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the same ten games you see in every pawn shop...
10. Apr 2008 at 18:23

hey, i was thinking about this every day. every time i go in a pawn shop or second hand store, they always seem to have the same ten games. i've figured out it usually runs down like this: you always have the ubiquitous mario/duck hunt, usually several, sometimes the mario/duck hunt/track meet, then you have about 5-6 really, really common games. then theres about 3 or so sports games that i can never ascertain their commonality as sports games just never hit my radar, and then sometimes they have a semi-rare game that makes you go "huh, thats interesting." here's my list:

mario/duck hunt
tmnt
blades of steel
tecmo football
top gun
mario 3
t&c surf designs
wizards and warriors 2
tengen rbi baseball
ms pac man

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Re: the same ten games you see in every pawn shop.
Reply #1 - 13. Apr 2008 at 14:29

My list is not isolated to only pawn shops, but after around 8-9 years of frequenting thrift stores, garage sales and flea markets, these are the games I have seen more often than I would like to think about:

Captain Skyhawk
SMB 3
Bases Loaded
Top Gun
Super Mario/Duckhunt
Double Dribble
TMNT
Golf

...can't really think of a 9th or 10th one at the moment.

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weaponjae Forum Newbie Offline bad enough dude to rescue the president Posts: 36 greenville, nc Gender:	Re: the same ten games you see in every pawn shop. Reply #2 - 14. Apr 2008 at 22:33 i always get captain skyhawk and top gun mixed up when i see them in the wild. same with rbi baseball and bases loaded.
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Nistle Senior Member Offline Posts: 393 Sanford, NC Gender:	Re: the same ten games you see in every pawn shop. Reply #3 - 19. Apr 2008 at 01:22 golf captain skyhawk smb/dh double dribble mlb nfl bases loaded t&c surf design blades of steel top gun
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justabum God Member Offline Posts: 522 Midwest Gender:	Re: the same ten games you see in every pawn shop. Reply #4 - 22. Apr 2008 at 20:01 silent service silent service silent service silent service silent service silent service silent service silent service silent service silent service
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justabum God Member Offline Posts: 522 Midwest Gender:	Re: the same ten games you see in every pawn shop. Reply #5 - 22. Apr 2008 at 20:04 to be serious though silent service john elways quarterback mlb nes play action football smb/duck hunt golf bandai golf bases loaded captain skyhawk top gun
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wrldstrman Senior Member Offline complete nes game hound Posts: 408 wv Gender:	Re: the same ten games you see in every pawn shop. Reply #6 - 23. Apr 2008 at 02:20 nes play action football for sure
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Re: the same ten games you see in every pawn shop.
Reply #7 - 25. Apr 2008 at 18:00

I think it's interesting how infrequently I have encountered some of the games on several of your lists. Of course, I haven't been collecting seriously in about eight years, but I never really encountered Silent Service, Bandai Golf, Captain Skyhawk, or T&C Surf Designs very often.

Games I see a lot:

SMB/Duckhunt
Kung Fu
RBI Baseball
Nintendo Tetris
SMB3
Top Gun
TMNT
Play Action Football
Baseball
Bases Loaded

I live in the southern US. Maybe that's why I rarely encounter Bladed of Steel. Nobody here plays hockey.

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weaponjae Forum Newbie Offline bad enough dude to rescue the president Posts: 36 greenville, nc Gender:	Re: the same ten games you see in every pawn shop. Reply #8 - 30. Apr 2008 at 23:46 bah, i see t&c just about all the time! it always irritates me because when i'm scanning fast it has those bright colors and then i say "wait a minute" but then it turns out just to be that stupid monkey on a surfboard. i hate that monkey.
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qixmaster Full Member Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 119 Eugene OR Gender:	Re: the same ten games you see in every pawn shop. Reply #9 - 14. May 2008 at 17:50 I always find. Anticipation Top Gun Silent Service TMNT Rad Racer Cybernoid Bases Loaded
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lx460 Full Member Offline Battling my inner demons of Geek and Normality Posts: 204 Spring Hill, Florida Gender:	Re: the same ten games you see in every pawn shop. Reply #10 - 23. Jul 2008 at 00:13 What about that damned Dragon Warrior?
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Re: the same ten games you see in every pawn shop.
Reply #11 - 31. Jul 2008 at 05:33

same, i also haven't collected seriously in a number of yuears but wow do thrift/pawn shops still stock these, for the life of me i can think of anyone other than the odd collector who would be buying them.

i used to see a lot of the old HES titles.
flea markets just have the most random assortment of gear ever, a lot of master system stuff.

i would have to say my local pawn shops now just have tonnes of PSX stuff...even the stoners wont buy it

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