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General Discussion => Technology and Development => Gaming Discussion => Topic started by: tloz128 on May 03, 2010, 07:40:33 pm

Title: Bought an nes on amazon
Post by: tloz128 on May 03, 2010, 07:40:33 pm
...with Kirby's Adventure. Can't wait for it to come in the mail!  ;D
Title: Re: Bought an nes on amazon
Post by: Geekboy1011 on May 03, 2010, 10:40:36 pm
nice i love my nes cant wait to get it working again mold damage ;.;
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Post by: tr1p1ea on May 03, 2010, 10:48:58 pm
I still have a working NES with heaps of games, it is STILL awesome!
Title: Re: Bought an nes on amazon
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on May 03, 2010, 10:52:50 pm
Nice, I got mine in 2001 at a used video game store. Nowadays those are rare around here, same for Dreamcast. I think I got it for $25 with the Zapper gun and SMB+Duck HUnt. I got a bunch of games for it including the amazing (but laggy D:) Kirby Adventure
Title: Re: Bought an nes on amazon
Post by: tloz128 on May 03, 2010, 11:04:10 pm
What games do you think I should get, besides the obvious ones like Mario and Zelda and Mega Man?
Title: Re: Bought an nes on amazon
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on May 03, 2010, 11:07:53 pm
Final Fantasy 1
Metroid (very hard, tho)
Rad Racer, if you're into racing game. Pretty cool racing game for a NES, and also made by Square-Enix, IIRC.
If you don't mind grinding in RPGs, Dragon Warrior is also good.
Title: Re: Bought an nes on amazon
Post by: tloz128 on May 03, 2010, 11:11:54 pm
I've always wanted to play dragon warrior but I've never gotten around to it =/. Maybe now's the time to get it...
Title: Re: Bought an nes on amazon
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on May 03, 2010, 11:15:19 pm
Watch out where you buy it though, because over here that used game store sells old games for pretty high when they're hard to find. I got DW for $7 in 2002, but now they sell it for $20. I think they sell Megaman 2 for $35. Online and at some other stores they sell old NES/SNES games for like $5-10.
Title: Re: Bought an nes on amazon
Post by: tloz128 on May 03, 2010, 11:20:35 pm
Do you know any good sites that sell used games (other than ebay- I don't have a paypal account)?
Title: Re: Bought an nes on amazon
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on May 03, 2010, 11:28:08 pm
unfortunately nope, besides Amazon and Ebay :S, I only really bought online stuff there
Title: Re: Bought an nes on amazon
Post by: Zera on May 07, 2010, 08:45:27 am
How much did you pay for it? Seems like retro consoles are ridiculously expensive online. If you go through eBay, all the listings are going to treat it like some ultra-rare collector's item.

Usually, you can find older consoles in thrift stores or pawn shops for fairly reasonable prices. Flea markets are also a good option.
Title: Re: Bought an nes on amazon
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on May 07, 2010, 09:12:01 am
On Ebay, usually old consoles and games will range between $0.01 and $30, but then people will bid so incredibly much that it will end into the $100s
Title: Re: Bought an nes on amazon
Post by: tloz128 on May 07, 2010, 04:13:00 pm
How much did you pay for it? Seems like retro consoles are ridiculously expensive online. If you go through eBay, all the listings are going to treat it like some ultra-rare collector's item.

Usually, you can find older consoles in thrift stores or pawn shops for fairly reasonable prices. Flea markets are also a good option.
I got it for about $50. I know that I probably paid too much for it, but there aren't any pawn shops near my house that I can buy one from =/.

On another note, I just got Kirby's Adventure in the mail yesterday! But until I get the actual console, it will just be sitting on the shelf taunting me.  :P
Title: Re: Bought an nes on amazon
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on May 07, 2010, 05:10:35 pm
btw since this isn't really a spam topic and is related to gaming, I decided to move it to the "Other gaming discussion" sub-forum

Btw the used game store that still sells old games nearby used to have full of N64 consoles for $40. They rarely had any others, but most people were getting rid of their N64 due to poor game genre selection (especially RPGs). Good luck getting a NES/SNES/Sega Megadrive or Dreamcast there, though.
Title: Re: Bought an nes on amazon
Post by: tloz128 on May 13, 2010, 04:49:54 pm
it finally came in the mail today!!! :D
Title: Re: Bought an nes on amazon
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on May 13, 2010, 04:52:00 pm
good to hear!