Forum Search

Spring cleaning / unforeseen plumbing bill (again) warrant a heavy sale. GameTZers get first dibs! In a couple weeks or so, this sale will be posted on other game sites, high dollar items to ebay, marketplaces, local garage sale, etc. There probably won't be much more added to this sale beyond this, maybe a handful more games. This is it, everything I'm willing to part with. The situation calls for it

- PRICES: do not include shipping. Offers will be entertained. Some form of discount will be realized if buying many items, mostly in the form of reduced or free shipping. Priority will be given to higher dollar sales to save on time/shipping.
- LOCAL PICKUP: I really posted everything, even some things I might prefer not to ship. So, if you're near to NW Ohio or don't mind a road trip, I'd be willing to meet an established fellow TZer to make a deal in person. I'd be willing to travel a bit, but how far will depend on the value of the deal. Expect a much nicer discount if willing to meet up.
- TRADES: my want list is not completely accurate. I will trade for Might & Magic items I don't have (check wants). Strategy guides for Xenosaga III and Suikoden II, and Burger Time Party for the Switch.
- CONDITION: Everything is in good/very good condition, some a little less than, some a little more than. If condition is important, please ask. I will of course double check before sending anything to you. Assume everything is CIB unless noted.

- Final note, I'm also selling a handful of games for my brother, mostly 360 and PS3 games, they are not in my possession just yet, so you may have to hang tight on a few of those.

VIDEO GAMES
NES
---official NES controller (slight yellowing) = $8
Play Action Football (cart + sleeve) = $3
WWF Wrestlemania Challenge (cart + sleeve) = $8

SFC
Ogre Battle March of the Black Queen (car + box) = $15
Seiken Densetsu (cart) = $7

SNES
Super Off Road (cart + sleeve) = $12

N64
Star Wars Shadows of the Empire (Player’s Choice, cart) = $10

GCN
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles = $12
Mario Party 5 = $58

3DS
-----Nintendo 2DS Crimson Red w/official charger = $64
Fire Emblem Fates Conquest = $22
Mario Kart 7 = $12
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call – Collector’s Edition (cards, case, sealed soundtrack, no outer box) = $35

NDS
Final Fantasy Fables Chocobo Tales = $22
Guitar Hero On Tour Decades = $15
Mario and Luigi Partners in Time = $45
Nintendogs Dachshund and Friends = $10

Wii
Pandora’s Tower = $65
Speed Racer The Video Game = $5
The Last Story = $54
Trauma Center New Blood = $9

Wii U
Zombie U = $6

Switch
Grandia HD Collection (SEALED) = $94
Octopath Traveler II (SEALED with SEALED Steelbook) = $58
Paw Patrol Grand Prix = $12
Pet Clinic Cats & Dogs = $16
Real Farm (Premium Edition) = $26
Spirit: Lucky's Big Adventure = $11
Super Mario 3D All-Stars = $72
Super Mario Odyssey = $28

PC
Age of Empires Collector's Edition (CIB, jewel case) = $20
Diablo Battle Chest (CIB, obviously no activation codes) = $18
Jeff Gordon XS Racing (original jewel case w/big manual) = $8
Majesty 2: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim (cib) = $5
Might and Magic IX (original jewel case w/map) = $8
The 11th Hour (CIB, big box) = $20
The 7th Guest (disc in jewel case w/manuals) = $9
Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal = $5 (in original jewel case)
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness (CIB, big box) = $27 (have PRIMA guide for $4)
World of Warcraft (CIB, small box, no codes) = $12
World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (CIB, small box, no codes) = $7

PSX
Castlevania Symphony of the Night [Greatest Hits] = $78
Final Fantasy VIII = $21
Final Fantasy IX = $22
Front Mission 3 = $45
Monaco Grand Prix = $8
Shadow Man (heavy surface scratches) = $8
Star Ocean: The Second Story = $36
Test Drive Off-Road 3 = $9
TNN Motor Sports Hardcore 4x4 = $3
WWF Smackdown = $12

PS2
Final Fantasy VII Dirge of Cerberus (scratches, large crack in inner ring, played all the way through last year without issue) = $18
Ford Racing 2 (SEALED) = $8
Front Mission 4 = $13
Gran Turismo 3 = $4
Nascar Thunder 2004 = $8
Star Ocean Till the End of Time = $11
Tekken Tag Tournament = $11
Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland (Greatest Hits coverart, black disc, stickers on case, heavy surface scratches) = $5

---Music games, have x3 guitars, x1 drum set, and a USB Microphone, may try to sell locally to avoid shipping, technically I have the Guitar Hero II guitar bundle and the full Rock Band set without their oversized outer boxes + 1 extra wireless guitar---
Guitar Hero = $8
Guitar Hero II = $4
Guitar Hero III Legends of Rock = $5
Guitar Hero 5 = $27
Guitar Hero Encore Rocks the 80's = $6
Guitar Hero Smash Hits = $20
Guitar Hero: Van Halen = $34
Rock Band = $6
Rock Band 2 = $13

PS3
Borderlands = $6
Borderlands 2 = $4
Dark Souls = $10
Darksiders II = $8
Dead Space = $10
Dead Space 2 = $11
FarCry 3 = $4
Gran Turismo 5 = $6
Heavy Rain (Greatest Hits) = $7
Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection = $13
Kingdom of Amalur The Reckoning = $5
Portal 2 = $8
Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection = $5
Super Street Fighter IV = $6 (have Prima guide for $4)

PS4
Dark Souls III = $9
Dishonored 2 = $6
Monster Hunter World = $7
NieR: Automata = $12
Persona 5 = $9
South Park Fractured But Whole = $12
South Park Stick of Truth = $6
The Evil Within 2 = $11
The Last Guardian (SEALED) = $18
The Outer Worlds = $8
World of Final Fantasy = $9

PS5
Hogwarts Legacy (w/tin poster pre-order bonus) = $28 or $33 w/tin
Horizon Forbidden West = $20
Valkyrie Elysium (SEALED with SEALED Steelbook) = $36

Dreamcast
-----Console only (white) with both cables, no controller = $60

XB
Halo = $8
Psychonauts = $33

360
-----Xbox 360 Slim Console model 1439, matte black w/250GB HD, all cords, x2 official controllers ( OG black) + original box w/baggies and small system manual = $90
---official controller (red) = $20
---official controller (blue chrome) = $25
Alan Wake = $9
Assassin’s Creed = $6
Battle Fantasia = $15
Big Bumpin = $4
Condemned Criminal Origins = $11
Farcry Compilation = $15
Halo 4 = $5
Left 4 Dead (Platinum Hits) = $12
Left 4 Dead 2 = $22
Lost Odyssey = $30
Marvel Ultimate Alliance & Forza 2 = $8
The Last Remnant = $11
The Walking Dead (Telltale) = $7
Tiger Woods PSA Tour 13 Masters = $8

XBONE
Rare Replay = $8

Strategy Guides
007: Goldeneye Player's Guide = $14
My Sims [Prima] = $5
Super Mario Galaxy [Prima Premier Edition] = $9
Super Mario Galaxy 2 [Collector's Edition Prima] (SEALED) = $17
Super Street Fighter IV [Prima] = $4
Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition [Prima] = $4

Books
Darksiders Comic Book/Art Book + Digital Hellbook (pre-order bonuses) = $25
Dawn The World of Final Fantasy art book (hard cover) – Yoshi Amano = $40
How to Draw Donkey Kong & Friends (pretty worn) = $3
Metal Gear Solid 4 art book = $10
Metroid Other M Art Folio (pre-order bonus) = $10
Sonic the Hedgehog Look and Find (hard cover, worn binding) = $20


TOYS/FIGURES/ODDITIES
Standard Figures
Bioshock 2 Subject Omega & Little Sister + Bunny Splicer Mask – by NECA (Toys R’ Us exclusive, open box/complete = $135
DOOM Slayer (classic skin) – 7” by McFarlane, open box/complete = $30
Game of Thrones Jon Snow – 6” by Funko Legacy Collection (2014) open box/complete = $10
Jeepers Creepers – 8” figure by Mego (2020) loose = $10
Kingdom Hearts Queen Minnie Mouse – 5” by Formation Arts Vol.3 #02, loose = $5
World of Warcraft movie Durotan – 6” by Jakks (2016) open box/complete = $12

Mini Figures
Kirby (Shooting star) Wendy’s Kids Meal toy (2003) loose = $4
Link (Green suit) 8-bit World of Nintendo – 2.5” by Jakks (2015) loose = $3
Mario (standing, normal suit) World of Nintendo – 2.5” by Jakks (2021) loose = $3
Toad (OG color scheme) World of Nintendo – 2.5” by Jakks (2021) loose = $3
Toon Link (w/Shield) World of Nintendo – 2.5” by Jakks (2015) loose = $7
Winston (Overwatch) – 2.5” GameStop preorder bonus, loose = $4
Yoshi (green) World of Nintendo – 2.5” by Jakks (2021) loose = $3

Funko
Deathwing from World of Warcraft Cataclysm (loose) = $15

Plushies
Blooper – 6” by Little Buddy (2017) = $7
Donkey Kong – 12” by KellyToy (2004) = $13
Gandalf (Gray, from Unexpected Journey) – 7” by Funko = $5
Gumby – 12” by Nanco (2002) = $10
Mario – 9” by KellyToy (2004) = $15
Mario, Wing cap – bean bag filled 6” by BD&A (1997) = $22

Other Oddities
Fire Emblem Engage Pin/button set – My Nintendo Reward = $7
Legend of Zelda 8-bit sword Portable Charger/Power Bank by GeekFuel (w/box) = $12
Mario earbud pouch – My Nintendo Rewards = $7
Pokemon Team Galactic phone ring, My Nintendo Reward = $5
Street Fighter IV Ryu headband – Gamestop preorder bonus = $3

Retail Display Material
( https://imgur.com/a/frc9TRY , long shot on this stuff due to local pick up likely being necessary; shipping these items one or two at a time is just about out of the question. Items located in NW Ohio)
*To be candid, your typical Wal-Mart poster runs $7.99-12.99. I’d like to think most of these actual store display posters are worth more than that.
*Not pictured: Fire Emblem Shadow Dragon and Kirby Epic Yarn counter displays
PS2 sign - $400-500
x9 standees - $50-$200+ a piece
x27 display boxes - $10-50 a piece
x8 plastic posters - $20-30 a piece
x26 assorted cardboard posters - $10-20 a piece

---My low estimate is $1500+, high is $4000+. Very difficult to price/value these items.

Board/Card Games [expect high shipping costs, local pickup is an option]
Abaddon = $10
Dragon Strike (1993) = $40
Magic the Gathering Arena of the Planeswalkers = $10
Magic the Gathering bulk lot (nearly 10k cards, 375 rares, not all value has been picked through, but pretty safe to say nothing over $10 is in this lot, but also, no more than x4 of any one card from a set; cards from early sets like 7th and Shadowmoor, all the way to New Phyrexia All Will Be One are present, varied cards and still plenty of good deck builders) = $150-200 shipped
Monopoly Here & Now (2006) = $14
Shadowlord! = $15


MUSIC
45
Leviathan – Remember the Times / Second Production = $20
Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody / You're My Best Friend = $5
The Rolling Stones – Beast Of Burden / When The Whip Comes Down = $4

Vinyl
Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. = $10
Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run = $6
The Cars - Heartbeat City = $5
The Cars - Hello Again (Single, 3 different versions) = $4
The Cars - Panorama = $4
The Cars - Shake It Up = $6
The Cars - The Cars = $10
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (John Williams, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) = $5
Dark Nights: Death Metal Soundtrack (LE, 2000 copies of this variation, holo sleeve, 1 purple smoke LP, the other blue smoke, SEALED) = $40
Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms = $12
Dolly Parton - 9 To 5 And Odd Jobs = $10
Eagles - The Long Run = $8
Electric Light Orchestra - Olé ELO = $4
Eric Clapton - Slowhand = $8
Forbidden Planet (Louis and Bebe Barron, Original soundtrack) = $30
Foreigner - Head Games = $5
Led Zeppelin - In Through The Out Door (Album cover variant C) = $12
Led Zeppelin - In Through The Out Door (Album cover variant E) = $15
Leslie Phillips - The Turning = $4
Modest Mouse – The Golden Casket (near mint) = $15
Montrose - Warner Bros. Presents Montrose! = $4
Out Of This World - Atmospheric Sounds And Effects From The BBC Radiophonic Workshop = $8
Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan (James Horner, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) = $12
Star Trek III: The Search For Spock (James Horner, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) = $8
Taylor Swift – 1989 (Not Taylor’s version, SEALED) = $20
The Who - Hooligans = $4

CD
Death Cab For Cutie - Kintsugi = $4
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug soundtrack (For Your Consideration promo version from 2013 Oscars, 3-disc, all the ones I’ve ever seen are 2-disc and don’t have the 3rd disc which contains Ed Sheeran’s “I See Fire” song only) = $40
Iron Maiden – Book of Souls: Live Chapter (Special Edition w/figure and pin, CD SEALED) = $40
Linkin Park - One More Light Live = $6
Pink Floyd - A Saucerful Of Outtakes = $15
Seiken Densetsu 25th Anniversary Orchestra concert = $30


That's it. You made it to the end. Thank you!

I suffered through two more mediocre at best Game Boy Advance games, all in the name of the Retro Talkshop Thread.

Number: 20
Full Title: DK: King of Swing
Platform Played: Game Boy Advance
Collection: N/A
Native Platform: Game Boy Advance
Original Platforms: Game Boy Advance

This game's shoulder button-driven swinging gameplay had me wanting to throw my Pocket across the room almost as quickly as it charmed me in the first place. Clearly just intended as a dusty revival of Clu Clu Land with the Donkey Kong franchise slapped all over it (with crisp, cheerful sprites, admittedly), there are too many hazards, gut checks, and frustrating mechanics to turn the relaxing puzzle adventure I expected into an exercise in frustration. The boss fights weren't exactly a picnic either. At least the game was short.

Number: 21
Full Title: Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness
Platform Played: Game Boy Advance
Collection: N/A
Native Platform: Game Boy Advance
Original Platforms: PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast, Game Boy Advance
Badge: Girl Power (1/2)

Calling this a "true sequel" to the original Ms. Pac-Man is a bit of a stretch. Sure, it stars Ms. Pac-Man, and sure, you run around collecting dots - 'scuse me, Pac-Dots - while dodging immortal ghosts. The levels are less about survival and more about just making it to the end, making the game feel more like Chip's Challenge than Pac-Man. It gets off to a great start with simple controls (there are no action buttons) and decent design, but the moment levels start getting complicated, the GBA's platform limitations start to get in the way. The 90-degree isometric perspective and lack of shading make it nearly impossible to differentiate between floors of different heights, turning the game into a mind-munching game of trial and error.

I did really like the music, though. The tunes for most of the levels are extremely catchy without falling head first into the tropes that such themed tracks - Egypt, Chinatown, etc. - tend to exploit.

I'm going to continue with Pac-Man month by starting Pac-Man World on the GBA next. With less than three chapters to go in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, I'm getting ready to "switch discs" to something else, though I haven't decided what yet. A big part of me wants to load up the original Final Fantasy VII and play through the first disc, imitating what I did when I finished Remake and played through the original game's Midgar sequence. The rest of me is shuffling between finally starting Diablo IV or picking up a Psygnosis game for the Retro Talkshop Thread's annual challenge.

Wts


gamepass ultimate 3 months - 35



psn 50- 45

image

eshop 50 -45

image

xbox 50 - 45

image

psn 12 months essential - OOS

image

analogue pocket black in box used once 300shipped

analogue super nt with sd card -450 shipped famicom colors

analogue mega sg with sd card - 450 shipped



pics of analogue items

https://imgur.com/a/gAUHSyd

https://imgur.com/a/uGGGNT5



castlevania bloodlines cardboard box -170

https://imgur.com/a/VahOPXt



ninja assault ps2 big box - 100

https://imgur.com/a/5fbUciY


super metroid snes cib - 250

https://imgur.com/a/shoCJag


metal slug mvs 4 new 400

https://imgur.com/a/zdquLhe

bango kazooie n64 -70

https://imgur.com/a/jpFWY91

world is not enough perfect box -100


https://imgur.com/a/Pkjxe9W

starfox n64 -150

https://imgur.com/a/9bgPWWf

smoke n64 matching controller and expansion pack 220

https://imgur.com/a/NEXkdZJ

majora mask n64 -500

https://imgur.com/a/14QaIDf

warcraft iii all variants 1500

https://imgur.com/a/8iHn6h8


bowser figure super mario 3d land 150

https://imgur.com/a/31B852E

sekiro steelbook - 100

https://imgur.com/a/twCzx8n


vampire night big box 100

https://imgur.com/a/U9AIGqA


yeezy 7.5 collection 1200

https://imgur.com/a/x7PPoPz

https://imgur.com/a/q2kGpTx

https://imgur.com/a/GqPZGpq

https://imgur.com/a/6G1fQl1

https://imgur.com/a/q7hB8RL


https://imgur.com/a/478EKVW

hp spectre laptop 700


Product number: 1Q881AV
•black with gold trim
•13.5" diagonal, WUXGA+ (1920 x 1280), IPS,Touch, edge-to-edge glass, micro-edge, BrightView, anti-reflection, 400 nits
•No DVD or CD Drive
•512 GB Intel® SSD + 32 GB Intel® Optane™ memory
•Full-size island-style backlit keyboard (Poseidon Blue)
•Security Software Trial
•Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX 201 (2x2) and Bluetooth® 5 combo (Supporting Gigabit file transfer speeds)
•No Additional Office Software
•Windows 10 Pro 64
•HP TrueVision HD IR Camera+dual array digital microphone(POB)
•HP Rechargeable MPP2.0 Tilt Pen
•4-cell, 66 Wh Li-ion polymer
•Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7 (up to 4.7 GHz, 12 MB L3 cache, 4 cores) + Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics + 16 GB(onboard)

https://imgur.com/a/sJudJn0

spiderman ps3 web of shadow - 115


1988 nintendo bed sheet twin mario zelda -50

https://imgur.com/a/4mZixXa

rogue squadron - 100

https://imgur.com/a/4t8Xu9b

gargoyle quest 2 gb - 180

https://imgur.com/a/rgcgSs2

citizen_zane wrote:

I haven't been feeling well and haven't really had the opportunity to hook up the GameCube or Wii. I will soon.

I'm both glad and also disappointed you aren't having a miserable time.

So I've spent some quality time with Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly. While this is really a bad game, it isn't too bad. Thankfully, the controls are okay (with a few odd decisions), which I"m okay with. I've played four levels so far, which have been okay, but overly simple. The only real challenge comes in the form of, well, challenges that the game let's you partake in if you so choose in order to obtain dragonfies. Which reminds me, each level contains 10 dragonflys. It's kinda like the stars in Mario 64. You need to obtain enough dragonflies go get access to different areas. Also, there are a butt-load of gems just scattered around every level. It's a huge collectathon with those, but I've only spent some of that sweet mula like one time. I've got over a 1,000 of whatever this currency is and no where to spend it as of yet.

The camera in this game messes with me a bit, especially if I'm rotating it. I don't know how to explain it, but it's as if the world is slightly warped sometimes as I rotate the camera. Not a problem, but just something that I've noticed. The framerate can really suck at times, which is one of my biggest gripes. The sound is stupid and unforgettable. I was playing a flying challenge, when all of a sudden, I noticed that the music had stopped. A few seconds later, it restarted again. Another sound issue I noticed is that when you break vases, sometimes they simply don't make a sound. It actually happens quite often. Overall, this game seems rather rushed.

A few other things: Never having played a Spyro game, I don't know if this particular mechanic was present in the previous games, but there's one that bothers me. When you jump in the air, you can then press and hold the jump button in order to glide, which comes in handing with trying to jump from one platform to another. This would be fine, except for the fact that there are some edges you won't be able to make it to unless you tap the Y button at the very end of your jump, which gives you a little upward movement necessary to complete to jump. It's kinda stupid and unecessary. Another thing that I've noticed is the voice acting. I swear, every set of NPCs that you interact with have distinct accents. The first world had an oriental theme and all the masters that I rescued had stereotypical Asian accents. Plus, they were all named after movie martial artists! (Jacki, Jet, Bruce, etc...). There's one level that is a farm setting with super-hick farmers who's cows were being abducted by aliens (actually a pretty fun level). I've also come across tourist pigs who sound like they may be from New Jersey. I wonder what other accents I will come across next.

As annoying as the voice accents can be, the dialog made me laugh a couple times, which is much more than I could say about Charlie's Angels! So, @Frank , How far have you gotten so far? Have you at least completed the first level? I'm curious as the how your experience has been so far.

Donkey Kong has dived into his Banana Hoard, Scrooge McDonk style. Here are the results from this month:

benstylus image BleedingViolet image BloodPuppetX Mario-vs-Donkey-Kong-Switch.png" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">image Frank Mario-vs-Donkey-Kong-Switch.png" target="_blank">image image Renaissance2K Mario-vs-Donkey-Kong-Switch.png" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">image Mario-vs-Donkey-Kong-GBA.png">image image image image Slickriven Mario-vs-Donkey-Kong-Switch.png" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">image SupremeSarna image image image image image image image image image image image image image image image

You folks have been busy!

Thanks to everyone who peeled back the banana on the Kong dynasty this month. Should you pay another visit to Donkey Kong Country, Land, Commonwealth, DMZ, or any other internationally recognized gorilla-ruled sovereign body, feel free to share here to add another barrel to your cache.

Here is the final tally for April's Game of the Month:

1. Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness - 22 points
2. Pac-Man World - 21 points
3. Painkiller - 17 points
4. Kirby's Epic Yard - 13 points
5. Super Mario Land - 7 points

Gender dynamics being what they are, while Pac-Man built an empire of arcade games, follow-ups, and power-ups, it took his poor wife 18 years to get the pseudo-sequel that her grown-breaking eponymous title deserved. Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness - a reimagining of the blockbuster classic arcade game - dropped for the PlayStation in 2000 and infused the Pac Maze formula with 3D graphics, level progression, and a big bad that's after the world's treasures. The initial PlayStation release was followed up with spruced up ports for the *n64* Nintendo 64 and Dreamcast, a 2D portable release for the Game Boy Advance, and a PC sequel that nobody cares about.

Play Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness on
PlayStation
*n64* Nintendo 64
Dreamcast
Game Boy Advance

Complete the single player mode in any release of Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness to earn the 3D Ms. Pac-Man badge: image

Not enough to satisfy your dot appetite? How 'bout a Bonus Game or two?

Complete the Quest Mode in any Pac-Man World game - or the Re-Pac remaster - to earn a bonus badge: Badges coming soon

Feel free to post any #BeatIt screenshots you accumulate; wakkawakkawakka sound effects optional.

Three more games and one badge to report!

Number: 16
Full Title: Cruis'n Blast
Platform Played: Arcade
Collection: N/A
Native Platform: Arcade
Original Platforms: Arcade
Badge: Race Drivin' (1/2)

This is another game that I got a lot of screentime with courtesy of my five-year-old son, who loves to sit in my lap at Dave & Buster's and play co-pilot in various driving games. Unlike Mario Kart GP, Cruis'n Blast lets you register a profile and saves your vehicle upgrades and beaten tracks between races. In true arcade fashion, your first few races place you near the front of the pack but rarely squeaking out a win, but after a few upgrades and after learning how you can shave fragments off of your time by doing tricks, you start putting some notches on your steering wheel.

Despite only having five tracks, it took me a while to get wins in all of them. Other than drifting, I didn't bother to research how to do barrel rolls, backflips, and other mid-air spins, which are essential to getting a time bonus at the end of the race. That, and my son is obsessed with the rain-covered Shanghai level with its underwater tube, lightning effects, and rainbow bridge at the end of the race. He finally allowed for a compromise and let me finish London - the last track I'd yet to finish - as long as we followed it up with a run on Shanghai. Twice.

Number: 17
Full Title: Donkey Kong Country
Platform Played: Game Boy Color
Collection: N/A
Native Platform: Game Boy Color
Original Platforms: Super Nintendo
Badge: Hop 'n' Bop (1/2)

Resident Jane Goodall wannabe SupremeSarna suggested I give the Game Boy Color port of Donkey Kong Country a try, and as a fan of both the Super Nintendo original and the Donkey Kong Land series, who am I to refuse? The game's not going to win any awards for graphics or controls, but the added color makes it much easier to parse than the pea soup bog of the Land games, and both the soundtrack and level layouts translate well for a super fan. I just wish the trick jumps, barrels, and other acrobatics were as intuitive to pull off as on the home console release.

Number: 18
Full Title: Donkey Kong Land 2
Platform Played: Game Boy
Collection: N/A
Native Platform: Game Boy
Original Platforms: Game Boy
Badge: Hop 'n' Bop (2/2)

Having played through the original Donkey Kong Land fairly recently (back in 2020 as part of my Year of Replays), I opted for its sequel next. I owned all three Donkey Kong Land games when I was much younger, but I remember this one the least, which was probably for the best. The lack of a bruiser gorilla on your team makes big enemies annoying to deal with, the levels feel distinctly more annoying for no specific reason, and the game introduces a bunch of unnecessary collect-a-thon mechanics, the worst of which is the need to purchase additional saves. As with Donkey Kong '94, I bypassed the Super Game Boy game enhancements in favor of the Analogue Pocket's full screen Game Boy mode, which felt like it helped more than the increased sprite definition.

Number: 19
Full Title: Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong
Platform Played: Game Boy
Collection: N/A
Native Platform: Game Boy
Original Platforms: Game Boy
Badge: Hop 'n' Bop (already earned)

Donkey Kong Land 3 was the next logical choice in my backlog, but after discovering that the game received an official Game Boy Color port in Japan, I had to download a translation patch and explore that version instead. Both the color palette and the more forgiving level design made this a much more enjoyable playthrough than its predecessor, even if Dinky Kong is a bit of a doof and the game's bosses are more annoying than co-habitating in-laws.

I doubt Donkey Kong month is going to finish with another completion, but I've decided to wind things down with DK: King of Swing and see if there's anything there to write home about. I don't think I'm done with Donkey Kong games for the year, but even as the new Games of the Month rotate in, I don't see myself shifting to anything new on the homefront until Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is completed.

Let's start voting on the April Game(s) of the Month. We only had a handful of nominations this time around, so I padding things with some fairly well-known, fairly accessible games that are seeing notable anniversaries this month.

Nominees
Kirby's Epic Yarn
Ms. Pac-Man's Maze Madness *n64*
Pac-Man World series
Painkiller (released April 2004)
Super Mario Land (released April 1989)

Either publicly in this thread or privately in a PM to me, give each nominee 0-5 points. Omitting a nominee is equivalent to giving it a vote of 0. The highest-scoring game will be the April Game of the Month.

Here are my votes:

Kirby's Epic Yarn - 5 Ms. Pac-Man's Maze Madness - 4 Pac-Man World series - 4 Painkiller - 3 Super Mario Land - 4

Vote!

SEALED COLLECTION AND CIB VIDEO GAMES FOR SALE.

-MS PAC-MAN ATARI 2600 SEALED $50
-SWORDQUEST FIREWORLD ATARI 2600 SEALED $75
-KOOL-AID MAN ATARI 2600 SEALED $210
-STAR RAIDERS ATARI 2600 SEALED
STAR RAIDERS TOUCH PAD CONTROLLER SEALED SOLD AS A SET GAME AND CONTROLLER FOR $75
-JR. PAC-MAN ATARI 2600 SEALED $65
-G.I. JOE COBRA STRIKE SEALED WITH FACTORY ERROR BOX WAS MANUFACTURED WITH BACK UPSIDE DOWN $180
-BMX AIRMASTER ATARI 2600 SEALED $60
-GALAGA ATARI 7800 SEALED $65
-QUESTPROBE FEATURING HUMAN TORCH AND THE THING FOR COMMODORE 64 SEALED $250
-WHITE MAN CAN'T JUMP ATARI JAGUAR SEALED $90

-DIE HARD TRILOGY 2 FOR PS1 BLACK LABEL SEALED $40
-CHESSMASTER 3D FOR PS1 BLACK LABEL SEALED $30
-SPEEDBALL 2100 FOR PS1 BLACK LABEL SEALED $15
-KILLER LOOP PS1 BLACK LABEL SEALED $20
-MIRACLE SPACE RACE FOR PS1 BLACK LABEL SEALED $25
-COOL BOARDERS 4 GREATEST HITS FOR PS1 SEALED $20
-LOONEY TUNES: SHEEP RAIDER PS1 BLACK LABEL SEALED $165
-RUSHDOWN PS1 BLACK LABEL SEALED $20
-SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH: A TWITCH IN TIME PS1 BLACK LABEL SEALED $35
-PUTTER GOLF FOR PS1 BLACK LABEL SEALED $10
-QIX NEO FOR PS1 BLACK LABEL SEALED $20
-ALL-STAR SLAMMIN' D-BALL FOR PS1 BLACK LABEL SEALED $15
-FIGHTING FORCE 2 FOR PS1 BLACK LABEL SEALED $45
-SMURF RACER PS1 BLACK LABEL SEALED $35
-RAGEBALL PS1 BLACK LABEL SEALED $20
-2 COPIES OF BALDIES FOR PS1 BLACK LABEL SEALED EACH COPY IS $35
-PRO PINBALL FANTASTIC JOURNEY FOR PS1 BLACK LABEL SEALED $25
-RAZOR RACING FOR PS1 BLACK LABEL SEALED $15
-DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION FOR PS1 BLACK LABEL SEALED $90
-DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION KONAMIX PS1 BLACK LABEL SEALED $50
-GRIND SESSION PS1 BLACK LABEL SEALED $25
-XS JUNIOR LEAGUE DODGEBALL FOR PS1 BLACK LABEL SEALED $20
-THUNDER TRUCK RALLY FOR PS1 BLACK LABEL SEALED $35
-MARBLE MASTER FOR PS1 BLACK LABEL SEALED $25
-AIR CONFLICT GREATEST HITS FOR PS1 SEALED $55
-CRIME KILLER FOR PS1 BLACK LABEL SEALED $60
-3 COPIES OF NFL BLITZ 2000 FOR PS1 BLACK LABEL SEALED EACH COPY IS $135
-MICRO MANIACS RACING FOR PS1 BLACK LABEL SEALED $25
-DRAGON BALL Z ULTIMATE BATTLE 22 FOR PS1 BLACK LABEL SEALED $45
-SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS SUPER SPONGE GREATEST HITS FOR PS1 SEALED $50
-QUAD ATV POWER RACING FOR PS1 BLACK LABEL SEALED $20
-4 COPIES OF AQUANAUT'S HOLIDAY FOR PS1 BLACK LABEL SEALED EACH COPY IS $145
-CROSSROAD CRISIS FOR PS1 BLACK LABEL SEALED $20
-BIG STRIKE BOWLING FOR PS1 BLACK LABEL SEALED $20
-HOT SHOTS GOLF 2 FOR PS1 BLACK LABEL SEALED $45
-BLASTER MASTER BLASTING AGAIN FOR PS1 BLACK LABEL SEALED $65
-IHRA MOTORSPORTS DRAG RACING FOR PS1 BLACK LABEL SEALED $15
-STREAK HOVERBOARD RACING FOR PS1 BLACK LABEL SEALED $50
-BEYBLADE PS1 BLACK LABEL SEALED $50
-AMAZING VIRTUAL SEA-MONKEYS FOR PS1 BLACK LABEL SEALED $25
-CENTIPEDE FOR PS1 BLACK LABEL SEALED $30
-TINY TOON ADVENTURES: PLUCKY'S BIG ADVENTURE FOR PS1 BLACK LABEL SEALED $35
-STREET RACQUETBALL PS1 BLACK LABEL SEALED $15
-THE CAT IN THE HAT PS1 BLACK LABEL SEALED $35
-POINT BLANK 2 FOR PS1 BLACK LABEL SEALED $75
-THE MUMMY FOR PS1 BLACK LABEL SEALED $200
-MADDEN NFL 98 FOR PS1 BLACK LABEL SEALED $55

-4 COPIES OF THE NAKED BROTHERS BAND FOR NINTENDO DS SEALED BUY ALL 4 COPIES FOR $25
-GO GO'S CRAZY BONES FOR NINTENDO DS SEALED $15
-5 COPIES OF MONSTERS VS ALIENS FOR NINTENDO DS SEALED BUY ALL 5 COPIES FOR $25
-JAGGED ALLIANCE NINTENDO DS SEALED $35

-SYPHON FILTER: LOGAN'S SHADOW & KILLZONE: LIBERATION DUAL PACK PSP SEALED $25
-INVIZIMALS SHADOW ZONE (GAME, CAMERA, AND TRAP CARD BUNDLE) (PSP) SEALED $50

-AIRBORNE TROOPS COUNTDOWN TO D-DAY FOR PS2 BLACK LABEL SEALED $35
-STREET FIGHTER ANNIVERSARY EDITION BLACK LABEL FOR PS2 SEALED $35
-PDC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DARTS 2008 FOR PS2 BLACK LABEL SEALED $80
-TUROK: EVOLUTION PS2 BLACK LABEL SEALED $85
-FRONT MISSION 4 PS2 BLACK LABEL SEALED $80
-THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR PS2 BLACK LABEL SEALED $30
-TRIGGER MAN PS2 BLACK LABEL SEALED $15
-FINAL FANTASY XI ONLINE CHAINS OF PROMATHIA PS2 BLACK LABEL SEALED $50
-NARUTO UZUMAKI CHRONICLES GREATEST HITS PS2 SEALED $15
-.HACK G.U. VOL 3 REDEMPTION PS2 BLACK LABEL SEALED $75

-THE GODFATHER LIMITED COLLECTOR'S EDITION FOR ORIGINAL XBOX SEALED WITH SLIPCOVER $75
-AMERICA'S ARMY: RISE OF A SOLDIER ORIGINAL XBOX SEALED $35
-DEAD OR ALIVE ULTIMATE FOR ORIGINAL XBOX SEALED $30
-OUTLAW GOLF: 9 MORE HOLES OF X-MAS ORIGINAL XBOX SEALED $25
-SCARFACE THE WORLD IS YOURS ORIGINAL XBOX SEALED $150
-LUCASARTS XBOX EXPERIENCE: VOLUME 01 - DEMO DISC FOR ORIGINAL XBOX SEALED $25
-AQUAMAN BATTLE FOR ATLANTIS FOR ORIGINAL XBOX SEALED $30
-MOTOR TREND PRESENTS LOTUS CHALLENGE FOR ORIGINAL XBOX SEALED $15
-THE MATRIX PATH OF NEO ORIGINAL XBOX SEALED $75
-MEDAL OF HONOR RISING SUN FOR ORIGINAL XBOX SEALED $45
-DOOM 3 LIMITED COLLECTOR'S EDITION FOR ORIGINAL XBOX SEALED $75
-MIKE TYSON HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING FOR ORIGINAL XBOX SEALED $65
-TAK GREAT JUJU CHALLENGE FOR ORIGINAL XBOX SEALED $25
-UNREAL CHAMPIONSHIP FOR ORIGINAL XBOX SEALED $35
-UNREAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2: THE LIANDRI CONFLICT FOR ORIGINAL XBOX SEALED $30

-OVERRIDE MECH CITY BRAWL FOR PS4 SEALED $15
-2 COPIES OF FIFA 20 FOR PS4 SEALED EACH COPY IS $10
-2 COPIES OF FIFA 21 FOR PS4 SEALED EACH COPY IS $11
-NBA 2K21 MAMBA FOREVER EDITION FOR PS4 SEALED WITH SLIPCOVER $18
-FIFA 20 FOR XBOX ONE SEALED $10
-STORMLORD FOR SEGA GENESIS SEALED $550
-CHESSMASTER GAMEBOY COLOR SEALED $50
-BREATH OF FIRE GAMEBOY ADVANCE SEALED $280
-SUPER SPIKE V'BALL NINTENDO NES SEALED $350
-RISEN 2 DARK WATERS FOR XBOX 360 SEALED $15
-GHOST RECON FUTURE SOLDIER PLATINUM HITS EDITION XBOX 360 SEALED $27
-MORTAL KOMBAT VS DC UNIVERSE PLATINUM HITS EDITION XBOX 390 SEALED $35
-FINAL FANTASY XI: ULTIMATE COLLECTION XBOX 360 SEALED $35
-THE ORANGE BOX FOR XBOX 360 SEALED $100
-CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 FOR XBOX 360 SEALED $40
-3 COPIES OF FINAL FANTASY XI: SEEKERS OF ADOULIN FOR XBOX 360 SEALED EACH COPY IS $25
-STAR FOX GUARD FOR NINTENDO WII-U SEALED $13
-DEMOLITION RACER FOR SEGA DREAMCAST SEALED $24
-STARHAWK FOR PS3 SEALED $15

-STREET FIGHTER 15TH ANNIVERSARY RYU CONTROLLER FOR PS2 SEALED BY ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER $75

-SNES MANUALS ONLY FOR SALE ARE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS :

-SUPER MARIO WORLD SNES MANUAL ONLY $10

-AMAZING SPIDER-MAN AND X-MEN ARCADE'S REVENGE SNES MANUAL ONLY $12

-SONIC & KNUCKLES CARDBOARD BOX EDITION WITH REGISTRATION CARD AND ALL INSERTS CIB FOR SEGA GENESIS $65

if you are truly interested in buying anything from my list of Factory Sealed video games just hit me up here or on my Facebook page this is a link to my page so you can message me. Thank you. I'm willing to accept all reasonable priced offers for everything I have in my entire collection. Also if you are interested in buying the entire collection, I'm willing to sell you everything for $3800 free shipping fees if you live in the United States. Thanks again for checking out everything I have for sale.

https://www.facebook.com/APOCALYPSEGAMERCOMICS?mib...

Nothing like starting off the morning with a hot, steaming bowl of monkey justice.

Number: 15
Full Title: Donkey Kong
Platform Played: Game Boy
Collection: N/A
Native Platform: Game Boy
Original Platforms: Game Boy

Playing through both versions of Mario vs. Donkey Kong re-whet my appetite for this Game Boy classic, which I first played on the 3DS Virtual Console shortly after that platform was released. The formula is largely the same - Mario navigates a series of puzzle platforming levels in pursuit of Donkey Kong, who kidnapped side-piece Pauline - except the levels are laid out as a 100-floor tower that begins with the four levels from the classic Donkey Kong arcade game. Mario pulls off a really impressive set of acrobatics for an 8-bit, two button console, and aside from a couple of unfairly mind-bending mid-levels (and a really frustrating final boss fight, where Mario's extended moves actually work against him), it's a blast and an excellent evolution of both the Mario and Donkey Kong formulae.

Donkey Kong '94 famously offers some of the best Super Game Boy enhancements available. (Lots of people would say it's the best Super Game Boy-enhanced game, but I find being able to play the full Super Nintendo version of Space Invaders really impressive.) The color palette is expertly implemented, Pauline gets an actual voice sample, and there's apparently a bonus when you finish the game (which I didn't actually hear, for some reason) making for a game that feels just as much at home on a Super Nintendo as it does on Game Boy. In practice, however, I preferred playing on my Analogue Pocket's natural Game Boy mode over even its Super Game Boy core. The larger screen size and beautiful DMG filter made for a more enjoyable experience than the smaller, more colorful Super Game Boy viewport.

At @SupremeSarna's suggestion, my next Donkey Kong title is going to be Donkey Kong Country for the Game Boy Color, which I forsook during its initial release but want to explore with the benefits of the Pocket's amazing screen emulation. On the homefront, I'm slowly working through Final Fantasy VII Rebirth in all its glory, trying to mainline the primary scenario and skip the optional content before anything gets spoiled.

Cart only. Condition doesn't matter a ton as long as they work but should be valued accordingly.

Cash is a bit tight atm so trade is heavily preferred but still just wanted to get this thread out there.

All Star Tennis 99
Bust a Move 99
California Speed
Chameleon Twist
Clayfighter Sculptor's Cut
Conker's Bad Fur Day
Cruis'n Exotica
Daikatana
Deadly Arts
Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers
Doom 64
Dr Mario 64
Dual Heroes
Duck Dodgers Starring Daffy Duck
ECW Hardcore Revolution
F1 Pole Position 64
FIFA: Road To World Cup 98
Gex 64: Enter The Gecko
Harvest Moon 64
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Hydro Thunder
Iggy's Reckin' Balls
Indiana Jones And The Infernal Machine
International Superstar Soccer '98
International Superstar Soccer 2000
Knife Edge: Nose Gunner
Mega Man 64
Milo's Astro Lanes
Monaco Grand Prix
Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero
Mortal Kombat Trilogy
NBA In The Zone 2000
NFL Blitz Special Edition
NFL Quarterback Club 2001
NHL Breakaway '98
NHL Breakaway '99
Ogre Battle 64: Person Of Lordly Caliber
Paperboy 64
PGA European Tour
Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue
Quake 2 Rampage 2: Universal Tour
Rat Attack
Razor Freestyle Scooter
Re-Volt
Rocket: Robot On Wheels
S.C.A.R.S.
Shadowgate 64: Trials Of The Four Towers
Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth
Starcraft 64
Starshot: Space Circus Fever
Stunt Racer 64
Tom & Jerry In Fists Of Furry
Tonic Trouble
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
Top Gear Hyper Bike
Top Gear Rally 2
Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals
Turok 3: Shadow Of Oblivion
Turok: Rage Wars
V-Rally 99
Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense
Worms Armageddon

Shaq Fu is headed to the library to write an apology letter to @BleedingViolet. Quake found an escape pod and is flying home... hopefully in one piece. Here are the results from this month:

benstylus image BleedingViolet image Kommie image image Renaissance2K image image image image image image image image image image image image image image image Slickriven image image SupremeSarna image

Many thanks to everyone who Shaq'd or Quake'd this month. If you finish any of these games later on, feel free to let me know, and I'll award an appropriate badge.

The final tally for March's Game of the Month is ready. And IT'S ON... LIKE...

1. DONKEY KONG franchise - 23 points
2. Kirby's Epic Yarn - 19 points
2. Star Wars: Dark Forces - 19 points
4. Shadow Man - 18 points
5. Battletoads in Battlemaniacs - 15 points
6. Rampage franchise - 11 points

Sometimes a villain and sometimes just another stupid monkey, Donkey Kong began as a means of recycling failed arcade cabinets and ended up launching Shigeru Miyamoto's career as a superlative game designer and laying the foundation for Nintendo's video gaming empire. Even before Mario became a household name, Donkey Kong starred in numerous arcade and handheld names, sharing the pantheon with other mascots of the arcade like Pac-Man, Q-Bert, and Frogger. Since those humble single-screen arcade beginnings, DK - and the entire Kong family - have reappeared in platformers, rhythm games, racing games, and even a... math quiz?

Recommended Games
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong Jr.
Donkey Kong III
Donkey Kong Jr. Math
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie's Double Trouble
*n64* Donkey Kong 64
Donkey Konga
Donkey Konga 2
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong Land
Donkey Kong Land 2
Donkey Kong Land 3
Donkey Kong: King of Swing
Mario vs. Donkey Kong

Complete any Donkey Kong game to earn a barrel badge for the game that you played: Badges coming soon The three Donkey Kong games have been added to the RTT Arcade Back Room. Finish one loop in any Donkey Kong arcade game to earn the corresponding arcade cabinet badge. image image image

If you played through a version of Mario vs. Donkey Kong for Frank's February Game of the Month, please let me know, and I'll award you the appropriate badge.

He's bigger, faster, stronger too. Be the first member of the #BeatIt crew!

What's everybody going to play?

I didn't think to add Slay the Spire to my list, I'm regularly playing through that game. I've beaten it well over 5 times already this year, so that can be my Gamer's Day badge.

NES - Super Mario Bros.
SNES -
N64 -
GC -
Wii -
Wii U -
Switch - Super Mario Wonder, Slay the Spire
GB -
GBC -
GBA -
DS -
3DS -
360 -
XB1 -
PS1 -
PS2 -
PS5 -
PSP -
GEN -

2/19 - Unique systems

3 - Total games

Badges
Hop 'n' Bop (Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Wonder)
Gamer's Day (Slay the Spire)

To close out February and its Retro Games of the Month, I played through Quake II on my retro PC.

Number: 14
Full Title: Quake II
Platform Played: PC
Collection: N/A
Native Platform: PC
Original Platforms: PC
Badges: 2nd Amendment (2/2)

Unlike the original Quake, I played through Quake II a few years after it was released and its price had dropped to teenager-accessible levels. Like Quake, however, I remember the demo vividly. Quake II tried hard to distinguish itself from other shooters at the time. Enemies moved differently and would duck and dodge your attacks. Weapons themselves all had quirks that separated themselves from each other, like the accelerating fire rate of the Chaingun or the cooldown of the Hyperblaster. More than anything else, I remember firing the starting blaster into a dark crawl space and watching as the game's dynamic lighting highlighted the tiny bullet as it went from one end of the corridor to the other. Pretty stunning stuff, even without a high end video card.

Coming straight from a playthrough of Quake, though, all these little quirks - which are now standard in all but the most retro-inspired shooters - just serve to slow the game down. Once I got a feel for the game's level design and stopped ignoring the in-game tactical computer, I started to move through objectives a little more quickly, but the actual act of shooting never became as satisfying as it was in its predecessor. In the longstanding Quake vs. Unreal war, I've always planted myself firmly on the Unreal side of things, which dropped five months later. Playing through Quake II a second time, it was a fun trip down memory lane and an interesting contrast to its predecessor, but I don't think my opinion on it has changed much.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth finally dropped last night, and I dove right in. That will likely be my focus for a while, unless next months Games of the Month are portable-friendly.

Part of the issue might be the items you're leading with. Yes, they are some of the system's most popular games (except Triple Play) but that's the problem. Most people on here with an N64 would probably have at least 2 or 3 of the games on offer already. For example: Mario Kart is in 143 collections + 23 available, Goldeneye in 114 collections + 29 available, and Paper Mario in 81 collections + 7 available. For each game someone already owns, the duplicate game now becomes a not an exciting new adventure, but a task, as we now have to re-sell it to get back the money we didn't really need to spend in the first place.

I question whether most people would want Triple Play 2000, even if it is CIB. (Looking on here it's on exactly zero people's want list, and only 5 collecrions). The only people who would want this are those specifically trying for a full CIB set, ot someone who wants it for sentimental reasons (maybe it's a game their recently deceased dad played a lot).

For those like myself who don't care about CIB for N64 games (that ship sailed a long time ago), the empty Zelda boxes don't add much value.

The other big issues that are bothering me are (1) the expected amount vs price charting value, which you have addressed above, but I don't really agree with all your points - if you are trying to move a bulk lot, people will expect a reasonable bulk discount because it's far less work for you, and far more work for them in parting out and reselling the items they don't want. You seem to have gone the other direction. The higher the tiers go, the more you want compared to price charting. Tier 1 350 value selling for 300 (86%). Add Tier 2 and we have 1250 value selling for 1200 (96%). Tier 3 makes some headway with 1750 value for 1500 (back down to 86%). Tier 4 goes backwards again with 2150 value for 2000 (93%), and you continue that trend with Tier 5, at 2750 value for 2700 (98%). People just don't spend 2700 dollars on a bulk lot to save 2%.

And (2) the fact that you are selling "as is." If I'm expected to drop 300 to 3300 dollars on some games, I want full assurances that they have been thoroughly tested and working, and any issues like a dead save battery, or disc scratches fully disclosed.

I have a bunch of cases/manuals for sale, here's the picture and below are prices or best offer. Bundles on more than one and prices are + shipping, of course can be worked out if you buy more.

https://imgur.com/a/MVIqL7U

Theatrhythm Curtain Call 3DS Case & Manual/Inserts $5.00
Paper Mario Sticker Star 3DS Case & Manual/Inserts $12.00
Mario Tennis Open 3DS Case & Manual/Inserts $8.00
Jake Hunter Detective Story 3DS Case & Manual $12.00
Yo Kai Watch 3DS Case & Manual $10.00
Pokemon White DS Case & Manual/Inserts $25.00
Pokemon White DS Case & Manual/Inserts $25.00
Dragon Quest Sentinels of the Starry Skies DS Case & Manual/Inserts $15.00
Dragon Quest Sentinels of the Starry Skies DS Case & Manual/Inserts $15.00
Dragon Quest Sentinels of the Starry Skies DS Case & Manual/Inserts $15.00
Zelda Phantom Hourglass DS Case Only $12.00
MySims DS Case & Manual/Inserts $5.00
ScribbleNauts DS Case & Manual/Inserts $2.00
Kirby Super Star Ultra DS Case & Inserts $15.00
Tetris Party Wii Case & Manual $5.00
Lunar Silver Star Story Complete PS1 (broken case) Case Only $30.00
Pac-Man Museum Switch Case Only $5.00
Pokemon Legends Arceus Switch Case Only $10.00
Five Nights at Freddys Help Wanted Switch Case Only $5.00
Pokemon Shield Switch Case Only $10.00
Super Monkey Ball 2 Gamecube Case & Manual $10.00
Captain America Genesis Box Only $25.00
Dragon's Revenge Genesis Box Only $25.00
Atomic Robo-Kid Genesis Box Only $30.00
Thunder Force II Genesis Box Only $12.00
Starflight Genesis Box Only $12.00
Alex Kidd Enchanted Castle Genesis Box Only $10.00
Fatal Fury 2 Genesis Box Only $15.00
Saint Sword Genesis Box Only $35.00
Psycho Fox Master System Box Only $35.00
Indiana Jones Genesis Box & Manual $15.00
Top Gear 2 Genesis Box Only $15.00
Galahad Genesis Box Only $30.00
Crack Down Genesis Box Only $15.00
Shadow of the Beast II Genesis Box Only $10.00
Rambo III Genesis Box Only $15.00
Whip Rush Genesis Box Only $20.00
Sonic 2 Genesis Box Only $10.00
GoldenEye 007 N64 Box & Manual $35.00
SSX Tricky Gamecube Case & Manual $15.00
Fear Effect 2 Retro Helix PS1 Case Only $15.00
Fear Effect 2 Retro Helix PS1 Case Only $15.00
Star Wars Jedi Knight Jedi Academy Xbox Case & Manual $5.00
Road Rash Sega Saturn (spine and back art only) $5.00
Spyro Enter the Dragonfly PS2 Case & Manual $8.00
Sims Bustin Out PS2 GH Case & Manual $5.00

As Promised HEHEHATES Not So Mystery Mystery Box.

Current Bid 200
User : @Zodd

Bids are in increments of $50 each. Starting with an opening bid of 100. 

Included in the total potential bundle is price charted at roughly 2700. Skip the Line outright at 3.3k aka 3300 +ship or Best Offer.

Upon each threshold reached for sale a new tier will be revealed. I have given hints consisting of what’s included to those curious.

Items may be claimed throughout this process as well. in the eventual event that a tier is not reached. All items that have not been available will immediately for purchase. 

Payment Plans accepted following the initial 50% of total Sale

Payment must be in full however for ship.

This is an as is trade/sale.

All Bids will be accounted for that are directly viewable through my site settings.

Quoted Bids and Users I will no longer do business with are ineligible..
 
All Bids must be submitted publicly. No private messages, no quoted responses.

In The event a tier is open but not completed and the bidding has completed the winning bidder will be issued credit on items towards the current tier open of their choosing.

Bids may not be rescinded.

All Buyers pay ship or provide label.

Auction will go on from now until 11:59pm March 3rd.

Good Luck and Happy Bidding Everyone

Tier 1 Introduction Fun

https://imgur.com/a/tFsoXeG

Roughly 350 on PC Will Sell as is at 300 opening Next Tier

Paper Mario N64 Loose
Mario Tennis N64 Loose
007 Goldeneye N64 Loose
Mario Kart 64 PC N64 Loose
Pokemon Stadium N64 Loose
Triple Play 2000 Cib N64
Legend of Zelda Collector's Edition Box Only No Chest
Legend Of Zelda Majora's Mask Collector's Edition Box and Promo Insert Only

Tier 2: Retro
Pc Value around 900 Will Sell at a Combined 1200 is reached

Tier 3: Some collectables
PC Value Around 500 Will Sell Once 1500 has been Reached

Tier 4 Sealed
PC Valued Roughly at $400 Will Sell Once 2000 is reached

Tier 5: Cherry on top
Roughly 600 PC Value Will go once 2700 has been reached

Again good luck happy bidding and looking forward to seeing who comes out the winner on this.

In anticipation of the remaster that just dropped over the long weekend, Frank's Game of the Month was Mario vs. Donkey Kong. I got a head start on the festivities by picking up the Game Boy Advance original and working my way through the campaign mode.

Number: 11
Full Title: Mario vs. Donkey Kong
Platform Played: Game Boy Advance
Collection: N/A
Native Platform: Game Boy Advance
Original Platforms: Game Boy Advance

I started the Mario vs. Donkey Kong franchise right in the middle, picking up Minis March Again at the launch of DSiWare and playing through it - twice! I never touched the original, despite the number of times Nintendo offered it up to loyalists. I liked the Game Boy reimagining of Donkey Kong that inspired this game and was happy to see it'd gotten a new coat of paint and a lot of expanded content.

While the game got off to a breezy start, the game's difficulty quickly spiked, and Mario's quirky acrobatics started to become more frustrating than charming. Mario vs. Donkey Kong presents an alternative to the hop-and-bop parkour that made up Mario's moveset from New Super Mario Bros. onward, and while I'm impressed they could fit such a huge repetoire into just two buttons, the number of backflips I've done suggest it could have been less overloaded. Aside from a few really nightmarish puzzles, the game still managed to be a fun "snack" of sorts, even though it's not as memorable as some of Mario's other portable titles.

Number: 12
Full Title: 64231148" title="twitter.com/Renaissance2K/status/1759828077864231148 (secure)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mario vs. Donkey Kong
Platform Played: Switch
Collection: N/A
Native Platform: Switch
Original Platforms: Game Boy Advance
Badges: Facelift (1/2)

While I love experiencing the same game on multiple platforms, there aren't too many occasions where I immediately followed up a playthrough of a game with its remaster, especially so soon after the latter's release. Figuring "Why not?" I picked up the Switch remaster of Mario vs. Donkey Kong shortly before it dropped. The game adds two new worlds - each with a new mechanic to master - and brings all the graphics and level designs up to speed with the rest of the Switch library.

I couldn't put it down. The updated graphics adding a whole lot of clarity to the original's fuzzy pre-rendered sprites. The new levels and mechanics weren't particularly memorable, but they fit in perfectly with the rest of the game's original content. Most of the annoyances with Mario's moves were taken care of, and I didn't have nearly as many unfortunate accidents caused by poor timing or bad button presses. Purists may still prefer the original game and its difficulty, but I gobbled up the remaster, finishing it in less than four days.

While we're talking about Games of the Month, let's pivot back to the Retro Talkshop Thread for the other Game of the Month we picked.

Number: 13
Full Title: 6470618390781 (secure)" href="https://twitter.com/Renaissance2K/status/1760196470618390781" target="_blank">Quake
Platform Played: PC
Collection: N/A
Native Platform: PC
Original Platforms: PC
Badges: 2nd Amendment (1/2)

My family bought their first "real" computer - a Gateway 2000 desktop with a Pentium Pro 200 inside - right at the peak of Quake's influence on PC gaming. After putting the machine through its paces with a few PlayStation ports and classic DOS games, Quake was the first game that really blew me out of my socks. The dark atmosphere, fully 3D environment, and blazing fast gameplay were completely unlike the other shooters I'd seen up to that point, which seemed almost cartoony by comparison. I played through the Quake shareware countless times - trying out different graphics settings, console configurations, Redbook Audio soundtracks - but never actually played through the game until many years later where I used it (and its two official expansions) to break an 18-month-long gaming fast.

After loading Quake onto my retro PC, I'm surprised at how much I remember from that first episode: the six secrets in the first level, the low gravity secret level Ziggurat Vertigo, the giant lightning-shooting Shamblers that always seem to appear as an ambush, and the mad dash around Cthlon's lair once you realize all your weapons are ineffective. The remaining four episodes don't give the same nostalgic rush, especially as the difficulty spikes, but I still hugely appreciate Quake's aesthetic and its simple, fast-paced, explosive gameplay. It'll be worth checking out the recent remaster at some point, especially its new episodes.

With Quake in the record books, I started Quake II this afternoon, wondering if I'll be able to finish it before Final Fantasy VII Rebirth releases next week. On the portable front, after having so much fun with the Mario vs. Donkey Kong remaster, I decided it was worth picking up the Game Boy port of Donkey Kong that I started so many years ago.

And... that's it for the Switch version.

It's more than just a nice coat of paint. They made a lot of subtle tweaks to the mechanics and physics. I finally managed to stun Mario with a big drop, but it's a lot tougher to do so and doesn't cause him to lose a life. I also noticed that the strategy that finally got me through Stage 5-2 in the GBA version - Stage 7-2 in this version - flat out doesn't work on the Switch, either because of physics changes or slight layout changes.

It made for a breezier experience, which I appreciated. The game certainly can't stand toe to toe with flagship Mario titles, but it's a yummy snack and a worthy remaster. It's also a trip to see Donkey Kong as a villain again.

Taking the advice from earlier in the thread, I'm moving on to Donkey Kong '94. I actually started the Virtual Console version on 3DS way back when that first dropped and made a decent amount of progress, but Loopy has my 3DS at the moment, so I'm going to start from scratch and hopefully duplicate the progress.

benstylus wrote:

Indeed. And the circus-like levels were new for platformers. Maybe you're right. I'm definitely going to try it!

It's also worth noting that 'Glover' was announced a couple of years ago for most platforms, but once again we get it on a compilation for much less (physically). Nice.

DCGX wrote:

It's a great idea for a game and Glover makes for a cute mascot, but I agree that my memories of the game are that it's pretty rubbish. Maybe I will like it better with digital controls instead of analog, like with Mario 64 DS.

Finally found some time to go through all of my games and update my inventory sheet. I'll try to get prices added soon, but for now, just PM me if you're interested in something and we'll work out a deal.

Pics: https://imgur.com/a/DzAhhqA

*All are cart/disc only unless otherwise specified.

Switch
Just Dance 2018 (sealed) - $45
Octopath Traveler (sealed, US version w/ y-fold) - $90
Pokemon Violet (sealed, some damage to spine) - $47
Rayman Legends Definitive Edition (CIB, like-new, never played) - $17

WiiU
DuckTales Remastered (sealed) - $42
Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two (sealed) - $20
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse (CIB, like-new, never played) $33
Lego City Undercover (CIB, like-new) - $10
Pikmin 3 (sealed, Nintendo Selects) - $25
ZombiU (sealed) - $10

Wii
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (complete, Nintendo Selects, excellent condition, some minor/faint marks on disc) - $20
Wii Play Motion Wii Remote Plus bundle (includes outer box, SEALED copy of Wii Play Motion, original included batteries, Wii Remote Plus controller instructions, and the plastic bag that the Wii Remote came in. The only thing not included is the Wii Remote Plus) - $50
Xenoblade Chronicles (complete, like-new, never played) - $26

GC
Gameboy Player (no disc) - $46
Mario Party 5 (case and manual only) - $35
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door (CIB, Player's Choice) - $76
Sonic Mega Collection (CIB, Player's Choice) - $14
Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader (CIB) - $15
Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike (CIB) - $16

N64
Beetle Adventure Racing - $22
Chameleon Twist 2 - $46
Paper Mario - $75
Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth - $46
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire - $14
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater - $13

SNES
Adventures of Yogi Bear - $18
Earthworm Jim 2 $26
Kirby's Avalanche - $17
Kirby's Dream Land 3 - $170
Street Fighter II - $18
Street Fighter II Turbo - $20
Super NES Super Scope 6 - $12
Super Star Wars - $16
The Jungle Book $12
The Lawnmower Man - $14

NES
Adventures of Lolo - $17
Donkey Kong Classics - $23
Duck Hunt $12
DuckTales - $25
Mega Man - $82
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out - $42
Super Mario Bros. - $10
Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt/World Class Track Meet - $9
Super Mario Bros. 3 - $20
Super Mario Bros. 3 - $20
Tecmo Super Bowl - $30

3DS
Cooking Mama: Sweet Shop (CIB) - $30
Kirby Planet Robobot (sealed) - $40
Mario Party Island Tour (CIB) - $16
Mario Tennis Open (sealed) - $36
Mega Man Legacy Collection (sealed) - $40
Paper Mario: Sticker Star (sealed) - $40
Poochy and Yoshi's Woolly World (CIB, excellent condition) - $40
Yoshi's New Island (CIB, Nintendo Selects) - $17
Yoshi's New Island (CIB, Nintendo Selects) - $17

DS
Final Fantasy IV (sealed) - $58
Super Princess Peach (CIB) - $65

GBA
All-Star Baseball 2003 - $7
Banjo Kazooie Grunty's Revenge - $24
Banjo Pilot - $35
Castlevania Double Pack - $80
Contra Advance: Alien Wars - $45
Donkey Kong Country - $19
Donkey Kong Country 2 - $18
Donkey Kong Country 3 - $18
Earthworm Jim 2 - $45
Kirby and the Amazing Mirror - $37
Mario Party Advance - $21
Pokemon LeafGreen - $100
Pokemon Pinball Ruby and Sapphire - $42
Sonic Advance - $21
Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts - $42
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (manual only) - $8

GBC
Blaster Master: Enemy Below - $44
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe - $23
Donkey Kong Country - $18
Cruis'n Exotica - $15

GB
Battletoads - $19
Blaster Master Boy - $75
Donkey Kong Land - $20
Kid Icarus of Myths and Monsters - $22
Mega Man 2 - $22
Star Wars - $11
Super R.C. Pro-Am - $9
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan - $12
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - $32

Xbox 360
Halo 3 (first print "Do not sell before 9/25/07", "Microsoft Company Store Purchase Not to be Sold" sticker, PARTIALLY sealed, it's missing the shrink wrap, but still has the orange "do not sell before" sticker/seal along he top edge, as well as the white sticker/seal along the right edge) - $150

PS5
Immortals Fenyx Rising (sealed) - $10
Immortals Fenyx Rising (sealed) - $10
NBA 2K21 (sealed) - $8

PS3
Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster (sealed) - $10

PS2
Gran Turismo 3 (CIB) - $6
Kingdom Hearts (CIB, Greatest Hits) - $9
Ultimate Spiderman (CIB) - $35

PS1
Final Fantasy VIII (sealed, Greatest Hits) - $50
Fox Sports Golf '99 (CIB) - $6
Newman/HAAS Racing (CIB) - $7

I beat Super Mario Wonder last year but it was a co-op run with my son. I played through it again, solo, and completed it 100% today.

NES - Super Mario Bros.
SNES -
N64 -
GC -
Wii -
Wii U -
Switch - Super Mario Wonder
GB -
GBC -
GBA -
DS -
3DS -
360 -
XB1 -
PS1 -
PS2 -
PS5 -
PSP -
GEN -

2/19 - Unique systems

2 - Total games

Badges
Hop 'n' Bop (Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Wonder)

I thought I had made a post here a couple weeks ago but I don't see it, weird.

Last year was my slowest year of gaming since like 2016 (I pretty much only played Mario Maker that year). Pokemon Scarlet took up so much of my time, and I was also still hooked on Salmon Run for a large portion of the year. This year, I'm determined to play many games in my backlog, plus replay a few of my favorites since I always have the itch to re-visit games I like. I kicked off the year with a quick and easy one, Super Mario Bros. To make it more challenging though, I beat it with no deaths, no warps, plus I collected every hidden 1-up mushroom (harder than it sounds, many of them have to be "unlocked").

Now that I'm finally done with Scarlet, my first goal is to complete several games that I started over the last year or two but didn't finish:

Zelda: Skyward Sword
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
Shovel Knight (100%)
Pokemon Y
Zelda: Twilight Princess HD
SteamWorld Quest
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Super Mario Wonder (solo, 100%)
Super Mario RPG
Spider-Man: Miles Morales

That will be a pretty good start! Even if I only play those games this year, that would be a solid lineup. But, I hope to play way more than that.

Here's my new list for 2024:

NES - Super Mario Bros.
SNES -
N64 -
GC -
Wii -
Wii U -
Switch - ,
GB -
GBC -
GBA -
DS -
3DS -
360 -
XB1 -
PS1 -
PS2 -
PS5 -
PSP -
GEN -

1/19 - Unique systems

1 - Total games

Wanna hear more about Shaq Fu?

No?

TOO BAD.

Number: 7
Full Title: Shaq Fu
Platform Played: Game Gear
Collection: N/A
Native Platform: Game Gear
Original Platforms: Super Nintendo, Genesis

Having played all five platforms now with varying degrees of success, the Game Gear version is my least favorite. The two-button controls aren't much of a downgrade - I could barely tell the difference between light and heavy attacks on the SNES - but the Lynx-ification of the graphics kills the game's one redeeming factor, and the controls are the wonkiest of them all. Not that I'm heavily invested in Shaq's interdimensional journey, but the Story Mode is the laziest as well. You fight the final boss midway through the game just for him to "The princess is in another castle you" into another four levels, the last of which has you face off against... well... the most hideous character in the franchise.

Number: 8
Full Title: Shaq Fu
Platform Played: Game Boy
Collection: N/A
Native Platform: Game Boy
Original Platforms: Super Nintendo, Genesis

Maybe the pea soup screen is hiding all the terrible in the game, but I really didn't mind the Game Boy version that much. Having played a number of other one-on-one fighters on the platform, Shaq plays surprisingly smooth on here without as many of the shortcuts as the Game Gear version. It's still not great for all the same reasons as its cross-platform brethren, but it could have been much, much worse.

Number: 9
Full Title: Shaq Fu
Platform Played: Genesis
Collection: N/A
Native Platform: Genesis
Original Platforms: Super Nintendo, Genesis

The Genesis and Amiga ports of the game have five more characters than the SNES version because the solution to bad food is larger portions. I played through the Duel mode - which plays like a standard arcade mode where you face all the characters, ending with the final boss - with Leotsu (old Mr. Miyagi type) and Diesel (generic tough guy), and TO MY SURPRISE I absolutely tore crap up as Leotsu. There's an odd bug in the fighter code where, if you execute a special move command correctly, you'll chain a regular attack on top of your special attack, often doing twice the damage in the same amount of time. Leotsu's long reach and projectiles make him one of the biggest beneficiaries of this behavior, and I plowed through all twelve fights with little issue at all. Diesel's run wasn't nearly as impressive, especially against the final boss, but it's nice to know I found a thread to pull in the game to make things more tolerable.

And speaking of the Amiga...

Number: 10
Full Title: Shaq Fu
Platform Played: Amiga
Collection: N/A
Native Platform: Amiga
Original Platforms: Super Nintendo, Genesis

The Amiga is one of my neater discoveries of the past few years' retro boom. It's a surprisingly capable personal computer with a massive following and a huge game library. Seriously. If there's a console or PC game that came out during the Amiga's reign, it probably got an Amiga port that probably looks great but saw some serious concessions to satisfy the platform's architecture and omnipresent one-button controller.

Including Shaq Fu.

At first glance, the Amiga port looks just like the Genesis port, but once you pick up the controller, things start going awry. The game supports a maximum of two buttons with most of the third-button's functionality activating when holding a direction and an attack button at the same time. For someone who spends a lot of the match doing sweeping kicks, not being able to easily crouch and attack quickly put a damper in my plans. After a whole lot of false starts, I managed to finish the game with Auroch - who has a devastating 2-3 hit special move that's great on a cornered opponent - and Leotsu, with whom I wiped the floor with the Genesis' duel mode.

It's not the game I expected to pop my Amiga cherry, but hey, first times never go as planned.

Man, if you had told me that half the games I'd play at the start of 2024 would be Shaq Fu, I probably would have unplugged and moved to a desert island temporarily.

On the non-Shaq side of things, I've started the original Mario vs. Donkey Kong for Frank's thread. I'm not sure where I'll go from there once I finish it; either move on to the sequel, or wait for the remake to drop later on this month. Once I finish the last of the Shaq characters, I'm going to move on to the RTT's other monthly mission - Quake.