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 RARE HARD TO FIND SNES SUPER MARIO RPG LEGEND OF THE SEVEN STARS $34.95 Time Remaining: 1h 45m |
 33 Nintendo Nes Snes GBA Game Boxes Lot Rare Great No Games Included $299.99 Time Remaining: 5d 10h 22m Buy It Now for only: $299.99 |
 Rare SNES Super Nintendo Contra 3 III Alien Wars Cartridge Only $18.01 (9 Bids) Time Remaining: 4h 27m |
 Firestriker Complete Boxed Manual Super Nintendo SNES CIB EXTREMELY Rare MINT $72.99 Time Remaining: 20d 16h 19m Buy It Now for only: $72.99 |
 Rare SNES Super Nintendo Legend of Zelda Link to the Past Cartridge Only $13.50 (5 Bids) Time Remaining: 4h 27m |
 Rare SNES Super Nintendo Super Mario RPG Legend of the 7 Stars Cartridge Only $38.00 (14 Bids) Time Remaining: 4h 27m |
 SUPER PUNCH OUT Game Cartridge Only Super Nintendo SNES 1994 TESTED RARE $20.95 Time Remaining: 29d 1h 14m Buy It Now for only: $20.95 |
 Rare SNES Super Nintendo TMNT Turtles in Time Cartridge Only $29.67 (16 Bids) Time Remaining: 4h 27m |
 Sunset Riders Super Nintendo 1993 SNES SUPER RARE very good condition $39.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 4h 45m |
 POCKY ROCKY 2 Super Nintendo SNES extremely rare and fun classic game $64.95 Time Remaining: 29d 9h 28m Buy It Now for only: $64.95 |
 John Madden Football for Super Nintendo SNES RARE CLASSIC $0.99 Time Remaining: 5h 53m |
 MechWarrior 3050 for Super Nintendo SNES RARE CLASSIC $4.99 Time Remaining: 5h 53m |
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 Space Ace for Super Nintendo SNES RARE CLASSIC $4.99 Time Remaining: 5h 55m |
 Stanley Cup for Super Nintendo SNES RARE CLASSIC $0.99 Time Remaining: 5h 55m |
 Mega Man X Rare Capcom Game Super Nintendo 1993 SNES Megaman $29.99 Time Remaining: 29d 11h 31m Buy It Now for only: $29.99 |
 Super High Impact for Super Nintendo SNES RARE CLASSIC $1.99 Time Remaining: 5h 55m |
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 Terranigma Super Nintendo SNES Game Cartridge US Version Tested Rare $149.99 Time Remaining: 6h 21m Buy It Now for only: $149.99 |
 Captain Novolin SNES Sealed RARE $159.99 Time Remaining: 7h 59m Buy It Now for only: $179.99 |
 Used Mega Man Soccer Game Only for SNES Super Nintendo RARE $6.61 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 8h 58m |
 Brandish by KOEI Battery Saves Rare Game Super Nintendo 1995 SNES RPG $24.99 Time Remaining: 21d 15h 58m Buy It Now for only: $24.99 |
 Super Mario Kart SNES 1992 Players Choice Million Seller Cartridge RARE $12.00 Time Remaining: 9h 30m Buy It Now for only: $17.00 |
 Illusion of Gaia Super Nintendo 1994 SNES Tested Excellent Condition RARE $14.99 Time Remaining: 11h 24m |
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 Tecmo Super Bowl SNES Complete in Box Rare Super Nintendo $3.99 Time Remaining: 13h 31m |
 Ninja Gaiden Trilogy Trilogy Edition Super Nintendo 1995 Very Rare Snes $66.00 (16 Bids) Time Remaining: 13h 40m |
 rare SPAWN game cartridge for SUPER NINTENDO SNES system $6.99 Time Remaining: 15d 14h 31m Buy It Now for only: $6.99 |
 Super Mario RPG Legend of the Seven Stars Super Nintendo 1996 Rare Snes $20.50 (9 Bids) Time Remaining: 13h 42m |
 BOOGERMAN A Pick And Flick Adventure for Super Nintendo SNES VERY GOOD Rare $14.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 14h 32m |
 Kirby Super Star 8 GAMES IN ONE SNES Super Nintendo game rare $26.99 Time Remaining: 25d 20h 51m Buy It Now for only: $26.99 |
 MORTAL KOMBAT II HACK FOR SNES VERY RARE $60.00 Time Remaining: 14h 56m |
 TITANIC FOR SNES VERY RARE $60.00 Time Remaining: 14h 58m Buy It Now for only: $89.95 |
 Final Fight Guy Super Nintendo SNES MEGA RARE Blockbuster Exclusive $74.99 Time Remaining: 27d 10h 38m Buy It Now for only: $74.99 |
 Super Nintendo System w 7 rare Games Uncharted Waters Zelda Mario All Stars $91.01 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 16h 10m |
 EARTHBOUND Game for SNES Super Nintendo complete with Case and Booklet RARE RPG $198.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 16h 18m |
 Umihara Kawase Super Famicom Rare Japanese Import SFC SNES Game Center CX $69.00 Time Remaining: 25d 13h 59m Buy It Now for only: $69.00 |
 Ogre Battle Snes Complete W Box And Manual Rare $41.00 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 16h 42m |
 EarthBound Earth Bound RARE Super Nintendo 1995 SNES $129.50 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 7h 56m |
 SUPER MARIO KART RARE SNES Super Nintendo Game $19.97 Time Remaining: 14d 11h 56m Buy It Now for only: $19.97 |
 Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow Super Nintendo 1996 VERY RARE SNES GAME $4.95 Time Remaining: 1d 9h 45m |
 The Legend of Zelda A Link to the Past Super Nintendo SNES Players Choice Rare $2.25 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 11h 5m |
 The Itchy Scratchy Game Super Nintendo 1997 Snes Rare $13.00 Time Remaining: 28d 13h 5m Buy It Now for only: $13.00 |
 NOBUNAGAS AMBITION Super Nintendo SNES Nobunagas RARE $8.99 Time Remaining: 1d 14h 11m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 Mr Nutz Super Nintendo 1994 VERY RARE CLASSIC SNES $24.99 Time Remaining: 1d 14h 33m Buy It Now for only: $34.99 |
 Twisted Tales of Spike McFang SNES Super Nintendo Rare FREE Fast Shipping $24.95 Time Remaining: 4d 14h 9m Buy It Now for only: $24.95 |
 DOOM Super Nintendo 1996 Rare SNES Game Red $12.99 Time Remaining: 1d 16h 19m Buy It Now for only: $15.99 |
 EarthBound Earth Bound RARE Super Nintendo 1995 SNES Earth Bound Nintendo $118.19 (13 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 18h 14m |
 rare MR DO arcade game cartridge for Super Nintendo SNES $23.99 Time Remaining: 27d 5h 13m Buy It Now for only: $23.99 |
 SNES Super Nintendo Contra 3 III Alien Wars 1992 Cartridge Only Rare $12.99 Time Remaining: 1d 21h 7m Buy It Now for only: $19.99 |
 Metal Marines Super Nintendo Snes Rare Tested $29.95 Time Remaining: 27d 9h 19m Buy It Now for only: $29.95 |
 Super Mario All Stars Super Nintendo SNES Game RARE $14.99 Time Remaining: 2d 3h 49m Buy It Now for only: $19.99 |
 Kirbys Dream Land 3 Super Nintendo 1997 SNES CIB Complete in box RARE $100.00 Time Remaining: 2d 4h 36m Buy It Now for only: $165.00 |
 FINAL FIGHT 3 RARE SNES Super Nintendo Game $57.97 Time Remaining: 13d 9h 59m Buy It Now for only: $57.97 |
 POPULOUS CLASSIC RARE GAME SNES Super Nintendo TESTED $3.00 Time Remaining: 2d 4h 53m Buy It Now for only: $10.00 |
 Final Fantasy Mystic Quest Super Nintendo 1992 RARE SNES GAME RPG $0.99 Time Remaining: 2d 9h 43m |
 TOP GEAR II 2 RARE SUPER NINTENDO SNES GAME CARTRIDGE RACING $10.00 Time Remaining: 27d 9h 19m Buy It Now for only: $10.00 |
 Super Bomberman 2 Super Nintendo 1994 RARE SNES GAME CART BOMBER MAN $1.25 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 9h 46m |
 Super Mario All Stars Super Nintendo 1993 RARE SNES CART 1 2 3 LOST LEVELS $3.26 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 9h 49m |
 7TH SAGA RARE SNES Super Nintendo Game $23.97 Time Remaining: 15d 8h 13m Buy It Now for only: $23.97 |
 Donkey Kong Country Super Nintendo 1994 RARE SNES CART $0.99 Time Remaining: 2d 9h 51m |
 Super Double Dragon Super Nintendo 1992 RARE SNES CART $0.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 2d 9h 54m |
 Soldiers of Fortune Super Nintendo SNES RARE Fun Game $11.99 Time Remaining: 27d 10h 39m Buy It Now for only: $11.99 |
 Axelay Super Nintendo 1992 RARE SNES CART $15.00 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 9h 56m |
 The Jetsons Invasion of the Planet Pirates Super Nintendo 1994 RARE SNES CART $0.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 2d 9h 59m |
 Sunset Riders Super Nintendo Rare Game w Both Labels Complete snes VGC Cart HTF $38.95 Time Remaining: 18d 17h 17m Buy It Now for only: $38.95 |
 Space Megaforce Super Nintendo 1992 RARE SNES CART MEGA FORCE $0.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 2d 10h 1m |
 Secret of Evermore Super Nintendo 1995 RARE SNES RPG CART $0.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 2d 10h 3m |
 LOONEY TOONS B BALL RARE SNES Super Nintendo Game $17.97 Time Remaining: 12d 5h 9m Buy It Now for only: $17.97 |
 CHRONO TRIGGER Flawed Fun RARE SNES Super Nintendo Game $49.95 Time Remaining: 2d 10h 37m |
 Super Nintendo SNES Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV 4 Cartridge Game TMNT RARE $5.99 Time Remaining: 2d 12h 57m |
 The Legend of Zelda A Link to the Past Super Nintendo Snes Rare Classic $20.95 Time Remaining: 4d 1h 23m Buy It Now for only: $20.95 |
 RARE SNES game Virtual Bart The Simpsons Super Nintendo $9.98 Time Remaining: 2d 13h 41m |
 SNES Ms Pac Man Rare Super Nintendo Game Williams $9.00 Time Remaining: 2d 14h 9m Buy It Now for only: $15.00 |
 Bust A Move Super Nintendo SNES Complete 100 Original BustAMove clean Rare $39.99 Time Remaining: 29d 2h 56m Buy It Now for only: $39.99 |
 SNES Pac Attack Rare Super Nintendo Game PacMan Namco $5.99 Time Remaining: 2d 14h 9m Buy It Now for only: $8.00 |
 SNES Super Bomberman Rare Super Nintendo Game W manual $29.99 Time Remaining: 2d 14h 9m Buy It Now for only: $35.00 |
 SECRET OF MANA RARE SNES Super Nintendo Game $44.97 Time Remaining: 19d 12h 13m Buy It Now for only: $44.97 |
 CHRONO TRIGGER RARE Super Nintendo SNES 1995 Box Game Manual Players Guide $75.00 Time Remaining: 2d 17h 2m Buy It Now for only: $150.00 |
 Used James Bond Jr Super Nintendo 1992 SNES RARE $4.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 2d 18h 16m |
 Imperium Super Nintendo 1992 Snes CIB Complete Very Rare $54.95 Time Remaining: 4d 5h 45m Buy It Now for only: $54.95 |
 SNES Super Nintendo EARTHBOUND game players guide box cards RARE $400.00 (5 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 18h 25m |
 Mega Man X2 SNES Rare NR FREE SHIPPING $50.00 Time Remaining: 3d 4h 21m |
 SUPER MARIO ALL STARS RARE SUPER NINTENDO SNES GAME CARTRIDGE ALLSTARS $15.00 Time Remaining: 27d 9h 16m Buy It Now for only: $15.00 |
 NEW Sealed Super Godzilla SNES Video Game Super Nintendo 1991 Rare $0.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 3d 5h 4m |
 Secret of Evermore Super Nintendo SNES Complete Secret of Mana Very Rare Games $56.77 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 5h 37m |
 Ogre Battle The March of the Black Queen Super Nintendo Game SNES RARE $55.00 Time Remaining: 23d 15h 22m Buy It Now for only: $55.00 |
 SNES Super Nintendo BRAINLORD Brain Lord Rare Enix RPG Game Lot of Fun $8.99 Time Remaining: 3d 6h 44m Buy It Now for only: $11.99 |
 SNES Super Nintendo ZERO THE KAMIKAZE SQUIRREL Rare Cart Great Condition $29.99 Time Remaining: 3d 6h 47m Buy It Now for only: $34.99 |
 Mega Man Soccer Super Nintendo SNES 1994 RARE $26.95 Time Remaining: 18d 15h 9m Buy It Now for only: $26.95 |
 DONKEY KONG COUNTRY RARE SNES Game for your Super Nintendo system LOOK $0.99 Time Remaining: 3d 6h 52m |
 Rare SNES Super Nintendo Sunsetriders Sunset Riders Video Game Works $22.50 (11 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 7h 10m |
 Sonic Blast Man Super Nintendo SNES Sonic Blastman RARE Taito Game $12.99 Time Remaining: 27d 10h 39m Buy It Now for only: $12.99 |
 RARE Terranigma Tenchi Sozo Super Famicom SNES J Nintendo Enix RPG game $20.00 Time Remaining: 3d 7h 42m |
 Miracle SNES Super Nintendo The Piano Teaching System Cartridge Rare $19.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 3d 8h 15m |
 Super Conflict 8 Meg 16 Bit Complete Rare Super Nintendo 1993 SNES $18.99 Time Remaining: 12d 14h 44m Buy It Now for only: $18.99 |
 EARTHBOUND SNES RARE RPG EXCELLENT CONDITION $102.50 (18 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 9h 14m |
Rare Snes
What if Call of Duty: Black Ops played more like a retro game?
After a really entertaining podcast recording with the gamerdads lot (www.gamerdads.co.uk), I got to thinking about a subject that we touched on. If modern games had the same limitations and game play mechanics that we accepted as the norm back in the days of the C64 or SNES, would the modern games generation still play them?
When I first really got into playing games, it was on my trusty Commodore 64. A mighty system that was huge when I was young. At the time, we took a lot of things for granted. We knew that all games would have epic loading times. Some clever developers would stick mini games in the loader to ease the pain, but more often than not you just had a picture, some loading music and lots of coloured bars flashing by in a fit inducing strobe of psychedelia.
We accepted that the game might not load the first time. Sometimes we would have to get out our trusty jewellers Philips head screwdriver and realign the tape reader head, but that was just fine.
Once we got into our game, we were also aware of certain limitations (or game play elements as we saw them). Save was a rare and wonderful thing. For the most part once you had used up you lives, that was it, game over. You had to go right back to the beginning of the game and start again. You could have spent all day getting to the end, but die and it was all over! The same was true of switching off. When you went back to the game, you had to start from the beginning.
Some forward thinking games would have a way of easing this pain. They would give you codes as you finished a section. When you restarted the game, you could enter the code to start at the beginning of that level, but that was quite rare.
Another thing that we all just got used to was unusual or just plain dire collision detection. I don't just mean the ability to hit or be hit by opponents in a game, I mean the old favourite - Pixel Perfect Jumping. You had to be pixel precise in many games. The slightest error would mean certain death, there was no close enough or falling but then grabbing the ledge at the last minute.
Now, at the time, none of this bothered anyone. It was all we knew. However, I got thinking about how modern gamers would react, if say Call of Duty: Black Ops was to be remade working to these limitations.
So here is the scenario. After an epic wait where you are made to listen to a little tune on loop for 5 or 10 minutes, you get into the game. Oh, hang on, that would be forced install on the PS3.... anyway. After this long wait, you are in game and are ready to go.
You are treated to a few still screens depicting potential action from the game, with a few lines of text to explain the story, in the background you have some heart pounding music to get you psyched. Once you have read the introduction, its game time.
In the top corner of your screen are three faces, each one depicting a life. Each one a precious reminder that die three times and it is all over. Being used to today's games, you run into the first level all gun blazing - and promptly die. Suddenly you are back at the start of the level and there are just two faces staring at you from the top of the screen. Things look a bit real now.
Taking a bit more care and choosing your path more tactically, you make your way through the first level. Simple enough. Your reward? A picture showing your victory and an explanation the next part of the story. Things are getting interesting now.
The second level goes by without event as do the third and fourth. Things are going well. Each level punctuated by a still screen and some more story. No achievements here, just a well-written story and some tight game play to keep you going.
Then you hit the fifth level. After shooting your way through a few waves of grunts and with your confidence at an all time high, it's time for a boss battle. You start wailing away with your biggest gun. The boss dodges, dives and rolls with seeming invincibility. Within minutes he kills you. Still reeling from the defeat, you are taken back the beginning of the level with just one face left looking at you, a stern reminder that you now have everything to lose.
After an epic battle, where you suddenly notice that some of your shots are being highlighted on the boss's body, you finally find his weakness take him down - but your victory is short lived. The next screen informs you that there is more to come and that not everything is, as it may have seemed! This story is getting good.
Now, ever aware that you only have one life left, you pick your way ever so cautiously through the sixth level. Then you are confronted with something new. A platform style sequence. Running full pelt to the edge of your platform, you leap. You fly through the air, gravity meaning nothing, until you suddenly see that you are not going to land on your feet on the next platform. Nevertheless, that's ok, this is 2011 - your character will reach out at the last moment and grab the ledge. But, this isn't the 2011 you know, this is my 2011. Your lack of pixel perfection will be your downfall – you will be punished. Rather than heroically reaching for the ledge, you fall to your death. Then, the true horror dawns on you. That was your last life. The next screen you see has nothing but a gravestone with the words RIP written on it. The music in the background is sad and forlorn - just like you. But it gets worse. There is no restart from last checkpoint option offered. You have no saved game. After 4 hours of heart pounding adventure, you have to start all over again. Not just the game, you have to restart the whole process. The game needs to be reloaded, the introduction reread. You have to relive the boss battle, and then you have to do that jump - perfectly this time - to find out how the story ends.
The thing is though, you know how the first five levels work, and you know the right path. You know how to take down the boss on level five, with almost no effort. You get to the platform jump on level six and know you have to time the jump perfectly – you also have three lives to get it right with. You know you can beat it this time.
Having written all of that, do you know what? I think that sounds awesome. Sod collecting achievements, how about actually having to be good at the game to get further into it! We did without cut scenes and hand holding game play when we were kids, so why do we need it now?
But, I come from a different generation and if that scenario sounds like a great game, so do you!
About the Author
Andrzej
Games reviewer with more than a few opinions!
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Do you think the original SNES cartridge for Final Fantasy II (really FF4) could ever be worth anything?
I still have it and from what I hear, it's rare nowadays.
Probably a little bit. If it's in good condition and has the original packaging.
But I'd always say it's more worth keeping the actual game for the sentiment than earning $20 or so!
FFII is going on amazon for aroud $25.
(I was shocked to find out the other day that Heroes of Might and Magic compendium, which I've been playing since I was a kid, is going online for upto $160! =0)
SNES Gameplay: Syndicate