Realistic Prices for Super Famicom Games

**ntwrk506** · 10-27-2009

Hi, I'm in Tokyo this week and I'm looking for a few Super Famicom titles in particular:

Majyuuou
Magical Pop'n
Star Ocean

Do you think it's realistic that I'll find these games for around 500 yen a piece? If not, what would be a realistic price for these games and where can I find them at a decent price?

Also, I was in Okinawa last week and I picked up several items. I'm curious about your guys' opinion about how much I paid for these things. Did I get a good deal? Average deal? Did I pay too much? Here's what I got:

Super Famicom Console w/2 controllers and power adapter (the console and one of the controllers are like new, one of the controllers is yellow and crusty) - 1750 yen

Cotton 100% - 480 yen

Sanrio Smash Ball - 480 yen

Alcahest - 180 yen

DoReMi Fantasy - 700 yen

Pop'n Twinbee - 700 yen

What do you think? Thanks.

**rod_wod** · 10-27-2009

do re mi fantasy for 700 yenbo's i dont think so.even a bare cart in japan must be 2000yen i would think.im sure their are great deals to be had out in the streets of japan but i dont no cos i have never been.:-(

**cez** · 10-27-2009

For loose copies:

Majuuou - 2-3000
Magical Pop'n - 2000
Star Ocean - 500

You did get a good deal on Doremi, the other prices are just about right for loose copies, as is the shop price for a used SFC.

**rod_wod** · 10-27-2009

Really the deals are that good in japan magical pop n for 2000Y bare cart what about with box ect.

**alecjahn** · 10-27-2009

Everyone can find DoReMi except me, blast!

There's a boxed copy on the 'bay for $76, 4 days left. JEEZE.

**GaijinPunch** · 10-28-2009

Magical Pop'n will be a trick to find complete. Not sure about cart only... I never look in the cart only section.

**ntwrk506** · 10-28-2009

Yeah, for all this stuff, I'm just looking for the carts only. I don't care about getting the boxes or the instruction manuals.

**ntwrk506** · 10-31-2009

Hi again, just thought I'd update you guys. I ended up getting Magical Pop'n for 1500 and Star Ocean for 780. I also found Pop'n Twinbee for 280, which really bugged me because I had already bought it for 700. That price almost made me want to buy it again, but I didn't. Regarding Majyuuou, I could not find that game anywhere. They didn't even have it at Super Potato. If anyone here has it (I'm only after the loose cart), I'll be glad to buy it from you for a reasonable price.

Anyway, 1500 for Magical Pop'n cart only, that wasn't too much, right? And Star Ocean for 780? I know cez wrote that Star Ocean is usually 500, but 780 was the cheapest I found Star Ocean anywhere (it was actually 880, but I bargained it down to 780).

Thanks for the feedback!

**DCharlie** · 11-02-2009

Regarding Majyuuou, I could not find that game anywhere. They didn't even have it at Super Potato.

they have (or had last week?) two copies in the glass case , boxed. But the one good condition one is 11k and the other one (VERY heavily sun bleached cover) is going for 7800 or so.

**ntwrk506** · 11-02-2009

Huh, when I went there on Wednesday, they didn't have any copies of Majyuuou, even in the glass case. They said they were sold out of it. They did have Magical Pop'n boxed for around 6300 or something.

**DCharlie** · 11-04-2009

doh, was there yesterday and forgot to look :(

Friends had Magical pop'n for an absurd 9800 yen, super potato wins! :D

**ntwrk506** · 11-07-2009

What's Friends? Also, why is Magical Pop'n so sought after and expensive? I mean, I've been playing the first few levels of my copy, and it seems like a cool, fun side-scroller with good music, but what sets it apart from other games like it?

**MottZilla** · 11-07-2009

Maybe not that many copies were produced or perhaps it's just one of those games that gets a big reputation that it doesn't really deserve.

**ntwrk506** · 07-17-2011

Hi guys, it's been a while. I wanted to ask your opinion. I just bought Terranigma (the Japanese version) for $10 on eBay. Was that a good, bad, or fair deal?

**edward_v12** · 07-17-2011

I think that the price is appropriate.

http://auctions.search.yahoo.co.jp/s...e&auccat=22844
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**angelwolf71885** · 07-18-2011

go to recycle shops like " HARDoff or BOOKoff "
you'll find famicom games for rather cheep

**Jamtex** · 07-24-2011

Originally Posted by angelwolf71885

go to recycle shops like " HARDoff or BOOKoff "
you'll find famicom games for rather cheep

You are also likely to find mainly unboxed games and 99% of them are likely to be baseball, football, wrestling, pachinko, Street Fighter 2, horse racing and RPG games.