[FS] Zelda: Link To The Past

Today I'll be posting up some snaps of my second complete PAL UK copy of one of Nintendo's crowning achievements: The Legend Of Zelda - A Link To The Past.

I am selling it as I have put together another complete set in slightly better condition to keep. First and foremost, the cart works perfectly of course! The box is in pretty good shape save for some minor creases and a tiny rip on the back corner, it still remains nice and rectangular. The map is beginning to show its age as illustrated by the delicate folds. I've shown some closeups of the damage so you can see it's nothing major.

Since I got stung on a replica manual, I went to the trouble of showing this one is legitimate as you can see from the metallic Nintendo Seal of Quality on the inside cover. The secrets book is opened but still has half the seal on the back and the cart shows no yellowing whatsoever.

This is a highly sought after game and good condition complete sets routinely sell for around £30 on ebay. Right now the lowest BIN I can see is £39.99.

I am asking £26 total. This includes postage and packaging (which will be bubble-wrapped inside another cardboard box for protection). I'll leave this post up with that price for a while as I'm in no rush to be rid of it, and I'll post if I eventually decide to put it on the 'bay.

Game Time

Here are the games I have managed to forage from ebay thus far. All are complete in box unless otherwise stated. Each box has a condition rating, ranging from 1 (garbage) to 10 (perfection). As usual, click pic for big:

From top left:

• Another World (2)
  
• Cybernator (massive rip in front of box) (4)
  
• Desert Strike (3)
• Donkey Kong Country (no CD) (6)
  
• Earthworm Jim (8)
  
• F-Zero (no manual) (6)
  
• Killer Instinct (no CD) (7)
  
• Mechwarrior (6)
  
• Mickey Mania (8)
  

The big dog:

• Super Metroid (8)
  

Carrying on:

• Out To Lunch (7)
• Pop 'N' Twinbee (6)
  
• Secret Of Mana (7)
  
• Starwing (9)
  
• Super Mario Allstars (8)
  
• Super Mario Kart (6)
  
• Super Mario World (7)
  
• Super Star Wars (6)
  
• Super Empire Strikes Back (no manual) (6)
  

And lastly:

• Unirally (9.5)
  
• Zelda: Link To The Past (8)
  
• Zombies (8)
  

And this is everything else. From top left:

• Starwing + manual
• Streetfighter 2 + manual
• Streetfighter 2 + manual
• Simcity + manual
• Super Scope 6 + manual (both in Spanish ?)
  
• F-Zero
• Super Mario Allstars
  
• F-Zero boxed (no manual)
• Zelda: Link To The Past (complete !)
• Darius Twin (NTSC US/CAN)
• Zelda box (with replica manual)
• Datel Universal Adaptor
• Snes Controller no.3 (damaged fascia)
• Jurassic Park manual
• Super Mario World manual
  

Christ on a bike that's a long post. Most of the stuff in that last pic will likely be sold off one way or another (anyone need a Spanish Super Scope 6? Makes a good door stop / paper weight, free to a good home :D ) and I'll be trying to gradually replace missing manuals and find better condition boxes for those lower than a 5 grade.

Mintendo

I hunted SNES for several weeks, trying to find one that had not yet fallen to the terrible plague of yellowing so common amongst these consoles. A friend of mine offered to sell his to me, but it was a critical plague victim. I almost jumped at the chance to try my hand at bleaching the plastic back to its untarnished grey, as documented by the vintage console restoration pioneers at Retr0Bright, but an ebay auction caught my eye.

The console looked grey from the thumbnail. I ventured closer. It was packaged in an official Nintendo SNES plastic hardcase. It had all the cables, it came with two controllers (one was knackered but usable, fortunately I bought another mint one from my friend) and 6 games including one boxed with instructions. It also came with a Datel Universal Adapter. Looking through the glamour shots of this well-kept bounty, it was clear the owner knew how to take care of a SNES.

I paid twice what I had originally budgeted myself for the console just to get my hands on this neat little collection and I can honestly say it was worth every penny.


Mint!!