I even tried to do the garage sale thing for a while. I had only the smallest bit of success. The problem is even if you show up before the sale opens you have three other collectors there already waiting. I had a couple occasions where someone showed up the night before and cleaned out the sale... Cheaters.
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SNES Game Collecting (Tips, discussion, and info for like minded collectors)
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Have you tried Half Price Books or any actual thrift stores that might not look like they have anything?
NO EARLY BIRDS
Oh, I sold everything to a guy that was here two hours early.
OR
Oh, I sold everything to someone that called me two days ago and came by.
Sucks.
Snatch1414
Banned
EXACTLY.
I started hunting for games 3 summers ago. Basically at flea markets you got lucky here and there, and if you showed up at a garage sale a bit early you were first and got first choice. Now you might as well not even bother unless you feel like quitting your job. It's that ridiculous. Stupid actually.
So im starting to look at super famicom games because there are titles that ive never seen/heard of before that look amazing.
So far ive ordered Sanrio World Smash Ball and Tetris Battle Gaiden, two games I saw on a giantbomb stream awhile back.
But i found this other amazing looking game called Gunmans Proof. It looks incredible, but its a tad too expensive. Anyone ever played it before? It seems awesome!
So far ive ordered Sanrio World Smash Ball and Tetris Battle Gaiden, two games I saw on a giantbomb stream awhile back.
But i found this other amazing looking game called Gunmans Proof. It looks incredible, but its a tad too expensive. Anyone ever played it before? It seems awesome!
RadarScope1
Member
I think the first-two are must haves for SFC importers. Never heard of Gunman's Proof before now. Just read the HG101 entry on it. Looks cool, for sure.
catpurrcat
Member
I've got Tetris battle gaiden on the way. Will post impressions soon.
sixteen-bit
Member
TBG is real fun but it's the type of game you need to play with another person IMO.
PumpkinSpice
Banned
I think it's important to play with someone of roughly equal skill as well cause otherwise they will hate you.
drhankmccoyphd
Member
Does this game have an english option? Or was it a fan translation? I remember seeing let's plays all over in english.
sixteen-bit
Member
JP only. Those playthroughs must be Aeon Genesis' fan translation.
Finally getting around to replaying Secret if Mana ( 1st time since the snes days and in co op no less) and its amazingly addictive. Any other similar experiences aside from Seiken Densetsu 3?
Edit: Gunman's proof used to be stupid cheap early 2014... At least the "well known" SFC exclusives aren't too high.
Edit: Gunman's proof used to be stupid cheap early 2014... At least the "well known" SFC exclusives aren't too high.
catpurrcat
Member
Dude I owe you big time for recommending Terranigma! Spent hours with it on the weekend, more tonight.
This game needs to be talked about more. I completely agree with you, it is in the same quality category as games you mentioned.
-cool character
-epic soundtrack
-unique sprite art
-eases the player into it
-skill not memorizarion
-fantastic story and atmosphere
Can't say enough good things about it. Well worth the price.
RadarScope1
Member
Gunman's Proof looks neat. Guess I'd have to get a repro anyway since its not English friendly?
TheMoon
Member
waiting for tetris battle gaiden and hello kitty smash ball is killin me.
why cant japan be closer?
ive also been playing illusion of gaia and the game is friggin awesome. ive beaten 2 bosses so far.. and I think im heading towards the infamous vampire boss i keep reading about. ive been saving all my herbs.. hopefully its worth it!
why cant japan be closer?
ive also been playing illusion of gaia and the game is friggin awesome. ive beaten 2 bosses so far.. and I think im heading towards the infamous vampire boss i keep reading about. ive been saving all my herbs.. hopefully its worth it!
catpurrcat
Member
I get mailed games faster from Japan than anywhere else in north america lol.
Is IG worth a play? Seems pricey, story looks bizarre. Wondering if its worth trying after terranigma.
sixteen-bit
Member
IoG truly did nothing for me
Did it recently go up in price? Nintendo was the publisher and they produced a lot of copies. It could have been purchased loos for under $20 until recently...
Shadow Hog
Member
This is the SNES thread. It doesn't matter what it was, it went up in price.
Lol, this is true.
A Black Falcon
Member
Illusion of Gaia is amazing, it's my favorite game in that genre on the SNES for sure! Yes, I put it slightly above Link to the Past (because I've always been a bit critical of that game). Terranigma might be even better, but Illusion of Gaia is fantastic. The first game, Soul Blazer, is much more primitive, IoG's better than it by a good margin.
McBradders
NeoGAF: my new HOME
So my US SNES has the dreaded black screen of death. Is there any fix for this? Google seems a little scattered between power pack (which has worked fine for over a decade), connectors (possibly) and... blown motherboard
It turns on, and with SMW in the slot you get a single coin ding before infinite blackness
Any ideas, GAF?
It turns on, and with SMW in the slot you get a single coin ding before infinite blackness
Any ideas, GAF?
Tal Shiar Agent
Banned
Why is the SNES Harvest Moon game $200? My wife loves them and I thought to get it for her as a gift, but $200...
picked up super ghouls n ghosts today at the local shop for 20 bucks. fucking shit this game is hard. cant even beat the first stage.. lol. i knew it was tough going in though. it will be one of those games where its just constant trial, error and memorization... but im down for that.
however, it has someones name on it in red marker. does anyone have any suggestions on what to use?
also - if there are any giant bomb fans out there.. I saw a cart at the shop that said "RYAN DAVIS" on it. it was a wwf wrestling game too.. ;(. I know it cant really be the real ryan davis's cart.. but I almost picked it up just in case.
however, it has someones name on it in red marker. does anyone have any suggestions on what to use?
also - if there are any giant bomb fans out there.. I saw a cart at the shop that said "RYAN DAVIS" on it. it was a wwf wrestling game too.. ;(. I know it cant really be the real ryan davis's cart.. but I almost picked it up just in case.
Isopropyl alcohol and a little elbow grease should remove it. And it doesn't have the risk of damaging the cart.
sixteen-bit
Member
Goof off works too.
I will look for some before and after picks of carts I cleaned.
I will look for some before and after picks of carts I cleaned.
Isopropyl alcohol and a little elbow grease should remove it. And it doesn't have the risk of damaging the cart.
While this is true, be careful about using alcohol near the labels! In many cases the labels will be fine but some carts got lower quality, less glossy labels (possibly the manufactured in Mexico versions) which can actually have colors rubbed off very easily with alcohol!
Just thought I'd share that since I've seen it first hand.
I've also used those "magic erasers" to remove ink from carts before, but beware using them on any cart that has a textured finish. It's essentially really fine wet sanding so it will smooth out the textured finish on SNES carts.
It will definitely sand it down if you do it for an extended period of time and put some elbow grease into it, but stuff like marker comes off almost instantly with nearly no effort.
Ban Puncher
Member
$70 USD for a cart only Sunset Riders.
What say you, SNES GAF? Buy or No Buy?
What say you, SNES GAF? Buy or No Buy?
$70 USD for a cart only Sunset Riders.
What say you, SNES GAF? Buy or No Buy?
You can't put a price on your ability to play as Cormano....
Buy it, that's how much I spent on it last year and I loved it!!!$70 USD for a cart only Sunset Riders.
What say you, SNES GAF? Buy or No Buy?
RadarScope1
Member
$70 USD for a cart only Sunset Riders.
What say you, SNES GAF? Buy or No Buy?
That's one I've had on my radar screen and this is pretty much the going price. Very fair.
I got tetris battle gaiden in finally and damn i love this game, but playing the cpu is not easy. It kicks my ass everytime. Gonna play it this weekend with the gf so it will be more competitive.
I also just ordered mega man 7 and megaman soccer! Both are sfc carts, but idc. They were decently cheap.
I also went pawn shop hunting last weekend but came up dry. :/
I also just ordered mega man 7 and megaman soccer! Both are sfc carts, but idc. They were decently cheap.
I also went pawn shop hunting last weekend but came up dry. :/
$70 USD for a cart only Sunset Riders.
What say you, SNES GAF? Buy or No Buy?
Marry me with my bunny.
LuigiBlood
Member
No. If you program SuperFX support to the sd2snes' FPGA, then maybe. Else you're out of luck.
Ban Puncher
Member
You could always buy a stand-alone Star Fox 2 reproduction cartridge.
TheMoon
Member
waste of money until the finished ROM leaks.
catpurrcat
Member
Tetris battle gaiden truly is amazing.
Also picked up super return of the Jedi, hoping it's the best of the trilogy and actually fair difficulty.
blast processed
Member
The difficulty is fair, but just like the movies, the 2nd one is the best.
Completely agreed on this. The third was a step down overall and a bit of a disappointment for me.
A Black Falcon
Member
Uh-oh, this might not end well.=pWrong, just like the movies the third one is the best.
I also do like both the 3rd movie and game as well!!!