General going rate for a SFC complete

[munchiaz]

i just want the castlevania games because i enjoy collecting castlevania stuff

I very much hope you have teh PCE Drac X then

Yes i do thanks to Blue, and i love it.

[Nando]

if you must absolutely buy the SFC for the looks, you could always take out the US PCB carts and insert them sans the case. That is, if you don't want to get an adapter or "modify" (read:tear up) the SFC.

[bartre]

While i agree that the SFC looks nicer, it's just not worth it to ship one over here for me.
cut/dremel/snap off the tabs and you're all set!
that's how I play Sailor Moon.

[Nando]

The SFC is without a doubt prettier.

[SuperDeadite]

The SFC is without a doubt prettier.

I see no SFC in that pic though.

[Arkhan]

I see no SFC in that pic though.

Considering the difference between a SFC and a UK SNES .......

[Nando]

The SFC is without a doubt prettier.

I see no SFC in that pic though.

 




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[munchiaz]

man just thinking if nintendo took that deal with sony. I wonder what the industry would be like today. I think it was be much better, and not so saturated with cash grab BS shovel ware

[Bernie]

man just thinking if nintendo took that deal with sony. I wonder what the industry would be like today. I think it was be much better, and not so saturated with cash grab BS shovel ware

I seriously doubt it.  The big N has always been a total control freak, so Sony would have had limits I am sure.   I think we got the better situation by Sony just going out on their own.   

[munchiaz]

Sony did help bring games more to the mainstream which is a good and bad thing IMO

[SignOfZeta]

$10.  SFC has to be the most common console in Japan.  You can trip over the damn things.

Yeah, but if you don't live in Japan that info is useless. If anyone on eBay will ship you a SFC from Japan, it isn't going to be $10, and shipping is $30-60. This is why a complete SFC in the US goes for about $100.

And yeah, if you just want to play the games cut the tabs out of a SNES (which you also can't get for $10) which takes, litterally, 20 seconds to do. However, if you actually like SFC (few people here) you might want a system that is %90 less crap looking than a US SNES.

[GohanX]

I gotta admit, I did get a "new" (it wasn't) Super Famicom just because I was sick of my SNES's turning yellow, and it just plain looks cooler. SFC's can discolor as well, but it's far less common. Cost me like $70 I think?

The "new" system had some issues, so I bought a beat to hell dirty system for like $15 and swapped motherboards.

[Samurai Ghost]

I got my SFC for 300 yen at a recycle shop and I agree that they are beautiful, well-built systems.
Suruga has boxed systems for 2,280, but shipping would more than double that.
http://www.suruga-ya.jp/database/167010023001.html

[Arkhan]

$10.  SFC has to be the most common console in Japan.  You can trip over the damn things.

Yeah, but if you don't live in Japan that info is useless. If anyone on eBay will ship you a SFC from Japan, it isn't going to be $10, and shipping is $30-60. This is why a complete SFC in the US goes for about $100.

And yeah, if you just want to play the games cut the tabs out of a SNES (which you also can't get for $10) which takes, litterally, 20 seconds to do. However, if you actually like SFC (few people here) you might want a system that is %90 less crap looking than a US SNES.

You can sometimes find SNES's for 10$ around here.

Usually its 20 though

[futureman2000]

I got my SFC for 300 yen at a recycle shop and I agree that they are beautiful, well-built systems.
Suruga has boxed systems for 2,280, but shipping would more than double that.
http://www.suruga-ya.jp/database/167010023001.html

I explored the purchase page with google translater- Eventually, I was given two options: "stomach" or "no".