Originally released in 1996 for the Super Famicom, Star Ocean was developed by tri-Ace and released by Enix. It is not known if Star Ocean was ever even intended for release outside of Japan, due to the games extremely late release and the known turnaround time for translation and localization. …
I got a big-ass package straight from Japan yesterday, so I have a hunk of new stuff to show. The choice bits of the package will pop up in their own separate post next week, so I first present to you most of the rest of the stuff: Ice Climber (Famicom) – …
Pictured: from left to right: Chrono Trigger Chinese Famicom Pirate, Chrono Trigger (SNES), Chrono Trigger (Super Famicom), behind that are some Formation Arts Chrono Trigger figurine boxes, Nintendo Power Chrono Trigger strategy guide, Chrono Trigger (Japanese PS1), Chrono Trigger (DS), Chrono Cross (PS!, sealed), Chrono Cross Japanese pre-order clock box. …
Here are a few of the treasures I have unearthed recently, from Ebay and the game stores in my area. A pretty diverse cross-section of titles, but fantastic none-the-less. Without further ado… Other than the language, there is essentially no difference between this version of Super Mario World and the …
Here is the second head to yesterdays two part post regarding 16-bit Nintendo finds. Today I will be covering some sweet SuFami imports I have picked up in the last month or so. I was never really into Super Famicom collecting particularly, that is until I picked up my Super …
Beginning in the mid-80′s, Nintendo was constantly looking for ways to distribute it’s games to the growing legion of fans it had amassed in Japan, while at the same time keeping the prices for it’s software as low as possible. Born of this was the Famicom Disk System, a device …
On this edition of Famicom Pirate Monday, I have a game that I have been actively seeking ever since I discovered it existed over a year and a half ago. I picked this up on Ebay of all places for MUCH less than I would’ve paid for it. This game, …
I just happen to stumble upon this fantastic little piece of internet history: the original homepage (remember when they were called a ‘homepage’?) for Super Punch Out. This is the Japanese site for the amazing Super Famicom title. Not a lot went into web pages back in those formative years, …
Here is the second part to Part One of the June 2010 Finds. It was a pretty productive month as far as Finds go, hence the two part post. Without further ado… Here we have a game I’ve wanted for a long time and I finally got it for a …
If only the North American Super NES looked more like the Japanese SuFami- don’t get me wrong, I love the SNES, but compare our ugly grey and purple square to the ultra-sleek Super Famicom and there is no contest. If only I could cut that cartridge slot to make SNES …