WTB: Lickle

[ronsundquist]

Hi, I'm new to the group, and Famicom collecting(only a few carts), but I've been collecting and playing US carts for the last 25 years.  I've been thinking of picking up little samson/lickle for Famicom. I'm having a little trouble finding what's a "good" price. Also, not sure what's official or bootleg. Could anybody give me a little guidance before I make a mistake.

Thanks for any help!

[muckyfingers]

It's an expensive game on the Famicom as well.

St.Jackie has one for sale at $190 (which is fair)

http://www.famicomworld.com/forum/index.php?topic=5902.0

You can also find repros for like $30 if you look around

[Nightstar699]

StJackie is a top-notch seller so I will also vouch for his copy of the game. Excellent service and products.

I strongly would advise against getting a bootleg copy, as most the bootlegs of it I see on eBay are modern-made repros designed to look similar (though not identical) to the real deal, primarily in Thailand.

[muckyfingers]

I forget that the the FC has a deep history with bootlegs and I should use the terms "repro" or "reproductions" when talking about the new wave of FC games popping up on aliexpress and ebay.


Also, agreed, St.Jackie is an awesome seller.

[kevkevkev]

Ebay have dried up the last year. Lots of fakes that look damn good, usually the labels are too dark or the case color isnt right. But youre gonna pay $150 for a genuine cart.

[capnd77]

I second going with St Jackie, getting this game for 150 is gonna be tough.  175 to 200 is more realistic, even in Japan this game goes for a premium now.

[fcgamer]

Why is there such a demand for this game in Japan now, due to the price westerners are willing to pay for it?  Is this an instance where the western NES market has caused a price hike in the east?

[80sFREAK]

Why in Japan everything should be 100yen with free shipping? It's a market.

[kevkevkev]

Game chasers and pat the nes punk probably help the interest.  alot of people are not even aware ofsome games until they hear about them on youtube.

[fcgamer]

Why in Japan everything should be 100yen with free shipping? It's a market.

*facepalm*

Whoever said anything about 100 yen with free shipping?   

I just asked if this was a case of market being upset due to western influence.  With this particular game, I have always felt that western influence is the reason for the price it sells at now.  Similar situation with Flintstones 2 in South America, suddenly much large price for them down there due to people from the USA and Canada paying absurd amounts for them.

If Westerners stopped giving a shit about Little Samson, I would be quite curious to see if Lickle prices remained sky high, or if they would drop considerably, though I suspect we both know the answer there.

[L___E___T]

Yes the US NES Little Samson is a very rare and expensive cart, I believe it was rental only and has become a cult classic often talked about on YT these days.

NES collectors have been turning to the JP version for a while now as there's little to no language / differences in the two versions.