Game Identification

[Archknup]

Something special about this Mario version?

It looks like its Super Mario Bros usa but with the textures from SMB2j

[Cheetahmen]

That's a pirated version of the first game where some pirates replaced the graphics with the ones from the second game.

[Archknup]

That's what it looked to me, thanks a lot for your fast answer!   

[fredJ]

Anyone loves this old commercial as much as me?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIboeM2yvjI
I use it on all my twin famicom auctions
But does anyone know what game is showed in the commecial? I always wonder.

[Cheetahmen]

Anyone loves this old commercial as much as me?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIboeM2yvjI
I use it on all my twin famicom auctions
But does anyone know what game is showed in the commecial? I always wonder.

Looks like Milon's Secret Castle as far as I can tell, which makes sense given that the cartridge is yellow.

[jpx72]

Just a quick help needed here - name this game Please!  
(BTW: is it just because of my pirate version on a multicart, or a standalone original game is also that crappy? )

[fredJ]

Cheetahmen: Thanks!  

jpx72: Hokuto No Ken. It is famous for its crappyness.

[UglyJoe]

Gradius Archimedes Hen

There was a special version released for the Famicom in Japan, called Gradius Archimedes Hen. This is a special promotion cartridge that was a tie-in with a ramen company. It's the same game, but all of the power up capsules have been replaced by floating bowls of noodles.

(via http://hg101.kontek.net/gradius/gradius.htm)

It's among the rarest Famicom carts, possibly the rarest of all.

[Alana]

Gradius II!! nice

[Parodius Duh]

Certainly not the rarest of all (The gold carts and other prize carts are above and beyond rare) but thats definitely a super rarity and an awesome score if you got it for cheap!

[UglyJoe]

Ah.  Well the sticker is faded, so maybe that is discouraging bidders.  There's another one on there with a brighter label (although it's been ripped at the edges).

[fredJ]

One of those games that are probably only ever popular with a few number of collectors within Japan.....

[fami-ave]

I think there's just no bids because most of them are in shitty condition. The Archimendes-sticker isn't very resistant it seems, so most loose copies come with faded and scuffed stickers that make them rather undesirable.

A mint condition Archimendes Gradius, however, is quite rare and expensive. The box also featured the same red triangle sticker and there was a small folded sheet that explained the Raamen-soup items. This little bonus manual in particular is quite hard to find, most copies that turn up on Yahoo are just the box + game + standard Gradius manual. Complete copies can cost up to 25-40'000 yen depending on the condition.

[GohanX]

I won some super cheap FDS Disks from ebay, can anyone identify the Japanese ones?




I see Potlabor and I think SMB2 there





Most of that last one are obvious, except for the one on the top right. I was planning on using anything not good or not gaijin friendly for rewriting purposes.

[UglyJoe]

Halley Wars (Side B)
Kiki Kaikai: Dotou Hen (Side A)
Goonies
Patlabor: The Mobile Police (Side A)

Halley Wars (Side B again)
probably Kiki Kaikai: Dotou Hen (Side B)
Super Mario Bros 2
Patlabor: The Mobile Police (Side B)

Ultraman 2: Syutsugeki Katokutai!!
Tanigawa Koji no Shogi Shinan II

Ice Hockey
Cleopatra no Mahou
Golf: Japan Course
Super Mario Bros 2