Damn bigmak, what has happened to retro collecting? $600 is actually something I could achieve saving and spending on something like that. This multi thousand business for some items is just flatout out of my price range.

Oh well, the way it goes, and at least getting in when I did I was able to get a collection I’m happy to have 🙂

Yeah everyone should report listings like this. I would, but it’s US shipping only, and being in Canada and eBay changing things so it flat out doesn’t seem to let me see items that don’t ship here. Everyone with a US ebay, though, please report this listing!

Repros like this are awful, it just pisses me right off that people are willing to put all sorts of effort into ripping other people off. I want to give that person a good smack upside the head.

I suppose it mostly depends on the content of the rom chip, but dev carts are still cool to have, regardless of what’s on it. They’re also not the cheapest things to obtain usually.

Final versions are obviously of less interest but you never know what may be tucked away in there, and even final versions can tell a story of the history.
My what appears to be final version of Lemmings for example it dated like a year before the games release. Going through my Nintendo Powers reveal that the game indeed was supposed to release much sooner. What happened? I dunno, still a mystery 🙂

Yeah there are some that are made to look basically identical to the real deal. It’s unfortunate, but there is a market for them.

It might be at the point where you should probably ask for pictures of the inside of the box before buying a high profile game. I can easily tell my repros from original Nintendo boxes just by opening them. At least the card stock they use is different.

Nice, like that sign!

Finally got around to finishing that video I was gonna make on that GBA.

It’s a good price because of everything that’s there. That’s a nice package deal someone got, especially because this stuff is hard to come by.

Extremely good price. If I had an extra few thousand kicking around I definitely would have been bidding on that.

I don’t think NES Freak is the official PVB screen repairer (hint: Nobody is).

The more the merrier, no toe steppings going on. It’s nice to have options for people who need the service.

-Wordtris (Gameboy) prototype

Nice like, is it one of thise dev carts with the rom chips sticking out the top?

Those banaides sound cool too, i love old product tie ins

I didn’t know about Wario Land 4 so I’ll definitely have to check that one out too. Honestly VB Wario Land was the first one I played, so it was my introduction to the series. So when I played the next one (3 was what I played next, was a good deal if I recall), I was disappointed with the stark changes. I think because of that I didn’t give 2 a fair shot when I got that one. I definitely need to sit down and play the whole series.

Good to know, I’ll give Wario Land 2 a shot again.

I get Wario Land is supposed to be different than Mario, but in my opinion the VB version does the best job of being different, but similar enough that it’s super easy to get into if you’ve played a Mario game. There’s still treasures to find and the key is mandatory, and it does play different enough to differentiate itself.

You’re right, it sure is! You just really don’t see stuff like this much.

VB Wario Land is by far my favorite Wario game.

Wario Land 2 and 3 just didn’t grab me, it deviated too far from the ‘Mario’ formula for me. Having to collect/do certain things to progress? No thanks. VB Wario Land absolutely nailed the balance of collecting vs standard get to the goal. I like how collecting isn’t mandatory to finish, but more of an incentive to play again and explore.

The original GB Wario Land is one of those ones I’ve been meaning to play, so can’t comment on that one. I’ve played a bit but not near as much as I’d like to.

Oh man, do I ever want that!

Just wanted to update the people that were interested in how this progressed. I think a picture explains it best. I’m also planning to make a little video explaining the difference I find, which I’ll post here when it’s ready.

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That’s cool, what’s up with the glasses? I haven’t seen them before

In my experience it’s close enough, I’m using mine on 110v.

No, no shell for it, it was just used so some devs could create software before the final board was finished. This is as pretty as she gets =P

I’m just gonna put this here, for maximum dramatic effect

RunnerPack wrote:
It looks like it’s on standoffs, anyway, so there should be no worry about the ESD bag (but, likewise, it won’t actually help much, either). Putting a bare board on cardboard is probably not good, ESD-wise, though. If you do much electronics work, invest in an ESD safe surface for your bench, and make sure it’s well-grounded (aka “earthed”).

(BTW, PM reply sent!)

It is on standoffs. Ok, scratch the cardboard =P
What about just being on the bare wood? Would that be ok? You’re right, an ESD surface would be ideal..definitely something to look into!