Hyundai Super ComBoy

@isunshin Btw have you ever seen any Korean exclusive MS-DOS games over there during your travels before? If so did you see a game called Twins or the Ys 2 Special?

 

It is very hard to find stuff. I have basically one spot and I'm doing my best to keep the guy happy. He's definitely not interested in letting his games go at $1-2 each but his prices are not unreasonable, especially considering they are all complete in box with manual. Some used, some new.

I can read hangul well and I can converse about basic things pretty well. It does help quite a bit and they seem to appreciate it but any sort of language barrier gets people a little bit more restless.

For some eye candy, here is what I have managed to collect thus far:



All complete with boxes and manuals

 

@DSwizzy145 I apologize, but I never really saw any MS-DOS stuff. Out of curiosity, would the games be on 3 1/2" floppy or 5 1/4" floppy? I will be heading over there again at some point (and I have some contacts there) so I can keep an eye out for them.

 

Wow that is awesome you have boxes and manuals! I could almost NEVER find Korean-region games with the box and manual. Have you found any Korean Gamecube stuff? What is the quality of the cardstock for the Korean SNES games? Does it feel lighter/more flimsy than compared to a Japan/ USA game box? The reason I'm asking is because I have a box for Korean Super Mario All Stars (all in hangul) and it feels like a bootleg box due to the print quality/ cardstock quality.

 

Yeah i believe some of the floppies would be in those particular sizes but if so you happen to find a few it would possibly look like these

 

Have you ever spot their official controllers yet? If not here's how they look

 

Dswizzy, I'll keep my eyes out for any old software. I go to the local Goodwill every week (yes there are actually Goodwills in Korea!) but it's very hit or miss. The software they do have is usually English education-oriented and XP era. Haven't come across any floppies yet but you simply never know what's going to turn up. In the basement they actually have a couple of Korean-made obscure consoles that until recently I've written off as just being crap but after seeing a boxed one at my go-to store, I will check it closer and make sure it's not a Famiclone that might be worth picking up.

I've seen pictures of the Super Comboy controllers and it makes me want them even more. I found a console but the shop owner insisted it was broken and didn't want to discuss price, even when I told him I'd buy it broken or not. I've ordered a complete Super Famicom that should be arriving soon so I should be able to test the Korean one, assuming he eventually lets me buy it. This shop is seriously like a time capsule and I find new stuff everytime. For all I know he even has boxed controllers sitting around. For example, I even saw a boxed Game Gear TV tuner cartridge.

 

Do they by anychance carry that taiwan or korean obscure console naned "Super A'Can"? If so you don't mind taking pics of it please whenever you get the chance and yeah def let me know if that Korean GoodWill sell any floopy games!

 

Awesome games you have there comboy,if you didn't know there's a master list for super comboy games.

http://scanlines16.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/supercomboy_masterlist-101.gif

 

Thanks! Yeah actually that's my go-to site. I've even managed to find the elusive blue box Super Mario Kart but it was empty except for the instructions and the owner refused to sell me just the box without a game inside. I'm going to bring my camera next time and at least try to get a picture for the online community.

What part of Florida are you from? I grew up in the Tampa area before coming to Korea.

 

Wow that's a great master list, I didn't know one existed for the Super Comboy. Of all the cartridges I own from that list, the PCB board part numbers all match exactly to the US SNES game PCBs.

I own 2 of the Hyundai Super Comboy controllers (I was lucky enough to find a second one brand new still in the plastic bag for W5,000! -- thanks to those smaller vendors outside of Seoul). The used one in the picture I took has a dual part number (HGM-3000 which I assume is the Hyundai-specific part number, and the SNSN-005 (which is similar to the US SNS-005 part number)). The L and R buttons have concave "L" and "R" text formed into the plastic, like the Japanese Super Famicom controllers.

My favorite aspect of these controllers is that (I believe) the Korean region is the only one which received non-English text for the Select and Start buttons (선택 and 시작, respectively).








I also posted pictures of the Super Adaptor SC-100 I purchased while in Korea. The back indicates the adapter was manufactured in Korea. It is just a simple plastic form factor converter to allow US games to be played on the Korea/Japan SNES consoles. I use my Super Comboy for all my SNES gaming, and I have had 100% compatibility with US cartridges (and also 100% compatibility with Japanese cartridges, of course without the converter).








Lastly, probably my favorite Korean console item is the Hyundai Super Mini Comboy (현대 슈퍼미니컴보이). I would LOVE to see what the box & instructions look like for this one! @Comboy, please find and post it!
The part number is SHVC-027, which I believe matches the Japanese Super Gameboy. The form factor also looks identical to the Japanese Super Gameboy, except with Korean text on the front and back. I took this apart and it has the US SNES PCB board inside.

 

I use to live in Tampa but now Im in Brandon,small world.

Also what does a loose super comboy usually go for,I only have one super comboy game so it would be a good match.

 

I googled the Super A'can but I really doubt it came to Korea. I will check the two generic consoles this week and figure out what games they are meant to play. I believe they are priced at $10 each and have some peripherals but no games.

The problem with estimating what Super Comboys go for is that they rarely go at all. There was a broken one on eBay recently that went for $20 and a component modded one that sold for $107. I've heard that they can be bought loose for about $50 in Korea but it's nearly impossible to find them at all. I've got my eyes on one and of course I'll share pictures if I succeed in getting it. Even if it's broken I can do a case swap with a SF since they are basically the same thing.

 

Yea I know about the component modded one,I message the seller on ebay to tell him the console was indeed component modded.
Crazy it went for such a high price.

Thanks for giving me a price estimate.

 

Looking at the ebay listings, I'm very tempted to buy a Yoshi's Island new in Korean, especially I've no chance of getting it in English at that price. I already have a copy in Japanese though.

 

@dc16 I own the Korean version of Yoshi's Island, and it is identical to the English US version. There is no Korean text in the game at all.

 

Are you not put off by the $800 price tag?

Not sure if you are aware but Korean games did not come shrink wrapped which means that, short of VGA putting a pretentious label on the ebay one, it's unwrapped and virtually identical to any other "new" unit that might turn up.

 

Nah, I only have a few games that come with the box pre PS1. It's just a curiosity sort of thing.

 

I went to Goodwill this morning. Not much to speak of.

They do have one console called a Turtle Mon. I found it listed here: http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/korea/appendix-consoles3.htm
It appears to be a famiclone with built in games. The controllers are dreamcast-esque with 6 buttons. No game carts were included but it does look like it would take an (original) famicom game.

I also checked out the software selection. The closest thing I found to interesting was a Diablo expansion cd from 2001 in its jewel case. There were also a few multi CDs from 96-98 with a multitude utilities and maybe games on them. One even had Winamp 1.x which is kind of cool. Not much else though, I'm afraid.

 

isunshin: You heard correctly that Yongsan is not such a great place to shop for retro stuff anymore. Most of the dusty boxes full of carts seem to have vanished, and the prices of Korean releases have really gone through the roof. It's a shame, it used to be a lot of fun to shop there.

Comboy: There are some more Korean exclusives other than those two you mentioned... keep your eyes peeled for Dragon Ball Z 3 and Korean Pro Baseball. They're both a bit shitty games, but nice you pick up if you're collecting Korean releases.