What's the rarest game you own?

I'll need to check my collection, but the rarest one I own is probably Folklore. It's more "uncommon" than rare and I got it for a nice bargain price so, maybe not.
 
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This game. It was only released in Japan and Europe, mainly because the devs said American audiences HATE Tingle.

Oddly enough, I like it more than the mainline Zelda series
 
I went to a Goodwill and they were auctioning off an n64 with a couple games and I asked how much it was going for atm and it was up to like 150 dolla and I was like show me these games because why is it going for so much and one of the games was Conker's Bad Fur Day and I told the Goodwill people that is was a rare and valuable game and should have been auctioned seperately from the console and other games and the manager said "shit well I wish I knew that earlier"
That story didn't really go anywhere because I didn't buy the game and some dude with more money that me got the console and a bunch of games (they were all the classics too)
 
Bomberman 64: The Second Attack. Didn't realize how much it went for online until somewhat recently, so it makes me happy to own the cartridge for it.
 
Haven't dug through my Saturn collection in a while, so I forgot I had this one as well. It's rare but actually isn't a very fun game.

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Also playing old Saturn games SUCKS because when the console's internal battery dies you lose all your saved games.
 
Saga is definitely up there with what I'd consider rare. Complete copies run about $450-$500. That's normal for quality Saturn games.

https://www.pricecharting.com/game/sega-saturn/panzer-dragoon-saga?q=Panzer+dragoon+saga
Yeah, the early 2000's were a weird time. Watching Saturn games that people were desperate to offload just a couple of years earlier skyrocket in price was bizarre. I bought a few of the most valuable ones at retail prices on release, others were picked up for a few quid in '98/'99.

Some pics, if anybody cares.

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Yeah, the early 2000's were a weird time. Watching Saturn games that people were desperate to offload just a couple of years earlier skyrocket in price was bizarre. I bought a few of the most valuable ones at retail prices on release, others were picked up for a few quid in '98/'99.

Some pics, if anybody cares.

It's going to be hard to top this. Top tier taste and amazing collection of legitimately rare games.
 
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Would Digital Devil Saga count as being rare or easy to find? I own the first game and I would of bought SMT: Nocturne at a Gamestop a couple years back.
 
Would Digital Devil Saga count as being rare or easy to find? I own the first game and I would of bought SMT: Nocturne at a Gamestop a couple years back.
Atlus has done a good job keeping these in high print numbers. At one time they were hard to find, but you can still buy them factory sealed from Amazon for $15.
 
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Looking at my collection, probably the King's Field games. I own King's Field 1 (2 in Japan) and The Ancient City.

Other then that, most of the games I own are relatively common I think.
 
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MechWarrior 2 I think.
EDIT: Oh, the expansion to Postal 2, Apocalypse Weekend might be rarer perhaps.
 
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I dunno, possibly something on the Sega Master System (if we're talking about western releases, at least). Or a Commodore Vic-20 game, though "rare" doesn't always translate to "high resale value", depending on demand.

More recently, I have My World, My Way on the Nintendo DS which seems to go for at least more than whatever I paid for it.

EDIT: Checking Pricecharting.com, there's often huge disparities between "new" and "complete in box". For example, Lord of the Sword, a random Sega Master System game I have that I looked up, is worth about $20 complete in box but "new" is listed at $410, 2050% of the CIB price.
 
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I dunno, possibly something on the Sega Master System (if we're talking about western releases, at least). Or a Commodore Vic-20 game, though "rare" doesn't always translate to "high resale value", depending on demand.

More recently, I have My World, My Way on the Nintendo DS which seems to go for at least more than whatever I paid for it.

EDIT: Checking Pricecharting.com, there's often huge disparities between "new" and "complete in box". For example, Lord of the Sword, a random Sega Master System game I have that I looked up, is worth about $20 complete in box but "new" is listed at $410, 2050% of the CIB price.
Sealed collecting and rare are two completely different things. I don't equate rarity and value but there are times when they go hand in hand. A good example of a rare game that's worth a lot (mostly inflated pricing) is something like my copy of Little Samson, only a couple thousand were made and it was a late in life NES game, one of the last 25 ever released for the system. I definitely consider something that old where production numbers were below 5,000 to be legitimately rare. There are still lots of rare games not worth shit like Eek the Cat on the SNES. Retro collecting is a mess right now so I can speak for the rarity of titles and a good majority of rare retro games are also pretty valuable.

Anything after the sixth generation of gaming, the word rarity changes drastically due to production numbers being largely increased and gaming was more wideacceptedly as a form of legitimate entertainment or art, and people were somewhat aware that older games retained value. Flash forward to the PS3 and 360 and it's hard to find something truly rare that cannot be purchased digitally. Most "rare" modern shit are limited and collectors edition junk sets that are packaged with a ton of worthless plastic and art books.
 
Seeing as I dug out some of my stuff, I snapped a few more pics.

The famous Radiant Silvergun. The last Saturn game I bought brand new if I remember correctly.
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Saturn Metal Slug, with RAM cart.
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My Capcom fighters. Vampire Saviour, Streetfighter Zero 3, Xmen vs Streetfighter and the Dungeons and Dragons collection. Whatever the Saturn's failings, it was still the console of choice for 2d fighters. The standard joypad was sublime for them and is still regarded as the best. I have the Action Replay which doubled as a RAM cart to play them.

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A nice piece I picked up a while back, Cyberbots isn't the best known Capcom fighter, nor the best playing tbh, but this limited edition with a gorgeous hardback artbook and a strange pop-up diorama.... thing is just a really nice thing to have.
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I have a few other Saturn curios, but I felt these were the most worthwhile.
 
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Seeing as I dug out some of my stuff, I snapped a few more pics.

The famous Radiant Silvergun. The last Saturn game I bought brand new if I remember correctly.

Saturn Metal Slug, with RAM cart.

My Capcom fighters. Vampire Saviour, Streetfighter Zero 3, Xmen vs Streetfighter and the Dungeons and Dragons collection. Whatever the Saturn's failings, it was still the console of choice for 2d fighters. The standard joypad was sublime for them and is still regarded as the best. I have the Action Replay which doubled as a RAM cart to play them.


A nice piece I picked up a while back, Cyberbots isn't the best known Capcom fighter, nor the best playing tbh, but this limited edition with a gorgeous hardback artbook and a strange pop-up diorama.... thing is just a really nice thing to have.

I have a few other Saturn curios, but I felt these were the most worthwhile.
^ This nigger here, I swear, you get it, you actually get what rare games are. You have a collection I would kill for in the Saturn department. Great taste and such good quality stuff too. Saturn is second to Neo Geo for top tier expensive collecting.
 
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