teh "what did you buy today"-thread

[Opethian]

wow nice edo! and air zonk heatbead!

[Mathius]

I have a sudden urge to take a hot steamy bath. Not sure why.

[TheClash603]

Element getting all the games that took me years to find in like 10 minutes.  Back to the Edo was the worst LA game I ever played around with though

P.S. - Dare you to give me a Demon's Judgement obi.

[VenomMacbeth]

I've been trying to hold back from buying things for myself since it's close to Yaksmas, but I got some good deals on these & couldn't pass them up...

[Mathius]

I had no idea there was a 2600 version of Kung Fu!

[VenomMacbeth]

I had no idea there was a 2600 version of Kung Fu!

Check it out!


It's a pretty good port of Spartan X considering the hardware.  Activision did some cool shit on the 2600.

[xelement5x]

Element getting all the games that took me years to find in like 10 minutes.  Back to the Edo was the worst LA game I ever played around with though

P.S. - Dare you to give me a Demon's Judgement obi.

Heh, well I check JP sellers for LA goodies almost every day except weekends at this point since I'm pretty close to finishing that collection.  This Edo was on YJA and wound up going low I'm pretty sure because there was no obi.  There was a Blue Chicago Blues up on Surugaya this weekend that I wasn't fast enough on and someone else got though.    Oh well, patience in all things, I'm sure I'll find the last couple of games I want eventually!

[OldSchoolGamer]

Hello everyone!!! I am BACK! I know I was lost for a long time and that was my fault entirely. I made some very poor choices and sad to say I got very badly physically/mentally hooked on hardcore drugs and other things. I forgot/lost myself, who I was, and I was a completely different person as well as in utter hell physically/mentally. I lost all care/like for everything that used to make me me, or that I enjoyed. I sold off 95% of my gaming collection and other things(my HDTV and anything of value) for less than 1/10th of what it was worth. I hit below rock bottom.

To make a long story short I have been and still am working hard but I got myself into help I needed and I have worked hard and I have bounced back from basically what few are able to do. I am getting to be my old self again and I am re-gaining my interests/likes/hobby's and such and it feels great! What I am mostly into/working on now(besides myself and staying clean and such) is on my own terms and using my own slow methods I am teaching myself JAPANESE. How to speak/read/interpret it. So...I AM BACK EVERYONE!!!! And I couldn't be happier!!!

Thats the short version. I am not going to keep going on about that as this thread is for other things...so lets get onto it. Now that I am back I am enjoying gaming a great deal. What I am mostly interested in, is Japanese games. So since I got back into gaming I have narrowed my interests down into only my most liked/favorite things and I am only going after what I want and like the most. Which is Japanese PS2/PSX games(mostly RPG's) and PC-FX. Sadly I do not own a PC-FX again yet but it is up there on my wanted/to buy/trade for list. I want one very badly and hope to get one sooner than later.

Anyway, I recently placed my first order with Rakuten, and my order went through and it CAME today..so onto the good stuff, here are pics of my goodies that I aquired/got from my Rakuten order today!!!! I am very excited/happy that it came and I am loving every game, though one of them I am waiting to start until I get the first game as its the sequel.

Onto my haul...:


















Thats my order! I look forward to adding pics of more goodies I get in the future. the Tales of Destiny Directors Cut Premium Pack was not easy to find and if you are a Tales of fan the remake of destiny is well worth playing as its very very well done. Great game to remake IMO. Also the premium edition(japan gets the best stuff) the artbook that comes with it is sexy and awesomeness.

Thats it for now! Glad to be back all and enjoy my Japanese Haul!!!

[Mathius]

I know exactly where you are coming from, OSG, as I was there myself pre-2009. Coming from the depths of hard drug use to the heights of retro gaming is like being pulled form hell into heaven. I'll be forever grateful to God for this gift of all things retro and I will love and defend it 'til my dying day.

[OldSchoolGamer]

I know exactly where you are coming from, OSG, as I was there myself pre-2009. Coming from the depths of hard drug use to the heights of retro gaming is like being pulled form hell into heaven. I'll be forever grateful to God for this gift of all things retro and I will love and defend it 'til my dying day.

Well said, and thanks for the good words man. You hit the nail on the head there. I feel great now and I am enjoying myself and gaming sooo much more than I even used to. And learning japanese on top of everything is as I said very slow going but fun and its allowing me to enjoy games I never got much out of trying to play them w/ 0 knowledge at the time.

I am going to keep moving forward and I am going to keep getting more games I want/like as well as playing them.

I have Tales of Destiny 2 JP PS2 on the way(only true sequil to a tales of game which happens to be the best and most deserving one so I cant wait for this), and I have Final Fantasy X International JP PS2 on the way which is very exciting as well. I wont be playing my copy of FFX-2 International+Last Mission until I beat FFX International as it seems only proper...heh.

Anyway, thanks again for the understanding and kind words Mathius. Means a lot!

[Joe Redifer]

Wow Mathius you don't seem like an ex-hardcore drug user to me. OldSchoolGamer you look familiar but I'm not *quite* remembering you completely, but congrats on getting off that stuff anyway! It's your choice if you wanna be on or off that stuff and I'm glad you guys both chose "off".

[OldSchoolGamer]

Joe- I used to use this site a lot when it had its open chat. Since that was shut down I only lurk here and rarely post anymore. Been a member for a long time though. I am also a member at neo-geo.com, shmups.com, racketboy(recently), atariage(made a new account there but been there for awhile), used to be a longtime member of gametz.com until they banned me permanantly, im a member at assembler, and probably a few other sites I cant remember at this time. Probably why I seem familiar to you .   

I had to go through hell to make the call to get off the shit. I was into stuff hardcore and not light stuff like weed or coke/meth. I had to hit lower than rock bottom and I had to die once, and almost die a few other times as well as be cast out from everyone and become homeless and sicker/go through torture worse than what you'd go through in an Iranian prison. But Thanks for the good words/vibes joe! I really appreciate it. I feel like a new/better person and gaming is much fun for me now as well as learning japanese and enjoying it and playing games I enjoy(japanese RPG's). It is fantastic to be a person again, regaining love/respect, and enjoying things. I cant stress/say that enough.

Anyway, I love the package I got today(pics of my games in the previous page) and I cant wait to add to it again!.

Currently I am searching for a job, but at the same time I am looking hard for the last system I care to own/want. So....

PC-FX WANTED!!!! If anyone has any leads on one(I dont care if its a bit yellowed as long as it works and has necessary cords) I am very interested as I strongly regret selling the one I used to own.

Anyway, I feel like I am starting to ramble so I am going to end it here. Thanks again Joe and believe me, not lots of people get to the point I was at and come back, but you'd be surprised just how many people around you and or that you know who are discrete enough and use/abuse shit in secret so no one is the wiser. heh.

Back to gaming...and again...will post in this thread when more japanese goodies come my way

[Mathius]

Wow Mathius you don't seem like an ex-hardcore drug user to me. OldSchoolGamer you look familiar but I'm not *quite* remembering you completely, but congrats on getting off that stuff anyway! It's your choice if you wanna be on or off that stuff and I'm glad you guys both chose "off".

Did some things I am not proud of during the last decade. My best friend since 8th grade ran off with my girlfriend (and married her) back in 2000, got diagnosed with Crohn's and Ankylosing Spondylitis a few years later, which all sent me into depression. I tried to kill the pain starting with pot, then it escalated to other worse drugs. I got clean in 08 once I had the pain caused by my diseases under control through medication. Everything else fell into place after that.

[OldSchoolGamer]

I got another package in the mail today. I will be adding pics to the thread with what I got. Have a lot of work/stuff to do here so they will be added in a little bit. But I am thrilled over what came and cant wait to share pics of my joy!

[OldSchoolGamer]

Hey everyone!

As promised, here are pics of my small haul I got in the mail today!!! There isn't much here but these JP PS2 games were very high on my want list and the JP PSX game was a surprise(freebie) and what a surprise it was!!! I LOVE IT as i've wanted to play/beat this game for years now and never got a chance due to the outrageous cost of the US version.

So without further ado...here they are:











Once I beat Valkyrie Profile I will HAVE to get its sequel though I hear its no where near as good as the original. But we will see about that when the time comes!

I am very happy to post these pics as now I have most of the JP only release Tales of games(including one sexy as hell LE Premium box set) as well as both JP only releases of FFX International and FFX-2 International+ Last Mission!!!

The last 2 days have made me one HAPPY gamer!!! What I really find special about FFX International is not only that you can play it completely in english(if you choose) but its got all the extras(dark aeons etc) the US version never got so its literally the only real full COMPLETE release of the game. Took me a LONG time to track that game down especially with the special DVD it has with it, but the wait was worth it for sure!!

Alright, thats all I have to add today. IF/when I get more goodies i'll be happy to post them up on here for everyone to see/admire. Hopefully some people here can understand/appreciate the love and admiration for these games that I have myself .

It has been a very very long time since I had any reason/want to post anything in here, but now that I am back I will be adding more love in here more often...that's for sure!

Lastly, and finally, I would love to hear opinions on all the games I have posted over the past few days as well as updates from the rest of you. What cool stuff that you've wanted have the rest of you gotten lately? LETS SEE IT!!!   :!: :!: :!: