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General and Gaming => Classic Video Games => Topic started by: htimreimer on May 10, 2012, 09:09:10 am
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look this :o
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Earthbound-Super-Nintendo-SNES-1995-Brand-New-Factory-Sealed-VGA-80-/300669668388?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item46014f0c24
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Yeah, Earthbound has been fetching some ridiculous money lately. That, however, is very unlikely to be sold at that price. 6x the price of the highest CIB I've seen in a while? Quite ridiculous.
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Considering how much Earthbound has been selling for I'm actually surprised that it isn't higher than that.
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Yeah, Earthbound has been fetching some ridiculous money lately. That, however, is very unlikely to be sold at that price. 6x the price of the highest CIB I've seen in a while? Quite ridiculous.
Ridiculous? surely you must be kidding, after all it does have a VGA rating of 80 (I am kidding ;D)
At least he is offering free shipping ;D
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It always makes me sad to see stuff like this.
I love Earthbound and I want everyone to be able to play it that wants to. At a price point over $200 CIB, and even over $100 cart only, I know people that have an interest in actually enjoying the game aren't always able to get a copy.
As probably my favorite game ever, I'd rather have more people playing and enjoying the game than being able to flaunt my own CIB copy of the game (although I do that from time to time :P).
And then I see this copy, trapped forever in its plastic, and it's like Stinky Pete in Toy Story 2...it doesn't know real love because it has always been just a collector's item.
I think I've just convinced myself to never by a sealed retro game again.
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Fortunately, there are other ways to play Earthbound, and I agree with you about how that particular copy will never be able to break out of its shell to unleash its fun.
I think I played an emulator version of Earthbound when I was younger... thank goodness for the internet!
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Now if only Nintendo would stop being wusses and actually released Earthbound on Virtual Console, they'd do a killing with that!
I know people talk about some problems with the game's music, but I doubt it would cause any actual problems. I mean, having music that sounded like other people's music hasn't stopped Chrono Trigger, FF7, Donkey Kong Country 3, Mega Man X3, Mega Man 1 and all the genesis Sonic games (amongst others) from being re-released.
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Now if only Nintendo would stop being wusses and actually released Earthbound on Virtual Console, they'd do a killing with that!
I know people talk about some problems with the game's music, but I doubt it would cause any actual problems. I mean, having music that sounded like other people's music hasn't stopped Chrono Trigger, FF7, Donkey Kong Country 3, Mega Man X3, Mega Man 1 and all the genesis Sonic games (amongst others) from being re-released.
That's Nintendo for ya. Say, do you remember the ads for that game? It's almost like Nintendo was wanting it to fail.
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Now if only Nintendo would stop being wusses and actually released Earthbound on Virtual Console, they'd do a killing with that!
I know people talk about some problems with the game's music, but I doubt it would cause any actual problems. I mean, having music that sounded like other people's music hasn't stopped Chrono Trigger, FF7, Donkey Kong Country 3, Mega Man X3, Mega Man 1 and all the genesis Sonic games (amongst others) from being re-released.
That's Nintendo for ya. Say, do you remember the ads for that game? It's almost like Nintendo was wanting it to fail.
I have a very, very, very faint recollection of these ads (thankfully): http://earthboundcentral.com/2009/01/earthbounds-marketing-campaign/
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Now if only Nintendo would stop being wusses and actually released Earthbound on Virtual Console, they'd do a killing with that!
I know people talk about some problems with the game's music, but I doubt it would cause any actual problems. I mean, having music that sounded like other people's music hasn't stopped Chrono Trigger, FF7, Donkey Kong Country 3, Mega Man X3, Mega Man 1 and all the genesis Sonic games (amongst others) from being re-released.
That's Nintendo for ya. Say, do you remember the ads for that game? It's almost like Nintendo was wanting it to fail.
You mention that and its cause of the ads and stuff for the game that kept me from buying it when it was released. :|
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Now if only Nintendo would stop being wusses and actually released Earthbound on Virtual Console, they'd do a killing with that!
I know people talk about some problems with the game's music, but I doubt it would cause any actual problems. I mean, having music that sounded like other people's music hasn't stopped Chrono Trigger, FF7, Donkey Kong Country 3, Mega Man X3, Mega Man 1 and all the genesis Sonic games (amongst others) from being re-released.
That's Nintendo for ya. Say, do you remember the ads for that game? It's almost like Nintendo was wanting it to fail.
I have a very, very, very faint recollection of these ads (thankfully): http://earthboundcentral.com/2009/01/earthbounds-marketing-campaign/
That 3rd one on that site I actually still have in a GamePro somewhere. After reading it, it didn't make me want to play the game. So good job Nintendo, you can do so great and yet fail so hard.
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You know, the sad thing about the marketing is that the video showed in video game store TVs... is actually the closest this whole thing got to proper marketing. It's really weird how they thought this was good marketing at all.
And it wasn't terribly widespread either. The only reason I knew about it at all (there weren't any game stores around here at the time, and I wasn't subscribed to Nintendo Power at that point) is because they had the big box on display at Blockbuster for rental and I wanted it because "the box is huge, the game MUST be great!" (I totally should have taken it). It was a disaster to say the least.
I was lucky to have friends that DID play it who talked to me about how good it was (who were particularly excited to see Ness in Smash Bros, which is what got me into Earthbound).
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I've promised my son that one day he will have this game to play on our snes. He's played it through on the emulator and played through a repro cart of earthbound zero on the nes and even played through the translated rom of mother 3. I just can't pay what is being asked for this game no matter how good it is. We can wait for the bubble to burst or maybe get lucky one day.
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If you think that is too much ... lol look at this!
http://www.amazon.com/Earthbound-super-nintendo/dp/B002CT1RA4/ref=pd_sim_sbs_vg_7
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If you think that is too much ... lol look at this!
http://www.amazon.com/Earthbound-super-nintendo/dp/B002CT1RA4/ref=pd_sim_sbs_vg_7
I have no words, just rage, for something like that.
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If you think that is too much ... lol look at this!
http://www.amazon.com/Earthbound-super-nintendo/dp/B002CT1RA4/ref=pd_sim_sbs_vg_7
That's just ridiculous.
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If you think that is too much ... lol look at this!
http://www.amazon.com/Earthbound-super-nintendo/dp/B002CT1RA4/ref=pd_sim_sbs_vg_7
i think i just shit my self
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I think the same tool that posted Eartbound for $20K also posted Secret of Mana for $9K and Chrono Trigger for something similar.
I own the last two in box complete, so, er, I'm rich now? ;D
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look at this insanity :o: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Nintendo-Gamecube-LE-Bundle-w-Zelda-CE-NEW-SEALED-SUPER-RARE-/120930548371?pt=Video_Games&hash=item1c2805ba93 and http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Microsoft-X-Box-system-100-complete-XBox-full-equip-/261015413272?pt=Video_Games&hash=item3cc5bb2218
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What i'm about to say will most likely be frowned upon by the whole gaming community but hear me out.
I could never justify spending $2000 for ANY game. Don't mean to come off as a crude arse but seriously.. there are people going without food and if you're willing to toss $2000 around like it's nothing - you don't deserve it! Put it to good use. There are charities, causes, homeless people, and even programmers like matt that could make great use of some serious cash like that.
Personally, if it's not for the reason of collection then i'd just get an emulator to play it. They even have flash based emulators running now. The down side to pirated games are that it's stealing from the developers and hurts their cause. Most rom companies aren't even in business anymore so the developer will NEVER see a dime of what you spend on a game. The only pockets you're hurting are the people like this, selling a classical collection item for so much money.
Just to clarify I do NOT endorse pirating, I do however encourage stuff like rooting, jailbreaking, theming, etc.
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Actually, I mentioned that I played Earthbound through emulator when I was younger... I don't have a SNES no do I have the money to drop $300 on a cart-only copy.
As far as the ethics of emulation, I think the forum community did discuss it over here -> http://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,1341.0/topicseen.html
It's true, the developer gets no money from ROMs, but that's not to say we don't want to give them money. I'm sure if they decided to republish Earthbound, we'd all be happy to give them money.
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Actually, I mentioned that I played Earthbound through emulator when I was younger... I don't have a SNES no do I have the money to drop $300 on a cart-only copy.
As far as the ethics of emulation, I think the forum community did discuss it over here -> http://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,1341.0/topicseen.html
It's true, the developer gets no money from ROMs, but that's not to say we don't want to give them money. I'm sure if they decided to republish Earthbound, we'd all be happy to give them money.
Thanks for pointing me to that topic. Posted there. Yes, I agree! I'd gladly give my money to the developers that are still "in the game". ;)
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I know people talk about some problems with the game's music, but I doubt it would cause any actual problems. I mean, having music that sounded like other people's music hasn't stopped Chrono Trigger, FF7, Donkey Kong Country 3, Mega Man X3, Mega Man 1 and all the genesis Sonic games (amongst others) from being re-released.
The issue with the music isn't that it "sounds like other people's music", the problem is that it actually is other people's music. I know there are a few songs that are similar to other songs, but the Runaway Five's theme is a direct copy of The Steve Miller Band's song Space Cowboy, just without words. They didn't even try to change it up a little. It's blatantly obvious to anyone who knows the song.
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HaHa!
WTF's the "Pompetus of love"; anyways ::)
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HaHa!
WTF's the "Pompetus of love"; anyways ::)
Not sure how serious you are, but from what I understand, that was the very first time that word was used. And it was just a placeholder for all the words they weren't allowed to say there.
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HaHa!
WTF's the "Pompetus of love"; anyways ::)
Not sure how serious you are, but from what I understand, that was the very first time that word was used. And it was just a placeholder for all the words they weren't allowed to say there.
Nah, not really being too serious...
Just since the post above mine mentioned the game using the Steve Miller song "Space Cowboy" (*but* w/o the lyrics)...I was just having a laugh that (at least *some*) of the lyrics from that song are meaningless/'Nonsense' words, anyhow :P
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That line is from "The Joker", not "Space Cowboy". Jeez, get it right! :P
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That line is from "The Joker", not "Space Cowboy". Jeez, get it right! :P
Well...I never... :-[
You're *absolutely* right, though you 'Midnight-Toker'; you 8)
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What can I say? I know my classic rock! I'm not all that big of a Steve Miller fan, but Les Paul taught him to play the guitar as a kid, so he's definitely talented. (Yes, THAT Les Paul.)
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Considering how much Earthbound has been selling for I'm actually surprised that it isn't higher than that.
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aw yeah, i just became the 101st member of our site to get a copy of earthbound. i payed $160 on ebay for a cart only copy (not the best deal maybe but not the worst either)
i also recently ordered a reproduction cart of earthbound for the nes from www.nesreproductions.com so thats gonna be awesome once it comes in the mail.
now i just have to wait for nintendoage to finish the mother 3 gba english repro carts and i will have the earthbound trilogy in english all working on their intended systems.
If any one is looking to get an english copy of mother 3 that plays on your game boy advance check out this link http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?StartRow=401&catid=6&threadid=67548 )
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I understand that Earthbound is a good game. It's not rare though. There are tons of them on Ebay. How did it get to be so damn high?
You seriously paid $160 for it?
When I started collecting, my brother and I split all of our games up. He got the SNES games (Read: Earthbound, Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy 2&3, Breath of Fire, etc.) and I got the NES and N64 games. I don't know who got the better end of the deal.
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I understand that Earthbound is a good game. It's not rare though. There are tons of them on Ebay. How did it get to be so damn high?
You seriously paid $160 for it?
When I started collecting, my brother and I split all of our games up. He got the SNES games (Read: Earthbound, Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy 2&3, Breath of Fire, etc.) and I got the NES and N64 games. I don't know who got the better end of the deal.
the condition of the game is what will kill your wallet and guess what i have seen the board of the game go for 20 dollars and someone got it 40 dollars this game has a insane fan base
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hey im not saying i got the best deal, but if you check out www.buyearthbound.com that is pretty much the average it goes for these days.
could you get lucky and find it cheaper at a garage sale or something? sure maybe.
but i challange anyone to find a copy today online for cheaper than 120. wont happen
makes for a good question though, whats the most you payed for a single game? this one is mine.
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When I started collecting, my brother and I split all of our games up. He got the SNES games (Read: Earthbound, Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy 2&3, Breath of Fire, etc.) and I got the NES and N64 games. I don't know who got the better end of the deal.
i just checked out you collection (pretty impressive if i may say)
475 nes games and 141 n64 games, your brother would have to have one hell of a snes collection to compare to all that! how many snes games did he get out of the split?
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When I started collecting, my brother and I split all of our games up. He got the SNES games (Read: Earthbound, Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy 2&3, Breath of Fire, etc.) and I got the NES and N64 games. I don't know who got the better end of the deal.
i just checked out you collection (pretty impressive if i may say)
475 nes games and 141 n64 games, your brother would have to have one hell of a snes collection to compare to all that! how many snes games did he get out of the split?
When we split the stuff up, I got about 50 NES games and 20 N64 games. It was mostly the popular stuff like Mario and Zelda. Nothing really expensive. He got the SNES games. We were into the RPGs during the SNES days, so he got the better end of the deal, I think.