Retro Gaming Australia

Run of the mill week.

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (Nintendo 64) – Listing this here more for the lulz, don’t pay $300 for Kirby’s most mediocre outing.

Dancing Stage: Mario Mix (GameCube) – Local pickup in Ryde, NSW only.

Lufia (Super Nintendo)

Shenmue II (Dreamcast)

Metal Slug 4 (Neo Geo AES)

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (GameCube)

The Legend of Dragoon (PlayStation)

Mortal Kombat 3 (Super Nintendo)

Diddy Kong Racing (Nintendo 64)

Pokemon Blue (Game Boy)

Saturn Bomberman (Saturn) – Looks like significant damage to the rear of the case

Boxed/Complete Game Gear w/ 7 loose games – No mention of sound issues so caveat emptor

Boxed/Complete Silver Slim PlayStation 2 – Complete with mediocre platinum games

Boxed/Complete Silver Slim PlayStation 2 – Another one

Pokemon Mini w/ Pokemon Pinball Mini

Out of the mansion and into the city – Resident Evil 2 had players exploring what was left of Raccoon City after a zombie infestation wiped out the vast majority of the city’s populace. One of many reasons why 1998 was the best year for video games.

Bunch of different stuff this week – much more reasonably priced too.

NES Action Set

NES Action Set – A little cheaper than the above

SNES Starwing Console Bundle

NES Control Deck

Saturday Night Slammasters (Mega Drive) – Have a chuckle/cry at the $20 price tag left on it

Spider-man/Venom Maximum Carnage and Spawn: The Video Game (SNES) – Not in the best shape, but two low-run and popular (albeit pretty crappy) games that don’t come up often

Yoshi's Story (Nintendo 64)

Banjo-Kazooie (Nintendo 64)

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo 64)

Magical Tetris Challenge (Nintendo 64)

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (Nintendo 64)

Secret of Mana (Super Nintendo)

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (Super Nintendo)

Ridge Racer Type 4 Press Kit (PlayStation)

We Love Katamari (PlayStation 2)

Impossible Mission (Commodore 64)

Before the DualShock, there was the PlayStation Dual Analog Controller. Sony only let the Dual Analog rule the roost for about six months before introducing the force feedback enabled successor. The most notable differences between the Dual Analog and DualShock, other than the obvious lack of rumble, is that the former has longer handles, concave analogue sticks and a third mode to make it mimic the functionality of Sony’s Analog Joystick, indicated by a green LED in the middle of the controller.

Busy week for Nintendo 64 stuff.

Mario Party (Nintendo 64)

Pokemon Stadium 2 (Nintendo 64)

Killer Instinct Gold (Nintendo 64)

Snake's Revenge (NES)

Donkey Kong 64 (Nintendo 64)

Lylat Wars (Nintendo 64)

Aidyn Chronicles: The First Mage (Nintendo 64)

ICO Collector's Edition (PlayStation 2) – New and sealed

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo 64)

Xenogears (PlayStation NTSC-U)

Snowboard Kids 2 (Nintendo 64)

Paper Mario (Nintendo 64)

Secret of Mana (Super Nintendo)

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Super Nintendo)

Mario Party 2 (Nintendo 64)

Nintendo 64 Ice Blue Console

Nintendo 64 Jungle Green Console

Nintendo 64 Fire Orange Console

Special Pikachu Edition Game Boy Color

Hanimex TVG070C programmable TV-game console

Hagane: The Final Conflict is the poster child for so-called hidden gems that have exploded in price on the secondary market due to spikes in demand through increased exposure. The game is decent but not worth the $US275+ it seems to command.

Pitiful showing this week.

Star Wing SNES Bundle – Sunfaded in several spots.

Super Mario All Stars SNES Bundle

Special Pikachu Edition Game Boy Color w/ Pokemon Silver and Crystal – Also includes a cart only copy of Red and a Gold/Silver playguide

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask (Nintendo 64)

NEC PC Engine

Mario Party 3 (Nintendo 64)

NiGHTS + 3D Controller Pack (Saturn)

Battletoads & Aussie Rules Footy (NES)

Donkey Kong 64 (Nintendo 64)

Streets of Rage II is pretty much the best game on the Mega Drive. Great graphics, one of the best soundtracks of all time and arguably the best gameplay in a 2D beat ’em up.

Kind of a crappy week.

Paper Mario (N64) – More N64 auction idiocy.

Daze Before Christmas (Mega Drive)

Sega Saturn – Apparently new in box.

HES 4 Pak All Action (Master System)

WarCraft Battle Chest – This is the original release

Shining Force II (Mega Drive)

Special Pikachu Edition Game Boy Color

Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole (Mega Drive)

Saturday Night Slammasters (or Muscle Bomber in Japan) is a fighting/wrestling game developed by Capcom in 1993. The game features characters designed by legendary Fist of the North Star artist Tetsuo Hara, as well as an appearance by Final Fight‘s Mike Haggar.