/vr/ - Retro Games

[Anonymous No.4080054]

why are snes games so fucking expensive? most people charge atleast $60 for a single game. is it even possible to get cheap SNES games anymore?

[Anonymous No.4080072]

>>4080054
You can buy sufami games cheap in Japan

[Anonymous No.4080076]

>>4080054
Where the hell are you looking? Expensive sure, but your typical superstar SNES title will average somewhere around 30 bucks, not 60. I got my whole SNES system in great condition for 60 bucks. If you're willing to play on SFC instead, the carts are half as expensive from resellers, I don't know why though.

[Anonymous No.4080091]

>>4080076
ebay. where else would I get them online retail stores are just as expensive with unknown quality. because no pictures.

[Anonymous No.4080092]

>>4080076
You can play SFC games on a SNES easily. Just requires you to cut a small piece of plastic around the cartridge slot. The modification is not visible from the outside when the console is reassembled.

[Anonymous No.4080104]

EVERDRIVES AM I RIGHT PEOPLE

[Anonymous No.4080110]

>>4080054
There's plenty of good games that are under $20 still. Back when the getting was good you could pretty much get any SNES game for $3-$10. Those days are long gone and people are more aware of the rarity of certain games. A lot of SNES games didn't have a lot of printings and some of them were really good. I have most of the good SNES games but unfortunately I'm still missing games like Metal Warriors, Space Megaforce etc etc. Never found them in the wild.

[Anonymous No.4080129]

>>4080054
Because it's Nintendo. Anything with a Nintendo logo on it people will pay out the nose for.

This is why I never got into collecting for Nintendo consoles, I just emulate instead.

The thing I like about Genesis is all the games are cheap, only fun ones I can think of that are a bit pricey are gun star heroes and bloodlines.

[Anonymous No.4080141]

>>4080129
The reason you never got into collecting is because you're poor/cheap/lazy. Good Genesis games are not cheap anymore btw. Try leaving your house once in awhile instead of stealing your games.

[Anonymous No.4080151]

>>4080054
I found a modified snes for 30 bucks that had a red button on the front that serves as power button
Wanted to buy it but my autism prevents it
Games here go for 15 buck or 30
And you can always buy Jap games

[Anonymous No.4080179]

>>4080091
> where else would I get them
in person? almost every town has a game store, dumbass.

[Anonymous No.4080193]

>>4080179
my local store is expensive as shit also.

[Anonymous No.4080213]

>>4080179
>>4080193
infact also to add I think they get their prices from ebay (the highest price on the search) then add like $10-15 to them

[Anonymous No.4080296]

>>4080092
You dont even need to disassemble the console. I did it with a pair of needle nose pliers with it fully assembled. Took like 30 secs and my SFC game booted up on the first try.

[Anonymous No.4080339]

>>4080296
Wait is there any SFC game that doesn't play in the SNES?

[Anonymous No.4080363]

>>4080054
Yes, it's called the Virtual Console. Because $8 bucks is better then $60.

[Anonymous No.4080364]

Because retro games are in demand. Don't blame anyone but yourself for jumping in when everyone else is jumping in. You had years to find good deals.

[Anonymous No.4080373]

>>4080054
Because hipsters buy up anything from NES and up because it's "Le retro!!! omg guys I played an indie game just like this once!"

[Anonymous No.4080384]

>>4080054
flashcart

[Anonymous No.4080408]

I just lucked out and got a full snes and Mario rpg, Mario world, Mario kart, Altp, and a gb player for 70$. It really comes down to persist searching, asking people if they have thing's that they dont have out for sale, and luck

[Anonymous No.4080414]

That's cheaper than their original retail price.

[Anonymous No.4080453]

>>4080363
>virtual console
Fuck that shit.

[Anonymous No.4080468]

>>4080054
That's why you buy a flashcart.

SNES games, and increasingly, N64 games are getting price hiked because the people who grew up with them have money now and want to buy the shit they had as kids. Resellers suck dick and overvalue shit leading to price hikes across the board. It's not complicated. It's why I'm buying all the n64 shit I can now because it's only getting more and more expensive.

That being said, I do wonder if this is sort of a trend or a phase. I wonder if ten years from now the prices on them won't go down.

All these threads about the prices of retro games are fucking retarded by the way. It's just how it is now. Making the 100000000th thread about it on /vr/ isn't going to change shit. People are going to buy what they want and market is going to stay this way for a while, if not indefinitely.

[Anonymous No.4080493]

For some reason, I never see people on music boards bitching about the price of old LPs.

You want to collect some old junk that other people also want? Cool, you have to pony up for it. Why is this hard to understand? Why the endless moaning? Because you're used to getting them for free?

[Anonymous No.4080495]

>>4080453
None of Nintendo's SNES VCs are that dark.

[Anonymous No.4080510]

>>4080495
This, Wii U's SNES emulator is quite solid.

[Anonymous No.4080512]

>>4080339
Ive only tried a few, all jap carts. Pretty certain euro carts wouldnt boot.

[Anonymous No.4080632]

>>4080495
They're not THAT dark but they're still dark.

[Anonymous No.4080643]

>>4080468
>>4080493

I agree with you but no matter how many times it's told, they're not gonna listen and they'll still whine about it because they feel they're entitled to it. They're either underage or retarded. Heck, I used to be one of those guys and even if I kind of agree with OP that some games have risen to ridiculous heights it's still not something that can be helped with by just complaining about it. Nothing constructive has ever happened because of that, only destruction.

[Anonymous No.4080712]

Why doesn't anyone bitch about the price of 2600 games?

[Anonymous No.4080714]

>>4080712
I have yet so see some around here or even sega games

[Anonymous No.4080720]

>>4080712
Because they're dirt cheap.

[Anonymous No.4080726]

It is a Nintendo console and often hyped up as the best console made along with many long running Nintendo franchises that even started a generation before the SNES and most are still running till this day.

[Anonymous No.4080727]

>>4080712
>>4080712
Because, even though /vr/ is one of 4chan's older boards demographically, 40+ year olds are still pretty fucking uncommon here.

[Anonymous No.4080750]

where do I find a RGBscart modded snes? Ebay doesnt have any.

[Anonymous No.4080752]

>>4080054
>why
Bandwagoners like you
>is it even possible
No idea. I bought everything I wanted before you saw your first LP

[Anonymous No.4080809]

>Super Famicom games are way cheaper than SNES games
>I don't speak of read japanese at all

Should I buy a Super Famicom anyways?

[Anonymous No.4080819]

>>4080809
depends on the game. you could also get a modchip

[Anonymous No.4080843]

>>4080809
Yes

[Anonymous No.4080856]

>>4080809
a lot of games are still in english (idk why i just noticed that over time) i have F-Zero for superfamicon and its exactly the same as the snes version. its the only superfamicon game i have but i also have some sega saturn iimports and theyre in english. from my experience unless its a huge RPG you'll be fine not knowing japanese.

[Anonymous No.4080876]

>>4080712
When I started collecting in the mid-90s, I could buy bags of loose Atari carts, sometimes dozens at a time, for $5-10. People were chucking them back then. I have probably 150 of them and never paid for than a dollar for a single one. Even though some of the VCS games are great, they've never achieved the same "cool retro" cache with popular youtube channels.

[Anonymous No.4081057]

>>4080054
>Good quality = high price
It might sound smug but you get what you pay for.

[Anonymous No.4081104]

>>4081057
imo most of the games are bullshit pricing. SMW is probably one of the most common games ever produced yet it still easily gets sold for $30-$40

[Anonymous No.4081114]

>>4080141
t. jewbay seller

[Anonymous No.4081210]

>>4080054
buy in bulk and sell the shit you don't want.

[Anonymous No.4081215]

>>4080632
why even play the wii u vc, just play wii moded vc.

[Anonymous No.4081218]

>>4080373
ugh. get off the internet. you've been miming too hard.

[Anonymous No.4081219]

>>4081104
It's because it's desirable.

If you don't have SMW on your SNES you're a fucking failure.

Same thing with Chrono Trigger, one of the most printed games for Super Nintendo. It's over 100 bucks now.

[Anonymous No.4081221]

>>4081104
really? that is bullshit indeed. I suppose its the go-to game people play when they get an snes so people just play others.

[Anonymous No.4081225]

>>4081219
I can't believe CT is expensive, it blows my mind. It probably has to do with all the circle jerking around it. Watch it become the next Earthbound.

[Anonymous No.4081232]

>>4080054

where tf are you buying? flea markets?

[Anonymous No.4081306]

>>4081215
Why even use the VC, Higan or bSnes is more than accurate.

[Anonymous No.4081320]

>>4080054
because everyone wants to be/thinks they're a dealer

[Anonymous No.4081338]

>>4081215
>vc
What?

[Anonymous No.4081340]

>>4081338
Virtual Console. Come on, pay attention.

[Anonymous No.4081920]

>>4080339
No, the SNES is the same as a Super Famicom, just with a different shell, AC connector, and RF modulator. Of course, if you're a PAL degenerate you'll need some kind of 50/60 hz mod to play Japanese games.

[Anonymous No.4082112]

>>4081920
SNES/SFC have a lockout chip, but since the North American and Japanese consoles were given a different physical formfactor to prevent playing Japanese games on an American SNES out of the box, they were allowed to have the same lockout chip. European consoles have a different chip though, so you need to mod that as well if you want to play Japanese games on a European SNES.

[Anonymous No.4082146]

>>4080856
So wait you can switch the language to english on most SFC games?

[Anonymous No.4082154]

>>4082146
Yes.

[Anonymous No.4082186]

>>4082146
No, but lots of games have menus in English anyway, or else it is obvious how to navigate them.

[Anonymous No.4082472]

>$60 for a single game
>waaa why cant I rip people off their carts
anymore

[Anonymous No.4082714]

>>4081225
Chrono Trigger was always expensive. It was $60-80 even before it got ported to PS1

[Anonymous No.4083648]

not sure where are you buying stuf from or if you are in the US but i just got pic related from a US seller on the Resellesbay, and abouth a month ago i got Super Metroid for 23 shipped.

You just gotta be patient and a decent deal will pop up.

[Anonymous No.4083668]

>>4083648
Not knowing about.....................

Eh, how cheap is it to buy from Buyee-like sites?

I got Both Rockman 6 and Dragon Fighter, YES, that Dragon Fighter for super cheap.

[Anonymous No.4083705]

>>4082714
This. I remember used copies of Chrono Trigger (just the cart) almost never getting below $50 even back in the early 2000's when snes games were at their absolute cheapest. Earthbound is another game I remember passing on because it was too pricey in the early 2000s. It wasn't anything like what it goes for today, but it was never cheap unless you got lucky at a retail closeout.

[Anonymous No.4083709]

>>4083705
>Earthbound is another game I remember passing on because it was too pricey in the early 2000s

$25 was pricey?

[Anonymous No.4083804]

I'm not the only one willing to admit they bought a earthbound cart for $200 right?

I even have a everdrive as well, I just really wanted a copy since i love the game. Don't regret it a bit.

[Anonymous No.4083807]

>>4083804
You're fine.

[Anonymous No.4083923]

>>4083804
If you genuinely enjoy the game, that's ok. You make your own decisions in life, anon.

[Anonymous No.4083975]

>>4083804
It's good, anon.

[Anonymous No.4085093]

>>4083804
It's fine if you like the game. We just hate the hipsters who buy up stock to only put it on their shelves or just play it on their wife's son's retron.
You do have the original hardware, right, anon?

[Anonymous No.4085224]

>>4083709
It's been scalped ever since I can remember

[Anonymous No.4085228]

>>4080632
Some of these are exaggerated.

[Anonymous No.4085274]

>Want Chrono Trigger
>SNES Mini doesn't have it, so scalping will continue
>Every listing is 100-200 bucks

The reproduction carts are around 20 dollars, which might be tempting, but I really just want an original cartridge. I managed to get EB for 60 dollars back in 2007, and it was still being scalped then. I'm hoping a similar listing comes up.
I tried going to a used game store but the prices are similarly expensive.

[Anonymous No.4085505]

>>4085228
What the fuck are you talking about?

[Anonymous No.4085534]

>>4083807
>>4083923
>>4083975
Alright, was just curious if I'm not the only one here who bit the bullet for it.
>>4085093
Of course, retrons are fucking garbage. Also again I'm reminded how sad my everdrive looks, I have a donor cart but need to order one of those screwdrivers.

For me I typically go flashcart/emulation but ifbI really love something I'll hunt for a copy typically.

[Anonymous No.4085537]

>>4085274
Honestly just go for the ds version, it's better overall and much cheaper. You can get complete copies for around $20-25. Unless you are a purist and and absolutely need the snes version, then you'll just have to suck it up and pay the money. Just buy in person, snes fakes are quite common.

[Anonymous No.4085539]

>>4080129
TG16 and Saturn are multiple times.more expensive than Nintendo shot

[Anonymous No.4085541]

>>4085539
Don't forget neogeo collectors. Neogeo collectors would sooner sell their souls then sell thier games.

[Anonymous No.4085556]

It's difficult to just buy the damn system itself. I haven't seen one for sale anywhere.

I never owned one and recently i've been wanted to collect a few snes games I played at my cousins place.

[Anonymous No.4085567]

>>4085556
Really? I have the opposite problem. Every time I find something good on craigslist or at a yard sale it's a bare console with no controllers or cables. The cables I can replace myself or work around, controllers for most consoles are pretty cheap (not as much for SNES), but games are basically impossible to get for less than retail-prices now. Flashcarts are expensive too. Frankly I might just give up and just try to acquire all the consoles that can play games on burned CD-Rs without needing any modifications I can't do myself. For that reason I'd love to trade a SNES console for a Sega CD addon.

[Anonymous No.4085580]

>>4085556
Ebay?? Craigslist??

I just picked up a complete SNES w/ cables and the controller for 40 bucks at a local retro game convention (Too Many Games)

[Anonymous No.4085602]

>>4085567
>>4085580
A quick check on kijiji and bare consoles are like $80 and mostly bundles for hundreds otherwise. No thanks.

I was looking mostly at thrift stores. Snes is the hardest to collect for. Consoles non-existent and games extremely sparse. Collecting for the genesis is so much easier.

[Anonymous No.4085636]

>>4085602
>bare consoles are like $80
Holy shit. I bought an extra pair of "bare" NES and SNES consoles at a redneck yardsale for $10 not two years ago. I just assumed that games would be way more inflated in price than consoles since all the games are in the hands of collectors with massive collections by now.

[Anonymous No.4085664]

Yeah SNES is hard to find deals on. Still a few jems findable under $20. Actraiser, Super Punch Out, and UN Squadron.

F-Zero, Star-Fox and Hyperzone are great and under $10 anywhere.

[Anonymous No.4085669]

Adding this for salt. A coffee at Starbucks cost more than what I paid for Chrono Trigger.

[Anonymous No.4085672]

>>4080054
Buy them mexico, go to flea markets it's the cheapest you are going to find them.

[Anonymous No.4085689]

>>4085669
What's your story with it?

[Anonymous No.4085701]

>>4085689
Happened about a year and a half ago, my girlfriend at the time was hitting up Goodwills and found this and Legend of Zelda LTTP. She sends me a photo with them and ask's "Are these good should I get them?" and I'm like "Babe, do not put those down you got about $100 worth of games in your hands" followed by "Keep looking and ask someone working there if they got more in the back" cuz RPG fans collection dump = goldmine.

Sadly they didn't have anymore but plenty of bragging rights for owning CT and actually not even paying $2.52. Me and the girl met that night at Del Taco and I paid for that in return.

Good times. I still believe deals like this are out there.

[Anonymous No.4086039]

A place in my town sells them for around $5 each

[Anonymous No.4087546]

>>4080054
I just bought Pilot Wings for 8 USD and Chrono Trigger for 20 USD each at a flea market. Both work as expected. Only ebay sellers mark up games at ridiculous prices. Even Wii games are pricey as shit online when they literally cost 99 cents at any thrift store or flea market.

[Anonymous No.4087562]

>>4085701
>del taco
U my nigga

[Anonymous No.4087608]

>>4087546
Many flea market sellers (of products of all kinds, not just games/technology) also do a lot of sales online. So lots of tables with games at flea markets are selling for exactly ebay prices, as they're the same exact cartridges being simultaneously listed there.
You can still find some SNES games for decent-but-not-quite-cheap prices though. Twenty American for Chrono Trigger sounds like a steal considering how expensive that game has become (and I certainly haven't seen a deal that good in the last couple years+), but $10 or $20 for a moderately popular and decently liked game (something like F-Zero for example) isn't un-findable these days.

[Anonymous No.4087862]

>>4085602
Use Ebay or Craigslist