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Rare Video Game Hunting: SNES Triax Turbo 360 Controller, Game Boy Colorizer, etc

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Here’s the loot I pulled in from video game hunting at a local flea market the weekend of October 24.  The lot of boxed Atari games was a good find.  Plus, it was great to find a couple copies of Star Wars Battlefront II, some N64 GameSharks, and some great NES games (2x Ice Climbers!).

However, what I’m really excited about here is my new Triax Turbo Touch 360 controller for the SNES Super Nintendo!  This thing is simply hilarious.  Rather than a traditional d-pad, it used a pressure sensitive touch system that was supposed to be able to detect movement anywhere.  Naturally for such an early version of this technology, it was a huge failure.  What’s super ironic here is that Apple not only seems to have borrowed this technology for their iPod click-wheel, but they also seem to have cloned Turbo Touch 360 commercials for their I’m-an-Apple…PC-is-a-lame-o commercials.  Check out this video to see what I mean:

By the way, this Turbo Touch 360 is going into my collection.  They’re pretty cheap to pick up on eBay…or here are some Triax Turbo Touch 360 Super Nintendo SNES Controllers on Amazon starting at $9.00 USD.  Nothing like owning a little piece of retro Super Nintendo history. 🙂

Brainboy-Colorizer-Game-BoyAlso of interest is a “Brainboy Colorizer” by Pelican.  Apparently this rad little piece of plastic is supposed to add color to black & white games as well has having the ability to back up the saves of your favorite Game Boy games!  I love finding weird little accessories like this…plus I’m always amazed that after 15 years of sitting in someone’s garage or attic that I can bring them home and get them to work first try.

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As always, if you see something you’re interested in from my retro video game treasure hunting, feel free to check out my eBay store as most of it has been listed there.  Happy retro gaming, collecting, and eBaying!

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Rare Video Game Stuff on eBay: Bashi Bazook Prototype(?), Retail Store Display Kiosks…

Cool / rare video game stuff I’m currently watching on eBay:

First off, video game kiosks!  Man do I wish I lived near Santa Cruz, CA and had enough space and dough for these displays!  Someone please buy me the Dreamcast one!

SUPER NINTENDO Store Display Standup Kiosk Booth – RARE

NINTENDO 64 Store Display Standup Kiosk Booth – RARE

SEGA DREAMCAST Store Display Standup Kiosk Booth – RARE

PLAYSTATION 1 Store Display Standup Kiosk Booth – RARE

GAMECUBE Store Display Standup Kiosk Booth – RARE

PLAYSTATION 2 Store Display Standup Kiosk Booth – RARE

XBOX 360 Store Display Standup Kiosk Booth – RARE

I’m also watching:

NES HES LIMITED OFFER! 6 in 1 Real Player’s Pak Caltron (Australian release?) (Sold on eBay for $242 USD on Oct. 29, 2009)

WARBIRDS ATARI LYNX GAME PROTOTYPE VERY RARE (Sold on eBay for $36.00 USD on Oct. 30, 2009)

Bubble Bath Babes Nes Panesian Unlicensed Nintendo (Sold on eBay for $385.00 USD on Oct. 29, 2009)

CALTRON 6 IN 1 – NES – ULTRA RARE !!! (Great price especially with best offer feature…bummer it’s PAL)

NES The Flintstones Surprise At Dinosaur Peak BOX ONLY (Let’s see what people will pay for just the box!) (Sold on eBay for $235.50 USD on Nov. 1, 2009)

SNES Secret Of Mana 2 PAL – Complete hack BUILDING KIT! (It’s like Legos for the SNES collector / wannabe-homebrewer!) (Sold on eBay for $40 Euro…about $58.71 USD on Nov. 2, 2009)

Just ended/ending on eBay:

Nes Bashi Bazook Unreleased Prototype? Wii Snes N64 (Seems the seller is running this one as a short auction…that seems like a trick tactic to lure in impulse buyers.  He’s selling some other great stuff, so maybe this is a legit proto, but I’m not sure.  Do your homework on this one if he relists it.)

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Rare Video Game Hunting: Mini Arcade, FF9, Boxed SNES, etc

Retro Video Game Hunting 10032009 (2)GamesOgre-eBay-StoreA couple weeks ago, I pulled in this loot while out video game hunting. It’s sort of funny that after trick-or-treating as a kid my brothers and I would spread out all our loot on the floor to compare and trade. Here I am 20 years later, and I’m doing the same thing with video games. The child within… 🙂

Of note here are several Pokemon games for the Game Boy Advance. Pokemon Sapphire, Fire Red, and Emerald GBA games always land a pretty penny. Plus, I was super excited to open up a crappy PS1 game and to find out that Digimon World was inside. The seller at the flea market was charging a flat price of $2, so I’d say I lucked out on that one.

I can’t say they’re rare, but if you’re an N64 collector or just get a kick out of your old system, take note of the Nintendo 64 controller I picked up here: InterAct SharkPad Pro (SV-362). Given that this thing has a super durable metal joystick and feels just like a normal N64 controller, I’d say it’s a must have. This thing’s joystick was pretty dirty, which to me is a good indication of plenty of wear and tear from grimy little hands; however, it still feels as springy as an original N64 controller in top condition.

Oh yeah, and if you ever come across an Atari 7800 like below, it’s generally worth the gamble of picking it up if the power cord and RF AV adapter are included. This system turned out to be junk, but I immediately was able to sell the RF AV adapter for about $20 on eBay. The power supply is generally worth about that much too.

And of course, at $2 the great trophy here is the Big Lebowski DVD…no explanation needed.