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SNES Game Collecting (Tips, discussion, and info for like minded collectors)

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Sword Familiar

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Does the SFC version of Kirby 3 have a holo cover or something?


Because im looking at one on ebay that looks like:

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and another that looks like

The lower one is just a bad picture. They're the same. I think it's just a bit "silvery". Unfortunately I'm moving soon, so I can't check my own cart because I have already packed it away. I don't remember there being anything special about it though.
 

Timu

Member
Just ordered another Super Famicom game on ebay and it's one that most don't seem to talk about, suppose to come by Wednesday at earliest.
 
Since SFC carts don't stack as evenly as NA SNES ones, I'm thinking about getting a case for my loose ones. Anyone know where I can buy something like these?

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Kade

Member
Went to a swap meet today. I was primarily looking for reasonable deals on Gamecube stuff (component cable, PSO 1&2, Cubivore; didn't find any) but if anything else that I was interested caught my eye, I had cash ready and games in my bag if they wanted to trade. Despite not getting what I went there for, I'm really happy with what I found.

 

Sixfortyfive

He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.

Olly88

Member
Bought the Super Famicom version of Shadowrun earlier. Can't wait for it to arrive and to try it out, looks like it's got a great atmosphere.
 

Rich!

Member
Anyone played Super Dense World, the Super Mario World romhack?

Played it again earlier after about ten years. I have no idea what must have been going through my head when I made that hack, and its hilarious that its now included in pretty much every romhack compilation online

Forgot how terrible it is. Ah well, I didnt spend much time on making it lol
 

Peagles

Member
Anyone played Super Dense World, the Super Mario World romhack?

Played it again earlier after about ten years. I have no idea what must have been going through my head when I made that hack, and its hilarious that its now included in pretty much every romhack compilation online

Forgot how terrible it is. Ah well, I didnt spend much time on making it lol

Will it run on my new Super Everdrive? :p


Here's a comparison shot next to the clone I'm replacing, for interest's sake.

 

Peagles

Member
What are the benefits of the Everdrives vs the Clones, out of curiosity?

Aside from feeling good about giving your money to the creator rather than people who have stolen his work, the clones have a poorer build quality and crap out more easily, and they also use cheaper parts (so their lifetime will be much shorter, even if they function normally). There's also no support available for them, whereas Krikzz will help out if any genuine Everdrive ever gives you trouble.
 

Peagles

Member
Hmm it seems to be missing a surface mounted component, which I've read should be a diode. Apart from intermittent SD errors it seems to be functioning fine so far. Thoughts?
 

D.Lo

Member
So just got my Konami Hyperbeam wireless controller
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And it is AWESOME.

IR, but works from every angle. You have to completely block the view for it to not work. It's seriously as good as it gets for this tech.

No perceptible lag (haven't fully tested yet). Of course if you're playing World Warrior tournaments you might want a wire.

And the pad itself is also great, maybe the best 3rd party pad I have ever used (except the Hori Mini Pad on N64). Takes 3 AAAs, and is slightly fatter than the original SNES pad. But apart from that you'd assume NIntendo made it themselves, the build quality is fantastic.

And it's Famicom compatible too!

Oddly, the Konami and Fami/Super Fami logo stencilled on the front are very poor quality and slightly wonky - very weird for an otherwise perfectly engineered device.

Highly recommended. I might make it my main pad for both systems for convenience, though I do love my NES dogbone.
 

Mercutio

Member

When my copy of Link to the Past died, I embalmed it with an Everdrive, a copy of itself, and the Satelliview games.

It's probably most like having a beloved pet stuffed and mounted in one's living room.

Except I guess you don't keep the original innards in a desk drawer with dead Genesis parts with the pet, I guess.
 

Rich!

Member
My 12-year-old nephew just called to tell me he bought a SNES at a garage sale. He's asking for game recommendations.

Warms my heart.

tell him to buy the following:

Zelda: Link to the Past
Mario All Stars + World
Donkey Kong Country 2
Kirby Super Star
Tetris Attack
Yoshi's Island
Secret of Mana
Super Mario Kart

he's gonna need a lot of pocket money
 
Anyone interested in a Super Famicom Dragon Quest VI?
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Trying to make some room in my collection. Also have some SF Street Fighter Carts and some Dragon Ball Z carts that I ended up getting a few extras of each I'd get rid of. Not sure if anyone here is big on Japanese games. Figure'd I'd post it in this thread.
 

Peagles

Member
Hmm it seems to be missing a surface mounted component, which I've read should be a diode. Apart from intermittent SD errors it seems to be functioning fine so far. Thoughts?

Well it started getting more and more errors, so Krikzz said to add a jumper to replace the diode, which apparently just functions to protect it if you put the board in backwards (not a problem for me) so I just added a jumper and now it works perfect!
 

Teknoman

Member
Anyone interested in a Super Famicom Dragon Quest VI?
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Trying to make some room in my collection. Also have some SF Street Fighter Carts and some Dragon Ball Z carts that I ended up getting a few extras of each I'd get rid of. Not sure if anyone here is big on Japanese games. Figure'd I'd post it in this thread.

I'd say everyone here is big on Japanese games...or at least those without much of a language barrier / have a translation patch.
 

TheMoon

Member
Yeah, these are on the list. He already has SM Allstars from the garage sale. I've already filled him in about the bonkers prices. But my recs will all be reasonably priced.

Just pretend it's 20 years ago and he has to buy everything new and that's just what games cost :)
 

Cheerilee

Member
Just pretend it's 20 years ago and he has to buy everything new and that's just what games cost :)

But some of these games are just barely affordable if you buy cart-only. If you buy cart-only, you don't get to see the lovely full-color instruction booklets! What kind of gamer would ever accept a world where you had to look online to read the game's instructions?
 

mltplkxr

Member
Anyone interested in a Super Famicom Dragon Quest VI?
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Trying to make some room in my collection. Also have some SF Street Fighter Carts and some Dragon Ball Z carts that I ended up getting a few extras of each I'd get rid of. Not sure if anyone here is big on Japanese games. Figure'd I'd post it in this thread.

I'd love to have one since I'm a big DQ fan.
 
Saw three copies of Thracia 776 in Osaka over the weekend: Nintendo Power edition, Boxed release edition, and limited edition. As much as I wanted the other two, I had to go with the Nintendo Power edition due to cost. Hopefully the flash rams are durable. It works for now at least.
 

Timu

Member
Just beaten Ghost Sweeper Mikami so I'll get impressions on that sometime soon, and I plan on buying more SNES games this week, including yet another Super Famicom one.
 

Peagles

Member
Just put a DSP chip in my Everdrive, woo!

Pity nothing can play SA-1 games yet, or other chip games, but DSP support is nice for now.
 

Mercutio

Member
Tell you what, if anyone in this thread is willing to sell me a copy of CT at a fair price, I'd jump. Would love to be able to do that for him.

If I had a copy I'd loan it to you for free. That game defined what a "game" could be to me.

As it stands, I have a Japanese copy that I can't read, and I hope I can find a broken / non-saving USA copy to transplant into it at some point. That is, if the USA boards fit in the Japanese shells.

Hey, can he speak Japanese? if so...
 
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