Tobal 2 Soundtrack

[Cornelius]

in good condition. Anyone have an estimate?

edit... I had Tomba! at first. Whoops! wire crossed in my brain.

[Aussie2B]

Well, first and foremost I have to confirm: are you sure it's legit? It should be published by DigiCube; if it's any other manufacturer it's a bootleg and not really worth any more than the materials it's printed on.

If you do have the authentic DigiCube release, you're a bit fortunate because it's one of just a handful of Squaresoft DigiCube releases that haven't been reprinted. However, I don't think Tobal 2 has very strong demand on the used market, which would explain the lack of a reprint (although that same logic doesn't apply to stuff like Parasite Eve). You're probably looking at 20-30 bucks tops.

[Cornelius]

I don't actually know if it was official or not. I passed it up at Goodwill today since it was $5, and I don't usually spend that much just on speculation unless it is something I'm interested in for myself. Guess I should have picked it up, I tend to forget that they have an easy return policy.

[Aussie2B]

If you found it at a Goodwill, I'd guess that it's probably a bootleg. Most Japanese game soundtracks that make their way to America are bootlegs, except for those imported straight from Japan by diehard soundtrack collectors, who probably wouldn't dump their soundtracks off at a thrift. I'm not saying it isn't possible, just not likely.

I have found a few official US-released soundtracks in thrift stores, like stuff released by Tokyopop and Nippon Ichi. Obviously, Tobal 2 wouldn't come out in the US since the game didn't either.

[Cornelius]

Well, I was across the street from GW today for something else, so I popped back in. It is by DigiCube (1997). Has liner notes and a postcard-type registration(?) insert.

I grabbed it to flip since it holds no interest for me, so if anyone is interested, shoot me an offer.

[Aussie2B]

Nice. I wish we could know the story of how a legit Japanese soundtrack, for a relatively obscure Japanese game, ended up at a Goodwill of all places.

[VACRMH]

Nice. I wish we could know the story of how a legit Japanese soundtrack, for a relatively obscure Japanese game, ended up at a Goodwill of all places.

You'd be amazed at what makes it over to the states. I found a talking clock of the horse from "Midori no Makibao" at a small thrift store once.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx21zAyDRyI

Still talks too

[Aussie2B]

I do actually come across Japanese stuff pretty often since most of my hunting is in Washington state, which has a fair sized Japanese population, plus plenty of business ties to Japan. I mostly just see Japanese books and movies. I wish I could come across Japanese video game related goods. I did come across a couple Dreamcast imports in a thrift once, but that was in NYC (so they probably just came from Chinatown) and they were just racing games or something.