catpurrcat
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That's funny. I'm awful at new MK games because I grew up on the old mechanics. I'm the best in the world
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SNES Game Collecting (Tips, discussion, and info for like minded collectors)
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That's funny. I'm awful at new MK games because I grew up on the old mechanics. I'm the best in the world
SkyMasterson
Member
Thank you!
I'd be down. It just sucks that so many great games would be excluded if we kept the $30 price point. And then to top it off, the no rpg requirement as well haha.
I just paid an arm and a leg for the Adventures of Batman and Robin
Those are just killer prices. I can't be too greedy though, some of those games I have gotten similar deals on.
Who here has played The Adventures of Batman and Robin anyway? As a huge fan of TAS from the 90's and always figured it was similar to the Genesis version, I have to say it's the best of the three(Sega CD included).
The animation is just gorgeous and it totally nails the atmosphere of TAS. It pained me to pay what I did, but it was one of the last big hitters that I needed.
IrishNinja
Member
anyone here actually run through Famicom Detective Club II? im told it's a short, fun remake of part 1, just curious...looks VN-like, and i dig that
Interesting!
I remember seeing a cart only Super Mario RPG at a second hand DVD and video games store in the outskirts of Seattle for $40 back in 2009. Later that year I picked up a CIB for $50.
Turtles in Time and Mickey's Magical Quest carts = £10
NBA Jam TE CIB: £15
Super Mario All-Star + World cart for $30 in 2011 (Might have been overpiced at the time. I picked it up at PAX.)
Chrono Trigger usually went for around £50/60 back then on ebay.
Not a SNES game but Snatcher on the Sega CD was obtained for £70 back in 2011. Not sure how I even managed that.
Quoting this for new page, would be awesome with a Snes game of the month!
RadarScope1
Member
I'm not a huge SNES collector. I have only about 25 games, many of which are from back in the day when I was a kid/teen. Most were gifts or bought with gift money. I did go after more RPGs later, though. I know I got Final Fantasy II free from a friend. I got Earthbound and Chrono Trigger for $55 each. I got Sky Blazer for $7. I just recently bought Sunset Riders for $60 in a decent deal.
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If we do a SNES club I think that while we should always do our best to pick affordable titles, we might also do well to enter with the mindset that this platform simply costs more to play. If there's a price ceiling, we might want to agree from the get-go that $30 is too low... Just my two cents.
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If we do a SNES club I think that while we should always do our best to pick affordable titles, we might also do well to enter with the mindset that this platform simply costs more to play. If there's a price ceiling, we might want to agree from the get-go that $30 is too low... Just my two cents.
Maybe 50? There's still some good stuff for moderately cheap. And not including long RPGs will probably help.
sixteen-bit
Member
a stock snes mini has tabs
RadarScope1
Member
Looking at the Price Charting list, I would say at least $40. But $50 is probably more like it.
Nice, was going to do that myself anyways. Now I just need to get RGB out of it.
davidwhangchoi
Member
i was bargain bin hunting and grabbed a loose super star wars for 10 bucks (and grabbed air buster for genesis too!) never beat this game yet.
blast processed
Member
I need to get this complete in the box. I have the other 2 just missing this one to complete my set.
davidwhangchoi
Member
i see pretty some decent prices even complete sets around for this game so hopefully it won't be too difficult to get.
Some SFC carts actually have slots for tabs in the back.
RadarScope1
Member
That's because it's hard as hell! I recently got it in a lot and it kicked my ass.
Ha I picked up Super Star Wars recently also, well it's in transit right now. $5 on Gamestop's retro sale last weekend. I hesitated, and my expectations are low because gamestop but I couldn't pass on the price. I got Blaster Master for NES for $5 too. Super Mario 3 was $15 but sold out.
Didnt know this, but just doublechecked. The cart (Super Metroid) didnt have slots, and the Mini has indeed had its tabs removed. Nice!
davidwhangchoi
Member
yeah, it's pretty hard. i hope i can finally beat this before moving on to buying super empire strikes back =)
that's a geat deal! can't go wrong w/ 5 bucks =)
Yeah the Dragon Ball Z2 I had back in the day had slots for tabs, but the other two carts (Garou Densetsu 2 and Rushing Beat Ran) didnt.
What do you mean, arent every Snes Mini the same?
Ah ok nice to know. Well doesnt matter much anymore.
Btw, we need to get that game club up and running in this thread as well!
They are all the same at having no RGB unless modded.
davidwhangchoi
Member
hey guys, i just won a snes mini for 35 shipped off ebay. if it works, is that a good deal for console only, no wires?
i have a regular snes w/ oem wires/ac plug and controller but wanted a sharp rgb one.
i want to try that mod thing.
i have a regular snes w/ oem wires/ac plug and controller but wanted a sharp rgb one.
i want to try that mod thing.
davidwhangchoi
Member
this is the one...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/301890524934
it looks dirty but i thought it'll be good to experiment with.
edit: i asked and he sent a few more photos, it has the light purple buttons, look legit. crosses fingers.
sixteen-bit
Member
http://gamesx.com/wiki/doku.php?id=counterfeit_snes
Keep an eye out.
Keep an eye out.
desk_jockey
Neo Member
This is good to know!
IrishNinja
Member
davidwhangchoi
Member
already looked at that before bidding. though it looks dirty, the ebay one looks legit. the label and buttons are original. it's very low risk but just in case, have ebay paypal protection for my 35 bucks =)
edit: wow he ships fast.. it's already moving in the post office, coming march 12th, i'll open it up and post the guts.
thanks man.
wow that's so high!
Shadow Hog
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IrishNinja
Member
they sadly do not - wish they did! ive been looking into the nanitek game saver but it seems like a mixed bag on that device
madvin_zwei
Member
I remember playing around with this a few years back. On thing that I still remember, is that if you made a save state during a mode 7 style effect, the save would corrupt. Was able to play through Super Adventure Island (for example) with it, taking into account the Mode 7 limit.
IrishNinja
Member
oh wow, that's gonna be rough for some titles - i did read about save corruption being a possibility. do you recall if you played it with it plugged in to the wall, or just using the SNES' power? i read somewhere if it wasn't on its own power source, it could affect the system's output, but no idea what extent
madvin_zwei
Member
That unfortunately, I don't remember. Would have to bring it out of storage to do some testing.
Quick question to UK SNES owners, I purchased a SNES from a friend yesterday that didn't power up. The fault seems to be coming from the official power supply. I know this because I tried my friend's power supply which works perfectly with the SNES I picked up. Symptom? I plug everything in and the red LED light turns on for a split screen before it disappears. Took it home last night and gave a closer inspection to the plug and noticed that the end has been converted to a white 3-pin UK plug...The bulky power pack attached says GBR on it but the white plug makes me wonder if the plug was originally a 2 pin and whoever owned it decided to change it to a 3pin. Another thing I also noticed was that a 13A fuse was used inside the 3-pin plug. That seems kinda bizarre to me but I wanted to double check with other SNES PAL owners. Any thoughts?
For reference: The power pack that's similar to my one
For reference: The power pack that's similar to my one
MikeHattsu
Member
I had an UK Fifa pack-in SNES back in the day. It had a fuse inside the 3 pin plug. I think the plug was black with a red area for the fuse though.
I got my Super Star Wars cart from Gamestop from their sale last weekend. I was mistaken, I thought it was $5 but it was $7; still a pretty good deal IMO. The cart and label are in pretty good shape and some rubbing alcohol on a q-tip showed it was pretty clean too. I only played one life and died at the 1st level boss but will return to it soon.
I have a distinct memory of renting that game as a kid and getting slaughtered on the first level. I never picked it back up.
catpurrcat
Member
Probably the only time I'll ever say a game is more fun with the cheat codes than without.
Just opened the one I got recently, and fuck, seems like I got tricked into a clone
Wonder if the seller knew that was what he was selling or not.davidwhangchoi
Member
Just opened the one I got recently, and fuck, seems like I got tricked into a clone
shoot! that stinks.... did it have the correct label on the bottom and light purple buttons?
i'm getting anxious. mine is on the delivery truck today... i'll open mine up as soon as i get it and post if it's legit or fake.
The label seems correct with that bolded stuff, but the purple buttons are like on the fake one - which made me suspicious. Guess this also explains why it accepted Super Famicom-carts.
davidwhangchoi
Member
are you able to return it, how recent was the purchase?
thanks man for letting me know, i'm looking for another on ebay as back up if this one needs to be returned.
update:
snes mini came in, tested it and just opened it up:
it looks legit according to the link
http://gamesx.com/wiki/doku.php?id=counterfeit_snes
davidwhangchoi
Member
hey guys, sorry to double post/bump this thread, but now that i have a legit mini, i was thinking of doing the RGB mod,
has anyone one here done it to a mini? there seems to be 2 options one w/ an amp and one w/o it. just wondering which one should i try to do. (no soldering experience)
has anyone one here done it to a mini? there seems to be 2 options one w/ an amp and one w/o it. just wondering which one should i try to do. (no soldering experience)