What is the Single RAREST Item In Your Collection?

[otoko]

I don't know where his controller came from but the 2 pictures from the playstationmuseum website are from my auction. My auction had a controller which came directly from a Sony employee and I was told the controller I was given came from the SNESCD dev kit.

Could be the SNESCD and the PS1 dev kits ued the same controllers I dunno.

To save time. A thread was ongoing at the time.
http://www.assemblergames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16751


I saw that auction. I almost bid on it.. but I didn't have the money it went up to.

[smork]

I think my Japan Pro Golf Tour for the 64DD is now my rarest item. I had my Bandai Vectrex listed before. There's gotta be fewer Japan Golf Tours than Bandai Vectrexes (even though it's listed as an R10 - no way is it an R10, though).

Oh well, maybe I'll get something actually unique one day and that'll settle the argument.

[Buyatari]

I saw that auction. I almost bid on it.. but I didn't have the money it went up to.

I know one other guy in the business that has one. I have switched directions and don't collect this type of item anymore. If anyone here wants to try and take a stab at it let me know and I'll connect you. My PM box is full. Hit me at buyatari AT aol DOT com. I believe he also has some paperwork that goes along with it.

[Bojay1997]

I got mine from a Sony contractor who stated that this was from the SNES CD Development kit, before the project was scrapped. It is possible that when Sony turned from SNES CD development to Playstation development that they kept some of the same hardware instead of reinventing everything from scratch.

Of course that's what probably happened, but that begs of the question of how you know yours is from a SNES CD Development kit as opposed to a later version of the development kit as pictured in the link. The devices look identical. My understanding is that the SNES CD versions didn't have the numbering sticker with the DTL coding on them as that didn't come along until mid-1994.

[Bojay1997]

I don't know where his controller came from but the 2 pictures from the playstationmuseum website are from my auction. My auction had a controller which came directly from a Sony employee and I was told the controller I was given came from the SNESCD dev kit.

Could be the SNESCD and the PS1 dev kits ued the same controllers I dunno.

To save time. A thread was ongoing at the time.
http://www.assemblergames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16751

Yes, the bottom two pictures were from your auction, but the top picture showing the controller connected to the later Playstation dev kit is legit based on what I know. Unless someone has parts with manufacturing dates on them, my understanding is that hundreds of these controllers were produced for the later Playstation dev kits. My understanding is that the SNES CD dev kit versions did not have the DTL designation code on the sticker underneath as this numbering/part tracking scheme wasn't developed by Sony's logistics team until mid-1994 when the later kits were distributed.

[Buyatari]

Yes, the bottom two pictures were from your auction, but the top picture showing the controller connected to the later Playstation dev kit is legit based on what I know. Unless someone has parts with manufacturing dates on them, my understanding is that hundreds of these controllers were produced for the later Playstation dev kits. My understanding is that the SNES CD dev kit versions did not have the DTL designation code on the sticker underneath as this numbering/part tracking scheme wasn't developed by Sony's logistics team until mid-1994 when the later kits were distributed.

I don't know where the top grainy picture comes from but it looks like a pic out of a magazine. Japanese or US, mock up or working unit I don't know. I do find it funny that he used my pictures to follow it up directly as if all 3 pictures were pulled directly from the same source. In the spirit of getting the history correct he should note where the pictures are from.

Something like

Top picture " X magazine such and such date, bottom two pictures from an ebay auction where the seller claims it to be a SNESCD dev controller"

I no longer own that controller or any other Sony development controller for that matter. We can save some time if you read the whole thread I quoted at Assembler. Later in the same thread you will see another Sony employee (the one who claims he found the SNESCD in the trash and saved it) spoke up against it but after I told him the who when and where he backed up my side of the story.

So to recap. The controller was given to me as a gift from a Sony employee and had no reason to lie. I was told it was a rare controller for the SNESCD dev kit. This unnamed employee is not unknown to others who worked on the project. I no longer own it and have no vested interest in how it is seen.

[Bojay1997]

I don't know where the top grainy picture comes from but it looks like a pic out of a magazine. Japanese or US, mock up or working unit I don't know. I do find it funny that he used my pictures to follow it up directly as if all 3 pictures were pulled directly from the same source. In the spirit of getting the history correct he should note where the pictures are from.

Something like

Top picture " X magazine such and such date, bottom two pictures from an ebay auction where the seller claims it to be a SNESCD dev controller"

I no longer own that controller or any other Sony development controller for that matter. We can save some time if you read the whole thread I quoted at Assembler. Later in the same thread you will see another Sony employee (the one who claims he found the SNESCD in the trash and saved it) spoke up against it but after I told him the who when and where he backed up my side of the story.

So to recap. The controller was given to me as a gift from a Sony employee and had no reason to lie. I was told it was a rare controller for the SNESCD dev kit. This unnamed employee is not unknown to others who worked on the project. I no longer own it and have no vested interest in how it is seen.

I'm not at all being critical of you or doubting what you were told. I recall vaguely there being a similar conversation about this controller when the auction was happening. All I'm saying is that what I know about how Sony actually set up the parts and logistics side of the Playstation post-SNES CD program leads me to conclude that this was a later version of the same controller. I'm not doubting your source, but unless they were specifically looking for the tiny distinction and information provided by that sticker, I'm sure they could have concluded that it was a SNES CD era controller. It might be that value wise it doesn't matter much since whatever version of the Playstation dev kit it came from, it is undoubtedly rare. On an unrelated note, the dev kit in that picture looks identical to one I saw at what was formerly Psygnosis in Liverpool in the Summer of 1994, although I really don't remember much about the controller or if they even had one connected to it, so take that for what it's worth.

[ProgrammingAce]

I think i mentioned somewhere that i didn't think the DTL codes were issued until after the SNESCD, but we went back and found that the SNESCD had a DTL code as well. So it's entirely possible that the controllers came from the SNESCD. The system was generally known by nintendo part numbers, but sony had their own internal product codes...

Of course, the early dev kits seem to come with extremely similar (if not identical) controllers. So it's hard to be sure which kit they go with. Remember, the playstation was designed as a toy. They may not have bothered to change the part numbers when they switched media formats.

[Bojay1997]

I think i mentioned somewhere that i didn't think the DTL codes were issued until after the SNESCD, but we went back and found that the SNESCD had a DTL code as well. So it's entirely possible that the controllers came from the SNESCD. The system was generally known by nintendo part numbers, but sony had their own internal product codes...

Of course, the early dev kits seem to come with extremely similar (if not identical) controllers. So it's hard to be sure which kit they go with. Remember, the playstation was designed as a toy. They may not have bothered to change the part numbers when they switched media formats.

Was the DTL code somewhere on the units or is this from internal Sony documents? The reason I ask is that the unit allegedly found in a dumpster does not have a DTL number but rather a numeric serial code that would seem to fit with the use of Nintendo part numbers. Why would the fact that it was a "toy" impact the use of DTL numbers? Doesn't DTL in Sony logistics coding just stand for "Development Tool" anyway?

[Buyatari]

Was the DTL code somewhere on the units or is this from internal Sony documents? The reason I ask is that the unit allegedly found in a dumpster does not have a DTL number but rather a numeric serial code that would seem to fit with the use of Nintendo part numbers. Why would the fact that it was a "toy" impact the use of DTL numbers? Doesn't DTL in Sony logistics coding just stand for "Development Tool" anyway?

Well sure the unit in the dumpster was a true prototype. The controllers produced for dev kits would be somewhat more produced than that and would be more likely to have stickers on them.

Now why did Nintendo back out of the deal? Didn't it have to do with Sony having control over the hardware?

[Bibliophile]

Well sure the unit in the dumpster was a true prototype. The controllers produced for dev kits would be somewhat more produced than that and would be more likely to have stickers on them.

Now why did Nintendo back out of the deal? Didn't it have to do with Sony having control over the hardware?

I don't think it was because Sony had control over the hardware. I think the agreement gave, or would have given, Sony the licensing rights over the games/software, which Nintendo didn't want.

[ProgrammingAce]

Was the DTL code somewhere on the units or is this from internal Sony documents? The reason I ask is that the unit allegedly found in a dumpster does not have a DTL number but rather a numeric serial code that would seem to fit with the use of Nintendo part numbers. Why would the fact that it was a "toy" impact the use of DTL numbers? Doesn't DTL in Sony logistics coding just stand for "Development Tool" anyway?

You're basically right, DTL = Development Tool Licensing. It's the department that handles giving out the kits.

As for the DTL codes, we found some ancient ass documentation from when the system was still the SNESCD. It wasn't even directly talking about the SNESCD kit itself, it was for the software. We couldn't find the part number for the SNESCD itself. But we do know the DTL designations were in place at that time, it's fairly safe to assume that the SNESCD had one. Nothing definitive though.

For the kit being a toy, i meant that Sony didn't keep very detailed records of the development history of the playstation. They didn't realize they were helping create a multi-billion dollar industry and that someday people might care about the failed project between themselves and ninty.

[ProgrammingAce]

Now why did Nintendo back out of the deal? Didn't it have to do with Sony having control over the hardware?

My understanding is this: Ninty backed out because sony was going to have complete control over the production of the CD based media. Sony was going to make buckets of cash on the production of the game discs and Ninty wasn't going to see a dime. Ninty was going to make their cash off of the hardware (which would probably be sold at a loss to begin with). Ninty was used to making money off the licensing and production of the carts for the NES, they knew how much could be made from the production. They wanted a piece of production profits and tried to back out and use another company (Phillips?) as a bargaining chip against Sony. They never fully intended to break up the deal. Sony called their bluff, and the playstation was born.

Ninty usually ends up the bad guy spawning their biggest competitor in the story, but in reality they probably didn't have much choice. The agreement they signed with Sony to produce the SNESCD was heavily stacked against them, and they may never have made a profit off of it.

It was the signing of the initial agreement that doomed them, not the breaking of the contract.

[PapaStu]

The Proto controller that Bibliophile has is the one that was sold on chasethechuckwagon a few months back if my brain is remembering the Serial # thats on the back of that controller correctly. As far as I know, there is only one other controller thats out there and thats the one BuyAtari had placed on ebay. The serial number on the BuyAtari controller is lower by almost 200 (fixed from 100) as well. These did have a range of them made, thats for sure.

Why is it that whenever ZOMG rare PS pictures/items show up, that Assember shits 3 bricks?

[ProgrammingAce]

I knew i saw that picture before... i forgot about the CTC auction...



Why is it that whenever ZOMG rare PS pictures/items show up, that Assember shits 3 bricks?

Because he's mentally unstable?

[PapaStu]

Why is it that whenever ZOMG rare PS pictures/items show up, that Assember shits 3 bricks?




Because he's mentally unstable?


I meant Assembler as the site, more than Assembler the individual... but yeah.

I edited my previous post to reference the serial number of the controllers. I thought the CtCW controller was only about 100 off, this other one is closer to 200 off... that could mean that this could be a third controller, or i'm not as spry with the number as I thought I was.

[DigitalSpace]

Time for an updated post. It's a tie between four R7's:

Joshua & the Battle of Jericho (Genesis, cart only)
Hurricanes (SNES, cart only)
Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel (SNES, cart only)
True Pinball (PlayStation, complete)

Nothing too special here, but I'm glad to have them. True Pinball is the most recent acquisition.

[Bibliophile]

The Proto controller that Bibliophile has is the one that was sold on chasethechuckwagon a few months back if my brain is remembering the Serial # thats on the back of that controller correctly. As far as I know, there is only one other controller thats out there and thats the one BuyAtari had placed on ebay. The serial number on the BuyAtari controller is lower by almost 200 (fixed from 100) as well. These did have a range of them made, thats for sure.

Your memory serves you well.


Why is it that whenever ZOMG rare PS pictures/items show up, that Assember shits 3 bricks?

What do you mean?

[Buyatari]

The Proto controller that Bibliophile has is the one that was sold on chasethechuckwagon a few months back if my brain is remembering the Serial # thats on the back of that controller correctly. As far as I know, there is only one other controller thats out there and thats the one BuyAtari had placed on ebay. The serial number on the BuyAtari controller is lower by almost 200 (fixed from 100) as well. These did have a range of them made, thats for sure.

Why is it that whenever ZOMG rare PS pictures/items show up, that Assember shits 3 bricks?

The one I had came from someone at Sony and wasn't issued. He said it was left over from the SNESCD project. The one on Chuckwagon came from a developer. That could explain the big number difference.

[Buyatari]

I meant Assembler as the site, more than Assembler the individual... but yeah.

I edited my previous post to reference the serial number of the controllers. I thought the CtCW controller was only about 100 off, this other one is closer to 200 off... that could mean that this could be a third controller, or i'm not as spry with the number as I thought I was.

Nope that is the one from Chuckwagon. There are 2.

There is also a 3rd that I know of but it hasn't been pictured here. It was also sent to a developer. Someone emailed me about it and I passed along the information. If the owner wants to sell it he has to work it with him.

[PapaStu]

The one I had came from someone at Sony and wasn't issued. He said it was left over from the SNESCD project. The one on Chuckwagon came from a developer. That could explain the big number difference.

Very true. I know who you got the controller from silly! The things he says, when it comes to the PlayStation I take as the gospel. I'll probably be seeing him at a local get together in the coming weeks.




Bibliophile, When we (Dangerboy more than I) got some pics out of a SNESCD unit that had never been seen before, they shit bricks and all kinds of other things as they claimed fake, raised hell ect... when the pictures were not. When we got out some other Play Station (note the space) pictures up, they again shit bricks, claimed fake ect. I don't visit the site often enough to see the calm rational side of things.

[Buyatari]

Very true. I know who you got the controller from silly! The things he says, when it comes to the PlayStation I take as the gospel. I'll probably be seeing him at a local get together in the coming weeks.




Bibliophile, When we (Dangerboy more than I) got some pics out of a SNESCD unit that had never been seen before, they shit bricks and all kinds of other things as they claimed fake, raised hell ect... when the pictures were not. When we got out some other Play Station (note the space) pictures up, they again shit bricks, claimed fake ect. I don't visit the site often enough to see the calm rational side of things.

I collected for the Playstation before just about anyone and picked up some great items. I didn't post much about it and sometimes I wish I posted more as it was happening. I've switched gears since then.

Once something is set as "fact" it is hard to break people of that. For years people assumed the Music Machine game for Atari came with a record of the same name. Where that idea came from I dunno but you used to be able to sell the record for $100 on ebay and I'd find them at flee markets all the time. I had that record as a kid and knew it had nothing to do with the game.

[Sel The Don]

The rarest item I have is a Dreamcast laserpen I got hold of about 10 years ago, I've never seen another one to this day.

[nintendoeats]

Well, I have an intellivoice, megaman and megaman 2 (not rare, but not common either) and a gameboy soap dispenser that has one of those water pinball games in it. That still had soap in it when I bought it...eugh...

[Sel The Don]

I've also just found in my attic two Sega Saturn Posters (A3 size I think) of Sega Rally and Virtua Fighter 2.

[Ionblade117]

Mine would be Gas Hog for the Atari 2600.

[gum_drops]

My rarest items would probably be:

Sealed copy of spider-man 32x

Sega Source Binder given to stores with a bunch of sega promotional stuff to help educate employees and customers.

A Sega Saturn toys'r'us cabinet that lights up.

[Cellplanman]

Sealed / BNIB Threads of Fate

[jondrewfoo]

mine would have to be the aladdin deck enhancer, sealed, with an original box with camericas address on a shipping label, along with all 6 games.

[Tempest]

Probably my RCA Studio II programming cart (as seen in the DP guide). It was only available through the Studio II newsletter so I doubt many were made much less sold. I think I may own the only surviving cart.

Tempest

[Smashed Brother]

While searching through my junk box, I found...

Both Castlevania Limited Edition soundtracks, factory-sealed. These were available as pre-orders for both Lament of Innocents and Curse of Darkness, I believe...

Metal Gear Saga Vol. 1, factory-sealed.

A Namco press kit, from GDC '04. Included are a DVD with trailers, a lenticular card with characters from the 'Ghosthunter' game on it, and a whole assortment of 3' x 5' cards featuring various games from '04 and '05 and how Namco plans on marketing these games to the public.

Not sure how common all of this stuff is, but I figured that I'd mention it anyways :)

[nintendoeats]

Just discovered that my Arkanoid for the TRS-80 is a 6. plus, its unopened (though the plastic is a little damaged). Its a good thing that Arkanoid is playable on everything, including the toaster, because other wise I might open and play it.

[Irateqaner]

Metal Gear Solid 4. How many people here actually have the original case and manual as well? I don't know any others.

[Romeroman Santa]

How is MGS4 a rare game?

[neist]

Hm... I don't have anything super rare..

It's probably either Twinkle Tale or the Sega Direct version of Jet Set Radio, sealed.

Never figured there was a reason to open it as I own the US version. From what I hear it's practically the same thing.

[Aussie2B]

Since I haven't posted in this topic in nearly 4 years and it's been bumped up, I guess I'll do an update on my collection.

I still don't have anything mega-rare, but at least I have a couple R8s now:

Chavez II (SNES - loose)
Psychic Detective (PlayStation - complete)

Big whoop, I know. But looking at what I listed in the past, I have loads more R5s, R6s, and R7s, and I think I have some accessories that fall in that range as well. Also have plenty more games of considerable value.

[Youki]

My rarest items could be :

Motorodeo and Obelix cartridges for Atari 2600 .

Atariage rates them : Unbelievably Rare. :hmm:

[Sniderman]

Rare stuff, eh? Well I don't have anything in my collection super-uber-OMG-rare, but I have a few hard-to-come-by items...

Futurama for PS2
Fatal Frame for PS2
Halloween for 2600 (my world record cart)
Crazy Climber for 2600

I also have a few collectibles that have no rarity/value per se. For instance, my "Cels From Cartoons Based on Videogames" Gallery. I have cels from: Saturday Supercade (Frogger, Q*Bert, Donkey Kong Jr., and Space Ace); Sonic the Hedgehog; Dragon's Lair; Earthworm Jim; Bomberman Jetters; Where on Earth is Carmen San Diego; The Legend of Zelda; Captain N: The Gamemaster; Super Mario World; and Pac-Man.

[Buyatari]

My rarest items could be :

Motorodeo and Obelix cartridges for Atari 2600 .

Atariage rates them : Unbelievably Rare. :hmm:

Are your carts NTSC?

Also this was before a huge stash of Motorodeo carts were found. Motorodeo is no longer that rare

[Youki]

I think my Motorodeo is PAL.

I have 2 Obelix , one could be NTSC.

[Rom Hunter]

About Obelix:

If there's any difference between the screen's position (the NTSC screen is positioned slightly higher) and color (lightblue, instead of violet title screen image), then you own the NTSC version.

8)

[MissingNo_1231]

sadly enough, I think the rarest game I own is Sesame Street Countdown for the NES.

oh, and Bucky O'Hare on the NES.

[klausien]

Taking a cue from Aussie2B and updating my rarest items.

Number one has to be the US version of The Dynastic Hero for the TurboGrafx.

I have several of the "rare" (i.e. desirable) PCE games, but the one of note is a complete copy of Kaze Kiri.

Complete, longbox copies of every Jaguar CD game that isn't homebrew (still want the homebrew Gorf Classic, but that's just a dream at this point).

Every Treasure game in one form or another inculding a complete Rakugaki Showtime for the PSX, all of the Jp versions of their MegaDrive games complete, complete JP versions of their 3 N64 games, the Brazilian SMS Dynamite Headdy, an actual European copy of Buster's Bad Dream, etc.

Every game for both the SegaScope 3-D glasses and the Famicom 3D Glasses, as well as the hardware of course.

Finally, I have both GG Aleste games for the Game Gear and both Power Strike games for the SMS.

[Youki]

About Obelix:

If there's any difference between the screen's position (the NTSC screen is positioned slightly higher) and color (lightblue, instead of violet title screen image), then you own the NTSC version.

8)

I think the color you obtain depends on the console (NTSC or PAL or SECAM).
Not really of the cartridge.

[tholly]

I have a CIB copy of Power Lords for the Magnavox Odyssey 2 (along with every other O^2 game).

[Badhornet]

Music Machine for the 2600.......found in the wild for 25 cents

[Badhornet]

Music Machine for the 2600

[BoomerRaid]

One of TGL Labs fightin games that were the last on the list of imported Japanese games for the original PS1 was none other than Advanced Variable Geo 2.

The anime of it came in 1997 then redubbed and repacked again for sale in 2007 by another group, but the game was a rare gem. Not only did it boasted some of the finest, animated, yet curvaceous ladies in an all-girl fighting game, it also posed some of the finest combos ever invented out of a blue.
Not only is it as popular as the present fighting games, it was destinged to have a sequel afterwards, but wasn't finalized by the company.
It is in its old PS1 format case and my friends and I have a blast with it everytime we have a chance.

Only Variable Geo Neo, the anime, came out several years after as a "sequel" with a different story and situation ten years after the 1st VG tournament, plus an entirely different cast.

[Terminusvitae]

At this point, sadly Action 52 for the NES. I had other, much rarer stuff, but I had to give up collecting for a few months.

[Icarus Moonsight]

Two R7s;

Speed Racer PSX CIB
Super Turrican 2 SNES loose

Got my Bubble Bobble Part 2 (R6) a few weeks ago. Now I only need Little Samson (R6) and Bionic Commando (don't ask how I don't have this, I've encountered it numerous times. Always thought I already had it. LOL ). Then I'm done collecting for US NES carts. :) Almost done with SMS (3 left), Genny (5 left), SNES (4 left), TG16 (3 left) and N64 (1 left) too. Then it's on to imports for a focus.

[DKTheArcadeRat]

Icarus,

If you don't mind me asking what are the last few games you need for each respective system, and does that put you at full sets for each? or just your own personal set?

[Icarus Moonsight]

Don't mind at all and personal sets, of course! LOL I may pick up a few extra cheapies here and there even after I'm 'finished'. It's just the end of major wants for the cart systems I set out for. Besides, I'm not devoted enough to own stuff like Shaq-Fu and Bebe's Kids. I take 'em loose mostly, keeping things within reason expediture wise. Here's the list though anywho;

NES was covered but...
Bionic Commando
Little Samson

SMS
Power Strike
Power Strike 2
Fantasy Zone

GEN
Fire Shark
MUSHA
Punisher
Streets of Rage 3
Splatterhouse 3
EDIT: forgot about Super Fantasy Zone... it was missing off my list, somehow. :hmm:

SNES
R-Type 3
Pocky and Rocky 2
Kirby's Dream Land 3
Metal Warriors

TG16
Soldier Blade
Sinistron
Military Madness

N64
F Zero X

Some are easy/cheap finds, most arn't though. A few are HTF and expensive. Power Strikes and Little Samson specificly have been troublesome...

[Phyeir]

Nothing to big for my collection thus far, the highest two that I have currently are...

DinoCity - SNES (Cart only, but no flaws on the cart. Had it since I was 8)
Strider - SMS (Complete... was sitting on the shelf at Digital Press in the summer and scooped it up)

I also have a misprint/miscut version of God of War II (kept sealed, of course), but for the life of me, I haven't found any other copies of this, so I am at a total loss as to the value of it.

[Gunface]

I don't have anything crazy. Panzer Dragoon Saga for Saturn is it probably.

[Bojay1997]

Nothing to big for my collection thus far, the highest two that I have currently are...

DinoCity - SNES (Cart only, but no flaws on the cart. Had it since I was 8)
Strider - SMS (Complete... was sitting on the shelf at Digital Press in the summer and scooped it up)

I also have a misprint/miscut version of God of War II (kept sealed, of course), but for the life of me, I haven't found any other copies of this, so I am at a total loss as to the value of it.

Do you mean there was just a defect in the cover insert like it was cut wrong or they ran low on ink? I doubt many people would find that a value enhancer and probably would have completely the opposite effect.

[Phyeir]

Do you mean there was just a defect in the cover insert like it was cut wrong or they ran low on ink? I doubt many people would find that a value enhancer and probably would have completely the opposite effect.

This is what it is...
http://img378.imageshack.us/img378/4937/gow2frontti8.jpg
http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/865/gow2backpl1.jpg

I'm holding onto it for good, regardless. Bought it at launch and kept it sealed figuring that it may someday become worth something. Or not, but time will tell. Most people probably thought that misprinted stamps from 100+ years ago were worthless at the time, also.

[Bojay1997]

This is what it is...
http://img378.imageshack.us/img378/4937/gow2frontti8.jpg
http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/865/gow2backpl1.jpg

I'm holding onto it for good, regardless. Bought it at launch and kept it sealed figuring that it may someday become worth something. Or not, but time will tell. Most people probably thought that misprinted stamps from 100+ years ago were worthless at the time, also.

To each their own. That's just a machinery error in the cutting process of the roll of inserts. I've seen lots of similar examples over the years and I would never buy them because I think they're ugly. I think misprinted stamps are the only example of defective printed products that have ever gained value and that's only because they were official government printed materials. I think modern day stamp misprints are generally worth not much more than face value, especially now that the Postal Service is only a quasi-governmental organization and outsources stamp printing. I can't imagine any collector would want that in their collection, but I guess we can have this discussion again in fifty years.

[sebastiankirchoff]

I own a top-loader NES that I got from a yard sale for five bucks. Best deal of my life. Only problem is there is a small crack on the top of the console, but it works perfectly and came with a controller.

I also own Castlevania: Symphony of the Night which isn't neccesarily rare but worth a decent amount of money. I got it for a buck at a yard sale.

[DJTrueStory]

My Star Fox: Super Weekend for SNES, there were only like 2000 of them ever made :) Picked it up on ebay a couple years back for 220 :)

[Nitrosport]

You guys have some really cool stuff. It's cool when someone finds something rare for a few bucks at some thrift.

[SegaAges]

Oh yeah, I got a Beat Jet Set Radio Future Prototype figure (only 500 were made and were individually numbered).

[SteelGeneral]

My rarest game has to be a complete copy of Snatcher (SCD). I traded a guy off of Gamefaqs a loose copy of Super R-Type(SNES) for it. The guy didn't think his copy of Snatcher worked, but it plays perfectly.

Some other good deals on fairly rare games, I've found recently:

Tales of Destiny(PS1)- $6.00
Tales of Destiny II [no instructions](PS1)- $7.00
Intelligent Qube (PS1)- $5.00

[otoko]

Heh, I don't have too much. I've long since sold Strip Fighter II for PC-engine.

I have these:

San Fransico Rush Dreamcast Prototype (From DreamTR)

Jack Bros. w/manual (VB us version)

Sonic Adventure Limited Edition (commoner version of disk only with Hollywood sticker on it)

Recently I picked up Star Fighter (PSX) on a whim. Not worth much though. Good thing I underpaid for it.

I also have Sharp NESTV that's about it.

[bcks007]

Phyeir, there is a Jak 2 for the ps2, that has a factory messed up insert on ebay you might want to pick up. Sealed of course.

[hellfire]

Flinstones suprise at dinosaur peak for nes
earthbound for snes
worms armageddon for n64
rolo to the rescue for sega genesis

[cyberfluxor]

The current rarest item I'm aware of in my collection is a great condition, CIB copy of Meteorites for the Atari 5200 at a rarity of 8 both on DP and AA. There's one listed on eBay that's CIB at the moment for $239 BIN, which is crazy. Mine was found in the wild for $5 at a game store that cares more about Final Fantasy and Zelda than Atari titles.

[mobiusclimber]

My rarest items:

Hello Kitty Dreamcast (but it's not complete, just console & keyboard)
Shiawase Usagi 1, 2 & Sailor Z (PC Engine)

Beyond that I don't think I have a lot of rare stuff, just cool things to show off, like Saga Frontier & Brave Fencer Musashiden Square Millennium Collections, Sakura Wars A-Type L.E., Final Fantasy II WonderSwan bundle, stuff like that. The only "rare" US released stuff I have is like... the Dragon Warrior series or a FZ-1 3DO. LOL. Nothing terribly rare.

[DJTrueStory]

Oh yeah, I got a Beat Jet Set Radio Future Prototype figure (only 500 were made and were individually numbered).

I have the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of time 1/500 prototype from them. Unpainted and grey/individually numbered. I'm pretty fond of mine :) I've only ever seen the Jet Set one online, I always really liked it though.

[Game Freak]

My rarest would be Dinoland and Soccer Shootout on Genesis and SNES, both boxed, but unfortunately there is writing on the boxes. The first i got at a yard sale, the latter was mine as a kid. I also have a CIB copy of Kirby's Dreamland 3, like brand new, as well as quite a few other CIB SNES games, such as Kirby Super Star, Scooby Doo Mystery and Tetris Attack. I also have one of the Super Mario All Stars + Super Mario World cartridges. Finally, i have a 4-port Atari 5200, unfortunately lacking the power adapter, and a CIB copy of SimTower on the PC.

and then I also have Tomba!....

For some reason i feel my CIB Pinocchio game is very valuable...

[Phyeir]

Phyeir, there is a Jak 2 for the ps2, that has a factory messed up insert on ebay you might want to pick up. Sealed of course.

Thanks for the notice, but I don't think I'll go for it. It's cool that it's flipped inside-out, but I'd more want it if it was a misprint, like both sides printed on one side (don't know how that'd happen, but that'd be cool).

Also, newest rare game - Guilty Gear PSOne.

[Solertia]

Eh, I don't have much rare stuff (at least I don't think I do), but the only thing I can think of is a never-opened, still-shrinkwrapped copy of Sonic Blast (c. 1996) for Sega GameGear. I somehow managed to receive two copies of the game, playing one and never opening the other. I found it over the summer and I was like "woah".

[CastlevaniaDude]

Sadly, probably Rad Racer II. LOL I sold most of my collection, then lost my job when it came time to start rebuilding.

[Breetai]

I'm not sure how many rare games I have, but probably a few fairly rare. One surprise is the Japanese version of Ys Book I & II on the PC Engine CD. I checked it out on DP's list, and it's a "6". Apparently it's "very uncommon/borderline rare". The strange thing is that I picked it up in quite decent condition for 100yen... in one of the main game shops in Akihabara of all places. I would've thought this game was very common.

I also picked up PC Genjin 3 for 100yen, but didn't realize that it took some effort to find. Am I just lucky or something?

[Ferryt]

Ok so I must admit that it's not mine, but a good friend of mine has a copy of Zelda that is a yellow cartridge labeled with a trimmed down 3x5 card with "Zelda" written on it and taped down with clear package tape. The only other test cartridges I've seen have the actual label, same as the retail copies, on it. He has ran through the entire game both quest and everything that is supposed to be there is. He currently has it locked up in a safe deposit box.

I have nothing of my own worth noting anymore, I used to have a copy of... damn I don't even remember anymore. I was too young and it was too long ago (close to 20yrs now), anyway it had several instances of irregularities compared to the walkthrough in GamePro and other copies of the game I played. Does anyone know of any NES games were 2 versions made it to the shelves?

[Game Freak]

Does anyone know of any NES games were 2 versions made it to the shelves?

i actually just got a copy of Gun.Smoke that has a different label than the copy my friend has. I investigated in the ORG and discovered there were two label version. Im not sure if some of capcom'ss other games are guilty of the same thing