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Title: What is the rarest game you own?
Post by: spyrofanx on January 16, 2020, 08:54:07 pm
The rarest one I own is Tail Concerto, an underrated gem on the PS1.
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Title: Re: What is the rarest game you own?
Post by: aliensstudios on January 16, 2020, 09:02:32 pm
Depends how you define rare. The "rarest" I own is Saturday Morning RPG, which supposedly only had 1,980 copies printed. The most expensive I own is Shantae for the Game Boy Color.
Title: Re: What is the rarest game you own?
Post by: hoshichiri on January 16, 2020, 10:20:26 pm
Probably Magic Knight Rayearth on the Saturn... although I often find surprises lurking in my collection. For example- when the heck did Tail Concerto get that high?! I bought that for five bucks back in the day! I mean, yeah, it's definitely an underrated gem, but GEEZ!
Title: Re: What is the rarest game you own?
Post by: dhaabi on January 16, 2020, 10:42:10 pm
In terms of rarity, the rarest games I own are games published online in small quantities from publishers such as Limited Run, Super Rare, Special Reserves, and the like.

On the other hand, value is something different. Since my collection largely focuses from the fifth generation onward, I don't have many games of high value in my personal collection, but I have a few. Valkryie Profile (PS, ~$100-$160), Haunting Ground (PS2, ~$150-$220), Lovers In A Dangerous Spacetime (NS, ~$230-$285), and Rule of Rose (PS2, ~$250-$320), namely. Prices are based on recent completed eBay listings.
Title: Re: What is the rarest game you own?
Post by: bikingjahuty on January 16, 2020, 11:34:07 pm
As other have pointed out, it would probably be my Limited Run stuff, but I'll do hard mode and not include those.


Here are a few things that likely are the rarest games I own:


Ni No Kuni: Wizard Edition
Canon Spike
Project Justice
Afrika
Blood Will Tell
Demon Souls Deluxe Edition
MUSHA
The Misadventures of Tron Bonne


Probably some other stuff I'm not thinking of, but those are the ones I think of first.
Title: Re: What is the rarest game you own?
Post by: blurks on January 17, 2020, 06:13:36 am
At one point I had a copy of Hikaru No Go Taikenban (https://vgcollect.com/item/93689), of which (to my knowledge) there were only 555 copies existing. A Korean collector bought it from me so there aren't real rarities in my collection anymore. However I have a pretty uncommon PC big box release of Wrath of Earth (https://vgcollect.com/item/128546) which I really like aesthetically (game itself is trash).
Title: Re: What is the rarest game you own?
Post by: sworddude on January 17, 2020, 06:32:06 am
had the 2 potato grail gameboy classic games cib at some point not my type of games so i sold them both.

Of what i own currently

I'd say only shepards crossing 2 on ds comes close

and since these are technically full games

ico ps2 presskit
legend of dragoon ps1 presskit
Title: Re: What is the rarest game you own?
Post by: Cartagia on January 17, 2020, 06:39:25 am
I don't really have anything super-rare, so if I had to guess I'd say its one of my Virtual Boy games, since I have everything for the console except for Jack Bros..

Other notables are Mega Man X2, Fire Emblem Fates - Special Edition, Cave Story with 3D slipcover.
Title: Re: What is the rarest game you own?
Post by: undertakerprime on January 17, 2020, 07:51:43 am
Clay Fighter Sculptor’s Cut for N64. Bought it at Blockbuster back when they were clearancing their N64 games to make room for newer stuff. I knew it was rental-only, so I thought it might be a good addition to the collection...for once, I was actually right. They also had the rental-only Transformers Beast Wars Transmetals for N64, I kinda wish I had gotten it too.

That’s about it for super-rare stuff. Also have a handful of kinda-rare things like Ninja Gaiden Trilogy and Dracula X on SNES, or Mega Man V on Game Boy, but nothing mind-blowing.
Title: Re: What is the rarest game you own?
Post by: kashell on January 17, 2020, 08:14:53 am
I guess for this topic, my rarest game would be either Panzer Dragoon Saga or Burning Rangers.

I also have Tail Concerto. I got it as a gift; had no clue that finding it nowadays would be costly!
Title: Re: What is the rarest game you own?
Post by: oldgamerz on January 17, 2020, 08:40:57 am
I don't know if anything I have is rare. on console but PC yes, but the most expensive game I purchased was maybe $50 or $60 but some of my collection I got off my sister for cheap since she was unloading all of her console games and consoles.

Someone said MegaMan X2 is rare? well I have a newer version of it for the PS2, and you can get all the MegaMan X games on the '

"Megaman X Collection"
now for $12 or more
Title: Re: What is the rarest game you own?
Post by: randybobandy on January 17, 2020, 08:44:17 am
Space Megaforce for the SNES, box, manual and everything!

I did own Snatcher for the Sega CD but we loaned out our SEGA CD in the mid 90's and never got it back.
Title: Re: What is the rarest game you own?
Post by: tripredacus on January 17, 2020, 09:25:53 am
For console games it is probably the Promotional Cartridge for Judge Dredd:
https://vgcollect.com/item/47764

In general, it could be any number of things, but the one that sticks out to me is Notyet on PC:
https://vgcollect.com/item/123306
Title: Re: What is the rarest game you own?
Post by: Cartagia on January 17, 2020, 11:45:24 am
Someone said MegaMan X2 is rare? well I have a newer version of it for the PS2, and you can get all the MegaMan X games on the '

"Megaman X Collection"
now for $12 or more

I didn’t say it was rare, I said it was likely one of the rarest games *I* own, after explicitly stating that I don’t own anything particularly rare.

And yes, I am well aware of the various X Collections that exist.  I own a couple of them.  But the original X2 cart for SNES which is valued around $80-100 (which has dropped from the $125 or so it was a couple of years ago).
Title: Re: What is the rarest game you own?
Post by: turf on January 17, 2020, 12:00:39 pm
I think the rarest thing I have is a 5-Screw Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! I think there’s only 10 or so that folks know about.  That was according to the folks over at NA that know about that stuff.

The most expensive thing is Little Samson.
Title: Re: What is the rarest game you own?
Post by: 98dgreen on January 17, 2020, 12:37:41 pm
Probably Clocktower II or Skygunner or Car Battler Joe or Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django
Title: Re: What is the rarest game you own?
Post by: Warmsignal on January 17, 2020, 01:09:09 pm
I wouldn't want to answer this definitively without a better knowledge of which games are truly rare. I own a number of games that go for a ton of money with the perception they are rare, but who really knows?

Often times when an uncommon game is under very high demand, it makes it seem very rare. But if a lot of collectors have one, then it's not so rare. My feeling is that if a game rarely turns up, regardless of how much people want or don't want it, then it's probably rare. If it turns up often it must not be that rare, even if people ask hundreds. A lot of times high prices reflect demand and not just rarity.

So with all of that rambling, I haven't thoroughly researched which games are the most scarce that I own. I just know which ones were most expensive. Saturn Bomberman, Magic Knight Rayearth, Popful Mail, Burning Rangers, Bomberman Second Attack, and Stunt Racer 64.
Title: Re: What is the rarest game you own?
Post by: oldgamerz on January 17, 2020, 01:29:23 pm
Probably my rarest one would be a sports title, nowadays since people often throw away sports games that are retro maybe NBA Courtside 2 for the Nintendo 64? or.

I have a strange feeling about some of my sports games, even though I currently can't, find out any I have that go for a lot of money today, I can see them becoming rare and obscure in the near future

Since sports video game always end up in the bargain bin I would think companies would eventually stop making them.

If you think that all sports games are alike you're actually wrong, mostly every single sports game I've played has to be played with a different strategy to win. and with different graphics style, new features like different tracks in a racing game or courses in a golf game, and many other retro sports games,

also your favorite team can suck in one sports game and out right be the best in the next release year sometimes. your team may also have a completely new stadium or arena and occasionally teams that no longer exists in real life anymore, or at all

however only a few sports games were completely copied and pasted from the year before like games like NHL Breakaway 99 for the Nintendo 64
Title: Re: What is the rarest game you own?
Post by: snyderec3 on January 17, 2020, 02:23:57 pm
Most valuable would probably be my CiB Earthbound. Valuable both in monetary and sentimental value, since it's my copy from when I was a kid. It's the only SNES game I kept the box for, due to the novelty of it being over-sized, and now I'm glad I did.

Rarest... I'm not sure. Maybe my white label Contra III.
Title: Re: What is the rarest game you own?
Post by: TurboRotary on January 17, 2020, 04:14:23 pm
I have a few Genesis games that came from Nintendo's library. They have a sticker on the box noting that they are from Nintendo's Library of games. I think they were used to compare against the SNES versions.
Title: Re: What is the rarest game you own?
Post by: wolff242 on January 17, 2020, 06:15:39 pm
Probably my rarest one would be a sports title, nowadays since people often throw away sports games that are retro maybe NBA Courtside 2 for the Nintendo 64? or.

I have a strange feeling about some of my sports games, even though I currently can't, find out any I have that go for a lot of money today, I can see them becoming rare and obscure in the near future

Since sports video game always end up in the bargain bin I would think companies would eventually stop making them.

If you think that all sports games are alike you're actually wrong, mostly every single sports game I've played has to be played with a different strategy to win. and with different graphics style, new features like different tracks in a racing game or courses in a golf game, and many other retro sports games,

also your favorite team can suck in one sports game and out right be the best in the next release year sometimes. your team may also have a completely new stadium or arena and occasionally teams that no longer exists in real life anymore, or at all

however only a few sports games were completely copied and pasted from the year before like games like NHL Breakaway 99 for the Nintendo 64


@K and EA won't stop making sports games, because hordes of people buy them at release from $60. They do drop in price rather quickly, and can be found dirt cheap a year later. However, they don't care about that, their $$ comes from release and the short couple months after.
Title: Re: What is the rarest game you own?
Post by: tpugmire on January 17, 2020, 06:48:01 pm
Magicard for Atari 2600. At one point it was considered the rarest title for the system, and a complete one sold several years ago for over $7000. Sadly, mine is loose.
Title: Re: What is the rarest game you own?
Post by: pzeke on January 18, 2020, 11:16:32 am
The ones that come to mind are Wild Guns, Mega Man X3, Koudelka, Silent Bomber, and Blood Will Tell. I also have Super Turrican 2, but it's missing the label unfortunately.

Regarding Tail Concerto, for as long as I remember it has been quite pricey. Sure, its price has gone up over the years, but it was never below its MSRP.

Probably my rarest one would be a sports title, nowadays since people often throw away sports games that are retro maybe NBA Courtside 2 for the Nintendo 64? or.

I have a strange feeling about some of my sports games, even though I currently can't, find out any I have that go for a lot of money today, I can see them becoming rare and obscure in the near future

Since sports video game always end up in the bargain bin I would think companies would eventually stop making them.

[...]

Wishful thinking, quite honestly. If you have NBA Elite 11, NCAA College Basketball 2K3, or maybe NCAA Football 2014, then sure.

Quite frankly, though, sports games, in the capacity that you're inferring, will never, if ever, become a rarity. They're hardly unique, if I'm being honest.
Title: Re: What is the rarest game you own?
Post by: pifflegatari on January 18, 2020, 12:42:48 pm
It's not so rare loose, but I own a slightly crushed sealed copy of Pokémon Crystal, which is hard to come by nowadays, I guess.
Title: Re: What is the rarest game you own?
Post by: oldgamerz on January 18, 2020, 12:52:58 pm

Probably my rarest one would be a sports title, nowadays since people often throw away sports games that are retro maybe NBA Courtside 2 for the Nintendo 64? or.

I have a strange feeling about some of my sports games, even though I currently can't, find out any I have that go for a lot of money today, I can see them becoming rare and obscure in the near future

Since sports video game always end up in the bargain bin I would think companies would eventually stop making them.

[...]

Wishful thinking, quite honestly. If you have NBA Elite 11, NCAA College Basketball 2K3, or maybe NCAA Football 2014, then sure.

Quite frankly, though, sports games, in the capacity that you're inferring, will never, if ever, become a rarity. They're hardly unique, if I'm being honest.

to me? my sports games mean something to me. I don't plan on selling any of them either. Another mans trash is another mans treasure. And for some reason, maybe I'm crazy I like having sports games along with other games in my collection .

just like I have almost a full set of EA Sports Golf games across 4 console prints as well as some of the less known golf video games

lol I mean look at most of the sports games in the databace here almost nobody has them but everyone has other games
Title: Re: What is the rarest game you own?
Post by: Cartagia on January 18, 2020, 01:06:26 pm

Probably my rarest one would be a sports title, nowadays since people often throw away sports games that are retro maybe NBA Courtside 2 for the Nintendo 64? or.

I have a strange feeling about some of my sports games, even though I currently can't, find out any I have that go for a lot of money today, I can see them becoming rare and obscure in the near future

Since sports video game always end up in the bargain bin I would think companies would eventually stop making them.

[...]

Wishful thinking, quite honestly. If you have NBA Elite 11, NCAA College Basketball 2K3, or maybe NCAA Football 2014, then sure.

Quite frankly, though, sports games, in the capacity that you're inferring, will never, if ever, become a rarity. They're hardly unique, if I'm being honest.

to me? my sports games mean something to me. I don't plan on selling any of them either. Another mans trash is another mans treasure. And for some reason, maybe I'm crazy I like having sports games along with other games in my collection .

just like I have almost a full set of EA Sports Golf games across 4 console prints as well as some of the less known golf video games

lol I mean look at most of the sports games in the databace here almost nobody has them but everyone has other games

That’s because most of the people in this site don’t care about sports games.  By and large they are not collector’s items, so people on a site dedicated to collecting will not be interested.

It’s great that the games mean something to you, but that sentimental value adds nothing to the availability of the game.
Title: Re: What is the rarest game you own?
Post by: sworddude on January 18, 2020, 01:56:03 pm
Sport games can be fun. especially older ones can have some charm nothing wrong with that

The only flaw is however that his reason that many people throw sports games away making them potentially rare in the future.

There are millions of them sports games in most cases. tons of them get used for replacement boards or projects. it will most likely never run out.

There will be a ton of people who will preverse a nice condition copy except a for a slect few sport games wich are already pretty uncommon today and that is already enough to keep those prices low.

in terms of sports games it has to be extremely rare before you get to that very small group of people that collect everything full set collectors. that's just never going to happen with such large amounts.

Fun games sure, but most of them if they aren't very rare now they are most likely not going to be more rare later on. to few people that want to collect sports/ games or mostly full set collectors. if there is a surge of interest in the games than maybe it would be a bit tougher to find but i highly doubt that. to many people already having said game probably.

if a sports game is ever to be desirable for that small group of people it has to have a way lower print run than the most collectible sought after fun games in a consoles library. like at the very least 10 times as few copies around if I had to guess. that's not happening if a sports game is even very uncommon to somewhat rare.
Title: Re: What is the rarest game you own?
Post by: oldgamerz on January 18, 2020, 03:21:14 pm
why did this topic seem to get heated all of a sudden? all I said is that I love sports games, didn't say I was going to hog them or make a fortune off them

there's plenty of enjoyment, from the retro ones like @sworddude said and there is plenty of them for collectors alike thay can also make great party games as well

most sports video games will let you coop against the CPU or go against one another or even better team up on the N64 for example with 4 controllers
Title: Re: What is the rarest game you own?
Post by: Cartagia on January 18, 2020, 06:27:59 pm
why did this topic seem to get heated all of a sudden? all I said is that I love sports games, didn't say I was going to hog them or make a fortune off them

there's plenty of enjoyment, from the retro ones like @sworddude said and there is plenty of them for collectors alike thay can also make great party games as well

No one is being heated, I am just speaking frankly regarding the availability and desirability of those games.  And, since this topic is about rare games, it’s pertinent.
Title: Re: What is the rarest game you own?
Post by: wartoy on January 18, 2020, 10:23:28 pm
My most expensive is probably Panzer Dragoon Saga or Bomber Man Second Attack cib.

Not sure about the rarest might be my Legend of Zelda Minish Cap (not for resale) it was given away at E3 a few years back.

Title: Re: What is the rarest game you own?
Post by: bunnybear on January 19, 2020, 04:07:25 pm
I think my most expensive is Ar Nosurge Plus or No No Kuni White Wizard edition, but the rarest might be Super Destronaut or I am the Hero.
Title: Re: What is the rarest game you own?
Post by: Warmsignal on January 20, 2020, 12:46:45 pm
why did this topic seem to get heated all of a sudden? all I said is that I love sports games, didn't say I was going to hog them or make a fortune off them

there's plenty of enjoyment, from the retro ones like @sworddude said and there is plenty of them for collectors alike thay can also make great party games as well

No one is being heated, I am just speaking frankly regarding the availability and desirability of those games.  And, since this topic is about rare games, it’s pertinent.

There usually are a few rare sports games though. I don't know how, but every console has that odd soccer game worth a small fortune because they didn't print many.
Title: Re: What is the rarest game you own?
Post by: Cartagia on January 20, 2020, 12:50:08 pm
why did this topic seem to get heated all of a sudden? all I said is that I love sports games, didn't say I was going to hog them or make a fortune off them

there's plenty of enjoyment, from the retro ones like @sworddude said and there is plenty of them for collectors alike thay can also make great party games as well

No one is being heated, I am just speaking frankly regarding the availability and desirability of those games.  And, since this topic is about rare games, it’s pertinent.

There usually are a few rare sports games though. I don't know how, but every console has that odd soccer game worth a small fortune because they didn't print many.

Oh, for sure!  Just look at Hello Kitty Racers or whatever.  My post prior to the quoted one here says that it is “by and large” the case, but there will always be that one or two.
Title: Re: What is the rarest game you own?
Post by: ferraroso on January 21, 2020, 03:57:06 am
Well, excluding games with limited online retail (such as those by Limited Run Games), re-releases by Tectoy (like 2017's Turma da Mônica na Terra dos Monstros) and cartridges that were never sold to the public (as the Game Processor RAM Cassette https://vgcollect.com/item/124260 (https://vgcollect.com/item/124260)), I'd say that the rarest games I own (although not necessarily the most expensive) are probably Gundam Tactics: Mobility Fleet 0079 (https://vgcollect.com/item/121342) for the Apple Pippin and Virtual Cameraman 2 for the Pioneer LaserActive (https://vgcollect.com/item/69203). Two crappy games released for two failed consoles...

Apparently, the most expensive game I own (although far from being the rarest... it is actually pretty common around here) according to eBay seems to be The King of Fighters '98 for the Neo Geo AES.
Title: Re: What is the rarest game you own?
Post by: shatterstar69 on January 21, 2020, 06:43:58 am
Not sure I have that many "Rare" games in my collection but from what I have read about it,  my copy of Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence Limited Edition would probably be my most rare game because I think Gamestop had to limit or deny preorders for it because so few copies were produced.  I was lucky to get a copy day one.   
Title: Re: What is the rarest game you own?
Post by: fazerco on January 24, 2020, 12:44:39 pm
The Philips in2it stuff i have is rare, but didnt cost alot when i bought it.

https://vgcollect.com/browse/phillipsin2it (https://vgcollect.com/browse/phillipsin2it)
Title: Re: What is the rarest game you own?
Post by: betelgeuse on January 24, 2020, 01:31:05 pm
Idk. Maybe Rayman 2 with the watch or beach ball.
Title: Re: What is the rarest game you own?
Post by: hoshichiri on January 25, 2020, 12:19:02 pm
The Philips in2it stuff i have is rare, but didnt cost alot when i bought it.

https://vgcollect.com/browse/phillipsin2it (https://vgcollect.com/browse/phillipsin2it)

Now THAT'S weird- a system I've never heard of! I have to go Google this!
Title: Re: What is the rarest game you own?
Post by: fazerco on January 25, 2020, 12:57:18 pm
The Philips in2it stuff i have is rare, but didnt cost alot when i bought it.

https://vgcollect.com/browse/phillipsin2it (https://vgcollect.com/browse/phillipsin2it)

Now THAT'S weird- a system I've never heard of! I have to go Google this!

Dont believe the hype of only a 100 systems. I only have 3  ;D
Title: Re: What is the rarest game you own?
Post by: pzeke on January 27, 2020, 10:04:10 am
It's not so rare loose, but I own a slightly crushed sealed copy of Pokémon Crystal, which is hard to come by nowadays, I guess.

Not particularly rare given it's a Pokémon game, but it happens to be one of the games in the series that's the most pricey when it's complete, never mind sealed (even if slightly crushed).

Crystal was actually one of the last games I bought at Toys"R"Us years ago, as well as one of the many games I had where I stupidly discarded the box, and quite possibly one of my biggest regrets.