Buyer's Remorse #33- Operation Mail Day

It’s been another busy couple weeks here but finally got out of the game buying funk that I was in. Tyson and I hit a few places on our way to wings and beer a couple weeks ago which netted me NES games number 584 and 585. Not the best titles but I hadn’t found a NES game that I needed since Calgary so I was happy to knock a couple more off. The store I found them at was running a buy 2 get one free on used games. Of course there were no other cheap Nintendo games that I was in need of so I grabbed a cheap PS1 game.

Sad that it took this long to get these common titles but their usually shat on when I see them

Sticking with PS1 it was sort of the theme for a lot of my recent purchases. I went garage saling with my wife and son. We hit a big community sale and in the end had gone to 52 garage sales but the pickings were pretty slim. I picked up 4 disc only PS1 games for 75 cents a piece and a few strategy guides. I go to this community sale every year and I think it’s just about run it’s course. 10 years ago there would be about 120-150 homes that would run a sale and quite often it was good quality stuff. But I guess the homes haven’t changed hands much in recent years and everyone is running out of junk to get rid of. Come to think of it I think all I found last year was 2 PS1 games and a PS2 game….Either way even though the bounty isn’t as plentiful as it once was I’ll still be there every year cause you never know.

This is how I feel when I garage sale in well to do neighbourhoods!

It had been awhile but I did get a couple packages in the mail last week which is always nice to come home to after a day at work. The first package was an assortment of PS1 games that I had bought from a forum that I frequent. It was mostly collection filler and there were no pics of the games but the guy had a list of $2 games and on that list I spied The Smurfs. I’ve been after that game for awhile but every time I’ve seen it online it was always going for more then I’d want to pay and let’s face it $2 for that game is a steal. The problem is that I had no picture to show that it was in fact The Smurfs and not Smurfs Racer which I’ve seen listed incorrectly before, at the same time I didn’t want to draw attention to it and have the price jacked up. So I picked a few other games that I wouldn’t mind having for $2 and added The Smurfs and hoped for the best. And when it arrived it was a nice shiny copy of the right game that I wanted. Now sure I could have avoided all this and just asked the guy and probably wouldn’t of caused me to pay any more but like when dealing with people in person I never want to tip my hand too much cause some people would take advantage of that. In the end it made it kind of exciting while waiting for it to arrive, anxiously hoping that it would be the right one. Now it's time to take Gargabitch down!!

The second package I received was a box of magazines. Early X-box issues and 3 Official Dreamcast Magazines. I didn’t own any ODM previously so I was excited for those to arrive. A friend of mine was huge into Dreamcast and I remember flipping through a bunch of the issues as they came out so there was a slight nostalgia to getting them.

There were more magazines these are just the highlights

I think that about covers most of the pickups. Tyson and I went out a week ago and hit some Value! Villages and I picked up a Tennis game on Gamecube **Sorry Jimmy** and the other night I downloaded The Legend of Zelda: The Windwaker HD as my free game for buying Mario Kart 8.

This cover is just asking to be photoshopped

Speaking of Mario Kart 8 I’ve had some time since my last entry to sit down and play some of it. I may do a further in depth review at a later time but let’s be honest there’s a 10,000 reviews out there for it already which I’m sure most of you have checked out a few of. But overall I’ve really enjoyed it and am looking forward to getting some online play of it in soon. I’ve also thrown in Super Mario Wii U a couple times recently just to kill an hour here and there. I’ve done the same with NES Remix. In summation I’ve spent pretty much these last two weeks playing the Wii U and have really enjoyed myself.

That’s all I’ve got for now. I should be back in two weeks with an update on how I’m doing with my 2014 Gaming goals so far. So until then take care and thanks for all the support!

Mario Kart 8 - Koopa Was a Race Car Driver

He had one too many cold beers one night and wrapped himself around a telephone pole...

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Mario Kart 8 - Escape From The T-1000!

Super Robot Tyson's Koopa narrowly escaped a huge explosion on his bike!

Come with me if you want to live... 

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Two Crude Dudes - Episode #8 - Exposed Aliens

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"In space, no one can hear you scream. In Super Robot Tyson's basement, they can hear you burp from space! Broadcasting live from the Alien hive on LV-426 is Episode #8 of the Two Crude Dudes podcast! Hitman Tommy and SRT have returned from another trip to the Calgary Expo with a trunk load of stories! The 2014 Expo was all about the reunion of the cast of the 1986 film Aliens, and we were there to meet them! Bill Paxton, Sigourney Weaver, Lance Henriksen and the whole gang were on hand to thrill the crowds with stories from the set of the classic film. To ensure we made all of our plans on time Tyson used his new Nintendo Game & Watch and Tommy opened boxes of Game of Thrones blind box figures to keep his mind sharp! Who knocked up Tyson's wife in Calgary? Was it Michael Rooker's rapey hug, or Bruce Campbell's sexy handshake? The boys also stutter and slur their way through a recap of the amazing retro and modern video games they have bought in the last few weeks. Don't miss an inside look at "Drunken PS1 Night 2" where we learn how the NHL rocks the rink with the power of Buttsecks! The Crude Dudes also discovered the DVD sale of a lifetime and stocked up on horror movies! You'll wish Kane Hodder would rip off your head when you hear about our scores! This is the podcast express elevator to hell, going down!" 

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Buyer's Remorse #32- Post Calgary

Hey everyone! I had been planning on posting an entry that detailed some of my finds prior to heading out to Calgary but I think we've pretty much covered that off on the upcoming episode of the Two Crude Dudes podcast. So I figured I'd just take a few moments to show off what I've bought since coming back.

I've actually only bought two gaming related items in the last month. Tyson and I have hit the circuit a couple times but what we've mainly come home with have been horror dvds. We're both huge fans of the genre and recently a liquidation outlet had bought the remnants of a video rental store that had gone out of business. Video stores which unfortunately have gone the way of the dodo are an excellent source of horror nutrients. The two of us wasted no time getting down there and attacking what they had to offer. We did so well that we promptly made a second trip to the location to take a chance on some more titles. The big bonus with these purchases is that I've had the time recently to watch a good chunk of these movies. I'll probably go into more detail on what I've bought another time but if you're interested to see some of what I watched check out my Instagram profile "hitmantommy" as I've taken pictures of some of them.

Moving on to the game side of things. After our second trip to the liquidation place we stopped in at value village. After checking the usual departments we ended the visit off in the toy department. After looking in the boardgames at a D&D game I put it down and saw the edge of a box at the bottom of a pile and moved like Neo in the Matrix to make sure I grabbed it before Tyson saw it. Here's what it was:

A boxed Lethal Enforcers w/Justifier for a whopping $3.99. Once I opened it I saw that the game itself was missing but it's not very expensive to pick up. It was worth it alone for the minty Justifier, manual and box itself. Not to mention as you can tell in the picture it's a nice big box and a wonderful display piece for my collection. It was a rare opportunity for me the "catch Tyson slipping" as they say. Looking forward to picking up a cart so I can complete this bad boy.

Lastly this weekend like a good number of people I picked up Mario Kart 8 for the Wii U. I know the Wii U has gotten a lot of bad press and there's rumors galore that the system is dying etc etc. But I am so happy with the amount of excitement that I've seen from people who have picked it up. Not to mention the people that picked up the Wii U console bundle with Mario Kart packed in. It'll be interesting to see if this helps get the Wii U some better press if they can get a good household penetration increase. Either way I love my Wii U and am looking forward to spending lots of time playing some of Mario Kart 8 in the next couple days.

Mario is here to Penetrate you on Nintendo's behalf

That's all for now. I do have a couple potential online purchases in the works that will hopefully come to fruition. But until then remember It's not hoarding if you alphabetize your games!