Opening sealed SNES games

[badinsults]

Remember the thrill of opening a brand new game? I decided to relive that experience and make an article about it. Enjoy!

http://www.snescentral.com/article.php?id=0953

[Dangerboy]

Heehee, look at them EYES. : )

This video pleases me - I can't wait till I can finally crack the seal on Fifa 2005 - the final PSX game released.

Nice Evan!

[skaar]

Yay! Chavez II finally brings happiness to someone.

God knows nobody got happy playing it.

[badinsults]

Yay! Chavez II finally brings happiness to someone.

God knows nobody got happy playing it.

I actually kind of enjoyed it. Huge sprites and decent boxing maneuvers. There are certainly worse games.

[skaar]

I actually kind of enjoyed it. Huge sprites and decent boxing maneuvers. There are certainly worse games.

Like Super Troll Islands.

... or Happily Ever After. Or Skuljagger.

[badinsults]

Like Super Troll Islands.

... or Happily Ever After. Or Skuljagger.

I haven't played Happily Ever After, but Super Troll Islands and Skuljagger aren't terrible games either. Really, ASC has nothing on the bad game crown of Acclaim.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Yay! Chavez II finally brings happiness to someone.

God knows nobody got happy playing it.

Shut up, I loved that game!

... Of course I'm also Mexican and biased towards Chavez BUT THAT'S BESIDES THE POINT

[skaar]

Shut up, I loved that game!

... Of course I'm also Mexican and biased towards Chavez BUT THAT'S BESIDES THE POINT

You didn't have to playtest the fucker ;)

[smork]

I really like the feel of opening a brand-new retro game. It's like opening a time capsule.

I have a couple of older games that I am waiting to pop the seal on :)

[PapaStu]

YOU RUINER OF GAMES!!!11!!1! I think I heard the shrink wrap faeries cry when those got ripped from their secure, protective coverings... I'm simply stunned, I don't know what else to say...

[nickerous]

Not against opening sealed games, but you could have had a SNES ready to pop in each one and show a bit. Also, what's up with using a knife? I can understand if you're wanting them to stay in pristine condition, but 2 were beat up and 1 had the seal broken!

And, I still need 3 of those for my collection.... :(

I may do something similar for my sealed games when the time is right. The sealed ones in my collection are the Super Star Wars trilogy (Majesco re-releases), Space Invaders, & Mohawk and Headphone Jack.

[aclbandit]

Like Super Troll Islands.

... or Happily Ever After. Or Skuljagger.

I played the shit out of Happily Ever After as a kid. Technically it was my sister's game... but I'm almost certain it was the first game I ever "beat," and I remember loving it, honestly.

I should go buy a copy and see if it's as good as I remember. Apparently not... :P

[T2KFreeker]

Nice! I find it sad when I see sealed games sitting around as the point of them was to play them! Enjoy!

[Poofta!]

yes i love the feeling of opening new games. probably why i buy, you know, new games. and... open them, to play.

yeah.

...

[BetaWolf47]

Someone should do a video for sealed games for other systems.

[Icarus Moonsight]

Shrinkwrap is a games hymen... Deflower them all! Bwahahahahaha. What good is virginity if you don't intend to lose it? LOL

Sure I have a few sealed games, but nearly all of them are for others pleasure to pop open. There will always be a certain clientele for such things. ;)

Slow-Retarded Ninja EDIT: I just realized this post was pretty damn creepy without some context...


YOU RUINER OF GAMES!!!11!!1! I think I heard the shrink wrap faeries cry when those got ripped from their secure, protective coverings... I'm simply stunned, I don't know what else to say...

[Ricochet]

The last two sealed SNES games I opened were Rex Ronan: Experimental Surgeon and Bronkie the Bronchiasaurus.

As I'm not familiar with the more obscure 8th-tier titles, I almost thought this whole thing was a joke. "Super Troll Islands" had me quite suspicious. I can understand writing an article about the experience; there's something literary behind scraping the dregs of the game market to satiate this "deflowering" fetish.

[badinsults]

As I'm not familiar with the more obscure 8th-tier titles, I almost thought this whole thing was a joke. "Super Troll Islands" had me quite suspicious. I can understand writing an article about the experience; there's something literary behind scraping the dregs of the game market to satiate this "deflowering" fetish.

The UFOs and Men In Black made me do it.

[ReaXan]

I don't get the deal with opening sealed games from the past. Once you open them the value basically goes down the toilet and it never fully recreates the childhood magic of opening it.

[badinsults]

I don't get the deal with opening sealed games from the past. Once you open them the value basically goes down the toilet and it never fully recreates the childhood magic of opening it.

I'm more interested in historical value than monetary value. A sealed game holds little historical value. Finding out what the contents of it is the true value. I personally think that video games are a poor investment. If I am looking for an investment, I'm going to invest in stuff like RRSPs.

[rpepper9]

I don't get the deal with opening sealed games from the past. Once you open them the value basically goes down the toilet and it never fully recreates the childhood magic of opening it.

I think the "value" of those 4 games are teetering on the rim of the toilet, with the window open and a brisk breeze blowing!

[Ed Oscuro]

LOL rpepper, that makes my day.

I'm more interested in historical value than monetary value. A sealed game holds little historical value. Finding out what the contents of it is the true value. I personally think that video games are a poor investment. If I am looking for an investment, I'm going to invest in stuff like RRSPs.
Bingo...that game sitting on a shelf innocently will never cause Skaar to have flashbacks of his day playtesting the game - or to post about it, either.

OH MY GOD WE DESTROYED THE VALUE!


As I'm not familiar with the more obscure 8th-tier titles, I almost thought this whole thing was a joke. "Super Troll Islands" had me quite suspicious. I can understand writing an article about the experience; there's something literary behind scraping the dregs of the game market to satiate this "deflowering" fetish.
Did all the Sealedgameheaven people crawl over here to shake their fists in anger at this IMMORAL RAPE OF OUR SHARED VIDEO GAME HISTORY?! Only time will tell, or a peek under Wesker's strangely glowing toupee glue.

Nice hair, Wesker.

[sebastiankirchoff]

Great video! I love opening old sealed games and seeing all the treasures inside!

I got a sealed copy of X-Zone on SNES for a couple of bucks a couple of years ago, and I opened it a few months ago and it was awesome. There is just something cool about opening something that has been sealed for 15 years.

[staxx]

Why not reseal and open the game again to relive that opening experience. Re-experience that rush when ripping that wrapper off. Honestly, I don't see a problem with opening retro sealed games or keeping them sealed. If you keep a game sealed, it's not really a waste in my opinion cause it is for a collection piece (i.e. a show piece). If you want to play the game you can buy another copy or use emulators.

[The 1 2 P]

I've never opened any of my Snes games because I've bought most of them shrink wrapped. The Snes games I have that are open came that way. But atleast I have opened copies of some of the sealed ones so that I can play them without having to open the sealed copies and lowering their premium.

[GarrettCRW]

I've never opened any of my Snes games because I've bought most of them shrink wrapped. The Snes games I have that are open came that way. But atleast I have opened copies of some of the sealed ones so that I can play them without having to open the sealed copies and lowering their premium.

Yes, and when the market for video games crashes like the sports card market, what will you do with your "premium"?

[MarioMania]

yep..opening a sealed game is fun..for the first time smelling that freshness

[SparTonberry]

Yes, I'm going to guess Evan's Zoop in mint condition isn't worth a HUGE value more than my crappy ex-rental (with a manual duct-taped together, that was the condition I got it in). :P

[Nescollector]

This tread is lame :) no one from Sealedgameheaven is going to care, because these games are crap. There's waaaay more to reliving the experience than just taking the plastic off. Anticipating a game you've been waiting for months, reading about it in game magazines, driving to the mall / store to buy the game, actually wanting to play the game, and playing the game is what's FUN about videogames.

[neuropolitique]

This tread is lame :) no one from Sealedgameheaven is going to care, because these games are crap. There's waaaay more to reliving the experience than just taking the plastic off. Anticipating a game you've been waiting for months, reading about it in game magazines, driving to the mall / store to buy the game, actually wanting to play the game, and playing the game is what's FUN about videogames.

And selling the game for 2k monies. After it's graded, natch.

[nensondubois]

I have a sealed copy of Space Invaders (NTSC, US, Canada) from a Flea Market and I don't think I'm not going to open it.

[The 1 2 P]

Yes, and when the market for video games crashes like the sports card market, what will you do with your "premium"?

I will then trade in my premiums for the most time-tested and reliable of all collectibles--POGS.

[Sonicwolf]

Yes, and when the market for video games crashes like the sports card market, what will you do with your "premium"?

That's one thing that all game collectors really need to think about hard. Will the collectible game market be run into the ground by digital downloads and other factors?

It is dangerous relying on something like sealed video games as an investment. I wouldn't be able to do that. It's a scary idea.

Then again... if the collectible game market did nosedive, it would be very nice for budget collectors or those who collect for playing. Some things are just becoming way too expensive.

4000th post!

[Ricochet]

The biggest thing video games have going for them in terms of collectible value is that the originals are rarely ever reproduced exactly in newer formats. What is unnerving to us as gamers in "glossy" makeovers just makes the original game so much more unique. This is different than say, movies or music, where older formats have little appeal because the reproductions are simply of a better quality, without changing the content.

Otherwise, it's silly to compare video games and "static" media like baseball cards which don't change with the technology and fall away as pasttimes of an older generation. Video games have become the biggest selling genre of media. I don't think they're going anywhere for a long time.

[Rashira]

Ah, yes. The best part of gaming as a kid by far. *sigh* good memories. Of course, this still is the best part of gaming as a teen because...well...just the whole feeling of accomplishment and ect.

[Sammelhammel]

What about buying a sealed Ogre Battle or FF II and open it???
I bet you won't do it...

Cool video...I am a sgh-guy, but I am not pissed off. It is funny :)

Openening some trash games is fine...I also did it with "The Smurfs" (PS) or "Wip3out" (PS)....who cares :)

Evening open a gem is fine...you can do what you want. But it would be funny if you have fame for some hours and then some days later you gonna cry cause you burnt 500 bucks.

[skaar]

The biggest thing video games have going for them in terms of collectible value is that the originals are rarely ever reproduced exactly in newer formats. What is unnerving to us as gamers in "glossy" makeovers just makes the original game so much more unique. This is different than say, movies or music, where older formats have little appeal because the reproductions are simply of a better quality, without changing the content.

Otherwise, it's silly to compare video games and "static" media like baseball cards which don't change with the technology and fall away as pasttimes of an older generation. Video games have become the biggest selling genre of media. I don't think they're going anywhere for a long time.

Unlike books, which are not the biggest selling form of media historically ;)

Reproductions are just that - reproductions. Can't beat the real thing.

[badinsults]

I have a fairly rare, out of print book that is likely worth a couple of hundred dollars. I still read it. There was no point in having the book except to read it, and it is very valuable to me in that regards, more than monetary.

[Rickstilwell1]

Yeah, to me game collecting is better if you collect the games because you like to play them. I'm still spending time watering down my collection by selling the games I don't even find mediocre to play.

I wish I hadn't sold my boxed SNES games to a store just because the cartridges were worn out. I should have just hung on to the boxes and bought loose copies. It was pretty much the best of 1st party SNES. Mario, DK, Zelda, Kirby and Yoshi.

To me looking through a manual, looking at the front and back of the box, and playing the game is more fun than looking at the box but not even seeing the manual.

[Zing]

I hated when Nintendo moved to the "unlockable" style carts. I always thought it was cool that the games were locked in while the power was on. It was even worse when they stopped supplying the plastic dust covers.

[badinsults]

I hated when Nintendo moved to the "unlockable" style carts. I always thought it was cool that the games were locked in while the power was on. It was even worse when they stopped supplying the plastic dust covers.

I'm pretty sure there must have been some cases where the locking mechanism failed to unlock when the power was off, because it wasn't just the carts that were redesigned, later consoles didn't have the lock.