[General Discussion] The Quest 64

Have you guys ever gone on epic quests to find a game? Or even a system? Like, something you really, really wanted and even thinking about getting your grubby mits on it would make you excited in the pants just a bit. I'm not talking about launch day crap like "oh EB didn't have the game, I had to go all the way across the road to find a copy, my legs were tired and I fell asleep before reaching the counter, but I got it!"

Maybe something like an older game you suddenly got the urge to replay, or one that you've only just heard of and must consume, but oh no! Target don't sell Amiga games in 2007! Even a game that suffered an extremely limited print run or whatever (I hear Atlus games are a bitch to find in America after a short while).

Me, I spent about ten years searching for HES' adaptor that lets you play Master System games on the Mega Drive. Ten years. Twenty four hours a day, every day, ten years. True story. Sorta. It was pretty important to me, because it saves precious RF cable disaster hook up time, what with only having to fumble around with one system. Of course it's even easier to just dump all that and go for emulators, but sssh.

When the PlayStation 2 rolled around, I had to play catch up with original PlayStation titles since I had virtually no experience with the system (me and my mates only had N64's during that candyland era). I discovered via the power of the internet that a semi-sequel to The Neverhood existed on it, Skullmonkeys. Original PlayStation games were still pretty common to find in stores at that time, but Skullmonkeys? Nooooooo. It took a good while of picking through garage sales and dodgy, stuffy second hand record stores to find it. I don't do eBay, so that makes things ten thousand times more frustrating/interesting.

And Skies of Arcadia: Legends. Oh dear. Before THQ stepped in, Atari used to distribute Sega games here. And they did a horrible job of it! I couldn't find a copy of the game at all, mere weeks after launch. After a year, a friend was awesome enough to send me a copy of the American version and I had a fun, enjoyed. Probably one of the best games I've ever played.

But two months ago I came across the ONLY PAL copy I'd EVER SEEN in EB. I instantly snatched it up out of :nerdshock:. Turns out Atari had cleaned out their warehouse stock, and it popped up at random EB's across Australia. So they'd decided to keep all these copies of the game rotting away rather than ship them back in 2003. ;_;


Worth the massive amount of time wasted to dig through piles of horror. <3

Also, is there anything you're currently on the QUEST for? I'm trying to track down a copy of 'Akira Psycho Ball' now. What could be more awesome than whacking TETSUUUUOOOOOOO with a small metal ball? Not much! Apparently it was released in 2002, so it's gotta be out there somewhere! Figures that it was another game handled by Atari.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by nuttyturnip

Back in those days, I used to love to hit up old Toys R Uses (back when they still had the walls of flaps, and you took a slip up to the register)

Oh man, I used to love that set-up. Except some people would be goons and peel off every single one then dump them. Still beats the boring 'we'll put the games in security cases' they have now. There's no peeling fun to be had with that!

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Holy hand grenades this thread is magic. So just days after mentioning I was on the Quest 64 for Akira, I found the bastard.



TETSUUUUUUUUUOOOOOO!

So now with this knowlege of the threads power, I'm on the Quest 64 to win the lotto.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Ahahaha you bought Quest 64. This thread could indeed be about it though, you simply have to go on the quest to obtain Quest 64, again! Agaaaaain! Then you have to play it! And force a smile! Queeesst Sixxxxty Foooouuur! I like how they renamed it over here to try and escape the bad American reviews. DIDN'T WORK!

How ya doing, buddy?

Not even the nicer box art could save it! Everyone knew! "QUEST 64 IS HERE BOLT THE DOOR SHUT!"

I was speaking idiomatically.

Oh my, that is quite the inspiring pit filled Quest 64! GOOD LUCK, BRAVE ADVENTURER!

How ya doing, buddy?