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You will be missed.

This was years ago. If we think back to all the games we sold back then compared to what they're worth now, we'd all go crazy.

I used to have one of these. I bought it at Target back in 2007 or so on clearance for $7.98. I had it sealed but a few years ago my daughter got to it and started unwrapping it. She just got a corner off but it wasn't "sealed" any more. I auctioned it off on NA shortly after. I think it went for $42.

@ZeldaFreak That Belmont's Revenge stage select is awesome. I own the game, but I don't think I've ever taken the time to actually listen to it. @nesmaster14 I know what you mean about that DOS game style. The lows sounds so good, but to me the highs can be too shrill, like metal scrapping. @acromite53 I think you are right, epic is the only way to describe that Turrican II title track.

My pick ups from GameStop last week: Good: Puyo Tetris 2 (new) $30 Better: Moving Out $10 Betterer: Pokemon Sword Plus Expansions (on the cart) $55 Even More Betterer: Psikyo Shooting Stars Alpha Collection (new) $27 Best: Go! Go! Hypergrind $0 I posted last month that I got a CIB Path of Radiance from GameStop for $110. Well, at some point after that, this CB copy of Hypergrind came in to the same store. GameStop doesn't sell it, so they can't take it as a trade in. I don't know the specifics as I haven't yet talked with the manager yet, but she tucked it away and it's been sitting in their drawer with my name on it for the past month waiting for me, free of charge. Yes she's awesome and yes I'm going to get her a "thank you" gift.

You're right, my mistake. Ikaruga was more expensive but I remember it came with a model ship and other goodies, but I did miss/not really care about the other releases.

I'm not sure, what's going on here. I don't think any Nicalis game has been $60 before. I've purchased quite a few on release and they were all $40. I think it's been almost 2 years since their last physical release, and Edmund McMillen said he wouldn't be doing any more business with them after the accusations came out about the CEO. The only reason this game is still being released is because he said it was too fall along in production to pullout. So I wonder if Nicalis is either hiking the price to (1) try and squeeze more money out of fans knowing they'll pay more or (2) screw with McMillen out of spite.

Yes.

Day 1 (Intro) - Batman: Prologue [NES] Solid music composed by Naoki Kodaka but I really just wanted to point out how good all the toms sound in the drum rolls. Day 2 (Title) - Xenoblade Chronicles: Main Theme [Wii] Credit to contributing composer Yoko Shimomura. It's a slow burn but the swelling music along with the shifting landscape of the title screen is still mesmerizing. Day 3 (Menu) - SNES Classic Menu Theme [SNES] I'm not sure who to credit this with. It's bouncy and fun, sounds like a more contemporary Nintendo composition, not very SNESy. Day 4 (Heroic) - Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap: The Last Dungeon [NSW/PS4/X1] The original music from the Master System was composed by Shinichi Sakamoto, but I do prefer the arranged version done here by Michael Geyre for current gen consoles. Day 5 (Forest/Jungle) - Animal Crossing: Forest Life [GC-NSW] This track has been in practically every Animal Crossing release but I'm not sure who composed it. And with lyrics this relatable, how can you not love it. Day 6 (Game I Don't like) - Micro Machines: Title [GEN] I've never found a top down racer that I liked, especially this one that doesn't have any in race music. This right here is the best part of the game in my opinion. Day 7 (Rock) - John Madden Football: Title [GEN] REMIX HUT HUT HUT HUT. Glorious use of audio samples by Rob Hubbard. TU-TU-TU-TOUCHDOWN! Day 8 (Educational) - Pokemon: Typing Adventure: Boss Battle [DS] Learning to type has never sounded so intense. Credit to composer Masaharu Iwata. Day 9 (Games After 2010) - River City Girls: Bully [PS4/X1/NSW] I played this game when it first came out an didn't realize some of the music had vocal lyrics. The synthwave sound was such a great surprise. Megan McDuffee was not only the composer, but also sings on the track. Day 10 (Underrated) - Spanky's Quest: Tower 5 [GB] Music is pretty upbeat for the kind of puzzle platformer it is. It might just be me but I hear a lot of musical inspiration for multiple NES games. Composed by Hiroyuki Iwatsuki Day 11 (Skies/Seas) - Balloon Fight: Bonus Round [NES] Not much to say, but another classic from Hip Tanaka. Day 12 (Never Played) - Air Management: Europe [PSX] The game is a Japan only updated version of Aerobiz, which I have never played either. The CD audio really ratchets up the compositions Taku Iwasaki. Day 13 (Unreleased) - SimCity: City [NES] Another beautiful composition from Soyo Oka (Super Mario Kart, Pilotwings), and I'm a sucker for a waltz. Day 14 (Ambience) - Fable: Summer Fields [Xbox] One of my favorite gaming experiences from that stage in my life and a still enchanting soundtrack from Russell Shaw. Day 15 (Boss) - No Straight Roads: Sayu [PS4, X1, NSW] Composed by James Landino with lyrics by Nikki Simmons. Another great track with singing, which is a current trend I'm enjoying but it's not as successful as with River City Girls. While RCG has some grunts here and there during battles, the audio levels are adjusted so they don't cover up the music. Here, the characters spout one liners with every jump and attack and completely overpower the music, which is too bad considering how music is a center figure of the game.

@bowser Pokemon Missingno version?

I asked my wife what she wanted for dinner, she said anything with stuffing, so I made this chicken stuffing casserole. Here it is pre Sriracha.

Missed it

@Andy_Bogomil Well I'm glad that in talking to you about not being able to find a game on sale, @Reed Rothchildand I both bought more Switch games on sale.

I'm not sure why, but here's MK8 and NSMBU bundled together on Amazon for $60. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07WRKFXBK/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&th=1&linkCode=sl1&tag=sec2002-20&linkId=0510e7c769ab4a94ae60984245248841

I've always thought of collecting stuff like this (R-Zone, GAME.COM, N-Gage, etc...) but I can't justify it past the kitschy factor.

There's one too hands in this photo, but just the right amount of Hans.

I had this last week on OfferUp. Guy had a Wii with wii sports and wii resort, 2 motion plus controllers and a couple other games for $40. Nothing crazy but a decent deal. I contacted him around 8pm and he said we could meet at 1pm the next day. The next day I was getting ready to meet and checked the listing again only to find it had been sold. This was an hour before we were supposed to meet and the seller never contacted me. I messaged him to confirm our meet up, think maybe he just ended the listing so he wouldn't get any more messages (doubtful), but he just said, "Sorry bro, I sold it already." I just said ok, but was thinking, "You set the meet time, I could have met earlier, and were you just going to ghost me?". It's too bad you can't leave negative feedback on interactions like these. Day after that, the same lot is listed by a different person, minus the wii sports and resort games for $60.

No snow here, just 65° and sunny. The family and I just got back from a hike rocking the shirt they made me for father's day 2 years ago. It's my favorite piece.

I finally got around to fixing the screen. I'd never attempted this before, so it was a bit nerve wracking. It took a couple minutes but I was able to get all the lines working again at 200° C. I probably could have gone a little hotter but didn't want to melt anything. I never took a picture of the screen before but the far left 7/8 lines were out and here's the results.

OK, I swore he already died a year or two ago. Is that just me?

Thanks, I wasted so much ink and photo paper sheets trying to dial in thecoverproject.net artwork. I also put in the GB Kirby (with manual) that @Richardhead picked up but that one still had some edge fading for some reason.

Only one of my weekly thrift store stops had anything worthwhile, but it's a good one. Resort was $5 (always down to pick up a cheap copy) and MGS was $10 and mixed in with the movies, almost didn't catch it. Not sure what happened to the first disc, but it boots up fine.

Hopefully that Wave Race fits into your collection well, I was pretty proud of how that one turned out.

It has always be a ~$30 game complete, but since it's a niche title that isn't garbage, it's been slowly creeping up to $50+.

How much was that Style Savvy? That's been on my list for a long time, still haven't found a good deal on it.