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[Hero_of_the_Day]

A guy on CL has King of Dragons listed for $20, gonna pick it up after work.

Sidenote: Got my scart cables in and finally hooked up my systems to the RGB input. It is GLORIOUS.

The Genny looks ridiculous.

What game is that in the picture?

 

[sixteen-bit]

So does Dracula X SNES take place after Rondo, or is it a retelling? Also whats a good price to pay for either language version?

If you shop around on Japanese and import sites, you can get the SFC version loose for under 1000 yen. I paid 960 yen (under $10 USD) for mine earlier this year.

Really not worth the price that the NA version commands unless you're seeking it for collector prestige or whatever.

 

[Olly88]

What game is that in the picture?

Ranger X I think.

EDIT: Yep.

 

[Chucker]

Yeah, it's Ranger X. I love that game, but I promise you I'm not playing it right.

Craigslist haul today, $20

 

[CoachKevin]

Thought it might interest you guys that I am putting together a retro game podcast with some GAFers. Looking for some more participants:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=577505

 

[Chucker]

When The Next Level had a podcast I was a co-host. I have a decent headset and audacity etc. depending on the recording schedule I could be available.

 

[Peagles]

Just bought Earthbound CIB from a gaffer... I'm so excited I feel like I'm going to throw up. I'm just a student, so it's all my money gone for awhile, but it's so going to be worth it!

Come on international postage!

 

[Shadow Hog]

Yeah, it's Ranger X. I love that game, but I promise you I'm not playing it right.

You're using the three-button pad, aren't you?

(Man, I'm talking about Genesis games in the SNES thread, and SNES games in the Genesis thread. How bizarre.)

 

[Chucker]

You're using the three-button pad, aren't you?

(Man, I'm talking about Genesis games in the SNES thread, and SNES games in the Genesis thread. How bizarre.)

Nah, I have a few 6-Button pads, and I know X and Z are used to move the bike. I just rarely do it.

 

[Teknoman]

If you shop around on Japanese and import sites, you can get the SFC version loose for under 1000 yen. I paid 960 yen (under $10 USD) for mine earlier this year.

Really not worth the price that the NA version commands unless you're seeking it for collector prestige or whatever.

Nah just want to play the game, i'll keep an eye out for it (Japanese version) on the cheap.

 

[BocoDragon]

Just bought Earthbound CIB from a gaffer... I'm so excited I feel like I'm going to throw up. I'm just a student, so it's all my money gone for awhile, but it's so going to be worth it!

Come on international postage!

How much? Come on tell us... We know it's a lot

 

[Peagles]

How much? Come on tell us... We know it's a lot

More than a week's rent... T_T

Well it's more than 2 weeks of my share of the rent, hehe.

I'm sure I'll feel better when I've actually got it in my hands. That's if I don't die of an excitement heart attack.

 

[IrishNinja]

$ spent on Earthbound at least goes towards quality + rarity, rather than just rarity. no judging from me, man!

 

[Peagles]

$ spent on Earthbound at least goes towards quality + rarity, rather than just rarity. no judging from me, man!

Yeh, well it's kinda extra special for me too because it never was released here. And if I didn't get it from a fellow gaf member I'd probably never get another chance. There's no way I'd ever find even a cart in the wild here, just not gonna happen.

Next on my list is Chrono Trigger
Now a local copy of that did come up recently, but it was missing one of the maps and in kinda average condition. It still sold for $370 NZD though T_T
That's nearly our rent for the week, so still pretty crazy.

 

[Dr Stabbingworth]

How much? Come on tell us... We know it's a lot

I saw one listed for $350 in the B/S/T thread but it was gone quickly.

 

[Teknoman]

Aw yeah:

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

Aw yeah:

Awww yeah.

 

[Chucker]

Is there a difference in video quality from a first model SFC and a SNS-001 through RGB? My SNES is a little ugly, and I nice looking SFC for what I'd call cheap.

 

[johnsmith]

Aw yeah:

It's a travesty that they ditched Amano art for that.

 

[Chris R]

What is my best bet at fixing the SNES yellowing? Not exactly a game issue but it would be nice to have a console that doesn't look like it was submerged in urine for years.

Also hoping the controllers I got of Amazon are of decent quality, could only find one of my controllers while digging my SNES stuff out. Still pissed I lost my original cart of Uniracers but I was able to grab a copy of it in BST half a year ago, still wish I hadn't lost Harvest Moon though

 

[Grief.exe]

What is my best bet at fixing the SNES yellowing? Not exactly a game issue but it would be nice to have a console that doesn't look like it was submerged in urine for years.

Also hoping the controllers I got of Amazon are of decent quality, could only find one of my controllers while digging my SNES stuff out. Still pissed I lost my original cart of Uniracers but I was able to grab a copy of it in BST half a year ago, still wish I hadn't lost Harvest Moon though

Hero used Retrobright on his, posted the pictures a page back.

Somewhere in this thread are pictures of a SNES I used it on. I just used the simple liquid version, worked really well. Others have warned it will come back eventually though, but it's easy enough to do it wouldn't be a big deal to have to do it every year or two.


EDIT: Found it.

That's after a day and a half of sitting in sunlight.

Oh, also, I used the normal hydrogen peroxide you find at wal-mart. You do not need the higher concentration shit a lot of guides tell you you do.

 

[Chris R]

Hero used Retrobright on his, posted the pictures a page back.

Awesome, looks like a nice Saturday project

 

[Leonsito]

Awesome, looks like a nice Saturday project

I'm going to try it too, with one of my SNES and one of my OG Gameboys, will post pics.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Aw yeah:

You participating in the Job Fiesta?

 

[Cody_D165]

retr0bright's nice and all, but I decided to take the other way out of my yellowing SNES

 

[Shadow Hog]

retr0bright's nice and all, but I decided to take the other way out of my yellowing SNES

...you covered it in licorice?

 

[Cody_D165]

...you covered it in licorice?

Obviously :O

 

[Teknoman]

You participating in the Job Fiesta?

If I can get it translated in time. Of course I need to read up on it a little more. I've always thought it was just an annual GAF event where people just played through FFV with random jobs set by the thread creator, but never knew about its fund raising qualities.

 

[Peagles]

I saw one listed for $350 in the B/S/T thread but it was gone quickly.

Yeh that was me. The seller actually messaged me because I'd had a wanted ad up for ages in BST. Got sick of posting it lol. Cool that people look back through the thread though!

 

[Pengew]

I wonder why a company hasnt started producing cheap snes shells? With all the deteriorating and yellowing snes out there, I figured someone would be selling some.

 

[RoryDropkick]

I wonder why a company hasnt started producing cheap snes shells? With all the deteriorating and yellowing snes out there, I figured someone would be selling some.

I just worry those shells would be brittle and cheap feeling like some of the controllers I've seen.

 

[Pengew]

I just worry those shells would be brittle and cheap feeling like some of the controllers I've seen.

I have tried a few controller shells and they do the job. Of course the quality is not as good as the original but they are some what sturdy. I would gladly take that over my brown and constant chipping snes.

 

[Peagles]

Bidding for a PVM that ends this afternoon, wish me luck!

It's a 2130QM, what do you folk reckon I should be prepared to pay?

Edit: Wow, got way too pricey for me

 

[I'm an expert]

Just a heads up that I still have Turtles and Mario RPG available -
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=62270439#post62270439

 

[lvlzero]

Picked these up today:

Spent hours going through every controller they had for a pair that were just dirty but not physically scratched/damaged, after 45 min stripping and cleaning i now have two working near mint pads.

To play Drift Out on!

Using a supaboy..

 

[IrishNinja]

Bidding for a PVM that ends this afternoon, wish me luck!

It's a 2130QM, what do you folk reckon I should be prepared to pay?

Edit: Wow, got way too pricey for me

damn, almost afraid to ask, but...so how bad did it get?

 

[Lombaszko]

These retro threads are making me so nostalgic!
I just bought a Super Nintendo on eBay and think I did alright for myself.

The yellowing doesn't look too bad and it appears the power adapter is an official Nintendo one, which seems to be slightly uncommon on Amazon and eBay.
I paid a little more than I wanted to, but the local used game shop has a couple for sale at $65-$80 and they look beat up.

Also shopping around and saw a game I'd never heard of called, Jim Power: The Lost Dimension in 3D. I found a nice write up in the OP in this thread and might have to go grab it now.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Jim Power's weird scrolling effects makes me sick lol

 

[Dr Stabbingworth]

For those of you looking for the XRGB-mini Framemeister, there's a Jr. selling them in the B/S/T thread.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=62326715&postcount=11082

 

[sixteen-bit]

For those of you looking for the XRGB-mini Framemeister, there's a Jr. selling them in the B/S/T thread.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=62326715&postcount=11082

That's probably the same Yakumo that owns Segagaga Domain
He posted a video of the Framemeister a while back.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLzTRJGBVYk

 

[sketchsanchez]

What kind of price would Super Metroid cart only fetch? I had bought one a while back from a local game shop but i got it on the WiiU and im not a collector so I'd rather sell it to someone who is.

 

[depths20XX]

What kind of price would Super Metroid cart only fetch? I had bought one a while back from a local game shop but i got it on the WiiU and im not a collector so I'd rather sell it to someone who is.

Super Metroid usually goes for $25-$30 right now.

 

[sketchsanchez]

Super Metroid usually goes for $25-$30 right now.

Good to know i didnt get ripped off either. Nice. Thanks!

I'm probably gonna make a post in the buy/sell/trade thread but the offer is good to any of you guys.

 

[discoalucard]

Also shopping around and saw a game I'd never heard of called, Jim Power: The Lost Dimension in 3D. I found a nice write up in the OP in this thread and might have to go grab it now.

Jim Power is a bad game with an excellent soundtrack (Chris Huelsbeck). Make of that what you will. Probably worth a few bucks to try it out at least.

 

[Lombaszko]

Jim Power is a bad game...

Jim Power's weird scrolling effects makes me sick lol

Now I almost HAVE to go buy it!

 

[Nostalgic Nightmare]

Yeah flea markets are pretty much a pain in the ass. Most of the games are loose (which is fine) but they are almost always in shit condition and the person is asking way too much. I typically ask for a discount if I buy a few games otherwise it's just not worth it.

 

[Peagles]

damn, almost afraid to ask, but...so how bad did it get?

Well CRTs never sell for more than a few bucks here, and I stopped bidding at $55 NZD because someone kept auto out bidding me. There's another one ending that has a bid of $135. I mean they're nice, the PVMs, but given how old they are I know I'm only going to get limited life out of them before I'll have to pay ~$200+ to fix the tube, so $50 is about my limit I think.

Edit: Have put up my wanted ad in BST thread for Chrono Trigger I should be getting my Ouya refund soon to fund some of that! What should I expect to pay for a copy complete with maps etc and in decent condition?

 

[sixteen-bit]

I know folks were inquiring about the Retron5 earlier in the thread. Looks like engadget has a preview.

http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/11/...utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget

Nothing too in-depth, but apparently it's running Android

 

[Lettuce]

For those of you looking for the XRGB-mini Framemeister, there's a Jr. selling them in the B/S/T thread.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=62326715&postcount=11082

Yeah, thats who i bought mine from over at the assembler forums, got to me within 5 days from Japan to the UK. Excellent service!!

 

[A Black Falcon]

Jim Power's weird scrolling effects makes me sick lol

Focus on the foreground. Try to ignore those background layers scrolling by so quickly. You'll get used to it if you stick with the game -- and stick with it you should. The game has one of Chris Huelsbeck's best soundtracks ever, and even if it's certainly absolutely insanely hard, it's a compelling game which keeps me coming back again and again...