GreenKoopa

November 13, 2021

6 hours ago, Tanooki said:

@GreenKoopa Nice job. Also I'd note, the download only isn't, that is if you get it from overseas where it's on a card. It's a nice selection too, but if you go that route, you're in, because it will NOT work with the US release so be sure to get the volumes you want from the same region. Over there it's not a box with a piece of paper, it's a real card based copy.

Just to confirm, are you saying there a US Physical release, with Cart, of Namco Archives Vol 1 and 2? If so, I wasnt able to find one online, after a quick google only.

Yes, I can add that DLC isn't compatible with overseas Carts.

November 13, 2021

Hi All.

I've created a summary table below of the Nintendo Switch Namco Museum options. The Wikipedia article was useless. Hope this helps others out there .

Essentially, I've used the Japanese version as the basis of comparison.

Namcot Collection (Japan and Asia English)	Namco Museum Archive 1	Namco Museum Archive 2	Namco Museum Arcade Pac
Physical Cart and DLC - (DLC only for JPN, HK & KOR)	Download Code Only in box (UK, EU, Aus) Download Card only (EU, US)	Download Code Only in Box (EU, UK, Aus) Download Card Only (EU, US)	Physical Cartridge (EU, UK, Aus, US)
Pac-Man	PAC-MAN		Pac-Man
Galaga			Galaga
The Tower of Druaga	The Tower of Druaga		The Tower of Druaga
Battle City		Battle City
Star Luster
Family Jockey
Yokai Dochuki
Dragon Spirit	Dragon Spirit: The New Legend	Galaga
Mendel Palace (Quinty)		Mendel Palace
Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti	Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti		Splatterhouse
Pac-Man: Championship Edition (Famicom Arrange Version)	PAC-MAN Championship Edition
Galaxian	Galaxian
Mappy	Mappy
Warpman
Pac-Land
Valkyrie no Boken: Toki no Kai Densetsu
Dragon Buster	Dragon Buster
Family Circuit
Shell Saurs Story
Rolling Thunder		Rolling Thunder	Rolling Thunder
Keru Naguuru
Xevious	Xevious
The Tower of Babel
Metro Cross
Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei
Family Pinball
Dig Dug	Dig-Dug		Dig Dug
Sky Kid	Sky Kid		Sky Kid
The Quest of Ki
King of Kings
Namco Classic II
		Mappy-Land (Console sequel to Mappy)
		Gaplus
		Dig Dug II
		Dragon Buster II (Yami no Fuin)
		Legacy of the Wizard (Dragon Slayer IV)
		Pac-Land
		Super Xevious
			Galaga '88 (Galaxian 3)
			Pac-Man Vs.
			Rolling Thunder 2
			Tank Force
			Pac Man Championship Edition 2 plus
Notes:
Pac-man to Pac-man CE = Physical Cart
Galaxian to Keru Naguuru = DLC 2
Xevious to NAMCO Classic II = DLC 3

August 30, 2021

Really thankful this video came to light, which has saved from from HA dealings. I was a little suspicious of HA sale prices and thankfully never bought into their false hype.

A couple of years back, I was looking at buying an original Garfield comic for the nostalgia. The creator of Garfield, Jim Davis, was selling off his original work when it was being hand drawn, from the 70s to 2000s. He had recently stopped selling it on his website and instead move to heritage auctions.

These comic strips were selling for $1000 to $2000. To put this is in perspective, you can buy an original marvel comic cover artwork drawing usually in the $1500 to $7000 range, some for much more. Non-covers for less. Marvel and DC comic are in the mainstream, courtesy of Big Bang Theory and the Hollywood movie being pumped up. But Garfield comics?

According to the article below the average Garfield artwork was estimated to be worth $500, and even that would be an exaggeration in my opinion... unless I'm underestimating the Garfield love out there!

https://news.justcollecting.com/jim-davis-original-garfield-artwork-archive-heritage-auctions/

Ps. I haven't looked at prices recently on HA, so maybe early sales went for more due to initial demand. HA have a price history section, but I can't be bothered making an account to verify my suspicions.

July 19, 2020

Thanks for sharing.

During this corona virus period, some people stocked up on hand sanitizer, others toilet paper, but you made the wise choice and stock piled samurai nes - smart choice!

July 16, 2020

This Lego nes console is awesome. However, I would never buy it because if I wanted to display a nes console I would display the real thing, not a Lego model. Especially when display space is limited.

July 13, 2020

I bought the Japanese version while in Japan last year. It has English subtitles. Can't recall if the voice is changeable to English. I haven't had a chance to play it properly yet. Could be an alternative to the Asia version.

June 18, 2020

Thanks for sharing everything so far.

I have a soft spot for hand drawn art, 70s/80s style.

I also can't across this in my search. Never heard of this game before, but cool cover.

June 17, 2020

On 6/13/2020 at 11:00 PM, ThePhleo said:

Midnight Club (PS2)

Super Mario Kart (SNES)

Top Gear (SNES)

Cruis’n USA (N64)

But one of the best covers of all time for racing games has to be Burnout Paradise.

That burnout paradise cover is great. Very cool artistic flair to it!

June 13, 2020

Hi all,

What are some of your favourite racing/car video game box art, poster, promotional merchandise or anything of the like?

My research so far:
1. The getaway pinball game backglass (translite)
2. Super hq 2 Sega genesis box art cover (Japan)
3. Daytona usa Sega saturn (usa)

4. NES rad racer box art (nostalgia)

I need some cool pieces for my upcoming garage project.

Thanks

June 6, 2020

I'm in the minority here, but xenoblade chronicles on switch is so highly rated. I played through the whole game and found it quite boring in terms of game play, especially the combat system. The graphics and music are great though and the game has a charm and it, but this won't compensate for average game play.

Not sure if most are bewildered by the graphical animation of the female characters, given their generous.... assets?

June 6, 2020

When this was discussed on NA a long time back, someone had posted the link to a famous comic book collection and the story behind. I can't recall its name. Can someone please post it in this thread. Thanks.

May 27, 2020

Hi all,

I recently purchased NES tennis and Excitebike in decent condition, without cartridges. I want to find cartridges with the correct variants to match. Note: these are PAL A.

Refer links below for images:

NES Tennis

https://imgur.com/gallery/J6XQ5Q7

NES Excitebike

https://imgur.com/gallery/4YVjadi

Thanks

May 20, 2020

I think a database is a great idea. However, we should concentrate on one console only at a time. Get it well established, before moving onto the next. Makes the task less daunting for everyone.

May 17, 2020

Hi All,

I noticed today that the general collectors forum has exceed 10k posts - awesome achievement.

This got me thinking of the old and now defunct NA site, so I went over to check it out. ust the usual stuff, the infrequent post followed a recommendation to join vgs.

So, I decided to check out their blog to see if they're actually made any announcements and came across a message for the Game Value Now beta release.

https://blog.gocollect.com/gamevaluenow-beta-release/

Thoughts?

April 26, 2020

Ever since covid lockdown, Ive been selling stuff on ebay that's been sitting there for a while now.

Working from home, Ive been saving a lot of money. For those that still have a job, this means a lot more disposable income to spend. While some will be holding it as saving, eventually, people splash out a little.

Given the above, I think it will be a slight short term increase of video game prices.

March 19, 2020

On 3/18/2020 at 7:42 PM, Rudybegga said:

Anyone know anything about the Nickelodeon ps2? I only know what I read on the "console variants" website. That between 1 and 50 were made. I've got it in my collection and don't know too much about its desirability or value.

How did you come across this console?

February 14, 2020

Death squared on switch is very rare, Australian and USA copy. They want for AUS$500 initially. There's a couple of copiess sitting at AUS$400, but there's been a random one sitting at AUS$200 for a while, but no one has bought it.

February 7, 2020

Hi All,

Was browsing on ebay and can't across one of these (no affiliation to eBay listing) :

https://www.ebay.com/itm/233487883641

Anyone seen one of these before and know the history?

Thanks

February 3, 2020

On 1/31/2020 at 4:19 AM, c0op3r said:

So I literally just got a few new items in from a Japan eBay seller, A few of the games I made sleeves for and a storage case that looks like the original Famicom Disk Kiosk

When I was collecting famicom, I wanted one of those cases so badly but could never find one at the price I wanted. After a quick check just now, seems like they keep going up in price!

January 7, 2020

5 hours ago, DoctorEncore said:

Stranger Things - The Palace

Thanks for that. After a quick google, supposedly the arcade name is a tribute to the 1983 movie Wargames, that has an arcade named "20 grand palace".

And, the arcade is still in operation today but known as Grinkers Grand Palace:

https://www.grinkers.com/default.aspx

January 7, 2020

5 hours ago, RH said:

Curious, why wouldn't you search for old photos of real locations? If I had the $$$, I'd love to make a man cave look like an old arcade from my childhood.

That's definitely another option.

January 7, 2020

4 hours ago, Br81zad said:

Galeria Arcade - T2: Judgement Day

Thanks for bringing this one up. Is Galleria the name of the shopping mall or the arcade? IRL, one of the shipping malls they used in T2 had galleria in the name.

January 7, 2020

Hi all,

I was recently searching arcade amusement centres as potential future man cave inspiration, including a feature display sign.

Just wondering if anyone knows the names of fictional arcade amusement centres from movies and tv shows? There's resources on the internet about arcade games in movies, but none about the names of the fictional arcade amusement centers they were within.

Please state the arcade amusement name and the movie / tv show and I'll compile a list.

Thanks!

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Arcade amusement name - Movie / TV show

20 grand palace - Wargames

Captain Blip's Zapateria - The Simpson's, Ep 381

Close Encounter - Robotech

Flynn's - Tron / Tron Legacy

Litwak's Family Fun Centre and Arcade - Wreck it Ralph

The Palace - Stranger Things

December 22, 2019

On 12/21/2019 at 1:31 AM, drxandy said:

No offense to the guy but if I won something last thing I would be doing is asking for more. No matter the item, but to ask for something questionably illegal is just wow.

Smokes aren't cheap.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.statista.com/chart/amp/15293/price-for-cigarettes-per-country/

Smokes are ridiculously expensive in Australia, hence why he asked to sneak in a pack.

If he gets caught, he won't get in trouble. He will have to pay tax on them.