What is the Single RAREST Item In Your Collection?

[THXII38]

I have some mint/sealed ZX Spectrum software from 1982.

and I just bought a mint/sealed MSX game from 1983. Chuckie Egg.


not very rare - but this is the rarest stuff I own.

[zektor]

It would have to be Outrun 3D complete in box for the SMS. It's my crown jewel.

There is a special thing about it too, it was once owned by board member, Zektor. Thanks again Bruce old buddy!

Hey dude, I ended up scoring another Outrun 3d complete for $14 I can't believe it myself!

[Atari7800]

Here's my 2 cents... Pales in comparison to some of you guys, but it's not bad...


Atari 2600: Polaris (loose)
Atari 5200: Zaxxon (loose), Star Wars Arcade (loose)Castle Blast (comp), Combat II (gold label)
Atari 7800: Crossbow (comp)
Jaguar: Alien Vs Predator (comp)
Odyssey 2: The Quest for the Rings (comp)
Intellivision: Pole Position (comp but tatty), Tron Solar Sailor (comp)
Colecovision: Threshold (loose)
Vectrx: Qube Quest (comp), Vec Sports Boxing (comp)
Turbo Grafx-16: Magical Chase (comp)
Nintendo: Pacmania (loose), Tengen Tetris (loose)
Super Nintendo: Q-Bert 3 (loose), Liberty or Death (with instructions), Super Bonk (loose), Sonic the Hedgehog (loose), Tekken 2 (loose)
Nintendo 64: all Blockbuster exclusives (most complete), Bakuretu Muteki Bangaioh (comp), Hydro Thunder (comp), Ogre Battle 64, SiN and Punishment (comp)
Sega Master System: (all comp) Alf, Chuck Tock II, Earthworm Jim, Mortal Kombat 3, Phantasy Star, Power Strike (promo version), Spiderman, Street Fighter 2, Virtual Fighter Animation, 20-in-1 Multicart (loose)
Genesis: (all complete) Scooby Doo Mystery, Aerobiz Supersonic, Frogger, Gaiares, Herzog Zwei, Outlander, Ultimate Qix, Panorama Cotton, Action 52 (loose)
Sega CD: (comp)Third World War, Snatcher
Sega 32x: (all comp) DarXide, Romance of the Three Kingdoms 4, Spiderman: Web of Fire
Saturn: (all comp) ALL Saturn shooters, ALL Capcom fighters, ALL “Final Five” releases, Death Crimson, Dragon Ball Z Shinbutohden, D & D Collection, Elan Doree’, Metal Slug, Prikura Daisakusen, Princess Crown, Psychic Killer Assassin Taromaru, Sonic Council, Wizardry Llylgamyn Saga, Dragon Force, Winning Post, Guardian Heroes, Street Fighter Collection
Playstation: (all comp) Castlevania Chronicles, Dragon Ball GT Final Bout, R-Types, Return Fire, Suikoden II, Xenogears, Foxhunt, Tactics Ogre, Ogre Battle
Neo Geo Pocket: (complete UK) Cool Boarders, Cotton, Evolution, Faselei!, Gals Fighters, The Last Blade, Picture Puzzle, (comp Japan) Super Real Mahjong Premium Collection

[Lyndo]

[img][/img] I actually have an Atari Orbit in the original cabinet. I needs a little help but its pretty frickin' rare if you ask me. I have even been in contact with the programmer...his name is Owen Rubin...real nice guy.[img][/img]

[AB Positive]

personally, I think my rarest game is either my Mint (but not sealed) copy of Shining Force III for Saturn, or possibly the mint-but-not-sealed Xenogears. I've played neither one as I currently have somewhere near 12 RPGs I've yet to play and 16 or so I need to beat.

[AB Positive]

Super Nintendo: Q-Bert 3 (loose), Liberty or Death (with instructions), Super Bonk (loose), Sonic the Hedgehog (loose), Tekken 2 (loose)

Uh... Sonic on the SNES? Again, I'm new to the collector side of gaming but I'm a touch skeptical of this. Was there a SNES Sonic?

[zektor]

Super Nintendo: Q-Bert 3 (loose), Liberty or Death (with instructions), Super Bonk (loose), Sonic the Hedgehog (loose), Tekken 2 (loose)

Uh... Sonic on the SNES? Again, I'm new to the collector side of gaming but I'm a touch skeptical of this. Was there a SNES Sonic?

Well, I have the rom for it. Seems to be some kind of pirate hack.

[Arqueologia_Digital]

Super Nintendo: Q-Bert 3 (loose), Liberty or Death (with instructions), Super Bonk (loose), Sonic the Hedgehog (loose), Tekken 2 (loose)

Uh... Sonic on the SNES? Again, I'm new to the collector side of gaming but I'm a touch skeptical of this. Was there a SNES Sonic?

Well, you will find a lot of hacks like this, for ex: Somari for NES...look at this...
http://www.geocities.com/arquedigireviews/somari.htm

[wizardofwor]

I have some that are in demand, and harder to find, but not really "rare" as in severely limited quantities. By rare, I assume something that you wouldn't normally find on a particular day of Ebay searching. Some things I have are "rare" because they are comlete and in demand such as Phantasy Star CIB, Secret of Mana CIB, Chrono Trigger CIB, etc., but they can be had for a price.

I have several carts that are "rare" as in you can't find them, but don't know which one should be considered the single rarest...it would all depend upon who you asked...

Beamrider Prototype for Intellivision

River Raid Prototype for Intellivision

Fathom for Intellivision CIB (Bought new myself)

Tengen Tetris for NES CIB (Bought new myself)

Vectrex Art Master w light pen

Beat 'em and Eat 'em / Lady in Wading double ender for 2600

[ste]

Mine would be:

Atari2600:
Pengo

Vic-20:
Star Battle

NES:
Maxi-15 (unlicensed)

StarBattle was an amazing steal. I found it for 1$ (Canadian! That's $0.50US ) at a lovely second hand dive. I didn't even have a Vic-20 yet. I just knew I had to snatch it up. Found a Vic-20 a week later [/u]

[rolenta]

Why did Atari release Video Cube *and* Rubik's Cube? They are the almost the same game, so why release them twice?

It was a licensing thing. Kind of like why did INTV release Soccer when NASL Soccer was the same game?

There has to be more it than this. Atari Video Cube and Rubik's Cube were released around the same time by the same company. NASL was released by Mattel Electronics whereas Soccer was released by INTV Corp. The licensing agreements that Mattel had probably didn't carry over when the company was sold.

[mitmoe]

Sonic Adventure Limited Edition for DREAMCAST

[Atari7800]

Sonic for SNES? You bet... to bad it's a hack of Speedy Gonzales with Sonic and Mario taking the places of other sprites. Crap, really.

Sonmari is much better (I'd love to get it.) A true-blue Sonic game on the NES... the programmers obviously took a lot of time with that one.

Tekken 2 on the SNES appears to be an original game, but it blows. They have copied the arcade's select screens and some of the still screens, but the rest of the game is wretched. Bad graphics, bad control, laughable winning screen.

[Eternal Champion]

Why are people listing Gunstar Heroes for Genesis? Is it really that rare? I guess I wouldn't know, I've had it since it was released. At the time I felt it was being overlooked, but I had no problem getting it.

It irks me that FFIII, Chrono Trigger, and Secret of Mana would be considered "rare", as they were popular and easy to get in the mid-90s. But seeing that people horde copies, I guess complete copies are hard to come by. Phantasy Star IV I can understand, released in 94 to little fanfare and a high price tag. Look on Ebay at any given time and there are dozens of auctions going on for these games. It's just that they are popular and demand is high. Complete copies for all 3 go for at least 60 bucks. Sheesh. 'Course, Chrono Trigger was 70 bucks new in 1995.

Anyway, I have small collections for SNES, Genesis, and NES.
NES: River City Ransom, maybe Double Dragon III, loose, but still easy to get

SNES: Clayfighter Tournament Edition w/manual--rare, to be sure, but low demand--I got it for $1.50
Super Double Dragon--seems to be rare, I paid $20 bucks, maybe over-priced, but I love it
R-Type III complete, great condition, with dust cover--I can't believe I paid almost $40, but it's beautiful \^_^/
Space Megaforce loose
Contra III complete--not too many of those around, it seems, or...?
I'm hesitant, but what the hell:
FFIII complete (poster included), guide in ratty condition
CT w/manual, no maps

Genesis:
Streets of Rage 3 complete--I've heard it's rare, I don't know
Lightening Force/TFIV--don't see it too often, in fact I didn't know it existed (probably because they stupidly didn't call it Thunder Force IV--WOW, that was stupid x_x ) but it's cheap, so maybe not rare, definitely low demand--I got it for $1.25!
Gaiares, I suppose, I've had it for years and years
Phantasy Star IV--cart only is cheap compared to with manual, even...keee-rist!!
Phantasy Star II complete with hint book--had it since 1991, its price then was $70...not as much demand for it now as PSIV complete, of course, but there you go. Not that I care, it's not going anywhere.
Ghostbusters complete in perfect condition--don't come across it too often like this. The GB fanboy in me is happy
Gauntlet IV complete--again, seems to be rare, but demand isn't exactly explosive--I recently got it for 4 bucks

[ste]

Why did Atari release Video Cube *and* Rubik's Cube? They are the almost the same game, so why release them twice?

It was a licensing thing. Kind of like why did INTV release Soccer when NASL Soccer was the same game?

There has to be more it than this. Atari Video Cube and Rubik's Cube were released around the same time by the same company. NASL was released by Mattel Electronics whereas Soccer was released by INTV Corp. The licensing agreements that Mattel had probably didn't carry over when the company was sold.

IRRC, Rubick Cube was only available to Atari Club members(as a prize? My neighbour claimed so when we were young), and Video Cube was for general sale, making Rubic's Cube a collectors item. Tada!

[jose.yoshitake]

My rarest are some of my Brazilian Odyssey^2:

Atlantis
Demon Attack
Frogger
Super Cobra
Popeye
Q*Bert
Balão Travesso!
Comando Noturno!

and my only Odyssey^3 cart:

Nightmare+

[Wily]

Mine are:

Propeller Arena Beta and System 2 Disc for DC

or

Metal Slug 2 US for NGH

Guess the first one is rarer...

Wily

[Arrrhalomynn]

Must be my primal rage for the european 32X. I haven't seen any of those in the last year apart from mine.

[Vroomfunkel]

Well, I just sold my two rarest games. Although I haven't posted them yet, so they're still in the house. Does that count?

They are:

Jewels of the Oracle (PAL Saturn)
Lords of Thunder (PAL Mega CD)

I've also got Panzer Dragoon Saga - but I don't think that is as rare. I certainly see it a lot more often .... I've also got a copy of Yu Yu Hakushu for the Megadrive on its way to me. That probably comes closer, but I've still seen it more often than the first two.

Vroomfunkel

[buttasuperb]

Ninja Masters US MVS kit (except the box) and Neo Drift Out US MVS cart.

I hardly ever see them for sale.