Renmauzo | 1,201 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Matt 4120 said: My speculation was that it was a money thing. The line ups are pretty long, so I assumed that this was a way to get as many people in and out to get as money as quickly as possible in the few hours they are open. I don’t know or care to know why they do this. I should really start going to more stores. I’ve only ever been to this one since it’s the most popular and biggest in the area to my knowledge. I know where some others are located, but this one has alway been relatively “close” to me. Even then it’s still a long trip going down, that’s not even considering traffic. Maybe I’ll go farther this weekend depending on time. Oh and they updated the website to now say “we would appreciate visits to be no longer than 10 minutes”, which was how it was when I visited on Saturday. Very strange. Ah, you must be talking about A&C Games in downtown TO, right? That place is ALWAYS super busy (at least it was when I lived in the GTA). I know the brothers that own it, they are great guys and 100% on the level. This decision is purely to try and move people through so that no one person has to wait an excessive amount of time, and with Ontario just starting to ease restrictions, the numbers allowed in make sense...the store is big, but they have a LOT of inventory. If you want to try a place that quite possibly has the greatest inventory in North America and are okay with a bit of a drive, We Got Gamez in Ajax is like Shangri-La for retro and the owner is another standup guy. Kamal (the owner) opened up a second location in Mississauga and the selection is crazy there too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 4120 | 240 Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Renmauzo said: Ah, you must be talking about A&C Games in downtown TO, right? That place is ALWAYS super busy (at least it was when I lived in the GTA). I know the brothers that own it, they are great guys and 100% on the level. This decision is purely to try and move people through so that no one person has to wait an excessive amount of time, and with Ontario just starting to ease restrictions, the numbers allowed in make sense...the store is big, but they have a LOT of inventory. If you want to try a place that quite possibly has the greatest inventory in North America and are okay with a bit of a drive, We Got Gamez in Ajax is like Shangri-La for retro and the owner is another standup guy. Kamal (the owner) opened up a second location in Mississauga and the selection is crazy there too. Yes I am. It’s a great store for sure. I have spoken to them a few time and they are great guys. Last time I was down there to return a master system controller one of the employees was attacked by some crazy guy. The police were there and everything, I wasn’t there for too long. I think it might have been one of the brothers. Hopefully they are doing well. The area has really gone down the drain unfortunately. I’ll consider those stores as well. I don’t venture out of Toronto much but when I do I usually try and stop at stores like those. Thanks for the recommendation Edited June 22, 2021 by Matt 4120 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renmauzo | 1,201 Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Just a quick one today. Big shout out to @MiamiSlicefor the NGDEV Team PSA a couple weeks ago, without which, I wouldn't have known about this Switch release. The MVS was my and my wife's first cab and Prehistoric Isle 2 was our first kit. She grew to really like shoot 'em ups after that, so we were both very excited by this Razion EX release. We were running errands when this went live, so we pulled off to the side of the road to order, lol; we actually high-fived like a couple of dorks when we got through checkout My brother's got the shoot 'em up bug now as well, so he was also able to get a copy. I LOVE shooters, so this is really exciting for me! 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croagunk | 798 Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 My Nintendo rewards for New Pokémon Snap and the coin pins arrived in the mail. Also went thrifting today. Got a CIB copy of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion for Xbox 360 for $5. It was an exciting day for CIB PS2 games: Got Jampack Summer 2003, SoulCalibur II, and Pac-Man World 2 for $5 altogether. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegularGuyGamer | 2,013 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 I jumped on the Paper Mario and Pikmin 3 for $30 at Target on father's day. I also bought a bunch of Pokemon figures that included the ones that were for Heart Gold and Soul Silver. I also bought Shenmu for $15 at a yard sale. The old lady marked all the games half of the ebay price and the other "gamers/collectors" there were pissed. Unfortunately for me, it was the only game I didn't have that I actually wanted 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorndogSTEVE99 | 157 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Traded a friend for these 2 cib today 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaMan52 | 2,445 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 (edited) Guess I'll be joining the party, @Jeevan. Kirby's Block Ball. The game itself is free and the Ninja Turtles are in it now, so I figured why not download it? I really need to get back into playing Super Mario Odyssey...haven't played it since buying my Switch in 2017. I have Japanese games and Japanese Toys, so why not buy Japanese Candy? Besides, this isn't the first time I've bought Japanese Candy. By the way, in case you couldn't tell, the Candy on the right is Pokémon Candy. Edited June 24, 2021 by MegaMan52 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki | 4,933 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 So I had no idea at the time but apparently this was a super good deal at $2. Half price books is the place it came from hanging on a shelf. Since when are pixel pals expensive even used? 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Tank | 960 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 2 hours ago, Tanooki said: So I had no idea at the time but apparently this was a super good deal at $2. Half price books is the place it came from hanging on a shelf. Since when are pixel pals expensive even used? Pixel Pals are awesome. I have a few. Why in the world are they expensive now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowser | 598 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Anything video game related is blowing up I guess. The way things are going you could probably stand on the street corner and yell "Mario!" and people will throw money at you. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naked Warrior | 288 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 6 hours ago, CorndogSTEVE99 said: Traded a friend for these 2 cib today Nice find on the Motocross Maniacs 2...it does NOT come up often on eBay...I was half-heartedly looking for it for 2 years before one finally popped up at a reasonable price last year (and it was inside a bundle). That series is super underrated on the GB/GBC/GBA! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorndogSTEVE99 | 157 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 38 minutes ago, Naked Warrior said: Nice find on the Motocross Maniacs 2...it does NOT come up often on eBay...I was half-heartedly looking for it for 2 years before one finally popped up at a reasonable price last year (and it was inside a bundle). That series is super underrated on the GB/GBC/GBA! Yeah the series is really good! I was very happy to get it and it has the registration card too so that’s awesome 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiamiSlice | 3,095 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Naked Warrior said: Nice find on the Motocross Maniacs 2...it does NOT come up often on eBay...I was half-heartedly looking for it for 2 years before one finally popped up at a reasonable price last year (and it was inside a bundle). That series is super underrated on the GB/GBC/GBA! You are not kidding. It’s so hard to find that I remember the exact listing you are talking about (and I’m glad you got it!) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki | 4,933 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 4 hours ago, Mega Tank said: Pixel Pals are awesome. I have a few. Why in the world are they expensive now? Damn I wish I knew. I was curious after buying it and I saw people paying like $25 for that thing I dropped $2 on and it confused me. I've seen others just sit on a shelf untouched, but it's like the usual marvel junk hero+game hero mix box or other non-gaming. I guess it's the gaming ripoff hype machine, or maybe more Nintendo centric? I don't know, I just know it's cool and very bright when it's dark so it's staying on my desk. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mijael | 347 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Glorious day. I was able to grab this from another Mexican seller 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aguy | 772 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Nothing fancy, just released today with GameStop exclusive preorder bonus. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inasuma | 1,203 Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 just arrived today. super clean copy of one of my favorite games. i posted it before it arrived in the sealed collecting section but now wish i had waited to post it here. lol 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 4120 | 240 Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 (edited) A few pick ups for what was a pretty awesome week. First this showed up in the mail on Wednesday. The case isn’t in the best shape, but the disc is really clean. Then I today I went back down to the game store to pick more stuff up. Firstly I got a Zapper and Hyperkin Famicom adapter. The zapper makes so much more noise than the Sega Master system gun lol. I needed a Famicom game to test the adapter out, and the only one I saw worth picking up was Super Star Force. And finally I added 2 more to the NES black box collection: Kung Fu and Gyromite, both are 5 screws. Kung Fu has a sticker on the back for a rental store in a city close to where I live. Pretty cool! Edited June 26, 2021 by Matt 4120 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD | 1,401 Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 Got these this week... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegularGuyGamer | 2,013 Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 4 hours ago, TrekMD said: Got these this week... I love the patch and the controller. What's the source of these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inasuma | 1,203 Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 6 hours ago, TrekMD said: Got these this week... What an interesting game boy color game box design re: doc cosmos. And by interesting I mean eye sore. But still very unique. Is the game any good? Haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD | 1,401 Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 1 hour ago, RegularGuyGamer said: I love the patch and the controller. What's the source of these? The controller is from here: https://retrogameboyz.com/ The patch was a gift from MyAtari on Ebay. I purchased a Lynx case and that item as included for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD | 1,401 Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 3 minutes ago, inasuma said: What an interesting game boy color game box design re: doc cosmos. And by interesting I mean eye sore. But still very unique. Is the game any good? Haha I got it here: https://www.bitmapsoft.co.uk/ There's a video of the game there. I just got it, so I have not tried it yet! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renmauzo | 1,201 Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 i picked up a few things from EB Games yesterday, like Scarlet Nexus and FFVII Remake Intergrade. I asked about the steelbook, and lo and behold, they had 1 left behind the counter! What surprised me was the free (new) copy of Ghost Recon Breakpoint which seemed like a pretty random promo item o_0? Well, I really enjoyed the Ghost Recon games on original XBOX when they came out, so I'll give it a go. I also picked up my Mario Golf pre-order, and I am oh-so-looking-forward to playing this game. Today was too busy, but Sunday is looking like the perfect time to dive in. Today, my sister - who set up the deal -, my nephew, my son and I took an afternoon trip to another part of the island to pick up Mario's Picross, a game I've been looking for for a wile. It's really slim pickings here in P.E.I, so I was really surprised to see someone selling a properly complete copy of the game. We had a fun outing, stopped at a diner, tried a local ice cream place, and I knocked another game off my short list. Sunday is shaping up to be all golf and puzzles Later all! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a_profile_name | 230 Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 Haven't been here for some time. Here is what I added the last couple of months. Finally done getting the manuals for all the loose carts I have 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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