Pitfall Harry

I suppose I am "quite wrong" about my use of a poorly constructed sentence in the bolded bits. What I meant to say is that this particular collection of Famicom games are all bootlegs, and these particular bootleg titles are dime-a-dozen bootlegs that are "not very collectible." But they do have value to someone who's gonna play them. And I suppose ANYTHING is "collectible" so long as there is someone who collects it. I am, however, confident that collectors of bootleg Famicom games are in a very small minority. Or at least, they should be. A lot of the luster of collecting Asian bootlegs (or any other bootleg, for that matter) wears off quickly when one realizes that purchasing bootleg games contributes to software piracy. It cheats the legal copyright holders of those games out of revenue they -- not the bootleggers -- richly deserve. Bootleggers = criminals. Just so you know. So yeah, I too am of the mindset that unauthorized = garbage. Not to start an argument or anything. I'm just saying I hold a different opinion. -Ben

Oh, this is fantastic, and at such a low price. Thanks for the link! -Ben

For what it's worth, my Ikari Warriors has the yellow NEW in the bottom RIGHT corner of the box instead of the left. -Ben

Your Famicom games don't have much value, I'm afraid. They are all bootlegs, and as such are not very collectible. But they are functional games, and I'd guess they are worth around $5 to $10 each to someone who wants them to play them. You might get a dollar or two more for the Mario game because, you know, it's Mario! I don't collect bootleg games, but I am interested in the Famicom/NES adapter. I used to have one, lost it, and now I've got a bunch of Famicom games I can't play until I get a new adapter. So would you be willing to sell the adapter by itself? I realize selling the adapter will likely make it even harder for you to sell the games. But if your Famicom games don't sell anyway, I'd sure like to buy the adapter. -Ben

Do prototypes count? I think Snow White or Save Mary would have a female lead. -Ben

I think the Alamagordo "fix" would have been the most elegant, if only they had dug that hole a little deeper and poured concrete. -Ben

How has everyone missed the obvious so far? Ms. Pac-Man! -Ben

Hi Jamie, Yeah, you can have it. Just find a way to send me your mailing address (does this website support private messaging?), and it's yours. EDIT: Or just send it to me an an email: ufoundben at yahoo dot com -Ben

Hi Jamie, Yeah, you can have it. Just find a way to send me your mailing address (does this website support private messaging?), and it's yours. -Ben

It's a flat, rectangular cardboard card that is folded in the middle. It has no cutouts or holes in it, and it is not an overlay. You can lay it flat on the console if you like, but you can just as well place it anywhere else. There is printing on one side of the card only, which gives a quick overview of all the Space Shuttle commands. It came packaged as an insert inside the Space Shuttle game box. -Ben

I have an extra one of these, if anyone needs it. Anyone on this forum can have it, but on one condition: you actually need the card to play the game or to complete the collection, not to re-sell it for an easy profit. That's right. Meet the above lone condition -- and be first to let me know! -- and it's yours for free. And I hope you like the game as much as I do. -Ben

I think that had Mattel Electronics thought of doing this in the first place, their sales figures would have been doubled. Sometimes there is a steep price to pay for "cheaping out." -Ben

Or at least there was such a proto at one time. Whether it still exists today is anybody's guess, unless you know something we don't know. -Ben

That's really funny. I had Montezuma's Revenge sitting untouched in my collection for years before I finally got around to playing it. And you're right. It is a gem, hidden or otherwise. I think having a title unfortunate enough to invoke images of being stranded in Mexico with violent, projectile diarrhea had something to do with it. What a surprise I had when I discovered just how good it is. -Ben

That's what I do too. I don't have the living space to collect and store over 500 boxes. The fact that I have over 300 of them now is just an accident that resulted from being unable to pass up a great deal when I see one. I do like having the boxes, though. I just don't know where I can put any more of them. As far as a lot of your hardest titles to find coming from one source is concerned, you've got to count it as a major victory no matter how you acquired them. -Ben