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So, a new copy of Mega Man for NES went for $600, The Legend of Zelda 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
 
[quote name='CheapyD']Halo 2 Limited Edition autographed by JimmieMac[/quote]

Only a million of them were made so if you don't open them for ten years you will be rich.
 
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.
 
[quote name='nachzeher']In all seriousness, a sealed Shadow Hearts. Scorch, I have three of those, sealed. :) I'm just waiting now.[/quote]

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.
 
[quote name='nachzeher']In all seriousness, a sealed Shadow Hearts. Scorch, I have three of those, sealed. :) I'm just waiting now.[/quote]

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.
 
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.
 
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!
 
[quote name='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.[/quote]

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.
 
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
 
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.
 
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.
 
[quote name='RedvsBlue']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.[/quote]

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!
 
[quote name='levi333']Atlus titles seem to keep thier value pretty well.
They usually make limited ammounts, which keeps thier prices up.[/quote]

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.
 
[quote name='Kayden'][quote name='levi333']Atlus titles seem to keep thier value pretty well.
They usually make limited ammounts, which keeps thier prices up.[/quote]

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.[/quote]

Oh really?here's a factory sealed one that went for $35. And used copies are going for around $25
 
[quote name='RedvsBlue'][quote name='Kayden'][quote name='levi333']Atlus titles seem to keep thier value pretty well.
They usually make limited ammounts, which keeps thier prices up.[/quote]

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.[/quote]

Oh really?here's a factory sealed one that went for $35. And used copies are going for around $25[/quote]

In all fairness, that seller has 14 positive feedbacks and 2 negatives already...so maybe folks are wary
 
[quote name='RedvsBlue'][quote name='Kayden'][quote name='levi333']Atlus titles seem to keep thier value pretty well.
They usually make limited ammounts, which keeps thier prices up.[/quote]

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.[/quote]

Oh really?here's a factory sealed one that went for $35. And used copies are going for around $25[/quote]

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
 
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.
 
[quote name='Kayden'][quote name='levi333']Atlus titles seem to keep thier value pretty well.
They usually make limited ammounts, which keeps thier prices up.[/quote]

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.[/quote]

I'm pretty sure Disgaea came out after La Pucelle.
 
[quote name='zewone'][quote name='Kayden'][quote name='levi333']Atlus titles seem to keep thier value pretty well.
They usually make limited ammounts, which keeps thier prices up.[/quote]

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.[/quote]

I'm pretty sure Disgaea came out after La Pucelle.[/quote]

And I'm pretty sure you're wrong, seeing how I had just purchased Disgaea and then asked when La Pucelle would be released.
 
[quote name='Kayden'][quote name='zewone'][quote name='Kayden'][quote name='levi333']Atlus titles seem to keep thier value pretty well.
They usually make limited ammounts, which keeps thier prices up.[/quote]

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.[/quote]

I'm pretty sure Disgaea came out after La Pucelle.[/quote]

And I'm pretty sure you're wrong.[/quote]

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

EDIT: I was looking at Japanese releases. Hmm.
 
[quote name='zewone'][quote name='Kayden'][quote name='zewone']
I'm pretty sure Disgaea came out after La Pucelle.[/quote]

And I'm pretty sure you're wrong.[/quote]

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

EDIT: I was looking at Japanese releases. Hmm.[/quote]

Which would make you wrong, not right. US releases went Disgaea 8/03, La Pucelle 5/04, Phantom Brave 8/04
 
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.
 
[quote name='alongx'][quote name='zewone'][quote name='Kayden'][quote name='zewone']
I'm pretty sure Disgaea came out after La Pucelle.[/quote]

And I'm pretty sure you're wrong.[/quote]

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

EDIT: I was looking at Japanese releases. Hmm.[/quote]

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

ha! PWN3D!!! :lol:
 
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.
 
[quote name='Kayden'][quote name='alongx'][quote name='zewone'][quote name='Kayden'][quote name='zewone']
I'm pretty sure Disgaea came out after La Pucelle.[/quote]

And I'm pretty sure you're wrong.[/quote]

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

EDIT: I was looking at Japanese releases. Hmm.[/quote]

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

ha! PWN3D!!! :lol:[/quote]

Yes, note the edit. I realized I was wrong, but I didn't want to take out the original message.
 
[quote name='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.[/quote]

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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
[quote name='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.[/quote]

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.
 
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.
 
[quote name='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.[/quote]

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.
 
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.
 
[quote name='Kayden'][quote name='levi333']Atlus titles seem to keep thier value pretty well.
They usually make limited ammounts, which keeps thier prices up.[/quote]

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.[/quote]

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
 
[quote name='ViolentLee'][quote name='Kayden'][quote name='levi333']Atlus titles seem to keep thier value pretty well.
They usually make limited ammounts, which keeps thier prices up.[/quote]

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.[/quote]

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[/quote]

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.
 
[quote name='jimbodan'][quote name='ViolentLee'][quote name='Kayden'][quote name='levi333']Atlus titles seem to keep thier value pretty well.
They usually make limited ammounts, which keeps thier prices up.[/quote]

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.[/quote]

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[/quote]

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.[/quote]

I've never even heard of it... as a video game atleast.
 
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.
 
[quote name='jousley'][quote name='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.[/quote]

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.[/quote]

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.
 
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