The "Is This Game Rare?" Thread

Found a game at gamecrazy called Odama for the Gamecube. Ive never heard of it before but it was mint and complete with case,box,mic,etc for $7. Has anyone heard of this game?
 
[quote name='SoNiC1023']Found a game at gamecrazy called Odama for the Gamecube. Ive never heard of it before but it was mint and complete with case,box,mic,etc for $7. Has anyone heard of this game?[/QUOTE]

it is not rare
 
[quote name='FOnewearl']Coleco made 2600 games which would be tan. Sounds like your looking at the Colecovision (as in the system) versions which are both common as far as Colecovision games go.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ColecoVision[/quote]

You know what's funny, is that the ColecoVision article you linked to, has a ColecoVision with a copy of Lady Bug in the cart slot.

I snapped a pic of the lot of games I'm buying and the carts for Looping and Lady Bug don't say 'ColecoVision' on them that I recall.

Oh and when checking Digit Press' rarity guide, there is NO version listed for ColecoVision though, which is what made me want to buy the lot of games I'm looking at.

I had a few games back in the day that said ColecoVision presents which worked on my 2600(from what I remember anyway), so I think they were also a publisher of titles back then.

This is where I was 'buying' them from(but now after being re-educated about the possibility that they're just ColecoVision 'common' versions, I want someone else to buy them lol):

http://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=4140194
 
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Is Champions of Norath:Return to Arms for PS2 rare? I heard it was on some website.
And would it be a good investment to get Castlevania:OoE? Aria and Dawn of sorrow are pretty rare, would this one be?
 
[quote name='as50193']Is Champions of Norath:Return to Arms for PS2 rare? I heard it was on some website.
And would it be a good investment to get Castlevania:OoE? Aria and Dawn of sorrow are pretty rare, would this one be?[/quote]Champions isn't rare, but its a good game you should try out.

Castlevania:OoE I would expect to be rare but not go for more than $40 for a long time, so not really.
 
[quote name='as50193']Is Champions of Norath:Return to Arms for PS2 rare? I heard it was on some website.
And would it be a good investment to get Castlevania:OoE? Aria and Dawn of sorrow are pretty rare, would this one be?[/QUOTE]

Dawn of Sorrow got a reprint, Aria of Sorrow got a reprint as double pack, and PoR isnt rare at all. If you are a collector it would be a bad idea, but investment is always risky.
 
[quote name='as50193']
And would it be a good investment to get Castlevania:OoE? Aria and Dawn of sorrow are pretty rare, would this one be?[/quote]
if you want to invest on castlevania OoE, i would suggest waiting until it gets a price cut. if the game becomes rare, your investment will be slightly higher compared to when you buy it at full msrp.
 
[quote name='IAmTheCheapestGamer']You know what's funny, is that the ColecoVision article you linked to, has a ColecoVision with a copy of Lady Bug in the cart slot.[/QUOTE]

That exactly what I was thinking as I took notice to the picture :D

It can be confusing when you see 2600 games that may have some Colecovision or Intellvision games mixed in with them. Looking at that auction I see Popeye which is probably the 2600 version but IIRC the Colecovision version looked exactly the same so you'd have to take a good look at it (and maybe read some of the smaller print) to see what system it was for.

I bet that auction you have linked won't get any other bids.
 
speaking of 2600 games, are any of you that are talking about them wanting any? I have a box of them here. Nothing special but I have no use for them. I would sell them cheap.
 
[quote name='FOnewearl']That exactly what I was thinking as I took notice to the picture :D

It can be confusing when you see 2600 games that may have some Colecovision or Intellvision games mixed in with them. Looking at that auction I see Popeye which is probably the 2600 version but IIRC the Colecovision version looked exactly the same so you'd have to take a good look at it (and maybe read some of the smaller print) to see what system it was for.

I bet that auction you have linked won't get any other bids.[/quote]

I doubt it will either. What I laugh about is that I had completely forgotten that I had a few games from Coleco that were on the 2600 and now that I think about it, they were TAN. :roll:

But the fact of the matter is, a majority of game publishers back then put out games in black carts, so it could get VERY confusing.
 
[quote name='schuerm26']speaking of 2600 games, are any of you that are talking about them wanting any? I have a box of them here. Nothing special but I have no use for them. I would sell them cheap.[/QUOTE]

I wouldn't mind Barnstorming but buying online isn't going to be an option for me as I would pay a buck for it tops which obviously wouldn't even cover shipping.

[quote name='IAmTheCheapestGamer']I doubt it will either. What I laugh about is that I had completely forgotten that I had a few games from Coleco that were on the 2600 and now that I think about it, they were TAN. :roll:

But the fact of the matter is, a majority of game publishers back then put out games in black carts, so it could get VERY confusing.[/QUOTE]

It can get confusing especially if you don't specialize in collecting the 1st, 2nd generation games. I bought Venture for the 2600 a few years ago while fleaing thinking it was the Colecovision version forgetting that it was also on the 2600. I forgot about some of the 2600 games that (kind of) looked like Intellivision games and would see them thinking that they were Intellivision games mixed in with 2600 games. I'm thinking of some of the 2600 games by Mattel (Frogs And Flies for example).
 
Some games I have that I consider rare, what do u guys think -

*Ico - PS2 (2 sealed copies)
*Castlevania: SoTN - PS1 (non gh)
*Legend of Zelda Collectors - GC
*SMT: Digital Devil Saga - PS2
*SMT: Nocturne - PS2
*Marvel vs. Capcom 2 - XBox
*Gradius V - PS2
*Samurai Shodon V - Xbox
*Metal Slug X - PS1
*Doom 3 Limited Collectors Ed. - XBox & Reg PC version (just b/c signed by id team)
 
[quote name='phreak5k']I believe the guy game is rare because one of the girls in it is actually underage, making it child pornography
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It should have been pulled from shelves, but I could be wrong but that's what I've heard.[/quote]

Depends on where it was made... if it's Japanese/Chinese, then they get away with all that underage stuff... Here in the States though, they're would be a ban on it faster than you can fix a bowl of cereal or water for the pets.
 
[quote name='Blackshear']Some games I have that I consider rare, what do u guys think -

*Ico - PS2 (2 sealed copies)
*Castlevania: SoTN - PS1 (non gh)
*Legend of Zelda Collectors - GC
*SMT: Digital Devil Saga - PS2
*SMT: Nocturne - PS2
*Marvel vs. Capcom 2 - XBox
*Gradius V - PS2
*Samurai Shodon V - Xbox
*Metal Slug X - PS1
*Doom 3 Limited Collectors Ed. - XBox & Reg PC version (just b/c signed by id team)[/QUOTE]

There's a difference between rare and valuable... SotN is not rare, it sold a ton of copies and had a GH release. DDS and Nocturne were both reprinted and since then, I've see copies all the time at EB/GS.
 
[quote name='FOnewearl']
It can get confusing especially if you don't specialize in collecting the 1st, 2nd generation games. I bought Venture for the 2600 a few years ago while fleaing thinking it was the Colecovision version forgetting that it was also on the 2600. I forgot about some of the 2600 games that (kind of) looked like Intellivision games and would see them thinking that they were Intellivision games mixed in with 2600 games. I'm thinking of some of the 2600 games by Mattel (Frogs And Flies for example).[/quote]
I used to have Venture and Zaxxon, which were also on ColecoVision and after I thought about it, I remembered that the Coleco produced games for the 2600 were tan and NOT black. I'm glad you pointed it out and that I remembered the few Coleco games I had myself being a different color or I would've been stuck with a fairly common set of games.
[quote name='chinchillables']Depends on where it was made... if it's Japanese/Chinese, then they get away with all that underage stuff... Here in the States though, they're would be a ban on it faster than you can fix a bowl of cereal or water for the pets.[/quote]
You know what got me about the whole mess with The Guy Game, was that the girl may have been underage, but she had a fake ID and signed off giving permission for them to use her footage. Even funnier is that her and her parents SUED the company for damages after she pulled her illegal shit she did. Once they brough the legal action in court, she should've been charged and easily convicted of using the fake ID and suffered some sort of consequences.

By the way, Gamestop still sells the game in store for between $12.99 and $14.99 for the Xbox and PS2 respectively(http://www.gamestop.com/browse/sear...rue&Ntt=the+guy+game&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial ). So, in essence, every time they sell it, they're selling a pornographic game with an underage girl in it, which further cements my belief that Gamestop is the most unscrupulous chain out there as long as it benefits them.
 
This isn't a game but is the Lego Star Wars TCS guide really worth more than $50? I was looking on ebay but I don't think thats accurate.
 
[quote name='lakers310']This isn't a game but is the Lego Star Wars TCS guide really worth more than $50? I was looking on ebay but I don't think thats accurate.[/QUOTE]

It's valuable, yeah, that's pretty accurate.
 
[quote name='jjgames']I know this is rare, but does this info checkout to you guys. I had never heard of this before.

He says it's a one-of-a-kind SNES cartridge used for the Nintendo World Championship II. A guy has it listed on ebay for $50.

Auction Listing
Do you guys think it really is as rare as he says?[/quote]
it is. 2nd most expensive game according to GameSniped. it will be 1st if it sells for 50k. the nintendo world cart (the gold and grey carts) are popping out every now and then on ebay.. it is rare but when theres more than 2 listed every year the value sort of goes down a bit.

http://www.gamesniped.com/2008/11/0...e-grail-ever-if-it-sells-first-place-assured/
 
[quote name='RatchetJunkie20']Valkyrie Profile for PS 1. I have been told by some that it's pretty rare and by some people that it isn't. I've also been told that it's the rarest of the rare.[/quote]
Gotta be fairly rare, its real pricey on the sites i checked....
 
So I've been doing a little digging in my backlog lately and I have found some interesting prices on the Amazon Marketplace that I needed some clearing up.

Alien Hominid (new/sealed) (GC) - $32.99-$62.99 on Amazon Marketplace
Castlevania: Curse of Darkness (new/sealed) (PS2) - $41.85-$52.75 on Amazon Marketplace

I have others that i haven't looked up yet but is there something going on with these games in particular that make them "rare" or expensive?
 
[quote name='Pck21']So I've been doing a little digging in my backlog lately and I have found some interesting prices on the Amazon Marketplace that I needed some clearing up.

Alien Hominid (new/sealed) (GC) - $32.99-$62.99 on Amazon Marketplace
Castlevania: Curse of Darkness (new/sealed) (PS2) - $41.85-$52.75 on Amazon Marketplace

I have others that i haven't looked up yet but is there something going on with these games in particular that make them "rare" or expensive?[/QUOTE]

These games themselves aren't really rare but since they're fairly old, sealed copies aren't exactly common and so they do hold some value to collectors. But not every sealed copy of an old game is rare though, the games usually have to have a following of sort.
 
[quote name='Vinny']These games themselves aren't really rare but since they're fairly old, sealed copies aren't exactly common and so they do hold some value to collectors. But not every sealed copy of an old game is rare though, the games usually have to have a following of sort.[/QUOTE]

Ah ok, that makes some sense. I was just looking at my Amazon seller's account and thinking, "Hey, why not sell some of the old games?" I looked up Alien Hominid because it was the first one I remembered and boom, $62.xx brand new. I almost fell out of my chair lol.

Meh, I might put them up for grabs and see if they get nabbed. Who knows, right? Thanks for the info!
 
[quote name='Pck21']Ah ok, that makes some sense. I was just looking at my Amazon seller's account and thinking, "Hey, why not sell some of the old games?" I looked up Alien Hominid because it was the first one I remembered and boom, $62.xx brand new. I almost fell out of my chair lol.

Meh, I might put them up for grabs and see if they get nabbed. Who knows, right? Thanks for the info![/quote]
doesn't the behemoth site sell it for $10?
 
[quote name='Dr. Ghost']doesn't the behemoth site sell it for $10?[/QUOTE]

That's one thing that makes Amazon Market's prices unrealiable... when an item is available in unless common stores, the sellers basically do their best to keep the price high and make people get a false sense of value in hopes that someone buys a copy.

This is further enforced due to eBay limiting completed auctions to the past 15 days so people can't get a good estimate of what an item is worth.
 
What's a complete Metroid Prime Gamecube bundle worth? Is it rare?
It's a platinum GC with a cool looking metalic cover with Samus on it
that slides over the retail box and comes with a 2 disc Not For Sale version
of Metroid Prime with a demo for MP2 and history of Metroid series on it.
I bought it at Sears many years ago. Never seen any sold online.

By itself would the game have anymore worth than a regular copy of MP?
Thanks.
 
[quote name='dragoon99']What's a complete Metroid Prime Gamecube bundle worth? Is it rare?
It's a platinum GC with a cool looking metalic cover with Samus on it
that slides over the retail box and comes with a 2 disc Not For Sale version
of Metroid Prime with a demo for MP2 and history of Metroid series on it.
I bought it at Sears many years ago. Never seen any sold online.

By itself would the game have anymore worth than a regular copy of MP?
Thanks.[/quote]

If it's still sealed, I would value it at around $100. It's not the rarest item out there, but it is not very common on the other hand.
 
-Klonoa 2 (PS2)
-Panzer Dragoon Otra (XBOX)
-Toejam And earl 3 (XBOX)
-Shenmue 2 (XBOX)
-SEGA GT 2002/Jet set radio future (XBOX)
 
Crusty Demons (XB)

i saw this at a blockbuster the other day and i debated picking it up because i had never heard of it. it's a mature rated game about motorbiking or something. sounds ridiculous but if it's rare, i'm picking it up. does anyone know?
 
Let me help you out there:
[quote name='GameBoyee']-Klonoa 2 (PS2) NO
-Panzer Dragoon Otra (XBOX) NO
-Toejam And earl 3 (XBOX) NO
-Shenmue 2 (XBOX) NO
-SEGA GT 2002/Jet set radio future (XBOX) NO[/quote]

Klonoa 2 isn't rare/valuable but it is kind of sought after. Not too hard to find though.
 
[quote name='chimpster1313']Crusty Demons (XB)

i saw this at a blockbuster the other day and i debated picking it up because i had never heard of it. it's a mature rated game about motorbiking or something. sounds ridiculous but if it's rare, i'm picking it up. does anyone know?[/quote]

It's an uncommon game.
 
[quote name='chimpster1313']worth buying for $5? might even be free because it was in the buy 1 get 1 bin.[/quote]

It got some pretty poor reviews, and I've never played it, but who knows... you might be able to get $5 (or $0, if you get it free) worth of fun out of it.
 
[quote name='j516mt']Just picked up a copy of Phantasy star episdoes 1&2 plus for the Cube for 7.99 sealed. Any value to this game?[/quote]

Definetly a good deal. I believe its worth up to $100
 
[quote name='yosh']I have Earthbound and the Mario All Star game for the SNES. Is that rare?[/quote]

Earthbound has a rarity rating of 51% according to the SNES rarity guide at RarityGuide.com. It is worth quite much, almost $100 for the loose cartridge, according to the price guide there.

Super Mario All stars (44% rarity rating) iis only worth much if it is sealed ($180) otherwise not very much
 
[quote name='j516mt']Just picked up a copy of Phantasy star episdoes 1&2 plus for the Cube for 7.99 sealed. Any value to this game?[/QUOTE]

Can I ask how you got a sealed copy of this game this long after its release? And for that insane price?
 
[quote name='Josef']Can I ask how you got a sealed copy of this game this long after its release? And for that insane price?[/quote]

I would guess a thrift shop, or maybe a garage sale
 
[quote name='j516mt']Just picked up a copy of Phantasy star episdoes 1&2 plus for the Cube for 7.99 sealed. Any value to this game?[/QUOTE]Where, I really want a copy so I can play it without paying out the ass. :(
 
[quote name='Persona7']Where, I really want a copy so I can play it without paying out the ass. :([/quote]

You could probably get a non sealed one on Ebay for around $40- $50. (still alot, but half of the price of a sealed copy)
 
[quote name='chronodev']You could probably get a non sealed one on Ebay for around $40- $50. (still alot, but half of the price of a sealed copy)[/QUOTE]

You could probably get a Dreamcast the DC version for less than that much.:lol:
 
[quote name='j516mt']Just picked up a copy of Phantasy star episdoes 1&2 plus for the Cube for 7.99 sealed. Any value to this game?[/quote]
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jjgames did a blog article on the most expensive gamecube games atm

http://blog.videogamepricecharts.com/2008/11/30-rare-expensive-gamecube-games.html

the 1st one is phantasy star 1&2 plus:

New Price: $200 Used Price: $58
Phantasy Star Online Plus is a rerelease of the Phantasy Star Online game for Gamecube (also on this list). The Plus version fixed a few bugs in the intial release and added a few extra areas. The game sold poorly because it was an online game released after everyone realized the Gamecube's online was dead on arrival.
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you got a great deal. the blog post was from november of last year.. the value could probably be less.. but theres no harm in trying.. list it for $249.99 and thank me later :)

i do require a 3% cut from the sale :bouncy::bouncy:
 
[quote name='jrsmaster411']Robot Alchemic Drive - PS2 $20 ($15 average)
Fatal Frame - PS2 $44 or more..
Xenosaga Episode 3 (Sealed) - PS2 $40
Final Fantasy VII - PSX $80-$90 depends on how you present it[/quote]there
 
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