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Title: i'm not sure on what to do....
Post by: slothingXPIG on January 06, 2013, 11:21:37 pm
so i was browsing on ebay.. and i see halloween and texas chainsaw massacre made in 2013 on atari... for 40$ well i bid 41 but don't win....but i get a second offer saying,do you still want this?...well it's a reproduction of the two games which i'd still like to have but, does not have the rarity of the original... but i do know from being on ebay for years that most of the time when second chances come off immediently after item ends, the guy was shill bidding(telling a friend to bid it up). i don't know if its worth 50$ for both, im a cheap guy and hate the point of paying that for 2 games.if it was the originals id pay that all day..would you guys pay 50$ for halloween and texas chainsaw massacre on atari it being a reproduction? just want yalls opinoin.. im not looking for "do want you want" im kinda new at collecting and i dont wanna pay this then later on see 100s of these games remade and selling for 5$ and also kinda wondering everyones opinoin on reproductions games in general.i know it sucks in a way but i think it would be kool to have just for the i have played that... thanks
Title: Re: i'm not sure on what to do....
Post by: foxhack on January 06, 2013, 11:45:01 pm
I wouldn't pay a dime for a repro of a commercially released game. You're basically paying for a bootleg. *shrugs*
Title: Re: i'm not sure on what to do....
Post by: exonerator on January 07, 2013, 12:09:02 am
Jeez man, fix your spelling and grammar. I can hardly pick out anything you said. All I can do is agree with foxhack.
Title: Re: i'm not sure on what to do....
Post by: sin2beta on January 07, 2013, 12:26:59 am
I wouldn't pay for a repro of a released game either. If you want to experience the games, you can always come back with a counter offer. The worst that can happen is that they will say no. Th fact is he is selling them for a lot and doing it outside a channel to avoid seller fees and such. This is fine, but the cost seems insane to me. I know little about atari collecting though.

No difference between a repro and playing the rom with an atri joystick or playing through something like a cuttle cart.

Bottom line, I would not pay a dime either.
Title: Re: i'm not sure on what to do....
Post by: ffxik on January 07, 2013, 01:50:27 am
To put it bluntly.  No.
Title: Re: i'm not sure on what to do....
Post by: soera on January 07, 2013, 09:35:57 am
Im on the other side. I dont mind reproductions of any game ... If you were willing to pay $40, I dont see the issue.
Title: Re: i'm not sure on what to do....
Post by: turf on January 07, 2013, 10:33:27 am
If you want it and it's worth $40 to you, buy it.  If you're looking to add it as a collector's piece, pass.
Title: Re: i'm not sure on what to do....
Post by: pceslayer on January 07, 2013, 10:35:50 am
pass
Title: Re: i'm not sure on what to do....
Post by: scott on January 07, 2013, 10:39:00 am
I would pass.
Title: Re: i'm not sure on what to do....
Post by: disgaeniac on January 07, 2013, 11:01:29 am
pass
Title: Re: i'm not sure on what to do....
Post by: pceslayer on January 07, 2013, 11:55:17 am
In reality this is a better deal... screw repro's..

For $60

http://harmony.atariage.com/
Title: Re: i'm not sure on what to do....
Post by: atariboy on January 07, 2013, 12:29:40 pm
In reality this is a better deal... screw repro's..

For $60

http://harmony.atariage.com/

This is a much better deal and is exactly what you are paying for in a repro cart anyways.
Title: Re: i'm not sure on what to do....
Post by: slothingXPIG on January 07, 2013, 01:41:55 pm
Jeez man, fix your spelling and grammar. I can hardly pick out anything you said. All I can do is agree with foxhack.

Funny, everyone else understoodLol soo u replied to tell me i need to fix my ggrammer?thatsreallydumbDumber then my grammr, honestly. Hope you can understand that:(..... anyway, thanks everyone for the replies that mattered..I was wondering the opinions on them.
Title: Re: i'm not sure on what to do....
Post by: pceslayer on January 07, 2013, 01:44:21 pm
In reality this is a better deal... screw repro's..

For $60

http://harmony.atariage.com/

This is a much better deal and is exactly what you are paying for in a repro cart anyways.
I'd say mo betta'!
Title: Re: i'm not sure on what to do....
Post by: slothingXPIG on January 07, 2013, 01:45:37 pm
In reality this is a better deal... screw repro's..

For $60

http://harmony.atariage.com/


Haven't seen this.. very interesting. Thanks.
Title: Re: i'm not sure on what to do....
Post by: kimimi on January 08, 2013, 11:20:23 pm
I wouldn't pay a dime for a repro of a commercially released game. You're basically paying for a bootleg. *shrugs*

Agreed.
Title: Re: i'm not sure on what to do....
Post by: jcalder8 on January 08, 2013, 11:28:51 pm
I wouldn't pay a dime for a repro of a commercially released game. You're basically paying for a bootleg. *shrugs*

Agreed.
3rded
Title: Re: i'm not sure on what to do....
Post by: darko on January 09, 2013, 09:25:31 am
I wouldn't pay a dime for a repro of a commercially released game. You're basically paying for a bootleg. *shrugs*

I would (and have) if it's something that's been translated into (and never saw a release in) a language I can understand. Also, if it's a homebrew/hack that sounds interesting.
Title: Re: i'm not sure on what to do....
Post by: scott on January 09, 2013, 09:39:16 am
I wouldn't pay a dime for a repro of a commercially released game. You're basically paying for a bootleg. *shrugs*

I would (and have) if it's something that's been translated into (and never saw a release in) a language I can understand.

Same. I bought a repro/translation of Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart. And it was worth it to be able to play the game w/o and need for a translation guide. I was also tempted to buy a repro of Kid Dracula on NES, but decided against it after I found out the guy was using foxhack's translation patch in his carts.

I doubt I'd ever buy a repro of a commercially available game from my own region though.
Title: Re: i'm not sure on what to do....
Post by: soera on January 09, 2013, 11:03:05 am
I doubt I'd ever buy a repro of a commercially available game from my own region though.

I would ... depending on the game. There are certain titles that I simply would like to play (I dont do emulation on a PC cause my PC is always occupied by someone) and I dont want to pay the premium the thing seems to be selling for. Magic Knight Rayearth and Crusader of Centy are 2 that come to mind right now. If I could just find someone to make me a copy of the game for the price of a normal game, Id get it. I dont collect for value and really am not concerned with all the issues that a lot of higher end collectors are bothered by. I collect cause I love gaming and if it takes a repro of a game to get something I want, Im cool with it.
Title: Re: i'm not sure on what to do....
Post by: foxhack on January 09, 2013, 05:22:43 pm
I wouldn't pay a dime for a repro of a commercially released game. You're basically paying for a bootleg. *shrugs*

I would (and have) if it's something that's been translated into (and never saw a release in) a language I can understand. Also, if it's a homebrew/hack that sounds interesting.
That's different.

Also, buy a flash cart. It's cheaper in the long run.
Title: Re: i'm not sure on what to do....
Post by: darko on January 09, 2013, 06:13:07 pm
I wouldn't pay a dime for a repro of a commercially released game. You're basically paying for a bootleg. *shrugs*

I would (and have) if it's something that's been translated into (and never saw a release in) a language I can understand. Also, if it's a homebrew/hack that sounds interesting.
That's different.

Also, buy a flash cart. It's cheaper in the long run.

Got a Super EverDrive for Christmas :)
Title: Re: i'm not sure on what to do....
Post by: darko on January 09, 2013, 06:16:47 pm
I doubt I'd ever buy a repro of a commercially available game from my own region though.

I would ... depending on the game. There are certain titles that I simply would like to play (I dont do emulation on a PC cause my PC is always occupied by someone) and I dont want to pay the premium the thing seems to be selling for. Magic Knight Rayearth and Crusader of Centy are 2 that come to mind right now. If I could just find someone to make me a copy of the game for the price of a normal game, Id get it. I dont collect for value and really am not concerned with all the issues that a lot of higher end collectors are bothered by. I collect cause I love gaming and if it takes a repro of a game to get something I want, Im cool with it.

No....bad.