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Ha that's awesome!

Congrats to the 1,000 people that will get to play it.

 

[BotoxAgent]

Gonna stop by Toys R Us and grab my slip.

<3

 

[Namek]

For me, it was a pre-order for Suikoden II on PS1.

I distinctly remember seeing Suikoden II at a Software Etc. and I put it back cause I didn't have the cash.

Thankfully I was able to acquire it a few years later for $50.

Worst setup, IMO, was KB Toys. I hated looking over the counter like I'm glossing over packs of cigarettes.

 

[IrishNinja]

Gonna stop by Toys R Us and grab my slip.

god i loved this era
me & my childhood friend would practice running around the block in case we won nickelodeon's run for fun thing where you could keep whatever you could grab in a few minutes, i was determined to get all the slips

Awe man I miss this. Am I crazy or did some Genesis games come with a fruit roll up inside?

you're not crazy, that happened!

.

that's really cool to see

The worst part of this set up was the fact that after checking out, you needed to go to a small warehouse with a window/counter facing out, and wait for them to fetch it. Sometimes this took a while.

Last game I remember buying via this method was Harvest Moon for the SNES.

see i didn't mind that weird booth, one time i was getting a master system game as kid and the dude gave me the first issue of gamepro.

 

[YearoftheWooster]

lol @ Best Buy's product features.

Product Features
Just announced Super Nintendo Entertainment System console!

 

[valinthyne]

I miss the big glass cases they had at my Toys R Us where they had all the systems and attachments on display. They really put in a lot of effort to advertise this stuff back then.

And then these things with all the video previews:

 

[phants]

Man, people are desperate. I hate how Nintendo is blind to demand.

We don't know that - yet.

Desperation at this point comes from our assumptions, which in turn are based on what happened with the NES classic. Nintendo have already said demand for that device was unprecedented and that they were producing more of the SNES as a result.

They MIGHT stuff this up again and if you estimate that they will (using the "yesterday's weather" theory), you can absolutely improve your chances by putting in early leg work and making a plan.

Turn that frustration into action and you'll be ok

 

[zeioIIDX]

god i loved this era
me & my childhood friend would practice running around the block in case we won nickelodeon's run for fun thing where you could keep whatever you could grab in a few minutes, i was determined to get all the slips

I wanted to do that....so badly.

 

[cwistofu]

The UK version doesn't come with an AC adapter? What will i need to power it?

 

[Namek]

see i didn't mind that weird booth, one time i was getting a master system game as kid and the dude gave me the first issue of gamepro.

 

[WhiteRabbitEXE]

Can we please call OT2

"SNES Pre-Release OT2 | No pre-orders in the US yet, stop asking"

 

[liquidtmd]

lol @ Best Buy's product features.

Product Features
Just announced Super Nintendo Entertainment System console!

 

[Prophane33]

I distinctly remember seeing Suikoden II at a Software Etc. and I put it back cause I didn't have the cash.

Thankfully I was able to acquire it a few years later for $50.

I let a coworker borrow my copy and the strategy guide. He ended up leaving the job (or I did, I can't remember well) and I never got it back. Lo and behold 4-5 years later I see how much it's going for on Ebay and kicked myself.


More on topic, if I can get a JP pre-order I'll either cancel my UK version or sell it to someone in the US at MSRP (I'll eat the shipping cost).

 

[Kadin]

And then these things with all the video previews:

Mind = blown. Totally forgot about that.

ITT - more cool older people like me than I thought

edit: although this is a SNES thread so it makes sense how that I think about it

 

[Mentok]

I've checked amazon, BB and EBGames at least 50 times in two days for this to appear (CDN sites)... I don't think I'll make it to Sept. at this rate...

 

[Tom Nook]

lol @ Best Buy's product features.

Product Features
Just announced Super Nintendo Entertainment System console!

Now you're playing with Power. Super Power!

It's back baby!

 

[Conor_Fool]

Do we have any idea when this will go up for preorder in the US?

 

[sphinx]

Saturn.de seems to be available again but I am nto sure if it's in stock or not.

I try to add it to the warenkorb but it says I can't, maybe is some sort of 1-per-customer tactic?

soeone wanna try preordering?

http://www.saturn.de/de/product/_nintendo-nintendo-classic-mini-super-nintendo-entertainment-system-2294881.html

 

[ultracal31]

I've checked amazon, BB and EBGames at least 50 times in two days for this to appear (CDN sites)... I don't think I'll make it to Sept. at this rate...

I know that feeling...

Also need to leave for work in 15 minutes

 

[Prophane33]

Do we have any idea when this will go up for preorder in the US?

Nope. None, anyone who says otherwise is lying.

 

[bionic77]

For me, it was a pre-order for Suikoden II on PS1.



I just remember stuff coming out on a conveyor belt. I just tried to name the most obscure-ass defunct store I could think of.

You had to fill out the most ghetto form with the right number for the product before you got to get to the conveyor belt.

Even as a kid in the 80s I knew that was some busted ass shit.

 

[RoadHazard]

There is a BIG question (s) to all of this that I think nobody has brought up:

Firstly I assume the top-loader of the console will be made redundant..so you wouldn't be able to play any cartridges on this system, 21 games is all good, but there is only so much mileage you can get out of it...

Why on earth did they leave out the likes of Super Streetfighter 2, Donkey Kong 2-3, Turtles in Time (which is probably the GREATEST Turtles game there has ever been produced on a home-console) Actraiser, Pilot Wings, Super Tennis, Axelay, instead of putting in the likes of Earth Bound, Final Fantasy, etc...

Would it be easy to "hack" more games in? Another game that comes to mind is Cybernator...

* When is there a new re-stock for the UK customers?

Have you seen the size of this thing? Of course it can't take cartridges.

But it's strange that Nintendo doesn't take the opportunity to sell more games via download on these things, VC style. Definitely money left on the table. But given how they intentionally limit the supply of these mini consoles, spectacularly failing to meet the demand, I guess making money simply isn't their main goal here (that seems to be to generate hype and awareness of the Nintendo brand).

 

[Netherscourge]

Gonna stop by Toys R Us and grab my slip.

$39.99 games.

Aaaah, those were the days.

 

[Skeletron]

Do we have any idea when this will go up for preorder in the US?

I do!

 

[buttdiver]

Do we have any idea when this will go up for preorder in the US?

When you give up hope

 

[Namek]

On a completely random note, I've been a member for 7 years and I'm still a junior.

What post count do I gotta hit?

 

[liquidtmd]

On a completely random note, I've been a member for 7 years and I'm still a junior.

What post count do I gotta hit?

Lol

300

 

[panama chief]

On a completely random note, I've been a member for 7 years and I'm still a junior.

What post count do I gotta hit?

300 iirc

 

[xmajinjoshx]

I'm gonna wake up on September 29th, drive over to my local Circuit City and pick one up with no hassle.

Tfw you realize there are generations alive that won't know what Circuit City is, without Googling it.

 

[valinthyne]

When you give up hope

Its MGSV and nukes all over again. We must all give up hope to win.

 

[Ovid]

On a completely random note, I've been a member for 7 years and I'm still a junior.

What post count do I gotta hit?

I think it's like 300 are something.

 

[Dimentios]

Saturn.de seems to be available again but I am nto sure if it's in stock or not.

I try to add it to the warenkorb but it says I can't, maybe is some sort of 1-per-customer tactic?

soeone wanna try preordering?

http://www.saturn.de/de/product/_nintendo-nintendo-classic-mini-super-nintendo-entertainment-system-2294881.html

Dieses Produkt kann nicht mehr bestellt werden.

This product isn't available anymore. Not in stock.

 

[Kadin]

On a completely random note, I've been a member for 7 years and I'm still a junior.

What post count do I gotta hit?

Well just know this, you'll hit it here or in the OT2. lol

 

[TheContact]

Gonna stop by Toys R Us and grab my slip.

Ah memories

 

[Spade]

I think it's like 300 are something.

Seems like it.

 

[mazillion]

$39.99 games.

Aaaah, those were the days.

Basically $60 if you account for inflation though.

 

[Namek]

I bet I hit 300 before preorders are open for NA.

 

[Tom Nook]

Gonna stop by Toys R Us and grab my slip.

Memories

 

[mattwhite924]

And then these things with all the video previews:

I first saw Star Fox 2 on something like that at a Toys R Us. For a couple years after that I couldn't wait for it to come out, then I kind of forgot about it until the internet reminded me about it in college.

 

[Conor_Fool]

Nope. None, anyone who says otherwise is lying.

I do!

When you give up hope

Hahaha, thanks for the replies. Good luck to us all

 

[El Odio]

I bet I hit 300 before preorders are open for NA.

When you hit 300 preorders will go live.

 

[LowParry]

Any updates? Or still playing the Wait game?

 

[The Omega Man]

You all can safely call it quits for the day, close your browsers and just relax, chances of this going up today are next to 0%

Get a good night sleep, see you all tomorrow!

 

[Thabass]

Gonna stop by Toys R Us and grab my slip.

Oh god. I have nightmares of the slips every day.

 

[uncelestial]

$39.99 games.

Aaaah, those were the days.

Large-ROM games could be $80 tho. I remember paying quite a bit for games like Final Fantasy II. In 1991 money that was nutso.

Even Street Fighter II was $69.99

 

[Spade]

I bet I hit 300 before preorders are open for NA.

Odds are looking in your favour at this rate lol

 

[Fuzzy]

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/IQzQxRgsFMY

I don't recall all the details, but they're mostly nit picky stuff.

I actually got two NES Classics and sold them because they were European version and I wanted the US box... kinda regret not keeping one now.

Managed to pre-orders the SNES Classic today (Euro version is superior this time). This I'll probably keep, as I'm more relaxed financially now.

I never owned a SNES, it kinda makes this bittersweet... Finally owning one will be sweet, but I don't have nostalgia for these games like I did with the NES.

The only thing I hated was having to play in Pixel Perfect mode because the shimmer of the bricks in Zelda 2 dungeons was giving me a headache in 4:3 mode.

 

[Fox Mulder]

$39.99 games.

Aaaah, those were the days.

Inflation though. I paid more than $60 for some cartridge games back in the day.

 

[Chauzu]

On a completely random note, I've been a member for 7 years and I'm still a junior.

What post count do I gotta hit?

I've been a member since before E3 and doubt I have posted even a hundred times yet so? idk

 

[Ridley327]

I first saw Star Fox 2 on something like that at a Toys R Us. For a couple years after that I couldn't wait for it to come out, then I kind of forgot about it until the internet reminded me about it in college.

They also had FX Fighter running around the same time, too. Man, who knows what kind of treasure trove those tapes might have in terms of projects that were being considered for release at the time.