Let's predict games out now that will be worth $200 in 5 years.

[SOSTrooper]

So, a new copy of Mega Man (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=62053&item=8164535 052&rd=1) for NES went for $600, The Legend of Zelda (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=62053&item=8163449 321&rd=1) pulled in $350, FFIII, FFVII, FFTactics, Mega Man X3, Suikoden II all are in the $200 range. Heck, how would I know RE2 and RE3 for GameCube, both got mediocre reviews, would worth $150 a piece now?

So... what games out now in retail stores that you think will worth a lot money in the future? (Games that are rare already, MvsC2, Rez, Guitaroo Man don't count :shock: )

Here's my pick:
Disgaea
Suikoden III
Fatal Frame II (PS2)
Zone of the Enders: 2nd Runner
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2

[CheapyD]

Halo 2 Limited Edition autographed by JimmieMac

[WhipSmartBanky]

Halo 2 Limited Edition autographed by JimmieMac

Only a million of them were made so if you don't open them for ten years you will be rich.

[Scorch]

After a surge of popularity inspired by Kingdom Hearts 2, KH1 non-GH will skyrocket in value. I'm ready to get the first KH again, even if I don't have a PS2. The cover's droolworthy.

That's my prediction.

[nachzeher]

In all seriousness, a sealed Shadow Hearts. Scorch, I have three of those, sealed. :) I'm just waiting now.

[punqsux]

wizardry: tales of a forsaken land

[Scorch]

In all seriousness, a sealed Shadow Hearts. Scorch, I have three of those, sealed. :) I'm just waiting now.

Non PH? Do they have the tear at the top or not? I know the first run of KH or something had a small white tear all along the top.. I checked multiple copies and multiple stores and they all had them. I want a selaed nonPH copy of it. It'll be a while, though.

[Kayden]

In all seriousness, a sealed Shadow Hearts. Scorch, I have three of those, sealed. :) I'm just waiting now.

Dont say that... I have a sealed on and I wanna play it...

For my bet... I'd say ZOE2... Disgaea, probably sealed... I doubt Suikoden III.

Probably the same SNES games... I wonder if they're are any sealed Chrono Triggers, FF3s, or Earthbounds...

Apart from that, I couldn't say.

[sketch226]

Anyone remember Freespace 2? Up until fairly recently Interplay was selling a limited re-release of them for $50 or $60 or something like that. I've seen the game go for crazy prices on ebay (which is very odd for PC games). After a few more years I could see it getting there.

[cthcky33]

probably both shadow hearts games, and maybe the .hack games.

[AnthonyRoundtree]

Steel Battalion

Bust-a-Move 3000

Cubivore


Kuon

Firefighter F.D. 18

Rez (if the reRez never happens)

and.... Drake of the 99 Dragons.....
someones gonna end up hoarding 'em all.....
destroying all but a handful.....

then selling the rare few prints left to the highest bidder!

[Zman310]

Anyone remember Freespace 2? Up until fairly recently Interplay was selling a limited re-release of them for $50 or $60 or something like that. I've seen the game go for crazy prices on ebay (which is very odd for PC games). After a few more years I could see it getting there.

Good God, another PC game I bought for next to nothing a couple of years back that's worth quite a bit now. I just found out a couple of weeks ago that Klingon Academy is worth a bundle, now this. I bet that if I looked up a lot of the stuff in my PC collection, I'd be surprised at what a lot of them are worth these days. Oh well, at least they're still cheap at Half Price Books, that's all that matters to me.

[jimbodan]

I hope nobody takes this topic too seriously and rushes out and buys all this stuff, videogames really aren't a good investment. With that disclaimer out of the way here are my picks for games that will be worth more then then their MSRP NEW in 5-10 years.


Shadow Hearts (quite possibly both versions)
Kingdom Hearts non-Gh (I agree with Scorch on this one)
MAYBE disgaea/Phantom Brave SE
Shin Megami Tensei; Nocturne, for this to happen though the serious need to hit it big here at some point
Katamari Damacy
Xenosaga NON-GH
Ikaruga
FFX non-GH
Baten Kaitos
Suikoden 3,4
Maybe Super Smash Bros. Melee non-PC
Alien Hominid

[cthcky33]

i almost forgot alien hominid! and katamari eventually

[RedvsBlue]

I see the video game market going much in the same direction as the comic book market went in the '90s. Sure there's gonna be the expensive titles but I doubt stuff like Disgaea, Baldur's Gate DA2, and Suikoden III will get very high in price. At best I'd say that they would stick around the $50 price tag for a used copy and little more for a new copy.

The problem now is that people are expecting these games to be wildly popular so they buy up multiple copies. Well sure that makes it look like its hard to find but in reality pretty much everyone that wants one has one so there's next to no demand for the title. I doubt RE2&3 will stay that high, I think a lot of the demand for it right now is because of RE4. Also, sometimes a game is really popular for a short period of time as everyone snatches up copies because they think it will be rare but then it starts to tumble in price as the demand decreases. This is pretty much exactly what happened to Zelda Collector's Edition Disc. It had been selling as high as $70-80 on ebay and not its around $30-40.

Another problem with games going up in price is how easy it is for publishers to do another print run of the game. A perfect example of this is Skies of Arcadia Legends. The game was selling for around $40+ for a used copy and then they went to another print run and it went down fast. I still won't be surprised if they go back and reprint the suikoden games, either as a PS2 compilation disc or just reprint them as PS1 games (they did that with Dragon Ball GT final bout, used to be VERY rare and now you can find it at your local target for pretty cheap).

Comparing video game collecting to comic books (or baseball cards are a good example too) even further, its just a matter of having the earlier stuff. Most of the comics printed within the last 20+ years aren't worth a whole lot (sure I know there are exceptions to this but I'm talking about the vast majority of books), whereas it seemed like books were shooting up in price almost instantly back in the '90s. If any of you follow comics, think about stuff like The Death of Superman Issue or the wedding of Jean Grey and Scott. They went up in price very steeply as the demand was really high for them but then everyone had an issue and the demand went through the floor and with it so did the price. This is basically where I see video games going. That's why I've been getting rid of my "collector" games like Rez, Suikoden 3, and Disgaea. I figure I might as well get something for them now before they're not worth very much and I didn't care for playing them very much to begin with.

[RomaVictor]

I'd bet on the Panzer Dragoon series, especially Panzer Dragoon Saga for the Saturn.

EDIT

HAHA I meant PD Orta for XBOX. My bad.

[Scorch]

PDS for Saturn is already rare, so that doesn't count!

[zionoverfire]

Drakengard, in 5 years people will understand it's true greatness.

[Kayden]

they did that with Dragon Ball GT final bout, used to be VERY rare and now you can find it at your local target for pretty cheap.

True... I noticed this myself. I saw it at TRU and GS NEW.... and DBGT Ultimate Battle 22... I thought they were only japanese games... and I came across four of them in two weeks.

However, I don't keep Suikoden 1-3 or Chrono Trigger or Earthbound or any other of these 'rare' games for monetary value... I keep them because I love them like children and couldnt stand to part with them. Everytime I trade in a game I get the urge to play it again. I had Wild Arms 3, beat it, and traded it in... and I keep getting the urge to play it. I still have the save file. I even want to play Siren... and I sold it because I hated that game.

Why do you guys think Suikoden 3 & 4 will be worth a lot? 1 isn't worth much, two is rare so its worth a bit. Three was considered largely to be a flop... Also, if it was popular enough to get a third and fouth installment, do you really think they'd spend all that money just to release a few copies? Konami is well established.

Games like Disgaea, La Pucelle and Phantom Brave are made by a small company thats fairly unknown. (Nippon Ichi/Atlus) They didn't really make that many... atleast for Disgaea... La Pucelle seems to be pretty common... but I think I'm rambling.... anyways, I hope they do go down in price, more games for me to love for less!

[levi333]

Atlus titles seem to keep thier value pretty well.
They usually make limited ammounts, which keeps thier prices up.

[Kayden]

Atlus titles seem to keep thier value pretty well.
They usually make limited ammounts, which keeps thier prices up.

Disgaea came out like a year before La Pucelle and its still $50. La Pucelle is down to $10 at TRU, and 20 at Target. Phantom Brave is new and is already down to 30-40.

[RedvsBlue]

Atlus titles seem to keep thier value pretty well.
They usually make limited ammounts, which keeps thier prices up.

Disgaea came out like a year before La Pucelle and its still $50. La Pucelle is down to $10 at TRU, and 20 at Target. Phantom Brave is new and is already down to 30-40.

Oh really?here's a factory sealed one that went for $35. (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=62053&item=8164237 955&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW) And used copies are going for around $25

[jousley]

Atlus titles seem to keep thier value pretty well.
They usually make limited ammounts, which keeps thier prices up.

Disgaea came out like a year before La Pucelle and its still $50. La Pucelle is down to $10 at TRU, and 20 at Target. Phantom Brave is new and is already down to 30-40.

Oh really?here's a factory sealed one that went for $35. (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=62053&item=8164237 955&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW) And used copies are going for around $25

In all fairness, that seller has 14 positive feedbacks and 2 negatives already...so maybe folks are wary

[Kayden]

Atlus titles seem to keep thier value pretty well.
They usually make limited ammounts, which keeps thier prices up.

Disgaea came out like a year before La Pucelle and its still $50. La Pucelle is down to $10 at TRU, and 20 at Target. Phantom Brave is new and is already down to 30-40.

Oh really?here's a factory sealed one that went for $35. (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=62053&item=8164237 955&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW) And used copies are going for around $25

I was refering to retail... Any B&M I've seen Disgaea at its still been $50. Ofcourse... the only place I ever really see it its GS or EB... and they tend to gouge a little on rare titles

[gsr]

i don't think any of the current games are going to fetch that much

back in the mid 90s when no one cared about games, collectors were smart to keep games sealed and grab the rare stuff as it hit store shelves

nowadays, just about everyone knows what's rare and what's not so the demand requires more copies to be printed..It seems to me that everybody buys the newest rpg whether they're going to play it or not. I mean, you see the trend..95% of games that rare are RPG's and people have caught on to that.

[Mishimaryu]

Shenmue 2? I love that game :wink:

[zewone]

Atlus titles seem to keep thier value pretty well.
They usually make limited ammounts, which keeps thier prices up.

Disgaea came out like a year before La Pucelle and its still $50. La Pucelle is down to $10 at TRU, and 20 at Target. Phantom Brave is new and is already down to 30-40.

I'm pretty sure Disgaea came out after La Pucelle.

[Kayden]

Atlus titles seem to keep thier value pretty well.
They usually make limited ammounts, which keeps thier prices up.

Disgaea came out like a year before La Pucelle and its still $50. La Pucelle is down to $10 at TRU, and 20 at Target. Phantom Brave is new and is already down to 30-40.

I'm pretty sure Disgaea came out after La Pucelle.

And I'm pretty sure you're wrong, seeing how I had just purchased Disgaea and then asked when La Pucelle would be released.

[zewone]

Atlus titles seem to keep thier value pretty well.
They usually make limited ammounts, which keeps thier prices up.

Disgaea came out like a year before La Pucelle and its still $50. La Pucelle is down to $10 at TRU, and 20 at Target. Phantom Brave is new and is already down to 30-40.

I'm pretty sure Disgaea came out after La Pucelle.

And I'm pretty sure you're wrong.

Yeah I just checked. I'm right. By almost exactly a year. LPT 2002. Disgaea 2003.

EDIT: I was looking at Japanese releases. Hmm.

[alongx]

I'm pretty sure Disgaea came out after La Pucelle.

And I'm pretty sure you're wrong.

Yeah I just checked. I'm right. By almost exactly a year. LPT 2002. Disgaea 2003.

EDIT: I was looking at Japanese releases. Hmm.

Which would make you wrong, not right. US releases went Disgaea 8/03, La Pucelle 5/04, Phantom Brave 8/04

[screwkick]

The original Resident Evil for the Playstation.

It has to be the first issue, not the director's cut. Also it has to come in the original long black plastic case, not the CD jewel case.

[Kayden]

I'm pretty sure Disgaea came out after La Pucelle.

And I'm pretty sure you're wrong.

Yeah I just checked. I'm right. By almost exactly a year. LPT 2002. Disgaea 2003.

EDIT: I was looking at Japanese releases. Hmm.

Which would make you wrong, not right. US releases went Disgaea 8/03, La Pucelle 5/04, Phantom Brave 8/04

ha! PWN3D!!! :lol:

[3QGojo]

Katamari Damacy is my pick for a rare game since it reminds me of Gitaroo Man, a game that no one will be able to find eventually and will most likely go up in price in a year or so. That's why when I went to BB I bought 2 copies for $14.99 each with the GGC. One to play, and one that I'm keeping sealed. First time I've done something like this and I still regret not buying 2 copies of Gitaroo Man instead of just 1 back in the days when BB was selling them cheap.

[zewone]

I'm pretty sure Disgaea came out after La Pucelle.

And I'm pretty sure you're wrong.

Yeah I just checked. I'm right. By almost exactly a year. LPT 2002. Disgaea 2003.

EDIT: I was looking at Japanese releases. Hmm.

Which would make you wrong, not right. US releases went Disgaea 8/03, La Pucelle 5/04, Phantom Brave 8/04

ha! PWN3D!!! :lol:

Yes, note the edit. I realized I was wrong, but I didn't want to take out the original message.

[RedvsBlue]

Katamari Damacy is my pick for a rare game since it reminds me of Gitaroo Man, a game that no one will be able to find eventually and will most likely go up in price in a year or so. That's why when I went to BB I bought 2 copies for $14.99 each with the GGC. One to play, and one that I'm keeping sealed. First time I've done something like this and I still regret not buying 2 copies of Gitaroo Man instead of just 1 back in the days when BB was selling them cheap.

I don't mean to pick on you in particular but this is exactly the point I'm getting at. Everyone is picking up multiple copes of the game so it looks like stuff such as katamari is hard to find but in reality just about everyone who wants one has one.

[evilmax17]

Just because Katamari Damacy is japanese and quirky and good, does NOT mean it will be rare. There are tons of copies on store shelves, and tons of people already have it.

[sying]

I think my steel batallions will be worth 200,00 if not more. I am tempted to open them up every time I look at them.

[jousley]

I think my steel batallions will be worth 200,00 if not more. I am tempted to open them up every time I look at them.

Sheesh....I get tired of seeing statements like this. Games are to PLAY and ENJOY. If you are just going to buy them to try to make a profit, you would be better off using the money you bought those Steel Battlion(s) with and put it into stocks or bonds..or a savings account. I mean its a free country and you do whatever you like, but I just find it sad and a bit pathetic that you have games that you apparently WANT to play sitting there just hoping to cash in on them later.

[Survivor Charlie]

The #1 authenticly rare game for any current gen console is NCAA Basketball 2K3 for the Nintendo Gamecube. It was recalled hours after it SHIPPED because Visual Concepts and Nintendo had a tiff, and thus less then 1000 copies made it into retail. It shows up on Ebay constantly because people know it's a bonafide rarity. If you can get it, get it now, because in five years these gallons of Ebay auctions will disappear. In ten years, it will be incredibly hard to find. In 15 years, it will be holy-grail caliber rare.

And I agree with jousley. Buy games to play them, not for profit. Especially with Next Gen games. Steel Batallion has had multiple printings. If you bought it for profit, you would have been better off buying a savings bond that won't mature for 20 years, because that's how long it will take before Steel Battilion is worth anything.

[RomaVictor]

The #1 authenticly rare game for any current gen console is NCAA Basketball 2K3 for the Nintendo Gamecube. It was recalled hours after it SHIPPED because Visual Concepts and Nintendo had a tiff, and thus less then 1000 copies made it into retail. It shows up on Ebay constantly because people know it's a bonafide rarity. If you can get it, get it now, because in five years these gallons of Ebay auctions will disappear. In ten years, it will be incredibly hard to find. In 15 years, it will be holy-grail caliber rare.

And I agree with jousley. Buy games to play them, not for profit. Especially with Next Gen games. Steel Batallion has had multiple printings. If you bought it for profit, you would have been better off buying a savings bond that won't mature for 20 years, because that's how long it will take before Steel Battilion is worth anything.

Wow. That really is rare. But I'm confused, because everyone seems to assume rare = valuable. Doesn't a game have to be a GOOD rare game in order to have greater value in the future? I'm not flaming your particular post, I'm talking about our general assumptions as a community.

[Survivor Charlie]

No, it doesn't. Action 52 for the NES is horrible, and it's worth a lot of money. Stadium Events, the rarest officially released NES game (Nintendo World Championships 1990 isn't an official release) is nothing more then a label variation of World Class Track Meet, and it's worth $300-$500. Secret Scout for the NES is worth about $100 and it's horrible.

[ViolentLee]

Atlus titles seem to keep thier value pretty well.
They usually make limited ammounts, which keeps thier prices up.

Disgaea came out like a year before La Pucelle and its still $50. La Pucelle is down to $10 at TRU, and 20 at Target. Phantom Brave is new and is already down to 30-40.

La Pucelle was published by Mastiff, not Atlus. And Phantom Brave was published by the new US division of NIS (Nippon Ichi Software), with a little help from Atlus.

I've played all three and, in my opinion, Disgaea is by far the better game.

As for games that will be valuable, I say:
Adventures of Cookie & Cream - PS2
Cubivore - Atlus, GC
Culdcept - NEC, PS2
Lowrider - PS2
Phantasy Star Online 3 - Sega, GC
Shadow of Destiny - Konami, PS2
Taiko Drum Master - Namco, PS2

[jimbodan]

Atlus titles seem to keep thier value pretty well.
They usually make limited ammounts, which keeps thier prices up.

Disgaea came out like a year before La Pucelle and its still $50. La Pucelle is down to $10 at TRU, and 20 at Target. Phantom Brave is new and is already down to 30-40.

La Pucelle was published by Mastiff, not Atlus. And Phantom Brave was published by the new US division of NIS (Nippon Ichi Software), with a little help from Atlus.

I've played all three and, in my opinion, Disgaea is by far the better game.

As for games that will be valuable, I say:
Adventures of Cookie & Cream - PS2
Cubivore - Atlus, GC
Culdcept - NEC, PS2
Lowrider - PS2
Phantasy Star Online 3 - Sega, GC
Shadow of Destiny - Konami, PS2
Taiko Drum Master - Namco, PS2

Interesting list, I'm curious as to why Cookie and Cream will be valuable? I've never heard that one mentioned in any rare games discussions and I'm wondering why you think it will be valuable? I don't wanna come off like a jack-ass or anything, I'm just really curious.

[Kayden]

Atlus titles seem to keep thier value pretty well.
They usually make limited ammounts, which keeps thier prices up.

Disgaea came out like a year before La Pucelle and its still $50. La Pucelle is down to $10 at TRU, and 20 at Target. Phantom Brave is new and is already down to 30-40.

La Pucelle was published by Mastiff, not Atlus. And Phantom Brave was published by the new US division of NIS (Nippon Ichi Software), with a little help from Atlus.

I've played all three and, in my opinion, Disgaea is by far the better game.

As for games that will be valuable, I say:
Adventures of Cookie & Cream - PS2
Cubivore - Atlus, GC
Culdcept - NEC, PS2
Lowrider - PS2
Phantasy Star Online 3 - Sega, GC
Shadow of Destiny - Konami, PS2
Taiko Drum Master - Namco, PS2

Interesting list, I'm curious as to why Cookie and Cream will be valuable? I've never heard that one mentioned in any rare games discussions and I'm wondering why you think it will be valuable? I don't wanna come off like a jack-ass or anything, I'm just really curious.

I've never even heard of it... as a video game atleast.

[jousley]

Cookie and Cream is actually a fun little game. Its best played with two people being co-op. The screeen is split in half and each player has a half they travel up. Both players are cute little rabbits, and what one does on one side effects the other side. There might be a level on one side that opens a door on the other side...and if you BOTH don't help each other, one will get left behind and you both have to start over as the screen scrolls on its own. I reccomend it! Its actually really fun...and its one of those games that the ladies dont seem to mind playing with you, so thats a plus.

[sying]

I think my steel batallions will be worth 200,00 if not more. I am tempted to open them up every time I look at them.

Sheesh....I get tired of seeing statements like this. Games are to PLAY and ENJOY. If you are just going to buy them to try to make a profit, you would be better off using the money you bought those Steel Battlion(s) with and put it into stocks or bonds..or a savings account. I mean its a free country and you do whatever you like, but I just find it sad and a bit pathetic that you have games that you apparently WANT to play sitting there just hoping to cash in on them later.

Considering that I payed much less than the two hundred dollar price tag I am definately making my money back.

50 for the first copy (CC sale trade ins)
120 for the second copy ( friend in need of money).

Thats 230 profit if I sold it now.

And how dare you attack someone's character blindly like that. I have stocks, bonds and the like. I have a house, car and everything I need. I just have disposable income that I choose to invest in other areas. I am not going to pass up a deal like I had in the above example. Thats why we are here on this website. But it has become a freakin flamefest lately. So get off me son and go fcuk yourself, asshat.

[sying]

Bump because I want to see what this prick says.

[MorbidAngel4Life]

Castlevania: SoTN and LOI. Hell, all the ones on the GBA too.

[RedvsBlue]

Bump because I want to see what this prick says.

:roll:

[ViolentLee]

As for games that will be valuable, I say:
Adventures of Cookie & Cream - PS2
Cubivore - Atlus, GC
Culdcept - NEC, PS2
Lowrider - PS2
Phantasy Star Online 3 - Sega, GC
Shadow of Destiny - Konami, PS2
Taiko Drum Master - Namco, PS2

Interesting list, I'm curious as to why Cookie and Cream will be valuable? I've never heard that one mentioned in any rare games discussions and I'm wondering why you think it will be valuable? I don't wanna come off like a jack-ass or anything, I'm just really curious.

I wish I could say I used some well researched, scientific procedure, but I didn't. I just looked at my games and picked a few obscure titles/possibly underproduced titles. Cookie & Cream is the definition of that. It was published by Agetec, stresses co-op gameplay and originality, and it's kind of quirky.


I've never even heard of it... as a video game atleast.

Kayden helps substantiate my hypothesis. :wink:

[Trakan]

After a surge of popularity inspired by Kingdom Hearts 2, KH1 non-GH will skyrocket in value. I'm ready to get the first KH again, even if I don't have a PS2. The cover's droolworthy.

That's my prediction.

Yeah, that'd be my assumption as well. There are two versions, one with the SquareSoft logo, and the newer one with the Square-Enix logo. I have the SquareSoft one. I don't know about a tear though.

[b3b0p]

In all seriousness, a sealed Shadow Hearts. Scorch, I have three of those, sealed. :) I'm just waiting now.

Dont say that... I have a sealed on and I wanna play it...

For my bet... I'd say ZOE2... Disgaea, probably sealed... I doubt Suikoden III.

Probably the same SNES games... I wonder if they're are any sealed Chrono Triggers, FF3s, or Earthbounds...

Apart from that, I couldn't say.

Well, I had a sealed Earthbound. However, Earthbound never came sealed, so it is kind of hard to say you have an Sealed Earthbound.

I think it is because of this that the value of a brand new Earthbound is not worth very much. I have seen many brand new never used or opened Earthbounds and they don't get what you would think.

Chris

[CheapyD]

Thats why we are here on this website. But it has become a freakin flamefest lately. So get off me son and go fcuk yourself, asshat.
Well, you sure are doing your part to help, aren't you. :roll:
That's right, I said ":roll:"
And let me add a [-X as well.

[wubb]

Seems weird to keep sealed games as a collectible/investment. But I guess if you think about it, it's no different from people who collect action figures and keep them in their original packaging or people who scooped up the Beanie Babie making sure to never play with them and keep the tags mint. (Beanie Babies BTW aren't worth squat today. GF has a bag of them and the entire lot of 40 or so is probably worth less than $40.)

One thing you have to remember, games and other collectibles can be destroyed, plus you have to give up space to store them. Not so with true investments.

[b3b0p]

Speaking of rare and sealed (http://$$$$$$$$$$$$/5xgck)

Chris

[ViolentLee]

Seems weird to keep sealed games as a collectible/investment. But I guess if you think about it, it's no different from people who collect action figures and keep them in their original packaging or people who scooped up the Beanie Babie making sure to never play with them and keep the tags mint. (Beanie Babies BTW aren't worth squat today. GF has a bag of them and the entire lot of 40 or so is probably worth less than $40.)

One thing you have to remember, games and other collectibles can be destroyed, plus you have to give up space to store them. Not so with true investments.

I'd say I'm a collector. I buy some games I know I'll probably never play, just to have them in my collection or because they're a good deal. I think a majority of CAG members do this, too. I also try not to open my games until I am ready to play them.

Games, if you think about it, hold their value better than almost any other collectible. For example, I can buy Persona 2 off Ebay for $50, play it until I'm satisfied, then turn around and sell it for about the same price, if not more.

It's also easy to find great deals out there, and turn around and sell them for a big profit, if you're so inclined. I've done this in the past, though usually I'd rather just build my collection.

[jousley]

I think my steel batallions will be worth 200,00 if not more. I am tempted to open them up every time I look at them.

Sheesh....I get tired of seeing statements like this. Games are to PLAY and ENJOY. If you are just going to buy them to try to make a profit, you would be better off using the money you bought those Steel Battlion(s) with and put it into stocks or bonds..or a savings account. I mean its a free country and you do whatever you like, but I just find it sad and a bit pathetic that you have games that you apparently WANT to play sitting there just hoping to cash in on them later.

Considering that I payed much less than the two hundred dollar price tag I am definately making my money back.

50 for the first copy (CC sale trade ins)
120 for the second copy ( friend in need of money).

Thats 230 profit if I sold it now.

And how dare you attack someone's character blindly like that. I have stocks, bonds and the like. I have a house, car and everything I need. I just have disposable income that I choose to invest in other areas. I am not going to pass up a deal like I had in the above example. Thats why we are here on this website. But it has become a freakin flamefest lately. So get off me son and go fcuk yourself, asshat.

Does it make you feel better to call names? Are you so insecure about something someone says that you try to attack with "words"? What a big man. It wasn't a character attack...now I find it rather funny that you have them sitting there and they taunt you as you walk by "Open me! Play me!' On NO..I can't! You are my future cash cow. Take some of that disposeable income and buy yourself a clue, friend. Thanks for the lovely PMs too, friend....Ive been waiting to reply all day just to make you sweat and wonder if I "got your message" hehe.

[Survivor Charlie]

I would also like to point out that Kiosk discs for every platform will be rare or better. Nintendo calls theirs "Multigame Interactive Demo Discs" and it puts out a new one every three to four months. Sony calls theirs 'Kiosks'...

You can't buy them. You need to have a connection to a store to get them (which thankfully, I have). At least for the PS2 and Gamecube ones.

X-Box, on the other hand, the only way to get a kiosk disc is to have one personally delievered by a Microsoft rep, and once the stores get a new one, the old one walks out the door with the rep. So yeah, they're hard to get.

Speaking of demos, I'm looking for demo discs for PS2, X-Box, and Gamecube. I don't care if they were free from a store or came out of magazines. I want them. I'll do a five disc for one guide swap. In all likelyhood, most of you have such discs and never use them. They won't be worth anything, ever (the kind that you get for free from a gamestore or from a magazine) but I just like to have a lot of demo discs. PM me, and check my tradelist.

[tdphillips]

Speaking of rare and sealed (http://$$$$$$$$$$$$/5xgck)

Chris

Oh... my.... gosh.....

[chubbyninja1319]

Here are my predictions:

- MGS 2:Substance - PS2
- Both Shadow Hearts
- maybe disgaea (sp?)
- maybe the .hack series
- i don't think suikoden 3 or 4 will be that collectible, tho
- ZOE: 2nd runner, BIG TIME maybe ZOE 1 (have you seen one new lately??)
- Gitaroo Man only for a small select group of people who really enjoy it. It won't be a widely known collectible game.
- Zelda Collectors Edition, maybe the OoT GC disc, too.
- Katamary Damacy, probably not, cause it came out with a lot of word of mouth good press. lots of people know about it.
- the thought on KH, non GH was interesting......could be.
- Non GH FFX or X-2........no way.
- FFXI and chains of promathia could be.....the thing is that they won't be as easy to play cause of the whole online thing. Then it's just something to sit on your shelf, but it could be collectible.
- Rez, never played but have heard enough about it.
- maybe alien hominid.......it was only for the hardcore crowd.

Now for a few far-out-there predictions.....
- KOTOR 2 - Reason: i don't think a lot of people like this one as much as the first, but I think KOTOR 3 will be great and people will want 1 and 2 again.
- Klonoa 2 - it was kinda sorta rare at one time, now it's pretty cheap if you can find it. if they put out another one that's good, this one might jump in collectibility.
- Halo 2 CE - yeah, you can get it anywhere now, but that will change in 2 or 3 years.
- Pikmin 1 and 2 non GH - good games that were under the radar. Not that far out on this prediction, me thinks.
- Document of MGS 2 - true MGS freaks will want it, can't find it in the store now.

What about GBA games??? I can't think of any that are really collectible now.

[Eclipse]

Aria of Sorrow.
Kakuto No Chojin. (Controversial games are always worth more)

[Zmonkay]

Umm, did I miss something. (I must have) but when did ZOE 2 become rare? Everyone seems to agree that it will be rare, but I can still find them at my local CC (at least they had a few about a month ago) and that's after I picked up 3 during the old CC $5 sale.

[FrankySox]

Animal Crossing, and an opened copy of FaBLE

[Kayden]

The highest one went for $53, but most go for 30ish.

[blaze1981]

metal gear solid substance - ps2
moto gp 2- xbox

[Theenternal]

After a surge of popularity inspired by Kingdom Hearts 2, KH1 non-GH will skyrocket in value. I'm ready to get the first KH again, even if I don't have a PS2. The cover's droolworthy.

That's my prediction.

Yeah, that'd be my assumption as well. There are two versions, one with the SquareSoft logo, and the newer one with the Square-Enix logo. I have the SquareSoft one. I don't know about a tear though.

I have a sealed Squaresoft version, no tear. Got it from the CC sale 2003 for like 8.99

[SOSTrooper]

Umm, did I miss something. (I must have) but when did ZOE 2 become rare? Everyone seems to agree that it will be rare, but I can still find them at my local CC (at least they had a few about a month ago) and that's after I picked up 3 during the old CC $5 sale.

If you find copies of it, buy them. They can fetch for $60 on eBay (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=62053&item=8169389 859&rd=1).

[ViolentLee]

A few more to add to my predictions:

Robot Alchemic Drive (Robot AD or RAD) - Enix for PS2
Baten Kaitos - Namco for GCN
Dual Hearts - Atlus for PS2

[spankmenow420]

RE 2 i will be selling in 1 weeks for $50 sealed ngc, any body who wants it, e-mail me...

[JimmieMac]

Halo 2 Limited Edition autographed by JimmieMac

Only a million of them were made so if you don't open them for ten years you will be rich.

You missed the part where he said it was autographed by me, there sure aren't going to be a million of 'em.

[Nirvanaguy777]

I sure hope disgaea, considering I got it for 5 at the CC sale I hope its worth 200 some day so I can make a profit.

[Skylander7]

Panzer Saga tends to fluctuated. Although I own it, I wish it would be re-released somehow (maybe unlockable in another game). Wing Commander: Kilrathi Saga has gone over 200 a few times, and so has Leisure Suit Larry collection. I'm betting that Rez could get that high in a few years, but the fact that you can burn a bootable overseas version from a download online hinders that. In terms of collector's value, anything that can't be emulated or bootlegged is a safe investment.

[Arakias]

In terms of collector's value, anything that can't be emulated or bootlegged is a safe investment.

Good point, and since 'cube games are a little harder to bootleg, they'll be worth the most! hahaha! (sorry, just killing time).
my predictions,
ikaruga,
ultimate muscle (cube - kinda kidding but its a good game)
katamari (maybe, maybe not)
rez (if not re-released)
contra: shattered soldier (since neo-contra kinda blew)
castlevania: sotn

[vgamergirl]

There seems to be a limited supply of these GBA games:

-Bookworm
-It's Mr Pants

...they probably won't be $200, but perhaps worth considerably more than thier retail price.

Another one i don't see very often:

-A Dog's Life ( PS2 )

'Just a few that haven't been mentioned is all...

[Scorch]

A lot of these games are indeed rare but not in high demand. I doubt anyone will want A Dog's Life in 3 years, much less five. Has anyone actually tried that game, though?

I definately agree with Moto GP2. That game is rare now.

You guys think movie licensed games like Van Helsing and Hulk will be rare? Hulk's not too common anymore, and I rarely ever see Catwoman anymore.

[vgamergirl]

A lot of these games are indeed rare but not in high demand. I doubt anyone will want A Dog's Life in 3 years, much less five. Has anyone actually tried that game, though?

I think the typical gamer isn't as much into oddball games like that anyways, thus little demand for 'em..

Dog's Life isn't that great; i was able to get it cheap using TRU coupons... so i thought 'what the hey'.
It's chock full of annoying dialogue, and some of the tasks in the game require tons of back and forth traveling within the same area because the dog you control can only hold one item in his mouth at a time ( wuss ). On the upside, there are not many games where you can make your guy piss, crap, and toot on command. :P

-Sue

[onikage]

Games I think will go up in value:

The Nightmare of Druaga
Cubivore
Rez
Disgaea
Tsugunai: Atonement
Gitaroo Man
Shadow Hearts
Skygunner

[cyberlian]

I think a lot of the games that will be worth the most have yet to be released

(it seems like the majority of rare games were late-release games)

[Trakan]

After a surge of popularity inspired by Kingdom Hearts 2, KH1 non-GH will skyrocket in value. I'm ready to get the first KH again, even if I don't have a PS2. The cover's droolworthy.

That's my prediction.

Yeah, that'd be my assumption as well. There are two versions, one with the SquareSoft logo, and the newer one with the Square-Enix logo. I have the SquareSoft one. I don't know about a tear though.

I have a sealed Squaresoft version, no tear. Got it from the CC sale 2003 for like 8.99

I've never even heard of the tear. Anyone have a pic?

[defender]

Mega Man is almost 20 years old. The NES days were considered the Silver Age of the game industry. New games from this era can go for great money. While some recent games can hit $200 I don't think too many that have been listed here will stay at that range.

$30-$150 is the average of a rare game nowadays with a few exceptions...prices constantly fluctuate.