Finds (Famicom/FDS)

[senseiman]

Cool!

I just picked these babies up, a full deck of Mach Rider Famicom playing cards

http://famicomblog.blogspot.jp/2015/04/some-famicom-playing-cards-mach-rider.html

Kind of neat.

[L___E___T]

The pulseline games' box artwork suits playing cards very nicely I'd say - nice find!

[senseiman]

Thanks, I thought so too.

I`ve seen a Spartan X deck as well but I am curious about how many other versions there are out there.  Kind of a neat thing.

[Nightstar699]

Here's my latest haul.



Metal Storm
Wacky Races
Burai Fighter
TMNT
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario USA

So happy about Metal Storm, I've been wanting this game since 2007.

[Bob-Bob]

I'm craving a copy of Metal Storm myself, although I just want the cartridge. 

[Ghegs]

@Nightstar699
Heh, our collections continue to follow similar paths. It'll be interesting to see how much overlap there is once we're both finished.

Might have to add Wacky Races to my to-get pile now, looks fun.

[L___E___T]

 
Oh Ghegs I would definitely recommend Wacky Races!  Very 'unputdownable' so to speak.

Nightstar that MetalStorm is beautiful  Glad to see Burai Fighter too - I think it's a genuinely underrated game.


Is the SMB brand new?!?!

[fcgamer]

I also recommend Wacky Races, and need to add that one to my collection as well (though I have numerous hacked versions).  I remember being introduced to that game back when I was collecting NES primarily, about 15 years ago.  One of my buddies had been studying / living in Russia and when he came back, he gave me an awesome deal on a Dendy machine, plus maybe 15 games or so.  I was only a kid then, maybe 16 or 17, so $30 for the whole lot of stuff was an incredible deal.  I played that game a lot (though it was hacked to be a Pokemon game), it was quite fun. 

[Nightstar699]

Wow, I'm glad and pleasantly surprised to see so much love for Wacky Races. Since I hear it talked about very rarely (even among discussions of underrated NES games) I figured I was the only one who loved it. But yeah I first played it as Pokemon Blue, the same hack FCGamer speaks of. I'd definitely consider it to be a must-have for the system, but keep in mind it is rather easy.

Is the SMB brand new?!?!

It might as well be! But no, the little baggy wasn't there around the cart, but I'd honestly consider it to be mint. SMBUSA is in nice shape as well.

@Nightstar699
Heh, our collections continue to follow similar paths. It'll be interesting to see how much overlap there is once we're both finished.

Might have to add Wacky Races to my to-get pile now, looks fun.

A lot of overlap, that I assure you. What do you think your total will be with your remaining want-list in mind? Mine should be around 130-140 games when I'm finished, according to my list, however there could always be a few I'm forgetting.

[Ghegs]

What do you think your total will be with your remaining want-list in mind? Mine should be around 130-140 games when I'm finished, according to my list, however there could always be a few I'm forgetting.

I'm at 161 now and should finish around 180. A handful of NES games included in both counts.

[Shumi Nagaremono]

Book-Off comes through again.  Not in the best shape, but it's been a hole in my collection that I've been meaning to fill.  And, frankly, I don't think the game is good enough to merit paying the going (Akiba) rate. 

[fcgamer]

^^^Nice find, as always!

I can't imagine finishing up work and then stopping off at a shop with a lot of Famicom games, easily being able to choose from a nice selection, before heading home for the night, week after week.  Is that how it is in Japan?

[senseiman]

^^^Nice find, as always!

I can't imagine finishing up work and then stopping off at a shop with a lot of Famicom games, easily being able to choose from a nice selection, before heading home for the night, week after week.  Is that how it is in Japan?

If you live in a decent sized city then yeah, its like that.  My first 4 years as a Famicom collector I commuted by bicycle and had 2 shops on the way home which had massive, cheap selections of Famicom carts to choose from so I would drop in at least 3 or  times a week to see what was new.  Total bliss.

Now I have so many carts (and don`t have quite as convenient access to shops) so I`m not able to do that anymore.  But if you are starting from zero carts, living in Japan is awesome.

[Shumi Nagaremono]

In Fukuoka, Tokyo, and Yokohama, it's been pretty much like that.  There have been plenty of places that are either *on* my way to/from work, or close enough to it that I could drop by whenever I wanted. 

Most of these places rarely get truly *great* stuff, but there's almost always *something* worth picking up.  And, apparently, some guy did snag a Summer Carnival 92 at a Book Off a year or so back. 

My collection is sitting at about 350 titles, but even now, it's not often that I stop by a Zest, Book-Off, Eco Mall, or even little Mom n' Pop store and find NOTHING that's missing from my collection. 

And, if you're into more than just FC stuff, the choices improve.  It seems like most of the PS1 and PS2 libraries can be had for 100-500 yen per game.  N64 stuff is dirt cheap.  Super Famicom titles are, by and large, still inexpensive, and you can pick up Super Mario World, Collection, and/or Kart for under 500 yen each, if you look around.  Dreamcast, Saturn, PCE, and AES stuff isn't *as* common, but you'll often find a stash here and there. 

Happy Hobbying!

[Vinnk]

In Fukuoka, Tokyo, and Yokohama, it's been pretty much like that.  There have been plenty of places that are either *on* my way to/from work, or close enough to it that I could drop by whenever I wanted. 

Most of these places rarely get truly *great* stuff, but there's almost always *something* worth picking up.  And, apparently, some guy did snag a Summer Carnival 92 at a Book Off a year or so back. 

My collection is sitting at about 350 titles, but even now, it's not often that I stop by a Zest, Book-Off, Eco Mall, or even little Mom n' Pop store and find NOTHING that's missing from my collection. 

And, if you're into more than just FC stuff, the choices improve.  It seems like most of the PS1 and PS2 libraries can be had for 100-500 yen per game.  N64 stuff is dirt cheap.  Super Famicom titles are, by and large, still inexpensive, and you can pick up Super Mario World, Collection, and/or Kart for under 500 yen each, if you look around.  Dreamcast, Saturn, PCE, and AES stuff isn't *as* common, but you'll often find a stash here and there. 

Happy Hobbying!

Totally agree.  My first 2 years in Japan I hit game shops every other day.  Now that I'm going on 11 years here there isn't quite the trill since I already have most of what I'm looking for and the chain store have all jacked up the prices.  Still whenever I have a friend visiting from the states their minds get blown by how much retro stuff is still here and how easy it is to get it.

The honest truth is I miss those days of wonder when I only had a handful of carts and every game was "New to me".