What I have noticed about Nintendo collecting....

[WarmSignal]

Quite an observation.

Seriously, don't bother with complete anything Nintendo pre-GameCube, unless you want to shell out. Kids curb stomped the boxes, and used the manuals as toilet paper.

Although, I did manage to find Super Castlevania IV and Spindizzy CIB at a thrift store once, I think about $4 each.

[djshok]

Nintendo used crappy cardboard boxes while most Sega games were in hard plastic cases....Thats why its so hard to find CIB Nintendo games.....I dont think Nintendo used plastic cases until Gamecube......

Ditto.

I don't even bother trying to get CIB SNES games. I keep all of mine on a shelf with the little dust covers on them. I'm thinking of maybe putting them in the universal cartridge boxes, if I can get my hands on some of them.

[Markss]

was gunna try and get a big collection of snes games but even unboxed games are about 15 quid at minimum

[kool kitty89]

Nintendo used crappy cardboard boxes while most Sega games were in hard plastic cases....Thats why its so hard to find CIB Nintendo games.....I dont think Nintendo used plastic cases until Gamecube......

I've seen soem rental NES games in sega-like clamshell cases. In fact, I've got an ex-Blockbuster copy of pinball with one such case of blue plastic. (I'll post a picture sometime)