Samurai Shodown Anthology PS2... WTF!

[Kitsune Sniper]

So, usually, SNK's games get tossed into the bargain bin very quickly.

But has anyone looked at the eBay prices for Samurai Shodown Anthology? Used copies of the PS2 version are selling for around $50 on average. NEW versions go for over $120. Why the hell is this particular title SO EXPENSIVE? The Art of Fighting and Fatal Fury Anthologies got relatively large print runs, but man... You'd think SNK would want to print a second run of this game.

Maybe I'm just pissed that I couldn't buy this when it was new. Still. WTF? Over in Japan it's even gotten a budget release, so it's not even close to being rare.

Maybe I just wanted to vent... They've gotten several collections that we won't get (ADK, Sunsoft, Savage Reign). Stupid SNK. >_<

[understatement]

Wow! That makes me sad I got it for the wii now.

[Bojay1997]

Simply put, it was released in very limited quantities through very few retailers. I had to buy mine on Amazon at release as I couldn't find any brick and mortar retailers that stocked it.

So, usually, SNK's games get tossed into the bargain bin very quickly.

But has anyone looked at the eBay prices for Samurai Shodown Anthology? Used copies of the PS2 version are selling for around $50 on average. NEW versions go for over $120. Why the hell is this particular title SO EXPENSIVE? The Art of Fighting and Fatal Fury Anthologies got relatively large print runs, but man... You'd think SNK would want to print a second run of this game.

Maybe I'm just pissed that I couldn't buy this when it was new. Still. WTF? Over in Japan it's even gotten a budget release, so it's not even close to being rare.

Maybe I just wanted to vent... They've gotten several collections that we won't get (ADK, Sunsoft, Savage Reign). Stupid SNK. >_<

[portnoyd]

Yeah, it didn't ship to any Gamestops as far as I can tell. Kmart/Sears had it online but it's sold out now and never made it to stores.

It's OMG rare right now. If you find any for retail, buy them all.

[Xexyz]

This is one compilation I'm annoyed to have held off on. I mean, the PS2 version got such a stupid small print run, that I was SOL when trying to pick it up a mere couple months after release. I settled for the Wii version, but am still actively seeking out a PS2 copy. I've heard from some people that Wal-Mart carried it, might be a YMMV thing.

[Kitsune Sniper]

This is one compilation I'm annoyed to have held off on. I mean, the PS2 version got such a stupid small print run, that I was SOL when trying to pick it up a mere couple months after release. I settled for the Wii version, but am still actively seeking out a PS2 copy. I've heard from some people that Wal-Mart carried it, might be a YMMV thing.

I searched in California and Tennessee. Nothing.

Why are the Wii and PSP versions stupidly common, while the PS2 version isn't? Agh!

[bcks007]

I'm banging my head i didn't pick this up, i think it was only 10.99 on amazon.

[hellfire]

Toys r us had a shitload of them last time I checked

[Bojay1997]

Toys r us had a shitload of them last time I checked

On-line has been sold out for at least a month and I haven't seen it (PS2 version) in local stores at all, even at release. Are you sure this info is recent and not about the Wii or PSP versions which are very common?

[megasdkirby]

Not fair.

I always passed on this thinking "later I will get it", and look.

Now I have to keep an eye out for it.

[The 1 2 P]

Walmart use to have these in stock but I unfortuantely never grabbed one. But I'm curious about everyone responding in this thread: are you mad you didn't pick one up to play or because you don't have one to sell on ebay? I already know Kitsune's answer

[Kitsune Sniper]

Walmart use to have these in stock but I unfortuantely never grabbed one. But I'm curious about everyone responding in this thread: are you mad you didn't pick one up to play or because you don't have one to sell on ebay? I already know Kitsune's answer

I'm in both camps. I WANT the game and didn't pick it up because I figured that it would go down in price and be readily available, just like the other SNK games I've bought in the past. I don't always resell pricey games, you know. :P

Also, my local TRU never stocked this, apparently. They don't seem to like violent games.

[darkslime]

Apparently the dp store noticed this too, they had an auction for it that just ended.

[bcks007]

I want to play it and keep it for my collection, not to sell, in fact if i got multiple copys of this game, i would sell them at a fair price, just to not be a price scalper. I'm not looking to make money on them, pissed i had the chance to buy it, and now its gone. I can almost get any other snk game for good price, even if there quite old, on the ps2. But this game.....grr Only 3 snk games i need for the ps2 now. and the newest might turn out to be the hardest/most expensive.

[megasdkirby]

Walmart use to have these in stock but I unfortuantely never grabbed one.

I need to check my local Walmart and Sams, just in case. I recall seeing them quite a few times in one of those stores (surely Sams), so if they still have a copy, I will pick one up.

[Kitsune Sniper]

I'm going to visit my local stores during the week. I remember the local TRU had a ton of games in storage... Maybe the guys in charge put something in the back, as usual. (Hell, back when I was working there, they kept dozens of copies of Art of Fighting Anthology to sell on XMas... and they didn't sell a single one. :P)

[hellfire]

On-line has been sold out for at least a month and I haven't seen it (PS2 version) in local stores at all, even at release. Are you sure this info is recent and not about the Wii or PSP versions which are very common?

im sure

[wingzrow]

FFFFFFFFFFFFF

Should have bought one when I had the chance. Guess it's ebay for me, I need to get a copy before it skyrockets any further.

[ScourDX]

I didn't realized it when up so high. I rented this game to a friend in sealed condition. He haven't play it yet. May I can ask him to give it back to me. I saw this copy at Wal-mart for $14.83. It was on bargain bin for a while.

[RCM]

Is the series perfectly emulated on PS2? I heard it wasn't, which was the reason I held off. I believe I can grab a copy or two...