/vr/ - Retro Games

>>2569245
What stories other than how cheap they are and how nice condition I got my shit cause it's from japan.

>>2569252
geez dude, just post your games.

I have a handful. Golden is interesting for an awkward pirate cart, but I got the Tom and Jerry cart not the Pokemon cart. Then I have some SD Gundam games, Dr Mario, and Dragon Quest IV.

>>2569265
>>2569245

preferably post only legit famicom titles, not bootlegs

>>2569272
O-oh.
I also have a bunch of SFC game, and some other jap stuff, but I'm at work, so pictures later.

>>2569245
I have a bunch of them including Dig Dug (the sequel is better), Guevara (i know it came to the west but all references to Guevara and Castro where removed), Adventure Island 4 (definitely one of the best games i ever played) and Ganbare Dunk Heroes along with a ton of Kuni-kun games (wouldn't be surprised if i have all of them).
I have a Famicom in my collection but the deal is that i play the Famicom games on a knock off console like pick related, the cables and controller are way more comfy.

>>2569245
I've got a small amount, maybe 27 games or so.

I have only 3 original Famicom games: Dragon Quest III, Dragon Quest IV and Mother. All CIB.

Then I have a bunch of famiclone carts including stuff like Saint Seiya (the sanctuary saga, I think it's the 2nd game) and DBZ III.

>>2569245
I've been meaning to get into collecting them for a while now. I just really like the look of the carts compared to NES stuff and like >>2569252 said, they're usually cheaper and in better condition.

Anyone know what that Konami game behind the copy of Highway Star is? The one with the statue of Buddha and the weird blue tentacles.

>>2569439
Hi no Tori.

I'll put up some pics of my collection, I'm getting ready to move the better part of it to storage. Any particular ones y'all would want to see (if I have it, of course).

>>2569485
Thanks, I probably should've looked a little closer and I could've seen the damn Phoenix right there in that blue aura.

I'm too lazy to make another photo because ziploc. It started when a friend gave me that Rockman 4 as a gift when he went to Japan.

I just acquired a famicom adaptor by gutting a copy of Gyromite that had one inside. Next time I see someone with famicom games at the exchange I go to, I see what he's got.

Here's my collection... Friend girl from Japan's mom was going to throw them away cause they were too old to play, I said nope, send them my way!

This is all. Star Force was my first one to test the Famicom converter I found in a Wrecking Crew, and Rockman 5 I got recently just so I could play it and not have to spend $100+ for Mega Man 5.

I cut up the cartridge casing with the converter so you can plug the cart right in. Sure you can plug in the board itself but I don't think there's a way to open up Famicom carts without breaking them (which happened to Star Force and I wasn't gonna do with Rockman 5)

>>2570016
Congratulations on contributing to the mutilation of an ever-dwindling supply of retro games just because you were too cheap to shell out a few bucks for a converter or a famicom.

>>2570098
Who cares, it's just a children's videogame.

>>2570109
And soon enough there won't be any left because retards like you are bent on either destroying them or hoarding multiple copies for yourselves.

>>2570109
Why even play it all if nobody cares? Your argument is retarded.

>>2570016
It's really sad to see that the Japanese have taken such good care of their games for all these years only to have them slip into the greasy fingers of westerners who will surely ruin them, intentionally or not.

>>2570137
>>2570016
well you shouldn't mutilated either of those carts, specially not that famicom cart!

These are the only Famicom games that I have right now, but I intend on getting a lot more soon, since it's so dirt-cheap to collect for, and the market isn't ruined by nostalgia-goggled losers.

>>2570016
Holy shit, you absolute autist. What the fuck do you think you're doing? Just buy a converter, and what reason do you have for breaking the Star Force cart?

>>2570109
Okay, then why are you posting on a board for children's video games? >>>/fa/ is this way, if you want to be a pretentious cuccboi.

>>2570098
>>2570138
>>2570139
>>2570169

Calm the fuck down. I used the cart casing from a random shitty sports game, not Wrecking Crew. It was either that or I "destroyed" more Famicom carts just so I could play them.

And why don't you tell me how to properly open a Famicom game instead of whining about breaking the plastic casing on a ~$4 game.

>>2570237
>BUY
>A
>REAL
>CONVERTER
http://www.ebay.com/bhp/famicom-converter

>>2570258
I got that Wrecking Crew for $6.

The converters on eBay start at $20.

I'm a cheap piece of shit. Sorry.

>>2570258
>"It will be ok"
that's when you know a piece of hardware genuinely cares about you.

>>2570301
Shit, now I feel bad for mutilating that cart.

>>2569263
>>2569880
>>2569978
>>2570169


Any games from here you'd recommend?

>>2570269
I can't say I necessarily approve of the method, but I can't say I don't approve of the results. Nice work.

You still have the Wrecking Crew board?

>>2570016
how dare you cut up games that 90% of the install base bought

>>2570325
Yup. Might buy a Famicom cart shell for it.

>>2570325
Honestly, just blind-purchase the really cheap Famicom games on eBay/any local Famicom seller. The market for it is much smaller, and there are a lot of lesser known FC games, so just go nuts with it.

>>2570374
If you're talking about Star Force, where did you hear that? I do know that it's a very well regarded game in Japan.

i got some!
i love how the carts feel, and the colors are cool.

also, some SuFami because they are way cheaper than their US counterparts

>>2570464
forgot to say, i put my favorite 8 at the top

>>2570464
Very nice stuff, anon!

>>2570485
thank you!

One day. One day for sure.

But for now, all my energy is going towards Game Boy. Game Boy imports are a lot of fun, especially because of all the retarded hardware.

>>2570169
>the color of Kirby's Adventure
muh dick every time

>>2570525
I've been thinking about picking up some import Gameboy games, but I'm not sure where to start, most of the stuff I liked for the system is pretty text heavy. I thought about importing the Rockman World games but those are getting pricy too.

>>2570471
That awful Dragonball game is one of your favorites? Or is that one of the rpg ones?

>>2570605
Rockman World is dirt cheap compared to US games.

A lot of Game Boy stuff is text-dependant, but there's also a lot of good cheap platformers (well, besides trip world), puzzlers, and such that are dirt cheap and fun as hell. All the kunio-kun games, for example. Kirby imports are dirt cheap as well, although Hoshi no Kaabi always seems to be the brownest cartridge ever. The Mario/Wario land games also run pretty inexpensive.

It's a lot like famicom importing, honestly. Grab lots, blind-buy stuff, and see what you turn up. It's pretty damn cheap most of the time, so.

>>2570625
yes! it is awful, but it's charming and when i first played it i was huge into DragonBall, so its more of a nostalgia trip, haha

>>2570525
>>2570605
Game Boy is fun to collect for. Import GB games seem like they'd be like Famicom, where everything is cheaper, especially boxed.

Also, how do you store your GB games? NintendoTwizer's shelf is probably the best setup for cart-only GB games that I've ever seen.

>>2570737
His shelves are real nice. I've only got about 80 or so games at the moment, so for now I've got a couple old laptop boxes cut up for storage.

The real problem is weird carts, since I collect HuC3 and Rumble carts. Rumble especially are fucking lumpy and stupid and I have no idea what to do with them.

Longboxes made for TCGs (like Magic) also fit carts pretty well, but there's a bit much extra space on the sides imo.

Where is the best place to get a Famicom? I want to get into Famicom collecting but the consoles are overpriced seemingly wherever I look

>>2570325
Some of the ones i got aren't that cheap either but not too horribly bloated, well except for sword master which i paid $65 USD shipped)

>>2569263
All the games listed from here except from Bugtee (the Adventure Island Spinoff, that one is pretty terrible)

>>2569880
Quinty (Mendel's Palace)
That Kunio Kun game

>>2569978
Goonies I
Arkanoid II
Yoshi's Cookies
Kirby

Keep in mind that some of these games have increased in price a little, all because of american sellers posing as japanese sellers, trust me, it happens.

even since this event form pic related, Splatterhouse Wanpaku Graffitui spiked in price

>>2570851
cont........

>>2570851
dennisjapan? Haha, damn, I dealt with him probably over a decade ago. I wish ebay showed dates on feedback.

>>2570887
granted you might still get a good price from legit japanese sellers on their auctions, tough shipping is usually 8 USD........

>>2570920
.....but now there's this US sellers who sell it for over $30

>>2570932
and since then.............from a japanese seller.

>>2570936
and what's worse, is that there's only 2 loose copies at BIN prices which are sadly bloated thanks to US sellers (even those who live in japan) specially dennisjapan.

and here is something, ryoplanshop has it for 28 US and 10 for shipping, almost $40!! DAMN.

now, let me clarify, ryoplanshop is a good seller and usually has really good prices, he along with lil.tupac (akiba-games) actually sells games for half their current price, i bought Ginga Daisakussen for 9 USD and Kid Dracula for 13, so he has good prices, but sadly his Splatterhouse is still overpriced than the latest bids i show you from hit-japan, japanyouwant and yamatoku classic, now i now that he did cut the price to half which is good on his part, but he doesn't know that the price of this asshole >>2570936 it's just fucking bloated!, and all thanks to dennisjapan!.

so yeah, be careful guys, it might not happen as fast with US games, but it is kinda raising it's ugly head, name is speculator greed.

One thing that I love about Famicom collecting is how the carts can be sorted by colour. (source: cipater)

>>2570949
here's another example, from bottom to top, you can see how much N.Y. Nyankies (Rockin Katz) spiked in price, calm me paranoic, but it used to be 32 USD from japanese sellers, and lil.tupac (akiba-games) sold it for half the price, $15!, (lil.tupac and ryoplanshop sell games for 50% less than others), but now, if ryoplanshop sells it for $27 (10 shipping, so there goes 40), then FUCK, the guy called invector3 sells it at his current price!

>>2570984
indeed!

>>2571004
Damn son, nice Princess Tomato and Panic Restaurant!

>>2569880
Goemon for SFC but no Goemon for N64? Great Adventure is the best one.

>>2570016
nice job on the converter dude. Don't listen to those MUH DWINDLING supply fags for they are the true autists. Those people care way too much about what other people do with their things. Sucks you had to crack open the famicom cart but that's still not even a big deal cause its yours and its not like one of those retards is ever going to play it.

>>2571041
No, fuck you, and fuck him, it's not just that he destroyed two cartridges, it's that he was really sloppy about it. If he did it like pic related, I could forgive him for that, but he just jury-rigged it with string in a really sloppy fashion.
>hur hur it's his, he can do whatever he wants with it!
yeah, whatever, but he's still not free of criticism

>>2571062
2 cartridges that nobody else is ever going to play big deal calm down nerd.

>>2571065
But his converter still looks ugly.

here are my games :B

>>2570851
prices vary about that much within Japan too depending on where you get it. If you go to the retro game store, well it's going to be basically market price but if you go to some random used junk store or similar you can get lucky and buy them for like 50 yen a cart.

>>2571079
(cont.) also buying japanese games from ebay is usually going to be about 1.5 times as expensive as getting it from some japanese store.

>>2571085
Yeah for those of us overseas it's really about the only option, unless you've got a guy looking for shit for you. The prices are gouged usually because of shipping, the guys with free shipping oftentimes jack the price to make up for it.

That being said, I think lots are usually the best places to get japanese games, especially if you're good at repairs.

>>2571062
>jury-rigged

>>2570737
I'm gonna need a bigger drawer

>>2571130
I see those tamagochi and robopon carts you motherfucker. Japanese rumble game there too, probably pokemon pinball?

>>2571130
wow, never seen such a brown cart before.

>>2571146
Unfortunately it looks like this.

>>2571156
Go look at some japanese lots then. Holy shit some of those carts.

>>2571182
Ouch. At least it's easy to find a replacement. Bit of cleaning and that'd make a good housing for an Everdrive or something.

Here's my Rockman shit.

I live in Japan and have slowly been collecting...

Where do you all buy your games and where did you get systems? Can't find any fairly priced systems

>>2571010
I know, isn't sad? I never played it.

>>2571481
Would you be a middleman for some stuff?

>>2569245

>>2571481
where did you got that lickle?

I have a few but I don't feel like taking a picture. I'm not the biggest fan of most famicom games but the cartridges are fantastic and so fun to own.

My favorite game and cartridge is Kirby. It's just beautiful.

>>2571805

>buying cartridges just to have them in a museum instead of playing them

God I hate people like you.

>>2571808
I play everything I buy. I'm just saying I like the way the cartridges look.

Feel free to hate though.

>>2571776

Better pic. Delicious expansion audio.

>>2571827
>english
huh, that's interesting

>>2571831

All those VRC6/7 games are translated, because playing them in moonrunes would be retarded.

>>2571835
>moonrunes
thank god i'm not the only one that says that

>vrc6/7 games translated
Yeah I understand. Where did you buy your fami stuff? Ebay or yahoo auctions

>>2571840

Everything I've gotten was from ebay. I never really knew about yahoo auctions until a few days ago and I used it in an attempt to find a Gimmick! cartridge but it was $700 bucks on there.

Ebay is a good place anyway, since imports are generally cheap.

>>2571842

Forgot to say, Akumajou Densetsu is actually a bit more expensive though.

>>2571842
Ah alrighty, thanks.

I was friends with this guy in high school, nice guy, but had trouble with self-identity. Was always trying to be someone he wasn't. Goes to Japan as an exchange student, once again try to "find himself". I ask him if he can get me a Famicom and Rockman 2, and I'd pay him for it.

Year later, he comes back and has 2 Famicoms, 1 for me and 1 to sell, and a box full of games. He gives me my Famicom, Rockman 3 (because he forgot which one I asked for), an advantage controller. I pay him, and he says that I can borrow the box of games because he's not going to sell them right away. Nice gesture.

Later, when school starts, I've gone to college and he has to repeat grade 12, because he's missed credits. I don't see him often, but I invite him over once we're both free. I tell him that he should take the games, because I don't know when I'll see him next. Says not to worry about it.

Next time see him, he's got a totally new identity. He's turned into a super weird drugged out kid, thinks he's a psychonaut. Tell him that next time I see him, I'll bring the games.

Texts me a few days later, and says he needs the games. He's trying to sell them and calls me a thief, says I shouldn't have them this long. I'm weirded out, but it's no problem, tell him I'll drop them off Friday. He goes to my house on Thursday when I'm in school, mom answers the door. Says "You're son is a fucking thief, I'm here to take my games". Mom has no idea what's going on, she goes in the house to get them but he goes past her, takes the games, Rockman 3, and the controller.

I come home and I'm fucking pissed, but glad that I don't have to ever deal with him again. 3 years later, he messages me on FB, apologizing for ruining our friendship. Says that he was in a weird place, taking too many drugs, and he doesn't remember what happened but is sure it's his fault.

So, should I let it be? Or ask for Rockman and the controller?

>>2571920

>not greentexting your story

Newfag.

Although, you should take the rockman and controller, yes. He will eventually crawl back to the drugs and end up selling those 2 to supply his need.

>>2571941
Nah, purposely didn't greentext. He claims he's off the drugs but that's a good point, he probably will sell them if he hasn't already. The only reason why I think might have them still is because he posted a picture of the games that he lent me for sale on a local game buy and sell page.

>>2571956

Speaking from experience, all friends of mine that drifted to drugs have tried to rehabilitate but got straight back to it, and one of them even had their kids taken away by child services because there was meth detected in one of their kids at birth. Anyone that delves that deep into drugs is no longer a friend of mine, and I'd rather not waste my time being there for them and I'd rather grab all their rare possessions if they offer it before they sell it for drugs.

Addictions have limits, but drugs are just too strong for someone to recover from evidently.

>>2571920
Yeah I'd ask for rockman and the controller since you did pay for it.

>>2571920
Ask for Rockman and the controller, then ask for all of his Famicom shit. It's in junkie hands, anon. Get it out of there.

>>2571920
>>2572010
>>2571956

>Not derailing the thread with cringeposting

>>2571062
This is really fucking cool. Sorry to the anons whose jimmies will get rustled, but there's about to be a copy of Gyromite that'll get cut up exactly like this

You guys chopping shit up do realize that AV-modded Famicoms are like, 30 bucks right?

>>2572420
You realize by chopping up a cart I got for $4, I save $26, right?

>>2572462
If you have to save $26 you're a bigger lowlife than I thought.

>>2572471
Just for that quip, I'm gonna chop up a copy of Cobra Triangle. And another game cartridge will get the knife every hour until you learn to keep your big sassy mouth shut!

>>2572591
That's cool, Cobra Triangle deserves it.

Japanfag here...

>>2571778
I found it at a book off for cheap. Perfect condition!

>>2571740
?

>>2572801
He's asking if you'd buy stuff on his behalf and ship it over.

All I've got for now.

>>2572887
>>2571805
>>2569978

i bet most of this were bought on lots, cause most of those titles are bleh........

this ones on the other hand like more unique
>>2569263
>>2571481
>>2571072

Hey, it's the guy who mutilated Star Force here, I got some more games today. I'm a sucker for space shooters and Famicom seems to have a shitton that never made it to the US.

Where can I buy a famicom console guys? I want to get into collecting these carts.

I need more games for it. I enjoy it more than Super Famicom.

>>2572909
Star Luster's really good. It's like Star Raiders, but good.

>>2570237
>I used the cart casing from a random shitty sports game, not Wrecking Crew
In that case I don't really think there's anything wrong. Remember what game it was?

>>2572420
Do you not have to chop up a Famicom for that?

Tell a newbie like me where and how to acquire some lots of famicom games. I don't care if they're mostly garbage games, I'd like anything at all at this point.

>>2575043
>>2572913

to be fair, mostly ebay, but there's sites like Akiba-games.com when you can buy them aswell.