I'm down to the last 98 carts I need to complete my NES collection and I'm facing a major problem. I can't decide wether or not I need the Sachen games to have a totally complete NES collection. When I first started collecting NES back in 1997, I was going by the DP Collectors Guide #5. That guide had no mention of Sachen carts anywhere in it. Last year when the #7 guide came out, I nearly shit a brick when I saw 50+ new cartridge listings....all Sachen, added to the NES section. I thought "Great, another year and at least another $1,000 until I complete my NES collection".
It seems the NES community is split in half on Sachen situation: one side believes that they are shitty pirate carts that don't belong on the NES canon, and the others believe that they are just like all the other unlicensed titles and should be included.
What do you guys think? I would like to say no, they aren't "official" NES titles, but when you think about it, the 3 Panesian games aren't really that different from the Sachens.
Also, anyone know where Sachen carts were sold? I've never seen an ad or outlet for any of their carts anywhere.