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Repros are a great option when you can't buy the original at these high prices. Only problem I have with them are sellers trying to pass them off as real. I personally only buy original carts at least for now. For ones I can't afford or want to pay those prices I'll look at import copies. I got hagane cib for super famicom for $150. Hell of a lot cheaper than a ntsc copy
Yeah that’s the real problem with repro games been sold as original snes games which I’m sure is already happening on eBay. For me i really had to think long and hard about doing this but at the end of the day I can’t afford the money asking for 2 of my favourite snes games. Thanks for your comment mate
With those prices, who could blame you? The fun is in the playing of the games. Cheers!
Yeah that’s so true mate, I don’t find it fun spending $600 on a 27 year old game but it’s an awesome game, just not at those prices
I'm on the fence when it comes to reproduction games. I have no problem with people playing reproduction games but I don't like people selling reproduction carts pretending they are the originals.
Yeah that’s so scummy if people tried to sell these off as original games especially a lot of younger collectors wouldn’t know the difference with what an original game and repro game
There are 8 billion people on the planet. How many original games are available?
Man these repros look awesome! Love these! Why pay more when you can have newer for less? Excellent video Ken!
Yeah true George why pay more for something like this. Happy Easter mate
I'd like all repros to have a warning label somewhere on them because we all know that there are dishonest people out there when it comes to buying and selling retro video games, but aside from that, the quality looks really good and for around $20, that's pretty good. No way would I play $600 for any video game, haha.
Yeah true Mick with that, the only way to tell is open up the cart to see inside, I did buy a GBA game last year that was a repro without knowing when I got it on eBay so I was definitely not happy about that
I don’t have a problem with repros Ken. We are family men, we’re not going to spend 500 on one game are we 🤷♂️
As long you are not buying repros to sell off as normal games it’s fine.
I bought a repro of Pocky & Rocky....delighted with it.
Yeah that’s so true about not selling them off as original games then it’s perfectly fine to do and is not going to cost a $h!T load of money to get
This is definitely a controversial subject among retro game collecting. For me, there is absolutely nothing wrong with buying a repro game, I'm like you, I don't have that kind of disposable income to spend on one original game. Recently I found a UK seller for repro games, he was honest enough, didn't try to palm them off as originals but claimed that the prints for the box and and art work were high quality and the games were identical to the original. I took a gamble and bought River City Ransom for the nes which is really quite expensive in the UK for the original, more than I'm willing to pay anyway. I paid £30 for the repro.
When I got it I was pleasently surprised, it looked great and it played just fine. I've since bought about 4 more games from this seller.
I don't feel any shame in buying a repro game, it's definitely a more affordable option
That’s awesome Keith with that NES game, it’s a real gamble at first buying a repro game but if you can find a seller your really happy with then this is a great way of getting there games back in the collection or for the first time. I may one day get into trying the NES library of games via repro mate. Happy Easter mate
It's definitely a gamble, but you have to try these things. Nothing wrong with exploring other avenues.
Happy Easter to you to mate.
Good deal with those repros. Some of those games are so expensive and most people don't have that kind of disposable income. Repros are a cheap alternative and just as fun.
That’s so true mate, even though they are repro games they are definitely still fun to play and won’t break the bank
Thanks for this video. Thinking about buying Super Metroid Repro from Etsy
So glad you liked this video, I’m not sure if on Etsy some seller buy there games from Aliexpress then mark up the price
Awesome video Ken! I don't mind reproduction copies. I have a few I my collection, especially reproduction cases. The only time I wouldn't buy a repro is if I'm going for a complete collection for said console.
Yeah true if you going for a full set for a collection repro isn’t the way to go
I think repros are a good way for people to play stuff they couldn't normally afford or want to afford. Personally I haven't gone down that route because I still have that stupid fantasy that one day I will walk into a pawn shop and see castlevania just sitting there haha!
I had that same dream for Turtles in Time....then I walked into that retro gaming store and saw the $599 price tag and a week later it sold 😳 so began my repro journey for snes games
I just bought castlevania about an hour ago for too much money (well not a terrible deal). Looks like tmnt will be repro purchase for me now hehe.
I've been considering getting fan translated repros for snes games, honestly didn't even think about looking at aliexpress. Definitely gonna browse what the site has to offer.
I can tell you the link in my video is to the seller that I used and as you can see in the video I was more than happy with my purchase. I may try other sellers on there too but give it a go and see what you think. And let me know what you think of you do get some games from their
I think there is less of a negative stigma about repros considering how high prices are for some of these games; for most it’s really the only way to get these “back” in the collection. Considering how great that looks why wouldn’t you just go this road even without manuals.
Yeah mate I agree this is the way to go if your looking at rebuilding a collection of games, just need to make sure people don’t exploit this to sell them off as original games
@@KenzGamesCollection true mate. Imagine paying $600 for that game and then finding out it’s a repro 😬
@@lonewanderer82 imagine buying an Amico for your mum 😅
@@ycnanthomas1004 or your mother buying it for you 😂
There’s a lot of elite Super NES collectors out there that will pay the high prices that exist today ! I remember selling off games complete in box like Earth worm Jim 2, Super Alien Rebels and TMNT Tournament Fighters for 12 each but over ten years back in very good condition and they would be fun to play again but maybe a lose cart or repro would be the go.
Yeah if your looking at getting games back from then, then it is something to consider mate. I pretty much did the same thing as you selling off or trading in my SNES collection and while I know there’s are repro games I’m more that happy with what I got so far
Reproductions, are better than beat-up original games that's for sure.
That’s so true
I collect snes repro's. working on the full snes library. 273 games so far.
So many great games on the SNES, I’m looking at getting some NES repros next as I never owned that system
I've got 6 good repros I'll let you have for $20
It's definitely up to the individual I'm thankful for the repro/emulation scene as I also refuse to spend that kinda money on a game the only issue I could see is people trying to resale that stuff as authentic, but if you In the high dollar collection game you gotta be educated to know what you're buying
Yeah that’s so true with reselling repro games, that was something I forgot to talk about in this video. I wouldn’t be surprised to see repro games been sold on eBay even now. Will the quality of repro games getting even better it’s something very serious to look out for
I got a repro of turtles in time. Looks identical just cart is lighter in weight. Plays just fine tho
Yeah that’s true, I was surprised the repro cart actually looked better than the original snes cart so it would make it harder for collectors to tell if it’s a repro or not
I think they look awesome :) 600 for video game....Thats no from me lol, I'd go for the repro also.
Repro games all the way for me rebuilding my SNES collection
I bought like 15 repro games of all my fav snes classics growing up, and I bought a chinese Super nes HDMI clone which is better than the original snes. The biggest thing for me was HDMI (because I don't have an old TV)
The whole thing cost me perhaps 300-400$ to relive my childhood. When I looked into getting original hardware and games, it would have cost me in the ballpark of a few thousand dollars.
The games work fine. I have had no issues with any of them. Some of the color palettes sometimes might be a bit off, but I don't even remember how it used to look so I barely notice it.
The reproductions are great. People who complain are the ones who try to profit off retro gaming.
The quality of the box 10/10
THe cartridge 10/10
Game performance 10/10
Issues: 0 so far
Battery life: no issues so far.
In 2023, our technology has surpassed flashing roms into cartridges. Any child can do it.
I’m going thought the same process right now with the Sega Saturn, games for that console has gotten ridiculous and would cost me thousands of dollars just getting back the games I had back in the day. I’ve found someone locally that dose really amazing Sega Saturn repro games with those big box Saturn cases so I hope to get everything soon so I can make a video on that. Sadly this is the way to got building or rebuilding game collections but I have now problem with really well built repro games
Where u bought the super nes HDMI clone btw? Or can u pass me the Name where u bought it.
Not og commenter but he probably is talking about the Retroad, I myself don't have one but they are all over Aliexpress, they have the same casing as the Super Famicom/PAL region SNES, come with 2 wireless controllers, and a NES 500 in 1 cartridge that only works with that clone console, and havs both HDMI and composite outputs for both modern TVs and old CRT users, and they are region free, and you can play PAL and Japanese/American carts with a region switch on the rear.
Good on you bro, I'm happy for you. You wouldn't believe the type of Elitist gate keepers who rage at the thought of repros. I'll offer a repro for the price of $4 all while mentioning in the description that it is indeed a counterfeit and still get hate for it.
Each to their own Ken, they wouldnt be for me but i can understand it for some folk, i think aslong as they arent "too good" and so dont get sold on as legit originals
That’s the problem with repro games I think they are getting to the point where they are so well made that people would be by now selling them on eBay as original games, which is really sad
Great video. Stumbled across your channel. I’ve got a few repros and will get more. I would always buy the original if possible but I’ve got kids and I’m not going to spend silly money when I can get a repro that works just as well.
I just bought a few more SNES repros, so much more cheaper than paying outrageous prices for the originals
I have a few repros including TMNT hyperstone Heist. They're not bad, just lighter plastic and lesser quality labels. Other than that, the games are identical.
Yeah Joe they play just the same as the original games and I was so surprised with the quality of the cardboard box and the printing. And to be honest this is the only way I can rebuild my SNES collection without breaking the bank....$600 for Turtles in Time is an insane price to play for one game 😅
@@KenzGamesCollection I agree, which is why i resorted to some repros for certain games 👍
I don't have any problems with repos or people colleceting repo I think it is a great option for people who enjoy these games but can not afford them.
Don't get me wrong if people want to pay $500 to $1000 and more for a single game that is your choice. For me thought I would rather use $500 and buy a tone of games and increase my collection instead.
Well said mate, I could put $500 to better use that buying one old SNES game that’s a great game but really not worth that much money, it’s just crazy the retro market right now
To be fair they look good, repros are definitely not for me, if I can't get it or afford an original then I just play the title via emulation. A real big issue is the people trying to pass them off as real or the buyers getting stitched up. I can see why peeps do buy them if keeping. Awesome vid. Having reproduced games in a collection throws doubt over the rest of the collection authentication.
You made so really good points in your comment mate as it dose put doubt with the authenticity of a collection which would be something I would have to address if I was to do a snes collection video one day. And I am so sure these repro games are been sold on eBay as original games, the only way to tell is open the cart and look at the chip set inside. Take care mate
Same here I don't have the money for some of these games, I've been considering getting some Sega carts I've seen on Aliexpress.
I did get one Sega cart for the MegaDrive from AliExpress it worked fine. It’s definitely something to consider
I've bought 4 Sega cartridges, only 1, Beyond Oasis, didn't work correctly, I've also bought 6 GameBoy Advance repros from eBay and Aliexpress, only Wario Land 4 didn't work correctly and that was because there was no save battery.
Looks pretty neat, i'm amaze it took only 8 days to deliver to Australia! Gonna give it a go and order 4-5 of the MD ones that I always wanted to have I never got because of the price; Gley Lancer, SOR3, Wonderboy 4 etc.
I was so amazed it only took 8 days to get here and I was able to track it all the way here including the delivery day. That’s awesome you ordered some games, please let me know how everything goes for you. I’m definitely going to get WonderBoy 4 next along with some more SNES games
Repros are at the point now where this is a Ship of Theseus situation. These things are REALLY getting up there in age now. The comments here are wild. Do you people really want prices to just keep increasing for eternity? Is an original cart with just a replaced label now not an original SNES game? What about the board inside? The chips? All these things that are now able to be replaced individually by someone skilled with a soldering iron. Gone are the days of having save issues. These reproductions get better all the time and at some point, there's going to be a clear line between a reputable seller of repros and bad repros.
Are you as excited as me for tmnt shredders revenge
Yeah mate I’m really looking forward to that game
I dont know much about the technical side of repros, but do they play exactly as the original or is there some difference? Either way ,20 bucks for each game is great.
It comes down to the quality of the kart board and what’s on it, I may open one up in the future against my original snes kart to see how in compares inside
@@KenzGamesCollection it would be good to know how that turns out, but still you got 2 great games for a cheap price.
Found a Turtles 4 CIB for $150, glad they dropped in price. The cart by itself goes for $40 on average
Yeah I’ve started seeing prices drop slowly here in Australia, cart sells for about $250 now, saw the game manual on eBay trying to sell for $245 the other day 🤣
They look fantastic for repros 😎 And I'm all about being able to play the game is much more important than having a "genuine" product. If the game companies cared, they could easily publish these games again. And probably make a killing. PS your collection is, well, sexy. No other word I could think of to describe it better 👌
Yeah I think if gaming companies cared they most definitely could re-release some of those games again. We all know they would sell. Thanks for watching mate
Glad you like my collect also, thanks so much for that too
Cheers for the link Kenz, these look good and great price 👍
Hope you have a look there and find something you like, I’m about to order more games from them
@@KenzGamesCollection they got a good selection of games, have ordered 2 games 😊👍
That’s great, please let me know how it all goes when you receive the games
@@KenzGamesCollection will do mate 👍
I dont mind reproductions at all personally as long as it isnt jank. I want something as close to the original as humanly possible. The harder these repro companies make me work to authenticate my collection, the more valuable it will become plus there will be an affordable option for the masses that will probably be left out in the sun, played for hours, blew in, slammed around and stacked on other carts giving it that thrift store finish of the originals we all know and like, the casual gamer will never know the difference but still get to see how people gamed in the 90s
Yeah repro games a a much cheap alternative to spending $$$ on a game from my younger days that I been wanting to get back in the collection. As long as people don’t try and sell repros as original games then it’s not a problem for me and it’s a great way for modern gamers to enjoy these retro games
@@KenzGamesCollection I think having a piece of the past is amazing, but at the end of the day its all plastic and metal. I think we are at a point in civilization that you can just make it out of your garage and have it almost identical in every way. Look whats happening to video now you can deep fake videos and voices with just a silly app filter whos to say our grandchildren wont be making authentic NES's out of their garage just as a hobby. I totally agree spending all of that money is not practical especially on the average income. With all the bills going up as well. I personally dont have any repros but I would buy a repro all day instead of spending 5k on a game any day. Theres going to come a point where its time to sell all the authentics to the last die hard collectors that are still willing to pay that crazy amount before repros become like so real looking that its like the 80's or 90's again, and selling NES's out of the box like they never stopped. Same serial codes and everything cloned identically. Probably the exact same microchips sold on mass and pick up a 20 pack for 5 bucks. Probably bulk supplies quietly slipping into the market at first amd someone thinking theyre getting a super good deal, then it becoming really common like its normal to buy repros
Reproduction cartridges are an interesting one. I have a few; been duped once for sonic advanced and was sent a reproduction box and cart (didn’t look official and I re bought the real deal shortly after).
I have a few legit games in reproduction box’s too; it’s… not quite the same; I mean it’s nice to look at but there’s always that feeling that it’s not legitimate whenever I look on the shelf.
Some reproduction carts I’d highly recommend would be fan translations and fan patches. I have a reproduction of ff6 on the gba that contains a pallet swap to make the graphics look like they did on the snes and a music patch that makes the music like the snes version. Then there Megaman Battle network 4.5 translated with the battle network style gameplay hack. If the cart adds some extra flare to a game then I feel it’s worth it.
Ultimately it’s even cheeper to emulate; reproduction carts are still subject to theft as much as downloading and emulating (when you’re aware you’re buying a reproduction). Are any reproduction carts worth it when emulation and flash carts exist? I dunno; I think reproductions cause more harm to collectors than good. It’s pretty frustrating filtering though the eBay images to check for legitimacy of a particular product; it’s pretty annoying to realise you’ve just bought a reproduction cart that was being sold as a legit copy.
Even if the price is subjectively good; it’s completely free to emulate and if you want to play it on original hardware; use a flash cart (they exist for pretty much every console that takes carts). Unless you want something to display on your shelf. If you’re anything like me though; having the reproduction sat with legit copy’s almost makes me feel sick.
Man I’m such a snob!
I think back to when I was duped with with a copy of Tomb Raider on the Gameboy Advance, I was disappointed with that and it was from eBay which is getting hard to filter now, even in some second hand shops. Some of these fan made repros look amazing coz they are probably made with such love and care. I personally don’t have a problem with repro games in my collection, I know what they are and feel I’ve been lucky getting some good looking repros. Keep an eye out for another video I’ll be working on soon with some amazing repro games I’m getting
Sweet Im gonna check these out for sure
That’s awesome
I think there's room for repros, so long as they're very much labeled as such. But especially when it comes to pricey games--having them as placeholders is fine--not everyone wants to spend hundreds of dollars on a single cartridge (I know I don't)--but they definitely have to be obvious repros.
Yeah so true to everything you said here Tom, with these games coming from China it’s hard for someone to know it’s a repro if been sold on eBay. So that comes done to the seller been honest about it.
I do it all the time for expensive titles, last year i did buy a multi cart for my neo geo. Its easy 300+ euro for games i want or 150 for all the games....
Yeah it’s the only way to get this games at a reasonable price coz I’m not will to pay $500 for a game
Hello Ken, I wanted to ask you something, what happens is that I want to buy one of those that you show in your video that are great by the way!, but the link page that you put doesn't sell them anymore, or at least they don't appear to buy. Could you tell me where else do you recommend buying one like these already with a box? Greetings!
Here is an updated link to their store
Retro Classic Game Store
a.aliexpress.com/_mKKI7Gu
I hope your able to find what your looking for, they have a selection of boxed games. Thanks for watching this video
Repros are good some old games don't work
I usually buy reproductions Never an original that goes for hundreds or even thousands.
Nothing wrong with repos, I’ve got to get a few more to complete what I want for my SNES collection
so long as its obviously a repro i don't see the issue
Thank for watching
Repros often use recycled carts of trash sports games, only difference is in the electronics on the PCB. Newer PCBs are better as they are not worn out, PLS pay caution to games that have save states on battery.
Thanks so much for that advice as I was looking at getting a few games with the save states on the battery, that could have been a disaster for me
I bought some Repros from the same shop they are amazing.of course i bought them for my self. And I wouldn't sell them as original. I just like to have them on a shelf.
Yeah same here, I just want them for my collection and they look so great too
Just curious, do games that require a save battery, for example, Super Mario World, do these reproduction carts actually have a save battery in them?
Yeah these games do come with battery saves in them and look very good considering where I got them from
I don't mind repro carts as long as there's something in the box and cart that states it's not the original, otherwise some people could be buying repros from e-Bay sellers that didn't even know their carts were reproductions to begin with. At this point collecting for SNES doesn't make sense because of the ludicrous prices. I personally wouldn't buy repro games since there are quality flashcarts like the Super Everdrive or SD2SNES that allows to play every single SNES game on original hardware.
I have to say the cart itself looks so much like the original and it’s hard to tell the difference. So I can see these things on eBay been sold as original games, think it’s only until you open up one of these you will know if it’s fake or not. I need to open one against an original snes game I’ve got to see the difference
@@KenzGamesCollection That would be a very cool topic of discussion for a video. If you could show a side by side comparison of how close to the originals some of the reproduction carts you have are. A company that does really quality repros and create different from the original, very nice packaging is PCEWorks. They specialize only on PC Engine games but their packages are really great quality. I bought one a few years ago called PC Engine Memories - Turbo Duo Edition and it came with 4 great PC Engine CD games that would be very expensive to buy each one of them individually. It came with Godzilla, Dynastic Hero, Bonk 3, and Dungeon Explorer II.
I wasn't into repros and I am still not a big fan of them, but on the other side, when they are well replicated I am starting to feel differently about it. If or when it is time to sell them though, I would want the owner to be honest about what they consists of. In the end, its all about personal preference. No collections are the same. That's why I love to hear from all you RUclipsrs. Great video.
That’s the problem with repro games, being sold off as original games on places like eBay or Facebook Market Place as I’m sure that’s already happening, I think the only way to know is open the cart and look at the chipset inside but I think we could be at the stage when even those could look like the original ones. But if I was to sell these which I’m not, I would make it clear they are repro games and even when I one day do a Snes collection video I need to make it clear they are repro games
Some nice pickups. Thumbs up from a fellow creator 😅
Thanks mate
Is the store still selling SNES games? Looks like it’s just Evercade style carts now :(
Here’s a link to another store I buy from
CSUOFAT Store
a.aliexpress.com/_mKWwkfe
Thanks. I’m definitely looking to add some of the more expensive games back into my collection. Have been buying some immaculate repro boxes for original loose carts, but having the box and manual is important to me for most of them. Any tips on box protectors?
Here’s a video I did this year on that seller items
ruclips.net/video/BspP7Bc-PoE/видео.htmlsi=5H1aN-rTVYcRTGDe
@@martin247 this seller on AliExpress includes box protectors 👍
Thanks. Do you know of any sellers who do repro manuals? Preferably PAL UKV?
I like to buy the original one, but 600 or more Dollars or Euros is to much. I am a game player. I don't care if it is a repro. I have a lot originals, but some I couldn't buy...I don't have the money and some I haven't bought because I don't like the game. Now the originals are to expensive ...I cannot buy them. I wouldn't play with a game with a price tag of 600 euro's...the value would drop so much...such a shame. So an repro is o.k. for me.
Yeah nothing wrong with repro games, no way I’m willing to spend a ton of money on old retro games
I know it's easy to do, but why do you always have to create an account in order to buy stuff? Why can't you just come onto the site as a guest like eBay and be done with it. Come on!!!
Heresy
Download rom if you juste want to play the game
I’ve got all the roms but really wanted to have a Physical version of this great game
Buying repro just pushes up the OG - also why bother? Either emulate or flashcart it - having a repro on the selves is just lying to yourself