Games owned
94.49% = 995/1053
Money Spent
$3,771.04 = $3.79 per game
Most Expensive Games
1 |
Seirei Densetsu Lickle |
160.00 |
2 |
Moon Crystal |
121.99 |
3 |
Battle Formula |
102.55 |
4 |
Captain Saver |
77.94 |
5 |
Gimmick |
45.00 |
6 |
Igo Meikan |
38.84 |
7 |
Hebereke |
37.50 |
8 |
Bucky O'Hare |
29.17 |
9 |
Nakayoshi to Issho |
29.06 |
10 |
Solomon no Kagi 2 |
28.00 |
11 |
RockMan |
27.05 |
12 |
Don Doko Don 2 |
26.00 |
|
Lagrange Point |
26.00 |
14 |
Kyoro-chan Land |
25.30 |
15 |
Battletoads |
21.99 |
16 |
Karaoke Studio |
20.00 |
|
Mitsume ga Tooru |
20.00 |
18 |
Family BASIC v3.0 |
19.19 |
19 |
SD Gundam: Gundam Wars ( |
19.00 |
20 |
Dragon Ball Z Gaiden |
18.75 |
|
Dragon Ball: Dai Maou Fukkatsu |
18.75 |
|
Juuryoku Soukou Metal Storm |
18.75 |
23 |
Goal |
18.67 |
24 |
Fushigi no Umi no Nadia |
18.06 |
25 |
RockMan 6 |
18.00 |
Intro (written August 5, 2014):
I think I'm actually going to do it - a loose set of all 1,051 Famicom carts. That doesn't include any special versions (all of which combined would probably cost you the equivalent of an NWC gold) or games that weren't sold to the public. Why collect Famicom? First, there's so many exclusives - there's nearly as many games that didn't come out in the US as all licensed NES carts. Second, I enjoy owning the "original" versions of most of these games. Most of the time, they were released in Japan first, often with differences from the versions we got. And also, I think there's a lot of appeal in the carts themselves, which are colorful and don't have the wasted gray space of pretty much every other Nintendo system's carts.
I started buying FC games in 2009, and the first games I bought were right here on NA: Door Door, Gradius 2, Rockman 2/4/5, and SMB3, for a combined $50 from Bootgod. I recieved these
first six games on October 5, 2009. I didn't even have a converter at the time, so I wasn't able to play them right away. Eventually I got one and immediately set on beating Gradius 2 - one of the best Famicom exclusives, and a great game everyone should own. For games I receive on the same day, I go by alphabetical order to determine the order they entered my collection. So that means Door Door is Famicom game #1. I doubt I'll ever beat Door Door, but it's music will live forever in my head - it's almost a Bubble Bobble-level earworm.
Game #15 was Gimmick. This was before the price mania had set in, so I was able to buy it for approximently $45 on NA ($55 shipped for the cart and two SNES controllers). I think I had seen a copy or two sell for around $100 on Ebay even back then, so I knew I was getting a good deal. That's still the most I've spent on any FC game, and it was good to get it out of the way since it now goes for ~$250. I can't help but wonder if gavmasterflash (the seller) knows the current value...
My first big purchase was in summer 2012, on Famicom World, from Parodius Duh. I was able to get a bunch of good games for around $150, including Duck Tales 2, Final Mission, Spartan X2, and Solbrain. It was almost too good to be true, and I thought for a while I might be getting scammed - he didn't send the games until several weeks later. But I did get them eventually (and they were in great condition). Although, I think he was banned from the site for some deals gone bad shortly after that, so I might've gotten lucky. I also got Gourmet World, which I later sold on NA for $25 + shipping. I'm kinda regretting that now since it's gone up since then.
Until this year, I only had 60 games. But given how cheaply much of the set can be acquired, I decided to pull the trigger on a few big lots on Ebay, where they can be found less than $2 each. I've bought a few from hit-japan and other sellers, and I've grown the collection substantially this year as a result. I have another big lot coming over from Japan, and at that point I'll be at nearly 500 carts. I'm not planning on rushing this, so this could take many more years. We'll see how it goes.
Statistics
I've gone back and figured out how much I've spent for every game, along with the approximate date I received each one. For older lot purchases, I used the price guide in my sig to determine how much I paid for each game. But since I haven't updated it for a couple years, lately I've just counted each game in a lot equally. Money spent includes shipping (except for trades). It doesn't include games bought that I already owned that I got another copy of. Also, if I get another copy of a game in better condition, I don't count the cost of the new game. I just keep the cost of the first copy I had, even though it's been switched out.