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3874196 No.3874196 [Reply] [Original]

>original game is 1-player only and goes for $5
>sequel has multiplayer but is $200

>> No.3874258
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>GAME
>GAME: SUPERIOR EDITION
>superior edition costs less than the original even though it's improved in every single aspect

>> No.3874317

>>3874196
When I found out how expensive Power Stone 2 is I was baffled

It's a great game, but jesus

>> No.3874358
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>>3874196
>game comes out in limited release stateside
>jack the fuck up those prices
>jew store brings it back
>keeps the prices elevated
>gets sequel
>ships a cargo ship full of copies this time
>first game drops to where it should of been entire time
>that moment when u get hyped over rare game, then its own market crashes itself.
>mtw when u saved yourself from spending $100+

>> No.3874391
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>find game you've been looking for
>open case to find cartridge covered in rental store stickers
>tfw

>> No.3874442

>>3874258
"Superior editions" of games tend to be less popular with collectors than the original versions, hence the lower price

>> No.3874635
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>>3874391
>buy clayfighter: sculptor's cut
>open case to find cartridge covered in blockbuster stickers
>mfw

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>game sells more than 10 million copies worldwide
>people act as if it were an ultra-rare item and sells it for a copious amount of money

>> No.3874670

>game that almost everyone with a nintendo system probably owns is $70
>game that literally nobody bought, and is in a niche genre that attracts price gougers like no tomorrow worth $10

>> No.3874748

>>3874635
What did you expect?
Sculptor's Cut was a rental exclusive.

>> No.3874921

>kids cry on the internet about the high cost of games
>prices go up

>> No.3876102

>>3874645

No one can sell shit without a willing buyer.

>> No.3876387

>>3874391
I hate it when they put the sticker under the plastic. I mean wtf, thats going way out of the way to fuck the game up

>> No.3876517

>>3874391
>they've literally engraved "FOR RENTAL ONLY" with a huge circle around the text into the plastic

Y o u d e n s e f u c k e r s

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>>3874645
THIS THIS AND THIS. FUCK I HATE THAT SO MUCH. GOD DAMN IT FUCK.

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>superior game out of 2 games is worth like $10
>shittier game out of the 2 is "rare" and going for like $300

>> No.3877192

>>3874748
He made a joke anon. You also missed that N64 games don't come in cases.