re-printed rare games

[christhegamer]

Is it just me, or does it seem like rare PS1/PS2 games are getting reprinted like there's no freakin' tommorow?

[Mr.FoodMonster]

The only one I can name is Gitaroo Man. What are some others? I know REZ was supposed to, but that dosn't look very likely.

[davepesc]

I thought Rez was reprinted a while ago, around the same time as Ico.

[norkusa]

No, they really are being re-printed like mad. The most recent PS1 games to get re-printed are Sayuki: Journey West and Breath Of Fire IV. I heard a rumor that Castlevania Chronicles may be next but I don't know.

Someone said that Sony is dropping the royalties fees for publishing PS1 games, so I think that might have something to do with all the recent PS1 re-prints we're seeing.

[Darren870]

Cubivore (GCN)
Resident Evil 2 and 3 (GCN)
Gitarro Man (PS2)
Persona 2 (PS)
Rhapsody (PS)
Rez (PS2)

Just some I have seen come into stores...

[Poofta!]

all i have to say is: good thing. good games deserve to be played by as many as possible.

[jdchess]

all i have to say is: good thing. good games deserve to be played by as many as possible.

Amen.

[jcheatle]

I concur. I rented Rez a few years back, but stupidly never bought it. Now maybe I can afford it.

Likewise, how do I get ahold of somebody about re-releasing Intelligent Qube? I played the hell out of it at college, but then we graduated. I never knew it was rare as hell until I tried buying it. :hmm:

[Zilla]

I agree with re prints being awesome. If games were all so common that they only cost me 5-10 bucks I would be loving life cause then if time became available I could go out and play them all. It stinks to know there is an awesome game out there that I should play but find out its super rare and like 100+ bones. Thats lamesauce.

[MarkMan]

Add Sayuki: The Journey West(PS1) to the list...

[Sothy]

they should print them to be exactly identical to the originals too.

So I can laugh at assfaces that pay 600$ for a sealed one.

[Gemini-Phoenix]

This is bad news. Bad bad news. Rhapsody and Persona II were the only two I had heard of [Getting a reprint] - Until now... I had heard rumours that Gitaroo Man and Rez were too...

Were the Resident Evil games on the Cube also reprinted recently? Is this also just an isolated American thing? Or will we see the same happening here in the UK too? This really does suck for all us collector's who paid a lot of money for our copies of these games...


Am I to assume that these new rereleases don't exhibit the white laser label or the holographic tear strip along the top?

[Bronty-2]

My understanding is that all the rereleases are missing the white strip.

[evil_genius]

My understanding is that all the rereleases are missing the white strip.

Absolutely true. I bought the re-release of Rhapsody, Rez, and Gitaroo Man.

[kentuckyfried]

I'm surpised that I am the first to mention Final Fantasy Tactics. Now that's a famous re-print, screwed up many potential ebay seller. I was one of the lucky few to pick up a copy when it first came out, played the hell out of that one :-P

[smork]

Rez is DEFINITELY a reprint now -- look online at Amazon or Gamequest -- hell, check Gamestop's instore listings -- and you'll see tons of copies for $40-50. I think it's a GOOD thing -- that way everybody can share in the goodness that gets overlooked sometimes. Like Disgaea -- hard to find and somewhat expensive for a while, but now cheaper and easier to find, so I snagged a few copies for Christmas gifts this year :)

Still waiting for the Valkyrie Profile reprint -- like eveyone else, I'm sure!

[KingCobra]

Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo was also re-released for the PS1, there was a flood of theim 6 month's ago on ebay for $29.95

Most Rare stuff on the PS2 really isen't Rare IMO, Just the userbase is soo massive that a 20,000 to 30,000 release seems Rare if the demand is high. Like Rez and MvC2 ect..

In the longhaul they'll flood the market, I also don't care about re-release's, though it's nice to see a few AAA excluesives once in a while remain on each console. Sad what happen to the DC and Genesis., streight rape'd those consoles. LOL

[Tron 2.0]

Suikoden II should have a reprint.

Btw i still have my copy but, every body should have a chance to enjoy it ;)

Still knowing, Konami they won't since they like.. pulling that limted copy BS :angry:

[Ed Oscuro]

Reprints are good, but put a little "this is a reprint!" marking on it, just like they do for sountracks.

[Enixis]

Suikoden II should have a reprint.

Btw i still have my copy but, every body should have a chance to enjoy it ;)

Still knowing, Konami they won't since they like.. pulling that limted copy BS :angry:

They're releasing Suikoden I and II on the PSP. :D

[Austin]

Add Sayuki: The Journey West(PS1) to the list...

Ooh, I'm interested. I've been wanting to grab this one for a while. Are there any stores or websites that are specifically stocking the reprint, or should I just wait until it shows up at Gamestop?

[PS1Expert]

GameStop should already have Saiyuki Journey West and Breath Of Fire IV.

Reprints to come are Valkyrie Profile and Suikoden II. Sell your copies now before prices dip.

[shiningslade]

Alright, where is everyone getting this reprint info? :hmm:

[KingKRool]

Yo, I'd kill to play Gitaroo Man. It's one of the greatest PS2 games ever, yet it's still hard to find.

And you know, Atlus games doesn't make reprints...They make limited prints, and then they're done. Games like Skygunner and Samurai Western will be a rare find soon...problem is: most of their games suck :).

[roushimsx]

They're releasing Suikoden I and II on the PSP. :D

and Valkyrie Profile for PSP :guitar:


And you know, Atlus games doesn't make reprints...They make limited prints, and then they're done. Games like Skygunner and Samurai Western will be a rare find soon...problem is: most of their games suck :).

Considering they just reprinted Persona 2, Cubivore, Rhapsody, Shin Megami Tensei 3: Nocturne, and did multiple print runs on Disgaea (was it 3 or 4 print runs?), I'm going to have to call shenanigans on the "limited print run" thing. As long as there's enough demand, they'll reprint something.

but I agree that Skygunner was no where near as good as everyone was making it out to be, and Samurai Western has been getting dumped on...

[drewbrim]

GameStop should already have Saiyuki Journey West and Breath Of Fire IV.

Reprints to come are Valkyrie Profile and Suikoden II. Sell your copies now before prices dip.

Any proof of this?

[KingKRool]

And you know, Atlus games doesn't make reprints...They make limited prints, and then they're done. Games like Skygunner and Samurai Western will be a rare find soon...problem is: most of their games suck :).


Considering they just reprinted Persona 2, Cubivore, Rhapsody, Shin Megami Tensei 3: Nocturne, and did multiple print runs on Disgaea (was it 3 or 4 print runs?), I'm going to have to call shenanigans on the "limited print run" thing. As long as there's enough demand, they'll reprint something.

but I agree that Skygunner was no where near as good as everyone was making it out to be, and Samurai Western has been getting dumped on...

Meh, heard it from a friend.

[Amy Rose]

This is bad news. Bad bad news. Rhapsody and Persona II were the only two I had heard of [Getting a reprint] - Until now... I had heard rumours that Gitaroo Man and Rez were too...
... it's not bad news for gamers. Just bad news for collectors. :)

[dreamcaster]

I welcome ALL reprints. Though I wish PAL Rez would get a reprint. :-(

[PS1Expert]

GameStop should already have Saiyuki Journey West and Breath Of Fire IV.

Reprints to come are Valkyrie Profile and Suikoden II. Sell your copies now before prices dip.

Any proof of this?

Proof is I just picked up my new copy of Saiyuki and multiple stores had BOF IV. GameStop said they should be getting VP and SII soon as well. Though they called it "finding stock in the warehouse".

[yok-dfa]

I welcome ALL reprints. Though I wish PAL Rez would get a reprint. :-(

Does it need one? PAL Rez is still pretty easy to get over here in Europe (maybe things are different 'down under'?)

[Amy Rose]

Divide the availability of games in Europe by ten, add people who buy EVERYTHING to put on eBay and you've got what finding games in Australia is like. :/

[christhegamer]

I'm just worried that when the reprints come along, then the rarity of the game will be lowered (thank heavens for the white strip; now all you got's to worry about is buying the game used x_x)

[Bratwurst]

I heard a rumor that Castlevania Chronicles may be next but I don't know.

Crap, could someone give me a heads up if this happens? I regret not picking up this one for a 20 when I had the chance.

[Mr.FoodMonster]

I still see no evidence of a REZ reprint. Amazon dosn't have anything but used copies, none in any of my local gamestops, and REZ dosn't even come up in ebgames site. If you bought a reprinted REZ, where did you get it?

[SeiruKoji]

I think they also did a "reprint" of DragonBall GT Final Bout for PSX. However the "reprint" was done by Atari. Same game though. I have even seen people trying to pass this off as the original Bandai game on eBay and at flea markets by jacking up the price to $50 or more.

[poe]

This is bad news. Bad bad news. Rhapsody and Persona II were the only two I had heard of [Getting a reprint] - Until now... I had heard rumours that Gitaroo Man and Rez were too...
... it's not bad news for gamers. Just bad news for collectors. :)

I doubt collectors mind a surge in availability and a drop in price on something they're missing.

No, it's only bad for people making a living off reselling collectibles :P

[norkusa]

I still see no evidence of a REZ reprint. Amazon dosn't have anything but used copies, none in any of my local gamestops, and REZ dosn't even come up in ebgames site. If you bought a reprinted REZ, where did you get it?

The Rez reprint is being done exclusively by GameQuestDirect.com. They were the same ones that were responsible for the RE 2 & 3 reprints a little while ago.

[Griking]

Cubivore (GCN)
Resident Evil 2 and 3 (GCN)
Gitarro Man (PS2)
Persona 2 (PS)
Rhapsody (PS)
Rez (PS2)

Just some I have seen come into stores...

Has it ever been confirmed that Rez was re-released? I've heard that the others have I haven't read anything confirming that Rez has


I'm just worried that when the reprints come along, then the rarity of the game will be lowered (thank heavens for the white strip; now all you got's to worry about is buying the game used Confused)

So if all of the reprints are missing the seal strip on the top I'm assuming then that this pretty much means that all "used" copies of these previously rare games will be looked at as being reprints and therefore have no real value?

[Julio III]

in the UK, Ico is getting rereleased when Shadow Of The Collosus comes out

[yok-dfa]

in the UK, Ico is getting rereleased when Shadow Of The Collosus comes out

Not only in the UK. I've read it is re-released all over Europe...

[Vectorman0]

To my knowledge, there is no way to tell any gamecube games print run when the game is sealed. They are exactly the same in every way from what I have seen, and heard.




Cubivore (GCN)
Resident Evil 2 and 3 (GCN)
Gitarro Man (PS2)
Persona 2 (PS)
Rhapsody (PS)
Rez (PS2)

Just some I have seen come into stores...

Has it ever been confirmed that Rez was re-released? I've heard that the others have I haven't read anything confirming that Rez has


I'm just worried that when the reprints come along, then the rarity of the game will be lowered (thank heavens for the white strip; now all you got's to worry about is buying the game used Confused)

So if all of the reprints are missing the seal strip on the top I'm assuming then that this pretty much means that all "used" copies of these previously rare games will be looked at as being reprints and therefore have no real value?

[evil_genius]

GameStop should already have Saiyuki Journey West and Breath Of Fire IV.

Reprints to come are Valkyrie Profile and Suikoden II. Sell your copies now before prices dip.

Any proof of this?

Proof is I just picked up my new copy of Saiyuki and multiple stores had BOF IV. GameStop said they should be getting VP and SII soon as well. Though they called it "finding stock in the warehouse".

I already sold my copy of VP about a month ago. but if I were you I would listen to him. He is the self proclaimed PS1 expert. But seems weird that any Gamestop employee would know about a reprint of a rare game. Whenever I ask about something they respond,"Maybe sometime this week, we are always getting shipments but we don't really know."

[Griking]

Well, I just made a trip to my local Gamestop, they're having a "Buy 2 Get 1 Free" seale this weekend. They had two mint copies of Saiyuki Journey West with the rest of the PS1 games. I think it would be too much of a coincidnce for me to have found them there like that after this topic had there not been a reprint.

[Damion]

I personally Make it a rule to not collect for current gen systems. you always run the risk of some held back stash or a reprint and with the prices for some games being what they are I'm glad I stuck with my policy.

now to go grab a copy of rez and find out what all the hub bub was about.

[Skyway_Recreation]

OK the rez reprint is obvious to me now, i checked Ebay and they have like tons of em at BIN 51 dollars. my friend and i sold both of our copies, i had an opened used one, and he had a sealed onee. his sealed sold for 81.00 while mine opened sold for 80.00 so to me it is obviously REPRINT. good to hear though, but it doesn't matter casue i have the jap ver of rez for DC that's multi lingual! if they are rereleasing all these games, sell while you can!

[drewbrim]

GameStop should already have Saiyuki Journey West and Breath Of Fire IV.

Reprints to come are Valkyrie Profile and Suikoden II. Sell your copies now before prices dip.

Any proof of this?

Proof is I just picked up my new copy of Saiyuki and multiple stores had BOF IV. GameStop said they should be getting VP and SII soon as well. Though they called it "finding stock in the warehouse".

I already sold my copy of VP about a month ago. but if I were you I would listen to him. He is the self proclaimed PS1 expert. But seems weird that any Gamestop employee would know about a reprint of a rare game. Whenever I ask about something they respond,"Maybe sometime this week, we are always getting shipments but we don't really know."

I'd be amazed if that's the case since the publishers for these games are all different. Atlus, Capcom, Enix, and Konami. When Atlus did it with Rhapsody and Persona it was suprising but at least it was just Atlus. Now if everyone is going to be doing it, it changes everything. Especially with VP, wouldn't they have to change the inserts and instruction manual to Square-Enix?

I consider this good for gamers and bad for collectors. Since I fit into both categories I am happy and concerned. I'd love to be able to grab some of these games at more reasonable prices. But I'd kick myself if could've sold a game for $80 and bought it weeks later for $30. Decisions, decisions.

[Ze_ro]

they should print them to be exactly identical to the originals too.

So I can laugh at assfaces that pay 600$ for a sealed one.
I find your ideas intriguing, and I'd like to subscribe to your newsletter.

Someone needs to start reprinting Battlesphere for the Jaguar.

--Zero

[Tron 2.0]

Suikoden II should have a reprint.

Btw i still have my copy but, every body should have a chance to enjoy it ;)

Still knowing, Konami they won't since they like.. pulling that limted copy BS :angry:

They're releasing Suikoden I and II on the PSP. :D
Meh they should release it as a.. double pack for the console.

Blah i don't care for handhelds any ways :P

[smork]

I still see no evidence of a REZ reprint. Amazon dosn't have anything but used copies, none in any of my local gamestops, and REZ dosn't even come up in ebgames site. If you bought a reprinted REZ, where did you get it?

5 new listed on Amazon's page, bunches on Ebay. Doubt people decided to hate it all of a sudden. :D

[Amy Rose]

Does anyone know whether the PS2 PAL Space Channel 5 Part 2 got a reprint? Large numbers of the game surfaced in Toys R Us around September this year. I think they've all been snapped up now, though.

Until recently it's been the hardest game to find a copy of for the PS2 over here. Ico and Rez were both findable (if barely), but now I think that honour goes to Rez. (Or maybe Ephemeral Fantasia... hehe.)

[kevin_psx]

Rez (PS2)


Drat. So I should not have bought that Rez copy for $50?

[yok-dfa]

Until recently it's been the hardest game to find a copy of for the PS2 over here. Ico and Rez were both findable (if barely), but now I think that honour goes to Rez. (Or maybe Ephemeral Fantasia... hehe.)

ICO and Rez are pretty easy to find. Maybe not cheap, but if you were willing to pay the price you could find one within a week. If you really want to a hard to find title, try getting a PAL copy of Polaroid Pete :D

[Atma Shiro]

i think you should add vagrant story to the list as their atleast 6 sitting on the ps1 rack in my local gamestop ( all of them are in to good of condition to be used). ~Augusta Ga

[DreamTR]

Just to clarify, Gamequestdirect gets their items from distributors, so they are NOT exclusive to them in any way, shape, or form.

[Griking]

i think you should add vagrant story to the list as their atleast 6 sitting on the ps1 rack in my local gamestop ( all of them are in to good of condition to be used). ~Augusta Ga

You know, now that you mention it, each of the three or four Gamestops that I visited recently have had a copy or two of this game in stock in great condition. I didn't really think much of it because it's not really a very hard game to find but I suppose it's possible that it was re-released as well

[esquire]

Well, I just made a trip to my local Gamestop, they're having a "Buy 2 Get 1 Free" seale this weekend. They had two mint copies of Saiyuki Journey West with the rest of the PS1 games. I think it would be too much of a coincidnce for me to have found them there like that after this topic had there not been a reprint.

Same thing here. First Gamestop had 3 or 4 copies of mint used Saiyuki ($19.99) and Breath of Fire IV (didn't check price).

Second Gamestop had used multiple copies of Gitaroo Man ($45), Persona 2 ($39.99) and Rhapsody ($39.99), all in mint like condition. Also noticed mint copies of used Cubivore.

Now if I can find a Valkyrie Profile and Suikoden II, I'll be all set.

EDIT: Went to a 3rd Gamestop. They had another copy of Gitaroo Man, Rhapsody, Cubivore and 3 copies of Saiyuki.

[pacmanhat]

I'm fairly certain that Culdcept received a reprint at one point, but neither the original pressing nor the reprint was very sizeable to begin with.

[Vroomfunkel]

Does anyone know whether the PS2 PAL Space Channel 5 Part 2 got a reprint? Large numbers of the game surfaced in Toys R Us around September this year. I think they've all been snapped up now, though.

Until recently it's been the hardest game to find a copy of for the PS2 over here. Ico and Rez were both findable (if barely), but now I think that honour goes to Rez. (Or maybe Ephemeral Fantasia... hehe.)

Doubt it - I am guessing that it was just excess stock being liquidated. The game was never properly released in the UK, so if you think it was hard to get in Oz, it was horrendous here. For a short while there was a batch of new copies on eBay UK and the price went down a bit, but then they dried up and it's gone back up again.

I grabbed a full length promo from Germany for a few Euros ages ago.

Vroomfunkel

[ProgrammingAce]

I'll vouch for the reprint on rez, I have a pic of it on my site at:

http://gamerhistory.com/games/rez.html


There is absolutely no way to tell the difference from an original printing except for the missing top white spine label. If you were to buy it used, you would have no way of knowing. I hope more games get reprinted, more people should have the chance to play some of these awesome games.

[norkusa]

Just to clarify, Gamequestdirect gets their items from distributors, so they are NOT exclusive to them in any way, shape, or form.


Ahhh, okay. The guy who runs GQD posts over at CAG sometimes to let people know whenever he has a hot re-print for sale (like Rez and RE2 & 3). When he posted about the Rez re-release, he said that the game was exclusive to his store and nobody else would be selling it. Guess that was total B.S.

[Gemini-Phoenix]

This is bad news. Bad bad news. Rhapsody and Persona II were the only two I had heard of [Getting a reprint] - Until now... I had heard rumours that Gitaroo Man and Rez were too...
... it's not bad news for gamers. Just bad news for collectors. :)

Even so, there are plenty of colelctor's out there who will desire the original release, all because of that small white label on the top...


Let's put it this way ~ The NOW 4 Cd (UK) is one of the rarest and most expensive CD's available, and can be downloaded for pittance, but there are still people out there who will pay the £200+ for it just for their collection.

There are also vintage Cd's which have no bar code on the back (A few U2 Cd's spring to mind), and are considerably rarer than copies reprnted this year, and available for under a fiver in most Cd shops ~ Yet many collector's will gladly pay £70+ for the originals, despite the fact that they may not even work after 20 years of use...

[esquire]

I was told by several Gamestop employees that the Gitaroo Man copies I am seeing at every store were not re-prints but apparently a warehouse find. They received copies of Gitaroo Man, Saiyuki, Persona 2, Rhapsody and Breath of Fire IV, and they had to open each and every copy before putting them in the "used" section. I forgot to bother to ask why they didn't simply sell them as "new". I am sure it had something to do with the business end of it all, but in the end it only hurts the collectors out there as they are no longer sealed. I also forgot to ask about Cubivore as I am seeing several Gamestops with "mint" used copies of this game as well.

Does anybody have any varying information as to any of these games? Where were they found? Why aren't they being sold as "new"?

[mb7241]

Just yesterday, my local Rhino Video Games got in new copies of Gitaroo Man and Rez. Yes, they're still selling them as new. However, not quite 2 weeks ago, they also received the Persona 2 and Rhapsody reprints, a couple of which they left sealed, but sold at used price (I asked them why and they said "Because we don't sell new PS1 games anymore"...). Also, I noticed Kuon was there right alongside the other new PS2 games...was it reprinted as well?

BTW, Breath of Fire IV was reprinted? That's news (and rather shocking, at that) to me...

Also, I'm kinda hoping PAL Rez doesn't get reprinted, as I just imported one from the UK and got it in the mail Friday. Same sentiment with VP and Suikoden II, although they are getting PSP ports.

[Famidrive-16]

I saw like, five copies of ICO at the EBGames I was at last week.

Is that game still in print in the US, and if not, did they reprint it for SotC or something? :/