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The state of retro game collecting (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by regis_c@lemmy.world to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world

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[–] regis_c@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

For the record, EarthBound isn't rare, just overpriced. It sold 140k copies in North America (Wikipedia), so while it didn't sell very well compared to other Nintendo titles, it is nowhere near the rarity of say Tooth Protectors (Atari 2600), Super Noah's Ark 3D (unlicensed Super Nintendo), Tetris (Tengen, unlicensed NES), anything on Sega Saturn, all of which can be found on eBay for comparable value, if not cheaper.

Also it is unreasonable for mainline Pokemon games to have outrageous price tags given that every one of them have sold millions of copies. Yes, I am aware of "supply and demand", but it doesn't help that a lot of these game prices are artificially inflated when there are plenty of these game copies to go around, and the "demand" only really exists among collectors as anyone who just wants to play the game has probably already done so through "illegitimate means".

[–] Grangle1@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I think part of the Pokemon situation is that there is still a strong competitive scene for at least some older generations on legitimate hardware, for gathering Pokémon if not for battling them (you need a gen 3 cart to get a legitimate Jirachi off of Pokemon Colosseum/XD, for example), so there is still high demand from the competitive community for many of those older games. Some pokemon can still be very difficult to get legit versions of without the older gen games due to them being only limited releases otherwise.

[–] HiddenTower@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's a pretty lame situation. I used to have a big collection, but I sold 95% at the beginning of the pandemic when I realized I just don't play them. I'm more likely to emulate, even stuff that I own. Game collecting is different from game playing and it's almost like a separate hobby with a lot of overlap. It's a bummer for people who want to have a cool thing and can't have it.

[–] thehatfox@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I found myself thinking similar recently. My gaming time is limited, and when I fancy playing something it’s easier to open an emulator, and flash carts etc anlso add a lot of moderns conveniences to playing on real hardware also. I had a whole shelf of boxed Nintendo games that I rarely if ever played because I didn’t want to damage the increasingly fragile boxes.

I downsized my collection to a few favourite systems and it’s turned out for the better. The money raised from the bits I sold has been well spent of other interests/projects, and the things I’ve kept I’m getting more enjoyment out of.

[–] BigTrout@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Just play Sega. Best if both worlds. 😂

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