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Pan wrote:

SNES mini wants:

7th saga
Drakkhen
All three super star wars titles

Drakkhen? I tried playing that on the PC and it was pretty much incomprehensible with me muddling through part way before getting killed off


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Dragon78 wrote:

If they do a mini SNES then I would like to see the following games.

Actraiser 1&2
Breath of Fire 1&2
Chrono Trigger
E.V.O. Search for Eden
Earthbound
Final Fantasy 4-5
King of Monsters 1&2
Kirby Dreamland 3
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Lufia 1&2
Megaman 7
Pocky and Rocky 1&2
Secret of Mana
Super Castlevania 4
Super Mario RPG
Super Mario World
Super Metroid

I would absolutely want to buy that.

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Dragon78 wrote:

Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

Super Mario RPG

*swoon*

Never played the original versions but I did play the GBA remakes of Breath of Fire 1&2, loved them.


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Dragon78 wrote:

If they do a mini SNES then I would like to see the following games.

Actraiser 1&2
E.V.O. Search for Eden
Earthbound
King of Monsters 1&2
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Lufia 1&2
Pocky and Rocky 1&2
Secret of Mana
Super Mario RPG
Super Mario World
Super Metroid

Interestingly some friends and me had a bit of a nostalgia gaming night a week or so ago and actually booted up all of the above for a bit. (The rule was when you died/hit 1/2hr play time you had to pass the controller and the new player picked a new game). We remembered a bit belatedly that Secret of Mana was actually 3 player, that was a quirky thing back in the day, but made for some great "Oh, Yeah! I remember now." moments.


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I remember I couldn't beat the final boss for Secret of Mana on single player;)

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Great list Dragon, but you also need the following:

Secret of Evermore
Illusion of Gaia
Super Star Wars + Empire Strikes Back + Return of the Jedi
Wrestlemania
Shadowrun
Ogre Battle


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Wait someone besides me actually played Secret of Evermore? I normally get blank stares when I mention that game. Cheers!

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Also Seiken Densetsu 3.


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TriOmegaZero wrote:
Also Seiken Densetsu 3.

we aren't seeing that game stateside, man.

That said, I think you hit on the ONLY way I and several of my friends would EVER buy this thing.

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Freehold DM wrote:
we aren't seeing that game stateside, man.

I have an SNES cart of it. ;)


TriOmegaZero wrote:
Freehold DM wrote:
we aren't seeing that game stateside, man.
I have an SNES cart of it. ;)

you mean Super Famicom.

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No, I mean a straight up English translation on an SNES cart. :)


atheral wrote:
Wait someone besides me actually played Secret of Evermore?

I once started playing it, but I didn't get very far before losing interest. I remember meeting Elizabeth (the chief of Prehistoria). I then set out to find Strong Heart, but I don't remember if I finished that quest.


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TriOmegaZero wrote:
No, I mean a straight up English translation on an SNES cart. :)

I have heard tell of these carts, and even saw a few for sale, but Chinatown being what it was back in the day, only people with money to burn took that kind of risk. I'm glad it panned out for you.

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I bought it online. Fifty bucks well spent.

Sovereign Court RPG Superstar 2011 Top 32

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I liked most of Secret of Evermore, but the last area (the future) seemed too quick/rushed. Still a fun game.

The Super Star Wars games were great - difficult, but very good. I'm sure there's some sort of licensing craziness that would have to go on to get them on a collection like this.

Chrono Trigger is arguably the best CRPG ever made.

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Pan wrote:

SNES mini wants:

7th saga
Drakkhen
All three super star wars titles

Drakkhen? I tried playing that on the PC and it was pretty much incomprehensible with me muddling through part way before getting killed off

I think because the game was so difficult to decipher was one of the reason I loved it. 7th saga was like this too.


It looks cool, but it's a bit expensive for a nostalgic lark.

Sovereign Court

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Tiny Coffee Golem wrote:
It looks cool, but it's a bit expensive for a nostalgic lark.

You aint kiddin!


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Nintendo will be releasing more units on December 5th. It will be better to wait for that. Though I do find it interesting that this item will not be available for black Friday.


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Dragon78 wrote:

Nintendo will be releasing more units on December 5th. It will be better to wait for that. Though I do find it interesting that this item will not be available for black Friday.

That's the first thing that crossed my mind as well. For $60 too? It seems that they underestimated the demand for this product.


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I too would would pay for a SNES version of this as long as it had Chrono Trigger and both Final Fantasy games. Also Street Fighter II.

You know so I can FULLY relive my early nineties.


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TriOmegaZero wrote:
I bought it online. Fifty bucks well spent.

balls the size of church bells. Either that T or incredibly lucky. I can't tell you how many guys were running translation scams.

Sovereign Court

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Dragon78 wrote:

Nintendo will be releasing more units on December 5th. It will be better to wait for that. Though I do find it interesting that this item will not be available for black Friday.

I am really surprised myself. My company told the distributer that the demand was there and the supply was "stupid low". They sold out instantly and I expect the exact same in a few weeks which will be your last shot before x-mas. In fact, Target's ad ran Sunday 11/13 and had the Nintendo Classic in the ad even though supplies had been depleted immediately on Friday 11/11....

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Freehold DM wrote:
balls the size of church bells. Either that T or incredibly lucky. I can't tell you how many guys were running translation scams.

What can I say, I'm blessed. Of course, I have yet to play it extensively, so maybe it just played the title screen. :)


Not to be *that guy*, but I would play it for a while. Make sure you didn't drop money on the partially translated emulation as a cart.


Pan wrote:
Dragon78 wrote:

Nintendo will be releasing more units on December 5th. It will be better to wait for that. Though I do find it interesting that this item will not be available for black Friday.

I am really surprised myself. My company told the distributer that the demand was there and the supply was "stupid low". They sold out instantly and I expect the exact same in a few weeks which will be your last shot before x-mas. In fact, Target's ad ran Sunday 11/13 and had the Nintendo Classic in the ad even though supplies had been depleted immediately on Friday 11/11....

Par for the course for Nintendo. They always have tiny production for their consoles at first, despite having a huge number of early adopters. It seems like a marketing move to me, artificially increasing demand, but I'm ignorant enough of the actual logistics that I couldn't say it with confidence.

Sovereign Court

Lost Legions wrote:
Pan wrote:
Dragon78 wrote:

Nintendo will be releasing more units on December 5th. It will be better to wait for that. Though I do find it interesting that this item will not be available for black Friday.

I am really surprised myself. My company told the distributer that the demand was there and the supply was "stupid low". They sold out instantly and I expect the exact same in a few weeks which will be your last shot before x-mas. In fact, Target's ad ran Sunday 11/13 and had the Nintendo Classic in the ad even though supplies had been depleted immediately on Friday 11/11....
Par for the course for Nintendo. They always have tiny production for their consoles at first, despite having a huge number of early adopters. It seems like a marketing move to me, artificially increasing demand, but I'm ignorant enough of the actual logistics that I couldn't say it with confidence.

I agree about the marketing move, although I think the timing is a little weird. Seems like they could have done a low inventory release back in Aug/Sep and then drove home a BF sales extravaganza.

Inventory wise, no not usual for Nintendo. The Wii actually was much more heavily inventoried on release then either xbox 360 or PS3. Combined with a lower purchase price and new gimmick it proved to be a big quite a hit. Which is why I was surprised to see stupid low shipments for the classic. /shrug

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Freehold DM wrote:
Not to be *that guy*, but I would play it for a while. Make sure you didn't drop money on the partially translated emulation as a cart.

It's a fine military tradition that young soldiers spend their money on useless crap.


Pan wrote:
Lost Legions wrote:
Pan wrote:
Dragon78 wrote:

Nintendo will be releasing more units on December 5th. It will be better to wait for that. Though I do find it interesting that this item will not be available for black Friday.

I am really surprised myself. My company told the distributer that the demand was there and the supply was "stupid low". They sold out instantly and I expect the exact same in a few weeks which will be your last shot before x-mas. In fact, Target's ad ran Sunday 11/13 and had the Nintendo Classic in the ad even though supplies had been depleted immediately on Friday 11/11....
Par for the course for Nintendo. They always have tiny production for their consoles at first, despite having a huge number of early adopters. It seems like a marketing move to me, artificially increasing demand, but I'm ignorant enough of the actual logistics that I couldn't say it with confidence.

I agree about the marketing move, although I think the timing is a little weird. Seems like they could have done a low inventory release back in Aug/Sep and then drove home a BF sales extravaganza.

Inventory wise, no not usual for Nintendo. The Wii actually was much more heavily inventoried on release then either xbox 360 or PS3. Combined with a lower purchase price and new gimmick it proved to be a big quite a hit. Which is why I was surprised to see stupid low shipments for the classic. /shrug

One guy's theory about a similar Nintendo shortage...

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I think Nintendo has been burned so badly by the Wii U's poor sales that they are being overly cautious with this release.

Sovereign Court

Update: if you want one of these better line up at your local store this week. I hear folks are about 60-90 min before store open lined for them. I guess knowing the layout of your store helps, as often its a foot race to the product. I believe a case holds 6 units and depending on sales of your local store, they are likely to get somewhere between 6-18 NES Classics.

If dealing with all this to get one sounds crappy, wait until after x-mas when supplies should meet demand. You can buy one at your convenience then.


We got a small batch this last Sunday, there were three people already lining up for it at 8p.m. Saturday for us to open at 8 a.m. Sunday.

There was nine people waiting when we closed at midnight and the snow started around 5 a.m. :-)


Captain Yesterday, Brut Squad wrote:

We got a small batch this last Sunday, there were three people already lining up for it at 8p.m. Saturday for us to open at 8 a.m. Sunday.

There was nine people waiting when we closed at midnight and the snow started around 5 a.m. :-)

cool.

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wow, I wouldn't wait overnight for anything.


The store manager hooked everyone up with free coffee from the coffee shop in the mall when he got in at 5:30. :-)


Yeah, I was thinking about adding it to a Christmas list we use for our round robin on the Wife's side of the family, and then checked on availability via Amazon and a few other sites and saw the jacked up prices 2nd-hand and online retailers are asking. I'll just run an emulator for now. My main interest was to have the NES Mini as a means to eventually experience some of the games I grew up on with my son, but he's not even 3 yet, so I can wait a bit.


...

Have none of these people heard of emulations?

Speaking seriously now. I'm starting to get worried.


People just recently realized there was an internet up here.

So I'm guessing no.

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Dude, they're still shopping at stores instead of from home. Of COURSE they have no idea that emulations are a thing.


TriOmegaZero wrote:
Dude, they're still shopping at stores instead of from home. Of COURSE they have no idea that emulations are a thing.

When the scalpers are using bots to obtain units, normal customers have little choice but to shop brick and mortar.

Then, too, there are the people who are uncomfortable entering into emulation due to not being familiar with copyright law and how it intersects with emulation. Is it legal to obtain an emulator and a bunch of roms if you don't otherwise own the games or devices being emulated? If so, is it ethical?

My answer was to just buy an actual NES and the handful of games I'd actually want to play. It cost more than the NES classic, but I have a 1:1 match for the machine in my memories (well, I did, until I modded the unit, replacing the spring tray and 72 pin connector with a straight load solution; the Blinking Light Win mod kit)

I'll still be keeping a weather eye open for an nes classic, because it'd make for a good portable solution when visiting the in-laws. Don't want to drag my 20 year old machine around, lest it become damaged. Let the cheapo emulation machine bear the brunt of travel.

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Ryzoken wrote:
When the scalpers are using bots to obtain units, normal customers have little choice but to shop brick and mortar.

Or wait until after the holidays when more stock is available.


That's my plan.


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TriOmegaZero wrote:
Ryzoken wrote:
When the scalpers are using bots to obtain units, normal customers have little choice but to shop brick and mortar.
Or wait until after the holidays when more stock is available.

That assumes Nintendo intends to continue production, which could be true. They may decide to instead make it a limited print run and move on to the Switch or a SNES classic limited print run.

Point is: there's nothing wrong with people lining up at stores to buy a product for themselves or a loved one. Hell, in my household it was tradition to go line up on Black Friday. A bonding exercise where we sat out in the cold and whined so that we could get Mom the free snow globes at Macy's or that new tv to replace our broken one.

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It's still a choice.


TriOmegaZero wrote:
It's still a choice.

I'm not entirely clear what your stance is here. I'm arguing that the decision to stand in the rain for a hotly contested product is valid and not at all deserving of scorn given the realities of the situation (scalpers, low supply, no guarantee of restock after holiday season, dubious legal/ethical alternatives) and the possible familial traditions that may surround the practice. What is your stance?


To be clear, I wasn't scorning anyone.

While I personally wouldn't wait all night in freezing cold and snow, they didn't seem to mind and were well prepared with tents and arctic sleeping bags. :-)

Plus we had a one per customer limit so people weren't doing it to make money.

Frankly, more power to them. :-)

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Ryzoken wrote:
What is your stance?

That you are taking things way too seriously if you think I was scorning them.


You'll know when I'm scorning someone.


TriOmegaZero wrote:
Ryzoken wrote:
What is your stance?
That you are taking things way too seriously if you think I was scorning them.

That could well be. I tend to be serious in my solitude, and whimsical in company.

I'm working on it.

On the plus side, rumor is that Best Buy will be getting some stock for in store only around the 20th. So... maybe line up on the 19th if you're looking to get one in time for a Christmas present for a loved one?

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