What's the Most You've Ever Paid for a Single Game?

[SegaAges]

$100 for a comlpete NTSC Jack Bros for VB

[Xtincthed]

at the moment, 40 euros for complete Conkers Bad Fur Day (about $55)

[BHvrd]

200+tax = Hellgate with founders account.

They better keep that damn thing running, lol. Pretty cool game really though but yeah, I kinda regret it a bit.

[darkslime]

I think it was $60 for the Final Fantasy XII collector's edition in like sixth grade.

I have some games that cost more, but they were either paid for half by my brother or as a gift.

[ThoughtBomb]

$80 for the MGS 4 Special Edition, which quite frankly, was not that special. They seriously could have put everything they had on the extra discs onto the Blu-ray. And the "Art Book"? Try premade cg images put into a coloring book. COME ON, HIDEO!!!

[Evilhead]

My most expensive must've been 220 euros (about 300 usd) for Rock Band X360.
So far me and my mates have played it about 50 hours, so not worth it just yet.

For a "normal" game, I think the most expensive would be 70 euros for Fable 2.

[cyberfluxor]

#1 is Diablo 2 for the PC when it first came out for $55. I think it was worth it for all the hours I spent on it, but I just hope it's not true that Diablo 2 is a MMORPG costing $15 a month like WoW.

#2 goes to Guildwars ($50), which I bought a week after release and haven't spent more than 40hrs on, but I feel I might get back "into" it over winter break.

#3 for the win is House of the Dead 2 for the Dreamcast. It's a odd placement because I spent $13 on it at Gamestop but paid an additional $24 for 2 guns and $4 for 2 rumble packs. It's the only shooter I have for the Dreamcast so I claim it to be a "bundle" of $41.

#4 is Gamecube's very fine Worms 3D for $35 new after it came out. God I love the Worms! games!!

#5 has to be another new Gamecube title: Serious Sam - The Second Encounter! $30 baby!

Everything else is under $20 because I'm cheep and love to save money buying used games that CAN work as good as new.

It's been nearly 3 years since I've posted in here and well, these have been bumped down.
#1/2: $300 on Alpha Mission II and Ghost Pilot combined with shipping, both in shock boxes, complete art, and both great shape. I purchased these last month and are fantastic starts for my MVS shooters.
#3: Diablo 2 still @ $55.
#4/5: Guild Wars is now shared with Supreme Commander @ $50. Bought the expansion (Forged Alliance) a few months after its launch after seeing SupCom drop in price so quickly.

I guess I'm still a tight buyer considering how much time has elapsed and not much debunking of pricey titles. Have found quite a few higher priced games for dirt cheap since though so it kinda evens out a bit, hopefully in my favor.

[otaku]

With games like these they really have to be special and hold their value well. I still haven't made it past 300 but now that I'm into the Neo Geo AES this could change. Most recent purchases of great value:

Judgement Silversword 150 USD
Matrimelee AES 175 USD
Metal Slug 1 conversion 209 USD.
Keio Flying Squadron 150 USD

I've spent like 1500 bucks in the last month on games! argh just totaled it all up. I look at it this way though these games will retain their value and can be sold-maybe at profit. Also great replay on many of them.

[carlcarlson]

1. $220 for CIB Cheetahmen 2, though I sold everything but the cart for $200, so net it was only $20

2. $180 Rock Band bundle for 360, but I also bought three other to resell, so this one ended up only costing $30

3. Diablo, Diablo 2 ~$50 These are the only games I have ever bought at full retail price without any way to make the money back. Diablo 3 will probably be the next game to earn that distinguish.

[j1e]

Close to $100 for a complete Valkyrie Profile through eBay.

[MrSparkle]

hmm lets see.

MUSHA - 80
Shining Force CD - 70 (though i did get my first copy at a pretty good deal from a member here i think it was like 35 )
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne - 60
panzer dragoon saga - 230 (ouch that one hurt)
magic knight rayearth - 80
albert odyssey - 85
spiderman web of fire (loose) - 75
chrono trigger - 70

[Kid Dracula]

The most I've paid for any game is 60$ for a nice condition used, loose copy of Little Samson. Man, I like my games complete as much as the next guy but it is so hard and expensive to find some NES titles that you just have to
'settle' for what you can get. For now at least...

[Zap!]

Any of the Neo-Geo games in the early 90's. I was so lucky having a mom who would buy a $200 game for an 18 year old with no job.

[RASK1904]

Snes Dracula X ..........52
Nes R.C. Pro-AM 2 .....25
Nes Dragon Warior 2 ...25
Nes Pal Ufouria ..........24

These are all pretty good deals. But usually I pay nothing for them so this is alot for me.

[b0ub0u]

Border down LE - 210$
Radiant Silvergun - 160$
Earthbound - 150$
R-Type 3 - 125$
Dracula X - 120$
Panzer Dragoon Saga - 110$

All complete and mint.

If you count the Rock Band bundle, than yes I have this as well for the 360.

[Zap!]

Border down LE - 210$
Radiant Silvergun - 160$
Earthbound - 150$
R-Type 3 - 125$
Dracula X - 120$
Panzer Dragoon Saga - 110$

All complete and mint.

If you count the Rock Band bundle, than yes I have this as well for the 360.

Sorry to be off-topic, but I've wondered for over 20 years why some people put the dollar sign ($) after the number (rather than before like it's supposed to), and now seems a good time to ask. I might just start a topic on this.

[p_b]

Sorry to be off-topic, but I've wondered for over 20 years why some people put the dollar sign ($) after the number (rather than before like it's supposed to), and now seems a good time to ask. I might just start a topic on this.

Maybe because that's the way you'd say it?

[smork]

I'm surprised I've never replied to this!

I'm not sure what my exact highest game is. I don't have anything over $200, but I have a few near that range like:

Progear no Arashi (PCB) ~$200
Chotetsu Brikinger (Neo CD) ~$190
Japan Pro Golf Tour (64DD) ~$195

My Japanese Vectrex games are listed as R9/$500 in the rarity guide (and mine are all NIB except one) - but I didn't pay more than about $100 for any of them. Definitely my highest guide value games, though.

Unless I get lucky as hell I'll be popping the $200 mark to complete my VB collection -- I only need Virtual Bowling, Virtual Lab, and SD Gundam Dimension War, none of which go for below $200 and two of which tend to go for over $500 Still, I search for the silly cheap deal.

[Zap!]

Maybe because that's the way you'd say it?

Fair enough. Perhaps it should be after the number, because you say "one dollar" rather than "dollar one." Never thought of that.

[MrSparkle]

tack onto the list steel batallion at $100 complete in box (minus the flip cover over the eject button (DOH!))