it's apparently new, which is neat. still in the box, which is hilarious:

 

"new style for palm-holding type

 

electric rubber constructure

 

3-level quick firing control

 

operating easily"

 

for this, another standard nes controller and a dc controller with memory unit i paid $10. there were 2 more like this if anyone wants one

 

* haven't had a chance to test it yet. i giving it a 70% chance of working correctly.

made the rounds after work today and found some good items. i guess i was the first one to go around looking for nes stuff since they put out the weekend additions.

previous: snes super mario all-stars $3 (from a while ago but I didn't post it so here it is)

today, all from local used music/game store

snes Indiana Jones Greatest Adventures $3. my little boy picked this one up, must be a collector in the making

snes super street fighter II $3

nes battletoads & double dragon $8

nes rc pro-am II $13. label is loose at the top but it should be an easy fix.

it's been dry for a few weeks so this was a nice surprise.

$15!! factory sealed! 

it's kind of smooshed but still in decent shape. hooray! i also bought a CIB narc for $1 because the box looks cool and it's worth a dollar even if the game isn't, and a monster brand xbox1 component/optical AV cable for $5.

i bought a few carts that jumped out at me during lunch, went home after work to check the price guide and went back for a few more. saturday morning i did another check and went to pick up a couple more. here's what i ended up wtih:

ultimate air combat  $5

motor city patrol  $5

the punisher  $5

micro machines  $6

ghost lion  $7

rainbow islands  $5

L'empereur  $10

fire and ice  $15

bomberman II  $5

i left a couple others that i wasn't concerned with, considering i'd spent in 2 days what i usually spend there in 6 months- king's quest V and raid 2020 for $5 each, and a couple other lesser buys.

the guy at the counter said that's the first copy of L'empereur they've ever had, and the store has been open for 15 years. also i have no idea how to play it.

i nearly had a stroke when i looked in the display case where they keep the better games and saw "flintstones" for $9. it was the rescue of dino and hoppy.

i discovered there's another serious nes hound in town. I had looked at but passed over master chu and a blue bible game at lunch, which were gone when i got back (i'm kicking myself that it might have been bible buffet). they guy at the counter said someone came in and bought like $120 worth of games, apparently picking up a good chunk of camerica ("all like this gold one [micro machines]") and color dreams games. "he's in here all the time." i feel a little relieved that i apparently beat him the first time around, and didn't miss on anything ridiculous like F2, stadium events, etc.

so awesome haul for me. but wait, there's something else! between trips to the store i realized- i have never seen a nes game box in that store. so, on my last trip I asked what happens when they get one "we throw em away." fuck! i'm disgusted thinking they might have thrown out a bomberman II box or any of those other obscure titles. what do i do about that?!

pro sport hockey $5

battletoads and double dragon $8

bomberman II $15

bubble bobble part 2 $30

plus I got $10 off for filling up a punch card. the last 3 are ex-rentals but still in fine shape. definitely counteracts the preceding 3 hours in the dentist's chair today.

also, not game related but too awesome not to post...

MOON SHOES! $5 at Saver's. my wife has wanted these since they were new. none of us can stand up in them.

zombies ate my neighbors $10 play n trade

new ps2 network adapter $6 saver's 

conker's bad fur day x2 $20 each (minus $10 for a full punch card) and 

drop dead fred dvd $10 at the local music/movie/game shop 

so nothing spectacular but I'm pretty happy. zombies is one i've wanted to play so $10 from a local store is good enough. the network adapter and one of the conker carts will get stashed until I have those respective systems; the other conker will be trade bait. I started watching for drop dead fred about a year ago when someone else mentioned it's out of print. this is the first one I've seen during my weekly rounds. I watched it for the first time since I was a kid. It's really a pretty f'ed up movie for what it is but has its moments. I've been trying to motivate myself to sell some stuff on ebay so this will go in that pile when I get there.