How Is Your SNES Gaming Going?

[Ack]

Well, it goes from $89 in May 2012 to $220 in June and $285 in July.

Also it's entertaining to see the repros listed on eBay right now.

[darsparx]

Well, it goes from $89 in May 2012 to $220 in June and $285 in July.

Also it's entertaining to see the repros listed on eBay right now.

Seriously those are listed at $40 and I'm tempted on those if i wasn't broke...would rather have the SFC if it was possible and do it that way since Hagane is one of many I keep hearing about and want to eventually try out...

[Ack]

Well, there is at least one on there right now for about $40 that's in a clear plastic shell and openly advertised as a repro as well as a few others that are listed as repros in the title of the "auction." If you feel you want to go this route, I'd say go with the ones that are transparent about it.

There's also at least one listed as both a repro and "rare" too...

[Ziggy]

For anyone that's interested... For the one time investment purchase of the programmer ($20-30, depending on cart slot options) you can make your own repros using the INL flash carts. The SNES carts are $25-31 (depends on ROM size) which includes a cart shell. So for about the same price as the $40 repro you can make your own, and then you'd have the programmer to make more repro carts whenever you'd like.

The INL carts are fully assembled and require to no soldering or any technical know-how. You use software with the programmer to flash a ROM to the cart. They don't work like Everdrive or similar flash carts (where when you boot the cart you get a menu system to select which game you want to run). Rather, you can only flash ONE game to the INL cart, then it works just like a repro would.

[BoneSnapDeez]

Found Super Castlevania IV at the local game store today. I've never played it but the footage I've seen makes it look phenomenal. Looking forward to trying this one out - it may be the next game I play.

[strangenova]

Found Super Castlevania IV at the local game store today. I've never played it but the footage I've seen makes it look phenomenal. Looking forward to trying this one out - it may be the next game I play.

It's so good. Great music and atmosphere, it's also a tad easier than the nes games.

[prfsnl_gmr]

Found Super Castlevania IV at the local game store today. I've never played it but the footage I've seen makes it look phenomenal. Looking forward to trying this one out - it may be the next game I play.

It's so good. Great music and atmosphere, it's also a tad easier than the nes games.

Agreed. I love that game. It is my favorite "traditional" Castlevania title.

[Tanooki]

I almost did that myself a year back. Instead of that I well educated myself, then found a person over at pinside looking for assistance and in the end I tutored him in the entire NES side of it and SNES too and in turn I ended up with an Earthbound cart for NES for the effort at cost.

It is by far the best way to go that route instead of dumb aliexpress or ripoff ebay. YOu can find these days 1:1 shells and labels, or you can make one too as its not hard with a business quality ink printer. I just never bothered as I have a lack of time and too much crap to play with but if that ever changes I am going that way in mass.

As a one off Id rather get a 1:1 style Aerofighters SNES cart that way to flip the bird to the scalpers. It is sad that game costs so much yet something with as few copies (the 2 neo geo sequels) go for like 20% of the price (which I have both.)


Bone: A stellar game I have had since it came out, a remaking before you called them a remake of the original Castlevania. Dozens of stages, incredible beauty in the audio and visuals with a full 360 degree whip mechanic and its the game where you can Indy swing over gaps too. A true gem of the Konami experience on SNES.

[Ack]

I...find that hard to believe that you've never played Super Castlevania IV before, Bone.

[BoneSnapDeez]

I...find that hard to believe that you've never played Super Castlevania IV before, Bone.

Just got into the Castlevania series last year (maybe two years ago?) when I played Symphony of the Night for a Summer Challenge game. Since then I have played the first and second game (this year). That's it. I own several others - such as the N64 installment, Circle of the Moon, Curse of Darkness, and The Dracula X Chronicles though I have yet to play any of those.

I never stumbled upon the games as a kid, for whatever reason, and then I went through a phase where I played nothing but RPGs so the series just kinda slipped by me.