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Deleted user 22 April 2015 15:48:58

gizmo wrote:
Kind of on topic, but unsure where to get any advice;

I have dozens on N64 cartridges which are mint condition, in terms of non-dogeared cardboard boxes etc. and keep wondering where/when is the best place to sell them. Should they be bundled/individual etc? If anyone has any tips, I'd appreciate them!

try this (very busy) group on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gamegeargroup/

although they're all collectors so you will only get market price for the most part.

personally, i sell everything on ebay. i'm an experience seller so can crank stuff out pretty quick, and get a good price. plus it's so easy to list internationally now that ebay cover all the postage and insurance, so you get a lot of foreign collectors paying good money for stuff that is commonplace here.

quadfather 22 Apr 2015 15:53:07 39,069 posts
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Add NTSC castlevania to my list of purchases above. At Ł42 quid, I don't think it's that bad tbh.

quadfather 22 Apr 2015 15:56:36 39,069 posts
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Jazzy_Geoff wrote:
I would go:

Mario World
Yoshi's Island
Streetfighter 2 Turbo
Metroid
Castlevania IV
Sim City
Secret of Mana
FFIII
LTTP
Chrono Trigger

just off the top.

Chrono Trigger is hard to get I believe. The rest are gettable if you don't mind paying.

I have all of those except FFIII and Chrono trigger on pal and now I've got to get them all again on NTSC

That is pretty much my top ten list too though. Years ago I might have added the first donkey kong country, if only for the infuriating mine cart levels

Still, a starting NTSC lineup on day one of Castlevania IV, Secret of Mana and Super Metroid isn't a bad start.

/internally battles with himself

quadfather 22 Apr 2015 15:57:36 39,069 posts
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Also, I managed to pick up the Chaos Engine on Pal. Really like the snes version, even with the slightly different music. Though they patched out the party power exploit

quadfather 22 Apr 2015 16:13:41 39,069 posts
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Jesus christ

PierrePressure 22 Apr 2015 16:17:08 1,478 posts
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All this talk has made me pine for my Dreamcast.

quadfather 22 Apr 2015 16:23:29 39,069 posts
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That's what console I did keep and didn't sell anything at least. Still got the official dreamcast steering wheel for wacky races. Which is arguably the best version imo

PierrePressure 22 Apr 2015 16:28:19 1,478 posts
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I think the Dreamcast is probably as retro as I'll go (except perhaps the first PS).

Been playing since the C64 but I fear anything older will just seem to clunky to me!

quadfather 22 Apr 2015 16:30:22 39,069 posts
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SNES still tickles my fancy, definitely

Jazzy_Geoff 22 Apr 2015 16:34:03 8,068 posts
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Quad, you're a man after my own hear - no self control!

As for the Dreamcast, I did have one at one point but swapped it with someone on here for enough cash to buy RDR (I was skint at the time). To be honest, I don't even regret it. I respect Sega games and consoles but there is something about the way those games play that turns me off. On all Sega consoles the games tend to be very immediate, fast-paced and arcade-like, whilst Nintendo games tend to more considered and slow-burning and a completely different sort of experience, which I prefer.

And that's good, because it means I'm not tempted to buy in. Although I was playing Altered Beast last night on the PS3 Megadrive Collection. What the fuck is that game about?

Edited by Jazzy_Geoff at 16:34:44 22-04-2015

Psiloc 22 Apr 2015 16:36:03 6,366 posts
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Chrono Trigger is fantastic. Ł77 cart only is the best price at the moment though:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Chrono-Trigger-Nintendo-SNES-1995-/171760216769?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27fdb4eac1

(FWIW there are much worse games for Ł77).

Another SNES classic is Turtles in Time, which is a 60hz revelation:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Super-Nintendo-Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-turtles-IV-Turtles-In-Time-tmnt-iv-snes-/381234163344?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item58c353ae90

This copy of TiT (heh) is a good example of what we were on about on the other page. It's the superior version, you're paying for international delivery, and it's still 20% cheaper than the PAL version.

Jazzy_Geoff 22 Apr 2015 16:40:43 8,068 posts
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TiT is a great game. Forgot about that.

Jazzy_Geoff 22 Apr 2015 16:53:06 8,068 posts
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Also Shadowrun.

Terranigma is also great (apparently) but I'm a bit confused about that one. The english language version was supposedly only released in PAL format but there are loads of US versions on eBay. Must be repro carts?

Psiloc 22 Apr 2015 16:56:24 6,366 posts
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I've got the Japanese version of Yoshi's Island by the way and it's perfectly playable. About the same amount of text as SMW. PAL version is literally 5 times as expensive.

AceGrace 22 Apr 2015 16:58:31 3,464 posts
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I've got a Neo Geo AES with about a dozen games.

Decided to go for Neo Geo CD stuff now.

Have already bought quite a few games already but still have no hardware

/o\

Also got a Neo Geo X as well as 3 spectrums, c64, oric 1, dragon 32, Jaguar, 3DO, Amiga 1200, Atari ST, STE and Mega STE, Turbografx, Amstrad 464, Amstrad 6128, PS2, PS1, Saturn, N64, Dreamcast, xbox 1, 360, XBone, PS3, PS4, Wii, Wii U, JXD S7800B, Wikipad, MOJO console and a fucking partridge in a pear tree!

I think I am mentally ill.

Edited by AceGrace at 16:59:43 22-04-2015

Jazzy_Geoff 22 Apr 2015 16:59:28 8,068 posts
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Blimey. How much do Neo Geo games go for?

Jazzy_Geoff 22 Apr 2015 17:01:16 8,068 posts
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Psiloc wrote:
I've got the Japanese version of Yoshi's Island by the way and it's perfectly playable. About the same amount of text as SMW. PAL version is literally 5 times as expensive.

Yeah the PAL version is ridic. I used to have one (and a copy of most of the SNES big hitters but my sister gave them to charity. Cancel claims ANOTHER victim I guess. That's a very poor taste joke btw sorry).

AceGrace 22 Apr 2015 17:01:32 3,464 posts
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you can get a lot of them for the Ł30 - Ł50 mark (AES) but some of them are eye watering. (Metal Slug US version Ł7000, Kizuna Encouter 5 pal copies known - Ł35,000)!!

Neo Geo CD games go from Ł5 up to Ł300 for the Metal Slugs. Most are at the bottom end. The only trouble with the Neo Geo CD is that loading times are painful.

AceGrace 22 Apr 2015 17:02:14 3,464 posts
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Jazzy_Geoff wrote:

Psiloc wrote:
I've got the Japanese version of Yoshi's Island by the way and it's perfectly playable. About the same amount of text as SMW. PAL version is literally 5 times as expensive.
Yeah the PAL version is ridic. I used to have one (and a copy of most of the SNES big hitters but my sister gave them to charity. Cancel claims ANOTHER victim I guess. That's a very poor taste joke btw sorry).

I've got the Yoshi's island for SNES boxed with the guide. Last time I looked it went for Ł150+

\o/

Jazzy_Geoff 22 Apr 2015 17:06:06 8,068 posts
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Thanks for that

quadfather 22 Apr 2015 17:10:11 39,069 posts
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@Jazzy_Geoff

Yeah there are a lot of arcade coin ups on the Sega systems I guess. Whereas super Mario world for example is a totally different kettle of fish. However, I will say that Suzuki alstare racing on the Dreamcast is immense fun. I've never seen anyone fly through the air so far when you crash. And the speed. It's so fast.

I've got that sega ps3 collection too! Altered beast. Heh, mad as batshit.

I can't wait for castlevania and metroid to turn up for the NTSC. I'm going to set up the SNES in the living room if I can fit the bastard in with everything else ready for when that converter turns up.

Curse this thread - i was quite happy playing bloodborne ffs

/shakes fist

quadfather 22 Apr 2015 17:11:14 39,069 posts
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Jazzy_Geoff wrote:
TiT is a great game. Forgot about that.

Shit. Added to list.

quadfather 22 Apr 2015 17:13:03 39,069 posts
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AceGrace wrote:
I've got a Neo Geo AES with about a dozen games.

Decided to go for Neo Geo CD stuff now.

Have already bought quite a few games already but still have no hardware

/o\

Also got a Neo Geo X as well as 3 spectrums, c64, oric 1, dragon 32, Jaguar, 3DO, Amiga 1200, Atari ST, STE and Mega STE, Turbografx, Amstrad 464, Amstrad 6128, PS2, PS1, Saturn, N64, Dreamcast, xbox 1, 360, XBone, PS3, PS4, Wii, Wii U, JXD S7800B, Wikipad, MOJO console and a fucking partridge in a pear tree!

I think I am mentally ill.

Fuck.
My.
Top.
Hat.

I am veritably sane then.

AceGrace 22 Apr 2015 18:59:40 3,464 posts
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Glol!

I forgot to add SNES, megadrive, master system. BBC B, BBC Master, acorn Archimedes, Atari flashbacks 3&4.

:-)

Deleted user 22 April 2015 19:26:43

Not sure if I'm more or less confused now about which SNES and games to buy

Psiloc 22 Apr 2015 19:42:49 6,366 posts
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U.S. SNES if you're going have just one IMO. Personally I have both US and UK systems hooked up.

Psiloc 22 Apr 2015 19:49:52 6,366 posts
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Along with the rest:

http://i60.tinypic.com/24wuakw.jpg

I have a very understanding future wife.

MrFlay 22 Apr 2015 20:08:49 4,670 posts
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The NES is surprisingly massive.

SuperGuttaBunny 22 Apr 2015 20:17:25 391 posts
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Anyone know if the Retron 5 is worth a punt? Seen alot of positive things but still unsure if its worth the 130 quid.

Psiloc 22 Apr 2015 20:28:01 6,366 posts
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The Retron is a nice simple way of getting things presentable on an HDTV basically.

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