Gaming stuff for the weekend!

OH YEAH, DATA EAST COLLECTION!

Thanks to Twitter, I got to pick up that last copy of the Data East Collection at Frys. I called Gamestop to see if any stores around had it and.... NOPE. On a side note, I asked how much SingStar ABBA for the PS3 would be worth as a trade-in, and it's only worth $0.85! I laughed and told the guy I wasn't surprised. Good thing I wasn't going to attempt to use it as a trade-in!

The other two games are Little Nemo and Hydlide. Neither of these were outstanding deals, but I didn't want to leave the store empty handed and I really wanted to try out Little Nemo. The guy at the Game Haven I went to hadn't even heard of the Data East Collection, but was impressed with my 140 NES game collection. He watched me look at my price list (that needs to be re-printed). I wish that copy of Guardian Legend was still there cause I would have bought that in a heartbeat.

And I got this nightshirt at Wal-Mart for $5:

I don't think the "READY!" really fits, but I just had to get it cause it was Pac-Man. It can go along with my other Pac-Man PJ's!

My one-day weekend hasn't allowed me to do much of any gaming. I was hoping to play more Donkey Kong or maybe try out some more of Sonic. But now with the Data East Collection, I'll be playing some Magical Drop and some Burgertime! But before I do that, gotta make some food.

$2.99 Sega Genesis

I came across one of those this evening and I just had to swoop it up. I mean, $3?! I can sell it for much more! There's one problem though. It doesn't seem to work.

The system will power on, but it doesn't get a picture. I have a guess as to why it's not working, but it's only a guess. Check out this photo:

Notice any differences? I do. The one that has the AC adaptor plugged in is my system that works just fine. Obviously that means the other one is the $3 system. My system's RF port is red, where as the other system is not. They don't feel the same when you plug the cord in. Also, this other system has an extention port for whatever that my system doesn't. I have no idea what that is for but I'm sure I learn soon enough. I may try the other RF adaptor that I have to see if maybe it has to do with that, but I'm too lazy tonight to do it. If that doesn't work, I may need to try some AV cables to see if maybe just the port is broken. Now if AV cables don't work.. we have a bigger problem. Let's hope it doesn't come to that.

Did Lukie pull through?

Yes they did! FINALLY! This ordeal took way too long, but at least they sent me an OUTSTANDING copy. This baby looks brand new. I'm so glad that I got a good copy. I was almost expecting another poor copy.

Unfortunately, the game play is total garbage. But that's not the point! The point is that this game arrived LOOKING bad, so now the replacement copy looks gud. :)

DJ Boy and Secret Scroll

I happened to come across this inexpensive copy of DJ Boy for the Genesis. I honestly don't really know anything about this game other than what I've read and heard, but I've been told that it is normally considered a very crappy game. I don't like to judge games by what other people say cause, frankly, other people's opinions are not necessarily going to match mine.

I won this game for $5.00 on Feb. 18th, the game was marked as shipped on the 19th with a tracking number, and the package seems to have already left Redding, CA! At this rate, it may be possible to have this game by Monday or Tuesday! If so, this seller may have other items that I will consider purchasing.

Lukie Games did actually email me a tracking number for my long-lost Secret Scroll. That tracking number does not have any status yet.

To all of you who think that I've forgotten about my NES or other systems, I have not. I've just never really played a Genesis before, so I want to try new things!

Great find: Wizards and Warriors III

This game is said to be worth $15.15 at VideoGamePriceGuides.Com, and I happened to come across it for $4.99 locally! I found out that there was a fairly new game store in town and I happened to find it there while checking it out.

I don't really know much about this game. I played it briefly and was amused by it. The graphics are fun to look at, and messing around with your character is pretty entertaining. He squats down funny and waves his sword around like a fool. I want to take more time on this game and see what it's all about.

Reply from Lukie Games...

"Sorry about that, we were expecting some more copies in which we just received and one of those looks really nice, so I’ll have that sent out tomorrow. We’ll email you the tracking tomorrow.

Thanks and sorry again for the delay."

Yeah, what a load a crap. I bet they just forgot. So we'll see if they follow through with the tracking number.

Letter to Lukie Games

Dear Lukie Games,

On February 1st, I sent the following message:

"I was hoping if you could let me know if you had received my copy of The Secret Scroll Flying Dragon for exchange? I'm sorry I did not get a tracking number so I could track the package myself."

I received this reply on February 2nd:

"Hi, Yes I show that we’ve received it and we it will be processed in our next batch. If we don’t currently have a better looking copy we’ll let you know. Thanks"

Today is February 17th, and I have not received a game or word of issues with replacing this title.

This is not my first time purchasing games from your company, and my other purchase has gone without any issue. I am a little embarassed that this time around it has not been as pleasant as my past exeriences.

I'm hoping that I will be able to get some clarification as to what the status of this return is, whether it is that it has been shipped, not been shipped, or that you have not been able to find an acceptable replacement copy of the title.

I hope you understand my frustration, but I believe that it is unacceptable for 15 days to pass without the game arriving or information about any issues. Please let me know what I can to to help this process along.

Thank you.

Retro Gaming is cooler than modern

Why is is that when I go to a store such as Hot Topic, that carries a range of interesting things, do I find a bunch of retro stuff, but not modern? I took a picture of a few things I saw at this store:

1-Up Belt Buckle

Atari Candy Container

Nintendo Controller Business Card Holder

Pac-Man Energy Drink

There were some other cool things, like t-shirts, messenger bags/backpacks, and jewelry. I don't see any X-Box controller candies, or PS3 backpacks! BUT I do have a Wii candy thing. It just goes to show you that people may not be as into the high-tech gaming as the simplicity of older generation consoles. Now mind you, this is not an original idea from me, but it does make total sense. It took a lot of self control to not buy all these items, but maybe I'll come across them again when I haven't already spent a bunch of money! :)

We have...

...a fuzzy Sonic the Hedgehog!

At least I know the system works. I messed around with it for awhile, but the fuzziness is very distracting. All the buttons on the controller seem to work (they all do the same thing in this game apparently). I'm assuing the fuzziness is from the RF adapter. I tried to find the stuff I needed to get me some AV cables, but I didn't have any luck finding it. This will require another trip to Frys, I suppose.

*** UPDATE***
After testing the system with different hook-ups, I found out that the RF adapter was a hunk of junk. My NES adapter hooked up to it just fine. Looks like the game store is a bunch of idiots. Grrr!! Oh well, at least it's now working.

Sega Genesis, Baby!

That's right, I finally got one! At a pretty good price too.  I was able to get the system and some games for $40. It cleaned up real nice.

I don't really know anything about Genesis. I've never owned one, and if I've ever played on one it was a very long time ago. I believe the Sonic games started on this system and that's probably one of the few games I know. In the system is Ghosts N Goblins that I apparently got for a good price because it's considered rare and expensive. I have no idea what that Socket game is. That one that says 6-Pak has six different games on it: Golden Axe, Sonic the Hedgehog, Streets of Rage, Revenge of Shinobi, Columns, and Super Hang-On. So it's like I got 8 games!

So does it work? It turns on. I don't know if the rest of it works. Here's what happens when I hook it up to both of my TV's:

Snow and a terribly loud buzzing. Last time this happened to me it was with my Nintendo. And I found out my power adapter was not the right voltage or watts or whatever it was that was wrong. If that's the case I'm going to be pretty upset. This is the adapter that the store I bought it from bundled it with, so if it's wrong then they suck. Then again, this is the only thing I've ever tried to hook up with an RF adapter. Maybe I'm doing it wrong. Who knows. I'm sure I'll find out soon enough what I'm doing wrong. I was looking foward to trying out my games, too... Boooo....

No Secret Scroll?!

Nope, it's still not here. I was told Feb. 2nd that it would be shipped in the next batch (whatever that means). How long do I wait until I email again and say it's not here? It's been a week since I was given the  previous information. We'll see how long it will take.

This has been a poor experience. By far it's not the worst I've had, but it's not what I expected from a top Ebay seller. Granted they were nice enough to exchange the game even though I had left positive feedback already, but still! I shouldn't have to be going through this in the first place if the condition was "Very Good" as the description said it to be.

It's fair to say that this will probably be my last transaction with LukieGames. I'm sorry it had to come down to this, but maybe I should give her competitor a try... :(

I don't like Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout on the NES

This game is too long, not horribly challenging, and doesn't have the song in it I thought it did. I have no idea what game it would be in, but I swore "Cliffs of Dover" was in this game somewhere. After playing this game for the longest I have ever played it, a few unusual events happened:

First, I got 50 lives after the first freakin' bonus stage!

My lives were in the 90 at the start of stage 4, but finally official hit 99 after the bonus stage at the end of Stage 5 Round 4! I was not too careful with my lives since I had so many.

And finally.... I beat the darn game! How long did it take? I didn't count the exact time, but I'm sure it was around two hours! I don't know if I'll ever play this game again...


Anyway, there you have it. Another game to add to the list of "BEATEN"! Maybe if I ever play it again I'll try to beat it as fast as I can. Currently there is no record at TwinGalaxies.Com. I COULD BE THE FIRST! Probably not. I only really had trouble with two different stages. One was Stage 5 Round 3. I kept getting stuck right at the beginning. There's this part where you have to jump on a tree branch, and if you don't do it just right, you're screwed. You'll just have to kill yourself cause there doesn't appear to be any other way around it. Another part was the last stage, fighting Tazmanian Devil. He throws these pink footballs at you, and you have to hit them back at him. I kept dying cause I was waiting too long to hit them and they'd hit me first. And seriously, you have to hit, like, 6 of them at him before you beat him.

I'm off to take a break from video games. My hands need a rest!

99 lives, not red balloons

Look at how many lives I have going into stage 6!

There's something on the walls

This was on a tree stage, so I don't think it's blubber... Maybe tree sap?

It has arrived...

Yaaaay! The game looks pretty good. There is some fading on the top of the label, but otherwise nice. It even came with one of those Gameboy game holders, which I was not expecting. The weird thing was that it was just sent in just a regular mailing envelope. Thank goodness it didn't get damaged!

I have not played any games yet this evening, but I will certainly play some tomorrow. I'm too lazy and tired for excitement tonight...