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Pinnacle Video Capture for Mac Cart Link $99.99 Transfer analog video from a camcorder or any other source, even a game console, to your Mac in an iPod®-native format. Videos are automatically added to iTunes®, ready to sync with an iPod® or Apple TV™. |
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Pinnacle Video Capture for Mac PD Page $99.99 Transfer analog video from a camcorder or any other source, even a game console, to your Mac in an iPod®-native format. Videos are automatically added to iTunes®, ready to sync with an iPod® or Apple TV™. |
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Vintage Motor Cars Card Game - U S Games Systems $5.4 Vintage Motor Cars Card Game |
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Video Game Trader $35.99 Video Game Trader Magazine is a quarterly print magazine devoted to classic and orphaned video games and the systems that play them. Each issue of VG Trader contains reviews, retrospectives, interviews, features, articles and more on your favorite games of yesterday. |
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LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game - Pre-Played $14.99 Captain Jack is back with a whole new world to explore! LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game packs the adventure of three movies into one gigantic game. Join Captain Jack Sparrow for a trio of Pirate sagas filled with 70 characters and styled after the first three installments of the hit film franchise. Swashbuckle through 20 levels in single-player or Co-Op Mode, or go back to dig up new items (treasure, anyone?) in Freeplay Mode. When the quirky Captain Jack meets the irreverence of LEGO, you know you're in for an entertaining adventure. |
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Assassin (Video Game) $81.25 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Assassin is a video game for the Commodore Amiga system. It was developed by Psionic Systems and published in 1992 by Team 17. The game is an action game that has platform and shoot em up type gameplay. Assassin was updated and rereleased in 1994 as Assassin: Special Edition.Assassin was developed by Psionic Systems in conjunction with Team 17. The project manager was Martyn Brown. Development was handled by programmers David Broadhurst and Haydn Dalton. Author: Surhone, Lambert M./ Tennoe, Mariam T./ Henssonow, Susan F. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 104 Publication Date: 2010/12/23 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.25 inches |
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Saffire (Video Game Developer) $70.1 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Saffire was a contract video game developer located in American Fork, Utah. It is noted both for porting games and making some original titles. It was founded by Sculptured Software cofounder, Hal Rushton. They released their last title, Van Helsing, in 2004 and went out of business sometime afterwards. A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Sonys PlayStation 3, PSP, Microsofts Xbox 360, Nintendos Wii, Nintendo DS, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers. Author: Surhone, Lambert M./ Tennoe, Mariam T./ Henssonow, Susan F. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 82 Publication Date: 2010/08/19 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.20 inches |
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Video Game Console Emulator $79.66 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles A video game console emulator is a program that allows a computer or modern console (crossconsole emulation) to emulate a different video game consoles behavior. Emulators are most often used to play older video games on personal computers and modern video game consoles, but they are also used to play games translated into other languages or modify (or hack) existing games. Emulators are also a useful tool in the development process of homebrewed demos and new games for older systems. Author: Surhone, Lambert M./ Timpledon, Miriam T./ Marseken, Susan F. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 124 Publication Date: 2010/07/16 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.29 inches |
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Metroid (Video Game) $71.7 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Metroid is an actionadventure video game and the first entry in the Metroid series. Codeveloped by Nintendo Research Development 1 and Intelligent Systems, and published by Nintendo, the game was released in Japan in August 1986, in North America in August 1987, and in Europe in January 1988. Author: Miller, Frederic P./ Vandome, Agnes F./ McBrewster, John Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 88 Publication Date: 2010/11/26 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.21 inches |
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Guitar Hero (Video Game) $114.71 Guitar Hero is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems and published by RedOctane for the PlayStation 2 video game console. It is the first entry in the Guitar Hero series. Guitar Hero was released on November 8, 2005 in North America, April 7, 2006 in Europe and June 15, 2006 in Australia. The games development was a result of collaboration between RedOctane and Harmonix to bring a GuitarFreakslike game to America.The game features a guitarshaped controller (resembling a miniature Gibson SG) that the player uses to simulate the playing of rock music. The gameplay is similar to GuitarFreaks, in that the player presses buttons on the guitar controller in time with musical notes that scroll on the game screen. The game features covers of 30 popular rock songs spanning five decades of rock, from the 1960s up through 2005, in addition to bonus tracks. Guitar Hero became a surprise hit, earning critical acclaim and winning many awards from major video game publications, and was considered one of the most influential games of the first decade of the 21st century. Author: Miller, Frederic P./ Vandome, Agnes F./ McBrewster, John Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 188 Publication Date: 2010/04/30 Language: English Dimensions: 5.98 x 9.01 x 0.43 inches |
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Video Game Developer $73.28 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Sonys PlayStation 3, PSP, Microsofts Xbox 360, Nintendos Wii, Nintendo DS, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers. Most developers also specialize in certain types of games, such as computer roleplaying games or firstperson shooters. Some focus on porting games from one system to another. Some focus on translating games from one language to another. An unusual few do other kinds of software development work in addition to games. Author: Surhone, Lambert M./ Tennoe, Mariam T./ Henssonow, Susan F. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 100 Publication Date: 2010/11/16 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.24 inches |
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Snood (Video Game) $71.7 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Snood is a puzzle video game created in 1996 by David M. Dobson. Today, versions exist for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac OS, Palm OS, and other systems, including the TI83 and TI84 calculators. This connectthecritters game is a direct copy of BustAMove. Similar to other puzzle games, the rules of Snood are simple, and the only computer skill needed is the ability to use a mouse. Connect three or more identical Snoods to make them disappear from the board. If you clear the board, you win. If the Snoods reach the bottom of the screen, you lose. Play is not timelimited in most game modes. Author: Surhone, Lambert M./ Timpledon, Miriam T./ Marseken, Susan F. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 82 Publication Date: 2010/08/09 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.20 inches |
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Reign: Conflict of Nations $29.99 Reign: Conflict of Nations is a turn-based, historical strategy game covering the events of 1350-1650 taking place in Russia, Poland and the Great Lithuanian Princedom. The game takes place over a large-scale campaign and players will command one of 26 warring factions. Reign: Conflict of Nations allows players to have a well thought-out and historically accurate system of building and character development, a large selection of scenario based and random missions, an expansive and realistic technology tree, more than 150 types of military units and beautiful graphics and animations which bring the war to life.Strategy game covering 300 years in the history of EuropeBased on a detailed 3D map with authentic landscape and historically accurate military unitsLarge-scale military campaign to turn your small principality into a large and powerful empirePolitical, economic and role-playing systems showing the intricacies of diplomacy and wars in medieval Europe.Great people and personalities of the past, hundreds of game characters, each one with their own unique specialties including rulers, commanders, priests, alchemists and spies. |
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2007 Video Game Price Guide $31.15 The 2007 Video Game Price Guide has been completely updated with the newest pricing information for home console systems. It contains values for over 13,000 different games and pieces of hardware. The book covers 48 video game systems which span from the original platforms produced in the 1970s to modern day systems. Games which are unreleased as of press time are listed as well. Whether you are a dedicated classic system collector, or wanting to know how much the games that you have for your newest system are really worth to the video game store, youll find it here. Author: Videogamecollecting Com Series Title: Video Game Price Guide Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 164 Publication Date: 2007/01/01 Language: English Dimensions: 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.38 inches |
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Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together - Pre-Played $14.99 U.S. players finally get a crack at one of the most beloved strategy RPGs in Japan as the Ogre Battle series continues with Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together. A dream team of legendary Square Enix talent, including series creator Yasumi Matsuno, has reunited to bring the game to PSP. Lead the Walister Resistance in a deep, story-driven experience. Forge new alliances and spawn new enemies with each choice you make as your decisions propel the story forward. You also have the ability to wind the story back by using two types of Tarot systems to refight critical battles and revisit pivotal points in the story's plot. |
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Video Game Graphics $84.44 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles A variety of computer graphic techniques have been used to display video game content throughout the history of video games. The predominance of techniques changed over time, primarily due to hardware advances and restrictions, such as the processing power of graphics processing units. Some of the earliest video games were text games or textbased games that used text characters instead of bitmapped or vector graphics. Examples include MUDs (MultiUser Dungeons), where players could read or view depictions of rooms, objects, other players, and actions performed in the virtual world; and roguelikes, a subgenre of roleplaying video games featuring many monsters, items, and environmental effects, as well as an emphasis on randomization, replayability and permanent death. Some of the earliest text games were developed for computer systems which had no video display at all. Author: Surhone, Lambert M./ Tennoe, Mariam T./ Henssonow, Susan F. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 124 Publication Date: 2010/11/16 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.29 inches |
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The Sims 3 High-End Loft Stuff $19.99 Transform your Sims' homes into sleek, edgy lofts with The Sims 3 High-End Loft Stuff. With a host of new items for the most lived-in rooms in your Sims' homes, including slick gadgets for your high-tech home office, a next-gen gaming system for the killer game room, modern furniture for the most contemporary living room, and more, your Sims can now give their homes an ultra-modern makeover! After you modernize their homes, turn your attention to their wardrobes and give them an overhaul with sophisticated, cutting-edge fashions. Whether it's your Sims themselves or their homes that needs a new look, The Sims 3 High-End Loft Stuff lets you catapult your Sims into a more modern, loft-inspired lifestyle! Add high-end furnishings to your Sims bedroom, entertainment room, office and patio. Transform your Sims' homes into cutting-edge spaces with contemporary sofas, sleek coffee tables, and eclectic art. Give your Sims coveted electronics including high-tech, ultra-slim TVs, video game systems, stereos, and more. Upgrade your Sims’ wardrobes with fashion-forward apparel, tailored suits, and sophisticated outerwear. Plus Bonus Anniversary Items! This special 10th Anniversary pack also includes three well-loved items from The Sims and The Sims 2 games: the heart-shaped vibrating bed, the electric guitar, and the aquarium. |
Vintage Computers Serve As Antiques With a Purpose
However, there is a thriving market for these vintage computers, which can be evidenced by the many vintage computers you can find by simply browsing Internet auction websites. There are several reasons why some consumers are still interested in these classic machines.
Many people are interested in vintage computers simply for their nostalgic value. It brings back memories of simpler times and the start of something amazing. There are many computer enthusiasts who have become collectors of vintage computers simply because of the memories they invoke.
While the nostalgic significance of these computers likely apply to just about everyone who owns one, there are consumers who still find great use for these classic machines. One of the most popular of the older computers is the innovative Commodore 64, which became the best selling personal computer of all time. This computer is still sought after today by many people who enjoy playing games. In addition to playing various games, many still find this computer useful to make utility programs.
The Atari gaming system and the launch of the game Space Invaders spawned the dawn of the age of video games and consoles. The Atari 2600 gaming system and Atari 400/800 are still valued today by many old time gamers who love to play games like Donkey Kong, Frogger, and Pacman on the system that started the video game craze.
Another reason that consumers are interested in vintage computer systems is to use them as a type of "information center". There are several websites that offer vintage desktop push services, which allow classic computers that have the ability to run terminal emulators to display things like weather, sports scores, and even news. Those who know about hardware programming can get great use out of these vintage computers.
Many vintage computer collectors, however, are now interested in these machines due to their value as a collector's item. Much like stamp collecting or looking for old baseball card collections, many consumers seek out these machines because they are now considered "antiques" and are sometimes hard to find, which increases their value. One of the worst computers ever produced, the TRS-80, is now sought after by vintage computer collectors simply because of the limited number in existence. The Apple I and Apple II are also very popular vintage computers that are sought after. In some cases, these computers are now being bought by collectors and tech buffs at higher prices than they originally sold for.
Classic computers from the 90's include Amiga, Atari, IBM, Compaq, and Apple. Two of the most popular models that many people still find useful today are the Apple Lisa and the Apple Newton. The Lisa was the most advanced computer of its kind, offering many features that could not be found in any other computer at the time, and was the first computer to enable users the ability to copy and paste. The Newton was the first ever handheld device, and is still a popular item today because it still works very well.
The popularity of vintage computers, especially in online auctions, is not only due to their value as collector's items, but also because many of them can still be used as functional units. There is a big market for these classic machines because of the combination of nostalgia and the fact that many of them still serve a purpose for those who use them.
Computer Antique has more information about specific vintage computers and puts you in touch with sellers of old desktops and parts.
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