hardcase bloodlines for genesis is rare as hell

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I got my hardcase bloodlines SEALED off ebay last year for 16.50 (it's in my collection pics). Now look at the price. oh_no

The most common version is the re-released cardboard box (I hate those boxes).

<small>[ January 26, 2003, 06:45 AM: Message edited by: Drift King EX ]</small>
 

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wow, i never saw the Genesis castlevania boxart before, that's really cool. The UK version i have (and the cheapest one to boot wink ) has the same cover as the jap version , 'vampire killer'

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Genesis hardcase version isn't rare but people on eBay act strangely most of time...........

Personally I'm looking for Contra Hardcorp in hardcase
 
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Liquid Snake:
Genesis hardcase version isn't rare but people on eBay act strangely most of time...........

Personally I'm looking for Contra Hardcorp in hardcase
it is rare, maybe 1 in 10 ebay auctions are for the hardcase, even complete it's a hard to find, most of the auctions are cart only, or the cardboard version, I saw a sealed cardboard box version go for 27 dollars a few monthes ago.

mega bomberman is also another hard game to find mint complete in us version, it was only released in the cardboard box, and most you see complete are fucked up.

But you can get the UK version mint for 10 and under, I got mine brand new for 12.50, it comes in the hardcase with japan insert art too. (UK comix zone is hardcase as well, but u need a game genie it has lockout chip).
 

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just FYI every single UK game comes in hardcase except for Sonic and Knuckles and the early 'Ballistic' branded titles (turrican, double dragon e.t.c) This was because they were never actually given permission to produce mega drive titles by Sega. Sega filed a law suit and Ballistic were closed down.
 

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Plisken:
just FYI every single UK game comes in hardcase except for Sonic and Knuckles and the early 'Ballistic' branded titles (turrican, double dragon e.t.c) This was because they were never actually given permission to produce mega drive titles by Sega. Sega filed a law suit and Ballistic were closed down.
Sega won?
Thats not what I heard. I thought Ballistic won, but went bust a couple years later anyway.

Meh, I guess it dosent matter now anyway
 

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toy_brain:
Plisken:
just FYI every single UK game comes in hardcase except for Sonic and Knuckles and the early 'Ballistic' branded titles (turrican, double dragon e.t.c) This was because they were never actually given permission to produce mega drive titles by Sega. Sega filed a law suit and Ballistic were closed down.
Sega won?
Thats not what I heard. I thought Ballistic won, but went bust a couple years later anyway.

Meh, I guess it dosent matter now anyway
My febuary 1992 sega power says otherwise! loco
 

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Liquid Snake:
Genesis hardcase version isn't rare but people on eBay act strangely most of time...........

Personally I'm looking for Contra Hardcorp in hardcase
I have it, but its only in good/great condition. Complete though.

I got a lot of my Genesis games (including a mint gunstar) when a lot of the indy game stores were going out of business in 97/98/99.
 

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Plisken:
toy_brain:
Plisken:
just FYI every single UK game comes in hardcase except for Sonic and Knuckles and the early 'Ballistic' branded titles (turrican, double dragon e.t.c) This was because they were never actually given permission to produce mega drive titles by Sega. Sega filed a law suit and Ballistic were closed down.
Sega won?
Thats not what I heard. I thought Ballistic won, but went bust a couple years later anyway.

Meh, I guess it dosent matter now anyway
My febuary 1992 sega power says otherwise! loco
the lawsuit was VS accolade, who published those games.

originally, the judge sided with sega, and sega won. however, accolade appealed the decision and went before a new judge, Reinhardt. he viewed the case differently and decided that because most of the work accolade was producing was original, when compared to the few lines of code that bipassed sega's lockout, they were contributing positively to the market. sega was pissed.

although Reinhardt didn't completely clear accolade, he dismissed most of the injuctions set upon them. later, accolade made "barkleys shut up and jam", as an official licensee of sega ent.

thats your history for today kids-
ray
 

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Rade Kuruc:


I got a lot of my Genesis games (including a mint gunstar) when a lot of the indy game stores were going out of business in 97/98/99.
You wanna sell it?
 

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Liquid Snake:
Rade Kuruc:


I got a lot of my Genesis games (including a mint gunstar) when a lot of the indy game stores were going out of business in 97/98/99.
You wanna sell it?
Contra or Gunstar? Anyways, I only have one of each of these, so no. Sorry. Unless you wanna make a good trade.

Rade
 

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Good god, my copy is sitting right here....

Castlevania is sweet...
 

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Damn I just sold a lot of Genesis games here recently for cheap, 2 of which included Bloodlines and Hardcorps. Perhaps I should've reconsidered hehe.. damn ebay idiots
 

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that American box art is pretty lame

Ill stick to the uk version for aroung £5 thanks.

but whatever, you should buy this game
 

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Yeah, I have the cardboard box version. I hate the boxes. What the hell was Sega thinking? Talk about cheap.
 
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RiotoftheBlood:
Yeah, I have the cardboard box version. I hate the boxes. What the hell was Sega thinking? Talk about cheap.
I think all or most of the box games were released by majesco.

I hae them too, they don't match any of your hard cases, and they are ushually bent up pretty bad even if they're complete.

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Drift King EX:
Liquid Snake:
Genesis hardcase version isn't rare but people on eBay act strangely most of time...........

Personally I'm looking for Contra Hardcorp in hardcase
it is rare, maybe 1 in 10 ebay auctions are for the hardcase, even complete it's a hard to find, most of the auctions are cart only, or the cardboard version, I saw a sealed cardboard box version go for 27 dollars a few monthes ago.

mega bomberman is also another hard game to find mint complete in us version, it was only released in the cardboard box, and most you see complete are fucked up.

But you can get the UK version mint for 10 and under, I got mine brand new for 12.50, it comes in the hardcase with japan insert art too. (UK comix zone is hardcase as well, but u need a game genie it has lockout chip).
How much is that US Mega Bomberman worth? I still have one complete in very good condition.
 
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Drift King EX:
Liquid Snake:
Genesis hardcase version isn't rare but people on eBay act strangely most of time...........

Personally I'm looking for Contra Hardcorp in hardcase
it is rare, maybe 1 in 10 ebay auctions are for the hardcase, even complete it's a hard to find, most of the auctions are cart only, or the cardboard version, I saw a sealed cardboard box version go for 27 dollars a few monthes ago.

mega bomberman is also another hard game to find mint complete in us version, it was only released in the cardboard box, and most you see complete are fucked up.

But you can get the UK version mint for 10 and under, I got mine brand new for 12.50, it comes in the hardcase with japan insert art too. (UK comix zone is hardcase as well, but u need a game genie it has lockout chip).
How much is that US Mega Bomberman worth? I still have one complete in very good condition.
i saw a sealed one go for around 25 last year.
 

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The Japanese version of Bloodlines must be very rare. When I went to Japan in the summer of 2001, I recall seeing a copy of it in an Akihabara "Trader" store for some ridiculously high price. I think it came out to well over $100.00 USD.

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DolphinLord:
The Japanese version of Bloodlines must be very rare. When I went to Japan in the summer of 2001, I recall seeing a copy of it in an Akihabara "Trader" store for some ridiculously high price. I think it came out to well over $100.00 USD.
it is rare, but the only different is the title screen and jap text in the cutscenes. pretty pointless, the us and euro versions are not censored at all.
 
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