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  1. It's the first day of Spring! Time for the annual video! https://youtu.be/nkkjKkGCI3Q

  2. Crap! I'm a day late! Oh well- SPRING!

     

  3. As of today, I officially own all 8 releases in the Klonoa series. And with one exception, they're complete in box!

     

    So... anybody wanna sell me the box for Empire of Dreams on GBA? ?

    1. Razzie.P

      Razzie.P

      I didn't know there were that many!   I only own (and have played) the remake on the Wii.  I liked enough to be interested in more.

  4. It's the First Day of Spring- that means it's video time! 

     

  5. As much as I wanted to make Talmit's Adventure the next game I beat in 2021, world 4 is trying my patience very quickly! I'll have to come back to it later. I should give Nebs 'n Debs a try soon- the urge for more Yakuza is creeping in again!

  6. Well, found out today the store I work in is closing this March. I'll be fine- I actually have a second job & enough in savings to get me through a job search... but it still sucks!

    1. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      That's rough!  Well,  Best of luck on finding a new gig!

  7. Bought a Pac-Man tamagotchi on sale last week. Noticed while ringing at work yesterday it managed to break off my lanyard & dissappear. I can only assume it ended up in someone's bag.

     

    I am surprisingly upset by this- especially knowing that, even if it does turn up/get returned, it will probably have died from lack of care. (And of course, the sale is over now so a replacement is 1 1/2 times more expensive.) ?

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    2. pacman000

      pacman000

      You can reset it, but that's not the point. The point is, as carlsson said, the first pet is dead. These devices encourage the user to think of the pets as actual living things instead of toys.

       

      Sorry that this happened, HoshiChiri. :( 

    3. high voltage

      high voltage

      I purchased the Pac-Man Tamagotchi three weeks ago, toy shop in town was selling it half price. Nice addition.

      TAMAGOTCHI (Virtual Pets) - Pac-Man Tamagotchi - Video Game Photos from the Room of Doom (digitpress.com)

    4. high voltage

      high voltage

      Being a Tamagotchi collector, I'm glad Bandai still releasing new Pets: Tamagotchi GEN1, Pac-Man Tamagotchi...more please

  8. I wish I'd discovered the Yakuza series 15 years ago.

     

    That is all.

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    2. HoshiChiri

      HoshiChiri

      Already own it! Actually picked up Kiwami, Zero, & Judgement all on clearance at my local Target (for $10, $10, & $18 respectively). Decided I should probably play one before I get the whole series. And I am SO HOOKED.

    3. masschamber

      masschamber

      the remaster collection is on sale at gamestop right now as well, kiwami 2 is a pain to find unfortunately (though if gamestop does have it, it is only 15 dollars or so, so if you see one, pick it up (if they have 2, pick one up for me too, I'll happily pay you for the time and effort too)

    4. HoshiChiri

      HoshiChiri

      I shelled out for Kiwami 2 just recently on Ebay (I didn't want to run of out games to play after switching from Kiwami to Zero.)

       

      The only reason I haven't bit on the collection yet, is I know it dropped to $30 at Best Buy a couple months back & I'm hoping to get it closer to that price... but I imagine I'll pick it up fairly soon!

  9. I got Skyward Sword complete save for game disc right before the lockdowns... so, I bought one from Gamestop. Got to use a coupon, and of COURSE it'll come disc-only. It's Gamestop! Right?

     

    So- anybody need a Skyward Sword case & manual? ?

    1. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      I'm so lost!  You needed the disc, then got it, now it's complete right?  Or did GameStop have the rest too, so now ya have extras?

    2. HoshiChiri

      HoshiChiri

      Gamestop's copy was complete save for the soundtrack. So now I have 1 complete copy, and one case/manual/no discs.

       

      So if y'all need a case...

  10. Another Spring, another post of this sketch!

     

     

  11. I'll get a proper sales thread up if there's no takers, but- Case & Manual for PS1 Medievil, $20 shipped. Will include non-functional game disc on request.

  12. A co-worker going through some old papers found an SNES manual & NES registration form she'd put away back in the day, & brought them to me since she knew I was into that kind of thing.

     It's neat to see the old paperwork!

    1. jd_1138

      jd_1138

      Nintendo had the best paperwork.  It was high quality and smelled nice.  I remember opening my NES back in 1987, and the smells were nice.  Even the pack in cart -- SMB -- had a nice manual.

    2. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      Couldn't agree more.  For example I can't perfectly remember When I bought my NES.  Then it occurred to me I sometimes put the receipt in the box, so frantically I dug it out and...No receipt.   But If I had found it I could finally "remember" when Exactly I bought it!

    3. Rogerpoco

      Rogerpoco

      @GoldLeader - Relatively new "hardcore"(...ish) collector, that is an excellent reason to hang on to the receipts that I hadn't thought of before, very nice, Thx!!!

  13. Brought my 3DS to Pax West, but no street passes to be had. Yep, this thing's officially dead.

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    2. SS

      SS

      There was a few years there where I took my 3DS with me everywhere I went just because of Street Passes.  It was fun and unlike any other video game experience ever before or since.  The Street Pass Plaza games were a great feature, as were collecting puzzle pieces.  I am a 50-something man now and probably too old for such things but I do actually kind of miss it now that it's gone.  RIP the 3DS; you were a good friend.

    3. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      That's too bad.

    4. HoshiChiri

      HoshiChiri

      It is too bad- I did see a few by the end of the event, but that was well after I'd decided not to carry it.

       

      Although a part of me thinks maybe I should be, since I finished all the puzzle swap stuff, so I can help out the latecomers?

  14. Thank goodness for the post-saving feature! Our internet has developed a bad habit of cutting out for a few seconds at a time here & there, and did so right as I went to submit a reply to a thread. Thought I'd lost it, but when I went to re-type it everything loaded back in. Very convenient! 

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    2. Albert

      Albert

      @save2600 I'll take a look to see if I can adjust the permission to allow deletion of status updates/comments.

    3. Albert

      Albert

      @save2600 Can you see if you can delete comments from status updates now?

    4. save2600

      save2600

      Yes, now you can! Under options right at the status updates, nice! And thank you. Before, used to have to go to a members' wall to edit. Under options at the status updates, delete was the only option. Being able to edit right there would be nice as well.  :)

       

      To edit now, you click on the time you wrote, which takes you to that members page. Then there's edit, options /delete and report. Seems options could hold both edit and delete. Or just delete without the options. As it is now, requires an extra click or two.

  15. Super happy with my new mini game tool kit! I may add a 1-up card later- I don't have spares for it right now, but I did check and they'll fit perfectly!

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  16. My copy of Rikki & Vikki for the 7800 came the other day- this game makes me want to get my system refurbished & AV modded, just so I can enjoy it better!

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    2. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      Oh Yeah!

       

      That is one Fantastic Game!!!  I played it a bit when I first got it, but need to get back into it!  FWIW,  My 7800 is S-Video and A/V modded, but it's weird... for 7800 games it looks stellar in S-Video...2600 games wash out and the color slightly changes across the screen, and so they look better in A/V out for some reason...

    3. DrVenkman

      DrVenkman

      @GoldLeader - there are separate color potentiometers inside the 7800 for the TIA and MARIA color outputs. They don’t change saturation but they do adjust color hue. Tweaking the TIA color pot might make just enough difference to prevent any kind of washed out look.

    4. HoshiChiri

      HoshiChiri

      It would have to just be the standard a/v mod, my setup doesn't currently allow for s-video. I can't solder myself, so I'll have to get in touch when I've refilled the extra gaming cash (between the Vectrex & the inbound custom GBA, I'm tapped at the moment.)

  17. Got my Xbox back from the repair shop yesterday- the guy actually commented on the excellent condition of the system. I got to run through the system's full list of previous owners (it was bought new by my fiancé back in the day) and rotated through 2 of his siblings before ending up in my collection. He agreed the provenance was worth the repair.

  18. Huh- I had no idea the forum was down at all.

     

    Good day to have spent out at a retro con/arcade!

  19. Carpet installers took twice as long as we though due to scheduler screwing us & double booking our days. Instead of a day and a half to put back my consoles, I had one afternoon with my niece running around. I'm very tired...

    1. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      Sounds like you got it done though. Sometimes it just feels good to get something accomplished :)

    2. HoshiChiri

      HoshiChiri

      Well, it would be nice if it was done- they have one more room to do. Said niece sees all boxes as presents for her, so I was hoping to have the systems put back before she had a chance to use them as dollhouses.

       

      At least the hardest parts are done.

  20. Bought Golvellius awhile ago, never really played it. Popped it in yesterday to kill time- and found the blue guy from The Guardian Legend on NES?! Which is apparently Compile's mascot and they made both games?! How did I not know any of this until now?!

    1. Eltigro

      Eltigro

      I think that guy shows up in a lot of their games. Feel like I've seen him elsewhere, too.

    2. Jess Ragan

      Jess Ragan

      He's a shopkeep in The Guardian Legend. Yeah, he gets around. His name is Blue Lander, btw.

  21. If anybody's local Gamestop still carries the Disc Skip Fixer fluid, maybe get a bottle or two for me? It's being clearanced out & my stores have long since stopped carrying it. I'd love to stock up a bit!

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    2. derFunkenstein

      derFunkenstein

      OK, cool. What are you using to buff it out? Some sort of cloth?

    3. MrMaddog

      MrMaddog

      I used to go to record stores to get CD cleaning stuff, hopefully there's at least one still open near you. (Or try FYE...)

    4. HoshiChiri

      HoshiChiri

      derFunkenstein: I use cotton rounds- soft enough to avoid harming the disc, but robust enough to do the job.

       

      Mr.Maddog: interestingly enough, my local record stores sell proper vinyl & very little in the way of CD gear. There is an FYE nearby, I'll poke around their website. Not expecting much, I've already been looking & all anyone still seems to have is those terrible disc doctors.

  22. Bought an Amazon wherehouse copy of Gravity Rush Remastered, hoping it would came in-case... it did! my $40 gamble paid off!

    1. CPUWIZ
    2. HoshiChiri

      HoshiChiri

      Sold out now- they only had 2 in stock when I ordered it.

  23. Just found out the 2nd print of Binding of Isaac on Switch (with the winged Isaac) doesn't come with the manual or stickers. But that's ok- I have the stickers, they gave them away last PAX. I'll just keep the info booklet from the Nicalis booth in there too.

  24. It's not everyday Ebay has a 15% off coupon during a bonus bucks promo. Which makes seeing my order cancelled becuase 'his wife misplaced the box' REALLY frustrating! ><

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    2. HoshiChiri

      HoshiChiri

      No, it was yesterday only. Today's coupon is for sporting goods.

    3. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      And then he blames the wife too! Tell him please search the house...I know, I know,...Sounds like he didn't like the price (Lemmee guess, Auction?) If it was a Buy It Now, that would be weird unless he had second thoughts or got a better local offer...

    4. HoshiChiri

      HoshiChiri

      Buy-it-now. I'm pretty sure he's just an idiot... it was a highly impulsive buy of an Ouya. So a) not likely he's got another buyer and b) perhaps the universe is helping me dodge a bullet?

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