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SNES Game Collecting (Tips, discussion, and info for like minded collectors)
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Barrel Cannon
Member
This is so hilarious to look at
Ok maybe not quite that long
I know alot of people don't like it because of the whole "baby's first RPG" thing, but I have FFIII to play some time and I think I need to try and ease myself in so I don't put myself off the genre forever due to frustration.
sixteen-bit
Member
Looks like Unholy Knight is staying JP exclusive
https://www.kickstarter.com/project...s-fighting-game-console-cartridge/description
https://www.kickstarter.com/project...s-fighting-game-console-cartridge/description
I know right?! hahahahaha. Gotta love weird hack-y stuff like this.
Hi SNES gaf! My father in law is moving and cleaned out his closet and among the games I found these.
I'm on mobile so I have to post directly to imgur
https://i.imgur.com/2ZAWkf2.jpg
Any idea on value? eBay seems to be around $650 total.
Im going to keep one cart, but would like to sell the other. The guide I'm not too keen on keeping either.
Is it realistic to hold onto these for a few more years? Or is the value pretty static?
I'm on mobile so I have to post directly to imgur
https://i.imgur.com/2ZAWkf2.jpg
Any idea on value? eBay seems to be around $650 total.
Im going to keep one cart, but would like to sell the other. The guide I'm not too keen on keeping either.
Is it realistic to hold onto these for a few more years? Or is the value pretty static?
blast processed
Member
Hi SNES gaf! My father in law is moving and cleaned out his closet and among the games I found these.
I'm on mobile so I have to post directly to imgur
https://i.imgur.com/2ZAWkf2.jpg
Any idea on value? eBay seems to be around $650 total.
Im going to keep one cart, but would like to sell the other. The guide I'm not too keen on keeping either.
Is it realistic to hold onto these for a few more years? Or is the value pretty static?
LOL just so happen to find, not one, but two, of the most expensive games on the SNES. And the box...
It has the guide with scratch and sniff stickers as well (they're pretty bad).
He said he got it from a blockbuster for about $15 total.
Can anyone recommend some traditional Japanese type music from SNES (or SFC) games? I'l talking about music like this from Pocky and Rocky 2, or this from Mystical Ninja (or any other music from those games) etc. Thanks!
sixteen-bit
Member
Samurai Shodown maybe?
It seemed like it took forever, but I finally got my SNES collection all cleaned up with cases and printed covers! I also greatly grew my collection with new titles from Europe, Japan, and a few unreleased unofficial reproductions!
Got to love The Cover Project!
My SNES Collection
Title A-P
Titles T-Z
4-Player Setup and Titles
Import and Reproduction Titles
Got to love The Cover Project!
My SNES Collection
Title A-P
Titles T-Z
4-Player Setup and Titles
Import and Reproduction Titles
sixteen-bit
Member
wow that must have taken a lot of work
blast processed
Member
Nice job!! I would have splurged for a paper cutter to keep the cut straight and speed things up, instead of scissors. That is, unless you have a steady hand?
Yes. I use an NTSC SCART cable with mine.
sixteen-bit
Member
That makes sense because Japan uses NTSC.
Shin Johnpv
Member
The SNES one is probably the most different out of the 3. It's really good too but also kind of very different in the types of attacks and moves the fighters do. NES and Wii ones are much closer in style IMHO. All 3 are amazing games though. The animation on the Wii one is sooooooo fucking good.
sixteen-bit
Member
I tried it last night. I got up to the Mexican Wrestling dude who spits in your face before calling it quits for the night.
It's fun. Definitely, I like the change in pace and overall different feel from the NES version. It makes both of them feel unique and worth playing as separate titles.
Shin Johnpv
Member
Absolutely, agree completely. They're so different and so worth both playing. I really hope there's a new Punch Out on Switch, I love that series.
Hi SNES gaf! My father in law is moving and cleaned out his closet and among the games I found these.
I'm on mobile so I have to post directly to imgur
https://i.imgur.com/2ZAWkf2.jpg
Any idea on value? eBay seems to be around $650 total.
Im going to keep one cart, but would like to sell the other. The guide I'm not too keen on keeping either.
Is it realistic to hold onto these for a few more years? Or is the value pretty static?
Not only is it unrealistic... that game is totally worthless and you should just give it to me
Real answer: Wait to see Nintendo's Virtual Console Switch plans before selling. There's a slight chance they may release Mother 3. If they do, that's when you should capitalize on Mother/Earthbound hype. If not, you'll not have lost any value before selling.
Chances are, it may not get much higher than the $650 you're seeing otherwise. I don't see prices suddenly rising in the next 3 years but I also never see them falling.
Square2015
Member
Looks and sounds more like a GBA title.
sixteen-bit
Member
Crawfish's port of SFA3 on GBA is doing like 20x this, lol.
theSlacker
Member
Congrats. It was probably my original white whale. And I'm not even satisfied with the copy that I got...
Hi everyone, I have a question about RGB/Scart stuff
I currently use Composite but it seems like RGB is much better, but I'm not sure exactly how it works. I have a US SNES (which I dont think is 1CHIP), so do I just buy an RGB Scart cable, and plug it into my HDTV? Or are there other accessories I need? And I'm not sure how important this is but I now live in Switzerland so I have a european hdtv, so I don't know if that will change anything. Currently my composite cables work fine on it.
Also, what are the differences between these two cables?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/161704904959?rmvSB=true which is around $40
and
http://www.ebay.com/itm/201284360714 which is around $20
Finally, what are people opinions on reproduction carts of games that didnt come out in the US (like Secret of Mana 2 fan translations, or an NTSC Terranigma cart)? I was wondering if I should buy the repro carts or just get an Everdrive/SD2SNES for those types of games.
I currently use Composite but it seems like RGB is much better, but I'm not sure exactly how it works. I have a US SNES (which I dont think is 1CHIP), so do I just buy an RGB Scart cable, and plug it into my HDTV? Or are there other accessories I need? And I'm not sure how important this is but I now live in Switzerland so I have a european hdtv, so I don't know if that will change anything. Currently my composite cables work fine on it.
Also, what are the differences between these two cables?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/161704904959?rmvSB=true which is around $40
and
http://www.ebay.com/itm/201284360714 which is around $20
Finally, what are people opinions on reproduction carts of games that didnt come out in the US (like Secret of Mana 2 fan translations, or an NTSC Terranigma cart)? I was wondering if I should buy the repro carts or just get an Everdrive/SD2SNES for those types of games.
I'd go for the SD2SNES, it gives you more options in the long run. I absolutely love mine (also have the NES one, which I love too).
The TV doesn't matter, it will work regardless. It used to be that European TVs didn't support NTSC but that hasn't been a problem since the 90s.
As for the two cables, I can't see a difference at first glance. Maybe the detailed description justifies the higher price for the second one but you should be fine with the first one, too.
It depends on your TV's scaler if you'll be happy with the result. It should result in a better picture regardless, but to get the best possible picture you'll probably need another device to upscale the SNES picture to your HDTV. You should visit Retro AV GAF to learn more about possible solutions.
Thanks for the help and suggestions guys, I will probably just buy the cheaper one I linked to, once the seller is back from vacation.
And I'm very close to pulling the trigger on the SD2SNES but the $110 difference compared to the Everdrive is hard to justify.
I have one further question, this time about the 8bitdo SNES30 wireless controllers.
If I bought 2 controllers and 2 receivers could I use both simultaneously on the same SNES? I'm not sure if there would be interference/difficulties having two plugged into the same SNES at the same time.
And I'm very close to pulling the trigger on the SD2SNES but the $110 difference compared to the Everdrive is hard to justify.
I have one further question, this time about the 8bitdo SNES30 wireless controllers.
If I bought 2 controllers and 2 receivers could I use both simultaneously on the same SNES? I'm not sure if there would be interference/difficulties having two plugged into the same SNES at the same time.
I have no issues uding two of the controllers together at the same time. Love them.
FYI if you can wait, krikzz has 20%(?) off deals on black Friday every year.
As someone who has an SD2SNES, I really like that I have one but I'd probably be content with an Everdrive as well. Sure there are some games that only work on SD2SNES but not that many. And Everdrive has some other features like action replay cheat support (which is being worked on for SD2SNES but development in general is really slow). The instant loading is really nice though. I didn't realize how great it is until I saw my friend's Everdrive boot up and load a game.
Shin Johnpv
Member
MSU1 versions of games alone make the SD2SNES worth it over the Everdrive. And there's always more MSU1 conversions being made.
sixteen-bit
Member
has anyone modded the SD2SNES to have a more aesthetically appealing menu? I don't mind the non-nonsense look of the ED.
Shin Johnpv
Member
I believe you can create your own image files for that, but I never bothered to.
socksfelloff
Member
Here my impressions as someone who owns almost every everdrive.
I bought a super everdrive during black Friday 2015 and it's been a great device however as time went on I found out about the msu1 and that made me jump the gun on grabbing a SD2snes during black Friday 2016.
Damn!
The SD2snes is such an upgrade. The super everdrive feels very slow and archaic compared to the modern everdrives and the SD2snes is the level above that! It's super slick, super fast and you can play msu1 as well as a few games the super everdrive couldn't.
Msu1 is fantastic and I cannot wait for more games to take advantage of it.
The super everdrive feels like an old flash cart still kicking around from the 90s. It'll get you from point A to point B but don't try and go to point C.
The SD2snes feels like the future. It feels like a cutting edge device that will last you for the rest of your life. Wherever Snes homebrew/chip support goes in the future the SD2snes will take you there.
If you've heard people sing the praises of FPGA hardware and it being the future of retro gaming that's exactly what the SD2snes is (it's an FPGA on a cart)
I bought a super everdrive during black Friday 2015 and it's been a great device however as time went on I found out about the msu1 and that made me jump the gun on grabbing a SD2snes during black Friday 2016.
Damn!
The SD2snes is such an upgrade. The super everdrive feels very slow and archaic compared to the modern everdrives and the SD2snes is the level above that! It's super slick, super fast and you can play msu1 as well as a few games the super everdrive couldn't.
Msu1 is fantastic and I cannot wait for more games to take advantage of it.
The super everdrive feels like an old flash cart still kicking around from the 90s. It'll get you from point A to point B but don't try and go to point C.
The SD2snes feels like the future. It feels like a cutting edge device that will last you for the rest of your life. Wherever Snes homebrew/chip support goes in the future the SD2snes will take you there.
If you've heard people sing the praises of FPGA hardware and it being the future of retro gaming that's exactly what the SD2snes is (it's an FPGA on a cart)
Unsure about NTSC-U Scart plugs, but the pin arrangements in PAL and NTSC-J plugs are different so you may want to double check that NTSC-U and NTSC-J are the same. SCART isn't a universal arrangement.
Robin64
Member
"Baby's first RPG" be damned, I love Mystic Quest. Though as a European, that might be because it was the only thing we got here on home consoles with the Final Fantasy name on before Final Fantasy VII.
Shin Johnpv
Member
NTSC RGB output is the same on the SNES regardless of NA or Japan, and by that I mean the cables, and the pinouts. (well SCART and JP21 place things dfifferently, but you can do scart out of a Super Famicom and such)
PumpkinSpice
Banned
The NTSC consoles output csync on pin 3 whereas PAL does a +12V so you really don't want to mix them up especially if you have one wired directly for csync. The RGB pins also carry slightly different signals.
The NTSC consoles output csync on pin 3 whereas PAL does a +12V so you really don't want to mix them up especially if you have one wired directly for csync. The RGB pins also carry slightly different signals.
Yeah, in PAL land here so know not to mix those two up. But will defer to others who're saying it's fine for the NTSC consoles.
Shin Johnpv
Member
The NTSC consoles output csync on pin 3 whereas PAL does a +12V so you really don't want to mix them up especially if you have one wired directly for csync. The RGB pins also carry slightly different signals.
Which is why I said NTSC in regards to NA and Japan RGB output and not PAL.
theSlacker
Member
Yes.