I'm surprised to see (new, but still) IREM's Yancha Maru 1 for Famicom go as high as 26'000yen on Yahoo, so I've been asking myself if it's considered a rare and expensive game even if it's not new? I bought it for a few bucks a little while ago and didn't realize that it could be worth a lot, but I can't even find a loose cart of it on Yahoo. One loose cart on ebay is a BIN auction for $50... that doesn't necessarily say something, but it made me wonder.
Another question is concerned about Pyokotan no Dai Meiro. There seems to be little info about it on the web, and it's a late (1993) title by Sunsoft with beautiful graphics and sound. It's aimed at children and apparently quite simple and easy, so maybe that's why it doesn't get much attention from Famicom fans?
I could get my hands on one for a, I think, reasonable price. Is it money well spent (I don't only collect for gameplay value but also like to acquire the little known Famicom history that you don't necessarily wanna play for hours)?
-ave
You can buy a loose copy of Yancha Maru on Amazon Japan for 98 yen, so I don't think it's valuable.
The other game I hadn't head of before, but it seems to fetch a higher price with the cheapest loose copy on Amazon Japan being 3,600 yen and a complete copy of Yahoo auctions for a buy it now price of 13,800 yen. I'll have to keep an eye out for that ;)
I'd think that you'd get a better response to your question in the "Price Check" thread.
http://www.famicomworld.com/forum/index.php?topic=1267.0
I don't mind giving answers here. :D
Well, Pyokotan no Dai Meiro is well known in Japan, but one of those games that aren't so well known outside of Japan. 3000 yen is reasonable for a loose cart. Another uncommon sunsoft game is Lipple Island, if you want to collect SunSoft games. Nantettatte Baseball is cool too. I don't think you will play either game very much. However, the music of the baseball game is actually very enjoyable...
There are lots of famicom games that are expensive in Japan but not so known to us.. Sometimes I have to sell them to back to Japan, lol. :D
A boxed copy of Yanchamaru 1 is very rare. A new copy is going to raise the price even more. Loose copies are cheap and plentiful, however for some reason a lot of people didn't keep their darn boxes so finding a boxed one is surprisingly tough!
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@stealthlurker
Oh, I absolutely did not know that! Do you have any estimation of Yanchamarus value? If price estimations are not appreciated outside the price check thread, then maybe you could answer me there:
http://www.famicomworld.com/forum/index.php?topic=1267.1065
I just checked and I bought a boxed Kaisetsu Yanchamaru 1 for around 15 Euros 1-2 years ago. It's far from being mint, but it's ok - normal signs of usage for an old Famicom game (fuzzy corners on the flaps, scratches). But no creases in the sides or sunbleach.
@fredJ
I will buy it then. It's mint with box and all flyers and it seems like I won't see another copy anytime soon. The 13k yen auction on Japan doesn't seem to get any bidders, but it's a hint what it could be worth. Late Sunsoft game, I should've known anyway.
Just because a game is relatively rare doesn't mean you have to appreciate it. I would call Yanchamaru an average game.
I own some very common stuff I love (anything game boy), and I see some rare stuff I wouldn't buy for a 75% discount (such as Game&Watch :P) .
You don't have to be in it for the money, just buy from your heart. :D
Quote from: fredJ on May 22, 2012, 04:18:58 pm
Just because a game is relatively rare doesn't mean you have to appreciate it. I would call Yanchamaru an average game.
I own some very common stuff I love (anything game boy), and I see some rare stuff I wouldn't buy for a 75% discount (such as Game&Watch :P) .
You don't have to be in it for the money, just buy from your heart. :D
Yes good point. Lots of the best games are very common and cheap.
For me I don't want it because it's rare or expensive. I only want a boxed famicom version because I used to love playing it in the arcade a long time ago. I was also very happy when it was ported to NES. Now that I like to collect famicom games, would love a famicom one too. I have a loose cart, but these days I prefer to only pick up CIB games.
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