Price check on complete AND sealed copies of Mario's Picross

[ChronoTriggaFoo]

I'm interested in this little puzzler for the Game Boy. I've done the searches here and found this game to be an underappreciated game. And since I LOVE puzzle games and LOVE collecting hard-to-find games, why not kill two birds with one stone.

I've run into both an immaculate complete copy of the Game Boy version for $25 and and a sealed one for $80. Is that what they're about worth? The guide here says $15 is a good price for a loose copy. And eBay has mostly foreign copies. I'd appreciate any thoughts and help.

But again, I'm not looking for a price that I should pay, but rather the worth of these two types of items. I have no problem plunking down $25 for a nice complete copy of this game because its hard to find in the first place, its a great little puzzler, and it comes complete!

[joshnickerson]

Buy it. I didn't hesitate one second to buy it cart only for $20 and I haven't regretted it. It's an EXCELLENT puzzler.

[mikeetler]

Both prices are about right, with the complete one a little on the low end ($30 would be inline with what I've seen).

-Mike

[gamegirl79]

Yeah this is one of my favorite puzzlers EVER. Very unique. I played it quite a bit when it first came out, then got stupid and sold it. Realizing what I had done years later, I searched eBay for months until I finally got a complete copy again. Totally worth it!

[Bronty-2]

I've seen sealed ones go for around 40-45.

[ChronoTriggaFoo]

Well, the seller let me purchase the complete copy for $20 shipped and I must say I am absolutely enjoying the game! Thanks for the recommendations ^_^ Once you get past the learning curve and learn some of the tricks, you can just fly on this game and have a blast. The pictures at the end are always worth it and make me go "Ohhhh"

[salt peanuts]

You can get Picture Puzzle for the Neo Geo Pocket Color which is basically the same game, and much easier to find too.

[sisko]

I suggest picking the complete one up. The guide is about right on price, but in my experience, a bit off on rarity. It took me over 5 years to stumble across one after I sold it (which I later found out I only lent it to my mother xD) IMHO R5/R6 is more suiting.

That being said, $25 for a complete copy is a bit high, but still a reasonable price. $80 for a sealed copy is ludicrous.