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Retro Gaming Holiday Sales

Black Friday Sales for Retro Gamers?

Everyone knows about the sales offered on current generation video games, but maybe you’re an old-school gamer and are more interested in retro gaming & collecting.  Here’s a list of the sales I’ve come across for vintage video games like the original 8-bit Nintendo, Sega Genesis, Atari, etc.:

GamesOgre.net eBay Store

On top of these sales, take an additional 8% off using Bing.com (Yeah, that means 15% becomes 23%!).  Check out my YouTube walkthrough if you haven’t done this before:

J2Games.com

20% off any games & systems in stock with promo code “Holiday09”

LukieGames.com

Goodwill

50% off storewide sale!  Might as well go to the source for vintage gaming & other retro radness since most of us have a Goodwill in our area.

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Check the Goodwill Store Locator to verify the sale for your area.

Other Retro Gaming Deals?

Know of any other retro video game sales?  Please comment or e-mail me.  Happy holidays, collecting, and retro gaming!

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Rare Video Game Collectibles on eBay: StarFox Demo, GTA Promo Items, Posters/Banners

Star Fox Promo Demo Cartridge Super Nintendo VERY RARE

XENOSAGA 3 III T-ELOS poster GIANT RARE NEW promo telos

Grand Theft Auto IV Baseball Bat w Bonus Wanted Posters This is simply awesome…and if you don’t understand why, you shouldn’t be allowed to play video games.


Dragon Quest Video Game Zippo Lighter NEW

Lot of Various Twisted Metal 3, 4, Black Promo Items

Warcraft III Frozen Throne Banner Promo Store Display Ah, the days when “Warcraft” meant RTS, great custom games like DoTA, and didn’t enslave the souls of millions…


600 Vintage Handheld and Tabletop Electronic Games

This guy’s collection is simply amazing.  Sounds like he’s come to the point where he has to part with it.  It costs a pretty penny, but is downright impressive.  Here’s the seller’s website for more info:  http://www.webalice.it/claudia.alessandro/index.html

RARE! NINTENDO GAMECUBE NR DEV DISC VINTAGE OOP MERCH
“Angry Video Game Nerd Art”

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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: HES 6-Pak, Donkey Kong Competition Cart., N-Gage Kiosk

Here are some unique & rare auctions for video game collectors that I’m watching on eBay:

NES HES 6 in 1 Caltron Myriad w/ BOX Real Player’s Pak!
DONKEY KONG COUNTRY COMPETITION CARTRIDGE RARE SNES !!!
Bioshock 2 “Rapture Record” Limited Edition Vinyl
N-Gage Retail Kiosk Demo machine w/two phones/sytems

NES HES 6 in 1 Caltron Myriad w/ BOX Real Player’s Pak! Pricey but a nice addition to a collection.  See my previous blog post for the guy who is selling a huge lot of stuff that I believe includes one of these.  Suddenly makes that lot seem a little more of a deal.

DONKEY KONG COUNTRY COMPETITION CARTRIDGE RARE SNES !!! In rough shape, but these competition carts certainly go for a lot.

Bioshock 2 “Rapture Record” Limited Edition Vinyl Obviously cool.

N-Gage Retail Kiosk Demo machine w/two phones/sytems For those loyal N-Gage fans, here’s a retail Kiosk.  A starting bid of $50 + local pickup will make for an interesting auction.

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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.)