Attention Famicom SP owners. More Mini Famicom games...

[Jasoco]

http://www.lik-sang.com/news.php?artc=3338
http://www.lik-sang.com/list.php?category=255'

I was just alerted by Lik-Sang. There are more releases. The new ones:
GBA Famicom Mini Vol. 11: Mario Brothers (JAP)
GBA Famicom Mini Vol. 12: Clu Clu Land (JAP)
GBA Famicom Mini Vol. 13: Balloon Fight (JAP)
GBA Famicom Mini Vol. 14: Wrecking Crew (JAP)
GBA Famicom Mini Vol. 15: Dr. Mario (JAP)
GBA Famicom Mini Vol. 16: Dig Dug (JAP)
GBA Famicom Mini Vol. 17: Takahashi Meijin's Adventure Island (JAP)
GBA Famicom Mini Vol. 18: Makaimura (Ghosts'n'Goblins) (JAP)
GBA Famicom Mini Vol. 19: Twinbee (JAP)
GBA Famicom Mini Vol. 20: Ganbare Goemon! Karakuri Douchuu (JAP)

Some of those are REALLY cool. I am partial to the Balloon Fight and Dr. Mario ports. I wouldn't MIND Mario Bros.. It could go with my 5 others on my SMA games. (I love my SMB port. If I had known the US version was coming, I would have waited. But it's a nice conversation piece.)

I know, $30 to import. Rip off. Buy the eReader cards. Blah Blah. Just throwing it out there for you to chew on.

Now, I wonder, with the Classic NES coming out here, will we also get these? I really really want Balloon Fight and Dr. Mario on my GBA. Plus, I might have to go for Wrecking Crew and Mario Bros. Clu Clu Land is cool too as is Adventure Island.

Please keep the "Too expensive to get an NES game" comments to a minimum.I think it's nice to see more of these. Of course, it just means the collectors have a lot more to spend.

[Ed Oscuro]

Holy cow, Konami games?! I wonder which box art they'll use for Akumajo Dracula (games). :)

[Daria]

I'm really just forward to Zelda although it's nice to see more of these. Anyway I thought they were $20... I remember them being a bit cheaper then normal new release GBA games.
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[Jasoco]

I'm really just forward to Zelda although it's nice to see more of these. Anyway I thought they were $20... I remember them being a bit cheaper then normal new release GBA games.They are $2. But of course, Lik-Sang is an Importer. So they're charging more. But the US versions of whatever we get (And I hope we get all 20 of these) will be $20 each.

[Aussie2B]

It's already been confirmed that out of the first batch of 10 the US won't get Mappy or Star Soldier. If we get any of this new batch, I'm guessing it'll be the same with a couple titles that don't have as great potential for sales in the US dropped. My guess - TwinBee and Goemon (both being games that never even saw US releases before).

Anyway, I just heard about this news a few minutes ago, and I'm pretty excited. TwinBee is a must for me. Considering it's no easy task to find an official copy of the Famicom version, I don't think it'll be a significant price difference. Same goes for Goemon, but I'm not so crazy for the Famicom Goemon games.

[ubersaurus]

Balloon Fight, Adventure Island, and Dr. Mario are pretty sweet. I'll have to tell my sister...she's a huge Dr. Mario fan, and can't stand the original GB one, since the playfield is smaller.

[GaijinPunch]

$30 a pop is a rip-off. Any idiot can buy these for $17.50 in a Japanese electronics store. Not far from double the price from an importer.

[Drexel923]

$30 a pop is a rip-off. Any idiot can buy these for $17.50 in a Japanese electronics store. Not far from double the price from an importer.

Yes, but can most of us get to these stores. :P

Your right though...I will wait for the NES sp in June.

[Aussie2B]

Of course it's cheaper if you actually live in Japan. :/ Every import is. I bet lots of Japanese people spend more money than I do to get products from the US.

$30 is actually a pretty good deal for these... When I was buying the Zelda port, I compared prices all over the web. Most stores charge more, and eBay is even worse. It all depends on how quickly and badly people want 'em. Sure, you can wait for them to come out in the US for $20 (higher than the cost of the Japanese versions, actually), but then you get crappier packaging. And I'm not even getting into the fact that some of them won't come out in the US at all.

[Jasoco]

I bought the SMB port with the very slight feeling US versions were coming, but it wasn't much of a big deal. Sure, it was $10 more, but at least I have my first Japanese Import. And the packaging is much cooler than what the US versions are going to be. (If they stick with the current plan.) Plus, it's oh so cool having the original SMB on my GBA without having to get an emulator or find it in Animal Crossing. I love it. (Sure, it's not as advanced as the other remakes. No special graphics, no level select, no extra eggs or coins to find. But it's classic. Pure 100% classic original SMB. And 100% the same as the one the US will get. (Except the menus. But you can figure that out easily.)

I was going to get Zelda. But when I hear the US was coming, I planned to get that instead. So I'm happy. US versions will be better. I'll probably also buy the US version of SMB. Just because.

All together I will absolutely buy Zelda, Dr. Mario, Balloon Fight and maybe Mario Bros. (Just because. It's the original! To go with my 5 remakes.)

I wonder. Remember a few weeks ago, in Japan, they released a special red display case for owners of the whole set.... What are they going to do now? Now there's TEN MORE games to display and no where to display them! Oh, the horror! Or they could just make a second case. Maybe blue this time. ;)

[Ed Oscuro]

TwinBee is a must for me. Considering it's no easy task to find an official copy of the Famicom version...
Was there a Famicom cartridge release (oh, guess there probably was)? The FDS version is cheaper than dirt (or at least what I consider to be dirt after laying down $60+ on a couple individual sealed FDS titles :o )

[ArnoldRimmer83]

TwinBee is a must for me. Considering it's no easy task to find an official copy of the Famicom version...
Was there a Famicom cartridge release (oh, guess there probably was)? The FDS version is cheaper than dirt (or at least what I consider to be dirt after laying down $60+ on a couple individual sealed FDS titles :o )

Yeah it was released on cart first, then an FDS version came later. Konami also released Goonies on cart and FDS. Only difference between the two versions, is the FDS Twinbee and Goonies used the newer Konami logo on their title screens, (With the flags) where the original cart versions used the old logo.

[slownerveaction]

The Goemon one is tempting. Yes... I know the Famicom ones aren't quite the same as later Goemons... but it would still be nice.

I'm really hoping they start bringing out more enticing selections than Mario Bros (which I guarantee 90% of GBA owners have on one of the Super Mario Advances or M&L). They should release stuff like Zelda 2 and Castlevania!

[Jasoco]

This brings up a good question. And rather than start a new thread..

What NES games would you WANT to see put on these special edition GBA carts?

I for one would like:

Tetris
Tengen would be nice, but not likely. More likely is the Nintendo version which is still awesome. And rather than carry an oversized original B/W GB Tetris with you, why not have the NES version? This would be my first choice. And would go great with Dr. Mario.

Marble Madness
Really cool. Very cool idea.

Mighty Bomb Jack
I love this game. I always have. I would love to see it again. Also not likely. But still cool.

Startropics
Why the hell not? Great game. Had a not so great sequel. Then disappeared. I would love to try my hand at it on the GBA and damn hell I wish it would come true.

Fire 'n' Ice
Another AWESOME PUZZLE GAME. Everyone knows about it. It would rock.

Kickle Cubicle
YES YES YES!!! COme on! Do it! Do it! Do it!

TMNT II: The Arcade Game
This would be great. Right down to the original Pizza Hut product placement.

Dragon Warrior
Throwing it out as a suggestion. Rocks. Would kill for it. I know there was a GBC version. But it's not the same.

Pinball
I love Pinball. I would love it on this. (Side topic, are there any 2600 compilations on the GBA that has Video Pinball?)

Ironsword
Kuros needs to be GBA-ized. Fabio needs to be reincarnated on a GBA box.

These are 10 games I would LOVE to see.

[slownerveaction]

All great choices. I definitely second Mighty Bomb Jack and Startropics, but I'd prefer an arcade-perfect port (or close to it) port of TMNT over the NES version.

What about the Lolo series? Those would be perfect for portable play.

[Jasoco]

I'd like to add Kid Icarus as an Honorable Mention.

[Queen Of The Felines]

Cheetahmen II.

What?


(Btw, I agree that the packaging is SWEET on these things...I almost didn't want to open mine for fear I wouldn't be able to put it back together without ruining it...yes, I'm THAT much of a klutz. :roll: )

Kristine

[GaijinPunch]

$30 is actually a pretty good deal for these...


Pikmin 2:
Suggested Retail 5800 yen
Amazon.co.jp - 4900 yen
Lik Sang $59.90

Lik Sang is selling a couple of bucks above the retail price. This is pretty standard for what I know. Despite the fact that the Famicom Minis are less than half the retail price of even the cheapest game, they're still tacking on $10 (33%). To me, that's a fuck job. $24-$25 seems more than fair.

[Ed Oscuro]

Tetris
Tengen would be nice, but not likely.
A friendly little reminder of when our favorite gaming company was a monopolist, perhaps? 8-)

@ Arnold:
Thanks for the info! That would certainly make Twinbee older than the FDS action series from Konami, which I hadn't guessed. The newer Konami logo was supposed to be waves, not flags (Konami = little wave).

[Jasoco]

I'll be honest. I am more a fan of the Nintendo Tetris. Yeah. I am. I've played Tengen, but to me it looks like an old DOS game. The text throws me off. It looks all weird, and the music isn't the music I've grown used to. But of course, I don't want to start arguments, especially about something Nintendo won't do ever. (Tengen port.) But I would still love a GOOD Tetris on my GBA. Worlds doesn't count. I do not like the look. It is ugly. I would prefer the original NES version. Just to go with Dr. Mario.

[Daria]

Dragon Warrior 4 would make a nice port to go along with all my GBC ones.



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[SoulBlazer]

I'm still pissed the PSX remake of that game was never released in the US. :angry:

[Richter]

the Castlevania NES trilogy!

[Aussie2B]

Pikmin 2:
Suggested Retail 5800 yen
Amazon.co.jp - 4900 yen
Lik Sang $59.90

Lik Sang is selling a couple of bucks above the retail price. This is pretty standard for what I know. Despite the fact that the Famicom Minis are less than half the retail price of even the cheapest game, they're still tacking on $10 (33%). To me, that's a fuck job. $24-$25 seems more than fair.

Still, Americans can't buy at game at its exact suggested retail price unless we get a flight to Japan, and Amazon.co.jp doesn't ship games outside of Japan because of the laws against it. Even if they did, the shipping would probably balance it out... I've bought from Amazon.co.jp, and the shipping is pretty bad. You're only given the options of insanely fast and expensive express shipping or the still expensive but slow as hell surface mail.

So as far as what IS available to Americans, Lik Sang and Play-Asia are pretty much the best. If I'm not mistaken, shipping from Lik Sang is free for these games, and Play-Asia only charges a couple bucks for shipping them. NCS and Video Game Depot charge more (probably more for shipping too), and if you go to eBay, you'll likely pay at least 35 bucks PLUS ridiculous shipping charges.

Sure... maybe it's a rip-off, but Americans have to take what they can get.

[Aussie2B]

If they do a Castlevania game, I'd like to see them do an exact port of Castlevania 3 with the better music and everything. If I'm not mistaken, even if you get the Famicom cart, you won't be able to hear the better music unless you have a Famicom system (correct me if I'm wrong). I just use a converter to play Famicom games on my NES, so getting a GBA cart would be better cost-wise than getting the CV3 cart and a Famicom.

[RetroYoungen]

It's already been confirmed that out of the first batch of 10 the US won't get Mappy or Star Soldier. If we get any of this new batch, I'm guessing it'll be the same with a couple titles that don't have as great potential for sales in the US dropped. My guess - TwinBee and Goemon (both being games that never even saw US releases before).

Damn, no Mappy? That's the one that I'd most like to play on the go, and there won't be any eReader cards for it...

But playing TwinBee or Goemon might be worth no Mappy...

[MarioAllStar2600]

the BigNose series. I have so much fun with those games.

[Jasoco]

Damn, no Mappy? That's the one that I'd most like to play on the go, and there won't be any eReader cards for it...

But playing TwinBee or Goemon might be worth no Mappy...You'll probably have to import all three as they probably have no chance of seeing the US when ported.

[GaijinPunch]

Still, Americans can't buy at game at its exact suggested retail price unless we get a flight to Japan, and Amazon.co.jp doesn't ship games outside of Japan because of the laws against it.


I'm not denying that. Shit, I'm going to be in that boat pretty damn soon. But, I just think that $10 extra for a $50 seems a fair fee. $10 extra on a $20 game does not. That's the only statement I'm making.

[1bigmig]

I'm still pissed the PSX remake of that game was never released in the US. :angry:

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