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ITT: your rarest or most expensive game

>> No.1737171

>>1737168
that jpeg is so rare man, if only you had the real copy

>> No.1737181
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newbies

>> No.1737183

JPEGs are too meta for me

>> No.1737187

>>1737181
Damn that seems like a lot of fun

>> No.1737263
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>> No.1737270

>>1737168
Magical Chase for TG-16.

>>1737263
I own eight of those.

>> No.1737289

>>1737168
Rule of Rose.
Got it for 8 dollars at a garage sale and the dude who sold it to me laughed at me for pulling out my wallet and giving him a 10 in a split second and telling him to keep the change.

>> No.1737294

>>1737270
>Magical Chase

I've heard a bit about this game. Why is it so expensive?

>> No.1737298

>>1737294
It came out late in the TG-16's lifespan and was only available through mail order.

>> No.1737353

>>1737181
i hope pic is average_vr_poster.jpg

>> No.1737519

Probably Pocky & Rocky 2.

I don't really care about rarity, I just collect games I like.

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>> No.1737989
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>>1737168
>>1737181

I got that too. Sorta.

>> No.1738085
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>>1737263
>>1737270

I sold most of those. It allowed me to buy much better games! I'm keeping Albert Odyssey - for now. Until I finally beat it, lol. The loading times between overworld and menu really kill it for me.

Rarest I own:
Albert Odyssey: Legend of Eldean
Strider 2
Elevator Action 2*

*Apparently Elevator Action 2 is "rare" now. What a fucking joke. I bought it for $50 two years ago. Don't fall for ebay bullshit!
Or just get Taito Legends 2 on the PS2 and save hundreds of dollars.

>> No.1738095

>>1738085
>Or just get Taito Legends 2 on the PS2
Or don't considering they fucked up the machine gun on that version. Get the Xbox/PC version. Still, I think those are both missing proper lights-out effects.

>> No.1738114
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I don't have anything extremely rare or valuable, but I suppose these are my best:

Rule of Rose - $140ish
Mega Man Legends 2 - $85ish
Kuon - $90ish
Haunting Ground - $100ish
Tomba - $100ish

>> No.1738128
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Added some rare Saturn games and a spare Duck Tales 2 since since, nothing over $200 added though.

>> No.1738143

>>1737989
>buying reproduction carts

>> No.1738172

>>1738114
>Haunting Ground
>100 bucks
Really? Shit I guess I should increase my last bid on that auction. I put it at like 85.

>> No.1738236

>>1738172
I was quickly going off Amazon prices. Though my copy is considered "Like New," I see some claiming to be near mint on eBay for $80ish, so you shouldn't necessarily need to boost your price.

>> No.1738247

>>1738236
Yeah I've heard as much. Horror is kinda my jam atm so I've been looking at picking up more, Martian Gothic Unification was fun at like 8 bucks but it seems like the PS2 has a lot of horror games on it, like Haunting Ground and Rule of Rose.

Anyways, related to thread.

>Valkyrie Profile
>MegaMan Legends 1 and 2
>Brigadine Legend of Forossa

>> No.1738326

I have a coy of Mega Man Battle & Chase, which was pretty cool except that I could only play it in fucked-up black and white on my modded PSX.

Then it was re-released on the Mega Man X Collection.

So I guess it's Tobal No. 1, which isn't all that rare, I dunno.

I like Tobal No. 1.

>> No.1738339

I don't really have that many rare things

-I have a Vectrex system without the controller
-I have a Phillipps 3DO
-Megaman Legends 2
-Megaman 7
-Lufia 1 and 2
-Lunar Silver Star Story and Eternal Blue Complete
-I used to have Shantae on the Gameboy Color- but it mysteriously disappeared from my room.
-Ninja Five-O for Gameboy Color

I can't really collect systems and games anymore since I ran out of space.

>> No.1738345
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>tfw own a mint-condition copy of a game no site anywhere lists
>it's worthless
seems rarity has nothing to do with price.

>> No.1738346
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1738346

i havent got it so this is a stock photo but i just bought it of ebay, i also have ntsc versions of final fantasy 3 and chrono trigger and a pal copy of keios flying squadron 2 "in colour" sorry whenever i say the name that comes in to my head

>> No.1738352

>>1738346
i havd a pal copy of guardian heros but it went missing along with my poraduis for snes

>> No.1738361

>>1738345
Rarity factors into price, but its not the only factor.

Popularity, Rarity (as in, number of copies printed, as well as copies available. More copies available generally equates to lower price, which is why shit like Earthbound gets horded and still claims its 200 asking price on occasion), as well as game quality play factors.

No one really wants to pay 200+ dollars for a game that isn't at least decent, which is why those are strictly collectors only items.

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not rarest nor most expensive
just a favorite

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>>1737989
>paying money for a reproduction cart

>> No.1738814

>>1737168

that was the last game i bought for the nes as a kid. don't know where it is now. hopefully still i my parents basement somewhere.

>> No.1738836

>>1738128
>earthbound
>rare
HAHAHA. do people seriously believe this shit? it's barely an uncommon game at best. people just seem to loose their shit over it for some reason even though its a mediocre game at best.

>> No.1738857

>>1738836
Uncommon is a pretty good definition of its production rarity but then it became rare in circulation because no one bought it back in the day. Everyone knew it was only mediocre compared to the other JRPGs that were up against it and it cost $20 more because you HAD to buy the strategy guide with it.

It's an unpleasant example of perception changing over time. For some reason I guess Ness is in Smash Brothers or something? That caused some interest in "Whoa obscure Nintendo JRPG what?" plus scumbag market speculators getting their hands on cases of unsold NOS copies and artificially creating scarcity on top of the thing unfortunately having parallels to modern "big box collectors editions" all adds up to a rage-worthy modern misperception of he game. I'm glad I got rid of mine for $450 even though it peaked at ~$700 before the VC release.

>> No.1738889

>>1738114
>>1738172
>>1738236
>>1738247
You can get the PAL version of Haunting Ground off Amazon.co.uk for £15. Why is the NTSC version so expensive?

>> No.1738892

>>1738889
Because nobody wants PAL shit.

>> No.1739005

Nothing too impressive, except perhaps the non-retro Q. Both games are around €80 around here, though the SoM could've been more if the map and manual were in good condition, but we used the fuck out of it when we were younger.

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>>1739005
And of course I forget the picture, again.

>> No.1739016

>>1738892
It's quite literally the exact same game with different packaging. Most Genesis games are.

>> No.1739019

>>1739016
I should also note that US copies of Haunting regularly go for $20-30 on eBay, loose and complete.

People really need to actually check completed listings for once.

>> No.1739032

EVO. Too bad the label isn't in real good shape. (at least this proves me the cart is somewhat legit).

Unlike America, in BRland I have trouble believing carts with amazing labels are legit. Too many bootlegs.

>> No.1739040

>>1739009
why do you have a calender from the year 2000 on your desk still?

>> No.1739058

>Bomberman 64: The Second Attack
>Megaman Legends 1 and 2
>Mutant League Hockey
>Time Killers
All falling around the $50 mark, with MML2 being a bit higher. Nothing too fancy, but I'm doing okay I guess.

>> No.1739060

>>1739040
It's a drawing block thingy my dad got for free at his old job, it was 100 pages thick or so, and I only use 2 or 3 pages a year.

>> No.1739093

>>1738717
>Paying $300 for the original cart.
>Demonizing and shaming making repros.

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>>1738143
>>1738717

Who said anything about buying? The only thing I bought was the cartridge and box, both of which cost me $10 total. I made the rest.

>> No.1739115

>>1738892
PS2 pal games usually have a 60hz display mode.

>> No.1739121
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Probably Battle Garrega. A few others here are worth a bit too.

>> No.1739764
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a chunk of my boxed SNES games, original boxed ones are mostly complete, still replacing my plastic repro boxes.

>> No.1739785

>>1739121
Huh, I never knew Castle of Illusion and Quackshot got Saturn ports. Is World of Illusion on there?

>> No.1739796

The rarest game I own is probably Bangai-O! for the N64. I'm not sure exactly how rare it is compared to other games in general, and I hear they only made 10,000 copies. That sounds like a small amount for a game released in the '90s, even if it is a Japan-only release.

Also, how "rare" is Castlevania Bloodlines? I know it sort of fell into that Earthbound-like trap of re-sellers buying boxes of unsold copies and selling them at inflated prices, so that kind of cuts into how many copies wind up circulating through the open market.

>> No.1739828

I have a physical disk of the Mr. Pibb The 3D Interactive Game. No case or anything though, found it in my attic. Not sure of it's worth, not sure of it's rarity, but I know for a fact that out of all the games I have, it gets talked about the least.

>> No.1739835

>>1739093
>people being smug assholes about vidya.
welcome to /vr/ m8

>> No.1739847

>>1739796
>Also, how "rare" is Castlevania Bloodlines?

Not very rare at all. It got reprinted by Majesco in 1995/1996 in cardboard boxes. It's not dirt common, but it is by no means rare enough to justify the $50+ it commands thse days.

>> No.1739868

>>1739847
So in other words, it's about as "rare" as every other old Castlevania game?

>> No.1739869

>>1739835
or you know, people who might be upset that they now have to go out of their ways to make sure that the games they bought were legitimate and not just one of the fake pieces of shit clouding the market right now

>> No.1739875

>>1739764
Nice display. Are those protective plastic cases covering the original boxes?

>> No.1739878

>>1739868
Just about, yeah, though Dracula X on the SNES did have a legitimately small release.

>> No.1739883

>>1738345
what game is it?

>> No.1740095
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>>1739875
thanks and yeah, there really cheap and help a lot with shelf wear, come in most sizes, I have some on my better PS2 and Zelda cart collection.

>> No.1740171

>>1737181
my fucking sides

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>> No.1740294
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These are my rarest

>> No.1740318

>>1740294
I'll never understand why that flintstones game is so expensive. Isn't Rescue of Dino and Hoppy cheaper? I love the Flintstones and Jetsons games by Taito tho.

>> No.1740350

>>1740318
Surprise at Dino Peak was a Blockbuster exclusive, which is a recipe for expensive-ass game.

>> No.1740360

I guess it would be my copy of Suikoden II.

Also, since I saw them mentioned earlier, I also have both Mega man Legends games and Strider 2.

Not Retro but I also have an unopened copy of Ico laying around. I found it years back when a toys r us was clearing out ps2 games. I originally intended to actually play it but never got around to it. Also have an unopened Dirge of Cerberus, but I don't see why anyone would care about that.

>> No.1740375

>>1740294
http://www.videogameboxprotectors.com/ could be your friend for that poor box, it will at least hold it together if not help reform it a bit.

>> No.1740387

>>1740350
Then why's the PAL version so expensive too?
It's not a Blockbuster exclusive.

>> No.1740447

>>1740387
My guess? PAL-A was Italy, an PAL-B was Scandinavia, so I think it's just a matter of low distribution.

>> No.1740748

>>1740360
I've actually considered buying a lot of the dirt cheap sealed games because I think it would be satisfying to open them up (maybe on a youtube video).

Theres also the whole "I'm the only one who's ever played this copy" which is kinda nice.

My greatest shame is not keeping my FFT Black Label case and manual. I seriously went through 3 copies of that game and my last 2 were greatest hits. I just had a new copy so I saw no point in going and keeping it.

That green label on the shelf haunts me to this day.

>> No.1740750

>>1737168
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/161352338731?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1426.l2649

Gonna post this here, this is not my ad, I would be bidding on it but they don't ship internationally. This could be a good opportunity to pick up Valkyrie Profile and Brigandine (Both ~100 bucks) if you get lucky. Replacing the jewel cases is a trivial task

>> No.1740771

Both Megaman Legends games and Misadventures of Tron Bonne. The funny thing about Tron Bonne is I bought it for like $20 from Capcom's website. They even sent me a free Megaman shirt with it, but it was a child size.

>> No.1740772

tomba

>> No.1740793 [DELETED] 

>>1740095
That's awesome. Where do you get them?

>> No.1740817 [DELETED] 

>>1740771
>The funny thing about Tron Bonne is I bought it for like $20 from Capcom's website.
Nobody wants to here that. Get bent.

>> No.1740820

>>1740771
>The funny thing about Tron Bonne is I bought it for like $20 from Capcom's website.
Nobody wants to hear that. Get bent.

>> No.1740823

>>1740820
I got one better. I got mine for 5$ new when a video game store was moving and clearing out PS1 games (This was ages ago)

>> No.1741062

Rarest game I own? Well I do have an Action 52 that I got a yard sale a few years back but that's about it. Got harder to find games but not really any super rare games.

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This little baby
It's worth over $9000.
I'm going to hold on to it to pay for my kids college and take a little vacation.

ujelly?

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This little baby
It's worth over $9000.
I'm going to hold on to it to pay for my kids college and take a little vacation.

ujelly?

>> No.1741163

>>1741062
yeah, most have been picked up by collectors/resellers, and the rest are hidden away in attics and such.

>> No.1741563

>>1741062
Sell that shit

>> No.1741609

>>1741157
Just don't kill yourself finding a buyer...

>> No.1742794

Mine is probably the Uncharted 2 fortune hunter edition

>> No.1742810

>>1741157
duuuuude is that a nes 001???

(captcha: ganglion pubscat)

>> No.1742817

>>1739764
welcome to faggotville

>> No.1742827

For /vr/, either the FZX expansion kit or a Shock Troopers kit

For not /vr/, Metal Wolf Chaos

>> No.1742835

>>1738717
I payed money for a repro cart of Somari.
That's right.

>> No.1742837

i got a complete pal copy of knuckles and knuckles for the mega drive, i'm not sure if its expensive but im pretty sure its rare, i hardly ever see it being soled boxed. im guessing since its cardboard most of the boxes where fucked out into the trash.

>> No.1742893

>>1742817
Enjoy having worn-down games in 10 years.

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>>1740375
>http://www.videogameboxprotectors.com/
Thanks, anon!

>> No.1743090

>>1740823
I've had good deals like that in the past, but I never took care of my games. Most were slowly ruined throughout the years. A few of games did survive though. I was very delighted that my Mega Man Legends was still miraculously in mint condition. Then one day my cat got inside my room and urinated all over my remaining ps1/ps2 games (which were kept in a storage bin that was momentarily opened). I kinda felt a similar feeling to what I imagine The Dude must have felt when he walked out of a bowling alley only to witness his car engulfed in flames, prompting him to say "Well, they finally did it. They killed my fucking car.".

Time to start over!