Here are three new additions for the collection. All are Japanese Mega Drives games and all of them are in excellent condition.
I’ve always liked the cover for Slime World even though it’s not all that. It’s simple and detailed at the same time. And the dudes outfit is cool but he seems a wee bit pudgy for someone who’s been running and gunning all his life.
Shura No Mon is one that I will not be able to play because it’s too language dependent. It’s looks like some crazy turn based one on one fighting RPG. I’m curious about it’s game play but really it’s just here to swell the ranks.
Klax is a good puzzle game. I had played a lot of Tetris by the time Klax came around so it wasn’t as novel but it is a fun puzzle game worth checking out.
I’m starting to notice that most of the games I’ve been picking up have been Japanese Mega Drive games. It’s not really a problem and it wasn’t a conscious decision it just sorta of happened. I can’t really pin-point why but I’m guessing I have had more luck finding Japanese games that meet my interests; such as being in good condition, having good art work/covers and reasonable prices.
When I first put this little blog together I noticed that my collection was very closely split between Genesis and Mega Drive. Right now after the addition of the items below I’m sitting at 121 Genesis titles and 115 Mega Drive titles (and 189 Master System games). It’s not too critical but I think I’d like to keep this split pretty close. Specially since I’ve been mulling over the idea of getting a second book shelf to help deal with my Growing Pains and Seventh Shelf problem. With a close to even split I’ll be able to display Genesis games on one shelf and Mega Drive games on the other. My Master System and Mark III games might span both book shelves taking up one or two shelves at the bottom of the collection.
These five new additions are all Genesis games. I found them on ebay from the same seller. It was Marvel Land that caught my eye first. If I’m going buy one item from a seller I often look to see if they have any others I might want. This helps reduce the per item shipping cost and I often send a message to the seller and make an offer for a bulk purchase. In this case these games cost me $75 including shipping. So that’s $15 per game. Which is less than what it would have cost if I didn’t send the seller an offer. I find that most will agree or at least have a counter offer if you seem reasonable.
Marvel Land is in Excellent Condition. Near mint but not quite.
Marvel Land
Toxic Crusader is also in excellent condition but there are some speckles on the cart label and I can’t tell if that’s how it is or if it’s damaged. So I’m just going to list this one as in Good Condition.
Toxic Crusader
Wolverine Adamantium Rage would be in mint condition except the cart label on it also has speckling similar to Toxic Crusader so again I’m just going to list it as in Good Condition.
Wolverine Adamantium Rage
Super Street Fighter 2 is in Excellent Condition.
Super Street Fighter 2
ToeJam & Earl Panic on Funkotron
ToeJam & Earl Panic on Funkotron is in Very Good Condition. The manual is keeping it from being in excellent condition.
Received two new additions. Dino Land is in very good shape and it’s one that I use to have a long time ago but traded away. I don’t remember it being a pinball game. But it is and it’s pretty good. This is a fun game that needs no translation.
Puyo Puyo RPG Madoh Monogatari I is in Excellent condition and really does need translation! It’s looks like a full on RPG that I really wish I could play. I’m a big fan of Puyo Puyo. It was one of my favorite Mega Drive tittles back in the day and it’s still a great puzzle game. When I first discovered it the competitive nature of the game really set it apart from other puzzle games like Tetris and Columns. And the wacky characters were really so bizarre that I couldn’t help but laugh at their battle expressions 🙂
Madoh Monogatari I looks like it might be all dungeon crawl but I still wish I could really try it out. But I really like the case and artwork. Great for the collection!
Dino Land $8 and Madoh Monogatari I $24. All in $43 with shipping. When I buy a bunch of games at once I like it when the average price doesn’t exceed $20 (including shipping) per game. But at the same time I really like collecting these damn games… So clearly my philosophy on game prices is more of a guild line than hard and fast rule.
It’s a crazy assumption on my part… For whatever it never dawned on me that other people might have had an artist create a unique piece of art for a favorite video game. Just today I stumbled onto a youtube video from Dinky Dana and he has done just that. He’s had someone draw him an excellent poster for Shadow of the Colossus.
Previously I posted a rough sketch of poster a friend made for me. My artist buddy Kalman is still working on my Phantasy Star Poster and I’m still eagerly awaiting it!
This clip will start right at 3min 45sec but be sure to check out Dinky’s collection. It’s excellent.
Even though I’m highlighting the custom art that caught my eye Dinky Dana’s game collection is pretty impressive. I’m starting to realize how focused my collection is.
I use to think I had several really nice gems in my collection. Sure they are great but they’re all about to be dethroned.
And it’s not even by a new game to the library. It’s a poster. A custom poster created for me by a most excellent artist.
If you could think of one game to represent the age of the Sega Master System and the Genesis/Mega Drive. What game would that be?
Yeah, man. We all know it would be Phantasy Star!
Below is a rough sketch Kalman created to show me what he envisioned based off of what I was requesting.
I remember how this idea formed in my head. A long while ago I saw a youtube video from a fellow collector and he had printed game covers for some of his favor Genesis games and hung them next to his collection. His collection was looking so good and polished that I wanted to amp up mine as well. I remember thinking how great it would be if I could print up a high resolution copy of the remake cover art for Phantasy Star Generation 1 for the PS2. Couldn’t do it. There was no source that I could find large enough to print at a meaningful size.
Enter Kalman. Not only is he a really awesome professional artist but he’s also a good friend. This combined with the buddy discount rate I was able to commission him for my own Phantasy Start Poster.
Of course you’ve guessed that I’m a big Phantasy Star fan but let me demonstrate how perfectly aligned the planets and stars are for this project. Kalman is also a big fan. He didn’t need to say it but he’s told me himself this is one of his favorite games. Not only did we both play this game like it was our religion when we were kids but we also played it together back in the day.
There is going to be all sorts of skill and emotion poured into this poster. Right Kalman? Emotion! I want this poster to be your horcrux because a piece of you soul should be left behind 😛
Finally a reason for sega fans to visit my site! 🙂 This is one to keep an eye on.
Slime World
Shura No Mon
Klax
Retro Megabit 
