Drooling over old, rare video game carts
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i wonder if i can find the cartridge anymore?
For which one?
For Mother/Mother 2/Mother 3? Possibly, even complete, and they won't be terribly expensive. I have all 3 complete.
For Earthbound? You can find it, yes, but it'll be $175 to $200 cart only, and probably $600 or more complete. I have the cart and the strategy guide that came with the big box.
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For Earthbound? You can find it, yes, but it'll be $175 to $200 cart only, and probably $600 or more complete. I have the cart and the strategy guide that came with the big b
.... ouch! that's rough.
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That's due to it being rare (it wasn't a big seller in the US when it was new) and then being realized to be as good a game as it is.
It only finally being available on the Wii U Virtual Console probably won't/didn't dent that much, only time will, once that era falls out of the retro collecting boom.
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Somewhat of an outlier, but…
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That's due to it being rare (it wasn't a big seller in the US when it was new) and then being realized to be as good a game as it is.
Wasn't it also like a huge box deal with loads of extra content so it was more expensive, in addition to not being desirable at the time due to other factors?
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For Mother/Mother 2/Mother 3? Possibly, even complete, and they won't be terribly expensive. I have all 3 complete.
For reference, all purchased in January 2008:
Mother 1, then $40, now $48
Mother 2, then $15, now $37
Mother 3, then $21, now $70None of those including shipping.
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As far as I remember, it was a bigger box that had just the strategy guide and a poster in it extra. I think the strategy guide replaced the manual.
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Here's a bigger outlier:
Cart only listed for over $1000, and even a reproduction cart is listed over $250.
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Seriously? What's the deal with the reproduction cartridge? No ROMs floating around? Or a weird MMC or something?
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The authentic feeling, I guess?
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People like physical copies. The repro cart may also just be that game's ROM flashed over a different compatible cart (which also drives up the cost depending on the sacrificed cart) plus a good label print to replace it.
Granted, a lot of repro carts I see tend to be in the $60-$80 range, and if you're going to be spending a few hundred, you can get an Everdrive and put a ton of ROMs on it to play them. But many collectors like having the real deal.
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Just like in ye olde times when you wasted all your pocket money on video games?
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Granted, a lot of repro carts I see tend to be in the $60-$80 range
That's the bit I was confused by, yes.
I still see no justification for the inflation. The original cart might be rare. The ROM isn't.
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The original cart might be rare.
And that's why they don't see a problem trying to sell a repro cart for a high amount compared to other repros, because the real deal is just so much more expensive.
Also, this conversation is going on long enough that it might be better served to be Jeffed elsewhere.
Filed under: I'd start jeffing from this linked post, or from the post it was a reply to, maybe?
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I think I've found the 'most expensive game' winner:
Also, this conversation is going on long enough that it might be better served to be Jeffed elsewhere.
Calling a TL4+…
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That's due to it being rare (it wasn't a big seller in the US when it was new) and then being realized to be as good a game as it is
Well, there's ROMs, if you're into that.
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Well, there's ROMs, if you're into that.
I have no problem with ROMs (or with flash carts), but
many collectors like having the real deal
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That sounds like work, and I've done too much of that recently.
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My cousin actually spends a lot of his time going to garage sales looking for stuff like this to sell online. He once got some really rare comic books that sold well, but there are plenty of NES games people will pay a lot for.
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You can flag to get the staff's attention ;)
You mean… use forum features as intended?
*mind asplode*
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I've considered doing that (as has my brother), but I worry about it being hit-or-miss with a higher emphasis on miss.
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Probably, but not a bad use of spare time. Treasure is treasure.
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I loved this juxtaposition of not-contextually-related quotes:
@RaceProUK said:You mean… use forum features as intended?
I've considered doing that (as has my brother), but I worry about it being hit-or-miss with a higher emphasis on miss.
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huh..... i got a quote notification for this post when boomzilla moved it to general....
iz bug?
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touchet ;-)
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For Mother/Mother 2/Mother 3?
Speaking of which, I remembered another game I liked that I'd like to have complete that was Japan only:
Oof. Of course, all the US releases of the other games in that series are now much more expensive (except Clock Tower 3 for PS2, some listings are fairly cheap), which is odd given it's a somewhat obscure series.
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@ChaosTheEternal said:
Granted, a lot of repro carts I see tend to be in the $60-$80 range
That's the bit I was confused by, yes.
I still see no justification for the inflation. The original cart might be rare. The ROM isn't.
People have more money than sense. It's unfortunate there are people dumb enough to buy these at all, let alone for that much.
Most repros of translated Japanese games or unreleased games should run $35ish with the odd ones going up to $75 depending on materials used. What's really nuts is there are a subset of collectors who'll throw down a wad of cash to get a repro made by a specific person/entity. Some of those go for several hundred and the buyer knows full well what they are doing.
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This is actually more reasonable than expected. I guess there are more of those around than I though.
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I think I've found the 'most expensive game' winner:
Also, this conversation is going on long enough that it might be better served to be Jeffed elsewhere.
Calling a TL4+…I think they hype on that one has died down quite a bit. I believe the creator caught on at some point and there ended up being a run of reproduction carts and people kinda moved on. I don't follow Atari stuff as much so I'm not sure where it landed.
As far as actual most expensive things, it's gold NWC, gray NWC, complete or sealed Stadium Events, a couple Neo Geo AES carts that I forget. A complete Air Raid is probably up there, but a couple have surfaced since the first one brought big money. It's likely still top 10.
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As far as actual most expensive things
This is probably the best list to use for reference:
Have to do each system individually though. The most expensive items (that are genuine and in circulation) generally aren't "real games" either.
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Aren't some arcade PCBs insanely expensive, too?
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Also, this is kinda hilarious:
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People are dumb thinking something is special about those carts even though it was on record that they were dumped into the landfill.
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Well, they are historically significant, I guess. I mean, these are the actual physical artefacts of the video game crash.
It would be an interesting item to have on a shelf.
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My birthday's in October if anyone wants to buy me this collector's item:
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I only remember the CDs, which made awesome frisbees.
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I found the one with the colorful fish pretty!
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Aren't some arcade PCBs insanely expensive, too?
probably? I know of a handful of pinball machines that sell in the $10K range but that's a different animal than carts for a home console.
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People have more money than sense. It's unfortunate there are people dumb enough to buy these at all, let alone for that much.
Most repros of translated Japanese games or unreleased games should run $35ish with the odd ones going up to $75 depending on materials used. What's really nuts is there are a subset of collectors who'll throw down a wad of cash to get a repro made by a specific person/entity. Some of those go for several hundred and the buyer knows full well what they are doing.
Why the shit did I get a notification for this?
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Why the shit did I get a notification for this?
Do you really want an answer to that?
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Discourse recognizes that my post is brilliant and feels everyone should be informed of it.
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Do you really want an answer to that?
Yes. The answer is most likely Discourse. But if there is another reason I got a notification message for a thread I have not posted in, and was not @-mentioned in, and not linked to in...why did I get notified?
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Yes. The answer is most likely Discourse. But if there is another reason I got a notification message for a thread I have not posted in, and was not @-mentioned in, and not linked to in...why did I get notified?
I see you already know the answer.
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Well, this one was on like every 999999 in 1 Famiclone cartridge I own. The only games more popular were probably SMB and Circus Charlie.
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Why the shit did I get a notification for this?
It's right there in the text you quoted. "fwd". Someone forwarded it to you.