I really wants me Fire Emblem Path of Radiance, brand new, but it is so hard to find. I don't like buying used games because I don't know what the former owner done with them. I like a vidya game to be mine and uniquely mine forever not belonging to someone else.
Is Path of Radiance worth 500 dollars?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nintendo-Gamecube-FIRE-EMBLEM-Path-of-Radiance-VGA-90-Factory-Sealed-Brand-New-/181977585079
>>324145558
ALL YOU HAD TO DO WAS RELEASE A PLAYERS CHOICES VERSION NINTENDO THEN IT WOULDN'T BE A GORILLION DOLLARS
sealed copies go for 200 or so bucks
don't get cucked by ejew
>>324145558
>$500
The last time I had checked it was going for like $200 new. Goddamn.
>>324145558
>I don't know what the former owner done with them. I like a vidya game to be mine and uniquely mine forever not belonging to someone else.
This so much
>>324145738
No, it would still be a gorillion dollars. The Player's Choice version would be 3/4 of a gorrilion, though.
so why don't Nintendo have an eShop service for Gamecube games again?
IT'S LIKE YOU'RE BEGGING ME TO PIRATE.
Why would you buy a video game to not play it?
>>324145558
Just purchase from auctions with pictured clean discs and no scratches senpai desu why are you such an autist
What is dolphin
>>324146050
good for porn
>>324145558
>Paying for a grades and a plastic case.
This is the dumbest shit ever.
I work at a vidya store that carries used games from most systems. We have a copy of PoR for $100.
>>324146050
>guy is literally talking from a collectorfag standpoint
>HURR PIRATE IT
>>324146050
>>324145996
Still don't know what the owner did with them.
>have PoR in box
>missing manual
I'm not even a collector but this triggers my autism something fierce!
And no I'm not paying 40 bucks for the fucking booklet when the difference between loose and complete is less than 1/4th of that.
First off, don't buy VGA graded games if you're planning on opening them. That's like buying a graded Black Lotus to play in a Vintage deck, it's fucking stupid.
Second, don't buy VGA graded games at all because they're fucking incompetent and put fucking holes in the case that they use to seal the game, which defeats the purpose of fucking grading it and getting it protected from the elements in the first fucking place.
Third, it's only $200 new normally, just wait or suck it up and buy it used/off of Amazon.
>>324146050
A mammal like fish that swims about the sea and has an intellect higher than your average Trump supporter.
>>324145558
no
$100 yes. maybe $150
>>324145558
I live near a retro game store that has this game for $59.99
:^)
>>324145973
I remembered this one guy on /vr/ posted a thread saying he was going to spend 8,000 plus just to get his brand new SNES graded.
>>324145558
>I don't like buying used games because I don't know what the former owner done with them
you're a paranoid retard
>>324146409
Buy a complete copy, steal the book and resell.
>>324146389
clean them?
I had a grungy war survivor of a SNES Turtles In Time I bought at a yard sale but the local used game store sacrificed a Madden '94 to the gods and made it look brand new again in minutes.
>>324145909
is it hard being retarded
>>324146389
do you think they stuck it between their asscheeks or something? holy fuck, grow up
>>324146417
What if it belonged to a 8 year old with autism who never washed his hands and it has remnants of fecal matter on the disc. If I pop that baby into my gamecube, then the fecal matter will get in my gamecube and possibly transfer to my mint condition discs from other games.
Soon bada boom bada bing all my games have autistic fecal matter on them.
>>324146530
BUY IT FAGGOT!
>paying for a game that looks and plays better when emulated
why
>>324146739
Wash it then, faggot.
>>324146739
except you have fecal matter on you RIGHT FUCKING NOW??? fucking hygiene freaks are goddamn insane
wipe it down with some lysol or something, jesus
like what the fuck is wrong with you? do you live in a bubble due to some disease?
Pirate it on the wii
>>324146890
Lysol would be bad for the disc, also I never have to wipe my discs because I use latex gloves when getting them out of the case and putting them in the system and when putting them back in.
>mfw nintendo stuff on the second-hand market is ridiculously overpriced because nintendrones are willing to eat shit and pay these scalpers'/resellers' exorbitant prices.
Now shut the fuck up and buy this shulk amiibo and this limited edition Majora's Mask 3DS for 6 gorillion dollars, you know you want it :^)
>>324147016
You're the autistic one we need to worry about.
>>324147040
Also because plenty more people keep them sealed solely with the intent to sell them ~10 years later.
>I don't like buying used games because I don't know what the former owner done with them
I used to feel that way but there is pretty much no difference between very good/near mint condition and factory sealed mint apart from the shrinkwrap and a few hundred dollars. Just control your autism and if you don't like what you receive then get a refund.
>>324145558
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sonic-the-Hedgehog-2-VGA-90-/290995660822
ebay thread?
ebay thread
>>324147016
>I use latex gloves when getting them out of the case and putting them in the system and when putting them back in.
and you're worrying about other people having autism? check the mirror first bro
>>324147040
>Shulk amiibo
bruh amiibo are at their lowest resale value right now.
only the amiibo that haven't received restocks yet like Pit, Lucina, Robin or Gold Mario are worth remotely above retail right now.
>>324147016
Have you been checked out by a doctor?
>>324145558
Yes, you sould buy 2 copies just in case one of them gets dirty or something
if you're so worried about hygiene then why not just pirate it and emulate it on dolphin
that way you don't spend a month's worth of rent on a sealed game because you have autism
>>324147309
My apologies for not keeping up with the latest in scalper news.
Also I have a RARE super mario bros NES game for sale! Super rare! 50 bucks, serious offers only :^)
>>324147301
There's a difference between OCD and autism.
>>324147528
and you're still a weird freak in the eyes of everyone else
>mfw bought most of my gamecube games new back during when that console was current and they all cost like 5-10 bucks
>now they go for like 30-50 bucks used
I'm so glad I'm not one of the guys that ever sold my old consoles/games to FUCKING GAMESTOP like so many people. It would suck having to spend that much money just to get your physical games back.
>>324146131
This.
It makes no fucking sense. I can look at my own god damn games and see that they're mint/sealed. I've bought one of those on cheap before. The fucking plastic case is COMPLETELY sealed. There's no way to open the case to get the game without using powertools, and damaging your mint/graded game.
There are no new versions of this game left, OP. Anything you get will be re-shrinkwrapped by wherever you buy it from. Good luck with your OCD tho.
>>324145558
shilling your ebay listings are against the rules
>>324145558
yo I got you, disc only 70 bucks
>>324148015
>The fucking plastic case is COMPLETELY sealed.
Actually it's not COMPLETELY sealed. There's room enough for air flow. There was a video on Youtube that showed how stupid they are, had a variant of MGS that came with the strategy guide.
Yes, the VGA is that retarded.
I sold a used PAL copy for over £100 last year.
I speak Japanese and I don't collect FE, so I didn't need it.
>>324149002
Well air may be good. I know when I bought my sealed copy of Terranigma a decade ago, the plastic wrap on it was turning acidic and actually caused damage to the paper box. It was a shame, I had to tear the game open instantly
>>324147621
Since when is being cleanly a bad thing? Cleanliness is only next to godliness.
>>324148872
what's your contact info?
>>324150179
nothing wrong with maintaining proper hygiene
it becomes a problem when you obsess over it to the point where you come up with fictional 5 year olds with autism wiping their ass with the disc and you feel required to spend five fucking hundred on an emulatable game
>>324149002
MSG?!? how the fuck did MSG get in a video game case? Did the son of a Chinese Restaurant owner have a vidya game system in the back of the kitchen or something?
>>324150384
Are you retarded?
>>324150353
You know many of the unwashed masses aren't very cleanly so in all likelihood 90% of used games have urine molecules, dirt molecules, and fecal molecules all over them.
>>324150474
so does the door, so does your phone, so does the money you handle, so do your credit/debit cards, etc etc
what's your point
>>324150603
I never handle my video games with unwashed hands so none of my games have fecal matter on them and I like it that way.
>>324145558
just dug mine out of my closest and putting it up on ebay for 100 bucks because of this thread. thank you anon and thank you smash bros for make ike a meme.
>>324145558
It's $200, not $500.
Stop lying on the internet.
hack your wii or wii u and play the iso...
>>324145558
>>324145909
What? Why the fuck would anyone care? Im a OCD autistic with all kinds of weird preferences and even i think this is over the fucking top. If the god damn thing still works why would it matter if someone has touched it
>>324147016
are you my lost brother?
>get new game
>cover my hands with paper to open the box
>wash hands after trashing paper
>reach plastic with another piece of paper or tissues
>trash it and wash hands
>touch cable to turn on console or use paper and save another wash
>open game
>>324151993
That one says 500...
>>324153581
I dunno... maybe, do you do the same thing?
>>324156008
Kys
>>324146556
Was looking into getting my sealed, non players choice copy of Turok 2 graded, but holy shit that crap is expensive.
>>324152898
>touching used goods
Virgin or gtfo
>>324145926
Why do people think Melee is rare or valuable in any way when there are millions and millions of copies floating around?
>>324145558
> Paying for retro sealed games
Even used I wouldn't pay for it just emulate it.
>>324145926
gorillion is not a number.
>>324159064
it sold more copies than New in box gamecube systems sold
Gamecube Virtual Console support when? PoR for $20 or less would be awesome but no, Nintendo had to skip Gamecube and go straight to Wii because reasons. They even have a goddamn Gamecube controller adapter now.
>>324159064
wasn't melee the single best-selling GCN game?
>>324146131
Ive seen it been done for recent games still in stores then sold on eBay I don't get it can some explain
>>324159580
1. get nintendont
2. download roms
3. put on harddrive
4. install HBC in wii mode
5. play game
>>324159064
because Meleefags
people are willing to pay 80 dollars for a loose copy of Melee covered in shit and semen handled to you by a pedophile.
Because Melee.
>>324159629
Melee fags I'm glad I kept mine and I'm never playing it
>>324159792
>pirating
did you just enter the thread or something?
so why do you want an original copy when you can just pirate and emulate with better framerates, better textures, at a better resolution? if you feel bad about not owning it, pick up a used copy or something
>>324159064
It's meleefags keeping their game alive.
I literally just sold a super scratched to shit copy of Super Smash Bros. Melee for 60 bucks to an autist in my college rec area because their copy got burned to shit.
>>324160103
but meleefags care about input lag so they want an original copy.
>>324159819
>>324159898
>>324160216
>tfw I have a nice, lightly played copy of Melee that I almost never play nowadays
>>324145883
>>324145867
>>324145558
It's VGA graded you dumb fucking cunts.
OP why the fuck would you buy a VGA graded game just to open you you stupid bitch.
Kill yourself reddit faggots.
Never come back.
>>324159546
whose to say, since numbers are infinite and letters are finite I'm sure somewhere along the way there is gorillion
>>324159559
How can more copies of melee sell than gamecubes? That make no sense, Were people buying extra copies for the hell of it?
>>324159064
It's valuable because that's what people will pay for it.
>>324162694
yes and also the wii was backwards compatible and brawl took like 2 years into its life to come out
so i suppose that counts too
>>324159792
X-Bone fan?
>>324162536
You'd need someone to count infinitely for numbers to be infinite.
As numbers are just a manner of measuring multiples of an object.
If something cannot be infinite there cannot be an infinite number of them.
Infinity cannot be measured, infinity is not a number.
Numbers are not infinite. They are a measure.
>>324162867
too bad you're a gorillion times too ugly for me to care
>>324162310
What is a VGA?
Also with that logic why buy anything new in box?
>>324162867
Why is infinity a number then?
Best FE Girl.
>>324162903
>>324162903
Kill yourself.
>>324162927
Video Game Authority
It's a grading company.
With that logic if you plan on opening something don't pay an extra $400 for a vga graded copy you dumb bitch.
Maybe you should learn how to not be a retard before you use the word logic.
Just Emulate?
>>324163014
No that would be Libra.
>>324163010
It's not.
>>324163089
no you kill yourself
>>324162867
>If something cannot be infinite there cannot be an infinite number of them.
Wrong the universe is infinite and God is infinite therefore there are intimate numbers.
>>324163104
By that logic, it's clearly Foleo.
>>324163014
I saw a really good Xenoblade character of her last night.
That's my story, hope you all liked it.
>>324145558
Just emulate it?
>>324163010
it's a concept, just likegender
>>324163089
What makes someone a video game authority and how do you become one?
>>324163089
Wait if you don't open it then how do you know there is even a game in there? There are factory mistakes where no game is in the case, and if there is no game in the case then it is worth nothing, so doesn't opening it actually make it worth more?
>>324163209
We do know if the Universe is infinite.
But yes God is eternal, that has nothing to do with something that exists within space and time being infinite, not being infinite, or even being capable of being infinite. God doesn't exist within time and space.
>tfw got a loose disc of PoR for $26 at a Micro Center back in 2013
>>324163436
>God doesn't exist within time and space.
Jesus Christ. Boom, proved you wrong.
>>324163324
Go to there website.
>>324163435
Because you can tell if a game is sealed from the factory from it having particular features.
Quick example would be the H seam on GBA games, they can be faked, although they are easily spotted. That's why they have the VGA.
PS and PS2 games have that foil stick thing on the white tag on top of the case. And the corner folds are very particular.
>>324163519
How?
How did you prove anything I said wrong.
>>324163664
But what if there was a factory mistake and no disc was placed in the packaging, that has happened. So how can it be VGA without knowing there is a disc in the box, so wouldn't opening it to check to see if the game is in the box actually make it worth more because you know it's not just an empty box?
>>324163014
That's not Marisa.
>>324163785
Jesus Christ is God, he existed in time and space. God is infinite, Therefore something infinite existed in space. Therefore infinity exists. Jesus is infinity.
>>324145558
emulate it, it runs well on my piece of shit
>>324163816
If you grope a game case with latex gloves you can feel the disk
>>324163816
It's done by machines.
Pretty sure they have quality assurance for that too, before they seal it.
I don't believe anyone has ever bought a REAL sealed game and it didn't have a disc in it.
>>324163462
You're a fan of Portrait of Ruin? Why not Dawn of sorrow tis better.
>>324163927
Jesus Christ was God in the flesh.
Jesus doesn't still walk the Earth and also aged.
Two different thing.
You are trying to say Ice is the same as Water.
Which they are, but also not.
>>324164024
I have, well actually it wasn't a game but a movie at Best Buy, it was the DVD March of the Penguins and no dvd was inside. I took it back to Best Buy and they said that happens rarely from time to time.
>>324164045I'm actually playing Symphony of the Night for the first time right now. Never played the handheld one, though.
Its hard being a collectorfag.
I payed 90 dollaridoos for a used copy and still dont have the fucking manual sigh. I may make fun of you faggots for being autistic but then again so am i.
>>324164192
Ice is the same as water just colder.
>>324145558
Where can I go to get an opened copy of Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City VGA certified? It is in mint condition, with no scratches and only played once.
>>324164231
Wasn't a game.
So doesn't matter at all anymore what a waste of time discussing this.
>>324164383
And in a completely different form.
Which I said it was the same, but not the same.
Holy shit fucking READ
>>324164445
If it can happen to a dvd clearly it can happen to a movie disc dvd because they are packaged the same way.
>>324146136
Oh shit, really? Got a website?
>>324145558
>tfw have a physical copy of this game
Didn't think it was worth that much
>>324164691
Never heard of it happening in the history of video games.
>tfw PoR was always easy as fuck to find in my area and at a cheap price
Still trying to find a nicely priced copy of Radiant Dawn near me
>>324164780
Quit bragging faggot.
If it's not complete or sealed we don't care.
>>324146890
You fell for it
Anyone seen any unopened gold edition legend of zeldas ocarinas of time?
I own vanilla non goldie edition. And want untouched gold.
I want to feel the joy of opening a brand spanking new sealed gold edition OoT?
>>324165081
You mean collectors edition?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Legend-of-Zelda-Ocarina-of-Time-collectors-edition-SEALED-Nintendo-64-1998-/131679698719?hash=item1ea8b8bf1f:g:fhAAAOSwsFpWSYwR
>>324164889
It's not sealed because I actually played the fucking game like 10 years ago when I bought it
>>324165267
Well is it fucking complete or not?
>>324165214
>http://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Legend-of-Zelda-Ocarina-of-Time-collectors-edition-SEALED-Nintendo-64-1998-/131679698719?hash=item1ea8b8bf1f:g:fhAAAOSwsFpWSYwR
Is that a first print?
and phew 300 I'm gonna have to reach deep to play an unopened collectors edition... ah well it's worth it.
>>324163324
They're an authority because they say so. All you have to do is call yourself an authority online and get fools to give you money to put their shit into plastic boxes. They're a rip-off at best and a scam at worst, pulling the same shit that toy and comic collectors have fallen for over the years. They also do stupid shit like taking apart prototypes and NWC carts to display their innards, including exposed EPROMS. But if you enjoy spending triple what a normal copy of similar condition costs, feel free to prop up their business model.
>found PoR in a second hand store
>For$15
Did I do good?
>>324165457
They only did one print run.
>>324165478
What a dumb faggot.
You become an authority on something when you are an expert on it.
It's possible to be an expert on sealed video games and to determine whether or not they are legitimate.
>>324165525
Was it complete?
>>324160216
meleefags netplay all the time, if you aren't in some super big scene
>>324165525
Second hand means it was opened and used right?
i'll give you my copy op, was thinking about donating my old games because no longer have an interest playing on an actual console
I'd love to play a game where a teenage boy who is on Zoloft wakes up one day to discover he has gynocmastia and goes on a quest to get rid of it by filing a law suit.
Buying into the past is expensive as fuck.
I want conkers bad fur day, shit costs cash money
>>324165783
It has everything in it. Second hand store so it was already played
>>324165525
go back, get off /v/ and buy it
>>324165925
no me plox
i'll post my gf's tits for it even
>>324166104
I grabbed it as soon as I saw it.
>>324166058
You did unbelievably well.
>>324166054
It's not even worth it. I say this as a man who has intense nostalgia for the game. It's overrated as fuck. The humor isn't even good. It's stuff you would laugh at if you're 10.
I have this game somewhere. I played it like twice.
I remember a lot of used/preowned games I got back then would still contain the manual and everything. Why are they harder to come by now?
>>324166054
Go to your local game stores.
>tfw I bought Path of Radiance on launch day back in 2005
>tfw bought Radiant Dawn on launch as well
Feels good man
>>324165925
contact info?
>>324166546
Because everyone is collecting now.
Not going to say what the best thing to collect right now is though. Sorry.
>>324165525
What's PoR?
>>324166709
Which is superior Path of Radiance, Radiant Dawn, or Shadow of the Dragon?
>>324167002
Path of Radiance
>>324166886
>>324166058
Was it opened?
>>324167048
How about after Path of Radiance?
>>324167113
do not reply to this bait
>>324167203
Last one I played was PoR.
>>324166691
I do, the best deal i've ever got was metroid prime trilogy for $15 but it was beat up as fuck.
>>324167002
>Shadow Dragon
>superior to anything but FE1
Even FE6 and 2 are better.
That said, PoR closely followed by RD. They're actually good for completely different reasons.
>>324167317
They don't have a copy of Conker?
>>324167419
Shadwo Dragon was epic.
>>324163014
PoR had the best girls.
Geneology had the best men.
Prove me wrong.
>>324145558
This happened a while back
>Walk into gamestop to buy game
>see guy in front of me
>trades in Radiant Dawn
>gets around ~40 for it
>Tell myself "anon what are you doing?"
>Guy leaves, I'm next.
>ask how much for Radiant Dawn
>"Its $70 anon"
Well fuck my shit up senpai.
>>324166886
Portrait of ruin, it's a Castlevania game, although I don't know why it is being discussed in this thread.
>>324169260
They mark it up 30 dollars? Good God, talk about greedy.
>>324168385
Yes and no. It's an alright game but as a remake almost 20 years after the original they really cheaped out in a lot of ways. FE12 (the sequel to Shadow Dragon the west never got) fixed that up a lot. I wouldn't call it genuinely bad or anything.
>>324168729
'fraid that's not possible. You're right.
>>324169571
They aren't even doubling their money.
And that is how you have a successful business.
Is Genei Ibun Roku coming to the US?
Should I get my Persona 2 sealed copy graded? I have the game on PSP also, so there's no point in opening it.
>>324145558
It absolutely is not worth 500 dollars. No video game is.
>>324169871
Yes. The specific date isn't confirmed yet though.
>>324169871
Yeah, one of the Treehouse members tweeted about it recently.
>>324169932
Take pics of it unopened with time and date stamp and then pictures of it opened time and date stamped or it didn't happen.
>>324169979
I'm afraid your post is incorrect.
>>324165692
>You become an authority on something when you are an expert on it.
And the VGA clearly isn't, is the point he was making.
>>324169979
>No video game is.
Wrong Mega Man 2 mint condition unopened definitely is. I'd go so far as to say I'd consider paying 1000 dollars for one.
>>324145558
No.
You'd be amazed at how many pre owned games are in mint condition anon.
>>324170116
If that were true, then no one would be.
So both of you kill yourselves.
>>324170069
OK ... I'll be sure to write the timestamp directly on the plastic wrap. Then when I take it off put the timestamp right on the disc
>GameStop near me has the Wii Fire Emblem Wii for $69.99
Literally why?
>>324170271
>slabbing a game with an EXPOSED EEPROM
>EXPOSED EEPROM
>CAN BE ERASED WITH A BRIGHT FLASH OF LIGHT
>SLABBING THIS SHIT
Are you retarded?
>>324170481
>mine does too
>it doesn't even have the box
>>324170087
>>324170192
It's really not, that's just autism talking. If you have that kind of disposible income, more power to you. But as a collector myself, I would not pay more than a hundred bucks for an unopened piece of software.
>>324169979
>It absolutely is not worth 500 dollars. No video game is.
Something is worth what people are willing to pay for it.
>>324170521
How can you tell if a NES game is actually sealed?
How can you tell a convincing fake from one that is authentic?
Kill yourself.
>bought fire emblem for the wii for $15 when it was still in stores
Don't own PoR though
>>324170836
We're not talking about NES games, the fact that they did something so stupid with that NWC cart completely invalidates any credibility they may have.
And their slabbing process is shit too.
>>324145558
this is the worst fate for a video game
being sealed away, never to be played by someone, sitting like a museum piece.
games are meant to be played and i have opened every sealed game i've picked up in the last 10 years. i recently opened a sealed chibi robo because fuck you, its a video game.
>>324172149
Kill yourself before you reproduce.
Your mother was right when she didn't see you making it to 18.
>>324172389
>ad hominems
Learn to fucking argument.
>>324172190
No, it's the greatest fate.
To be sealed away, a virgin forever.
Only to be gazed upon, but never touched.
>>324158384
>players choice
>turok 2
doesn't exist faggot, those grey carts don't got the PC ribbon on them, so they ain't PC
>>324172472
I don't need to argue.
You're a dumb faggot it's really simple.
>VGA
VGA is a joke. Just buy it brand new at a much lower price.
>>324172493
Gazed upon by autistic faggots. A fate worse than death.
>>324146556
Fool got scammed.
>>324150690
They still have microscopic debris from you touching them.
>>324164024
i have dude
shit can happen
its a super tiny chance that 1 in 1 million will happen, but all you do then is just take it back.
>>324163664
this
PS1,2 and xbox/360 games all had something that couldn't be faked, a unique foil on the wrap.
go look at any factory sealed PS1 or 2 game and you will see it.
>>324162694
libraries and rental stores
broken discs
>>324166054
no rare replay over there?
too bad m8
