This weekend was pretty busy, and I was fortunate enough to get some pretty good loot. I wish that I had more time to actually play games, but considering the games that I got my paws on it was well worth it. Let's have a gander.

This is the load from Saturday. It came from a combination of a friend, the flea market, and a somewhat nearby store. Not a bad haul for a Saturday.

The Sega Saturn 3D controller came from a friend and was something that I really wanted for my newly acquired copy of Nights. I also got a copy of Rise of the Dragon for the Sega CD from my friend. RotD looks really interesting and, since I'm a fan of Blade Runner and the book that it's based on, should be quite an experience. If you've never watched Ridley Scott's masterpiece, Blade Runner, or  read Phillip K. Dick's wonderful book that the movie is based on, Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep, do yourself a solid and check them both out. I also got Batman Returns for the Game Gear from my friend.

Goldeneye, Ninja Gaiden, and Joust all came from the store. Nothing much to say about these. All are pretty common and not very vauluable. However, I am a fan of NG and Joust and really wanted to have them in the collection. I got a fairly good price on Goldeneye.

The flea market run turned out pretty well. The two most notable pickups here are Crash n The Boys: Street Challenge and Mega Man X4. Golden Axe II(GEN), Shinobi(Master System), Millipede(2600), Ecco the Dolphin/Sega Classics 5 in 1(SegaCD), Ghostbusters II(NES), and World Series Baseball(GameGear) round out the list for the day. I was able to get Mega Man X4 for $10, and the rest of the games for $20. Not too shabby!

Sunday was a pretty eventful day as well. Another friend hooked me up with some rarities, as well as some common, but always welcome, NES games. First up, an unopened GameBoy battery pack. That was unexpected, but pretty cool. Tiny Toon Adventures is a game I've always been curious about. Q*bert was one of my favorite games as a kid and it's good to have the NES version, although I already have the 2600 one. Captain Skyhawk is one that I've never played before, so I'm happy to get it. I already have the Super Mario/Duck Hunt and Bases Loaded games, but it never hurts to have more.

Now, on to the main course. This is what I've been looking forward to all weekend. Take a peep at this.

A Virtual Boy, alone with Wario Land, 3D Tetris, and Nester's Funky Bowling! 3D Tetris seems to work the best and boots up every time. I have to work a little bit with Wario to get it going, and Nester is being rather Funky(sorry) about booting up, but a little patience goes a long way.

Nester's Funky Bowling is the VB game that I've always wanted to play the most. I did get to play it for a little while earlier and it's a pretty fun little game. My biggest complaint, besides being stingy about booting up, is that there is no battery save. Unfortunately, this means it won't save your high scores.

Wario I only briefly tried out, but it played really well and similar to the GB Wario games. The graphics were really nice and the controls were smooth. I'll definitely get around to playing this some time down the road.

3D Tetris seems ok, though I only tried it out for a few minutes. It seems kinda slow and a bit bland. But a lot of the classics from the 2D era made the jump to 3D, so who is to say Tetris didn't deserve a shot at it. Still, I prefer my Tetris in glorious 2D.

So that is all for my weekend game hunt. I'll definitely be getting some more the weekend after next, but should have some more stuff coming in from the friend who hooked me up with the VB. Until then, game on!