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SNES Game Collecting (Tips, discussion, and info for like minded collectors)
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Thanks! I searched but couldn't find it, damn Junior Members.
RadarScope1
Member
I was watching the Giant Bomb Friday stream on YouTube and they played some Tetris Battle Gaiden. Reminded me how much I want to snag that one. Don't have my SNES hooked up at the moment though, so it seems like a waste to buy it right now.
The head to head play looks super fun.
The head to head play looks super fun.
sixteen-bit
Member
Lol, I'm pretty sure I own TBG somewhere, but I've never actually played it. I never hear it discussed outside of Giant Bomb fans. Is the game actually any good?
Pretty much, it's an awful scene now. The letters "SNES" are like the douchebag signal for these fuckers. I showed up at enough garage sales on time (no early birds!) to know that fuck you, you have to get there earlier because even if you personally don't want to be the creep that hangs out in your car right outside somebody's house the reseller will. Sale starts at 7 am? Oh, all the games are gone. Sorry, this guy was here earlier.
Half the time it doesn't even make it to the garage sale part. They will contact the guy selling and try to buy them out with lowball offers. I'm not about to start doing that.
It got discouraging and I just stopped looking. This one sounded good, though!
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
I wish there was a fan translation of it.
Ebay and paypal will take 13% of your profits, and then you have to pay for shipping. That leaves a little wiggle room to offer things at a price that allows the buyer to feel like they're getting a good enough deal and to cut into potential profits a reseller would make by just swooping in and buying everything.
I'm lucky enough to now have four good places around that sell below ebay prices. I will admit I think there was a reseller coming in to the one that sold shit for the cheapest (Terre Haute Disc Replay). Sometimes you'd go in and they'd have mountains of NES/SNES games. Sometimes they would literally have nothing but sports and Mario/Duck Hunt. They did up their prices some months ago as a result. But, they are still below ebay.
There is one place around that sells at ebay prices. I'll occasionally go there and buy something if I really want it. But, of course, I don't frequent them as much.
And there's one place that sells above ebay prices. And, yeah, fuck them.
RadarScope1
Member
Yeah, but it seems like a game you could figure out either on your own or with some web searching.
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
Yeah, I could, but getting my friends/family to also would be the hard part.
Hey now, SNES was nineties-ish too. But yeah with threads being moved around to community and general, they may be hard to find.
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
Mail arrived:
Fucking reeks of smoke, but is in pretty great condition. Not sure I've ever actually played it. One more off the list.
Fucking reeks of smoke, but is in pretty great condition. Not sure I've ever actually played it. One more off the list.
What a great game.
Got the genesis version at Dave's for $5
Why has hollywood not made a movie based on this, I'll never know.
D
Deleted member 74300
Unconfirmed Member
Be careful what you wish for.
Only good scene in the movie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2swQJ6fJHA
Be careful what you wish for.
ha.
Great.
What is that thing?
Got to love all the related videos which are a bunch of terribly produced video reviews saying how double dragon is a terribly produced film.
GloriousNL
Neo Member
Hi all, I just registered here and since the SNES/SFC is my favorite gaming platform, I thought I'd share a little background and some pictures of my collection!
I started gaming with C64 and NES, but the bulk of my gaming years and elementary school days have been reserved for the SNES. I'm 32 now, so I fell right in when the SNES was released. Being from Europe, I started out with PAL games. Luckily, we had an import gamestore not far away, so I was able to play games like Chrono Trigger (my favorite game still) not much later than when they were released in the states. I received most PAL and US games as birthday presents or Xmas gifts and the like back when they were released. I only bought a few of them around 2002 or so, both Terranigma's and the Lufia games I think. The bulk of my SFC collection I bought around 2006 or so.
PAL collection
The big Metroid box includes the player's guide. You see 2 Terranigma's (both English versions) as 1 of them is factory sealed with the red Nintendo marked seal. I have no idea what they are worth now really.
I started gaming with C64 and NES, but the bulk of my gaming years and elementary school days have been reserved for the SNES. I'm 32 now, so I fell right in when the SNES was released. Being from Europe, I started out with PAL games. Luckily, we had an import gamestore not far away, so I was able to play games like Chrono Trigger (my favorite game still) not much later than when they were released in the states. I received most PAL and US games as birthday presents or Xmas gifts and the like back when they were released. I only bought a few of them around 2002 or so, both Terranigma's and the Lufia games I think. The bulk of my SFC collection I bought around 2006 or so.
PAL collection
The big Metroid box includes the player's guide. You see 2 Terranigma's (both English versions) as 1 of them is factory sealed with the red Nintendo marked seal. I have no idea what they are worth now really.
Had to post this:
Because i've been talking about old school gaming to friends and family alot since last year, some of them have gotten back into it (not as heavy as I have, but a DKC or NBA Jam here and there). Never thought it would result in this for Christmas though:
Awesome part is that i've never played either.
Because i've been talking about old school gaming to friends and family alot since last year, some of them have gotten back into it (not as heavy as I have, but a DKC or NBA Jam here and there). Never thought it would result in this for Christmas though:
Awesome part is that i've never played either.
I received my SNES today and plugged in to a CRT to play, and wow, it looks a lot better than running it on an emulator. My friend wants to lend me his S-Video cable, as he tells me that it will make the games look even better.
23 year late review of the console:
- Quality is cheap, and I mean really cheap. Feels like it is fake. I say this because I bought a fake SNES before this one.
- Controller's buttons are mushy. I don't know if this is because the one I got is used and old, but the Wii SNES pad from Club Nintendo is the same as well.
- I wish I had the boxes for the carts I bought =(
- The system runs instantly, that is really amazing. You just plug the game, and BOOM, it runs. I love it.
Overall, I am really happy I got this important piece of gaming history, on top of that, really glad I still have a CRT to play it on. Can't wait for my copy of LttP to arrive and start playing it. It is time to start building my collection, I just hope that it does not destroy my wallet.
Aladdin? Time to track that game down. I remember it being really good (my cousins had it). Which is better though, the Genesis or the SNES version?
Console has a bit of black smudges here and there, can alcohol fix that?
23 year late review of the console:
- Quality is cheap, and I mean really cheap. Feels like it is fake. I say this because I bought a fake SNES before this one.
- Controller's buttons are mushy. I don't know if this is because the one I got is used and old, but the Wii SNES pad from Club Nintendo is the same as well.
- I wish I had the boxes for the carts I bought =(
- The system runs instantly, that is really amazing. You just plug the game, and BOOM, it runs. I love it.
Overall, I am really happy I got this important piece of gaming history, on top of that, really glad I still have a CRT to play it on. Can't wait for my copy of LttP to arrive and start playing it. It is time to start building my collection, I just hope that it does not destroy my wallet.
Aladdin? Time to track that game down. I remember it being really good (my cousins had it). Which is better though, the Genesis or the SNES version?
Console has a bit of black smudges here and there, can alcohol fix that?
Shadow Hog
Member
Magic erasers use alcohol, right?
I will try both then.
Wow, that thing is a real beauty o.o
Was it possible owning a PAL/JP SNES and running US/JAP carts? No, I don't want to own PAL carts, because 50 Hz is evil and I am happy that it died.
Oh yeah, are there good new SNES pad replicas around?
Aaron Strife
Banned
Genesis Aladdin is the better game IMO (we had a GAF thread on this a while back) but they're both excellent.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
US games are too wide to fit in a Japanese Super Famicom, but if you widened the cart slot it would fit (that's ugly IMO).
Super Famicom games fit in a US SNES, but there are little tabs inside the SNES slot that should be pried out before they fit.
Personally, I have a US SNES and Super Famicom, no modding necessary. I like having both designs, though Super Famicom is superior.
Aladdin is SO FUN. How did I miss this? And the soundtrack is classic early SNES Capcom.
The Caves of Wonder
Thats what I like about Capcom made Disney games, they take the source material and then form it as a normal game would be developed, not just trying to accurately copy the TV show or movie as a game.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
That was pretty much any licensed games back in the day, was it not? I don't remember any kind of accuracy to show plot lines.
Aladdin is SO FUN. How did I miss this? And the soundtrack is classic early SNES Capcom.
The Caves of Wonder
Thats what I like about Capcom made Disney games, they take the source material and then form it as a normal game would be developed, not just trying to accurately copy the TV show or movie as a game.
Well yeah, but some game developers seemed to concerned with mimicking the animation / soundtrack from the movie (Virgin for example) among other things.
No, it's more like microfiber sandpaper. It's fantastic but going nuts with it can smooth out bumpy textures on plastic, so be careful.
Asking which version of Aladdin is best suggests that they're similar games at all. Subject matter aside they're totally different and both easily worth owning. Go for broke.
I think im gonna save Evermore until I finish Earthbound. Havent had the chance to really sit with it, so i'm just in the first real dungeon area.
I regret not buying a Super Famicom. It is much cheaper, comes in box at mint condition, and has free shipping. I just need an adapter to run ntsc games.
81$ plus free shipping for a mint condition super famicom. Ah well, the one I got is really clean as well, just need to wipe some stuff off.
81$ plus free shipping for a mint condition super famicom. Ah well, the one I got is really clean as well, just need to wipe some stuff off.
TheHollowNight
Member
Just out of curiosity, what is the general ballpark selling/asking price for a PAL version SNES and games like SMW, Aladdin & Super Castlevania IV (unfortunately) without their boxes?
Ive managed to hold onto mine for about 20 years now and I'm fairly sure its in decent working condition.
Ive managed to hold onto mine for about 20 years now and I'm fairly sure its in decent working condition.
GloriousNL
Neo Member
Next up my US SNES collection.
It's hard to see but Contra III is still factory sealed. I was really into RPG's back then.
It's hard to see but Contra III is still factory sealed. I was really into RPG's back then.
RadarScope1
Member
^^^ Truly glorious. I love it.
sixteen-bit
Member
DracoBlade
Member
Next up my US SNES collection.
It's hard to see but Contra III is still factory sealed. I was really into RPG's back then.
Hnnnng!
Much respect man.
RadarScope1
Member
Maybe it's because I grew up with it but I think the US SNES looks fine. Purple is a little weird but whatever. The truly nice thing about the US version, though, is that it's so easy to play Super Famicom games on it. Just takes some needle nose pliers and about 5 seconds of your time. The world's simplest mod - if it can even be called that.
I'd like to have some SFC controllers, though. Love the buttons.
I'd like to have some SFC controllers, though. Love the buttons.
sixteen-bit
Member
I was never a fan of the playskool skittles buttons on international SNES and SFC. While the lavender and purple buttons on a NA SNES pad isn't ideal, but I like the tactile feel of the convex and concave buttons.
drhankmccoyphd
Member
Went digging at my father-in-law's house during Christmas. Found a nice little stash.
I also found an NES power pad, semi working gameboy and a couple of GB games. All in all a successful raid, er, I mean, visit.
I also found an NES power pad, semi working gameboy and a couple of GB games. All in all a successful raid, er, I mean, visit.
neoism
Member
Next up my US SNES collection.
It's hard to see but Contra III is still factory sealed. I was really into RPG's back then.
:*(
gorgeous.... I wish games where still like this...
entremet
Member
Went digging at my father-in-law's house during Christmas. Found a nice little stash.
I also found an NES power pad, semi working gameboy and a couple of GB games. All in all a successful raid, er, I mean, visit.
TE was so fun. Not a perfect port obviously, but very good and fun to play at home.
GloriousNL
Neo Member
Thanks for the comments guys. It's hard to find SNES/SFC games in complete and mint condition nowadays, but it can still be done if you pay a premium...
DracoBlade
Member
Seven Force
Banned
Went to a small store that I recall having the Dreamcast version of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure at one point after work yesterday. They never had SNES games before (and they didn't have JoJos), but I walked out with this:
Factoring shipping and the like, seems like the same price I probably would have paid on eBay, since $45-50 seems to be the average selling price there. Any more expensive, and I probably would have passed this up.
There's another mom & pop store I usually frequent that I checked out because they had a copy of Super Mario World that I neglected to buy last week. They didn't have it, but I did walk out with three games they definitely didn't have before:
Seemed like fair prices for all three. I'm going to check out some other places I know later today. When (unsuccessfully) looking for Saturn stuff in my area last year, I've noticed that just after the holidays seem to be when SNES games seem to pop up the most. I wonder why that is.
Factoring shipping and the like, seems like the same price I probably would have paid on eBay, since $45-50 seems to be the average selling price there. Any more expensive, and I probably would have passed this up.
There's another mom & pop store I usually frequent that I checked out because they had a copy of Super Mario World that I neglected to buy last week. They didn't have it, but I did walk out with three games they definitely didn't have before:
Seemed like fair prices for all three. I'm going to check out some other places I know later today. When (unsuccessfully) looking for Saturn stuff in my area last year, I've noticed that just after the holidays seem to be when SNES games seem to pop up the most. I wonder why that is.
sixteen-bit
Member
Truth...
The sad, sad, sad truth...
I'll never get Dracula X for reasonable coin
You could always go for the superior PCE version.
... and play it on a super rare Turbo Duo?
That's actually more expensive. (granted, you get a kickass system out of it as well)
GloriousNL
Neo Member
Great pickup on the capcom games. The magical adventure games are all top notch.