KUZPO'S VIDEO GAME WISHLIST Latest update: September 4, 2018 Too much is never enough. Here are some guidelines to the wishlist before you start browsing: – The condition classifications of NES and SNES cartridges don't matter, as long as the cartridges work properly and are in decent condition (clean, scratchless, with the labels still intact on all sides). Starting with PS1, I demand all the games are at least classified B (Boxed). – I am ALWAYS interested in tips on game/peripheral retailers previously unknown to me. At the moment, GameStop is the only local, public retailer of video games (and their selection is limited to the last two or three console generations), and online shopping is still a bit foreign to me after all these years and all this experience, so I certainly don't know of all my options. – If you want to do your part in shortening this list, READ the limitations and preferences CAREFULLY. Here's something that will never happen: ”You bought me PROBOTECTOR? I wanted CONTRA, you stupid mommylover!” In reality, I am more than satisfied with what I can get. But, IF – in regards to the example I just mentioned – you can get the preferred choice with small effort and about the same price, I can guarantee I would be way beyond pleased. (For those who don't know what I'm talking about, let me explain that Probotector and Contra are one and the same in terms of gameplay – I just consider Contra the ”real” version of the game, it's visually cooler than its European counterpart and it fits into my already existing collection better.) – NO CONSOLE THAT I OWN IS A PRIORITY OVER ANOTHER. In other words, individual priority levels are the same throughout the line – low is low, high is high. I play and enjoy games completely regardless whether they were made in 1985 or 2015. – On this list, there are NUMEROUS games that are more valuable than my total monthly pay – or yours. I've marked each of these exceptionally expensive games with the tag ”VALUE”, knowing almost certainly that I will never own these games. Do a Google check on The Flintstones: The Surprise at Dinosaur Peak! (NES) for reference. Surprise indeed... the high prices of these games usually automatically lower their priority, regardless of their quality and my lust towards having them on my shelf. There are exceptions to that rule, though. – The priority levels concern ME more than YOU. In other words, you could surprise me with a low-level wishlist item and I would still love you forever for it. – ”GRAVEYARD” is a special label of priority, and it basically means it's a game I owned before and/or up until the year 2009 (the last year I sold anything video game-related). The actual priority of these games largely depends on the genre. NHLPA Hockey '93 for the SNES is a good example – I already have NHL Hockey '94, which is by far the greatest sports game ever made. Why in the hell would I want an earlier and inferior iteration of the same game? Because I want to undo not just one or two, but a whole series of the biggest fucking mistakes I ever made – it's as simple as that. – Last, but not least, as friends and keen-eyed readers know, I'm an old, fat, stubborn die-hard fan of the FINAL FANTASY game series. Games in that series have a priority level of their own, above all else – be they namely Final Fantasy games or relatives, both close and far. NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM Known retailers in Finland: Poromagia/Retromagia (exceptionally well equipped), JanJan Limitations/Preferences: I usually prefer North American prints. The games are also alphabetically organized by their North American titles. There are exceptions, which are mentioned under Add. Info. Title Add. Info Priority 1942 - NORMAL 1943: THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY - NORMAL THE 3-D BATTLES OF WORLDRUNNER a.k.a. 3-D WORLDRUNNER NORMAL ADVENTURE ISLAND a.k.a. HUDSON'S ADVENTURE ISLAND NORMAL ADVENTURES OF LOLO - HIGH THE ADVENTURES OF RAD GRAVITY - HIGH ANTICIPATION - NORMAL BATMAN: RETURN OF THE JOKER - NORMAL BATMAN RETURNS - LOW BATTLETOADS VALUE LOW BATTLETOADS & DOUBLE DRAGON – THE ULTIMATE TEAM NES VERSION ONLY! VALUE HIGH BLADES OF STEEL - HIGH BLASTER MASTER - HIGH BUCKY O'HARE - HIGH CASTELIAN - NORMAL COBRA COMMAND - NORMAL COBRA TRIANGLE - NORMAL CONTRA a.k.a. PROBOTECTOR [EU] HIGH CONTRA FORCE - HIGH DARKMAN - NORMAL DÉJÀ VU - NORMAL DEMON SWORD - NORMAL DONKEY KONG CLASSICS - HIGH DRAGON FIGHTER - HIGH DRAGON WARRIOR a.k.a. DRAGON QUEST [JAP] HIGH DRAGON WARRIOR II a.k.a. DRAGON QUEST II [JAP] HIGH DRAGON WARRIOR III a.k.a. DRAGON QUEST III [JAP] HIGH DUCKTALES - NORMAL DUCKTALES 2 VALUE LOW THE FLINTSTONES: THE SURPRISE AT DINOSAUR PEAK! VALUE LOW GARGOYLE'S QUEST II VALUE LOW THE GOONIES II - NORMAL GRADIUS - NORMAL THE GUARDIAN LEGEND - NORMAL HIGH SPEED - *GRAVEYARD* IKARI WARRIORS - NORMAL IVAN ”IRONMAN” STEWART'S SUPER OFF ROAD a.k.a. SUPER OFF ROAD HIGH THE JETSONS: COGSWELL'S CAPER! - NORMAL KABUKI QUANTUM FIGHTER - NORMAL KID ICARUS - NORMAL KIWI KRAZE a.k.a. THE NEW ZEALAND STORY [EU] NORMAL LITTLE NEMO: THE DREAM MASTER - HIGH LITTLE SAMSON VALUE *GRAVEYARD* METAL GEAR - HIGH METROID - NORMAL MIGHTY FINAL FIGHT - HIGH MONSTER PARTY - HIGH MR. GIMMICK a.k.a. GIMMICK! [JAP], VALUE MATALA NEW GHOSTBUSTERS II Don't confuse with GHOSTBUSTERS II HIGH NINJA CRUSADERS - HIGH NINJA GAIDEN III: THE ANCIENT SHIP OF DOOM Preferrably [JAP]! HIGH PARASOL STARS – RAINBOW ISLANDS II VALUE LOW POWER BLADE - NORMAL POWER BLADE 2 - NORMAL THE PUNISHER - LOW R.C. PRO-AM - NORMAL RAINBOW ISLANDS: THE STORY OF BUBBLE BOBBLE II VALUE LOW RENEGADE - HIGH RESCUE: THE EMBASSY MISSION - *GRAVEYARD* RIVER CITY RANSOM a.k.a. STREET GANGS [EU] HIGH ROBOCOP - HIGH ROBOWARRIOR - HIGH ROCKIN' KATS - HIGH RUSH'N ATTACK - HIGH S.C.A.T. - SPECIAL CYBERNETIC ATTACK TEAM a.k.a. ACTION IN NEW YORK [EU] HIGH SHADOWGATE - HIGH SHATTERHAND - HIGH THE SIMPSONS: BART VS. THE WORLD - *GRAVEYARD* THE SIMPSONS: BARTMAN MEETS RADIOACTIVE MAN - HIGH SKATE OR DIE 2: THE SEARCH FOR DOUBLE TROUBLE - NORMAL SKI OR DIE - NORMAL SNAKE RATTLE N ROLL - HIGH SOLAR JETMAN: HUNT FOR THE GOLDEN WARSHIP - NORMAL STAR FORCE - HIGH STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK - LOW STREET FIGHTER 2010: THE FINAL FIGHT - HIGH STRIDER - HIGH SUPER C a.k.a. PROBOTECTOR II [EU] LOW SUPER TURRICAN VALUE HIGH SWORDS AND SERPENTS - *GRAVEYARD* TARGET: RENEGADE - HIGH TIGER-HELI - NORMAL TINY TOON ADVENTURES 2: TROUBLE IN WACKYLAND - HIGH TOM AND JERRY - HIGH TRACK & FIELD TRACK & FIELD IN BARCELONA is just fine HIGH WEREWOLF – THE LAST WARRIOR - *GRAVEYARD* WILLOW - HIGH WOLVERINE - NORMAL WRATH OF THE BLACK MANTA - *GRAVEYARD* YOSHI a.k.a. MARIO & YOSHI [EU] NORMAL YOSHI'S COOKIE - *GRAVEYARD* SUPER NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM Known retailers in Finland: Poromagia/Retromagia (exceptionally well equipped), JanJan Limitations/Preferences: Depends on the genre. I can't read Japanese, so any JAP game with any important dialogue is a no-go – simple platformers are of course OK, but let's just say JAP cartridges are a last resort in any case. No real limitations besides that – I prefer North American games above all, but it hasn't hold nearly as much meaning to me as in the case of the NES. Title Add. Info Priority ACTRAISER - HIGH ACTRAISER 2 - LOW THE ADVENTURES OF BATMAN & ROBIN - NORMAL AERO THE ACRO-BAT - NORMAL ALADDIN a.k.a. DISNEY'S ALADDIN HIGH ANOTHER WORLD a.k.a. OUT OF THIS WORLD [US] *GRAVEYARD* BIG SKY TROOPER - LOW BIKER MICE FROM MARS - NORMAL BOOGERMAN – A PICK AND FLICK ADVENTURE - NORMAL BREATH OF FIRE - LOW BREATH OF FIRE II - LOW CHUCK ROCK - HIGH CLAY FIGHTER - LOW CLAYMATES - HIGH COOL SPOT - HIGH DARIUS TWIN - NORMAL DEMON'S CREST a.k.a. DEMON'S BLAZON [JAP] HIGH DESERT STRIKE: RETURN TO THE GULF - HIGH DONALD IN MAUI MALLARD a.k.a. MAUI MALLARD IN COLD SHADOW [US] NORMAL DRAGON – THE BRUCE LEE STORY - NORMAL DRAGON'S LAIR - *GRAVEYARD* EARTHWORM JIM - *GRAVEYARD* EARTHWORM JIM 2 - NORMAL EQUINOX a.k.a. SOLSTICE II [JAP] HIGH FATAL FURY - NORMAL FINAL FIGHT - NORMAL FINAL FIGHT 2 - NORMAL FINAL FIGHT 3 - NORMAL FLASHBACK - *GRAVEYARD* GHOUL PATROL - HIGH ILLUSION OF TIME a.k.a. ILLUSION OF GAIA [US] HIGH JOE & MAC – CAVEMAN NINJA - HIGH JUDGE DREDD - NORMAL KIRBY'S GHOST TRAP a.k.a. KIRBY'S AVALANCHE [US] HIGH KIRBY'S FUN PAK a.k.a. KIRBY SUPER STAR [US] HIGH THE LEGEND OF THE MYSTICAL NINJA - HIGH THE LOST VIKINGS - HIGH LUFIA & THE FORTRESS OF DOOM - HIGH LUFIA a.k.a. LUFIA II: RISE OF THE SINISTRALS [US] HIGH THE MAGICAL QUEST STARRING MICKEY MOUSE a.k.a. DISNEY'S MAGICAL QUEST NORMAL MARVEL SUPER HEROES IN WAR OF THE GEMS - HIGH MEGA MAN X - LOW MEGA MAN X2 - LOW MEGA MAN X3 - LOW MICRO MACHINES Iteration does not actually matter NORMAL MORTAL KOMBAT - *GRAVEYARD* MORTAL KOMBAT II - *GRAVEYARD* MORTAL KOMBAT 3 - *GRAVEYARD* NBA JAM NBA JAM – TOURNAMENT EDITION is just fine HIGH NHLPA HOCKEY '93 - *GRAVEYARD* THE NINJA WARRIORS: THE NEW GENERATION - NORMAL PARODIUS – THE NON-SENSE FANTASY - HIGH PILOTWINGS - NORMAL PLOK - HIGH POCKY & ROCKY VALUE LOW POP'N TWINBEE - NORMAL PREHISTORIK MAN - HIGH PRINCE OF PERSIA - HIGH PRINCE OF PERSIA 2: THE SHADOW AND THE FLAME - NORMAL R-TYPE III: THE THIRD LIGHTNING - NORMAL ROCK N' ROLL RACING - HIGH SAMURAI SHODOWN - NORMAL SECRET OF EVERMORE - HIGH SHADOWRUN - NORMAL THE SIMPSONS: BART'S NIGHTMARE - NORMAL THE SMURFS - NORMAL SOUL BLAZER - HIGH SPARKSTER - *GRAVEYARD* SPIDER-MAN / VENOM: MAXIMUM CARNAGE Preferrably the red cartridge HIGH SUPER ADVENTURE ISLAND II - HIGH SUPER GHOULS 'N GHOSTS - LOW SUPER MARIO KART - HIGH SUPER PROBOTECTOR: ALIEN REBELS a.k.a.