Got a Few More

Its been a busy few days I went to a few different stores each day for the last few days so lets get started. So first up I got a boxed copy of Wizardly for 400 yen and I also found a loose copy of Momotaro Collection 2 mostly because it was only 100 yen.

 

I also picked up a sweet boxed version of the GB Memory cartridge, for 1000 yen ($10), which was an awesome system in Japan where you would get a white cart from Nintendo Power or convinence stores. Then you could use kiosks at the stores to load games on the cart for a lower price than the whole packaged version. Kind of like a downloadable game now a days only that it was cheaper.  The same system was used for the Super Famicom in Japan and actually the idea goes all the way back to the famicom with the Disk System games, they were also rewritable so you could put them in kiosks and change the games. 

Then yesterday I was out and found a new shop that was really cool, they had tons of stuff and not just for Game Boy. The only issue was that the prices were really high. Most of the GB games were 1000 yen + though there were a few at 300 yen but those were on some really common games that I know I can find for 100 yen.  I spent about an hour at the shop just looking though all the stuff but actually didn't end up buying anything. I did grab some quick pictures of the Game Boy stuff.

 

Then to end the trip I hit up one more store and grabbed Dino Breeder 2 and Snoopy no Hajimete no Otsukai for 100 yen each. Snoopy was a nice find at this price so I was pretty happy about it. 

So that about wraps it up for now. 

A New One

I was out yesterday and found Pitman  for 100 yen. Its not in the best of condition, sticker is nice but overall the cart is pretty yellow. Not sure if the yellowing of the cart actually come out in the picture but trust me its there. That said I haven't seen this one in the wild before, that coupled with the cheap price was enough for me to pick it up. 

Large Update

So I have been a little slow here, I did buy a few games over the last few weeks but didn't find the time to update the blog. But I'm here now and you may have noticed a new look for the blog which is something I have wanted to do for awhile. So anyway the games, right? I'm going to be listing them in the order that I bought them. 

Soloman's Club - 500 yen (not seen before)

A little high at 500 but I wanted it and finding it in the wild was compelling enough reason. 

Pac Panic - 380 yen (not seen before)

A very nice copy of the the game and with the box on top of that, to be honest I had to think about it at the time though I'm not really sure why. Glad I picked it up. 

Namco Classic - 100 yen (seen once before)

I found this at the store that I had seen it at before but that copy was really yellow and I like the sticker so I wanted a nice copy. In fact they still had that copy when I found this one. 

Fushigi no Dungeon: Furai no Shiren GB - 100 yen (seen a few times before at 500 and 1000 yen)

I was happy to see this for only 100 yen not really sure why it was so expensive in the past but here we are finding it for an acceptable price. 

Finally I bought another auction lot, although not all the games were 100 yen this time. The guy has started listing games at 250 or 350 yen though some are still at the 100 yen. I cant help but feel a little responsible for the increase in price after buying 60 or so games in a month and a half. 

America Oudan Ultra-Quiz, American Oudan Ultra-Quiz Part 2, Doraemon Kart, Michael Joradan One on One, Side Pocket and Super Street Basketball.

The only game here I really wanted and the only reason I bought these games was Side Pocket. I just really like the sticker art. 

Purikura Pocket 2: Kareshi Kaizou Daisakusen, Super Blackbass Pocket 2, Higashio Osamu Kanshuu Pro Yakyuu Stadium '91, Tokio Senki: Eiyuu Retsuden and Zoids Densetsu. 

The only one that was more than 100 yen here was Tokio Senki but I had never seen that before so I bit the bullet also haven't seen Zoids before so I was happy to get that one too. 

Box Art Face Off #4: Dr. Mario

Box Art Face Off #4

Okay so today I'm looking at a fun game and if you read the title you all ready know that its Dr. Mario.

On the left is the Japanese art and on the right is the US art.

 

The interesting thing here is that in both cases the box art is identical to the home console counter part, the Famicom in Japan and the NES in the States. The Japanese one is kind of dull to me for some reason, I mean there are lots of colors but just something about it is muted. Honestly, I think the thing that puts me off the most is with Mario's pose it looks like this will be an educational game. On the other hand you have the US design which is very colorful and also includes very large images of the characters. I also like Mario's slightly crazy looking face and rather than the pointer he is holding a thermometer. Lastly the logo on the US one is much more clever with the R in Dr. becoming the Rx which means prescription in Latin and is commonly used in the States when getting medicine. 

For me this is an easy win for the US version, the color, Mario's expression, the logo. For me, its just more fun to look at. 

Still Buying

Well I told you I wouldn't do so well on the not buying of things but really it was a good deal. First up, Chachamaru Boukenki 3: Abyss no Tou and Bomber Boy, both were only 108 yen each ($1).

I also found Downtown Special: Kunio-kun no Jidaigeki Dayo Zenin Shuugou! for 400 yen and MoguMogu Gombo: Harukanaru Chou Ryouri Densetsu for 200 yen. 

Not bad, usually when I see Bomber Boy its never been less then 500 yen, usually Downtown Special is no less then 950 yen and as for the other two I have not come across them in the wild yet. All in all a good pick up.

An Expensive Purchase

Hey guys so I picked up two more games this weekend and once again nothing too exciting here. First we have Super B-Daman: Fighting Phoenix, which came on a black cart even though it was not a Gameboy Color game. Hudson soft did this with a few titles after the GBC was released, I think these black non-GBC games could use the GBC IR link though. You might notice the GB-Kiss logo on the sticker there. The other game is GB Pachi-Slot Hisshouhou Jr., mostly got it because the condition was really nice, both were 108 yen each.

So what gives the title says that there was an expensive purchase, right? Well while I was out with my girlfriend, we went to see Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, we had some time to kill and decided to check out this kind of toy shop uhh place. It was like a shop in a mall that's prolly the best way I can describe it. Anyway we walk in and we see the the display for Nintendo Switch, which I have wanted but since passing up on a pre order opportunity, why did I do that? I have not been able to find one, its just sold out everywhere. However this display had a sign which said "limit 1 per customer", that didn't immediately get me excited as I have seen that before and been told "oh sorry dude we are all out". Anyway, my girlfriend went and asked and they did have them and in fact the ones in the case were the actual stock they had! They had 2 of the gray joycon version and only one of the blue and red, which is the one I wanted. So basically I just got the newest Gameboy right? Woo!

So that said I might have to slow down on the spending for a bit, don't worry I'll probably do a crappy job of it. I'll keep updating with more of the "Box Art Face Offs" and the "Replay Series" posts to keep stuff from getting boring.

Box Art Face Off #3: Zelda no Densetsu: Yume o Miru Shima

Box Art Face Off #3

Today I am comparing the Japanese Zelda no Densetsu: Yume o Miru Shima with the US The Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening. These two box arts are very different styles just check them out, again Japanese art is on the left and USA is on the right.

 

Wow, so like I said we have some very different approaches here. Lets start with the Japanese one, first off let me say that I just love all the color here. There are a lot of characters from the game and it has the giant egg in the background its really easy to tell what game you are talking about in the series just by looking at this art. Then there is the US art which keeps it simple but stylish. A fitting gold background with a bold Zelda logo as the focus. Its very clean but to keep it interesting there is a lot of detail in the shield and sword.

Verdict time I think it might be surprising but I actually think I like the simple take of the US art. As pure images I love the Japanese one but for a box or cartridge I think the US got it right.