nicoga3000
Saint Nic
I sold all of my N64 and am in the process of selling the rest of my NES. I'm keeping my repro games and just bought a 64 and NES Everdrive. Best decision I've ever made for collecting.
Why? Because he was money to spend on something he wants? That’s a little silly.Rich people buy stupid, narcissistic stuff all the time while others starve. Hope the guy chokes on it.
If you collected old games like Atari, Coleco, Sega, Nintendo, etc, your best time was 2001-2007 at best. Although there are some games on some systems that I am missing I got most of my collections before this insanity. For after 2007 good luck, if you see any deals get them fast before greedy people start paying attention and adjust prices accordingly. Some of the people buying games like this aren't even collectors but may be re-sellers or have some other alternative motive.
The last few years have been really difficult for retro game collecting on several systems unless you don't mind burning wads of cash. Even for bad games you have to spend wads of cash.
What's worse is when many morons by these games at a premium and then everyone else inflates the prices higher because there's no unity in retro collecting, so it's just a big mess. Game could be $30 today, some guy sells it for $70 tomorrow, next week all selling copies are $90. For those that have been on the fence nothing you can do but wait for interest and demand to drop, which happens with some systems a few times after 2-3 years. temporarily.
BTW PS2/Xbox/GC/DC games are still relatively cheap but if you've been paying attention that's rapidly changing so I would start working on those collections now.
I don't think you will have trouble finding a digital copy of Super Mario Bros.Everything I'm hearing in this thread sounds like a case for why ROMs should be made available for sale or able to be distributed freely. Collectors can have their original cartridges and discs. Gamers should be able to buy carts and load any ROM they want onto it without having to resort to probably illegal means to get everything they need (including the ROM).
This is a one off thing but the collectors market in general for games has gotten crazy. I collected in the 2000s but eventually sold all my stuff.
That only really applies to Japanese focused systems, Western consoles and WW consoles with heavy western support like PSX are a completely different issue.
No, sealed SMB NES are actually much cheaper than this, read the story to see why the "seller" and the "buyer" though that price was a good idea, it wasn't just because it was sealed.
You should have waited till the 2010's, your collection might have been 2 to 3x more.
Which is what I am doing. But as mentioned last page, you get screwed over pretty hard when it comes to that. "New game" means with the original shrink but often enough, they just re-seal a used copy in very good condition. Ebay in Europe is full of these kinds of sellers. While Japan is a bit better, it still does happen. Luckily, I'm only collecting games that I like or from franchises that I like(d). Of course, the best possible edition is a must which usually means limited and original release rather than some re-release.Of course not much compared to some sealed stuff. But I don't collect sealed stuff cause I play my stuff.
Living in Europe my only option is eBay. Nobody's on my country sells Japanese or US games on flea markets, you can be sure of that.
Living in Europe my only option is eBay. Nobody in my country sells Japanese or US games on flea markets, you can be sure of that. You murricans have a big advantage if it comes to finding cheap games. Alone the RGB and region free modding of all consoles wasn't cheap. I payed for my RGB, region free modded pc engine duo imported from Japan alone 300 euros with shipping. It's an expensive hobby for sure if you wanna do it the serious way.
I wonder how the prices would be for 64DDs if only people who were really interested in playing a 64DD game were buying them. As it stands, to be able to play F-Zero X Expansion Kit would cost me 1000€, which sadly is not something I can justify for a single game. Maybe when the house is paid off, one day... But then again, it will probably be much more expensive then.I know, but the gamers who just want to play a handful of their old favorite games aren't the ones driving up prices. The collectors are.
Yeah lukie games in US is also my ebay shop to go for nes carts shipped to Europe. Their shipping prices are reasonable and they don't use that ebay shipping Programm scam.I order stuff to UK from Lukie Games in USA all the time, they are great.
Most I’ve ever paid for a game was £150 for a Japanese Gimmick cart two years back
I sold in 2014 I was happy in the end
Ah ok, because usually when people say 2000's they mean before 2010, got ya.
This can't be a serious post.That doesn't look sealed. That looks stolen.
Anyway, it's no different to the average gamer today who might spend hundreds of thousands on DLC without even knowing it.
This is why companies hate the used game market - $100000 for a secondhand game! It's damaging the development industry.
Not a fan of Mike Mattei but what he always preaches is just the truth I can confirm. Games play best on original ntsc hardware they were developed for. That's why a lot of people who want to play old games feel sour. They don't want to spent the money on the real deal and come up with shit like...its okay to play old games on a flat TV. It's okay to play PAL with the 30% slowdown and black bars. It's okay to use an emulator. It's okay to use cheap third party controller etc etc. Maybe it is but it isn't the real deal and wouldn't feel like it to someone who knows and feels the difference. As much as people dislike this hard truth... If someone asks me how the best way is to play retro I would always answer the same. With original ntsc hardware on a rct TV. People don't wanna hear it.