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The Retrogame Bubble Thread - "that's worth HOW MUCH now?!"
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- collecting retro games
Phantoon
I cuss you bad
This aged marvellously!
PlayStation Store on PS3 and PS Vita Will Continue Operations
Players will be able to continue to purchase games on PS3 and PS Vita.
blog.playstation.com
Sarge
hardcore retro gamin'
No way of telling how long that will last, of course. I hope the bubble temporarily bursts, but what is more likely to happen is that we're already set on the glide path that will see some of these prices stay steady and others start to increase in anticipation of the inevitable closure.
Ludendorkk
(he/him)
Disc-only games are probably going to stay high, sadly
I had a think about games I own, don’t particularly want, and might be rare, and it looks like my copy of Michigan: Report From Hell could fetch at least a couple hundred bucks. Yowza.
I got it entirely on the strength of its title. It seems pretty skeevy now. Apparently Suda didn’t know it had been released in Europe until someone asked him about it in an interview, which is kind of amusing.
I got it entirely on the strength of its title. It seems pretty skeevy now. Apparently Suda didn’t know it had been released in Europe until someone asked him about it in an interview, which is kind of amusing.
I got my Sonic Platinum Neo-Geo Pocket Color (in box) in 2012 for like $30 or so. I found out today, thanks to the latest from Stop Skeletons from Fighting, that it's now worth hundreds of dollars.
ArugulaZ
Fearful asymmetry
I splurged and bought a Super NES Classic on ShopGoodwill for around $45. That's $21 dollars for the system itself, $23 for SGW's annoyingly high shipping, and $2 for tax. I wondered if I might have paid too much for it, but then I looked around online and discovered that these systems can clear three figures on eBay and Amazon. So, I guess I shouldn't complain about the price I paid, even if I wanted to pay less.
(In case you're wondering, I did look carefully at the snapshots, and I'm pretty sure it's the real thing, as evidenced by the underside being stamped with Nintendo's support web site.)
(In case you're wondering, I did look carefully at the snapshots, and I'm pretty sure it's the real thing, as evidenced by the underside being stamped with Nintendo's support web site.)
I've been weeding out my "Am I really gonna play this again?" and made more in a week on eBay than I would have in an entire month of retail. That sits really really weirdly with me! Of course, "video games on a shelf" =/= infinite resource, so not like this is sustainable but I mean... it's still weird. It's the perceived value of a collectable thing vs the percieved value of the average person's labor sort of scenario y'know?
Sarge
hardcore retro gamin'
Yeah, that's a really good pickup. Wonder if it's already modded, or still stock? Guess you'll find out soon!
Mr. Sensible
Pitch and Putt Duffer
One of my local game shops just acquired a large collection across several retro platforms, which in turn allowed me to score a copy of Mario Kart: Double Dash!! for what I would call a reasonable price in 2021. Several of their other GC titles (Baten Kaitos, Ikaruga, Tales of Symphonia, Thousand-Year Door) were priced, uh, somewhat less reasonably. I can't really justify spending hundreds on a single game these days, especially with the advent of devices like flash carts and ODEs, but it's still fun tracking down legit copies of a handful must-have titles.
As for the game itself, Double Dash's difficulty is something of a rude awakening after playing the gentler later-era MK entries for several years, but I'm still enjoying it regardless. Feels strange having to unlock a quarter of the game's circuit tracks by getting Gold on the 100cc Star Cup, and actually pulling it off is certainly no cake walk.
As for the game itself, Double Dash's difficulty is something of a rude awakening after playing the gentler later-era MK entries for several years, but I'm still enjoying it regardless. Feels strange having to unlock a quarter of the game's circuit tracks by getting Gold on the 100cc Star Cup, and actually pulling it off is certainly no cake walk.
Sprite
(He/Him/His)
I’ve got five games left to acquire for a complete US library of Neo Geo Pocket games. I definitely picked the last possible time to start collecting for anything even approaching a reasonable price. Some games are trending back down (though still higher than they were before 2020), but most are ballooning in price. Card Fighters Clash is still reasonable, imo, but about twice what I paid for it several months ago.
I’m just getting the Japanese versions of the crappy casino games, because they are considerably cheaper than the US versions and literally the only difference is the sticker on the cart. I did snag the US versions of Faselei and Last Blade, though, and they definitely feel like the Crown Jewels of the collection.
My current goal is to finish off by the end of the year, maaaaaybe get a couple more games I want like Ogre Battle and the very good Delta Warp, then close the door tearfully on the rest.
I’m just getting the Japanese versions of the crappy casino games, because they are considerably cheaper than the US versions and literally the only difference is the sticker on the cart. I did snag the US versions of Faselei and Last Blade, though, and they definitely feel like the Crown Jewels of the collection.
My current goal is to finish off by the end of the year, maaaaaybe get a couple more games I want like Ogre Battle and the very good Delta Warp, then close the door tearfully on the rest.
ArugulaZ
Fearful asymmetry
Mario Kart: Double Dash is a really nice looking game for its time. For any time, really. The highest quality GameCube games have held up remarkably well after all these years. Even those nutty Triforce Mario Kart games look great, although they wear their arcade roots on their sleeves.
I'm veering off topic a bit. Anyhoo... I bought a handful of GameCube games last year at a community bookstore last year, during peak COVID. We're talking Resident Evil 4, Baten Kaitos Origins, Zelda: Twilight Princess, Final Fantasy "Who has to carry this damn pot now?" Edition, and even the much slobbered after Fire Emblem, all for two dollars each. The old ladies running the bookstore must have thought "dated" equals "worthless," and priced them accordingly. I knew better, and reaped the benefits.
The problem is, now my bounty is worth so much that it gets under my skin a little. I'm a gamer first, a collector second, and a reseller at a distant third. When this stuff could be flipped for fifty or sixty bucks, I was comfortable with keeping it. Sure these games are worth something, but actually owning and playing them is worth more. I can play Double Dash legally now! You can't put a price on that! But now the games have climbed up to $100, $200, or even more than that, and you start to get gold fever hiccups. I've already unloaded Fire Emblem, and I'd dump some of the other ones if money got tight, or if I found something I needed more. I want to build a more modern PC than the crusty desktop I bought used seven years ago. Flipping Baten Kaitos or Zelda may be the only way I could realistically do that now that the stimulus is history.
Honestly, I wish I had mined for Dogecoin seven years ago. I could comfortably unload that, knowing that I'm literally selling nothing and getting something of value for it. But it was joke currency until Elon fucking Musk decided otherwise. Who the hell knew that would happen?
I'm veering off topic a bit. Anyhoo... I bought a handful of GameCube games last year at a community bookstore last year, during peak COVID. We're talking Resident Evil 4, Baten Kaitos Origins, Zelda: Twilight Princess, Final Fantasy "Who has to carry this damn pot now?" Edition, and even the much slobbered after Fire Emblem, all for two dollars each. The old ladies running the bookstore must have thought "dated" equals "worthless," and priced them accordingly. I knew better, and reaped the benefits.
The problem is, now my bounty is worth so much that it gets under my skin a little. I'm a gamer first, a collector second, and a reseller at a distant third. When this stuff could be flipped for fifty or sixty bucks, I was comfortable with keeping it. Sure these games are worth something, but actually owning and playing them is worth more. I can play Double Dash legally now! You can't put a price on that! But now the games have climbed up to $100, $200, or even more than that, and you start to get gold fever hiccups. I've already unloaded Fire Emblem, and I'd dump some of the other ones if money got tight, or if I found something I needed more. I want to build a more modern PC than the crusty desktop I bought used seven years ago. Flipping Baten Kaitos or Zelda may be the only way I could realistically do that now that the stimulus is history.
Honestly, I wish I had mined for Dogecoin seven years ago. I could comfortably unload that, knowing that I'm literally selling nothing and getting something of value for it. But it was joke currency until Elon fucking Musk decided otherwise. Who the hell knew that would happen?
Mr. Sensible
Pitch and Putt Duffer
If that GameCube is the model with the digital out port for component cables, it's definitely worth sixty. You can also use those with HDMI solutions like the Eon GCHD.
ArugulaZ
Fearful asymmetry
They weren't! They wer-her-her-heren't! (sobs uncontrollably)
I mean, I'm set for GameCube both here and in Michigan, if I should ever go back. They just used to be really cheap... I bought one from Goodwill that looked like someone vomited coffee into the disk drive for five dollars. Not the greatest condition, but it cleaned up without too much trouble and works just fine. Now, though? Practically anything video game related is worth way more money than it should be. Even a GameCube with coffee vomit would probably cost a pretty penny, rather than pennies.
I mean, I'm set for GameCube both here and in Michigan, if I should ever go back. They just used to be really cheap... I bought one from Goodwill that looked like someone vomited coffee into the disk drive for five dollars. Not the greatest condition, but it cleaned up without too much trouble and works just fine. Now, though? Practically anything video game related is worth way more money than it should be. Even a GameCube with coffee vomit would probably cost a pretty penny, rather than pennies.
Mr. Sensible
Pitch and Putt Duffer
Several pages back, someone posited that the GameCube was like a spiritual successor to the Saturn, and that's definitely been borne out in terms of exorbitant prices for much of these platforms' respective libraries...
conchobhar
What's Shenmue?
What game did you think would be the first to sell for seven figures?
Well, you're wrong, because it's Super Mario 64.
Well, you're wrong, because it's Super Mario 64.
It's really surprising, what does go for astronomical amounts... I wonder, when this gets normalized, what the highest value game of all time will be. I can't imagine it'll stay Super Mario 64 sealed for long... Ocarina of Time? Final Fantasy VII? I suppose it'll depend on what age the people are who are dropping this kind of money on these, as a Nintendo 64 game being the most valuable ever doesn't happen, I don't think, if the buyer is over 40 at this point. Of course, I'm just speculating.
Ludendorkk
(he/him)
It's just naked money laundering and tax evasion at this point
And now video games truly have become art.
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Video game grading, modeled after the CGC grading system for comics. Even something relatively new can go for a lot if it's sealed and has a high grade. (Also, Skyrim is ubiquitous but it's still a decade old now. A sealed copy of anything a decade old can be hard to find. This is sealed and a decade old and they paid a dumb company to certify it's in 9.2 condition, whatever that means.)
conchobhar
What's Shenmue?
That one doesn't seem too far fetched to me. Like, $600 isn't chump change, but it's also not so large a sum to be unfathomable. I can imagine a scenario where a dedicated (/obsessive) fan is trying to acquire every version of Skyrim and decided to make this MIB copy the crown jewel of their collection.
But then again, maybe that I look at someone dropping $600 on Skyrim, of all games, and think "yeah I can see it" is really just proof of how out-of-hand the aftermarket has gotten
But then again, maybe that I look at someone dropping $600 on Skyrim, of all games, and think "yeah I can see it" is really just proof of how out-of-hand the aftermarket has gotten
It's all just so weird to me. I don't begrudge people selling stuff for that amount - if someone offered me a million bucks for whatever game I had, I'd take it - I just don't see how someone would even think to get Skyrim for 360 rated to then sell it on Heritage Auctions or whatever. It's so strange!