killerkobra

I would have to say the non linear Castlevania games ( refuse to use the term Metriodvania) Very satisfying uncovering 100% of the Castle.

With out a doubt, Castlevania is my favorite franchise. I fell in love with it the first time I laid eyes on the box art for Castlevania II Simons Quest at my cousins house in the early 90s. I just could not believe there was a video game where the end boss was Dracula. That blew my mind as a 5 year old kid. I have adored the series ever since. I am a fanboy, I admit it. Love the Castlevania's on N64 and Judgment on Wii... so ya...

Thanks for the info! Yeah I recall back then it was a lot easier to find these. The only site I could find was, https://www.ocdreproductions.com/

Continued to get some new shirts that fit and these do just perfect

I asked a similar question last week but didn't quite get the answers I was looking for so I figured I'd post again but being more clear. Years ago back in the NintendoAge days I felt like there was a number of people or online shops that made really nice reproductions/hacks products including carts, boxes and manuals. Would be great to get some recommendations for these types of products nowadays. I am def out of touch. Ironically Battle Kid got me into the retro scene back in 2010. I was really into this stuff but lost interest after a bit. As an example here are some carts I had made, way back when..

Finally a new shirt that fits me good

As the title says, where is the preferred place to purchase homebrews, repros, translations, hacks etc. I have not bought these types of content for many years. Was curious if there was a preferred site or vendor. I was referred to a Facebook Group "Retro Gamer Store" for some Dreamcast items this morning and I made some purchases. I am primarily looking for Castlevania stuff ATM.

Yeah and good guy. Been chatting all morning on FB Messenger ha ha

Well.... that escalated quickly... Just bought these ha ha. Thanks a million @RpgCollector

Same ha ha

I remember getting a Dreamcast just for this game. Oh how I was crushed when it got cancelled. I was a MASSIVE fan of the N64 Castlevania's so I was really looking forward to this game. This is one of the actual ads for it that had me so F'n hyped!!! (took me forever to find this ad in my magazine collection to get a pic ha ha, I knew I had it)

Bump, still looking for any Castlevania items

I was curious if anyone knew of any physical release for Castlevania Resurrection for Dreamcast. I am well aware that I could make my own but I was hoping there was a nice release made by a reputable company/person that I could purchase. Thanks

It was not hard at all to track them down ha ha. A reputable company bought out the art from the studio itself and has been selling them. As far as I can tell just season 1 so far.

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I finally got a round to opening up all the packages I got over the course of 2 months. I was working long hours on a long job... Thank the gods thats over! Castlevania CRAZY! CV III JAP - is complete (and gorgeous) CV CoD - Sealed CV LoS2 - Sealed Kellogs Cards - non winners ha ha I went a little overboard on buying original pencil art from the Netflix Castlevania Anime F'ing love that show and cannot wait for Nocturne!!! I am always looking for Castlevania items!!!

SOTN is in the books! Was playing a little bit over the course of like 3 months ha ha. Wonderful game.

Final beat Castlevania III Draculas Curse I went with Grant

This is very true lol. Jan-June is hell at work. So once that blows over I plan to tackle this list during the summer.

I just wanted to throw out an ad for any and all Castlevania items from all regions including; video games, posters, guides, action figures etc. Be warned I do have a large collection already so I might not be open to everything. I am always looking to upgrade condition on items, so feel free to pm me what you have and we can go from there. I live in Canada so please keep that in mind.

I have had this since the early 2000's. In gorgeous condition as shown by the photos. Especially interested in a Sealed Castlevania (N64) and Castlevania Legacy of Darkness (N64). I am also interested in all Castlevania items. Castlevania Castlevania Castlevania I am located in Canada

When I moved in 2013, I bought all these green totes on a summer sale for $3 CAN each at Home Depot. - I made sure to put all the lesser valued items on the bottom and the higher value items on top. I also made sure I didn't fill them too much since I would be stacking them and didn't want anything getting crushed, so there was a buffer zone. -I took good pictures of what I was putting in and numbered the totes themselves, I did this to make unpacking a lot easier. I knew where everything was by doing this. I did not unpack right away so it was very helpful. This system work perfect. I have zero issues and zero damage to anything.

Pickups from yesterdays 20th NintendoAge Edmonton Meetup!

Sadly, this is the last Kijiji Tale I had written during my original venture. It was the craziest experience I had in my opinion. You can be the judge though, enjoy. All of my previous Kijiji Tales revolved around traveling out on Adventures. However, not all Kijiji Tales are about traveling out and about. This Tale was a rarer case, were I did a deal at home. I usually never ever did deals from my house but from time to time, I did. This Tale began in the work lunchroom before shift began. I had a repetition as the “Video Game Guy”. I am sure many of you have that title at your jobs also. So my buddy asked me if I could get him some PS2 kids games for his daughters. He was a bit older and not very tech savvy so I did not hesitate to help him. I made a “Wanted” ad right after he asked me and I got a hit on it right away. The person that replied said he had an excellent lot of kid-orientated games for PS2. He was very open to conversation and mentioned he was a collector himself that was very into GBA. The PS2 lot he offered was dirt-cheap so I agreed to setup a deal with him later in the week. Unfortunately, shortly after I had severely pulled a muscle in my lower back playing ball hockey. I was barely able to walk around the house. Having a physical job, I had stayed home from work for a few days to rest. I reluctantly I asked him to do the deal at my house. I was in no condition to be driving around town because of the pain in every breath I took. He had no issue coming to my place however. I never liked it when people came over to my house do deals but I figured he was a fellow collector. What the heck, what could possibly go wrong? The evening of the deal eventually came. It was very cold and dark out already, I was home alone resting in bed. The doorbell rang and I hobbled down the stairs to answer it. I opened the door to see a hulking man about 6’4” pushing 300lbs. I invited him in to get out of the icy weather. Having opened the door for countless people in my life, I assumed he would walk in close the door behind himself. I crept to the handrail on my staircase for support; I grabbed it and held on trying to ease the pain. He walked in like a robot, put the two massive bags on games down on the floor and then knelt down in front of me. He was dead silent. Watching him, I thought he was un-lacing his shoes or Velcro or ??? Then all the sudden without warning he violently collapsed backwards, his head crashing into my front door with a massive SONIC BOOM slamming it shut. I was absolutely dumfounded! I just stood there in complete shock looking at him slumped in my entryway. His neck was crammed in the corner. I spouted out "Oh Shit! Are you okay man?" He was silent for a few seconds that felt like an eternity and then his lips slowly began to move "Yes…. just pull me out of this corner so I can breathe." He mumbled. So now I am standing thinking WTF is going on and my back is completely shot and now I gotta pull this massive dude out of the corner so he can breathe??? With all the strength I could muster, I grabbed his completely limp arm and pulled him out of the corner straightening his head and neck to open his airway. My back being in intense pain, I kept asking if he needed an ambulance and kept reassuring me "no no I am fine" As you can imagine, I was ultra-confused at this point because he was completely lifeless except the fact he could speak perfectly normal. Therefore, I awkwardly stood there until he sat up and started to explain what just happened. "Sorry I have narcolepsy and I just had a fit, happens when I meet someone new, get nervous or excited. Stuff like that" Obviously, this all made sense now but I didn't know how to react. I just tried to be as cool and polite as possible. After a few minutes, he was finally able to sit up. He sat there and began to tell me his whole story. I could not help but like the guy. He eventually stood up and made a complete recovery. We continued chatting after he gathered his marbles and I offered to show him my collection in the basement. As it turns out, he was a really nice guy who absolutely loved GBA. When we entered my game room basement, he walked right past my NES and SNES collection (which I was proud of at the time) for the GBA stuff. We continued chatting about the love of the hobby. After the tour was coming to an end, he mentioned he had brought some additional items if I was interested. It turned out to be a major score when he pulled out a “like new” CIB GBA Micro Famicom Edition and CIB Oracle of Ages and Seasons. I am not to sure if he really wanted to sell me the Micro Famicom but he eventually did along with the Zelda games. I was extremely happy with getting those 3 items. I actually kept in touch with him a while after the deal through email but sadly we eventually lost touch. It was the most bizarre incident I ever had to deal with on Kijiji to date. Thank you to all that have read Kijiji Tales to this point. It was a fun experience sharing these stories and talking about the crazy experiences I had. I plan to continue Kijiji Tales, retelling past experiences. Although the upcoming entries will be less crazy and focus more of the more “normal” deals I did. The trouble will be having to recall them from memory ha ha. So there will be no time line for upcoming entries. Thanks again, killerkobra

Thanks man! It really was a labor of love. It is taking a bit to get used to. It is kind of bizarre, have the space opened up like it is now. I am loving it. Now I gotta clean up the rest of the basement, the arcade area needs a major revamp now!