stopxwhispering

This is not the first time I’ve done some trading with StopXWhispering over at Retro-Video-Gaming. And I’ve learned to get pretty excited about it.

Want to see first hand one of the subtle differences between a guy gamer and a girl gamer?
I, The SegaDude, put some games into a box and shipped them to StopXWhispering (I was actually a bite late doing this).

Once we figured out what we were going to trade StopXWhispering had shipped her package of games the very next day. And it was packed full of games as well as genuine bonafide enthusiasm!

Not only did I get the amazing games that I was expecting but I also got a very nice hand written letter and tons of cool extras… including Sega bags! That’s right, Sega bags. How cool is that?!
I don’t know what to do with them yet but they are awesome. I feel like StopXWhispering traveled into the past when Sega was king and snagged the bags. However, I suspect they might have come from her recent trip to Japan.

It has arrived!

What’s this?

As soon as I saw the box I knew who it came from 🙂 And upon opening it I discovered a lot of fun extras!

Sega Bags!!

Packed full of Goodness!

Check out those Sega bags! Japan truly is the video gaming Mecca of the world. And look at the wealth of games spilling out of this package!

It will take me a long time to make gameplay footage for all 12 games so I’m going to post without the videos to show off my new loot. And I’m going to have to follow-up with StopXWhispering to make sure she’s just as happy with the games I have sent her.

Back to the Future II

Back to the Future III

I believe there were only two Back to the Future games for the Sega Master System and now I have them both! They are both complete and in Excellent shape!

Bank Panic

Battle Outrun

In the late 90’s I had the chance to trade for Bank Panic but for some reason I didn’t believe the guy who told me he had it. We were emailing and there were no pictures and because I hadn’t heard of it before and I didn’t think it was real. I’m normally very trusting and I don’t recall why I hesitated, but I did. Now, well over a decade later StopXWhispering has corrected my mistake!

Before the package arrived I had actually forgotten that Battle Out Run was coming and I bought it at a local game shop a few weeks before. Doh!
But both are complete and in amazing shape so I’ll be able to trade or sell one of them. But not before taking the perfect condition case to upgrade another game of mine. It all works out 🙂

Cool Spot

Dynamite Duke

You remember Cool Spot, right? The red spot from your 7-Up bottle. Who knew he’d make for a cool little platformer. Complete and in amazing shape!

This is my third copy of Dynamite Duke! I have it for the Genesis and Japanese Mega Drive and now for the Master System too. If I ever find a fourth version I’ll take it too. Complete and in amazing condition!

Klax

Space Gun

Klax is a fun puzzle game that I’ve played a fair bit on the Genesis. I’m happy to have the Master System version too. Complete and in awesome condition!

Take a look at Space Gun. What a great cover! You can play it with the joystick and or Light Phaser and it’s pretty good. Not amazing but fun enough. The pace is a bit slow but this is a very cool Light Gun game. I took it for a test run and got to level 5. Turns out my Light Phaser is broken. I had to use the joystick mode. I can’t help but think it would be a lot more fun with the gun. It’s complete and in amazing condition!

Spiderman

The Flash

I haven’t had a chance to try these two out yet. But based on the covers alone I will love adding them to the collection. The condition on these two is not as pristine as the others above but they are still complete and in great shape. Very exciting stuff.

The Flintstones

Tom and Jerry the Movie

I have the Tectoy version of the Flintstones in OK shape but now I have the PAL version in better shape and complete. The condition is not amazing but it’s certainly good enough.

Tom and Jerry is another cool looking game that I haven’t yet had a chance to try out. It’s complete and in amazing condition!

I’m actually a little over whelmed with these titles and their condition. I’m really pleased. But it doesn’t stop here. StopXWhispering also got me two Sega Mark III games for my collection.

Sega Mark III Games

The condition is not perfect but for very old cardboard cases they are in great shape! It’s been a very long time since I’ve added to my Sega Mark III collection and I’m now up to 40 boxed games!

When I was cleaning up I discovered something that I had over looked and almost threw out.
Bead Art!
Check out the little black bird side-kick for Psycho Fox. He’s very well done! And I’ve placed him with some of my other Bead Art. Maybe he should be on one of the Master System Shelves but he nicely completed the symmetry on the Genesis shelves. The Sonic and Opa Opa were also made by and given to me by StopXWhispering. Thank you!
Don’t know the little bird? Have a look here.

Psycho Fox Side-Kick!

Sooo… wow. Very fun. It’s much better trading then just buying all the time. I really enjoyed this. Thank you StopXWhispering! Lets do it again sometime 🙂

**Update**
STOPXWHISPERING has posted the games I sent her for this trade. Check out the flip side here.

For the 1 year anniversary of Retro Video Gaming my fellow retro game collector Stopxwhispering hosted a very fun contest.

“In celebration of Retro-Video-Gaming’s anniversary I will have a little contest! The contest will be up for 1 week and there will be a winner who will get a secret prize! 😀
The question that needs to be answered is:
How many Famicom Disk System games do I have?“

Click here for Retro Video Gaming’s 1 Year Anni Post.

My response was this:
“OK, I’m ready. My guess is 44! Yeah, that’s right. I’m sure I nailed it 🙂
I know I’m very happy that you’ve spent so much time posting and blogging about your collection. Happy 1st Anni!”

From the other guesses I saw posted I don’t think anyone else thought to browse through Stopxwhispering’s collection pictures. I started browsing collection photos until I found the Famicon Game Diskettes. I wasn’t really sure those games to the right of Pac-Man and the Ghosts were Famicom Disks but they looks about the right size.

But… I was right! And even though they were very hard to count I nailed it! Just like I said… Almost, I was off by one. At the time of the contest Stopxwhispering had 45 Famicom Disk games.
*If you haven’t seen Stopxwhispering’s collection you really should have a look. Both the collection and the Gaming Room are amazing.

And my prize? Check it out 🙂 A custom gift for TheSegaDude.

Sonic and cupcakes! A very fun start. I was of course very curious to get into it. It didn’t take long to find actual unwrapping instructions. The fascination was increasing.

Found this at the front door.

Look up?!

Things were getting more serious now. I was sure I had found my entry point! And if gift wrapping and a sealed box were not enough intrigue; I found a very cool Retro symbol that nicely reinforced the mystery 🙂

Getting there…

What’s inside?

Look at that. There’s a lot of stuff in there. A lot of very cool Sega goodness. I love this bead art and it’s going into my collection. And that copy of Tiny Toon Adventures is the first PAL Mega Drive game I have ever had. So that is also very fun. I tried this PAL game on my Sega Genesis and it would not load. It got as far as the Konami logo and then nothing; it just froze. But with my Super Key it plays perfectly 🙂

Look at all the lute!

SEGA! Right on!

I’m not yet 100% sure where I’ll place the Bead Art but I wanted to see what they look like in the collection right away. Below is a fun screen shot showing off my new stuff. Of course everyone loves Sonic! But Stopxwhispering figured out that Fantasy Zone and Opa Opa is a HUGE favorite of mine. I always found the Fantasy Zone games hard but I do love Opa Opa.

The Sega Collection with Stopxwhispering Prizes 🙂