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40 minutes ago, DefaultGen said:

Bidding on this went up to 225k or so in the last 5 minutes then someone BIN'd it for 500k (~$5k USD)  It's been sitting with no bids in the 200-300k range until he finally open auctioned it.

What the hell is this exactly?

Oh it's real.  Iconic game and only one of five in that grade known to exist.  

4 hours ago, Estil said:

You got it.  I have the whole set backed up onto my laptop as well.

Great.  I am happy it worked out for you.  Let me know if you come across any roms that don't work properly.  It was impossible to test them all.

8 hours ago, Sumez said:

Why play the originals first when you have the PS1 versions? I'd really like to know. Normally I'm a proponent of "original versions" of games, just to see where they came from, but the PS1 remakes of these games are done so tastefully that I don't see them doing anything that upsets the balance of the MegaCD ones. With the same logic I'd also say if you have the GBA versions of FF5 or 6, it's a perfectly fine idea to play them before the SNES originals.

I enjoy playing the originals on original hardware.  I like to see / experience exactly what it would have been like to play the game in the 80s or 90s.

10 hours ago, Estil said:

Well I've had it for almost a year now and the way it works is you use a (micro) SD card to hold your games.  I use a 512 GB one.

Ok cool.  So was that HDD full of US PS1 roms ever useful to you?  I assume you are transferring those roms off the HDD onto your SD card.  Just curious.  It was hard to get the full US library onto one HDD.  There are a ton of US PS1 games. 

On 5/22/2021 at 10:07 PM, Estil said:

So I just recently found out about the two supposedly classic/legendary RPGs from the Sega CD and I was wondering if anyone here has any expereince with them and if so, given my past RPG preferences, would I probably like these?  And should I do the original Sega CD versions first (I can use the Mega Everdrive Pro) or just forget them and do the PS1 versions (I can use the PSIO equipped PS1)?  Besides the anime cut scenes what other differences are there from SCD vs PS1?

PS: Since these originally came on the Sega CD (and for the PS1 versions on 2-3 discs) and not the regular ol' GEN like the Phantasy Star series, should I expect these to be much bigger in scope?

Hey Estel, it seems you finally got your PSIO up and running.  Were you able to use that HDD with every PS1 game ever?  If so how do the roms work?

Play the originals first.  Then play the PS1 versions if you really loved them and want to run them again.  Best part about playing on the Sega CD is you can just burn them via a CDR and play.  No copyright protection on Sega CD. 

Maybe a promo copy released for people involved with the making of the movie or at a screening of it?

33 minutes ago, Code Monkey said:

I don't understand the problem. I sit on boards of multiple technology companies, is that a conflict of interest? Of course other members of the hobby are going to be advisers to other companies, they have incredible knowledge of the business which is valuable to other businesses. If I owned eBay, it might be beneficial for Wata to reach out to me as an adviser as well, it could help them with their listings.

I also don't see the issue with Jeff being involved with Wata, what's bad about that? He bought a bunch of games, had them graded and sold them at market value. It is confusing why the SEC Would get involved at all though, what's that about? Wata has nothing to do with securities nor exchanges.

I also don't understand how being on the board of one company and being an adviser to another company makes both companies the same company. That would mean Mr. Lube and Boston Pizza are the same company because Jim Treliving is on both boards.

It seems Jeff was somehow involved when WATA filed for incorporation.  You have to list certain info when you file but I didn't know WATA was a public company.  Don't think they are so not sure why the SEC is involved.  People with more knowledge here can speak on that. 

It just seems shady to me that Heritage is "advising" WATA and Jeff possibly has some involvement with WATA as a company as per the SEC filings.  It seems like a racket to me.  IDK call me crazy.  This was all talked about before.  There was also an article about how one of these owners/advisors were previously linked to a coin grading scam.  I am trying to dig it up now.  I believe they got busted for it too.

Well what do I know anyways.  I would still use Heritage and WATA if I had a high end sealed game to sell.  Business is business.

16 minutes ago, Code Monkey said:

The 2 companies have nothing to do with one another, they're completely separate.

Wata used to send games to Heritage for you after grading them but no longer do that. Now you have to wait to get the game back and then send it to Heritage yourself.

I understand they are two different companies but isn't there some overlap on who sits on the board of both companies.  Like I could have sworn the guy who bought NintendoAge had his hand in both WATA and Heritage.  This is why the selling of Dain's collection at insane, graded prices, was so sketchy.  If true, don't you see the conflict of interest here?

" Jim Halperin, co-founder of Heritage Auctions, is an advisor to WATA Games, as is Josh Nathanson, the founder of ComicLink."

https://antiquesandauctionnews.net/articles/The-Rise-Of-WATA-Games-And-The-Mass-Speculation-Of-Factory–Sealed-Vintage-Video-Games/

Oh there is actually a whole thread on here about it...

I just keep getting a weird vibe a guy named Jeff Meyer is listed on the Wata SEC filing, if its the same Jeff Meyer who owns Go Collect and bought the “Carolina” collection and NA and is selling that collection on Clink and HA. Am I over reading into it? Or does it feel like a big conflict of interest. Maybe just a different Jeff Meyer.  Gut check here people. Now Go Collect is sponsoring video game conventions. I totally get the capitalist fervor. Gotta respect the hustle!

Maybe someone with better knowledge of corporate structure and such can educate me. 

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1711064/000171106418000002/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml

Just now, Code Monkey said:

Heritage also doesn't grade games.

I thought if it was a high enough value game they would cover the costs of getting it WATA graded.  They are practically the same company anyway.  Like with that person that found the black box Mario game in their drawer.  I don't think they got it graded first then sent it into Heritage.

I should have known better.  He isn't really a close friend as I met him at a game convention and we have been texting back and forth now for years.  Similar thing happened when someone told me they had a Sony / SNES CD proto system.  That was a funny thread on the old NintendoAge.  I am so gullible.  I will update if/when this guy ever sends me pics.  He says he will.  Let's see.  Thanks.

Just now, doner24 said:

Earthbound was never sealed in plastic. 

Ok well then it seems he is a bullshitter.  Thanks for the info.

So I am trying to help a friend out.  He wants to sell his brand new sealed Earthbound in good condition.  Reason it is only good is that it has a rip in the plastic on the right corner.  I am waiting on pics but I trust him.  Let's see if he can actually produce the pics.  In the mean time I told him I would try and get a ball park market price for him.  Someone already offered him a trade worth of 5k in games and I told him to hold off for now.  I recommended he just send it in to Heritage and have them grade and sell it for him.  

Thoughts?

Thanks in advance.

Just now, G-type said:

He had a lot of enemies who might have wanted him dead. But he was also 75, with a history of mental problems, and family history of suicide, facing spending the rest of his life in prison... so it's not really that fishy.

I agree with this.  Good chance he offed himself.  Now Epstein....  that's a whole other story.

1 hour ago, Californication said:

That's the dude that moved out to an island to have young girls shit in his mouth.That guy was mental.

Oh that's the guy, yes.  I knew he sounded familiar.  I heard that story too.

1 hour ago, DefaultGen said:

Is Metroid Dread Special Edition going to be one of these BOTW Master Edition deals where it actually sells out immediately and they don't make more. I will be sad if that's the case.

Certainly seems like it.

1 minute ago, Gex said:

Fresh out of the repair shop, my originally sourced Turbografx 16 arcade JAMMA cabinet 
 

Holy shit.  I never even knew these existed TBH.  What games does it play?  What kind of monitor?  Is it an RGB arcade monitor?  Very cool.

44 minutes ago, koifish said:

I still don't know what they got out of it. A ruined website with frozen database? A tarnished web domain? I have no idea what the jewel was in that purchase. Or did they really want to buy the site and then run it on a new platform, thinking everybody would just go along with...whatever they had to offer (I honestly still don't know).

 

This has me curious too if anyone has a guide to the various other forums in which people discuss classic games. I don't know anything about Facebook or other social media, but I hear lately about people making transactions on FB marketplace or elsewhere that are much more amenable than those seen on online marketplaces.

They said they wanted the information to help identify variants, understand populations/rarity of games, gaming trends, etc.  Honestly I think the main thing they were after was Dain's entire physical game collection.  From what I understand, NA was just tossed in on top of everything else as an after thought.

I enjoyed Jedi Power Battles on PSX and Dreamcast.

Wow what a gem you have there.  Good luck with the sale.

On 4/28/2021 at 7:22 AM, a3quit4s said:

Assuming the new run with no controller, right?

They never had controllers with them.  Only the LE versions did.

Commodore 1702 for NES, JVC D-series for all other retro gaming and a Samsung 1080p lcd for original XBOX and above.  I am amazed at some OG XBOX games that run in 720p and 480p widescreen.  System was ahead of it's time.

I hear Neutopia is a good game.  I just beat Dragon Warrior 1.  Maybe I will jump on Neutopia next.