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  1. Mr. Nutz - I didn't realize this one was on the list till I had finished it. Surprisingly good platformer. It's basically "Great Value" Castle of Illusion, but it does refine the controls a bit and places more of a focus on the projectile attack. Worth checking out if you've gone through the A-tier stuff on the system. Also there's a level called "Frozen Nutz".
  2. Bubsy in: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind - Completed. This one was a bit tougher than I was expecting. It's very easy to get tilted and your lives will just start melting away ( you get 9 to start and 0 continues, but you can find a handful of continues hidden in the levels ). It is fun to gain momentum and go flying around everywhere, but doing so is a coin flip at best as you're guaranteed to eventually run into an enemy or hazard ( Bubsy is a one-hit KO ). Cool Spot - also completed. I went back after finding out about the contest ( finish on Difficult mode + get all of the UNCOLA letters without using a continue and you get a screen that tells you to take a picture of your TV or w/e and send it to the address listed ), but unfortunately there must be different versions out there and I just got the stock ending. Not the greatest platformer in the world but not bad either.
  3. Contra: Hard Corps beaten. I think this was the "best" ending although there are 2-3 endings that seem tougher to get. I'm not sure if the wolf is the best character, but he can take out enemies pretty quickly with his charge move. Needless to say it's a great game. Final Zone - I remember thinking the cover was really cool when I was a kid but I think that's where my affinity towards it ended so I guess that was a lesson learned. It has a somewhat intricate dual-gun system, but you'll only ever really need like 1-2 of them and it seems like you do the most damage just crashing into enemies. I beat it on Easy ( for shame ) but I don't think too much changes between the modes.
  4. McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure is in the bag (er Happy Meal box). It's more like proto Dynamite Headdy with Ronald McDonald and co shoehorned in vs. being a full-fledged game ( there are only 4-5 short stages ). There is a very random sequence where you transition from being on a train to total darkness and when the lights come back there are bunny ballerinas ( dancing to Swan Lake ) which you have to use as platforms. I kind of wish they had saved that bit for Dynamite Headdy.
  5. Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness beaten ( at least with Cornell / the first playthrough ). Kinda just randomly started playing this one in the morning. It might be a bit rough around the edges, but I still think it's the best 3D Castlevania. The balance of platforming and combat in CV64 and LOD feels more unique and closer to classic Castlevania than the other efforts.
  6. Atomic Robo Kid - Strange little shmup. Has branching paths at different points, but I don't think it changes too much. I had rented this one as a kid and hadn't really revisited it till now. It's not very difficult ( especially if you use the ability to shoot through walls ) but you kinda need to be set up with the correct power-ups going into the last boss ( 2+ shields, main laser upgrade, and the speed upgrade, could maybe get away with less tho). I kept killing the shop keeper my first times few the game as he's just a little robo dino guy that pops up on the screen with no real indication he's helpful. Was gonna give The Adventures of Batman and Robin a go, but that game is tough and I haven't played it much in the past so there's no muscle memory or other knowledge to rely on so it would be a project.
  7. Chakan - Hard Mode ( didn't seem too different from easy aside from your hit points being halved). This game is made way more difficult by the spotty hit detection, especially the non-sword weapons. If anyone tries to play this just be forewarned that the 2nd set of stages are pretty brutal, especially the Volcano ( if you land on 2 overlapping platforms you'll glitch through them and fall into lava ) and Dragonfly portions ( no tips for those, steel yourself I guess lol, they are essentially a labyrinthian buzz wire game where you're constantly harangued by flying bugs and off-screen enemies that can shoot you). It's a cool game in spite of being somewhat rough around the edges. I liked the atmosphere/vibe enough to press on and see it through to the end.
  8. Yeah, I had to practice it a bit with save states to have a chance and then went back and did a normal run. I think I was trying to use World of Longplays as a guide but those are tool-assisted in a lot of cases and one of the moves they do isn't really viable ( at least it wasn't for me ).
  9. Welp, some good news, at least one of the buyers ( I believe it was for one of the first 2 listings, not the most recent auction ) stumbled across the Reddit post and was able to get a refund (props to final fight CD for the suggestion ). The seller also changed their name from redturtleraph to nostalgiasales.
  10. Thanks for the thorough breakdown. I’m in a fever-dreamish state I didn’t want to throw this seller under the bus under those conditions without confirmation. On the last point, I think you could apply that to the state of the box as well, it’s missing what seems to be some common wear amongst authentic boxes. Another strike against them is I was able to find the original listings for the receipts and the giraffe stickers they used. It would be nice if there was a way to contact the buyers from May, but I can’t think of any off the top of my head. Getting the current listing nixed immediately might not be the best approach either.
  11. Thanks for the responses. I’m a bit under the weather so I’ll check back hopefully later today. Didn’t want to throw anyone under the bus ( too late I guess ), but I’ll maybe share more after checking some more known authentic boxes. Hopefully a few more takes roll in.
  12. I'm not really sure what the point of this post is going to be, but this Earthbound Big Box popped up on my feed and it's, umm, interesting. Earthbound Big Box ONLY NO RESERVE TOYS R US | eBay I'm no expert or anything, but comparing the color / print quality on this box to an authentic one, it seems clearly inferior / off. I guess you could chalk it up to sun fading or some sort of variance ( doubtful, I know ). I'm pretty sure there's a more obvious "tell" ( likely more than that )without doing the comparisons, but if the pics were angled a bit differently this one might pass. I looked through the seller's history and they had other EB boxes sold: EarthBound Big Box & Tray (Super Nintendo 1995) NO RESERVE Snes 45496830434 | eBay Due to the photos, this one looks a bit more passable and the color seems better, although it might just be the way the pics were taken ( lower light idk ). And another: Earthbound box and tray only Super Nintendo SNES Toys R Us NO RESERVE | eBay So someone takes a fake box, does some "relicing", going as far as adding a Toys R Us bag, price/store stickers, receipts, and beating it up slightly. IIRC I made a similar topic back when NA was around and a few people chimed in. I bought one of the repro boxes myself back in the day just to be able to compare / be aware of what was out there. I'm not personally interested in this at this point, but given people are potentially being ripped off to the tune of $1-1.5k, I thought it might be something worth posting ( 2 of the previous buyers left positive FB on the boxes they bought ). I'm kind of preaching to the choir as far as this forum is concerned, I imagine everyone does their due diligence and whatnot prior to buying stuff but just doing a quick search there weren't exactly a lot of resources on comparing authentic vs fake EB boxes ( perhaps with good reason ). So if you are in the market for one of these, I would advise trying to find some high-quality photos of known authentic boxes and comparing to both the listing photos and, if you purchase one, when you receive it. There seems to be at least a few things the repro makers are missing, but between all of the "window dressing" with things like receipts and whatnot, non high-quality pics, lighting, etc, it can be difficult to discern between fake/real. EDIT: Originally had this in the form of a question or something when I was typing it up but mods can move to the general forum if that works better.
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