How Is Your SNES Gaming Going?

[BoneSnapDeez]

I don't want to be the only person on Earth who has suffered through them. Misery loves company.

(Actually Lagoon isn't that bad when you consider its age, context, and the fact that it's a port of a Sharp X68000 game. Secret of the Stars has no excuse. It just flat out sucks.)

[SNESdrunk]

Secret of the Stars has the most confusing and laughably bad translation errors in any game ever. It's worth it just to experience that, maybe.

[ZeroAX]

Luke, don't be lazy, list your games! I'll list mine...

Yes, it's a shame how expensive a lot of SNES games have become. A shame because I know a lot of people wont get to play some great games that haven't made it to VC yet, and some that most likely wont. Earthbound finally got a VC release because of huge fan demand, but there's still plenty of great games that are super expensive now that I feel might not be popular enough to get a VC release. One of my favorite games for the system, E.V.O., is something like $150+ now IIRC, and I don't think it's well known enough by the mainstream to get a VC release.

Luckily, since the SNES has always been my #1, I got a lot of games back when and a ton more recently before prices started to skyrocket. Knights of the Round, for example, is a pretty fun game. I got it for maybe $15, but I wouldn't spend any more than that on it personally. It goes for like $40-60 now on eBay. I got Earthbound for about $60, but I sold it a year or two ago (wasn't a fan).

What I suggest to every SNES lover is to just get a flash cart. Some of them are pretty expensive, but considering how much SNES games are going for these days, I feel they're WELL worth the price. That's where I'm at now with my SNES collection. I have a decent size collection, and all of the carts that really mean something to me. There's games that I have yet to play and would really like to but can't afford to buy them. I have no qualms about playing them on a flash cart. That, and also there's a ton of fan translations of games that are really worth playing (Seiken Densetsu 3 aka Secret of Mana 2, Star Ocean, Final Fantasy 5, the list goes on and on).

My collection:

Akumajo Dracula (SFC)
Aliens VS Predator
Arkanoid - Doh It Again
Batman Forever
Batman Returns
Buster Busts Loose
Championship Pool
Captain Commando (SFC)
Castlevania IV
Castlevania Dracula X
Chrono Trigger
Contra III
Cybernator
Daffy Duck The Marvin Missions
Disney's Aladdin
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Country 2
Donkey Kong Country 3
E.V.O. Search for Eden
Final Fantasy II
Final Fantasy III
Final Fight
Final Fight 2 (SFC)
Final Fight 3
F-Zero
The Ignition Factor
Hook
Home Alone
Home Alone 2
Illusion of Gaia
Jurassic Park
Kirby's Dream Land 3
Kirby Super Star
Knights of the Round
Legend of Zelda, The - Link to the Past
Lion King, The
Little Magic (SFC)
Mario & Wario (SFC)
Mario Paint
Mega Man 7
Mega Man X
Mega Man X2
Mega Man X3
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat II
Mortal Kombat 3
Ninja Warriors
Out of this World
Pitfall
Paladin's Quest
Plok
R-Type III
Secret of Mana
Sim City
The Simpson's Bart's Nightmare
Star Fox
Street Fighter II
Street Fighter II Turbo
Super Bomberman (SFC)
Super Bomberman 2 (SFC)
Super Bomberman 3 (SFC)
Super Bomberman 4 (SFC)
Super Bomberman: Panic Bomber W (SFC)
Super Double Dragon
Super Empire Strikes Back
Super Flash Cart (Tototek)
Super Mario All Stars
Super Mario Kart
Super Mario RPG
Super Mario World
Super Metroid
Super Off-Road
Super Off-Road The Baja
Super Punch Out!!
super R-Type
Super Return of the Jedi
Super Star Wars
Super Street Fighter II
Taz-mania
Tecmo Super Bowl
Top Gear
Top Gear 2
Top Gear 3000
TMNT Tournament Fighters
TMNT IV - Turtles in Time
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
X-Men - Mutant Apocalypse
Yoshi's Island
Zombies Ate My Neighbors

Game Genie and Super Game Boy


I actually have more, but I don't consider them part of my collection for one reason or another. I have a couple dupes, a dozen or two sport games, SF Alpha 2 and a couple of other random games. I actually had more, but I decided to part with certain things to raise money for other purchases.

I had a bunch of repros back when I was making them. SOM2, Star Fox 2, Star Ocean, etc. But that's where a flash cart will come into play these days for me. I haven't played either SoM yet, but when I finally get around to playing the first one I'll just play the second on a cart. Star Ocean was an amazing game, any one that likes Sci Fi and RPGs should definitely play it.

After looking at some current going prices, I was considering selling Mega Man X2 and X3 and using the money to buy an Sd2snes flash cart. If they hold their value, I'll definitely do that at some point. I'm really not attached to those carts in any way.

The main reason why my SNES collection is so big is because one year I went a little nutty with my tax return. It was back before I owned a flash cart, I decided I wanted to try a bunch of games that I haven't played before, and get some games that I played at some point but don't own. I dropped a lot of money, but I'm kinda glad I did. I tried out a lot of new games that I wouldn't have normally tried. I went on a beat em up binge for a little. Ninja Warriors, Knights of the Round, Final Fight 3, Batman Returns, etc. All excellent games that I normally wouldn't have picked up. The Bombermans, I found this sweet auction on eBay. I got all 5 plus the Bomberman multitap, all for a good price.

I've slimmed down my collection a little since my tax return binge. I said I sold Earthbound, but I think that was the only high ticket item I parted with. I traded my mint CIB copy of Breath of Fire that I got from Hobie. I actually felt like it was too nice for me, and I wasn't super crazy about the game (played through it once), I wanted some one to own it that would appreciate the condition it was in. I store my games cart only, any boxes I have are kept elsewhere. I had a Super Scope and about half a dozen supported games. I knew I wouldn't ever keep the Super Scope, but I really wanted to try it out at least once. I might have parted with some other minor things.

I could talk about the SNES all day, so I'll just cut myself off here.

I should never again read a long post by you right after watching a futurama episode. I read that entire thing in Bender's voice.

How is my SNES gaming going? Shit. I tried AGAIN to force myself to beat Link to the Past. I got past the first dungeon of the dark world and I got too bored to continue.

I don't understand what's wrong. I LOVE Link's Awakening on the gameboy, I LOVED Windwaker and I really liked Ocarina of Time. So I know I'm a Zelda fan, it's not that I don't like the series. But I just CAN'T get into what everyone calls the best 2D zelda.....but I liked the slimmed down Game Boy "version" of the core gameplay.


I should really start a different SNES game then. I've only beaten 2 of my carts ever since I bought one in 2011. Robotrek (who here loves this game? ) and Donkey Kong Country (I've played a shit ton of SNES games on emulators, collections, Virtual Console ect. though)

[MrPopo]

I should never again read a long post by you right after watching a futurama episode. I read that entire thing in Bender's voice.

I vote that Ziggy starts including phrases such as "cheese it" and "fun on the bun" in his posts.

[ZeroAX]

I should never again read a long post by you right after watching a futurama episode. I read that entire thing in Bender's voice.

I vote that Ziggy starts including phrases such as "cheese it" and "fun on the bun" in his posts.

Ziggy honey we love you

Shut up baby, I know it

[Ziggy]

I should never again read a long post by you right after watching a futurama episode. I read that entire thing in Bender's voice.

I vote that Ziggy starts including phrases such as "cheese it" and "fun on the bun" in his posts.

Ziggy honey we love you

Shut up baby, I know it

Funny story, actually, I've used "Shut up baby, I know it" in real life.

If some one changed my forum name to Bender Rodriguez, then I'd be forced to insert girder catch phrases.

[ZeroAX]

Funny story, actually, I've used "Shut up baby, I know it" in real life.

I think we all have. Along with "I don't want to live on this planet anymore" and "Shut up and take my money". This stuff is just quotable gold.

[o.pwuaioc]

Funny story, actually, I've used "Shut up baby, I know it" in real life.

I think we all have. Along with "I don't want to live on this planet anymore" and "Shut up and take my money". This stuff is just quotable gold.

Especially that one.

[Sano]

I have a Flashcart for my RetroDuo, so I loaded it with an assload of JRPGs that Ive always wanted to play through. SO far, I am half way through Lufia II.... lol, ill get around to playing the rest eventually

[Ziggy]

Funny story, actually, I've used "Shut up baby, I know it" in real life.

I think we all have. Along with "I don't want to live on this planet anymore" and "Shut up and take my money". This stuff is just quotable gold.

Especially that one.

I've actually used that one so often since that episode that I kinda forgot where it even came from.