I have noticed that many of us seem to be non-US citizens, but collect NTSC U games. In particular, I have noticed the systems of choice tend to be SNES and PlayStation / PS2 games. I know there are some of us who also collect Japanese games, but I am more intrigued about the American collecting habits rather than the Japanese collector's.
What is the appeal of NTSC U games to us non-US collector's? I share a passion for collecting certain US games, but this is mainly due to two factors:
A) There are certain games, especially for PlayStation and PS2, that appeal to me simply because they were never released in the UK. Mostly RPG's from Atlus, Enix, and Squaresoft. The same could also be said for the SNES too, which I think could be a reason many of you collect them. Plus there's the fact that sealed American SNES games are far easier to get hold of than their European counterparts.
B) The exchange rate. We all know that in reccent times it has become much easier to get hold of more expensive games from the US due to the exchange rate to the Pound and Euro. This can also be a contributing factor towards why collecting NTSC U games is more appealing.
As I mentioned above, the majority of the NTSC U games I own are games that were unreleased here in the UK. Others I bought simply due to getting them at a good price, and some simply because I like the franchise / game. I am quite passionate about my sealed US PlayStation collection, and wish I had the time to put the effort into gaining more PlayStation & PS2 games. For me, collecting US games is something special which I do as and when I feel the urge, whereas PAL games are my main priority. For me, it actually started due to certain games I wanted were almost impossible to get hold of as a PAL copy. Blood Omen, Tombi II, and Breath Of Fire III were the first three US games I bought, all of which I have since gotten hold of in sealed condition as a PAL copy
What is the appeal of NTSC U games to us non-US collector's? I share a passion for collecting certain US games, but this is mainly due to two factors:
A) There are certain games, especially for PlayStation and PS2, that appeal to me simply because they were never released in the UK. Mostly RPG's from Atlus, Enix, and Squaresoft. The same could also be said for the SNES too, which I think could be a reason many of you collect them. Plus there's the fact that sealed American SNES games are far easier to get hold of than their European counterparts.
B) The exchange rate. We all know that in reccent times it has become much easier to get hold of more expensive games from the US due to the exchange rate to the Pound and Euro. This can also be a contributing factor towards why collecting NTSC U games is more appealing.
As I mentioned above, the majority of the NTSC U games I own are games that were unreleased here in the UK. Others I bought simply due to getting them at a good price, and some simply because I like the franchise / game. I am quite passionate about my sealed US PlayStation collection, and wish I had the time to put the effort into gaining more PlayStation & PS2 games. For me, collecting US games is something special which I do as and when I feel the urge, whereas PAL games are my main priority. For me, it actually started due to certain games I wanted were almost impossible to get hold of as a PAL copy. Blood Omen, Tombi II, and Breath Of Fire III were the first three US games I bought, all of which I have since gotten hold of in sealed condition as a PAL copy