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SNES Game Collecting (Tips, discussion, and info for like minded collectors)
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Good luck to you sir
CorporateClown
Member
Hey guys,
I have an opportunity to pick up Earthbound and Ogre Battle for $160, package deal only. Should I bite? Carts only, btw
I have an opportunity to pick up Earthbound and Ogre Battle for $160, package deal only. Should I bite? Carts only, btw
goldenpp72
Member
Bar81
Member
Welcome to the madness. Repros fetching hundreds of dollars, loose carts at $100+. Just be happy you are only interested in SNES/SFC games. You don't even want to know what the rare Neo Geo AES games go for these days.
Any yes, I am Bar81 and I am part of the problem (when it comes to complete mint games).
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
ogre battle loose price seems to be going weird with it theres some on amazon right now going for $65 but usually it goes for $90-100 and earth bound goes for $200+ loose cart so yeah thats a great deal if both are in great shape
the androgyne
Member
My story is that i sold my original PAL Australian collection to fund a PlayStation back in the day... ahh it would have been worth a fortune now (kept everything perfect).
But then again, don't think i would sell it if i still had it.
But anyway after regretting i decided to re-attain some games in their Super Famicom releases... way back in 2002 using Ebay. Got these then kinda just forgot about the whole idea:
But last year i nabbed a MIB Zelda 3 Super Famicom version and left it in Japan for when we eventually move over there (don't have a pic). Have since decided that i just need to get Super Mario World in good nick and then i'll consider my collection complete - want to eventually mount them somehow in groups of 3, representing 3 Mode 7 games, 3 Super FX games and 3 SNES inaugural main mascot games.
In 2005 i went to Japan for the first time with my wife and in her small hometown, we found a toy shop selling this for 3000Y.
It was on display with the box flipped inside out to show the console (see it often in Japan) but is otherwise untouched. The closest i've come to it:
Still has the new Nintendo smell!
But then again, don't think i would sell it if i still had it.
But anyway after regretting i decided to re-attain some games in their Super Famicom releases... way back in 2002 using Ebay. Got these then kinda just forgot about the whole idea:
But last year i nabbed a MIB Zelda 3 Super Famicom version and left it in Japan for when we eventually move over there (don't have a pic). Have since decided that i just need to get Super Mario World in good nick and then i'll consider my collection complete - want to eventually mount them somehow in groups of 3, representing 3 Mode 7 games, 3 Super FX games and 3 SNES inaugural main mascot games.
In 2005 i went to Japan for the first time with my wife and in her small hometown, we found a toy shop selling this for 3000Y.
It was on display with the box flipped inside out to show the console (see it often in Japan) but is otherwise untouched. The closest i've come to it:
Still has the new Nintendo smell!
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Well if you wanna sell that Super Famicom to me... I have money.
the androgyne
Member
Not a chance sorry 
They're still fairly easy to get in similar condition in Akihabara & DenDen Town
They're still fairly easy to get in similar condition in Akihabara & DenDen Town
Sad but true.
I'm interested in boxes (any region), but not necessarily manuals. Perhaps we should talk!
IrishNinja
Member
wait, did AES games go up? i thought they were always about that expensive...i'm so gonna buy this mega pack plus or whatever for the gold x later on
Canadian Psycho
Banned
I'd like to know about that as well. I'm interested in the Neo Geo culture, but from as far as possible as it's just too expensive. A Neo Geo collecting thread from someone in the know would be neat.
Bar81
Member
Don't do it. The X is dirty, so dirty (and not in that naughty girl kind of way). All it is emulation and it's fubared emulation at that. Not to mention that the scumbags at Tommo are using an open source emulator (which they can't even configure properly) and charging money for it. You would be better off getting a CMVS and MVS carts, which are relatively affordable.
Fox Mulder
Member
Yes.
Earthbound is coming down from being over $200 loose after the VC announcement, but who knows how far it will fall with it getting released on the WiiU only.
Where did you get your reproductions from?
Games are from gamesreproductions.com (somewhat unsurprisingly
) and the truly awesome boxes were provided by Uncle Tusk. He made the "DoReMi" one after I requested it.Right place, meet right time:
I had Yoshi's Island back when it came out, but I, in a genuinely moronic move, sold it to get the GBA version when I heard that version had some extra levels. Nobody seemed to make much of a fuss about the music being completely fucked, or the graphics taking a hit, or the new levels kinda sucking. Fuck that. Took 8 goddamn years for me to remedy that mistake.
Got at least one other Sufami game headed my way, though really nothing that interesting.
So beautiful, I might just cry. Congrats!
Bog
Junior Ace
Luckily I got most of what I want for SNES when I was a kid (and I was one of those kids who kept things pristine). Neo Geo is about the only thing I don't collect, but I've been eyeing consoles on ebay over the last few months...
This turned up yesterday....
No yellowing what so ever and seem to have a better picture than my US NTSC console!
But goddamn the cords on the official Super Famicom pads are short
That's fucking gorgeous.
Here is a visual record (for myself) of the place I went today. http://imgur.com/a/DZ7hZ
Last picture in the gallery is my haul. Any hidden gems that I missed?
Last picture in the gallery is my haul. Any hidden gems that I missed?
sixteen-bit
Member
That Gyromite might have the Famicom converter in it. If you could verify it was a five-screw and weighed it in your hand vs a regular NES game and noticed it was heavier, I would have bought it.
Cybernator is a great game if you don't have it yet.
Good buys!
Goof Troop.
A prototype copy of Mr. Gimmick..Doesn't sound legit to me.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mr-Gimmick-NES-US-Prototype-Version-Nintendo-RARE-FREE-S-H-/161036976636?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item257e8d41fc
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mr-Gimmick-NES-US-Prototype-Version-Nintendo-RARE-FREE-S-H-/161036976636?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item257e8d41fc
Held the Gyromites he had, all were 5-Screw, none felt heavier.
sixteen-bit
Member
I dunno, there was a time when Disney games were fucking untouchable.
Goof Troop is not from that era.
The description says it's a reproduction cart.
Gah!! I dunno how i missed that! $100 for a repro cart? Are repros usually that expensive?
No, but people prey on the uninformed. A Star Ocean repro went for $300.
Forgotten Worlds, Super R-type, and Cybernator.
Also you should have grabbed Earthworm Jim 1 and Actraiser 1 for me
The messed up part is the seller wasnt really coaxing people on about it being rare or whatever. People just actually wanted to pay that much...and I dont think Star Ocean 1 is really that great compared to most SNES rpgs.
Also you should have grabbed Earthworm Jim 1 and Actraiser 1 for me
The messed up part is the seller wasnt really coaxing people on about it being rare or whatever. People just actually wanted to pay that much...and I dont think Star Ocean 1 is really that great compared to most SNES rpgs.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
So I'm kinda thinking about picking up Run Saber. How is it?
I dunno. I guess I'm trying to find some of the more obscure SNES actioners that I didn't play the first time around. For example, I picked up Hagane a couple years ago and never even opened the box. I'd like more games to do that with.
I dunno. I guess I'm trying to find some of the more obscure SNES actioners that I didn't play the first time around. For example, I picked up Hagane a couple years ago and never even opened the box. I'd like more games to do that with.
IrishNinja
Member
i was just thinking about this one myself, feels like a fun strider clone of sorts and it's only about $30 loose, not too bad. wait you never played hagane? and you want more games not to play? that's crazy-talk!
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
I'm pretty sure I'll love Hagane. But yeah, I haven't gotten around to it, and I bought it two years ago. I'm saving up games for retirement.
IrishNinja
Member
hahaha....as i pick up more retro shit than i'll even touch for the next year or so, i think i'll start telling myself that too
it's sadly more uplifting than "i'll save these for our cold digital future"
Yard Sales are great when find anything. Sadly that is a rather rare occurrence in my area. Unless you're looking for Wii games it's pretty much dead out there. There will the occasional find but even then you probably have to get there at like 6 or 7 in the morning just to get it before it's gone. I've slowly begun to wonder if it's even worth bothering with yard sales as I know I've spent enough in gas that I could easily have bought a good number more games on eBay.
RoryDropkick
Member
Get it, it's a poor man's Strider, but it's still fun!
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
Pretty disappointing day. Went to the place where I've been getting tons of shit from for months now at awesome prices. They just jacked their prices. They didn't have much SNES stuff so I don't know how they went, but their NES prices are literally double (more for some) what they were three weeks ago when I was there last.
Anything at all popular more than doubled. They wanted $10 for Castlevania, which I can't imagine they charged more than 4.99 for before (I bet it was 1.99 before actually). Pretty shitty. Glad I've acquired the vast majority of what I want already, cause the free ride is done it seems. I did grab a few things, and had to go back in cause some of it rang up double the labeled price. They're good about giving you the lowest price, whether it's on the sticker or in the computer. So, it was no big deal. But it assured me that they did in fact just crank up the prices.
Anything at all popular more than doubled. They wanted $10 for Castlevania, which I can't imagine they charged more than 4.99 for before (I bet it was 1.99 before actually). Pretty shitty. Glad I've acquired the vast majority of what I want already, cause the free ride is done it seems. I did grab a few things, and had to go back in cause some of it rang up double the labeled price. They're good about giving you the lowest price, whether it's on the sticker or in the computer. So, it was no big deal. But it assured me that they did in fact just crank up the prices.
Is Evermore cart only?
Seven Force
Banned
Hmm... a place nearby had Gradius III for about $8 and I was thinking about picking it up. Granted, I'm not to good at SHUMPs and Gradius III is pretty difficult from what I hear, but I guess it'd be worth adding to my collection.
sixteen-bit
Member
That's kind of a high price for Gradius III, isn't it? The SNES port is bad and suffers from way too much slowdown. I'd recommend the PS2 or hell, even the PSP versions over the SNES one.
Both are cart only. I bought Evermore new like 10+ years ago, but it's never been played. Unfortunately the box & manual have disappeared into the ether.
Seven Force
Banned
Is it? I know it's worse than the arcade version, but I didn't know it was generally considered a bad port overall.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
I love the SNES version of Gradius III, FWIW. I consider it it's own thing from the arcade version.
I wouldn't say it's considered a "bad port".
I wouldn't say it's considered a "bad port".
depths20XX
Member
That price is fine and it's just different from the arcade version. Yes, more slowdown, yes, much easier. It still is fun to play through.
A Black Falcon
Member
It isn't. It's one of the best shmups ever...