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Just waiting on the bus I guess? Startled to look up on my dog walk a few minutes ago, just chilling on this bench.

The Japanese Saturn is my new pickup, was testing it out on my office Trini. Super fun, can't wait to see the s-video in action, and eventually will run it through my tink4k with the rest of its peers.

Here is my complete NTSC set, loose with some mixed in manuals and boxes. I'm technically still hunting for Myriad and Cheetahmen II, but they're barely real so I'm gonna celebrate :)

Love to hear your thoughts on additions to spruce up the wall storage and better showcase stuff like boxes.

And no, no interest in stadium events or the porno slots trilogy. Next up is collecting PAL exclusives, some of which are already mixed in here (e.g., Aladdin, Asterix).

Wishing you all a great holiday weekend, just finished the France v Paraguay match, about to walk the doggo. Good luck, happy hunting.

Here is my complete NTSC set, loose with some mixed in manuals and boxes. I'm technically still hunting for Myriad and Cheetahmen II, but they're barely real so I'm gonna celebrate :)

Love to hear your thoughts on additions to spruce up the wall storage and better showcase stuff like boxes.

And no, no interest in stadium events or the porno slots trilogy. Next up is collecting PAL exclusives, some of which are already mixed in here (e.g., Aladdin, Asterix).

Wishing you all a great holiday weekend, just finished the France v Paraguay match, about to walk the doggo. Good luck, happy hunting.

Let's clean and play some Wayne Gretzky Hockey! Better than hanging with the actual "Great One" in his maga phase of life, imo. Tbh, the game sucks so maybe that's a good fit...

Anyways, a truly disgusting amount of resin and dirt from I assume a smoking household... board was relatively clean but the shell was so gross lol. Watch me break it down and clean it up, before I get frustrated with how bad it is as a hockey game :)

Either way, it plays clean and like great on this lil Sony PVM ever since I dialed the geometry in.

Happy hunting, good luck finding those grails!

Not establishing this is PAL in the title and burying it in description is nuts. The only visible German is in the red bar, most of the city is still English. It's worth about 10% of this unlike the NTSC cousin.

Don't get me wrong, I get that it's rare. I just can't accept the idea that someone is gonna pay a healthy 5 figures for this. That's 6.99 sticker is amazing though...

If this is legit, why not auction through Shmeritage? Buy now @ 20k is nuts imo.

i spent a few minutes cleaning my pvm this morning and tuning the geometry a bit, so happy with how it's turned out. Played a bunch of 🍌 Prince with my kiddo, and we agree the German trivia is a nonstarter lol. Such a shame because the actual platforming is fun and level design is interesting... But man, those bonus levels suck when you can't read a LOT of German text :)

Was about to zonk out for the night after the Scotland-Haiti match, when I realized Lode Runner has arrived. Nice clean copies, booted beautifully, and exactly as challenging as I remember. Kind of amazing given how simplistic the level architecture is, but those enemies are really gunning for you.

Love love love this lil CRT, such a pleasant step up from my retro champ for testing games as they come in.

I spent a few minutes cleaning my pvm this morning and tuning the geometry a bit, so happy with how it's turned out. Played a bunch of 🍌 Prince with my kiddo, and we agree the German trivia is a nonstarter lol. Such a shame because the actual platforming is fun and level design is interesting... But man, those bonus levels suck when you can't read a LOT of German text :)

Was about to zonk out for the night after the Scotland-Haiti match, when I realized Lode Runner has arrived. Nice clean copies, booted beautifully, and exactly as challenging as I remember. Kind of amazing given how simplistic the level architecture is, but those enemies are really gunning for you.

I think I have a bead on all but three titles now to round out my licensed and unlicensed NTSC set (pre-96). Searching high and low for a decent deal on Tagin Dragon, Menace Beach, and technically Myriad 6 in 1. I still don't know that I consider Cheetahmen II a part of either list, but not overly concerned about it. Never planning to chase the porno trio or Stadium Events. Other than that, a handful of interesting variants and cool homebrews will occupy my time, along with manual hunting and the random box or two.

Happy hunting y'all, it's such a fun hobby and still my favorite platform.

Closing in now, just a few (~14) to go! I think I mentioned Faria and World Champ last week, but still haven't put them on the shelf.

This week I also picked up:

• Namco versions of Mr and Ms Pac-Man, with a manual

• 3-Screw Kung Fu

• 3-Screw Mach Rider

• 3-Screw Gradius CiB

• Aladdin version of Big Nose Freaks Out

• Silent Assault and Double Strike (Unlicensed)

• Squashed and Moon Crystal (Eng-Hacks)

Bonk will be liberated soon. Not a fan of grading, but this was a great grab even relative to recent loose carts.

Arkista is dirty as sin, gonna need to give the shell a good bath and investigate the PCB a bit.

Trojan 3-screw was a long search, just like the 5-screw Alpha Mission.

Bought an Impossible Mission II SEI Variant last week and ended up receiving a rare Australian top-booter, so lucky to find an decent quality actual copy at a store near me this week. Still missing the other two variants.

King Neptune was overpriced, but I got it down a fair bit based on the bulk of other titles. Weird weird game.

Stunt Kids is such classic codemasters, like the o.g. Trials. So thoroughly unforgiving lol.

Mickey is Mickey. Bright side, closed the loop on Disney NES titles.

P'radikus Conflict is potentially awesome, like a more complex Lunatic Fringe. Gonna have to find a manual though, because the systems are odd.

Touchdown Fever is one of the worst football games I've ever played. Four total plays on offense, neither run acts like a run, and the ball flies like a laser from A -> B, so anyone in the path is grabbing it. Absolute nonsense, but somehow running the ball is fun while you've got it :)

3-Screw Mighty Bomb Jack is another random long search, just always finding 5-screws.

Monster Truck Rally is so cool but plagued with difficult camera angles that make it confusing when climbing towards the player... I got smoked in my first race.

Master Chu feels like The Legend of Kage on crack. Maybe it's good, but it's gonna be annoying finding out.

Nobunaga II is gonna be amazing, I'm sure. KOEI historical strategy titles always slapped. And I LOVE those full size PCBs. Probably needs a new battery, but I'm planning to replace my whole lot of gold back batteries soon.

And the last Arkista is a dupe I bought accidentally because I legit blacked out and forgot there was one in the mail lol. So yeah, if the one I bought in person doesn't clean up and run straight, not loading any sleep.

This brings me to damn near full. Woohoo!! Good hunting, have fun y'all!

Bonk will be liberated soon. Not a fan of grading, but this was a great grab even relative to recent loose carts.

Arkista is dirty as sin, gonna need to give the shell a good bath and investigate the PCB a bit.

Trojan 3-screw was a long search, just like the 5-screw Alpha Mission.

Bought an Impossible Mission II SEI Variant last week and ended up receiving a rare Australian top-booter, so lucky to find an decent quality actual copy at a store near me this week. Still missing the other two variants.

King Neptune was overpriced, but I got it down a fair bit based on the bulk of other titles. Weird weird game.

Stunt Kids is such classic codemasters, like the o.g. Trials. So thoroughly unforgiving lol.

Mickey is Mickey. Bright side, closed the loop on Disney NES titles.

P'radikus Conflict is potentially awesome, like a more complex Lunatic Fringe. Gonna have to find a manual though, because the systems are odd.

Touchdown Fever is one of the worst football games I've ever played. Four total plays on offense, neither run acts like a run, and the ball flies like a laser from A -> B, so anyone in the path is grabbing it. Absolute nonsense, but somehow running the ball is fun while you've got it :)

3-Screw Mighty Bomb Jack is another random long search, just always finding 5-screws.

Monster Truck Rally is so cool but plagued with difficult camera angles that make it confusing when climbing towards the player... I got smoked in my first race.

Master Chu feels like The Legend of Kage on crack. Maybe it's good, but it's gonna be annoying finding out.

Nobunaga II is gonna be amazing, I'm sure. KOEI historical strategy titles always slapped. And I LOVE those full size PCBs. Probably needs a new battery, but I'm planning to replace my whole lot of gold back batteries soon.

And the last Arkista is a dupe I bought accidentally because I legit blacked out and forgot there was one in the mail lol. So yeah, if the one I bought in person doesn't clean up and run straight, not loading any sleep.

This brings me to damn near full. Woohoo!! Good hunting, have fun y'all!

It's a beautiful thing, so so close now :)

16 carts left, plus another 20ish variants, maybe around 40 total with some homebrews I'm chasing. Then I'm pivot to the occasional manual and/or box to spruce up the collection... Maybe some little figures, stuffies, and other collectibles to fit my games.

What do y'all do when you finish the collection? I don't want to move on to another platform, this was always the one for me.

I'm legit concerned about Challenge of the Dragon, lol. My first few seconds had me doubting it will deliver anything but frustration. Literal first fight had me second-guessing myself, and enemy scripting is super funky. Soundtrack gives me legend of kage vibes though, so maybe there's something there...

But overall, I'm so excited to crack into all of these tomorrow. Four great pickups at I close in on the final ~40 truly unique original NES titles to go (~80 more if I'm including variants). I'm not chasing Stadium Events, any campus or world challenge carts, test carts, etc. I'm also not interested in the Panesian trio of lewds, not because of the sexy nature but because they look terrible.

Like most American Video Entertainment carts, couldn't get Wally Bear fired up on the Retro Champ, so I'll have to use an actual console in the morning. Got tied up in kiddo bedtime routine and couldn't run downstairs :)

Times of Lore feels like a game that should have a battery backup, but for whatever reason that was vetoed? I dig the art style for the most part but I'm afraid the adventure style interface is gonna get annoying over (relatively short) time.

Krion Conquest is what I'm most excited for. It feels like someone sat down after playing a few minutes of Mega Man and said, "Bet. But let's make him a witch. And let's make the enemies nearly impossible to predict and/or defend against."

Boss was probably like, "Sure, sounds rad. And you work up to that over time?"

And dev was like, "Nah, right away. I want them to die on the second screen. Maybe twice. And I do not want them to feel comfortable for a single second that follows."

And so with that, Vic Tokai released a truly abusive non-Capcom Rockman. And then apparently made it even harder in NA by removing or reducing continues... I'm stoked to find out and more than likely give up.