+FujiSkunk Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Many games have been captured, but many more are still on the lam. Help bring these games to justice my collection! Bounties are negotiable. You're also welcome to offer trades for anything in my for-sale lists, here and here. Anything you request from the thrift-store lists, I will make sure the store is compensated. The list was last updated on November 11th, 2019. With the help of the forums, nine games from the list have been captured. Here are the latest! Thanks to all who have helped and all who are looking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FujiSkunk Posted November 20, 2016 Author Share Posted November 20, 2016 List updated! NES Popeye has been caught. Now looking for Famicom Dig Dug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micheloni2600 Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 I got beamrider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FujiSkunk Posted December 6, 2016 Author Share Posted December 6, 2016 Atari 2600 Cosmic Commuter and PS2 Bombastic have been found! Many thanks to the fellow AtariAger who offered up their whereabouts. Now, two new games move into the top ten. While California Games shined brightest on the Commodore 64, or arguably the Atari Lynx, my first time playing it was on the Apple II. The graphics and sounds were nothing special compared to those other systems, but for an Apple II gamer, they were something very special. I hadn't really seen the Apple II's 16-color "double" hi-res graphics before, nor had I heard "four" channel music come out the Apple's little squawk box until then, and without a Mockingboard or any other hardware support, no less! For those reasons, the Apple II version will always be high on my list of favorites for that system. Ironically, while I've been able to play California Games for about as long as I've own an Apple IIe, I've never actually owned an original disk of the game. This must be remedied! Taito made a lot of great arcade games over the years, and did an excellent job porting them to many different systems, most especially the NES. I believe I have all the best ones, except one. With Qix, the Taito NES collection will be complete! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainBreakout Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Very nice job on the posters. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro STrife Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Nice "Wanted" posters...it almost makes me want to help capture 'em for you!.... I have a factory sealed copy of Commando for 7800 in nice condition. Been planning to sell it. If interested, feel free to PM me an offer. I also have Beamrider (loose for 2600) posted on Amazon right now at $33 +shipping (I'm the the lowest price on there), but for you Fuji, I'd take it down if you're willing to meet me in the middle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FujiSkunk Posted December 16, 2016 Author Share Posted December 16, 2016 Thank you, Retro STrife! That's one more game found! With this capture, only one of the Activision/Absolute Three remains on the lam: Tomcat: The F-14 Flight Simulator. When that one is finally located, my Activision and Absolute collection will be complete (not counting Ghostbusters II)! In the meantime, another international fugitive is now among the most wanted: Somewhere long ago, probably on these very forums, I mentioned how Marble Madness was one of my favorite games, and while the Genesis version wasn't bad, it really should have been better. When someone suggested I try the Japanese version instead, I started doing some homework. That's when I learned Marble Madness was actually released twice for the Genesis / Mega Drive, with one version sold in Japan and the other version sold everywhere else. I also learned the Japanese version was published by Tengen, responsible for most ports of Atari Games' arcade titles during the 8-bit and 16-bit eras. Tengen usually did good work, but their Marble Madness is easily their best effort for the Genesis / Mega Drive, just about arcade perfect in looks and in sound! Thanks to the Mega Everdrive, I can now play it on a real Genesis, but I would like to own the actual cartridge as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 LOVE the posters! I have a loose copy of Tomcat. PM me if interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FujiSkunk Posted January 5, 2017 Author Share Posted January 5, 2017 Many thanks to Tombstone for offering Tomcat. That's one more game off the list! This was the last of the Activision/Absolute Three yet to be collected, and now I can boast having all 48 games published by Activision and Absolute in the United States! Since Activision was by far the most prolific publisher for the Atari 2600 outside of Atari itself, I do believe this is the largest complete company/region collection I have for any console. I've posted a picture of this collection here, the first of a collection gallery that I'll hopefully add to Real Soon Now. In the meantime, it's time to shine the light on another fugitive... Just like with California Games, I played Apple II Lode Runner extensively while growing up, but I never have actually owned it in the legal/collector's sense. I intend to fix that! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarimattrugby Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 i believe i have quix got to look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FujiSkunk Posted May 28, 2017 Author Share Posted May 28, 2017 One more game caught this weekend! And now for another potential toughy... Back in the day I played this a lot on my Apple II. I don't yet have an original disk of that version either, but I decided to hunt the Atari version first, since Montezuma's Revenge was first programmed on an Atari. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FujiSkunk Posted November 11, 2019 Author Share Posted November 11, 2019 A long overdue update to these most wanted. Three more games have been captured! I especially want to thank my Secret Santa from 2018, the one and only SoulBlazer, for surprising me with Famicom Dig-Dug. Thanks once again, SB! Now I'll turn my attention to a woefully under-represented era in my collection, the era of 16-bit computers. I also want to pursue more of the excellent "Sega Ages" series for the Sega Saturn. I have the one "Ages" release that made it to the States, which collected OutRun, Space Harrier and After Burner onto a single disc, but there are still plenty more good games to be had among the Japanese releases. So here are three newest FujiSkunk's Most Wanted! Again, bounties are negotiable. If you have something to offer, tell me your price and we'll deal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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