/vr/ - Retro Games

>>915830


okay then because I experienced the opposite thing.

NG games ie are always sold as "mint" when they are in a really good condition.

ie the grading scale from neo-geo.com

NEW - Appears to have come straight from a factory sealed case.

LIKE NEW - Solid mint overall and appears to have never been played.

MINT - Insert & manual are in pristine condition. Virtually scratch free cart (minor factory scuffing may be present) but can't be 100% confirmed to be unplayed.

NEAR MINT - Faint signs of wear, perhaps a few light cart scratches, but close to mint.

EXCELLENT - Minor signs of wear, some cart scratches and insert could have some whitening and/or creasing at the edges.

VERY GOOD - Moderate wear, whitening & cart scratches.

GOOD - Progressively more wear, whitening & cart scratches than very good.

POOR - An abused item that has suffered numerous misfortunes. Cart scratches can be physically felt at this stage.

ROUGH - Item used as hockey puck, chew toy, or both. You get the idea.

>>915296


tbh I'd say right now is the worst time to start with it, with retro prices going through the roof.

but auctions on Ebay can be a choice (they tend to fare lower than BINs).


you want to collect US, European or JAP games?

>>915787

Englis is not my first language.


oh and go back to /v/ faggot no one needs your flaming here.
but I'll enjoy when you buy something as "mint" and then complain to the seller that it is not sealed...

>>915773
> but it's not like anything is really rare anymore.

except for a handfull of really rare and expensive titles this is true....

even those "rare japanese" games that dont pop up that often on Ebay or other places are common in Japanese retro shops.

and so many resellers buying up all those "rare" games.


today we're basically just left with expensive but not rare games.

>>914731

> Over time, the term "mint" began to be used to describe many different items having excellent, like-new quality.

I doubt anyone today uses MINT as NEW.

I've never heard it being used in that meaning.

more that today it means "pristine" condition.

>>914313


hehe - Freund von mir (Japaner) war dort im Sommer 2007. Er hat gesagt es gerochen wie auf einer Müllhalde lol

>>914287


haha - dann musst du mal im Sommer nach Tokio zur Comiket!

>>914268


I doubt it - like I said: most of this retro bubble is based on sheer stupidity and greed on both sides.

>>914258


lol - I've gone to anime cons here in Germany.

it's actually fun - watching obese girls trying to wear EVA suits or almost no clothing at all..........no, wait..it's actually no fun.

>>913404


good for you. my wife is asian and supposedly needs to understand retro games.

but all she does is play iOS games on my iPad.

>>913982
>>913965


definitely fun! it's basically like a big con for retro gamers.

always fun discussing funny stuff with other people and meeting friends that you can't meet otherwise.


actually there are a lot of this meetings in Germany.

so I wonder if it has to do with the people.

I mean but there are also anime cons in the US, right?

Not sure wether this will hurt resellers.

A lot of the retro market bubble is based on stupidity and a lack of brains.

Probably pic related.

Chibi Maruko-Chan Quiz for the Neo Geo.

I am just not willing to pay like 3500$ for it and the risk of getting a bootleg is just too high.


and most legit copies have severe sunfading...

>>896397


just dedicated - I could have been driving a middle class car by now maybe if I didnt invest lots of my money into games.

mind you I am collecting for more than 10 years now.

that Sapphire was bought when I studied in Japan - so I got it at a much more reasonable price then nowadays.

>>884675


yeah...smells awefully like /v/ and summer...

>>884526


I wonder why all the little kids are now interested all of a sudden in retro.

there is no Black Ops or Battlefield here.......

>>884286


that's gonna be difficult during summer I'd say.

lots of /v/ crap here lately.

Lots of my Neo Geo and PC Engine stuff.

some real jewels in there.

>>884417


wow! you so edgy and cool! how do I become such a tough internet warrior like you?

>>852562
>>851196


I doubt the Neo Geo AES is a place for newbies or "hip kids" trying to join the retro wave.

Neo Geo AES is a world of tears, horrors and pain......

>>848504


yes - the PCE version is censored. the hardcore scenes are cut out and the not so hardcore scenes are zoomed in so that you dont see that much.

PC-98 version is still the best.

>>850909


yeah I know...but it's my sick collector's mind that I keep on going...

besides I love the inserts and the snaplock cases

>>850802


haha yeah....

>>850489


you'd get skinned alive for that ..lol

though I have to admit I did not enjoy one single game on it.