What is a neat/cool/interesting part of NES collecting that is still cheap?
So, it seems like there are a lot of people saying that NES collecting is out of control. Prices are too high, etc.
Well, they are right. But, there are tons of interesting variants and ways of collecting NES that don't have to follow the herd.
The 5 screw Zelda is a good example. It doesn't cost any more than a regular Zelda if you spend some time searching. (That means don't buy a BIN after reading this)
It is easy to get for the same price as a regular Zelda, but looks neater on the shelf in my opinion.
What are some other examples of "neat" NES things that don't cost more, but might take just a bit more work to find?
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Well, they are right. But, there are tons of interesting variants and ways of collecting NES that don't have to follow the herd.
The 5 screw Zelda is a good example. It doesn't cost any more than a regular Zelda if you spend some time searching. (That means don't buy a BIN after reading this)
It is easy to get for the same price as a regular Zelda, but looks neater on the shelf in my opinion.
What are some other examples of "neat" NES things that don't cost more, but might take just a bit more work to find?
(Buy Tong Garden Peanuts)
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As for games like your Zelda mention, the first print of SMB3. Both are multitudes rarer but barely noticeable when it comes to prices.
Lots of minor variants have indistinguishable price differences.
Like what? Name one and help the thread out.
Isolated Warrior.
Yawn.
I'm talking about things like this:
TMNT: Arcade game - A game most players love. Not hard to find the box art without the pizza ad on it. More turtle love, same price.
That's pretty much how I got my 5-screw Zelda. lol Also got a Gyromite for a "non-converter" cost once.
did you ask for a pic of the board?
Lots of minor variants have indistinguishable price differences.
Like what? Name one and help the thread out.
Well we have plenty of threads on here dedicated to variant discussion. I thought this was more than just another variant thread.
But having said that, blue untouchables, especially as a CIB. The blue cart is harder to find than black but sits out there from time to time but the Blue CIB is pretty close to par with Ubisoft Indiana Jones. Yet one is $120+ as a CIB and last blue untouchables was barely $35.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Untouchables-NES-Nintendo-COMPLETE-CIB-With-Box-Blue-Label-/131895345294
That's pretty much how I got my 5-screw Zelda. lol Also got a Gyromite for a "non-converter" cost once.
did you ask for a pic of the board?
For Gyromite? Not really, I just bought it and it had a converter in it.
Or Famicom. Famicom might be cooler.
Collect carts without labels. They'll be cheaper, and when it comes time to play, you'll be surprised every time!
Or Famicom. Famicom might be cooler.
ha, I'd love to see a full set completely labelless, that would be hilarious.
Collect carts without labels. They'll be cheaper, and when it comes time to play, you'll be surprised every time!
Or Famicom. Famicom might be cooler.
A lot of stores, if you make big buys, they'll toss in any labeless games for free. I think I still have a colecovision game I need to test out, keep forgetting about it. My colecovision doesnt work, think it was a doa power switch.
Collect carts without labels. They'll be cheaper, and when it comes time to play, you'll be surprised every time!
Or Famicom. Famicom might be cooler.
Put your cart only Famicom games on a shelf and you've basically got an NES set without labels. Two birds with one stone there.
Why would you want tmnt II without the pizza ad more? That personal pan pizza coupon manual is sweet
Yea, I agree. The Pizza ad on the box and the coupon on the manual make it better. It also makes you want to order a pizza.
Why would you want tmnt II without the pizza ad more? That personal pan pizza coupon manual is sweet
The personal pan pizza was sweeter when I spent it as a child. Pizza Hut pizza tasted amazing back then. Not sure what happened, but it tastes awful to me now.
The best part isnt the multicarts, its the actual 1:1 pirates with funky label art and cart design.
Originally posted by: MrWunderful
Nes Pirates from other countries, like south east asia can be had for cheap if you know someone there
The best part isnt the multicarts, its the actual 1:1 pirates with funky label art and cart design.
I started going after these before Alie Express popped up a few years ago, but didn't get all that far since things were tough to find (six maybe?). Had to surf the Famicom forums and things like that, though there were a few here on NA or eBay at times. Cheap when you could find them, and certainly interesting.
Manuals are awesome! My fave is Super Mario 3's manual; it's really thick, like reading a small book. The "Explorer's Handbooks" for Dragon Warrior and Final Fantasy are great, too.
Last Christmas a friend of mine gave me his SMB3 mario so I could restore my old childhood copy to CIB status (kept everything BUT the manual, which fell apart after reading it too often). I loved thumbing through it, it really cemented a lot of what I still feel about the Mario universe and it was just so big and colorful! A close runner-up would be the SMB2 manual, since it ruled too.
Shit, I say do this! Go collect manuals for a while, you'll have fun reading them and even if you don't own the game, I think it would even better the experience of firing up an emulator or something.
Manuals are awesome! My fave is Super Mario 3's manual; it's really thick, like reading a small book. The "Explorer's Handbooks" for Dragon Warrior and Final Fantasy are great, too.
Last Christmas a friend of mine gave me his SMB3 mario so I could restore my old childhood copy to CIB status (kept everything BUT the manual, which fell apart after reading it too often). I loved thumbing through it, it really cemented a lot of what I still feel about the Mario universe and it was just so big and colorful! A close runner-up would be the SMB2 manual, since it ruled too.
I know what you mean. My collection has focussed on Super Mario Bros. stuff for a while. I have almost all of the SMB game guides, everything from early 90s Nintendo Power suppliments to a beautiful hardcover game guide for Super Mario 3D World. I also just ordered the Japanese book Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia, and a nice Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary magazine (also Japanese). I won't be able to read them, but oh, the artwork! I also have plans to collect all the original Japanese versions of the SMB games CIB, mostly for box/manual/cart art. Even the Game Boy games receive my love
OP, maybe that's the route to take. Instead of collecting a bunch of games you don't care about, pick out one particular franchise and specialize. Maybe it's Castlevania or Sonic or Metroid or whatever. If it was a big deal from '85 to '95, there is sure to be plenty of cool stuff to collect surrounding the series.