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    Default What is the Rarest Item You Have Found in the Wild?

    I'm sure that thsi has been talked about before, but I was just reading some others' "Finds of the Year" and thought that everyone could just throw their great, rare (either a personal rarity -- a game that you have been looking for for ages, or a book-rarity -- one that is generally accepted to be rare) finds in the wild here.

    Personally, I have had a shitty year for rare finds, and the only thing that can fit into this categary for me is PSX Terry Pratchett's Discworld (R5) which I have not been able to find anywhere (and I wanted it) and is one of the rarer items in my collection (my collection is filled with commons mainly...)

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    I have found several unique items here in the Seattle. The most facinating being the 2 Intellvision Computers (Original Master Components) I found along with all the Software (shrinkwrapped) for them. A coupel of protos have been unearthed here as well. This area used to be the area to shop... not anymore :(

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    Damn I really want a complete zapper gun, actually. I also want a complete NES advantage if anyone wants to sell either of those items...

    Anyways, in the last month, I have found a complete copy of Namco Ms. Pac-Man for NES which is an R7, and a copy of Qix for NES (loose) which is also an R7. Several years ago I got a complete copy of Tengen Tetris for NES for about $4 from a mom and pop used game store. Thats an R6. I have pretty good luck with thrift stores around here though due to little or no competition.

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    2600 Gas Hog (R8)

    It's still for sale by the way

    Also 2600 Motorodeo BUT still untested because i don't have a 2600 anymore. So i don't know if it's NTSC or PAL.
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    mmm...

    rarest cart, congo bongo INTV

    i found a battlezone lab loaner cart, which is rare in a way, especially finding one on the east coast

    rarest things- 2 seperate vectrex minicade finds

    rarest as in "whats this doing here item"- pc engine GT, the japanese turnbo express. i mean finding a regular turbo express is tough here but a jp one?
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    I found a Japanese Mega Drive with all the hookups, 2 controllers and 6 games for $25 .

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    My rarest find was an Atari XE Bristles and Flip and Flop (both R9) in a Value Village for .40 each.

    My second best was a Odyssey 2 Power Lords (R8) for .50 at a local Thrift.

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    When I first started collecting 7 years ago, I found a boxed Peek-A-Boo Poker and Hot Slots at a local video store for $5.95 each. I still have them too.

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    I found a mint and complete Braindead 13 for the PS. Thats an R7. There was another R7 but I forget what it was. It was also a Playstation game.

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    Probably the best thing I've found this year is a complete mint copy of Miner 2049er for the Atari 2600 at an estate auction. Not terribly rare, but I guess it's hard to come by in complete form.
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    My best finds:

    Guilty Gear - PSX
    Diner - Intellivision
    Puzznic - NES

    Haven't found my first R8 or R9....yet.

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    Going by the DP rarity guide:

    Arcade Smash Hits (SMS) - boxed, free (R5)
    Guilty Gear (PSX) - complete, $12.00 AU (R7)
    Outrun 2019 (SMD) - boxed, $6.00 AU (R5)
    World Champ (NES) - cart. only, $2.00 AU (R5)

    I would also consider Guilty Gear X (PS2) a rarity and I'd like to see what rarity ranking DP considers it to be (I picked this up complete for $30 AU)

    I also have Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (DC) which is an R6, but I paid dearly for that one ($50 AU).

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    Quote Originally Posted by briskbc
    I found a mint and complete Braindead 13 for the PS. Thats an R7. There was another R7 but I forget what it was. It was also a Playstation game.
    I am STILL kicking myself in the ass when it comes to this game... I had this thing complete (got it at a video store a while back before I was really into gaming) and then tried to play it, hated it witha passion (I dont really like the FMV-ish games) and then threw it up on eBay and sold it for some piddly amount (just got back what little I paid for it) and now that I realize its true value, I repeatedly kick myself in the ass.....

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    Zoop today for $4.99.
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    Halloween (Atari 2600, cart only) --- $0.50

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    Peek a Boo Poker, Hot Slots & Bubble Bath Babes for about $15 for all three complete.

    Maxi 15 and Action 52 for about $6 a pop. All of these were at the same video store.

    Tengen Tetris, cart only, $3 at Goodwill.

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    Probably my Game Action Replay for NES, or my Namco Pac-man.

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    Rescue Terra 1 (2600), cart only, $2 at Goodwill
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