Hi all,

My name is Steve. This is my story.

At the age of 10, bloodthirsty for the N64, I sold off my SNES collection to EB Games for pennies (including Earthbound and Chrono Trigger). As the years passed, SNES remained my favorite system by far and I occassionally emulated the games I missed.

Fast forward to summer 2019: I have begun down the rabbit hole of retro gaming. I grabbed a CRT off Craigslist and mailed an SNES Jr to be RGB modded. Nostalgia plus the love of a good scavenger hunt makes me really excited to accumulate a SNES library from scratch. I also have a strong desire to play through all my games and do so blind (just using online copy of the manual).

Excited to connect with ya'll (or pointed to resources) around all these topics: any members in Colorado, what kind of collecting goal you think is good for someone new, hunting garage sales, and basically anything SNES.

Welcome to the age!!!
 

Welcome to the site!

I personally suggest a personally curated list with the occasional "must-have" which you've never played before.

So basically toss together your dream list of games that you will PLAY, and collect those. I'd never suggest a new collector jump into full set collecting, as you'll more than likely find yourself burnt out and stuck with a bunch of garbage games that are worth little to nothing, and have a hard time getting rid of them. (personal experience!)

Once you have your childhood games and games you rented and liked as a kid, start looking into the must-haves for the console that you never heard of or never got a chance to play before and seek those out.

There's a whole group of us in Denver that hang out and do game stuff. Well, there's 4 of us. Either way, good luck on your collecting journey.
Your best bet is to start up a WTB thread for the things you want here on NA. You won't be disappointed. Your wallet might get a workout though.
If you wanna do a little local buying Doc's is a pretty good store that has fair prices and good conversation.
There are also good deals to be had on FB marketplace if you're quick.

There's a whole group of us! Dozens! Well ok 4... yeah it's just me. Please come over I'm so lonely.

Thanks so much for the advice!

Yesterday, a close friend of mine dug up 32 SNES games from his parents house for me. There's only 6-8 that I truly want, but I feel like I shouldn't pass up on an opportunity to acquire the lot for well below market value. At the end of the day though, half of them are garbage. What are your thoughts on the situation?
 

When a deal comes up pick it up for sure. At the least it could be trade bait.

Yes - seeing your post makes me so happy that I created this thread!

Would love to eventually meet you guys, although I will disappoint you with how little I know about gaming from 2005-present.

I'm in Boulder and our retro game store prices SNES catridges at 10-50% above market value, which saddens me as I do want to support them but not THAT much. I'll definitely check out Doc's.


 

Keep in mind that market value doesn't always factor in shipping. For me in Canada at least 10% markup actually often comes to less than getting a game shipped to me, with the added benefit of getting to see the game physically in person before committing to a purchase (and if in doubt you can ask them to show you the game working in a console).

Going to Hammer’s House Party b? 
 

Hello Steve and welcome to NA!

Definitely some SNES love here, don't worry. While NES seems to get most of the attention, there are still many of us who love SNES (I enjoy it waaaaay more than NES, for example).

Are you looking for cart-only, or CIB games? It's ok if you don't know for sure just yet - but I would definitely encourage you thinking about it early on and deciding if you are happy with just the carts, or if you will regret later not going after the boxes/manuals/etc.

Do you have a small list of games that you are really looking for at the moment?

Thanks!

Hi! Good luck finding your SNES treasures!

Thanks for the welcome!

Leaning toward cart-only, but would love to hear your thoughts. I mostly just care about the cart, but see how CIB might retain/increase value better long-term.

I own 6 games but about to acquire my friend's set (mentioned above). With the goal to actually play through everything (shovelware aside), I'll already be backlogged. Thus, I am patient and seeking good deals in whatever form.

Pretty open-minded, but here are the games I would be most interested in acquiring next:
-Super Metroid
-Lufia & the Fortress of Doom
-Castlevania IV
-Earthworm Jim
-Illusion of Gaia
-Lost Vikings
-Gradius III
-Breath of Fire
-Super Mario RPG
 

Hello! Welcome to NA!  

Hello there!

You have good taste in games  

Regarding cart vs. CIB - there really isn't a right or wrong answer.  Most of my SNES collection is cart only.  Yeah, from a purely financial perspective, long-term, having them all CIB would definitely make them all more valuable later on.  That wasn't a significant concern for me starting out.  My plan at this point will probably be to sell off a bunch of randoms and extras, and then maybe just get CIBs for my SUPER favorite games or something, just because I like the full package.  If part of the goal is to have a more valuable collection in the future - investing earlier on in nice quality CIBs and keeping them protected, is almost surely going to make it more valuable down the line.  Again - if that is a concern.  But that also means acquiring them would be super expensive compared to just getting carts to play. 

I'll look through my games and see if I have extras from your list.  Enjoy your time here, read our FAQ, and let us know if you have any questions.  We also have a Discord server in case you are interested:  https://discord.gg/5tuxaqD...


 

Welcome! Glad to see you've found us!

Welcome! Have a great time here.

Welcome to the forums, Steve!

Colorado Crew checking in! We'll all be at Hammer's House Party on Friday. Welcome to tha NAge.

Welcome! Going CIB myself, and it is expensive, could just go mix if i dont have the money, but I love all the extras that go with it. I think if the game isnt that important to me then I could go cart only but we will see. I too got rid of my snes by giving it away, didn't have as many expensive carts as you tho, but still a lot of good ones. Enjoy this place, and you should be able to find several good deals here, I have.

Welcome to NA, fellow SNES enthusiast!

Hey guy.

Welcome, you are where I was about 3 years ago. I'm going for the entire library, cart only and probably have around 450 titles with the majority of the heavy hitters $100+ range...currently trying to find the right deal on Aero Fighters  

It's a fun hobby and if you do it right you can get quite far just buy finding good deals on lots, taking what you need and selling the rest. I do this often.

Welcome.