Hello RtK community,

I have recently put up an auction on Ebay for a classic gaming bundle which includes a Super Famicon, 17 classic RPGs, and 6 additional awesome games I picked up last time I was in Japan.

I am a huge classic SNES RPG fan, and I wanted to re-live the nostalgia through experiencing my most beloved games in their original format. Not only that, I figured I could get some Japanese studying done along the way.

Anyway, I am soon off to Japan again for my third long-term stay, and I do not foresee myself having as much time to play these awesome games as I did while I was a student. So, for that reason I am looking to sell.

The games and console are in working order, but as they have been previously-enjoyed there is some browning, scuffing, and scratches.

Makes a GREAT Christmas gift!

The link: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/330804332386?ssPa...1555.l2649

Items included in the bundle:

1 Super Famicon:
- 2 Controllers (1m/40inch cords)
- Power Adapter
- Composite Cables

17 Classic RPGs:
- Super Mario RPG
- Mother 2 (Earthbound)
- Chrono Trigger
- Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together
- Mystic Quest
- Final Fantasy V
- Final Fantasy VI
- Tales of Phantasia
- Seiken Densetsu 2 (Secret of Mana)
- Seiken Densetsu 3 (Secret of Mana 2)
- Front Mission
- Dragon Quest III
- Dragon Quest IV
- Dragon Quest V
- Ys
- Breath of Fire
- Romancing Saga 3

6 Additional Games:
- Mega Man X
- Mega Man X2
- Gradius 3
- Star Fox
- Super Mario Collection (Super Mario All-Stars)
- Kirby's Super Deluxe

*** Bidding starts reasonably at $200 US


If you have any questions regarding any of the items for sale in the Classic Super Famicon Bundle, please feel free to contact me via these forums, or by Ebay.


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NOTE 1: I am no spambot, and I honestly believe that what I am selling is of interest to the RtK community.

NOTE 2: I will only be accepting bids on the Ebay auction.

NOTE 3: I love RtK! Got all kanji done months ago, which makes vocab study THAT much easier! Gotta love ANKI as well! Going for JLPT N1 this December. Wish me luck!

I'm pretty sure this forum had a rule about not allowing private sales but the usage of eBay sounds like a good loophole I guess. It's not the admin's problem at least.

Alec_xvi Wrote:17 Classic RPGs:
- Super Mario RPG
- Mother 2 (Earthbound)
- Chrono Trigger
- Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together
- Mystic Quest
- Final Fantasy V
- Final Fantasy VI
- Tales of Phantasia
- Seiken Densetsu 2 (Secret of Mana)
- Seiken Densetsu 3 (Secret of Mana 2)
- Front Mission
- Dragon Quest III
- Dragon Quest IV
- Dragon Quest V
- Ys
- Breath of Fire
- Romancing Saga 3

I notice everything there are RPGs. Here's a question for ya, what's your overall view on how hard it it to understand and comprehend those games, and your overall experience of playing those games in Japanese? (Since you're trying JLPT N1, I assume you're pretty good at Japanese). Anyone else, feel free to share your thoughts too.

From my experience, Seiken Densetsu 2, Chrono Trigger, and the Dragon Quest games are pretty decent beginner level RPGs due to nice big fonts and Kanji usage.

Mystic Quest and Breath of Fire are also good beginner level RPGs with simpler stories. The problem is that they're entirely in hiragana so the focus is on vocabulary, not Kanji.

I imagine the harder ones are Romancing Saga 3 (a more serious story) and Front Mission and Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (more serious stories and war/military themed).

I personally enjoy the level of difficulty with the Final Fantasy games as well as Chrono Trigger, Mother 2, Super Mario RPG, Tales, and Seiken Densetsu series. The dialogue was pretty straight forward, and I like the fact that most of the writing is based on the spoken word. Its actually pretty good practice for speaking Japanese in that sense as well.

As you guessed, the Super Famicon does not boast super high definition graphics so it is unable to display some of the more complex kanji. As a result, the mix of Kanji and hiragana can get confusing at times.

But, if you are looking for a creative and fun way to build your vocab, grammar, and to some extent learn kanji, then this is a really enjoyable way to do so. Also, if you get bored of studying, and to want to wrack your brains on what stuff means anymore, you can just enjoy some AAA classic RPG's

As for the DQ series and Romancing Saga 3 I cannot comment on the level of Japanese say because I never really got into them. Following the stories of Tactics Ogre and Front Mission on the other hand were a bit more difficult though because I find they are much more serious in nature and as a result seem to be directed towards a more mature audience.

BUMP!

good luck getting it sold....but I think you'll have better luck with collectors to be honest....

most of the games have been ported to handheld devices so it might be more convenient for language learners to have something they can take on the bus rather than sit in front of the tv.

This will be a bit difficult to sell when you can just download a SNES emulator and all the ROMs for free. Also, it's much easier to look up words/kanji you don't know when you're already sitting at a computer, and for people who already have an Xbox 360, they can just use that controller with their computer to play the games.

Quote:most of the games have been ported to handheld devices so it might be more convenient for language learners to have something they can take on the bus rather than sit in front of the tv.

In fact, you can get an emulator for your phone (SNESoid for Android, don't know the iPhone equivalent) and do exactly this with SNES games.

I agree with both of you. Emulation and handheld ports are a great way to get into classic gaming. And, both are options I have used many times for myself in the past.

I guess what I am trying to sell here is the experience that comes along with playing through an awesome game in its original format. To put it short, there IS something both tangible and intangible that is lost when playing these games on your CPU or Iphone.

Anyway, I understand its not for everyone but I figured I would give it a shot regardless.

Oh, you're absolutely right. I own a Super Famicom (which I purchased myself at Super Potato in Akiba!) that I play games on every now and then. It's just not nearly as convenient as playing them on my Android smartphone.