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I just picked this up for $250 complete and works. I've yet to play it but want to with the light gun. Anyone have any experience or opinions?

>> No.1918864
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>>1918861
>I just picked this up for $250 complete and works.

>> No.1918869

I mean I know it wasn't a "great" deal by any means, but this is literally the only copy I've ever seen. I live in quite a rural area.

>> No.1918925

>>1918861
I got my copy for $100 a couple of years ago. It was missing only the registration card. I had to use the light gun to complete it, because those last couple of fights were too much for me to handle with the controller alone.

>> No.1919041

just download the rom and play it with an emulator

>> No.1919045
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1919045

>250 fucking dollars

holy shit man get a fucking emulator or play the fucking pc version

>> No.1919091

>>1918864
>>1919041
>>1919045
Poorfags

>> No.1919098

>>1919041
>>1919045
I heard the Sega CD has no copy protection and it can play burned CD's.

>> No.1919101

>>1919091
Richfags understand the value of money.

That's why they aren't poorfags

>> No.1919145

>he didn't burn a disc

wow

>> No.1919152
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1919152

>Display box only

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>>1918861
>I just picked this up for $250 complete and works
>$250

look it's your money and you can do what you want with it, but I gotta tell you that's stupid. You're stupid.

>> No.1919160

shut up about emulating or burn disk its actually nice to have a rare piece like that

>> No.1919162

>>1919158

>>/a/

>> No.1919168

>>1919162
>getting upset over an reaction image

>> No.1919171
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>>1919160

It's a dime a million polycarbonate disc containing nothing data and a cheap plastic box.

>> No.1919174

>>1919171
so any disk based game is worth nothing because you can burn it and print off a cover? then its just fake and cheap

>> No.1919180

>>1919174

it's not worth paying 250 dollars for a game you've never played and have no real sentimental connection too, and that's debatable.

it' the same for carts it's all disposable plastic and data.

what are you really getting? Something you'll shove on a shelf and look at once in a blue moon

>> No.1919183

>>1919180
im not the op i wouldnt pay 250 for this game either but i was just trying to say i would rather have this then play an emulator. i bought skies of arcadia for 60 dollars when i could over emulated that on dolphin but i just thought it would be nice to have

>> No.1919184

>>1919183

paying 60 is a lot different than paying 250

>> No.1919185

I paid 320 for it

:DDD

sealed

>> No.1919326
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1919326

>I've yet to play it

I really hope that means you just didn't play the copy you got and not that you threw $250 on a game you don't even know you like.

>> No.1919430

>>1919091
>>1918861

You know what you could have done? You could have emulated it. If it's a high quality emulator fed into a CRT TV, there is no obvious difference from real hardware.

And then you could have donated 250 dollars to a real charity like MSF instead of to the greasy hands of a reseller Jew.

>> No.1919438

>>1919430
So. Fucking. Jealous.

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>>1918861

>> No.1919472

>>1918861
A gun is required to play this? I burned a copy of this but haven't played it. What should I run to ebay and grab? the accessory seems to be pretty cheap

>> No.1919475

I sure hope to hell OP is a troll. But then again there are people this stupid...

>> No.1919504

>>1918925
I think it's easier with the D pad.

>> No.1919505

>>1919098
You heard right. For some reason though the lip syncing gets screwed up on burnt copies of Snatcher.

>> No.1919507
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1919507

>Paying $250 for a display box only

>> No.1919510

>>1919505
Not for me it didn't

>> No.1919546

Didn't think /vr/ had any good trolls on it until now.

>> No.1919547

>>1919045

Not everyone likes emulation, dude. I don't know if I would pay $200 though. $150~ is my cutoff point for games

>> No.1919551

>>1919158

This game is notoriously expensive, learn your Sega CD stuff.

>> No.1919574

>>1919551
>overpaying for video games isn't stupid, everyone does it!

>> No.1919581

>>1919551
>learn your Sega CD stuff.
I know a lot about Sega CD. For example, I know that there's no copy protection.

>> No.1919593

>>1918861
>>1918861
>>1918861

Buying a piece of plastic for 250 clams.

Nigga you crazy.

>> No.1919598

Just because you can doesn't mean you should.

>> No.1919614

>>1919551

That's likely a troll but...

Yes, and people will buy things just because they are "rare". They don't want it because they want to play it, they want it because it's labelled as "rare" and they got an orgasm everytime they look at it on their shell or brag about it on retrogaming boards. That's why they accept to pay unreasonable prices for these things and are proud of it.

Is it stupid ? Yes I think it is, but a lot of unreasonable things also are. I say let them fill the bank accounts of opportunistic retrogaming entrepreneurs if that makes their life better... and let us making fun about their stupidity for thinking owning a "rare" game will make them happy or "special".

>> No.1919624

>>1919091
Spending $250 on videogame does not make you rich, just some stupid nerd Ith weird life priorities.

I spent $300 for one night in a first-class palace with my wife. This wasn't even that expensive but one of our best... humm... experience ever. Have fun banging your "snatchers" with your "lightgun", I'm sure your mom is proud of you.

>> No.1919630

>>1918861
>Paying $250
hasn't even played it yet

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>>1919624
>enjoy ur video games while i have sex with my wife, nerd XD

Why are you even here?

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>>1919624

>> No.1919684

I don't know why the "collector" vs. "emulator" argument still exists.

Both sides are right.

Emulators are purists in the sense in that they prioritize the playing of the game above all else, so the medium they use for such is irrelevant. As long as they can play the game, they're satisfied. And that's fine.

Genuine collectors (who actually plan on playing the games rather than use them for shelf porn) are purists similar to emulators, but prefer to have a tangible connection to something that exists in physical space and actually has a living history. They appreciate the aesthetics of the cartridges, box art, and systems themselves. I understand this might bother emulators because they see those elements as superficial and materialistic, which have nothing to do with the actual "game" itself.

Collectors don't see that duality. For them, those "superficial and materialistic" elements are as part of the game as its code. And beyond that, collecting is simply fun in its own right (not necessarily buying from eBay auctions, but hunting as flea markets, yard sales, thrift stores, etc).

And again, neither side is wrong. Both sides just connect with the hobby in different ways.

>> No.1919718

>>1919091
This has nothing to do with being a poorfag, you got robbed on this one you idiot, Game goes between $150-$200 complete. Not gonna be a richfag for very long if you keep overpaying for shit.

>> No.1919723

>>1919624

At least Snatcher lasts longer than 5 minutes

>> No.1919808

>>1919723
sick burn

>> No.1920261

How is buying a rare video game wasting your money?

As long as you know its value, you could sell it tomorrow for the same price you paid for it. If you keep it 5 years, its value could quite easily have doubled.

Anyway,
>actually caring about what people spend their money on

>> No.1920832

>>1920261
>As long as you know its value, you could sell it tomorrow for the same price you paid for it.

No you can't. Just because you toss it up on ebay for 250 does't mean its going to sell

>> No.1920837

>>1920261
>>actually caring about what people spend their money on
>Post a stupid purchase online
>People call you out on it
>Pfft why do you even care

>> No.1920978

>>1920832
>As long as you know its value
>As long as you know its value
>As long as you know its value

>>1920837
Samefag

>> No.1920982

>>1920978
>>As long as you know its value

what it's value is and what's it worth aren't the same thing idiot. Just because you toss it up it's not gonna sell in a fucking day, these games can go months without selling they're so expensive.

>> No.1920985

>>1920982
Right, which is exactly why I said it COULD sell, not WILL sell tomorrow.

>> No.1921074

ITT : mad people the op's that spawned them

>> No.1921095
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1921095

Someone just paid me $250 to take this from them. Anyone have any experience or opinions?

>> No.1921102

>>1921095
>1990
Old and outdated. I'll never understand why they put the years on these things, always makes the value depreciate faster.

Bin it.

>> No.1921118

>>1919614
Dude it's ok to be a bit jealous over OP owning something really fucking cool like Snatcher and you don't but there is no need to throw baseless insults and nonexistent stereotypes over it.

>> No.1921138

>People bitching about paying money for a rare game

What happened to the /vr/ I know and love

>> No.1921189

>>1920985

no what you said was

>you could sell it tomorrow for the same price you paid for it

This implies that if you put it on ebay it would sell. Learn English.

>> No.1921239

>>1921138
>People bitching about paying money for a rare game

That's not what people are upset about and you'd know this if you've been on this board for more than a week. Even during its early days people here always discouraged paying these assinine prices for a game, what is praised is if someone goes out and finds a rare game for a decent price in the wild. Fucking anyone who has a job can go on ebay and buy a rare game at a high price and it's not something worth bragging about.

>> No.1921249

>>1921239
This.

>> No.1921256

>>1921138
It's been like this for like a year, ever since "reseller scum" became this board's boogeyman.

>> No.1921338
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1921338

>>1918861
>$250

>> No.1921343

>>1921189
Again, you're mixing up 'could' with 'would'. The two words are not synonyms.

Clearly you lack the proper knowledge of one's modal auxiliary verbs.

I think it's time you go back to school.

>> No.1921345

Why do people on /vr/ seem to hate collectors?
This board seems like it is mostly populated with people in their early 20s who think playing emulators is all retro gaming is about. They can't understand why someone would want to play a "real" copy of an old game, let alone pay for one. People who care about the real copies are generally people who grew up with them and want the experience to feel as authentic as possible. They know full well that an emulator can be indistinguishable from the real thing, but that's not the point.
It's about owning a game you could never get as a kid.

Of course... I can't think of many games from my youth that I would pay 250$ for. But, if that game really twists your tits then good job, OP. Hope you enjoy it.

I'm not a collector, but I certainly understand why someone would spend good money on old games. Collecting shit is always a money pit.

>> No.1921356

>>1921343
>Again, you're mixing up 'could' with 'would'. The two words are not synonyms.

when you say you COULD do something you're implying that's what will happen

I.e

you could go to the store tomorrow and buy a pack of gum.

you need to add in a MIGHT or POSSIBLY to make the outcome more variable.

>> No.1921387

>>1921356
Are you braindead or something?

If you're saying you 'could' go to the store to buy some gum the next day, you definitely 'could' go and buy some but equally you 'could' not.

It clearly implies one or the other.

I've seen some retards on this board in my time but you sir take the cake.

>> No.1921390

>>1921356
>"could" implies certainty in this version of english
I could sell my own butthole for 250$ tomorrow.

>> No.1921394

>>1921390

and it would sell you sexy sexy thing.

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1921403

Oh look, another thread where /vr/ does nothing but shit on capitalism and the bourgeoisie, stop the fucking presses, turn on CNN, and color me surprised.

>> No.1921416

>>1921390
Give me you contact info cause I'd gladly pay for it.

>> No.1921419

>>1921239

>fucking some grandmother out of hundreds of dollars at her yard sale is okay, but paying market value for something on eBay or at a locally owned shop is tantamount to being gang raped by Jews

Okay.

>> No.1921663

>>1919723
shots fired

>> No.1923046

>>1921138

the in/v/asion is real

what an unfortunate waste of a snatcher thread

>> No.1923075

>>1919624

Maybe playing Snatcher for someone is the best experience of his life. You simply have no right to tell anyone how to spend their money or belittle someone for their life choices

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>>1918861
> $250

What the fuck.

You aren't missing a lot by not having a lightgun. It was just something they threw in for the heck of it.

>> No.1924269

>>1923046
>>1921138
Shut up OP.

>> No.1924279

>>1923106
Just like the absurd insector onslaught at the end they threw into the Sega CD version "for the heck of it" (There are no shooting segments in Act 3 on any Japanese version of the game -- as soon as Metal leaves Gillian you enter the room with Jamie)

The Justifier isn't required, but it damn sure helps for the added difficulty of the Sega CD version.