about a month ago, was a bit pricey but that's saturn for you.

>>8963802
The Guardian Legend, right? Gorgeous box art for a great game.
>>8963851
Saw that that was translated semi-recently. How is it?

>>8963802
That's sick. I started buying strategy guides last year with a few Dragon Quest guides (IV, V and VII) and plan to buy more soon.

>>8963787
So you got nothing to show and tell

Anyway, got this before the 2020 retro price jump for $200. It sucks to collect retro games now

>>8962197
GDEMU

>>8962060
That explains why I never heard that dialogue before

>>8963851
I can't believe they glued the manual to the case with this game. Did they not think what would happen?

>>8964116
Pretty fun but kind of the easy side tho, also the fan translation is cringy as fuck with it's fan dub

>>8964191
i already have this though
and i have most of the carts i need already


ive been buying arcade pcb

>>8966336
soul edge
strikers 1945
aero fighters
neogeo mvs
igs pgm

These are the only auctions i've won in 2 years. Getting really hard to buy things these days.

I also have Midnight Resistance, Ring of Red, Golvellius, Ninja Shadow of Darkness and Front Mission 4 on the way, but the thread will be dead by the time they arrive.

>>8963802
My favorite NES game. Got a CIB JP copy and a guidebook as well :)

New gameboy

>>8966510
>English re-release but with the cute original cover art
based

>>8966608
Why did Nintendo of America always think
>No no we can't something cute on the box art, the character needs to look ANGRY so kids know he has 'tude
It's seriously more cringe than Sega's marketing because they didn't apply it to a big pink ball.

>>8966630
out of touch corporate retards who dont even like their own products fuck shit up again, more news at 11 jim

These are the latest ps2 games i've bought in Europe (Italy). They stile are affordable. Clock tower 15 euro, vj2 10, rez jap 5, code Veronica 10, shinobi 10, Zoe 1+2 15. 50 euros for the bundle with sc2+3 re4, devil's king, sh3 and castlevania

>>8967017
Forgot the image, sorry

>>8966504
please post guide book pic, i didnt even know it existed

>>8963802
i cant find this anywhere online. hints to the name or a rip of it plz?

>>8967084
You wouldn't download a book...

>>8967187
you wouldnt download a picture of my balls

>>8967201
Okay, you got me there.
I suppose you are entitled to know then.
It's called ガーディック外伝 and you are looking at a strategy guide.
The same one can be yours for the low, low price of 10,000 yen on Amazon.

>>8967261
WHAT THE FUCK

i was just playing this a few weeks ago on a multicart

is meme magic real?

Still waiting on a copy of Grandia: Digital Musuem, as well as Lunar 1 for the Sega/Mega CD and Silver Star Harmony for PSP.

Looking to get a JP copy of Lunar 2 for the Mega CD as well, but it's more expensive.

>>8961645
does that Tatsunoko utilize the pro controller?

>>8967364
>Lunar
>Grandia
acceptable taste

>>8967839
acceptable bank account you mean

>>8967847
acceptable prices

>>8968202
so you can read japanese or you just love the titles?

i have the japan pokemon gameboy games bc the boxart is great in person +the attention to detail on the manuals

>>8968223
ah I'm not >>8967364
I just went to look at suruga-ya cause I was curious what they cost

I went to a cosplay fair and the retro shop had Japanese expensive shit (of course lol) so I bought the most fair thing he had which is not even retro

>>8968223
>so you can read japanese or you just love the titles?
I can read katakana and hiragana.

I mostly buy JP titles these days for collection purposes, since you can usually get them cheaper (often a LOT cheaper) than an NA copy. I got a JP copy of Klonoa for the PS1 for around $20 back in 2019, when US copies were regularly close to or above $100.

Either way, I mostly emulate these days, so a JP copy is fine for collecting.

Bought this for my shelf, came complete with it's cluebook.

>>8967261
And I felt guilty spending ¥4,000.

>>8968376
JP Klonoa is still $20 whereas the US version is now $600 kek

Sly Cooper ps2 trilogy + looking for a jungle n64 now

>>8968398
kino 80s artwork

>>8970574
it's spelled Keno dumbass and that's thunderscape not a gambling simulator

How good is the Tatsunoko vs Capcom manual? Full color?

>>8970940
US is color, PAL is B/W.

>>8968376
i chose japan copies for virtualboy because im autistic and wanted the boxes and manuals

Japanese PS1 collection.

I sold the entirety of my American PS2 and PS1 stuff. Mostly collect imports now. And my focus is Saturn, PS1 and PS2.

>>8971613
all those games yet you can't afford socks

>>8971613
Based. No reason to settle for localized shit if you understand the language and can experience the games in their original form.

>>8962190
Rule of Rose fuckin rocks dude. I am jelly beyond measure.

>>8967021
Your tastes match mine to a T, amazing set you got there homie

>buying roms

I got Seven Pirates H Limited Edition. Sadly the corner was damaged in shipment. I have never had that happen from play asia.

>>8971893
oops i didnt see retro
i picked up some shitty nes cart bundle on ebay because it was cheap, I am looking forward to garage sale season. I can still find good retro games in my area believe it or not.

>>8971613
>Paranoiascape
>Mad Panic Coaster
Definitely games I want to pick up sooner or later.
How did you find Yuuyami doori? I'm playing through it now.

>>8971831
It's probably my favourite video game.
I'd like to go to a parallel universe in which they had enough time/money to finish the game as they intended and didn't have to cut any storybook chapters.

>>8971631
I have socks, but honestly, I go barefoot around the house. No reason to dirty them up.

>>8971719
Yup, they are cheaper. And most of them are around 10-30 dollars. English games are truely an inferior experience. The only American stuff I have now is Xbox and some PS3(PS3 I'm going to sell soon as well)

>>8971932
Buyee.jp a proxy service usually has auction and no one bids on them. But the shipping can be a bit high though.

>>8967079
Yeah it's very rare. I paid a lot for it as well. What would you like to see? I'm not able to scan pages or anything unfortunately. Here's the the back of it with a cute chibi Miria :)

>>8972992
I was honestly expecting more of a standard guide size and shape, I wasn't expecting it to be so small. It's nearly digest sized, and they really focused on the core elements. Just a scant few illustrations of Miria, not a single random comic or 4koma or interview or anything. I've been spoiled.

>>8971839
those are iso.

>want to support local stores around my area
>go over to retro game shop
>prices are kinda high, but I tell myself it'll be worth it
>go to counter and see this sign
I want to support local businesses the improve my state's economy, but I can't when those faggots do bullshit like this.

>>8973043
>two bags of sour skittles
fuck 'em

>>8961645
I think the only game I'd be interested in to get would be Harvest Moon for SNES, but the PAL version is trading at 50+ eurobux for cartridge alone

>>8973043
kek you literally cannot do that
atleast not in california

>>8972434
By 'how did you find it?', I meant 'what was your impression of it?'
Sorry, it was an admittedly ambiguous phrasing.

Anything else you're after?
I'd like to get Lain, but the price for that has really gone up. Could get it for 20,000 yen a few years ago but it goes for double that now.

Just bought every retro game in existence.
Nothing personelle BITCH

>>8973152
If you're not playing on original hardware I personally hope the next chair you sit on breaks and your fatass makes a crater.

>>8973140
It's pretty cool for what it is, the map feels pretty big as a side scroller and it has a day system going on with it. But I haven't played with it enough. I think I'll pop it in later.

>>8973159
Rude.

>>8973174
but righteous

>>8973161
Cool.
I'm halfway through May right now. I'm going into this game as a fan of Twilight Syndrome, to which this is a successor of sorts.
I am using the official guidebook, you might struggle just going in blind as it can be a bit arcane.
I'll be interested to hear how you get on.

>>8961645
Shadow has become expensive

Pure mental illness in this thread, why would anyone waste time and money on random old games....don't get me wrong, big dragon ball z fan? Sure buy legacy of goku 2....big pokemon fan? Okay, buy pokemon ruby.......but you guys are just buying random shit with little to no sentimental or nostalgic value

>>8973648
>I am the arbiter of nostalgia
Fucking end yourself.

>>8973648
Are you the same schizo under a guise of a VPN? Can you tell me why you'd care so much about someone else's finances? People collect whatever they'd like. You don't really have any authority to dictate that.

Most importantly, why do you come on a thread not meant for you? You're the same person that posts there "folders" and sd cards as some type of flex. Kinda cringe and not very based desu

>>8973152
Now play them, fart huffer.
You DO have the proper cuntrollers too? Right?

>>8974340
>sd cards as some type of flex
retard

>>8973648
>oh no i bought a Japanese dragon ball fighting game to try out i paid 1.50 for, i have autism now

Go neck.

>>8973152
>Just bought every retro game in existence
>64gb
doubt. also get out of vr /vr/gin

>>8973043
These people can fuck off. Had a faggot do that at a pawn shop. Fucking change your prices on your own time, dont be a lazy cunt and let customers bring under ebay priced items to your attention.

>>8961645
I just got 5 Famicom Disk System games in the mail. Zelda 1, Kid Icarus, Mysterious Murasame Castle, Super Lode Runner, and Marchen Veil. Got em all cases and everything for 77 bucks so not a bad deal. Got Wario Ware Mega Party Game$ coming in the mail at some point too if the person I bought it from would fucking ship it already.

>>8966336
>>8966354
I used to be a big PCB fag. They take up a lot of space, and prices are out of control. Got most of what I wanted, including a number of still popular titles, but there's still a handful of games I'd like to get.

>>8975597
I bought Mysterious Murasame Castle from the 3DS E-shop because I've heard that Disk systems have hardware troubles and didn't want to deal with it later.

It is a brutally difficult game. I feel like I make progress by the skin of my teeth constantly but getting to the next checkpoint is pretty satisfying so I'm sticking with it.

>>8975639
I have a Twin Famicom and can corroborate those statements. It's definitely a finicky console and sometimes it's easier to just give up playing if it doesn't pan out well, but once it goes it's REALLY fun to use. Call me autistic but I've always been a fan of the format a game comes on. Cartridges, disks, hu-cards, fucking cassette tapes. Part of the appeal of collecting and playing video games is the different storage media. Just tickles my brain. FDS games are up there for me on level of fun to use. Some people see it as an inconvenience to have to eject, flip, and re-insert a disk to play an NES game that has a seamless cartridge version but something about it just *feels* fun. I agree, the game is hard as shit though. Very fun to play and thankfully my Twin Famicom reads that one a little better than the others so it's a good one to turn to if I'm looking for a hard ninja game on the NES not named Ninja Gaiden.

>>8975674
FDS games are one of the first things that got me into importing games from Japan ~20 years ago. My regular FDS still works fine, and yeah, hearing the drive read and click, taking out the disk, etc etc is strangely enjoyable. I have an FDS Stick, though I've not actually used it to play anything.
My Twin Fami's disk side is busted and I haven't bothered to fix it.

>>8973648
>but you guys are just buying random shit with little to no sentimental or nostalgic value
if you only bought games for these reason you would never buy a game at all and if a game isnt worth buying (at MSRP) then it isnt worth playing.

>>8975703
>>8975674
its kinda autistic
but i do understand somewhat

my n8 everdrive does disk system titles, so my actual disk system (despite the new belt) mostly stays at rest - i only have a handful of games: both zeldas, dirty pair, mario2, etc

>>8973648
>i dont like thing
ok
>>8975624
i want cps1(2) sega stv & naomi hardware
but ive had to lower my expectations a bit with the way things are now with pricing

you can skirt the ebay raping by lurking arcadeproject forums i have jamma cave conversions for espgaluda, dodonpachi, and ketsui that are 1:1 with the originals

>>8961962
Enjoy disc root
Gamecube games for some reason there more propense to have that

>>8961962
i couldnt finish majoras mask because of emulation errors
resold to a tard but i kinda wish i hadnt


>>8976010
1 silica packet every 3-4 years in a non-shitty house should do the trick.
carts are more likely to corrode

>>8973648
You

>>8975819
Yeah, it's sad, really wish I'd gone ahead and bought everything I wanted back when I still collected them. There's no way I could afford even 10% of what I have now, with current prices. I still want an ST-V and a PGM, and maybe a GD-R setup for my Naomi (though that honestly seems like a mess that I'd never use), plus a few random games (Salamander 2, X-Men, Street Fighter 1, The King of Dragons, the entire Vampire/Darkstalkers series, X-MEN COTA, X-MEN vs SF, AoF3, World Heroes Perfect, Super SF2 Turbo, regular SFZ2, Gradius IV).

>>8976054
Oh, and MK2.

I've been buying ps2 games recently because ps2 emulation is still wonky and i have no pc at the moment. recently picked up Star wars battlefront 2, Dynasty Warriors 4 and Ace Combat 4. been playing ace combat recently and its been a blast

>>8976054
igs pgm is a diceroll
the china sellers sell shit as "tested" but it will be corroded to all hell and back +exploded batteries from retards not understanding that you cant recharge non-rechargable watch batteries

the first thing i do is douse in contact cleaner and desolder the cr2022
but by the time i get them its too late

1 out of 4 were working 100%

>>8976180
i have an android tablet from 2021 and it still runs even n64 like shit
the second you play anything that isnt mariokart the audio stutters and you can see visible graphical glitches


dreamcast is basically fine though so i guess i need to just play easier systems, wouldnt dream of ps2 emulation without a fast cpu

>>8976054
nice list
i want viper phase 1 & dragon breed

>>8976180
>>8976295
I emulated PS2 years ago with an i5-4590 and an old ass GTX 650Ti. Worked fine for the most part, even in 1080p. Some slowdown did occur here and there though. Nothing too serious, but it was there.
The problem with PS2 emulation isn't the processing power, it's that the sole working emulator, PCSX2, is a piece of shit that doesn't emulate anything accurately. Instead, it relies on various hacks that work for some games and not for others. That makes the emulation inconsistent as fuck. You have to manually change settings for each game you play, otherwise you get glitches and game-breaking bugs. And some aren't even fixed to this day.
Real hardware is the way to go. The graphics in native res look good enough, especially on a CRT. I have a stack of PS2 games myself and I'm still buying them from time to time, but for whatever you can't get physically there's always OPL.

There are my most most recent ones, I bought some other stuff before but some aren't /vr/ and those were Graffiti Kingdom's PAL release and Drakengard 3.
Not shown are a copy of Gran Turismo 2's JP release and Tokyo Xtreme Racer: Drift 2 that haven't arrived.
This won't apply to most people but I feel the need to mention it if there are errors with emulation or if you burn a copy of Initial D, I don't think it's properly documented but the greatest hits/the best release of the game is the only one that doesn't freeze when playing on PS2 Slim's. I forget how emulation works with the PS2 in reference to how the BIOs differs between console iterations or what because I'm not too tech savvy in that department but just an fyi if anyone has ever dealt with the black label copies freezing on slim PS2s. The opening video seems like it's streamed in real time off the disc because that part of the game definitely loves to freeze up, but thankfully the game doesn't hard crash and I feel that might be more so related to the quality of the disc/condition of my PS2.

>>8975202
Exactly, like you posting devoid of an argument. You aren't clever.

>>8976367
Thanks for the info about PCSX2 i'll definitely still avoid it in the future. Im using a hdmi to ps2 converter right now but i plan to get a CRT soon. Is there a crt brand that works best with the PS2 or do they all work well enough?

>>8978016
It's not like some of them "work best with PS2", a quality tube will be great for every system. I'd say to look for Trinitrons and use RGB or component, depending on your region.

Got these on Ebay, the booklets are still in the sealed plastic, and the save batteries are actually still working. Never had these when I was young.

Cost £160 for both (started at £150). looking online I think just one of the games with box and manual can go for that much so I think I did okay here.
I won a bit of cash on the slot machines anyway, decided to treat myself.

>>8978107
of course the batteries are still working
I have gameboy games from 1992 that still save, in fact I've never had a nintendo battery die in my collection except for two games I bought used. Even my pokemon red still saves on the original battery.
The batteries last minimum 30 years unless you mistreat the cartridge.

>>8978134
I just find that most of the cartridges I've bought from ebay need the battery replaced. It's hit and miss.

My own pokemon blue cartridge lasted until mid to late 2010s, I hadn't used it for about a year.

But then I have a copy of Pokemon Yellow that was my brothers, that hadn't been played since probably 2008, that still works.

>>8973043
>go to local store that just opened
>none of the games have a price
>find a copy of mario sunshine in a rental blockbuster case, no manual
>fucker goes to ebay, and looks at prices
>doesnt even look at sold, dude just looks at random listings for complete in box copies

i feel nothing but contempt for local businesses anymore

A cool piece of history.

>>8978134
All of my Pokemon cart batteries are dead and i've never mistreated them

Love it.

>>8978278
The ones with a RTC do commit sudoku, unfortunately. Otherwise, you never let them get hot or cold? You never left the gameboy in the car?

>>8978278
If it's the ones with clocks in them, those drain batteries way faster than just save data

>>8978312
When I was a kid probably, but they've been in storage for the past 15 years.

>>8978339
Blue, Red, Yellow, Silver, Crystal, all dead.

Best way to remove these miserable bastards?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zGjGkFPIto
This guy opened a bunch of Famicom carts (Dragon Quest 3 and Dragon Quest 4) to test power on the batteries and it varied a lot, but a surprising number were like new

>>8978354
Air conditioned storage? I never let mine get hot or cold except in my backpack with me. Although they have been through the airport at least a dozen times All of them still work except Donkey Kong 94 that I rebought used and Kirby's Dreamland 2 that I bought on ebay.

>>8978354
anon batteries die
replace them or remove them before they leak

>>8978378
I usually strip the case naked, spray the sticker with GooGone, let it sit for a while, work it off with my fingernail, rub off any excess adhesive with a paper towel, wipe the area down with tap water, and then reassemble the case.

If you are doing it on a gen 6 or up disc case, it's imperative to remove the cover insert and be careful not to get any of the GooGone under the plastic. It's a bitch to get out.

>>8978378
>>8978673
I use IPA for that. It also works nicely for any glue residue on the cases.

>>8978378
I had to remove one of these pricks from a rare prima guide that used to belong to a library. I have no fucking idea how it got it off clean without tearing off the page it was on.

ewwwww disc games
you don't really play those, do you?

>>8962190
Can you play the Japanese titles on NA consoles? Do they tend to have English sub/dubs for those released in the states?
Cool collection btw, you seem to be the obscure expert if you have any recs I'm happy to hear them.

>>8978928
I will clarify that I live in Japan and am playing on Japanese hardware (a PS2, specifically).
In answer to your question though, the PS1 and PS2 are not region free. You would need to get a Japanese console or have modified hardware to play JP region games.
In my experience Japanese games do not have English language support. I'm going to assume no zoomers browse /vr/, so you'll perhaps recall that the schedule at the time used to be of a nature that games were released in Japan several months or years before they were in other countries- localisation in the form of a translation of the text and a rerecording of audio with a dub (I wonder if PS2/PS1 discs would even have had the space for two audio tracks?)- took place in the interim. The Japanese release only has the Japanese language.

I'm a horror expert, perhaps.
If that's what you're looking for I have some recommendations but I think a lot of these games are obscure for a reason, which is to say they're usually highly flawed in some way. If you can look past that though, I think a lot of them have really fascinating ideas.

I'd probably point to Illbleed on the Dreamcast first of all, since that's a game that I think is actually good and doesn't deserve to have been overlooked (I guess the gameplay is a bit unusual). It's quite a ride and one of the most fun times I've had with a video game.
That one was localised so you can play it in English.

Is there a specific kind of game you're after?
I do have some knowledge of obscure games outside the horror genre.

>>8979224
>I live in Japan
>I'm a horror expert perhaps
Imagine the smell

>>8979224
>I wonder if PS2/PS1 discs would even have had the space for two audio tracks?
There are some games that do this. The first Onimusha, off the top of my head. Even the Japanese version had English subs and the terrible dub. It's a shame that the original voices got cut from the PAL version, but that one is a botched conversion anyway.

>>8979224
Doesn't the jap version of Illbleed feature a full english voice over and even english menu text? Heard only runes are for subtitles for the english cutscenes.

>>8975703
20 years, wow! I'm gonna out myself as a zoomer here and I know how much people hate em but that's almost my entire lifetime so far. What was the import scene like in the early 2000s and what got you onto FDS in particular? I don't have nearly as much time as you importing games. I started importing in 2019 when I got my Sega Saturn. First games I imported were Real Bout Fatal Fury, KoF 96 and Fighters Megamix. Terry was just announced for smash ultimate and having little experience with Neo Geo stuff, I wanted to be able to appreciate the character when it came out since he looked cool and I ended up falling in love with Fatal Fury and KoF because of it. That led me to get a Neo Geo CD that I have a good deal of games for now. Really cool system if you can sit through the load times. People always complain about em but I don't have much an issue with em. At least not any of the games I have are too bad.

>>8979393
Yes, it has English voices in the Japanese version- like Rule of Rose or Koudelka. There were a few games like that.
I can't remember if it has English menu text or not, but journals and newspaper articles the like you can collect in game are in Japanese, the puzzles are also definitely in Japanese. Kind of incongruous with the American setting, they're very Japanese language-based puzzles necessitating making numbers out of Japanese words.

>>8979420
i did my importing in 2005-6 or so
but most of my high school funds were spent on records, clothes, food, and double dates

>>8979224
Thanks for the explanation.

I'm not after any game in particular, I'm just trying to increase my collection, at least of NA games. I've made a horror thread rec in /vr/ if you have time to check it out, which includes games I already own.
Is Kuon any good? I love the JP box art.

Just picked up all these recently.

>>8979224
ok >>8979224
anon I will bite what are some actually obscure ps2 horror games I feel like there are non left

also I have been playing shadow hearts and I was very disappointed that it really isn't all that spooky or creepy its very tame is there any other horror jrpgs that have actually spooky or grotesque dungeons or monster designs

final question what are if any horror sega saturn games ( Japanese exclusives only please I know about all the American releases )

actually one last thing have you heard about the xbox illbleed remake, it got pretty far into development untill the director died from a heart attack (ironic but sad). I have been trying to track it down for years but I always come to dead ends wonder if you had any info on it.

ok done thanks for your time horror collector sensei

>>8973043
>Wanted an Blackstone for Xbox
>It's sitting on the shelf for 6+ months unsold at $20
>Store gets in another copy and places into their glass case for $40
>Now is my time
>Bring $20 copy up from shelves
>Manager on the register looks at me with contempt
>instead of ringing me up he researches how long it has been there
>tells me the price has vastly increased
They don't even take the effort to clean it up for the glass case, it is still gross-looking, and expensive.

>>8973043
>>8973043
(a) Every retail grocery store or grocery department within a general retail merchandise store which uses a point-of-sale system shall cause to have a clearly readable price indicated on 85 percent of the total number of packaged consumer commodities offered for sale which are not exempt pursuant to subdivision (b).

>>8961645
I will never not stop kicking myself in the ass for selling TvC all those years ago

>>8973043
That's so fucking gay and retarded. They fucking buy those games typically on how much they sell them for.
Here's a very simplified example. So if someone brings in a game that they will buy and its worth $60, that store (not saying all stores do this, some pay more, some pay less etc) will likely pay 50-70% of what its worth so lets say $30 they pay for this game.
They buy it, and it goes in the glass case with a sticker of $60 on it. Selling it at sticker price will already get them the intended profit margin that they originally would have projected when they bought it, so upping the price later or after the fact is just advanced Judaism.

I've seen collectors like this when they are selling stuff online, checking the prices every day and upping it when it changes because they want every penny out of it, yet they're stuff still won't sell.

>>8980260
I saw your thread, you've definitely got the core horror games down already. Someone in the thread recommended Haunting Ground which I would also suggest as a good pick up. It's pretty well polished and much better as a Clock Tower-esque game than Clock Tower 3 which was a little half-baked. The Japanese version is very cheap (fortunately for me), but the NA version makes one of the holy trilogy of ridiculously pricey PS2 horror games alongside Rule of Rose and Kuon.
If you liked Fatal Frame I-II, Fatal Frame III is good as well. More of the same, I suppose, but they were definitely on to a good thing with the formula so it's still fun even if it doesn't bring anything new to the table.
It's not quite a 'horror' game to the same extent as the other titles mentioned so far, but for a horror themed RPG I really enjoyed Koudelka. Probably one of my favourite PS1 games.

As for Kuon... truth be told, I haven't actually got around to playing it yet (only managed to find a copy recently). It'll probably be next after my current game. My understanding is that it's conceptually interesting and has a good, Japanese horror aesthetic but is extremely janky.

>>8980404
Actually obscure PS2 horror games...
Hungry Ghosts I think is fairly obscure, but if you want to go even deeper...
How about the Kowai Shinbun series, the Hayarigami series or Kaerazu no Mori? Nobody knows about those.
There are also sound novels like the Kamaitachi no Yoru sequels if those count.

Horror Sega Saturn games...
Er... if you want sound novels I think there's a number of them.
Deep Fear was only released in JP and the EU, does that count?
Maybe not the best console for horror.

I know about the Illbleed remake. I really wish it had came to fruition and the director didn't die because he had really good vision with regard to games. I understand the desire to know what the Xbox version was like, even if it hadn't been finished.

>>8980404
Forgot to respond to the comment about Shadow Hearts.
I liked Shadow Hearts but I agree that it's not really a horror game. Koudelka has more emphasis on horror so you could try that.

We're going back a bit here, but honestly the best horror RPG (and it's not a genre with a huge number of entries) for me is Sweet Home on the NES.

>>8980929
you think those commies follow the law?
they only want to impose their views onto others while doing as they please themselves

>>8961645
Famicom sweet home, complete.

>>8982227
i tried to get into this
i just couldnt

i got hella far in the first final fantasy and dragon warrior as well so what gives?

Heisei Shin Onigashima, parts 1 and 2. I'm going to play through these after I finish my current visual novel.

>>8982230
Do you speak Japanese?
>Yes
Idk what to tell you. Maybe it's just not a game for you. I liked it a lot but it's not for everyone.
>No
The fan translations are fucking terrible (both of them) so it's probably that. They're so bad that the game can't be completed without a guide.

>>8982289
that explains it

>>8981837
thanks for the response anon yeah I hope that illbleed beta can be found illbleed is honesty a one of a kind game.
I will be checking out those ps2 games

Yar's Revenge is based af

>>8982748
Have fun, but here's my disclaimer:
I said the games were obscure, I didn't say they were good.

>>8979269
you wont believe me
but i matched with a pale blue eyed cutie with great boobs - her favorites were horror games; she had all the silent hill resident evil etc on her shelf

her systems: ps2, xbox360, xbone, ps4

>>8984609
You are ethnic Japanese?
For some reason I thought you were a fat white neckbeard weeb

>>8982912
Barnyard Blast is good times being straight up Castlevania with a gun, decent beepboop tunes and good old retro title references.

>>8983921
Ha I know anon, any person who wants to try obscure games should be aware that they are probably obscure for a reason. But still I like games with unique concepts even if they are not executed the best.

I got fatal frame on PS2 and the directors cut of ff2 on Xbox. Carts are too high for me so I'm trying to focus on disc systems since pawn shops and thrift stores still sell them cheap. Oh Ive got the tower of druaga on PS2 coming, hope it's a bit more straight forward than the og Famicom release.

>>8963095
Undoubtedly his magnum opus before he started leaning *very* heavily into rape themes. It's a shame seeing him work on flavor-of-the-month /co/shit that all looks the same, he's truly a relic of a bygone age.

>>8982912
>pong, asteroids, yars' revenge
I got that cart too, when I was in the mood for some portable Yars' Revenge, screen is a bit cramped but it's still got the feel
I looked into the GBC version and was disappointed with the explosion

I am >>8979224
>>8984609 is not me. I imagine >>8979269
is disappointed that nobody rose to his bait and has now decided to put on some theatre for us.
You'll have to try to use punctuation and capitalisation if you are to impersonate me anon.
Points for creativity, but I'm going to have to give you a C-.

>>8985368
im not impersonating you dorkatron
im saying not all horror aficionados are stinky freaks

i didnt lie about the girl
she was very cute
too young for me though

>>8986319
>too young
no such thing

>>8986359
Kill yourself.

>>8986319
In that case, why are you replying to brain-dead (you) bait?
Can't you find another thread to attempt to derail?

>>8986759
the brap-posters will come whether or not they are ignored anon

>>8986359
anon, i....
think that when you become /vr/ you will realize all humans are idiots and women/children are even worse. there is more required for a meaninful relationship to actually last than a pretty face, you have to have things in common - dating someone 8-12 years younger than you = setting yourself up to fail as you are competing with younger/hotter males & the saturation of attention from social media apps. my current gf is not on any of my socials and i dont give a fuck. im the one she texts, calls, and drops her off at work

>>8976010
its always the unusual game cases that dont cover the disc properly that do that

>>8986798
Thats why you mind break em, ya doofus. There may be younger guys, but you have the mental experience to hopefully know how to mentally manipulate them into clinging on to only you.

>>8987815
>hopefully know how to mentally manipulate them into clinging on to only you.
I like to think of it as picking the best route in the visual novel that is life.

>>8987815
>>8987894
its somewhat true
women gravitate towards abusers
not always physical but just enough to trick that reptilian part of the brain into compliance


my longest relationship was 6 years and she was crazy about me, i was a fucking dick- acted like the warden, put my foot down, would randomly take her phone and search it etc


now i let all my girls do what they want due to a (possibly retarded) lifestyle-outlook change;
i do not believe in control whatsoever- if they want to spend time with you they will, if they want to be faithful- they will. i set no boundaries, and simply watch- watch what they come to say, watch how they eventually start treating me, and what they eventually become.

none of them made it past 1 calendar year

all this + a black gamecube for $200.

>>8961645
Are original nintendo s video cables rare or what? I see the prices on ebay and these are really expensive
I found ones for 20 bucks in my country ebay while in ebay they go for twice the price

>>8961645
bro, when sanic says "we're going to the ARK"

More plastic for my collection

>>8987981
Maximo's been through some shit.

Just went to the local EB games to pick this up
Might return it idk

>>8988915
Japanamation trash, should have got Mr.Bones instead.

>>8988990
Move over Mario...

>>8987981
what a deal, great score anon