Is the Retro bubble bursting?

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breakmanexe:

--- Quote from: Tech13 on September 19, 2017, 05:23:26 PM ---with emulation on the rise I see a lowered demand for actual games.

I am right there with you I completed most of my collection now I just need to repair a few things (virtual boy, and 2 playstation 3s), grab a PS4 pro, a nintendo switch, and a few new game and I will be all caught up.

I have friends that goto a lot of the conventions and most of the games I am looking for are $500 or more, and sellers at conventions say "I have only seen that game once".

While I would like to have those games, I can not justify half a paycheck for one.

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100% agree with you here. I'm perfectly happy playing a burned copy of SCD SNATCHER. No way in hell can I justify paying market price for a real one.

monjici:
I'm a big fan of physical and "official" material. The NES/SNES mini feels like filling these preferences.

I really like the HD retrovision cable with the original hardware, but HDMI with emulator save points makes it quite appeling too! So it may impact my decision on buying mor games, especially repros.

wiggy:

--- Quote from: Tech13 on September 19, 2017, 05:23:26 PM ---with emulation on the rise I see a lowered demand for actual games.

I am right there with you I completed most of my collection now I just need to repair a few things (virtual boy, and 2 playstation 3s), grab a PS4 pro, a nintendo switch, and a few new game and I will be all caught up.

I have friends that goto a lot of the conventions and most of the games I am looking for are $500 or more, and sellers at conventions say "I have only seen that game once".

While I would like to have those games, I can not justify half a paycheck for one.

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The people who are paying $100+ for loose carts are collectors. Playing them is much less important than simply owning them.

Emulation has been around for a LONG time. SNES emulation has been available on consoles as far back as 1998. It's hard to imagine that having a significant impact on the price of actual carts.

Megatron:
^ This

The only thing that seems to bring down prices of games is an official re-release (with no distinct changes to the product). IE, If the NES Classic Re-release meets demand, we'll see scalper prices plummet. So unless Nintendo releases a whole bunch more copies of Little Samson...not likely...that cart will still be of a high value to collectors. Typically "collectors" drive up the price, not players.
In fact, a lot of collectors will not even play their super rare/expensive games. They'll either emulate, repro, or flash cart games like Samson, Hagane or Sculptor's Cut. Why risk damaging a game you paid more for than a console? Or in some cases, a cheap car?

redsox2012:
I've noticed an overall downward price trend for loose cartridges and discs, even many of the premium ones. However, complete in box premium games, or even just uncommon (but not necessarily rare) titles are still increasing.

In many cases, the box and manual are worth more than the game itself. While this has always been true of many NES games because so few early release boxes survived, even relatively newer games are seeing this phenomenon. For instance, "Sega Ages" for the Saturn (a rare late release) has recently sold for an average of $60 loose and $200 CIB. That means the empty box is worth twice as much as the disc itself. I've noticed this trend on many PS1 and Dreamcast games as well.

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