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[Vintage Game Shop]

First of all, wonderful game. Second, here's a massive guide for it!

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+ HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE +
++ STRATEGY +
+++ THE LIST +
++++ MEDAL GUIDES +

Use Ctrl+F to go to any of the sections.

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This is a list of each item in the game "Vintage Game Shop". Each item's name corresponds with its name listed on the "collection" page in game. Each name is followed by the item's functional value or the amount of money you'll get if the item is not broken. Next is the number of days until the item will be sold, which is placed in brackets. If the number is zero, that means it will be sold by the end of that very day. Next and last is the nonfunctional value or the amount of money you'll get for selling the item broken. This number is surrounded by pound symbols and is equal to one-fourth of the functional value.

Super Mario 64: $14 [0] #4#
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Value

Occasionally I'll jot down a few notes about what you should usually try to offer, but you shouldn't stand by these too much. O is for how much you should offer first, and B is for what your final blowout offer should be. Best is for my personal best offer.

The list is a little farther down below, but you may want to go over the strategy first.

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There are two kinds of items: Regular Items and Valuable Items. Valuable items are items with a functional value at or above $250. Regular items are everybody else. Your main goal at the start will be to buy and sell some Valuable items, but you will probably find yourself selling a lot of Regular items first. Late game, you won't need to bother with any regular items at all, and just focus on Valuable items. Valuable items are marked with a star on the list below. Later game, you'll only need to buy items above $500 or $700.

SECTION A: When someone offers you an item, ALWAYS TEST IT FIRST, then offer them a little under half value. (if its $20 offer $9, but if it's anything higher then offer them 37.5% of the value. For example, OoT is $400, and 37.5% of 400 is 150, so your starting offer should be 150 on OoT) Then offer them the same amount again. If the second time they say "You know it's worth more than that!" then go to section B. If they tell you they're changing the selling price or tell you they're keeping it the same, then go to section C.

SECTION B: You offered too low. Try offering 10% higher or so. Once they start telling you they're changing the selling price or that they're keeping it the same, go to section C.

SECTION C: Keep the price the same until their patience is at 2. Then drastically increase your price by 20% for the final offer.

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A
Adventure: $40 [0] #10# - O15 B23
Atari 2600: $50 [0] #13# - O19 B29

C
Color TV Game 6: $42 [1] #11# - O16 B25

D
*Dance Dance Revolution: $1200 [4] #300# - O450 B690
Dendy Classic: $100 [1] #25# - O38 B58
*Donkey Kong: $600 [2] #150# - O275 B375
Donkey Kong Country: $20 [1] #5# - O9 B11

E
Ecco the Dolphin: $20 [1] #5# - O9 B11
*E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial: $800 [3] #200# - O300 B450 (Best: $350)

F
Fairchild Channel F: $60 [1] #15# - O23 B35
Famicom: $65 [1] #16# - O25 B38
Famicom Disk System: $55 [2] #14# - O21 B32
*Final Fantasy VII: $500 [3] #125# - O188 B277
Fire Fly: $20 [2] #5# - O9 B11
F-Zero: $30 [1] #8# - O12 B18

G
Game Boy: $30 [0] #8# - O12 B18
Game Gear: $50 [0] #13# - O19 B29
General Instrument AY-3-8500: $3 [0] #1# O1 B2
Gran Turismo: $10 [0] #3# - O4 B6
Golden Axe: $15 [1] #4# - O6 B9
Golden Eye 007: $20 [1] #5# - O9 B11

H
Home Pong: $30 [0] #8# - O12 B18

M
Magnavox Odyssey: $100 [1] #25# O38 B58
*Magnavox Profit Caravan Guest Book: $1000 [3] #N/A# - O375 B575
Mario Bros.: $18 [1] #5# O7 B11
Mario Kart 64: $25 [0] #6# - O9 B14
*Metal Gear Solid: $300 [1] #75# - O113 B173 (Hard to sell, usually avoid it)
Microvision: $20 [2] #5# - O9 B11
*Mortal Kombat: $300 [2] #75# - O113 B173

N
N.E.S. (+ R.O.B.): $120 [0] #30# - O50 B74
Night Trap: $50 [0] #13# - O19 B29
Nintendo 64: $45 [1] #11# - O17 B26
*Nintendo-Sony Play Station: $5000 [7] #1250# O1875 B2875

P
Pitfall!: $10 [0] #3# - O4 B6
*Pong: $500 [2] #125# - O188 B277
*Pokemon Yellow Version: $500 [2] #125# - O188 B277 (Best: 220)
*Puckman: $700 [3] #175# - O263 B403

R
Ridge Racer: $10 [1] #3# - O4 B6

S
Sega Genesis: $40 [0] #10# - O15 B23
Sega Master System: $30 [1] #8# - O12 B18
Sega Rally: $14 [1] #4# - O6 B9
Sega Saturn: $50 [1] #13# - O19 B29
Sonic The Hedgehog (Genesis): $15 [0] #4# - O6 B9
Sonic The Hedgehog (Game Gear): $8 [1] #2# - O3 B5
Sony Playstation: $20 [0] #5# - O9 B11
*Space Invaders: $800 [2] #200# - O300 B450
*Street Fighter II - The World Warrior: $250 [2] #63# - O94 B144
Streets of Rage 2: $50 [1] #13# - O19 B29
Super Famicom: $50 [0] #13# - O19 B29
Super Mario 64: $14 [0] #4# - O6 B9
Super Mario Bros.: $10 [0] #3# - O4 B6
*Super Mario World: $300 [3] #75# - O113 B173
Super Metroid: $60 [0] #15# - O23 B35

T
Tetris: $6 [0] #2 O2 B4
Tomb Raider: $13 [0] #3# - O5 B8

V
Virtua Fighter: $8 [0] #2# - O3 B5

W
Wipeout: $10 [0] #3# - O4 B6

Z
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past: $10 [1] #3# - O4 B6
Zelda no Densetsu - The Hyrule Fantasy: $16 [1] #4# - O6 B9
*The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time: $400 [1] #100# - O150 B230

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~I have no idea what I'm doing~

Start a new game and spend all of your money on everything you buy.
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~Shut up and Take my Money!~

To earn this medal you must have $10,000 at once. Yes, you actually have to see your money counter at $10k, we aren't totaling all of the money you've ever earned. Once you sell a Nintendo-Sony Play Station, pass all the offers unless you can see a star before them on this list. Those are the only items worth your time because they're the only ones you can get any real money from at this point. Of course, you could just hope and pray that you'll get another Nintendo-Sony Play Station while passing over all other offers if you want to go that route.

[Total Party Kill]

Solid experience. The levels are a bit open-ended for my tastes, however. It seems that on later levels there is no intended path, and instead, the player can come up with whatever method they please. I personally dislike this tactic of level design, as it makes me feel a bit overwhelmed at the start of some levels. At the same time, being encouraged to display my limitless creativity by discovering new ways to beat each level should definitely be a more prominent feature.

[Another Stupid Clicker Game]

Neat idea, but the game could have been done better. I mean, the "best" upgrades for the two menus (achievements and upgrades) causes them to look considerably worse than before. Green on gray doesn't have enough contrast, so it fails at looking nice, and both the outlines and the text remain poor and scribbly for the entire game. I can't find a sliver of sober graphic design in this basic clicker.

Basically, this game boasts a swell enough concept that is poorly executed.

[FL!P]

It was ok. I think there was a little too much to worry about in each level.

[Toodee and Topdee]

Every time Ludum Dare rolls around you can expect another spectacular game from dietzribi. Keep up the good work!

[Jet Boy]

I hope you had fun making this game, because few will see more than half its levels.

I wasn't surprised when I saw how many reviews there were talking about the difficulty spike. I mean, level 12 is way harder than the levels before it. After level 12 things started to get really interesting. Introducing the key was a great move. I enjoyed the last level, but the moving orange background made it really difficult at first.

One thing I didn't see ANY reviews about was the sound. Those sound effects weren't great, and there wasn't any music either.

Finally, I wish there was more of a reward for beating it, like a medal.

You did a great job on this game, can't wait to see what you make next.

[The Incredible Platformer]

Nice game. It was really well made, but I got a bit bored.

[It's Just TIC TAC TOE]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[Duke Dashington Remastered]

absolutley amazing. I love the little attention to detail.