I've seen a loose Chrono Trigger at a record store near me for about $60 and Ys III for the Turbo Grafx doesn't seem to cheap either these days. Don't get me started on Earthbound...
Why are many old school RPGs so expensive?
I've seen a loose Chrono Trigger at a record store near me for about $60 and Ys III for the Turbo Grafx doesn't seem to cheap either these days. Don't get me started on Earthbound...
because they're highly sought after. supply and demand. that's it.
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Because they are amazing(while new school RPGs keep getting worse), so the demand is through the roof. With RPGs, being good helps drive the prics(and alot of RPGs have additional paperwork, paperwork that is actually used, so a game that is complete, can easily double the price, on top of it already being in high demand). In RPGs, it being a good gams, is a much bigger deal, then it being a crappy, but super rare game, so games that are both get pretty expensive(Earthbound for example).Originally Posted by Nintega Grafx-16
Rpgs can be overrated , but I think they are expensive cause people are way to attached to them. Alot of factors , supply ,demand, perception to be amazing , I paid 32 dollars for a loose Earthbound the 1st time and I laugh when I see prices go up to 90 dollars for just a loose cart years later after.
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What'll blow your mind is the cost of these on the Japanese version side is much lower...! I looked up Chrono Trigger for SFC, CIB, and it's under $30. Chrono Trigger tends to go for $60-$70 for the loose SNES version. I was lucky to get mine for $30-$35 loose; I got the price down because I made a $120 deal with the guy for a bunch of stuff. In fact, he added more things than I asked for. He lowered the price much further for me.
I haven't confirmed if this is the dominant trend but I did also look up a random cost for the FF games on SFC and they completely undermine the SNES loose cart costs.
its a "omg raer" thing.
though what happens is a bunch show up at once and then it isnt so OMG RAER anymore.
I got earthbound for free. Yeah, I said it.
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There is a simple reason for that, there are a lot more RPGs that's not released outside of Japan, in fact, they are flooded with great RPGs from the SNES days, so there are plenty to choose from, thus lowering demand for any one game. On top of that, there were more made in Japan, then the US releases in general.What'll blow your mind is the cost of these on the Japanese version side is much lower...! I looked up Chrono Trigger for SFC, CIB, and it's under $30. Chrono Trigger tends to go for $60-$70 for the loose SNES version. I was lucky to get mine for $30-$35 loose; I got the price down because I made a $120 deal with the guy for a bunch of stuff. In fact, he added more things than I asked for. He lowered the price much further for me.
I haven't confirmed if this is the dominant trend but I did also look up a random cost for the FF games on SFC and they completely undermine the SNES loose cart costs.
Extremely high demand and the fact that when people get them, they hold onto them and don't re-sell often.
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Partially because up until more recent times (PS1 forward) rpg's were still MUCH more niche than most other genre's. Obviously smaller print runs vs. let's say sports games, etc.
P.S. For the 1,976th time Ys III for teh TG is neither that rare, or pricey.
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That would be the correct answer to this question. Even in this day and age, the market for them in the US is still quite a bit smaller than for many other genres (although their reach into the mainstream varies if you looking at, say, Final Fantasy vs. the latest Atelier game or some such), but it was certainly a niche product back then. Because of that, not only were print runs relatively small but they also only bothered to localize what they considered to be the best of the best (and even then countless top tier RPGs never left Japan). So when you combine the low supply, reputation for quality, and the dedicated fan base, then you have a perfect recipe for valuable games.
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well i donno how im supposed to screen shot someone leaving it at my house and then going to jail for 2 years and vanishing from earth
But I do have earthbound, loose
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Cartridgiality?But I do have earthbound, loose
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You are one lucky mother f-er. Speaking of good deals, I only paid $5 for a loose Lufia II at a Game Crazy store before it closed down and became a generic 99 cents store #101well i donno how im supposed to screen shot someone leaving it at my house and then going to jail for 2 years and vanishing from earth
But I do have earthbound, loose
Demand makes it expensive, but you can still find most of RPG for reasonable price if you know where to look.
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It's about graphics. Games with good graphics during the 90's look visually outdated to many people today. So that lowers the demand. However, RPGs are story driven, not graphically driven. They are the classical literature of the video game world.
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Yeah, there's the thrill of having/playing/selling a hunk of plastic. Some bragging rights or just plugging a hole in your collection. A childhood wish realized.
There's also the fact that re-releases and ports are never what you remember. The recent Chronotrigger and Final Fantasy DS games had new translations and content added. Not to mention "updating" them 2.5D or 3D. Throwing in stylus-based menu controls just because. The smaller things like adding CG cutscenes, voice actors, changing the soundtrack.
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they didnt sell well in the day (or now, really), so the number on the market is relatively low while their fanbase (including me) is borderline retarded.
at least we would never pay 40k for any of these games
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