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[Shadowman16]

I picked up a few more Famicom games for my collection this week. They range from excellent to borderline impossible!

I grabbed Mad City as it was cheap. It seems fairly fun so far and nowhere near as frustrating as I assume I'd find the USA version. Not the best scrolling beat em up I've ever played but fairly entertaining none the less.

I also finally got Batman which I've been looking forward to playing and that hasn't let me down. Batman feels a tad heavier than I expected controls wise but otherwise its a cracking game. The platforming/wall jumping is excellent, level design is well done as well. I can see myself really enjoying this game...

Next up is Star Wars. Note that this isn't the same game as the Euro/American release its actually a completely new game.
I'm really enjoying it. It controls really well, its really fast paced and the mix of platforming and action is well done. Graphically its fairly decent as well, with characters from the film intstantly recognisable.
However the game deviates from the movies "slightly". Ignore the fact that Luke has his Lightsaber from the outset as you start your adventure to rescue R2 from the sandcrawler and your first hint that the game is slightly different is when you meat Darth Vader in the Sandcrawler, even weirder is when he reveals to Luke that he

Spoiler

is really a mutant scorpion

. From there the game basically doesn't follw the movie as you travel to a few planets before reaching the Death Star, then you explore a few further planets before actually destroying the death star. Basically its as if Namco watched the first and last 30 minutes of the movie and then just made up the rest...

Its a challenging game as well. You can only take one hit before you die so you constantly have to be careful, but the enemies never feel unfair. The swimming level sucks though, all that trouble to rescue C3PO...

Lastly I got Transformers Mystery of Convoy. Good lord this game is bad. I played an emulated copy of the game ages ago but picked it up again as it was cheap. Big mistake, its difficult, but not in a Ghosts n Goblins kind of way. You die in one hit, you can almost never see what is coming, shots are so small and fast that its really hard to avoid, your shots are useless as the shots almost always go over the head of enemies and you can't crouch so shooting them is a waste of time. I can't be bothered to play this game anymore, I could probably finish it if I put my mind to it but its just too frustrating to play for long periods of time.

 

[Fox Mulder]

I want to get an American NES repro of Japanese Super Mario Bros 2. Anyone know of a good place to buy from? And is the save function a concern? The original game keeps track of the number of times you beat the game and only grants access to the second quest after a certain number of playthroughs.

I've been meaning to get one too, but I put it off after buying it on the wii vc. A lot of the repro sites I got other stuff from seem to have shut down or moved on to other things as the prices of reproductions dropped due to competition from guys on forums.

 

[Khaz]

Somehow missed this. That's awesome.
Now I'm even more stubbornly going to defend Y+B.

The fact that they ultimately decided against it doesn't play in your favour though

 

[ZealousD]

I want to get an American NES repro of Japanese Super Mario Bros 2. Anyone know of a good place to buy from? And is the save function a concern? The original game keeps track of the number of times you beat the game and only grants access to the second quest after a certain number of playthroughs.

Gaffer riskVsreward made a repro of SMB2 for me. I also buy repros from OCDReproductions.com but I didn't really care for the look of the label he uses. Couldn't answer the second question, sorry.

 

[Rygar 8 Bit]

saving for new comp parts is hard when you keep spending all your expendable money on games ugh someone posted a snow bros with manual for $140 how could i pass that up
HOW unpossible

 

[Polioliolio]

After watching Retro Hunters, I was inspired to do some hunting of my own.
Went to a large flea market about an hour away.

Here's what I came out with after 40 minutes of rigorous wiping, swabbing, sticker removing, etc..

First the pickings seemed rather dry.. a junky overpriced PSX here, a single copy of a 360 Madden game there... then I started stumbling on some NES stuff.

Saw a couple dust covers in a box, one on a dirty copy of mario/duckhunt, and asked if I could do the two dust covers for a buck. The guy obliged.

Then stumbled upon that MS paint looking genesis game in the top left for 2 dollars.. thought, well what the heck.. So I picked that up, and my first ever Atari game, Donkey Kong, which was also two bucks.

Then I went to a stand run by a couple young dudebros with a fair amount of games to look through. Nothing great, but found Little Mermaid and Magic Kingdom, they both looked like shit, so I offered two dollars. In the end I made the deal for four of his other games at 25 bucks if he throws in the other two. Not sure what the one next to Kirby was, but the artwork made it look interesting. Man with gun shoots aliens and whatnot and can get swole and chesty. Before I left that stand, I took a 4 dollar Gameboy Dr. Mario down to 2 dollars and went on my way.


Last stand I found was clearly a big time reseller. He had his son running around with money, presumably buying out the other sellers around the place who were selling cheap.. He had a bunch of overpriced games like Smash Bros 64 with the sticker nearly completely destroyed for 50 bucks, among some other atrocious stuff.

His Power Pad piqued my interest as I haven't had one since I was a child. He wanted 20. I haggled for 15. It was supposed to come with Track Meet, which he apparently tossed in another bin and couldn't find. Tried to give me Track and Field Olympics by Konami or whatever claiming it worked with the power pad. Nah. The Yoshi cart was in good condition and I didn't have one yet, so I said let's do 18 for the Power Pad and Yoshi. He seemed irritated but agreed.

Anyway, got everything there for 50 dollars.
Did the Amazon lowest prices for these things + shipping and it turned out to be just nearly 100 dollars.. so I feel like I got a decent deal. What do you guys think?

 

[Friend of Sonic]

I looked up Gamer Hunter and this parody came up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7kfE9UIMLM

takin' the piss out of those shows. I lol'd.

I am pretty happy I made that mistake. That was pretty damn funny!

 

[dodgeme]

I've been following this thread for a while and have gained some interest in getting my toploader av modded. It is a much better looking system then the original in my opinion and it would be fun to use it on outputs better then RF.

I was wondering if anyone here was offering up the services to do the AV mod for the NES toploader/

I actually tried it myself before but am not the best at wiring up circuits and fried an old junk toploader I had (got it for $1 in a box of junk and figured I may as well try the circuit on that before I took it to my good one but it didn't work out.)

 

[-KRS-]

I picked up a few more Famicom games for my collection this week. They range from excellent to borderline impossible!

I grabbed Mad City as it was cheap. It seems fairly fun so far and nowhere near as frustrating as I assume I'd find the USA version. Not the best scrolling beat em up I've ever played but fairly entertaining none the less.

I also finally got Batman which I've been looking forward to playing and that hasn't let me down. Batman feels a tad heavier than I expected controls wise but otherwise its a cracking game. The platforming/wall jumping is excellent, level design is well done as well. I can see myself really enjoying this game...

Next up is Star Wars. Note that this isn't the same game as the Euro/American release its actually a completely new game.
I'm really enjoying it. It controls really well, its really fast paced and the mix of platforming and action is well done. Graphically its fairly decent as well, with characters from the film intstantly recognisable.
However the game deviates from the movies "slightly". Ignore the fact that Luke has his Lightsaber from the outset as you start your adventure to rescue R2 from the sandcrawler and your first hint that the game is slightly different is when you meat Darth Vader in the Sandcrawler, even weirder is when he reveals to Luke that he

Spoiler

is really a mutant scorpion

. From there the game basically doesn't follw the movie as you travel to a few planets before reaching the Death Star, then you explore a few further planets before actually destroying the death star. Basically its as if Namco watched the first and last 30 minutes of the movie and then just made up the rest...

Its a challenging game as well. You can only take one hit before you die so you constantly have to be careful, but the enemies never feel unfair. The swimming level sucks though, all that trouble to rescue C3PO...

Lastly I got Transformers Mystery of Convoy. Good lord this game is bad. I played an emulated copy of the game ages ago but picked it up again as it was cheap. Big mistake, its difficult, but not in a Ghosts n Goblins kind of way. You die in one hit, you can almost never see what is coming, shots are so small and fast that its really hard to avoid, your shots are useless as the shots almost always go over the head of enemies and you can't crouch so shooting them is a waste of time. I can't be bothered to play this game anymore, I could probably finish it if I put my mind to it but its just too frustrating to play for long periods of time.

I need to pick up Mad City myself sometime. Definitely better/more playable than the western version. And the music by Kiyohiro Sada simply rocks. Might get that Starwars game too. I seem to recall Dr. Sparkle of Chrontendo liking it.

Also if you're into shitty games like Transformers you should look into Takeshi's Challenge, aka Takeshi no Chousenjou. It was deliberately designed to be unplayable. That one and Ganso Saiyuuki: Super Monkey Daibouken are considered to be the ultimate "kusoge" (shit games) for the Famicom by many Japanese gamers. I guess both of them might be hard to play if you don't know Japanese though.

 

[7DollarHagane]

I got a ton of commons for $1 each today. Also found balloon fight, clu clu land, both startropics, and bases loaded 4. Paid a bit more for ninja gaiden 3 and passed on mega man 1 for $50. Can't believe that one has gotten so expensive.

Getting a nice size nes collection now. Wish I had time to give each game a spin. I will eventually but some of the commons involved in completing the set like wheel of fortune and win lose or draw don't really need to be played.

 

[Mzo]

Did the Amazon lowest prices for these things + shipping and it turned out to be just nearly 100 dollars.. so I feel like I got a decent deal. What do you guys think?

I think you did well! Always haggle for everything, good job. Amazon prices are generally ridiculous and representative of nothing at all. Completed eBay auctions, not BINs, are closer to what a game is worth.

Kirby's Adventure and Double Dragon II are fantastic. Snake, Rattle and Roll is RARE at their stupid, European, really difficult, isometric best. Adventures in the Magic Kingdom, The Little Mermaid and Yoshi are good but not great. Amagon is garbage, though. Get rid of it before it infects the other games. You win some, you lose some.

My advice is to play everything you buy, and don't buy more than you can reasonably play. Keep a tightly curated library of games. Don't be like the poster above, buying shit games to complete some set you'll probably never finish before you'll get tired, lose interest, realize you have stacks of garbage in your house and dump it all off. Or you'll complete your collection of dirty, nasty NES carts and then sell them all off. The point is when you're done, you won't care about the games anymore.

By at least trying the games you buy and keeping only the ones with at least some redeemable qualities you'll feel more attached to your library. I'm actually slowly losing interest in all the YouTube collection shows and people. All they ever talk about is nostalgia, rarity and cost: three things I couldn't care less about. I just like good video games.

The point of all this in the end is playing video games. Play the good ones, refine your skills and taste, and grow to discover all the amazing games between the NES and today.

 

[mabec]

Two childhood favorites

 

[eXistor]

/goodadvice

I agree with this. I have a decent collection myself, but I only buy what I actually want to play. I don't see the point in buying shitty games that you'll never play. It might seem like fun at first (collecting many games), but in the end, you're just throwing away money and it's just not worth it imo. Be selective and slowly but surely you'll have a collection worth showing off.

 

[-KRS-]

Two childhood favorites

Nice! Where do you get those Famicom box protectors?

 

[Polioliolio]

I think you did well! Always haggle for everything, good job. Amazon prices are generally ridiculous and representative of nothing at all. Completed eBay auctions, not BINs, are closer to what a game is worth.

Kirby's Adventure and Double Dragon II are fantastic. Snake, Rattle and Roll is RARE at their stupid, European, really difficult, isometric best. Adventures in the Magic Kingdom, The Little Mermaid and Yoshi are good but not great. Amagon is garbage, though. Get rid of it before it infects the other games. You win some, you lose some.

My advice is to play everything you buy, and don't buy more than you can reasonably play. Keep a tightly curated library of games. Don't be like the poster above, buying shit games to complete some set you'll probably never finish before you'll get tired, lose interest, realize you have stacks of garbage in your house and dump it all off. Or you'll complete your collection of dirty, nasty NES carts and then sell them all off. The point is when you're done, you won't care about the games anymore.

By at least trying the games you buy and keeping only the ones with at least some redeemable qualities you'll feel more attached to your library. I'm actually slowly losing interest in all the YouTube collection shows and people. All they ever talk about is nostalgia, rarity and cost: three things I couldn't care less about. I just like good video games.

The point of all this in the end is playing video games. Play the good ones, refine your skills and taste, and grow to discover all the amazing games between the NES and today.

Thanks for the advice.
I'm probably closer to the guy who hoards a crapton of games whether they're good or not.. But I tend to enjoy even shit games in some way. You're probably right though about growing piles of garbage.. And though I intend to give every game it's time in the lime light, I haven't yet.
I've become more interested in boxed games lately, so maybe I'll end up selling all the pure shit and focus on having my favorite games in their best condition.

Like, instead of this whole haul, I could have just gotten Kirby and one other game CIB from ebay.. I see what you're saying..

Thank you for the advice. I don't need every game on every system ever... I've been meaning to do this, but sooner is probably better than later, in making a list of the must have, CIB greats, the other good stuff, and the stuff I don't need at all.

 

[mabec]

Nice! Where do you get those Famicom box protectors?

This site

They actually got decent prices. Ships from US
(Shadowgate for Famicom is one of those games that came in a smaller box, so thats why it doesn't fits perfectly in the plastic protection)

 

[Polioliolio]

Hey guys, I wasn't getting a lot of responses here, but I need help organizing my collections into a database. How do you guys do it? Is simple best or do you work with websites?

Let me know here if you will. Thanks fellas.

This site

They actually got decent prices. Ships from US
(Shadowgate for Famicom is one of those games that came in a smaller box, so thats why it doesn't fits perfectly in the plastic protection)

I can vouch for these, including the famicom ones.
The famicom box protectors are also suitable for the majority of Japanese Gameboy boxes.

 

[Fox Mulder]

I agree with this. I have a decent collection myself, but I only buy what I actually want to play. I don't see the point in buying shitty games that you'll never play. It might seem like fun at first (collecting many games), but in the end, you're just throwing away money and it's just not worth it imo. Be selective and slowly but surely you'll have a collection worth showing off.

I won't go out of my way to buy shitty games, but I'll almost always pick up anything I find at goodwill for a dollar or two.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Philosophy 101 + Shatterhand

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJemN7zGhF0

 

[Mzo]

I find what's important is the standard set. I stopped throwing away boxes by the GBA era, so a naked GBA cart is unacceptable to me. As a kid, I tossed all my NES and SNES boxes so naked cart is my standard for those. I'll deviate if the price is right, like a cheap CIB SNES game or cheap naked Ninja Five-O for example, but those are exceptions. If this was 10 years ago, I'd tell you to be all about boxed games, but man, today? I can't even imagine starting up today.

As it is, my advice would be if the difference between boxed and naked cart is $20 or less, go for it. If it's $100 or more, let it go. Everything in between is your call. It's not worth missing out on a great game because you can't get it boxed. And don't get some ratty box for a low price. If you're getting them boxed they better look damn good, imo.

Also, if you're going to ignore advice and go for boxed anyway, please be patient. Don't be one of those guys paying exorbitant prices on eBay. Check local places, get to know your local community for old games (not all resellers are scumbags) and wait for the right opportunity at the right price. When someone local decides to get rid of all their stuff at bro prices you're going to wish you didn't spend so much the last couple of months overpaying online. There's instant gratification in becoming an instant collector by throwing money at the hobby, but it's fleeting. I can't even tell you how many people I've seen dump all their games for so many myriad excuses that really just mean "I don't care anymore."

You can't do it alone anymore unless you have unlimited funds, and even then you shouldn't because it feeds into the reseller market and feeds the opportunist vultures that don't care about the hobby.

 

[Dishwalla]

I only collect boxes for games that are amongst my favorites, or if I see one for a really good price. Other games that I have interest in playing but are not necessarily my favorite I'm fine buying cart only.

One major exception to this was I completed collecting every Simpsons game for the NES and SNES Complete in Box(I'm trying to go for Game Boy too, but damn Bart and the Beanstalk and Itchy and Scratchy Miniature Golf Madness are vhtf at a good price), and while they hold nostalgic value, none of them I'd really call one of my favorite games.

 

[Mzo]

My Simpsons games experience is limited to renting and beating Bart vs. the Space Mutants and Bart's Nightmare, both of which were kind of shit =/

 

[Polioliolio]

Thanks for the opinions!
Great advice.

Honestly I sort of like shitty games.. I won't mind settling on a 1 or 2 dollar crap cart for those.
For good games, I'd like a pristine cart, and I'm thinking for the dozen or so games I used to have or play a lot as a kid, I'll go boxed w/ manual. I feel good about that. Definitely can feel myself being able to draw the line on what I need boxed and what I don't.

SNES seems ridiculous to get into right now, so I'm not sure I'll even bother right now.
I still have most of my old games, sans the box, so I'm content for now. I sure would eventually like a Chrono Trigger and E.V.O. maybe not in the box, not sure, but I'll wait.

Anything over 100 bucks is ridiculous. I'm not ready to be part of the problem.

In a way though, anything I really want, under 50, CIB, I could see myself getting. I mean, cheaper than original retail price. If I paid 60 bucks for each of those games before, I feel it's worth it for a like new copy of any of those games.

 

[-KRS-]

This site

They actually got decent prices. Ships from US
(Shadowgate for Famicom is one of those games that came in a smaller box, so thats why it doesn't fits perfectly in the plastic protection)

Hey guys, I wasn't getting a lot of responses here, but I need help organizing my collections into a database. How do you guys do it? Is simple best or do you work with websites?

Let me know here if you will. Thanks fellas.

I can vouch for these, including the famicom ones.
The famicom box protectors are also suitable for the majority of Japanese Gameboy boxes.

Thanks. Might have to order a pack of 25. I also have a few of those early Namco boxes though, which are much smaller. And the Goonies 1 box seems to have a unique size. Is there some place that have box protectors at least for the Namco boxes? I happen to have an N64 cart protector and those are almost a perfect fit for the Namco boxes, but they're like 1 millimeter too thin. Gah, why did they have to have so many different box sizes in Japan?!

Regarding databases I just use a spreadsheet on Google Docs to keep tabs on my games, consoles, and accessories. But reading the thread I'm guessing that's not really enough for what you want to do.

 

[Polioliolio]

Alright fellows.

I've got a mass of loose Famicom Disk System games and a strong inkling I could just buy a bunch of empty floppy disk cases to take care of the job, but can anyone tell me from experience whether that will work?

 

[sixteen-bit]

hyperkin with some cart cleaning strats
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUf1hsQqyi4

 

[Mzo]

Not bad advice, but I wouldn't use a pencil eraser, just a regular one. No metal ring.

 

[Rygar 8 Bit]

couldnt be happier right now think seller made a mistake on that snow brothers i bought paid $140 for cart and manual already an awesome deal but when it showed up last night it came complete i was like no fucking way usually when something like this happens im usually the one that gets fleeced but not today everything is coming up milhouse

 

[sixteen-bit]

Wow, lucky break. The excitement really comes through in that run-on sentence, lol.

 

[Rygar 8 Bit]

Wow, lucky break. The excitement really comes through in that run-on sentence, lol.

i say everything in one breath and very fast

 

[Brock_Landers]

I've recently branched out from SNES and Genesis collecting, and started an NES set. I don't even have a system yet, but managed to get some of the cheaper quality games as a start:

Mike Tyson's Punch Out
Ikari Warriors II
Batman
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Operation Wolf
Crystalis
StarTropics
Jackal
Castlevania II
Ninja Gaiden
Gradius
Ghosts N Goblins
The Goonies II
Faxanadu
Willow
Legendary Wings
Section Z
Commando
Solstice
Legacy of the Wizard
Blaster Master
Stinger

And then 20 or so random crappy games

 

[Rygar 8 Bit]

really rad start

 

[SeventhSon]

I've recently branched out from SNES and Genesis collecting, and started an NES set. I don't even have a system yet, but managed to get some of the cheaper quality games as a start:

Mike Tyson's Punch Out
Ikari Warriors II
Batman
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Operation Wolf
Crystalis
StarTropics
Jackal
Castlevania II
Ninja Gaiden
Gradius
Ghosts N Goblins
The Goonies II
Faxanadu
Willow
Legendary Wings
Section Z
Commando
Solstice
Legacy of the Wizard
Blaster Master
Stinger

Now get a working NES and play these games before you buy anything else. Especially play Crystalis, Faxanadu, and Willow.

 

[7DollarHagane]

I think you did well! Always haggle for everything, good job. Amazon prices are generally ridiculous and representative of nothing at all. Completed eBay auctions, not BINs, are closer to what a game is worth.

Kirby's Adventure and Double Dragon II are fantastic. Snake, Rattle and Roll is RARE at their stupid, European, really difficult, isometric best. Adventures in the Magic Kingdom, The Little Mermaid and Yoshi are good but not great. Amagon is garbage, though. Get rid of it before it infects the other games. You win some, you lose some.

My advice is to play everything you buy, and don't buy more than you can reasonably play. Keep a tightly curated library of games. Don't be like the poster above, buying shit games to complete some set you'll probably never finish before you'll get tired, lose interest, realize you have stacks of garbage in your house and dump it all off. Or you'll complete your collection of dirty, nasty NES carts and then sell them all off. The point is when you're done, you won't care about the games anymore.

By at least trying the games you buy and keeping only the ones with at least some redeemable qualities you'll feel more attached to your library. I'm actually slowly losing interest in all the YouTube collection shows and people. All they ever talk about is nostalgia, rarity and cost: three things I couldn't care less about. I just like good video games.

The point of all this in the end is playing video games. Play the good ones, refine your skills and taste, and grow to discover all the amazing games between the NES and today.

I really don't see anything wrong with buying commons for $2 or less if the goal is to get a complete set someday. Nes is the only retro system I'm buying for right now and I'm focused on getting the best games that I want to play, but if that search leads other cheap titles from lots or bundle deals I'm buying those too.

My latest purchases were gradius 2, splatter house, ninja gaiden 3, balloon fight, clu clu land, and rock man 5 (because its so mch cheaper than mega man 5)

I'm looking to get battletoads double dragon next if I can find it for at or below $50.

I probably never will complete the set but its a fun goal to have and I always have a budget and always remember that its stuff you want, not stuff you need.

Besides going to rummages and thrift shops and finding other resellable stuff for cheap funds my buying nes crap.

Also sometimes those "crappy" games that you pass up because they're not by Nintendo, sunsoft, konami, or capcom surprise you and are pretty fun. I know there's hundreds of nes games I don't know anything about and I'm eager to try them out. Especially for cheap and on my new rgb nodded toploader.

 

[Khaz]

I really don't see anything wrong with buying commons for $2 or less if the goal is to get a complete set someday. Nes is the only retro system I'm buying for right now and I'm focused on getting the best games that I want to play, but if that search leads other cheap titles from lots or bundle deals I'm buying those too.

His whole post is about criticising the complete set mentality, arguing it's more interesting to set yourself a list of games you want because you want to play and enjoy them instead of trying to get everything published ever. I do share his mindset (this is how we consume current gen games, or any other media for that matter, we buy what we're interested in, not everything that comes out), but to each their own I suppose.

 

[7DollarHagane]

His whole post is about criticising the complete set mentality, arguing it's more interesting to set yourself a list of games you want because you want to play and enjoy them instead of trying to get everything published ever. I do share his mindset (this is how we consume current gen games, or any other media for that matter, we buy what we're interested in, not everything that comes out), but to each their own I suppose.

The reason people go for complete sets is to fully explore that system's library.

And as a long term collecting goal you set smaller goals like having all the black box Nintendo titles, or every konami game, etc.

This isn't just going to eBay and buying every buy it now you find. Its hunting and looking for deals which is fun too.

 

[Polioliolio]

His whole post is about criticising the complete set mentality, arguing it's more interesting to set yourself a list of games you want because you want to play and enjoy them instead of trying to get everything published ever. I do share his mindset (this is how we consume current gen games, or any other media for that matter, we buy what we're interested in, not everything that comes out), but to each their own I suppose.

I agree with Mzo about how great it is to get intimate with your collection and not have it inflated beyond practicality...

I made a list of games I'd like in the box, w/ manual There are about a dozen or so per system.. Then there are some I'd be happy just with a nice clean cart and a manual... and finally, there are some I'd be perfectly fine with have just the cart.. Ultimately that list isn't all that big, but I could still see myself picking up a cart I didn't have yet for a couples bucks here and there, just out of curiosity.

I have fond memories of playing games at a friend's house. His parents were garage sale people, so they collected a massive collection of NES games. Anyway, I can't tell you how much fun we had opening up the cupboard, pulling out a couple random games, and just having a blast. Even if the games were shit, we still had a good time. Sometimes, the funnest games were the worst games we were committed to conquering.

.. So in that way, I love the idea I having just a huge pullout drawer of a ton of games, plucking one out and seeing what it has to offer. I like to think all games have something to offer... Even if it's just their overall badness that defines them, that's sort of fun, isn't it? To have someone ask about a shitty game in your collection, you warn them how bad it is, and then you pop it in just to show them, maybe challenging them to beat it.


To tell you the truth, in Japan, I became that guy who ended up buying every Famicom game I saw that wasn't in my collection. But to give myself credit, I picked them all up, except for a rare few, for 1-5 dollars, and I have basically everything. Pretty happy with it, and it's my dream to get a system down where I pick out a couple games and play them for that week. Even glancing at my Super Famicom collection, I've got what I'd consider most of the classics, a bunch of them in boxes, and got for 1-3 bucks as I found them.

I guess my philosophy is, if I find something good, and it's on the ridiculously cheap, and especially if it's something I don't have, I'll pick that up.



edit:


Oh, fellas,

Do you have any recommendations for what to do with loose famicom disk games?
I had figured they'd fit nicely into floppy disk cases, but someone on famicomworld informed me they'd be loose in there.
I don't believe I asked here yet.. Anyway, right now, they're in a large rubbermaid container with the rest of my famicom disk and gameboy stuff.

 

[djtiesto]

I've recently branched out from SNES and Genesis collecting, and started an NES set. I don't even have a system yet, but managed to get some of the cheaper quality games as a start:

Mike Tyson's Punch Out
Ikari Warriors II
Batman
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Operation Wolf
Crystalis
StarTropics
Jackal
Castlevania II
Ninja Gaiden
Gradius
Ghosts N Goblins
The Goonies II
Faxanadu
Willow
Legendary Wings
Section Z
Commando
Solstice
Legacy of the Wizard
Blaster Master
Stinger

And then 20 or so random crappy games

Damn, that's a helluva list... lots of gold in there. Personal favorites would be StarTropics, Blaster Master, Punch Out, Goonies II, Willow, and Legacy of the Wizard. Currently playing through Faxanadu myself!

 

[Polioliolio]

couldnt be happier right now think seller made a mistake on that snow brothers i bought paid $140 for cart and manual already an awesome deal but when it showed up last night it came complete i was like no fucking way usually when something like this happens im usually the one that gets fleeced but not today everything is coming up milhouse

Congrats!


BTW, I'm looking at snowbros on ebay, just for fun. Can't believe the prices people want for beaten up, label torn or bubbled Snow Bros. Just because the game is rare doesn't mean I'd ever pay that much for such a poor version.

I've also noticed how disingenuous people are when rating their game condition.
Good should not look like it's been soaked in mud water.


Like New is pretty self explanatory.. like you just opened it and maybe used it a couple times.. Not missing box/manual and it's a bit roughed up.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Yeah folks are real disingenuous with condition.

 

[Rygar 8 Bit]

Congrats!


BTW, I'm looking at snowbros on ebay, just for fun. Can't believe the prices people want for beaten up, label torn or bubbled Snow Bros. Just because the game is rare doesn't mean I'd ever pay that much for such a poor version.

I've also noticed how disingenuous people are when rating their game condition.
Good should not look like it's been soaked in mud water.


Like New is pretty self explanatory.. like you just opened it and maybe used it a couple times.. Not missing box/manual and it's a bit roughed up.

everything with it is also really well taken care of everything is clean and no rips or tears in the manual and label is clean and perfect only thing on them that is easily fixed is both the box and cart have a 810 sticker on them

 

[d+pad]

Huge, HUGE Famicom fan here. I guess it's because my first console was the NES and I've always been curious about anything related to Japan. So, put those two things together and you have me, a total Faminerd

Anyway, I just published a post on my blog about one of my favorite examples of Famicom box and manual art: Konami's Yume Penguin Monogatari. Should any of you want to see a few nice photos of its box and cart, especially, here's a link to said post: http://www.thegaygamer.com/2014/07/...te-example-of-famicom-box-and-manual-art.html

A few additional favorites of mine -- in terms of box art, especially -- would be Enix's Door Door, Taito's Don Doko Don 2, Taito's Chack'n Pop and pretty much all of Nintendo's "Pulse Line" releases. How about all of you?

 

[Teknoman]

Huge, HUGE Famicom fan here. I guess it's because my first console was the NES and I've always been curious about anything related to Japan. So, put those two things together and you have me, a total Faminerd

Anyway, I just published a post on my blog about one of my favorite examples of Famicom box and manual art: Konami's Yume Penguin Monogatari. Should any of you want to see a few nice photos of its box and cart, especially, here's a link to said post: http://www.thegaygamer.com/2014/07/...te-example-of-famicom-box-and-manual-art.html

A few additional favorites of mine -- in terms of box art, especially -- would be Enix's Door Door, Taito's Don Doko Don 2, Taito's Chack'n Pop and pretty much all of Nintendo's "Pulse Line" releases. How about all of you?

Yeah I gotta go after Yume Penguin Monogatari at some point. Looks really fun.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Huge, HUGE Famicom fan here. I guess it's because my first console was the NES and I've always been curious about anything related to Japan. So, put those two things together and you have me, a total Faminerd

Anyway, I just published a post on my blog about one of my favorite examples of Famicom box and manual art: Konami's Yume Penguin Monogatari. Should any of you want to see a few nice photos of its box and cart, especially, here's a link to said post: http://www.thegaygamer.com/2014/07/...te-example-of-famicom-box-and-manual-art.html

A few additional favorites of mine -- in terms of box art, especially -- would be Enix's Door Door, Taito's Don Doko Don 2, Taito's Chack'n Pop and pretty much all of Nintendo's "Pulse Line" releases. How about all of you?

Hey! I love you on the nichiest podcast!

 

[Mzo]

That baffles me, too. If I'm gonna drop money on a rare game, unless it's super cheap, I'm getting a nice looking one. Why pay the average price for something ugly? What are you, Gamestop?

 

[Zoloft Sonic]

I HATE YOU SO HARD, SNAKE RNR!

YOU TOO, COBRA TRIANGLE!!

you were pretty awesome, Metal Storm. still hard as hell though.

and you.. just love. *sniff* I miss you, Kickle Cubicle.

 

[Zoloft Sonic]

Bucky O' Hare was surprisingly awesome for a licensed game, and a forgotten series.

Lots of playable characters, upgradeable weapons; I remember it being pretty terrific.

 

[d+pad]

Hey! I love you on the nichiest podcast!

Really? Thanks!

Yeah I gotta go after Yume Penguin Monogatari at some point. Looks really fun.

It is fun! For the most part. The platforming stages can be a bit frustrating at times, especially when you gain weight and become less mobile, but it's still a fun and unique game overall, IMO.

 

[IrishNinja]

just beat Shadowgate! man that only took like a few decades...guess Uninvited is on deck

My Simpsons games experience is limited to renting and beating Bart vs. the Space Mutants and Bart's Nightmare, both of which were kind of shit =/

funny enough, I like Bat's Nightmare the best of the old ones (some on here were fans of krusty's not-so-funhouse, though it's a moot point since the Simpsons game last gen wins it)

That baffles me, too. If I'm gonna drop money on a rare game, unless it's super cheap, I'm getting a nice looking one. Why pay the average price for something ugly? What are you, Gamestop?

haha ive kinda done this before, it feels more like checking off a list than anything and can lead to regret...if you're gonna ball out, i agree, get the good one

 

[Shadowman16]

funny enough, I like Bat's Nightmare the best of the old ones (some on here were fans of krusty's not-so-funhouse, though it's a moot point since the Simpsons game last gen wins it)

I actually liked Barts Nightmare as well. Its mini games varied from good to really bad but it was a game that me and my brother always stuck with until we got a passing grade (which was pretty hard!). I never did manage to get anywhere on the temple of Maggie stage.