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    Default Most expensive system to collect for.

    I would have to say the atari 2600 would be the most expensive system to try and complete.compared to the nes which has 6 or 7 games that command a high price theres easily 50 or more 2600 games that cost a small fortune.and for a system that came out so early there are tons of games for the system and it seems like theres a new homebrew game coming out all the time. as for the most expensive individual game I know air raid went for 3500.00 dollars but I think the nes gold competion cart as far as I know demands the highest price for a video game.

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    I think the NEC PC-FX is probably the most expensive console to collect for. God damn if the collector market for that system isn't fucking crazy as can be.

    Wish I had picked up the system and a bunch of games when a local gamestore was trying to get rid of 'em (system for ~$35 and games for ~$2-5)

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    Neo Geo AES.

    Going by the price guide on Neo-Geo.com:

    Metal Slug = $2500+
    Blazing Star = $900+
    Neo Turf MAsters = $1950+
    Ultimate 11 = $8000

    And of course, Euro Kizuna = $12,500

    So, um yeah. AES it is.

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    I would guess the Neo Geo, especially if you include both the cart and cd systems, along with the games for each.

    Does this take into account the price of the console or whether the games are complete?

    That, of course, is just a crazy guess. Maybe the system isn't that costly, after all.

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    Um hello? US/Euro Neo-Geo hands down.

    $12,500 was how much the last Kizuna Encounter sold for.

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    neo geo but I wouldnt be suprised if turbo grafx was second though.
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    Neo-Geo I dont know anything about the system how many diffrent games were made for it.

    I was thinking the 2600 because of the amount of games that cost 100.00 and more and all the mid range games that average 75.00 to 50.00 dollars. a hundred games at 50.00 dollar a carts add up fast. then if your talking about complete game I couldnt even imagine what the cost of having all the 2600 games complete would be,

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    1. Neo Geo AES - Some of these games are up there in price : Metal Slug, Kizuma Encounter Euro, Blazing Star, plus many more

    2. PC Engine - Lots of the great CD rom games come in at an average of $100 - $200. Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire average price is $400 - $600

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    Default The Neo Geo......

    wrldstrman:

    To keep it short, the Neo Geo cd and cart games were based on actual arcade games. Arcade quality graphics and sound. No "almost there" ports with stuff missing. 100% genuine and perfect translations. The carts were mega-big, which means the cart system (24-bit, I believe) had some serious horse power. Far and above any system that was out in the early part of the 90's, as far as I recollect. With that, comes the very high costs you read about above.

    To reduce costs, a cd version of Neo Geo was produced and many of those games were reproduced on cd. More than one version of Neo Geo cd came out, to the best of my memory. Loading times were real crappy on the initial console and a later one reduced it, which meant that it was in greater demand to gamers and collectors.

    While there weren't many games released for Neo Geo (in the US), it is worth noting it didn't benefit from an in-your-face market presence. The games and machines are not easy to come by, thus they go for very high prices.

    I hope that helps, even though I am not an expert of the machine. I never owned one.

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    NEO GEO is above and beyond ANYTHING else.

    one or two specific games on the neogeo could buy you an entire 2600 library.

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    Disregarding the obvious neo geo answer, I would say turbografx 16. Rediculous the amount of money most of the games go for. For third I'd probably give it to Atari 2600, then to NES.

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    NeoGeo AES
    TG16/PCE on select titles any ways.
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    Neo Geo US AES. Shit is expensive, but they are all true arcade games in everyrespect. I love it though, most the games I have I really enjoy. Some titles are too damned expensive I'm sorry but I'm not playing close to $1000 for Mark of the Wolves.

    AES compared to a cd. Note the Cart inside is almost as big as the box.


    SecondI'd say 2600 there are a lot of crazy things going on in that area.
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    Yeah, then there's all the crazy Neo Geo stuff that you'd want for a complete collection. Such as the Korean Vic-A and the Mahjong controller.

    Cheap as the NeoCD may be for the most part, Chotetsu Brikin'ger/Iron Clad still fetches a good $300.

    And depending on how you feel about Messrs Ray and Dakis, there's all the NeoGeoFreak US releases of AES carts.

    Out of interest, is there anyone here with a complete AES collection? If so, do you include the NGF releases?

    EDIT: Thinking about it, do you include the !Arcade! conversions too?

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    Wouldn't buying arcade cabs be the most expensive?

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    I think most would agree that Neo-Geo is the most expensive to collect for, but I'd like to give an honorable mention to the Laseractive library. Much like the NG, all the titles are expensive and hard to come by, and the peripherals and system ain't cheap neither.

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    Nintendo DS or PSP.

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    After the Neo Geo and TG-16 and other not-as-commonly-collected systems, what're people's guesses as toward what people usually collect? The 2600 and NES both have a few really expensive cartridges, but I know a few people here have completed either system.

    Do we know anyone who's collected both?

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    Default Atari 2600, nobody has a complete complete collection

    Hands down, Atari 2600 is the most expensive, because there is not a single person with EVERTTHING. Sure Neo Geo is outrageous for 4 or five carts, but Atari 2600 would be more expensive in the long run with a tremendous amount of games that either do not ever appear or simply are not found. Finding all those games on Ebay would eventually in my opinion cost more.
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