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    God help me, I just bought this...

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=STRK

    Alas, poor Xisthruos has had no friends all his life, and so oft he would use videogames to fill that void... dozens of videogames... hundreds... slowly creeping, ever increasing, unholy hordes of videogames!! Usually, he would discover a certain genre by himself, favor it for a time, and would snap up whatever samples from it he found most appealing.

    Currently, he favors 2d scrolling shooters. He first played Ikaruga and discovered the overwhelming, euphoric torture that games of its type imposed upon him ...and then, he wanted more, damn him! He went through Gradius, Contra, Metal Slug, and even R-Type, the fool! He suffered hours in that game to unlock all 101 ships!! But for what? He would only want more, and he knew.

    Most recently, he has used ebay to backtrack through different games in the R-Type series (He likes R-Type most of all, and has most of the older systems to play it on. Hiss!) Sure, he only paid $3.99 for R-Type 3, and sure, $30 wasn't a bad price for R-Type Delta... BUT WAIT!!

    ...it was only a matter of time before the unspeakable would unleash itself upon him. Only he was to blame! He saw this for sale earlier yesterday, while innocently browsing through the site. Of course, he had no intention of making such a large purchase at first, but the prospect of having a Saturn and playing Radiant Silvergun captured his curiousity, and the blaring "80 GAMES BUNDLE" caption infused itself in his mind. He tried to ignore it at first, this is true, but he weakened. How couldn't he? Every time he checked the item, there were no bids, and again the caption would scream at him, reaching into him, as if to tear out his soul! "SEGA SATURN & 80 GAMES BUNDLE!! ARRGH!! BUY ME! NO ONE WANTS ME BUT YOU!! I AM YOUR SOUL MATE!! YOU CANNOT RUN, NOR HIDE!! I CAN SEE RIGHT THROUGH YOU, FOOL!!"

    Defeated, he succumbed to the beast only an hour ago.



    Whew! Well, all that self-loathing made me feel pretty good. Anyone up for seconds? *dons bondage straps and a whip*
    Last edited by Xisthruos; 07-08-2005, 04:44 AM.

    #2
    Re: God help me, I just bought this...

    IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are a collector or reseller, this auction is NOT for you. If you are just interested in playing great games, please bid. These games come from a friend, not from a store. If you do not understand, do not bid.
    You just bought a bunch of pirated games.

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      #3
      Re: God help me, I just bought this...

      Clever me for not reading in between the lines.

      I've got a better reason to hate myself now.
      Last edited by Xisthruos; 07-08-2005, 04:58 AM.

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        #4
        Re: God help me, I just bought this...

        Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but, you should have known it was too good to be true. He has both Castlevania X and Radiant Silvergun in there for $250.

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          #5
          Re: God help me, I just bought this...

          Please. Flog me.

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            #6
            Re: God help me, I just bought this...

            Haha. You got ripped. At least you'll get to play them.


            I still have yet to send you mail though. I don't know whether or not to send to the adress you gave me or to simply wait until you're settled down in your new place.
            The unnecessary felling of a tree, perhaps the growth of centuries, seems to me a crime little short of murder." ~ Thomas Jefferson

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              #7
              Re: God help me, I just bought this...

              Even though the games aren't legit, the system is. You can still play the games, like Terr said, so I wouldn't beat yourself up too bad.
              Eat Smello.

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                #8
                Re: God help me, I just bought this...

                My brother received like, half a penny when he traded in virtual cop.

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                  #9
                  Re: God help me, I just bought this...

                  I was ****ed when the game stores said that my Dreamcast sports games had absolutely no value. They're still sitting in my backseat, a year and a half later.
                  "Mindless killing doesn't do a lot for me anymore." - Sampson

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                    #10
                    Re: God help me, I just bought this...

                    the games in the larger cases are likely legit.



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                      #11
                      Re: God help me, I just bought this...

                      I initially assumed that the pricing wasn't akwardly low, considering I've seen the Saturn System itself on sale for less than $10 and many games on sale for a dollar each, and that games like Radiant Silvergun were the main contributers to cost. It never occured to me that the CD jacket in the photo was full of pirated games, though. There was a plentiful selection of empty jewel cases and printed-out game covers to match with the markered-on CDs, so I can sit alone in my room and pretend they're real.

                      Legit Games:

                      Sonic 3D Blast
                      Sega Rally Championship Plus
                      Nights Into Dreams
                      Virtua Fighter
                      Virtua Fighter 2
                      Virtua Cop (two of these)
                      Virtua Cop 2
                      House Of The Dead
                      Three Dirty Dwarves (actually a little better than it sounds)
                      Shanghai Triple Threat
                      & some miscellaneous Japanese games I don't know what to do with.

                      Not Legit:
                      Everything Else (far more than 80. I'm astounded.)


                      Terr: I've got another two weeks before I'm out of this apartment.
                      Last edited by Xisthruos; 07-15-2005, 03:25 AM.

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                        #12
                        Re: God help me, I just bought this...

                        Isn't Three Dirty Dwarves the one with the naked ninjas with censor bars that fall off?

                        ~Updates weekly on Sundays~

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                          #13
                          Re: God help me, I just bought this...

                          From the manual:

                          "Naked Ninja(s)
                          aka Skinjas
                          'Early in their training, these deadly fighters took a vow of nudity. By overcoming embarassment in social situations, they have become fearless warriors.'"

                          One more thing I forgot to mention--the system itself is bootlegged. It seems to have been pieced together from paper mache, an old cardboard box and about a dozen slinkys. Runs well, though.

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                            #14
                            Re: God help me, I just bought this...

                            Yep, spot on.

                            ~Updates weekly on Sundays~

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                              #15
                              Re: God help me, I just bought this...

                              One more thing I forgot to mention--the system itself is bootlegged. It seems to have been pieced together from paper mache, an old cardboard box and about a dozen slinkys. Runs well, though.
                              I need to get one of those!
                              Eat Smello.

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