Collecting Complete NES Games

[Johnny Nintendo]

Hey, I would like some input on this subject. I currently have a lot of loose NES games and I'm debating selling them off, except for the more rare/hard to find ones. I have probably 25+ complete games, and I'm thinking about just collecting complete games. I may make an exception if I find a loose fun or rare game for cheap. I also have the same situation with SNES games. For those of you who collect NES/SNES what do you do? I guess it seems like I have a lot of crap loose games I want to sell, but since they're crap I probably wouldn't get much for them anyway. If that's the case I could hang on to them until I find a box/manual/insert.

[Duke.Togo]

Interesting dilemma. My personal goal is a full US NES set, regardless of box/manual. Those things are nice and I keep them, but not necessary for me. Trying to go full box is an expensive proposition, and if I were you I would keep the loose games and look for the boxes/manuals instead of starting over.

[jeffg]

going for complete NES games full collection is insane at this point. Same thing for SNES.

NES you have some big $$ games like Flintstones 2 which is $2k complete, Little Samson $700 complete, and lots of $150 and up games complete even without the Panesians, Caltron 6 in 1, Myriad 6 in 1, Stadium Events, or Cheetahman II which are all $1000 and up

SNES there is a lot of stuff creeping over $100 complete, and Aero Fighters is now a $600 game

I would just snag complete of fun stuff or stuff you find for cheap.

Getting into Complete was easy 5 or 7 years ago, not now

[Flam]

let me know if you decide to sell off your "loose" games

[Johnny Nintendo]

Yeah, I think I'll just keep what I have and just sell/trade any duplicates that I have. You guys collect any variants? By the way Duke, I finally got to listen to the Collectorcast. Very insightful, and I enjoyed it.

[tom]

Is it still possible to collect NES cib?
It's hard enough for VCS.

[DeseoParadise]

Impossible is nothing

[bazariah]

when i was big on collecting nes games i'd pretty much just buy what i could where i could loose games etc, if for example i found another copy of a game with a manual i would buy said game, absorb manual into my collection and then re-sell the game for around the same price i paid, if i found one in a box i would take the box and again sell the game, maybe that method could work fo you if you dont mind waiting for decent enough examples of boxes/manuals

[theclaw]

Impossible is nothing

Yeah just try to aim for complete PAL Game Boy. Trip World, Hammerin' Harry, Mega Man V...
On top of having to potentially deal with sellers in multiple countries/languages to get the best deal.
I've never heard of any serious attempt.

[Rickstilwell1]

Yeah just try to aim for complete PAL Game Boy. Trip World, Hammerin' Harry, Mega Man V...
On top of having to potentially deal with sellers in multiple countries/languages to get the best deal.
I've never heard of any serious attempt.

My only complete PAL set is a small one. All PAL ports of Mr. Nutz that aren't on a computer system CIB.

[DeseoParadise]

Yeah just try to aim for complete PAL Game Boy. Trip World, Hammerin' Harry, Mega Man V...
On top of having to potentially deal with sellers in multiple countries/languages to get the best deal.
I've never heard of any serious attempt.

In Spain there are a couple of collectors with all NES PAL games...

[SparTonberry]

If ebay is an indication, if you were to go for a PAL NES set, it'll set you back nearly a thousand bucks just for Mr. Gimmick!
I hear RodLand or Devil World could be the next priciest games.

[theclaw]

In Spain there are a couple of collectors with all NES PAL games...

NES is a more well understood set. I was talking Gameboy.

[Polygon]

I wouldn't sell them. I like to only collect complete games, regardless of the platform. However, I like to have a spare in case something ever happens to the other and I don't care if the spares are loose. As a matter of fact, I have five copies of some games. I have all the games in my collection complete except for about half of my NES games. I don't intend to sell them. I'm just going to find them complete and keep the other as spares. I suggest you do the same.

[Aussie2B]

In addition to having to spend a lot, going with complete-only basically means you're resigning yourself to nothing but online shopping. I can't speak for anybody else, but finding complete NES and SNES games in the wild is a rare occurrence for me.

[Edmond Dantes]

I want to tell the OP this:

If you have any games you really like, DO NOT part with them in hopes of getting a "complete" version later. Because what will happen, you'll want to play it but won't have it, and you'll feel like an effing idiot. This happened to me with the Mega Man games, particularly X3 on SNES. I'd rather have my old cartridge-only copy back. It comes up complete often on eBay, but its always ridiculously priced. That's what happens.

Even with common games, it can be a problem. I had to pay $40 to get a complete Castlevania Bloodlines, when I used to own a cart-only copy that I stupidly sold.

What you should ALWAYS do, is get the complete copy FIRST, THEN sell the incomplete one (personally, I like to take my original cartridge and put it in the box, then sell the one that was in the box. Unless its a game I'm not attached to and the one in the box is generally much nicer). Never ever go a DAY without a game you might want to play again.

[Polygon]

In addition to having to spend a lot, going with complete-only basically means you're resigning yourself to nothing but online shopping. I can't speak for anybody else, but finding complete NES and SNES games in the wild is a rare occurrence for me.

Same here. In fact, it's pretty much impossible here.

[Johnny Nintendo]

Yeah, I mentioned this before, but I live in a small town, and 5 of the 6 pawn shops here say they don't buy/sell retro games because they don't make money off them. One day I walked into the one pawn shop that occasionally gets NES games in, and they have 40+ complete NES games priced at $2.00 a piece. I scooped them all up and among them were Mega Man 5, Little Nemo Dream Master, 2 Camerica games, Pugsley's Scavenger Hunt, Metal Gear, Snakes Revenge, Star Tropics, and Zoda's Revenge. I keep going back to see if they ever get more in, but they haven't.

[PhoenixAries]

i have some rare NES cib games, but it is a task to complete them all. I just started making Zelda Outlands repro boxes and they look amazing. Much better than any quality out right now, and much sturdier than the old NES boxes. check my page and post. The best thing is to find old garage sales or craigslist bundles. But its a very pricey market now since most know that NES sells. Good luck!!


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