Hey AlphaOmegaSin Im gonna be going off topic here, do you think Bloodborne is just a Nightmare Creatures reboot that never came to be? Seeing as you are big on horror games, I'd like to see your opinion on the "rehashed"(even though unintentional by the devs) setting and gameplay that actually already existed 16 years ago. What if someone decided to pull Nightmare Creatures out the IP grave and give it a reboot, will it be the one copying Bloodborne or is it still the original even though its quite underwhelmingly received when it comes to popularity?
I'm currently playing Snatcher on my android tablet after years of wanting to play it, I'm really impressed so far! Certainly cheaper/easier than getting an official copy + system
best thing about snatcher is that you play it with a control pad and a light gun both plugged in at the same time, cant really get that feel any other way but with the Sega CD system
Fatone1927 Conkers isn't really rare, just extremely popular. Just like Super Smash Bros, its one of the must have games on the N64. I remember when I was in middle school seeing advertisements for CBFD all the time, was a really hyped up game. Definitely not a rare game but a Rare game ;)
Floydthefuckbag Ever heard of a straw man argument? I never said all game collectors are hipsters, I was saying hipsters are creating more market demand and thus increasing prices.
EarthBound is my all-time favorite game.. I was lucky enough to get EarthBound, Super Mario RPG, and Breath of Fire I & II for around $250 off ebay back in 2010.
Rare games I have: Snatcher, EVO, Pocky and Rocky, Ducktales 2, Chip n dales rewcue rangers 2, Earthbound, Shantae, Castlevania dracula x, mega man 5, Misadventures of Tron Bonne, Suikoden II, Demons Crest, Castlevania Legends, Parasite Eve II, Valkyrie Profile, Tactics Ogre, Final Fight CD, Mega Man X3, The Legend of Zelda Collector's Edition, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time / Master Quest, Fire n ice, Gargoyle's Quest II,
I remember when I found a copy of Earthbound at a pawn shop and bought for like 10 bucks in 2000 or 2001 I believe. It's not boxed, but the copy itself goes for 200+. Of course that doesn't matter much to me because I know I'll never sell it! Love it too much!
The games I own that I consider "Rare" don't worth a lot of money . However , I think they're because not a lot of copies were sold . The best seller barely got 600K copies . I'm talking about Mad World , Sin and Punishment , No More Heroes 1 & 2 and Metroid Prime : Trilogy . Except the last one , one can find these games for less than 20 USD . Even the trilogy has dropped in price since Nintendo released it digitally . I know the Wii , and Wii U , aren't the cool consoles to own , but these are great game , and it's a huge shame that not a lot of people got to experience them ...
I think my rarest game would be Mega Man: The Wily Wars for the Sega Mega Drive. They only released this game here in Europe and it goes for 400-500 Euro (625 Dollar, round about) now. its absolutely crazy. I bought it back in 1993 if im not wrong and its still in almost mint shape. i really want a copy of earthbound too though! they never released earthbound here in europe :(
Rare should not be defined by price, as the word rare has more to do with being scarce or hard to find. For example, Earthbound IS NOT rare. Anyone with a credit card and the expendable cash can pay $120+ loose or $400+ for the complete in box set. Earthbound is expensive. Not rare.
Rare games are often pricey because there are less in circulation compared to other games. Its easy to find any game online as long as at least 1 person in the country is selling it. If you look at a video game price chart, the cost problem has been made worse by people controlling the market. Game prices were relatively steady for hard to find games at about 60-100$ at most for game only. Since 2011/2012ish the price on everything has shot up by double or triple. The less common a game is the easier it is for assholes to buy and then resell games to shape the market in their favor.
Mitcellie Sales have a lot to do with it's "rarity" as well, and there are plenty of people who go on about how they saw "piles of Earthbound boxes" in their stores back in the day, and how they wished they had bought them so they could sell them online. Earthbound didn't sell well, so it's hard to find USED copies at random stores and/or online. There ARE a lot of "new" copies in existence, the game just sold significantly less than what NoA had hoped.
For me, rarest would probably be between Earthbound and Castlevania Dracula X for SNES. But I don't know if those could be considered "rare"...more like just valuable.
samuel kidwell, not really. I remember a few specific parts, but it has never hindered my experience with the game. It will soon be on the Virtual Console, along with Gargoyle's Quest II, so I'm glad more people will get to try them out.
Matthew J. Boone That's great. But I'm sure you know as well as me that there is nothing like playing the game on the original console with the aged yellowing controller on a box tv. One day I'll be able to afford the physical version, but I'll get the digital in the mean time.
samuel kidwell Oh, I agree! I have close to 1700 physical games (just about all of them are complete, in box), and I just prefer that format; I've been collecting since the mid 90's.
Matthew J. Boone My goodness, well congratulations to you. I'm not dedicated enough to devote that sort of money. But considering the span of time you did it over, it may be more manageable.
Probably the rarest games I own are the boxed, complete amiga games I own. Its difficult to determine the exact value of each game, but they seem to go from anywhere from 40-100 dollars. One game called Archon: the Light and the Dark I have been told is worth over 200 dollars but I have not been able to confirm this. I got all of them at a flea market last week for 5 bucks each.
How is star wars battlefront 1 and 2 rare? They where the best selling star wars games of all time and I don't think that they have gained much value over the years (unless you live in a country where they are difficult to find which is possible)
Michael Sriqui I'm from Ireland which is PAL like UK and I've got 2 copies of Battlefront 2 and I am at least certain that I know about 10 people that own the game. So it really isn't rare.
My friend says he remembers going into game stores in around 2006, and in the bargain bins all he saw were copies of Gotcha Force for the GameCube for like, $20. Now that game goes for around $80. Thank goodness he got it!
The Treacherous Disciplin Terranigma isn't rare in German, only the English version. Never came out in the US, any US copies you see are either repros or fake or you know, both. lol The English version is worth quite a lot. 270 bucks + boxed. Just checked.
The Treacherous Disciplin And i allways wonder why Here in Germany Terranigma is one of the best SNES games in US CZcamsr like never speak about it. . . .
At one point I had a MASSIVE game collection, with a whole host of hard to find or just coveted games. Sadly I had to sell the entire collection about eight years ago to fund a move, but probably my RAREST item wasn't even a game itself, but a console. A lot of people forget that the Atari 7800 wasn't only released in 1987, but had a short run a couple of years before that, right on the tail of the 5200 and before Atari's big sell-out. There were only about 5000 consoles manufactured during that first run, with the rainbow logo the opposite direction from later ones and the expansion port fully intact. I managed to find one, not knowing what I had, at a yard sale for five bucks. As far as games? I've always collected because I wanted to play a game rather than collected for rarity itself, so I've made some pretty boneheaded deals in my day, like trading my original black label Final Fantasy VII for Riven and Masters of Tera Kassi on the PS1. ...Don't judge me. Frankly, I find the prices on retro games right now rather ridiculous. Yes, the hardware and cartridges/CDs are a lot rarer now than they ever were back in the day, but it's a really strange market where the contents of the cartridge is only a very small part of the item's actual value. Games like Earthbound are a perfect example of this: even the most die-hard fan of the series would have to admit the game itself isn't worth 800 dollars. If it were, Nintendo would be charging that on the VC. And it isn't even really the contents of the box, either: Infocom had far cooler boxes and contents back in the day, and you don't see their games going ridiculous like this. It's just... strange. I do wish I still had my vintage copy of FInal Fantasy now, though. That thing's overpriced too.
I don't own these but some of the rarer games I know of are: Nintendo World Championships 1990 (NES) Was released as a grey plastic version (90 total) and a gold version (26 total). In 2005, a grey plastic version sold on eBay for over $6000.00. In 2009, a gold version sold for over $17,000.00. Nintendo Campus Challenge 1991 (NES) One copy sold on eBay in 2009 for over $20,000.00 Air Raid (Atari 2600) The cartridge, alone, has sold for over $3,000.00. While the cartridge is rare, the box is extremely rare. Only one has come up for sale in a twenty-five year span. In 2010, the game with box sold for over $31,000.00. I don't have values for these but Atari 2600 games like Chase the Chuck Wagon and Tooth Protectors are also rare and, often, pricey.
Some of the rare games that I have are Dark Cloud 2, Shining Wisdom, Shining the Holy Arc, and Shining Force lll Scenario 1. I used to have Azure Dreams but my parents sold it while I was off in the army. Kind of miss that game.
+HappyConsoleGamer Cubic Ninja for the 3DS. It was a good deal, 48,00 Euros including shipping. The only good reason to own this game is the exploit because actually it is kinda bad. @4:22 Nope, I recently saw it on Ebay in the €100.00 prize range. It goes from collectors item insanity to the no prize depreciation prize range. @7:04 That's why imports are important.
This is why I stopped collecting video games. When i first started collecting I could get a complete majors mask mint for $60 and now its like $150. Hell Clayfighters sculptors cut complete was only like $250 or $300 now you'd be lucky if you could find the cart for that game. Part of the charm of retro gaming is the fact we could get a bunch of awesome games for a decent price but now its cheaper for me to go to gamestop and get a stack of xbox 360 games then it is to collect for some of these systems. I'm hoping soon that things will get back to normal, but honestly it's getting to the point where I just feel like giving up on this hobby it's just way to expensive now a days.
Mine are not that rare: Resident Evil Remake for Gamecube (Not a lot of people knew it existed until they heard of the ps4 HD port announcement) I guess it's rare now, I don't know. Resident Evil: Code Veronica X for the Gamecube (I heard that it's rare but I found a couple in different stores) and this is not a game but I have a Gameboy Advance SP Classic NES edition.
markasscop Arev Yeah, I just checked on ebay and the remake is around the 20s. I thought it would cost more but whatever. Code Veronica is like from 30 up to 45.
I have a few rare items in my stash of games, but was in for a shock when I found Zombie Nation for the NES. I grabbed it up for 2 dollars. I was not only surprised by what people want for it today, but that you are a severed head leveling buildings and shooting fire at enemies. I knew nothing about it but was happy to see it is a collectors favorite. Thanks for the video, stay happy.
Entity1037 I got the gold holographic Majora's Mask for $20, but the corner is broken. Still plays just fine though. Megaman X3 is supposed to be one of the rarest SNES games, since it was one of the last made for the system.
When GameStop was phasing out their used cartridge based games around 2003-2004, I bought every NES and SNES game I could afford, no matter what it was. The most I paid for NES games was around 10-12 bucks. I ended up with several HTF games including every Mega Man game for NES, Dragon Warrior IV and a ton of classic SNES titles. The real gem was Bonks Adventure for NES, and it wasn’t until maybe 10-12 years later that it was brought to my attention that it was worth a lot of money. Since I had no real sentimental attachment to it, I sold it to a kid on eBay and bought myself a Nintendo Switch and a few games for it, and it also paid a good amount towards my Yamaha LL 16. That was a good find that paid off well.
My "rare" game for me would have to be Namco X Capcom for the Japanese PS2. It cost me 80 dollars when it came out new and it never came out in English. The game took me 108 hours to finish and I remember having 4 hour play sessions. I've played all the big games since the NES, but I feel that the experiences are the most valuable. A game is nice to look at and to own, but the memories and the feelings these games evoked are just priceless.
0:25 Tough Question... Rarest Game would be either *(cib) Bound High for Virtual Boy [US]* but that is a non-official production run of approx not more than 150 copies! Otherwise it would be *(cib) StarCraft 64 for N64 [PAL]* with an official limited print of 5000 copies worldwide. And lastly would probably be *(cib) Mega Man X3 for SNES [PAL]* also a quite limited run here especially to get it in my local language (German) but I have no official numbers for this :( Financialy I would list up also (all cib and at least 300€ each): • Mega Man 7 [PAL] for SNES • Mega Man X2 [PAL] for SNES • Chrono Trigger [NTSC] for SNES • Conker's Bad Fur Day [PAL] for N64 • Mega Man IV [PAL] for GB • Mega Man V [PAL] for GB • Mega Man - The Wily Wars [PAL] for MegaDrive • Blackthorne [NTSC] for 32X • Panzer Dragoon Saga [PAL] for Saturn • Mega Man [NTSC] for GameGear • Rockman Collection [NTSC-J] for PS1 • Harmful Park [NTSC-J] for PS1 • Judgement Silversword - Rebirth Edition [NTSC-J] for WonderSwan • Rockman Battle & Fighters [NTSC-J] for NeoGeo Pocket Color
My rarest games are: Phantasy Star 1, 2, 3 and 4, Golden Axe Warrior, Ys: the Vanished Omen, Shining in the Darkness and Suikoden 1 and 2. The funny thing is that most of these were ex-rentals so I got them for dirt cheap.
You own the entire 64DD collection! LOL My "rarest" would be Conker's Bad Fur Day, if you want to count that as "rare", because it's one of the few M games on the 64.
I found out a few months ago that complete copies of Gotcha Force on the Gamecube were going for over $100, which is crazy. My dad got it for me for like $10 sealed in 2008.
Games that i have which have become valuable HCG.Panzer Dragon Saga,Dragon Force,Saturn Bomberman,Sengoku 2,Exile Wicked Phenomenon and Suikoden II.Though i feel like a fool,when i gave snatcher away to a friend and this was right after i sold the sega-cd.Back then i didn't know snatcher would have become a rare one.Oh well "i'm just content" with having the sega saturn and pc-engine version of snatcher.
Wow the sealed Metroid is a beauty. That game got me into "hard core" gaming. I owned an Atari 2600 and used to play a decent amount, but I never played any game for 8-10 hours straight like I did Metroid.
I don't have rare games, but I do have fairly uncommon ones; nothing that's insanely expensive on eBay. Here are some of them: - Phantasy Star Online: Episode I & II Plus (GCN) - The Dark Spire (sealed, NDS) - Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure (sealed, 3DS) Others that may become uncommon and go up in price, as a result: - Pokemon Soul Silver with Pokewalker (NDS) - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (3DS) - Star Fox 64 3D (3DS) - The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition (GCN) - Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (GCN) I also have both Lunar: SSSC and Lunar 2: EBC for the PSX, but prices have pretty much stayed the same since 7 years ago when I got SSSC (at least on eBay).
I don't have a lot of my old games, but the ones I did hold on to, and am now glad I did are Suikoden I and II. I didn't know when I got them they'd be as rare as they are, but I still have my copies from 1995/1997 respectively and am very happy that I never got rid of them.
Outlaws for the PC. Recently found out that there weren't many sold copies and that it's a more obscure title. Pretty fun game, recommend it to any 90s FPS fan. It's also not very expensive from what I've heard.
I would have to say the original Dark souls was rare to me not because of how common it is but because it offered a rare experience in todays age. Dark souls is one of the few games that doesn't hold your hand.
Some of the most valuable games I own at the moment are Demon's Crest (SNES), Conker's Bad Fur Day (N64) complete with its box and inserts, and Klonoa: The Door to Phantomile (PS1).
Some of my rare games are: NES: Little Samson & Summer Carnival '92 Recca SNES: Earthbound,Chrono Trigger,Secret of Mana,Castlevania Dracula X,Kirby Dream Land 3,Super Mario RPG N64: Sin & Punishment,Neon Genesis Evangelion,Bomberman 64: The Second Attack,the gold cartridge of Ocarina of Time (Uncensored),Conker's Bad Fur Day,Paper Mario,The whole Mario Party trilogy.
The rarest games I own is Clay Fighter: Sculptor's Cut for the N64 which was a block buster exclusive and Panic Restaurant for NES. Great Video, I enjoyed the games you showed!
I was raised on Sega and kept most of my games stuff my whole life. Only fairly recently did I really start going back into playing and adding to my old libraries and I was a bit stunned by the financial value this stuff has attained. Luckily I already had a vast majority of the really rare/sought after ones. Apparently I had good taste even in my in my youth because I already had like all the Working Designs games, Snatcher, Android Assault, Saturn Bomberman, Panzer Dragoon Saga, Guardian Heroes etc. At first I thought about selling it all of when I found out some of these prices on this stuff but I love these games to much to do that. These Sega memories to me are priceless and could never part with it.
Cool vid, Johnny! I was pretty surprised at your rarest game being Darius Alpha. Crazy! The rarest, most expensive game I own is Hyper Duel for the Saturn. It's gone up in value quite a bit in just the last couple of years due to it's obscurity and low print run. Pretty awesome shmup too. $350+ according to eBay. Honorable mentions can be Blast Wind for the Saturn, and a sealed copy of Border Down for the Dreamcast.
I have a list of video games that I have collected over the years (Certainly don't have as many games as you guys), but I will only list my PS1 library. Now I don't know if any of these are rare but here's my list of PS1 games: 1-Armored Core 2-Armored Core: Project Phantasma 3-Armored Core: Master of Arena 4-Final Fantasy Tactics 5-Final Fantasy VII 6-Parasite Eve 7-Parasite Eve 2 8-Space Griffon VF-9 9-T.R.A.G. (AKA Hard Edge) 10-Command and Conquer: Red Alert 11-Command and Conquer: Red Alert Retaliation 12-MGS (Second Disc doesn't work v_v) 13-Soul Reaver: Legacy of Kain 14-Odd World: Abe's Oddessy 15-Diablo 16-Syphon Filter 2 17-Fear Effect 18-Raiden Project (Contains both Raiden 1 & 2) 19-Megaman 8 20-Megaman Legends 21-Megaman Legends 2 22-Vandal Hearts That's about it. Again I have no idea if any of these are rare or valuable. It took a long time getting these games and I hope to continue to collect them. I also have a game that should never have been ported over to the PS1: --WarHammer: Dark Omen
I happened upon a big box PC version of Star Wars X-Wing Trilogy. X-Wing and TIE Fighter is a box set that's pretty common, and X-Wing Alliance is even more common, but the full trilogy in a single box is pretty rare. $2 at Goodwill ($70 on Ebay - if you can find it)! ALWAYS check the board games, lots of big box PC ends up there.
Rarest Game? Simple. GoldenSun and GoldenSun: The Lost Age. Almost nobody knows them, but they are the most awesome games I've ever played. Thank you, Game Boy Advance!
The rarest game I own is a sealed copy of Tiny Toon Adventures: Scary Dreams, which is an alternate title for Buster's Bad Dreams. Apparently, it wasn't even officially released under this title, but some copies accidentally got sent to retailers.
I'm having a hard time to pick one rare game I have. I collect for the saturn. I used to own one with my older brothers as a kid and loved it to death. One of the games I played to all the time was burning rangers. I knew everything on that game. Where all the civilians were, the cheats for playing as other characters and was able to beat the game untouched. Sadly my brothers sold the Saturn and all the games on it for an n64 and star wars episode 1 racers! >.< (Hated racing games at that time) Recently I managed to get another complete copy of it from my fiance last Christmas. This would be my personal rare game memory wise. The other one is a game I also love almost as much as burning rangers but I would put it much rarer monetarily. Panzer dragoon saga. I love the story the gameplay and characters. It's a really unique game like burning rangers. So, just wanted to post about my rare(s). Hope you enjoyed the read. If not, then down vote, of so then up vote for me! :)
my rarest games I have at this time. 5: Sonic CD (American Sega CD version) - Complete in Box 4: Policenauts (3DO version) - Near Mint Complete in Box 3: Lunar Silver Star Story (Sega CD version) - Excellent Complete in Box 2: Sonic 3D Blast (The Sega Saturn version, American version is very rare here) - Excellent Complete in Box. 1: Panzer Dragoon Saga (Got it for 50 GBP) - Near Mint Complete in Box.
Before you all say ''YOU'RE LYING!'' I got these when i went to the US a few years ago, and i was lucky, so i begged to get them because i was a Sega fan, but never heard of the Sega CD, so we kind of got one. but we had to wait in order to get these to work. Policenauts on 3DO, how i got it is this, I wanted to get in to Konami's games, so I looked around for a game that isn't Metal Gear Soild, so I never got a 3DO for when I have found it, yes i got this from importing it. Lunar Silver Star Story and Sonic CD however, i just imported it from the US, but i was annoyed that i coulden't play it unless it was on a emulator. Panzer Dragoon Saga also, i bought it of a ICT Technician in my school right now, and still looking good. but i had to get a Reproduction Outer Box,(you can say this ''Oh, fuck you'' you have to right to), very sad day indeed. Sonic 3D Blast came all the way from Japan, and came just last month.
DUDE i've been watching your channel for so long and must have missed this. but that's so crazy you have Darius Alpha! I love that series, but don't think i'll be picking that up anytime soon lol.
HappyConsoleGamer My rarest games CIB, off the top of my head are: 1. Panzer Dragoon Saga (Saturn). 2. Lucienne's Quest (3DO). 3. Phantasy Star Online: Episodes 1 & 2 Plus (Gamecube). I lucked out and bought a couple of these at release, but I got a great deal on Saga in 2003, as the seller was a fan of my old band.
My rarest game that I own is Conker's Bad Fur Day (PAL Version). Got it 2 years ago and I got lucky on an auction on Ebay, haha! :) These versions are EXTREMELY rare and always cost over about 150 dollars.
I'm only a teenager so I don't have much cash for much of a collection yet. Although the rarest games I have are: Resident Evil 0 (neglected by many fans, not hugely rare, but eh) Mega Man NES (not complete) Legend Of Zelda Gold Case (not complete) Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay (Overlooked by many since it's a movie licensed game but it's really good) Dark Watch (No one seriously played this) Halo 2 Limited Collector's Edition (complete and pretty expensive, not sure how many were made, though) Blinx: The Time Sweeper (one of the many overshadowed Xbox launch titles) Quantum Redshift (Ditto^) Conker Live and Reloaded (can't believe this was not recognized by conker fans) Still Life (I have no idea what's the worth or how many were made, but I searched for reviews, no dice, and I've never even heard of it) That's all I know of. This collection sucks arse.
Valkyrie Profile, I never imagined it was going to be worth so much. I also got my hands on the JP version of the game recently, it is nice having both of them on display next to eachother.
I found a Sega CD game at SAVERS Thrift Store complete in great condition for 2 bucks. Its called "Vay", a JRPG localized by our beloved Working Designs. What a fluke that it was just hanging there amongst random electronic items in the store for $1.99. Crazy.
I think the rarest game in my collection is Power Stone 2 for the Dreamcast. Honorable mentions for Contra Hard Corps and Ghostbusters on the Genesis. Although if you count non-games, I also have the PlanetWeb 3.0 browser for the Dreamcast which I've seen go for close to $100.
- Gamma Attack, Glib & Q* Bert's Qubes for Atari 2600 - Zenji for Atari 5200 - Midnight Mutants for Atari 7800 - Action 52, Tengen Tetris for NES - D & Alone in the Dark for 3DO - Golden Axe Warrior & Phantasy Star for SMS - Panorama Cotton with Teacup, Phantasy Star for Sega - Mega Drive - Shenmue 2, Space Channel 5 Pt. 2, Mars Matrix & Rainbow Cotton for Dreamcast - Eternal Darkness for Gamecube I have more, I can't think of them.
The rarest games I own are Shenmue 2 on the Dreamcast, Jurassic Park and Jaws for the original Xbox. So nothing crazy, but all around the £50 - £70 range.
My rarest and most favourite ps1 games that I own are Tomba (Tombi I'm Australia), Jade Cocoon (studio ghibli made the opening and cut scenes for this back in the 90s) and Too Human on the 360 which I still think is an amazing game.
Fun video and thanks for sharing. My copies of Shining Force 3 and Burning Rangers for the Saturn "disappeared" a while back, unfortunately. I never could find Panzer Dragoon Saga when it was new, despite trying. I do have Magic Knight Rayearth for Saturn which would likely be considered rare. Dragon Force probably wasn't too common either. I love that one. I found two copies of Warsong on the Genesis in the late 90s, one of which was sealed, though I don't know if it was the original plastic or not. I also have an SVC Chaos arcade board.
I don't have many games I would consider rare. If I had to pick 3 I'd go with; 1. Metal Slug 3 AES (Official USA release) brand new/mint 2. Sengoku 3 (Official USA) brand new/mint 3. Complete NES Black Box set (These are the very first 30 games to come out here in the USA. They are the ones with the pixelated image on the black background. I'd say Donkey Kong JR. Math cib/mint could go as high as $2500 to a collector, the Stack-Up in the larger box with R.O.B. attachments could go for $1000+ as well. Not super rare, but as new collectors are coming onto the scene trying to get all 30 these are sure to become harder to locate.
I don't have many "rare" games, but the ones I own that go for the most money are: Dragon Warrior III, Dragon Warrior IV, Dragon Warrior VII, Mega Man X2, and Mega Man 5. I did manage to find two NES games in their boxes once at a thrift store for $2 each, but they aren't high in demand NES games. Usually if a game is rare I got for the Japanese version like I did with Rockman X3, Rockman 7, and Rockman World 4 & 5.
Mines are Suikoden II and Secret Of Mana 2 (Seiken Densetsu 3 reproduction cartridge with the English patch on it, I know it's not an "official" game, but it still rare).
Earthbound isn't quite as expensive on eBay right now as you mentioned here, thankfully. I've seen a complete big boxed copy, with all original inserts and guide go for $400. But most of them are in the $500-600 range nowadays.
My Rarest Game that I have is, "War in Middle Earth" (IBM 1988). It is complete and when I found it for $5, it was going for $89 for the lowest one. I even got a Complete copy of Food Fight for the 7800. I know it's not that rare, but one of my top Atari Games out there! XD
I got a lot of rare TG-16 games.Might and Magic 3, Cotton, dungeon Explorer 2, Godzilla, Super air zonk, Bonk 3 CD, Soldier Blade, Camp California, to name a few.
nothing over 100 $ for 1 game, i guess the shinning point of my collection is i at least have every platform represented by games or consoles with everything all hooked up at same time. Thats worth more to me than a handful of rare games.
Snatcher definitely on of the more rare games I have too and one of the games we definitely need to have re-released at some point for sure
Hey AlphaOmegaSin Im gonna be going off topic here, do you think Bloodborne is just a Nightmare Creatures reboot that never came to be? Seeing as you are big on horror games, I'd like to see your opinion on the "rehashed"(even though unintentional by the devs) setting and gameplay that actually already existed 16 years ago. What if someone decided to pull Nightmare Creatures out the IP grave and give it a reboot, will it be the one copying Bloodborne or is it still the original even though its quite underwhelmingly received when it comes to popularity?
Yep.
I want snatcher on virtual console yesterday
I'm currently playing Snatcher on my android tablet after years of wanting to play it, I'm really impressed so far! Certainly cheaper/easier than getting an official copy + system
best thing about snatcher is that you play it with a control pad and a light gun both plugged in at the same time, cant really get that feel any other way but with the Sega CD system
some of the Rare games that I own are Banjo Kazooie, Banjo Tooie, Golden Eye, and Conkers Bad Fur Day
lol
Forgot the original killer instinct
well conker is really is a rare rare ware game
Fatone1927 Conkers isn't really rare, just extremely popular. Just like Super Smash Bros, its one of the must have games on the N64. I remember when I was in middle school seeing advertisements for CBFD all the time, was a really hyped up game. Definitely not a rare game but a Rare game ;)
+Cliff Reeser the joke just went over your head lol
I actually have Wii Sports on Wii, which I am told is very rare!
Hipsters are driving up the cost of these old games.
If people who collect old and rare games are hipsters, I guess Johnny is like the lord of all hipsters.
Floydthefuckbag Ever heard of a straw man argument? I never said all game collectors are hipsters, I was saying hipsters are creating more market demand and thus increasing prices.
habadashery2009 How? What definition of hipster are you operating under? What makes a 'hipster' different from a collector?
Floydthefuckbag Honestly do you even speak English?
habadashery2009 Yes, my English is perfect. Do you not understand how to read it?
Blejsafispfjsf I need Snatcher.
Yes. NEED.
Great video Johnny :)
My rarest game is Clay Fighters Sculptors Cut, bought it for $4 from my local blockbuster back in like 2002
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my rarest game is super mario/ duck hunt
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Crazy how much all these games are worth nowadays. Great video.
Crazy how much they’re worth NOW lol
EarthBound is my all-time favorite game.. I was lucky enough to get EarthBound, Super Mario RPG, and Breath of Fire I & II for around $250 off ebay back in 2010.
Rare games I have: Snatcher, EVO, Pocky and Rocky, Ducktales 2, Chip n dales rewcue rangers 2, Earthbound, Shantae, Castlevania dracula x, mega man 5, Misadventures of Tron Bonne, Suikoden II, Demons Crest, Castlevania Legends, Parasite Eve II, Valkyrie Profile, Tactics Ogre, Final Fight CD, Mega Man X3, The Legend of Zelda Collector's Edition, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time / Master Quest, Fire n ice, Gargoyle's Quest II,
oh and mega man 7
Rarest has to be sonic 2006 considering almost every copy of it on the planet has been burned and smashed by a slab of concrete
I remember when I found a copy of Earthbound at a pawn shop and bought for like 10 bucks in 2000 or 2001 I believe. It's not boxed, but the copy itself goes for 200+. Of course that doesn't matter much to me because I know I'll never sell it! Love it too much!
Johnny, I just looked up Metroid on ebay... $2300 sealed.
WOT? LOL
Jesus crazy prices
No it's not... videogames.pricecharting.com/game/nes/metroid try around $200
Chris Cornish Everything is expensive on eBay...
There's a reason you found that on Ebay.. It hasn't sold. Nobodies paying that much for that game so it's not worth that much.
The games I own that I consider "Rare" don't worth a lot of money . However , I think they're because not a lot of copies were sold . The best seller barely got 600K copies . I'm talking about Mad World , Sin and Punishment , No More Heroes 1 & 2 and Metroid Prime : Trilogy . Except the last one , one can find these games for less than 20 USD . Even the trilogy has dropped in price since Nintendo released it digitally . I know the Wii , and Wii U , aren't the cool consoles to own , but these are great game , and it's a huge shame that not a lot of people got to experience them ...
I think my rarest game would be Mega Man: The Wily Wars for the Sega Mega Drive. They only released this game here in Europe and it goes for 400-500 Euro (625 Dollar, round about) now. its absolutely crazy. I bought it back in 1993 if im not wrong and its still in almost mint shape. i really want a copy of earthbound too though! they never released earthbound here in europe :(
I hope all of these nostalgic wonders are insured against theft, fire, flood, and the like.
Rare should not be defined by price, as the word rare has more to do with being scarce or hard to find. For example, Earthbound IS NOT rare. Anyone with a credit card and the expendable cash can pay $120+ loose or $400+ for the complete in box set. Earthbound is expensive. Not rare.
why do you think people will pay that much for an old snes game. Because it's not that easy to find.
The reason its so pricey is because its not common. If super mario world was boxed with limited copies circulating, itd probably be $400+
Rare games are often pricey because there are less in circulation compared to other games. Its easy to find any game online as long as at least 1 person in the country is selling it. If you look at a video game price chart, the cost problem has been made worse by people controlling the market. Game prices were relatively steady for hard to find games at about 60-100$ at most for game only. Since 2011/2012ish the price on everything has shot up by double or triple. The less common a game is the easier it is for assholes to buy and then resell games to shape the market in their favor.
Mitcellie Sales have a lot to do with it's "rarity" as well, and there are plenty of people who go on about how they saw "piles of Earthbound boxes" in their stores back in the day, and how they wished they had bought them so they could sell them online. Earthbound didn't sell well, so it's hard to find USED copies at random stores and/or online. There ARE a lot of "new" copies in existence, the game just sold significantly less than what NoA had hoped.
Kororinpa Marble Madness on the Wii. One of those that I never thought would be rare, but now it's a "hidden gem" on the system
My rarest game is probably Wii Sports.
For me, rarest would probably be between Earthbound and Castlevania Dracula X for SNES. But I don't know if those could be considered "rare"...more like just valuable.
The rarest games that I own, are probably Panzer Dragoon Saga, Shining Force III, Demon's Crest, Dragon Force, and Snatcher.
I want Demon's Crest so badly! Is the lag at certain parts a frequent problem?
samuel kidwell, not really. I remember a few specific parts, but it has never hindered my experience with the game. It will soon be on the Virtual Console, along with Gargoyle's Quest II, so I'm glad more people will get to try them out.
Matthew J. Boone That's great. But I'm sure you know as well as me that there is nothing like playing the game on the original console with the aged yellowing controller on a box tv. One day I'll be able to afford the physical version, but I'll get the digital in the mean time.
samuel kidwell Oh, I agree! I have close to 1700 physical games (just about all of them are complete, in box), and I just prefer that format; I've been collecting since the mid 90's.
Matthew J. Boone My goodness, well congratulations to you. I'm not dedicated enough to devote that sort of money. But considering the span of time you did it over, it may be more manageable.
Probably the rarest games I own are the boxed, complete amiga games I own. Its difficult to determine the exact value of each game, but they seem to go from anywhere from 40-100 dollars. One game called Archon: the Light and the Dark I have been told is worth over 200 dollars but I have not been able to confirm this. I got all of them at a flea market last week for 5 bucks each.
The only games i've got that are slightly rare are Conkers Bad Fur Day and Starwars Battlefront 1 and 2.
How is star wars battlefront 1 and 2 rare? They where the best selling star wars games of all time and I don't think that they have gained much value over the years (unless you live in a country where they are difficult to find which is possible)
Michael Sriqui
I'm in the UK. Battlefront goes for around £50-£60 on Ebay I think.
Michael Sriqui
Just checked, Battlefront 1 isn't worth anything but number 2 sells for around £40- £50.
Wow I did not realize that, I guess that game must be rarer in the UK than it is here in the US.
Michael Sriqui I'm from Ireland which is PAL like UK and I've got 2 copies of Battlefront 2 and I am at least certain that I know about 10 people that own the game. So it really isn't rare.
My friend says he remembers going into game stores in around 2006, and in the bargain bins all he saw were copies of Gotcha Force for the GameCube for like, $20. Now that game goes for around $80. Thank goodness he got it!
I own Terranigma for SNES, It's pretty rare I think. I also owned a CIB Soulblazer in extremely good condition but recently sold it.
RARE in the US. Pretty common in Europe ,-) But still a great game.
Terranigma was only released in Australia and Japan, I think. Maybe Europe too. US never got it.
Terranigma was released in Europe especially in Germany it is pretty common in a big box and a strategy guide.
The Treacherous Disciplin
Terranigma isn't rare in German, only the English version. Never came out in the US, any US copies you see are either repros or fake or you know, both. lol The English version is worth quite a lot. 270 bucks + boxed. Just checked.
The Treacherous Disciplin And i allways wonder why Here in Germany Terranigma is one of the best SNES games in US CZcamsr like never speak about it. . . .
At one point I had a MASSIVE game collection, with a whole host of hard to find or just coveted games. Sadly I had to sell the entire collection about eight years ago to fund a move, but probably my RAREST item wasn't even a game itself, but a console.
A lot of people forget that the Atari 7800 wasn't only released in 1987, but had a short run a couple of years before that, right on the tail of the 5200 and before Atari's big sell-out. There were only about 5000 consoles manufactured during that first run, with the rainbow logo the opposite direction from later ones and the expansion port fully intact.
I managed to find one, not knowing what I had, at a yard sale for five bucks.
As far as games? I've always collected because I wanted to play a game rather than collected for rarity itself, so I've made some pretty boneheaded deals in my day, like trading my original black label Final Fantasy VII for Riven and Masters of Tera Kassi on the PS1.
...Don't judge me.
Frankly, I find the prices on retro games right now rather ridiculous. Yes, the hardware and cartridges/CDs are a lot rarer now than they ever were back in the day, but it's a really strange market where the contents of the cartridge is only a very small part of the item's actual value. Games like Earthbound are a perfect example of this: even the most die-hard fan of the series would have to admit the game itself isn't worth 800 dollars. If it were, Nintendo would be charging that on the VC. And it isn't even really the contents of the box, either: Infocom had far cooler boxes and contents back in the day, and you don't see their games going ridiculous like this. It's just... strange.
I do wish I still had my vintage copy of FInal Fantasy now, though. That thing's overpriced too.
My rarest game is either Eliminate Down or Summer Carnival 92 Recca. Both worth it imo.
Those are top tier shooters,though i just have reproductions of both.Which in fact is good enough for me.
Progearspec The repros are actually pretty fantastic if you ask me! It's just a damn shame how expensive shootem'up collecting can be now days..
Oh i know for any console it's very expensive.Heck i been trying for a MD aleste musha as of late,but it's a costly one.
I don't own these but some of the rarer games I know of are:
Nintendo World Championships 1990 (NES)
Was released as a grey plastic version (90 total) and a gold version (26 total). In 2005, a grey plastic version sold on eBay for over $6000.00. In 2009, a gold version sold for over $17,000.00.
Nintendo Campus Challenge 1991 (NES)
One copy sold on eBay in 2009 for over $20,000.00
Air Raid (Atari 2600)
The cartridge, alone, has sold for over $3,000.00. While the cartridge is rare, the box is extremely rare. Only one has come up for sale in a twenty-five year span. In 2010, the game with box sold for over $31,000.00.
I don't have values for these but Atari 2600 games like Chase the Chuck Wagon and Tooth Protectors are also rare and, often, pricey.
earthbound is not rare its just expensive
Some of the rare games that I have are Dark Cloud 2, Shining Wisdom, Shining the Holy Arc, and Shining Force lll Scenario 1. I used to have Azure Dreams but my parents sold it while I was off in the army. Kind of miss that game.
Did u hear about westone possibly going bankrupt johnny?
I certainly did, very sad news!
+HappyConsoleGamer Cubic Ninja for the 3DS. It was a good deal, 48,00 Euros including shipping. The only good reason to own this game is the exploit because actually it is kinda bad.
@4:22 Nope, I recently saw it on Ebay in the €100.00 prize range. It goes from collectors item insanity to the no prize depreciation prize range.
@7:04 That's why imports are important.
This is why I stopped collecting video games. When i first started collecting I could get a complete majors mask mint for $60 and now its like $150. Hell Clayfighters sculptors cut complete was only like $250 or $300 now you'd be lucky if you could find the cart for that game. Part of the charm of retro gaming is the fact we could get a bunch of awesome games for a decent price but now its cheaper for me to go to gamestop and get a stack of xbox 360 games then it is to collect for some of these systems. I'm hoping soon that things will get back to normal, but honestly it's getting to the point where I just feel like giving up on this hobby it's just way to expensive now a days.
Mine are not that rare:
Resident Evil Remake for Gamecube (Not a lot of people knew it existed until they heard of the ps4 HD port announcement) I guess it's rare now, I don't know.
Resident Evil: Code Veronica X for the Gamecube (I heard that it's rare but I found a couple in different stores)
and this is not a game but I have a Gameboy Advance SP Classic NES edition.
last i saw resident evil on gamecube was like around the 20s
did it go up?
markasscop Arev Yeah, I just checked on ebay and the remake is around the 20s. I thought it would cost more but whatever. Code Veronica is like from 30 up to 45.
AgentSaibot yeah code veronica on gc is getting up there
I have all the 6 for the Gamecube. I think RE2 is more rare than Code Veronica.
PS4 and X1 HD port.
I have a few rare items in my stash of games, but was in for a shock when I found Zombie Nation for the NES. I grabbed it up for 2 dollars. I was not only surprised by what people want for it today, but that you are a severed head leveling buildings and shooting fire at enemies. I knew nothing about it but was happy to see it is a collectors favorite. Thanks for the video, stay happy.
I guess my rarest game is the Gold Holographic Majora's Mask.
Oh yeah! I also have Megaman X Collection and Megaman X8! Those are pretty hard to find...
Entity1037 I got the gold holographic Majora's Mask for $20, but the corner is broken. Still plays just fine though.
Megaman X3 is supposed to be one of the rarest SNES games, since it was one of the last made for the system.
TimedRevolver Huh...
Gold Holographic Majora's Mask is supposedly rare, from what I've heard. And so is the Normal Grey Ocarina of Time cart.
IDK.
Entity1037 I also bought it from a flea market. The same place I found both Parasite Eve and The Marvelous Misadventures of Tron Bonne.
Entity1037 I have two of those, I didn't know they were rare
My "rare" games would be Psychic Detective and D for PS1, and both are CIB. I always loved both FMV games and survival horror games.
When GameStop was phasing out their used cartridge based games around 2003-2004, I bought every NES and SNES game I could afford, no matter what it was. The most I paid for NES games was around 10-12 bucks. I ended up with several HTF games including every Mega Man game for NES, Dragon Warrior IV and a ton of classic SNES titles. The real gem was Bonks Adventure for NES, and it wasn’t until maybe 10-12 years later that it was brought to my attention that it was worth a lot of money. Since I had no real sentimental attachment to it, I sold it to a kid on eBay and bought myself a Nintendo Switch and a few games for it, and it also paid a good amount towards my Yamaha LL 16. That was a good find that paid off well.
My "rare" game for me would have to be Namco X Capcom for the Japanese PS2. It cost me 80 dollars when it came out new and it never came out in English. The game took me 108 hours to finish and I remember having 4 hour play sessions. I've played all the big games since the NES, but I feel that the experiences are the most valuable. A game is nice to look at and to own, but the memories and the feelings these games evoked are just priceless.
0:25 Tough Question...
Rarest Game would be either *(cib) Bound High for Virtual Boy [US]* but that is a non-official production run of approx not more than 150 copies!
Otherwise it would be *(cib) StarCraft 64 for N64 [PAL]* with an official limited print of 5000 copies worldwide.
And lastly would probably be *(cib) Mega Man X3 for SNES [PAL]* also a quite limited run here especially to get it in my local language (German) but I have no official numbers for this :(
Financialy I would list up also (all cib and at least 300€ each):
• Mega Man 7 [PAL] for SNES
• Mega Man X2 [PAL] for SNES
• Chrono Trigger [NTSC] for SNES
• Conker's Bad Fur Day [PAL] for N64
• Mega Man IV [PAL] for GB
• Mega Man V [PAL] for GB
• Mega Man - The Wily Wars [PAL] for MegaDrive
• Blackthorne [NTSC] for 32X
• Panzer Dragoon Saga [PAL] for Saturn
• Mega Man [NTSC] for GameGear
• Rockman Collection [NTSC-J] for PS1
• Harmful Park [NTSC-J] for PS1
• Judgement Silversword - Rebirth Edition [NTSC-J] for WonderSwan
• Rockman Battle & Fighters [NTSC-J] for NeoGeo Pocket Color
My rarest games are: Phantasy Star 1, 2, 3 and 4, Golden Axe Warrior, Ys: the Vanished Omen, Shining in the Darkness and Suikoden 1 and 2.
The funny thing is that most of these were ex-rentals so I got them for dirt cheap.
My rarest game must be Evolution 2 (complete, as new) for the Dreamcast PAL. NTSC version is common but PAL version is impossible to find.
You own the entire 64DD collection! LOL My "rarest" would be Conker's Bad Fur Day, if you want to count that as "rare", because it's one of the few M games on the 64.
All of my rarest games went down the drain a while ago, but I still have a copy of Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
Metroid Prime Trilogy: Collector's Edition, I bought it at a Family Video for $8, what a steal!
I have a ton of rare games, but I have a special place in my heart for Mega Man X3. Friggin love it.
Rule of Rose on the PS2. An often overlooked survival horror game that just keeps going up in price.
It’s insane price now!!
I found out a few months ago that complete copies of Gotcha Force on the Gamecube were going for over $100, which is crazy. My dad got it for me for like $10 sealed in 2008.
Games that i have which have become valuable HCG.Panzer Dragon Saga,Dragon Force,Saturn Bomberman,Sengoku 2,Exile Wicked Phenomenon and Suikoden II.Though i feel like a fool,when i gave snatcher away to a friend and this was right after i sold the sega-cd.Back then i didn't know snatcher would have become a rare one.Oh well "i'm just content" with having the sega saturn and pc-engine version of snatcher.
Radiant Silvergun on the Saturn, MUSHA on the Genesis, pretty much my entire AES and MVS collection
Wow the sealed Metroid is a beauty. That game got me into "hard core" gaming. I owned an Atari 2600 and used to play a decent amount, but I never played any game for 8-10 hours straight like I did Metroid.
I don't have rare games, but I do have fairly uncommon ones; nothing that's insanely expensive on eBay.
Here are some of them:
- Phantasy Star Online: Episode I & II Plus (GCN)
- The Dark Spire (sealed, NDS)
- Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure (sealed, 3DS)
Others that may become uncommon and go up in price, as a result:
- Pokemon Soul Silver with Pokewalker (NDS)
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (3DS)
- Star Fox 64 3D (3DS)
- The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition (GCN)
- Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (GCN)
I also have both Lunar: SSSC and Lunar 2: EBC for the PSX, but prices have pretty much stayed the same since 7 years ago when I got SSSC (at least on eBay).
My most rarest games that i have had for donkeys are Nintendo Campus Challenge, Gauntlet apparently they cost an arm and leg
That hang tab metroid is the first print I believe. Very difficult to find in that condition. Worth thousands
I don't have a lot of my old games, but the ones I did hold on to, and am now glad I did are Suikoden I and II. I didn't know when I got them they'd be as rare as they are, but I still have my copies from 1995/1997 respectively and am very happy that I never got rid of them.
Outlaws for the PC. Recently found out that there weren't many sold copies and that it's a more obscure title. Pretty fun game, recommend it to any 90s FPS fan. It's also not very expensive from what I've heard.
I would have to say the original Dark souls was rare to me not because of how common it is but because it offered a rare experience in todays age. Dark souls is one of the few games that doesn't hold your hand.
Some of the most valuable games I own at the moment are Demon's Crest (SNES), Conker's Bad Fur Day (N64) complete with its box and inserts, and Klonoa: The Door to Phantomile (PS1).
Dragon Force, Dodonpachi, Ikaruga and Air Zonk are probably the rarest games that I own.
Some of my rare games are:
NES: Little Samson & Summer Carnival '92 Recca
SNES: Earthbound,Chrono Trigger,Secret of Mana,Castlevania Dracula X,Kirby Dream Land 3,Super Mario RPG
N64: Sin & Punishment,Neon Genesis Evangelion,Bomberman 64: The Second Attack,the gold cartridge of Ocarina of Time (Uncensored),Conker's Bad Fur Day,Paper Mario,The whole Mario Party trilogy.
Dragon Warrior 7 on ps1 is the rarest game I own. I spent $95 for my copy 😆
I really like your enthusiasm in this vid. Great to see physical copies of these and hear some good insight into them!
The rarest games I own is Clay Fighter: Sculptor's Cut for the N64 which was a block buster exclusive and Panic Restaurant for NES. Great Video, I enjoyed the games you showed!
I was raised on Sega and kept most of my games stuff my whole life. Only fairly recently did I really start going back into playing and adding to my old libraries and I was a bit stunned by the financial value this stuff has attained. Luckily I already had a vast majority of the really rare/sought after ones. Apparently I had good taste even in my in my youth because I already had like all the Working Designs games, Snatcher, Android Assault, Saturn Bomberman, Panzer Dragoon Saga, Guardian Heroes etc. At first I thought about selling it all of when I found out some of these prices on this stuff but I love these games to much to do that. These Sega memories to me are priceless and could never part with it.
Cool vid, Johnny! I was pretty surprised at your rarest game being Darius Alpha. Crazy!
The rarest, most expensive game I own is Hyper Duel for the Saturn. It's gone up in value quite a bit in just the last couple of years due to it's obscurity and low print run. Pretty awesome shmup too. $350+ according to eBay.
Honorable mentions can be Blast Wind for the Saturn, and a sealed copy of Border Down for the Dreamcast.
I have a list of video games that I have collected over the years (Certainly don't have as many games as you guys), but I will only list my PS1 library. Now I don't know if any of these are rare but here's my list of PS1 games:
1-Armored Core
2-Armored Core: Project Phantasma
3-Armored Core: Master of Arena
4-Final Fantasy Tactics
5-Final Fantasy VII
6-Parasite Eve
7-Parasite Eve 2
8-Space Griffon VF-9
9-T.R.A.G. (AKA Hard Edge)
10-Command and Conquer: Red Alert
11-Command and Conquer: Red Alert Retaliation
12-MGS (Second Disc doesn't work v_v)
13-Soul Reaver: Legacy of Kain
14-Odd World: Abe's Oddessy
15-Diablo
16-Syphon Filter 2
17-Fear Effect
18-Raiden Project (Contains both Raiden 1 & 2)
19-Megaman 8
20-Megaman Legends
21-Megaman Legends 2
22-Vandal Hearts
That's about it. Again I have no idea if any of these are rare or valuable. It took a long time getting these games and I hope to continue to collect them.
I also have a game that should never have been ported over to the PS1:
--WarHammer: Dark Omen
I happened upon a big box PC version of Star Wars X-Wing Trilogy. X-Wing and TIE Fighter is a box set that's pretty common, and X-Wing Alliance is even more common, but the full trilogy in a single box is pretty rare. $2 at Goodwill ($70 on Ebay - if you can find it)! ALWAYS check the board games, lots of big box PC ends up there.
Rarest Game? Simple. GoldenSun and GoldenSun: The Lost Age. Almost nobody knows them, but they are the most awesome games I've ever played. Thank you, Game Boy Advance!
The rarest game I own is a sealed copy of Tiny Toon Adventures: Scary Dreams, which is an alternate title for Buster's Bad Dreams. Apparently, it wasn't even officially released under this title, but some copies accidentally got sent to retailers.
I'm having a hard time to pick one rare game I have. I collect for the saturn. I used to own one with my older brothers as a kid and loved it to death. One of the games I played to all the time was burning rangers. I knew everything on that game. Where all the civilians were, the cheats for playing as other characters and was able to beat the game untouched. Sadly my brothers sold the Saturn and all the games on it for an n64 and star wars episode 1 racers! >.< (Hated racing games at that time) Recently I managed to get another complete copy of it from my fiance last Christmas. This would be my personal rare game memory wise. The other one is a game I also love almost as much as burning rangers but I would put it much rarer monetarily. Panzer dragoon saga. I love the story the gameplay and characters. It's a really unique game like burning rangers. So, just wanted to post about my rare(s). Hope you enjoyed the read. If not, then down vote, of so then up vote for me! :)
my rarest games I have at this time.
5: Sonic CD (American Sega CD version) - Complete in Box
4: Policenauts (3DO version) - Near Mint Complete in Box
3: Lunar Silver Star Story (Sega CD version) - Excellent Complete in Box
2: Sonic 3D Blast (The Sega Saturn version, American version is very rare here) - Excellent Complete in Box.
1: Panzer Dragoon Saga (Got it for 50 GBP) - Near Mint Complete in Box.
Before you all say ''YOU'RE LYING!''
I got these when i went to the US a few years ago, and i was lucky, so i begged to get them because i was a Sega fan, but never heard of the Sega CD, so we kind of got one. but we had to wait in order to get these to work.
Policenauts on 3DO, how i got it is this, I wanted to get in to Konami's games, so I looked around for a game that isn't Metal Gear Soild, so I never got a 3DO for when I have found it, yes i got this from importing it.
Lunar Silver Star Story and Sonic CD however, i just imported it from the US, but i was annoyed that i coulden't play it unless it was on a emulator.
Panzer Dragoon Saga also, i bought it of a ICT Technician in my school right now, and still looking good. but i had to get a Reproduction Outer Box,(you can say this ''Oh, fuck you'' you have to right to), very sad day indeed.
Sonic 3D Blast came all the way from Japan, and came just last month.
I got an Earthbound too...but sadly mine is not on the box. :(
DUDE i've been watching your channel for so long and must have missed this. but that's so crazy you have Darius Alpha! I love that series, but don't think i'll be picking that up anytime soon lol.
HappyConsoleGamer My rarest games CIB, off the top of my head are:
1. Panzer Dragoon Saga (Saturn). 2. Lucienne's Quest (3DO).
3. Phantasy Star Online: Episodes 1 & 2 Plus (Gamecube).
I lucked out and bought a couple of these at release, but I got a great deal on Saga in 2003, as the seller was a fan of my old band.
The rarest/most valuable games I have are Mega man Legends 1 & 2 for the Playstation and Snow Brothers for the NES.
My rarest game that I own is Conker's Bad Fur Day (PAL Version). Got it 2 years ago and I got lucky on an auction on Ebay, haha! :)
These versions are EXTREMELY rare and always cost over about 150 dollars.
I suppose they aren't THAT rare, but the SCD Lunar games are my crowning jewels.
I'm only a teenager so I don't have much cash for much of a collection yet.
Although the rarest games I have are:
Resident Evil 0 (neglected by many fans, not hugely rare, but eh)
Mega Man NES (not complete)
Legend Of Zelda Gold Case (not complete)
Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay (Overlooked by many since it's a movie licensed game but it's really good)
Dark Watch (No one seriously played this)
Halo 2 Limited Collector's Edition (complete and pretty expensive, not sure how many were made, though)
Blinx: The Time Sweeper (one of the many overshadowed Xbox launch titles)
Quantum Redshift (Ditto^)
Conker Live and Reloaded (can't believe this was not recognized by conker fans)
Still Life (I have no idea what's the worth or how many were made, but I searched for reviews, no dice, and I've never even heard of it)
That's all I know of. This collection sucks arse.
Megaman X collection for the gamecube. Goes for stupidly insane amounts on ebay and amazon
It is still alot for a gamecube game
Valkyrie Profile, I never imagined it was going to be worth so much. I also got my hands on the JP version of the game recently, it is nice having both of them on display next to eachother.
I found a Sega CD game at SAVERS Thrift Store complete in great condition for 2 bucks. Its called "Vay", a JRPG localized by our beloved Working Designs. What a fluke that it was just hanging there amongst random electronic items in the store for $1.99. Crazy.
I think the rarest game in my collection is Power Stone 2 for the Dreamcast. Honorable mentions for Contra Hard Corps and Ghostbusters on the Genesis. Although if you count non-games, I also have the PlanetWeb 3.0 browser for the Dreamcast which I've seen go for close to $100.
- Gamma Attack, Glib & Q* Bert's Qubes for Atari 2600
- Zenji for Atari 5200
- Midnight Mutants for Atari 7800
- Action 52, Tengen Tetris for NES
- D & Alone in the Dark for 3DO
- Golden Axe Warrior & Phantasy Star for SMS
- Panorama Cotton with Teacup, Phantasy Star for Sega - Mega Drive
- Shenmue 2, Space Channel 5 Pt. 2, Mars Matrix & Rainbow Cotton for Dreamcast
- Eternal Darkness for Gamecube
I have more, I can't think of them.
The rarest games I own are Shenmue 2 on the Dreamcast, Jurassic Park and Jaws for the original Xbox. So nothing crazy, but all around the £50 - £70 range.
Not too many out there, but mint boxed PAL Hammerin' Harry for the NES.
My rarest and most favourite ps1 games that I own are Tomba (Tombi I'm Australia), Jade Cocoon (studio ghibli made the opening and cut scenes for this back in the 90s) and Too Human on the 360 which I still think is an amazing game.
Fun video and thanks for sharing. My copies of Shining Force 3 and Burning Rangers for the Saturn "disappeared" a while back, unfortunately. I never could find Panzer Dragoon Saga when it was new, despite trying. I do have Magic Knight Rayearth for Saturn which would likely be considered rare. Dragon Force probably wasn't too common either. I love that one. I found two copies of Warsong on the Genesis in the late 90s, one of which was sealed, though I don't know if it was the original plastic or not. I also have an SVC Chaos arcade board.
I don't have many games I would consider rare. If I had to pick 3 I'd go with; 1. Metal Slug 3 AES (Official USA release) brand new/mint 2. Sengoku 3 (Official USA) brand new/mint 3. Complete NES Black Box set (These are the very first 30 games to come out here in the USA. They are the ones with the pixelated image on the black background. I'd say Donkey Kong JR. Math cib/mint could go as high as $2500 to a collector, the Stack-Up in the larger box with R.O.B. attachments could go for $1000+ as well. Not super rare, but as new collectors are coming onto the scene trying to get all 30 these are sure to become harder to locate.
I don't have many "rare" games, but the ones I own that go for the most money are: Dragon Warrior III, Dragon Warrior IV, Dragon Warrior VII, Mega Man X2, and Mega Man 5. I did manage to find two NES games in their boxes once at a thrift store for $2 each, but they aren't high in demand NES games. Usually if a game is rare I got for the Japanese version like I did with Rockman X3, Rockman 7, and Rockman World 4 & 5.
Mines are Suikoden II and Secret Of Mana 2 (Seiken Densetsu 3 reproduction cartridge with the English patch on it, I know it's not an "official" game, but it still rare).
Way back in the 90s(95/96) my mom came home from work and surprised me with Lunar Eternal Blue on Sega cd. She bought it brand new for 14.99.
Snatcher yes! One of my favorite video games of all time! Wish they would make an updated version of that game for current consoles.
If we all only knew years ago. I still cant get over how expensive earthbound is.
I have Snatcher too, I really loved this game, never knew it was worth that much...
The rarest game I've ever owned was Panza Dragoon Saga, which I sold over 10 years ago along with the rest of my Saturn collection.
Some cool stuff here. I've loved Soul Blazer since I first played it as a kid. The Suikoden series is really fun too.
Earthbound isn't quite as expensive on eBay right now as you mentioned here, thankfully. I've seen a complete big boxed copy, with all original inserts and guide go for $400. But most of them are in the $500-600 range nowadays.
Def Megaman legends 2 and the Misadventures of Tron Bonne. Those two games are amazing to me and I've kept em in great condition since I was a kid.
My Rarest Game that I have is, "War in Middle Earth" (IBM 1988). It is complete and when I found it for $5, it was going for $89 for the lowest one. I even got a Complete copy of Food Fight for the 7800. I know it's not that rare, but one of my top Atari Games out there! XD
I got a lot of rare TG-16 games.Might and Magic 3, Cotton, dungeon Explorer 2, Godzilla, Super air zonk, Bonk 3 CD, Soldier Blade, Camp California, to name a few.
nothing over 100 $ for 1 game, i guess the shinning point of my collection is i at least have every platform represented by games or consoles with everything all hooked up at same time. Thats worth more to me than a handful of rare games.