It's the same way with all 16-bit era stuff. Go to one forum, "what's the deal with Genesis prices?" Go to another, "what's up with Turbografx prices?" And I'm sure everyone here knows about AES prices.
I suppose in another 5 years the PS1 generation will go into their buying frenzy.
Even SFC versions are getting there, I seen Pocky and Rocky SFC carts go for 100$.
I guess X2 and X3 are more expensive due to rarity, I am happy the first X didnt go crazy expensive. Thats the best Megaman X imo.
my prediction is that eventually there will be so many "repro" bootlegs out there that the overwhelming majority of people will accept them, and they will become one in the same as the real thing. Earthbound becomes a $20 game whether it's real or fake, because you won't be able to find any people out there who care about authenticity by this point.
"what's the deal with Genesis prices?"
"what's up with Turbografx prices?"
I guess the thing that I really don't get is the fact that these games can be found elsewhere. I can possibly see dropping big $$ to play a game that is simply not available anywhere else…but being able to get your hands on a ROM and getting something like an Everdrive…why would someone possibly drop big $$ on one game? Drop $150 for an everdrive, get the rom, call it a day. Get any SNES game you want from that point on no matter how rare…this is exactly what I'd do if I were just getting into collecting SNES titles. I just happen to have a vast majority of games I want now, because I picked them up on the cheap years ago.
It's all about the conversation and the boasting about how much you dropped on a game you'll never play :/
Overpriced fucking games on any classic console is fucking sad. I can't wait for this market to crash and everyone's shit they paid so much for goes worthless.
Investing in video games is stupid. The bubble will pop eventually.
i hope it pops so i can get some scoops....I was in this one group where this guy posted up a Flinstone NES so fucking jacked up, label peeling n shit...He spent $375 for it & was bragging.
Why not just buy ever drives for everything? Why waste money on a second hand cart? It's not like the devs see a dime of your money.
So one can brag/post pics of dinosaur peak on social media and gaming sites for other hipsters to see.
Why not just buy ever drives for everything? Why waste money on a second hand cart? It's not like the devs see a dime of your money.
The same goes why not just have a mame machine...
I like having individual carts of games from my childhood. I already did the group buy for the everdrive NES, SNES, & Gen...
No. No. No. That is not at all the same. Why is it that everyone clumps the flashcarts into the emulation camp? Emulation is EMULATING the hardware. Flash carts run on the ACTUAL hardware.