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Computer & Video games, past and present

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eBay Rocks

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The Cabbage Patch Kid or Tickle Me Elmo this year is the Xbox 360 video game console. They were shipped to stores this past weekend, and were made available for sale Tuesday. But word got out a few months ago that they would be in short supply, and even those who had preordered might not get theirs in time for Christmas.

Well, I managed to get very lucky and snagged one off of the Circuit City website the morning they were released. I was going to keep it for myself, but soon afterwards I heard they were selling on eBay at a ridiculous markup… in some cases as much as 500%.

So I did what any good capitalist would do, and put mine up for sale. I set the price higher than I thought was reasonable, because I kind of wanted to keep it for myself. But it did end up selling, and I made double what I paid for it. Nice. That’ll cover a decent wedding gift for Emily 🙂

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My first “Rarity: 8” cartridge!

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On a gaming website I frequent, I’m probably the only person actively interested in anything pre-Nintendo. So whenever someone has some old Atari games to unload, I’m usually the one they unload them upon icon_smile.gif

Recently a guy said he found 40 or so cartridges in his basement, as well as a 2600 and a few joysticks. We worked out a deal, and I ended up getting the whole deal for $80 plus shipping.

I received the package yesterday, and the first thing I noticed was how nice all the carts were… they were all in excellent condition. The Activision carts had virtually no “plaque”, all of the labels were secure and clean, no grime anywhere – they looked like they had been pampered from day one.

But even more exciting was the handful of 4- and 5- rarity carts… the “Pole Posit’n” label, Donkey Kong Jr., Mr. Do., etc. But the coup de gracie was the pristine Mr. Do!’s Castle cartridge. I knew it wasn’t common, but looking it up on the Atari Age rarity guide, turns out it’s an 8. I’d say that made the bundle worth it right there.

I looked it up on ebay, and it’s not quite going for the fortune I expected it to command icon_smile.gif There are quite a few games that are rare that aren’t exactly well known or highly sought after, and apparently this is one of them. No matter – I just like the fact that I have an “8” now icon_smile.gif

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Resident Evil 4

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I’ve been a fan of the Resident Evil series since the Resident Evil Director’s Cut for the Playstation way back when. A lot of people complain about the now-cliched gameplay and “tank” controls, but I still love ’em.

Even so, I have to admit that the REworking (pun intended) of the series with Resident Evil 4 was a huge leap in the right direction. I played the first couple of chapters early this year, but just now have gotten around to (almost) finishing it. This is such a great game – on one hand, it is so stressful and tense that I hate to play it, but it’s so good that I can’t stop. It’s that perfect combination of challenge with a sense of progress. I’m probably an hour or two from finishing the game, but from what I understand there is a lot more game left once you finish the actual storyline. I just want to finish it though! I don’t see how people can play games like Baldur’s Gate 2 that require upwards of 100 hours to complete… even with a great game such as RE4, I’m 17 hours in and am ready for it to be done.

With that being said, once I’ve seen the ending, I plan on playing through it again icon_smile.gif Just a brilliant game. And supposedly the sequel isn’t too far off – can’t wait!

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Mario and Luigi: Rokken like Dokken

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