Magmavision2000

Publisher: R A R E

One thing I forgot to mention is that importing isn't always the answer, games with heavy text are almost impossible to play if you don't know the language. There are also some systems that either were released in limited quantities or just never came out in the country you import from. Besides that, importing is still the best way to get cheap games.

Does anyone want 91 Combat cartridges? It's only $179 (starting bid)! https://www.ebay.com/itm/124181834367

Retro games seem to be getting more expensive by the hour, so it's becoming harder to find decent deals, and in turn, harder to amass a collection without spending an insane amount of money. Most people either go straight to emulation, or get flashcarts, but some people (including me, with some exceptions) are purists and look for cheap ways to buy games. My main way to get games cheap is to just import games. I've literally gotten games for pennies on the dollar by just importing the same game from Japan. Super Mario Bros. 3? Easily a $25-$30 game, but if you don't mind the minor differences in the Famicom version, you can get it for under $10, I somehow have two of them! Before I sold my Super Famicom, I got Mario Kart and F-Zero in a lot for $13, that lot would've most likely been $50+ if I got it on the SNES. On top of that, you'll find great games that never came out in your country if you import, I've gotten Yie Ar Kung Fu and a Sumo game both for under $1 (minus shipping, with shipping they were $3), and they're both pretty fun! That's the only one I know. Do you guys know any tips on how to get games cheap?

I'm not talking about companies releasing readily available ROMS, I'm talking about stuff like the 1989 build of Super Mario World being released. I doubt something like that would happen, but if it did happen, you bet I'd buy them!

It's the Sierra version.

I'm 99% sure it's on a floppy, but it could be on a cassette.

Thank you for finding that link, and thank you Random Terrain for making that list!

In mid-2018-early-2019, I attempted to collect CIB copies of every game Atari released between 1977-1980 but stopped because I couldn't find concrete release dates for some (games that claim their made in 1980 were actually released in 1981 and stuff like that). Does somebody know the correct amount of games?

Yep.

That how I built my collection, I could get bags of 2600 games for under $20 and I got SMB2/USA for like 2 bucks (this was in 2012-2014). Unfortunately, those days are over, at least the 2600 is no longer in the spotlight, so prices will go down a little.

Still looking for some takers!

You guys must either be millionaires or have connections. I couldn't dream of having as many games as you guys have!

What prototypes do you have?

Up for trade is my duplicate copy of Super Mario Bros. 3 for the Famicom. I'm looking for either Pinball for the Famicom, or Space Invaders for the Japanese Sega Saturn. I'll pay for shipping on the Mario 3 cart.

You know, I think 2600 Pac-Man is growing on me. If you look at it as not a Pac-Man port, it's pretty good! Pac-Man: 1,970 I will try to post a new Ms. Pac-Man score later. Also, I don't want to invade your space or anything, but I think I know what Midway Arcade Part 2 is gonna be.

I'm curious about the voice samples in Donkey Kong, especially Kong's roar. Do we know who recorded them? If so, is there a place where you can find the uncompressed versions of them? Also, since I have your attention, do we know who the actress was for Pauline's unused voice samples?

Turns out I'm NOT better with a d-pad, I decided to bite the bullet and clean my CX-40 and got way better results. Pac-Man: 1,496 Ms. Pac-Man 41,450

I've accidentally misspelled "Games" as "Fames" on this post. May one of the mods please replace the "F" with a "G" when they have the chance?

Ah dammit, I misspelled games!