I do think we get hung up on rarity too often sometimes, but I do find the idea and the numbers interesting. But how are they gathered? Do you have print runs of games and compare them that way? Or Is it just a feel for how many are still around and not in the dump (like for older systems?)
I'm wondering because I bought two Genesis games last night. They looked interesting, and being EA games I thought I'd give 'em a go. They were "King's Bounty: The Conqueror's Quest" and "Centurion: Defender of Rome."
I'm anal about my lists so I've entered them into my db already, and checked the online DP guide for rarity. It has Centurion at 2 and King's Bounty at 6. I find it hard to believe that a game like Centurion would've been produced *that* much less than King's Bounty and would be that much less rare. It looks incredibly complicated - moreso than I'd guess King's Bounty to be. And I've never seen either of these two before now (which doesn't mean much), so that's partly why I grabbed 'em (and I like collecting RPG like games even if I don't always play 'em to the finish).
Comments?
(In an unrelated brag of sorts, I also *finally* found a non Greatest Hits copy of Final Fantasy Tactics which I scooped up immediately).