Speedy_NES | 102 Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 6 minutes ago, OptOut said: Well, when you made that post originally, my mind went directly to that store, and then when I actually went there for real I picked those up, so I'm thinking absolutely yes! Hallowed ground, that underground mall in Taipei, for sure, lol! Awesome! Yeah, that mall is a treat for game fans. Probably had the best banana waffles at this cosplay cafe (had never heard of this concept before) there called Chitty Mood, where the goal of the waiter was to turn everyone's frown upside down. Great experience. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfreakofkorn | 282 Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 (edited) Interesting to see that the title(s) are in english and the rest is in a different language . Seems common in a way . Noticed that at when i lived aboard . . . Edited November 8, 2020 by Jfreakofkorn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,883 Posted November 8, 2020 Author Share Posted November 8, 2020 Looks like my sealed DC collection is an official part of my collection now, lol! Went to IKEA yesterday and got some shelves: Damn, looks like I need way more games tho, lol! Fill 'er up! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,883 Posted November 29, 2020 Author Share Posted November 29, 2020 Just one new arrival recently, but a nice one: Love the sparkles! I've recently refocused my efforts back onto my Japanese N64 set for now, as I am only 40 games away from that, so the Dreamcast collecting is on the back burner. However, I anticipate I will be able to finish the N64 set next year, so I'll probably put more effort into the DC as that winds down! 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPX | 1,369 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 ^ definitely a pretty looking spine card! Is that the only DC J-NTSC with a hologram? Or perhaps they represent first prints like the Gameboy Color games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,883 Posted November 29, 2020 Author Share Posted November 29, 2020 32 minutes ago, GPX said: ^ definitely a pretty looking spine card! Is that the only DC J-NTSC with a hologram? Or perhaps they represent first prints like the Gameboy Color games? It's the only one I've seen like that, I think it's particular to that game. Love that cover tho, looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfreakofkorn | 282 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 They should ve came out with the same designs here state side , imo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyree_Cooper | 753 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 2500ntd lol completely crazy price, cant believe someone would have paid that much back then!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,883 Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 On 12/2/2020 at 10:38 AM, Tyree_Cooper said: 2500ntd lol completely crazy price, cant believe someone would have paid that much back then!! Oh man, you should see some of the N64 games I have with original price stickers, geez! Over 3000 NTD some of them, more than 100USD in late 90's money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,723 Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 Well I don't know about you guys, but my brother and I remember seeing some N64 games in my area being sold for about $85-95 USD when it first came out, in EB, Babbages, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,883 Posted December 6, 2020 Author Share Posted December 6, 2020 48 minutes ago, fcgamer said: Well I don't know about you guys, but my brother and I remember seeing some N64 games in my area being sold for about $85-95 USD when it first came out, in EB, Babbages, etc. Worth every penny! #N64life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YOURTURN | 1,256 Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 1 hour ago, fcgamer said: Well I don't know about you guys, but my brother and I remember seeing some N64 games in my area being sold for about $85-95 USD when it first came out, in EB, Babbages, etc. All I can say is that Dragon Quest VI was sold for 11,400 JPY (around $121.33 USD in 1995) when it debuted on the Super Famicom. So hearing that does not surprise me as much as the fact I wish I paid more attention to that system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,883 Posted December 6, 2020 Author Share Posted December 6, 2020 47 minutes ago, FenrirZero said: All I can say is that Dragon Quest VI was sold for 11,400 JPY (around $121.33 USD in 1995) when it debuted on the Super Famicom. So hearing that does not surprise me as much as the fact I wish I paid more attention to that system. Case in point, just got this today: Works out to 125 USD in today's money, which would be GOD knows how much relative to the economy in Taiwan 20 plus years ago! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPX | 1,369 Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 4 hours ago, OptOut said: Case in point, just got this today: Works out to 125 USD in today's money, which would be GOD knows how much relative to the economy in Taiwan 20 plus years ago! That price sticker may not necessarily be the original retail price sticker. It may well have been a pre-owned price sticker, with an inflated price relative to the increased demand from the upcoming collectors..? I would have thought most Japanese games would be cheaper than the US counterparts when sold via original retail outlets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,883 Posted December 6, 2020 Author Share Posted December 6, 2020 2 hours ago, GPX said: That price sticker may not necessarily be the original retail price sticker. It may well have been a pre-owned price sticker, with an inflated price relative to the increased demand from the upcoming collectors..? I would have thought most Japanese games would be cheaper than the US counterparts when sold via original retail outlets. Nope! I have TONS of games bought directly from the shelves of dusty old gamestores here in Taiwan, with these sorts of stickers on them. They've been sitting there untouched and unloved for literally 20 years and not an "upcoming collector" in sight! Anyway, you see that Pikachu sticker on the front there? That is from the Taiwanese import company that dealt with Nintendo products at the time. They primarily imported Japanese games at premium prices, which is probably WHY I can currently buy all this new old stock... It was simply too expensive for the vast majority of locals to afford back in the day. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,883 Posted December 6, 2020 Author Share Posted December 6, 2020 Here are a few more examples, picked directly from the shelves of a handful of stores I've visited: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPX | 1,369 Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 2 hours ago, OptOut said: Nope! I have TONS of games bought directly from the shelves of dusty old gamestores here in Taiwan, with these sorts of stickers on them. They've been sitting there untouched and unloved for literally 20 years and not an "upcoming collector" in sight! Anyway, you see that Pikachu sticker on the front there? That is from the Taiwanese import company that dealt with Nintendo products at the time. They primarily imported Japanese games at premium prices, which is probably WHY I can currently buy all this new old stock... It was simply too expensive for the vast majority of locals to afford back in the day. Damn! Yeah I got my wires mixed up..confused myself with original Japanese price stickers as opposed to your Taiwanese price stickers. But hot damn! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,883 Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share Posted December 18, 2020 Couple interesting new additions, thanks to a little trade with @dyer! Sealed Bangai O is a pretty decent score, and I didn't have Sega Rally yet, so it's nice to have that in good condition there too! More interesting, tho, is the Eternal Arcadia: This is the @barai version which is a little odd. It's kind of like a timed demo, but you can unlock the full version of the game by connecting to a server. So, you would have bought this game for a cheap price, then if you liked it you could pay more to unlock the whole thing. I think several titles were planed for this service, but only this and Hundred Swords were actually released I think. This game is pretty cool also, Kiteretsu Boy's Gangagan, comes with a microphone, neat! And, although not sealed, got a sample game here too, Climax Landers: You can see in the inner ring there it says SAMPLE printed on there: So, that's 4 sealed games for the list, plus a sample, not bad! One final thing I got recently was a NIB controller from a local store: The price was just regular, like 30 bucks, not exactly a steal, but I wasn't about to complain cause it's super clean and brand new! So there we go, I wonder what 2021 will bring for the DC set?! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPX | 1,369 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Is Eternal Arcadia the same as Skies of Arcadia for Pal? And do the Japanese controllers work on the Pal consoles? Some nice finds and interesting tidbits in the above! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,883 Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share Posted December 18, 2020 7 minutes ago, GPX said: Is Eternal Arcadia the same as Skies of Arcadia for Pal? And do the Japanese controllers work on the Pal consoles? Some nice finds and interesting tidbits in the above! Eternal Arcadia is indeed Skies of Arcadia! One of the few RPGs I really like, I played through the GameCube version back in the day! As for the controller, pretty sure it should work on whatever system, yeah! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyer | 202 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 On 12/18/2020 at 6:58 AM, OptOut said: Couple interesting new additions, thanks to a little trade with @dyer! Sealed Bangai O is a pretty decent score, and I didn't have Sega Rally yet, so it's nice to have that in good condition there too! More interesting, tho, is the Eternal Arcadia: This is the @barai version which is a little odd. It's kind of like a timed demo, but you can unlock the full version of the game by connecting to a server. So, you would have bought this game for a cheap price, then if you liked it you could pay more to unlock the whole thing. I think several titles were planed for this service, but only this and Hundred Swords were actually released I think. This game is pretty cool also, Kiteretsu Boy's Gangagan, comes with a microphone, neat! And, although not sealed, got a sample game here too, Climax Landers: You can see in the inner ring there it says SAMPLE printed on there: So, that's 4 sealed games for the list, plus a sample, not bad! One final thing I got recently was a NIB controller from a local store: The price was just regular, like 30 bucks, not exactly a steal, but I wasn't about to complain cause it's super clean and brand new! So there we go, I wonder what 2021 will bring for the DC set?! Nice to see these arrived safe and sound. They look great in their new home! That collection is ever growing, eager to see what 2021 holds...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,883 Posted December 23, 2020 Author Share Posted December 23, 2020 Little mini update! Had to go to the gamestore to get a replacement Joycon for my Switch (SL and SR buttons broke). While I was there picked up a pack-in light gun and House of the Dead 2 set: The gun is way fresher than my other one, and it's a nice little set for a great game! Also, picked up another obscure accessory, some kinda fishing thing! I mean... It was cheap, I dunno what else to tell ya! 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awoken | 275 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Very cool collection! Personally i skipped the dreamcast as a system, i had that booze and going out age then haha. Got into console gaming because of the Megadrive/genesis. Also really like the way your gameroom looks from what i can tell. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croagunk | 798 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 You have some awesome stuff! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,883 Posted January 19, 2021 Author Share Posted January 19, 2021 (edited) Here we go again, 2021's first sealed DC haul! Got four games for your amusement today: I was fortunate to find Marvel Vs. Capcom... Not the best condition, unfortunately, but it wasn't too pricey so can't complain. Best pick-up was definitely the NIB Samba De Amigo set tho! Gotta love that sombrero monkey dude! Here's to a bumper 2021 everybody! Edited January 19, 2021 by OptOut 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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