I took a break from the finds sub-forum until I was certain I knew what I was collecting, and now I own over 70 Game Boy cartridges! I'm also aiming to beat as many of them as I possibly can, and out of the 70+ I own, only 10 of them I haven't finished yet. (Though I'm working on them!) So let's get things rolling again with a finds thread that will remain intact for the rest of my NintendoAge lifetime! Let's start with the three games I purchased yesterday.


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Lock 'n' Chase: $5.00
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I bought Lock 'n' Chase to go with my other Data East games, and it turned out to be a really fun game. I had previous experience with the game, but I hadn't finished the Extra mode before. I had a much easier time this playthrough, and was able to knock out the extra mode for the proper ending. A really fun Pac-Man clone with enough new material to make it unique. I recommend it if you ever get the chance to play it.  
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Hit the Ice: $20.00
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Hit the Ice is a game I've been looking for simply due to the Taito logo attached to it, and while an okay hockey game, it's nowhere near as good as Konami's Blades of Steel. It's also harder to find and more expensive than Blades of Steel, so it really isn't of much value to the Game Boy's library.  Overall an unremarkable game that could easily be forgotten about without much loss.
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NFL Football $2.00
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American Football is extremely popular despite being absolutely terrible.    The only reason I bought this game was for my GB Konami games sub-set. I will probably never beat this. : (
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Total for the group: $27.00
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Hit the Ice is the score of the lot since prices are a little random online. It's also noteworthy for being the first Game Boy game I've bought that has a title beginning with the letter H! The highest quality game of the group is easily Lock 'n' Chase, and I'll probably play it again for next year's Game Boy completion thread on NA.  
 

My package from SosaGames arrived! Usually his Game Boy listings are outrageous if you're going for popular stuff, but when it comes to commons, he can be a gold mine!



Shopping on ebay in Canada is mostly difficult because of how much people like to gouge us on shipping. Typically I aim as close to free as possible, but sometimes it takes a long time for Canadian sellers to list the games I want. This is where taking advantage of combined shipping becomes very useful. SosaGames charges about 10 dollars to ship one Game Boy cartridge, which by itself is ridiculous and I'd never go for it. However with combined shipping he will ship every other GB cart you purchase for 1 extra dollar, and anything past 8 cartridges is free to ship. While I'm still getting pretty gouged on shipping at roughly 15 bucks for five GB carts, the prices of his commons make things break pretty even, if not get me ahead. Here's the breakdown.

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Q Billion $3.19
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A puzzle game that I haven't quite gotten the hang of yet, but intend to play more of.

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Tetris Plus $6.68
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A highly underrated version of Tetris that is vastly superior to the original Game Boy game. It tends to be random with prices, so to get it under 10 was great. I highly recommend this game.  

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Wheel of Fortune $3.19
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I probably could have cut this one out and saved a bit of money, as Gametek games on GB all suck. It was really cheap though, so I figured I'd give it a try. Not much of a surprise it's bad.

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Ms. Pac-Man $5.34
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If Puzzle Bobble didn't exist, this would be my favourite arcade game. I always liked playing Ms. Pac-man way more than the original Pac-man. Just all around a better designed game. Worth every penny! People try to charge a lot for this game for some reason, so this was the main reason I went for the combined shipping with this guy. I wanted to make the 10 dollar shipping charge for a 5 dollar Ms. Pac-Man more worthwhile.

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Looney Tunes $8.02
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A childhood favourite that I still really enjoy. You might be surprised how great this game is when you first play it.   It's also noteworthy for having a soundtrack entirely composed by the same woman who composed all the music for the original Mega Man on NES. Unsurprisingly, the music in this games kicks a lot of ass.  

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Total Cost of games + Shipping: $41.13
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Tetris Plus, Ms. Pac-Man and Looney Tunes are the best games of the lot, but I think I got the biggest bargain on Q Billion. Overall very happy with this purchase, and I'm going to spend a ton of time playing Ms. Pac-Man.