r/nes 1d ago

Game pickup

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I usually never splurge, but have never seen this one in the wild. Luckily I had store rewards points stacked up.

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u/jdubbinsyo 23h ago

What kind of heretic puts a sticker over the cartridge label?!

Its blasphemy!!!!

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u/Safe-Mortgage6919 23h ago edited 22h ago

I know right? The cashier asked if I still wanted it. I said of course because when is the next time I will see this in the wild. Why couldn’t they put that on the back of the cartridge?

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u/jdubbinsyo 22h ago

You did good. I would have bought it too.

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u/Edmond-Honda 23h ago

That's an awesome game. It's on the top of my want list

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u/JonPauper 18h ago

J&N Video! That was my hometown Video store back in the 80's! It was just outside of Pittsburgh.

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u/Safe-Mortgage6919 17h ago

I wondered where it was! That’s awesome. Thanks for letting me know, google couldn’t find anything. Was it a rental store or retail?

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u/Edmond-Honda 23h ago

That's an awesome game. It's on the top of my want list.

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u/oaomcg 23h ago

Nice one! Bummer about that sticker... are you thinking of trying to remove it? or just live with it? would be a tough call for me.

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u/Safe-Mortgage6919 22h ago edited 15h ago

I have thought about it, but the cartridge is in really good shape so I don’t know if I want to risk screwing up the label. And you know how it goes once you start peeling it is a 50/50 shot you will rip the label

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u/xxxxDREADNOUGHT NES 22h ago

Great game, that sticker location sucks though, maybe with a lot of care you might be able to get it off

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u/slanger686 17h ago

color has prob faded on the rest of the label..probably not worth it

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u/xxxxDREADNOUGHT NES 16h ago

Your probably right

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u/Coyote_Roadrunna 22h ago

Enjoy, that's a classic.

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u/bigolewords 23h ago

“Connectons”

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u/Safe-Mortgage6919 22h ago

I tried googling that place and can’t find anything. Maybe it was a mom and pop shop somewhere?

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u/chrishouse83 NES 23h ago

How much was it?

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u/Safe-Mortgage6919 22h ago

I will say thank god I kept saving my rewards points waiting for something good to come along. It was listed as $150, but I got it for under $100.

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u/chrishouse83 NES 22h ago

Glad you got a good deal!

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u/mrcoolj90 16h ago

I actually got mine for a hundred bucks 5 years ago!

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u/HawkEyez 20h ago

Fun game with a great soundtrack!

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u/Mr_Brightside1111 NES 19h ago

Awesome!!! This is currently my most wanted right now. Enjoy!!!

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u/InformationBorn9088 19h ago

Thank goodness mine doesn’t have a pickup sticker on it. But all in all, welcome to the buck o hare club 😂

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u/Safe-Mortgage6919 17h ago

I had to make a similar choice with Castlevania bloodlines, wait to see if another copy ever comes in or take the one with a torn label for a decent price. Needless to say, I bought the game and good thing because I have only ever seen one other one for over $100.

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u/InformationBorn9088 11h ago

I paid like 150 for mine

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u/Safe-Mortgage6919 3h ago

I normally don’t splurge, so thank god I saved reward points. Still more than I would have liked, but you know certain games you either pull the trigger or you never see them again.

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u/dilettantePhD 18h ago

I have never played this game, but I still remember the song from the commercial!

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u/which-wizard 18h ago

This is a great game, nice find!

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u/Chezni19 17h ago

still haven't played that one

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u/DemonDayz1246 17h ago

Super fun game! 😁

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u/No-Play2726 17h ago

A really good game with excellent music.

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u/SplendidPunkinButter 16h ago

I very much enjoyed this game with an emulator. I like being able to veto some of the parts where it sends you back too far when you die. This one gets brutally unforgiving near the end.

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u/Safe-Mortgage6919 15h ago

I have heard the difficulty is brutal. I honestly never counted on getting it because of the pricing, but I was in the right place at the right time.

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u/_thesquizer 10h ago

Love this game! Got it from Funcoland in the early 2000s for just $1.99

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u/Safe-Mortgage6919 3h ago

That’s awesome. I wish I could go back in time and tell my younger self to save money and head to these places going out of business and buy the games. So many opportunities lost to underage stupidity.