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Title: How hard is it to find NES games in Europe?
Post by: turf on October 12, 2016, 10:30:04 am: How hard is it for my European brothers and sisters to find PAL NES games?
I'm trying to find European exclusives for the NES. Any of you interested in being my personal NES shopper and shipper?
Title: Re: How hard is it to find NES games in Europe?
Post by: burningdoom on October 12, 2016, 12:41:06 pm: I'm not in Europe, obviously. But from what I've heard over my years in the gaming community, NES is KIND of a rarity over there. It's like how Master System was over here. Not stupid rare, but not common either.

From my understanding, they were busy gaming on the Sega Master System and ZX Spectrum and ignoring the NES.
Title: Re: How hard is it to find NES games in Europe?
Post by: fazerco on October 12, 2016, 01:23:20 pm: Im in Europe and yes, most of the NES stuf is expensive. Everybody wants one.

I was busy playing de Commodore 64 and later the Amiga, so i kinda missed that. But i have one now :).
Title: Re: How hard is it to find NES games in Europe?
Post by: kam1kaz3nl77 on October 12, 2016, 02:37:41 pm: Quote from: fazerco on October 12, 2016, 01:23:20 pm
Im in Europe and yes, most of the NES stuf is expensive. Everybody wants one.

I was busy playing de Commodore 64 and later the Amiga, so i kinda missed that. But i have one now :).

If you know where to look you can find some good bargains on special retro game market, where people sell their old NES (and NES games), but indeed you better bring your piggybank, it's gonna cost ya!
Title: Re: How hard is it to find NES games in Europe?
Post by: turf on October 12, 2016, 02:38:48 pm: Well, I guess I'll just go off of eBay if it's not any more expensive.

Thanks for the feedback, guys.
Title: Re: How hard is it to find NES games in Europe?
Post by: fazerco on October 12, 2016, 03:10:14 pm: Quote from: kam1kaz3nl77 on October 12, 2016, 02:37:41 pm
Quote from: fazerco on October 12, 2016, 01:23:20 pm
Im in Europe and yes, most of the NES stuf is expensive. Everybody wants one.

I was busy playing de Commodore 64 and later the Amiga, so i kinda missed that. But i have one now :).

If you know where to look you can find some good bargains on special retro game market, where people sell their old NES (and NES games), but indeed you better bring your piggybank, it's gonna cost ya!

Are you going to Schiedam?

And for Turf, check this link, its the Dutch E-bay.
http://www.marktplaats.nl/z/spelcomputers-en-games/games-nintendo-nes.html?categoryId=1731 (http://www.marktplaats.nl/z/spelcomputers-en-games/games-nintendo-nes.html?categoryId=1731)
Title: Re: How hard is it to find NES games in Europe?
Post by: indenton on October 12, 2016, 11:02:41 pm: I brought this up a while back, I believe Turf was talking about importing NES games. I was barely able to get hold of original Castlevania (PAL-A), Simon's Quest for days though. It wasn't cheap either, also it's technically inferior to the NTSC version.

I've only ever seen 1 NES game in the wild in my hometown, I've noticed Megadrive games floating around cash generator stores over the past year.
Title: Re: How hard is it to find NES games in Europe?
Post by: koemo1 on October 13, 2016, 10:53:28 am: I have never found one NES game or console in the wild..