G2D Swapmeet Scavenge September-Now (11/13/13)

It took me nine days to finish this. And I almost certainly forgot multiple things of interest. I'll probably just start a second list if it turns out I neglected a bunch of stuff. You can call it lazy, I'll call it conveniently productive.

It's been too long since we did one of these, for better or worse. Based on the following, you'll probably be driven to conclude that it's for a bit of both.

We didn't buy a whole lot of gaming stuff, and not all of this was purchased this last weekend or in my presence, so I don't have all of the specifics that I would usually detail, but I wanted to cover some of the cool stuff we've obtained in the last few months, and so I will.

1.

Purchase:    Sega Dreamcast Console, Controller
Purchased by:     Stevie Jay
Year Released:     1999

Date Purchased:     Some time in the last two months. I think.

Other Significance:    The Dreamcast may not have the most significant library as far as quantity is concerned, and the same can probably be said regarding quality. Even still, there are a handful of exclusive games for this console that made this purchase a favorable option. Actually as far as Stevie Jay is concerned, all it needed was a version of Rush. As of this moment, I don't think he actually has any games for it, but apparently he was able to play music CDs with it, so more than likely it functions as would be desired for all of our purposes. Play-through suggestions anyone?

2.

Game:    The Legend of Zelda
Purchased by:     Anglerte
Platform:     NES

Year Released:     1986

Date Purchased:     September, at the Ventura Comic Con event. For more information, and if you're really adventurous, watch our video concerning it, which includes the purchasing of this game:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo7V9T8YyHU

Price:     10$ or something in that general vicinity 

Other Significance:     We have access to an NES, but until this Saturday, it was tucked away, smothered with dust and fairly useless. We did get around to cleaning it off and hooking it up however, and after a little difficulty with cleaning the cartridge, we confirmed that this game does indeed function properly. 

3. 

Game:     Rampage: World Tour
Purchased by:     Jburitto (for Anglerbe/Anglerte)
Price:     13$
Platform:     Nintendo 64
Year Released:     1998
Other Significance:     The box is thrashed. But hey, if you didn't already hear, it came with a box.

4.

Game:     Donkey Kong 64
Purchased by:    Anglerte
Price:     10$
Platform:     Nintendo 64
Year Released:  
Other Significance:    D.K. Kong. Donkey- I can't remember the rest. But Stevie Jay put over one-hundred hours into this game, so I can probably spare a few myself.

5.
Game: Turok 2: Seed of evil (Black)
Purchased by: Porpoisemonkey
Price: 3$
Platform: Nintendo 64
Year Released: Too long ago
Other significance: This game is super rare.

Because this is a collection of various purchases that we have made over the last few months, and because I don't have the same information that I usually would before making one of these posts, and additionally because on Sunday we made very few video-game purchases as a group, we don't have a video update to accompany this post. We will, however, be putting these things to use as soon as possible in regard to recording and the G2D YouTube channel.

Gamed2Death Update 8-11-13: Swap Meet Again & Happy Birthday Porpoisemonkey

Porpoisemonkey's Birthday was on the 16th. Also, I forgot to post this meeting before now, so here it is. Thanks for watching!

Gamed2Death Swap Meet Scavenge 2

Joined by Jburitto and StevieJay, armed with a healthy amount of cash and a ravenous desire to rid partially of its presence in hopes of obtaining something usable. Actually, we aren't bent on wasting money as much as we tend to grow infatuated with things we didn't realize we wanted until we saw them; but I imagine most people can relate to that. Anyway, we ended up spending exactly 100$ between the five of us, and as such, it is unarguable that our profit in goods was far more significant than that proceeding our previous scavenge. While not every purchase made pertained directly to video games, as of yet, everything was well worth the cash spent. But you don't have to take my generic praises as granted truth; as usual, I'll proceed to list our purchases below. Enjoy!

1.
Purchase:     Nintendo 64 Console, Controller
Purchased by:     Anglerte
Price:     35$
Year Released:     1996
Rare?:     Not really, but this thing was in an admirably clean condition, and unlike most of its local sisters, was packaged with everything it needed to function at a basic level

Other Significance:     It's a Nintendo 64. What do you want from me?

2.
Purchase:     Game Boy Advance
Purchased by:     StevieJay
Price:     25$
Year Released:     2001
Rare?:    No

Other Significance:     He wanted an original-style Game Boy Advance

3.
Game:     Quake
Purchased by:     Anglerte (for Porpoisemonkey)
Price:     5$
Platform:     Nintendo 64
Year Released:     1998
Rare?:     unknown
Other Significance: Porpoisemonkey's birthday is on August 16th. Send flowers.

4.
Game:     WipeOut 64
Purchased by:    Anglerbe
Price:     3$
Platform:     Nintendo 64
Year Released:     1998
Rare?:     probably not
Other Significance: We wanted at least one game for my new N64. This one was relatively cheap.

5.
Game:     Gauntlet: Dark Legacy
Purchased by:    StevieJay
Price:     Free
Platform:     Game Boy Advance
Year Released:     2002
Rare?:     unknown
Other Significance: It came free with the system.

6.
Game:     Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Purchased by:    Anglerbe (for Porpoisemonkey)
Price:     7$
Platform:     Xbox
Year Released:     2003
Rare?:     probably not
Other Significance: Will possibly record full play-through

That basically concludes every relevant purchase we made, but there was a lot of other good stuff, which we detailed in the corresponding update video, which I'll probably end up posting just before this (I decided to make this list before editing the video update; get over it). There were also plenty of relevant items that we came uncomfortably close to obtaining, but fell back on for various reasons, most of which pertained to monetary concerns and discouragements. These items include a 20$ Super Nintendo Entertainment System (a bare-bones console lacking of any and all chords and hardware necessary to make it function) a 40$ Sega Game Gear, and a Scarface blanket.  

Gamed2Death Update 7-27-13: Swap Meet & Happy Birthday CartemJ823

The date is a day off because that's when we recorded the video. Get over it. Anyway, we went to the swap meet, bought some games and establish some stupidity and here it is in all it's glory. Enjoy.