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July 2014 Pick Ups Thread
TDIRunner:
--- Quote ---I spent $30 on Super Metroid last summer and am now just playing it for the first time. I love it and can already tell that it will be an annual play through for me for sure.
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$30 isn't bad for one of the greatest games ever made.
Arseen:
--- Quote from: BadChad on July 02, 2014, 08:19:47 AM ---That was some of the first games I bought on ebay about 8-10 years ago. I was only $20 then! Oh the good old days..
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I think I bought one CIB+Map few years back from ebay for 40 bucks ( idi same time buy rare FIN/SWE/DAN (I think) manual for the game for 50 Euros).
mojoeskateco:
--- Quote from: TDIRunner on July 02, 2014, 09:12:25 AM ---
--- Quote ---I spent $30 on Super Metroid last summer and am now just playing it for the first time. I love it and can already tell that it will be an annual play through for me for sure.
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$30 isn't bad for one of the greatest games ever made.
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Exactly and even though it's around 50-60 now I'd still pay that in a heartbeat.
I think people look at these games as old and assume that they shouldn't cost a lot.
Kind of a backwards way to think IMO
Megatron:
--- Quote from: mojoeskateco on July 02, 2014, 09:55:57 AM ---
--- Quote from: TDIRunner on July 02, 2014, 09:12:25 AM ---
--- Quote ---I spent $30 on Super Metroid last summer and am now just playing it for the first time. I love it and can already tell that it will be an annual play through for me for sure.
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$30 isn't bad for one of the greatest games ever made.
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Exactly and even though it's around 50-60 now I'd still pay that in a heartbeat.
I think people look at these games as old and assume that they shouldn't cost a lot.
Kind of a backwards way to think IMO
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Well, yes and no...why DOES that game cost so much? It was $20 or so back in 2009ish, even cheaper in 2005, and I got one for less than $10 in 2002...so why so much now? Because of demand for retro gaming. Retro gaming goes up, so do prices (whether the games are good or not).
Hell, 10 years ago a sealed copy of Earthbound (in the big box with the strategy guide) could only fetch around $80 or $100. How do I know? Because I tried to sell one forever (big mistake, looking back). Then the game ballooned to over $200 cart only, now it's down to around $165ish.
Eventually, this stuff will die down again and go cheaper. It all depends on how much people want it. Back when the AVGN was getting popular, as well as some other critics, games he would review would slowly start to increase in value. Hell, his own copy of Dr Jeckyl and Mr Hyde was listed for less than $1 or something like that, now stores want $10. Why? Because people want to try out this infamous game they saw online.
There was a time when NES games went for way more than SNES games. A copy of the original Zelda would go for $20 or so, while Link to the Past would go for $10.
Anyway, I know that was a little long winded. My point is: Just because something costs a lot, or is old DOES NOT mean that it is worth what people are asking. Especially with the virtual console these days, people have other options to play these old games, so the super high prices can only last so long. If a game is worth the asking price because you want it, then pay it. But if history is any indication, PS3 and Xbox 360 games will plummet in price to less that $15 or so a piece, then in 20 years sky rocket to triple that, then drop again in another 5 or 6. Think about that...your copy of Final Fantasy XIII could be worth $60 or $70 in 20 years (adjusted for inflation). Could you imagine paying that for that game, now?
Arseen:
--- Quote from: Megatron on July 02, 2014, 10:47:13 AM ---... Especially with the virtual console these days, people have other options to play these old games...
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It's that the people want physical copies of these games.
Digital versions of these games are available free...