hyrulevyse

11 minutes ago, fcgamer said:

So I'm currently doing this weightlifting program, it basically boils down to five days a week, one hour a day, with the weekends off.

I just started week seven this morning, but although I don't mind doing the exercises as much as when I first started back on week one, I still don't find lifting to be particularly enjoyable. 

It started making me wonder if some people actually do enjoy lifting weights

I'm with you, not a fan.  Feel the same way about purposeful aerobic work as well.  I love playing sports and doing outdoor whatever.  But just working on a treadmill or whatever is the worst.

pm'd

My personal favorite console as well, I was that one kid in the neighborhood you knew that had it in 1989.  This is actually an older pic, if you're collecting for the platform please arrange your cib's by color.

5 hours ago, Air Gio said:

Thank To Everyone  Wish Oscar  Was Here anyways its Good To See Friends  ,meet New People ,Enjoy Gaming ,Turbografx  is tha Best Ever ❤ 

Vidales?  He's on facebook groups and IG and things

Sorry to bump this, just going back through the old debates.  I voted for 64 but what I'm really here to find out is why people love 8 so much.  It's honestly my least favorite of the console releases (never played the handheld stuff).  I find the tracks boring (they do look great) and the item box distribution is the absolute worst.  They just don't help/hurt enough to make a difference.  Passing people and getting passed rarely happens short of someone making a colossal mistake.  And hell, even falling off the track is barely penal anymore.  I'm sure some would consider these plusses but it just doesn't have that 'first to worst' chaos potential of the previous games.

I gave it a 3.  I'd never deny it it's place in history but I was an intellivision kid and even then I thought Atari sucked.

Turbografx is the best, welcome sir.

Got a few extras to move along if anyone is interested.  Down to sell or trade, I'm into all sorts of stuff but minty NES/N64/Turbografx cib's are always interesting.  A few specific things I'm looking for are....  a cib of Bomberman Second Attack, cib of Giga Wing 2, as well as a sealed copy of Dungeon Explorer for the turbografx and Rondo of Blood for the pce but don't be afraid to send me your lists.  I'd also be willing to buy those if you have no interest in trading.

These are the rough values I have for these.  Have no clue about Gotcha Force as the only comp I'm aware of is a 9.6 A+ that sold for $4000 a month ago on facebook.  But one sale does not a market make.  Feel pretty good about the other ones but I'm open to discuss it.  

Gotcha Force  9.8 A+  SOLD

Mega Man 64  9.0 A+ SOLD

Lone Ranger  9.2 B+  SOLD

Blast Corps  7.5 A  $500

5 minutes ago, OptOut said:

Wait a second... I think we're looking at this all wrong! Why would any of our beloved, well respected community members stoop to making an alt account when they're already enrolled in the game... It's too risky...

BUT, who might DESPERATELY, DEEPLY desire to play, but he knows if he does it's an IMMEDIATE death sentence... If only there was a way to sneak in without the huge target on his back...

@North I got ya! Or, should I say... @Gloves!!!

I'm sure @Gloves would never use such an obvious alt name as one that clearly pays homage to his home country.  If you need someone I'll see if I can get my boy @Mittens to create an account and play.

Nice but the copy of super mario 3 sealed if in great shape is what brings the money.  If you can get people on board to consider it 'new' then you could get more but you're probably looking at $400 ish.

11 hours ago, Jeevan said:

anyone think of anyone else feel free to ping them, I mean I already pinged the others in the club......

anyone show interest in these things?  @hyrulevyse what are u thinking buddy?

Appreciate you checking in but sounds like it will be too much of a time commitment for me to participate.  Good luck to all, and may the odds be ever in your favor.

Sounds interesting.  How much time do you generally need to be able to devote to this each week?

1 hour ago, OptOut said:

I think what @hyrulevyse meant was that GRADING a CIB was less prevalent than sealed. Certainly, when compared to the relative availability of each category of condition, sealed games are hugely disproportionately more likely to be graded than CIB.

1 hour ago, VideoGameGradersLLC said:

Gotcha, makes sense. Now. I think that will change as more people enter the hobby as sealed games price out the masses CIB will become more popular due to relative affordability and availability. 

Sorry for being unclear.  Yes, this is exactly what I was saying.  Many people (myself included) have graded sealed games because well...to be honest I wasn't going to open them anyways with the money they command.  So since they were never going to be opened there's a 'might as well grade them' or at least a 'no harm in grading them' type of attitude.  CIB feels very different to me though, it just doesn't feel right for whatever that's worth.  But the larger point is that I know plenty of people that feel this way, people that have sent hundreds of games to wata/vga but have never done so with a cib.  

I'm sure the dollars they sell for is a big part of that.  Sealed nes games will eventually dry up and If cib versions of the sealed counterparts start bringing crazy money then I'm sure cib will follow suit.  But how long can a new business wait for that to happen (if it ever does)?  That's the most interesting difference/thing about this market to me compared to other collectibles.  There is no cheap version of Action 1 or Honus Wagner.  If you want it you need to pay big money for it.  But with games a sealed Super Mario 3 can sell for 150k while the same object sans shrinkwrap sells for $150?  That ratio seems severely skewed to me.

Also, you're correct I thought you were only grading the 30 black boxes and Zelda for whatever reason.  My apologies.

I don't know if we 'need' another grading company but depending on price I think there could be room for one.  For example I think Wata's lowest tier was $25 (for sealed) when they first started, and a plain old nes sized acrylic case costs $20 from CGA.  So I think there's a value proposition for people who buy cases like that merely to protect their games if you can be solvent in that neighborhood.

I get you'd want to start small, get the process down, make sure you can meet deadlines, etc..  but just grading black box and Zelda nes cib's seems too limiting to me.  Grading is already a pretty small part of the hobby and to keep it to just a handful of cib's (even to start) feels especially narrow.  Specifically because we're talking about cib, which isn't as prevalent as sealed.

Just responding to build my post count like everyone else.  Welcome!

I gave it a 7 for the 'more than a few games you like" description.  N64 library is terrible overall, just not nearly diverse enough.  But as others have said the top end of the library is excellent.  I'd honestly put the top 10 or games of this console against any other.

21 hours ago, Reed Rothchild said:

I have no idea what to give it.  Probably not something very flattering.  It had a hot start and some great games, but they were all ported to PS2 and Cube.

I definitely have about zero interest in playing or acquiring one in 2021.

edit: But I suppose none of that really matters.  I should score it strictly off the strength of the library.  I'll ponder it.

I also expect someone to take this post very personally, and let me know how WRONG I am. 

Yeah I think punishing it for the ports is unfair.  It does take away from the 'specialness' (definitely a word) of the console now but many of those never would've happened had the console been around for a full cycle.  But if you do want to punish it for the ports then you should probably also give it credit for the games that certainly would've been on it down the road.  Panzer Orta, Shenmue II,  HotD3, Toe Jam and Earl III, etc....

I gave it an 8 which (as someone who really enjoys it) feels like as high as it can realistically go.  Great arcade-y system with excellent fighters, shmups, etc... and even though they're always quickly surpassed in every era, the sports games were great as well.  Several quirky/unique games on the console that kind of set it apart from everything else, but ultimately this was a tweener system for most people that didn't stand a chance when the PS2 was released.  I think if this had more time going head to head with just the PS1 things could've worked out differently.......maybe.  The controller really is terrible.

Personal favorites would be Skies of Arcadia, Marvel vs. Capcom II, NFL 2K, Grandia II, Virtua Tennis, Power Stone, E.G.G., HotD2, and Mars Matrix.

And while I'm here.....finished dreamcast at the end of last year.

7 hours ago, SilverspoonGaming said:

Im pretty sure they dont open them.  Were talking VGA here, not WATA.  I got my 3DS back recently and it def was not opened.

Just depends.  If you see a qualified grade then they did open it, but if it's a 'new' grade then they didn't.......probably.  I say it that way because sometimes you'll see games/systems that were never sealed and still receive a standard new grade.  Not sure if those were sent in sealed cases or if it's just inconsistency on their part.

11 hours ago, Deadeye said:

@DiscoDave

Jealous of that KB Toys cabinet and red CRT 

Why thank you fellas, it's probably my favorite thing in the game room. 

welcome

Are you looking for anything specific on PC Engine or just a little bit of whatever?

10.  I fully expect this to pass OoT at some point in my greatest Zelda games ever.  All the little throwbacks to the previous games really make this one for me.  I love just looking at the map and seeing the names of different mountain ranges and lakes.  My biggest gripe would be that dying isn't penal at all and it's too easy in general.  I suppose since you can complete the game in any order they decided to make all of the divine beasts the same that way, but basically you're overpowered the second half of the game.

On 1/14/2021 at 6:48 AM, nesmaster14 said:

Image Fight on PC Engine.  Technically the first level begins after the 3rd level (the first three are considered training stages).  However, the kicker is, if your hit ratio is below a certain threshold (90% iirc), you get sent to a punishment level!  It literally looks like some guy just threw every sprite on screen at once, with lasers and homing missiles firing at you...

I was considering resetting the game at this point, but I pushed onward and managed to clear it somehow. I eventually made it to the final stage but the game became very stale at that point.  So, yeah, this is an introductory stage to the "real" levels of the game (if you miss the threshold). Brutal, lol.

I clicked on this topic just to post this one.  This shooter even saves your progress and power ups after each stage and I still can't beat it.