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General Category => Entertainment and Media => Topic started by: AdderallApocalypse on March 23, 2008, 01:56:18 am
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So, I have come to a road that I must follow. I know how to go down the roads, but not which one to take. I want some opinions from GW. I have a NES and a SNES that I own with about 20 games for the NES and about 15 for the SNES. I was wondering, since I don't play them, should I sell them to a game store? I only have them to say that I have them. I have some good/rare games for each. Yet, they just gather dust in my room, and that's it. However, I may feel rather guilty after getting rid of them even though they serve no real purpose, since I beat the games anyhow and whatever old games I want to play now I just get a ROM for.
Also, this may sound stupid. With a portion of that money, aside from other purposes, I have come down to two decisions:
A) Buy a Gameboy Advance SP. This is the cheaper option since it costs less than half as much as a DS lite(my choice if I were to get a DS), plus the games also cost less and have a larger library. I can also play gameboy/gameboy color games. The games aren't as advanced as DS games, though.
B)Buy a DS lite. This will open me up to more recent games, but it is also the more expensive route. The DS lite is 129.99, plus games run, on average 25-30 USD. I don't have a job which makes this especially bad.
To further help my decision, what games will be coming out on the DS that are worth looking at? Any advice/opinions are greatly appreciated!!
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most games play better on a console so, I'd keep them. Then again I suffer from, "Once I get rid of it, I want to play it" Syndrome. If you don't suffer from this, get the ROMS for said games, and sell them to a game store that will actually give you a decent amount (Read: Not GameStop)
You should try to get $5 for the less rare games, and $10-$15 for rarer games (that may not seem like much when they sell them for $25-$50+, but you are NOT going to get that much back)
Also, I'd try to get a DS, I don't know what games are coming out soon, but since it's the newer one, and Nintendo hasn't announce another handheld, it will probably be the system-de-jour for portable games.
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Do whatever you want with most of them but for gods sake save the rare ones. Or sell them at a good price, not to some shitty game store! Depending on the games you can get a LOT of money from them, so don't give them away for shit money to EBgames or whatever! Their value will rise with age, so if you keep them for a few years you'll make some good money off of them assuming you know when to sell them - and also assuming they actually are rare games people want.
"that may not seem like much when they sell them for $25-$50+, but you are NOT going to get that much back"
Worst advice ever. Check what you can get for the games, and don't sell them for any less. There's always a good place to sell it on the internet if you can't figure anything else.
As for what to buy? You're going to buy a DS Lite, with a flash cart, and then you're going to download all the games. YOu know what the DS lite costs, and a flash cart plus memory stick won't cost more than 50-60$. After that you're not going to pay for a single goddamn thing ever again for your DS. The R4 Revolution (http://www.google.com/search?q=DS+R4+revolution&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a) works wonders, I don't think it plays GBA games though, so that's a bummer, but I can't recommend any other cart since I haven't tried any other cart.
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If anyone was wondering what games I have, here is a list. Please note that I am not putting every game that I have. I will only tell you of the more well known games, and not SUPER ALLSTAR BASKETBALL '87 for the NES.
NES:
-Bubble Bobble
-Punch Out
-Dragon Warrior
-Metroid
-Super Mario Brothers 1, 2, and 3
-Final Fantasy
-Dragon Warrior
-Crystalis
SNES:
-Super Metroid
-Yoshi's Island
-Mario Paint
-Illusion of Gaia
-Final Fantasy IV, VI, and Mystic Quest
-Secret of Mana
-Super Mario RPG
-Chrono Trigger+box, maps, manual, etc.
-Street Fighter II
EDIT: Bisse, thanks for the flash cart idea. I was considering that, but I wasn't sure. Where should I buy an R4? Is it pretty reliable? This may sound dumb, but I am a bit apprehensive of my games getting deleted somehow.
EDIT2:Sorry, didn't see you posted a link for it.
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I have an r4, works great. You get to download and play dumb games like zack and cody, and just try out all games for free. It makes sense economically. You pay for r4and save on the games.
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Do I have to buy an SD card separately? Can I play SNES, NES, etc. games on the R4, too?
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just think of it this way. in 40 years, you will clean out your closet, and you will see your old SNES and NES, and you will instantly have tears in your eyes from the beauty of how nostalgia still encumbers your life in ways you cannot imagine yet. So yes, keep them.
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It makes sense economically. You pay for r4and save on the games.
It also makes sense economically to rob convenience stores but it's illegal and unethical.
On topic: You'd probably be happier with a DS over a Game Boy in the long run. I guess you have limited income since you are in high school or whatever but you probably won't be for very long and even then I bet you a thousand dollars that pretty soon you'll get some random high schooler job to pay for booze, doritos, and video games. Buying a Game Boy is not a very good long-term decision in terms of gaming as it is a dead format. Plus, the DS plays Game Boy games anyway so you still have access to those (however the screen is a little smaller and when the original size is already tiny a millimeter or two makes a difference).
But in all seriousness I'd recommend you get a fucking job and keep your classic games and buy new video games with the money you earn. I'm assuming you are in school and that is why you do not work. If that is not the case then shame on you man Jesus Christ. For someone in school, even working like two nights a week you'll have more spending cash than someone that doesn't pay rent knows what to do with. Either that or beg your parents for dough which worked for me when I was 16 (that is why I am a bad person). I know that you aren't playing your classic games so they're just junk now and I generally don't advise packratting but it's sort of like keeping your old action figures where you'll regret it for the rest of your life if you sell them to get money for candy and hookers. Also I bet you in 30 years that copy of Dragon Warrior will be worth a ridiculous sum of money rather than a decent amount right now.
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NES and SNES games are only valuable as collectors items. Anyone can play the ROM, the arcade version, the upgraded version, or whatever.
That said, you have some extremely valuable games. Final Fantasy VI and Chrono Trigger sell for a lot. But only because of the sentimental value of the cartridge. Even I feel tempted to pay at least $20 for one of those games simply for sentimental value. Imagine what they will sell for when we're old men trying to recapture the nostalgia of our youth.
So hold on to your games and get a job.
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Forget selling I want to know where to buy 'em
Edit: Oh yeah maybe I should get on ebay or something
I dunno I really just want the experience of playing a game on a TV especially a translated one so it's like new game but just like old times - so emulators would be ok I'm just a kunt and can't enjoy sitting at a computer and doing it
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It also makes sense economically to rob convenience stores but it's illegal and unethical.
Man, stop with this. This is like the third time I've seen you bitch about pirating. It's illegal, it's wrong, people get it.
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If anyone was wondering what games I have, here is a list. Please note that I am not putting every game that I have. I will only tell you of the more well known games, and not SUPER ALLSTAR BASKETBALL '87 for the NES.
NES:
-Bubble Bobble
-Punch Out
-Dragon Warrior
-Metroid
-Super Mario Brothers 1, 2, and 3
-Final Fantasy
-Dragon Warrior
-Crystalis
SNES:
-Super Metroid
-Yoshi's Island
-Mario Paint
-Illusion of Gaia
-Final Fantasy IV, VI, and Mystic Quest
-Secret of Mana
-Super Mario RPG
-Chrono Trigger+box, maps, manual, etc.
-Street Fighter II
I would HIGHLY recommend against selling these!! Back in the day, I sold my SNES... including FF3, FF2, Secret of Mana, original copy of Earthbound with the booklet!! (damn I was stupid!) etc. And I ended up having to root through eBay to buy it all back a few years later when I started getting nostalgic.
HOWEVER - if you are interested in selling these, I'd love to take a few off your hands :P
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Man, stop with this. This is like the third time I've seen you bitch about pirating. It's illegal, it's wrong, people get it.
I will never rest until the internet is free of crime..........................................................
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I can't think of a single major game store that will actually take SNES and NES games. If you take them to a pawn shop, they'll just scoff at you and offer MAYBE 20 bux for the entire package. If you actually want money, ebay is your best bet.
If you're really serious about selling, then I'm pretty serious about buying. Just name a price.
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I can't think of a single major game store that will actually take SNES and NES games. If you take them to a pawn shop, they'll just scoff at you and offer MAYBE 20 bux for the entire package. If you actually want money, ebay is your best bet.
If you're really serious about selling, then I'm pretty serious about buying. Just name a price.
Theres a personal owned game store around here that will give a decent amount for them, just not a great price. I think I know what I will do now. I think I will just sell games that aren't very significant, plus my 64, and maybe my atari but probably not.
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All version of the Atari and the N64 were so mass produced that they're practically value-less. You might as well sell them because I doubt you'd get much on ebay for the things.
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I can't think of a single major game store that will actually take SNES and NES games.
There are all sorts of indie game stores that have enormous stocks of old crap. Usually every small city will have at least one and metropolitan areas will have several within a convenient drive. Sometimes you see things like Dragon Warrior IV for $100 or whatever. So it's not that unusual that he might have a similar store that could give him decent scratch for his collection.
But yeah I don't think Gamestop will even take PSOne games and stuff and that's probably what you mean.
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Do I have to buy an SD card separately? Can I play SNES, NES, etc. games on the R4, too?
Yeah you have to buy the SD card separately. However, there are emulators for NES and SNES designed for the DS. A lot of NES games work flawlessly on the DS but there are also a lot of issues with SNES games(some of them work but they have graphical problems and such).
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-Secret of Mana
-Chrono Trigger+box, maps, manual, etc.
i know these two go >$100 on ebay
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Dude... Secret Of Mana, Chrono Trigger, Super Mario RPG... I would keep those. Or sell them on ebay.
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Sometimes you see things like Dragon Warrior IV for $100 or whatever. So it's not that unusual that he might have a similar store that could give him decent scratch for his collection.
My brother sold that game several years back for probably not very much...
Since then I have only even came across one copy :(
60 bucks, didnt buy it
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Sometimes you see things like Dragon Warrior IV for $100 or whatever. So it's not that unusual that he might have a similar store that could give him decent scratch for his collection.
Those little shops, in my experience, have a bad reputation for buying the games and will probably screw you. Selling independently on eBay is probably the best chance for profit.
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Just for the record the DS is horrible and I gave mine to my mom two days after I got it. I am just telling you this because I wish someone would've told me.
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Shut up. DS owns.
That said, don't sell those games. I did, and I've hated myself for it ever since.
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Just for the record the DS is horrible and I gave mine to my mom two days after I got it. I am just telling you this because I wish someone would've told me.
And your mom probably plays it quite a bit, am I right? Good for her. I'm sure you'll be far happier with a PSP and the latest copy of Madden, or Smackdown, or whatever you kids are playing these days, what with your goofballs and your Dan Fogelburg records.
Gamestop doesn't even buy anything older than PS2/Gamecube/X-Box anymore. If you brought them, you would most likely be offered a paltry sum for some of the rarer titles in your collection by an employee.
I would save them and show them to your children, when you have children. Such items are relics to be cherished, not trinkets to be pawned for drug money.
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And your mom probably plays it quite a bit, am I right? Good for her. I'm sure you'll be far happier with a PSP and the latest copy of Madden, or Smackdown, or whatever you kids are playing these days, what with your goofballs and your Dan Fogelburg records.
I don't really understand what you are trying to say. Is this a DS VERSUS PSP comment or just a general "lol PSP has no games" remark?
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I don't like explaining something I said, because I lose all effect I was going for, but mainly because that means I fail at words. But I will anyway.
And your mom probably plays it quite a bit, am I right?
I was implying that, despite the fact that he thinks the DS is "horrible", his mom probably enjoys it, thus stating that it's good enough for someone, namely his mom and the millions of other happy DS owners across the globe.
I'm sure you'll be far happier with a PSP and the latest copy of Madden, or Smackdown, or whatever you kids are playing these days
This is my not-so-clever attempt to say that he probably doesn't like clever, well designed and interesting games. He would prefer the mainstream tripe with OMGGRAFIX that is shovel-fed to kids everywhere. Not to say that the PSP has no games. In fact, there are some very good games for it.
what with your goofballs and your Dan Fogelburg records.
:fogetshrug:
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DEAR GOD! DON'T SELL IT!!
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Except drule isn't like that at all, Bondo. His favourite game is like MERLINS ADVENTURE for the SNES (something like that)
He likes old school adventure games.
Also yeah, the DS sucks, don't buy one. You can emulate anything worth playing (all 6 non-brain teaser/disney games released on the thing)
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dssux
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I don't like explaining something I said, because I lose all effect I was going for, but mainly because that means I fail at words. But I will anyway.
I was implying that, despite the fact that he thinks the DS is "horrible", his mom probably enjoys it, thus stating that it's good enough for someone, namely his mom and the millions of other happy DS owners across the globe.
This is my not-so-clever attempt to say that he probably doesn't like clever, well designed and interesting games. He would prefer the mainstream tripe with OMGGRAFIX that is shovel-fed to kids everywhere. Not to say that the PSP has no games. In fact, there are some very good games for it.
:fogetshrug:
Hahaha man you actually tried to call me out on being TOO MAINSTREAM to understand the DS. That is super gay.
Also my mom likes it because she has no perception of what makes a good game.
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Yeah I have like everything Omcifer has except for Illusion of Gaia (sold it because I thought it was overrated) and Secret of Mana (not sure if I lost it or sold it :() I had a copy of BREATH OF FIRE II but I sold that after I beat it because it was worth like 5 bajillion dollars (well $70 actually)
But I do have all 4 Dragon Warrior games for NES if I didn't mention it
So if I didn't mention it before I'm more looking for good places to BUY old NES/SNES games. Although to be honest I want to check out some of the old Playstation games because I never really knew enough about what game were made for it - like is JUMPING FLASH any good? And I need to play Parappa again :( Let's see, I also never played Tomba! somehow - well I played a demo too much and I got sick of it - and I want to check out Artdink's stuff because they're so crazy and I heard they made some real game called CARNAGE HEART that had really weird gameplay or was that someone else?
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Like I said before, keep your games. If you only have a small collection, you'r not going to gain much by selling them off. You'll be losing essentially a part of your youth and a valuable bunch of entertainment items. I keep all my games, I rarely/never trade in stuff, because the amount you get for it is never worth it.
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I don't want to sound like a broken record but seriously, you should keep them. Especially Secret of Mana, Chrono Trigger, and Super Mario RPG. I would just wait until you get a job, because even with just a part time job, you could get both a SP AND a DS in like a month.
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I don't like that people start advice topics like this and then never come back with an update letting us know what their decision was.
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I don't like that people start advice topics like this and then never come back with an update letting us know what their decision was.
I'm not here to appease you, but I'll tell you what I did. I sold my N64/Games, and Atari/Games, plus some insignificant NES and SNES games. I kept the ones that were some of the better games and/or more scarce to find.
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If you're still considering buying a DS Lite, I'd buy it. Most mentioned you can play using the R4 but CycloDS is a better choice atm because R4DS' price has rocketed and the stocks are low in stores due to high demand.
Um..on the note of emulators. Check this out:
http://wiki.pocketheaven.com/Category:Emulators_on_DS
It proved to be of great help when I just learnt that the DS can be used to play those old games.
Nice collection you got, that CT game will fetch quite a lot on FeeBay.
Edit: Oh, but I wouldn't sell it as you probably know by now.
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I'm not here to appease you
I don't think it's too much to ask what you did after you ask people for help =/.
I was debating selling my SNES/games once but I'm glad I didn't. Having the originals still makes me get all nostalgia giddy.