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First off, I haven't seen a good Star Wars product since these games where probably originally offered(by that, I mean a movie), so asking the question of who is buying this is a lost cause. This may appeal to any number of consumers across many different avenues of fandom, so if LRG can sell this crap to that fan base, more power to them. 

I dropped out of being a SW fan after the dumpster fires that where episodes 1, 2 & 3, and at the time, I thought this franchise could go no lower? Damn, how wrong I was, as episode 8 was possibly one of the worst movies I've seen in my life, let alone a SW film. So asking a question of how someone would find this "cool", I would ask the same question of anything offered with "Star Wars" on the package? As it's all garbage to me at this point, but if someone gets some pleasure from buying, playing, or collecting these games, more power to them, and LRG for offering up said products.

 
chrislaustin said:
First off, I haven't seen a good Star Wars product since these games where probably originally offered(by that, I mean a movie), so asking the question of who is buying this is a lost cause. This may appeal to any number of consumers across many different avenues of fandom, so if LRG can sell this crap to that fan base, more power to them.

I dropped out of being a SW fan after the dumpster fires that where episodes 1, 2 & 3, and at the time, I thought this franchise could go no lower? Damn, how wrong I was, as episode 8 was possibly one of the worst movies I've seen in my life, let alone a SW film. So asking a question of how someone would find this "cool", I would ask the same question of anything offered with "Star Wars" on the package? As it's all garbage to me at this point, but if someone gets some pleasure from buying, playing, or collecting these games, more power to them, and LRG for offering up said products.
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I'm not even the biggest Star Wars fan, but me and my brother both left the theatre thinking WTF did we just watch. No excitement for the next movie and just an empty feeling. That night I watched YouTube vids from people and they all felt the same way. The media was having a love affair with it and we all know the reason why.

On the topic of these games. All 3 were pretty average on release, and that's being kind. Just more mediocrity in an overpriced($90+ shipped) CE. They might have a few releases coming that I'm interested in though.

 
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I'm a big Star wars fan, so the news they got the license excited me. As much as I'd love to throw money at these $85 is nuts. Id love to get the steelbook but sorry. I have no love for the Gameboy and nes game either so I'll skip those. Bounty Hunter however I think is an awesome game so I'll be more than happy with the standard edition
 
Tothoro said:
Looks like BestBuy is going to start getting PS4 games from LRG (or maybe just VR ones?). From the Accounting+ page:

A very small amount of copies of this game with alternate cover art will be available at Best Buy in time for Black Friday.
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This will be the first confirmed LRG PS4 release that will be available at Best Buy. Good to see that anything is fair game to be carried by Best Buy now. The PS4 version of Power Rangers is also supposed to be carried at an unnamed B&M retailer in the future (my guess being Gamestop).

One other interesting note about the standard edition of Accounting+: The LRG version will be an open preorder until July 12th making it the first LRG PSVR game to be an open preorder. Good for me since I don't have to worry about it selling out and pay extra for shipping one game tomorrow.

 
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nightc1 said:
Yeah but they're also admitting this is the kind of stupid shit they like to collect. I mean, it just seems sad this is what they think is cool.
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I was thinking the same thing. I mean, really? This is what they like to see? Enamel Pins? Yeah, when I was a kid collecting games I was always disappointed when I'd open the box and there would be no enamel pin. I thought to myself, "Self, one day you will publish video games and you'll make sure all the coolest stuff is included. Enamel pins... folded posters....coins...."

As usual, this "enamel pin" and "coin" crap feels like trade show freebies. They get the license to publish Star Wars retro games and they come up with blister packs, enamel pins, and coins. Oh - and a poster that reproduces the original movie poster (admittedly, this is the only thing I like).

The CEs at least don't have the blister pack packaging. The Bounty Hunter box doesn't even look great to me and it includes a steelbook with the same cover art... probably so they don't have to get any new approved artwork (which I am also guessing is why they are only using poster artwork for the Star Wars games).

For me, this was easy - reproduce the NES/GB style boxes, include NES/GB style manuals, maybe a fold-out promo poster, then call it a day. They basically went out of their way just to keep me from buying retro physical Star Wars video game merchandise which I thought was impossible.

I wonder why the SNES games aren't part of this....

It doesn't matter - I will be shocked if these don't sell out in minutes.

 
Accounting+ is live now. Standard is an open pre-order through July 12, 2,000 LEs. LEs didn't fly off the shelf, so if you forgot about the sale you should still be safe.

I'm going to pick up Accounting+ but I plan on waiting to bundle it with Transistor and maybe Metal Slug.

 
Is there still a way to see remaining stock on an item after the redesign? Wondering if I should jump on Accounting+ Tree Guy or wait until Friday to save on shipping. I got burned jumping on Power Rangers.
 
TimPV3 said:
Is there still a way to see remaining stock on an item after the redesign? Wondering if I should jump on Accounting+ Tree Guy or wait until Friday to save on shipping. I got burned jumping on Power Rangers.
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In the quantity field, enter 9999 and hit Add to Cart. It'll pop up saying "You can only add x to your cart", x is how many copies are left. Keep in mind not all of the Accounting+ LEs have been pushed out yet because of the second batch at 6 PM.

 
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Tothoro said:
In the quantity field, enter 9999 and hit Add to Cart. It'll pop up saying "You can only add x to your cart", x is how many copies are left. Keep in mind not all of the Accounting+ LEs have been pushed out yet because of the second batch at 6 PM.
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Awesome, thanks for the quick response! 26 minutes in and there's still 572.
 
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As someone who used to collect Star Wars toys (I had every figure released between 1995-2002) and has collected video games for 20+ years, these Star Wars retro/repro releases don't interest me at all.

I'll grab the standard edition of Bounty Hunter and any other Star Wars stuff they (re-)release for modern consoles but I feel like the repros are going to be a really tough sell for them - especially for $40/$85 a pop!

 
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BrandonJF said:
I was thinking the same thing. I mean, really? This is what they like to see? Enamel Pins? Yeah, when I was a kid collecting games I was always disappointed when I'd open the box and there would be no enamel pin. I thought to myself, "Self, one day you will publish video games and you'll make sure all the coolest stuff is included. Enamel pins... folded posters....coins...."
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Maybe both guys worked at TGI Friday's back in the day and were really bummed out when they stopped forcing the waiters to wear flair and this is their revenge?

What I thought was cool as a kid were releases like Final Fantasy (NES) where you got a massive manual that went the length of the box and was useful for playing the game yet the box was still normal size. Oh and I loved the folded posters as a FREE bonus. Especially the posters like Konami, Acclaim and other companies did with the box art on one side and then an advertisement on the back showing off other games from the company... or the ones that had a game map or something. Oh and box art. I loved good box art. I'm not saying it's all bad these days, but modern box art tends to look darker and blander than the artful creations of the past.

 
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redrum666 said:
​Each card will be equipped with a method for accessing the game without damaging the packaging - allowing you to play and display!

https://limitedrungames.com/collections/neo-frontpage/products/star-wars-nes-carded-edition
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Oh, well that's nice to hear!

I don't recall that being mentioned in their original announcement - Josh made it sound like it was just straight up action figure packaging (a plastic bubble on a card).

I'm still going to pass as I feel $40 each is a bit much.

 
Josef said:
This will be the first confirmed LRG PS4 release that will be available at Best Buy. Good to see that anything is fair game to be carried by Best Buy now. The PS4 version of Power Rangers is also supposed to be carried at an unnamed B&M retailer in the future (my guess being Gamestop).
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Wasn't Celeste also going to be sold at Best Buy?
 
Josh is pleading on twitter for people to buy Power Rangers. The CE is still at 1,375 out of 2,000, regular preorders must be real bad.

Edit: He tweeted at someone that they've sold nearly 17k altogether, so nevermind

 
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NiiNJA said:
so a box, poster, coin, and pin is $55 lmaooo
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I thought these huge markups were to help small devs? Only a handful of their releases have been a good value and I don't think any have been CEs. I remember Caladrius Blaze only being good because of the Play-Asia release (or them having an Asian version in stock).

 
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In case you were wondering about the other Star Wars games in the set... They are listed under the new protection boxes they've released.
 
Kinda interesting that there are no purchase limits for the Star Wars Premium Editions....

I sure hope these mock ups aren't finished.  The gatefold design seems kinda lazy - the "Star Wars" logo on the left and nothing on the right save for the clear window to see the cartridge.  That art clearance must be really tight on these.  I doubt we'll find out before these are in-hand, but I am going to bet that the back of the box is going to be either a starfield or just solid black with the LRG logo.  

I'm hoping they at least use the original box art for Shadows of the Empire since there is no movie art to pull from.   

 
TimPV3 said:
Josh is pleading on twitter for people to buy Power Rangers. The CE is still at 1,375 out of 2,000, regular preorders must be real bad.

Edit: He tweeted at someone that they've sold nearly 17k altogether, so nevermind
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I think he is talking about downloads not that they LRG sold that many copys


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No, it's sold nearly 17,000 copies between both platforms
 
Are any of these Star Wars game getting a graphical upgrade? Or is it a straight up port of the games??? Im sure games from the NES and GB era obviously wont get any kind of enhancement but what im specifically asking if any of the 3D games like Bounty Hunter(PS2/GC/Xbox era) will get some kind of enhancement like the recent Crash Bandicoot games have

 
It's a basic PS2 to PS4 port. Here it is from the PSN page This title has been converted from the original PlayStation®2 version to the PS4™ system. Consequently, there may be times where the title plays differently from the PlayStation®2 version, or where some features may not function properly. This version does not support PlayStation®2 peripherals, therefore some functionality may not be available.

 
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It's a basic PS2 to PS4 port. Here it is from the PSN page This title has been converted from the original PlayStation®2 version to the PS4™ system. Consequently, there may be times where the title plays differently from the PlayStation®2 version, or where some features may not function properly. This version does not support PlayStation®2 peripherals, therefore some functionality may not be available.
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Thank you for the information! I was on the fence on this but now that i know it is a straight up port, i will pass. I really was hoping for some kind of enhancement. I really enjoyed Bounty Hunter back in the day and this would have been an easy buy if it had an upgrade

 
podunk320 said:
Thank you for the information! I was on the fence on this but now that i know it is a straight up port, i will pass. I really was hoping for some kind of enhancement. I really enjoyed Bounty Hunter back in the day and this would have been an easy buy if it had an upgrade
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That's not exactly correct. It does have added trophy support and like all of the PS2 to PS4 ports, it did go through Sony's 1080P conversion process. You'll still be able to tell it's a PS2 game, but it isn't literally just the same game without any changes running on a PS4.

 
Well The Star Wars blister packs are $39.95 EACH! That is fucking bullshit insane pricing for a old ass repro gameboy/nes game.

Again anyone who buys or supports this has issues.

 
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DS9 said:
Well The Star Wars blister packs are $39.95 EACH! That is fucking bullshit insane pricing for a old ass repro gameboy/nes game.

Again anyone who buys or supports this has issues.
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Actually, factor in tax and shipping and its closer to $50 to buy one! Total rip-off.

I am going to try and pick up the Mercenary Kings Steelbook Edition though as that looks right up my alley. A steelbook and soundtrack for an extra $20 isn't too shabby either.

 
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LOL at the pricing on the regular and premium versions of all the Star Wars game.

Limited Run is becoming such a joke thanks to these massively inflated, bullshit prices.

 
And they tweeted pics of the plain looking gatefold packaging proclaiming we'd be proud to display in our collections.  Proud?  Not if someone asked me how much it cost!  A plain window box with a transparent blue cartridge?  There really had to be a lot of restrictions on these releases for this to be the final result.  "You can have two pieces of key art decided upon by us and no time to put it all together."

Here's what is sick - I am actually debating this even though I can't find anything good to say about it other than I like the original poster art!  haha.... so messed up.  Can't... let.... them.... win.....

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Holy shit those Star Wars editions are starting to sell out.  With all the bitching and moaning on here, LRG's Twitter, basically everywhere, I thought they would take a while.  Guess not.  Star Wars fans will buy anything, literally.

 
FYI, looks like LRG finally fixed the incorrect tax amount they were charging to some customers in PA and IL.  My order today finally had the right tax amount.  Took them about 7 months to fix it (though granted, it sounds like it was caused by Shopify, though my Shopify orders with other companies never had the tax issue).

 
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Josef said:
Holy shit those Star Wars editions are starting to sell out. With all the bitching and moaning on here, LRG's Twitter, basically everywhere, I thought they would take a while. Guess not. Star Wars fans will buy anything, literally.
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I think this is an LRG releases that caters to non gamers as well. SW people collect everything.

 
DS9 said:
Well The Star Wars blister packs are $39.95 EACH! That is fucking bullshit insane pricing for a old ass repro gameboy/nes game.

Again anyone who buys or supports this has issues.
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As an avid collector of retro games I can tell you that $40 is a very reasonable price for a quality repro cart. I usually see them between ~$25-50. Also, custom clear carts are usually sold at a premium. Retro game collecting has become quite an expensive hobby in the last few years.

I’m having to skip them as I have to make seriously deep cuts to my spending to pay for my upcoming wedding. Would love to pick them up.


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I understand the appeal of the Star Wars repros. I personally decided not to get either of them, despite understanding the appeal. This is largely because I have no nostalgia for the NES and GB versions of the Star Wars games. Just having a game be from a popular licensed property is not enough for me. The game also has to be good in its own right, and I don't recall either of those titles being all that decent. I was a Super Star Wars kid back in the day. Show me a SNES cart, and I'd be interested. Bounty Hunter also holds no fondness for me, so a pass on the PS2 hack job as well. (I do not approve of PS2 re-releases with no extra work done. If I didn't bite on Psychonauts, I'm certainly not going to bite on Bounty Hunter)

I did show up for a PS4 copy of Mercenary Kings and a pre-order on the standard edition of Accounting +.

 
Chrono Gear said:
As an avid collector of retro games I can tell you that $40 is a very reasonable price for a quality repro cart. I usually see them between ~$25-50. Also, custom clear carts are usually sold at a premium. Retro game collecting has become quite an expensive hobby in the last few years.

I’m having to skip them as I have to make seriously deep cuts to my spending to pay for my upcoming wedding. Would love to pick them up.


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This is interesting to me. If you don't mind, what's the appeal of a repro cart like this for a retro collector? Why pay extra for this kind of thing when the originals are cheap and widely available, even in good condition?

Also, congrats on the wedding!
 
Josef said:
Holy shit those Star Wars editions are starting to sell out. With all the bitching and moaning on here, LRG's Twitter, basically everywhere, I thought they would take a while. Guess not. Star Wars fans will buy anything, literally.
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While I still don't doubt that they'll sell out, we'll see how long they sit around at 6PM. They really are geniuses - if they put up less copies in the morning run, the "sell outs" can push some over the edge since we now have proof of possible future worth. Order now and you can at least get your money back if you change your mind, right? Only if they weren't mainly bought up by some very bad prospectors who are about to take a hit.

The blister packs I'd guess will end up fetching decent prices on Ebay. I'm not so sure about the CEs. It's not like they sold out in "Jak and Daxter" time.

 
Equippt said:
This is interesting to me. If you don't mind, what's the appeal of a repro cart like this for a retro collector? Why pay extra for this kind of thing when the originals are cheap and widely available, even in good condition?

Also, congrats on the wedding!
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Thanks for the congrats!

These carts are a bit of an odd case, as noted the original carts are readily available for less and as such they make a very strange repro choice. Most of the time repros are of games that either never released (regionally or at all depending) or of custom ROMs. Those should have obvious purpose at least. However, these SW carts don’t fit those parameters so the value comes in them simply being a display collectible. Since they are a limited print and are SW that’s really where the value lies.


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Equippt said:
This is interesting to me. If you don't mind, what's the appeal of a repro cart like this for a retro collector? Why pay extra for this kind of thing when the originals are cheap and widely available, even in good condition?
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Yeah, I don't quite get that either... I didn't even know the "repro cart" market was that big. I've been aware of 1Am8Bit's releases. They made a ton of the Mega Man 2 carts and may never sell out at $100 a pop. Their releases are what I personally would be looking for in a retro repro package. If they landed on a franchise more important to me ("Casltevania"), I would not think twice about it.

If LRG had done anything with the "Super" Star Wars series, I probably would've felt more compelled, no matter what overpriced crap they throw in there (which I think is the real target here - why bother with putting effort into the contents when someone would buy it even if the box was empty?). I just don't get why the target market for this stuff would care about coins and enamel pins. I would be surprised if anyone bought the CE because they were pleased with the contents. When they add stuff like that, I almost take it as Josh and Doug just laughing at the customers - it's almost aggressive. What do people do with enamel pins and coins (I know most will never even open the box, but let's pretend they are making stuff to get used)? Wear the pin? Display the coin? I'm waiting for the day when they include toilet paper with the "Star Wars" logo. I'd only choose the CE because it's in an actual box as opposed to that ridiculous blister pack. That box would have to be pretty "premium".

 
They removed the quantity limit on the Power Rangers CE's, so no update to how many are left since you can put as many as you want in your cart well beyond the limited number.   I guess the embarrassment of how bad it was selling was too much.

Also, as far as Star Wars goes, the ebay listings are a pretty good indicator that speculators dominated.  How many actually went up for sale in the first batch is a good question.  Did a batch get pulled for Lucasarts/Disney?   Whatever the case, the 6pm batch will be interesting to watch.  Ultimately even if this stuff sells at a profit (which  a few Bounty Hunter standards sold for $35 each.. which is odd to take a loss on this stuff)... I don't want any more hassle of buying games to just end up selling them on later.  So this shit is easy to resist.   Don't get fooled into buying this stuff if you legitimately don't want it.   Complete copies of the NES games (with better box art) go for well under $100 each.

 
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