What is your most RECENT import? Post often!

[Parodius Duh!]

cool, apparently this bootleg was released by the same people that made my spiderman: lethal foes bootleg. Can tell by the frankensteined cart shell. Careful, this might end up crashing at some point. My Lethal foes always crashes or freezes at level 4.....

[PSony]

I played up to the middle of level 7 before I ran out of continues and it didn't crash. I think the game has 7 levels.

[dukenukem]

pics of my inport games for saturn and one of capcom vs xnk 2 for dreamcast.

[nensondubois]

New Yatterman: Nanndai Kanndai Yajirobe (Super Famicom)
Super Tetris 2 + Bombliss (Super Famicom) (Complete in excellent condition)
Super Tetris 2 + Bombliss Limited Edition (Super Famicom) (Complete in excellent condition)
Super Tetris 3 (Super Famicom) (Complete in excellent condition)

[SparTonberry]

Loose PAL NES Dragon's Lair

[Tron 2.0]

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[Steve W]

I just posted this in the thrift finds thread, I just bought a Japanese Nights Into Dreams game for the PS2 for $10 at a game store. They also had several Dragonball PS1 imports (I'm amazed how often I find those) and a common Dreamcast game I can't recall but the Japanese version. I left those there and just bought Nights Into Dreams.
http://i414.photobucket.com/albums/pp222/StevePW/lafayette-1.jpg
By the way, ignore the Atari games.

[SparTonberry]

Impulse buy of a Sparkster SFC cart, relatively low $18 BIN, but high shipping (over $5 within US).
I guess that's still not a bad price, not great though.

[PSony]

Irem Arcade Classics (Sega Saturn) - $9 shipped complete/mint.

[Bloodreign]

Ganbare Goemon 4 SFC, can't go wrong with the series, though it's very text heavy and no English exists in the game.

[Breetai]

Ganbare Goemon 4 SFC, can't go wrong with the series, though it's very text heavy and no English exists in the game.
Part 2 is very English-friendly. There is a lot of text, but the main game does not require Japanese at all. Parts 3 and 4 rely more on text.

[Bloodreign]

Part 2 is very English-friendly. There is a lot of text, but the main game does not require Japanese at all. Parts 3 and 4 rely more on text.


Yeah I didn't see Goemon 2 on ebay from a US seller when I went in with my gift card, but having played it, it's more accessible than the 3 and 4 I did buy. Someone's finished the game apparently or is close as there's a 99% save file still on the cart. I can use that for a bit of exploring the game before I decide to jump in. There's FAQ's and all, and I'll probably be using it a lot for Goemon 3 and 4, if I remember correctly either 2 or 3 had a fireworks puzzle that was a PITA for me when I gave the games a try a long time ago, not because of text, but because I couldn't remember what order the fireworks went off in.

I do plan on eventually picking up Goemon 2 when I decide to put money on the gift card again, only have about $6 left on it to spend, could buy something cheap, but I'll hold on to it. Plan on picking up the 2 action Goemon FC games too, along with the GB/GBC games.

[Bloodreign]

Sorry for the double post, but got two more imports, and have another on the way.

Ganbare Goemon 3 SFC, Kid Drac FC, and on the way Arkanoid II FC.

[Bloodreign]

Triple post, but the final import for now came in the mail, Puyo Puyo Sun Ketteiban PSX. I stared at the same copy on ebay for a long long time before I finally broke down and snagged it for a nice price.

[Bloodreign]

For goodness sake, poor time for an error 500, please delete this post.

[Tron 2.0]

Also know as kabuki quantum fighter :D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v389/MetalSlug01/kbqf.png

[PSony]

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Albert Odyssey
Dragon Force
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Gebockers
Shining Force 3: Scenario 1 and 2

Unfortunately no manuals for the SF games, but I got the lot for $22 shipped.

Also the Irem Arcade Classics ($9 shipped).

[SparTonberry]

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g155/sahagin/th_games0623.jpg (http://s55.photobucket.com/albums/g155/sahagin/?action=view&current=games0623.jpg)
Shiki Eiyuuden cart is a bit dirty, though.
Haven't played much of Mickey 3 yet. Going to have to see if Hard mode gets as ridiculous as the first game, Donald the short temper representing. :)

Not shown: Papuwa-kun and Gun Hazard for SFC, both CIB for $20+ship. Sweet.

[PSony]

Bought a broken Japanese Dreamcast for $16.88 shipped. Seller claimed he couldn't get visual on screen. Received it today and it works perfectly fine. The top casing was discolored, but I had a broken American DC with a good condition case so I swapped it over and swapped over the clear triangle piece.

[Smashed Brother]

Yeah I didn't see Goemon 2 on ebay from a US seller when I went in with my gift card, but having played it, it's more accessible than the 3 and 4 I did buy. Someone's finished the game apparently or is close as there's a 99% save file still on the cart. I can use that for a bit of exploring the game before I decide to jump in. There's FAQ's and all, and I'll probably be using it a lot for Goemon 3 and 4, if I remember correctly either 2 or 3 had a fireworks puzzle that was a PITA for me when I gave the games a try a long time ago, not because of text, but because I couldn't remember what order the fireworks went off in.

I do plan on eventually picking up Goemon 2 when I decide to put money on the gift card again, only have about $6 left on it to spend, could buy something cheap, but I'll hold on to it. Plan on picking up the 2 action Goemon FC games too, along with the GB/GBC games.

Um....I'm selling both Goemon 2 and Goemon 4, CIB, for $25 per game. Far cheaper than you'll ever find anywhere else. Hit me up!

Goemon 4 is awesome and is very playable without any knowledge of Japanese. I did have to consult the FAQ for maybe 2 of the puzzles, but otherwise trial and error will get you through, too. Great game!

[scaryice]

Got Rockman 3 & X, cart only. Now I just need 1, 6, and Forte to complete the NES/SNES set (the most expensive ones).

[synbiosfan]

Sorry there's non imports in this pic too:puppydogeyes:

I recently picked up on 4 Samsung Saturn games new Virtua Fighter Kids, new Virtua Fighter 2, new Fighting Vipers & Nights into Dreams. Also pictured a minty Necronomicon.

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww310/retrogamecollectorjim/NG%20Stuff/DSC02671.jpg

[Lord Contaminous]

Some scores I made over the past several months
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/225073_2002738870139_1293615183_32438643_936853_n. jpg

Let alone the Altered Beast....
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[PSony]

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[CapnCrunch53]

I recently got my first import, it's just a PAL copy of Zero Wing, but hey, it's an import. The music in this game is awesome by the way (as is the infamous intro).

[PSony]

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[SparTonberry]

Good deal...?
Just won a lot of slightly dirty Famicom carts for $14 shipped. Guevara, along with Ultima Exodus (already have the NES) and F1 Race (got it CIB already).

[ave]

Guevara is worth 30$+ on its own (loose cart), so it was definitely a good deal.

[PSony]

Got another Saturn lot

[Colorado Rockies]

My most recent import is the PAL version of Doshin the Giant for GCN. I have been wanting to try this game out for like a decade and I finally got around to geting one.

[nensondubois]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTJkFNHrUD0 - This game.

[PSony]

Got a complete white Saturn with 2 games for $36. A bit yellowing on the bottom half but the price is decent, and it's in better condition than the one I have.

http://i54.tinypic.com/2h52syt.jpg

[theclaw]

Got a complete white Saturn with 2 games for $36. A bit yellowing on the bottom half but the price is decent, and it's in better condition than the one I have.

http://i54.tinypic.com/2h52syt.jpg

Wow! For us like me outside Japan, that is epic. Shipping saturns overseas is so costly.

[Bloodreign]

Nice job on getting Puyo Puyo Tsuu for your Saturn, shame it doesn't have the original music option the PSX version has. The Saturn version is the only version of Tsuu I have, it bugs me that it only has remixed music, but it's a blast to play.

[Animerforever05]

sorry to bumb this but.. up ya go!

[Pikkon]

Got this not to long ago.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/pikkonson/gbgames.png

[Bloodreign]

A couple more Puyo Puyo titles in my slow sweep to eventually own as many versions as I can get. Puyo Puyo Tsuu PSX and Super Puyo Puyo SFC, got both from one guy on ebay and although I suck mightily at the series, I still love having them.

[Sabz5150]

Two Famicom games...

Minelvaton Saga
Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei

[SpaceFlea]

I've been on a PC Engine kick recently. Here are the latest additions:

http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq284/SpaceFlea/008-1.jpg

[SparTonberry]

Famicom: Rockman 2 loose, Lord of King cart (unexpectedly including manual), Rampart CIB, Square's Tom Sawyer CIB
SFC loose games: Little Magic, Power Soukoban (MaskROM, I'm thinking this is rare since it's such a late release, and after the Nintendo Power version?), Magical Taruruuto-kun, Sonic Wings (now I can play Aero Fighters without paying the Aero Fighters price :) ), Super Mad Champ, Dion (Imperium)
Ordered Super Smash TV SFC CIB (I thought this was less censored than US, but after comparing the ROMs, it looks the US version still has the blood, surprisingly), Karnov CIB

[SparTonberry]

Got another order.
Okay, want to make sure I understand the instructions right.
How often should I water Gun-Nac? :D
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g155/sahagin/gunnac.jpg
(okay, I remember one game from tsr's archive that had a similar warning label. But I think one advisory was "don't play this game with Godzilla"?)

And I also got loose copies of Western Kids and Lupin III with it.

[Sabz5150]

Got another order.
Okay, want to make sure I understand the instructions right.
How often should I water Gun-Nac? :D
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g155/sahagin/gunnac.jpg
(okay, I remember one game from tsr's archive that had a similar warning label. But I think one advisory was "don't play this game with Godzilla"?)

And I also got loose copies of Western Kids and Lupin III with it.

1. Do not use Sonic Screwdriver
2. Do not make drink in game.
3. NO USING INTERNET TO LOOK UP CHEATCODES!

[StealthLurker]

Got another order.
Okay, want to make sure I understand the instructions right.
How often should I water Gun-Nac? :D
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g155/sahagin/gunnac.jpg
(okay, I remember one game from tsr's archive that had a similar warning label. But I think one advisory was "don't play this game with Godzilla"?)

And I also got loose copies of Western Kids and Lupin III with it.


Haha, reminds me of the first time I saw these types of warnings on the back of a famicom cart... it was back in the 80s and the most memorable one showed pictures displaying...

1. Don't strike it with a mallet
2. Don't feed it to an alligator (WTF!!!)
3. Don't put it under a running faucet

Funny as hell and was like, really.... good thing Captain Obvious works for the vidgame industry.

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[synbiosfan]

I just got a sealed Brazilian Tec Toy Saturn NIGHTS into Dreams.

I now need to find a Chinese Sega Saturn game to have at least one sealed game from every region. It's not a huge deal if I don't but it's interesting to compare the packaging.

Edit: Madroms was cool enough to point me to a source so a Chinese copy of MYST is now on the way!

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww310/retrogamecollectorjim/More%20Stuff/DSC02788.jpg

[Nico87]

Delete, sorry.

[hashiriya1]

Bought all of this in just two days. None remain, though. Bought them just to sell them. It didn't take long.




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[SpaceFlea]

More stuff -mixed bag- same as usual.

http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq284/SpaceFlea/006-3.jpg

[SpaceFlea]

One might begin to think I'm the only one who imports...

MEGA LOT!!!

http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq284/SpaceFlea/002-6.jpg

[StealthLurker]

one might begin to think i'm the only one who imports...



=) Maybe...



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[synbiosfan]

One might begin to think I'm the only one who imports...


=) Maybe...



LOL you might be right SpaceFlea@_@

In just the short time I've known you, I have been blown away by your collecting drive:)

If you ever make a single thread containing your collection, please, please, please send me a link!

[Lord Contaminous]

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[Lord Contaminous]

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[xelement5x]

Nice! Seiken Densetsu 3 is one of my favorite SFC games.

[StealthLurker]

Got a lot of new stuff with a high percentage of truly rare items, but the personal "crown jewel" of the recent stuff is the one below. Just won it this morning. I've had a loose JPN copy for a while, but finally being able to get it CIB was quite satisfying.

More info on the game if you've never heard of it:
http://www.blamethecontrolpad.com/tripworld/tripworld.htm



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/jviloria/aaa_new/owl670122-img600x399-1322814120ecbxuz97982.jpg

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[FoxNtd]

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Dude... @_@

WHERE did you find a seller for that?? I've checked every site I can think of that a Japanese shopper would use to look for used games and never found so much as a single search result for this game. (Stuff like Rakuten, Bidders, etc.) I don't even have the slightest idea what it's even worth. I don't how recent that price tag is on the photograph of yours (looks very old, I'm sure people pay more than that now..)

It's possibly the ONLY game I can think of off the top of my head that I might consider playing start to finish via emulator just because physical acquisition of the cart seems outright impossible.

Either you were insanely lucky or I'm just incredibly stupid with my shopping. :puppydogeyes:

[StealthLurker]

Dude... @_@

WHERE did you find a seller for that?? I've checked every site I can think of that a Japanese shopper would use to look for used games and never found so much as a single search result for this game. (Stuff like Rakuten, Bidders, etc.) I don't even have the slightest idea what it's even worth. I don't how recent that price tag is on the photograph of yours (looks very old, I'm sure people pay more than that now..)

It's possibly the ONLY game I can think of off the top of my head that I might consider playing start to finish via emulator just because physical acquisition of the cart seems outright impossible.

Either you were insanely lucky or I'm just incredibly stupid with my shopping. :puppydogeyes:

Yeah, even just finding one loose can be tough. Normally I don't buy loose games, but when I saw a loose Trip World cart I actually bought it. I've been looking for this guy for a looong time. Normally I don't post in these kind of threads anymore because it can be a bit of hassle to line up my recent acquisitions, take pics, edit them a bit, upload and reply to thread. However this bad boy is definitely worth it. It's like finding a unicorn! lol

Yeah, I search all possible sources... not just auctions etc. I remember when I was looking for a CIB SFC Iron Commando, I even hired 2 different agencies in Japan to scour physical stores while I continued my hunt online! Sometimes all you can do is wait and continue the search...

As for value, even a loose cart is expensive. This CIB one is probably the most expensive JPN GB game I've ever bought.

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[FoxNtd]

I don't think I'd go as far as paying agencies to locate it, heh. Maybe this is something I will have to look for one day when I fly to Japan and if I have an astronomical amount of luck I might find a loose cart. :roll:

I saw an auction for a CIB Iron Commando months ago on eBay (probably the worst place to see it, right?) It went into the mid 200's if I recall. It was a high profile seller so I'm sure tons of buyers got to see it was there before that was over.

There are a handful of titles I have a lot of trouble finding that shouldn't really be worth much anyway (e.g. Battle Formula for Famicom.) I'd assume it's not a valuable game but I have never found a copy for sale so far. :puppydogeyes:

EDIT: Just looked it up and a Battle Formula was listed. Over $100 just for a cart. I'm not very thrilled about this. Why are Sunsoft games so bloody rare and expensive?

[StealthLurker]

I don't think I'd go as far as paying agencies to locate it, heh. Maybe this is something I will have to look for one day when I fly to Japan and if I have an astronomical amount of luck I might find a loose cart. :roll:

I saw an auction for a CIB Iron Commando months ago on eBay (probably the worst place to see it, right?) It went into the mid 200's if I recall. It was a high profile seller so I'm sure tons of buyers got to see it was there before that was over.

There are a handful of titles I have a lot of trouble finding that shouldn't really be worth much anyway (e.g. Battle Formula for Famicom.) I'd assume it's not a valuable game but I have never found a copy for sale so far. :puppydogeyes:

EDIT: Just looked it up and a Battle Formula was listed. Over $100 just for a cart. I'm not very thrilled about this. Why are Sunsoft games so bloody rare and expensive?


Yeah I saw a CIB Iron Commando on YJ recently. But of course, it wasn't around when I needed it lol.

Battle Formula is very rare, especially in CIB form. I have a CIB copy. It can easily fetch $300USD plus. For famicom, most people think of Recca as the rare and expensive game. But imho Battle Formula outclasses it very much in those aspects. If you want to buy Recca, there's always a couple copies floating around. You just have to pay market value for it. If you want a CIB copy of Battle Formula you just have to wait. Doesn't matter if you have the money or not like with Recca.

Spy Hunter 2 may be easy to get on the NES, but not on the famicom. Kinda like the reverse on the Flinstones, Little Samson, etc.

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[Lord Contaminous]

I always thought gold Famicom Punch Out was the high tier

[FoxNtd]

I always thought gold Famicom Punch Out was the high tier

Or the gold Rockman 4's... there are only 8 of those right? :|

[StealthLurker]

Or the gold Rockman 4's... there are only 8 of those right? :|

I think the Gold (original version) Punch Outs are overrated. You go on ebay, yahoo japan etc and you will see multiple for sale. You can get it CIB for 250 USD.

Imho the one that costs in the 700+ range is a CIB Gradius Alpha. However like gold punchout, those can be found fairly easily.

There are games that are "expensive" because they're considered rare. Then there's the stuff that truly is rare. Just try to buy one. I watched a Japanese game documentary that followed a Japanese famicom collector. According to him Battle Formula is the rarest. Now I don't know about THE rarest, but it's fairly hard to get.... Especially CIB.

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[Animerforever05]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7012/6501128719_f1c3d84204_z.jpg

my first psp import game is Kurogane no Linebarrels
it was only 12.90$ for the asia ver.

[FoxNtd]

There are games that are "expensive" because they're considered rare. Then there's the stuff that truly is rare. Just try to buy one. I watched a Japanese game documentary that followed a Japanese famicom collector. According to him Battle Formula is the rarest. Now I don't know about THE rarest, but it's fairly hard to get.... Especially CIB.

Would you be able to provide me with a way to see the documentary you brought up? I was hoping it's something you found posted online and not something more obscure such as a television program from Japan.. I would like to see what other information was presented in that program.

[StealthLurker]

Would you be able to provide me with a way to see the documentary you brought up? I was hoping it's something you found posted online and not something more obscure such as a television program from Japan.. I would like to see what other information was presented in that program.

As I recall it was on one of the "GPara DVD Magazine" (all digital magazine) discs. Exactly which one I don't recall. I'd have to dig them out of storage and that's not likely to happen anytime soon due to the amount of effort it would take. These DVDs are Japanese Region 2 btw. Pretty sure it was GPara and not the Famitsu Wave DVDs...

Well anyways, this digital magazine goes over upcoming games and has a segment where they go over retro stuff. I mainly wanted it for the retro stuff. A really nice one was where they went over the history of Gradius. Another one they went to a retro game shop and the owner showed him all his rarities. Even opened up a shipping container in the docks and showed factory cases of old dead stock. Then the other one, which I mentioned above went to the apartment of a hardcore 8bit famicom collector who had ever single game that was released. He talked a bit about whichever game/accessory he was currently demoing. One of them was Battle Formula.

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[SparTonberry]

Imho the one that costs in the 700+ range is a CIB Gradius Alpha. However like gold punchout, those can be found fairly easily.

You mean Gradius Archimendes, the promotional version of Gradius?

Is Mobile Suit Gundam Hot Scramble: Final Version (the gold version, which actually has less content than the normal black version) really worth the $1,500 price I saw once?
(and I think there were a couple other gold Bandai carts, but I don't know if they're also valuable)

I think I saw one game called NHK Space School sell for like $500 CIB. Which doesn't sound too bad considering it was thought to have been unreleased (even among some Japanese sites I've seen focusing on canceled Famicom games).

[SpaceFlea]

Is Mobile Suit Gundam Hot Scramble: Final Version (the gold version, which actually has less content than the normal black version) really worth the $1,500 price I saw once?

I know I've seen that one sell on eBay twice. The first time it went for $1,900 BIN and the second time was earlier this year for $750 at auction; both in similar condition. I don't know what the others think, but I would put it in the range of the second price since that was an auction and the first purchase was probably just someone desperate to have it.

[StealthLurker]

You mean Gradius Archimendes, the promotional version of Gradius?

Is Mobile Suit Gundam Hot Scramble: Final Version (the gold version, which actually has less content than the normal black version) really worth the $1,500 price I saw once?
(and I think there were a couple other gold Bandai carts, but I don't know if they're also valuable)

I think I saw one game called NHK Space School sell for like $500 CIB. Which doesn't sound too bad considering it was thought to have been unreleased (even among some Japanese sites I've seen focusing on canceled Famicom games).

Yes, you're right it's Archimendes after the noodle company.

Hot Scramble is funny. The box says limited to 1000 pieces only. Yet there are always several up for grabs on YJA. Some loose under 100,000 yen and some are even boxed (but not in dead mint condition) also way under the 100k yen deck. Same with the gold Kinnikuman carts.

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[Guy Kazama]

damn, fancy stuff.
recently the only import i've got was image fight for the pce

[xelement5x]

Wow, Trip World is one of those game I've always wanted to play as well, but it'll probably be delegated to a shot in the emulator instead. Nice find!

[scaryice]

I watched a Japanese game documentary that followed a Japanese famicom collector. According to him Battle Formula is the rarest. Now I don't know about THE rarest, but it's fairly hard to get.... Especially CIB.

I remember seeing a clip of a guy who had all the Famicom games, but I think he said that Battle Formula was his favorite game, not the rarest.

[Animerforever05]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7033/6631244445_7b4da31f24.jpg
Bleach : Heat of the Soul 4 got off amazon warehouse for $33.74
sorry used my 3ds camera. too lazy to use regular camera

[Junkyrdsalesman]

Shin Megami Tensei hooray! I got Persona 2 Innocent Sin (PS1) and Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers (Saturn)!
http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb448/junkyrdsalesman/IMG_0059.jpg

[Genesaturn]

These are my most current pickups
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[mb7241]

My most recent...Magna Carta II Limited Edition (Korean)...

http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=10&threadid=61807

[Ryudo]

My most recent even though got them in october
http://i.imgur.com/wWaaCl.jpg