arglebargle
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man, i bought some of those smt games for the collection shortly before they announced reprints. guess i should have waited. one of the hazards of collecting i guess, and i am glad i own them so whatever.
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man, i bought some of those smt games for the collection shortly before they announced reprints. guess i should have waited. one of the hazards of collecting i guess, and i am glad i own them so whatever.
Well asides from most of them being stellar I also bought them to add to my collection and thought nothing of it and that surely there price can only go up, oh boy was I wrong. Ar Tonelico was only available in Italy in Europe as it was published by 505 games and was a right pain to get hold of. Thankfully my Mum was working out there so got her to begrudgingly pick me up a copy for around £60. About the same time the sequel was being released, this time published by NIS Europe in the major European countries 505 decided to do a mass reprint for what is a very niche title and flooded the market. Copies could be had on eBay, Amazon, Play for as little as £8. Oh well live and learn.
Edit. Speaking of reprints, this is one thing I hate about game collecting that I find doesn't effect the value of other items I collect like books and lp's and when I used to collect comics way back when. First editions would be go up in value as newer ones were released. I've got some lp's that I've picked up in charity shops and market sales for penny's that are now worth £100's due to reprints but totally screwed over on games. Bloody new medium, I hope I live long enough to see the market blossom instead of it being full of scalpers.
MegaKungFuRadio
Member
I have these still sealed although they aren't terribly rare.
I plan on giving the PS2 to my son on his 18th birthday. He's four months now.
Didn't realize until now that the PS3 FO3 lunch box is different from the 360 one. At least different from mine.
Whoops, nevermind, it's just the other side is on the front of the packaging.
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
its kinda rare goes for about $60
Cult status + very little shipments do these things to a game. Doesn't help that in Tron Bonne's case few people have played it since it's one of those games I hear are pretty much impossible to emulate.
You're one lucky dog though, finding a copy of MML2 for a reasonable price is a nightmare. Still trying to work on that myself.
MegaKungFuRadio
Member
Sure does. Still bummed they didn't sell it on Amazon in the US, unlike seemingly every other country, but there was no way I was going $120 deep on that game without playing it (though in retrospect, it would have been worth it). The only time I did that was with Fallout 3, because of the lunch box and bobblehead.
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
some people try to sell green label and black label for different prices but ff7 in general is going for about $45-50
Deified Data
Banned
Radiant Historia, I guess. Nothing special.
I used to own Shining the Holy Ark and Guardian Heroes (both PAL) for Saturn but sold them last year, so for now my rarest games are probably:
Salamander Deluxe Pack Plus (Saturn)
Gradius Deluxe Pack (Saturn)
Rez (PS2)
Shadow of the Colossus (Collector's Edition, PS2)
I don't really know if Rez is considered as rare anymore, SotC also dropped in price after the HD release. As for other games, Aero Elite Combat Academy (PS2, Aerodancing 4 in Japan) definitely didn't have much of a print run but is not that expensive too.
Salamander Deluxe Pack Plus (Saturn)
Gradius Deluxe Pack (Saturn)
Rez (PS2)
Shadow of the Colossus (Collector's Edition, PS2)
I don't really know if Rez is considered as rare anymore, SotC also dropped in price after the HD release. As for other games, Aero Elite Combat Academy (PS2, Aerodancing 4 in Japan) definitely didn't have much of a print run but is not that expensive too.
Lucent
Member
I wasn't either, but I had a feeling it'd be hard to get (boy was I right) and that if I didn't like it I could easily break even at the least.
Lunar 1 and 2 would've been part of my rare game collection, but they were stolen about 10 years ago. =/
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
dc rez goes for $50 but ps2 version can get for about $20
Sadly being a dirty Brit I've got the less collectable EU versions. SMT III and DDS 1 were published by Ghostlight over here and never came with the soundtracks, DDS 2 got a collectors edition with the soundtrack and art cards which I do have but is hovering around the rare-but-not-expensive region. Gitaroo Man has never commanded a high price, a sealed first print copy goes for around £20 on eBay.
What really did my head in was when MGS HD collection released loads of copies of MGS 3 Subsistance suddenly started cropping up all over the place. Owned it since day 1 but a copy in good nick was going for around £100 and a sealed copy £400. All of a sudden prices plummeted to as low as £30. Still its the only version with certain extras like Duel Mode and Snake vs Monkey and the EU version has the Existence film which is... well it's close to 4 hours of mashed up cutscenes so you be the judge. Thankfully I plan on keeping my collection, more than likely to pass on.
Here's an interesting tidbit about PS2 Rez, it has a few problems with the manufacture and a lot of copies didn't work at all so sealed copy prices were actually a lot lower than opened and used copies, well providing they worked of course.
Are anyone of the two baten kaitos games worth anything?
My copy is in rough condition, so I doubt I could even get half that if I wanted to sell it.
My copy is in rough condition, so I doubt I could even get half that if I wanted to sell it.
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
lost ocean goes for about $15-20 and origins $25-30
MegaKungFuRadio
Member
Yeah, strong logic there. I just hate the process of selling things, and only do it when it's simple like a code or something, and even then, I feel slightly sleazy about it for no good reason.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Not sure how rare it actually is. It is sealed in the box new.
Is this still considered rare? I think this is yet another game I own that got a reprint. I know it goes for a lot but there is always a steady supply, which kind of goes against the term rare. Final Fantasy VII is always labeled as rare but unless people have been destroying copies there still around 10 million plus copies out there.
KimonoNoNo
Member
I've got the original Pal Ico with the post cards and original art-work slip-cover.
Bought it brand new when it came out and kept it ever since.
Bought it brand new when it came out and kept it ever since.
In the US, the game only ran for a number of months and has been out of print for a very long time. It's the only region that also got the Steelbook variant.
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
Probably not rare, but I think its cool.
3 and 4 are rare 3 goes for $70-80 complete and 4 $80-90 complete 1 is pretty common
edit: nm you have 2 thats rare as well $55-60
Burgess_101
Member
I have Flicky on the Megadrive thats it 
Gouty
Bloodborne is shit
They're all complete but the boxes are a little rough. The cartridges however are pristine. I think I paid 25 cents for each.
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
only ebay and dumb shits on amazon will try to get more for "like new" boxes complete is complete
edit: also those dont look like they have much ware except for the corners id love to have those nice stuff man
edit: also those dont look like they have much ware except for the corners id love to have those nice stuff man
85 dollars ... I expected more
And a n64 Zelda golden cartridge that is so old and dusted that I don't even think it works anymore =/
...and GTA 1 and 2 on steam LOL
Probably Battle Arena Toshinden on the Game Boy.
I never, ever even see this game mentioned or acknowledged. It's a decent game too.
Wow...I used to love that game when I had it. (I was a big Toshinden fan for the first two games, plus the gameboy entry) Very cool to see somebody mention it.
As for my rares (or maybe not actually rare), I have:
Final Fantasy 2 Famicom-----\ Sacrificed a Gyromite cart to play these on my NES.
Final Fantasy 3 Famicom-----/
FF2 Wonderswan Complete in box
FF1 Wonderswan
FF4 Wonderswan
Dragon Warrior VII US PS1
Final Fantasy 5 (SFAM)
Final Fantasy XI: 2008 Collection (I think it's called) Xbox 360
There are more, but they are kept in a box and clearly not fresh on my mind. Again, I don't think any of these are actually all that rare, but they can be a bit uncommon and I'm happy to own them.
well, I didn't checked the prices on ebay before, but apparently, I have a couple of gems here... nothing too fancy, but still good stuff (nothing is sealed but everything is complete and in perfect conditions)
- Majora's Mask (gold cartridge with hologram label) - N64
- Illusion of Gaia - SNES
- NES with gray collored Zapper
- Super Mario RPG - SNES
- Tales of Symphonia (regular label) - GC
- Twin Snakes (regular label) - GC
- Megaman X collection - GC
- Tiny Toons Wacky Sport Challenge - SNES
- A boy and his Blob - NES
sorry about the lack of pics, most of those games are on my parents' home. (I hope they haven't threw anything away).
never really thought about selling stuff... but after checking those prices, maybe I will sell some things.
EDIT: I also have the NES Power Pad, but I don't really know how much it costs.
- Majora's Mask (gold cartridge with hologram label) - N64
- Illusion of Gaia - SNES
- NES with gray collored Zapper
- Super Mario RPG - SNES
- Tales of Symphonia (regular label) - GC
- Twin Snakes (regular label) - GC
- Megaman X collection - GC
- Tiny Toons Wacky Sport Challenge - SNES
- A boy and his Blob - NES
sorry about the lack of pics, most of those games are on my parents' home. (I hope they haven't threw anything away).
never really thought about selling stuff... but after checking those prices, maybe I will sell some things.
EDIT: I also have the NES Power Pad, but I don't really know how much it costs.
It's closer to $30 actually.
I sold my copy for $35 or so a year or 2 ago. I kind of regret it now. heh
Edit: I just re-bought it for $23
Burgess_101
Member
Is The Legend of Zelda : Four swords Adventure rare? They seem to be going for £50 on ebay, I still have the big box it came in with the Gameboy cable.
Interesting that Gitaroo Man has dipped. The first print is distinguishable too.
Snagged it along with R.A.D., Okage, Tsugunai, RECVX for the GameCube, and a couple others at one of those $5 Circuit City sales back in 2004. It was incredible.
bideogamer
Neo Member
Not my pictures.
Boxed in meh condition, no manual. Cart is pristine! Love this one.
Not a game, but might be my rarest game item?
Not a game, but might be my rarest game item?