Local store got a ton of SFC Imports

[Edmond Dantes]

So I was there today, and the dude had a rack full of Super Famicom games.

I can't remember every game I saw, but here are the ones that stood out to me:

Der Langrisser, Dead Dance, Assault Suits Valken, Acrobat Mission, Hello Pac-Man (Pac-Man 2), Chou Makaimura... Unfortunately I got there just as it was about to close so I had to look quickly. They also had some Final Fantasy, Anqelique, and a few anime tie-ins, including one with a ferret or weasel on the cover that had the word "Rascal" (I think--it was in Japanese) on it. Oh, and Super Puyo Puyo.

I bought two games. Dead Dance (which turned out to be a fighting game) and some other game with a title I couldn't completely read. It was by Pack-In Video and I think it was called "Ma Onna Tachi... (I couldn't read the rest). This latter one turned out to be interesting. If you turn it on and wait, it starts up with a pan across a dark forest until it shows a teenager hanging from a branch. It turned out to be some sort of choose-your-own adventure book in video game form. I'll have to study Japanese something fierce because it seems interesting.

Anyway, is there anything I should keep an eye out for?

Thanks in advance.

[Tupin]

You're lucky. I once found some Super Famicom games around here, bought them up straight away, and haven't seen any since.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Assault Suit Valken is the Japanese release of Cybernator. I think it has a bunch more story to it and slightly different gameplay.

Also, Dead Dance was released stateside as Tuff-E-Nuff.

[Scissors]

including one with a ferret or weasel on the cover that had the word "Rascal" (I think--it was in Japanese) on it.

I'm guessing you saw Araiguma Rasukaru (Raccoon Rascal), which is a puzzle game based on a Japanese anime that was based on an American children's book.

http://imageshack.us/a/img821/5339/714bc4j92ulsl500aa300.jpg

[IHatedSega]

i love the game boxes more than the american ones. I got a chance to pick up Final Fantasy 6 and 4 at the retro store, beautiful art covers. How much was the FF game? Id buy it for a good price just for the cool box.

[Edmond Dantes]

Assault Suit Valken is the Japanese release of Cybernator. I think it has a bunch more story to it and slightly different gameplay.

Also, Dead Dance was released stateside as Tuff-E-Nuff.

Another weird thing about Dead Dance: The voice clip when you throw a Fireball sounds like it was lifted from Ranma 1/2 Hard Battle.

Was Acrobat Mission ever released stateside?

Another weird thing I just remembered: The SFC version of Dragon's Lair was called Dragon Magic.


I'm guessing you saw Araiguma Rasukaru (Raccoon Rascal), which is a puzzle game based on a Japanese anime that was based on an American children's book.

http://imageshack.us/a/img821/5339/714bc4j92ulsl500aa300.jpg

That's it! That's the one!


i love the game boxes more than the american ones. I got a chance to pick up Final Fantasy 6 and 4 at the retro store, beautiful art covers. How much was the FF game? Id buy it for a good price just for the cool box.

He had completes of I+II, V and VI for somewhere in the $40s or $50s, and cartridge-onlies of IV and V for like $20 or so.

EDIT: Just recalled, he also had Ys V (couldn't tell if it was regular or the Expert version. Cart-only either way).

[SparTonberry]

He had completes of I+II, V and VI for somewhere in the $40s or $50s, and cartridge-onlies of IV and V for like $20 or so.


Dragon Quest or Final Fantasy? Either way, that sounds way too high as games in both series are fairly common.

[Edmond Dantes]

I meant Final Fantasy. He does have Dragon Quest V and VI though.

[davidbrit2]

This latter one turned out to be interesting. If you turn it on and wait, it starts up with a pan across a dark forest until it shows a teenager hanging from a branch. It turned out to be some sort of choose-your-own adventure book in video game form. I'll have to study Japanese something fierce because it seems interesting.

Was it かまいたちの夜 (Kamaitachi no Yoru/Night of the Sickle Weasel)? If so, there's an episode of Game Center CX about that one.

[Steven]

one with a ferret or weasel on the cover that had the word "Rascal" (I think--it was in Japanese) on it. Oh, and Super Puyo Puyo.

I'd get SPP and the Rascal game. I wrote a little write-up on the Rascal game here

http://www.rvgfanatic.com/6501/90701.html

Quite good and unknown, you definitely won't regret picking it up.

http://www.rvgfanatic.com/mediac/400_0/media/DIR_86201/RascalVS.gif

It's a cute, unique "action" puzzler. Instead of blocks falling, you move the rascal around to maneuver the blocks. It was an ever so slightly different twist to the traditional puzzler formula that made it stand out a bit to me.

[davidbrit2]

Was it かまいたちの夜 (Kamaitachi no Yoru/Night of the Sickle Weasel)? If so, there's an episode of Game Center CX about that one.

No wait, looks like it's this one:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/snes/581922-majo-tachi-no-nemuri

The two games look very similar though.

[Edmond Dantes]

No wait, looks like it's this one:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/snes/581922-majo-tachi-no-nemuri

The two games look very similar though.

This one is it. The cart label uses a bit of the box art.

*Sigh* wish * knew Japanese...

[Kiddo]

Among the imports, where there any Satellaview 8M Memory Packs or BS-X cartridges?

[Aussie2B]

I think Rascal is a tad on the uncommon side, so I'd say it's worth picking up.

[StealthLurker]

Sounds like someone unloaded a bunch of commons at the shop. Still it's always a treat to find JPN SFC games in the wild in the west... especially in quantities greater than 1-5. Those SFC RPGs are overpriced. You can't even give those RPGs away in Japan. About 10-25 USD would be fair and still would yield a fine profit.


I think Rascal is a tad on the uncommon side, so I'd say it's worth picking up.

Yeah, very slightly uncommon. I'd stick to titles like those if you're considering a pickup. However imho the game is very meh.

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[PDorr3]

I'd get SPP and the Rascal game. I wrote a little write-up on the Rascal game here

http://www.rvgfanatic.com/6501/90701.html

Quite good and unknown, you definitely won't regret picking it up.

http://www.rvgfanatic.com/mediac/400_0/media/DIR_86201/RascalVS.gif

It's a cute, unique "action" puzzler. Instead of blocks falling, you move the rascal around to maneuver the blocks. It was an ever so slightly different twist to the traditional puzzler formula that made it stand out a bit to me.

I read your article on that game awhile ago, made me really want it! And yes, the game is quite uncommon as whenever I search ebay for a copy (I only buy CIB) it usually comes up empty.

[davidbrit2]

This one is it. The cart label uses a bit of the box art.

*Sigh* wish * knew Japanese...

Start with Famicom if that's your goal. There's almost no Kanji. But beware that RPGs tend to deliberately use some archaic language (そなた instead of あなた, じゃ instead of だ, and other weird things that won't be obvious in your average dictionary).

[Edmond Dantes]

Among the imports, where there any Satellaview 8M Memory Packs or BS-X cartridges?

Sadly not.

Okay, here's the games I think I'll pick up next time:

-Super Puyo Puyo
-Ys V
-Rascal
-Assault Suits Valken
-Acrobat Mission

And if something else catches my fancy, I'll take it.

[FoxNtd]

-Assault Suits Valken

You better buy that game. :)

[Pikkon]

Thats awesome your store has them,my local game store has a good amount of sfc and fami games but I pretty much picked through all of there good games as most people have no idea what they are.

[Edmond Dantes]

I went back to the store today, and picked up Acrobat Mission and Assault Suits Valken.

Acrobat Mission is a vertical shooter (funny, because I kinda expected it to be a Japanese version of Aero the Acrobat). Oddly, all the text is in English, so I know what the story is... except that it scrolls too fast to read in one sitting. Anyway, the game itself seems pretty good. It's kind of a poor man's Raiden Project, and it has a strange damage mechanic--you can't die from a collision and sometimes bullets seem to go right through me, but bombs hang on your side and they can be shot off by enemies (causing them to detonate early). When you die, you get a chance to pilot the ship into something you want to crash into, in order to damage it, which I think is kinda cool.

As for the other... HOLY CRAP, I LOVE VALKEN! I just wish I understood Japanese, because honestly I didn't think a Gundam-wannabe would be this fun.

... The guy got more imports, by the way. Some boxed Super Famicom games, most of them sports or Derpy Stallion games. Two games came in square (not rectangle) boxes. One of these was a derby simulation, and the other... looked like some sort of music-making software? It wasn't Mario Paint. Should I pick these two up?

He also had a metric ton of RPGs, including a boxed (I didn't check for completeness) Ogre Battle, Albert Oddysey, Dragon Quest VI (he wants $25 for this), Final Fantasy VI, and a ton of others I didn't really recognize. I saw Silva Saga II in there, but I can't recall the others off the top of my head. There was also another "Sound Novel" (as the box called it)

... On top of that, he has PLAYSTATION ONE games! Among his lot, I saw Vampire: the Night Warriors, Namco Museum vol 3 and volume 5 (strongly tempted to pick up the latter just for Dragon Spirit), some visual novel called The Mysterious Hospital, a Japanese version of Parappa the Rapper (almost bought this one), Arc the Lad, Genso Suikoden, and several others whose names escape me right now. Among his lot I saw one I HAD to own and bought immediately: Clock Tower 2--and I DON'T mean "The Struggle Within," I mean the good one, with Scissorman (it's another "Japan name/USA name" issue). The spoken dialogue is in English but the text is in Japanese, so I kinda-sorta have an idea what's going on, but... I need to take courses or something.

I'm getting to a point where I only want imports from this guy now.

[Ed Oscuro]

I think the SNES Acrobat Mission gets much better reviews than the arcade one - count yourself lucky there!

ASV is a fine choice. No love for Chohmakaimura, though? (It's just Super GnG but yeah.)

[Edmond Dantes]

No love for Chohmakaimura, though? (It's just Super GnG but yeah.)

If I weren't on a budget I might've grabbed it. As it is though, doesn't make sense to buy a fourth copy of a game I already own.

[Ed Oscuro]

Yeah, if you're not getting steals on these, I'd leave 'em be.

[Gameguy]

Some boxed Super Famicom games, most of them sports or Derpy Stallion games.

http://s9.postimage.org/s87baaw27/derpy_says_derp_d_by_are_you_jealous_d52l3.png

[Ed Oscuro]

I thought Derpy was a girl :embarrassed:

[Gameguy]

I thought Derpy was a girl :embarrassed:
She's probably excited to meet another Derpy pony, especially if it's a boy.

[o.pwuaioc]

... On top of that, he has PLAYSTATION ONE games! Among his lot, I saw Vampire: the Night Warriors, Namco Museum vol 3 and volume 5 (strongly tempted to pick up the latter just for Dragon Spirit), some visual novel called The Mysterious Hospital, a Japanese version of Parappa the Rapper (almost bought this one), Arc the Lad, Genso Suikoden, and several others whose names escape me right now. Among his lot I saw one I HAD to own and bought immediately: Clock Tower 2--and I DON'T mean "The Struggle Within," I mean the good one, with Scissorman (it's another "Japan name/USA name" issue). The spoken dialogue is in English but the text is in Japanese, so I kinda-sorta have an idea what's going on, but... I need to take courses or something.

Dragon Spirit is also on Namco's 50th Anniversary Collection for PS2/Xbox/GCN (but not GBA, unfortunately), and it's much cheaper that way.

[RP2A03]

I thought Derpy was a girl :embarrassed:

Rule 63!

[SparTonberry]

I wouldn't go for the music making one. From the sounds of it, it was meant as a companion to RPG Maker 2 and Sound Novel Maker, as it could use either the Super Turbo File (a memory card accessory made by ASCII) or the Memory Pak slot on top of the cart (bigger memory cards that look kind of like original Game Boy carts) to transfer data.
I wouldn't pay too much if you wanted Ogre Battle either. The Japanese versions are A TON more common than the English versions.

[Edmond Dantes]

One little typo and this becomes a pony thread. [blush]

Also dude only wanted $15 for Namco Museum 5, which is half what I see on Amazon. Shoulda grabbed it honestly.

I wish he had Encore as well.. then I could get Dragon Saber as well.