That beautiful crystal.
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Two more to the collection! Both monitors look great (minor burn) gonna repaint those bezels ASAP. Damn that Toshiba flat is nice!
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Too damn good.
Baller!
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Got one last year too, always wanted one since I saw one in a shop as a kid. Can’t afford any games though 
Congrats on owning such a sexy beast!
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Hellz to the yeah, my man! Looks great! Welcome to the club!
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So awesome, congrats!
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I got a great deal on some commodore stuff tonight.
Commodore VIC-20 CIB
Commodore 64 Breadbin
2x Commodore 1702 Monitors
Commodore Viccessories Pack CIB, Comes with 2 Sega games (Congo Bongo & Buck Rogers, and a cloth Cover for the Vic)
13 other various VIC-20 games
I paid $250 CAD for it, which I think is a steal.
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For some reason I want one of the C64 monitors. They have such a unique style and conjure tons of nostalgia.
In around 1989 my friends uncle gave him his C64 (bread bin) with disk drives and a ton of software, it was like all our christmases had come at once! we spent hours loading and playing games.
My favourite was “Terror of the Deep” a steampunk style submarine Loch Ness monster hunting game.
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There’s nothing like the soft glow of a CRT and a keyboard in front of you to make you lose track of time. Great pickup!
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I’ll have to check that one out, it sounds awesome.
I agree. So damn cool looking.
Slightly different for this thread, but I picked up a new beer from Analog Brewery in Edmonton:
Star Hops 64, Double IPA!
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Do a barrel roll!
On second thought, maybe that’s not a good idea after a double IPA.
I really should drive over and pick up a bunch of their stuff.
Jealous. It’s amazing how good the hardware still looks today, definitely still top shelf.
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Picked up some more Game Boy games - Solar Striker was inspired by this excellent thread (Rec me Game Boy action games! - #9 by Glowsquid), including a much loved boxed copy of Adventure of Mana.
Speaking of Mana, it seems like I happened across another launch copy. Battery on the board is date-stamped July 1991, so it was probably manufactured for the launch window of the game. Saves are still there!
I need to get Dracula Densetsu 2 at some point. Is there a specific version to look out for? It seems there’s a change to a weapon in the North American release of Castlevania Adventure 2, and there was a Konami GB Classics rerelease I think?
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The best find in the wild for me in a long while, a near CIB original DMG. For $4.99 at a Goodwill of all places. Far as I can tell, the only thing missing is the manual and ac adapter. The headphones and link cable look completely unused. The unit is in really great shape, except for the bit of soiling you can see there. I already cleaned it up, almost shocked how good the condition is, and works like a champ.
It’s a find like this that vindicates all the countless visits to thrift shops and garage sales that I just never seem to find anything at.
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