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[Mzo]

Right now it's trendy to collect games; it won't always be.

I'm already seeing people who gathered up huge collections over the past 5 years get sick of it and start selling things off. Once that becomes the majority, the market will be flooded with people trying to get out while the getting is good and interest in general will decrease, lowering prices. As soon as retro game stores start losing money and closing left and right, resellers will move on to the next big thing. Without them stirring the pot prices will continue to drop.

Some super rare games are probably gone forever, but the everyday stuff won't continue to go up.

He's right. I once managed a good haul of several Mario SNES/N64 games at Goodwill for $3-$5 a pop, but that was half a decade ago!

The supply is dwindling...

They still get as much as they ever did, it just gets pushed to their auction sites and stores.

 

[chaosblade]

I never saw the point in amassing big collections for the sake of collecting games. Have some sort of interest or attachment to all the games I own. Personally I have somewhere around 25 GC games and I'll probably never get more than 1 or 2 more, if any.

 

[koopas]

Everything you said is 100% true, look at SNES and Sega Saturn for example.

But on that logic, shouldn't atari 2600 games be the most valuable? (i mean since they've been around longer than snes games and the price will trend higher the longer the timeline)

 

[Ninja Scooter]

But on that logic, shouldn't atari 2600 games be the most valuable? (i mean since they've been around longer than snes games and the price will trend higher the longer the timeline)

There's not really any nostalgia for those games anymore. The people that played them growing up are old. The people that played 16-64 bit generation games growing up are in their late 20s and early 30s and have disposable income.

 

[BocoDragon]

But on that logic, shouldn't atari 2600 games be the most valuable? (i mean since they've been around longer than snes games and the price will trend higher the longer the timeline)

I think there was a shift from the Atari era to the NES era... the 8-bit games were the first to really add music, involved stories, detailed levels, memorable characters, etc. These are the "personalistic" aspects of gaming that people really remember and never let go of. While Atari games were very much "games".

 

[D.Lo]

I think there was a shift from the Atari era to the NES era... the 8-bit games were the first to really add music, involved stories, detailed levels, memorable characters, etc. These are the "personalistic" aspects of gaming that people really remember and never let go of. While Atari games were very much "games".

Agreed.

I love the industrial design of old consoles (Woody Atari 2600, Intellivision, SG1000 etc), but damn playing even the greats like Pitfall, fairly painful. And I'm old enough to have nostalgia for them, they were magical things big kids down the road had when I was 5. The idea has appeal, but after 5 minutes I'm bored. Compare this to Super Mario Bros, which is still knockout good.

Look at the relative success of retro stuff online, 'retro' 99.9% of the time means Famicom/NES or later.

Gamecube will go up up up. Component cables already cost $400 on eBay!

 

[televator]

Gamecube will go up up up. Component cables already cost $400 on eBay!

If I were drinking something right now, I'd be spitting it out. Okay, where the fuck is that GC HDMI mod?

 

[foobarry81]

There's not really any nostalgia for those games anymore. The people that played them growing up are old. The people that played 16-64 bit generation games growing up are in their late 20s and early 30s and have disposable income.

Going by that logic, that would mean that 16-64-bit era games would become a lot cheaper again in 10 years time or so.

But at the same time they will have become more and more rare too (because inevitably copies of the game will disappear during that time), so I don't think the value of these games will ever drop badly.

 

[WolfofMebu]

I bought, then immediately sold Cubivore for $50 on both counts just last year...

Game is mediocre.

Goodwill is very disjointed as far as what they do with product from store to store or even from one staff member to another. In one area you'll have a supervisor separate some games or other products to sell at a premium. In another area, similar items are siting on the shelves, waiting to be a lucky find for someone. In another area, someone is recycling/destroying CIB video games and perfectly functional game consoles.

Compared to most the GameCube games I have I would completely agree, Cubivore is certainly mediocre. Controls and camera being some of the biggest issues, but at the same time it's certainly unique. Not sure if it's unique enough to justify the cost if you're looking for a good game to play when there are lots of cheaper and better Gamecube games though. I approached it as a game that I've always wanted to play and as a game to add to my collection, so I've been pretty happy with it so far.

 

[Timu]

But on that logic, shouldn't atari 2600 games be the most valuable? (i mean since they've been around longer than snes games and the price will trend higher the longer the timeline)

I sure hope not!!!

 

[fester]

I mentioned this in another topic, but this really defeats the purpose of Goodwill. People are more likely to buy the game if it's $5 or less. If they wanted to overpay for a game, they could go online any day of the week. :/

For a similar reason I get super annoyed with Craigslist when I see people listing items at a very high price and using eBay as a justification.

Look folks: If I wanted to pay eBay prices, I'd just buy it on eBay, have it in mint condition, and save the hassle of driving 45 mins by getting it shipped to my door. The whole reason for using CL is to haggle out a bargain.

 

[ike_]

Here's my collection:

Sadly fits in half a box. Sure felt like a lot more at the time.

Those Mario Party games saw a lot of drinking game action in college.

I feel blessed for having been able to be there day 1 for games like Metroid Prime and Wind Waker.

I was 1-2 years late to the party on RE4 and that game still blew my mind at the time.

I have no idea how I ended up with 2 copies of Fire Emblem, I have 2 copies of the Wii version as well.

And I definitely think Twilight Princess was a better experience on the Gamecube despite it being a tad laggy and mirrored or whatever compared to the Wii version.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Technically, isn't the Wii version mirrored?

 

[Timu]

Technically, isn't the Wii version mirrored?

Yes, as I owned that version.

 

[ike_]

Technically, isn't the Wii version mirrored?

Yes, as I owned that version.

Yeah, that's kind of how I felt too. It really seemed like the the layout of the Gamecube version was as-designed. But it's hard to tell if that was some kind of confirmation bias since I played the GCN version first.

 

[koopas]

i know it's silly but your players choice games are driving me nuts.

Those yellow spines ....


....

 

[nintendork666]

Right now it's trendy to collect games; it won't always be.

This strikes me as more than a bubble. I've read posts like yours in similar threads for years now. The prices are still rising.

Rare games are becoming more scarce and most people who sell off their horde almost always end up starting the cycle over again.

I hope you're right however.

 

[ike_]

i know it's silly but your players choice games are driving me nuts.

Those yellow spines ....


....

Not silly at all. Looking at this box I feel an uncontrollable itch to go over there and arrange my Zelda games properly from their arbitrary order, those MP games too. Could be so much cleaner. Expect an updated pic soon.

 

[televator]

Here's my collection:



Sadly fits in half a box. Sure felt like a lot more at the time.

Those Mario Party games saw a lot of drinking game action in college.

I feel blessed for having been able to be there day 1 for games like Metroid Prime and Wind Waker.

I was 1-2 years late to the party on RE4 and that game still blew my mind at the time.

I have no idea how I ended up with 2 copies of Fire Emblem, I have 2 copies of the Wii version as well.

And I definitely think Twilight Princess was a better experience on the Gamecube despite it being a tad laggy and mirrored or whatever compared to the Wii version.

Wii is mirrored. Link was left handed and the GC game was in development first, so they mirrored the whole game just so he could be a righty for right handed people holding the wiimote

 

[PumpkinSpice]

Wii is mirrored. Link was left handed and the GC game was in development first, so they mirrored the whole game just so he could be a righty for right handed people holding the wiimote

I know it's a really minor thing but I'm still bitter about that years later. I mean yeah I just ended up getting the GameCube version anyway but still... what a stupid reason.

 

[Khaz]

I know it's a really minor thing but I'm still bitter about that years later. I mean yeah I just ended up getting the GameCube version anyway but still... what a stupid reason.

I'm bitter because I'm left handed and I was eager to have Link swing the same side as me. They changed it because the 90 other percent of the population wanted to do it too.

 

[tesla246]

The gamecube version of Twilight Princess also has my preference over its counterpart on the wii due to the standard controlls. It's missing the widescreen mode though, so its not perfect either (widescreen can be enabled through swiss, but this metod sadly is not entirely bug free).

On another note: any indication on what a sealed Gamecube Limited Zelda the Wind Waker Edition bundle (PAL) might be worth?

 

[Dr. Feel Good]

Jesus I just found out there's an NES version of Metal Gear on a GameCube disc. Does anyone have this or know what it runs for? I'm assuming not cheap.

I thought Tower of Druaga was the only NES game on GameCube.

 

[leroidys]

Jesus I just found out there's an NES version of Metal Gear on a GameCube disc. Does anyone have this or know what it runs for? I'm assuming not cheap.

I thought Tower of Druaga was the only NES game on GameCube.

Zelda 1 and 2 are also on gamecube via the Zeld Collection disc.

 

[televator]

Animal Crossing has a bunch of NES games as unlockables.

I think NES Metroid is also an unlockable between Metroid Prime and one of the GBA games.

 

[TheMoon]

Animal Crossing has a bunch of NES games as unlockables.

I think NES Metroid is also an unlockable between Metroid Prime and one of the GBA games.

Metroid Zero Mission unlocks NES Metroid after beating the game.

Completing Metroid Fusion and connecting it to Metroid Prime will unlock NES Metroid in Metroid Prime.

 

[koopas]

Jesus I just found out there's an NES version of Metal Gear on a GameCube disc. Does anyone have this or know what it runs for? I'm assuming not cheap.

I thought Tower of Druaga was the only NES game on GameCube.

That's one of the only ones I didn't know about. Which game can Tower Of Druaga Nes be found on?

 

[Cyberquake]

Jesus I just found out there's an NES version of Metal Gear on a GameCube disc. Does anyone have this or know what it runs for? I'm assuming not cheap.

I thought Tower of Druaga was the only NES game on GameCube.

April's Fools or legit info?

You can also unlock the original Metroid on Metroid Prime

 

[Kinjo]

The Gamecube was my second console and the first I really got into (the actual first one was a eastern european NES rip off called Dendy which was also great btw) so it always has a special place in my heart. First game was Pokemon Colosseum and it's still one of my favourite games of all time.

I still want to play sooo many Gamecube games, because I feel like I haven't witnessed the really good ones, but sadly some of the best games were never released in Europe

 

[sixteen-bit]

Jesus I just found out there's an NES version of Metal Gear on a GameCube disc. Does anyone have this or know what it runs for? I'm assuming not cheap.

I thought Tower of Druaga was the only NES game on GameCube.

NES Metal Gear is on a bonus disc in the Japanese Premium Edition of Twin Snakes for Gamecube.

 

[Jamix012]

Jesus I just found out there's an NES version of Metal Gear on a GameCube disc. Does anyone have this or know what it runs for? I'm assuming not cheap.

I thought Tower of Druaga was the only NES game on GameCube.

Mega Man Anniversary for GC also has MM 1-6 from NES

 

[sixteen-bit]

Mega Man Anniversary for GC also has MM 1-6 from NES

Kinda nitpicky, but aren't the ports in MMAC based on the Rockman Complete Works releases for PS1 and not the NES originals?

 

[Jamix012]

Kinda nitpicky, but aren't the ports in MMAC based on the Rockman Complete Works releases for PS1 and not the NES originals?

yyyyyeah alright but you can play them in their original form without the new music or.... "features" if you so desire.

 

[Mercutio]

Mega Man Anniversary for GC also has MM 1-6 from NES

Aren't A and B reversed from what they should be in that set? I think I remember returning it for that reason, and INSISTING that Gamestop take the return.

 

[Jamix012]

Aren't A and B reversed from what they should be in that set? I think I remember returning it for that reason, and INSISTING that Gamestop take the return.

yes, for what it's worth get the Xbox or PS2 versions, not the gamecube version of this game. They allow customisable controls. But they're still "NES" games on the Gamecube which was the original point.

 

[Peltz]

yes, for what it's worth get the Xbox or PS2 versions, not the gamecube version of this game. They allow customisable controls. But they're still "NES" games on the Gamecube which was the original point.

It's 480i only. No 240p mode on ps2.

Not sure about other platforms.

 

[sixteen-bit]

It's 480i only. No 240p mode on ps2.

Not sure about other platforms.

it's 480i all around. The Megaman X collection is 240p though.

 

[Version 3.0]

Aren't A and B reversed from what they should be in that set? I think I remember returning it for that reason, and INSISTING that Gamestop take the return.

Yes. That infuriated me. Makes the games completely unplayable. I even bought a couple of terrible cheap controllers from Lik-Sang that claimed to have button re-mapping functions. Neither worked.

 

[Mercutio]

yes, for what it's worth get the Xbox or PS2 versions, not the gamecube version of this game. They allow customisable controls. But they're still "NES" games on the Gamecube which was the original point.

Oh yeah, they definitely count. They're just crimes against nature. I did manage to convince GameStop that the game was defective, though. I vividly remember it.

 

[Dr. Feel Good]

I was referring to NES games that had there own disc and box. Zelda, Mega Man, Animal Crossing, etc, are just compilations or ROM dumps on existing games.

Tower of Druaga has its own stand alone copy on disc as a preorder bonus from Baten Kaitos in Japan and Metal Gear apparently has its own box and disc that came with the limited edition Metal Gear branded console. For some reason I always thought Metal Gear was just apart of the Twin Snakes disc.

Edit:

Also never knew this variant existed. GameCube always managed to surprise me.

What is the complete list of dual pack variants? Off the top of my head:

- Outlaw Golf/Darkened Skye
- Sonic 1 + 2 Double Pack
- Resident Evil: Pure Evil
- R: Racing w/ Pacman Vs.
- Pacman World 2 w/ Pacman Vs. (Players Choice)
- Zelda Collectors Disc
- Sonic + Super Monkey Ball
- Wind Waker + Collectors Disc
- Metroid Prime + Prime 2 Bonus Disc
- Wind Waker + Metroid Prime

 

[Peltz]

it's 480i all around. The Megaman X collection is 240p though.

Are any of them also at 480p? I'm kind of shocked that the Xbox version is 480i. It seems like most Xbox games were available in progressive scan.

 

[koopas]

I was referring to NES games that had there own disc and box. Zelda, Mega Man, Animal Crossing, etc, are just compilations or ROM dumps on existing games.

Tower of Druaga has its own stand alone copy on disc as a preorder bonus from Baten Kaitos in Japan and Metal Gear apparently has its own box and disc that came with the limited edition Metal Gear branded console. For some reason I always thought Metal Gear was just apart of the Twin Snakes disc.

Edit:

Also never knew this variant existed. GameCube always managed to surprise me.

What is the complete list of dual pack variants? Off the top of my head:

- Outlaw Golf/Darkened Skye
- Sonic 1 + 2 Double Pack
- Resident Evil: Pure Evil
- R: Racing w/ Pacman Vs.
- Pacman World 2 w/ Pacman Vs. (Players Choice)
- Zelda Collectors Disc
- Sonic + Super Monkey Ball
- Wind Waker + Collectors Disc
- Metroid Prime + Prime 2 Bonus Disc
- Wind Waker + Metroid Prime

Great post. I think the Pure Evil set was the players choice games bundled (taped) together. I seem to remember sunshine and zelda getting a dual pack as well?

 

[ballerusk]

I believe I now have all the games released in Japan (not all variants, but that wasn't my goal either), 279 in total. Sorry for the grainy pictures.

 

[Mercutio]

I believe I now have all the games released in Japan (not all variants, but that wasn't my goal either), 279 in total. Sorry for the grainy pictures.

There were only 279 games in Japan? Wow.

Also, WOW. That's amazing.

 

[Dr. Feel Good]

I believe I now have all the games released in Japan (not all variants, but that wasn't my goal either), 279 in total. Sorry for the grainy pictures.

What game came bundled with an eReader? Animal Crossing?

Either way that's awesome. 279 games is very manageable. I believe the U.S. collection is somewhere in the 500 range.

 

[Impotaku]

It may seem managable but try getting Japanese games in mint condition and watch the difficulty soar, they are a lot more fragile than the western dvd cases. Nowdays a lot look like crap as rough handling has caused the cases to wear really bad.

 

[Mercutio]

It may seem managable but try getting Japanese games in mint condition and watch the difficulty soar, they are a lot more fragile than the western dvd cases. Nowdays a lot look like crap as rough handling has caused the cases to wear really bad.

That's a bummer! They also have to include the cardboard cover, right? That must be a pain in the neck to find. Normally Japanese games are in much better condition than USA ones... I guess this is the exception?

 

[ballerusk]

What game came bundled with an eReader? Animal Crossing?

Yes, Doubutsu No Mori+

 

[PumpkinSpice]

Yes, Doubutsu No Mori+

Did all copies of them come with the ereader? My wife had a copy of + and e+ and I searched her house last time we were in Japan for old game stuff and didn't find an ereader.

 

[Impotaku]

Yeah most people include the cardboard slipcover that goes over the plastic case but the plastic cases have slightly rounded edges which means the cardboard covers get bent really bad and worn if you are not very careful with them, it's a nice design but also one that is really fragile because of it. The do look a lot uglier if the slip case is missing as you have no design at all apart from whats showing on the manual inside the clear case.

Weirdly there seems to be no box protectors out there for them even though out of all the game box designs these ones need it most. Seems like dvd cases which don't require protecting get protectors made over these fragile ones.