Over the last week and a half I've been under the weather with a very bad cold, the Flu. I rarely get sick, but this one got me and it got me hard. I'm still under the weather but not as bad as it was earlier in the week. I hope to be back to normal soon.

Friday, I bought:

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trials and Tribulations, for $20 new

and

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney, $22 Used, practically new

for my ds. I just finished the first game (I beat the second game spring time last year), and now I'm already on the second case in the 3rd game. Hopefully I'll ahve everything compelted in two weeeks, aslong as I don't lax off. xD i've also been playing Power Pros for the wii, and I absolutely love the game.

I'm back from my vacation, and it was great one! I'm relaxed, stuffed from good foods and got plenty of rest. My familly had a great time, and it's always nice to get away from Baltimore. xD Of course i went game shopping in the various flea markets I went too, and pikced up some brand new titles too from a few stores in the area. In total I brought home 69 games, and a new system too (which I'll get to shortly). So, I guess I should mention what I got right? :p (Bare with me this is a lot to list)

I went to this one flea market and picked up a bunch of carts for only $1.00 each.

Afterburner II, Genesis, Cart only, $1.00
Comix Zone, Genesis, Cart only, $1.00
Ghostbusters, Genesis, Cart only, $1.00
Toy story, Genesis, Cart only, $1.00
Krusty Super Fun House, Genesis, Complete, $1.00

Missle Defense 3D, Sega Master System, Complete, $1.00

Tony Toon Adventures 2 Trouble In Wacky Land, Nes, Cart Only, $1.00
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Nes, Cart Only, $1.00
The Advnetures Of Bayou Billy, Nes, Cart Only, $1.00
Bad Dudes, Nes, Cart Only, $1.00
Adventures Of LOLO, Nes, Cart Only, $1.00
Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle, Nes, Cart Only, $1.00
Wrath Of The Black Manta, Nes, Cart Only, $1.00
Ghosts N' Goblins, Nes, Cart Only, $1.00

NES Play action Football, Nes, Cart Only, $1.00
Hoops, Nes, Cart Only, $1.00
Magic Johnson Fast Break, Nes, Cart Only, $1.00
Nintendo world Cup, Nes, Cart Only, $1.00
Goal!, Nes, Cart Only, $1.00
NFL, Nes, Cart Only, $1.00
Little League Baseball, Nes, Cart Only, $1.00
Harlem GlobeTrotters, Nes, Cart Only, $1.00
Top Players Tennis, Nes, Cart Only, $1.00
Jeopardy!, Nes, Cart Only, $1.00

Days Of Thunder, Nes, Cart Only, $1.00
Super Mario Bros. 2, Nes, Cart Only, $1.00
Donkey Kong cla$$ics, Nes, Cart Only, $1.00
WCW World Championship Wrestling, Nes, Cart Only, $1.00
Super Mario Bros. 3, Nes, Cart Only, $1.00
Rollerball, Nes, Cart Only, $1.00
Built To Win, Nes, Cart Only, $1.00
Deja Vu, Nes, Cart Only, $1.00
World Champ, Nes, Cart Only, $1.00
R.C. Pro-Am, Nes, Cart Only, $1.00
(all the Carts are in great to good condition cept for this one - this one has half the label missing sadly)

At another Flea Market I came across anotehr advid game collector who had a shop there. we talked about a lot of systems including the Atari Lynx. He then pulled out a case he was selling at his shop from behind the table and said "I bet you don't have this." It was a Sega Nomad complete with battery pack, case and a bunch of genesis carts all for 60 bucks. The Nomad has been a system I've been looking for, for a long while.

So here's what I got for $60:
A Black Game Gear/Nomad Case that holds the system, any parts you need, and a lot of carts (basically it holds a lot of stuff in general).
A Sega Nomad, In Excellent Shape
A Battery Pack
An AC Adapter
Tom And Jerry Frantic Antics, Complete, Sega Genesis
Sonic The Hedgehog 3, Genesis, Cart Only
Fun 'N' Games, Genesis, Cart Only
Richard Scarry's Busy Town, Genesis, Cart Only
Golden Axe, Genesis, Cart Only
Sesame Street Counting Cafe, Genesis, Cart Only
The Magic School Bus, Genesis, Cart Only
College Slam, Genesis, Cart Only
Wacky Worlds Creativity Studio, Genesis, Cart Only
Taz In Escape From Mars, Genesis, Cart Only
Taz In Escape From Mars (Mega Hits Series Version), Genesis, Cart Only
Ys III, Genesis, Cart Only
Sonic Cla$$ics, Genesis, Cart Only
The Lion King, Genesis, Cart Only
Primal Rage, Genesis, Cart Only

I picked up a few odds and ends along the way too.

Friday The 13th, Nes, Game, sleeve and manual, $0.50
Steel Talons, Genesis, Complete, $2
Batman Forever, Genesis, Complete, $2
Taz-Mania, Genesis, cart only, $2

Mid week, I checked out the Gamestop near where I was staying and picked up:

Lupin The 3rd Treasure of The Sorcerer King, PS2, complete, $7
Mobile Suit Gundam Federation Vs. Zeon, PS2, complete, $7
Mobile Suit Gundam Journey To Jaburd, PS2, complete, $3.50
Resident Evil Dead Aim, PS2, complete, $16
Rygar The legendary Adventure, PS2, complete, $7
Zone of The Enders, PS2, complete, $4.50
Space Raiders, GCN, complete, $4.50
Wave Race Blue Storm, GCN, Disk Only, $5

Out of the flea market zone, I picked up a few new games too (seems like the Wii in my house is coming back to play time)
Dewy's Adventure, Wii, New $18
Nights Journey of Dreams, Wii, New, $30
The House Of The Dead 2 and 3 Return, Wii, New, $28
MLB Power Pros, Wii, New, $30 (quite possibly my new favorite baseball game of all time)
Ghost Squad, Wii, New, $30
Monster 4x4 World Circuit, Wii, New, $18
Wii Blaster with Link's Crosssbow Training Game, $18
Mario Superstar Baseball GCN, New, $28( the Wal-Mart there had a copy)


And that's finally it. Looking over this, it's a lot of stuff....gonna be hard getting it to fit on the shelves (I need more space xD).
I actually might sell a few games in my collection in April (not a lot, prolly around 5 or so, that I feel I could do without in my collection (some doubles I've gotten over the last year to name). I'll keep you all updated if i do (course I'll give my collector pals first dibs on any that I might sell before I sell to a game seller around where i live. :P)

This also means I prolly won't buy any games for a little bit. Even though I got plenty of money saved up, I always make sure to save, especially if my family ever has emergencies. Besides, after this month, it's time to enjoy all the goods I got. :p Well.... all I got to say now is...It's Game Time!.

I'll be heading to Virgina for about 9 days so i'll see you all when I get back. :)

Since I'll be staying there at the cottage again, with the family I'll be bringing the Wii, PS2, and Ds with me like last time. :P

I got some games to go in addition to the few I'll be brining with me:

Super Mario Galaxy, $40

Godzilla Unleashed, $40

Super Smash Brothers Brawl, $45

Neutopia II, Wii VC

So the Wii and My PS2 are gonna finally enjoy my company again. xD

I'll be running Domestics by the end of the week, but I will also be running Furniture also. Essentially 4 departments (Beddings, rugs and windows, kitchen and Home Furnishings), almost the half back of the store will be under my supervision. xD Wish me luck. xD I don't even get a payraise. xD But thigns will be fine. Under my control, things will be cool.

Today I picked up:

Golf, GB, $2.70

F-1 Race, GB, $2.70

Trouballs, GBC, $2.70

Bomberman Quest, GBC, $7.50

Ultima Runes of Virtue II, GB, $3.50

I also got the whole set of Super Mario Figures from gamestop for around 21 bucks. It includes Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Bullet Bill, Paragoomba, and Bobomb. It's pretty cool.

Okay so you want to start collecting games right? but you don't want to spend much money right? Ahh, well the bargain hunter has a tip for all you newbie collectors who want to get their feet wet; the GameBoy.

The GameBoy Is (my) personal choice for new game collectors due to cost and accessibility. Game Boy and Game Boy Color and even most Game Boy Advance Games are easy to get acess to for purchases at your local pawn shops, flea markets, heck even Gamestop still sells used GB and GBC games! And best of all often these carts can come cheap. Very rarely will you pay more then ten bucks for carts at these sources. And since most of these dealers often don't care about rarity, it can pay to your advantage to search these areas to get some gems very cheap.

Most GB and GBC carts are often sold at used dealers in cart only form - which is okay, as it's been accepted that most of these games are usually obtained this way anyway (back then, a lot of buyers threw boxes away...good thing we know better now!) though If you can obtain a game (GB or GBC) complete it's worth your while, a complete copy of Final Fantasy Legend is worth way more then it's cart only form any day.

GBA Games tend to follow more allong the lines of modern collecting rules, in terms of it's boxes. it's usually more worth your while to get it complete with it's box vs. the GB, GBC games. It's all how you want your collection to go, with concern of what you are willing to pay, which is another blog I'll do at a later date. I wouldn't recomend paying a lot for a GBA game in it's cart only form, unless it's a rare game. My stance is, that if it's gonna cost me more then ten bucks, and it's a cart only GBA game, it's not worth my time.

So, in my experience, a new collector can develop a nice big collection of games very quickly with GB carts, and be able to, on the cheap.

What do you recomend for the starting Collector?

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Today, I picked up 5 games:

Great Greed, GB, $1.79

Mega Man Dr Wily's Revenge, GB, $9

Legend of the River King 2, GBC, $4.50

Cosmo Tank, GB $3.79

Street Fighter Alpha, GBC, $9

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Oh, I found out today that i'm becoming the new manager for domestics at my store and will be leaving Home Furnishings next week. My assitant manager, store manager, and even corporate recommended that Iwas the man to take over the department and get it back to order (to make things simple, the departments (there's 3 in domestics) is in a bit of a mess.) Wish me luck!

Edit: Changed game's name to "Great Greed."

Today at my local flea market I picked up:

Jupiter Strike, Psone

Total Eclipse Turbo, Psone

Off-World Intercepter Extreme, Psone

Cyberia, Psone

All are the old long-boxed Psone versions, and all are in excellent condition. Total for all 4: $15

I used to own Off-World Intercepter Extreme years ago....but in it's jewel case form.

I also got Super Mario All Stars for SNES for $20. This is a game I wanted for a long time and finally have.

Yesterday,

Pokemon Battle Revolution Guide, $1
2 Starcraft Prima Guides, $1 each
Simcity Societies Demo disc for pc, that includes Simcity 3000 Game, $1
Smackdown Vs. Raw 2008 Demo disc for 360, $1
Mass Effect Special Content disc for $1
All sealed.

March seems to be a good month for game collecting :P

I might start a series on bargain hunting tips in April, after my vacation from work.

While paying for my phone bill, I looked into Gamestop and found some games for my collection. (this store I go to Ilike, because they don't put a gazillion labels on their products (usually just one on the front) and the used stuff is often in excellent condition.)

Rez, PS2, Used, In "like new" condition (never thought I'd see this), $27
Fire Pro Wrestling Returns, PS2, In excellent "like new" shape, $16
Gradius III and IV, PS2, Excellent shape, $7

(the following is all cart only in great shape)
Final Fantasy Legend II, GB, $9
ChuChu Rocket, GBA $3.50
Drill Dozer, GBA, $2.69
Pocket Bomberman, GBC, $2.69

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Lately, I've been playing Dragon Warrior Monsters for the GBC - a very good Rpg.

I went to work this morning to work a few hours, and went back to the flea market today to find a few more retro goodies amoung the markets. Here's what i came out with today.

It took some searching and waiting but I did come out with some goodies today.

A table had some Gameboy carts for sale and I came out with these for a total of $15.

SolarStriker, GB

Battle Arena Toshinden, GB

Resident Evil Gaiden, GBC

Metroid Fusion, GBA

After some more searching, I came across a multimedia barrage of goods and came out with these for $10

Decathlete, Game Only, Sega Saturn

Scud: The Disposable Assassin, Game Only, Sega Saturn

Robo Pit, Game Only, Sega Saturn

StarBlade Alpha, PS, Complete, (Retro Ps Box Version)

Philosoma, PS, Complete, (Retro Ps Box Version)

Tomcat Alley, Game Only, Sega CD (I must have grabbed it by mistake I didn't even realize i had it, it's a duplicate in my collection)

and a music CD

Anf finally I got 4 games from an area that sells loads of video games, that is in a bit of constructing phase, and I ahd to make 4 trips back to the place in order to finally get the games I wanted from there.

King of The Monsters, Sega Genesis, Complete, $3

Shinobi III: Return Of The Ninja Master, Sega Genesis, Complete, $5

F-Zero, SNES, Cart, $6

Star Fox, SNES, Cart, $6

So, my grand total was $45. I'm off to play King Of The Monsters! Go Kaiju!

Fear The Reaper

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Bearers of this emblem managed to complete the Scavenator session of September '07 with some impressive times. Live long and scavenate!

Wow, go me. :o