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SoulBlazerFan · Sat Nov 05, 2011 10:57 am

Game Reproductions

I've been surfing the web recently looking for cheaper alternatives to continue my never ending hunt for a complete NES collection, and while I'm just like any other collector that wants the original carts, I know some of them (Stadium Events and NWC 1990) are never going to be affordable.

So, I've found a few sites that deal in Repro carts, not only of original games (Mostly unreleased in the US/unfinished games) but also some homebrew stuff as well. Since I saw they sold a converted NTSC cart of Terranigma, I figured I'd ask here to see if anyone owns one, and is this site (Or any others you may know of) any good?

I've also seen they sell a copy of Star Fox 2 (for 100 bucks). It doesn't list whether or not if it's the "Final version" that was found a few years ago that was nearly complete, or the hacked version which finished it as close to the original vision as possible. Thanks guys.
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Ocie Denver · Sat Nov 05, 2011 4:12 pm

I checked the games they sell. They looked they are modded games that can be found through the Internet. But they are not worthy to be part of the NES cartridge collection if they are not officially made by developers/publishers. Some are illegal if they are still copyrighted and owned by the owners included Nintendo. Mods are not illegal long as they are not profitable.

Perhaps you're better off with long trips to flea markets. I had been to some flea markets and video game stores there got tons of old game if they are not selling them on eBay.
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Sgt.Pepper1983 · Sat Nov 05, 2011 5:56 pm

Game Reproductions is great. So far I've bought Final Fantasy 3, SMB Special, Castlevania Bloodmoon, Megaman Ultra, SMW Return to Dinosaur Land, Terranigma and Star Fox 2. The only problem I have with them is how long shipping takes. The first time I bought something from them the shipping took so long I thought I had been cheated.

SoulBlazerFan · Sat Nov 05, 2011 10:17 pm

Ocie Denver wrote:

I checked the games they sell. They looked they are modded games that can be found through the Internet. But they are not worthy to be part of the NES cartridge collection if they are not officially made by developers/publishers. Some are illegal if they are still copyrighted and owned by the owners included Nintendo. Mods are not illegal long as they are not profitable.

Perhaps you're better off with long trips to flea markets. I had been to some flea markets and video game stores there got tons of old game if they are not selling them on eBay.

I was more looking for games that I otherwise would not be able to play... like Terranigma or Star Fox 2. While the prices are quite high, it'd be nice to have an English cart I can actually play on my SNES. As far as NES goes... other than say, the Panesian games and NWC, there aren't any others I would actually want a repro cart of.
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Sgt.Pepper1983 · Tue Dec 13, 2011 7:51 pm

The nes dump is another site you might want to check out. The prices are about the same and shipping is much quicker. You'll have your order in under 2 weeks. I've bought Castlevania Chorus of Mysteries and Mario Adventure from him. I haven't been disappointed. In fact I just made another order yesterday. A Zelda 2 hack called Shadow of the Night and a Mario 7 in 1 cartridge.

Ocie Denver · Thu Dec 15, 2011 2:42 pm

Have you thought of purchase a snes flash cartridge so you can load snes roms and play on the real console?
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Sgt.Pepper1983 · Mon Dec 19, 2011 2:58 pm

Shipping from the nes dump is fast. I haven't checked the mail all weekend so I don't know if the games showed up on Friday or Saturday, but the order was placed Monday night last week.