Contact a few people scalping them and arrange for them all to meet "you" at the same location at the same time. Seriously though, just wait a few weeks. Nintendo is just releasing them slowly to build the hype.

Apologies if I've already shared this here, but these were the games that I kept from my collection. I tried to whittle things down to the 66 games that would fit into this case.

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They are Universal Game Cases. I bought them by the case from www.mediashelving.com.

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I have zero regrets about switching over to these cases. I think they provide a nice clean look.

I think that's exactly right. There were probably people who were 50/50 on wanting one pre-release. Those same people would for sure buy it if they saw it on the shelves right now.

I'm a retro gamer. Currently have my NES, Genesis, SNES, N64, GameCube w/ GameBoy Player hooked up. About a year ago, I went though a massive video game downsize. I completely sold off my Sega CD and Sega Saturn stuff and then, for the other systems, decided to only keep the games I played the most. I do also have a modded Wii that I keep upstairs. If you are going to emulate that's still the route I'd recommend. You can pickup a system for next to nothing and the interface is very visually appealing. Plus you can use GameCube, Wavebirds, Classic, or Classic Pro controllers.

PS: I also still enjoy breaking out Guitar Hero at parties. I can do that on the Wii too.

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Is that true? I seem to remember someone saying that owning one copy of a game did NOT give you the rights to have a second copy as a rom. I thought that was odd though since owning a CD does give you the digital rights to those songs. That's basically the only reason I buy CDs now. It's almost always cheaper to just buy the CD then buy the mp3s.

If you don't mind going old school Jackal was a coop game on the easy side. Beat'em ups were also some of the easier coop games. Many of them were arcade ports.

That's a solid list. I might swap in Secret of Mana and Yoshi's Island. Perhaps in place of Actraiser and Gradius III. I also like most of the arcade port beat'en ups and Street Fighter II.

Yeah the retro beat'em up TMNT games were some of my favorites. I'd say Tecmo Super Bowl and TMNT: The Arcade Game were the top two most played gamed of my childhood.

Dragon Warrior was the first and only video game that my Mom ever played. I wish I still had the cart with the hero named "Mom".

It probably depends on where you want to include as "common". I'd say Mega Man. The most recent CIB eBay sale was $310 with 40 bids.

I still have my Power Glove. I have it as a display piece on my desk gripping an E-Tank Sports Drink.

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They really have. I was thinking it was about half of that honestly, but that was the most recent actual sale. Granted games do typically peak around the holidays. I remember passing on a CIB set for $200 several years ago. It was one of those where I hesitated and they guy sold it to another buyer.

WANTED: Does anyone have any Wii controllers available? I'm looking for two white controllers with the motion plus (or the mario / luigi ones) plus two of the original black controllers. Hoping to just leave the black ones setup for guitar hero. Send me a PM if you have any or all that you'd be willing to sell for a decent price.

That's my thinking. Plus then we wouldn't have had this:

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I remember sending in cash to buy the updated code books. Also the very first thing I ever used the internet for was to look up Game Genie codes.

In my opinion if you own the Anniversary Collection on any system except the GameCube there isn't a major reason to buy the Legacy Collection. The GameCube version though had the damn buttons switched. If you are used to playing them on the NES it's really hard to retrain your brain.

I'm currently playing though Link's Awakening DX. I played the original version back in the day, but I don't remember much. I totally forgot all of the Mario references. I think Zelda games from the Game Boy though Game Boy Advanced are among the best.

I agree. I skipped over most handhelds until the Game Boy Player came out for the GameCube. I wish they could do that with the Switch for the DS / 3DS.

Anyone else pre-ordering Paprium? I just ordered a Limited Edition. I'm not sure how limited it will be, but it looks like a great game and I'd be shocked if it were to depreciate in value. Not buying it because of that, but it helps to justify the $89 price for a genesis game. I also just ordered a reprint copy of Pier Solar. I've owned it before, but traded it away when it was out of print for some time. People were making crazy offers.

http://www.paprium.com/

I'm trying not to over hype it but it looks like it has potential to be the greatest beat'em up of all time. They are saying 25 levels, 5 playable characters, and RPG elements.

Anyone at MGC check out the homebrew beanbag game that used the OG power pad? I think it was called Tailgate Party. In terms of video games I thought that was one of the more clever "new" ideas.

It was down the hall in the NintendoAge room. While the pad was cool it's almost begging for a hack to make the sensor more reliable. I would almost want to customize a board with optos, but at that point perhaps you'd be better off starting over. I could also see adding a "flash" mode similar to what they have in bowlers.

I went though a GBA spree a few years ago. I was a huge fan of the SNES but missed most of the handheld stuff.

This is one of my favorite sites for retro game selections: http://www.racketboy.com/. Lot's of information on most systems. I especially like the "undiscovered" sections. It's really a complete list too because before offering the "undiscovered" picks they go over the "obvious choices" by category. Here is a link to the GBA: http://www.racketboy.com/retro/nintendo/gba/best-undiscovered-nintendo-game-boy-advance-gba-games. Some random stuff I picked up after reading the article was: Disney’s Lilo & Stitch, Drill Dozer, and Iridion II. I had no idea Disney's Lilo & Stitch was a Metal Slug style shooter. Since this is a pinball site, I'll also give a quick nod to Pinball of the Dead. It's a House of the Dead game where you bash zombies with a pinball. I can appreciate virtual pinball that doesn't try to emulate, but instead tries to create an experience that you can't get on a traditional table.

Does anyone have an extra GameCube power supply they would be interested in selling. Looking to spend around $10 shipped.

I'd suggest Links Awakening.

So I've been clearing out a lot of my games, but the system I always struggle with is the PS2. The games are still just such a great value it's hard for me to let them go. I actually just added Takio Drum Masters to my collection. I found the controller cheap at a pawn shop, but never bothered to buy the game. I found it for a few bucks on Amazon. Any other good "party game" suggestions for the PS2? I like games where you can play them for a few minutes and then walk away.

A few people suggested that. I just ordered that plus Katamari Damacy for $16.80 shipped.

I'm looking to get more into some homebrew, hacks, and translations; but there are just so many that's it's hard to know where to start. In general I like games that are more arcade style; versus super long RPGs. Actually, I like RPGs but I just don't have the time to play them. I'm mostly into platforms, puzzle, beat'em ups, party games, etc. I'm open to all cart based systems. I've been looking around and I'm considering starting with Alter Ego, Battle Kid 2, Mario Adventures, Iron Commando, Secret of Mana 2, and The Firemen. Looking for opinions on those games, plus suggestions of other games I should consider. Specifically is there a reason to choose Battle Kid over Battle Kid 2?

It starts...I have Battle Kid 2, Iron Commando, Paprium, and Pier Solar on order. I've actually owned Pier Solar in the past; but when it started going for crazy money I traded that away.

Yeah, I decided to trade the early run when they were out of production. They were just going for so much at that point I figured I could rebuy it at another time. I actually traded that and a few other games for a CIB copy of Earthbound. I think the first run still sells for quite a bit. If you own it to just to play it, it might be worth downgrading to a reprint and pocketing some cash.

Any information if it will be released on other systems or PC? I'd love to have it, but I don't have a switch.

I'll have to check out the reviews. Honestly, I'd eventually really like to have a dedicated Street Fighter arcade. It sounds like this is going to be the definitive version of Street Fighter II. I wonder if it would be possible to build a dedicated machine around a Switch. I just don't know much about the hardware.

Hopefully the preorders will be open for longer then they were in the EU. They seemed to sell out quite quickly, but I do think there is something to Nintendo's strategy. This fear of missing out does seem to create a demand.

PS: Glad the pinball hobby isn't like this.

I actually recently sold my NTDOY stock. Not sure if that was wise or not, but it's just up so much over the past two years that I thought it was a good opportunity to cash out. I can't remember who said it, but "It's better to be a soar winner then a soar loser." I figured things were near hyped out after Pokemon Go, Amiibos, NES Classic, Switch, and several game announcements. Not sure how much of the SNESmini was built into the price; but that game list will undoubtedly draw interest.

I very well could be wrong. I mostly sold as a part of a fear of a market correction in the near future. Plus, I think a lot what you mentioned is already built into the stock price.