GBA BOXED COLLECTORS UNITE! WHat are the toughest to find?
Just as the topic says, looking for anyone that collects the GBA seriously or anyone that would like to contribute as to the whereabouts of games that are toguher to locate, were or were not released, what everyone's collection goals are, etc. I'm going for a complete GBA boxed collection!
Racing Gears Advance - VERY Tough to find limited release. can be found new at certain K-marts and EBGames still.
Bubble Bobble Old & New - Another one that is tough to come by complete.
Metal Slug Advance - Again, tough to find in general.
Super Mario Bros. NES Classic Series - This is going for ridiculous amounts on eBay. Good luck
Castlevania Aria of Sorrow - Another tough one to find
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros 3. (Limited Wal-mart Edition with Extra e-Reader cards inside.) - A Walmart release only, finding this is also crucial to having a complete SMB3 e-reader card set.
I predict "The Bible Game" to be rare in the future.
#vbender
Damn, my Best Buy has a couple Racing Gears Advance, is it a good game?
Mostly just play Nintendo 64. If you've got games PM me! Cart only.
There's a disscussion in the Classic Discussions Forum(I believe that's what it's called). It's not classic gaming. Anyway they all came to the conclusion the Ninja Five-O was the hardest to find. But even now, complete used GBA games are few and far between.
Karnaaj Rally is definitely up there. It's a shame, too...the game was pretty good.
Also, why is SMB Classic Series going for so much money? That doesn't strike me as the type of game that'd be hard to find.
Yes. It's like RC Proam/ Micro Machines. Different weather and track environments. A must for any GBA owner.Originally Posted by dbiersdorf
#vbender
Car Battler Joe
Cima: The Enemy
Guardian Heroes Advance
Mega Man and Bass
Ninja Five-O
Phantasy Star Collection
Pinball of the Dead
Pocky & Rocky with Becky
Riviera
Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon
Sigma Star Saga
Space Channel 5
Super Ghouls and Ghosts
Super Gunstar Heroes
Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Bad Dream
Are all money. I do not collect seriously though.
I'm not so sure about Sigma Star Saga, but I can definitely attest to CIMA being rare. I had only ever seen it once, and that was the lucky time that I was able to snag it used at EB for $6. Complete. I've never seen it since.
Sigma Star is only $20 at Best Buy right now, picked it up just after the new year.
Damn...that super mario bros classics is rediculously priced. I'll pick some of those up if they ever arrived in my geo shipment again, lol. I remember when we got Bubble Bobble old & new in at work as well. I had a feeling that one would be pretty rare. We got in around 8 copies total and then NEVER again after they finally sold. I've gotten a pretty decent GBA collection going simply because I ALWAYS buy them new. Not a single one is used, and they're all mint and complete. I do regret trading in Guilty Gear Advance (bought 10 new at my work) and Pinball of the Dead because I hardly see them anymore.
As for other games that are hard to find complete for GBA, why has no one mentioned:
DOOM I
DOOM II
I have never EVER been able to find these two titles complete and I actually want them. Ive tried finding them used with the box and failed. They're too old I'd imagine to find anywhere new, so eb or gamestop seems like my only chance now.
Cause it's new. Give it a few months. My post had a fair amount of speculation in it.
The US title is "Tiny Toon Adventures: Scary Dreams". There's a couple of sellers on eBay with that and Amazing Virtual Sea Monkeys, which is also damn near impossible to find at retail.
Also worth noting, like it's DS counterpart, Elf Bowling I & II will be tough to find over the coming months and is starting to dry up. The only unknown is if any are still in Ignition's posession but in general they're games are done in small runs.
Here's the rest of my picks. I left out pretty much everything that's been mentioned, most of which I agree with.
Blender Bros. - Infogrames
BMX Trick Racer - Simon&Schuster
Bookworm - Majesco (confirmed run of 20,000 copies)
Disney Sports Basketball - Konami (harder to find then the GCN release)
Disney Sports Football - Konami (easiest of the Disney Sports titles to find)
Disney Sports Motocross - Konami
Disney Sports Skateboarding - Konami
Disney Sports Snowboarding - Konami
Disney Sports Soccer - Konami
Downforce - Titus (still trying to confirm a US release)
Driven - bam!(with 1:64th scale formula car)
Dual Blades - Metro3D
Gadget Racers - Conspiracy
Gem Smashers - Metro3D
IK+: The Ultimate Martial Arts Simulation - AIA
Planet Monsters - Titus (there's almost always a few on eBay but almost never in retail stores)
Sega Rally Championship - Sega
Super Collapse! II - Majesco (confirmed run of 20,000 copies)
Virtual Kasparov - Titus
Yeah, Sigma Star Saga was the single biggest disappointment for 2005.. but I can't seem to let go of it because I figured it would be a small print. Sigh. Its high production values may make it valuable but the shit gameplay may keep it at a pleasant median depending on how many are out there.
My local Best Buy has Elf Bowling 2....
Karnaaj Rally, didn't Seanbaby bash that one in an issue of EGM due to the bad box art and never even played the real game?
The best part about your list, and a couple of the games listed, is that they are the BEST games for GBA. Really unfortunate, as well. I have one on your list (unless a pirated Megaman and Bass counts, 2), and I want 5 others.
Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Number 1 in the 'hood g!
Yeah, he did. The game's really similar to the old abandonware PC title "Death Rally" - a top-down racer with weapons. Not a lot of depth, but definitely a lot of fun.
I'll be damned. Super Mario going for $60? What is going on?
Its really hard to find in stores. Even when it was in print I couldn't find it near me.I'll be damned. Super Mario going for $60? What is going on?
Thanks for the input so far...
Mike Etler: Check www.gamedude.com
THey have MOST of the GBA games on that list in STOCK NEW and SEALED still. I live very close to Game Dude, and can grab anything if needed. They had Amazing Sea Monkeys and basically get ANY GBA game in you can find with the exception of SUper Collapse II and Book Worm.
I think that BMX Trick Racer is DEFINITELY noteworthy of being there.
Just to confirm, Intruder and Black Belt Challenge by XICAT are NOT US releases, correct?
You must mean Invader if it's by Xicat, I have a friend that managed to find a copy in a South Carolina CostCo/BJ Warehouse type place, but I still think that the game was officially marketed for strictly Europe and his find was a fluke.
Mr. Etler do you have any light to shed on that one?
This is a great thread, I love boxed GBA games for some reason.
Well, if you what you say is true. Then I would like to trade one of my SMA4 boxes. Complete with e-reader cards and manual.
Ironically, I'm wanting the Aria of Sorrow box and the Circle of the Moon box.
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