Strange Gamestop find

[joshnickerson]

I dropped by Gamestop today and browsed around for a few minutes. I glanced at the used Gameboy case and I did a quick double take... they had "Mario & Yoshi" with the others! I'd never seen one before, and for those who don't know, it's the Japanese/European version of the old puzzler "Yoshi". I considered buying it, but then I saw the price tag... $24.99! Yeesh. Too bad I didn't bring my SP, or else I would've popped it in for a few minutes to check out the differences.

Has anyone else ever found import games at chain stores like Gamestop? I'd never seen an import there before today.

[Lady Jaye]

I once found a Tintin European game (with German label) for the original Game Boy at a Microplay...

[Ed Oscuro]

I once found a Tintin European game (with German label) for the original Game Boy at a Microplay...
I'm not quite sure if that game is good or bad...I wouldn't trade any of my favorite platformers for it, though. Sort of unusual platformer/Beat-'em-up with repeating characters. Some neat levels like a train, swimming in a river, and so on (I gave up at that point). I thought that was French only...neat to hear :)

[Lady Jaye]

It's not a bad game, but the controls are a bit awkward, which lowes the fun potential of the game.

And it's a multilingual game (there's a language selection screen upon startup). It's a Tintin and the Temple of the Sun game, and it was released by Infogrames (back when they had the armadillo logo).

It's very difficult to find any info about that particular version, especially since there was a remake released in 2001 for the GBC.

[Ikari Warrior]

I found Bubble Bobble Jr. at Gamestop, the Japanese version of Bubble Bobble 2 with a different cover.
I bought a Japanese Darius game there once as well, and I've also seen a Japanese TMNT:Fall of the Foot Clan there too.

[EnemyZero]

ive seen a few jap tmnt fall of the footclan games at local stores...seems to pop up often, strange

[cracked8ball]

I've seen Mario & Yoshi at Game Rush for about $12.99, as well as famicom pirate carts at Gamestop.

[atomicthumbs]

I bought a japanese import Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo for the Sega Saturn at an EB a few years back. GREAT GAME!!!

[Richter]

seen SMB Advanced JP at EB

[kainemaxwell]

Occasionally I'll find something like that at one the Gamestops in my area too.

[MegaDrive20XX]

Found two copies of PAL Sonic 2 at a local gamestop once

[blue lander]

I found a Chinese Elevator Action for the Gameboy at Gamestop, that's about it.

[goatdan]

A while ago, I walked into the GameStop near me and they had about 40 copies of some GameGear soccer title that was an import for $0.99. I bought a few copies for the GOAT Store, and I was always baffled about why they had that.

They never, ever had in any other GameGear games too. Just that goofy import soccer game (it wasn't bad either ;) ).

[FantasiaWHT]

At my EB I've seen a couple japanese N64 games... Starfox and Mario 64 pop into my head.

Also seen a Japanese Yugioh game. Couldn't tell which one.

[Xexyz]

I've seen a few GBA imports at GameCrazy and GameCraze (n independant chain in NY). The most interesting thing I saw was the Japanese Metroid II: Return f Samus at GameCraze. I considered buying it but didn't.

[Sothy]

There was a bunch of loose Megadrive games at Gamestop once but some jackass had sawed the sides away "I guess so it would fir in American system" Heh.

Use a Genie people.

[Ed Oscuro]

I found a Chinese Elevator Action for the Gameboy at Gamestop, that's about it.
Chinese?