/vr/ - Retro Games

>Mega Turrican
>Very RARE

Wasn't this game like 5 bucks a couple years ago?

NGPC
Game Gear
Basically all of the older handhelds
PS1, but depends on what you're looking for
Dreamcast

Also, it's not retro but PS2/Xbox games are pretty cheap and easy to find everywhere

>>1800358

man you collectorfags are like walmart moms. Gotta get those deals WHY? because they're deals!

try collecting flashcarts if you actually enjoy games

>>1800383
Yep. Better start collecting 6th gen before a copy of Kingdom Hearts is 40 bucks.

>>1800418
With 1.5 HD and 2 HD coming out soon I doubt they'll be worth anything

>>1800383
xbox games (save for a very select few) never really had a collector market, and I'll be surprised if it finds one anytime soon

>>1800432
Conker and Phantom Dust are already getting expensive. The Sega exclusives like JSRF, Panzer Dragoon and Shenmue 2 might see a little bit of a price hike. Otherwise Xbox collecting hardly exists.

>>1800383
Going to agree with this guy about the PS2. Already a few games that have seen fairly high price increases, but for the most part it's still reasonable to pick up games for, since most fall in the $10-20 range.

>>1800440
>tfw I already got all of the Shin Megami Tensei PS2 games

>>1800440
Are there even any "rare" games on the PS2 besides Rule of Rose?

>>1800387
I agree anon.

Reseller scum, rich kid collectors, and the overall increase in popularity has made buying retro games not worth it. Unless it's like one of your favorite games or something its pointless to buy a game because you are a 'collector' at the prices people sell for now. And trying to pick up games that you think will increase in popularity and price is reseller scum; you don't care about the games if that's why you buy something.

>>1800462
Well, as far as I know, some of the entires in .hack didn't see a huge print, and there's a few others that either that applies to, or they just didn't sell to well in general (Xenosaga Episode III, Wild Arms ACF, etc). Also a few like Robot Alchemic Drive that last I checked were selling for about twice what they'd been going for (goes for $60 or so used on Amazon now; used to be about half that or less a year or so back); Haunting Ground and Jurassic Park Operation Genesis are also rather expensive as well. But in general the games on the system are still pretty reasonable apart from a few like those.

>>1800454
Thankfully Atlus saw fit to reprint them, finally finishing the PS2 reprints off the Raidou games in the last year or two.

>>1800462
>Are there even any "rare" games on the PS2 besides Rule of Rose?

Depends what you mean by "rare".

Basically anything by CAVE is going to cost you an arm and a leg.

>>1800462
Not really, but nows the time to move on certain games.

>Drakengard 2 is like 60 bucks
I got a copy in a bundle except its no manual, which kinda grinds my gears, but considering I got Valkyrie Proifle 2 (missing front art) Drakengard complete, Drakengard 2 missing manual, and Champions of Norrath missing manual for like 60 bucks I can't really complain.

Definitely not worth it to collect any cart based games imo. Shits too trendy. Maybe like 32X but I think theres no good games on it anyways.

You can get some good deals on ps2 (most games complete are around ~10-20 dollars, with some exceptions). Current gen is also plummetting in price, even from local and online retailers trying to move stock for new gen, PS4, Xbone, and shit. Gamestop will have a huge blowout on current gen, and that will be the time to get some crazy deals. Mark my words. Happened when they stopped selling PS1 and PS2 a few years back, it'll happen again.

>>1800358
not retro but PS2/Xbox games are as cheap as they're gonna get for a while. Gamecube already got fucked by prices.
PS1 still has decent prices.

>>1800418
kingdom hearts is shit, I don't know why gamecube shit and ps2 shit would ever be worth anything. Nothing on those consoles is essential vidya

>>1800608

>>1800610
go away underage 6th gen was completely forgettable.

>>1800608
I don't really like Kingdom Hearts either but GCN and PS2 game prices are going up because every system's game prices eventually do

>buy Viewtiful Joe at a flea market for $10
>there's a receipt in the box from 2011
>it was $2

>>1800612
6th gen was the last memorable gen

>>1800358
This makes me pretty glad I got most of the games for the Genesis I wanted last year.
A couple of the ones I waited on made my wallet really hurt I paid 90 bucks for Splatterhousr 3 complete and 70 bucks for Mega Turrican complete, I am truly ashamed

>>1800475
In a way though, it isn't reseller scum. Most people who have that mentality do it so they can avoid spending a ton more if they want to pick up the same game in the future instead of trying to resell

Glad I got most of what when nobody gave two shits about retro and they wanted to get rid

>>1800621
Sorry it's just as bad as the 7th, there were a few classics but nothing really super essential

>>1800843
Wow, sounds just like the 5th gen.

>>1800621
>>1800843
>>1800858
>all this newer = shittier mentality

>>1800843
I know a lot of people prefer retro games on this board but to act like 6th gen didn't have some amazing games is silly.

>>1800878
List em I need a good larf.

>>1800858
5th gen was awesome because the saturn had a bunch of ports of actual good arcade shit. The original games were pretty bad for the most part though.

>>1800874
It is new games are bloated and take hours to do anything. Like fallout was great and it was fun but I still prefer a 20 minute fun as shit burner to an adventure mostly comprised of walking around an empty world.

>>1800909
>List em I need a good larf.
Anything that was on the Gamecube from Nintendo
Anything that was on the Xbox
Go look for a list of good PS2 games if you don't know them already

>>1800358
I sure am glad the 2600 is my favorite system to collect for, since the games are often cheap as shit.

>>1800909
>making an apples and oranges argument
>claiming oranges are better

>>1800935
I also have to add that the PS2 was when the AAA games were still good buys and not almost guaranteed shit.

This thread has turned into a /v/ thread with shitposting and low quality bait included.

>>1800935
The gamecube sucked, xbox was a dell PC so all its good shit was on the computer anyway, and PS2 had some okay games if you're one of those retards that thinks artfag shit like ICO was fun though just go hang yourself.

>>1800976
>every argument on /vr/ is shitposting
You are what you hate, anon.

>>1800973
SotC is a good game but I don't think its essential vidya. I wasn't saying anything was terrible I just don't think anything is must have. The SMT games you weebs loose your shit over aren't that great, persona 4 is actually shit.

>>1800943
No its apples are better. You can bit right into one and you have to peel an orange for the same satisfaction. I don't want to waste my time with bullshit to get to the good parts.

basically more than half of the games recommended on the /v/ recommended page are very affordable.Sonic, Aladdin, Golden Axe, World of Illusion, Dynamite Headdy and Quackshot. but yeah alot of the ones I'm wanting to get are expensive Gunstar Heroes, Shadowrun, Shining Force, Fucking Musha, Phantasy Stars, and Truxton. ps1 and 6th and 7th gen are cheap. dreamcast is getting up there too but slowly so pick what you can now anon

>WAAAAHHHH THESE GOOD DEALS ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME SPOILED ASS!

Until the most common games reaches these prices then you need to shut the fuck up.

>>1801090
every shit reseller store in my area sells truxton for 10 dollars. Every other game is over priced but I found truxton for 10 bucks at 3 of their locations.

>>1801220
If I want to pay those prices I want them in new condition like those are.

>>1800843
>just as bad as the 7th
You serious? 7th was utter garbage. It only had a handful of gems like MGS4, Valkyria Chronicles, Dead Rising, Catherine, Tales of Vesperia, and Bayonetta. Not to mention all of the DLC bullshit took off in that gen.

>>1800592
>Drakengard 2 for $60
Man, and I thought it was silly seeing a copy of that for sale for a good $35 a while back, considering what people seem to think of it even compared to the first game (which admittedly isn't for everyone, but as far as I know is a lot better character and storywise, and is a lot cheaper last I checked).

>>1801274
The biggest problem is that the story is linearly told between Drakengard 1 2 and 3, with Nier as a tangent story to one of Drakengards endings.

So if you want to get the most out of Drakengard 3 you need to play 2. Plus it wasn't ever very popular, so its got some indie cred.

Drakengard 1 is actually super boring to play. Its like a shitty Dynasty Warriors on the ground, and a dumbed down flight sim in the air. I still like it for some reason though.

>>1801253
None of those are essential, they are all good games but I could live without playing any of them.

>>1801290
Interesting. I'll keep that in mind if I get around to them. Just thought it was funny seeing Drakengard 2 a while back for a good $25 more than the first game given how much even fans of Drakengard seem to dislike that one, but wrote it off as just that store being stupid with prices as usual, since I'd seen it some months prior for just about $15 or so.

>>1801253
Doom 3 is not good, and Half Life 2 was really really boring. It wasn't even a game it was like a virtual tour of random locations. You guys need to up your standards

>>1801232
I wish I could find Truxton for those prices, that game rocks but it's tough! But usually the shoot em ups are expensive where I searched for. Even Moonwalker is expensive, I assumed it be cheap but probably because of his Death in 09 and his new post death album the prices went up. But I'm not gonna bitch and moan about it that much since most games are cheap!

>>1801334
I paid 40 dollars for my copy of truxton before I found all those 10 dollar ones. I know I overpaid but I wanted the game so badly

>>1801232
You're lucky. All the reseller stores where I live actually sell their shit even higher than what it goes for online. Some store I went to was selling a bare bones NES with no cored or controllers for $70.

>>1801429
>bare bones NES with no cored or controllers for $70
jesus CHRIST that's terrible

>>1801220
>Cool Shop Bro

>this thread
I'm actually disappointed in you for once, /vr/

>>1801253
you responded to the troll AND you fucking left out Silent Hill 2? god dammit people

>>1800984
>The gamecube sucked
Ohohoho you actually had me going there for a second

>>1802460
I only did 2004 games. I could do a 5x5 for 2001 games for sure though.

>>1802461

>not having RE4 for GCN

What is this, amateur hour?

>>1802461
Looks like a bunch of crap to me. That is seriously what you consider good?

So here's a question;
If Atari games are currently considered garbage, will NES/SNES/Genesis/Master System titles undergo the same price recession and become affordable to collect again?

Or when the prices on PS3/Xbox/Wii games become sky-high, will third and fourth gen games inflate to the point where they're worth their weight in Gold?

>>1802461
>no timesplitters
I know it looks like you were trying to make a giant collection of exclusives, but still

>>1802461
You're missing:
Rogue Squadron 2
REmake
RE0
RE4
Super Monkey Ball 1 and 2
Tales of Symphonia
Twin Snakes (even though MGS1 is better in every way except graphics, it's still a good game)
Otherwise, bretty gud library

>>1802461
why was mario party 4 the best mario party

>>1802461
That's the best the Gamecube has to offer?

>>1800383
NGPC has some sorta expensive games, and there aren't a lot of games in circulation.
Game Gear is FUCKING CHEAP AS HELL to collect for. It's fucking awesome. the only problem is finding a system in good condition (and even then, they all need cap replacements). The Game Gear also had some pretty okay numbers for some carts.

>>1802534
From what it seems nintendo games are the only thing that really seems to hold any sort of value so far. So I'm not sure if they'll ever drop to atari status

>>1802534
I love that Atari games are mostly dirt cheap now, more for me!

>>1802534
The reason they are considered garbage, and the difference between it and nintendo games is -Quality of games-.

Atari games suck, I don't care what you say they fucking have shit graphics and the music/sounds are horrid.

Don't say "BS MUH DONKEY KANG" !
nah, that was ported so there is zero reason to play it on atari.

NES games on the other hand, you can still pick them up and play for the most part and not want to blow your brains out after 5 minutes.


I believe atari games will always be a low price besides the ultra rare games.

>>1802612
I look at 2600 games the same way I would look at Pokemon cards or baseball cards, they're neat little doo-dads that are easy to get large quantities of, and each have their own uniqueness to them. I like the feeling of getting ten Atari games for $5, and wondering what they could be. They all feel so experimental.
I don't really think anyone should look at them as actual 'games', but more as kick-knacks. That's how I view them.

>>1802513
>fire emblem
>pikmin
>kirby air ride
it's like you don't even know how to have fun anymore

>>1802624
Yeah I can see picking up bundles to get a neat little collection for cheap. But I wouldn't go out of my way to search on ebay for a certain game or anything/

>>1800383
I want to start collecting PS2 games but I don't know how I feel about collecting CDs and DVDs. I mean, Saturn aside I only collected carts so far. I'd like to continue with the carts but shit can get expensive.

I only recently started collecting games. At least I only order Japanese games so it's kinda cheaper.

>>1802657
>collecting CD based games.

They won't last forever like cartridges.

>>1802657
One weird thing I've found is that PS2 games from Japland are usually fairly expensive.

PS1 games are dirt cheap though which is good considering that's what I've been buying lately.

>>1802694
I only notice that with games that have a US version

Jap exclusive seems to be extremely cheap usually by comparison

>>1802697
>I only notice that with games that have a US version

Mmm that's true. I've seen Jap MGS3 going for $30 while the non-Jap one goes for like $5. You're right with the Jap exclusives too. Got Poinie's Poin and Super Galdelic Hour for $10.

Which incidentally are both great games everyone should get

>>1802662
Cartridges are a lot nicer to collect. I don't mind buying Saturn games though because I can find a lot of them for pretty cheap anyway.

>>1802694
I'm considering buying PS1 games but again, the whole CD thing is putting me off. Plus it's already modded, same with my PS2. I might just buy some of my favorite games that I already beat or something,

I'm still getting used to actually buying games, feels weird after years of pirating.

>>1802713
>I'm still getting used to actually buying games, feels weird after years of pirating.

Ditto. My PS1 is modded (my ps2 is soft-modded) but I still buy games for them. But its handy for those times where you just can't justify spending the money that people ask for certain things. Like the Fatal Frame series or Tron Bonne.

>>1802726
Thing is with the Playstations is that the laser in a lot of the consoles is dead. My PS2 is connected to a hard drive so that's not a problem but I don't even know if it'll read games from the drive. For PS1 there's PSIO coming out eventually but I don't know how long the laser is going to hold out in that one either.

>tfw loved the ps2, second favorite console since the SNES, third being Genesis
>Start collecting PS2 games early, have 100 titles complete now

I got Rule of Rose as a gift, Yakuza 2 is pretty high up there in price, but I got it off of my retro salesman locally for 5 bucks.

I love collecting for ps2

>>1802625
>>fire emblem
>>pikmin
>>kirby air ride
my nigger
seriously, ain't no one who says the Gamecube has no library has played Air Ride

>>1802792
>Air ride with LAN cable
>City Trial with 3 friends

Never again will games be so fun

>>1800387
>man you collectorfags are like walmart moms. Gotta get those deals WHY? because they're deals!
I agree with this so much

Back when Earthbound was commonly going for $400, I found a VG copy or $160 in the wild at a store.

>"are you sure you don't want Earthbound today too? Only $160"
>"nah I'm good, thanks"

I didn't want it in the first place so I didn't drop $160 on a hunk of plastic that I didn't want. It's really that simple.

>but you gotta jump on all the good deals you find, anon! you might never find a deal that good again!

If someone offers you 10 tons of commercial grade, high-quality of manure are you going to accept it because it's free? If you don't want it, you don't want it. I actually think some collectorfags are hoarders in disguise.

>>1802819
>If someone offers you 10 tons of commercial grade, high-quality of manure are you going to accept it because it's free?

>tfw gardening hobby

Nah I still wouldn't take it

>>1802819
>Everyone on my dad's side is a hoarder
>Try to break free
>End up collecting videogames
>Claim it's organized so it's not hoarding

Does it count?

>>1802902
Whatever lets you sleep at night.
I would argue that its not hoarding since its
>focused
>organized
While hoarders generally hoard... everything, and as a consequence their houses are usually disgusting messes.

>>1802534
>will NES/SNES/Genesis/Master System titles undergo the same price recession and become affordable to collect again?

I doubt it. Unlike Atari games past Nintendo and Sega console games are still getting new entries to this day keeping interest and they still have basic design structures that are followed by modern games albeit with modifications. Atari as much as I hate to use the term dated with video games is a dated relic of the past only loved by people from that era or those who just like arcade style games that have a focus more on gaining points than a game meant to be a several hour long experience with a start and ending point.

>>1801401
i know that feel bro...

>>1802819
Yup you summed up a couple good points against collectorfagging. I'm glad there are like-minded people around

>>1802819
Your example is why I have a self imposed rule of never buying a game above $60 unless it's something really unique like Steel Battalion where you're paying more for the controller than the actual game.

Which was a mistake because Steel Battalion was just a Gungriffon clone that barely utilizes the controller.

>>1803315
how many hours do you have in that game though?

>>1803316
Around seven or eight. I would have probably enjoyed it more if I bought it when it was released instead of waiting like 12 years just constantly hyping myself up for it. It was inevitable I would be disappointed. The controller is really fucking neato though, gonna buy me one of those Xbox to USB converters so I can use it with Mechwarrior.

>>1803320
I hope you get more hours out of it. To me, vidya should always be a pretty cheap hobby. I'd say 1$/hr minimum , and that's even pushing it. I've gotten thousands of hours out of each flashcart / modchip I've bought.

set up that fucker with mechwarrior!

>>1803329
Gonna try my best getting more hours using it for other stuff on PC. Like I said with Steel Battalion your paying more for the controller than the game so while I found the game to be disappointing I am still really satisfied with the controller. It is not like most video game stuff where you're paying out the ass for some cheap toy made in a Chinese factory, the controller is really well built and has a lot of attention to detail to it.

But yeah usually I go for cheaper stuff, Steel Battalion was more of a special purchase because it was one of my dream games for years because I fucking love mech themed stuff so seeing that controller in magazines and videos always made me drool over the thought of using it.

>>1803334
yeah i'm not gonna lie , that controller is sick as fuark and would be pretty cool to own. I hope you get some more use out of it! and if you don't , I'm sure it won't be the hardest thing to resell

>>1803335
Thanks for the positive vibes anon. But yeah I would probably even gain a profit too because the controller has been going for like $50 more than when I bought it so if I ever do decide to resell it in the future it's not like I lost anything.

>>1803346
>this is /vr/

mfw

>>1801307

Your opinion on HL2 is so damn skewed. get off 4chan for awhile, damn.

>>1803363
I think that was a troll post. Who knows though.

>>1800462
For the most part, i've only noticed that the expensive PS2 games are obscure survival horror (ex. Haunting Ground, Kuon, Rule of Rose, Fatal Frame series, etc.) and the .Hack series

If it was my guess, those ones will definitely continue to shoot up in value and they're all pretty good games as well.

>>1803785
I see a lot of extremely low-popularity JRPGS around the $40 price range too

>>1803863
Maybe it's just me, but I haven't seen that many going for that much locally, though I suppose it depends on your definition of what games on the system are low popularity JRPGs.

Only really expensive JRPGs I've seen on the PS2 have been Wild Arms ACF ($45-60), Xenosaga Episode 3 ($45-70 out here), and perhaps Mana Khemia 2, which I've honestly never seen a copy of for sale in person (but it seems to go for a good $50-60 online last I recall). Oh, and maybe Shadow Hearts/Shadow Hearts Covenant for $45 and $35 respectively. Most other JRPGs on the system I've been seeing tend to fall in the $15-25 range or so, maybe less if it's something that sold well like Dragon Quest VIII, while you might see the occasional sealed reprint copy of a game for $30 or so.

>>1803363
No you, the game is so disjointed. I got it for my 15th birthday I was so excited. Its a huge step down from the first game, it was made to show of their new source engine and physics because the game actually sucks. It had atmosphere but it wasn't fun to play but you autists always convince yourselves atmosphere is the best aspect of the game it seems. It was seriously one of the biggest letdowns of my life, no more cool aliens just boring ant lion bullshit, seriously that was a fucking joke. Those were seriously the best aliens they could come up with? The guns, don't even get me started, fucking complete regression from the first game, it's got the most standard boring aresenal ever none of the guns are cool like the hornet, gauss and egon guns were. You have only convinced yourself it was a good game because you wanted it to be and you bought all the bullshit reviewers say cause we all know those fags are more impressed with aesthetics than actual gameplay. It fucking sucks just because every other FPS coming out around that time sucked worse doesn't excuse HL2.

>>1801292

You could live without playing a single video game. At the very least, MGS3 is essential. That game is a complete marvel. I'd also say Burnout 3 because that was insanely fun. Maybe VTM:B and GTASA as well.