the most expensive fighting games

[LimitedEditionMuseum]

Not counting the AES games. It can be any region or system. I just got the
Playstation 2 Marvel Vs Capcom New Age of Heroes and I started wondering what is the most $$$$ fighting game?

[Jack_Burton_BYOAC]

The CPS Changer games go for between $600-1000 when they come up.

http://nfggames.com/games/cpschanger/system2.jpg

I've never even seen what the boxes look like.

[LimitedEditionMuseum]

The CPS Changer games go for between $600-1000 when they come up.

http://nfggames.com/games/cpschanger/system2.jpg

I've never even seen what the boxes look like.

That's for an arcade?

[wiggyx]

Its basically Capcom's version of a Neo Geo.

I don't think the carts came in retail-type packaging, just plain white boxes with descriptive type on them.

[Jack_Burton_BYOAC]

That's for an arcade?

No. As wiggyx said, it Capcom's answer to the Neo-Geo AES.

It is basically a licensed supergun. Each game contains not just the ROM chips, but also the CPU and other hardware for the CPS1.

The ROM chips contained slightly modified versions of the CPS1 arcade games to include things like difficulty select, control config, etc.

Any way you want to slant it, these games were sold on store shelves or through the mail. They're not arcade games.

[buzz_n64]

No. As wiggyx said, it Capcom's answer to the Neo-Geo AES.

It is basically a licensed supergun. Each game contains not just the ROM chips, but also the CPU and other hardware for the CPS1.

The ROM chips contained slightly modified versions of the CPS1 arcade games to include things like difficulty select, control config, etc.

Any way you want to slant it, these games were sold on store shelves or through the mail. They're not arcade games.

Man, come on this system is basically an AES but from Capcom. I think the OP didn't want arcade carts made for the home console on the list. CPS and other arcade type boards should be added to the no list. How does the OP feel about protos?

[LimitedEditionMuseum]

Man, come on this system is basically an AES but from Capcom. I think the OP didn't want arcade carts made for the home console on the list. No CPS or other arcade type boards should be added to the no list. How does the OP feel about protos?

You are right but I'm glad I just learned about this? Does it connect to a TV?

[Jorpho]

Kizuna Encounter is a fighting game, and its AES PAL variant is one of the most expensive games ever:
http://hardcoregaming101.net/fuun/fuun.htm


You are right but I'm glad I just learned about this? Does it connect to a TV?Yes. There's a particular site with useful information on such things, y'know (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CP_System).

[Bojay1997]

Man, come on this system is basically an AES but from Capcom. I think the OP didn't want arcade carts made for the home console on the list. CPS and other arcade type boards should be added to the no list. How does the OP feel about protos?

Huh? The AES is a home system as is the Neo Geo CD. The MVS is the arcade hardware version of the Neo Geo. The CPS Changer is a home system only. It's a Japanese only home version of Capcom's CPS hardware. If you don't want to count Japanese only systems or systems and games that were expensive to begin with, feel free to exclude it, but it's no less a home system than any other piece of hardware released for home use by any other manufacturer.

[Jack_Burton_BYOAC]

Yeah, if you want to count prototypes, a review copy of Thrill Kill for ps1 should fetch a fair price.

[LimitedEditionMuseum]

Anybody else?

[IHatedSega]

Yeah the list of expensive fighting games begins and ends with NEO GEO.
http://www.racketboy.com/retro/snkneo-geo/the-rarest-and-most-valuable-neo-geo-games

This dude has a ton of those games, including CD games, and then he bought the Capcom System games too and a charger.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoWbsY6rPdQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_8M2m2ub9E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Qhg26aE2vs

[wiggyx]

I had no idea that the CPS changer used SNES controller inputs! Makes me want one that much more...

[IHatedSega]

I had no idea that the CPS changer used SNES controller inputs! Makes me want one that much more...

Yeah, Im pretty sure its not a mod too. Did it come with a joy pad?

[theclaw]

Melty Blood Actress Again for the PS2 looks a bit expensive to me.

[tom]

Ultravision Karate cib will fetch a few $1000s for sure

[G-Boobie]

Actress Again and Power Instinct PS2 will set you back a bit, largely because they're in demand imports. You can find them for eighty bucks on eBay if you're quick and lucky.

Fighting games that aren't arcade or AES never really hit stratospheric levels, but beyond the PS2 imports, Astra Superstars for the Saturn is pricey. Value fluctuates; I've seen it go for $100, and I've seen it go for $200. There was a time when PS2 Marvel 2 was going for three figures, and Project Justice and Tech Romancer for the Dreamcast were going for between $50 and $80.

A lot of the more expensive fighting games are expensive not because they're extremely rare, but because they're in demand and the people who own them play them frequently. This is why CVS2 on PS2 goes for $25 or more: it's still a widely played game in some circles, and the resale value reflects that.

[kedawa]

Yeah, Im pretty sure its not a mod too. Did it come with a joy pad?

I'm pretty sure it came with the CPS Fighter arcade stick.

[T2KFreeker]

Hmm, everyone always forgets "The Eye of Typhoon" for the 3DO. last time it was up on evilbay, it hit over $1,200.00! I always wondered if there was a prototype MVS cart out there that might be worth more? Either way, it's damn expensive and it's a 3DO game. Crazy man, crazy!

[Jack_Burton_BYOAC]

Can't believe I forgot about Final Fight Revenge.

[Bojay1997]

Hmm, everyone always forgets "The Eye of Typhoon" for the 3DO. last time it was up on evilbay, it hit over $1,200.00! I always wondered if there was a prototype MVS cart out there that might be worth more? Either way, it's damn expensive and it's a 3DO game. Crazy man, crazy!

While that's true, I suspect over time that is one game that will rapidly drop in value. The big issue right now is there just aren't many Korean game collectors or resellers that use Ebay or other easily accessible resale sites. It was a regular release game, so it's definitely out there in some quantity, it's just a matter of getting that quantity to the United States and elsewhere.

[LimitedEditionMuseum]

Is Garou: Mark of the Wolves import box set worth the $200 I see it being sold for?

[IHatedSega]

Is Garou: Mark of the Wolves import box set worth the $200 I see it being sold for?

I really like the graphics, Ive played it, its tough so youll probably get a lot of game play into it before you beat it maybe. But honestly Id never spend $200 on a single game. What does the box set come with? Is it for the Dreamcast?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPUtbeX1ctE

[kedawa]

The Dreamcast port is pretty sloppy. The voices are several seconds behind the action, the arranged BGM isn't an improvement, and there's no additional content whatsoever.

[Jack_Burton_BYOAC]

Is Garou: Mark of the Wolves import box set worth the $200 I see it being sold for?

To me it isn't. Especially since it looks like the regular version goes for about 30 bucks on ebay.

Garou is a good game, but it's not worth $200. For that kind of money you can buy a lot fighting game and arcade related stuff. You could buy an entire working MVS cabinet for that kind of money.

[LimitedEditionMuseum]

The box set comes with a red neo geo arcade stick. I think that's why its $200

[98PaceCar]

The CPS Changer games go for between $600-1000 when they come up.

http://nfggames.com/games/cpschanger/system2.jpg

I've never even seen what the boxes look like.

Some pics of my boxes and other info here:

http://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/pg90-capcom.htm#page=models

[LimitedEditionMuseum]

The box set comes with a red neo geo arcade stick. I think that's why its $200

[G-Boobie]

The Dreamcast port is pretty sloppy. The voices are several seconds behind the action, the arranged BGM isn't an improvement, and there's no additional content whatsoever.

Agreed. If you want to play Garou, play the 360 port. Just don't try to do it online.

[T2KFreeker]

While that's true, I suspect over time that is one game that will rapidly drop in value. The big issue right now is there just aren't many Korean game collectors or resellers that use Ebay or other easily accessible resale sites. It was a regular release game, so it's definitely out there in some quantity, it's just a matter of getting that quantity to the United States and elsewhere.

Huh? I thought that this thread was about "The Most Expensive Fighting Games" and not "The Most Expensive Fighting Games that will go up in price". AND, not trying to be rude, but five years ago, on the slight chance that Eye of Typhoon did pop up, it was a $100.00 purchase. Seeing it hit $1,000.00 plus in less than five years tells me that even if it does go down in price, it's not ever going to be a $50.00 game ever again. Also, on the same point, just because it's Korean and you say there is no Korean game sellers on ebay, there are several people in the 3DO community, however small it may be, that have contacts in Korea, and Eye of Typhoon, like the other Korean released 3DO games, is nearly impossible to find, period. Goldstar made very few of them, so it is a rare game with nowhere near enough copies to saturate North America because if there were, it would be listed on ebay more than it has been. The game, this year, hit ebay I believe only ONCE and not at all during 2011. It ism a rare game, and it is expensive.

[Bojay1997]

Huh? I thought that this thread was about "The Most Expensive Fighting Games" and not "The Most Expensive Fighting Games that will go up in price". AND, not trying to be rude, but five years ago, on the slight chance that Eye of Typhoon did pop up, it was a $100.00 purchase. Seeing it hit $1,000.00 plus in less than five years tells me that even if it does go down in price, it's not ever going to be a $50.00 game ever again. Also, on the same point, just because it's Korean and you say there is no Korean game sellers on ebay, there are several people in the 3DO community, however small it may be, that have contacts in Korea, and Eye of Typhoon, like the other Korean released 3DO games, is nearly impossible to find, period. Goldstar made very few of them, so it is a rare game with nowhere near enough copies to saturate North America because if there were, it would be listed on ebay more than it has been. The game, this year, hit ebay I believe only ONCE and not at all during 2011. It ism a rare game, and it is expensive.

You're correct, but if we're talking about the most expensive fighting games, I don't think there's anything wrong with making predictions. As for your other points, all I can say is that people said the same thing about classic era Japanese stuff up until the late 90s when Yahoo.JP auctions really got going and marshalling services allowed non-Japanese residents to easily purchase previously "rare" games and consoles. It took a further 5-7 years until a number of Japanese and American resellers started really pumping rare stuff out of Japan and onto Ebay. Nowadays, even very rare Japanese items can be found on Ebay regularly.

The same thing will happen with Korean stuff and all you are seeing is the tip of the iceberg here as only one or two collectors are starting to sell 3do stuff from Korea. Goldstar is a huge company and while the 3do was a niche console, you can bet that given that it's a CD-Rom and not a cartridge or other expensive format, they likely pressed a lot of copies, at least well beyond the number of 3do collectors out there. If it was a prototype or test pressing, I could see the $1K+ price tag, but any retail game no matter how small the niche console or market released by a major company is going to get thousands of copies pressed on disc media. It's just a matter of waiting until the supply is unleashed and trust me, it will be.

[Jorpho]

It's just a matter of waiting until the supply is unleashed and trust me, it will be.But then, if there's a pallet of them sitting in a warehouse somewhere, whoever takes ownership of it would be wise to control the supply very, very carefully and not let the price drop, right?

[Bojay1997]

But then, if there's a pallet of them sitting in a warehouse somewhere, whoever takes ownership of it would be wise to control the supply very, very carefully and not let the price drop, right?

Not every collector is greedy or able to tightly control the supply of something. Look at what happened with all that Venezuelan stock that keeps flooding in making even the formerly rare red box Atari 2600 stuff dirt common. The point is, it's naive to assume that just because only a couple of copies of something have popped up so far that there aren't many, many more out there that will enter the market, especially when more and more Korean collectors start trading internationally.