Flashback: Remember when import stuff was kinda special?

It was also kinda expensive...OK f@@@@g expensive.

I am sure I have the first copy of some old magazine at home (i`m in the office at the moment) and some of the consoles were almost at the $1000=£600+ figure.

What with the internet and people being a lot more savvy thank god these stupid days are long gone

 

It was also kinda expensive...OK f@@@@g expensive.

I am sure I have the first copy of some old magazine at home (i`m in the office at the moment) and some of the consoles were almost at the $1000=£600+ figure.

What with the internet and people being a lot more savvy thank god these stupid days are long gone

 

It was also kinda expensive...OK f@@@@g expensive.

I am sure I have the first copy of some old magazine at home (i`m in the office at the moment) and some of the consoles were almost at the $1000=£600+ figure.

What with the internet and people being a lot more savvy thank god these stupid days are long gone

 

Yeah, I remember when Jap games were very special. Like when the Super Famicom first came out. £600 for the SF, a power converter, Mario World and Actraiser. But it was the most amazing thing. And £600 in like, 1991, was a vast fortune. :toimonster:

And when my mate got the SuperFamicom version of Street Fighter 2, about 5 days after the Japanese release. He paid £120 for the game!!! Crazy. But there was like, 10 of us, in his room all crowded round a poxy little 14'' TV playing SF2 all day. Quality. :smt023

The last time a Jap import seemed really special was when I got my N64 with Mario 64 and Starfox. Mario made me cack myself, and Starfox was (and still is) a fine, amazing game. rayer:

But now, with the fall of the DC and Saturn in the west, buying Jap games seems the norm to me now. The wonder and mystery does seem to have gone a bit. Ah well, back to Psyvariar 2, and bring on Shikigami 2!

:smt033

 

Yeah, I remember when Jap games were very special. Like when the Super Famicom first came out. £600 for the SF, a power converter, Mario World and Actraiser. But it was the most amazing thing. And £600 in like, 1991, was a vast fortune. :toimonster:

And when my mate got the SuperFamicom version of Street Fighter 2, about 5 days after the Japanese release. He paid £120 for the game!!! Crazy. But there was like, 10 of us, in his room all crowded round a poxy little 14'' TV playing SF2 all day. Quality. :smt023

The last time a Jap import seemed really special was when I got my N64 with Mario 64 and Starfox. Mario made me cack myself, and Starfox was (and still is) a fine, amazing game. rayer:

But now, with the fall of the DC and Saturn in the west, buying Jap games seems the norm to me now. The wonder and mystery does seem to have gone a bit. Ah well, back to Psyvariar 2, and bring on Shikigami 2!

:smt033

 

Yeah, I remember when Jap games were very special. Like when the Super Famicom first came out. £600 for the SF, a power converter, Mario World and Actraiser. But it was the most amazing thing. And £600 in like, 1991, was a vast fortune. :toimonster:

And when my mate got the SuperFamicom version of Street Fighter 2, about 5 days after the Japanese release. He paid £120 for the game!!! Crazy. But there was like, 10 of us, in his room all crowded round a poxy little 14'' TV playing SF2 all day. Quality. :smt023

The last time a Jap import seemed really special was when I got my N64 with Mario 64 and Starfox. Mario made me cack myself, and Starfox was (and still is) a fine, amazing game. rayer:

But now, with the fall of the DC and Saturn in the west, buying Jap games seems the norm to me now. The wonder and mystery does seem to have gone a bit. Ah well, back to Psyvariar 2, and bring on Shikigami 2!

:smt033

 

At these times I wasn't could hardly effort every few months a new snes game which were ~120DM (maybe 70$ or 80$ that time?) so I wasn't even thinking about import stuff.

 

At these times I wasn't could hardly effort every few months a new snes game which were ~120DM (maybe 70$ or 80$ that time?) so I wasn't even thinking about import stuff.

 

At these times I wasn't could hardly effort every few months a new snes game which were ~120DM (maybe 70$ or 80$ that time?) so I wasn't even thinking about import stuff.

 

I remeber there was a kid on my block who's dad used to go to japan and hong-kong for his work and would always bring back some games or a console, that guy had an import saturn and PSX they were both like 2000 guilders each (roughly 800-ish euro's)

And all i could do was wait for the pal release :smt022

 

I remeber there was a kid on my block who's dad used to go to japan and hong-kong for his work and would always bring back some games or a console, that guy had an import saturn and PSX they were both like 2000 guilders each (roughly 800-ish euro's)

And all i could do was wait for the pal release :smt022

 

I remeber there was a kid on my block who's dad used to go to japan and hong-kong for his work and would always bring back some games or a console, that guy had an import saturn and PSX they were both like 2000 guilders each (roughly 800-ish euro's)

And all i could do was wait for the pal release :smt022

 

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First glimpse of an import console was a Super Famicom at an AMIGA club!. Some guy just turned up one night, considering most of the people that went were in the age bracket of 10-19 at the time (1991) we used to just set up the amiga's, play games (swap discs,shhhhhhhhh!) and then one night this gy turns up, whacks out his television, connects his SF and starts playing Mario World! Everyone walked past and looked but no one seemed interested, I must have stood there about 20 mins watching the guy play the final last few levels and beat bowser, while being impressed it wasnt anything the Amiga didnt have (I was a bit of fanboy back then for the amiga).........then he put F-ZERO in, while needless to say, everyone went to look as the amiga had nothing like this (well nothing that moved or looked that nice), everyone took it in turns to have a go, it turned out to be an alright night.


But I know what you mean when you say there isnt that "special" feeling when obtaining import games/hardware anymore. Before Ebay (and other online stores) I used to love looking in the back on old 90's games mags where you had the adverts for import Superfami/MD, PC ENGINE games and hardware, and for more information send a stamped address evelope to such and such po box! You got a great feeling when the documents arrived, which were only photocopies of a master, which consisted of a list and a few black and white grainy scans, but its all good. God I miss those days.......never had any money to buy back then (still dont) but I do miss them days.

 

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First glimpse of an import console was a Super Famicom at an AMIGA club!. Some guy just turned up one night, considering most of the people that went were in the age bracket of 10-19 at the time (1991) we used to just set up the amiga's, play games (swap discs,shhhhhhhhh!) and then one night this gy turns up, whacks out his television, connects his SF and starts playing Mario World! Everyone walked past and looked but no one seemed interested, I must have stood there about 20 mins watching the guy play the final last few levels and beat bowser, while being impressed it wasnt anything the Amiga didnt have (I was a bit of fanboy back then for the amiga).........then he put F-ZERO in, while needless to say, everyone went to look as the amiga had nothing like this (well nothing that moved or looked that nice), everyone took it in turns to have a go, it turned out to be an alright night.


But I know what you mean when you say there isnt that "special" feeling when obtaining import games/hardware anymore. Before Ebay (and other online stores) I used to love looking in the back on old 90's games mags where you had the adverts for import Superfami/MD, PC ENGINE games and hardware, and for more information send a stamped address evelope to such and such po box! You got a great feeling when the documents arrived, which were only photocopies of a master, which consisted of a list and a few black and white grainy scans, but its all good. God I miss those days.......never had any money to buy back then (still dont) but I do miss them days.

 

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First glimpse of an import console was a Super Famicom at an AMIGA club!. Some guy just turned up one night, considering most of the people that went were in the age bracket of 10-19 at the time (1991) we used to just set up the amiga's, play games (swap discs,shhhhhhhhh!) and then one night this gy turns up, whacks out his television, connects his SF and starts playing Mario World! Everyone walked past and looked but no one seemed interested, I must have stood there about 20 mins watching the guy play the final last few levels and beat bowser, while being impressed it wasnt anything the Amiga didnt have (I was a bit of fanboy back then for the amiga).........then he put F-ZERO in, while needless to say, everyone went to look as the amiga had nothing like this (well nothing that moved or looked that nice), everyone took it in turns to have a go, it turned out to be an alright night.


But I know what you mean when you say there isnt that "special" feeling when obtaining import games/hardware anymore. Before Ebay (and other online stores) I used to love looking in the back on old 90's games mags where you had the adverts for import Superfami/MD, PC ENGINE games and hardware, and for more information send a stamped address evelope to such and such po box! You got a great feeling when the documents arrived, which were only photocopies of a master, which consisted of a list and a few black and white grainy scans, but its all good. God I miss those days.......never had any money to buy back then (still dont) but I do miss them days.

 

I remember rushing home to play DW and FF on the NES. Spending, so much time I don't know how I stayed conscious.

Then seeing the Neo Geo Gold System in SaveMart for $899, and walking bye the SNES display and wishing I had $299.

It all went crazy when I bought my first Turbo Duo....Lords of Thunder, Dragon Slayer (Still my fav RPG of all time), Gates of Thunder, Air Zonk....The list goes on.

Walking around NYC and try to find time to go to every store, which at the time where numbered in double digits. Now it is a few, one or 2 at the most, and they’re pricing schema hasn't changed since the early 90s.

Yes, it used to be an adventure (not to sound cheesy), now you just log on and you pretty much have anything you want, for the right price. There’s not much searching (except for ultra rare stuff), no fighting with a friend over PCE games , just a mass market of goods.

:snipe:

 

I remember rushing home to play DW and FF on the NES. Spending, so much time I don't know how I stayed conscious.

Then seeing the Neo Geo Gold System in SaveMart for $899, and walking bye the SNES display and wishing I had $299.

It all went crazy when I bought my first Turbo Duo....Lords of Thunder, Dragon Slayer (Still my fav RPG of all time), Gates of Thunder, Air Zonk....The list goes on.

Walking around NYC and try to find time to go to every store, which at the time where numbered in double digits. Now it is a few, one or 2 at the most, and they’re pricing schema hasn't changed since the early 90s.

Yes, it used to be an adventure (not to sound cheesy), now you just log on and you pretty much have anything you want, for the right price. There’s not much searching (except for ultra rare stuff), no fighting with a friend over PCE games , just a mass market of goods.

:snipe:

 

I remember rushing home to play DW and FF on the NES. Spending, so much time I don't know how I stayed conscious.

Then seeing the Neo Geo Gold System in SaveMart for $899, and walking bye the SNES display and wishing I had $299.

It all went crazy when I bought my first Turbo Duo....Lords of Thunder, Dragon Slayer (Still my fav RPG of all time), Gates of Thunder, Air Zonk....The list goes on.

Walking around NYC and try to find time to go to every store, which at the time where numbered in double digits. Now it is a few, one or 2 at the most, and they’re pricing schema hasn't changed since the early 90s.

Yes, it used to be an adventure (not to sound cheesy), now you just log on and you pretty much have anything you want, for the right price. There’s not much searching (except for ultra rare stuff), no fighting with a friend over PCE games , just a mass market of goods.

:snipe:

 

I remember when I was very young and spent hours playing Mario on my Nes clone. Some time after that, my mom used to rent a Master System for the weekends, so I could play Alex Kidd on it. After that, she bought it and it was one of the happiest moments of my life :-D
Later, I remember the first time I played Sonic the Hedgedog on my cousin's 40" TV, and my jaw just hit the floor.
Some months later, my sister (older than me) bought me a Mega Drive with Truxton, Kid Chameleon and Toe Jam & Earl. I Used to invite some friends over and have lots of fun playing Toe Jam & Earl for many hours.
Maybe a couple years later, the same sister bought me a Sega CD, which I enjoyed a lot, even though there were not many games for it here.
Around 96~97, my mom bought a Saturn and I was simply amazed at Virtua Fighter Remix. I thought "how then can make the arcade Virtua Fighter even better looking?"