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SNES Plays: The Resurrection of Retro Games

Super Nintendo Reproductions (SNES) are the new sensation among retro game collectors. These SNES reproductions are games that have been reprogrammed and recycled to own and play a new game that has never been released in the United States, is it a prototype, a fan-made game, or a cheat from an original game. The process of making a SNES replay is quite complicated; you have to be very tech savvy to pull off one of these beauties. Fortunately, there are sites online that do all of this work for you.

Collectors who are crazy about Super Nintendo games, often learn how to do SNES playback because they enjoyed playing Japanese import games on a computer emulator (PC software that plays ROMs, SNES games), but the feeling of retro games wasn’t there yet. They prefer to play Japanese import games on the real console and in English. Research is a main factor in being able to know all the technical aspects of a SNES cart and understand them. Once you learn the SNES specs, you can recycle your old and unwanted SNES cartridges, which are called donor carts, and turn them into legitimate Super Nintendo replicas; You really won’t know the difference between a reproduction and an original game! Only games that can be legally played are as mentioned above: fan-made games, never released in the US before, and prototypes that never made it to market. Some of the best streaming titles include:

• Secret of Mana 2

• Legend of Zelda BS

• Clock tower

• Megaman and Bass

• Terranigma

• Dragon Ball Z RPG

The disadvantages of the Super Nintendo reproduction carts is that all the information to learn how to make them is free online. Anyone can learn to make games and can start making illegal copies of games that were commercially released in the US This is a big problem for collectors because it will be more difficult to recognize between a reproduction cartridge and an original cartridge of a rare / expensive Online game. Most reproduction cartridge manufacturers are well-intentioned collectors and will not sell any illegal copies of a game. But there are people who buy from player manufacturers and resell these games on eBay or other sites as “VERY RARE” games at ridiculously high prices.

Prices for a reproduction cartridge can range from $ 55 to $ 100. The price depends on the type of parts needed, the quality and if the game includes a reproduction box and reproduction manual, or a universal game box, or just the cartridge.

If you plan to collect reproduction cartridges, be very careful and research where you buy them. SNES reproductions are helping to bring back memories to the collector, but can bring bitter experiences if the buyer / collector is not well informed.