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SNES Game Collecting (Tips, discussion, and info for like minded collectors)
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Diomedeskun
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Gave up trying to find a cheaper copy and bought Goemon 3 over the weekend for 1700 yen. I also got the GBA 1+2 collection, the Famicom Ganbare Goemon 2, and the first PSX Goemon game.On a bit of a Goemon kick now. I already had the N64 games, the 4th SFC game, the original GB game and the PSX game set in the future.
Dr Stabbingworth
Member
Back when I was in 8th grade I loaned my SNES and a lot of the top games (FF2, FF3, Lufia, Super Metroid, Zelda, Chrono Trigger, etc.) to a friend who was having a rough time. Well, it turns out that he moved away and I didn't get any of my games back. This had been stuck in my craw for a long time now as my friends and family will tell youthey've heard the complaints.
Back in November, I checked Craigslist on a whim and noticed a listing for an SNES and almost all of the games I had lost + a few others. After waffling for a few days, my roommate convinced me to cough up the $300 asking price and considering the state of prices today, I'm glad I did.
I now consider the universe at balance again.
Back in November, I checked Craigslist on a whim and noticed a listing for an SNES and almost all of the games I had lost + a few others. After waffling for a few days, my roommate convinced me to cough up the $300 asking price and considering the state of prices today, I'm glad I did.
I now consider the universe at balance again.
The good stuff
The rest
BoxesI held on to these as there was no reason to loan them
NES gamesgreen cart is Battle Kid: Fortress of Peril
More NES games
Books
Manuals
300 for all that? damn. great deal.
Dr Stabbingworth
Member
Oh no, I wish. The $300 was for most of those SNES games. The rest of the stuff—NES games, manuals, boxes, Nintedo Power/Gamefan—is from my personal collection.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Yeah I sincerely doubt you got Earthbound in that lot, right?
tiggerkiddo
Member
I think everyone and their mom knows about Earthbound's value!
I hope not. Kills the chances of finding it in a random market/pawn shop/book store.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
I wish I had your optimism
Although you know... I could see a lot of non-nerds not knowing what it is.
tiggerkiddo
Member
Maybe in the pre smart phone era but it's darn tough now.
I wish I had your optimism
Although you know... I could see a lot of non-nerds not knowing what it is.
Gotta stay optimistic in order to avoid dropping cash on it lol. I really want that game...
entremet
Member
My parents threw away all my game boxes . Except the Genesis ones since they were nice and hard cases. I really wished Nintendo went the Sega route with hard cases, which Sega did from the Master System, but they got cheap later near the end and switched to cardboard cases too.
. Except the Genesis ones since they were nice and hard cases. I really wished Nintendo went the Sega route with hard cases, which Sega did from the Master System, but they got cheap later near the end and switched to cardboard cases too.Seven Force
Banned
You never know! I manged to find it extremely cheap at a Goodwill recently.
vincent vega
Member
I finally have complete copies of my favorites.
donkey kong country, link to the past, super metroid, and now yoshi's island. got it for a good price too.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Super-Mario...HvmquZTIc9v%2BB0TGnsM%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc
from now on I'm just buying cart only
donkey kong country, link to the past, super metroid, and now yoshi's island. got it for a good price too.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Super-Mario...HvmquZTIc9v%2BB0TGnsM%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc
from now on I'm just buying cart only
My parents threw away all my game boxes
It's funny that you say that, I always thought it was interesting that boxed Genesis games are rather common, so they are not worth much, compared to any boxed SNES game instantly becomes more valuable (unless a sport game or really really common). In a way, if SNES boxes were plastic instead of paper and more common, they really wouldn't be as impressive to see someone with a bunch of SNES boxes.
I wish I kept my boxes as well. But since my childhood, I moved around 6 times and would of lost, been destroyed or just thrown away over time. Heck, I'm sure I ripped open those boxes on Christmas morning without a care. haha
Yup gotta keep looking.
On that note, I havent seen this game on ebay in a very long time, but it's one i've wanted for awhile.
SD Great Battle 5
Why are all cowboy SNES games rare lol!
SkyMasterson
Member
I don't know whether to be happy or sad, but I missed out on a solid condition cart of E.V.O for $165.
I've never even come close to paying that much for a single game, but due to it's rarity/demand, the price seemed reasonable.
I'm so close to finishing out my collection, the last few are just killing me to get haha.
I even resorted to getting the Super Famicom version of Hagane from a user here just because the chances of finding a decent condition cart that won't cost my arm is pretty much zilch haha.
I've never even come close to paying that much for a single game, but due to it's rarity/demand, the price seemed reasonable.
I'm so close to finishing out my collection, the last few are just killing me to get haha.
I even resorted to getting the Super Famicom version of Hagane from a user here just because the chances of finding a decent condition cart that won't cost my arm is pretty much zilch haha.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
tiggerkiddo
Member
Is Tinstar any good?
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
McBradders
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I would laugh were it not for the utter fucking tragedy there.
IrishNinja
Member
oh, it's that zelda-sheets guy! yeah someone's gonna buy that at $180 and brag to their friend, watch
seriously, there's other systems i wanna explore later (nevermind a japanese upscaler) but that SD cart is looking better & better. ive got like 50 SNES carts on my shelf, i aint gonna feel bad about mixing some overpriced ones with the fan-made/BS stuff
seriously, there's other systems i wanna explore later (nevermind a japanese upscaler) but that SD cart is looking better & better. ive got like 50 SNES carts on my shelf, i aint gonna feel bad about mixing some overpriced ones with the fan-made/BS stuff
McBradders
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Scored Ghost Chaser Densei (Cart Only) for a reasonable cost.
Thank you GAF, sometimes you are the bestest thing ever.
Thank you GAF, sometimes you are the bestest thing ever.
So I'm seriously considering just getting a lot of Super Famicom games I found a local guy who imports and has a ton of stuff for decent pricing. I'm bidding on a game genie to mod so I can play on a US console. Anyone have Mother (Earthbound) carts? Since it's dialog is surely all Jpn dialog is it worth it?
I think much of what makes Earthbound great is the story and dialog. If you can read Japanese then a copy of Mother 2 would be worth it, otherwise no.
smbu2000
Member
Wow, what happened to that thing? How do games get so tore up like that? It makes the copy I picked up not too long ago look pristine!
This arrived today! Tenchi Sozo (aka Terranigma). The box and everything are in really good condition!
I have 2 other SFC games coming soon as well. (a couple of Saturn ones as well, but that's not for this thread)
smbu2000
Member
You could play it and it would be nice to have in your collection, but to get the most enjoyment out of it you'd need to know Japanese, IMO.
I don't have the SFC game, but I do have the GBA releases (Mother 1+2 and Mother 3) and knowing Japanese would be really useful in getting the most out of the game. I'm still playing through Mother 1 and I'll get to 2 after. (I still want the SFC Mother 2 though)
Thanks guys will have to see if I can get it for less than what he has on it might make it worth it to have. It's a loose cart. First order of business is to get another console I'm heading to a flea market today which has a lot of "retro" game stores supposedly. Hoping to find some diamonds in the rough.
IrishNinja
Member
man, i really have to get around to playing Terranigma one day & see what the hype's about...god knows if i love it, it looks priced to fall into my "buy a reproduction cart" territory
Canadian Psycho
Banned
I'm with you, very curious about it and I'm seriously considering buying a repro. I've never played it and I don't care about emulators... To those who've tried it, what did you think of it? (For the record I really enjoyed Illusion of Gaia.)
Don't buy from them. They way over price, and their boxes and manuals are trash. Someone in the January pickup complained about them.
I finished Soul Blazer on emulator back in january, great game .
But i was not impressed with Illusion of Gaia and Terranigma either.
Terranigma is much better than IoG IMO but still dunno if it's nostalgia but i prefer Soul Blazer .
IrishNinja
Member
i didn't even know it fit into there. it's been so long, did Soul Blazer & Gaia connect at all?
i remember cool boss fights and details like the character's hair blowing in the wind, but like Lufia 2, the game was a bit too pricey at the time i'd see it (followed by never seeing it in stock again...) and local etiquette with blockbuster rentals was fucking atrocious; id get near a game's end & have to return it (for fear of fees!) and purposely leave my account on slot 3, right? less than a week later id re-rent it only to find all 3 have level 1 chars named "BIG TITTIES" or the like...god, i so wanted to hang around there just to catch whoever was doing that shit, i still don't know how any of those games or Ys 3 ended because of you, you shit
Loosely. More like FF1,2,3 then direct sequels. But they share many many similar elements, and references to the each other are in the games.
I really want Terranigma, and I don't mind paying $80. But most of the damn auctions are from Germeny/France/etc on eBay. Need one from UK (and then need a PAL SNES lol)
McBradders
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Can't you just get a converter?
They exist? I asked before, but never got a response. That would make things easier.
What is the product name? I only see Super Famicom to NTSC SNES converters and vise versa on eBay.
Canadian Psycho
Banned
Even if the cart were to fit in an NTSC SNES (thanks to the converter), wouldn't the game have graphical glitches and whatnot (since it's PAL)?
McBradders
NeoGAF: my new HOME
Don't quote me on this but... the ones where you have to put in a second cartridge to work should do the trick... again, don't quote me
Dr Stabbingworth
Member
Correct. Very solid schmup.
No, I had to cough up real cash to get that on ebay. Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that everything in those pics was bought from one guy for $300.
OCD Reproductions has it for $50 or part of their 4/$180 deal. They were on the recommended list from the Nintendo Age Forums.
Yeah that could be right - some games that were optimized in PAL-land will run too fast when played on an NTSC console as well; funny to watch but not very playable. Not sure if Terranigma was optimized though.
Same here. This and EVO
McBradders
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I don't think any games were optimized were they? Sure as hell didn't feel like it. Euroland was quite literally the last consideration in gaming back in those days.
There wasn't much - some of the Rare stuff I think.