What's the appeal of not for resale games

Turbo ManiacTurbo Maniac
in Collector's Corner
I’m just wondering what’s the appeal here? I know some are not for resale because they came bundled with the system while others where store demo carts.



i weed these out of my genesis collection.. I look at them like greatest hits editions. Is it just for demo unit collectors or why do some of you go after not for resale games?

Comments

  • JaxsBoxJaxsBox
    Should start by saying all NFRs aren't created equally. Genesis being the best example because by all means generally are t worth a whole bunch because they weren't special. Nintendo used the tag NFR on everything from a game bundle which they didn't want the game sold separately to competition carts. Usually what most come across are kiosk carts for Nintendo and vary in price drastically. You also have distribution carts which have content only found on these carts so generally demand more or a premium. Few years back the China flood introduced many of these once scarce NFRs to the market. There are several members on here that have completed various NFR sets as it's just another obscure thing to go after.
  • AtariJayAtariJay
    I would say in the case of n64 and SNES nfr's that people may want to"bling out" their collection by having a rarer version of the game. It way also be nostalgia. There are collectors that used to play these games in the retail stores so having a cartridge that was used in that way is special.
  • rlhrlh
    Another part of the equation for some might be that these carts, especially for kiosks, sometimes contain near-final builds of the software. Meaning, though there may not be a noticable difference between the game on the NFR and the game that was distributed for sale, there is a difference, which means the developers compiled one version of the game for the kiosk and another for the initial release.



    I'm not sure how frequent this divergence take place but you could almost consider these as high-quality, late production prototypes, intended for consumer use, rather than in house test hardware. I know it's a but of a spin but people are motivated to collect stuff for different reasons. Is there's a ROM variation on a cart, for any reason, they want it.
  • DarkToneDarkTone
    How many genesis NFR carts are there? From what I've seen, a majority are pack in games with no difference.
  • phart010phart010
    On Genesis they are common. On snes they are rare
  • SkorpSkorp
    They are so enjoyable to hunt! I spend more time collecting them than any other thing. Them being obscure and not suppose to be in collectors hands adds the appeal to them for me.

    Plus, they were in store kiosks at one point (at least some of them like with Nintendo 64, you can be sure most of them were) adding that history fact to them.
  • QuazeQuaze
    For me personally, I had completed the regular set for the system (N64) and just wasn't ready to give up collecting for it yet. The NFRs are a nice collecting "challenge", but I admit once I completed that goal, I didn't really feel too attached to the NFRs, and ended up trading them away a couple of years later.
  • Boosted52405Boosted52405
    I find the SNES and N64 kiosk NFR's very fun to collect for, including the Game Boy and GBA, but never got into the DS kiosk ones. The bundled NFRs are different in my opinion, much more common with the few exceptions like the quite rare WW/MP etc.
  • Andy_BogomilAndy_Bogomil
    I dunno but they've made me some good money over the years. I've found about 5 or 6 and a couple went for way more than I thought. I would agree with Quaze in that they are a collecting side quest.
  • SplainSplain
    It's like regular collecting, but Level 2.
  • DefaultGenDefaultGen
    What's the appeal of any of this crap we have.
  • Sign Collector GuySign Collector Guy
    I like the fact they say not for resale and I totally buy them. Like sticking it to the man. Feels good.
  • Uncle MeatUncle Meat
    Nothing.
  • rlhrlh
    Originally posted by: Splain



    It's like regular collecting, but Level 2.





    I'd consider variant collecting stage 2.  NFRs are level 2-4!  
  • Astor ReinhardtAstor Reinhardt
    I just think they're interesting. I'm not going to spend more on buying them but if they're the same price as the normal version of the game...I'll buy them. Or if they're cheaper...always lol.



    I don't go out of my way for them. I have two right now that I just got by random...I wasn't seeking them out.
  • SplainSplain
    What's really great is when people price them like they're worthless. Nobody wants this, it's not for resale!
  • zizi
    for me it's always been the thrill of breaking the law
  • Mega TankMega Tank
    R@REZ L@@K!  
  • Scrobins09Scrobins09
    I happened on a NFR of Sonic randomly, never gave it much thought. But it was fun feeling like I was flouting the law, like Mickey in Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, breaking outta jail for cutting off the "do not remove" label from his mattress
  • AirVillainAirVillain
    More dank, man.
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