What is the Single RAREST Item In Your Collection?

[ashmeister]

id say my neon genesis evangelion for n64 boxed with manual. its not super rare but its my rarest at present

[kataboom]

either my atari 2600 chase the chuckwagon or my nes flinstones dinosaur peak are my rarest.

[-_-Nintendo-_-]

I guess a few of my Atari 2600 games would be rare, eg:

All 4 BOMB games with manuals for the 2600 or Motorodeo with manual,

Or maybe it's The Firemen for the SNES. I have not seen this game EVER apart from my copy (apart from the one proto I found on EBay)

Oh and Team Buddies for the PSX

[c0ldb33r]

I think my current rarest game would be my Action 52 for Genesis, complete with box and manual (that's just off the top of my head though)

[Dingo]

Well, the two items I have that are the rarest in my collection are probably a complete copy of Super Metroid and also the cartridge of Starship Hector on the NES. Though those two games may not be "rare", they are the rarest of what I have so far.

Edit: Also would like to add a complete copy of In the Hunt. Didn't realize that game was somewhat rare until I looked on the Rarity Guide.

[KillerCheese]

lol i fail all i have is shadow of the collosus limited edition which is worth $42 =(

[Muscelli]

lol i fail all i have is shadow of the collosus limited edition which is worth $42 =(

theres a topic on here the same as this if you look back about a page

[The_Kodiak65]

i'd have to say either my Psychic Detetive for Ps1, or my Caltron 6-in-1 for NES........both found for under $5 :D

[starfox316]

Chavez II for the snes

[pinkieandtherev]

i guess our rarest video game unit would have to be the NES M82 game system. I remember playing this unit for as long as I could when Dad was working at Wal-Mart. Then some doof reset it to like 30 seconds. :P

Dad bought the system when they quit selling Nintendo..paid like 10 bucks for it, and it was our game system of choice all growing up.

josh

[Rugal]

Hard to say, by the guide i own Klonoa, Porsche Challenge and even Guilty Gear Psone and alot of others But i would have to say my Sealed Shadowrun for SNES and Liberty or Death Genesis Sealed.

[otaku]

Cotton UK for my NGPC and Last Blade best collection are rare from what I hear. I don't own many rare games due to the costs involved but would like to.

[DefaultGen]

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[minefield]

Castlevania: SOTN on the PSone

Vandal Hearts on the PSone

Starlancer on the Dreamcast

The Longest Journey on the PC - when it wasn't even released down here yet.

[Sanriostar]

This thread pops up every now and then, but it's still fun to reply.

True Gems:

2600:
SW'ed Gameline modem
CIB Joyboard
Demolition Herby and Stargunner (Ram-It will net me a complete run of Telesys)

Inty:
Congo Bongo
Diner
CIB Tutunkham
a complete run of Coleco, Activision, Atarisoft (INTV included)
a Sealed Inty 1 console

CV:
Complete run of produced Parker Bros., Atarisoft carts
Super CrossForce, Flipper Slipper, CGE 2001 Pac-Man

Vectrex:
2 Vec systems
Lab Loaners of Scramble and Armor Attack
'bout 20 CIB Vec games

5200:
2 CIB Wico Sticks
Super Pac-Man

C64:
a SX-64 System
Up N' Down
CIB Dot Gobbler
Romox Copy cart
Lode Runner cart
Complete CIB run of Parker Bros carts
(...and the fact that I can get any F--ing game I want with my X1541 cable!)

NES/Fami
CIB Famicom system with *EVERYTHING*
Pac-Mania

PS1:
Complete run of Namco Museum discs

N64:
CIB Worms Armageddon

Non-System:
A Pic of Ralph Baer next to his Brown Box, taken by me.

I also collect for 7800, SNES, Genny, DC, DS, and Cube, but nothing rare in that Dept.

[Atari2600Lives]

Ok here is 1 of 18 (possibly only 17) Pepsi Invaders known to exsist.

One of the better pieces of my collection.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/mk2/Pepsi_invader.jpg

[Trooper]

I don't have any really rare games, closest I get is probably the D-Direct Limited Edition of Segagaga for the Dreamcast.

/T

[Penguin]

Flintstones: Surprise at Dinosaur Peak

[Rugal]

Just picked up another Factory Sealed SNES game.....Sonic Blastman 2

[zikuta]

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/2199/p6110148et4.jpg

[barflytke401]

According to the site:

Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom (NES-R5)
Dragon Warrior II (NES-R5)
Top Gear 3000 (SNES-R5)
Ogre Battle 64: Knights of Lordly Caliber (N64-R5)
Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure (PS1-R5)

Many, Many R4 RPGs

My prized posession is a copy of Valkyrie Profile for PS1. I don't even want to talk about what I paid for this complete mint gem. ^^;

[Shrooin]

I have a fairly small collection of only about 135 games but I think I have a decent amount of rare games. These games listed are my most rarest ones which are worth mentioning:

Atari 2600 (PAL)

Mario Bros. [HES, Atari Rerelease] R6
Obelix [Atari, Silver] R6

4 in 1 R7
Shark Attack [Apollo, Picture] R7

[b]Nintendo, Super (NTSC-US)

Burn-In Test Cart R9

Sega Master System (NTSC-US)

King's Quest - Quest for the Crown (CIB) R6

Sega Master System (PAL)

Teddy Boy [Sega Card] (CIB) R6

[psychic1]

According to DP

PS1 - X-Com: UFO Defense R7
SNES - Pieces R7

According to me and my extensive knowledge :wink 2: X-Com is not even close to one of my rarest games.

I'm going to say, and this is purely from a supply standpoint that my rarest game is...

P.T.O. for the Genesis which is listed as a lowly R5.

[ottojello]

I've got three different diagnostic carts for SNES. When I asked a friend what good they were since you couldn't actually play them, he said you can play Super Nintendo Repairmen, so I guess they do count as games.

[bwild22]

A few of my more difficult to find include things like....
Flintstones 2, Bubble Bobble 2, Tengen Tetris, Action 52, Stack-Up Complete, Chase the Chuck Wagon w/Manual, Star Fox Weekend Challenge Comp Cart, Fun n Games, etc..

[dougman999]

I got 3 R7's for NES: Big Nose Freaks Out, Blackjack (boxed), and Maxi 15 (version with Double Strike and Pyramid).

Since N64 games only go up to R5, I got these: NFL Blitz 2001, NFL Blitz Special Edition (sealed), Razor Freestyle Scooter (sealed), and Worms Armageddon.

And this one's not in the rarity guide: Star Fox demo cart for SNES.

[Carey85]

Eh, my rarest gems are Chase the Chuckwagon and Tooth Protectors.

[Yurf]

My rarest games according to your list are:

Art of Fighting (Mega Drive - R6)
Pengo (Game Gear - R6)

But I had a much harder time finding games such as Chocobo Racing (PSX), Kurushi (PSX), ...

[Tokimemofan]

Probably one of my Working Designs titles, most likely Lunar II for Sega CD but I have several imports that don't have complete entries in the rarity listing too so I don't know.

[GnarlyNES]

Rarest Game I Own: Flintstones: Surprise at Dinosaur Peak CIB

Most Obscure Game I Own: Trolls on Treasure Island w/ stupid troll doll attached to the box

[Sparkster]

I have more R5's than I realized, but I managed to find an R7 in my collection - Quattro Sports (NES).

[Jumpman Jr.]

I have more R5's than I realized, but I managed to find an R7 in my collection - Quattro Sports (NES).

There are two versions of Quattro Sports for the NES. One goes into the Aladdin Deck Enhancer and the other is in a shape of a regular NES cart (well, the shape of a 'regular' unlicensed NES cart). The more common of the two is the latter, which is an R2, and its gold.

[Sparkster]

Aw crap... then I think I have the R2 version.

That would make my rarest game an R6 - Ultimate League Soccer for the NES. Found it at a pawn shop.

[The 1 2 P]

Hmm....good question. It could be Snatcher for my Sega CD, Tengen Tetris for my NES, the Japan-only Star Wars Famicom game, Silent Hill for the Japanese GBA, Perfect Dark for the import N64, or Castlevania: S.O.T.N. for import Saturn. Now that I think about it, my God of War 2 E3 demo(taken straight out of the E3 PS2's used) would definitely be the rarest. Too bad it's not a full game.

[G-Boobie]

...Honestly, I dont know. It would be one of the following:

NES Metal Gear, mint, with mint box and all inserts, map, manual, etc...

Panzer Dragoon Saga, complete as above, mint

or Princess Crown, Saturn, complete, mint.

G-Boobie, out

[Buyatari]

double post

[Buyatari]

I have some great items but when it comes to rarity I would have to say it has to be the artwork. Even if an item appears to be one of a kind sometimes another pops up. These are the original paintings used for the box art so there can not be another. I have close to 500 pieces but 100 or so are paintings which are by far my favorite.

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/WastingOrpheus/zombies.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/WastingOrpheus/mr-do.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/WastingOrpheus/burgertime-gb.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/WastingOrpheus/mr-do-GB.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/WastingOrpheus/outrunners-GN.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/WastingOrpheus/ren-stimpy.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/WastingOrpheus/battletoads.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/WastingOrpheus/double-dragon.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/WastingOrpheus/kid-niki.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/WastingOrpheus/burai-fighter.jpg

[Sph1nx]

BuyAtari, once again I'm reminded why I hate you.

=)


Sidenote: You have any collection pics up anywhere?

[ssjlance]

Pac-Mania for NES - R6
Rainbow Islands NES - N/A
Panic Restaurant NES - R5
Marvel Land Genesis - R5
Splatterhouse 2 Genesis - R5
Splatterhouse : Wanpaku Graffitti - N/A
Gunstar Heroes Game Gear (CIB) - N/A
Legend of Zelda Collector's Edition & Ocarina of Time for GameCube - N/A

That's all I can think of for now, unless you count Earthbound. Not incredibly rare, but expensive.

[Buyatari]

I posted some nes art and snes art here in the room of doom section.

Also I posted most of the decent art I have on the Atari age forums.

http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=108617

http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=108744

http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=108690

http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=108808

http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=108760

There are also 2 Atari 2600s
http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=109815

http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=108610


BuyAtari, once again I'm reminded why I hate you.

=)


Sidenote: You have any collection pics up anywhere?

[Opoth]

My rarest item is probably the MACS Rifle Simulator for the SNES. Too bad it's missing the rifle itself...

[Buyatari]

My rarest item is probably the MACS Rifle Simulator for the SNES. Too bad it's missing the rifle itself...

Well if you save up you should be able to get one. They seem to sell for less and less and the last one sold in the $500 range.

[vintagegamecrazy]

How many of those rifle cartridges are in public hands now?

[zeldas_nexus]

I Have In Hand A Few Golden Peices Literally.

Golden Nintendo World Championship Cart

Grey Nwc Cart

Sealed Staduim Events Us

Sealed Blk Version, Ff7,8,9 Suikoden 1,2, Castlevania Chronicles And Sotn All Traded In Sealed By The Same Person. I Didnt Ask Questions Either.

Most Recent Is Super Mario World For Nes, Yes Nintendo 8 Bit. There Is A 2nd One Out There... This Is Def. Not A Repro Either.

I Have A Few More Goodies In The Glass Case. Interesting The People That Come In My Store And What They Got In There Hands.

[Nebagram]

My (I think) only R8 is Starship for the Vectrex (aka Euro Star Trek). I also have a complete JAp Shining Force 3 scenario 1-3 and a loose premium disc (which I'm still rather proud of, incidentally). Nothing really Earth-shattering though.

[ssjlance]

I don't have anything exceptionally rare, but I do have all Virtual Fighter games on Staurn, including Remix (which sucked, BTW).

I never thought Remix was that hard to find. I found mine complete for like $3-$5.

Anyways, my rarest item? I don't know, but I have Rainbow Islands boxed/complete. And Gunstar Heroes complete for Game Gear although I really don't know how rare it is.

[darkhades]

I don't own many rare items, but definately my rarest is my complete in box Game & Watch Mickey Mouse DC-95.

[Balloon Fight]

I have some great items but when it comes to rarity I would have to say it has to be the artwork. Even if an item appears to be one of a kind sometimes another pops up. These are the original paintings used for the box art so there can not be another. I have close to 500 pieces but 100 or so are paintings which are by far my favorite.

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/WastingOrpheus/zombies.jpg



That painting is ridiculously awesome.

[colicub]

Hmm....I don't have any prototypes or anything, but I'd say my rarest things include my boxed ZX80, my sealed PAL F-Zero on the SNES, Home Alone on the SMS, Mutant League Hockey, Zero The Kamikaze Squirrel, Flink and pirates of Gods and Dragon Ball Z on the Mega Drive (I didn't pay for them, got given them at my old work) and a pirate of Pokemon Crystal for the GBC (it's a weird crappy platformer, again got given at my old work).

Oh, and DS Demo carts of Pac Pix and Nintendogs. And one of those puzzles that goes "bzz" when you guide a metal loop around a frame, but in the shape of a hand for the DS release. Oh, and a Sega Channel t-shirt.

I have a lot of random crap.

[Jimmy Yakapucci]

My rarest item would be my complete copy of Psychic Detective for the PlayStation. I am in the process of selling my copy of Sammy Lightfoot for the Commodore 64.

JY

[ProgrammingAce]

The last few months, i've taken a cue from BuyAtari and started picking up various VG artwork...

This is one of the more amusing ones...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/JNCOPosterboy/Random%20Pics/Concept%20art/100_1766.jpg

I fail to see how Sonic and Ariel combine to form Donald Duck.

http://programmingace.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/100_1750.jpg
http://programmingace.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/100_1775.jpg

Hardware wise, i'm particularly fond of my prototype Xbox w/ the Sega Chihiro (Sega arcade system) connector. I've only ever seen one other, and that one didn't work.

[Barbarianoutkast85]

Miracle Piano Teaching System (Genesis) R8
Blockbuster World Video Game Championship II (Genesis) R9
Spiderman web of fire (32x) R7
Tail of the Sun (ps1) R7
Fox Hunt (PS1) R8
Cheetahmen II (NES) R9
Solitare (NES) R7
Bebe's Kids (SNES) R7
Fun N Games (SNES) R8

I think those are my rarist

[scallen]

Probably Bumper Bash for 2600 for me. Not complete, but I do have the cart and the manual, along with the warranty card. ;)

Came in the same lot as Master Builder and Gas Hog. (They both have manuals as well)

has Bumper Bash become less rare in the past 10 years? i remember when i first found one people on usenet were clamoring over it, then i found 3-4 more over the next coupla years... (they all sold for around $100 from what i can remember, more for the CIB one)

the one good thing about Canada - video game dumping ground -- 2600 Zellers carts and Spectravision carts seemed plentiful up here... also Maxi-15s seemed abundant in the Winnipeg area...

[S7venBills]

I have a complete boxed Bally Arcade home system that was releases in '79 along with 8 games still factory sealed. I'm yet to find anyone else who is even familiar with this thing. It's sort of like the atari 2600. I even scored the pre-order reciept that was used to buy it.

[kazuo]

The Dreamcast Matching Service Games are not rare, nor is Phantasy STar SMS. All are fairly common, with Phantasy Star SMS a little less so, but still easy to obtain (and inexpensive).

It's really hard to classify stuff as rare, so here goes my list:

Segata Sanshiro (Saturn JPN; hard to find, sorta expensive)
Dungeons & Dragons Collection (Saturn JPN; not that hard to find, but expensive)
Metal Wolf Chaos (Xbox JPN; sorta hard to find, not too expensive, if you're lucky)

Those three are probably the rarest softs I own.

[Princess-Isabela]

probably one of the rarer ones - Ninja Masters on Neo Geo AES, worth about $600 or so.
incredible game at that ^^

[daminmancejin]

Shadow dancer!!!

[DigitalSpace]

Rarest SNES games: Zero The Kamikaze Squirrel (R7), Hurricanes (R7)
Rarest Genesis game: Joshua: The Battle Of Jericho (R7)
Rarest NES games: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Tournament Fighters (R6), Qix (R6)
Rarest PlayStation game: Porsche Challenge (R6)

[xtremegamer]

Just a couple odd rares:

Duck Dodger's Proto w/ debug menu
Brand New Sealed Tactics Ogre

[rarebucky]

Factory sealed Bubble Bobble Part 2 for original Gameboy

[evil_genius]

My single rarest game is radiant silvergun or joshua for gen

[Gemini-Phoenix]

The Getaway (100 Million Discs Limited Edition version) ~ PAL PlayStation 2:

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/5788/thegetawayvl1.th.jpg (http://img254.imageshack.us/my.php?image=thegetawayvl1.jpg)

Here we have an example of "The Getaway" ~ Sony produced 1,000 special versions to commemorate 100,000,000 (One hundred million) PlayStation 2 discs. As far as I know, these were only given away to employees at Sony, and have "Not To Be Sold Separately" in place of the barcode. The whole cover, back and front, is a silver coloured rendition of the standard game cover, with minor differences unique to this edition.

On the front in small writing, it says "Limited Edition of 1,000", plus a small white sticker beneath the cellophane which has the edition number printed on it (In this case, mine is 100.000.476) ~ The game is wrapped in the usual thick cellophane with a clear tear strip in the usual place about an inch from the bottom, plus the "Y" style folded ends.

As far as I know, this edition also holds the original game code which the first release had, which was later withdrawn from sale and replaced due to legal issues between Sony and BT (British Telecommunications) because of a certain in-game mission which involved blowing up BT branded service vans, or something similar

I also believe The Getaway was a UK only game in the first place. Set in London, it's a GTA style modern gangster themed game much alike the film "Lock, Stock, And Two Smoking Barrels"


A game such as this is the true definition of "RARE", as it is clearly limited in numbers and sought after by collector's. Sealed examples are even rarer. This particular game is obscure to start with, which adds to the obscurity of this particular Limited Edition version

[otaku]

in addition to those NGPC games I now have: radiant silvergun, panzer dragoon saga and a bunch of level 4 games for saturn (working designs stuff mostly)

[grolt]

I have lots of rare complete games for the US Saturn:

All the Working Designs games
Panzer Dragoon Saga
Winning Post
The House of the Dead
Shining Force III
Guardian Heroes
Burning Rangers

Here's a few more moderately rare US games from other systems:

Lunar II: Eternal Blue (Sega CD)
Lunar: The Silver Star (Sega CD)
Vay (Sega CD)
Lords of Thunder (Sega CD)
Dungeon Explorer (Sega CD)
Pitfall (Sega 32X)
Blackthorne (Sega 32X)
T-Mek (Sega 32X)
Phantasy Star (SMS)
Mickey Mouse: Castle of Illusion (SMS)
Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap (SMS)

[ScourDX]

Herc's Adventure (PSX)
In the Hunt (PSX)
Syndicate Wars (PSX)
Team Buddies (PSX)
X-Com: UFO Defense (PSX)
Sonic Adventure: Limited Edition (DC)

[otaku]

Previously my rarest was level 7 (cotton for NGPC) but now I have a level 8 game-crows the battle action for saturn! 5000 copies and one is mine!

[Neo-Gozira]

My Japanese Neo-Geo AES Homecart System which is like new and complete down to the plastic baggies and twist ties inside the box. Heck, the box is in better shape than some new console boxes that I have seen being sold in local stores today. It took me a while to find such a nice one but it was well worth the wait. Sometimes it's condition makes me not want to play on it, but who can resist the Neo-Geo? I sure can't.

[N 2 Nintendo]

My rarest item is Flintstones Surprise at Dinosaur Peak (NES) with box, box being in very good/fair condition.

[fahlim003]

I'd wager it's Shinrei Jusatsushi Taromaru on Sega Saturn. Either that or Mizubaku Daibouken also for SS.

[azuma2007]

:oops:
I have Zanac X Zanac(PSX), Radiant Silver Gun(PSX & DC), Harmful Park(PSX), Ibara(PS2), Choaniki: Kyuukyoku Muteki Ginga Saikyou Otoko(PSX)

[miaandjohnrule]

I would say it's my Final Fantasy NES proto.

[mb7241]

Quick update:

My rarest:

Final Fantasy (MSX, complete) (thanks, Adol!)
Action 52 (NES, complete) (thanks, wberdan!)
Caltron 6-in-1 (black back label) (NES, cart + sleeve) (thanks, jeffg!)
Caltron 6-in-1 (blue (!) back label) (NES, cart-only) (thanks, justabum!)
Darkman proto (late beta/final) (NES) (thanks, DreamTR!)
Flintstones: The Surprise at Dino Peak (NES, cart-only) (thanks, jeffg!)
King Neptune's Adventure (black variant) (NES, cart-only) (thanks, jeffg!)
Ninja Gaiden III review copy (NES) (thanks, DreamTR!)
NTF2 test cart (NES)
Stadium Events (NTSC NES, cart-only) (thanks, DreamTR!)
Sudoku (gray version) (NES, cart-only) (thanks, Retrogamer72!)[/b]
Super Turrican NTSC NES proto (thanks, Vixenkit!)
Legend of Zelda Collection (Japanese Gamecube, complete)
Team Buddies (PS1, disc-only)

[Nimrodil]

Radiant Silver Gun(PSX & DC)

If that´s true (guess you just wrote wrong title of mistake) that must be the rarest game in the thread so far:-)

[FAMOUS]

Conkers bad fur day-N64 cart only, my rarest

[davepesc]

Nothing too super rare, 7 is tops:

SMS Castle of Illusion
SMS Power Strike
2600 Artillery Duel/Spike's Peak
2600 Demolition Herby
2600 Robin Hood/Sir Lancelot
2600 Rubik's Cube
2600 Springer

The only one found in the wild was Springer.