Modern rarities?

[Vkmies]

Now, im more of a retro-guy, so im not really aware of the absolute gaming treasures we have in the newer consoles, so I thought I'd ask you, dear people of DigitalPres, what are the rarest games in the PS2, Xbox, PS3, 360,GC and Wii-library?

Thank you in advance.

[Richter Belmount]

Grand theft auto 4 is rare

[Enigmus]

Grand theft auto 4 is rare

Nah, halo 3s rarer than that

[ottojello]

Did anyone mention Madden?

[kupomogli]

The only game I can think of is Bladestorm The 100 Year War. You can't find it for sale at most places and those that you do it's still $40. You can find it cheap on Ebay if you wait it out though.

[garagesaleking!!]

Barbie Horse Adventures for xbox, also jurassic park operation genesis is somewhat rare. there is a firefighter game for ps2, sniper elite, there are tons of rares.

[G-Boobie]

Even 'rare' games this gen are cheap and easy to acquire. Damnation had a low print run, but because it SUCKS like a Dyson vacuum on amphetamines you can pick it up for twenty bucks pretty much anywhere. Culdcept Saga for 360 is hard to find, but it's never hit a price higher that it's original retail price. And so it goes.

If you want to go back to PS2, then the MGS 3 limited edition is pricey... That's pretty much all I've got. Thanks to GQD, even stuff like Nocturne, DDS, and Disgaea are all readily available.

[Ro-J]

Viva Pinata, Perfect Dark Zero & Banjo-Kazooie are all Rare.

Seriously though, check here (http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51193) for the GCN rarities discussion. With a little looking you can find a thread for each system.

[Richter Belmount]

No no The Rarest is Wall E on blu ray , you guys have no idea what your talking about at all.

[Cobra Commander]

What about Metroid Prime Trilogy for the Wii?

[portnoyd]

I'm being 100% serious when I say: Zach & Cody The Suite Life DS.

[hellfire]

Xbox 360's that work are super rare

[Enigmus]

PSX games that aren't scratched to hell are rare.

[dao2]

What about Metroid Prime Trilogy for the Wii?

not rare at all :<

[Cobra Commander]

not rare at all :<
It seems like Final Fantasy III, Chrono Trigger, Earthbound "rare".
Not really rare but expensive.

What was that "rare" game on the DS? The one with Monopoly are a few other games? The name escapes me at the moment, but I don't think I've ever even seen it on eBay.

[Richter Belmount]

Definitely Nintendogs , thats a rather obscure game.

[garagesaleking!!]

PSX games that aren't scratched to hell are rare.

^^; so sad

[Enigmus]

There's only one copy each of Pokemon Red and Blue in existence. Seriously.

[badinsults]

This question comes up quite often, and really the consensus is that you can never truly know until the generation passes and people try to find all the games. I mean, 15 years ago, would people have known that Stadium Events would be some crazy rare NES game?

[Vectorman0]

This question comes up quite often, and really the consensus is that you can never truly know until the generation passes and people try to find all the games. I mean, 15 years ago, would people have known that Stadium Events would be some crazy rare NES game?

I pretty sure that some of us (collectors) did know, at that point.

[Enigmus]

I pretty sure that some of us (collectors) did know, at that point.

All thanks to time machines, I'm sure. Flux method or the TARDIS?

[Nintega Grafx-16]

Unlike many "limited edition" games for 360, the Deathsmiles LE set is guaranteed to be rare soon since virtually nobody plays 2D shoot 'em ups anymore. Count on it.

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2010/04/deathsmiles.jpg

[Poofta!]

Unlike many "limited edition" games for 360, the Deathsmiles LE set is guaranteed to be rare soon since virtually nobody plays 2D shoot 'em ups anymore. Count on it.


it would probably have to wait until way after its june 29th release date ;)

however i agree that this gen the only "valuable" rarities are some very few LEs.

also, this thread is an old rehash and has no reason to exist.

[ScourDX]

Keep an eye on this.

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/4194/uncharted2fortunehunter.jpg

[Enigmus]

Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt's rare as fuck. Trust me, I'm a doctor.

[Leo_A]

What about Metroid Prime Trilogy for the Wii?

What about it?

Every game goes out of production. That doesn't make a game rare.


It seems like Final Fantasy III, Chrono Trigger, Earthbound "rare".
Not really rare but expensive.

It's not anywhere near the cost of those titles. It's easily found in many retail locations to this day and is widely available at MSRP or lower at a wide variety of online retailers.

[BetaWolf47]

Everyone who wants the Metroid Prime Trilogy release has it already, practically. I doubt it'll ever be considered rare or valuable. If it is getting a plastic case release, that one might not sell as much.

[dao2]

Keep an eye on this.

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/4194/uncharted2fortunehunter.jpg

I'd put that under promotional item since they were never released and there are so few.

[sylvestor]

Dead Space Ultra Limited Edition.(360) Only 1000 numbered copies exist.

[DOAsaturn]

I've researched the rarity of Wii releases (there's another topic on that), I've generally come to the thought that these three titles might end up as rarities: Cursed Mountain (Limited Edition), Fritz Chess and One Piece Unlimited Adventure.

No one even really knows Cursed Mountain was released in an LE. The case is pretty cool (metal casing, not traditional Wii white plastic) and it's a different cover. I think it's an Amazon exclusive and was out of stock for awhile, but Amazon.com recently started stocking it again at $29.99. Fritz Chess is another weird release. It can be found in bargain bins if your lucky, but had a selective distribution. One Piece Unlimited Adventure is simply hard to find and harder to find cheap.

One Xbox 360 title that will be tough is Asterix at the Olympic Games. It was only released in certain box stores in Eastern Canada I believe.

[jaekwon15]

Demon's Souls Deluxe Version might be rare.

[The 1 2 P]

Bioshock LE(360) and Mass Effect(360) limited edition. Both of these surprised me, especially since they were only released in 2007.

[kupomogli]

Thanks to GQD, even stuff like Nocturne, DDS, and Disgaea are all readily available.

Because Atlus prints the shit out of these games. I'm sure there are enough of these games out there that Atlus won't need to start printing for another 10 years.

Previously extremely rare games, only to be some of the most common games on the system. SMT Nocturne and DDS series are three amazing games so reprinting those are fine.

Disgaea is an overrated piece of garbage that atleast was worth ~$90-100 before they decided to make a reprint the game five times then make a warehouse full of reprints. Even though I hate the game it was nice knowing it was worth something, now I hate the game and it's worth nothing. I've contemplated letting my cat take a dump on it then record myself setting the game on fire to put it on Youtube. Maybe make a video of La Pucelle also. If I was to do that I'd definitely make a video of La Pucelle first(much worse of a game.)

[Flashback2012]

Because Atlus prints the shit out of these games. I'm sure there are enough of these games out there that Atlus won't need to start printing for another 10 years.

Previously extremely rare games, only to be some of the most common games on the system. SMT Nocturne and DDS series are three amazing games so reprinting those are fine.

Disgaea is an overrated piece of garbage that atleast was worth ~$90-100 before they decided to make a reprint the game five times then make a warehouse full of reprints. Even though I hate the game it was nice knowing it was worth something, now I hate the game and it's worth nothing. I've contemplated letting my cat take a dump on it then record myself setting the game on fire to put it on Youtube. Maybe make a video of La Pucelle also. If I was to do that I'd definitely make a video of La Pucelle first(much worse of a game.)

That's nice and all but tell us how you REALLY feel about Disgaea. Inquiring minds want to know. :wink 2:

[sixwayshot]

I've found that Ikaruga for the Gamecube is a bitch to find. It's also a bitch to pay for. I lucked out and found a copy at Gamestop, but I don't think the game is easy to find in the slightest.

[Swamperon]

I generally feel asking what modern games are rare today is a bit pointless. Surely it will take another 5-10 years for any rares to truly emerge?

Having said that, I'm sure some of the bargain bin junk that plagues the wii (and DS to an extent) will end up being quite rare, but not actually worth that much due to low demand. Who, aside from a few people on this forum, is ever going to go for a complete Wii collection?

[portnoyd]

The problem with defining rare games now is any legitimately rare game is identified early on (DUR THIS ONE IS GONNA BE HTF!!11) and then everyone in the know like us buys it up like candy when it's available. Then a few years down the line when the system's games are out of stores, the supply in collector's hands is large enough so no one who needs it has any trouble getting it, so the price doesn't spike and you can't give the game away.

Or what Swamperon said.

[imanerd0011]

Ikaruga, Cubivore, and the Legend of Zelda Wind Waker w/Ocarina of Time/Master quest are all pretty rare Gamecube games.

[Icarus Moonsight]

Newbies guide to rare/obscure modern games (2000s). (http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070911122420AAuoO33)

FUCK YOU DOLPHIN!

[Oobgarm]

Newbies guide to rare/obscure modern games (2000s). (http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070911122420AAuoO33)

You must follow this regimen closely.

[zemmix]

I think the only one I really care about is Steel Battalion just because of the controller it came with really. It and the big box it came in were one of the few things I brought with me to Japan. Though I did recently find a Japanese version of the game (Tekki). But at $150 I can't really afford a 2nd one...

[TonyTheTiger]

I generally feel asking what modern games are rare today is a bit pointless. Surely it will take another 5-10 years for any rares to truly emerge?

Having said that, I'm sure some of the bargain bin junk that plagues the wii (and DS to an extent) will end up being quite rare, but not actually worth that much due to low demand. Who, aside from a few people on this forum, is ever going to go for a complete Wii collection?


The problem with defining rare games now is any legitimately rare game is identified early on (DUR THIS ONE IS GONNA BE HTF!!11) and then everyone in the know like us buys it up like candy when it's available. Then a few years down the line when the system's games are out of stores, the supply in collector's hands is large enough so no one who needs it has any trouble getting it, so the price doesn't spike and you can't give the game away.

Or what Swamperon said.

You're both right and it's why I really don't like the word "rare." It's become such a cliche that it's bordering self-parody at this point. With gaming being so mainstream, even as far as the formerly niche Atlus reaping the rewards of the expanding market, it's going to be really...ahem...rare...for another Panzer Dragoon Saga situation. Any game with a small print run that becomes popular enough for the price to skyrocket is going to end up getting a reprint. Then, of course, the minimum print runs required by the big three appear to be in the tens of thousands.

If a game does end up being rare these days it's not going to be that quirky Japanese RPG. It's going to be some random shovelware title nobody cares about. And even then, unless it's some weird promotional thing not sold in stores (like the Uncharted 2 limited edition) it won't be that rare.

I tend to think that if you can find a game in a Best Buy, in a GameStop, or on Amazon.com then it won't be rare. Uncommon, maybe. But I think the market is so saturated today that every release can be found at a reasonable price.

[Oobgarm]

The things that will be rare will most likely be shit titles that no one cared about when they came out, so they won't have much value attached to them since they won't really be all that desirable down the road. (I mean, there won't suddenly be a run on "Jig-A-Pix" for DS or "Eat Lead" for PS3/360)

Now some of the truly "limited editions", of which there are few, will fetch a good price long into the future, especially once collectors start hunting them down. (BioShock, Mass Effect/Mass Effect 2, MGS3 Subsistence come to mind immediately)

Otherwise, you'll run into the FFVII situation where demand drives prices, physical "rarity" be damned.

[arcadecup]

etrian odyssey maybe?
atlus seems hit and miss one some games.
i dont think they print the hell out of all their titles.

[Bojay1997]

The things that will be rare will most likely be shit titles that no one cared about when they came out, so they won't have much value attached to them since they won't really be all that desirable down the road. (I mean, there won't suddenly be a run on "Jig-A-Pix" for DS or "Eat Lead" for PS3/360)

Now some of the truly "limited editions", of which there are few, will fetch a good price long into the future, especially once collectors start hunting them down. (BioShock, Mass Effect/Mass Effect 2, MGS3 Subsistence come to mind immediately)

Otherwise, you'll run into the FFVII situation where demand drives prices, physical "rarity" be damned.

I agree that just being numerically "rare" doesn't seem to be the driving factor in value or demand and as such, lots of numerically rare games from previous generations frequently are easy to buy at low prices on Ebay and from other sources. I think the same will hold true in modern games. There are tons of numerically rare Wii and DS shovelware titles, but unless they were sleepers like Shantae on the GBC that actually were really good games, there will be no demand at all and no value. As such, the numerically scarce number of copies will just sit on Ebay and Amazon and everywhere else and nobody will care about them.

[duffmanth]

The rarest games I can think of off the top of my head based on my own experiences are as follows: Ico and Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence (Limited Edition) for PS2, Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes and Wario World for the GameCube, and Marvel vs. Capcom for the Xbox. Among current consoles, it's too soon to say, but if history is any indicator certain games from Atlus, Konami, Square, and Nintendo could become rare after a while?

[Bojay1997]

The rarest games I can think of off the top of my head based on my own experiences are as follows: Ico and Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence (Limited Edition) for PS2, Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes and Wario World for the GameCube, and Marvel vs. Capcom for the Xbox. Among current consoles, it's too soon to say, but if history is any indicator certain games from Atlus, Konami, Square, and Nintendo could become rare after a while?

But those titles aren't necessarily numerically "rare", they are just in demand and are currently valuable. You can still find many copies of each on Ebay and from other sources with very little effort. Also, companies like Atlus, Konami, Square and Nintendo are pumping out hundreds of thousands of copies of even their obscure titles nowadays and with so many speculators and non-gamer collectors out there, I think it's gonna be another 90s comic book situation where nothing in this generation or the last for that matter is really "rare".

[BetaWolf47]

I've found that Ikaruga for the Gamecube is a bitch to find. It's also a bitch to pay for. I lucked out and found a copy at Gamestop, but I don't think the game is easy to find in the slightest.
The copy you got might've been the copy I owned a long time ago. Was it missing the manual?

[duffmanth]

But those titles aren't necessarily numerically "rare", they are just in demand and are currently valuable. You can still find many copies of each on Ebay and from other sources with very little effort. Also, companies like Atlus, Konami, Square and Nintendo are pumping out hundreds of thousands of copies of even their obscure titles nowadays and with so many speculators and non-gamer collectors out there, I think it's gonna be another 90s comic book situation where nothing in this generation or the last for that matter is really "rare".

With the exception of MGS3: LE, these games aren't necessarily "numerically" rare, I'm just going by my own experiences trying to find them. Most of these games are virtually non existent at retail in my area, and even on ebay, there are usually only a dozen listings or less for MGS3: LE at any given time.

[Famidrive-16]

What's that one Wii chess game that they only printed a tiny amount of copies of?

[kupomogli]

etrian odyssey maybe?
atlus seems hit and miss one some games.
i dont think they print the hell out of all their titles.

Why do people assume that Atlus actually has rarities anymore? There is no game that Atlus has released this generation that can't be found for cheap.

I'm interested in Hexyz Force but waiting for the price drop that I'm sure will come around later. 3d Dot Game Heroes as well. Not interested, but once it hits $20 I'm picking it up.

[Kyle15]

Unlike many "limited edition" games for 360, the Deathsmiles LE set is guaranteed to be rare soon since virtually nobody plays 2D shoot 'em ups anymore. Count on it.


In order to know that "virtually nobody playes 2D shoot 'em ups anymore", wouldn't you have to know "virtually everyone that plays video games?" You must have access to the vast compendium of video game knowledge past and present with a guarantee like that. ;)

Just sayin'.

[98PaceCar]

Patapon 2 on umd. Just picked up a copy locally so I know it exists.

[Bojay1997]

Patapon 2 on umd. Just picked up a copy locally so I know it exists.

Actually, it's part of the new $10 PSP UMD line that Sony just announced today. It's available at Fry's and Gamestop already, but I assume most other major retailers will stock it as well.

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/01/sony-announces-10-psp-games-psp-go-deal/

[98PaceCar]

Actually, it's part of the new $10 PSP UMD line that Sony just announced today. It's available at Fry's and Gamestop already, but I assume most other major retailers will stock it as well.

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/01/sony-announces-10-psp-games-psp-go-deal/

Interesting. Nothing on the package denotes it as a PSP Favorite or anything. It's just missing the normal download voucher header. Well, rare or not, I'm glad to finally be able to play it.

[Bojay1997]

Interesting. Nothing on the package denotes it as a PSP Favorite or anything. It's just missing the normal download voucher header. Well, rare or not, I'm glad to finally be able to play it.

Yep. Copies started turning up about a week ago. In addition to the new PSP bar up top (which is actually slightly different than the one on the download voucher version), it also has a reference to the IGN 2009 game of the year award on the bottom of the front cover. I also saw a new stack of Buzz Quiz yesterday at Best Buy for $10. It doesn't look like Sony is going to actually create PSP Favorite artwork. The cases the games come in though appear lighter than the old PSP cases and have trouble holding the UMDs in place. Still, for $10 each, I suppose I can't complain.

[Poofta!]

Disgaea is an overrated piece of garbage that atleast was worth ~$90-100 before they decided to make a reprint the game five times then make a warehouse full of reprints. Even though I hate the game it was nice knowing it was worth something, now I hate the game and it's worth nothing. I've contemplated letting my cat take a dump on it then record myself setting the game on fire to put it on Youtube. Maybe make a video of La Pucelle also. If I was to do that I'd definitely make a video of La Pucelle first(much worse of a game.)

dude... why wont you leave already? isnt 2 years worth of trolling enough for you to move on?

[Dobie]

It seems this generation it has been more difficult to speculate on potential rarities than it was last gen. The prices of games like Bust-a-Move 3000, NCAA Baskeball 2K3, and Pokemon Box on Gamecube went insanely high right after release just on rumors of it being rare. Now, they're worth maybe ten bucks a piece, if that. But to be fair, they could still be considered rare. I haven't seen any titles doing that this gen, but perhaps I haven't followed as closely either?

I think the question that should be asked is not "what will be rare?" It should be "which of these desirable titles is in the strongest demand and shortest supply?" There's 100 titles on Wii that will be rare, but if nobody's ever heard of them, and they are most assuredly going to be terrible, who's going to care in 10 years if they are hard to find? There won't be enough people pursuing them to care... unless you never open them maybe?

There's plenty of NES titles that are super rare, but I've managed to pick them up for a couple bucks, because they are not noteworthy or special in any way. I think that will not change from generation to generation.

[TonyTheTiger]

Rare games were never common to begin with. I think the biggest misconception is that in the days of yore every month a game came out that was predestined to become a rare treasure and today every game is a dime a dozen.

It was never easy to predict this stuff. Why is Suikoden II worth a mint while Vandal Hearts II is $30 at the most? Two Konami RPGs released at roughly the same time with at least a few similarities between them and presumably comparable print runs yet one becomes "the game" and the other a forgotten relic. There's no rationality to any of it. It just happens or it doesn't. You'll have better luck playing Roulette.

[Bojay1997]

It seems this generation it has been more difficult to speculate on potential rarities than it was last gen. The prices of games like Bust-a-Move 3000, NCAA Baskeball 2K3, and Pokemon Box on Gamecube went insanely high right after release just on rumors of it being rare. Now, they're worth maybe ten bucks a piece, if that. But to be fair, they could still be considered rare. I haven't seen any titles doing that this gen, but perhaps I haven't followed as closely either?

I think the question that should be asked is not "what will be rare?" It should be "which of these desirable titles is in the strongest demand and shortest supply?" There's 100 titles on Wii that will be rare, but if nobody's ever heard of them, and they are most assuredly going to be terrible, who's going to care in 10 years if they are hard to find? There won't be enough people pursuing them to care... unless you never open them maybe?

There's plenty of NES titles that are super rare, but I've managed to pick them up for a couple bucks, because they are not noteworthy or special in any way. I think that will not change from generation to generation.


Where have you found copies of BAM 3000, Pokemon Box and NCAA 2K3 for under $10? I'm not saying it's not possible to happen onto a copy at a swap meet or thrift shop or in a lot, but on a pretty consistent basis, those titles still demand a premium among collectors and on Ebay. They are also what I would consider to be numerically rare compared to other GC titles. Otherwise, I generally agree with your points.

[BetaWolf47]

I wish I'd know Bust-A-Move 3000 was going to be rare. I've seen that game about twice before and didn't think much of it. According to some sources, DDR Mario Mix is rare. With the dance pad, it probably is. The game itself can be found with case and manual around me pretty commonly.

There are a few other Gamecube games which I believe are rare, but not very sought after.

[Bojay1997]

Rare games were never common to begin with. I think the biggest misconception is that in the days of yore every month a game came out that was predestined to become a rare treasure and today every game is a dime a dozen.

It was never easy to predict this stuff. Why is Suikoden II worth a mint while Vandal Hearts II is $30 at the most? Two Konami RPGs released at roughly the same time with at least a few similarities between them and presumably comparable print runs yet one becomes "the game" and the other a forgotten relic. There's no rationality to any of it. It just happens or it doesn't. You'll have better luck playing Roulette.

Well, to some extent advances in low cost replication and color printing have generally driven publishers to overpress even more obscure titles in recent years. This is a fairly recent phenomenon, limited to the last 5-7 years (i.e. the PS2 and later era). On the Suikoden II thing, my recollection at the time was that it had far more limited distribution than Vandal Hearts II. Demand also increased after more people discovered the series with Suikoden III. You're right though, trying to predict which games will be hard to find and valuable down the road is foolish. As someone pointed out (maybe you in another thread?), you're better off just buying the games you want and if something you want happens to become hard to find before you can buy it, just pay the Ebay premium since it will still be cheaper than trying to grab every game and living with the fact that 95% of them drop below $10 in a few years after release and long before they get out of your backlog.

[TonyTheTiger]

It's true. Even if some random RPG does eventually hit the $200 mark, you'll be better off paying the $200 when it happens than buying every quirky Atlus RPG brand new at $50 a pop. Sure, you'll have saved $150 on that one, but you'll also be spending $50 a piece on games you won't be playing for a long time, if ever. Buy three games for pure speculation purposes and you've already blown your entire savings on the one. Buy four and now you've actually paid $50 more than you would have if you didn't speculate at all and just paid the $200.

If one of every three or four games managed to eventually reach the $150-$200 mark then maybe the speculation would be profitable in the long run. But we all know that it's more like one in...some number in the triple digits. I don't like those odds.

[sixwayshot]

The copy you got might've been the copy I owned a long time ago. Was it missing the manual?

Naw, it was complete. It actually had the receipt in the case, as well.

[slapdash]

Actually, it's part of the new $10 PSP UMD line that Sony just announced today. It's available at Fry's and Gamestop already, but I assume most other major retailers will stock it as well.

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/01/sony-announces-10-psp-games-psp-go-deal/

Wait, UMD? Seriously? I thought, given the prominence of the Go in the ad, it was download only. Gamestop online still has the warning about it NOT including a UMD...

[Bojay1997]

Wait, UMD? Seriously? I thought, given the prominence of the Go in the ad, it was download only. Gamestop online still has the warning about it NOT including a UMD...

Yes, unfortunately, a lot of stores are trying to clear out the download version first. I picked up a copy of the UMD version at Fry's last weekend, but they had stacked the 10 copies they got in behind a stack of 20-30 of the download voucher version. I know several people have also found the UMD version in store at Gamestop. I would assume at some point they will offer the UMD version on their website.

[Dobie]

Where have you found copies of BAM 3000, Pokemon Box and NCAA 2K3 for under $10? I'm not saying it's not possible to happen onto a copy at a swap meet or thrift shop or in a lot, but on a pretty consistent basis, those titles still demand a premium among collectors and on Ebay. They are also what I would consider to be numerically rare compared to other GC titles. Otherwise, I generally agree with your points.

OK, you are right about Pokemon Box, but if recent eBay auctions are any indicator (and some would argue its not), I don't think that's the case anymore with BAM 3000 or NCAA 2k3. Many are selling in the $10-15 range, or less. There are a lot of auctions asking for much more, but they aren't selling.

[TonyTheTiger]

I don't know about BAM 3000 but NCAA 2k3 is a really strange situation. While it's numerically rare, the only people who will give two shits about it are collectors. First, it's an old sports title supplanted many times over by more recent college basketball games. Second, it's multiplatform so anybody who really does want to play it can find one of the countless copies on the PS2 or Xbox for about $1.

That means the only people who will care about the GCN version are people going for complete GCN collections. That's what will end up keeping the price reasonably low for a game that has only about 6,000 copies floating around. That's a lot different than something like Panzer Dragoon Saga which while more common than NCAA 2k3 is also in higher demand because people actually want to play it.

[DOAsaturn]

NCAA 2K3, forgot about that one. I might have to pick it up.

[DOAsaturn]

What's that one Wii chess game that they only printed a tiny amount of copies of?

Fritz Chess. You can still find it here and there I guess. Online prices are too high for an original $19.99 title.

[kupomogli]

I've been looking for the PS3 version of Star Wars Force Unleashed Ultimate Sith Edition new. Can't find it new anywhere(except Ebay) and even the auctions go to around ~$100.

Since it demands such a high price for a non collector's edition, I'd call this game a modern rarity.

[Bojay1997]

I've been looking for the PS3 version of Star Wars Force Unleashed Ultimate Sith Edition new. Can't find it new anywhere(except Ebay) and even the auctions go to around ~$100.

Since it demands such a high price for a non collector's edition, I'd call this game a modern rarity.

The auctions rarely go for $100. There are many people trying to get that much, but the average sale price is around $60 or so. After Ebay and Paypal fees, that's like $52 to the seller. Not exactly a huge markup on a game that was $40 to begin with. In addition, it was available at just about every retailer. This is not really a rarity, but rather something that went out of print and has some residual demand.

[imanerd0011]

I picked up Cubivore yesterday. I consider that a pretty rare modern game, especially in mint condition with box and instructions.

[sisko]

I picked up Cubivore yesterday. I consider that a pretty rare modern game, especially in mint condition with box and instructions.

It was - until it got rereleased.

Not common, but not rare either.

[kupomogli]

The auctions rarely go for $100. There are many people trying to get that much, but the average sale price is around $60 or so

For new copies, atleast half of the recent auctions I've seen when looking, not BIN, have went from $70 - $100. All new copies for the last couple weeks have been BIN.

~ means around also, so ~$100 means around $100 and doesn't mean that all of them will get that high.


In addition, it was available at just about every retailer. This is not really a rarity, but rather something that went out of print and has some residual demand.

Yes. It was available at just about every retailer. It didn't just go out of print recently, it's been out of print for months.

It's an average game so I'm just waiting until I see one auction that I can get the game for ~$50. Either that or screw the DLC and I'll pick up the regular version for $20.