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Only reason I know is because I’ve been collecting since I was a kid. I’ve got three loose copies, shame they’re not worth anything… I’d be happy to separate some stupid people from their money.
Capt. Wolf
Perpetually tired mental health counselor, sometimes retro game streamer, comedian, Mensan, coffee connoisseur, bacon lover, chronic pain survivor, nefarious pirate, and generally all-round nice dude…
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Going to point out that actual boxed copies of just Super Mario Bros. Is actually on the more rare side, since it was quickly bundled with the NES and the version with Duck Hunt came out pretty quickly.
It may have sold 30 million copies, but a large majority of them are either the Duck Hunt combo or the one with Duck Hunt and World Class Track Meet. Kinda the same way Stadium Events is that much more rare because of the bundled, renamed version.
That being said, people have too much fucking money…
I remember grabbing whole collections of NES games at yard sales for like $10-20. It’s wild how much people would just let stuff go for. And the general consensus was always that they didn’t know what they were worth. Like… You dropped $60 on one of these games, and now I’m buying them off you for $2 a piece? I’m just gonna hand you the money, try not to look excited, and walk away like this was a smooth drug deal…
Also, what the fuck is with Japanese law, criminalising modding?
My best guess would be that they’re trying to get ahead of the recompiler scene before it catches a bigger foothold. But also, that lumps in the entire rom hacking and fan translation community, which I’m sure they view as perpetuating the piracy of their games.
Sorry, I’m legally required to post this or they’ll cut off my Johnson…