What's the rarest thing you've ever found locally?

Satsy · 01-08-2009, 10:32 AM

Seems a bit wordy, but basically, of all the retro things you can think of (N64 and back), what's the rarest thing you've found, offline?

This Christmas, I was ecstatic to discover a SNES in the window of a (slightly) local Gamestation. The last time I even saw a SNES for sale was in 2003, and the thing was broken.

What little gems have you discovered, in a store, in a boot sale, or hiding in storage somewhere forgotten for decades?

Bomby · 01-08-2009, 01:26 PM

The original Metroid. Albeit that was 8 years ago.

Dizzy · 01-08-2009, 05:49 PM

http://www.vgf.com/forums/retro-nint...one-these.html

Redshirt · 01-08-2009, 06:00 PM

A Game Boy Printer.

**Valigarmander** · 01-08-2009, 07:11 PM

Not too long ago, I actually came across an old NES cartridge for Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt/World Class Track Meet. At that time I already had just Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt (two cartridges, in fact), so I figured it wasn't worth the buy (plus, there was no Power Pad in sight, which was necessary for WCTM).

But man, I remember that game. Way before Wii Fit, I was running miles in that game.

Jere · 01-08-2009, 07:43 PM

I found a NES console that i think was below 100 bucks fully working and one controler, working just fine whit some stickers, people dont know what they sell.

IN other stuff i found a Hammond B3 for around 2550 Dollars, pretty worn and far from working but still a B3.

**Loot** · 01-08-2009, 07:52 PM

Commodore 64, which I bought for $10. Space bar is crappy, but still an awesome piece of machinery.

**LASER BEAR ASSAULT UNIT** · 01-08-2009, 08:13 PM

N64 Expansion pack, along with an N64, OoT, MM and Mario 64, I got it today, ahaha.

Minukelsus · 01-09-2009, 07:12 AM

Casio Loopy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Edit: It actually makes pretty good stickers, too!

The Eye In The Sky · 01-09-2009, 07:25 AM

Found an Atari 2600 in my cousin's closet. Haven't opened the games box yet.

ALSO an original Lunar Lander arcade cabinet is currently sitting in my garage (recieved from an uncle who moved, for storage mostly).

Jere · 01-09-2009, 11:06 AM

MC is leading so far if the cabinet is working

Luigiman7 · 01-09-2009, 04:31 PM

I saw N64 games at GameStop. :/

Acradius · 01-09-2009, 10:20 PM

ET the Video Game.

I bought it, just to say I have a copy of the worst game ever.

Jere · 01-10-2009, 03:28 AM

Now buy superman 64 and you have a dynamic dup

Vgfian · 01-10-2009, 03:36 AM

Not to long ago I found my old
Record/8-track/cassette player/am-fm radio someone gave me a long time ago
An old newspaper from 72
a copy of Metal gear on the NES
An old whinebox music box.
An arrowhead.
A record with Kung fu fighting as one of the main tracks.
Along with many other games I found out my uncle has.
Oh,and My old VB along with Mario tennis,and space pinball.
An old sega genesis,with a controller.
And an old vase paper machette vase fom my before my mom was born.Over 40 years.

PS:Is a SNES really that rare?
I have one,and my uncle sells them all the time on EBAY.
[/douchebagish bragging]

Satsy · 01-10-2009, 07:42 AM

eBay's one thing, but it's also an expensive route to take, and I don't even know if they sell the PAL version very often. But otherwise, if I could tally up my mental stock of 'consoles I've seen in a Gamestation/CEX window', there would be a wealth of XBox, a good few 360s, plenty of Wiis now, a steady amount of N64s, PSXs only a little more often, and even the odd NES crop-up (I do see SEGA systems as well, but they're getting rarer). The SNES, I've probably seen about... 3 since 2002, and one of those was in a pawn shop, and it was busted.

Other rarities would be like the PAL Paper Mario (it was sold so late into the N64's life that there aren't actually many copies available, and you'd be lucky to see it in a shop), SSB original, Zelda 2 (oddly XP)... and mind's having trouble thinking up other examples. But strangely SNES games aren't as rare as the console. That said, NES isn't as rare, somehow. Although, of course, there are the super-rare games that come with it.

MC: *whistles* That is pretty awesome.

Magna: O_O I've... never even seen/heard of that thing. Is it... Is it as creepy as it looks?...

***the Octopus*** · 01-10-2009, 08:21 AM

Señor Luigi · 01-10-2009, 01:04 PM

My dad used to have a NES, SNES, Dreamcast, PSone, and a Sega Genisis, as well as a crapload of games. He eventually had to sell them because my mom hates video games. Also, I saw the original Metroid and Legend of Zelda at a local game store called Play n' Trade. LOL, I also found a copy of Mario is Missing!

Stanley the Bugman · 01-11-2009, 03:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Señor Luigi

My dad used to have a NES, SNES, Dreamcast, PSone, and a Sega Genisis, as well as a crapload of games. He eventually had to sell them because my mom hates video games. Also, I saw the original Metroid and Legend of Zelda at a local game store called Play n' Trade. LOL, I also found a copy of Mario is Missing!

I actually have a Play N' Trade about 5 minutes away from my house that I recently checked out. Much to my surprise they had some NES/SNES/Atari/ and N64 games. Among them, they had Super Mario Bros. 2 and 3 with their original boxes and everything. Donkey Kong Country, Star Fox, Tetris Attack, and a few other SNES games, a bunch of Atari games, and although it's not Nintendo, 2 copies of Final Fantasy IX which surprised the hell out of me.

Dr. Furball · 01-11-2009, 04:30 AM

A few months back, at the indoor flea market nearby, I found a couple of NES games, some SNES games (including F-Zero, which I bought), as well as some Game Boy titles, such as Metroid II and Game & Watch Gallery.
I also flipped through a 1994 issue of Nintendo Power, the Super Game Boy Player's Guide, and a Strategy Guide for Ocarina of Time.

EDIT: Woah, post of the beast!

01-08-2009, 10:32 AM	#1
Satsy Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The Cold North of the Isles Gender: Posts: 50 Thanks: 1 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	What's the rarest thing you've ever found locally? Seems a bit wordy, but basically, of all the retro things you can think of (N64 and back), what's the rarest thing you've found, offline? This Christmas, I was ecstatic to discover a SNES in the window of a (slightly) local Gamestation. The last time I even saw a SNES for sale was in 2003, and the thing was broken. What little gems have you discovered, in a store, in a boot sale, or hiding in storage somewhere forgotten for decades?

01-08-2009, 07:11 PM	#5
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,224 Thanks: 1,611 Thanked 5,553 Times in 2,499 Posts Blog Entries: 18	Not too long ago, I actually came across an old NES cartridge for Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt/World Class Track Meet. At that time I already had just Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt (two cartridges, in fact), so I figured it wasn't worth the buy (plus, there was no Power Pad in sight, which was necessary for WCTM). But man, I remember that game. Way before Wii Fit, I was running miles in that game. __________________

01-09-2009, 07:12 AM	#9
Minukelsus Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: United Kingdom of Great Britain: (the Empire on which the sun never sets) Gender: Posts: 1,709 Thanks: 154 Thanked 97 Times in 87 Posts	One of these obscure babies!! Casio Loopy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edit: It actually makes pretty good stickers, too!

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Luigiman7 ~)´◡｀(~ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: representin da bronx yo Gender: Posts: 17,308 Thanks: 1,100 Thanked 992 Times in 698 Posts Blog Entries: 8	I saw N64 games at GameStop. :/ __________________ ／人◕ ‿‿ ◕人＼ＷＯＮ’Ｔ　ＹＯＵ　ＢＥＣＯＭＥ　Ａ　ＭＡＧＩＣＡＬ　ＧＩＲＬ？

01-08-2009, 01:26 PM	#2
Bomby Spirit, they're gone! Spirit, they've vanished! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Badger State Gender: Posts: 19,187 Thanks: 482 Thanked 1,384 Times in 812 Posts Blog Entries: 5	The original Metroid. Albeit that was 8 years ago.

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01-08-2009, 06:00 PM	#4
Redshirt Wiggidy Wack Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: A place with things Gender: Posts: 16,607 Thanks: 683 Thanked 998 Times in 690 Posts Blog Entries: 50	A Game Boy Printer.

01-08-2009, 07:43 PM	#6
Jere Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sutme Gender: Posts: 3,455 Thanks: 396 Thanked 295 Times in 233 Posts Blog Entries: 3	I found a NES console that i think was below 100 bucks fully working and one controler, working just fine whit some stickers, people dont know what they sell. IN other stuff i found a Hammond B3 for around 2550 Dollars, pretty worn and far from working but still a B3.

01-08-2009, 07:52 PM	#7
Loot whelp I'm a bloody moron Join Date: May 2001 Location: LEGITIMATE BUSINESS Gender: Posts: 12,524 Thanks: 226 Thanked 1,168 Times in 612 Posts	Commodore 64, which I bought for $10. Space bar is crappy, but still an awesome piece of machinery.

01-08-2009, 08:13 PM	#8
LASER BEAR ASSAULT UNIT Videos Mod Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: In my pants Gender: Posts: 4,536 Thanks: 2,469 Thanked 746 Times in 413 Posts	N64 Expansion pack, along with an N64, OoT, MM and Mario 64, I got it today, ahaha.

01-09-2009, 07:25 AM	#10
The Eye In The Sky Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Looking at you. I can read your mind. Gender: Posts: 6,951 Thanks: 179 Thanked 348 Times in 269 Posts	Found an Atari 2600 in my cousin's closet. Haven't opened the games box yet. ALSO an original Lunar Lander arcade cabinet is currently sitting in my garage (recieved from an uncle who moved, for storage mostly).

01-09-2009, 11:06 AM	#11
Jere Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sutme Gender: Posts: 3,455 Thanks: 396 Thanked 295 Times in 233 Posts Blog Entries: 3	MC is leading so far if the cabinet is working

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Acradius Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Where Time, Space and Reality fade, and there is left only the mind... Gender: Posts: 1,000 Thanks: 30 Thanked 39 Times in 29 Posts	ET the Video Game. I bought it, just to say I have a copy of the worst game ever.

01-10-2009, 03:28 AM	#14
Jere Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sutme Gender: Posts: 3,455 Thanks: 396 Thanked 295 Times in 233 Posts Blog Entries: 3	Now buy superman 64 and you have a dynamic dup

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01-10-2009, 03:36 AM	#15
Vgfian Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Listening to Seeking 7 Seven and giving out free hugs. :) Gender: Posts: 6,745 Thanks: 2,364 Thanked 394 Times in 307 Posts	Not to long ago I found my old Record/8-track/cassette player/am-fm radio someone gave me a long time ago An old newspaper from 72 a copy of Metal gear on the NES An old whinebox music box. An arrowhead. A record with Kung fu fighting as one of the main tracks. Along with many other games I found out my uncle has. Oh,and My old VB along with Mario tennis,and space pinball. An old sega genesis,with a controller. And an old vase paper machette vase fom my before my mom was born.Over 40 years. PS:Is a SNES really that rare? I have one,and my uncle sells them all the time on EBAY. [/douchebagish bragging]

01-10-2009, 07:42 AM	#16
Satsy Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The Cold North of the Isles Gender: Posts: 50 Thanks: 1 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	eBay's one thing, but it's also an expensive route to take, and I don't even know if they sell the PAL version very often. But otherwise, if I could tally up my mental stock of 'consoles I've seen in a Gamestation/CEX window', there would be a wealth of XBox, a good few 360s, plenty of Wiis now, a steady amount of N64s, PSXs only a little more often, and even the odd NES crop-up (I do see SEGA systems as well, but they're getting rarer). The SNES, I've probably seen about... 3 since 2002, and one of those was in a pawn shop, and it was busted. Other rarities would be like the PAL Paper Mario (it was sold so late into the N64's life that there aren't actually many copies available, and you'd be lucky to see it in a shop), SSB original, Zelda 2 (oddly XP)... and mind's having trouble thinking up other examples. But strangely SNES games aren't as rare as the console. That said, NES isn't as rare, somehow. Although, of course, there are the super-rare games that come with it. MC: whistles That is pretty awesome. Magna: O_O I've... never even seen/heard of that thing. Is it... Is it as creepy as it looks?...

01-10-2009, 01:04 PM	#18
Señor Luigi Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: In your shower Gender: Posts: 414 Thanks: 21 Thanked 24 Times in 19 Posts	My dad used to have a NES, SNES, Dreamcast, PSone, and a Sega Genisis, as well as a crapload of games. He eventually had to sell them because my mom hates video games. Also, I saw the original Metroid and Legend of Zelda at a local game store called Play n' Trade. LOL, I also found a copy of Mario is Missing!

01-11-2009, 04:30 AM	#20
Dr. Furball Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Mad Science Academy, 12th Floor Gender: Posts: 1,125 Thanks: 185 Thanked 97 Times in 60 Posts	A few months back, at the indoor flea market nearby, I found a couple of NES games, some SNES games (including F-Zero, which I bought), as well as some Game Boy titles, such as Metroid II and Game & Watch Gallery. I also flipped through a 1994 issue of Nintendo Power, the Super Game Boy Player's Guide, and a Strategy Guide for Ocarina of Time. EDIT: Woah, post of the beast!