So I'm curious to know if there is a collector scene in Japan for NES carts, similar to how many foreigners are interested in Famicom. Can anyone comment on this?
I wouldn't say there is no scene, but it surely isn't as big as the Famicom scene outside of Japan. (There are bound to be a few people who collect the releases that didn't come out in Japan.)
For example I have never seen an NES cart for sale anywhere.
There are on YAJ
http://auctions.search.yahoo.co.jp/search?ei=UTF-8&p=nes&auccat=22853&slider=0
There is a market, but I would say it is very marginal.
I saw a few boxed NES games at a Mandarake in Osaka once, but it was like 6 games and they're all ridiculous. Overall much smaller than the Famicom collector's scene in America, except as a curiosity.
There must be a market or why were Nes cartridge to famicom adapters made?
That being said, is there a single awesome US release that wasn't released in Japan? I mean besides Color-A-Dinosaur and Bible Adventures...
Star Tropics
Some consider it awesome. (I never played it.)
Wolverine. I consider that awesome. (http://www.websitegoodies.com/smilies/character0225.gif)
Quote from: fredJ on April 27, 2012, 01:28:17 am
http://auctions.search.yahoo.co.jp/search?ei=UTF-8&p=nes&auccat=22853&slider=0
I like how Snake's Revenge is on there. That game must be quite the novelty.
There were quite a few games that didn't get a Japanese release. For example, Gumshoe which was even developed by Nintendo.
I can imagine a Japanese buying an overpriced NES Gyromite with built-in pin converter from YAJ, and then using another pin converter to play it on their Famicom ;D
Quote from: michaelthegreat on April 27, 2012, 03:02:25 amThat being said, is there a single awesome US release that wasn't released in Japan? I mean besides Color-A-Dinosaur and Bible Adventures...
StarTropics and its sequel are both great, so are Nightshade, Felix the Cat, KickMaster and Darkwing Duck.
Quote from: michaelthegreat on April 27, 2012, 03:02:25 am
There must be a market or why were Nes cartridge to famicom adapters made?
Look, you have NES(let's say front loader) and bunch of carts for it. You've got Famicom and started to collect carts for this system. Now your NES is dead(or maybe not), but you have lots of carts for it. How to use'em?
P.S. Can't see C64 or ZX+ but can see X68000. Just the different market space
Quote from: Duke.Togo on April 27, 2012, 04:30:13 am
There were quite a few games that didn't get a Japanese release. For example, Gumshoe which was even developed by Nintendo.
That makes me feel a bit better about Nintendo never bringing
Devil World over here.
Quote from: UglyJoe on April 27, 2012, 05:14:32 am
I can imagine a Japanese buying an overpriced NES Gyromite with built-in pin converter from YAJ, and then using another pin converter to play it on their Famicom ;D
I'd enjoy a picture or video of that happening. :D
Quote from: michaelthegreat on April 27, 2012, 03:02:25 am
why were Nes cartridge to famicom adapters made?
For us South Americans who got both the official NES and 60 pin clone consoles in our markets! ;D
Quote from: lobdale on April 27, 2012, 02:23:17 am
I saw a few boxed NES games at a Mandarake in Osaka once, but it was like 6 games and they're all ridiculous. Overall much smaller than the Famicom collector's scene in America, except as a curiosity.
Mandarake is definitely the only place I've seen NES anywhere in Japan. Usually <10 games in stock, some SNES too, but that's it.
I can't say for sure, but I'd guess your best chances of finding NES games in Japan would be cities near American military bases. And of course the Tokyo and Osaka areas, where lots of foreigners live.
Quote from: 80sFREAK on April 27, 2012, 07:51:16 am
Quote from: michaelthegreat on April 27, 2012, 03:02:25 am
There must be a market or why were Nes cartridge to famicom adapters made?
Look, you have NES(let's say front loader) and bunch of carts for it. You've got Famicom and started to collect carts for this system. Now your NES is dead(or maybe not), but you have lots of carts for it. How to use'em?
I sold off my NES years ago and got a famicom recently, and being able to get a converter for NES-Famicom would be great. you get all the compatibility with famicom games, disc system and the mic, and all the non japanese games you find in the wild.
Quote from: michaelthegreat on April 27, 2012, 03:02:25 am
There must be a market or why were Nes cartridge to famicom adapters made?
That being said, is there a single awesome US release that wasn't released in Japan? I mean besides Color-A-Dinosaur and Bible Adventures...
These are more likely around because there are several areas in asian that sell both 72 pin and 60 pin pirate carts and pirate consoles.
Quote from: Flemishdog on July 03, 2012, 09:02:31 am
Quote from: 80sFREAK on April 27, 2012, 07:51:16 am
Quote from: michaelthegreat on April 27, 2012, 03:02:25 am
There must be a market or why were Nes cartridge to famicom adapters made?
Look, you have NES(let's say front loader) and bunch of carts for it. You've got Famicom and started to collect carts for this system. Now your NES is dead(or maybe not), but you have lots of carts for it. How to use'em?
I sold off my NES years ago and got a famicom recently, and being able to get a converter for NES-Famicom would be great. you get all the compatibility with famicom games, disc system and the mic, and all the non japanese games you find in the wild.
Lord knows that mic on controller 2 is worth it....lol
I had to have one because of it, and never use it. Whatever but I get what you mean. Disk system is way cool though, maybe because I'm American and we never got one it is still such a novelty , but honestly I use my new 2 with a converter even for my disk system 99% of the time cause of controller length
Quote from: Jedi QuestMaster on April 27, 2012, 03:52:21 am
Wolverine. I consider that awesome. (http://www.websitegoodies.com/smilies/character0225.gif)
Quote from: fredJ on April 27, 2012, 01:28:17 am
http://auctions.search.yahoo.co.jp/search?ei=UTF-8&p=nes&auccat=22853&slider=0
I like how Snake's Revenge is on there. That game must be quite the novelty.
Odd, considering Wolverine for the SNES was released in Japan.