Famicom in Korea

[FamicomFreak]

wow awesome stuff. Do you have any photos of the famicom stores over there? I would love to see their stands etc..

[nintendodork]

My brother's good friend just told us he's moving to Seoul within the next few weeks, and he said he was going to send me some Famicom games if he found any, so here's my question.  Are there any Famicom games in Seoul??  I know JC found some when he was in Korea, but he didn't say where...I was just wondering if Seoul even has a Famicom pirate market.

[son_ov_hades]

From what I've heard Famicom stuff is pretty common in Korea, but I have no experience.

[manuel]

Of course you can find Famicom pirates in Korea.

[JC]

If you've never been there before, they're just about impossible to find. But living there, he'll have time to figure out where to look. I only found one place in Seoul with Famicom games -- a vendor with two shoe boxes full, actually -- and that was at the Yongsan Electronics Arcade -- "arcade" meaning "mall," not like a video game arcade. It's a weird place to go; if you make eye contact with a vendor, he'll stalk you and repeatedly ask you to buy stuff.

[manuel]

Haha, that's the Korean spirit.

[skyrunner14]

Hey, I know some of those games! Koko Adventure was actually picked up to be released in America under the name "Buzz and Waldog" (if I'm not mistaken), and there is a video for both it and Metal Force on YouTube. As for the other one... no clue.

[JC]

You're right. Same game, but never released for the NES, I guess. Must be a proto or something since there's video.