Since I wasn’t in the mood to spend I gave my remaining credit to Nintendo Joe. I still had $15 credit left but any additional worth while choice would have left me needing to hand over some cash as well. Both are in great shape and complete with hanging tabs (which is important to me). The other game I selected was Instruments of Chaos starring Yong Indiana Jones for $20. So minus $60 from my credit and I took it. I’ve heard lots of good things about Zombies Ate My Neighbors and even Nintendo Joe has been recommending it to me. I took the credit and found the following games. And of these extras the store owner was interested in giving me $95 credit for a pink Nintendo DS lite with power cable, a complete Sega Genesis Alien 3 and a loose SNES Knights of the Round. In addition to bringing the games I knew I needed to trade for Pulseman I brought a few extra just in case. Battle Mania Daiginjō (Battle Mania 2), 2. My remaining ultimate Japanese Sega Mega Drive wish list consists of:ġ. Honestly, I feel really lucky to have these gems. I’ll just have continue to wait for moments like this when I can make something manageable happen. I haven’t used ebay in close to a year and with prices like these I’m really not interested in going back. Often listed on ebay from about $500-$1,000 CAD (~$394 -$790 USD) when complete. These are good Japanese Sega Mega Drive games that regularly come with really expensive price tags. Pulseman is a very exciting addition to my collection especially considering how hard it is to obtain. This sellers other location is called P-Market Games at 127 N Front St. It’s bursting with retro games and very much worth the visit. Located at 145 Kingston Rd E, Ajax, ON L1S 7J4. This store that Nintendo Joe and I visited for our big day of trading is called 7 Star Games. Sure, maybe I could have sold Albert Odyssey myself and put that money in the bank but that is no where near as fun. However, this is money that had long since left me and it feels good to transform these games into something I really want. In total I spent about $270 CAD (~$212 USD) on these six gamest that I traded away. It took six games to score my Pulseman.īut that’s not to say Pulseman didn’t cost me anything. And despite not feeling overly successful at trading retro games for other retro games it really did work out this time. Some time ago I bought doubles of Beggar Prince and Water Margin with the intention of saving them for trading down the road. Dark Savior is moderately valuable and Daytona USA and Hang-On GP are $10-$20 games. I sent an email to the same seller from the Oshawa Game Swap and I offered up my entire Sega Saturn collection of four games among a few other titles from different systems.įortunately one of my Saturn games was Albert Odyssey which seems to have some value these days. Sure I want it all but for me it’s not possible. For years I’ve been on the fence about collecting for the Sega Saturn. And rounded up some games that I felt I could do without. So what does it take to get a game with a price tag of $400? …without actually laying out any cash? It takes some serious trading.Īfter leaving Pulseman behind at the Game Swap I took a long hard look at my collection. And I’m really glad I did as they are not easy to find. I originally picked-up this Super Key in a bundle with Sailor Moon for the Japanese Sega Mega Drive. It acts as a pass-through cartridge and allows you to set any region you need to meet the requirements of whatever game you’re trying to play. ![]() Fortunately I have a very cool product called the Super Key. Pulseman is one of a bunch of Sega Mega Drive / Genesis games that are region locked to their home region and Pulseman will not natively play in my North American NTSC Sega Genesis. I’m looking forward to more time with it.īelow is my gameplay footage of the Level 1. The controls are tight and responsive and Pulseman is able to perform a good variety of moves. I’ve had some time to play Pulseman and I was happy to see that the graphics are really very good. Not only does the cover-art look great but the whole thing is in pristine condition. Check out my newest addition to my Japanese Sega Mega Drive collection. The seller and I were not able to strike a deal on this $400 CAD (~$315 USD) game. Did the title give anything away? I didn’t give up on this Pulseman that I walked away from a few weeks ago when I first found it at a recent Oshawa Game Swap.
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