Official Game.com Thread

[PDorr3]

I want to start my first collecton where I attempt to collect every game complete in box as well as a complete system (possibly in box, depends ov version). Being only 16 years old and on a pretty tight budget as well as an avid game collector I am going to aim for the game.com.

I noticed on ebay that I can easily get the system complete for $10 and pick up each game for $2-$4 complete and sealed. I read about the games and I think I will enjoy games like resident evil 2, sonic jam, duke nukem 3d, and a few other games.

I was wondering if any of you currenly have any game.com merchaindise or have a complete collection (or working on one) and how easyily you achieved your complete collection.

Are there any hard to find games that I should keep an eye out for on ebay? thanks!

[Rev. Link]

I have a Game.com, with 11 games. Got the whole lot on eBay.

If you're picky about boxes, you should know that while most Game.coms sold on eBay are packaged in those infernal plastic things, you can find some that come in actual cardboard boxes. They're hard to find though. I think I may have seen three on eBay in the past year or so. I did manage to get mine in a real box, though, so just keep looking if that's what you want.

As for what's rare, I really couldn't tell you. I bought my Game.com 'cuz I'm collecting every system. I don't know much about the games for it. Personally, I found that the system kind of sucks, so I'm not really concerned about learning more. However, I was told that the games Henry and Quiz Whiz that came in my lot were pretty good finds.

I hope some of this helps you, and good luck.

[8-Bit Master]

First and foremost, the Game.com sucks ass.

I own Resident Evil 2 and Sonic Jam for the system, and they both suck ass. In fact, Sonic Jam is one of the worst games I have ever played in my life. It is an extremely easy system to collect for, but not a fun system to play. The only game that can be a little tricky to track down is Quiz Whiz Cyber Trivia.

[SegaAges]

I own a game.com and about 6-8 games with boxes. It was a good idea (the system, i mean), but implemented all wrong. they tried to do too much with the system. the system can't even handle side scrolling, because everything becomes one big blur when it does. there are some very fun games for it though, like lights out, and a few game show related ones and quiz wiz is pretty fun too. i was fortunate enough to buy my game.com from a retailer and got the box with it. if you want to make a complete game.com collection, try getting a game.com and a game.com pocket plus.

[Dangerboy]

I have the whole Game.com library, including both cardboard system box variations and most of the accesories. I need only the modem and the link cable.

As for collecting, you can get the entire 20 game library with the system for about $60. most of the games are pretty shitty, but personally RE2 wasn't *that* bad, and the Jurassic Park one was okay. The only games that are actually fun to play are the Wheel of Fortunes, and Frogger. If you head over to GameFaqs.com, I did several guides for some of the games and the deck under "Dangerboy" username. Read the MK Trilogy glitches section to understand what you're getting into. :)

Jason

[PDorr3]

I checked out the walkthrough for RE2 on gamefaqs, and it looks like a pretty large and interesting game. I also think the duke nukem game looks good, also that game with the collection of vintage games (I cant remember exactly which games) but it looks interesting. I am sniping a lot on ebay currently and ill let you guys know later tonight how I make out.
What is the most I should pay for a sealed game.com (plastic, not box) with 8 brand new sealed games? Im guessing no more than $35?

[tom]

I got a game.com and modem, and almost complete collection (5 games missing). I quite like the system, very mis-understood.

[Ze_ro]

Being only 16 years old and on a pretty tight budget as well as an avid game collector I am going to aim for the game.com.

I hate to tell you, but that's a crappy excuse to get a Game.com. I can sympathize about being broke, but forget all this "complete collection" nonsense and collect for a GOOD system. Having a complete Game.com collection really won't impress anyone, and there really aren't any more than 4 or 5 good games anyways, so you won't even have any fun with it.

I bought a Game.com off of eBay as well, getting the standard system + 8 games for $30 or whatever. Frankly, aside from the game show games (Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy), built-in solitaire, Resident Evil 2, and Tiger Casino, everything else I got was just trash. The screen just smears everytime something moves fast (making Sonic Jam impossible to play), and for whatever reason, no game ever gets good, fluid animation (making Mortal Kombat Trilogy and Fighter's Megamix suck ass). They couldn't even get Midway Arcade Classics to work well.

If you really have your heart set on getting a complete collection for some system, you're better off looking into the Virtual Boy, the 32X, the Lynx, or the Jaguar. They're much better systems, and you'll actually enjoy them. Unfortunately, each of those systems has at least one or two games that are freakin' expensive... but that's collecting for you.

--Zero

[PDorr3]

Being only 16 years old and on a pretty tight budget as well as an avid game collector I am going to aim for the game.com.

I hate to tell you, but that's a crappy excuse to get a Game.com. I can sympathize about being broke, but forget all this "complete collection" nonsense and collect for a GOOD system. Having a complete Game.com collection really won't impress anyone, and there really aren't any more than 4 or 5 good games anyways, so you won't even have any fun with it.

I bought a Game.com off of eBay as well, getting the standard system + 8 games for $30 or whatever. Frankly, aside from the game show games (Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy), built-in solitaire, Resident Evil 2, and Tiger Casino, everything else I got was just trash. The screen just smears everytime something moves fast (making Sonic Jam impossible to play), and for whatever reason, no game ever gets good, fluid animation (making Mortal Kombat Trilogy and Fighter's Megamix suck ass). They couldn't even get Midway Arcade Classics to work well.

If you really have your heart set on getting a complete collection for some system, you're better off looking into the Virtual Boy, the 32X, the Lynx, or the Jaguar. They're much better systems, and you'll actually enjoy them. Unfortunately, each of those systems has at least one or two games that are freakin' expensive... but that's collecting for you.

--Zero

First of all its not an excuse, and you basicaly back my point up in your last paragraph because you are right, I dont want to spend $100 for a complete spiderman on 32x or that one shooter on jaguar that fethces a very high price when complete. I dont care if the games are crap, and nobody will "respect" the collection, I am doing this for myself and I plan on having FUN trying to aquire all the games. :roll:

[Rev. Link]

That's a great attitude to have about collecting, PDorr3. I hate when people only collect to show off to others. "Oh, look at what I have! Doesn't that make me so cool?"

I'm not accusing anyone here of doing that, don't misunderstand me. In fact, I agree with Ze_ro about some of those other systems being better than Game.com. But you buy what you can, and as long as you're happy with it, that's all that matters.

I do have to say, though, that I wouldn't bother with a Game.com packaged in that plastic. I like having a real box. I won't buy a system without one.

[Xipe]

Strarting collecting for game.com is setting the bar a bit low.
You said you wanted to have fun collecting, so go for a system with a huge library of games instead. It will make the collecting part last longer and it will be a bigger goal to work for.
I like the feeling everytime I ad something new to my collection, even if it's a dirt common game that i almost got for free.
Getting all games for Game.com wont have much of the collecting element at all, you can get all games within a few weeks, or months without any troubles what so ever, and you probably wont experience the grat feeling of finding something you have been looking for for years :)

That's just my view, maybe its good to start out easy to get the feel for it, but i like seting my goals high, and im always strapped for cash.

[jonjandran]

I have the whole Game.com library, including both cardboard system box variations and most of the accesories. I need only the modem and the link cable.
Jason

I've got the game.com internet Brand New Sealed.
PM me with an offer if you want it. :D

[portnoyd]

Missing one game. Never opened the others. Don't know, don't care. :D

I'm guessing shitty shitty shitty.

dave

[Ze_ro]

I am doing this for myself and I plan on having FUN trying to aquire all the games. :roll:

Well, then by all means, go right ahead. After all, the whole point of video games is to have fun, so if you enjoy it, then more power to you. I just meant to warn you, since I didn't find Game.com collecting to be very fun at all really.

--Zero

[goatdan]

I would agree with everyone that said even on a limited budget you should probably start collecting for another system. Unless you plan on never opening anything and just looking at it, I think that a system that you would play many games on would be a much better choice. Even if you collect for the Jaguar or 32X and don't want to spend the money on that one "big" game, you can still play the rest of your collection and be happy with it. I can't make the same recommendation about the Game.Com.

If you're wondering what's rare, I was at one point a Game.Com owner (sold it because my PalmPilot has wayyyyy better games :o ) and I sold them for a short while at the GOAT Store. The rarest games is probably Lights Out in it's original box. It was a pack-in with the original version of the system, but was released in a very limited edition run of boxed games too. The other games that I can think of offhand are Henry and Quiz Whiz. Neither of these games are truly rare and/or expensive though.

Hardware is a little tougher. I was told that the backlit version of the system is extremely rare, but I haven't looked through eBay lately to see if this still holds. At one time, there was thought to be less than 100 released as Tiger was test marketing them (which was passed on to a friend who collects for the Game.Com by Tiger themselves). I don't know if Tiger ever sold more.

The Internet cartridge, link cable and AC Adaptor are all pretty hard to find too. I ended up purchasing an Internet cartridge and AC adaptor not too long ago because I couldn't believe I found them still new in box. I've realized that I have no clue what I'm going to do with them. If anyone's interested, I'll sell them for $13.00 shipped priority... I paid $11.00 for them :o

Overall, to sum up the system I wouldn't start collecting on it. I collect systems because I like to play them. I currently have what I believe to be the most extensive Jaguar collection out there (I have every game, box and label variation!) and I have a complete US Dreamcast collection. I collected for these two systems because the more games that I got, the more I enjoyed the system and it just ended up that I got every game for it. If you're truly interested in the Game.Com for playing, as well as collecting, I would suggest you get the console and the few games you really want and see how you like it. If you don't much care for it, spend the money on another system that you really like :)

[NintendoMan]

The game.com does suck BIG ASS! When it first came out years ago, I went ahead and bought one and a few games for it (The only reason I bought it was because I already had all the systems out at the time, all the good games, and was looking to take a chance on this product). I too though Duke Nukem, Mortal Kombat, Sonic, and Resident evil just to name a few. They all completely sucked, I had the most fun playing solitarie.

But, if you like the system, defiantely buy it! Alot of people don't get why anyday I would rather play a Mario Brothers game, then to play Vice City or something with killing and guns. If you like it, play it. But, in my opinion, the game.com does suck a big dick.

[ventrra]

Such hatred for such a small system! Tsk. Tsk. Tsk.
Game.com isn't so bad if you mostly stick to the board and puzzle games: Quiz Whiz, Monopoly, Wheel of Fortune, etc.. The system does not do most fast paces/3-D games very well, but does have a respectable version of Frogger.

[kai123]

The game.com does suck. If you want to start a good collection go with the NeoGeo Pocket that thing has some very good games on it.

[MarioAllStar2600]

I bought one of these at launch, and liekd it back then. Its nothing special as a system though. I can thank Jon Hardie for just about half of my Game.Com collection.

Check your local KB Toys, and Toys R us. Mine still have some boxed games lying behind the counter. Check discount bins and what not.

[CRV]

For anybody who actually owns a Game.Com Pocket Pro: Does anybody else have a bunch of lines across the screen when they turn it on?

Just a warning to those considering buying it...


The system does not do most fast paces/3-D games very well, but does have a respectable version of Frogger.

A shame it and Centipede are a bit buggy...

[PDorr3]

I think I have decided that I am going to attempt to collect for the Game Gear. I do not own one yet nad I think it will be fun to collect for a new system .With the overwhelming amount of sonic games on it I will have a fun time trying to get all of them boxed and complete :)
If I dont like the GG ill move onto the Jaguar.

[Ze_ro]

I ended up purchasing an Internet cartridge and AC adaptor not too long ago because I couldn't believe I found them still new in box.

What capabilities did the internet cartridge have in the first place? Can it still be used for any of them? What's the difference between the "Internet Cart" and the "WebLink Cart"?

Also, did any of the extra-long battery-backup games come out for the Game.com? In the booklet that came with my Game.com, it shows Madden 99, NBA Live 99, and Gigapets Deluxe... I'm fairly certain that none of these ever came out though.

They also had Castlevania: Symphony of the Night in development... that could have been interesting. Too bad it was never released.

Y'know, this booklet actually makes the system look pretty decent. It bugs me that the booklet that came with my Game.com actually advertises the newer Game.com Pocket Pro though... what's up with that?

--Zero

[CRV]

They also had Castlevania: Symphony of the Night in development... that could have been interesting. Too bad it was never released.

*shudders* The screenshots looked nice (well, didn't they all?), but I'd hate to see that thing in motion...

[goatdan]

The Internet cart came out with the origina Game.Coms and was supposedly the "killer ap" for the system. Basically, you could get your email on your Game.Com and write back with the pen.

The problem was you needed an external modem to connect to the internet and "typing" was done through pressing different letter buttons with the stylus. External modems weren't cheap and the method for writing was extremely long and tedious. No one wanted or needed the Game.Com to get email because of this.

I don't know if it is any different than the Web Link cartridge, other than this cartridge doesn't say anything about hooking up to the WWW. It states text based "Internet / email services" and seems, by the back of the box, to only do email.

Anyone with one of these know why the darn box is so big? It's about four times the size of a standard Game.Com box.

[Ze_ro]

The problem was you needed an external modem to connect to the internet

Was the modem released? I see pics of it in the booklet, but I thought I remember hearing that it never came out (I thought this was odd, since that would mean the Internet Cart would suddenly be useless... I guess it hooks up to any 14.4 modem though).

From what it says in the booklet, the Web Link is all about sharing scores on the internet. It mentions high score lists and competitions (Oddly, the picture they show has the #1 score being an obviously fake 999999999, and the second score being 63250... I wonder if security was a problem for them? :roll: ). It mentions downloading cheat codes and hidden stuff from the net (accompanied with a picture of Mortal Kombat Trilogy with Noob Saibot on the character select screen, and a Jurassic Park picture... I can't tell what's different about it though).

It actually sounds interesting, but I doubt it works anymore.

Oh, and as for Castlevania, since the game doesn't require much fast motion, it might have turned out good... that's a pretty big "might" though... Is Jurassic Park anywhere near good? Seems like it would probably have a similar engine.

--Zero

[SoulBlazer]

They REALLY had some big amibitions for this system. I can't see a lot of the planned games actually coming out.

A Madden game? Red Alert? Rainbow Six? Please. :roll:

[Ze_ro]

Frankly, I'm always impressed by the licenses that Tiger was able to get for both the Game.com and the R-Zone. Even if the games were rather crummy, the fact that they went for the best titles they could find, and GOT them has to be worth something.

--Zero

[RetroYoungen]

Dude, if you want to collect for a good system that isn't too expensive, try the Neo Geo Pocket Color. With about 30 or so domestic releases, and most of them actually good games, it's worth looking into more than the Game.com.

I bought one new for like fifty bucks, and I was actually happy when the batteries chorroded in it so that I had a REASON to throw it away (I can't stand to throw something away that is still usable).

[PDorr3]

Yes I have a NGPC with several games (no boxes just instructions) and I will collect for that sometime in the future :)

[goatdan]

The problem was you needed an external modem to connect to the internet

Was the modem released? I see pics of it in the booklet, but I thought I remember hearing that it never came out (I thought this was odd, since that would mean the Internet Cart would suddenly be useless... I guess it hooks up to any 14.4 modem though).

The only modem that you could use, according to the Internet cartridge box, is an external modem. Back in 1997 when this thing came out, external modems were no where near cheap. Hooking up your goofy $50.00 Game.Com console with the $20.00 Internet Cartridge to the 'net would cost another $100.00 or so. Had Tiger decided to include the modem in the console or even had gave away the internet pack for free, this feature might have been used. I have yet to hear of one person who has actually got their Game.Com to connect to the net...


From what it says in the booklet, the Web Link is all about sharing scores on the internet. It mentions high score lists and competitions (Oddly, the picture they show has the #1 score being an obviously fake 999999999, and the second score being 63250... I wonder if security was a problem for them? :roll: ). It mentions downloading cheat codes and hidden stuff from the net (accompanied with a picture of Mortal Kombat Trilogy with Noob Saibot on the character select screen, and a Jurassic Park picture... I can't tell what's different about it though).

It actually sounds interesting, but I doubt it works anymore.

That does sound kinda neat. I wonder if anyone has tried this :|


Oh, and as for Castlevania, since the game doesn't require much fast motion, it might have turned out good... that's a pretty big "might" though... Is Jurassic Park anywhere near good? Seems like it would probably have a similar engine.

If Castlevania were to have any moving sprites, it would've stank. I bought the Game.Com because I found the Jurassic Park game for $2.00, and I ended up playing it for about 10 minutes before selling it. I purchased and played most of the rest of the library hoping to find something good. I had a better version of Frogger on my TI-85 and that didn't help any.

[Cmosfm]

Heh, I actually had a sudden "I want a Game.Com" urge today, so I bought this...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3075874498&category=187&sspagename=STRK%3AMEBWN%3AIT&rd=1

Yeah, not too shabby! LOL

[crashdummycow01]

i've been hearing about the Game.com for a while and never knew what it was, but today i was in KBToys b/c the store is going out of business and saw Batman and robin, and Mortal Kombat Trilogy for it, and then i remembered seeing these games a while back but never buying them or the game.com itself. I personally would like to get a game.com and the rest of the games, just to have the complete set, and also because i've never owned one.. if you're wanting to try and get the complete collection of games and accessories and such then go for it, it would be pretty cheap like most have mentioned.. and also it'd probably cost a lil over the price for a new xbox/ps2/gc game lol.

[Dangerboy]

The download option was up, but I never actually tried it. Duke Nukem featured a cheat that only worked if you downloaded the 'patch' from the Game.COm web-site. So...I'll never have it =/

[PDorr3]

Heh, I actually had a sudden "I want a Game.Com" urge today, so I bought this...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3075874498&category=187&sspagename=STRK%3AMEBWN%3AIT&rd=1

Yeah, not too shabby! LOL

I saw that auction, I would have bid on it but all of those games were cart only so I said no thanks :o