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Jpae33
08-03-2005, 05:49 AM
will they be like collector's items or rare like baseball cards and antiques in like 50-100 yrs? i'm talking about like ps1, ps2, etc. games. or the older ones.

Hawkeye
08-03-2005, 05:54 AM
They already are. Had to pay $26 the other day for Mario Golf for the 64. Freakin rediculous

kikimm
08-03-2005, 06:03 AM
Some games are already asking for loads of money. Suikoden 2, for example. >=O


:D

Polyonymous
08-03-2005, 06:08 AM
Friends tell me that Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is kindof expensive. I've been wanting to play it for a long time but havn't had the chance to :cry:

Reles
08-03-2005, 06:30 AM
How much would someone pay for a regular nintendo plus one controller and a copy of the original FF1 for reg nintendo?

*wonders*

I know this isn't really talking about ps1 or ps2. But oh well.

Teek
08-03-2005, 06:40 AM
I don't think they are the investment everyone claims they are. I mean, perhaps far into the future ancient systems will be worth a lot for its historical purpose, but as far as "rare" games, no. I mean, anyone who buys Chrono Trigger for more than fifty bucks for SNES is crazy. And I freaking love Chrono Trigger.

Peegee
08-03-2005, 06:59 AM
It won't be worth that much so as long as ROMs exist.

Cz
08-03-2005, 01:32 PM
I don't see why not. As long as people are willing to pay large sums of money for games then a market for rare titles will exist. It may not be sensible to buy overpriced games, but collectors will pay anything for seemingly useless items if they're rare enough.

Little Miss Awesome
08-03-2005, 01:47 PM
There's an original Final Fantasy Tactics selling for some horrific price on EBay, so I suppose they already are, not that any of mine will be :tongue:

Dreddz
08-03-2005, 02:42 PM
I reckon some game be
Games like Speed Freaks you could probably find in a flea market so I think only rare games like Ico and FFI will be selling loadz

Kawaii Ryűkishi
08-03-2005, 02:58 PM
Friends tell me that Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is kindof expensive. I've been wanting to play it for a long time but havn't had the chance to :cry:Got it for forty bux a week and a half ago.

ljkkjlcm9
08-03-2005, 05:35 PM
No, they will not ever be worth any money, except to collectors like most things that are valuable are today.

Mainly because even rare games won't be rare, considering the Revolution will have downloadable old games, if it does really well which I believe it will, in due time, all the new systems will make it possible to download their oldest games, especially the popular ones which would be worth monmey otherwise.

THE JACKEL

Kawaii Ryűkishi
08-03-2005, 05:39 PM
You're missing the point. Being able to play a game of Super Mario Bros. will always be easy, but actually owning the original cartridge will become increasingly rare over time.

Sepho
08-03-2005, 05:45 PM
Games don't really appreciate in value. Yeah, there are exceptions (look what those Suikoden freaks pay for their favorite games), but my Dragon Warrior cartridge is probably worth a couple bucks.

blackchocobo9999
08-03-2005, 05:49 PM
Mabye the original metal gear solid, (The original metal gear already is) in 50 years may become rare, or the original resident evil, because they have remakes and people may only buy those, so they may get rare

Aphelion
08-03-2005, 07:14 PM
Yeah, I'm keeping my old cartridges safe from myself for now...So in the near future I can sell them for about...$30. :D

No, I don't think their price will increase SO much, they'll only get to a point when they become rare and we'll start paying, like, twice the actual value of an original SNES cartridge, for example.

edczxcvbnm
08-03-2005, 07:54 PM
You're missing the point. Being able to play a game of Super Mario Bros. will always be easy, but actually owning the original cartridge will become increasingly rare over time.

Your kidding right? I have like 10 copies of the game. I had a dollar on one time at funcoland and bought a /xxx.gif/xxx.gif/xxx.gif/xxx.gif load of copies when they were like 8 cents each.

Kawaii Ryűkishi
08-03-2005, 07:56 PM
I know; I was only using Super Mario Bros. as an example. But in, say, eighty years, who knows?

edczxcvbnm
08-03-2005, 07:57 PM
In 80 years I will sell them all and be a gazillionaire111!!!!1

Kawaii Ryűkishi
08-03-2005, 08:00 PM
Or maybe you'll have had a heart attack and be paralyzed.




From rocking too hard.

edczxcvbnm
08-03-2005, 08:01 PM
One can only dream :love:

DJZen
08-03-2005, 08:37 PM
Many old games aren't worth much because you're buying them at EB games without the box or manual. A mint complete SMB1 cart costs SLIGHTLY MORE (http://cgi.ebay.com/NES-NINTENDO-ORIGINAL-SUPER-MARIO-BROS-GAME-COMPLETE-NR_W0QQitemZ8208925944QQcategoryZ62053QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem).

edczxcvbnm
08-03-2005, 08:42 PM
0 bids says it doesn't.

For the record I actually have The Legend of Zelda with everything...besides the map.

DJZen
08-03-2005, 08:49 PM
Yeah, I guess there aren't any hardcore collectors interested in SMB1. I'm just saying that yes, games are actually worth more than what EB would give you for 'em. Seriously, most of the time the value of a used game assumes that you threw out the box, manual, and everything except the game media itself. People who do that annoy me.

Yuffie514
08-03-2005, 11:24 PM
only four things don't die...

1. music
2. love
3. television
4. video-games

ljkkjlcm9
08-04-2005, 02:39 AM
look they'll increase in price and be valuable just like any collector's item... they'll only be worth as much as someone is willing to pay for it, so the value of old video game cartridges in the future will be determined by none other than.... YOU. I mean, it all depends on how much you're willing to pay for it

THE JACKEL

DJZen
08-04-2005, 07:33 PM
What'd be hilarious is if everyone threw out their ET cartridges so there was only one or two copies remaining in existance. Imagine how much that would drive the value up. For ET. Just think about it.

GooeyToast
08-05-2005, 12:56 AM
Friends tell me that Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is kindof expensive. I've been wanting to play it for a long time but havn't had the chance to :cry:

Are you kidding me?

Sure the, Original is kinda rare, but the GH version i found for $6.


~Keep it gooey~

Cz
08-05-2005, 01:05 PM
What'd be hilarious is if everyone threw out their ET cartridges so there was only one or two copies remaining in existance. Imagine how much that would drive the value up. For ET. Just think about it.I'll get the shovel.

DMKA
08-05-2005, 08:10 PM
Try looking for the price of a copy of Valkryie Profile online...that should answer your question.

Spammerman
08-05-2005, 08:12 PM
Thats like asking is older wine more expensive?