Post your rare finds from the wild

BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 5:30 pm

I found a UK version of Solomon's Club at an EB for $3.99. I also found Summer Games and California Games for 2600 at a yardsale.

Fighter17 · Post by **Fighter17** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 10:05 pm

Went to the flea market in Daytona Bleach. FL, brought five games for low prices:

Vectorman: $2.95
Vectorman 2: $3.95
Comix Zone: $2.95 (was on my Genesis Most Wanted List)
Mega Turrican: $3.95
Ranger X: $2.95

My Genesis Most Wanted List:

Thunder Force III
M.U.S.H.A (a.k.a MUSHA Aleste)
Shinobi III
Streets of Rage 1
Gaiares
Fire Shark
Truxton
Gunstar Heroes
Contra - Hard Corps
Dynamite Headdy
Ristar
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker
Lightening Force (a.k.a Thunder Force IV)

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 2:30 am

I found Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins for just 50 cents at a yard sale last month.

howmuchkeefe · Post by **howmuchkeefe** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 5:10 am

I recently scored a copy of The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition for GC for $15 from a flea market. It didn't come with a proper case or instruction manual, but I was happy to find it.

ST Dragon · Post by **ST Dragon** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 7:02 am

Well, last weekend at the flea market, I scored 1 Mega Drive II, 2 SNES & 1 Master System II, (no AC adapter/wires or joypads) for 5.5 Euros all together.

I also found Spectre for the SNES complete mint in box & manuals, but the guy was asking 5 Euros for it so I did not buy it.
Is it worth it? I can always go & pick it up next week...

Post by **system11** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 4:52 pm

Grabbed today on Yahoo Japan - a Hopper Robo PCB. This is the second one I've seen in four years.

Vexorg · Post by **Vexorg** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 7:25 pm

howmuchkeefe wrote:I recently scored a copy of The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition for GC for $15 from a flea market. It didn't come with a proper case or instruction manual, but I was happy to find it.

Which one is that, the OOT/Master Quest one, or the one with 1, 2, OOT and Majora's Mask? I found one about the time I got my cube, but paid more for it.

jpolz · Post by **jpolz** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 7:40 pm

I was browsing around the local EB Games over the weekend and came across a mint-condition copy of Mobile Light Force (Gunbird) for the PS1 for $6.99

Now if only I could find R-Type Delta that cheaply & easily.

PaCrappa · Post by **PaCrappa** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 7:42 pm

It's not really rare but I did finally acquire Alien Soldier for JP MD. For some reason I have not been able to fathom, I can't bring myself to play it yet. It's standing on my desk next to my laptop for me to look at.

Cheers Bloodflowers

Robo Hopper looks awesome. Next time I fool around with emulation I'm going to remember to give that one a go.

Pa

PFG 9000 · Post by **PFG 9000** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 11:49 pm

My little bro picked up a copy of the SNES Dracula X at a rummage sale for $5 last year. And I found a Japanese Dracula X: Nocturne in the Moonlight for PSX at a used game shop for $30 years ago...not rare online, but it's damn near impossible to find non-Dragonball Z imports here in the midwest USA.

Fighter17 · Post by **Fighter17** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 12:32 am

http://cgi.ebay.com/Lightening-Force-Ge ... ingPayment

Lightening Force for 99 cents (plus $5 shipping).

Vexorg · Post by **Vexorg** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 11:20 pm

This one's not exactly "in the wild" but it's still a nice find. One of the local arcade collectors was having a garage sale today to get rid of a bunch of stuff. There wasn't really a whole lot there of interest (with the possible exception of a Galaga cab I probably would have paid way too much for) until I happened to come across an AirGallet PCB sitting in a stack of apparently non-working boards, but labelled as working itself. I picked it up for $25, and just as it says, it works perfectly.

Icecap Veiwin · Post by **Icecap Veiwin** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 3:36 am

R-Type Delta at my Gamestop.

7.99.

I need 9 fucking bucks ;_;

AntiPasta · Post by **AntiPasta** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 6:11 pm

Some finds of mine here in Holland:

I once found 2 boxed & NEW European 32X units at a toy store, got them for 50e. Sold one later for 65e, kept the other one.

US SNES + Profighter X2 32M backup unit: 25e off some guy at a market (he gave me 6 cartons of yoghurt as well, 'for the ride back')

The same market had boxes full of PAL PS2 Rez for 10e, I got one (this was before their price went up)

PAL PSX Rapid Reload at a 2nd hand store, 4e

PAL Saturn Jewels of the Oracle (mega rare release) 20e in an independent game store. Also bought R-Type Delta there for 18e.

Found a working PAL Mega CD + Earthworm Jim game in the trash

I was in Rennes (in France) once with a friend, and he found a *factory sealed* PAL Rez for the DC for 28e

And on holiday in the 'States:

-PS2 Gradius III/IV for $18
-DC Project Justice 2, $15
-SS Galactic Attack, complete, $5
-PS Gekioh: Shooting King, $5
-PS Viewpoint, $3
-PS Castle Shikigami 2, $10

theevilfunkster · Post by **theevilfunkster** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 9:53 pm

Just got mint PAL copies of Capcom vs SNK and Marvel vs Capcom 2 on the Dreamcast from Gamestation. £23 for both. Ive seen PAL MvC2 go for way more than that on its own on ebay.

BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 2:48 am

I found a Final Fight arcade marquee at a yardsale once. There were other marquees there too like Galaxian and a couple others, but I went for Final Fight.

Zweihander · Post by **Zweihander** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 8:22 am

Beatmania for PSX. Import version, of course... ...for $5 at AmeriPawn. Either someone was really in a pinch, or it's stolen goods...

captain ahar · Post by **captain ahar** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 1:29 pm

my copy of Battle Garegga cost me my copy of Trizeal and nothing else!

edit: ... and trizeal cost me $60

Dale · Post by **Dale** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 9:01 pm

I found Gaires cart alone for 5 dollars.

Ste · Post by **Ste** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 10:18 am

ST Dragon wrote:I can't forgive my self for not picking these up when they were on the shelves:

Donkey Kong Country (E) (SNES) - Cart Used - 15Euros
Gley Lancer (J) (Used with box & manual) - 10Euros
Mega Man X3 (E) (PSX) - They were asking 45Euros for it though!
Zero Wing (E) (MEga Drive) (boxed) - 10Euros

Is it just me, or are all the games you're posting horrendously overpriced? I'd be looking to pay < 10Eur for cart only DKC for example.

Post by **system11** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 12:10 pm

Latest curiosities:

A "Metal Magnum" cab. Very strange JAMMA cab indeed, monitor just rotates in place, takes about 15 seconds, nothing to open - just grab n twist. Really, the operator is supposed to tighten the bolts behind the back panel, but I've left them -slightly- loose and put threadlock on, leaving it free moving for home use. Those joysticks absolutely suck, I'll "do something" about them, but now I've got it I'm not sure I want to modify the cab and repaint it as planned - it's all original and very, very unique. Quite well specified inside actually - got an extra volume control, lots of space for boards, including two board mounting clamps. The screen is a giant 29", yet it went through our smallest doorway where many others have failed.

Metal Magnum

The other thing, mentioned in the hauls thread - is a Space Harrier upright. Again needs a little work (you can't move right for example), but I'll be getting to that soon.

Space Harrier