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Post by Weasel on Mar 12, 2007 23:23:54 GMT -5
Well, Mom was rather lucky - apparently one of her co-workers was getting rid of some stuff and wanted to know if I was interested in having a Super Nintendo with Mario World. I accepted the offer, and now I am the proud owner of a near-perfect SNES, with no discoloration, no dust, and no sign that it was ever used in the first place. Well, the controller buttons are a bit loose, but I'm sure that most SNES controllers were like that.
I'd be interested in knowing, though, if there are any places better than eBay to buy old SNES games. Sure, there's emulators (and the Virtual Console), but it's so much more satisfying to have the real thing right here in front of me. If eBay is the only option, I'll go ahead and get an account, but I've been putting it off for ages.
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Post by michiyoyoshiku on Mar 12, 2007 23:26:49 GMT -5
Gamecrazy if they have them in your area. Also amazon does have resellers selling them.
Look around online you'd be surprised what you can find.
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Post by dartagnan1803 on Mar 13, 2007 3:29:22 GMT -5
With Lamestop/EB ending their support of the format, the above post is actually great advice.
Aside from those places, and indie game stores. . .you'll have a hard time finding games.
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Post by kal on Mar 13, 2007 4:53:03 GMT -5
It will probably be worth grabbing an Ebay account since I'd all but gurrenttee that what you want won't necessarily be avaliable near you.
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Post by steven on Mar 13, 2007 12:30:57 GMT -5
1. Congratulations. The SNES is, IMHO, the greatest system ever. Free? Makes it that much better, lol
2. Get an eBay account. I've been on the 'bay since '99. 100s and 100s of (great) deals that would leave my collection looking rather empty had it not been for eBay
3. Game Crazy if your area has 'em. They're connected with certain Hollywood Video's. But I've noticed GC have gone down the crapper. In early 06, I got a lot of good games from them for cheap, from Kirby SuperStar $5 to Megaman X2 $10. In the 2nd half of '06, they had nothing but crap. Still, check yours out, if you have any
And craigslist, flea market, pawn shops, etc.
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Post by zzz on Mar 13, 2007 12:56:30 GMT -5
The only problem with collecting this console is that it has too many good games. I have played the majority of it's 1900 or so games, and found that there are literally 100's of good games for it. I just emulate the thing anymore, because if I were to collect I would not have any idea where to begin. The number of good Japan exclusive RPGs will at least narrow the field a bit, as those would be kind of goofy to collect, given that their save files iwll probably not work, and if you are not Japanese literate you will be clueless as to what is going on.
My point: Have fun collecting! This is a hell of a console. Really, for me, this is as good as anything out there. The best way to get good prices is to ask people that you know have a old SNES gathering dust if they would be interested in parting with the games for a few bucks.
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Post by Gilder on Mar 13, 2007 14:05:35 GMT -5
Watch out for flea markets, as the ones in my are (NE Pennsylvania) tend to over charge some really awful games that you'd feel ripped off of ($30 for Yoshi's Cookie?!) or you can get lucky and get the best deal anywhere ($3 for a boxed near mint copy of Skyblazer, which I whole heartedly recommend).
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Post by Weasel on Mar 13, 2007 16:46:50 GMT -5
I know there is a GameCrazy near me - perhaps sometime I should have a look at them. The local flea markets might also be a good place to look, as I know for certain there have been a fair number of SNES games available at Goodwill and the like (there was a branch in town that had a model 1 Genesis, but none of the power/RF cables, with two controllers and a copy of The Incredible Crash Dummies).
Amazon had the bare essentials last time I looked - I'm absolutely going to get Zelda, Mario RPG, and Metroid from them. They're common enough that I can get them for sane prices.
And yeah, I'm going to set up an eBay account. I must resist the urge to spend out my bank account on it, though.
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Post by Sac (a.k.a Icaras) on Mar 16, 2007 7:26:54 GMT -5
Video Stores can be worth checking out. A while back, one near me started clearing out all their old megadrive game rentals, and I managed to grab a few choice games (Phantasy Star 2 and Landstalker). Only problem, they usually have annoying video store stickers on 'em.
This same store still has a few old SNES games for sale, though only rubbish ones, sadly.
Other than that, I make a habit of checking pawn shops and the like. They hardly ever have anything good, but sometimes you find the odd game worth buying.
I also always mean to check out garage sales for old games/systems...but just never seem to do so. Dunno why.
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