The POST PICS OF MYRDDIN'S GAME OF MYSTERY thread

CiDeRmAn

So, a quick thread dedicated to guesses as to what our Cat Mod has gone and done bought with his hard earned money....

I'll go first here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsuXEJ6e87k

the groutch

Optimus Prime

CosmicSmash

Myrddin

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Rise of the Robots

Shudder

the groutch wrote: »

E.T. from Atari Landfill

A regular ET cart would do me just fine :P

Optimus Prime wrote: »

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy

Already have it (unboxed though). Love that game

CosmicSmash wrote: »

Board Game

I HATE boardgames, so no, definitely not

o1s1n

o1s1n

Oh wait, it's a **** game that means a lot to you?

...

Myrddin

CosmicSmash

Myrddin wrote: »

I HATE boardgames, so no, definitely not

But it's a board game based on mysteries

CiDeRmAn

I was in a market in Guatemala last week and there was a fella selling what looked to be pirate copies of shaq fu

Myrddin

According to the tracking info, it has been released from customs & is in the depot awaiting dispatch. Expecting an eye watering customs bill, but what can one do...

TotallyEpic

Myrddin wrote: »

According to the tracking info, it has been released from customs & is in the depot awaiting dispatch. Expecting an eye watering customs bill, but what can one do...

I thought they usually hold it in customs until you pay? At least the one time I was stung, that's what happened.

Myrddin

TotallyEpic wrote: »

I thought they usually hold it in customs until you pay? At least the one time I was stung, that's what happened.

The last two times I've been caught for customs I've just had to pay the delivery driver (getting a receipt etc), and the tracking numbers both reflected the item being in customs & being released and marked as 'out for delivery'. The tracking info thus far on this item has been:

Item Received
On Route To Customer
Item Sent To Customs
Item in Depot

Hopefully 'item in depot' is just the stage before being sent out for delivery, & not having to ring them & jump through a load of hoops!

Corholio

Myrddin wrote: »

The last two times I've been caught for customs I've just had to pay the delivery driver (getting a receipt etc), and the tracking numbers both reflected the item being in customs & being released and marked as 'out for delivery'. The tracking info thus far on this item has been:

Item Received
On Route To Customer
Item Sent To Customs
Item in Depot

Hopefully 'item in depot' is just the stage before being sent out for delivery, & not having to ring them & jump through a load of hoops!

Hoops! That's gotta be a clue!

Must be this....:D

Star Lord

Myrddin wrote: »

Expecting an eye watering customs bill, but what can one do...

You could make sure you're ready for it to arrive...

Myrddin

Released from customs, it's in Ballymount now...looking like a Monday delivery...

Retr0gamer

With all the hullabaloo if it's not a X68000 with a port of polybius I'll be disappointed!

Myrddin

Retr0gamer wrote: »

With all the hullabaloo if it's not a X68000 with a port of polybius I'll be disappointed!

I suspect most will be disappointed, tis my #1 grail get after all & won't be to everyone's liking

Jack burton

Is it sort sort of ultra rare soldering iron?

Myrddin

Jack burton wrote: »

Is it sort sort of ultra rare soldering iron?

Tis a game

o1s1n

the groutch

Myrddin

Current Status

ON ROUTE TO CUSTOMER DUBLIN PARCEL CENTRE
BALLYMOUNT RD
DUBLIN 12 17-Oct-15
02:43

Item History

ON ROUTE TO CUSTOMER DUBLIN PARCEL CENTRE
BALLYMOUNT RD
DUBLIN 12 17-Oct-15
02:43
RELEASED FROM CUSTOMS PORTLAOISE MAIL CENTRE
CO LAOIS 16-Oct-15
18:39
ITEM IN DEPOT PORTLAOISE MAIL CENTRE
CO LAOIS 15-Oct-15
17:15
ITEM SENT TO CUSTOMS PORTLAOISE MAIL CENTRE
CO LAOIS 12-Oct-15
14:58
ON ROUTE TO CUSTOMER PORTLAOISE MAIL CENTRE
CO LAOIS 12-Oct-15
14:57
ITEM RECEIVED PORTLAOISE MAIL CENTRE
CO LAOIS 12-Oct-15
14:57

Star Lord

Retr0gamer

So, what is it?

Retr0gamer

Retr0gamer wrote: »

So, what is it?

its a dick in a box

the groutch

Retr0gamer wrote: »

So, what is it?

I think we've experienced this period of time before sir.

Myrddin

Still no sign...

Myrddin

It's here....



I won't prolong the mystery much further, I just need to have a decent look at it & enjoy the moment myself! Plus I've a Super Famicom being retrobrightened at the mo I'm keeping a watchful eye on, so bear with me a few more mins

johnny_ultimate

Bet it's a repro.

Myrddin

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Bet it's a repro.

BANNED

the groutch

I'm guessing it's The Wily Wars

o1s1n

the groutch wrote: »

I'm guessing it's The Wily Wars

Well, if it was hit by customs it's from outside the EU and that's a European game

I've a feeling it's something for the Snes, and an NTSC US copy too.

...

Myrddin

the groutch wrote: »

I'm guessing it's The Wily Wars

Have it

Star Lord

Wand of Gamelon?

Myrddin

Ok, about twenty years ago a family member in the states sent me over a Genesis, Genesis CD & 32X ( & a small collection of games) as a Christmas present. I got it a few weeks before Christmas, & played the hell out of it. There was one game in the pile though that sounded like something right up my alley, & I decided to keep that for Christmas day, so I'd something new & fresh to play when the morning came.

Christmas arrived, & I played the game for the first time. It blew me away. I had been (unconsciously) longing for something a bit different than the usual fare of scrolling beat 'em ups, shooters, fighting games etc that had predominated my gaming experiences up until then (aside from LttP). This game was everything my young teenage self had wanted it to be, I felt immersed in the game, & it was so radically different to what I'd ever played before (not being lucky enough to have a pc to experience games of the genre).

The years came & went, and the dawn of a new player in the console world arrived, the Sony Playstation. It was near the end of my love for games (which obviously returned years later), but I knew I needed a PS1 in my life. I looked around to see what I could sell to fund the £300 retail price of the new console. The Sega Genesis, CD & 32X (along with the games that they'd came with) went up for the chop, & I very very regrettably sold them on.

I fell out of love with gaming not too long after this, but regardless, I still kept a warm place in my heart for the game I had kept for that Christmas day. Upon returning to gaming some ten years or so later, my goal was to collect ALL of the games and systems I had growing up. I've achieved this now, by rebuying the game in question. I sold a few games that I had gotten over the years, games I would never really have bothered too much with...in order to soften the monetary hit. Over the years, this game has attained cult-status, sky-rocketing in price year after year. I reasoned that I was never, ever going to come across this game in the wild...and even if I did, it'd be a version I never owned (there was a PAL UK release, but I had the NTSC-US release growing up)...and as such, decided to take the plunge and rebuy it now, rather than risk seeing it become more & more pricey (I say risk because the whole market could crash tomorrow, but who knows).

With modern technology, it has become quite easy to create very convincing duplicates (especially cd's) - so I took my time buying this, exchanged messages with the seller, got additional pics of it, and have since verified it is legit thankfully. I'd have been covered with paypal anyway, but who wants the hassle of all that. There have been fakes of it known to be circulating, so you can't be too careful really. Yeah, so that's essentially it...it'll be the most expensive game I'll ever buy, I've no doubt about that. If I hadn't got such a nostalgic love for it, I'd feel anyone else was a bit mad for paying the price for this - but as we all know ourselves, there are some things out there that we've bizarre irrational connections to, where a small thing like money simply can't get in the way! Ladies & gents, I present to thee...Snatcher CD

o1s1n

Beautiful!

May I just point out that I totally called that on the first page :pac:

Myrddin

o1s1n wrote: »

Beautiful!

May I just point out that I totally called that on the first page :pac:

You did indeed...my bill murray gif was intended as a non denial of such but someone posted in between our posts

o1s1n

Yeah I remembered you saying how significant a game it was to you and how you'd sadly let go of it a few year back.

What a get though..still don't have it myself...went to play through it a few years ago on my Mega CD but sadly didn't have a way of getting the saves to back up properly so had to give up!

Thargor

I thought Bill Murray was reacting to the Bettys Hotpot game...

Myrddin

Thargor wrote: »

I thought Bill Murray was reacting to the Bettys Hotpot game...

Nope

Retr0gamer

Eh, I thought you said it's a crap game? Snatcher is fecking amazing. Nice get, really need to pick up a copy myself.

Myrddin

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Eh, I thought you said it's a crap game? Snatcher is fecking amazing. Nice get, really need to pick up a copy myself.

I've seen it referred to as such, a few times actually. Personally, as you can tell from the above, I think it's incredible...the story, the atmosphere, the voice acting, the music...I just love it. To avoid customs I could have gone for the PAL release, but as I said, it's not the one I had years ago so wouldn't have been the same for me. For others though, that wouldn't apply

Retr0gamer

Myrddin wrote: »

I've seen it referred to as such, a few times actually.

I'd love to know who was saying that. Probably some muppet of a 'journalist' barely out of his twenties that thought there was too much text.

Myrddin

Retr0gamer wrote: »

I'd love to know who was saying that. Probably some muppet of a 'journalist' barely out of his twenties that thought there was too much text.

Indeed, from reading about the game over the years I've realised that while it does have a cult-like following, it's not universally loved. No different to other widely loved games like OoT etc in that regard, some will love it while others will wonder what the fuss is about.

Corholio

It's a fantastic game, if it was just a bit harder it would be an even better game. The action sequences are a bit clumsy but not worth low marking it for. The dialogue is incredible really, don't know how long they spent doing that.

Great pickup though!

Retr0gamer

That's absolute bonkers. The Jeremy Balustein localisation is absolutely stellar and the first example of a really well done videogame localisation. It's what landed him the Metal Gear Solid job. As for the game it's pretty much the gold standard of Japanese adventure games. Sure the story is cliche and rips for a load of different sources but the attention to detail is excellent, some of the puzzles are very inventive and it's full of original flourishes that make the game feel a lot more involved than a standard adventure game.

If there's anything wrong with the game it's a bit too short and the final chapter added to the Mega CD version is a bit of an info bomb and goes on a bit but they are very minor nitpicky complaints.

Myrddin

Retr0gamer wrote: »

If there's anything wrong with the game it's a bit too short and the final chapter added to the Mega CD version is a bit of an info bomb and goes on a bit but they are very minor nitpicky complaints.

Agreed, Act 3 makes the player a bit more of a passenger & there's not as much interactivity at that point. It and the 'action sequences' are probably the only flaws really.

CiDeRmAn

Congrats on the new arrival, lovely get

Tchoin

Finally the mystery has been revealed

Awesome find, hope you enjoy it!