Kick starting a SNES collection

Jack burton

Right I'm going to dive into a little bit of snes collecting. Need some advice first though. Decided I'm going to go for cart collection because i need money for food and CIB snes games are a pretty penny.

Wondering what should I collect NTSC or PAL. I like the squareness of the US games haha stupid reason I know. Or could go for Japanese collection, of course a lot of the rpgs woulnt be playable then. But JAP boxed ones are easier to find are they?

Any advice would be well appreciated

o1s1n

If you like the squareness of NTSC US games, then collect them. 100% 60hz compatability. Plus they're generally cheaper!

Jack burton

See thats what I was thinking aswell. I'm looking at boxed JAP ones on ebay though haha and i already threw a few bids down.

I'm going to limit myself to 50-60 games aswell, so only the good games are getting bought

Mr.Saturn

Get an NTSC one, just for Earthbound. Clear about forty-one hours off your life's schedule. 36 hours to clear the game and the remaining five to sit slack-jawed in amazement once you've finished it.

Jack burton

one of the reasons I want to start playing snes, want to get through earthbound and see what all the talk is about

Pyongyang

NTSC-J all the way, though RPG's would be a problem of course. Grab a Honeybee or something.

PAL console is fine if you mod it. I went for an NTSC-J console instead. Depends purely on what you want to get out of the whole thing though.

o1s1n

Pyongyang wrote: »

NTSC-J all the way, though RPG's would be a problem of course. Grab a Honeybee or something.

Snes import adapters are very hit and miss unfortunately

This is one console I would NOT go the NTSC-J route for. Okay, maybe for the console itself, but not games. One of the best things about the Snes is the fantastic library of RPGs. So as you said, unles you can speak Japanese, you're a bit ****ed there.

Pyongyang wrote: »

PAL console is fine if you mod it. I went for an NTSC-J console instead. Depends purely on what you want to get out of the whole thing though.

Modding a PAL console is fine to a degree. You still have that handful of 60hz games that give issues though.

Best options I reckon are -

If you like the whole angular thing - NTSC US snes and NTSC US games.

If you like the Japanese console look - NTSC Jap console and collect US games.

CiDeRmAn

Love the Snes, only have a Pal console mind and it's enough for me.
Only things I really notice slowdown in are Starwing and Stunt Race FX, both running a far better frame rate on the US machine.
May get a US Snes just for those!

Jack burton

Yeah I'm liking the whole angular thing so looks like NTSC is getting the vote.

But I've decided I'm going to get a famicom aswell and get a little slection of beat'em up's and fighters for that and leave the rpgs and stuff to the US games

Retr0gamer

I'd definitely go NTSC US all the way with the SNES. One thing unfortunate though is that there's a few PAL exclusives worth getting, the big one being the amazing terranigma.

KeRbDoG

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Love the Snes, only have a Pal console mind and it's enough for me.
Only things I really notice slowdown in are Starwing and Stunt Race FX, both running a far better frame rate on the US machine.
May get a US Snes just for those!

Seems like its time we did this

CathalDublin

Think I'm going to sell my snes for a NTSC one too, because I've a good selection of US games, at least the US Snes you can take the tabs out to make the PAL games fit

CiDeRmAn

KeRbDoG wrote: »

Seems like its time we did this

Interesting I'll grant you but it still gives glitches on the very games I want to play at full speed, namely the Super FX chip games.

May yet pick up a US Super Nintendo.

You know,
I'll have to start a shopping list for people to order from for my 40th in January!

SNES (US)
PC Engine Turbo Duo (Jap)
Atari/Sears Pong Machine (US)
Vic 20
C64

and so on...

Myrddin

KeRbDoG wrote: »

Seems like its time we did this

Thats the very mod I do, well worth doing. Here's the oismeister's snes being unshackled - http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056183495

o1s1n

That's the snes that had the graphical issues isn't it? Yeah, never could get to the bottom of of that.

Atavan has it now. I'm sure the stickers have been replaced with Pokemon ones

Myrddin

o1s1n wrote: »

That's the snes that had the graphical issues isn't it? Yeah, never could get to the bottom of of that.

Atavan has it now. I'm sure the stickers have been replaced with Pokemon ones

Yep I was hopeful that by modding it, the choice of display would resolve whatever was wrong with it. Shame really as the mod was working perfectly, waste of good leaded solder

Alter Egotist

i have a couple of SNES games available for trade for NES games if you want a look. they r all PAL. Some in boxes