Do not remember the exact cost, but whatever the cost of SW:EP1 Podracer for N64 was new.
Do not remember the exact cost, but whatever the cost of SW:EP1 Podracer for N64 was new.
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I think I paid $120 for Steel Battalion with the controller if that counts.
Otherwise its $85 for Dungeons & Dragons Collection imported when it was new. Paid a similar price for the Saturn Street Fighter vs. games too.
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I paid 250 euros for Monkey Island 2 for PC in mint condition
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For my 8 bit collection Ant Eater by Romox set me back 65.00 (61+4 shipping ). Everything else was 2.00 or less.
I really haven't ever spent much on a single game. My Millipede arcade cab set me back $250 but that has been the most expensive single thing by far. I don't think I have spent more than $20 on anything that wasn't a new release.
Around $45 (Final Fantasy II Used)
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For arcade cabinets, I paid $1000 for my 4 player Sunset Riders, $500 each for Time Soldiers and a Centipede cabaret, $250 for a pristine Popeye, and $150 for my 1-slot MVS set up as a dedicated Metal Slug.
For console, I paid $400 for my limited edition Mother 3 box with the GB Micro and Franklin Badge, and $165 for Top Hunter on AES. A couple of other AES games hit a little over $100... Sengoku 2 & 3 both did, and I feel I overpaid for Radiant Silvergun at $150 on Saturn.
My copy of Earthbound was $125 IIRC in December 2011.
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties was $75, shipped July 20, 2011.
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IIRC it was around $225 for the us laseractive release of Blue Chicago Blues.
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so would this apply to things like an arcade machine?
IIRC around $100-$125 for a complete Suikoden II. Back when I had more disposable income I was willing to nab $60+ PS1 and PS2 games without any real struggle if they came from good sources and were slightly nicer than the rest of the baying pack.
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I'm surprised I never posted in this topic.
Thankfully, my most expensive haven't changed in well over a decade. I don't think I've ever spent more than $100 for a standard game release. Back when the SNES was still alive, I dropped $80 apiece for Chrono Trigger, Super Mario RPG, and Kirby Super Star (and the cashier remarked that Kirby Super Star was a really good deal because it advertised "8 games in one!" haha). When I imported Star Ocean 3 when it first came out in Japan, that was $90-something, I believe, though that came with a few bonus preorder items.
When I include LEs, then my highest is the Japanese Valkyrie Profile 2 Artifact Box, which set me back around $225. I got skunked on that one because I had preordered it on NCSX for $150, but when it came out, they sent me an email saying their supplier was gouging them, so if I still wanted it, it would be twice as much. I said eff that, despite how strongly I wanted it, and I was able to get it for said $225 on eBay a few months later. The kicker is that I had originally preordered it on Play-Asia for just slightly more than $150, and if I had stuck with them, I would've had no problems. The Japanese LE for the first Valkyrie Profile was also pricey at $200. I got that years past its release, and the one I bought was the first ever I saw on eBay. The guy selling it had it way overpriced, so he acted like I was really lowballing him when I offered $200, but he accepted my offer anyway. I probably should have just waited, as more popped up on eBay over the years, and these days you could probably get one for around half what I paid.
Despite overpaying a little at times, I can't complain. I've gotten a lot of good deals. Like, you would think the two copies of Rondo of Blood for PC Engine I've bought would be among my most expensive, but I managed to get each for around $70. When I sold one, I got double back, so I effectively got my Rondo for free.
Bought a Ninja Gaiden arcade cabinet for $50 if that counts. I rarely buy new games and rarely pay more than $5 for a used game...maybe $10 if it's something I really want.
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I think I paid $250 for a CIB Tails Adventure for Game Gear then sold my sealed one to the second highest bidder against me of my open copy for $360. I think I bought the sealed copy on here for $150 or $200. I forget. It pays to leave sealed games sealed then sell them for more to buy an already open copy and other games with the profit IMO. I think Crusader of Centy for Genesis might have been $200 cart only too. So that's probably my runner up. If I love a game so much that I take the time to 100% it even though it's long, I feel like I've gotta have it no matter what. Unless it's just some short game that's really rare and I feel like it's not worth the money for the experience I had. Example - Bonk's Adventure for NES? That's not a $450 experience to me, especially when it's just a downport of an $18 TurboGrafx-16 title.
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