I didn’t find a whole lot during last weekend’s thrift store searches — just a couple more Genesis games for the ever-growing pile.
The two games I found are about equal in rarity — not that hard to track down, but certainly uncommon. But they’re not worth the same amount of money, because they’re pretty much polar opposites as far as condition goes.
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Wiz ‘n Liz* is in perfect complete condition with a crisp instruction book. Shinobi III: Revenge of the Ninja Master has the box, but it’s all cracked, and the paper insert has been damaged by what looks like a decade in someone’s moldy basement — it’s got water damage, rips, etc.
But it was a dollar. That’s cheap as free. And it came with a special bonus inside:
A tiny little spider web, complete with a tiny little dead spider.
What the hell? I realize this was in the clearance section, but it was at a generally clean chain of used bookstores. I guess for a buck I can clean my own spider out of Shinobi III, but…
Images: Chris Kohler/Wired.com
See also:
- Weekend Thrifting: Several Different Weekends
- Weekend Thrifting: Thanks, NPR!
- Weekend Thrifting: Joining the Sega Club
- Weekend Thrifting: Puck Monster!
- Weekend Thrifting: Journey Escape Demo Cartridge