Video Game System Findings

[Forstride]

Today has been a great day so far...This bargain/thrift store whose owner I know personally is becoming really popular. So I asked if I could help out, and the owner said I could work the register from 4 to 8 PM on Thursdays and Saturdays (It's not a lot of hours in, but it's still some side money for games and stuff)...I'm getting paid about $7.50 an hour, so that's about $60 for those 2 days, and since it's all under-the-table, I don't get a tax deduction. Anyways, on to the other good part.

While I was there today, taking an inventory of toys, appliances, and furniture, I stumbled upon a case that said Game Gear. I was thinking, "Hmm, what's Game Gear?" and then I realized, "OHH!! That's a case for the old handheld thing by Sega that no one liked..." I picked up the case, opened it, and saw that a fully in-tact Game Gear was in there, along with Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Home Alone. I then proceeded to ask my boss how much she wanted for it, and she said $3.50, but all I had was a five, and she didn't want to go through the process of cashing my five and giving change, so she just said take it.

When I got home, I replaced the batteries, put in Sonic 2, and turned it on. It was just a black screen, but then I realized that I had the brightness turned all the way down, so I turned the dial, and it works perfectly...No control problems, no audio/video problems, etc. I guess I got kind of lucky today. Also, I know it's not the best thing I could have gotten, but they also had an SNES with all cords, Super Mario World, and one controller for $33 (I'm going to save up and buy it), and an original Gameboy (It's $11, so I'll probably pick that up eventually, too).

tl;dr version: I got a free Sega Game Gear, it works perfectly, and I also found an SNES ($33) and Gameboy (Original, $11) that I'm going to buy soon.

 

[Psyfira]

Nice

Get a Mains Adapter! Those things eat batteries like you wouldn't believe

 

[Forstride]

Yeah, I just read about the bad battery life. I'm probably not going to play it often (I'll probably only play it at all while showing it to friends), since I mainly wanted it for my video game collection.

 

[TrolleyDave]

Nice! I've got a Game Gear myself, I really like them. Crap battery life but some really good games and it's basically a portable Master System. Get your hands on a Master System converter if you can, they're pretty cheap and it opens a pretty big library of decent games. It makes it a bit bulky but as you won't be carrying it around it won't matter too much.

 

[benjaminlibl]

Wow, it must be really old, I don't even know what that is.

 

[Primenay13]

Great old systems. you should keep them and a long time from now they will be worth more.

 

[gosp]

Prepare to invest in batteries. That thing eats them way too quickly.

 

[Forstride]

Great old systems. you should keep them and a long time from now they will be worth more.

I don't plan on selling them...

I just rearranged my open closet in my room to be my little game collection area...I'll have a pic up of my current collection/game room (Well, in this case, game closet) in a little bit (I have a few plushies, toys, and other collectible things as well as systems and games set up).

 

[worlok375]

I only bought my original gameboy for the pokemon games lol. (and I bought it at 3 dollars more you lucky dog you)

 

[Kwartel]

I've founded a SNES on a flea market for €5,-. The cable to the tv was broken, repair €5,-. Total costs €10,-. I sold it for €40,- on the internet.

 

[Sir-Fritz]

I dont know what the pay is like in america but in australia 7.50 an hour is almost underpaid. Nice bargins on the snes and gameboy... wish i had a sness lol

 

[Forstride]

Well, I bought the SNES today, and to my disappointment, there was no power cord. I found a cheap one on eBay ($11...I was hoping to find a cheaper one), and I'm hoping my mom will let me use her credit card to buy it, and hopefully 1 game.