When will SNES games start going down in price again?
Re: When will SNES games start going down in price again?
Ehh for mine I get the repros for some of the stuff we didn't get. Which is much cheaper at the store that's near me than for most on ebay. The only cart they don't have repro'd is Earthbound Zero and that is definitely one I'm going to try eventually. But I think I'm fine with ToP(which I already have), terriangma, secret of mana 2, and a few others they have I might be getting...along with a few fan made games they have as well...
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It seriously took five pages for someone to mention this fact? I don't even collect SNES stuff any more for this reason, Super Fami games or a flash cart are the way to go these days.SNESdrunk wrote:Right, even games like Hagane are something like $200 cheaper on Super Famicom than SNES. No language barrier with that game either.BoneSnapDeez wrote:It's important to remember that as high as these prices get video game collecting in general is a relatively inexpensive hobby. It's quite easy to build an incredibly impressive while spending very little money. The number of $100+ English-language video games that are
1) exclusive to one console and
2) are actually worth playing as opposed to just "collector's items" (Cheetahmen II, 6-in-1, etc.)
is incredibly small. Even the number of decent retro games over $60 (which is what you'd pay for a new 8th-gen console title) is quite tiny.
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arnold_the_bartender
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Re: When will SNES games start going down in price again?
This. I've seen Japanese sellers sell lots of 50 SFC games going for around $100. Obviously the SNES is highly popular in the US, prompting more to collect and be willing to pay outrageous prices. Region disparity is key, which is why I've stopped collecting SNES games a long time ago and only look for SFC games now. Just like Genesis games, I treat it as a "get them while they're ripe" scenario.ApolloBoy wrote:...Super Fami games or a flash cart are the way to go these days.
In short, no. SNES prices aren't going to go down. They will continue on a gradual upward trend.
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I've been collecting SNES stuff off and on for a while. In 2008, I picked up a copy of Super Turrican 2 for $15. It is currently the most valuable SNES game I own. As inexpensive as the hobby is, and as much as I desire a complete NTSC-U collection, I don't know if I'll ever be able to set down the money required for the likes of Hagane, Aero Fighters, or Mega Man X3.
There are a lot of great games that I can still get for relatively cheap(cheap being $20 or less), though all of the big names and some of the more obscure names put out by popular companies have become immensely popular and generally expensive. In some cases this price is justifiable, such as Fun 'n Games, which is highly valued for its rarity, not its gameplay. In the case of games like Turtles in Time, the price has steadily risen based on nostalgia, gameplay quality, and renewed interest in the license. Some games fluctuate widely, such as Lufia and The Fortress of Doom, which has varied between $20 and $40 over the last seven years, while others like Hagane suddenly shoot up out of nowhere. Truth be told, the VGPC website isn't entirely accurate either. It does not account for shipping and will sometimes include imports or related materials as part of its calculations(such as game boxes and manuals sold without the game).
A couple of tricks: 1) Buy directly from friends. 2)If you must have a game, search for the lowest Buy It Now price(after factoring in Shipping), but throwing money at auctions is still worthwhile. In fact, bidding allows us more of an opportunity to say what we are willing to pay. And VGPC calculates prices based on ongoing auctions as well as Buy It Now prices, of which the Buy It Nows are generally higher. Which means the Buy It Now prices are part of the reason VGPC's estimates have been getting higher. In general I've begun avoiding these and favoring auctions again, because I have a chance of getting games for less or contributing to auction increases and thus netting the person willing to auction their item a little more.
In the last couple of months, I've been preparing to move to a more expensive apartment, so I've not been purchasing games. I'm currently at 245 SNES carts, of which I've beaten around 140. So I have plenty to play. I may sit back for a while and only pick up the ones I really want or focus on private sales with friends while watching what the market does. Maybe it will eventually cool off. Maybe not, and we will never see lower prices again. I don't know. But I have an impressively large collection of SNES games with quite a few classics and hidden gems, and I'm doing my best to appreciate what I've got.
There are a lot of great games that I can still get for relatively cheap(cheap being $20 or less), though all of the big names and some of the more obscure names put out by popular companies have become immensely popular and generally expensive. In some cases this price is justifiable, such as Fun 'n Games, which is highly valued for its rarity, not its gameplay. In the case of games like Turtles in Time, the price has steadily risen based on nostalgia, gameplay quality, and renewed interest in the license. Some games fluctuate widely, such as Lufia and The Fortress of Doom, which has varied between $20 and $40 over the last seven years, while others like Hagane suddenly shoot up out of nowhere. Truth be told, the VGPC website isn't entirely accurate either. It does not account for shipping and will sometimes include imports or related materials as part of its calculations(such as game boxes and manuals sold without the game).
A couple of tricks: 1) Buy directly from friends. 2)If you must have a game, search for the lowest Buy It Now price(after factoring in Shipping), but throwing money at auctions is still worthwhile. In fact, bidding allows us more of an opportunity to say what we are willing to pay. And VGPC calculates prices based on ongoing auctions as well as Buy It Now prices, of which the Buy It Nows are generally higher. Which means the Buy It Now prices are part of the reason VGPC's estimates have been getting higher. In general I've begun avoiding these and favoring auctions again, because I have a chance of getting games for less or contributing to auction increases and thus netting the person willing to auction their item a little more.
In the last couple of months, I've been preparing to move to a more expensive apartment, so I've not been purchasing games. I'm currently at 245 SNES carts, of which I've beaten around 140. So I have plenty to play. I may sit back for a while and only pick up the ones I really want or focus on private sales with friends while watching what the market does. Maybe it will eventually cool off. Maybe not, and we will never see lower prices again. I don't know. But I have an impressively large collection of SNES games with quite a few classics and hidden gems, and I'm doing my best to appreciate what I've got.
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Are there really 245 GOOD snes games?Ack wrote:I've been collecting SNES stuff off and on for a while. In 2008, I picked up a copy of Super Turrican 2 for $15. It is currently the most valuable SNES game I own. As inexpensive as the hobby is, and as much as I desire a complete NTSC-U collection, I don't know if I'll ever be able to set down the money required for the likes of Hagane, Aero Fighters, or Mega Man X3.
There are a lot of great games that I can still get for relatively cheap(cheap being $20 or less), though all of the big names and some of the more obscure names put out by popular companies have become immensely popular and generally expensive. In some cases this price is justifiable, such as Fun 'n Games, which is highly valued for its rarity, not its gameplay. In the case of games like Turtles in Time, the price has steadily risen based on nostalgia, gameplay quality, and renewed interest in the license. Some games fluctuate widely, such as Lufia and The Fortress of Doom, which has varied between $20 and $40 over the last seven years, while others like Hagane suddenly shoot up out of nowhere. Truth be told, the VGPC website isn't entirely accurate either. It does not account for shipping and will sometimes include imports or related materials as part of its calculations(such as game boxes and manuals sold without the game).
A couple of tricks: 1) Buy directly from friends. 2)If you must have a game, search for the lowest Buy It Now price(after factoring in Shipping), but throwing money at auctions is still worthwhile. In fact, bidding allows us more of an opportunity to say what we are willing to pay. And VGPC calculates prices based on ongoing auctions as well as Buy It Now prices, of which the Buy It Nows are generally higher. Which means the Buy It Now prices are part of the reason VGPC's estimates have been getting higher. In general I've begun avoiding these and favoring auctions again, because I have a chance of getting games for less or contributing to auction increases and thus netting the person willing to auction their item a little more.
In the last couple of months, I've been preparing to move to a more expensive apartment, so I've not been purchasing games. I'm currently at 245 SNES carts, of which I've beaten around 140. So I have plenty to play. I may sit back for a while and only pick up the ones I really want or focus on private sales with friends while watching what the market does. Maybe it will eventually cool off. Maybe not, and we will never see lower prices again. I don't know. But I have an impressively large collection of SNES games with quite a few classics and hidden gems, and I'm doing my best to appreciate what I've got.
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Probably depends on who you ask...of course I can't say much since right now I only own 3 carts and one is a repro of Phantasia that I got for $40(which isn't that bad considering what most want for repros of snes games). For me there's probably only 80 that I truly will want...at least as far as I know at this point. But even that may be fudging it since a good chunk of that may be repros of stuff we never got and english friendly imports(once I finally get around to seeing if I can take the tabs on my snes jr off since I think I saw some). English friendly imports actually may become my best friend if there end up being a decent amount that I want that have a friendly import I can get....Jrecee wrote:Are there really 245 GOOD snes games?
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My systems: NES, SNES, N64, Gamecube, Wii, original gba, gba sp(001), ds lite, 3ds, vita, psp, PSone(101 model) ps2, ps3(320gb model), ps4, retron 5, and Dreamcast.
bogusmeatfactory wrote:Ever feel like a wild gazelle in the wilderness?
Re: When will SNES games start going down in price again?
Challenge accepted!Jrecee wrote:Are there really 245 GOOD snes games?
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prfsnl_gmr
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Re: When will SNES games start going down in price again?
You forgot Bebe's Kids.
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He said good, not best.prfsnl_gmr wrote:You forgot Bebe's Kids.
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prfsnl_gmr
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Re: When will SNES games start going down in price again?
That's true...Ack wrote:He said good, not best.prfsnl_gmr wrote:You forgot Bebe's Kids.
Here is a line from the Wikipedia synopsis of the Bebe's Kids film:
"Elsewhere, in an abandoned building, Leon and Bébé's Kids are captured by robot versions of the Terminator, Abraham Lincoln, a bear, and Richard Nixon and are put on trial, in which the Terminator acts as the judge who decides whether the kids are worth sending to the electric chair, while Lincoln acts as the kids' lawyer, and Nixon as the prosecutor. The kids win their freedom through the power of rap, then celebrate their victory by stealing a pirate ship and crashing it into an ocean liner."
Sadly, this part of the film is not included in the SNES game adaptation (or any game for that matter).