Misadventure Island

Well I was hoping to have a more exciting post to make today, but alas it was not meant to be.  Even though I picked up 2 games from 2 different sources they were much less satisfying than I had hoped.  Today, direct from eBay, I got a package in the mail with Casino Kid in it.  This is the highlight of the two games and even though the game arrived as described I blame my disappointment on not reading the item description more closely.  The label of the game is clean and intact but the game shell itself is cracked down the right hand side pretty noticeably.  I guess I shouldn't complain though, the buyer shipped it from the US at no charge (and it only cost $4 US to begin with).

The second game I got today was the result of a deal I brokered with one of my contacts.  He had said he had Adventure Island 3.  After some discussion he agreed to trade it to me for 3 of my doubles.  I was still ecstatic as this game is worth much more than those 3 games combined.  Unfortunately when I went to pick the game up after work it was the 2nd installment of the franchise and NOT the highly sought after 3rd. game.  Not sure whether he had read the label wrong or typed 3 instead of 2. Whatever the reason for the mix up it was a little bit of a letdown as I'd really had hoped to get my hands on this one. Perhaps one day I will finish off this very cool but illusive trilogy. On the bright side what I ended up with replaced a slightly flawed version of my Adventure Island II cart so I guess that's all in a day's work, right? As for Casino Kid... slight damage aside it's still a welcome addition to my collection.

Nes Carts:  497

Licensed games:  459/687