Sega Sports Dreamcast Pickup

I had never heard of the Sega Dreamcast until a few years ago. In 99 I was buying and playing alot of Playstation games. It wasn't until 2012/13 I heard of and found out about the Dreamcast.

First, before I got myself a Dreamcast, I had found 2 complete games at a Goodwill for 1.99 each, Test Drive 6, Which was one of the games/series I loved on the Playstation, and Demolition Racer No Exit, which was the same game as on the Playstation, which I have and loved to play as well.

In roughly December 2013, I saw an ad on Craigslist for a Dreamcast, with the Power and A/V Cords, a Blue Controller and Matching VMU for $20.00. Met the guy after work one night, and brought it home and tried out my 2 games I had found earlier that year. Just as I remembered them on the Playstation.

However, after awhile it started to bother me that all my other Sega Systems, my Model 1Genesis, Model 2 Genesis/CD/32X and Saturn were all Black, while the Dreamcast was White. Then I found out there was a Sega Sports Edition Dreamcast, that was Black with White Sega Logos, just like my other Sega systems. So I set out on a search to get a hold of one. I came close to getting a controller at a retro game store, I saw it in the case, and was trading in a bunch of misc stuff, and decided I would get it after they gave me my credit. Well, 20 minutes later, the controller was gone, Ugh!

A few came and went on craigslist, the cheapest being $75.00, or one that was in a huge lot the person was not looking to seperate, and ones that were just over priced, more than the $75.00 one.

So, last week I was perusing Craigslist, and I saw an ad for a Sega Sports Dreamcast, with 3 sports games, Mad Catz Controller :( , Blue VMU, the Power and A/V Cables for $40.00, Figured decent price, why not? Found out it was the same guy I got some other Sega stuff from 2 weeks ago (that blog HERE). Met up with him Friday, and Picked it up.

My $40.00 Haul

I hooked it up when I got home, and it works great! I am disappointed it didn't have the matching controller though, but it's just something else to keep on the hunt for. I am keeping the Sports Games, Sayyyyy Whaaaat? I don't have a large Dreamcast collection, so figure, why not add to what is there. 

The Games

The Controller

The VMU

Why are there so many damn blue VMU's? I have 3 now, and 1 complete in box Green one. 

And of Course, the Console

The plan since I first saw it was to remove the Sega Sports Logo, but I don't know now that I actually have it. Being that I really don't care about sports games, or sports in general, but where it is next to my Saturn, you can't even see the logo. I may in the future, hard to say, I can be impulsive sometimes.

Even with the Sports Logo, the Black one is Soooo Much Better Looking!

Throwing together the Mad Catz controller with my white Dreamcast, cables and extra Tomb Raider the Last Revelation game and going to sell as a lot, to re-coup my investment in my new (to me) Black Sega Sports Dreamcast.

Sold 5/3/16

I had my old white Dreamcast listed on my local Craigslist for $50.00, a guy responded to my ad, asked if it worked (I had several pictures with it turned on, game loaded, etc..) and when we met, he said he did not have any change, and handed me 3 $20.00 bills, but was fine with it!

I got a new piercing

I got my first piercing, in my left ear when I was 15. I was one of those "Headbanger" types in high school. Loved (and still do) Heavy Metal Music, always wore concert shirts (and still do), had hair halfway down my back, etc..

Anyway, my first piercing was an earring in my left ear. My mom took me to the mall, and I got my ear pierced. She was so proud of her son that day.

My second piercing, I decided that I really liked my earring, and wanted another. So, one night at a party I let a girl pierce my left ear a second time, placing my ear between 2 Ice Cubes to numb it, Heating a needle up with a lighter to "sterilize" it, and then she placed half a potato behind my ear, and pushed the needle through, then put in the earring.

When I was 16, I got my third and fourth earrings. My GF at the time and I were at the mall, we had a note "Signed" by my mother. I got a third piercing in my left ear, and one in my right ear.

A few years went by, I was 19 and I was off work one afternoon and I decided I wanted my nipple pierced. I called a few local tattoo shops and found one that had an opening that afternoon, and in I went and got my right nipple pierced.

In the late 90's I was forced to remove my ear piercings, due to working in the corporate world. At the time being male and having earrings wasn't quite like what it is today. As for the nipple, well if they didn't ask, I wasn't gonna tell.

In 2009. I had a good office job, and They did not mind men having earrings, so I went and got new earrings, to match my nipple ring, and they all went in my left ear just fine, well the third hole was closed and bled a little, but my right ear hole was really closed. Oh well, no big deal.

Feb 2012, My GF and I (she is now my Fiancee) took our daughter to get her ear pierced for her first birthday, and I decided to get my right ear re-pierced as well.

My Fiancee and I had been reading about a Daith piercing, which is supposed to help prevent or minimize Getting migraine headaches, which I have suffered from since the early 2000's. We were at my parents house visiting with my mother yesterday, and on the way home my Fiancee said, hey let's stop at the tattoo place, and see if they have time to get that piercing.

I got it done, Need a haircut though, getting scruffy.

Sega Game Pickups!

Some Recent Sega Game and Misc other Sega Item Pickups

As I eluded to in my last blog, I had set up a craigslist deal with a guy for some misc Sega items.

First I saw the Sealed Sonic DVD's, and I knew I wanted them for my 5 year old, who LOVES Sonic. He also had a few other Sega Items I figured I would see if I could get a deal on all of it.

Originally the guy had the items in a large lot of mixed Sega, Nintendo, Xbox and misc items for $100.00. I shot him an email asking about the DVD's and Sega Stuff, he said sure he would separate them, just make a fair offer. If you have been reading this blog, you know I am cheap, well I try to get stuff cheap, anyway I really wanted the Sonic DVD's for my daughter, so I offered $20.00 Cash, which he accepted.

5 Factory Sealed Sonic DVD's

Couple Genesis games and Manuals

Couple Dreamcast Tomb Raider Games. I did not have Chronicles so added that to my collection, I did have Last Revelation but my manual had torn pages, so this made for a nice replacement manual. 

I picked a few misc games off eBay. I was originally wanting to bid on a NFL Quarterback Club for the Sega 32X, For a reason. The 4 Akklaim 32X sports games had Genesis style clamshell cases, all the others were cardboard boxes. 

That Doom box irritates me, the 32X faces the opposite way

I am going for a full set of 32X games, as there are only 36 (should have been 32 LoL) anyway, I was watching the auction and it was at $1.25 all week, so I bid on some of the other games the guy had since they were all mostly low priced, and he combined shipping.

First I got Rambo the Sega Master System for like $2.00

No Manual Though

Centurion Defender of Rome for $3.00

Complete

So, back to the story about the 32X game, I am one of those people who waits until the last 10 Seconds or less to bid, yeah I have a fast computer with a fast cable internet connection.Anyway, it was still at $1.25, I just put in a bid of $10.00 to just make sure I covered whatever was bid. Well, this time it was not enough, it went for $10.50. Grrrr Oh well, got a deal on the other two games.

Fast Forward a week, and I finally get one that had a Buy It Now for $12.99 or Make Offer with Free Shipping, I made an offer of $7.00, I didn't want to spend alot. He countered with 9.99, I just let the offer expire. Then with only a few hours left on the auction, I offered $8.15, and it was accepted.

 Here it is

It had the EA Insert and Playbook Map, they weren't shown or mentioned in the auction, Nice.

I did happen to have an extra manual though, from the first time I bought this game just for the case, when I only thought I only wanted Doom and Star Wars for the 32X. Now that I am going for a full set, I need em all. I will be buying numerous copies of the 4 Akklaim games, just for the cases for all of my 32X game Collection.

JHMDF is a YouTube channel I watch, the guy does some great videos.  Click Here to Check him out He also does a free game giveaway everyweek, which I happened to win a few weeks ago, and here is what he sent me.

Desert Strike for the Genesis, which I did not have, Thanks Scott!

I was making one of my random orders for artwork and Manuals, got the Artwork, and put it in an extra case I had.

And Finally, I also ordered the Manual I was missing for a game I picked up last month on my Fiancee and I's weekend getaway Blog Post Here

Now my game is Complete

Forza Motorsport 5 Limited Edition

It was time

I have been a big Forza fan since the first one on the original Xbox. I knew when I finally got an Xbox One, I would be getting Forza 5. When I finally did get my Xbox One, I got the Forza 6 Edition Console Unboxing Blog Here

I got back into playing Forza a few weeks ago, after a slight hiatus, and since I had some Virtual Money in my Virtual Pocket, off to eBay I went. I found someone Selling Brand New, Factory Sealed Forza 5 Limited Editions for $19.99 Shipped. Of course I had to click the Buy it Now.

Let's open it up, and see whats inside

Steelbook, I love to collect Steelbooks

When I get a Steelbook game, I like to get a regular case and artwork to keep it on the game shelf with. That way the Steelbook doesn't get all dented and scratched taking it off and on the shelf. This pickup was no different.

Back to eBay I went, while I was waiting for my Limited Edition to arrive, and I found One, yes One listing for a empty case and artwork for Forza Motorsport 5. $1.99. with $1.99 shipping, I won.

And here it is, it is in brand new condition, to go with my brand new limited edition.

With everything tucked inside

Both cases together

I also had a free car download, I received an email from Microsoft/Xbox Live with a code for a free car download for Forza Motorsport 5, I received the email 11/23/13. Entered the code when I got my game two and a half years later, and still worked. Hang on to those old emails, never know when you can use them.

Here are a few quick videos I made of various races

That's it for today, heading off for a craigslist deal on some Sega Stuff! Will post soon.

Quick Black Ops III Brag

I decided after watching 007 Casino Royale last night to play a few quick rounds of Call of Duty Black Ops III Multiplayer, Felt like shooting a few kids in the face.

When I went and logged in, I was  greeted with the following message

 Wow, guess I had a good round when I played last weekend. I got a Killstreak of 16 in a match. It says it is in the top 14% of Scores ever for this game.

I am not even really that good, I used to be, I used to be awesome. But, I don't play nearly as much as I used to, and I have lost interest in the series since Modern Warfare 3. Not so much into the future stuff, if I wanted that I would play Titanfall or Halo. Bring back WW II or Modern stuff, that is where I had the most fun.

Anyway, I do have one question. Is that the top 14% of Xbox One? Or is it the top 14% of Black Ops III over all consoles? It does say ever for this game, so I am going to inflate my ego even more and say it covers everything, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Playstation 4.

Here's a video of me playing, but remember I warned you, I am not that good.

Enough Bragging, new video game pickups coming soon, just waiting for a few pieces to come from eBay, and getting pictures taken, etc.. etc..