MarkMan
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NeoGAF FEBRUARY 2017 Pick-Up Post! Show Us Your Gaming Goods + MORE (REAL PICS ONLY)!
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I can't believe I've been putting together this thread every month for over ten years!
I'm back from a trip to the US and I bought a few things for the collection.
I wanted Super Empire Strikes Back and Super Return of the Jedi CIB for a long time and I finally decided to buy them.
Also got another game from the Classic NES Series for the GBA. I'm missing 3 for the complete set now.
Fire Emblem and Devil's Third were a bit more expensive than what I wanted but since I had some spare cash at the end of the trip I decided to buy them.
A few PS4 games:
I wanted Super Empire Strikes Back and Super Return of the Jedi CIB for a long time and I finally decided to buy them.
Also got another game from the Classic NES Series for the GBA. I'm missing 3 for the complete set now.
Fire Emblem and Devil's Third were a bit more expensive than what I wanted but since I had some spare cash at the end of the trip I decided to buy them.
A few PS4 games:
Barrel Cannon
Member
The 3DS looks pretty sweet.
I love those Tubular Dooms so much! Unfortunately they don't suit me and my weirdly shaped ankles.
yeah.
btw, this thread is one of the main reason why I registered on NeoGAF
Ghostoflies
Neo Member
Yeah I am looking at purchasing this version. As purple is my favorite color. Once i get that ill give my son my trusty 2ds.
YEAH STEPPER! I got that and I think most of that series still in the boxes.
Yesterday.
Good luck! My turn is coming soon.
yeah.
btw, this thread is one of the main reason why I registered on NeoGAF
Same here. Don't think I've ever contributed but I love reading this thread. Much appreciated, MarkMan!
I went a little crazy on the purchases lately, I'll need to calm down since Switch is out next month lol. Anyway...
Bought the red, white and blue Chucks from the Nike store with a matching Guess shirt from Urban Outfitters
Super Mario World shirt from Redbubble, Nike Therma basketball hoodie and black Kyrie 3s
Nike Air Foamposite One XX
Jordan XIII Black Cat
Zelda Breath of the Wild shirt from Etsy
Bose Soundsport wireless earbuds to hold me over until the Beats X comes out
Beats EP (50% off at Best Buy so I went for it, surprisingly great headphones that I use for PS4 now) and Gravity Rush 2
Resident Evil 7, Kingdom Heart 2.8, and Yakuza 0
And last but not least since this is a MarkMan thread, I picked up the Qanba Obsidian stick. I've had my HRAP for 8 years and finally decided to get a new fightstick. It's a really nice stick
Bought the red, white and blue Chucks from the Nike store with a matching Guess shirt from Urban Outfitters
Super Mario World shirt from Redbubble, Nike Therma basketball hoodie and black Kyrie 3s
Nike Air Foamposite One XX
Jordan XIII Black Cat
Zelda Breath of the Wild shirt from Etsy
Bose Soundsport wireless earbuds to hold me over until the Beats X comes out
Beats EP (50% off at Best Buy so I went for it, surprisingly great headphones that I use for PS4 now) and Gravity Rush 2
Resident Evil 7, Kingdom Heart 2.8, and Yakuza 0
And last but not least since this is a MarkMan thread, I picked up the Qanba Obsidian stick. I've had my HRAP for 8 years and finally decided to get a new fightstick. It's a really nice stick
speedlolita
Member
foobarry81
Member
If you don't mind me asking, is that because of an employee discount?
Been buying these parts slowly, with the bulk remainder (Graphics card, CPU, Monitor, etc.) being purchased by the end of the month once my tax return gets in. Plan to build a pretty decent gaming PC...my first one!
Got the speakers on sale at Best Buy for $69 when regular price is $99+ elsewhere
illusionary
Member
A small collection of new PS4 games - Kromaia Omega, Homefront: The Revolution (bother recently nicely discounted) and, more notably, the SteamWorld Collection:
And then, triple-dipping with a boxed PC copy (Steam reception) of Shovel Knight, spurred by the news of the changing price model and the inexpensiveness of a physical copy, when it in fact comes with the soundtrack and a manual worthy of the name!
And then, triple-dipping with a boxed PC copy (Steam reception) of Shovel Knight, spurred by the news of the changing price model and the inexpensiveness of a physical copy, when it in fact comes with the soundtrack and a manual worthy of the name!
foobarry81
Member
There can never be too much Shovel Knight.
DevilTakoyaki
Member
NIOH IS HERE. Yay!
NMD R_1 Glitch came in, but I'm not sure I'm really feeling 'em. Not a fan of these in person/on foot in comparison to the Adidas site.
iceblade997
Member
A pair of pickups this month, and of course not so good for the backlog...
Never played a visual novel, and happened across a great deal for Steins;Gate. Really hoping it'll live up to the hype. As far as Black Ops 2 and Tales of Xillia 2 I've been looking for deals on the both of them so it made sense to snag them both.
Never played a visual novel, and happened across a great deal for Steins;Gate. Really hoping it'll live up to the hype. As far as Black Ops 2 and Tales of Xillia 2 I've been looking for deals on the both of them so it made sense to snag them both.
What size you wear? You selling them? haha
hououinkyouma00
Member
Steins;gate is personally the best visual novel I have ever played, the anime is damn good as well
Hero Prinny
Member
$1 (which includes shipping). take it or take it.
Hero Prinny
Member
Cant wait to try on my new sneakers, im hype! I probably bid way too high, out of curiosity, would u have taken less? 🤔
iceblade997
Member
Oh awesome! Do you have any others you can recommend for PS3, 3DS, or PC? It seems like a gnere I'd really enjoy but I'm not entirely sure where to find the good ones...
A pair of pickups this month, and of course not so good for the backlog...
Never played a visual novel, and happened across a great deal for Steins;Gate. Really hoping it'll live up to the hype. As far as Black Ops 2 and Tales of Xillia 2 I've been looking for deals on the both of them so it made sense to snag them both.
Steins;Gate is my favourite VN and possibly the greatest story in a video game ever. It's great!
I think its probably a better experience on a handheld or laptop than a TV, but I hope you enjoy it anyway
Another one is The House in Fata Morgana. It's on Steam/PC. Some adult themes, but the story is amazing... lots of depth, great writing, really well planned out story.
After you're done with Steins;Gate, the sequel Steins; Gate 0 is out but only on PS4 and Vita for now.
So last couple of months have been huge for me... I probably need to curb the spending a bit BUT I feel like I need to get more Vita titles before they disappear.
In January I picked up
The Last Guardian (PS4)
Dungeon Travelers 2 (Vita)
Yakuza Ishin (PS4)
Dragon Quest VIII (3DS)
Yakuza 0 (PS4) not yet arrived.... grrrr.
Feburary I got
Nioh (PS4) Y0 and Nioh will be the only PS4 games I get this half of the year.
Vita 2006 - The Asian one
Demon Gaze (Vita)
Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus (Vita)
Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus 2 (Vita)
Lumines (Vita)
Root Letter (Vita)
Dead or Alive 5 Plus (Vita)
Here's my Vita 2006 that got delivered today. Looks amazing. I was a bit worried about the blue, but very happy with it in the end. I didn't want to get a second black, the white was a bit boring and the orange was too bright. Some of my older consoles like the 360 have died so i'm getting backup consoles just in case. Expensive exercise.
Here is Yakuza Ishin. I also have Y1-4 in physical (5 and Dead Souls digitally) and Yakuza Kenzan. I don't think I'll get the PSP games, they might be hard to go back to. I'm still waiting for Yakuza 0. It shipped on Jan 20th, but we had Chinese New Year. I'm hoping it gets delivered today (got about an hour left) otherwise its Sunday. Everytime someone walks past my office door, I think its the post.
My copy of DQVIII. I bought the PS2 original when it first came out and its still sealed but I'm definitely going to open the 3DS version.
InsaneFandom
Member
I had intended not to buy any games this year until ME Andromeda buuut my lecture got cancelled today so I went to the nearby shopping centre for food and there just happened to be a CEX right next to where I ate.
Some DVDs & game-related books:
CEX gets a lot of stick but it's actually pretty great for last gen stuff (& the stores I've been to don't have the infamous bad smell). Current gen is mostly overpriced though.
Some DVDs & game-related books:
As a huge Dragon Age fan I absolutely LOVE the World of Thedas books - if you're at all interested in the lore/world/characters I'd definitely recommend them, they've got great artwork too.
Nero's Neptune
Member
Got this Noctua NH-U14S to replace my stock cooler.
Under stress test at 4.6Ghz:
Also it's so quiet I think I'm going to replace my case fans with Noctua fans.
Under stress test at 4.6Ghz:
Also it's so quiet I think I'm going to replace my case fans with Noctua fans.
Ultimadrago
Member
My Nichijou Blu-Ray/DVD Boxset came in. I've been waiting for an officially American licensed one for what feels like a very long time. It's awesome to have one of the greatest anime officially that capacity.
I also own the Japanese Blu-Ray boxset.
Barrel Cannon
Member
Just came back from Japan - picked up some souvenirs
That Pikachu, Vulpix and most importantly Vivi! Sick haul, I really wish we had that stuff here in the west
ZombiePlatypus
Member
Oh man, I'm right there with you. Still waiting on mine to arrive, but eyah, been waiting for someone to rescue the license for this for freaking ever. Can't believe it's happening.
All we need now is for someone to put out Mushishi season 2
Stuffs!
Man, I remember having to lug one of those giant drawing boards around with me during my first two years of college - what a pain in the ass XD
Update to my previous post (I think I have enough new stuff for an update)...
Finally got the rest of my order in for these books. Amazon sent me a replacement because the shipping company "misplaced" my last order. Now I have the complete set of the little books (tankōbon, whatevs...) in English.
I still have 6 more that are due this month (3-7, 18), but it always feels like a crap shoot when it's coming from Japan (still salty that my Grey Saturn Mission stick never came, nor did the "replacement").
Bought the Nendoroid for Wind Waker Zelda. She comes with the Master Sword and Mirror Sword for Wind Waker Link. Kinda side-story, but I broke my Majora's Mask Link's sword right when I got it like... months ago and I was like "Well, I'm not buying another one, these are expensive." From a suggestion from someone from Siftd, I emailed Good Smile's customer support and asked them if I could just buy an extra sword from them and they were just like "We'll send you another one." So that's pretty relieving. I just have to make sure I hold onto the handguard and not the blade when I take the handle off to slide it into Link's hand next time.
I took a picture of the box for these things in my last post. I guess I should show off what they look like, too.
Sorry for the reflected light. I didn't know that 2x had the levels from 1 in it too, and when I found out it made me realize that I haven't played 1 or 2 since before 3 came out. I ordered 3 on Xbox too from somewhere else, even though I already have it on Gamecube. I bought 4 because it was only 4 bucks.
I got the Ocean Shadow controller for Xbox One. Here it is compared to Dawn and Dusk Shadow. It's a little hard to tell from the picture, but the Ocean shadow controller is slightly more green- like a sea foam green (I guess that's what they were going for with "Ocean Shadow").
Oh yeah, I got Twilight Princess HD earlier in the month too, but I don't really feel like taking a picture of it right now. If I do, I'll just edit it in later.
edit: also
Trying to get the white balance on these right, so I took this one outside in the sunlight lol...
Finally got the rest of my order in for these books. Amazon sent me a replacement because the shipping company "misplaced" my last order. Now I have the complete set of the little books (tankōbon, whatevs...) in English.
3 more of these bigger "soshuhen" books came in too. 1 and 2 were still "new," so they still have the card that comes with the first print or something in the back. I'm just going to leave that there.
I still have 6 more that are due this month (3-7, 18), but it always feels like a crap shoot when it's coming from Japan (still salty that my Grey Saturn Mission stick never came, nor did the "replacement").
Bought the Nendoroid for Wind Waker Zelda. She comes with the Master Sword and Mirror Sword for Wind Waker Link. Kinda side-story, but I broke my Majora's Mask Link's sword right when I got it like... months ago and I was like "Well, I'm not buying another one, these are expensive." From a suggestion from someone from Siftd, I emailed Good Smile's customer support and asked them if I could just buy an extra sword from them and they were just like "We'll send you another one." So that's pretty relieving. I just have to make sure I hold onto the handguard and not the blade when I take the handle off to slide it into Link's hand next time.
I took a picture of the box for these things in my last post. I guess I should show off what they look like, too.
It comes with a window unit, too and it looks pretty much the same except the display is a little different (it has a coverage indicator like "the bars" on your phone). I don't know if I have them set up properly, because while my signal in my apartment is a little better and I can actually use my phone here without holding it away from my face in fear of it dropping my call, I still don't get that great of coverage and my 2FA texts just won't show up sometimes. I'm gong to review the instructions again and hopefully I can get them working better, since I really do not want to switch to AT&T (although I might be switching to their internet if they don't have caps since they're rolling out fiber in my neighborhood next month).
Sorry for the reflected light. I didn't know that 2x had the levels from 1 in it too, and when I found out it made me realize that I haven't played 1 or 2 since before 3 came out. I ordered 3 on Xbox too from somewhere else, even though I already have it on Gamecube. I bought 4 because it was only 4 bucks.
I got the Ocean Shadow controller for Xbox One. Here it is compared to Dawn and Dusk Shadow. It's a little hard to tell from the picture, but the Ocean shadow controller is slightly more green- like a sea foam green (I guess that's what they were going for with "Ocean Shadow").
Now that I have these three, I kinda want to track down a Copper Shadow, even though I think it looks pretty ugly.
Oh yeah, I got Twilight Princess HD earlier in the month too, but I don't really feel like taking a picture of it right now. If I do, I'll just edit it in later.
edit: also
Tonh Hawk Pro Skater 3 came in today (maybe yesterday, lol. I don't check the mail until the morning after a lot of times).
I think I have nearly all post-CDi Zelda games on disc now (I don't think I want the Wii version of Twilight Princess and Hyrule Warriors doesn't look fun to me, but I'm not a musou fan).
Trying to get the white balance on these right, so I took this one outside in the sunlight lol...
I think it better shows the difference in color, but it's not like my monitor is calibrated or anything...
Little Old Man
Member
Got this Noctua NH-U14S to replace my stock cooler.
Under stress test at 4.6Ghz:
Also it's so quiet I think I'm going to replace my case fans with Noctua fans.
It's an incredible air cooler. I was sceptical after seeing the price, but the quality is fantastic. I've not tried to use it to push my CPU yet, but it's almost inaudible at stock. Very simple to clean too.
Nero's Neptune
Member
It's in the same price range as all-in-one systems, so I was a little skeptical too, but once I started seeing benchmarks that's when I decided to take the plunge. It legitimately performs on par with AIOs, but has the added benefit of being quiet and not warming up after long use.
It was suuuuper simple to install, too. Just all around a wonderfully designed product.
I haven't gotten to that point yet but I dread the days when I'll have to lol
Red Hot Chili Peppers Getaway Tour Shirt (Actually from January; great concert btw)
Avengers Poster
Mil Muertes Shirt
Final Fantasy XV PS4 Console (Always wanted it)
Yakuza 0 and Kingdom Hearts 2.8 (Cleaning out some backlog before starting one which reminds me that I need to stop buying games before finishing some first)
Also picked up tickets for Muse w/ Thirty Seconds To Mars. Should be fun.
Avengers Poster
Mil Muertes Shirt
Final Fantasy XV PS4 Console (Always wanted it)
Yakuza 0 and Kingdom Hearts 2.8 (Cleaning out some backlog before starting one which reminds me that I need to stop buying games before finishing some first)
Also picked up tickets for Muse w/ Thirty Seconds To Mars. Should be fun.
OfficerCrunk
Member
Pretty much set until BoTW. Gave Yakuza a shot thanks to gaffers, wouldn't have even glanced in its direction otherwise.
TheCochese
Banned
Biggest pickup for me in a while
Congrats!
Biggest pickup for me in a while
Nice!
Biggest pickup for me in a while
congrats, dude!