Rarest home cartridges?

I've taken a look at the AES price guide and I'd like to know what others think are the most difficult to find games?

most euro stuff froma round '96-99:

kizuna-around a dozen copies were made
double dragon
aof 3
mslug 1
real bout 2

WGolly said:

kizuna-around a dozen copies were made

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I can already see where this thread is going.


PS: A million copies.

I'm not an expert in this field, but from an unblighted view, it appears that the most expensive games aren't exactky the rarest, save obvious cases.

It's the same on any system really.......excellent "wanted" games are expensive, like Metal Slug 1.

Hmm lets see..

Hardest to find

Fatal Fury 2
Super sidekicks 1
Fatal fury special

teh rarest.

Hmm seriously tho.

Metal Slug 1 isnt that rare - Its expensive and people tend to hold onto them. but you can pick up a copy with ease if you have the money.

Of course most jap games are easy to come by compared to their US cousins. Real bout 2 for example is common muck in jap but very hard to come accross in US.

WGolly said:

most euro stuff froma round '96-99:

kizuna-around a dozen copies were made

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SNK of Europe guy:"OK guys, lets fire the cart making machine for Kizuna Encounter."
Factory Worker: "OK sir, how much material do we have?"
SoE: "I think we should just make 10 copies... so turn the machine on and off really fast."
FW: "D'oh! 12 got made. We weren't fast enough."
SoE: "Oh well, send them to 12 random stores."

Later that week at Food World...

Employee: "What the fuck is this?"
Manager: "Looks like a VHS movie... do we sell those?"
Employee: "No sir, I don't believe we do."
Manager: "Well then... um, lets donate it to charity."
Employee: "Yes sir! Good idea sir! Now some kid will have a lot of fun while watching this movie on his donated VCR!"
Manager: "STFU! Get back to work!"


Or better yet:


Kid 1: "d00d! Look what I made with the Kizuna Encounter MVS cart! "
Kid 2: "d00d! U r t3h l337!"
Kid 1: "d00d! Yeah! Lets say only 4 were ever made, increase that number every year, and sell a copy once a year so we can be phat paid!"
Kid 2: "Hell yeah d00d!"

Id say these are pretty difficult to find:

US Art of Fighting 3
EURO Double Dragon
US Galaxy Fight
US Metal Slug
US Metal Slug 2
US Neo Turfmasters
US Ninja Master's
US Real Bout Fatal Fury 2
US Samurai Shodown 4
US Stakes Winner
EURO Ultimate 11
US Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer
US World Heroes Perfect
JPN Magical Drop 2
JPN Magical Drop 3
JPN Quiz Chibi Maruko-Chan
JPN Twinkle Star Sprites

Thats just what I think.