Your Rarest Genesis Game

[Menosa Torres]

so guys whats your rarest genesis game or games i don't have many right now except TMNT The Hyperstone Heist complete but my collection is growing :D

[Electroman]

Hmm probably Snatcher or Popful Mail.

[Mel]

I had splatterhouse 2, but I sold it. I deidnt' like it much. Rarist is between Phantasy star II and GhoulsN ghosts, both complete.

[landstalkerx]

The Rarest game I have is either Herzog Zwei, Phantasy Star II, Warsong or Romance of the Three kingdoms III.

[Melf]

Definitely Panorama Cotton and Monster World IV.

[lordofduct]

I really don't know what is all that rare actually.

Panorama Cotton I know is really rare.. this I do not own.


Herzog Zwei is rare... I didn't know that, well Im happy I own that then.

I know I own some games I never see anyone else with, but then they just aren''t all that good. For instance the game "shove it". Some puzzle game dealing with sliding boxes around a factory room and into designated spots. I have never seen the game before except in my collection.

among other quasi rare games as I never see anyone around my town with them even when the genny was big are: Landstalker, Shadowrun, Global Gladiators, but I wouldn't consider them all that rare.

Now my Sega CD and Saturn I do own some rather rare games including Draclua X, Panzer Dragoon Saga, and just about every Working Designs game.

[crazyjoedavola]

I'm not sure how rare it is, but I have a complete, mint copy of MUSHA.

[landstalkerx]

You can get an idea of how rare games are by using the online rarity guide at Digit Press.

[j_factor]

I wouldn't say any of my Genesis games are really rare, but Skeleton Krew and Traysia are fairly uncommon. My Sega CD collection is limited to the common, except perhaps for Panic!.

Several of the games mentioned aren't rare at all IMO.

[Russman]

I'm not sure how rare it is, but I have a complete, mint copy of MUSHA.

Thats an R7(from 1-10), so thats considered rare IMO. I have one of those sweet babies as well :D

I have quite a few R6 and R7 Genesis games....nothing over that though...finding R8 and above in the wild is nigh impossible, if you land something like that then Hallelujah!

Along with MUSHA I have Alex Kidd Enchanted Castle, 4 KOEI games(most KOEI stuff is rare), Master of Monsters, Battle Squadron.

[Drixxel]

Battle Squadron.. I can't stand Battle Squadron. I'm missing the clamshell case for my copy, but it's not a game I care about at all so no matter.

Of the Genesis games in my current possession, the rarest (all clocking in at a 5 for rarity, according to Digital Press) are Battle Squadron, Bubble and Squeak, Fighting Masters, Rock 'n Roll Racing, and Toki: Going Ape Spit.

[Suppafly]

2 sealed copies of action 52 (R7)
1 sealed copy of herzog zwei

BTW all are available for trade :D

[Melf]

Battle Squadron.. I can't stand Battle Squadron. I'm missing the clamshell case for my copy, but it's not a game I care about at all so no matter.

Battle Squadron was one of the early EA games, and didn't have a clamshell case. It was released in the U.S. with that nasty cardboard box Budokan had.

[LiquidSnake]

Rarest Genesis:

Bare Knuckle 3
Mega Man: The Wily Wars

Rarest Sega CD:
Lunar 2
snatcher
Popful mail
Keio Flying Squadron
Colors of Modern Rock

Rarest Mega CD:
Shadowrun

[AlexKidd]

Herzog Zwei is probably my rarest one. I also have Alex Kidd in the enchanted castle. I didn't know that one was rare. I was also wondering about the rarity of devilish since i've only seen one copy of it in person before(which I bought).

[Dartagnan1083]

My rarest ones are
Zero: The Kamikazee Squirrel(R7)
GleyLancer?
Crusader of Centy(R6)
Warsong(R6)

on a side note Digitpress.com considers M.U.S.H.A. an R5

[lordofduct]

Yeah... but the only American released games to get an R6 or higher are 26 games out of a giant archive. An R5 is rather notable then in consideration.

and only 7 of those games are an R7 or higher! 5 get an R7... 1 R8 and only 1 R9.

(this is only for US released games, not international nor prototypes nor hardware parapheral)

And those games that score R7 are kinda crappy too.

Action 52
Aero the Acro-Bat 2
Aerobiz: Supersonic
The Battle of Jericho
Zero: The Kamikazee Squirrel

[Russman]

My rarest ones are
Zero: The Kamikazee Squirrel(R7)
GleyLancer?
Crusader of Centy(R6)
Warsong(R6)

on a side note Digitpress.com considers M.U.S.H.A. an R5

I haven't checked DP's new online only rarity guides. I still have the PDF version for the Genesis which is a couple years old now and I was referring to that, and it says R7. They must have changed it. I wonder how they decide things like that. The PDF version has Battle Squadron listed as R6 too...I wish DP would have kept the old PDF style, I liked being able to just download the new PDF's and check stuff without having to go to their website.

[Drixxel]

Battle Squadron was one of the early EA games, and didn't have a clamshell case. It was released in the U.S. with that nasty cardboard box Budokan had.

Ahh, that makes a bit of sense. Ah well, even less of a loss in that case.

[Dartagnan1083]

Zero isn't that bad.
It plays well, has decent level design, and has a somewhat appealing character.

Leauges ahead of the bubsy franchise IMHO.

[landstalkerx]

I've looked through the rarity guide again and discovered that I have a few games with a rating of R6 that I didn't even realise were rare.

McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure
Sea Quest DSV
Warsong

[dementia]

Nothing above R4 on my Genny; I have Lords of Thunder for SCD which is R6...

that's about it :(

[danielscheil]

My rarest Game's are:

Panorama Cotton
Splatterhouse 2+3
Phantasy Star II-IV
Shining Force I+II
All Mortal Kombat's (rare in Germany)
Shadowrun
New Zealand Story
Ku-og-ah Vapor Trail

and many more you can see all these games on my homepage

very rare games are:
i do not have these games :-( Not yet :-)

Eliminate Down ca 300 $
Twinkle Tale ca 200 $
Panorama Cotton ca 200 $
Bubble Bobble (yes it exists) ca 200 $
Bubble Bath ( a Hong Kong Sex Tetris Clone) ca 200 Euro = ca 400 $

and Primal Rage for the 32x (Pal version) brings at E-Bay germany 800 $
the are only 10 Copy's :( :(

[Nazza]

I found "Alien Soldier" in a bargain bin for $5, but a joint effort between my parents resulted in it being thrown out. :S

[highlandcattle]

I got a perfect Ranger X i don't know if it's rare though

[Melf]

I found "Alien Soldier" in a bargain bin for $5, but a joint effort between my parents resulted in it being thrown out. :S

Ouch, that sucks. Was it complete?

[landstalkerx]

Since the last post I made is out of date now, I thought I'd update my list.
-Alien Soldier (JAP Complete)
-Panorama Cotton (JAP Complete)
-Twinkle Tale (JAP Complete)

I don't really plan on keeping them for ever, but there you have it.

[lemmy_kilmister]

Hmm, let's see..

Marko
McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure
Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
Batman: Revenge of the Joker
Granada
Splatterhouse 2

I also got a shitload of R4s and sought after games like mercs, Strider, Phelios, complete Phantasy Star IV and II, ect..

[Chris Marsh]

Sega Genesis: Vapor Trail (R5) US version Got it for $2.00
Sega CD: The Lawnmower Man (R6) In low demand for a reason Got it for $5.00
Sega 32X: BC Racers (R5) Probably the second rarest title for 32X. Got it new for $10.00

[ThunderForce]

Vapor Trail (Japanese copy)
M.U.S.H.A
Fire Mustang (Japan, but it's not all that rare)
Hellfire (it's a R5)

I'm not much into rare game, but Herzog Zwei is not rare, it's just high in demand.

[Genesisdoes]

Alex Kidd (complete) (R5)
Atomic Robo-kid (loose) (R5)
Ecco Jr (loose) (R5)
Gaiares (complete) (R5)
McDonalds Treasure Land Adventure (box, no manual) (R6) - suprised to have found this at my local flea market!
Starflight (loose) (R5)
Zany Golf (loose) (R6)

[David J.]

I have most of the big ones, sans RPG's.

[Elusive]

So how does Digitpress calculate 'rarity', then? There doesn't seem to be any mention on the site.

[David J.]

I can tell you that Alex Kidd isn't very rare. Not as you are lead to beleive.

I think MUSHA is the only rare game left I want, everything else I want is common in the wild or easily found on ebay.

[Chris Marsh]

I'm not much into rare game, but Herzog Zwei is not rare, it's just high in demand.
It is like Snatcher for Sega CD. It is not extremely rare, but is a scarce title that is high in demand.

[David J.]

I just need the manual for the freaking game. I have the box and cart, but I need a manual. Argh!

[Kikoskia]

M.U.S.H.A
Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama (Rarity 7 on digitalpress)

:)

[Joe Redifer]

Musha is rare? Weird. I have that... complete. I also just won Zany Golf (complete and in excellent condition) for $5. Yes, $5. I thought that game was an R6,465,784,545,655. Actually I don't really understand the whole "R" scale. I'm pretty sure it's just a "best guess" scale. BC Racers being rare is what makes me think the "R scale" is pure crap.

[Kikoskia]

Well, I don't think M.U.S.H.A is rare persay. I just value it in my collection.

The R scale works based on how easy it was for them to attain a copy. Normy's being a R7 means it is very hard to get ahold of and thus rare.

In an example, I got my copy for £1.50. A month later a copy was sold on eBay for £22, with a lot of bids.

[Nazza]

Ouch, that sucks. Was it complete?

The only thing missing was the manual. Also why is Alex Kidd rare?

[Russman]

The only thing missing was the manual. Also why is Alex Kidd rare?
Becuase very few bought the game when it was released. It was a launch game, which would you choose between AK, Revenge of Shinobi, Super Thunder Blade, Rambo III, Last Battle, Space Harrier II, Forgotten Worlds, Truxton....just by judging the screenshots on the back of the box?

Personally, I wouldn't choose Alex Kidd.

[Genesisdoes]

For all that listed Phantasy Star II, it's not that rare, digital press says its a 2. It is in high demand though because it's an rpg. I got it from a guy at the classic gaming expo for $5 complete :-)

[Joe Redifer]

I don't think Alex Kidd was there on launch day (Revenge of Shinobi sure wasn't and didn't show up for a few months later, at least).

[Genesis Knight]

My rarest is Crusader of Centy. I suppose Beggar Prince will be rather rare at only 600 copies?

[David J.]

I don't think Alex Kidd was there on launch day (Revenge of Shinobi sure wasn't and didn't show up for a few months later, at least).

I wish I could go back to when Revenge of Shinobi FIRST came out. I love batman that much!

[Genesis Knight]

I think we all know that by now. ^_^

[Obviously]

Starflight is rare? Wow, even more glad I own it now.

Other than that, yeah, Herzog Zwei I suppose is percieved rare, and my complete Gunstar Heroes isn't really rare but it's one of those ones that people like to say is to get more money. I also have Theme Park which I think was an R4 last time I checked I don't remember.

[Fang]

I guess my rarest game is Crusader of the Centy.

[DigitalSpace]

(Updated 12/7/07)

My rarest is a loose Joshua & The Battle Of Jericho, which is a 7 on DP, and appears to be the rarest Wisdom Tree game in the database. I got it for 63 cents when GameStop was clearing out Genny stuff at 30% off the original price (it was mismarked with a tag for Cal Ripkin Jr. Baseball at 89 cents).

After that, I have a couple games that are 6's on DP: CrossFire and McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure.

As for stuff that's not rare but seems to be highly sought after, I have Herzog Zwei (found a cart only copy for $2.50!), TMNT Hyperstone Heist, Fire Shark, Pirates! Gold, Toe Jam & Earl, and non-majesco versions of Contra Hard Corps and Castlevania Bloodlines.

[lemmy_kilmister]

Just snagged a loose copy of Dino Land for a dollar today at Gamestop. Too sweet.

[David J.]

I had a 32X copy of BC racers, but I hated the freaking game so much I destroyed it with a freaking mallet. I only paid a few dollars for it.

[David J.]

I think we all know that by now. ^_^

Oh you don't even know how much I love the SMS/GG versions of Batman Returns. Now that's an even bigger obession. ;)

[Joe Redifer]

I had a 32X copy of BC racers, but I hated the freaking game so much I destroyed it with a freaking mallet.
Did you do that because the quality of the game and everything in it sucks extremely bad and is worse than the Sega CD version (which can be ascertained only a few seconds after pressing START) or did the gameplay frustrate you when you couldn't win?

[idunno10]

could somebody post the link of this rarity guide, i cant find it any where.

[Genesis Knight]

Go here:

http://www.digitpress.com/

And click "Online Rarity Guide" over on the top left. From there you can select your system, etcetera.

(Hey, man. :) )

[idunno10]

Awesome. thanks.:)

[idunno10]

ok. so my rarest game is ecco jr.

[j_factor]

I have 6 R5's - Flicky, Outlander, Skeletron Krew, Traysia, Ultimate Qix, and Zoom!. I also have a game that's rated as scarcity 0, which I guess is really rare or something.

[Kikoskia]

I have a few R5's, but it's the R7 I have that I'm proud of. :)

[Joe Redifer]

Edit: Nevermind.

[radjago]

R6 - Warsong.

I had two copies at one point. Hard to find, but even harder to let go of. I'm still looking for a manual to complete it.

[Joe Redifer]

Many of the games that guide says are rare I've had a super easy time obtaining, usually for a great price. But many of the ones it says aren't rare usually are difficult to get and come at high prices. That guide can kiss my ass. It means nothing.

[David J.]

Did you do that because the quality of the game and everything in it sucks extremely bad and is worse than the Sega CD version (which can be ascertained only a few seconds after pressing START) or did the gameplay frustrate you when you couldn't win?

Yes, because this game is awful and so overrated. The gameplay was shit too.

[Genesis Knight]

What's the R0, J-Factor?

[Cataulin]

I dont have any. Unless Crue Ball which is R2 is considered ultra rare..........


actually the most rares I have are R4s.........

[j_factor]

What's the R0, J-Factor?

Nevermind, I just noticed that lots of Japanese Mega Drive games are R0, they must've just never got around to rating most of them.

[winona]

Monster World 4 or maybe Alien Soldier.

Also have virtual bart, which some ppl concider to be rare. I beg to differ though.

[lemmy_kilmister]

Picked up a loose copy of Fire Shark today for a dollar. Man, I'm coming across rare Genesis games every other day it seems.

[Nazza]

Sweet, it's a good game. As for my rarest it would probably be Fire Shark or Shinobi III.

[Joe Redifer]

Does Fire Shark actually end after 99 levels? I got up to level 12 yesterday on my complete near-mint $17 copy. Gotta love those fantastic white cartridge labels. Dreamworks = teh cheap.

[Genesis Knight]

I was floored when I saw the bland-o Target Earth cart. Why couldn't they give these great games better labels?

[Cataulin]

SO is it the higher teh number teh rarer it is or is it backwards?

[Genesis Knight]

That's right. R1 is low. (Sports games, for instance.)

[108 Stars]

Beggar Prince.

[Genesis Knight]

What's the rating for that one? It's not on DP, is it?

[108 Stars]

Not yet, but once it is sold out it should go up like a rocket.
Remember, It´s only got 600 copies...

Besides that my rarest games are Landstalker and Probotector (both PAL, rated R5), but I don´t think that´s correct since Landstalker is sold for about 10,-€ on ebay Germany all the time and Story of Thor is R5 too, but even cheaper on ebay. For Starflight, an R4-game, you don´t get more than 5,-€ usually...

[Genesis Knight]

Panzer Dragoon Saga got 30,000 copies and you know what the demand is like for it. Somehow, though, I don't think that Beggar Prince will ever be that expensive, even at such a tiny print run.

[segagamer]

Snow Bros for JPN MD (mint and complete).

[Vyse of Arcadia]

Kind of embarassing, but according to the rarity list, my rarest two games are McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure and Ecco Jr. Even Frogger rates above what I thought was my rarest game: Shining in the Darkness.

Oh well.

[Novaka]

My rarest is Super Monaco GP, or RKA (Rocket Knight Adventures)

[XMARLTONX]

Pirates! Gold

[dougfunnie]

Does anybody have a copy of that Digitpress rarity guide they can send me?
I keep getting an internal server error when trying to access it on the site.
Thanks

EDIT: It's ok, Digitpress is working for me now. I seem to have some scarce games, and also definitely sold some too!

[Ed Oscuro]

Nevermind, I just noticed that lots of Japanese Mega Drive games are R0, they must've just never got around to rating most of them.
If anybody *did* bother to try putting them in, well, I don't know if they'd ever be updated. I offered some corrections for the FM Towns list months back and nothing ever came of 'em.

Anyway, my rarest:

Genesis
-Herzog Zwei and god knows what else

Mega Drive
-Contra: The Hard Corps
-Phantasy Star rerelease (along with the rest of the series)

[David J.]

I just got the Batman Version of Revenge of Shinobi and PAL Phantasy Star 2 and 3.

[108 Stars]

I just got the Batman Version of Revenge of Shinobi and PAL Phantasy Star 2 and 3.

What Batman-version? You mean Spider-Man, don´t you?

[David J.]

http://ourworld.cs.com/airbikecop/DCP00385.JPG

There's spiderman in all versions, but after you defeat him, he becomes Batman in early versions, or some bat monster in later versions.

[108 Stars]

There's spiderman in all versions, but after you defeat him, he becomes Batman in early versions, or some bat monster in later versions.
:eek:
Whoa, cool, thanks for the info! I have to track down a copy of that version! I suppose it´s a US-game, right? If I got a copy of Revenge of Shinobi US, is there any way to tell if it is the version with Batman?

[HolyBloody16Bitter]

What do you think of Panoramma Cotton and Yu Yu Hakusho that I have here?

[ary incorparated]

how about Battle mania 2 i hold in my hand right now.

[Nazza]

Does Fire Shark actually end after 99 levels? I got up to level 12 yesterday on my complete near-mint $17 copy. Gotta love those fantastic white cartridge labels. Dreamworks = teh cheap.

Not sure, never got that far :) I thought it only had 10 levels.

[ary incorparated]

little bit 80ts music,but a bin subscribes the who what the hell has the who to do with generic metal.More deep purpleish and Iron maiden.

[Ash]

My rarest titles are 4's on the digipress list:

Castle of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse
Frogger
Ghostbusters
Ghouls 'n Ghosts
Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar
Marble Madness
Mickey Mania: Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse
Race Drivin'
Road Rash 3: Tour De Force
RoboCop vs. Terminator
Sonic Classics
Space Harrier II
Splatterhouse 3
Sunset Riders
Super Fantasy Zone
Target Earth
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist
Thunder Force III
Top Gear 2
Zombies Ate My Neighbors

My rarest 32X Game is Space Harrier at 4
My rarest SegaCd Game is Road Rash at 5

My 2 rarest Master System titles are 7's

Power Strike
Buggy Run (PAL)

[daminmancejin2]

all them games yall can't find is at my video game store nobody play's sega genesis anymore where im at its very easy to get them games in newark.to bad im geting them

[108 Stars]

Hey, my copy of Ishido is R5, worth 12,- $!
I thought I´d have to pay someone to actually take it...:o

[VinnyT]

I guess it'd be my loose copy of Joshua.

[16-bit]

Probably Operation Europe, or Columns 3.

[xBino]

Yu Yu Hakusho : Makyo Toitsusen (complete)
M.U.S.H.A. (complete)
Panorma Cotton tea cup!! but not the game :cry: (ok... it's not a game, but it's rare! found it at the flea market looking for cheap japanese dishes, etc. Maybe one day i can complete the set with the game)

[ary incorparated]

I have panorama cotton and a cotto plushe that came with it greatness mayo toisussen battle also,How are the specials in that hame great dont know how to fix em the game is okay but gets bored same as vf 2 on megadrive.

[Melf]

Panorma Cotton tea cup!! but not the game :cry: (ok... it's not a game, but it's rare! found it at the flea market looking for cheap japanese dishes, etc. Maybe one day i can complete the set with the game)

i have the game but no tea cup. :(

[ary incorparated]

Panorama cotton still is a great game,Tea time LOL,very difficult and some of the best visuals on a genesis.

[ary incorparated]

i have the game but no tea cup. :(
Thats sore no Tea for you?tea is the most relaxed drink,esspeciale Herbal tea or something like that spicetea=spacetea.

[xBino]

Thats sore no Tea for you?tea is the most relaxed drink,esspeciale Herbal tea or something like that spicetea=spacetea.

ary, can i ask where you're from? just trying place the accent ;)

[j_factor]

He's from the Netherlands, where they believe in legalised drugs, gay marriage, and not spacing after punctuation marks. :p

[Baleog]

According to that site, my rarest game would have to be Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle. But considering the number of people here who say they also own it, I'm beginning to wonder about the accuracy of their "rarity" rating system. I own a copy of Pirates! Gold (with box but NO booklet), which I've always believed to be much rarer.

And, frankly, I'd gladly trade my copy of Alex Kidd for a copy of Ristar.

[Mr Smith]

Mine is, apparently, Zero: The Kamikazie Squirrel.

[ary incorparated]

He's from the Netherlands, where they believe in legalised drugs, gay marriage, and not spacing after punctuation marks. :p

Gay mariages,got nothing to do with it neither with the pink saturday why netherland for god sake why pink saturday like the gay invasion al over the town,why not hetroday or something thats ways more fair,ehy but you can space for cheap 4 joints for 5 euro isnt expensive,and i can do what ever the fuck i want without getting arrested or getting the law after me.even i netherlands you at least can make a slipper while beeing drunk there isnt that much surveilance at night so netherlands small but damn good,the netherlands is my cup of tea.BTW if you lay youre arm under a truck youre ensured for the rest of youre live LWD or WAO Law Work Disorder WAO Wet Arbeids Ongeschiktheid.

[Kogen]

I'm not really that impressive with my Genesis collection, since I havn't got a game in like 8 years. The only thing that I have that I don't see around a lot is Trouble Shooter, and I don't really think it's rare at all.

[David J.]

According to that site, my rarest game would have to be Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle. But considering the number of people here who say they also own it, I'm beginning to wonder about the accuracy of their "rarity" rating system. I own a copy of Pirates! Gold (with box but NO booklet), which I've always believed to be much rarer.

And, frankly, I'd gladly trade my copy of Alex Kidd for a copy of Ristar.

Ristar is really common and cheap... just wait it out.

[acdc]

i got what i think is rare

complete

snow brothers
gleylancer
alien soldier
addams family valeus
panorama cotton
yu yu hakusho
bodycount
uncharted waters

but games here in holland are some times easier to find and cheaper

i had warsong complete for 5 euro
trouble shooter complete 5 euro

games here don t sell so high it s old

i got

trouble shooter complete and addams family valeus complete for trading i got them doubel

anyboy interested

looking for

saterday night slammasters compleet

[108 Stars]

Hmh, my rarest games would be
Warsong CIB
Pirates! Gold cart only
Alien Soldier cart only
Beggar Prince CIB first print
King of Fighter 97 cart only (Pirate)
7-in-1 eith box (Pirate)
Beneath the Clouds CIB (Pirate)

[Zebbe]

Depends on how you define rare. If not rare, these are at least on high demand or has a low run:

Alien Soldier
Bare Knuckle III
Beggar Prince
Daze Before Christmas
Eliminate Down
Elitserien 95
Elitserien 96
Mega Man: The Wily Wars
Monster World IV
Panorama Cotton
Phantasy Star IV
Pulseman
Shining Force
Shining Force II
Snow Bros.
Twinkle Tale

[TmEE]

I can't say I have anything rare... all are pirate carts which don't count.... Duke3D is probably not rare, since its probably mass produced in Brazil... One that might fit into the category is the original Japanese updated Sonic 1 cart that has water ripples and wavy/much more multilayer backgrounds and stuff like that... as far as I know, the updated version was released only in Japan... but I don't think its rare...

[Zebbe]

AFAIK, the JP version was released later, and that is why it has those effects. The updated JP version lets you be invisible for a few seconds when you fall on spikes, so you don't die immediately when touching them again.

[TmEE]

I remember getting killed when falling on spikes... but I may be wrong... must re-check.

[0x15e]

AFAIK, the JP version was released later, and that is why it has those effects. The updated JP version lets you be invisible for a few seconds when you fall on spikes, so you don't die immediately when touching them again.There are two JP versions. The first one (and probably most common) has the new graphics but still has the spike bug. I have this one. I'm under the impression it's not particularly rare (except for in the States, I guess). The second (actually Sonic 1 V3) has both the added background / ripple effects and the spike bug fixed. This one is harder to find because there's no way to tell it from the box / cart. You have to play it and go jump on some spikes. It's always annoyed me that Sega insists on using the crap US version on every compilation. :mad:

As for my rarest, it'd have to be my flux cart, which is an R7. Everything else I have just about grows on trees as far as I know.

[Zebbe]

They also fixed the level order on the cheat menue. I'm gonna buy me a JP Sonic the Hedgehog someday. I already have the US 6-Pak version and original super-slow EU version.

[Joe Redifer]

I have Sonic 1... and it doesn't say "Not for resale" on it. Talk about super r@re!

[Robivy64]

An original Sonic Crackers beta cart

[Iron Lizard]

I don't really think any of games are rare but the one i am most proud of would have to be

Lunar 2
Dark Wiazrd
Gunstar Heroes
Toejam and Earl
Crusader of Centy complete with crappy cardboard box

Master system
Power Strike

Saturn
Guardian Heroes
Albert Odyssey

Super Famicom
Near mint Parodius

Snes
Breath of Fire
Secret of Mana
Equinox
Secret of Evermore
Lufia & the Fortress of Doom
Illssion of Gaia

Ps1
Lunar Silver Star complete
ALundra

[Dirt Ball Gamer]

I don't know how rare, but expensive games I have for genesis are alien soldier, Panorama Cotton, Twinle Tale, Gley Lancer, Rockman Mega World, Yu Yu Hakyusho, Fire Shark, Fire Mustang, Pulseman, Contra HC, herzog zwei, the Monster Worlds, Slap Fight, the Mega Cart,doraemon 7 gozansu, Musha, Steele Empire, Undead Line (which is underated on here gameplay wise) etc. Thats the ones that come to mind right now, Im looking for eliminate down and snow bros right now. I feel like a jerk because a while ago I got into a serious bidding war on Ebay for Eliminate down, I wanted it so bad but this dude apparently felt the same way because we went back and forth. I think it ended up like 300 or more dollars. Everytime I looked for it after that it was going for like 300 dollaz, so I think my greed single handedly made this game exorbitantly priced! :( It was funny cuz right after that someone mentioned it on these forums and I laughed my a** off! :) I have some Laserdisk games for my Pioneer Laseractive which utilize built in sega cd that are rare like Rocket Coaster and Hyperion which are awesome! Space Berzerker is alright, haven't played it much yet. Herzog Zwei is supposed to be great but I have the Jap version and can't read the text so haven't been able to figure out gameplay yet. ox15E, I didn't know there was a updated sonic one in Japan, might have to track that down. Is it rare or expensive?

[Dirt Ball Gamer]

Ive also got a Treamcast SE, its a portable all region dreamcast with a folding LCD screen and its jet black. I don't know how rare this is but I love the hell out of it! Oh yeah, how is that flux cart. Ive been wanting one for a while now when I listen to music on sega cd. Is it alright? Sorry for the long post up top : \

[Tanegashima]

starflight complete with map and manual?

[mick_aka]

Ive also got a Treamcast SE, its a portable all region dreamcast with a folding LCD screen

Have one myself and you can still get them from plenty of places, never seen one very cheap though, so not rare, just expensive ;) '

http://home.clara.net/robwebb/shop/dc/dc.htm

[Kollision]

Now I can say I have a very rare MD title in my collection: Divine Sealing.
Woooo hoooooo - really a big pile of crap!

[cj iwakura]

Genesis:
M.U.S.H.A. w/ box & instructions
Super Hydlide (new-ish); sure never seen it before I bought it at a flea market some years ago.

Sega CD:
'Red-box' (first issue) Night Trap
Both Lunars(two copies of the first)
Secret of Monkey Island
Road Avenger

Saturn:
Magic Knight Rayearth. I think that should be the rarest Saturn game, not Panzer Dragoon Saga. It was the last.

Also, Burning Rangers.

By the way, I have the 'Umi' disc of Magic Knight Rayearth. Has anyone EVER seen one of either Hikaru or Fuu? (I know they did three different ones.)

[mick_aka]

Saturn:
Magic Knight Rayearth. I think that should be the rarest Saturn game, not Panzer Dragoon Saga. It was the last.


PD Saga is not rare, there are plenty of copies floating around, it's just sought after so commands stupid prices.

[Iron Lizard]

PD Saga is not rare, there are plenty of copies floating around, it's just sought after so commands stupid prices.

Didn't they only release a total of 6000 in the U.S.

[Sega-17]

I used to like owning "rare" games, but I sell them all out of anxiety.

[mick_aka]

Didn't they only release a total of 6000 in the U.S.

No, 6000 on launch, another 24,000 US copies were released during the same year.

And out of the 30,000 copies produced for the US around 29,000 end up on eBay in any given year ;)

[playgen]

Yeah its one of those games that get bought then resold all the time. So it seems more common than it is as it appears on ebay so often, as people sell it on when they need money/get bored of it. Streets of Rage 3, at least here in the UK, has the same issue.

[j_factor]

Magic Knight Rayearth isn't rare either, though. Working Designs sold it on their website until 2005.

[Iron Lizard]

No, 6000 on launch, another 24,000 US copies were released during the same year.

And out of the 30,000 copies produced for the US around 29,000 end up on eBay in any given year ;)

Hmm. My brother parted his out on Ebay made a killing. I guess its an example of a game that may not be super rare but the demand had driven up the value. Rare or not it is not an easy or should I say cheap game to get a hold of around here.

[redrum666]

No, 6000 on launch, another 24,000 US copies were released during the same year.

And out of the 30,000 copies produced for the US around 29,000 end up on eBay in any given year ;)

no, in the US less then 20,000 copies were produced

[mick_aka]

Not according to GameSpot, 1up, Wikipedia or any semi-official source on the subject.

6000 released on launch, 12,000 copies the following June and then another 12,000 in the late Summer.

I make that 30,000

[redrum666]

Not according to GameSpot, 1up, Wikipedia or any semi-official source on the subject.

6000 released on launch, 12,000 copies the following June and then another 12,000 in the late Summer.

I make that 30,000


1up.com
http://www.1up.com/do/feature?pager.offset=0&cId=3162634
(under 20,000 were made)

Wikipedia is allway wrong about 99% of the time so i would not go by what they say about anything

as for gamespot the only thing i can find is they say the game had a low production run thats all
http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/panzerdragoon/4.html

[Iron Lizard]

What is a considered a low, average or high production run anyways?

[mick_aka]

I am investigating, possibly a large gap between 'Copies Produced' and 'Copies Sold' ?

[ThunderForce]

Eliminate Down (the rarest)
Contra: The Hard Corps
Alien Soldier

All JP and complete.

[redrum666]

I am investigating, possibly a large gap between 'Copies Produced' and 'Copies Sold' ?


allso gameinformer did a story about the game in there last issue it allso said under 20,000 were made

[outrunner]

DN3D complete in box and mint!

[Captain Jack]

Genesis
Ranger X
Splatterhouse 3
Thunder Force 3
Shining Force 1 & 2
Phantasy Star 2 & 4

SNES
Chrono Trigger

Sega Saturn
Guardian Heroes
Dragon Force

Dreamcast
Record of Lodoss War

[VinnyT]

Is Ranger X really all that rare?

[108 Stars]

Duke Nukem 3D CIB!!!^^

[Zebbe]

Chrono Trigger is R2 on digitpress, but it is always on high demand.

[Kollision]

Is Ranger X really all that rare?I don't think so.

[Elusive]

My rarest game would probably be Flux, but I've also got a couple of hard-to-find Japanese games like Rocket Knight Adventures and Sparkster in minty fresh condition.

And Megacart had a low production run, I guess that counts too.

[0x15e]

ox15E, I didn't know there was a updated sonic one in Japan, might have to track that down. Is it rare or expensive?It's a little hard to find / expensive if you're looking on the US eBay. You'd probably be better off going through a Yahoo Japan proxy like Shopping Mall Japan (http://www.shoppingmalljapan.com). They're pretty common there. I think mine, complete but in obviously used condition, was $20-$25 or so, shipped, through a used game store I found on eBay US (before I knew about SMJ).

Ive been wanting one for a while now when I listen to music on sega cd. Is it alright?If you run across one for a reasonable price, it's worth having, IMO. I posted a demo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oswpqv22TIg) of it up on YouTube. There was a good bit of detail lost during the capture / encoding but you can get a pretty good idea of what it looks like. It's actually pretty impressive, considering the hardware limitations.

And Megacart had a low production run, I guess that counts too.I hadn't really considered that, but yeah, I bet those things will be pretty hard to come by in a couple years.

[Obviously]

I'm really not sure... I guess Musha and Herzog Zwei. I didn't know Herzog Zwei was that rare I found it at a flea market for three bucks.

I'm not really sure what's "rare" I have Contra and the Thunderforce games too but I didn't know they were rare and I'm too lazy to look it up on Digit Press.

[ThunderForce]

MUSHA is uncommon, Herzog Zwei had an medium size print run.

But in Japan MUSHA is just about rare or high umcommon (usual price is like $50-$80), and Herzog Zwei is dirt cheap (and the whole game is in English).

[cj iwakura]

Good thing I got my MUSHA for $20.

Any other Magic Knight Rayearth owners have input on what disc they got of the three?

[Joe Redifer]

I could look, but I won't remember the character's name. I got the one with the chick with the huge-ass eyes.

[redrum666]

I could look, but I won't remember the character's name. I got the one with the chick with the huge-ass eyes.

well that narrows it down to about........ 3 LOL

[Joe Redifer]

I checked. It is the blue-haired girl.

[cj iwakura]

Umi again. I'm wondering if any of the other two discs even exist.

[redrum666]

just checked my copy it allso has the blue haired girl Umi

[darkwingduck13]

I believe my MKR disc has the girl with glasses...Fuu?

[cj iwakura]

That's two confirmed Fuu sightings; someone at HG101 says his has Fuu(glasses) also.

I guess that makes Hikaru the rarest(re: impossible to find).

And she's my favorite of the trio, too. Figures.

[darkwingduck13]

I'm pretty sure one of my friends has Hikaru, and I know I've seen it on eBay multiple times over the years. I'm pretty happy with Fuu, but as with anything Working Designs, you're going to get to pay a premium for it these days. I miss those guys. Atlus is pretty much the only independent company bringing over games these days that I have much affinity for. :-/ Though I guess I do have to profess my undying love for the guys that localized Fire Pro Wrestling Returns. If they never do anything else worthwhile, I'll still love them forever. :D

[Shotgun_Surgeon]

i guess mine would be Haunting starring Polterguy

[Joe Redifer]

That's rare?

[Elusive]

That's rare?

No, just his rarest game.

[Eidolon]

Before I check DigitPress for my entire games collection, I am curious. Are R0 titles common? The description is a little vague.

Rainbow Islands for the Genesis is listed as R0, but I have it...

Also - can anyone recommend a good, flexible database for storing information for one's media collection (books, movies, games, magazines, ...)? With most desktop applications I was rather disappointed, so I am currently contemplating to simply set up a personal wiki for that...

[j_factor]

R0 basically means unrated. So it could be rare, or it could be common. No data. There's a lot of R0's in the Japanese imports because there's a lack of knowledgeable people to give them proper ratings.

[Now there are no limits]

R0 basically means unrated. So it could be rare, or it could be common. No data. There's a lot of R0's in the Japanese imports because there's a lack of knowledgeable people to give them proper ratings.

I notice a good bulk of the SMS Tec Toy games are rated 5 regardless if they are very hard to find or very common. Infact quite a few of the SMS games on that listed are inaccurate.

I have not got a clue if any of my MD games are rare but I doubt it unless I have been very lucky. Can anyone with some knowledge tell me if any are rare - I posted my list in the games list thread ;)

[Zebbe]

Digitpress' rarity list is for Atari 2600 folks, not Sega players, really.

[Now there are no limits]

Digitpress' rarity list is for Atari 2600 folks, not Sega players, really.

Well it shouldnt list the others if there going to be wrong. It's giving people the wrong idea of what they have or might be buying.

[mick_aka]

I can't say I really have anything 'rare' for the Genesis/Megadrive, I have MUSHA but I see so many copies floating about nowadays I dont really class it as rare.

If we include 32X stuff then I suppose the PAL version of Stellar Assault is probably the rarest thing I have:

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/mick_aka/sas.jpg

But as I say, notning uber rare as far as the Genny goes.

[Elusive]

Also - can anyone recommend a good, flexible database for storing information for one's media collection (books, movies, games, magazines, ...)? With most desktop applications I was rather disappointed, so I am currently contemplating to simply set up a personal wiki for that...

I use Google Docs, and stick all my information into a spreadsheet. I like how it can import and export to and from practically any file format, but I just wish there was a way to keep my OpenOffice sheets and my online Google Docs synchronised.

Also, seconding the caution of Digitpress' listings. Everything besides the NES (of course), Intellivision and VCS all seems so arbitrary, with the prices and rarity number and what-have-you.

[Shotgun_Surgeon]

is sparkster the sequel to rocket knight adventures rare? i see it going on ebay for $40.00

[Disengage]

According to Digitpress, Math Blaster Episode 1.

[The Sports Guy]

I downloaded the rom for that, who released that game? Id like to hear how that game came to be. I think my rarest two games are either the crappy Air Diver or the okay Lotus II.

[Disengage]

I downloaded the rom for that, who released that game? Id like to hear how that game came to be. I think my rarest two games are either the crappy Air Diver or the okay Lotus II.

Box says Davidson, never heard of them. It's not bad as far as educational games go. Then again, I haven't played it since 6th grade.

[idolknight]

Not sure how rare it is but I have Starflight complete with map. It seems to catch a high price these days.

I also picked up Turrican & Universal Soldier both mint. Still with there reg cards and included advertising. Very Pleased! Great Price too.

Really looking to get Ghostbusters PAL.

[kallbrand]

My rarer ones

Alien Soldier
Eliminate Down
Pulseman
Punisher Pal
Undead Line
Gleylancer
Twinkle Tale
Monster World IV
Musha
Splatterhouse 3
Bare Knuckle 3
The usual rpg's

[Samamo]

Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel
Aero the acrobat 2
Marko's Magic Football

[Knuckles-chaotix]

Eliminate down mint complete.
And now my Blue Sega vinyl!

[Zebbe]

Snow Bros.
Eliminate Down
Gleylancer
Panorama Cotton
Slap Fight

etc. All mint/complete ofcourse.

[Phantar]

the rarest licensed game I own would be Rainbow Islands, I guess.

Other than that, I have the odd unlicensed pirate cart (Like Pokémon 1&2, or Lion King 2&3...); I guess those are pretty rare as well (I don't keep tabs on that).

[Youngie]

Rolo To The Rescue. I got it for cheap so I'm happy.

[Jesse813]

My Rarest Games are:

Genesis: Panorama Cotton

Master System: Golden Axe Warrior

SNES: Earthbound

NES: Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny

[Youngie]

How much was Earthbound?

[Jesse813]

How much was Earthbound?

Earthbound: 60$ (the lowest I saw on Ebay & Amazon was 80$)

Panorama Cotton: 170$

Golden Axe Warrior: 60$

Ultima: 20$

[Kollision]

In the order of how difficult it was to be found:

Space Turtle Battleship
Slap Fight
Eliminate Down
Duke Nukem 3D
Battlemania 2
Gleylancer
Panorama Cotton
Divine Sealing
Undeadline
Crossfire
M.U.S.H.A.
Action 52
Earth Defense/Defend
Twinkle Tale
.
.
.

[crazyteknohed]

Uh, for Megadrive? Not much, my collection is small. Just:

Yu Yu Hakusho
Phantasy Star, although some argue it isn't rare at all.

For Mega-CD:

Shadowrun
Cobra: The Space Adventure

[Blur_Sotong]

My rarest ones are.....


Megadrive JP import:

El Viento
Pulseman
Sailormoon
Twinkle Tale
Bio-ship Paladin
Double Dragon II
Rockman Megaworld


Megadrive PAL Asian:

Ottifants
Rocket Knight
Shining Force
Side Pocket
Sonic 3
Sonic & Knuckles
Sonic Spinball
Street Fighter II
Street Of Rage II
Jurassic Park


Megadrive PAL UK

Shining Force 2
Castlevania
Zombies


Genesis

Warsong
Trouble Shooter
Castlevania Bloodlines


MEGA-CD

Bari-Arm
Annet Futabi
Monkey Island

[jerry coeurl]

I don't really have any rare games for my Genesis. I guess Phantasy Star IV is kinda valuable because it's highly sought out, but then I only have the cart in that case.

I have a couple "rare" games for my Saturn, though. I have a complete US copy of Burning Rangers, which had an extremely limited print run IIRC. I also have a US copy of Christmas NiGHTS, along with the cardboard sleeve it came in. I'm not really sure how rare that is, though.

[kraftwerks]

I haven't looked through all the pages, but has the discussion concerning rarity versus price come up yet? Because most of what I see listed fall more into the latter category than the former.

[TheEdge]

Is Ranger X rare? Well I have it. So I guess I am special

[sonictails]

Does Phatasy star 3 count?

[Iron Lizard]

All according to Digitalpress

My most rare Sega Cd game is Time Gal but it more fun to brag about Snatcher and Lunar

Genesis -Crusader of Centry

Master System- Power Strike

Snes Super Mario Bros/All Stars

Nes- Popeye

PS1- In the Hunt though by no means my most valuable.

Saturn- Gun Griffon though I see it all the time.

TG16- Galga 90

Game Gear- Mega Man

[MrMatthews]

What is the GG mega man like? Is that where you're fighting those three animals?

[Flygon]

I used to own a copy of Shining Force until I had to send it back to relatives some years ago.

Otherwise my rarest game is... is Phantasy Star II rare at all?

[Iron Lizard]

What is the GG mega man like? Is that where you're fighting those three animals?

It plays ok. I have never been a huge Mega Man fan so my frame of reference isn't so good but it seems to play fine. The Screen scrolls up and down to compensate for the Game Gear's little screen. It seems to control great and the graphics look good enough.

[ninjabearhug]

I find DP's rarity guide utterly useless, but I collect PAL games. It is very much based on NTSC games, and from what I've seen of it, it's only any good for older 8 bit systems. Even then the SMS rarity guide is way off on quite a few games....

I'm not sure what my rarest overall MD game is, quite a few of the PAL games I have which are rare are pretty common in other regions. Probably Daze Before Christmas or Death And Return Of Superman. If we were talking by Region, I have most of the rare PAL games, just missing two or three from what i consider the top 20 rarest. My favourite rarity by far though is my Ecco box set (http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s132/ninjabearhug/blog/mda2e034.jpg), I really love the design of that thing and it looks super cool next to my SMS Lucky Dime Caper gift set of the same design :)

[crazyteknohed]

All according to Digitalpress

My most rare Sega Cd game is Time Gal but it more fun to brag about Snatcher and Lunar

Time Gal?!? They are talking sh*t.

Shadowrun and Keioh Yugekitai Ltd Edition w/ slip case are far more rare, and they're by no means the rarest MCD titles. Just try to find Sing! in an online auction.

As for Sega CD, the only title I had trouble finding was Cobra: The Space Adventure. I don't know if it's particularly rare but it hardly shows up on eBay. I think Keio Flying Squadron is rare in the US but there are many PAL versions floating about.

There are plenty of PAL Mega CD rarities, though some are plentiful in other regions such as The Adventures of Batman and Robin. Otherwise there are a few PAL exclusive titles worth picking up such as Theme Park and Syndicate.

[Phantar]

What is the GG mega man like? Is that where you're fighting those three animals?

http://www.mmhp.net/GameHints/MMGG.html

[Iron Lizard]

Yeah it was fun making that list. Digitalpress isn't perfect but there are not so many sights like that out there. Space adventure was at the top of there list. I would have posted Snatcher but time Gal of all things beat it out. Same with the PS1. I have bunch of at least Semi Rare games and In the Hunt of all things bet that out at least by rarity.

[MrMatthews]

How much more rare is Mario Allstars than Mario Kart? I would have thought MK would have beaten out MA.

[Iron Lizard]

The All Stars with Mario world is much more rare then just All Stars. It was pack in late in the Snes's life.

[Jesse813]

I had no idea the All Stars+Mario world cart was even remotely rare, but I've never had a reason to hunt it down since the SNES i've had for 14 years came w/ All Stars and Mario World on seperate carts.

[Casselfornia]

Twinkle Tale - 40 €
The Punisher (PAL) - 30 €
Mega Man Wily Wars (PAL) - 35 €
Alien Soldier (PAL) - 32 €
Sailor Moon - 12 € :P

That`s it for now!

Maybe I can mention that I own a factory sealed Christmas Seaman for Dreamcast :)

[crazyteknohed]

The All Stars with Mario world is much more rare then just All Stars. It was pack in late in the Snes's life.

Neither of them are even remotely rare.

[Iron Lizard]

One was made less than the other. Hence one is more rare than the other.

:bull:

[crazyteknohed]

One was made less than the other. Hence one is more rare than the other.

:bull:

One is less common than the other. Rare implies seldom seen or hard to come by, neither of which is true in the case of Mario World & Allstars.

[16-bit]

The rarest game on the Genesis I have is probably John Madden Championship edition, the rental store exclusive one. But I'd say the most valuble one I have is the copy of Fifa '95 for the Megadrive that forum member Mr. Smith signed. :cool:

[Iron Lizard]

One is less common than the other. Rare implies seldom seen or hard to come by, neither of which is true in the case of Mario World & Allstars.

Thank you. I so happy so you explained this difference to me. Fine the Super Mario All-Stars/Super Mario World (you I am talking about one cart right?) is not most rare cart in the world. From the start I never said it was. I only said that according to Digitalpress it was most rare cart I had. It received a three which is not very high. However it does beat out the one that the plain All-Stars cart received along with at about half the of the SNES library.

I am so glad we have people like you on this earth this to nitpick at every single point people make. It much more pleasant place with your type hanging around. Now why don't you go back and quote every post from every person with game that is not rare according to you.

[Mamba Tabac]

Thank you. I so happy so you explained this difference to me. Fine the Super Mario All-Stars/Super Mario World (you I am talking about one cart right?) is not most rare cart in the world. From the start I never said it was. I only said that according to Digitalpress it was most rare cart I had. It received a three which is not very high. However it does beat out the one that the plain All-Stars cart received along with at about half the of the SNES library.

I am so glad we have people like you on this earth this to nitpick at every single point people make. It much more pleasant place with your type hanging around. Now why don't you go back and quote every post from every person with game that is not rare according to you.

LOL - well said.

I think my rarest MD games are Alien Soldier and Mega Man Wily Wars, although I didn't realise Mega Man was rare until someone on this site pointed it out, and I already had it by then. I also have quite a lot of MD games that were bastards to get hold of (MUSHA, Yu Yu, Magical Flying Hat) but I think I was just trying to get hold of them at a bad time or something...

[Youngie]

Fine the Super Mario All-Stars/Super Mario World (you I am talking about one cart right?) is not most rare cart in the world. From the start I never said it was. I only said that according to Digitalpress it was most rare cart I had. It received a three which is not very high. However it does beat out the one that the plain All-Stars cart received along with at about half the of the SNES library..

I'd say that the Super Mario All-Stars/Super Mario World is rare. Since all lots of people see is the plain All-Stars cart which isn't rare just in high demand (for some reason) like Final Fantasy 7 PS1. So what you're saying is true.

Hate it on ebay when they say "Final Fantasy 7 - Extremely Rare!" :confused:

[crazyteknohed]

I am so glad we have people like you on this earth this to nitpick at every single point people make. It much more pleasant place with your type hanging around. Now why don't you go back and quote every post from every person with game that is not rare according to you.

I don't think I was nitpicking to begin with; all I did was state that neither cart was even remotely rare, something that eBay can attest to as there are currently 33 auctions for Mario World & Allstars carts, never mind eBay shops.

I think it was you who got all smart-arse with semantics. Or at least tried to. So I returned the favour :)

To further highlight your poor use of word classification: if SMW&A is more rare than SMW, could one argue that Altered Beast is more amazing than, say, Pit Fighter?

[MrMatthews]

I don't think I was nitpicking to begin with; all I did was state that neither cart was even remotely rare, something that eBay can attest to as there are currently 33 auctions for Mario World & Allstars carts, never mind eBay shops.

I think it was you who got all smart-arse with semantics. Or at least tried to. So I returned the favour :)

To further highlight your poor use of word classification: if SMW&A is more rare than SMW, could one argue that Altered Beast is more amazing than, say, Pit Fighter?

Oh, please. Knock it off. Iron Lizard never said the goddam game was rare. He said it was the rarest SNES game he owns, according to DP.

And if he gave you a little attitude after you felt compelled to "correct" him, I think those of us who actually UNDERSTOOD his original post would agree that you had it coming.

Maybe you should be picking apart DP's site directly rather trying to start arguments with people who are merely repeating the information DP is offering.

[Iron Lizard]

To further highlight your poor use of word classification: if SMW&A is more rare than SMW, could one argue that Altered Beast is more amazing than, say, Pit Fighter?

Well then I will continue to use little words. My primitive words may be hard to understand for a master of the English language such as yourself. I hope you can understand it. Amazing is not measurable. However the concept of rarity often is. For example I here are the ebay auctions you spoke of. I will use actually links because your highly developed mind may have trouble understanding what I am trying to convey to you

Here we have 33 like you pointed out. Actually your total did include Ebay shops. 28 auctions and 5 in ebay shops. However there are actually 15 in ebay shops so you are right. It brings up the total to 43

http://shop.ebay.com/items/_W0QQ_dmptZVideoQ5fGamesQ5fGames?_nkw=Super+Mario+ All-Stars+%26+SUper+MARio+World&_sacat=0&_fromfsb=&_trksid=m270.l1313&_odkw=Super+Mario+All-Stars+SUper+MARio+World&_osacat=0


Now lets look at the normal All-stars cart. I see 137 auctions alone for this game.

http://video-games.shop.ebay.com/items
/_W0QQPlatformZNintendoQ252CQ2520SuperQQ_dmptZVideo Q5fGamesQ5fGames?_nkw=mario+all-stars+-world&_sacat=139973&_fromfsb=&_trksid=m270.l1313&_odkw=final+fantasy+iii&_osacat=139973

Now I will add the Ebay stores to the total. Well that is only 120 more. 257 is certainly more then 43 I would say.

http://video-games.shop.ebay.com/stores/_W0QQLHQ5fSellerWithStoreZ1QQ_dmptZVideoQ5fGamesQ5 fGames?_nkw=super+mario+all-stars+&_sacat=139973&_fromfsb=&_trksid=m270.l1313&_odkw=super+mario+all-stars+mario+world&_osacat=139973

[crazyteknohed]

Fair enough, I'll stop being a cnut.

Sorry, Iron Lizard.

[Iron Lizard]

I'm being a cunt as well taking things way to seriously. Sorry.

[crazyteknohed]

I'm being a cunt as well taking things way to seriously. Sorry.

I started it though. How about I buy you a pint if you're ever in North London?

[crazyteknohed]

Maybe you should be picking apart DP's site directly rather trying to start arguments with people who are merely repeating the information DP is offering.

I always laugh out loud when people refer to Digital Press as DP. Maybe it's just me, but rarity guides aren't the first thing that springs to mind whenever anybody mentions DP...

[MrMatthews]

... And here's another thing that pisses me off about what you said, crazyteknohed - oh, are we not arguing anymore?

Nevermind, then.

Seriously, apologizing for nitpicking is awesome. I'd give that act a rarity score of about "4"

As for abbreviating digitalpress... Help me out there a little bit. I can't think of anything funny associated with "DP"

[crazyteknohed]

Seriously, apologizing for nitpicking is awesome. I'd give that act a rarity score of about "4"

According to DP *snigger* it's rarer than Darius Alpha for the Megadrive.

And you've never heard DP used to describe something that's completely different to retro-gaming? I'd post a link but I'd probably get banned...

EDIT: Not sure if this is innocent enough to post here but what the hell:

http://www.clusterflock.org/2008/04/dp-q-a.html

[Samamo]

Lol woah what happened one minute you're at each others throats, the next your drinking buddies? men :daze: :p

[Iron Lizard]

I started it though. How about I buy you a pint if you're ever in North London?

Sounds good and I'll buy you one if you ever have the misfortune of having to go to Tucson ,Arizona

[MrMatthews]

According to DP *snigger* it's rarer than Darius Alpha for the Megadrive.

And you've never heard DP used to describe something that's completely different to retro-gaming? I'd post a link but I'd probably get banned...

EDIT: Not sure if this is innocent enough to post here but what the hell:

http://www.clusterflock.org/2008/04/dp-q-a.html
Iron Lizard will be banned for saying "cunt" before you get in trouble for saying "double penetration."

And I so don't feel stupid for not getting that. It's not as ingrained in popular culture as "ATM" or "VP," or anything. ;)

[johnnyb]

.... I hope this doesn`t turn into the sega-16 dating thread!:D

Anyway, the "rarest" game I have is the jap version of Comix Zone, I don`t actually know how rare it is or anything, I havn`t gone looking but know it`s harder to come by than the common games I currently have.... but my trip saving is finished so spendy spendy!:D

[MrMatthews]

Is your money-saving over, really?

I question that! ;)

[johnnyb]

Is your money-saving over, really?

I question that! ;)

LOL.....

We have an engagement party in about 6 weeks and then she said she wants a few months of spending money on what ever before the saving starts again... that gives me a good 4 months to pile up some money for spending on games!:D

[Baleog]

Ristar is really common and cheap... just wait it out.

Ahem.

It’s three years since I last made that post.

I have still not managed to find a single copy of Ristar.

Either I have really bad luck in my used video game searching, or its “common and cheap” reputation is a thing of the past. Frankly, I think the secret is out about Ristar and all the collectors [who aren’t me, that is] have already snapped up all the available copies.

[Baloo]

The rarest game I own for SEGA Genesis is a loose copy of McDonald's Treasure Island.

[Mark Robert]

Alien Soldier - Japanese complete, mint :cool:
Mcdonald's Treasureland Adventure - case, cart, no manual though :(
The Punisher - complete, ok condition :|
Fire Shark - complete, mint condition :D
Marko - coming in mail, cheap price, supposedly rare
Robocop vs. The Terminator - I consider to be rare 'cause it's a bitch to find complete on Ebay. I have a mint, complete copy BTW. Awesome game too. :)

[crazyteknohed]

Marko - coming in mail, cheap price, supposedly rare

I think it's the Sega CD/Mega CD version that's uber rare.

[MrMatthews]

I think the rarity guide from Digital Press indicated that Dune was my rarest game. I think my next two rarest were Moonwalker and . . . uh, Pac-Attack. But I gauge the rarity of my games based on how much of a bitch it was to track them down.

Games like:

Batman: The Video Game (loose)
Battletoads
Hyperstone Heist
Herzog Zwei
Zombies Ate My Neighbors

[BrYaN]

Well, I have a couple Genesis and Mega Drive games that are considered rare. I never bought them because of that, but because they are some of my favorite games on the system.

http://www.quebecgamers.com/thisweek/20Fev2007/alien-soldier-open.jpg
Alien Soldier, totally like new!

http://quebecgamers.com/thisweek/16Aout2008/ed-complete.jpg
Eliminate Down

http://quebecgamers.com/thisweek/16Aout2008/monster-world-3.jpg
Monster World VI (Maybe not that rare, but still a Japanese exclusive.

http://www.quebecgamers.com/thisweek/9Mars2009/musha-genesis-complete.jpg
M.U.S.H.A

http://www.quebecgamers.com/thisweek/9Mars2009/ghostbusters-mcdonald.jpg
Ghostbusters & McDonalds both factory sealed. Some imperfections on the shrink wrap.

http://www.quebecgamers.com/thisweek/13Mars2009/the-punisher-factory-sealed.jpg
The Punisher, Factory Sealed. (I actually don't collect Factory Sealed Games, but I won them for a better price than a complete Mint copy so...)

http://quebecgamers.com/thisweek/6Juillet2008/gley-lancer-2.jpg
Gleylancer, complete and Mint.

[Jesse813]

Nice Games you have there bryan. they truely are rare.

My Rarest games are all imports:

Monster World IV
Undeadline
Alien Soldier (Jap)
Panorama Cotton
Super Fantasy Zone (Jap)

[Baloo]

I think the rarity guide from Digital Press indicated that Dune was my rarest game. I think my next two rarest were Moonwalker and . . . uh, Pac-Attack. But I gauge the rarity of my games based on how much of a bitch it was to track them down.

Games like:

Batman: The Video Game (loose)
Battletoads
Hyperstone Heist
Herzog Zwei
Zombies Ate My Neighbors

Moonwalker is really expensive and tough to track down due to demand, but isn't it only like a R3 on the Digitpress rating? Unless you're talking about the Master System version, which is a bit rarer at R5.

Oddly enough though, the Master System version can be bought at half-price what the Genesis version is going for ($20-30, I got my copy $27 CIB + Shipping). I'm assuming because the Master System version is pretty horrible.

[Kollision]

Moonwalker is really expensive and tough to track down due to demand, but isn't it only like a R3 on the Digitpress rating? Unless you're talking about the Master System version, which is a bit rarer at R5.

Oddly enough though, the Master System version can be bought at half-price what the Genesis version is going for ($20-30, I got my copy $27 CIB + Shipping). I'm assuming because the Master System version is pretty horrible.
Actually not.
The SMS Moonwalker is a very fine game. I even think it plays better than the MD version.

[Baloo]

Actually not.
The SMS Moonwalker is a very fine game. I even think it plays better than the MD version.

Hmm, I'll have to try it out myself then. I read that the Hit detection was pretty bad and there were no sparkles. Saw a video or two of it, and it didn't look all that good.

[Kollision]

IMO for an SMS game it's a remarkable achievement.
And you're right, there are no sparkles.

[Mark Robert]

Having mint copies of Alien Soldier, Eliminate Down, Greylancer and M.U.S.H.A. is indeed rare. I am in awe (and envious) of your collection. :daze:

[acdc]

Actually not.
The SMS Moonwalker is a very fine game. I even think it plays better than the MD version.

yes that s the truth and nothing more

[stalepie]

The rarest game I own used to be Megaman Megaworlds, or Rockman Megaworlds, and Bare Knuckle III. But I sold RM, and I sold BK3 in favor of SR3 (cheaper) and now my rarest cart is probably this strange homemade (??) version of Castlevania: Bloodlines, which is like The New Generation, except the title screen says Bloodlines. I think. I forget now. And you have to insert it in backwards, and the label is clearly homemade. Looks like an 11 year old drew it. I should probably take a picture. But um oh that's right, I also got some homemade-label version of Valis 1 too. I think it's just regular Valis 1 though.

[Samamo]

How much should a complete M.U.S.H.A cost? How rare and is it actually fun? :p I forget if I wanted it or not.

[Jesse813]

They cost $65-$80

[The Jackal]

My rarest games are Dragon Ball Z (JAP) and Moonwalker(JAP)...

[BrYaN]

They cost $65-$80


A while ago M.U.S.H.A was about that price complete, but it seems to me that the price is higher now. I really should have bought it before.

I was looking for a complete copy for a while and got tired of waiting to get a "deal" or a good price, so I bought it Mint for 130$ in a bid war (kind of) And I know that's a ridiculous price BTW!

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260359441122

[Jesse813]

yes it tends to be more 75$-80$, but I've seen a few around 65$ on Amazon. Im not sure if there still.

[Black_Tiger]

I'm not sure how rare most of the games I have are. Some of the japanese games that I believe are or have been rare in the past include:

Phantasy Star
Light Crusader
MWIV
Dragon Ball Z
Langrisser II
Popful Mail
Lunar
Lunar EB
Shining Force CD

I also have Double Dragon for Genesis and Flink for Sega-CD. Are they still "rare"?

[gamegenie]

X-perts.

rare because it's the only Genesis game that follows a continuation of the Eternal Champion series that Sega of Japan saw fit to put a end to not combat their Virtua Fighter series.