/vr/ - Retro Games

>>9120869
Stop being a Buyfag and go back to /vr/ Nigga

>>9120895

You're on /vr/ you absolute fucking retard.

>>9120869
That's a nice purchase, anon. Thank you for reminding me I need to snag a cheap, used copy of Subsistence as well. I have a few copies of 3 between the PS2 1-3 box set, HD versions and whatnot but not a normal, two disc copy of Subsistence, and I want to play the MSX games.

>>9120939
the MSX games are also on the HD version tho.

Maybe valkyrie profile. I kind of regret not getting this when it was <100

Nothing to do with what OP is asking, but...
>still rocking the PS1 in 2005 since broke
>big fan of Metal Gear and MGS
>keep hearing everyone talking about MGS3 and how awesome it is
>come 2006 and Subsistence comes out with Metal Gear Online
>been loving Delta Force Black Hawk Down on PC, would fucking love to play this
>finally get a PS2 in July 2007 since prices finally dropped to $200 IIRC
>get a Tony Hawk game and MGS3 Subsistence
>pop the online disc in for Subsistence
>server is no longer online
>go online to do some troubleshooting
>"Dude, the entire game service was shut down back in April, you can't play anymore."
>never got a chance to play MGO

But back to the topic, rarest stuff I have would be my unique console controllers, and they aren't all that rare. SNES Mouse, PS1 Mouse, DC Keyboard, DC Mouse, and DC Fishing Controller. The SNES is a leftover from my late teens when I got it for free long before I had any use for it, the rest were all buys I'm happy with, with the possible exception of the DC mouse and keyboard. Most games that support alternative controllers are usually improved by them. The fishing controller and Sega Marine Fishing makes my DC popular with even the most casual of casuals. The SNES mouse is great in PC port games like Civilization and Eye of the Beholder, and makes King Arthur's World far more playable(there's also hacks adding mouse support to Clock Tower, Star Fox, and Shadowrun). The PS1 mouse is a must-have for the graphical adventure and RTS ports, and makes a fantastic alternative to playing the light-gun-shuffle for shooting games. The DC mouse and keyboard makes playing the few FPS PC ports a lot more like playing on the PC, but as well done as they were they are still inferior compared to the PC originals. If I played PSO online, did DC dev, or tried to use my DC as a web browser, it might come in more handy, but I don't so they mostly collect dust.

>>9120869
Bought a copy of Metal Slug for my Neo Geo MVS arcade board. Spent about 100 on it.

I'm happy with it but will still need something to protect it

Pokemon Box. My parents bought it for me on pokemoncenter.com near the end of when it was still available there, just after the Pokemon Center in New York had become Nintendo World and stopped selling it. Decades later I saw what it was going for on eBay and was surprised how expensive it eas.

Also, my dad has Snatcher for the Sega CD, he only still has the disc, though.

Persona 1 and 2 for the original playstaion in mint condition.

>>9120992
Just put it in an anti static bag and shelf it upright

Rarest is probably Pink Panther: Pinkadelic Pursuit for PS1. Looking on ebay there are 10 copies up right now between all regions. Most expensive is Klonoa

Just this. Still waiting for the price to go up more so I could sell it.

Gamecube has my most expensive shit:

>Chibi Robo
>Four Swords Adventures PAL copy
>Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
>Mario Party 7 (had no clue this was expensive)
>Wind Waker with the OOT disc
>Zelda Collector's Edition

All bought back in the day when they were new or cheap. Only GC game I've ever bought past 2007 was Viewtiful Joe.

Got a few expensive GBA carts too with their manuals but no box. Minish Cap, Zero Mission, Pokemon games etc. Not /vr/ but I've got Okamiden, Chrono Trigger, MegaMan Battle Network 5 and a bunch of other pricey shit. Again, all bought back in the day just because I liked the look of them in a magazine.

>>9120869
Don't know. Maybe the Suikoden games.
I don't keep track of the value and I don't buy games anymore. I got everything I have for next to nothing, before the prices inflated and e-celebs, redditors and zoomers destroyed retro game hunting for me.
Emulation is the way to go now.

>>9120869
I don't know if I have super rare games. I do have regular Subsistence though.
My guess would be any of the 4 Silent Hill games, maybe Godhand, or the Zelda CDi games? Also MGS for GBA which I bought for peanuts sealed in box. I may have some other shit that became super expensive in the last few years that I haven't noticed.

Idk, xenosaga 1-3, fatal frame 1+2, Gameboy player DISC lol, it's not rare but people ask alot for the ngpc with metal slug 1+2 and dark arms. Idk, I'm not selling ATM so I don't care

>>9120869
I have a MGS 3 Subsistence with cover signed by Kojima.

>>9120869
This is expensive now? I still have mine; didn't realize it was worth so much.

Panzer Dragoon Saga
I have a near full PAL Saturn collection but honestly most of the games are pretty bad. This one I play every year.

>>9120869
super bowling for n64. apparently the loose cart is going for $700 now

>>9120939
Just emulate them, MGS3 versions are garbage mobile ports that run at 10 fps

>>9121902
who the fuck is paying these prices for n64 garbage

I think the rarest game I have is Cosmology of Kyoto, the 3.1 version. I got it from my old University library when they were getting ready to dump a bunch of old stuff, along with a ton of books and Criterion DVDs. It's come up on Ebay maybe two or three times in the last five years. Besides that, I think the hardest to get, at least in America, is Despiria, which I found in a lot with a bunch of J-league sports games for $20 or so.
Besides that, I have a pretty nice collection of "games that weren't expensive when I bought them but have shot up since" -- Illbleed, D2, all the Silent Hills, the Xbox Fatal Frames, lots of Godzilla games, Trespasser. I'm sure there's some other stuff I'm either forgetting or I don't know has shot up.

>>9121937
retards who have bought into video games as an investment opportunity

I paid 450 dollars+ shipping for a working arcade board of Undercover Cops.

>>9120910
KEK

>>9120869
I will never understand the appeal of sealed games, trading cards, comics etc. It’s not like it’s some beautiful work of art. It’s just gonna sit there and slowly rot on your shelf because you can’t even use it for its intended purpose. The only purpose it serves is a bragging right to other coomlecters that at best will just remark “Wow that’s neat.” I hope it’s worth it you fucking dweeb.

Most expensive is not just a game but a game+system bundle, the Mother 3 Deluxe Box, I think it goes for close to $1000 nowadays.
Rarest game I own is CIB Bakuretsu Muteki Bangai-O for N64.

I own the rare game Folklore for the PS triple.

>>9123729
>used to see this for 7.99 new in gamestop years ago
life is a cruel joke

>>9123729
>>9123748
Not retro, kys

>>9123694
The idea for comics and cards is that it will rot much more slowly. I guess the idea with games is the same but they're made out of plastic and metal so people really shouldn't have to worry about it.

>>9120869
>What is the rarest/most expensive game in your collection? Are you happy with your purchase of it or have you had it since childhood?
Probably one of my loose SNES games, Chrono Trigger or Super Metroid maybe? I have a complete Skies of Arcadia Legends my friend gave me long ago when he decided to move on from the Gamecube to the Wii and downsized his extensive collection. Apparently God Hand is pretty valuable and rare now. Non-retro would probably be my complete Neptunia Vita collection or my sealed, release copies of Etrian Odyssey 4, 5, Nexus, Untold 2 and Mystery Dungeon. Also SMT IV Apocalypse sealed.
>>9123729
I regret not buying that when I saw it multiple times on Amazon. Oh well.

>>9120895
lmfao
I mean you're not wrong but still lmfao

Sealed PAL copy of Ar Tonelico. Game's borderline unknown in Europe because the PAL release only got limited quantities in France, Spain and Italy

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>>9123694
where do you think you are

>>9120869
vanguard bandits

>>9120895
lmao /vr/gin seething

>>9121014
What pokemon box, anon?

This game, Kowai Shashin.
It's an interesting collection piece since it's the subject of a creepypasta story that circulates on 2ch and such.
The game is about exorcising ghost photos but supposedly the staff used "real" ghost photos when making it and hence the game is supposed to be cursed, the director of the game killed himself, you should never play it, etc.

RXN Raijin for Switch, but it’s not retro

>>9126375
So why did you post?

>>9120869
According to the Game Eye tracking app, my most expensive game is currently Earthbound big box version complete for the SNES.

I also have Panzer Dragoon Saga for the Saturn that is probably rarer but not worth as much.

Homebrew-wise I have an "Investors" copy of Paprium for the Genesis, So its probably the "rarest" game I own.

>>9120869 (OP)
According to the Game Eye tracking app, my most expensive game is currently Earthbound big box version complete for the SNES.

I also have Panzer Dragoon Saga for the Saturn that is probably rarer but not worth as much.

Homebrew-wise I have an "Investors" copy of Paprium for the Genesis, So its probably the "rarest" game I own.

I bought all these years before the current crazy prices so I guess I'm "happy" I didn't pay more for them.

My rarest game I still have from childhood is probably Super Metroid complete in box.

Probably the rarest I have Is a sealed copy of Haunting Ground that I got for less than 100$. I'm happy with the purchase but It's also my first retro sealed game ever and I didn't want to open it, so I still replayed the game using my old pirated copy.

After that I guess my GameCube collection, which I started more than 6 years ago so I bought them at good prices (the best for me was RE4 for 15$). I managed to get my copy of Killer7 signed by Suda and RE4 and REmake signed from Mikami and those are my most valuable ones since I love those games.

>>9126369
Have you played it? I saw a while ago that this was translated and I've downloaded it but haven't bothered to play it yet.

>>9127225
I've finished it. Haven't died from any curses as of yet.

The story is kind of interesting. Nothing revolutionary, but still engaging enough.
The gameplay isn't terrible, but it's extremely rudimentary so much so that it feels like an indie game (and one made by someone who didn't know much about making games). If anything, it's kind of impressive how they made a conceptually unique game under the restraints of clearly not having any money or resources for making a game.

Now, here's were I tell you what's wrong with the game:
It's too hard- like, 'did they even playtest this?' hard.

When I'm not playing horror games I play fighting games and I'm pretty good at them- usually have a +70% win/loss record in any game I play. I'm telling you this so you understand I don't have sub-human reaction times to give context to why Kowai Shashin is so hard:
The more the game goes on the less time you have to hit a button in response to the ghosts appearing (which you must do to not die) and it gets to the point were I would question if it's even humanly possible to react fast enough.
Unless you have super-human reflexes, I would abandon all hopes of reaching the end of the game without cheating.

Fortunately, cheating is very easy.
Just hammer the start button on every frame that you think a ghost will appear on to pause the game and see what type of ghost it is so that you can respond with the correct button press the moment after unpausing the game.

In conclusion, I'd only recommend playing it if you are of a very patient and forgiving nature.

I got Xenosaga I JP.

>>9127308
I've also finished it. Every cursed myth always turns out to be a bunch of bul

>>9121130
wtf, why are these not bargain bin buddies?

>>9121130
Seriously why the fuck did this explode in price out of nowhere? It's not a rare game it sold enough on both Xbox and PS2 to get in the Platinum/Greatest hits line.

Bought this for a reasonable price a few years ago but now it has blown up in price it seems
>>9121130
Remember seeing this all the time in the bargain bin

I think the thing that makes me most upset is I genuinely just want to play these games and alot of people are just collectors and they stuff all this shit in a box or display case just to see they have it. I usually buy disc/cart only but even that can be expensive. I had an asshole hassle me to buy my gameboy advance from me. He didn't even care if it worked he just wanted to display it.

I have bought six of my top ten games in the last year.

Also
>Lol Rhythm Thief

Either the Turok rage wars grey cart or The misadventures of Tron Bonne.

>>9120869
Expensive on console? Probably Magic Knight Rayearth on Saturn. I bought it like ten years ago. Rarest game might be Metal Wolf Chaos on Xbox, it's sealed.
Arcade? Probably DDPSDOJ. Also bought this years ago. Rarest Arcade game... Is probably the same one, I think fewer than 500 are known to exist.

>>9120869
i dunno about rarest/most expensive (eBay is nuts when it comes to pricing) however, i remember buying "Galapagos: Mendel's Escape" straight from the store. ive never seen it in the wild and it was the only game that the devs ever made.

I own

>>9123857
The dude is entirely wrong in every way. Get some standards for what makes you laugh, you pathetic cuck.

>>9123789
There has to be irony in telling those "KYS" and being the only one that should.

>>9128868
It's a game that alot of normies liked to play, it's like midnight club 3 and grand theft auto San Andreas. Midnight club 3 dub edition remix is getting expensive too, but the game is a double layered disc so they are technically more fragile.

>>9120869
These are my most expensive,nothing actually rare or if they are they dont sell for absurb price yet.

I bought Chibi Robo when it came out after seeing it in Nintendo Power, it's still in very good condition so I guess probably that.

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>>9131732
NONE of these games are rare. I repeat, NONE of them. Just because there's some sort of hype/bubble going on because of nostalgia doesn't mean a game is rare. Best exemple is Hyper Duel on Saturn. No one watns to play this game and there have been the same dozens f auction up for YEARS on eBay no one buy but the price keep getting up bc of speculation. So dude have been trying to sell his sealed copy for 10+ years that's ridiculous. No one buys it yet he keeps pumping up the price. Imagine thinking so 'tendo or EA shit that sold milions in supermarkets all round the world is soem rare gem. Uncultured fags.

>>9131792
You should kill yourself as soon as possible.

>>9131792
I understand your response to some of the other posters, but the publishers of my game didn't even bother giving the PAL release an English cover or manual because they knew it would barely sell in Europe. Fans of the series weren't even sure if the game actually released at the time so suck a fat fucking chode, nerd. It's ironic that you call others uncultured when you don't know jack shit about the games you're talking about

>>9120869
X-Men Children Of The Atom, I didn't buy it my dad give to me as a gift and he got it decent price at local store compared to online.

>>9131792
How does your autistic ass define "rare" then? I'll wait

I got a Genesis copy of Pier Solar at goodwill for around $6.

>>9132154
I found a copy of Drowned God at goodwill a year ago, just sitting out by itself on a shelf. I was aware of it, but just found out on a now dead /v/ thread its apparently hard as fuck to find a copy of it with only one sold listing on ebay from May. Plus everything else tied to it makes it rather interesting to own.

>>9131792
cope moment

>>9131792
This is a thread of the most rare stuff in OUR collections you stupid idiot, not in the entire world

>>9131792
Yeah yeah yeah, you own nothing, here's your (YOU) retard

>>9120895

Mega Man X3
CIB Contra
CIB Pokémon Stadium 2
CIB Wario Ware Twisted
Kirby’s Dreamland 3

I have a copy of rule of rose my ex girlfriends mom gave me in a big box of games

>>9120869
Had it as a teen, sold my gamecube collection, then bought it again about six years ago

Nothing super rare, but these were much cheaper when I bought them almost 8-9 years ago

>>9134643
Damn that's lucky

But who owns the rarest cartridge of them all?

>>9120869
For me its "Custer's Revenge"

https://youtu.be/XCGm62Bcl1Y

Only rare japanese PS1 and Saturn stuff now. Sold everything Ntsc-u

>>9137112
Forgot image

ps2 haunting ground probably

>>9120869
Saturn flopoy drive, actually very useful

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>>9134697
whats this site?

I don't think any of these are truly that rare, except maybe the NGP games and Skies.

>>9137134
Game tracker app called gameye

>>9121561
>Chibi-Robo
Think that's the only GC game I want but don't have.
Guess I just have to emulate...

>>9122429
You can't tell me this is artificial...This is art, art has value.

>>9121937
i got my copy in a lot with a system, expansion pack, two controllers, two rumble packs, a controller pak, ten other games, most of the manuals, and a carrying case for $80 about ten years ago

>>9131792
>Just because there's some sort of hype/bubble going on
we've been hearing this since 2015. prices aren't going down. deal with it.

>>9134643
Nice! My friend was having a garage sale and sold me his copy of God Hand for a dollar even though he knew it was pricey.

mostly ps1 stuff but some newer games are getting pricey

Most expensive: CIB Super Mario Bros. 1
Rarest: CIB Starblade Alpha for PS1

I’m happy with both of these. I’ve wanted a complete copy of mario 1 since I was young and as for starblade, I like collecting namco’s PS1 titles.

>>9131792
Based