Mr. Saturn in Japanese Arcades

Sweet! I knew that they would get pretty cheap, but I had no idea they would sink to less than $100. That’s good to know.

Nice, but I’m more interested in the posters plastered all around the machine. Why is there a T-shirt on it?

I mentioned it quickly here and I think Chewy mentions it in her article too, you do a survey and you get entered into a drawing for prizes. I don’t know what the prizes are exactly though, I don’t have any good pics of that thing.

Judging by the general shapes in the graphics on the tee, I’d say it’s a tan or gold variant of the Smaaaash! shirt The-King-Of-Games sells. Nice.

I didn’t even notice chewy’s article until you pointed it out. I’ve gotta give that a read-through. It looks quite interesting.

On Yahoo Auctions Japan it looks like they sell for about $50 buy-it-now. Hopefully eBay prices will be similar.

I want to go to Japan! ;_;

*sniff* I Need One! *sniff*

Plushies aren’t for me, but I am glad they’re coming back and making everyone else happy (’cause I’m the party pooper 😉 )

All I’m looking for anymore is one of the original M1 Franklin Badges. Yeah, like that’s ever going to happen, but one can dream. And even if for some freak reason one does turn up (not considering a reasonable price), LucasTizma will probably beat me to it. 🙂

I totally want that live beetle in chewy’s article

I should have thought to get a closer picture of that shirt on the poster. It’s the SMAAASH Starman shirt, but gray. I actually like the regular black version better, but I’d gladly take a rare version, heh. 🙂 I heard that American cell phones are starting to do barcode readers too, is that true? Maybe I can publicly post a picture of that barcode for everyone so they don’t have to go to the arcade site to enter, haha.

I ordered 3 of these from YJA on the morning they went up in huge numbers! Can’t wait for them to get here!

@pidgezero_one, same here! 3 on the way, though one’s for a friend. 🙂 @Ice Sage, hm… I might. I, too, have been looking high and low for an original Franklin Badge, but I’m not heartless either… I’d probably let you have it. 🙂

@KingDarian: Random question…why is Itoi’s name written in katakana (イトイシゲサト) on the preview pics for that t-shirt?

LucasTizma you’re so cool. I WONDER who the friend is who’s getting the plush….

Hm……
HMMMMMM……

😀

@LucasTizma: 😀
All I meant to say is that you have the money for it, should one appear, because all we’ve got to go on for pricing is that one auction way back when that was like $9000. My parents were super mad when I spent $189 for a M3 Deluxe box, so…yeah.

Plus, I’m absolutely terrible at monitoring eBay. 😛

@LucasTizma, I’m giving one to my friend too! XP

@Ice Sage, mad over $189? Mine cost me that much too, and it looks to be a pretty good price compared to how much they go for on eBay these days…

@pidgezero_one: Yep. So imagine what would happen trying to get one of those M1 FB’s? >_<

How much are they going for on Yahoo Japan? I was thinking about getting a proxy to get one of these.

@Ice Sage: I don’t even want to think about that! O_O

@anonymous: I’ve seen them for as low as $40 autobuy.

Do want. D:

…Oh well. I suck at crane machines. Even if I could get to a machine, I would probably have to spend $200 worth of yen before getting one. 😛

I want one, but I never will, beause of that evil Reggie, stupid Mother hating Reggie

I’m not exactly sure it’s Reggie’s fault. He doesn’t get to decide what comes or not.

I think it’s several people and companies at fault here. They just don’t want to make an effort to sell the game here since the first time it didn’t sell great…

is that one of those Crain Machines?!?!?!

Holy shit, I’d walk in that Arcade with 500 bucks and win all of those saurns!!
xD

Does anyone know a list of places where these arcades are? I was thinking of trying to track one down.

Yeah, see here: http://earthboundcentral.com/2009/08/mother-3-plushies-arcade-list/

Speaking of the SMAAAASH! shirts, I just bought the last two in Medium from KOG the other day. I was surprised to see the sold out button after I placed my order.

I just got mine a couple days ago. I like him a lot. Thanks for posting about them, Tomato.

Girl. Am girl.