my collection of cool....

[Mr. Casual]

here is my room after i took a few pictures. im going to update this later with better pictures and have you guys in a 3d tour!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/dscf0691.jpg
im all about posters and anime toys and paraphernalia (i hope i spelled that right)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/dscf0670.jpg
a long view of my games
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/dscf0668.jpg
A better view...

well, thats it for now. i will update with better pics and maybe more stuff.

[cahaz]

Ummm, what can i say ? Quality over quantity? Yes, i think, there's some great games here, good choices! ;-)

[Yakumo]

Not bad :smt023 I hope your shelf with the TV on will hold. You don't want that crushing whats below it.

Yakumo

[Evangelion-01]

good game choice, you defenetly have good taste :smt033

[madhatter256]

Do you have the hand puppet for Lunar 2??

Other than that, great collection. That's how I started, by buying up PSX RPGs as well as PS2 RPGs.

[SilverBolt]

Some very good games you have there :smt023 and a lot of nice posters i wouldn't mind haveing :-D

[cahaz]

i would love to have the oot poster . i've saw it new in a game shop , but the guy didn't whanted to sell it... (the same game shop where the vb is... :smt067 ). it look like everything i whant in is shop isn't for sale.... :-(

[Mr. Casual]

thanks ,everybody, for telling me all this. i just get what i think is good, and what i think is fun... i have a HUGE wish list though.

the oot poster is ripped in the corner...i accidentally ripped it when i took it out of my nintnedo power (where 95 % of my posters come from. )

i will put more pics in soon. :smt023

[Alien Workshop]

About time you put these up. Great collection pal... but I already knew what you had. BTW, do you remember that time when your brother kicked our asses in Goldeneye. Three against one, and we still lost :smt042

[Mr. Casual]

yeah...and hes good in halo too. from what ive heard. some of his friends are good at halo, too. according to "him" so they probably arent THAT great... :smt042

[Alien Workshop]

yeah...and hes good in halo too. from what ive heard. some of his friends are good at halo, too. according to "him" so they probably arent THAT great... :smt042

Yeah, he was pretty good. I think the only one of who could actually go up against him and come out the victor on an occasion was Sean. You and I were pretty much equal, and Shane... well Shane just sucked :smt042

[Mr. Casual]

okay, now this tour is gonna be BIG.

right of the shelves
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/c82ee0cb.jpg

left of the desk
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/dscf0818.jpg

my sega saturn and nintendo
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/18497e21.jpg

my ps2 with my favorite action figure
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/dscf0826.jpg

my psone games
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/dscf0827.jpg

left of the shelves a little more
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/dscf0832.jpg

in front of my window with my favorite gundam Ex-s
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/dscf0831.jpg

my controllers and stuff
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/dscf0829.jpg

my gamecube
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/dscf0830.jpg

my gundam action figure and anime stuff collection
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/dscf0828.jpg

my desk ( i forgot about my gba, but i sort of did a mod to it which made the controller bigger...with the ability to hook to the wall for electricity)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/940b3e57.jpg

above my bed...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/f9b92fed.jpg

my window
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/4c9fe27f.jpg

left of the shelves
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/dscf0815.jpg

my computer- "the rom lord"
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/bd0a5759.jpg

my old lunar ads (one of my favorite things on the wall!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/27390998.jpg

inside the closet
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/dscf0811.jpg

whew, thats it. i hope you enjoyed the tour.

[SilverBolt]

You have your pc inside a closet ???

[Tachikoma]

Why do you have a yellow pages from 1997?

[cahaz]

well, what pop into eyes the most is thatyou have alot of posters!

i'm suspicious about the computer in the closet... :smt043

[Mr. Casual]

my desk is super crappy and the monitor would probably crack the top of it. its wood painted chipboard. :angry

the old phone books are just using space- for when i get new mags. i cant stand to have them empty...

That pc in my room doesnt go on the internet. i use another one , but im gonna get some stuff to make it go on the internet.
the pc is under the desk and the monitor is in the closet. i dont close the door and go to "sites" like some of you may be thinking. :smt042

[cahaz]

i dont close the door and go to "sites" like some of you may be thinking. :smt042

that was right what i was thinking about! :smt043

oh well, sorry. ;-)

[madhatter256]

The WD ads you ripped off magazines, I DO THE EXACT SAME THING BUT WITH ARC THE LAD!! and dude, you have Lunar 1 and 2 strat guides, man you're the bomb.

Do you have Arc The Lad Watch, btw?

[Mr. Casual]

i have Arc the lad stuff, too! its probably my favorite rpg for the psx. everyone gave it a bad review... :-(

i have the strategy guide for it (great by the way)
but i dont have the watch. :smt009

some people dont understand why i like that game. back in 10th grade i brought my arc the lad strategy guide to school to read and someone said "UGH!!! You know what this is?! its a video game cookbook, youre stupid for buying this!"
that guy was wrong because its not just a cookbook, its filled with hilarious quotes and i think the writer of it is the funniest guy ever.

workingdesigns is my favorite game company btw.

[madhatter256]

You getting Growlanser Generations Deluxe pack??

I reserved my deluxe pack copy a while ago.

[Mr. Casual]

im definitely getting the growlanser deluxe pack. i never reserve things though. i can find it later.

[Mr. Casual]

im definitely getting the growlanser deluxe pack. i never reserve things though. i can find it later.

edit: i dont know how this double posted...

[madhatter256]

Reserve it because a lot stores aren't carrying the Deluxe pack. The main Gamestop is carrying at the most, 45, and they have about 40 reserved already, and this is the "HQ" of Orlando I'm talking about. They don't expect to sell that much but whatever little amount they have, they will end up being sold out of.

[Mr. Casual]

okay, i got mine reserved. that game is gonna rock.



p.s. are the working designs strategy guides rare or something?

[madhatter256]

The Lunar 1 and 2 guides are VERY rare. I remember seeing one go for $120 once on ebay. I'm waiting for Arc the Lad strategy guide to get rare.

[Mr. Casual]

?! VERY RARE!? thats friggin' awesome. i had rare stuff i didnt even think was rare...

i got one of them in gamestop and another from working designs.
total money spent 30 dollars. 60 if you count the arc the lad book.

p.s. is arc the lad 3 strategy guide out? i have never seen, or heard about it in a long time.

[madhatter256]

The Arc 3 guide was cancelled. The Lunar guides are rare but not the Arc the lad guide. Just a reminder.

[Mr. Casual]

hmmm.... i wonder why it was cancelled?
well, the only way i could get the arc the lad guide was through
the internet...

[Mr. Casual]

*update*
i just got Phantom brave and a gba sp with zelda for it. And im getting Dragon force soon, too. (it will be a christmas present)

[Guilty_Penguin]

Yeah, yours is really nice! I want those Lunar guides! Plus that Skies of Arcadia and LUNAR posters! Very impressive man. You got some great taste too! :prayer:

[Mr. Casual]

How much are you willing to pay for the poster?
Its got tape on it and its ripped at the bottom left corner, though.

I cant find any Dragon force ads, so im going to print one from my computer and put that on the wall, too. :smt043 Im crazy like that.

BTW Sorry im never letting go of the lunar guides.

[Mr. Casual]

Here is a big update, hopefully the next update will contain Ikaruga, ZOE 2, Armored core: Nexus, Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne, and Silpheed. I have more stuff I want but I wanna get these first. :smt023

Now for the update pic:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/December10029.jpg

All my GBA stuff
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/December10030.jpg

And here is my GBA *mod*.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/December10031.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/December10032.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/December10033.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/December10034.jpg

*Not very moddy, but it took me a while. I like the more comfortable grip on my gba mod. I had to tear the controller part thing up, so my gba could run off electricity, too. However the gba sp pwns everything so far. Rechargable battery and a light=nice.

Well thats everything so far.
:smt023

[madhatter256]

Very nice mod.

[Mr. Casual]

Very nice mod.
Thanks, I was thinking that most people would laugh at my gba mod.
You know who you are. :smt096

[madhatter256]

When I first saw it, I thought it was an actual GBA Accessory. You might just have yourself a patent.

[Mr. Casual]

When I first saw it, I thought it was an actual GBA Accessory. You might just have yourself a patent.
Actually, it was an actual GBA accessory and I beat and cut the SHIT out of it, so I could get the light and the electricity thing connected to it. Wouldnt be worth much anyway, since gba sp is out and gba accessories are a dime a dozen.

[einbebop44]

Nice, always good to see another RPG gamer. :smt045

Although I personally wouldn't take any of my guides to school ;-)

[Mr. Casual]

Nice, always good to see another RPG gamer. :smt045

Although I personally wouldn't take any of my guides to school ;-)
I only did it twice. :douga

[ASSEMbler]

What? the lunar guide is? Imust have a box of those in my basement.

[Greatsaintlouis]

That's a pretty excellent GBA mod you have there!!

And doesn't Alien Hominid just kick ass? :-D :smt067

[Mr. Casual]

That's a pretty excellent GBA mod you have there!!

And doesn't Alien Hominid just kick ass? :-D :smt067
Yeah, but the boss on 3-3 messed up for some wierd reason.

O.k. Just kicked his ass. :smt045 :smt045 :smt045

Very good game BTW.

[gamergary]

Very nice collection and I like your controller mod for the gba because if you don't mod them they just block all the important stuff on the gba.

[Mr. Casual]

Very nice collection and I like your controller mod for the gba because if you don't mod them they just block all the important stuff on the gba.
Yeah, and I got big hands. :-D

[Mr. Casual]

Okay, here is an Major update.
With BETTER PICS

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/DSCF1258.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/DSCF1237.jpg

The coolest toy ever.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/DSCF1239.jpg

New things on the walls...(Thomas Kinkade Paintings, too.)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/DSCF1240.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/DSCF1242.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/DSCF1244.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/DSCF1250.jpg

My Game Shrine
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/DSCF1264.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/DSCF1241.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/DSCF1247.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/DSCF1246.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/DSCF1259.jpg

THe left
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/DSCF1260.jpg

The Side Shrine...Plus my new XBOX!!!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/DSCF1248.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/DSCF1243.jpg

CONTROLLERS...!!!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/DSCF1249.jpg

I knew I forgot something...Dammit.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/DSCF1245.jpg

There ya go. Enjoy.
:-D

My Dog of doom
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/DSCF1263.jpg

[Mr. Casual]

*UPDATE*

[madhatter256]

You have the kids' room I always wanted.

[Mr. Casual]

Thanks. I have stifled a little bit on posters, since I dont have a subscription to Nintendo Power, anymore.
Im thinking of getting into another magazine...
I dont know what Im going to do with this stuff when/if I move...Im probably going to throw 90% of my posters away...

[Mr. Casual]

I just got Zelda the minish cap.
I will keep you updated.

[Mr. Casual]

Bump
I just got a load of stuff, and I will get more this Saturday. More Pics will come Saturday night. So be prepared for the most cool room in history!!! (J/K)

[The VGM]

I could say a lot of things, but I'll only say one. You have a lot of stuff.

[Fabrizo]

I dont know what Im going to do with this stuff when/if I move...Im probably going to throw 90% of my posters away...

Just make sure that if/when you do that you post here what your throwing away to see if anyone wants them :)

[Mr. Casual]

I might take them all off the walls carefully, and sell the ones I don't want. I got a new magazine today, with a San Andreas poster and I refuse to put that up, so I might sell it. Anyhoo, the pics will come soon, cuz I just got home. Be prepared!

[Mr. Casual]

First, my evil collection... :smt096
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/1.jpg

Everything else thats new
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/2.jpg

Something I've been wanting...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/3.jpg

The redesigned shelves...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/4.jpg

Redesigned GBA area...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/5.jpg

The newly constructed Dreamcast area. :D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/6.jpg

Thats it!!!
That might bot be a big update for some but it is for me. :happyhap:

BTW, Fire Emblem the sacred stones is HAWT!!!

[madhatter256]

You have the room I always wanted as a kid.

[Mr. Casual]

What stuff would you have in your Dream room?

[hl718]

i have Arc the lad stuff, too! its probably my favorite rpg for the psx. everyone gave it a bad review... :-(

i have the strategy guide for it (great by the way)
but i dont have the watch. :smt009

some people dont understand why i like that game. back in 10th grade i brought my arc the lad strategy guide to school to read and someone said "UGH!!! You know what this is?! its a video game cookbook, youre stupid for buying this!"
that guy was wrong because its not just a cookbook, its filled with hilarious quotes and i think the writer of it is the funniest guy ever.

workingdesigns is my favorite game company btw.

Was the author Zach Meston? You know he went on to work for WD for awhile, right?

-hl718

[Mr. Casual]

The author was Henry LaPierre, and yeah, I knew Zach meston worked for them for a while.

[WanganRunner]

You just have tons of quality stuff, no crap. Obviously the game room of someone who really PLAYS videogames rather than just likes acquiring things.

Nice Versus books FFVII poster! I had that guide and sold it for mucho $$$, but it was indeed the best FFVII guide ever, and a super cool poster.

[Mr. Casual]

You just have tons of quality stuff, no crap. Obviously the game room of someone who really PLAYS videogames rather than just likes acquiring things.

Nice Versus books FFVII poster! I had that guide and sold it for mucho $$$, but it was indeed the best FFVII guide ever, and a super cool poster.
Hehe, thanks.

True, I don't acquire a buncha rare obscure (and not that fun) games, as I like to play the games in my collection. I bet 60-70% of the games are beat, but Im not sure...

[Mr. Casual]

Okay, I had to clear out my games outta my room so they wouldnt be destroyed. My Grandpa (on my Mom's side) visited and stayed a week last year and accidentally knocked over the games off of the shelves. He is around 90 and real slow and not too careful. He came over again, a few days ago, and I took the picture of my collection as a whole as of now.
Enjoy

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/DSCF1725.jpg

[Mr. Casual]

*Not pictured*
Arc the lad: end of darkness

Im about to get some more games, too.

[Mr. Casual]

I have been doing some work in my room with my brand new Sanyo 24" and my new tv center. Here are the pics of the new setup. Enjoy.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/DSCF1839.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/DSCF1840.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/DSCF1841.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/DSCF1842.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/DSCF1843.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/DSCF1844.jpg

[Mark30001]

WOW, everything's so amazingly neat! How much for the whole room... J/K...

[PhantasyStar]

Man, that's an awesome television.

[Mr. Casual]

WOW, everything's so amazingly neat! How much for the whole room... J/K...
I'll have to calculate it. Last time I checked, $3000. Probably $5000 or MAYBE $6000, now.

BTW, Yeah, my 24 inch flat screen is teh awesome. Thanks.

I already played and beat Destroy all Humans! on it, and it was superb. :smt023

[The VGM]

Looks a lot better. It would be perfect if you didnt have so many freakin posters! And there are a lot of action figures around. Glad you liked Destroy All Humans. Sadly I thought it was very bad.

[Mark30001]

Man, those posters are what gives the room its beauty. ;)

I'm afraid my whole life's savings are worth the $ of that room.:(

[Mr. Casual]

Man, those posters are what gives the room its beauty. ;)

I'm afraid my whole life's savings are worth the $ of that room.:(
I love the posters!!! They stay!!!

BTW, VGM were you expecting Destroy all humans for a long time, or did you get it on the spur of the moment? I got mine on Spur of the moment. You arent trying to compare it to GTA: SA are you?

[The VGM]

No, why would I do that? And I rented it, I didn't buy it. I never buy games that I haven't played or don't know a goodly amount about. I usually never buy them for $50 either.

[Mr. Casual]

I seldom pay full price for most games, unless they are made by WD and the price doesnt change, or goes up. I have paid full for a lot of my Xbox FPSs, though. But mainly I wait for them to go to the $20-$30 price range.

[PhreQuencYViii]

Man, I used to have my walls totally covered in posters, drawings, ad's, etc, and they all got trashed when I moved because my stepdad is the master of unlocking.

Dude, you have like every kickass game for the 32-Bit - current age. So freaking cool. And I like how you like PLAYING the games instead of hoarding them and blabbering about how there worth so much, I don't have a ton of games because I try to beat them before getting new ones, that and I'm pretty broke all the time, what with bills and only making 100$ a week...I really need a new job.

I think I own 200 (which for some reason a lot of people consider nothing) something games, not including ones that have been lost or stolen which is a lot, but I'm pretty sure I've beaten almost every game I own and all the Genesis/SNES/PSX game at the video rental place that was where I use to live (during the game age of genesis - 1999....making for about 400 games beaten total), it was 1$ to rent a game for 2 days, and for older systems it was .50. Small family owned places are the best. I wish I could go and pick up all those games I use to play but nooooo for some reason they cost a ton (when the hell did Suikoden cost so much??). I wouldn't mind dropping 60-70 on Lunar (probably my favorite RPG ever besides Xenogears) if I made more money (hopefully soon) but for now I'm pretty much stuck in the 15$ under range (Which is how much I think new games should cost...) Fortunatly, I'm pretty sure I've got a good job to do after this month, and my girl friend thing has a lot of the PlayStation gems (about 30 games or something and almost all of them are RPG's...apparently girls love those.)

Well yeah dude....It's nice to see a REAL game fan/player, it's been so long since I've seen one (until I joined this forum, everyone here rocks, even in an age where games are turning into mainstream schlock).

I should clean up my room and show off (haha) my crap.

Oh what did you mod on that grip thing? I can't tell...I use to have a white grip thing like that and ended up throwing it out since it was so damn awful lol.

[Mr. Casual]

I tried to mod it further and fucked it up. Its in the trash, now. I DO blabber on sometimes about how rare and expensive a game is, but I play them, too. I have a lot of cool 32 bit era games, but there are SOOOO much more that I want to get. Mainly for the Snes/nes era, but I still want MORE 32 bit games. BTW, I got Valkyrie Profile, and Im gonna play it!:D

Thanks guys for the comments.

[Alien Workshop]

BTW, I got Valkyrie Profile, and Im gonna play it!:D


Ha, only after I got it first :) How much did you pay for your copy?

[Mr. Casual]

$49.99 plus tax. I think its more expensive than yours but WAY cheaper than getting it on Ebay.

Errr...I mean Egay

[Alien Workshop]

$49.99 plus tax. I think its more expensive than yours but WAY cheaper than getting it on Ebay.

Errr...I mean Egay

Ha! I win, mine was only $39.99 :D

[Mr. Casual]

Anyone who gets VP for less than $55 is a winner.

[Mark30001]

You should try looking in flea markets, you'll be amazed on the prices of items you once thought were too rare to be cheap!

[PhreQuencYViii]

Was Riviera worth it? I thought it looked great.

[cahaz]

Anyone who gets VP for less than $55 is a winner.
is 10 CAN bucks' ok?

damn people, stop looking at ebay for your games! you're missing incredible deals near you!

55 US bucks for VP is way too much and ridiculous. in fact, i doubt i would pay more than 25 bucks for this game. 10 bucks is a great deal, but not THE deal, imo anyway.

[Alien Workshop]

is 10 CAN bucks' ok?

damn people, stop looking at ebay for your games! you're missing incredible deals near you!

55 US bucks for VP is way too much and ridiculous. in fact, i doubt i would pay more than 25 bucks for this game. 10 bucks is a great deal, but not THE deal, imo anyway.

$10 for Valkyrie Profile... Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight, I believe you. Even if you did get it for that much it is probably in the worst condition ever.

I got mine for about $40 and it was in perfect condition. Oh, and I didn't get it on eBay.

[cahaz]

working fine, with it's manual. (and yeah, the manual is in great shape.)
what's so unbelievable about it?
maybe it's because i'm not in the us.

[PhreQuencYViii]

lol, probably. Where did you get it?

[cahaz]

in a video club, they were selling their psone tittles, like 2 or 3 years ago. i don't know if the game was rented alot of times, but the cds are looking good. sure, there's some little scratches there and there, but it runs without any problems.

i didn't even know you could sell it over ebay for that price. i took it because i wanted a rpg, and because it would add to my psone rpg collection at the same time. :)

why this ridiculous price (55$) for that game anyway? is it that rare?

and you're not obligated to believe me, AWS. But why would i lie anyway?

[Mr. Casual]

It got rare when Enix merged with Square and said they were going to stop distributing Enix games. So, If you got it before the merger, but a while after it was new (Maybe a period of 6 months or so), you could have gotten a decent price for it. Its worth a helluva lot o money, now. $100 Buy it now on Ebay, but it will go higher than that in bids to perhaps as high as $250. It is a very desirable game in these times.

BTW, PhreQuencYViii , Sorry havent played Riviera yet, but I love the boxart! I think I will like it, though.

[cahaz]

ahh. don't remember if it was before or after the square and enix merge though. But i doubt my video club would have cared anyway, every psone tittles were 10 bucks.

but anyway, like i said in another thread, ebay is the worst place to buy games with even a bit of value, because that's were every collectors would search first, and it doesn't care if the seller don't know what he's selling, since it's an auction. there's not alot of people selling on ebay that doesn't know what they're selling by these days anyway.

[PhreQuencYViii]

I heard Valkrie wasn't even that good, but I dunno since I've never played it.

Ebay sucks for the games that are supposedly "rare" and stuff since they price stuff so much, but I've gotten plenty of stuff of ebay for great prices, such as a ton of good CD's for 0.99-5.00$ and a lot of games (the most I've payed so far is 15$ for a boxed NES game, usually I pay 5-10$ and there not bad games or anything). It just depends on luck, I guess, but to some people like me, there's not many other places to look but the internet and Ebay for older games (EVERYWHERE is cleared out of anything older than PSX here, I swear...I've looked everywhere :( )

[Mr. Casual]

Well, you have the priveldge of being in a "Video club" that sells stuff for cheap. For most people that arent in "clubs" like this, it is expensive in the wild, retail, and definitely Ebay if the person knows what it is. 2 or 3 years ago, MIGHT have gotten you Valkyrie Profile for $10, but you still wouldnt have known how valuable it would have been in the future. Its so rare, the infamous GH version is a worth a ton, too!!!

BTW, Phre, you have a game exchange nearby? They sell stuff for..pretty good deals sometimes. The older and rarer it is, though, its worth shitloads.

[PhreQuencYViii]

I think by video club he means somewhere like Blockbuster....but almost everywhere like this around here has been cleared out....mostly by me hehehe.

[Mr. Casual]

-_-

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOk

He bought a rented several times copy of VP 2 or 3 years ago for $10. No wonder. Thats not that hard to believe. Every game there, no matter the condition, was probably $10 just cause it was a rental. As far as I know, one dumb guy that didnt know what he had when he sold it to EB, had it and took pretty good care of it before me.

BTW, I take back the remark of the video club being a priveldge, since its not. It is just clearing out games to make room for others.

[cahaz]

yep.
that's still 10 bucks right?

that's like when i buyed kof 00/01 at blockbuster for 10 bucks when it was released for about 5 months.i asked the guy why did they sold it after at that price only after 5 months on the shelf, he said that was because no one ever rented it.

and the video club i was talking about wasn't a blockbuster or anything, but an old one from a village next to my town, the same one i've buyed sealed nes games for 10 bucks (that's alot of 10 bucks in one thread... 0_o) and all remember? not alot of people goes there,
i assume the game was rented 4 or 5 times at max, since the game is in perfect condition, with 2 or 3 visible lines on it, like i said earlier, why would i complain?

and who said it was a privilege anyway?

[PhreQuencYViii]

Yeah dude, buying from rental places is great because there (usually) in great condition and you can get rare expensive games for cheap, especially from small places. Although once I saw Suikoden 2 for 20$ at Hastings....shoulda picked it up.....but I had no idea it'd become so rare. There's one here, and this is a small town, but it's run by a bigger chain (movie gallery) and because of that they've already cleared out any older games they might have had. I didn't have good luck buying from there though...I got FF9 from there for 9 bucks, and the CD's weren't the best condition (still worked though, so no complaigns) and there was no manual.....but hey, I got the game at least.

Just 'cus it's cheap doesn't mean it's crap or anything. Everything can be had for cheap, just gotta look around. :smt023

[Mr. Casual]

I dont like the idea of a bunch of people having a game before me, cause you know how people are. They rarely take care of the stuff, or some kid rents it and loses everything with it. I dont buy my games at our movie gallery, since its all crap titles, anyway.

that's still 10 bucks right?

Yes, BUT you bought it 2 or 3 years ago, before it was rare, AND you got it at a rental place. Good condition or not, we had to pay for ours out the wazoo because it was rare, and we have no choice, but to buy it for "ridiculous" amounts, because if this was on sale at this time at a rental store, it would be gone in a heartbeat. It is still $10, but I would be more impressed if you could say that during the last year or so. I was LUCKY to get my copy of VP, because the cashier said it came one hour earlier that day. Trust me when I say this game is RARE and it also is an investment as well.

[Alien Workshop]

in a video club, they were selling their psone tittles, like 2 or 3 years ago. i don't know if the game was rented alot of times, but the cds are looking good. sure, there's some little scratches there and there, but it runs without any problems.

i didn't even know you could sell it over ebay for that price. i took it because i wanted a rpg, and because it would add to my psone rpg collection at the same time. :)

why this ridiculous price (55$) for that game anyway? is it that rare?

and you're not obligated to believe me, AWS. But why would i lie anyway?

Now that I know the time frame and the type of store you bought it in, it is more believable. However, don't criticize us for the price we pay for our games. We CHOOSE to pay that much because it is worth it to us. Or maybe I should put it like this, buy it for $40 at GameStop or $80+ on eBay? Tell me, which would you do if you had no other choice and you wanted to play this game?

[Mr. Casual]

Yeah, you got it before it was a gem, Cahaz. (Before people realized that it was Enix's last game, and that it had a limited run, BTW). Also, coming from a rental store, of course it's going to be cheap. Not only has it passed hands several times, but rental stores don't know much about rare/uncomon/regular titles. They say "its a PSX games and all PSX games are $10" so it's $10 no matter what.

[cahaz]

i didn't know the story behind the game, sorry. but i didn't criticize you because you paid that much for a game, i just say that ebay's the worst place to look if you want those kind of games.
you can't find any great deal on ebay anymore, and yes, the game was rented, but it's still 10 bucks, and if the video club sold it one week ago, it would still have been 10 bucks. i'm not trying to defend my buys to convince you it was a great deal, i'm just trying to convince you it's better to search in video clubs (i'm not saying to look at blockbuster, were maybe more than 200 persons can rent your game, and most of them are 10 year old kids that leave the cd on the floor and take it by it surface.), garage sales and flea markets, were you can find people that doesn't know what they are selling. You can find people like those all over ebay too, but since it's an auction, and that you compete with alot of other collectors that know the value of the game you're bidding on, it doesn't mather if the buyer doesn't know how wich system you can play this game. if the cd looks great (and always check the cd before buying..) but it as been rented, it's still ''10 bucks no matter what''.

this to say, look around your house before searching on ebay kids. there's so many innocent kids selling their stuff fro peanuts in a garage sale because they want the next gaming machine outside. And i'm not saying to look in the video games shops nearby, 'cause they know what they're selling.


ebay isn't a synonym for deal.

[Mr. Casual]

We didnt say Ebay was a synonym for deal. We were giving an example of how expensive and rare it was. I got my copy at Ebgames, used once, for $55, and I think it was worth it.

[PhreQuencYViii]

Cinnamin is sort of like a homophone of synonym.

[Mr. Casual]

?
._.

[Alien Workshop]

Cinnamin is sort of like a homophone of synonym.


This is quite possibly the most useless post I have ever seen on this forum... ever.

[Mr. Casual]

We dont need no Cliff Clavin on these boards, Phre.
http://www.uncertaintypark.com/Images/Article%20Images/cliffclayborn_010521.gif

[The VGM]

Yeah dude, buying from rental places is great because there (usually) in great condition

Wtf? Where the hell do you buy rental games?

[PhreQuencYViii]

Ummmm...various places? No rental game I've ever bought has been in bad condition, with the exception of the FF9 not having the book. In fact a few Dreamcast games I've gotten were being sold for the used price when they were sealed at Blockbuster (leftovers of games that didn't get rented.....which was a lot of Dreamcast games)

Of course, you know....YMMV.

[cahaz]

try to find old and nameless video clubs, far from the city and nothing near blockbuster either, and you could find gold. ever heard of my gold mine with sealed nes, snes, n64 and psx games? :)

hope they'll drop the prices though, nes games are 10 bucks (wich is ok) but snes games are 29.99 and psx games around 49 and 59. it depends on the tittle for n64 games. i'll need to visit it again, i think i've seen grandia sealed last time, i hope i could conclude some kind of deal with them, or at least make them think about cutting the prices.:ramen

[Mr. Casual]

and psx games around 49 and 59
I thought you said all PSX titles were $10.

Is this the same place? Funny how they sale PSX games for 59 and such. That is WAYYYYY too much for common titles.

[max1229]

Amazing~
You have so many video games.
What is your favorite one?
You got many Final Fantasy series game.
I like FFVII & FFIX.:smt043

[Mr. Casual]

man, Its hard to choose.

I think Lunar for the PS1 is my all-time favorite....but then again, Arc the lad 2 is awesome as well.

[liquitt]

hmm definetly a RPG Gamer :P

nice stuff :) !!

[Mr. Casual]

Thanks

And I need to make another photo of all the new stuff, too.

Yep, and RPG gamer and proud of it!:D

[Mr. Casual]

Unpictured games
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/DSCF1933.jpg

I did some game checking and found out I now have 113 games! Last time I checked it was 100!

[PhreQuencYViii]

133 nuggets of gold. Actually, well, plastic and paper, not actual gold...but you get it. That numbers close to me, I've got 160 or something, but yours beats mine anyday!

How was Riviera and Xenosaga? Does that game actually have anything to do with Xenogears?

[Mr. Casual]

Havent played Riviera yet, but it got good reviews for the most part. I havent played Xenosaga, yet, but I hear its a prequel to Xenogears. BTW, I played XenoGears and didnt like it much, but then again, I was 13 something years old playing a really hard game! I need to get that game again, sometime...

[PhreQuencYViii]

Dude definetly....I still consider that to be the best RPG I've ever played. The storyline is damn good if you follow it.

[Mr. Casual]

I thought the game would get easier as soon as I got mechs to control. Boy was I wrong. -_-

[PhreQuencYViii]

Hhahaha, man, when I first rented that game in 5th grade, whenever you get into battle, Fei would do this battle pose thing where he bends overm and I thought he was poisoned so I constantly tried to heal him lolllllllllll. The giant naked ass in the opening movie was interesting too. It's also the first game I've played where the main guy and girl *gasp* DO IT.

[Mr. Casual]

I made it as far as the prison camp place where you have a momb necklace on. Then I sold it to get Final Fantasy Anthologies which was kind of hard for me to find at the time.

[The VGM]

I hear good things about Riviera. I would get it, but I don't care that it will be rare, $30 is still too much. I heard Xenosaga was basically a movie (and wasn't related to Xenogears at all). I want to get Valkyrie Profile sometime to play. I'll probably just download the image.

[Mr. Casual]

Hey guys, I just got Far Cry Instincts, and it has a mapmaker similar to Pariah's except its a trillion times better, no joke. It wasnt that hard to best it, anyway, lol. If you dont want to spend millions on pc gaming, get the console version! (J/K) But all kidding aside, its awesome!

Im bumping my collection thread because Im about to upload some pics, as soon as I can find the damn camera...

[Mr. Casual]

Ok, heres my new computer setup.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/DSCF2133.jpg

My new games so far. Star Wars battlefront is awesome!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/DSCF2135.jpg

Speaking of Riviera, I went to Fated-Circle.com and found some story sequences supposedly from the US version of the game, and I was absolutely shocked.

Here is an example of what I saw.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/15.gif

Whoa, this is damn close to a freakin' hentai game, and it came out in the US? And published by Nintendo and not censored!? I guess its good that they are having less slack in the adult stuff and trying to lose the kiddy image I guess. I dont think I'll ever think of Nintendo as kiddy, again, now that they are giving an effort to change their image.

[Mr. Casual]

Well, here are my Christmas Presents...

They'll be wrapped soon. ;)

Praise the lord! :pray:

Wild Arms Alter Code F actually now is out in the US!!! They delayed it for a pretty lame reason, too. They decided to include an Anime DVD of the first episode of the Wild Arms Twilight Venom series. -_-

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/DSCF2168.jpg


Oh, and not pictured is Doom 3: Ressurection of Evil for the Xbox. :evil:

[Claysion]

I see you have breath of fire 1, 2 for gba and bof 3. 3 is amazing: one of my favorites, I bought 4 a while back and never got to play it. I loaned it to a friend who never returned it, but recently picked up another copy complete for an extra copy of Crystal Chronicles I had laying around. Then I was at a game crazy and picked up another copy of bof 4 disc only in mint condition for 5 dollars, and as luck would have it I still had my case and booklet from the one I had lost. Kickass Collection. Love the saturn and albert odessey.

[Claysion]

I also got a copy of valkarie profile for 5 bucks too but disc only :( people who trade there games in to places like that make me sad since they butcher them and throw out the cases and booklets to save room on shelves.

[Mr. Casual]

Well, just took a pic of my updated room as of now. Damn. I am running out of space. I might need to buy some heavy duty shelving units in the near future!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/DSCF2217.jpg

[Mark30001]

Wow! That's a great improvement from the first picture! Keep it growing :pray:!

You should do a before & after pic...

[Borman]

That a lot of crap lol ;) I know how you feel space wise though :\

[Mr. Casual]

Wow! That's a great improvement from the first picture! Keep it growing :pray:!

You should do a before & after pic...
Well, ever since Summer, I have been redesigning my room after getting those shelves out. Im thinking of moving the bed over to put them back in, and then I wouldnt have to worry about not having enough space for a WHILE. I bet I would fit in with a Japanese type house since I cope with space pretty well, IMO. I just learned that I could fit more PSX cds on my shelving unit if I turned them on their side and made room for 5 more double cds or 10 singles...or 1 or 2 box sets.

I took pics while working, and it is the epitome of mess:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/DSCF1837.jpg

Then, after everything was set up, I had some shelves that had nothing but console boxes and 1 DC on the top. I wasnt utilizing the space I had at its full potential. I had lots of toys stowed away in the bottom of the center, all around
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/DSCF1839.jpg

Then during the Holidays, I got the console boxes off the shelves and put them on the sides of the TV. They fit perfectly and the TV can breathe. I also found out that the DC fits perfectly next to the NES. :D I then put the toys on those Shelves, and in the area where they originally were, I put Cd binders and stuff in. After I got my presents on Christmas, I reorganized my shelves in preparation for when I get new stuffs!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/DSCF2217.jpg

All this for a collection of 141 games, but believe me, the last year or so has been my biggest increase in games. Maybe 40% of my collection ever since I joined the boards. Most people here can buy a collection bigger than mine in just a few weeks or sometimes one transaction, but I think Im doing pretty well.

[Mr. Casual]

All right, I finally got some update pics up.

It took about 6 months to do, but I finally got my room redone. Over the last 6 months, I moved funriture around (Namely the bed), added the old shelves back in, got a new computer desk, threw away 99% of my posters, painted the walls, as well as get a few games along the way.

First off my ET center as of now:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/DSCF2478.jpg

(It looks slanted, but its not) I fixed it where ALL of my games are showing and I have AMPLE space for new games now.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/DSCF2479.jpg

As you can see, I got black sheets, black curtains, and dark Green paint on the walls. My whole room matches everything else almost, now.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/DSCF2480.jpg

Well, here are my OLD shelves back in the room. I moved the bed over and used them to make more room on the ET center. My Mom tells me I'd have no trouble living in Japan with the way I organize my room.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/DSCF2481.jpg

And here is my new Computer desk. It opens and closes with these two doors. It actually quietens up the room quite a bit when it is closed.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/DSCF2482.jpg

And here it is opened!

Thats my room update for now.

As for my collection, I got about 43 in the last 6 months. Yeah thats probably the amount some of you get in a week, but still.

[Mark30001]

Nice lol *Misses the posters*.

I like how the computer desk can maximize space whenever necessary. :)

[Mr. Casual]

Nice lol *Misses the posters*.

I like how the computer desk can maximize space whenever necessary. :)

Yeah. All the computer desks and things I used as PC desks werent as good as what Im using now.

This is my first "real" PC desk since it actually can hold all my PC components, like the monitor, without breaking like the cheap-o one I had before that. It fell apart as I was moving it out of the room, too!

I love the way my room is now. I do miss the posters a little bit, but I kept all the important ones and folded them up and put them away in binders and stuff. Like the old Lunar ads for instance.

I hope I get called for the application I sent into Wal-Mart, because then I'll build my custom PC. And get a TON more games.

College money comes first, though.

[Mr. Casual]

Ok, here is an updated pic. I may take another one since this one is a little fuzzy, but I've mainly been rearranging games to make more room.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/collection.jpg

[Mr. Casual]

All righty, time for an update!

I recently got my hands on a new Olympus Camera, and took a new picture. Now the image is even more crisp than ever!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/Collection_pic.jpg

[graciano1337]

Awesome setup. It looks great!

[PhreQuencYViii]

Thats cool, I like how thats setup with the boxes and stuff. I do miss the posters but still nice!

I stick posters all over because this apartments walls suck, there all nasty yellow/white from the old smokers. I was going to paint it black or use this glow in the dark paint or something dumb, but I'll wait till I move out.

[Mr. Casual]

All right, I did some rearranging in my room, got a lot more shit, and MY EPIC SCALE BALROG CAME IN THE OTHER DAY! :dance:

Front view. Kinda hard to see how big it is from this angle.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/P9180056.jpg

A better shot to show the actual size of the thing. Its MASSIVE.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/P9180058.jpg

I had my PS1, DS, and PSP all kinda packed away, and I moved them to the unused space to the side of my bed on the shelving units. Oh, and I moved my PS1 CD stand over there as well as my PS1 CD binder, and my big fat Strategy guides. Also, I got an Ipod Video and a Radio tuner / Charger for it, too. My PSP game cases were moved there, too, as I don't have a PSP CD case.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/P9180060.jpg

Bought this yesterday. For those of you with lots of gadgets and gizmos that give off heat, these things are AWESOME. I've noticed a large difference in the temperature in my room, where it would be around 80 degrees just because of the lights and heat giving gadgets. Combined with the fluorescent lights, which give off less heat and give better "purer" light, imho, the temperature is about 75 or 70 degrees. Might not sound like much, but it is!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/P9180062.jpg

And finally, a newer picture of my collection as a whole. Though it kinda looks the same every time I take it.:rolleyes:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/magicemperor2000/P9180064.jpg

Thats it for now!:thumbsup:

[Mr. Casual]

After an extremely long time, I've finally hit the 250 games mark!:dance::lol:

I took some update pics.

Current game setup

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/3180/room1hk8.jpg

My DS and PSP games:

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/8489/handheldgamesej7.jpg

And I finally clean the dust and crap from my stuff. I had to use a mist sprayer at first to get the caked on dust gone.

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/2408/toys1qf3.jpg
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/9071/toys2dy0.jpg

[TOE-NEE]

Awesome looking setup. You are running out of room fast it looks like.

[Mr. Casual]

Not really, I'll stack games to the ceiling if I have to!:lol:

But seriously, by the time I start making money like that, I'll have a place of my own and not have to live like a Japanese guy in a crowded apartment.

[PhreQuencYViii]

Very cool!

[graciano1337]

where's teh balrog??

[ave]

One question (I had always wanted to ask a figure collector): How do you keep your figures clean from dust? I see some models are a bit dusty, but how would you clean them, just in the case? Getting them a bath or just blowing away the thickest haze?

[Mr. Casual]

Dusting doesn't work. Trust me. Compressed air doesn't work. I used a spray bottle of water.

Might be a little dangerous to do though, it could get in my TV.

[Mr. Casual]

where's teh balrog??

Hardly anythings changed over there (Its on top of my PC) but I did get an incense burner, too.

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/4928/balrogpz2.jpg

Its got articulation on it, but its more like a statue with posable arms. Moving the legs makes it lose its stability.

[graciano1337]

that's so friggin' huge. i should watch the movies again. i haven't seen 'em in a while...

[Mr. Casual]

that's so friggin' huge. i should watch the movies again. i haven't seen 'em in a while...

Its about 26 inches tall at the left wings talon. And its about 38 inches wide.

A REAL space hog.:lol:

Heres something I missed. Its not much, though. I got two Horus Heresy artbooks and a D&D statue at Books A Million a while back. Horus Heresy is WH40K related for those who don't know. Its like the "World War 2" of the series.

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/3931/fdggrfgfghgjgii3.jpg

Hopefully by the middle or end of May, I'll update this thread with pictures of my PC.:dance:

[Atenhouse]

Heh, the Horus Heresy. Is the book any good?

[Mr. Casual]

I haven't read the book, but I do know what goes on and who betrays who, and a lot of that other stuff from various online Encyclopedia sites like WIkipedia and the WH40K one, the Black Library.

This was my background for a really long time, and its a full TWO pages in that gigantic artbook.

http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/2374/1173125168232mr7.jpg

[Mr. Casual]

Im CONSTANTLY reorganizing my collection..

Here is a more recent pic that I did, in an attempt to show off more of my games at once. A few people think my room looks like Gamestop now. lol!

http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/8638/p7270018xc8.th.jpg (http://img234.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p7270018xc8.jpg)

[kuja]

Crumpets - very nice room! All the figures and stuff are very nice; not to mention the games :)

[Mr. Casual]

I posted my collection on another forum and they told me to get rid of all the toys. Because they were "Too nerdy"

I don't know what I'd put up there on the shelf without them there though! I guess I could make room for more games, but still, I'd look nerdy either way.

[graciano1337]

I posted my collection on another forum and they told me to get rid of all the toys. Because they were "Too nerdy"

I don't know what I'd put up there on the shelf without them there though! I guess I could make room for more games, but still, I'd look nerdy either way.

ah what do they know... i personally don't have any toys. i have figurines. they're completely different. :lol: no one's said anything about my plushies, though. just that they're cute and stuff...

awesome collection as always. GameStop has nothin' on you. :thumbsup:

[PhreQuencYViii]

I have sharp objects and flames all over my room right now. I hit 370 games though.

[Mr. Casual]

I just hit 262 games myself. I had to update my IGN account to make sure.

[Tchoin]

The guys who told you to get rid of your figurines haven't met your Balrog yet :110:

Awesome stuff !

I myself just hit the 160 games aprox. :-(