Buying Retro Games

[weather vane]

Anybody know of any good sites/forums that sell vintage video games? NES/SNES/Sega Genesis/Atari 2600/N64/etc.

Trying to build up my collection but my city has jack shit to offer. Also eBay is terrible these days, everything is insanely overpriced.

Also feel free to talk about retro games in here. Also love web series like AVGN/Game Chasers/Pat the NES Punk/LGR/Video Game Years/etc.

K bye.

[Fignuts]

Big retro fan. Got tons of stuff on my computer, and at times I play them more than I do current systems.

I considered getting the actual systems and physical copies of the games, but shit was way more expensive than I thought it would be.

Ossman is pretty big into this stuff too.

[whiteyford]

I've had a few good deals on ebay, if you're willing to buy bulk lots of games you can do alright but yeah, individual games can be ridiculously overpriced.

[weather vane]

I don't play newer consoles at all. NHL and Madden, that's about it.

[whiteyford]

Get yourself one of those retro gamer consoles, think it does nes/snes/gb/master system/genesis games but its 'region free',might be able to get the games your looking for cheaper abroad?

[weather vane]

I like to have the actual physical copies of the games. Although it would be smart for me to get like one of those carts that have all the roms on them.

Not even sure if that exists.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

I heard Gamestop was trying to collect major inventory of vintage video games. That's probably why it's so hard to find.

Heard gamestop might be trying to sell them in the future and are trying corner the market.

[whiteyford]

I like to have the actual physical copies of the games. Although it would be smart for me to get like one of those carts that have all the roms on them.

Not even sure if that exists.

Look for retroduo, you still need the actual games but it supports a bunch of retro Nintendo systems, you need the super gameboy for those games and you can buy an adapter for Sega games.

[whiteyford]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retro_Duo

[weather vane]

I have a retroduo, never use it though. Just use my actual NES ans SNES haha.

Im talking actual gamr carts.

[weather vane]

I need to maybe but like a Powerpak cart that can hold all the roms. Just looked em up.

[whiteyford]

Likes of Madden/NHL etc are sweetie money here, I've given away about 3 copies of NHL 95 already so I dunno if they'd be cheaper as imports for you.

[whiteyford]

135 for a nes powerpak, still tempting though.

[OssMan]

estarland.com

[weather vane]

Lol not those NHL and Maddens. Geez we are WAY off here.

[Ermaximus]

estarland.com

Yeah, this is by far the best site I've found too. Blades of Steel was only a quarter when I got it. After that, you kind of don't need any other hockey games really.

[whiteyford]

They all blur into one for me, except NHL 95 which was great. I may be thinking of the wrong one again though.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

93,94,95 are all awesome.

[VSG]

You may want to just consider emulators and run them on a PC.

[Fignuts]

VSG, read the threads you post in, man.

[Ermaximus]

Spilchuk, I'm not entirely sure if you have them where you live, but Play N Trade is a fairly inexpensive source of older cartridge games. I can say I've spent maybe 30 bucks tops on most of the games I've bought there over the past year. NES, SNES, SEGA, PS1, N64.

The selection may not always be the best, but they are fairly decently priced.

[Bobholly138]

Get yourself one of those retro gamer consoles, think it does nes/snes/gb/master system/genesis games but its 'region free',might be able to get the games your looking for cheaper abroad?

The Retron 6 looks great.

Or you could just get a Dreamcast and use it to emulate all the older consoles. I do that for the 2600,Colecovision,Gameboy,NES,SMS,SNES,Genesis,Turbographx 16 and MAME.

Also for actual carts and systems trying checking junkstores,flea markets and antique malls in smaller towns. I live in a small town and can find NES carts for around $5 each.It is mostly common or uncommon stuff. But still when people online want $20 for SMB III and I can find it around here for $5 that isn't a bad deal.

[Bobholly138]

Also around X-mas I see at Dollar General some system that has 60 built in Genesis games. Plus it has the cart slot to play other Genesis games. I think the controllers are wireless. It is $30 or $40. No idea about the quality of it.

[Emperor Smeat]

Agree with eStarland as a good choice. Outside of a few eBay purchases, been doing all my retro game shopping from them.

eBay can be decent at times for deals and have snagged a few good games for under $15. People using auto bid scripts and bots does get annoying really fast though.


https://www.gameovervideogames.com/store
Did a quick google search and that site seems to have a large collection and decent prices although never done any purchases with them.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

http://www.game-underground.com/

great store.

[weather vane]

That site doesnt work.

I think Im going to buy a PowerPak. Seems unreal kinda.

[Bad News Gertner]

My gf collects retro games. Spends waaaay too much money on them.

[loopydate]

Spilchuk, I'm not entirely sure if you have them where you live, but Play N Trade is a fairly inexpensive source of older cartridge games. I can say I've spent maybe 30 bucks tops on most of the games I've bought there over the past year. NES, SNES, SEGA, PS1, N64.

The selection may not always be the best, but they are fairly decently priced.

Love Play N Trade. I got a Retron for my birthday, and I'm obsessed with playing all the old NES and SNES games I brought back from my folks' place. Using PNT to fill in the gaps in my collection.

[Ermaximus]

I'm doing the same thine Loopy. Jackal, Bad Dudes, Star Tropics, Pinball Quest. Man, good times.

[voncouch]

If you're buying the old school cartridges and not just using emulators, I'd suggest going to local yard sales, swap meets, flea markets, etc. It's more of a stab in the dark, but most of the stuff online is crazy expensive. Especially for classic platformers and the like.

[Crazy Nick]

Check out http://www.stoneagegamer.com
They offer quite a few retro games as well as flash carts that allow you to play all of your retro games. The flash carts may be expensive but they allow you to have all the games in one place, so I would definitely recommend you check them out.

[James Steele]

Why wouldn't you just use emulators and buy the USB controllers? It'd be a million times cheaper. My sister got into the whole buying old consoles and games, and it ended up being more hassle than it was worth just to get the nostalgia of it all.

[Kris P Lettus]

There is a store in one of the local malls that speciallize in cartridge games and consoles

I should post my collection

[Kris P Lettus]

I haven't bought anything at that new store I found. None of my systems work so I will be buying a NES and a 64 soon. Here is my current collection. I had like every 64 game at one point but they were stolen from me like 12 years ago. I have MOST of the great NES games but am missing a few classics like Simons Quest and Mega Man 2.

http://i.imgur.com/8rkjEBMh.jpg