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SNES Game Collecting (Tips, discussion, and info for like minded collectors)
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Are there any decent third party s-video cables for the SNES/N64? I have one Monster s-video cable (looking at the prices now is hilarious - when I bought mine I could've bought 8 for $40, but only needed a couple... foolish, foolish me), but I've heard they have issues on the SNES Jr. after it's modded for s-video. I figure I'll get another cable to be safe. First party ones look like they're $30 + shipping on eBay. Ugh. I wish Nintendo still sold them.
With the two shipments of games that came in for me yesterday, I hit 100 SNES/SFC carts. I'm gonna take a break... after I buy Sanrio World Smash Ball.
With the two shipments of games that came in for me yesterday, I hit 100 SNES/SFC carts. I'm gonna take a break... after I buy Sanrio World Smash Ball.
Way too much lol. $132 + $2. By far the most I have ever paid for a game.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/161012254725?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649#ht_7wt_1190
I have been following auctions for two months now. I sorta lost my mind and had to bid on this one due to the great label condition. I'm still kicking myself about seeing it in a freaking mall kiosk in Houston for $40 and passing on it. I knew at the time that was a crazy price.
Oh man, that's insane! How come the prices for US Harvest Moon are so high? The PAL version seems to be so much cheaper. Was there a limited number of copies?
It's a great game though. You'll certainly have fun.
I sold my harvest moon SNES with manual for $170 earlier this year. The game was okay, but after playing for half a year, I had enough.
Many people feel it is the best in the series, or at least second best to the N64 game. It seems to have a distinctly different feel compared to the other games, and is certainly more simple and concise.
Even when you could buy the lots of Monster cables for cheap, I still had to buy a Nintendo brand cable from Japan, they were so rare. I paid $25 about a year ago.
bodine1231
Member
Why not go RGB? It may cost a little more but your games will never look better.
My CRT doesn't accept RGB, and I can't afford an XRGB. Eventually this is what I'd like to do for all my retro consoles, but until then it'll have to be s-video.
jstevenson
Sailor Stevenson
got my XRGB-Mini in and hooked the SNES up with SCART.
holy. shit.
A+
holy. shit.
A+
Barrel Cannon
Member
Lost on a Megaman X3 auction today by a tiny bit. Ah well guess I'll be sticking to the collection for now.
What are the downsides to switching to RGB
What are the downsides to switching to RGB
Shadow Hog
Member
If you live in the US, the downsides would be using up a plug for an external device (either one to convert it to component, or an upscaler like the XRGB series).
sixteen-bit
Member
the downside is everything else will look like shit
once you taste that sweet RGB nectar; the detail, the brilliant color separation... there's no going back my friend.
ShadyLurker
Member
What did it go for?
Barrel Cannon
Member
C $151.28(canadian dollars at this moment our exchange rate is roughly the same)
It's in line with what most auctions are for X3. I'll try another auction down the line.
SkyMasterson
Member
Ha, that's funny! I was going to bid on that one, but ended up sleeping in haha.
Glad you won the auction for a pretty decent price.
How significant is the difference between that and S-Video through the Mini and without the Mini? Do you need to mod your system at all to get it to work with a SCART cable?
Shadow Hog
Member
Once you've hit S-Video, you've jumped past the biggest noticeable video quirks (no more ugly dot-crawl). It's mostly further color separation, so pixels are about as defined as they'll ever be.
I'm not really interested in jumping from S-Video to RGB, as I hear the difference is kinda negligible at that point (noticeable if you do a side-by-side comparison at least). I am considering getting an upscaler, though. My TV's upscaler isn't the worst thing I've ever seen; it handles most of the tests from the Sega CD version of the 240p test suite pretty well, actually. It's just, so much haloing. Earthbound has tons of black outlines around everything, and it brings out the halos in full force, which is really hideous. I kinda wish I hadn't been told about it, because it's hard to not notice it now.
But I don't want to sink $300+ on an XRGB ;_;... Guess I'll have to stick with a CRT for now. Which is kinda inconvenient in and of itself, because there's no room for it on the table underneath my bed, so I have to use another chair NEXT to the bed, and that chair has no armrests and argh first world problems
I'm not really interested in jumping from S-Video to RGB, as I hear the difference is kinda negligible at that point (noticeable if you do a side-by-side comparison at least). I am considering getting an upscaler, though. My TV's upscaler isn't the worst thing I've ever seen; it handles most of the tests from the Sega CD version of the 240p test suite pretty well, actually. It's just, so much haloing. Earthbound has tons of black outlines around everything, and it brings out the halos in full force, which is really hideous. I kinda wish I hadn't been told about it, because it's hard to not notice it now.
But I don't want to sink $300+ on an XRGB ;_;... Guess I'll have to stick with a CRT for now. Which is kinda inconvenient in and of itself, because there's no room for it on the table underneath my bed, so I have to use another chair NEXT to the bed, and that chair has no armrests and argh first world problems
KDash31987
Member
The difference between S-Video and RGB/component is pretty noticeable, but I think the jump isn't quite as big as composite to S-Video. But you'll definitely notice it, without a doubt. The colors are more defined, and there's little to no color bleeding, so the picture overall looks clearer and more colorful.
But if you're fine with S-Video and don't want to spend a bunch more, then just stick with that, then.
I don't know about playing this stuff on HDTVs, though. I've always just played them on SD CRTs.
But if you're fine with S-Video and don't want to spend a bunch more, then just stick with that, then.
I don't know about playing this stuff on HDTVs, though. I've always just played them on SD CRTs.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
The jump also depends on the system. When I went from S-video to RGB on my Saturn, I was like "GEE WHIZ."
When I did the same on the PS1, I was like "this looks great, but it was already pretty good."
When I did the same on the PS1, I was like "this looks great, but it was already pretty good."
jstevenson
Sailor Stevenson
dude, just blow the 300. So worth it. The upscaling, the removal of a CRT, and on top of that, the scanlines. Gives you RGB support if you want to upgrade to SCART cables (cheap, relatively).
S-Video and RGB are close, but colors are noticeably better on RGB.
I'm really impressed. The games look how I remember them to look.
IrishNinja
Member
Shadow Hog is where i was a few months ago...i used a new TV that lacked s-video to rationalize my XRGB purchase; he'll come around eventually
Oh my - http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?StartRow=1&catid=10&threadid=88834
Earthbound, Demon's Crest and shit loads more.
Earthbound, Demon's Crest and shit loads more.
$4 each... 
Haha. With only one or two auctions ending each week, I figured some people on GAF would have it on their watch list. I hate the thought of bidding against other people on here. Thankfully, I'm done with eBay for a long time.
Shadow Hog
Member
Well, it's around that price on Amazon.co.jp (at current exchange rates, according to Google)... I'm concerned that it might not be possible to ship it overseas, though, since it's a "fulfilled by" item, and third-parties tend to be more hesitant to shipping their product outside the country, I hear. It's more expensive everywhere else... Wonder how awful shipping would be, heh.
(Also I don't really care for scanlines, I just want a clean image <_<)
Oh! Right, there's also the logistics of finding a spare plug. Only reason the CRT can even be plugged in right now is thanks to my sister reclaiming her N64. I know there are those Genesis/Sega CD combo plugs from that one guy, which COULD free up a socket, but I'm kinda wary of third-party power cords...
bodine1231
Member
Just buy a Sony Pvm CRT and a set of cables and your good to go. Just make sure you pick one up with low mileage. You don't have to drop 300+ on an xrgb.
Oh my - http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?StartRow=1&catid=10&threadid=88834
Earthbound, Demon's Crest and shit loads more.$4 each...
What the fuck?! Why can't I find these deals?
EDIT: Just noticed the boxed Bonk's Adventure. Blargh.
Where'd you end up getting your NTSC SCART cable for your SNES?
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
Oh my - http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?StartRow=1&catid=10&threadid=88834
Earthbound, Demon's Crest and shit loads more.$4 each...
Holy fuck. Score of a lifetime.
sixteen-bit
Member
I feel like RGB on Genesis is a necessity because a stock system is incapable of S-Video and the composite output is very bad, barely above RF. RGB looks so much better than any of the other standard out of the box options.
jstevenson
Sailor Stevenson
What the fuck?! Why can't I find these deals?
EDIT: Just noticed the boxed Bonk's Adventure. Blargh.
Where'd you end up getting your NTSC SCART cable for your SNES?
retro console accessories on ebay. it works great.
pseudomyxoma
Member
Oh my - http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?StartRow=1&catid=10&threadid=88834
Earthbound, Demon's Crest and shit loads more.$4 each...
I swear some of these people buy these off eBay and then make up these stories to enrage people like me that can never seem to get any kind of hunting breaks
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Y'know, this is probably a useful link for those curious about RGB:
http://www.disgruntleddesigner.com/chrisc/gotRGB/index.html
Have fun, kids!
http://www.disgruntleddesigner.com/chrisc/gotRGB/index.html
Have fun, kids!
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
I fully believe this is the case with some of those youtube shows.
So last spring I bought a huge lot of NES stuff from a fellow on Craigslist in my town for an excellent price. He just texted me out of the blue and said he's looking to sell his SNES collection in the next week or two and wanted to know if I was interested. I am really excited to see what he has for sale.
sixteen-bit
Member
Awesome. I hope you hit paydirt!
Good luck! I used to look at all the Craigslist areas in my state every morning, but after several months, not a single good deal showed up. Every retro game listing had the seller comparing his prices to eBay's, so there was at most maybe $5 to be saved.
Shadow Hog
Member
I don't think I've ever seen an astonishingly good deal on Craigslist.
There's one guy here who posts shitty ads looking for above eBay prices for stuff constantly. Between that and people selling their old Call of Duty & Guitar Hero games, there's not much there. I do run into good deals on occasion, though they're few and far between. I got a copy of Pokemon Fire Red for $20 a couple weeks ago, that NES deal last year, and a couple good GameCube deals (new BG&E for $15, Smash & Mario Kart for $15).
I was like "lol I'll never be able to find one of these locally" but I checked Kijiji in the town I'm travelling to this weekend, and sure enough someone is selling two PVM-20L1s. Or, maybe was? The listing is almost a month old but I figured I'd reach out just in case. A 90 lb monitor is so much better than the 150 lb behemoth I have now.
Uh, if I get it what do I need to hook stuff up to it? I assume some sort of splitter to allow a SCART input or something?
Edit: Hrmph. It seems this one doesn't support RGB. S-video only. Bummer.
Oh my - http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?StartRow=1&catid=10&threadid=88834
Earthbound, Demon's Crest and shit loads more.$4 each...
No fucking way this is real. Not in 2013.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
The carts are probably full of roaches.
Oh my - http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?StartRow=1&catid=10&threadid=88834
Earthbound, Demon's Crest and shit loads more.$4 each...
Not a chance
IrishNinja
Member
hahaha, can't stop thinking this when i get good deals now, too
Remember that eBay auction that had 10 copies of Earthbound for a fortune?
Remember how we discovered the seller was snapping up every EB auction at around $180 to resell?
Well he is determined to still make a profit. He is posting individual auctions at $250:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/EarthBound-...Games_Games&hash=item43bb9226fa#ht_235wt_1172
Good luck with that!
Remember how we discovered the seller was snapping up every EB auction at around $180 to resell?
Well he is determined to still make a profit. He is posting individual auctions at $250:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/EarthBound-...Games_Games&hash=item43bb9226fa#ht_235wt_1172
Good luck with that!
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
I'd imagine he's been regretting his choices since this was announced to be coming to Wii U
I got a black NGC with digital-out for components and Zelda Collector's disc for $20.
I also bought a big box of NES CiB games for $10 once, like a dozen games including Castlevania I and III, and Maniac Mansion.