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Aussie2B
04-27-2011, 02:26 PM
Whether there is or isn't something in Earthbound that could cause copyright infringement issues doesn't matter. You guys are missing the very simple point that whatever would be a problem can be easily removed or changed. It's not like God said unto Nintendo: "Thou cannot re-release Earthbound in the US unless it's EXACTLY the same."

Bojay1997
04-27-2011, 02:40 PM
Nintendo of America might not have known about this when they released the game. It's a very different thing now. I dunno.

Correct, this happens all the time. You would be shocked at how many TV shows and movies are out there in circulation that are full of copyright and trademark infringements. I've seen everything from unlicensed music to artwork and logos. It's not very often that a studio or publisher will do a recall, especially if they have already settled any claims or if no claims have come in. Usually, they will fix the problems before a subsequent release or just not re-release the movie or episode. Having said that, as someone else pointed out, even with the possible infringement, Nintendo could always edit the game and re-release it if they wanted to. It's likely they just don't think it's worth the effort.

Rob2600
04-27-2011, 02:46 PM
Nintendo of America might not have known about this when they released the game. It's a very different thing now.

Again I doubt it, based on NoA's strict censorship policy that required detailed lists of all content in each game. Blatant copyright violations wouldn't have made it past NoA's censors.

Rickstilwell1
04-27-2011, 02:54 PM
I think the whole licensing thing is dumb. really it should be that if it was released once by the same company, there shouldn't be any reason it can't be re-released the same way. It's all because it's a "different system"

I still think the price will go down later. Especially after the new Nintendo console comes out. Everything will shift one generation. SNES collecting will go down in price like NES collecting has. The price of Nintendo 64 will go up due to those people's nostalgia. Gamecube will be considered classic gaming and be dirt cheaper than it already is, and Wii will be last gen, selling most games for half their current value.

Buyatari
04-27-2011, 02:58 PM
News flash: People don't want to pay big bucks for games.

Personally, I'd rather the horrible rare games be the ones selling for big bucks.

If you waited till 2011 to buy Earthbound then that what happens.

Play it,beat it and resell it for what you paid or more. If the trend on this title continues then perhaps sell for even more than you paid.

retroguy
04-27-2011, 03:03 PM
Gamecube will be considered classic gaming and be dirt cheaper than it already is.

Good news for me, cause I still need a few titles to round out my 'cube collection and I haven't got around to doing that yet.

j_factor
04-27-2011, 04:05 PM
Gamecube will be considered classic gaming and be dirt cheaper than it already is

Good, maybe I'll finally be able to get Cubivore for a decent price. Probably not, though.

jonebone
04-27-2011, 06:00 PM
If anyone is looking for Earthbound "at a deal", there's one being sold on NintendoAge for $110 shipped with a mock-up plastic box with printed cover art. Shouldn't last more than a couple hours (if that) so act fast!

http://www.nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=6&threadid=46011

Zing
04-27-2011, 09:12 PM
why is it that almost within minutes of posting an auction...some bidder has already put in a bid for around $50????? Who the F is doing this??? I mean, are people just waiting in ambush to bid on every Earthbound game on ebay???

While the rest of your post is contradictory, I have to agree with the above statement, however not for the same reason as you.

I have no idea why people bid so high, so early. I personally bid on absolutely nothing until the last 7 seconds, using an online sniping tool. Bidding early ultimately results in higher bids. There will be auctions for Earthbound with six days left, and they are already at $60+. Do any of these clowns seriously believe their $60 bid on day zero of the auction is going to last a week?

I believe there are people out there who literally bid on every single copy of Earthbound. They have no intent of winning. They just throw a bid out there, accomplishing nothing but triggering emotional counter-bidding.

understatement
04-27-2011, 10:34 PM
http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/739/ebyuno.png (http://img18.imageshack.us/i/ebyuno.png/)

pseudonym
04-27-2011, 10:41 PM
I love that this thread is still going. 160 posts now.

Enigmus
04-27-2011, 11:24 PM
161 now. I'm shocked that Garry Shandling didn't stop by.

RP2A03
04-28-2011, 12:01 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjMMSTF1-4U

MyTurnToPlay
05-01-2011, 08:33 PM
So all this time, I've still been waiting and waiting, but all the Earthbound lemming idiots still keep bidding and bidding. As far as ebay is concerned, I'm about ready to give up on it. I could keep waiting forever and never get anywhere. Why???? Because nothing but PRICKS keep bidding on Earthbound. All these people, EVERY SINGLE LAST ONE OF THEM, is nothing but a PRICK. How the F is it possible for so many people to want this game when it is so widely available?!? It makes no F-ing sense.

And the morons who wait in ambush to bid on a copy literally seconds after its been posted on ebay. What the F is up with that?!?!? Those sons of b*tches. All they do is jack up the price and cause a bidding frenzy. Can anybody explain the logic of that to me? Either way, to those people I say, F off.

So I can't get anywhere. I'm gonna have to find this game in the wild or something. But I repeat. I'M NOT PAYING MORE THAN $40 for this overhyped game. But what I am going to do is bid on EVERY DAMN COPY of Earthbound. I'm going to put bids of $70 on every auction I see, and as soon I see them....so I can give these fanboy lemming numbnuts a taste of their own medicine.

thank you.

Ryaan1234
05-01-2011, 08:53 PM
So all this time, I've still been waiting and waiting, but all the Earthbound lemming idiots still keep bidding and bidding. As far as ebay is concerned, I'm about ready to give up on it. I could keep waiting forever and never get anywhere. Why???? Because nothing but PRICKS keep bidding on Earthbound. All these people, EVERY SINGLE LAST ONE OF THEM, is nothing but a PRICK. How the F is it possible for so many people to want this game when it is so widely available?!? It makes no F-ing sense.

Point #1: All people who bid up copies of Earthbound are PRICKS.



And the morons who wait in ambush to bid on a copy literally seconds after its been posted on ebay. What the F is up with that?!?!? Those sons of b*tches. All they do is jack up the price and cause a bidding frenzy. Can anybody explain the logic of that to me? Either way, to those people I say, F off.

Point #2: All people who watch eBay constantly for a copy of this game, and bid when it is posted are sons of bitches who should fuck off.



So I can't get anywhere. I'm gonna have to find this game in the wild or something. But I repeat. I'M NOT PAYING MORE THAN $40 for this overhyped game. But what I am going to do is bid on EVERY DAMN COPY of Earthbound. I'm going to put bids of $70 on every auction I see, and as soon I see them....so I can give these fanboy lemming numbnuts a taste of their own medicine.

Point #3: The OP doesn't want to pay more than $40 for a game that is currently bringing $70-100 loose, so just to show the people who actually want to pay a decent price for the game he is going to bid up EVERY DAMN COPY of Earthbound that shows up, just to dash the hopes of all the other people who want a copy.

So MyTurnToPlay, by your logic you yourself are a PRICK because you are going to bid up every copy of Earthbound on eBay, and you are a son of a bitch who should F off because you are planning on bidding on every copy as soon as it shows up. This is by your own logic. You just said it.

kupomogli
05-01-2011, 09:02 PM
So MyTurnToPlay, by your logic you yourself are a PRICK because you are going to bid up every copy of Earthbound on eBay, and you are a son of a bitch who should F off because you are planning on bidding on every copy as soon as it shows up. This is by your own logic. You just said it.

Ryaan wins.

Enigmus
05-01-2011, 09:24 PM
This thread makes me want to bid up EB auctions just so I can win some carts and record a video of them being smashed to bits.

Arcade Antics
05-01-2011, 09:40 PM
So all this time, I've still been waiting and waiting, but all the Earthbound lemming idiots still keep bidding and bidding. As far as ebay is concerned, I'm about ready to give up on it. I could keep waiting forever and never get anywhere. Why???? Because nothing but PRICKS keep bidding on Earthbound. All these people, EVERY SINGLE LAST ONE OF THEM, is nothing but a PRICK. How the F is it possible for so many people to want this game when it is so widely available?!? It makes no F-ing sense.

And the morons who wait in ambush to bid on a copy literally seconds after its been posted on ebay. What the F is up with that?!?!? Those sons of b*tches. All they do is jack up the price and cause a bidding frenzy. Can anybody explain the logic of that to me? Either way, to those people I say, F off.

So I can't get anywhere. I'm gonna have to find this game in the wild or something. But I repeat. I'M NOT PAYING MORE THAN $40 for this overhyped game. But what I am going to do is bid on EVERY DAMN COPY of Earthbound. I'm going to put bids of $70 on every auction I see, and as soon I see them....so I can give these fanboy lemming numbnuts a taste of their own medicine.

thank you.
You're really committed to this shtick, huh?

Purkeynator
05-01-2011, 09:51 PM
I want to play it the same way I've played every other damn SNES game I own, which is on the actual system.

Everdrive bitch.

DuckTalesNES
05-01-2011, 10:01 PM
You won't pay more than $40 for the game, but you're going to bid $70 on every copy? Good strategy.

Zing
05-01-2011, 10:55 PM
http://oi53.tinypic.com/2vafcy0.jpg

RP2A03
05-02-2011, 12:18 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CouzZNjuyRM

MyTurnToPlay
05-02-2011, 01:11 AM
You won't pay more than $40 for the game, but you're going to bid $70 on every copy? Good strategy.

Yup...because I know there's absolutely no way I'll actually win it for $70, but it'll amuse me greatly to make all prices for all Earthbound auctions skyrocket even more. If these fanboys want a bidding frenzy, then lets get it started right from the beginning.

When it comes to this game, ebay can go to hell. In the meantime, I'll be spending my money on other LEGIT rare games, games that are not overhyped or have throngs of morons waiting in ambush to bid. I'm going after Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers 2 and Powerblade 2. I can't wait to purchase those games, classic goodness.

thank you.

Buyatari
05-02-2011, 01:44 AM
I can't wait till he finds a used copy at a flee market for $2 and then after he plays it and beats it lists it as a BIN for $125.00.

tubeway
05-02-2011, 01:58 AM
Bidding early isn't going to make the game go for a higher price in the end. People still have a price in mind that is the maximum they're willing to pay.

The only way you could really screw people over is to create a shill account and just bid up every single copy as far as they will go, then retract your bids until they're just below other peoples' max bids.

DuckTalesNES
05-02-2011, 02:10 AM
Yeah if Earthbound is too pricey for you, just save yourself the money and buy other games. Rescue Rangers 2 is a bit rare but the price is stable.

CMA Death Adder
05-02-2011, 04:31 AM
Serenity now.

Serenity now, insanity later.

Icarus Moonsight
05-02-2011, 09:00 AM
Yup...because I know there's absolutely no way I'll actually win it for $70, but it'll amuse me greatly to make all prices for all Earthbound auctions skyrocket even more. If these fanboys want a bidding frenzy, then lets get it started right from the beginning.

This plan can not backfire, at all, ever. Bid more than willing to pay? Winning! Oh wait, not-winning...

MrNelson
05-02-2011, 09:07 AM
Yup...because I know there's absolutely no way I'll actually win it for $70, but it'll amuse me greatly to make all prices for all Earthbound auctions skyrocket even more. If these fanboys want a bidding frenzy, then lets get it started right from the beginning.

When it comes to this game, ebay can go to hell. In the meantime, I'll be spending my money on other LEGIT rare games, games that are not overhyped or have throngs of morons waiting in ambush to bid. I'm going after Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers 2 and Powerblade 2. I can't wait to purchase those games, classic goodness.

thank you.
http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRsd039wYKXcTM_bzoHp_tWDwxJC078-KSpEWClM6Tjc_ePL97u0A&t=1

Jorpho
05-02-2011, 09:48 AM
In the meantime, I'll be spending my money on other LEGIT rare games, games that are not overhyped or have throngs of morons waiting in ambush to bid. I'm going after Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers 2 and Powerblade 2. I can't wait to purchase those games, classic goodness. ...Why not just buy common games that also offer classic goodness and save your money?

understatement
05-02-2011, 10:56 AM
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/3104/ebalone.jpg

Rob2600
05-02-2011, 11:40 AM
Why not just buy common games that also offer classic goodness and save your money?

Take it away, Bratwurst...


It tickles me that you people still talk to MyTurnToPlay like he were a rational human being. MyTurnToPlay is an object, incapable of adaptation and reason.

Icarus Moonsight
05-02-2011, 03:15 PM
If it tickles Brat in a good way, then I don't mind playing fool.

Watch me find a copy at the flea market this weekend. Would be great. If complete, that's a tune-up and new tires right there and possibly a reasonably priced dinner out too. $40 or less of course. ;)

MyTurnToPlay
05-02-2011, 03:57 PM
I know this sounds crazy, but little things like this frustrate me. We can find and kill Osama Bin Laden, but I can't find a copy of Earthbound without getting financially raped?!? I've been checking ebay for this game going on 3.5 months, and I can't find this overhyped game at a decent price. Am I going to have to wait 10 years like we did for OBL???

ah well, whatever. I bought Battlekid so once that arrives, it should keep me busy for a while.

thank you.

skaar
05-02-2011, 04:03 PM
Why is this guy still here?

Rob2600
05-02-2011, 04:08 PM
Why is this guy still here?

In my adult life, I've found no matter how annoying, lazy, and incompetent a person is, it's extremely difficult for that person to get fired from a job...and I guess to get banned from a message board, too.

Enigmus
05-02-2011, 04:34 PM
I know this sounds crazy, but little things like this frustrate me. We can find and kill Osama Bin Laden, but I can't find a copy of Earthbound without getting financially raped?!? I've been checking ebay for this game going on 3.5 months, and I can't find this overhyped game at a decent price. Am I going to have to wait 10 years like we did for OBL???

ah well, whatever. I bought Battlekid so once that arrives, it should keep me busy for a while.

thank you.

So, it's more important that you get a copy of Earthbound than it is to create peace in the Middle East. What the fuck.

xelement5x
05-02-2011, 06:05 PM
So, it's more important that you get a copy of Earthbound than it is to create peace in the Middle East. What the fuck.

Lol, that made my day. You basically summed up this person's total self-conceited life in on one line.

Icarus Moonsight
05-02-2011, 07:23 PM
I know this sounds crazy, but little things like this frustrate me. We can find and kill Osama Bin Laden, but I can't find a copy of Earthbound without getting financially raped?!?

Have you seen the bill for +9 years looking for him? $450 would finance the wars over there for about a nanosecond. And that's with tripled coupons!

They could have instead built an Osama-Seeking ICBM with a DNA specific biological agent that would only kill him, construct it totally out of Earthbound carts, boxes, strat guides and scratch 'n sniff stickers while having the rockets designed to burn Fine Beluga Caviar and Kabbalah Water with enough fuel to constantly propel itself for 25 years and still saved a ton of money.

You're in luck! I just found Earthbound cheap on the web, no eBay! Under $10

http://cheapskatecafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/earthbound-carrots.jpg

Famidrive-16
05-02-2011, 07:36 PM
We can find and kill Osama Bin Laden, but I can't find a copy of Earthbound without getting financially raped?!?

oh my god i'm dying

Leo_A
05-02-2011, 07:55 PM
At this point, I think he's just having fun annoying all of you. :)

There is no way he was being serious with that last post.

Kyle15
05-02-2011, 09:20 PM
Have you seen the bill for +9 years looking for him? $450 would finance the wars over there for about a nanosecond. And that's with tripled coupons!

They could have instead built an Osama-Seeking ICBM with a DNA specific biological agent that would only kill him, construct it totally out of Earthbound carts, boxes, strat guides and scratch 'n sniff stickers while having the rockets designed to burn Fine Beluga Caviar and Kabbalah Water with enough fuel to constantly propel itself for 25 years and still saved a ton of money.

You're in luck! I just found Earthbound cheap on the web, no eBay! Under $10

http://cheapskatecafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/earthbound-carrots.jpg

Oh goodness gracious! 10 pounds of those would net me dinner for a year when reselling on eBay! Thanks for pointing that out good sir. :)

Jorpho
05-02-2011, 09:27 PM
This has become the stuff of musical theater.

Cauterize
05-03-2011, 06:14 PM
Another thing which doesn't help the value of Earthbound is a fair few Europeans wanting to get hold of the game too!

Icarus Moonsight
05-04-2011, 01:13 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjMMSTF1-4U

I thought this was neat... Then I found these:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0nERTFo-Sk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTQnarzmTOc

OMG awesome! I'm such an econ geek...

Enigmus
05-04-2011, 04:12 PM
I wonder how many Earthbounds it takes to make $5000.

wingzrow
05-04-2011, 04:48 PM
$630 WITH TWO DAYS LEFT......

Doesn't look like ile ever get a copy.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Super-Nintendo-SNES-Earthbound-CIB-/260775865024?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item3cb773eac0

http://i55.tinypic.com/2jcxa48.png

understatement
05-04-2011, 04:59 PM
I wonder how many Earthbounds it takes to make $5000.

Just one because Earthbound is…

*Dusts off old box and pulls out *



http://astro.temple.edu/~tuc67336/big-pics/over9000ori.jpg

MyTurnToPlay
05-04-2011, 08:18 PM
Yes....exactly what I've been saying this whole damn time. When it comes to ebay and Earthbound, the sh*t's gotten out of control.

Now I have to come clean about something. I'm still waiting for my copy of Battlekid to arrive. Well last night, I couldn't help myself and I downloaded the rom of Earthbound and played it for a bit. And guess what?!? It was even worse than I expected. Seriously...how the F does this game have such a cult following when it's an average rpg with nothing but bullsh*t added on. The battles and battle mechanics are absolutely atrocious....again....Chrono Trigger is 1000 times better than this garbage. And all those supposed "quirks" and "interesting idiosyncrasies" possessed by this game are nothing but bullsh*t jokes that fall flat. The game is nothing but the story of a group of kids d*cking around and an rpg element haphazardly thrown around it.

I still want to own this game and add it to my collection. Maybe I'll beat it once, put it away for a few years, and then sell it for 10 times its value to a future sucker. But damn, there's too many sons of b*tches on ebay for me to get it there....so I gotta try to find this in the wild without getting economically raped.

thank you.

wingzrow
05-04-2011, 10:24 PM
If it's such garbage why do you want it in your collection?

Jorpho
05-04-2011, 10:54 PM
Chrono Trigger is 1000 times better than this garbage.WTF I played Chrono Trigger for a bit and it was just this ugly dork running around playing carnival games and beating up some annoying robot.


If it's such garbage why do you want it in your collection?
I think I see the point of the above:

It tickles me that you people still talk to MyTurnToPlay like he were a rational human being. MyTurnToPlay is an object, incapable of adaptation and reason.

Gameguy
05-04-2011, 11:01 PM
If it's such garbage why do you want it in your collection?
Some people like garbage.


http://img808.imageshack.us/img808/6383/oscarcan.jpg

RP2A03
05-04-2011, 11:15 PM
Earthbound sucks but I want it real badly and I hate all those numbnuts lemming Earthbound fanboys zombie gamer morons crapbound fanboy pricks idiot retardo fanboys bastard sons of b*tches on ebay who keep me from buying it without getting raped and how come we can find and kill Osama Bin Laden but I can't buy this sucky game without getting raped? WHHHHHYYYYYYYYY?????????


I derive great amusement from this thread.



I thought this was neat... Then I found these:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0nERTFo-Sk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTQnarzmTOc

OMG awesome! I'm such an econ geek...

Awesome indeed. These are so going into my playlist.

Arcade Antics
05-04-2011, 11:46 PM
Maybe I'll beat it once
Whoa, way too much information.

Okay, you know what you do? You buy yourself a tape recorder, you just record yourself for a whole day. I think you’re going to be surprised at some of your phrasing.

Icarus Moonsight
05-05-2011, 08:12 AM
Real men beat it thrice... Any more and you're just playing Earthbound with yourself.

Rob2600
05-05-2011, 09:54 AM
how the F does this game have such a cult following when it's an average rpg with nothing but bullsh*t added on. The battles and battle mechanics are absolutely atrocious.... And all those supposed "quirks" and "interesting idiosyncrasies" possessed by this game are nothing but bullsh*t jokes that fall flat. The game is nothing but the story of a group of kids d*cking around and an rpg element haphazardly thrown around it.

Spoken like a true frat boy who only became interested in video games after seeing those Final Fantasy VII full motion video commercials in 1997.

Icarus Moonsight
05-05-2011, 10:37 AM
If he was a FF7 fan his handle would be something like MyTurnToBleed or Cry... Oh my! I think you're on to something!

understatement
05-05-2011, 05:47 PM
I just

Zing
05-05-2011, 09:50 PM
$630 WITH TWO DAYS LEFT......

Doesn't look like ile ever get a copy.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Super-Nintendo-SNES-Earthbound-CIB-/260775865024?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item3cb773eac0


This one is an exception. The box is pristine. Everyone and their mother could use it to upgrade their copy for their collection.

Also, this auction is explicitly open to worldwide shipping. Many EB auctions are US only. Combine this with the weakness of the US dollar and it's a great time to buy EB.

tekfox212800
07-24-2011, 04:02 PM
This one is an exception. The box is pristine. Everyone and their mother could use it to upgrade their copy for their collection.

Also, this auction is explicitly open to worldwide shipping. Many EB auctions are US only. Combine this with the weakness of the US dollar and it's a great time to buy EB.

BTW im the guy from the NA forums. That dude who asked the questions is Deffinently not me! But, i like how this forum handles questions, rather than the angerfest of NA. I mean, its called Gamers Gauntlet for a reason!

Anyway, now that i have my copy, ive been playing for a day now and im loving it. But i still feel that even though i got it for 75 (lots of lable wear), it wasnt worth it. I still feel 60 is a reasonable price for loose cart earthbound.

Ze_ro
07-24-2011, 11:59 PM
I got my copy (loose cartridge) at a pawn shop for $5. The game isn't any fun though. Totally overrated.

(But no, I'm not selling)

--Zero

Zing
07-26-2011, 12:49 AM
Strange. If I had a boring, overrated game, I would sell it instantly for $70+ profit.

Kitsune Sniper
07-26-2011, 01:27 AM
Who cares about the profit, it's all about the nerd cred!

allyourblood
07-26-2011, 01:38 AM
Who cares about the profit, it's all about the nerd cred!

Nailed it.

Edmond Dantes
07-26-2011, 01:59 AM
It's sad that people who hate the game can get it for $5 but a guy who loves it can't find a copy for less than $100. Is this the price of love?

Rickstilwell1
07-26-2011, 02:13 AM
I got mine free. Powerpak rules! +1 Earthbound not being hoarded for those who care about getting one. Keeps the price from going over 9000 too. Really I don't think I'd like having a boxed copy of that one so much because its so huge and would have to have its own separate spot rather than be on the bookshelf with my other SNES games. I'd rather make myself a mockup of what the box would look like if it was smaller.

Fatalstar64
07-26-2011, 02:13 AM
I found mine for $79 in a store and I did not hesitate, never saw it before. I think that it's a good RPG but it should not be worth more than Chrono Trigger objectively speaking. There are deals out there I got my Ogre Battle for $24 and bought it immediately. I thought it was boring in some parts and the way you beat the final boss I had to look at a walkthrough it was simply too cheesy for my liking. It's certainly not a can't miss game and if it does get to $150 in value and people pay I may get rid of it myself.

Gameguy
07-26-2011, 02:57 AM
Chrono Trigger was re-released multiple times, that's why it's worth much less than Earthbound. Even Ogre Battle was re-released on the PS1. Earthbound has never been re-released, plus since it came with oversized packaging and a strategy guide copies are considered more valuable by the general public. Even if you're talking about a loose cartridge I feel the packaging increased the value, if a game is worth $300+ complete you'd like to think that a loose cart has some major value on it's own. Add that it's an RPG which makes the general public want it in addition to collectors and it becomes a valuable game. I know the value of complete copies was much lower, but it's like most complete games are going up in value lately as they're becoming harder to find in good condition.

I still won't pay top dollar for Earthbound, I've found much rarer and more valuable games for far less so I'll be patient. Maybe I'll find a complete copy if I'm really lucky. It probably will drop in price once the people stop caring about the SNES, most people getting in games now still like the SNES but dislike the older Atari systems. Wait until the new collectors avoid anything not in 3D and the price for loose carts could come down again. That's my guess anyway.

Edmond Dantes
07-26-2011, 03:09 AM
My plan is just save up until I can get a CIB, because if I'm gonna pay through the nose for Earthbound anyway then I want the best I can get.

Jorpho
07-26-2011, 09:29 AM
Really I don't think I'd like having a boxed copy of that one so much because its so huge and would have to have its own separate spot rather than be on the bookshelf with my other SNES games. I'd rather make myself a mockup of what the box would look like if it was smaller.There is in fact an uber-rare (but legitimate), regular-sized "display box" for Earthbound, used in stores for that very reason.

Scans here (http://earthboundcentral.com/2011/05/earthbound-display-box-scans/).

Cobra Commander
07-26-2011, 11:16 AM
You wanna talk about something rare, trying finding the Mach Pizza Air Freshener. (http://starmen.net/merchandise/misc/airfreshener.php)
Last time I saw one one ebay, I think it went for over $300 all by itself. Don't quote me on that price, but I know it was insane.

Cobra Commander
07-26-2011, 11:17 AM
As a matter of fact there's one now:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Earthbound-Mach-Pizza-Air-Freshener-Nintendo-Item-Rare-/120668364078?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c18651d2e

heybtbm
07-26-2011, 07:02 PM
I sold mine for $494 two months ago. I am now earthboundless and it feels great.

Edmond Dantes
07-27-2011, 01:05 AM
Well, I just won an Earthbound auction. $150 for game + strategy guide.

I know I said I was gonna save up for a CIB, but when I did some math I realized I could get all the elements piecemeal and the total would come up to something like $310, not the $500 most CIB sellers want.

Anyway, I am one happy mummy right now!

Rickstilwell1
07-27-2011, 10:11 AM
Well, I just won an Earthbound auction. $150 for game + strategy guide.

I know I said I was gonna save up for a CIB, but when I did some math I realized I could get all the elements piecemeal and the total would come up to something like $310, not the $500 most CIB sellers want.

Anyway, I am one happy mummy right now!

I did the same for Final Fantasy III on SNES. Already had a good copy of the game I won years ago for $25. Found a box for $20, found a manual for $10. Comes out to somewhere around $55 instead of $120. It is usually the best strategy until you find a game where you don't have much luck finding it piece b y piece.

I could never find a CIB Great Waldo Search for SNES till I checked half.com . For some reason that site always has more copies of that game than anywhere else... bah most people probably prefer to get that game on Sega Genesis instead.