Any rare PC games?

[backguard]

Not sure how rare it is, but Limbo of the Lost is the one PC game to make it into my collection. Such a great story behind the game...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limbo_of_the_Lost

[Push Upstairs]

Is "Marathon 2" for PC actually worth much, or is it just a bit high because of the "Halo" connection?

[Nikademus1969]

Here's a rare Infocom title which I never see on ebay. I never even managed to get a boxed version, but at least I got the instructions:
http://www.videogamecollectors.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=202054&g2_serialNumber=2
PS: this is not an adventure game, although the package was quite an adventure in itself for Infocom, and it didn't have a happy ending.

I read once where the whole reason Infocom made games was so they could afford to develop Cornerstone.

[NayusDante]

Not sure how rare it is, but Limbo of the Lost is the one PC game to make it into my collection. Such a great story behind the game...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limbo_of_the_Lost

Now that might actually be worth something. I remember hearing about it when it got pulled. Is the actual game any good, the parts of it that are original?

[Jorpho]

Now that might actually be worth something. I remember hearing about it when it got pulled. Is the actual game any good, the parts of it that are original?There are some rather sad Youtube videos. (You'd think after stewing for over a decade that the fundamentals would be down, at least.)

[Kitsune Sniper]

Is "Marathon 2" for PC actually worth much, or is it just a bit high because of the "Halo" connection?

I'm actually surprised the game isn't worth much of anything. Even with the Halo connection.

[Iron Draggon]

I have bought a few off of warehouse31 as well - great selection, usually overpriced loose disks. Wish they had actual photos instead of stock pix.

Oh and 90s games not being worth crap? Not yet anyway, and this is the time to buy them. That's what was said about 80s games too... I'm in it for the nostalgia and the full bookcases, but if you're looking to resell now is the time to buy before they become the coming generation's retro wet dream...

for real... a few 90's PC games are already worth quite a bit, and as time goes by, there's sure to be more that will become valuable... it wasn't that long ago that most people thought console games would never be collector's items, and look what a load of BS that proved to be... today's common titles will be tomorrow's rarities... it's been proven time and time again... and yet there's always the naysayers trying to convince people that it will never happen... sometimes I think those people are secretly hoarding everything, and they're just trying to get everyone else to give their valuables away!

[Aussie2B]

PC games is almost the only given when I shop in thrift stores now. I have sold many PC games(C64 to present) to fund my console collection.

Same here.

But like others have said, it can kind of be a crapshoot if you're not a collector of PC games yourself. I've gotten to the point that I don't buy a game unless I absolutely know it's worth decent money or until I get home and look it up. I'm still sitting on several games that I bought in the past thinking I could get money for them, like a few of the King's Quest games, and I'd be lucky just to get what I paid for them. That's why I'm always glad to see topics like these, since they give me an opportunity to increase my knowledge as there's really no Digital Press rarity guide equivalent for PC.

But I'm happy with how things have turned out so far overall. My proudest purchase was a complete CD version of Secret of Monkey Island that I bought for 3 bucks and then sold for $125. But there are also several others that I bought for around the same price and sold in the 30-50 dollar range (and those were usually disc-only).

[Push Upstairs]

I'm actually surprised the game isn't worth much of anything. Even with the Halo connection.

I figured it might be worth something as it is the only "Marathon" outing on the PC, I guess that doesn't mean squat.

[tom]

What about Neverwinter Nights, the gold box version, I never see that on ebay:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c173/thomasholzer/1184898186-00.jpg?t=1248073965

[NayusDante]

What about Neverwinter Nights, the gold box version, I never see that on ebay:

I don't think it's of much use because the servers have been down for years. It would be nice to own, though.

[Cornelius]

Updated the list (page 3). I've probably missed a couple since I had a lot to catch up on, and didn't find many that I could justify adding. I'd like to respond to each suggestion with my results, but just can't manage that, so if you really want to make a case for a particular addition (or subtraction), I'm all ears.

[norkusa]

I sold a mint & complete copy of Typing Of The Dead for $70-$80 a few years ago. Going by recent Ebay & Amazon prices, looks like it has held it's value.

[NayusDante]

I sold a mint & complete copy of Typing Of The Dead for $70-$80 a few years ago. Going by recent Ebay & Amazon prices, looks like it has held it's value.

That's funny. The DC version goes for less than $10, sealed. Is it a rarity thing or is the PC version just that much better?

[Tyalmath]

What about Cyan's pre-Myst games (Manhole, Cosmic Osmo, and Spelunx)?

I came across two copies of Cosmic Osmo and the Worlds Beyond the Mackerel a few months ago. Been checking ebay and Amazon several times since then, but haven't seen any show up aside from two >$100 listings that aren't selling.


And about my copies of Osmo (pic below) - the top one appears to be from a re-release 2-pack with The Manhole, but I'm not sure... anyone know?

http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/tt190/Tyalmath/cosmicosmo.jpg

[NayusDante]

I have a disc-only copy of The Manhole. Talk about early CD games... I think I paid $1 for it at the library bookshop.

[The 1 2 P]

I'm going to take the newly edited list out tomorrow during work to see if I can find some of this stuff.

[norkusa]

That's funny. The DC version goes for less than $10, sealed. Is it a rarity thing or is the PC version just that much better?

Not sure. The PC version is exactly the same as the DC version. I guess demand is much higher for the PC copy since most people probably don't have a DC + keyboard to play it with.

[NayusDante]

I find it odd because a DC, keyboard, and TotD add up to about $70, or less.

[Sph1nx]

I haven't read the list, but Ultima Collection, even disc only can fetch a few bucks. I rememebr selling a couple of copies for the $60 - $80 range years ago, but that price may have dropped significantly.

There's also Nascar Racing 2003 Season, but I wouldn't be surprised if that was mentioned.

[Sonicwolf]

It seems that the price of Jedi Academy PC has inflated considerably, either because of eBaywhores or actual rarity. Im not too sure.

[Cornelius]

I haven't read the list, but Ultima Collection, even disc only can fetch a few bucks. I rememebr selling a couple of copies for the $60 - $80 range years ago, but that price may have dropped significantly.

There's also Nascar Racing 2003 Season, but I wouldn't be surprised if that was mentioned.

Ultima Collection when loose doesn't seem that impressive, but there's only a very small sample in completed listings right now. CIB does seem to be worth adding.

Yeah, Nascar 2003 is on the list.


It seems that the price of Jedi Academy PC has inflated considerably, either because of eBaywhores or actual rarity. Im not too sure.

This one is on the list, but I don't think the prices now are much changed over the last year or so. I know I've sold one in line with current prices at the beginning of the year. Maybe I go lucky or it fluctuated when I wasn't paying attention, though.

[Ed Oscuro]

[Me: Oregon Trail for the Mac Color!] Did you mean to type "Mac" there? I'm not sure I understand. [Interesting tangent removed]
What's not to understand?

I did some looking around on eBay and I am quite sure this is an entirely separate product from the Oregon Trail II / 25th Anniversary edition game (which I've played).

Kicking myself again for not picking that one up.

Onto the Ultima Collection...take a look at eBay right now, there's a Chinese (!) boxed version, as well as a small picture for a "Ultima I-VI series" box that I've never seen before (the auction doesn't have it though so I'm wondering where they got that placeholder). Any idea if it's an overseas version of the same product? That box actually has some character despite the lousy "scrunch six boxes on the front" design.

On the Ultima front, any ideas about values for the Ultima Underworld games? I've wanted to pick those up for some time.

[Ed Oscuro]

What about Cyan's pre-Myst games (Manhole, Cosmic Osmo, and Spelunx)?
That would be interesting to me - not only did I not know about those games at all (I've only heard of and seen some B&W screenshots of the original), at least not of the subtitle. Not only that but you managed to find two packaging variants; nice!

Hard to say what it's "worth" though. The original CD-ROM releases of The Manhole, and the original floppy (I assume) of Cosmic Osmo might be interesting as they are historic products (The Manhole moreso I would guess), but of course weighing against them is that they aren't as "serious" as the later Myst games.

Keep an eye out for The Manhole Masterpiece Edition, which has Myst-level (actually a bit better IIRC) graphics and would be fun for a kid to play (although, for my money, not all that much more fun than Packard Bell Navigator 4+, but I'm going on a tangent). Not sure about its "depth" though - I only played it for a while when I had GameTap and don't think I got quite to the end of the world.

[tom]

I got Cosmic Osmo, it's works like an Hypercard interface layout.
Never could get it to work properly on my iMac.
http://www.videogamecollectors.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=194930&g2_serialNumber=1

[tom]

How about the fdd versions of Prince of Persia 1 and 2 LE box? I never see them on ebay anymore since 2001

http://www.videogamecollectors.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=194955&g2_serialNumber=2

http://www.videogamecollectors.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=194957&g2_serialNumber=1

[Flack]

I have the following boxed PC games sitting on a shelf next to me. This thread is about to convince me to list them on eBay and see what happens.

Aces of the Pacific
Alone in the Dark
Battle Chess 4000
Beavis and Butthead's Bunghole in One
Commander Keen IV
Dark Legions
Diablo II Exclusive Gift Set
Doom Companion Edition
Dragon's Lair
Dream House Professional
Eye of the Beholder
Faery Tale Adventure
Fast Attack
Flicker
Hanna-Barnera Animation Workshop
Hoyle Book of Game and Solitare
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
King's Quest IV
King's Quest V
Leisure Suit Larry 1 (VGA)
Leisure Suit Larry -- Passionate Patty
Links Golf
Manhunter 2
Microsoft GW Basic 3.2
Missile Command (Jewel Case Only)
Mission Force - Cyberstorm
Mortal Kombat II
Need for Speed II
Outpost
Rampage World Tour
Sims 2
Space Invaders
Space Quest 1
Street Fighter II Turbo
Test Drive II - The Collection
The Addams Family Print Gallery
The Island of Dr. Brain
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
Ultima III
Ultima V
WWII Online Blitzkreig

[Jorpho]

I have the following boxed PC games sitting on a shelf next to me. This thread is about to convince me to list them on eBay and see what happens.At first glance, Eye of the Beholder, Manhunt, and Indy, maybe. And perhaps Dr. Brain, Street Fighter, and Aces. A lot of the rest I don't think will go very far - that's my feeling, anyway. (Also, if that's just some random shareware copy of Keen IV, it is almost certainly worth practically nothing. If it's the boxed "Goodbye Galaxy" two-game set, that's a different story entirely.)

I've never even heard of Battle Chess 4000.

[Cornelius]

Here's a case study on why I need this list (and something like 'old Sierra games' doesn't do me much good):

http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww75/evanwink42/Finds/finds173a.jpg

I wouldn't have bought any of them since they are all $4-$10 each, but my Goodwill has a very easy-going return policy. I do collect PC games, but for floppy games I have to have some sentimental tie in order to keep it, so all these would be to re-sell. Unfortunately, I can't find any reference points for many of them, so I may just return them.

Anyone know about any of these? I think they are all complete, except Yserbius, which is missing the box top.

The titles are:
Yserbius
Sorcerian
Eye of the Beholder II
Death Knights of Krynn
The Hand of Fate
SSN-21 Seawolf
Eye of the Beholder III
The Dark Queen of Krynn

[Diatribal Deity]

Here are some of the harder to find more obscure adventure games to look out for. Whether they are CIB or in a jewel you can get decent to excellent value for them (the more complete the better)...these are taken from my favorite searches on ebay so they may or may not have been mentioned already.

- AD 2044 (this one has eluded me forever but does pop up once in awhile)
- Bud Tucker
- Chewy
- Cracking the Conspiracy
- Days of Oblivion
- Heaven's Dawn (seen some cheap bootlegs pop up but rarely the original)
- Igor
- Latex
- Master of Dimensions (another that has eluded me)
- Missing on Lost Island (original as this later was packed in with other games)
- Morlov
- Nippon Safes
- Orion Burger
- Roberta Williams Anthology (this one may be common enough to added to the prior list)
- Sign of the Sun
- Teen Agent
- Treasure Hunter
- Trick or Treat
- Backpacker
- Touche (one of my favorites as it is similar to Monkey Island)
- Tlon
- Flight of the Amazon Queen
- Universe
- Devo Adventures of the Smart Patrol

I could go on...and on...

[Griking]

Here's a case study on why I need this list (and something like 'old Sierra games' doesn't do me much good):


Anyone know about any of these? I think they are all complete, except Yserbius, which is missing the box top.

The titles are:
Yserbius
Sorcerian
Eye of the Beholder II
Death Knights of Krynn
The Hand of Fate
SSN-21 Seawolf
Eye of the Beholder III
The Dark Queen of Krynn

For $4-$5 each I'd probably pick all of them up except Subhunt and maybe Yserbius if the box is damaged badly. Hand of Fate is worth $10. The SSI ones are very cool to have if you don't have them yet but I probably wouldn't pay more than $5 or so each if I'd already had a copy of them.

[Diatribal Deity]

Here's a case study on why I need this list (and something like 'old Sierra games' doesn't do me much good):

http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww75/evanwink42/Finds/finds173a.jpg

I wouldn't have bought any of them since they are all $4-$10 each, but my Goodwill has a very easy-going return policy. I do collect PC games, but for floppy games I have to have some sentimental tie in order to keep it, so all these would be to re-sell. Unfortunately, I can't find any reference points for many of them, so I may just return them.

Anyone know about any of these? I think they are all complete, except Yserbius, which is missing the box top.

The titles are:
Yserbius
Sorcerian
Eye of the Beholder II
Death Knights of Krynn
The Hand of Fate
SSN-21 Seawolf
Eye of the Beholder III
The Dark Queen of Krynn

All of them right now, probably worth what you paid unless any are sealed. Sorcerian I sold for $40 a couple years ago to an international bidder. It was in excellent condition. When you sell on ebay/CTCW make sure you open the boxes and display all of the contents to maximize your value. If it is a collector, they want to see everything they are getting. When it is sealed, describe the condition of the wrap, box, everything... I would never pass up anything that is sealed as a general rule or anything that is in excellent condition or something that I know got discontinued and clearanced out rather quick after release. Let me give you a few examples...

Just recently sold Ishido: Way of the Stones (NIB-sealed) for $30. Normally this would go for a few bucks if anything. I remember getting it in a large lot for probably an average of 50 cents. Another one...

Picked up The Dark Half years ago for 10 cents as part of a clearance. Vary rarely saw it come up for auction, so put it up and sold it for $50. It was just the cd in a jewel with an insert. It was originally a budget title sold for $12.99 new. The buyer was probably a Stephen King/horror fan , you never know.

Old Sierra games are tricky. It your talking about Mystery House or Softporn those are the most valued. Those that had a smaller print run or were on media that could have degraded or been lost hold up very well. The Leisure Suit Larry, King's Quest, Space Quest individual titles had large production runs for the most part, so other than the collections are probably not worth a whole bunch.

Here is another example of something to keep an eye out for...
Bought Lands of Lore many years ago and like many others I threw out the box, but kept the included sealed strategy guide and sealed jewel. Noticed recently that the game was not going for a whole lot, so I just listed the strategy guide. Sold for $30. Bought the game new originally for probably $10.

Back to your original question...the games you have listed are probably worth picking up for 2-4 bucks to me. Although holding on to Sorcerian may be a good idea down the road if it is in good shape and complete. Then again I would first determine if I wanted to play any of them or add them to my collection, as 5-10 bucks for the entertainment value alone for some of those titles is a great deal.

[Jorpho]

"Hand of Fate" would be much better known as Kyrandia 2, by the way. (Available in both CD and floppy versions.)

[Tyalmath]

Hard to say what it's "worth" though. The original CD-ROM releases of The Manhole, and the original floppy (I assume) of Cosmic Osmo might be interesting as they are historic products (The Manhole moreso I would guess), but of course weighing against them is that they aren't as "serious" as the later Myst games.

Yeah, I haven't seen any floppy versions of The Manhole or Cosmic Osmo floating around. I did, however, notice that the original Activision-published CD-ROM version of The Manhole popped up on ebay a couple of days ago... will be interesting to see what it goes for, if anything...



I got Cosmic Osmo, it's works like an Hypercard interface layout.
Never could get it to work properly on my iMac.

Is the jewel case and cd from that version similar to the top one in the pic I posted on the last page? I'm having some trouble figuring out which release I have.

[tom]

Top CD

[Flack]

At first glance, Eye of the Beholder, Manhunt, and Indy, maybe. And perhaps Dr. Brain, Street Fighter, and Aces. A lot of the rest I don't think will go very far - that's my feeling, anyway. (Also, if that's just some random shareware copy of Keen IV, it is almost certainly worth practically nothing. If it's the boxed "Goodbye Galaxy" two-game set, that's a different story entirely.)

I've never even heard of Battle Chess 4000.

I'll check and see which version of Keen it is. I know it's boxed, but the box is small, maybe the same size or slightly larger than a jewel case.

I bought Battle Chess 4000 out of a bargain bin while working at Best Buy. There were 3 original games in the series: Battle Chess, Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess, and then Battle Chess 4000. It's basically the same as Battle Chess, but set in the future so all the pieces are, well, future-y.

http://www.mobygames.com/images/i/38/37/730187.png

[NayusDante]

I like seeing that copy of Sorcerian. No idea what it's worth, but that's only PUBLISHED by Sierra. It's actually from Falcom. Is that for DOS or something else?

Mission Force Cyberstorm, now that was a game I enjoyed. The sequel wasn't as good, but it's a neat series. Ties in with Earthsiege.

Judging by that huge list of "maybe going on eBay," you'll get a few good ones. I think Ultima III and V might be more than the others, but Indy could be worth a bit. If I weren't ripping my PC collection to ISO and boxing it all up, I might be making a few offers.

[Kitsune Sniper]

I like seeing that copy of Sorcerian. No idea what it's worth, but that's only PUBLISHED by Sierra. It's actually from Falcom. Is that for DOS or something else?DOS. Sierra actually published Sorcerian and Silpheed back in the day; Silpheed made them a lot of money.

[Jorpho]

Gosh, I didn't twig to that at all. More on Sorcerian here:
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/sorcerian/sorcerian.htm

[The 1 2 P]

No luck today in the pc game section. Hopefully tomorrow will be different.

[Trebuken]

Gosh, I didn't twig to that at all. More on Sorcerian here:
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/sorcerian/sorcerian.htm

I bought Sorcerian back in the day. I liked the 'mood'. It was the closest thing I could find to Ancient Land of Ys at the time...I enjoyed it but did not play it enough...

[o2william]

This is an excellent thread. So far the only PC game I've ever turned a significant profit on is Grim Fandango; bought a complete copy for $5 and sold it for $60.

There's one PC game that isn't often talked about but is fairly hard to find: Hyperspeed by MicroProse. It's the "expanded" version of the much more common Lightspeed, a 3D space shooter/strategy game that was reasonably popular in its day. Hyperspeed seems to have been published in low numbers. I love Lightspeed, and remember wanting Hyperspeed back in 1991, but it was expensive even then. You can buy a new one on Amazon right now (http://www.amazon.com/Hyperspeed-Alien-Combat-Role-Playing-Adventure-Disk/dp/B000BJ90BK/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1248228801&sr=8-3) for $202, but that price is a joke. There's one on eBay now for a $40 BIN. No takers yet, but I think you could get $30 for it on a good day. I lucked out and bought a beat-up but acceptable copy on Amazon for $5 a while back. There's even a fan site for the game called Hyperspeed Base (http://www.planetmic.com/orbit/hyperspd/hspd01.htm).

Not sure if these been mentioned yet or not, but the EA games Starflight and Starflight 2 can sometimes get a few bucks, but typically only if they're in really good shape. They each came packaged with a starmap that is prone to go missing or be heavily used. If you find one with a mint starmap and it's cheap, it might be worth grabbing. But if you manage to find the official hint book for Starflight, be SURE to get it -- and then sell it to me. ;)

[NayusDante]

Gosh, I didn't twig to that at all. More on Sorcerian here:
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/sorcerian/sorcerian.htm

Many an afternoon I've wasted on that page, salivating over PC JRPGs.

[Ed Oscuro]

Yeah, I haven't seen any floppy versions of The Manhole or Cosmic Osmo floating around. I did, however, notice that the original Activision-published CD-ROM version of The Manhole popped up on ebay a couple of days ago... will be interesting to see what it goes for, if anything...
I'm surprised to hear that The Manhole had a floppy version released...but that seems to check out. I've read it was the first CD-ROM game (here and elsewhere), and after playing the Masterpiece version I assumed it wouldn't have been done on floppies.

@ o2william: Which version of Starflight do you mean? I've found both at my thrift, but the version of Starflight 1 was the square-box fold-out Tandy CoCo package. Pretty cool thing.

[Diatribal Deity]

Here are some of the harder to find more obscure adventure games to look out for. Whether they are CIB or in a jewel you can get decent to excellent value for them (the more complete the better)...these are taken from my favorite searches on ebay so they may or may not have been mentioned already.

- AD 2044 (this one has eluded me forever but does pop up once in awhile)
- Bud Tucker
- Chewy
- Cracking the Conspiracy
- Days of Oblivion
- Heaven's Dawn (seen some cheap bootlegs pop up but rarely the original)
- Igor
- Latex
- Master of Dimensions (another that has eluded me)
- Missing on Lost Island (original as this later was packed in with other games)
- Morlov
- Nippon Safes
- Orion Burger
- Roberta Williams Anthology (this one may be common enough to added to the prior list)
- Sign of the Sun
- Teen Agent
- Treasure Hunter
- Trick or Treat
- Backpacker
- Touche (one of my favorites as it is similar to Monkey Island)
- Tlon
- Flight of the Amazon Queen
- Universe
- Devo Adventures of the Smart Patrol

I could go on...and on...

And so I will (has more of a mix of genres-not just adventure)...

- Powerslave
- Down In the Dumps
- Duckman
- Zelenhgorm
- Are You Afraid of the Dark?
- Bioscopia
- Celtica
- Chemicus
- The Gene Machine
- Genesys
- Ghostly Desires
- Obsidian (CIB)
- Pandora's Box
- Puzz3D Bavarian Castle
- The Quivering
- Real Myst
- Rent-A-Hero
- Resident Evil 2/3 (CIB)

[Ed Oscuro]

Hmm, I've heard of Nippon Safes, and a few of the others. RealMyst (that's one word in its 'correct' spelling) has gotten quite a bit of press lately amongst Myst fans, so lots of people are on the lookout for it. A most of those others...way out of my experience unfortunately. Guess you gotta know the market.

[Blanka789]

I will attest that Duckman is pretty tough to find for a reasonable price last time I checked. At least the DVD's are coming soon!

[Jorpho]

I will attest that Duckman is pretty tough to find for a reasonable price last time I checked. At least the DVD's are coming soon!Haven't those been out for a while now? I know I saw a boxed set a few weeks ago.

[Diatribal Deity]

Hmm, I've heard of Nippon Safes, and a few of the others. RealMyst (that's one word in its 'correct' spelling) has gotten quite a bit of press lately amongst Myst fans, so lots of people are on the lookout for it. A most of those others...way out of my experience unfortunately. Guess you gotta know the market.

Nippon Safes was available for different systems like Amiga and others. RealMyst I remember being such a goliath to run when it was first released, maybe now the technology has caught up to the point where it runs smoothly (j/k). 90% of these titles you will probably not see in the wild and will either be subject to a rather high BIN or you will get into a bidding war.

I just hope people, especially those who like adventure or just quality games in general have the opportunity to check many of these out. Duckman, for example is an excellent game with obviously a great license. Are You Afraid of the Dark? based on the Nickelodeon show is actually a great use of the license as well believe it or not.

[tom]

How about Pyst, is that hard to find?

[Diatribal Deity]

How about Pyst, is that hard to find?

Pyst and I believe The XFools are not that sought after right now but if they are complete or sealed there may be some incremental value down the road.

The boxed Prince of Persia games with the oddly shaped boxes will definately have collector appeal if complete and in good shape. Probably double to triple the normal value at any given time.

[Jorpho]

How about Pyst, is that hard to find?By all accounts it is a total piece of shovelware, and probably not in high demand.

[Blanka789]

Haven't those been out for a while now? I know I saw a boxed set a few weeks ago.


You're right! Man, there goes more of my money...

[Ed Oscuro]

By all accounts it is a total piece of shovelware, and probably not in high demand.
The game itself is intentionally hideous looking, but to my eyes the graphical backgrounds were actually a bit more detailed than Myst. Puzzles looked like the "random crap pops up yay" variety, nothing special - actually it's more like playing around with Packard Bell Navigator's KidSpace, or one of the Monty Python games; it's just a collection of kooky things and doesn't have a linear storyline. But John Goodman recorded at least one duet for it. Lol, King Matruss. So, if he ever kicks the bucket (I hope not!)...people will start looking for it, I'm sure. If the creators of Myst have a house fall on them the same day (I REALLY hope not), then it will DEFINITELY skyrocket. ;)

King Matruss, lol.

[Scott45]

Hmmn,I've got that Duke Nukem Atomic Edition box somewhere, the CD is right here in my pile of PC Games.

I've got one thing I've wondered about, when Red Alert II came out I bought it at Best Buy and got a free 4 disc CD soundtrack set of all the Command and Conquer games. I still haven't opened it and the wrapping still has the 49.99 price tag from back in the day....

[Push Upstairs]

I got like 2-3 of those free from the BB I was at.

I traded them away years ago.

[SAV2880]

Not really rare but the strangest ones I've seen are MVP 2005 Baseball and NASCAR 2003. Who would think 5 year old sports games would sell for $75+?

I was about to call those! When I got on some threads and looked for NASCAR Racing 2003 (the Papyrus one), and saw now only that it still had a very active community, but that it sold often in triple digits, I was shocked!

Kinda shocked about MVP Baseball 2005 too. I wonder if the reasoning is the same, since people do still keep up rosters for it even to this day.

[Kitsune Sniper]

I think I sold a complete in box copy of Pyst for $20 a while back to some guy in Germany.

[Cornelius]

I had a minor update to the list (page 3) I never pushed through, but have now.

I also wanted to ask if anyone knows anything about Jazz Jackrabbit's Poker Broker. I found it sealed the other day for cheap, so picked it up since the Jazz Jackrabbit name had been dropped in this thread. Can't find much info about it, though.

[phreakindee]

I had a minor update to the list (page 3) I never pushed through, but have now.

I also wanted to ask if anyone knows anything about Jazz Jackrabbit's Poker Broker. I found it sealed the other day for cheap, so picked it up since the Jazz Jackrabbit name had been dropped in this thread. Can't find much info about it, though.

What in the world? I collect Epic Megagames titles and I have never heard of that... Could you give any more info, publisher, release year etc? Or pix would be great... Thanks! That sounds very out of character for a game they would do, if it's the same Jazz.

[Cornelius]

What in the world? I collect Epic Megagames titles and I have never heard of that... Could you give any more info, publisher, release year etc? Or pix would be great... Thanks! That sounds very out of character for a game they would do, if it's the same Jazz.

Yeah, there is a good chance it isn't the same character, or the name was just ripped off. The only extra info on the box is a kind of 'world' logo that says CYBER.EX and there is a copyright 1997 cyberdigital. Oh, and it boasts "FOR PC" in a starburst thing. Pretty chintzy looking packaging. I'll put pictures up later.

[roushimsx]

Have any copies of Warhammer: Dark Crusaders ever popped up? I know it was eventually canceled and the video footage was recycled into Final Liberation, but the final game was reviewed in PC Gamer (http://images.roushimsx.com/scans/PCGamer_1996_07_pg085.jpg) and it was shown off at E3 not that long beforehand; I'm wondering if anything ever snuck out into the wild. I would email the developer, but they seem to have gone under (http://www.lplizard.com/) about two years ago :(

Really, I don't care about the lackluster response at E3 or the lukewarm review; it's a 40k FPS and it's not like there's a bunch of those. Can't be worse than Fire Warrior (though I don't have my hopes up of it being remotely as enjoyable as either Space Hulk).

[tom]

couple of years ago i've seen MS Decathlon going for almost $100

[JohnnyBlaze]

Not sure if this was mentioned by Raiden III was released on PC over in Japan. So, to us in the states that has to be a rarity. Plus, not sure if anyone remembers, but iD did a box set with all of their games at the time. I think this came out in the late 90's, I'm not sure. I haven't seen much about it except for a torrent on Underground Gamer.

[Jorpho]

Plus, not sure if anyone remembers, but iD did a box set with all of their games at the time.As the id Anthology has been mentioned several times in this thread already, I would say many remember.

[Blanka789]

Yeah, there is a good chance it isn't the same character, or the name was just ripped off. The only extra info on the box is a kind of 'world' logo that says CYBER.EX and there is a copyright 1997 cyberdigital. Oh, and it boasts "FOR PC" in a starburst thing. Pretty chintzy looking packaging. I'll put pictures up later.

Wow that does sound interesting. Hopefully the pics will reveal something.

[Cornelius]

Jazz Jackrabbit's Poker Broker:
http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww75/evanwink42/Finds/jazzjackrabbit.jpg

http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww75/evanwink42/Finds/jazzjackrabbit2.jpg

[Push Upstairs]

That box artwork is really bland.

It fits the game well (at least the description on the back), but it is really uninspiring.

[fromfirst2last]

I know this game has been mentioned earlier in this thread, but tonight I found a complete copy of Wing Commander:The Kilrathi Saga in my attic. After searching high and low on the internet I couldn't find a price for it. I was wondering if anyone could help, what would this game fetch on say ebay?

[Jorpho]

I was wondering if anyone could help, what would this game fetch on say ebay?Whatever someone is willing to pay for it. :p

I suspect it's worth at least $60 - which seems to be a good number for any fairly rare PC game - but it could be a lot more. The better place to ask would be some of the Wing Commander fan forums out there, like at http://www.wcnews.com/ .

[NayusDante]

I don't know if you guys catalog your PC games, but all of mine are listed (http://www.rfgeneration.com/cgi-bin/collection.pl?name=NayusDante&folder=Collection&console=|016|&region=U) at RFGeneration. I've been wanting to go through everything to see what's rare/valuable, or abandonware. I know that I've had to submit new entries for quite a few of them, and I'm the only one who owns a few of them on the site, so I'm sure I at least have some obscure stuff.

Anybody else have a link like mine? Might make it easier to see what's rare and what isn't.

[fromfirst2last]

Whatever someone is willing to pay for it. :p

I suspect it's worth at least $60 - which seems to be a good number for any fairly rare PC game - but it could be a lot more. The better place to ask would be some of the Wing Commander fan forums out there, like at http://www.wcnews.com/ .

Thank you very much, on my way to the forums to see what they think :p, will keep yahs posted :P

[Jorpho]

I don't know if you guys catalog your PC games, but all of mine are listed (http://www.rfgeneration.com/cgi-bin/collection.pl?name=NayusDante&folder=Collection&console=|016|&region=U) at RFGeneration. I've been wanting to go through everything to see what's rare/valuable, or abandonware. I know that I've had to submit new entries for quite a few of them, and I'm the only one who owns a few of them on the site, so I'm sure I at least have some obscure stuff. I was about to say that Qin might be kind of rare, but there are cheap copies of it all over eBay.

Did someone already mention the X-Files game?

I had no problem selling some old golf expansion packs a few years ago, even though they didn't actually fetch very much. This Original Links Solid Gold Edition of yours might get something.

I never actually saw the Mega Man X PC ports myself. And speaking of Capcom ports, I imagine Puzzle Fighter PC might be on the rare side too.

[NayusDante]

I was about to say that Qin might be kind of rare, but there are cheap copies of it all over eBay.

Yeah, there's a copy sitting in my local Salvation Army. I found my copy in a Daggerfall box that I bought because it was full of game manuals, didn't expect to find a game in there until I got in the car and started going through it. The manual is full of Daggerfall notes, so it's a bit too odd to sell. I haven't played it, but I believe it's a Myst clone. It's a rule of thumb that those aren't usually valuable.



Did someone already mention the X-Files game?

It's not that rare. I recently saw a copy in a big box of X-Files stuff at the flea market. I wanted to buy the artbook that was in there, but would have had to spend $20 for the whole box, when it was just poor-condition magazines, fanclub stuff, and a copy of the game. It's also showed up at least twice in the finds threads, last few months, never for very much. I think the X-Files fans already have copies. Unrelated - it's fun to recut (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1laaYVIx2WA).


I had no problem selling some old golf expansion packs a few years ago, even though they didn't actually fetch very much. This Original Links Solid Gold Edition of yours might get something.

I'd be happy to get rid of it. Never was into golf games...

[Blanka789]

That box artwork is really bland.

It fits the game well (at least the description on the back), but it is really uninspiring.

Well they do seem to be completely unrelated from what I can see. It looks like someone probably used the name to try and make a quick buck. Have you tried playing it or listing it on ebay?

On another note, do prototypes of PC games have any value? Specifically, something like Jazz Jackrabbit 3, which never came out.