What's the Most You've Ever Paid for a Single Game?

[§ Gideon §]

Honestly, the most I've paid for a single game is the current generation, new-release price of $50. Even then, it's an exception: The current market is very favorable for the patient consumer, and I usually wait.

[JT80]

$79.99 for Chrono Trigger.

My local game store put it out on the shelves a week early. 8-)

[POrkcOw]

it's not the most expensive, but it should have been. i paid $20 bucks for a complete copy of panzer dragoon saga. i got it with a bunch of other games from this guy i used to know.

[sirhansirhan]

Mere minutes ago, I paid $95.75 for a complete copy of the U.S. version of Keio Flying Squadron on Sega CD. It hasn't come yet (I just won the auction less than an hour ago), but I'd been wanting that game forever and it has been more typically going for $130-140 on eBay lately, so woohoo.

Well, in the past two weeks I've bought a complete, mint as hell Panzer Dragoon Saga for $141, an also complete, also mint as hell Dragon Force for $94, and a complete, not very mint Guardian Heroes for $75. Stupid Saturn, costing me a lot of money.

I've yet to pop in PDS, but I'm absolutely obsessed with Dragon Force--that game rules. Guardian Heroes is awesome, too, but it's more of a two player game, and I don't usually have a second player around.

Speaking of which, since I quoted my old record (now the second-most I've ever paid for a single game) at the top of this thread, and we just passed the one year anniversary of me making that purchase, I'm so glad I bought that Keio Flying Squadron when I did. It's such an awesome game, and I almost never see them for sale at all.

[Greg2600]

In my hometown of Belleville, NJ, there was a video game store/rental in the Grand Union shopping plaza on Main St., called Video Game Dynasty. Everything they sold was ridiculously overpriced. I bought some Atari stuff there, but rarely NES. My aunt, though, didn't know any better, and bought Metroid there for over 70 dollars (in 1988).

[Widar]

~$100 USD for Giana Sisters C64 tape.

[dj_spryte]

$600 US for a factory sealed Chrono Trigger. Nothing I regret about that.

[Kamisama]

I dont want to spend too much on a single item. I however have bought several items ~50 euros. Like Ikaruga and a few others :)

[theshizzle3000]

Old School:
fifty bucks for Earthbound and I do not regret it

New School:

70 bucks for Guitar Hero 2 with Controller

[The Great Dane]

The most for me would be $95 for a complete Suikoden 2 on ebay. I originally bought the game when it was first released, but it was stolen. So, since the Suikoden series is my favorite series of all time, I figured I had better find another copy and fast.

[interactii]

235 for Starfox Superweekend (SNES) :/

[Lemmi_Is_God]

$170 for
Dinopark Tycoon
3DO

[skankinmack]

$135 for a caltron 6-in-1 or $91 plus ship for a flintstones surprise at dino peak.

[Pantechnicon]

$75 for a new copy of Skyhammer for the Jaguar.

[lkermel]

I personally never want to pay too much for commercial games. Patience is certainly the key to find good deals, even on Ebay.

However, the most I have ever spent (by far) was around $120 for Soldier Blade Special for the PC Engine.

[Cinder6]

Aside from games when they are new, I guess my biggest purchase was $60 for Dracula X on the Saturn. I'm going to outdo that soon, though, when I get Radiant Silvergun.

[TurboGenesis]

My top dollar spending for games are:
Radiant Silvergun $100
Magical Chase $165 (on ebay- I didn't even know I had won til 2 days later as this game was going for around $200 at the time)
Keio Flying Squadron $128 (my original snapped clean in half and I had to have this game no matter the cost!)

[bangtango]

Used Game: $40 for Pirates on the NES
"New" Game: $50 for the unreleased Charles Barkley game for the Atari Jaguar

[kaedesdisciple]

The equivalent of $250 US for a mint cart only MVS Samurai Shodown V Special. I only owned it for a little less than a year or so and got back pretty much what I put into it. So worth it to play in its pure form.

[RadiantSvgun]

Hmm... I think the most I paid was US$130 for Dracula X: Rondo of Blood. And my PC-engine duo stopped working before it came in...

As far as new school stuff.... 59.99 for a new Growlanser Generations special. That I do regret, as the game is garbage.

[Oniudra]

Well, in the past two weeks I've bought a complete, mint as hell Panzer Dragoon Saga for $141, an also complete, also mint as hell Dragon Force for $94, and a complete, not very mint Guardian Heroes for $75. Stupid Saturn, costing me a lot of money.

I've yet to pop in PDS, but I'm absolutely obsessed with Dragon Force--that game rules. Guardian Heroes is awesome, too, but it's more of a two player game, and I don't usually have a second player around.

Speaking of which, since I quoted my old record (now the second-most I've ever paid for a single game) at the top of this thread, and we just passed the one year anniversary of me making that purchase, I'm so glad I bought that Keio Flying Squadron when I did. It's such an awesome game, and I almost never see them for sale at all.
I didnt even know Keio Flying Squadron was going for that much. I nabbed mine complete with a complete sega cd and a handfull of games for 50 bucks, kind of glad i found that auction!

[Segertar]

Quest for the N64, on release day.

Well worth the $70+tax ... *cries*

[50s Brawler]

$500.00 USD to have an IKARI III upright cab built from the ground up for me, sadly without the Bezel, but utilizing an original IKARI cab, but with the proper IKARI III marquee. I'm a gamer not a tech head and I had to search out the arcade vendor and more or less strong arm him to go sifting through his back warehouse to just find the PCB. The game doesn't mean much to most ppl, but IKARI III: The Rescue (arcade) is one of my all time BEU games, though P.O.W. did prove to be easier to control and no rotary joystick problems.
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w318/50s_Brawler/Marco-Aura.gif

[Technosis]

Old Skool- Retail - Mortal Kombat II SNES $80 or so on release.....I've bought much more expensive coin-ops and package deals, but I remember that single one (note: It was TOTALLY worth every cent...I played that game to death)

[Superman]

The most I payed for a game is when NES games were being liquidated and I bought Star Tropics and Star Tropics 2 for about $10 each.

[Technosis]

$500.00 USD to have an IKARI III upright cab built from the ground up for me, sadly without the Bezel, but utilizing an original IKARI cab, but with the proper IKARI III marquee. I'm a gamer not a tech head and I had to search out the arcade vendor and more or less strong arm him to go sifting through his back warehouse to just find the PCB. The game doesn't mean much to most ppl, but IKARI III: The Rescue (arcade) is one of my all time BEU games, though P.O.W. did prove to be easier to control and no rotary joystick problems.
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w318/50s_Brawler/Marco-Aura.gif

This sounds cool. I'm assuming that you went with the almighty rotary joysticks. Do you have any pictures of your finished project?

[50s Brawler]

This sounds cool. I'm assuming that you went with the almighty rotary joysticks. Do you have any pictures of your finished project?

Well like I said, I'm not a tech head (no put down intended, I wish I was a tech head then I wouldn't have to hire others to do stuff for me), but after tracking down an arcade vendor who really didn't want to dig into his warehouse of games, I convinced him to put an upright cab together specifically for IKARI III: The Rescue. Since I bugged him and it took time off his regular routes, he charged me $500.00 take it or leave it, and after having attended several "Super Auctions" events and it never turning up I said screw it and paid the man. (2) days later he delievered it to my house with two working rotary sticks, though they look like regular sticks and it's on the old TradeWest IKARI Warriors control scheme. I never cared for the actual Bezel artwork for IKARI III anyhow, so it'll prolly just remain black. I'm not sure if I should post the pic of my private arcade room, (for multiple reasons on my part, though I did post the same pic at another forum I used to be active at but don't much care for anymore) but I don't have a pic of it (the IKARI III cab) by itself and still haven't gotten around to buying a new digital camera. The only pic I have is with my two other uprights, as seen in the picture below.

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w318/50s_Brawler/50sBrawler-Arcade.png

I still have a Konami shooter called MX 5000 that I ordered complete from a guy up north last year... (that's PCB, bezel, and control stick with 2 button layout) still sitting in a box, that one day I'll have another contact of mine put into the respective cab with the correct vertical monitor. Then I'm still debating if I want to shell out a few hundred for a nice Final Fight cab off a former vendor I know locally, but I have the game on the Capcom Classics Collection on PS2 and don't really know if I can justify such a purchase with other priorities. I wanted a Shinobi cab, but sadly it has that damned "suicide battery" in it. Hope you liked the pic.
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w318/50s_Brawler/Shinobi-Arcade.gif

[xtremegamer]

Most I've ever shelled out was $74.99 for WWF Warzone on N64 from Kay Bee Toys. Man that was a stupid move, but I did get it about a week before release. One of the worst wrestling games I've ever played, but I was sure hyped for it to come out. Oh well, live and learn, now I buy all my games used. The last game I bought on release day was GTA: Vice City on PS2, never again.

[ACiD]

I think Desert Strike for the SNES when it was released

$70.00

[Three-P]

I paid in the neighborhood of $53 for Dragon Quest VIII around Christmas time, 2K5. And it was worth every penny.

[goemon]

My biggest purchases:
Around $120 for Gaia Seed for PS. (I've seen them go for $200+ recently)
Around $100 for a sealed Salamander Deluxe Pack + for PS. (Didn't stay sealed for long, though. I love Salamander.)

[PSXferrari]

At first I was thinking it was Panzer Dragoon Saga for a little over $100 (the best value I've ever gotten for my gaming dollar), but then I remembered Steel Battalion for the Xbox-- $180. Played through like three levels and then got tired of setting up the massive controller every time I wanted to play, so I gave up on it. Sold it to a friend for the same price I paid.

Buy ridiculously priced game, play game, sell game for same ridiculous price-- it's the only way to "rent" good games these days.

[Az]

65$ for Miracle Warriors on SMS
60$ for SFII' on Genesis (and several launch 32x games)
160$ for a KoF 2003 MVS kit

[Sotenga]

I paid no more or less than $150 for the big one: Radiant Silvergun. I was very lucky to happen upon a copy of RSG on eBay with a Best Offer. I think it was originally $180, but I negotiated it down to $150. I got lucky; I've seen them reach to MUCH higher prices. Still the most I paid for a single title, though. The runner-up is Akumajo Dracula X: Chi no Rondo for $100 exact.

[DefaultGen]

$2300 for a DDR 4th Mix Solo machine. I had to sell it when I ran out of money and over-played it. I regret it... but I like money.

[TurboGenesis]

My top dollar spending for games are:
Radiant Silvergun $100
Magical Chase $165 (on ebay- I didn't even know I had won til 2 days later as this game was going for around $200 at the time)
Keio Flying Squadron $128 (my original snapped clean in half and I had to have this game no matter the cost!)

In back to back impulse buys, I paid $200 for Summer Carnival '92: Recca and $166 for Eliminate Down :o

I have since settled down and am going back to play me games.

[bust3dstr8]

Can't remember the exact price but, it was about 330 shipped for Renny Blaster and Bomberman Special a couple years ago.

[klausien]

Paid $150 for Rakugaki Showtime for the PSX. The game is not worth that kind of money as a game, but as the final piece needed for my Treasure collection at the time... Priceless.

In terms of high dollar games that are worth every penny, I paid $110 for Dracula X PCE & $130 for Radiant Silvergun. They paid themselves off years ago. Thankfully I bought Panzer Dragoon Saga when it was released, but that one is worth it too.

[Wolf]

$69 USD for Dodonpachi DOJ new.

I think it was worth it cause I play it alot.

[Insaneclown]

The most I payed for a game is $450 USD for the US version of Samurai Shodown 4 on the Neo Geo AES.

[Hounder]

Too much money on some items that's for sure. Especially factory sealed NES games. I've never spent over a grand (although close to it) on any one item but have some lined out to buy this summer that is going to cost me a pretty penny!

[Gabriel]

Well, not being a Neo-Geo or arcade collector, the most I've ever paid for a single game occurred in the 16 bit era. I'm pretty sure that when I bought Street Fighter II Turbo on it's release date, it was $84.95 + tax.

I skipped on Phantasy Star IV when I saw it priced at $130 at launch. I got it a few years later for $25.

[fairyland]

$125 or so for Card Fighters 2 import when it was only about 5 weeks old. Sold various games over the years for over $100, but only that once paid over $100 for a game.

[RadiantSvgun]

I paid 71.99 for Hokuto no ken for jp ps2, which is expensive for a game on release date. But I don't regret it!

[Ace Comics]

Wow, a lot of triple-digit figures in this thread.

My highest was probably $70 each for SNES Final Fantasy III and ChronoTrigger.

-Chris

[ashmeister]

$80 to import neon genesis evangelion for n64 :) complete

[geneshifter]

This is my first time looking at this thread and I just think it's funny that someone got a NWC gold cart for only $1200 (a 2002 post).

[Three-P]

I skipped on Phantasy Star IV when I saw it priced at $130 at launch. I got it a few years later for $25.

I remember when the Genesis, itself, was $130. That was fucking mind-blowing.

[Habeeb Hamusta]

$125 or so for Card Fighters 2 import when it was only about 5 weeks old. Sold various games over the years for over $100, but only that once paid over $100 for a game.

Aww I'm jealous. I want that game bad...but cannot convince myself to spend that much.

[-_-Nintendo-_-]

Hmmm probably the $140 AUS for a PAL copy of Castlevania: SotN

[otaku]

I can't remember what my poor parents were shelling out for N64 carts but it went up towards 100 dollars at times (70-90 etc) so far I personally have never passed 60 or so dollars but have considered games selling for 100-200 dollars beyond that is sort of insane.

[hbkprm]

try 50usd for a new copy of star fox assult on valentines of 05 (date of release)
or 35usd for the real final fantasy for the ds (both north american)

[RPG_Fanatic]

$130 for a used mint copy of the PSone game Valkyrie Profile

[TheDomesticInstitution]

50 dollars for Knights of the Old Republic 2 when it came out... and maybe 60 for a bond or perfect dark game on n64... And I honestly can count on two hands the amount of times I have ever bought a game as a new release. XBOX right now is a cheap gamers dream... Go to Circuit City and try and find a game over 20 dollars (at a lot of locations). They're trying to get rid of their stock I think... And pawn shops and blockbusters are where I frequent the most for cheap games.

[dylan0228]

Bubble Bobble Part 2 for NES $100

[mailman187666]

paid a very high price of $160 for Panzer Dragoon Saga. I wanted it really bad and at the time it was going for close to $200.

[Barbarianoutkast85]

600 bucks Blockbuster world championship 2

[Slate]

$90 for guitar hero 2. But then again I got a free guitar bag and wasn't charged for shipping or tax.

[Omni]

I tend to be cheap with how much I pay for a game, so the most I ever spent would have to be $50. (For newer games, such as PS2, Xbox, Wii, etc.)

[-_-Nintendo-_-]

I paid $150 AUS for Tombi 2 for the PS1.

[The Batman]

I tend to be cheap with how much I pay for a game, so the most I ever spent would have to be $50. (For newer games, such as PS2, Xbox, Wii, etc.)

Same Here

[dylan0228]

Someone just won Stadium Events for $1775.00 on EBay!!! I don`t envy paying that bill!

[G-Boobie]

I have to admit, I'm one of those guys who missed out the first time and actually paid the $100 US dollar price to import D&D Collection on Saturn.

Was it worth it? Most days I think so.

Karma got me back though, since I picked up an import copy of DC Ikaruga bundled with Batsugun and a saturn Puyo Puyo game for $24 US at a local flea market.

[mb7241]

Someone just won Stadium Events for $1775.00 on EBay!!! I don`t envy paying that bill!

That was Braveheart that won that one... I myself was prepared to go as high as $1707 for it, but I decided to drop the idea, as there was no way I saw myself paying that for a game.

I dunno if I posted these yet, but here goes:

1. Valkyrie Profile Limited Box, complete, PS1 (+ SaGa Frontier Millennium Edition, complete, PS1, and one or two minor things) = $278.

2. Super Turrican NTSC protos (one on NES-TKEPROM-02 board, one just loose EPROMs), NES = $195 (or was it $175?) (to my knowledge, the only two known).

3. Caltron 6-in-1 black back label, cart + Caltron sleeve, NES = $190 (came as part of a deal, alongside #8).

4. Caltron 6-in-1 blue back label, loose, NES = $175 (to my knowledge, the only one known).

5. Radiant Silvergun, complete & mint, Saturn = $150.

6. Donkey Kong 3, non-hangtab box only, NES = $146 (to my knowledge, the only one known).

7. NTF2 test cart, NES + official service technician's training manual = $140.

8. Flintstones: Surprise at Dinosaur Peak, loose, NES = $126 (came as part of a deal, alongside #3).

[otaku]

well I just recently spent 80 on guitar hero 2. 110 on radiant silvergun and a whopping 170 on panzer dragoon saga. Next up is 130 on d&d collection for saturn

damn saturn's fault, cheap system, damn expensive games! (though good ones!)

[grolt]

My highest would have been DAYTONA NETLINK, as I had bid up to $220 for it on eBay (and this was disc and manual only!), but it ended up going for $237. I thought I'd find a copy of it on eBay later, but as of yet that's been the only one on this year.

I usually get most of my big titles in lots with the system (it's cheaper per-title that way), but the most I paid for a single title was probably SHINING FORCE III for $65. I already own it too, but I'll be able to sell it back for double that with a proper listing.

Of course, back when I was a kid, I probably paid close to $100 for some of those early Nintendo 64 games. Jeez!

[Juganawt]

If we're not counting arcade machines (and converted roughly to dollars for you guys instead of good ol' pounds):


Virtua Fighter 5 (PS3) - $700 - 500 for the PS3, 100 for the game, and another 100 for the arcade stick. I count it all as the game, because VF5 was the only reason I purchased a PS3. It was either a PS3 or splash $15,000 for the arcade cabinet. If I had known that 2 weeks after I got it VF5 would be announced for 360, I wouldn't have bought a PS3 at all.

Steel Batallion japanese import on launch day (xbox) - $440

Sealed Vampire Chronicles For Matching Service (DC) - $200

If we're counting arcade machines, than the most expensive game I ever bought is a perfect condition Virtua Fighter 2.1 Large Screen Megalo cabinet, for the meagre sum of $2000 plus around $1000 to ship it from Sweden. Worth every single penny. It cost more than VF 1, 2.0 standard cab & 3 combined, but it completed my set of VF arcade machines at the time.

[phreak97]

c'mon, more people must have bought stuff like guitar hero 3.. i got that for like AU$170. alot of other new 360 and especially ps3 games are coming out for over a hundred bucks (au), thered be a few people forgetting those too i reckon.
i've bought a few gurrent gen (or near current) collectors edition boxes and stuff for between AU$100 and AU$200. the djmax portable prestige package fits in that bracket i think. otherwise if we're talking retro, i bought some n64 ex-kiosk demos, $250usd for 8 (a steal?). i bouy most of my games in lots, so its hard to tell. being in australia makes it unviable to buy single games from other countries, and being in australia makes it unviable to buy anything locally, everyone has no idea and everything is cranked to a premium price. chrono trigger (us) is amazingly at a store near me, but its $150, it might be more even.
i have a complete au shenmue which i think was about a hundred bucks a while back.

[SeverThe7th]

Id say 100$ aus (each) for Twilight princess and Hellgate: London [which i still havent played due to not having a good enough vid card.

[jupitersj]

$202.50 for Panzer Dragoon Saga

The discs are near mint (one has a tiny barely visible few milimeter in length scratch near the edge of the disc).

I was willing to pay abit more than the other auctions as it had better desc/pics and the sleeves were white instead of the black you see more often.

The back insert is a tiny bit wrinkled but putting it into a hardcover book with a crt on top is fixing that :bday:

Normally I scour for cheap prices and great deals( I am a CAGer afterall) but I really wanted this game. It's such a pita because I require my games to be in excellent condition except for very very few purchases.

[Joe West]

$35.00 for Airball <repro> $45.00 Snow Bros

[DefaultGen]

$150 for a nm and complete Radiant Silvergun

[Slate]

$165ish for rock band. Second, $100 for Guitar hero 3 with a few extras. Third, $90 for guitar hero 2 with some extras. And then the Bioshock L.E comes in at fourth at about $65.

Funny, I either never paid full price for any of these or I got some extra stuff with them.

[Leo_A]

80 bucks a couple years ago for Skyhammer for the Jaguar from Songbird.

[-_-Nintendo-_-]

A new Winner:

Mega Man X2 SNES, complete PAL version $230 AUD ($215 USD)

[Drakon]

I'm a cheap b@stard so 50$ for street fighter anniversary edition for ps2, the one with 3rd strike

[jsiucho]

$350 for a converted STRIKERS 1945 PLUS for the Neo Geo
$300 for a Samurai Showdown 5 Special for the Neo Geo

[GreatBazunka]

$250 for caltron 6 in 1 for NES!

[8bitnintendogames]

I think $80 for Legend of Zelda Ocarana of Time pre order.

[shawnbo42]

Someone just won Stadium Events for $1775.00 on EBay!!! I don`t envy paying that bill!

And I bought mine for a paltry $500 buy it now, and they all thought I was nuts.... what did THEY know?

[jedimind7]

Im pretty cheap on video games. I like getting stuff late so I dont have to pay full price unless I really really want it. I did pay $50 for God of War 2.

[The 1 2 P]

I paid $115 for my factory sealed copy of Ninja Gaiden Trilogy for Snes. Thats the last time I'm doing that.

[GreatBazunka]

i guesse it all depends on how dedicated you are to your collection. I always compare it to other things like collecting coins or anything. When i look at other things they have to value to me but video games do. So i figure if someone would pay hundres for an old peice of metal, then i would do the same for a rare video game. IM THAT OBSESSED

[DigitalSpace]

$49.99 for a new copy of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

And almost four years later, that's still the record.

[videogameking26]

$199

Steel Battalion for Xbox

[namzep]

I think it was the $90 (or it might have been $95) I paid for Guitar Hero II (though, to be fair, some of that was store credit). I have no real high dollar games in my collection (and rarely even pay the $50 or $60 for new games around launch time).

[fahlim003]

$289 Canadian for Shinrei Jusatsushi Taromaru I guess.

No wait... $1100 for Ketsui ~kizunajigokutachi~ bare pcb.

[stalin12]

I paid $215 for my striping horn of sucess . Thats the first time I'm doing that.

[courtesi96]

$300 for King of Fighters '99 (Neo-Geo) back in the day

[eskobar]

Not counting arcade games, i paid like 600 usd for a zelda test cart :(

The cart costed 300 usd shipped ... but a friend sent cash on a letter and the postal service stole the money ... i could not claim anything because it is forbidden to send cash on an envelope :(

So i had to pay again by wire transfer to brazil :S

[SegaAges]

$100 for a comlpete NTSC Jack Bros for VB

[Xtincthed]

at the moment, 40 euros for complete Conkers Bad Fur Day (about $55)

[BHvrd]

200+tax = Hellgate with founders account.

They better keep that damn thing running, lol. Pretty cool game really though but yeah, I kinda regret it a bit.

[darkslime]

I think it was $60 for the Final Fantasy XII collector's edition in like sixth grade.

I have some games that cost more, but they were either paid for half by my brother or as a gift.

[ThoughtBomb]

$80 for the MGS 4 Special Edition, which quite frankly, was not that special. They seriously could have put everything they had on the extra discs onto the Blu-ray. And the "Art Book"? Try premade cg images put into a coloring book. COME ON, HIDEO!!!

[Evilhead]

My most expensive must've been 220 euros (about 300 usd) for Rock Band X360.
So far me and my mates have played it about 50 hours, so not worth it just yet. :)

For a "normal" game, I think the most expensive would be 70 euros for Fable 2.

[cyberfluxor]

#1 is Diablo 2 for the PC when it first came out for $55. I think it was worth it for all the hours I spent on it, but I just hope it's not true that Diablo 2 is a MMORPG costing $15 a month like WoW.

#2 goes to Guildwars ($50), which I bought a week after release and haven't spent more than 40hrs on, but I feel I might get back "into" it over winter break.

#3 for the win is House of the Dead 2 for the Dreamcast. It's a odd placement because I spent $13 on it at Gamestop but paid an additional $24 for 2 guns and $4 for 2 rumble packs. It's the only shooter I have for the Dreamcast so I claim it to be a "bundle" of $41.

#4 is Gamecube's very fine Worms 3D for $35 new after it came out. God I love the Worms! games!!

#5 has to be another new Gamecube title: Serious Sam - The Second Encounter! $30 baby!

Everything else is under $20 because I'm cheep and love to save money buying used games that CAN work as good as new.
It's been nearly 3 years since I've posted in here and well, these have been bumped down.
#1/2: $300 on Alpha Mission II and Ghost Pilot combined with shipping, both in shock boxes, complete art, and both great shape. I purchased these last month and are fantastic starts for my MVS shooters.
#3: Diablo 2 still @ $55.
#4/5: Guild Wars is now shared with Supreme Commander @ $50. Bought the expansion (Forged Alliance) a few months after its launch after seeing SupCom drop in price so quickly.

I guess I'm still a tight buyer considering how much time has elapsed and not much debunking of pricey titles. Have found quite a few higher priced games for dirt cheap since though so it kinda evens out a bit, hopefully in my favor.

[otaku]

With games like these they really have to be special and hold their value well. I still haven't made it past 300 but now that I'm into the Neo Geo AES this could change. Most recent purchases of great value:

Judgement Silversword 150 USD
Matrimelee AES 175 USD
Metal Slug 1 conversion 209 USD.
Keio Flying Squadron 150 USD

I've spent like 1500 bucks in the last month on games! argh just totaled it all up. I look at it this way though these games will retain their value and can be sold-maybe at profit. Also great replay on many of them.

[carlcarlson]

1. $220 for CIB Cheetahmen 2, though I sold everything but the cart for $200, so net it was only $20

2. $180 Rock Band bundle for 360, but I also bought three other to resell, so this one ended up only costing $30

3. Diablo, Diablo 2 ~$50 These are the only games I have ever bought at full retail price without any way to make the money back. Diablo 3 will probably be the next game to earn that distinguish.

[j1e]

Close to $100 for a complete Valkyrie Profile through eBay.

[MrSparkle]

hmm lets see.

MUSHA - 80
Shining Force CD - 70 (though i did get my first copy at a pretty good deal from a member here i think it was like 35 :) )
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne - 60
panzer dragoon saga - 230 (ouch that one hurt)
magic knight rayearth - 80
albert odyssey - 85
spiderman web of fire (loose) - 75
chrono trigger - 70

[Kid Dracula]

The most I've paid for any game is 60$ for a nice condition used, loose copy of Little Samson. Man, I like my games complete as much as the next guy but it is so hard and expensive to find some NES titles that you just have to
'settle' for what you can get. For now at least...

[Zap!]

Any of the Neo-Geo games in the early 90's. I was so lucky having a mom who would buy a $200 game for an 18 year old with no job.

[RASK1904]

Snes Dracula X ..........52
Nes R.C. Pro-AM 2 .....25
Nes Dragon Warior 2 ...25
Nes Pal Ufouria ..........24

These are all pretty good deals. But usually I pay nothing for them so this is alot for me. :D

[b0ub0u]

Border down LE - 210$
Radiant Silvergun - 160$
Earthbound - 150$
R-Type 3 - 125$
Dracula X - 120$
Panzer Dragoon Saga - 110$

All complete and mint.

If you count the Rock Band bundle, than yes I have this as well for the 360.

[Zap!]

Border down LE - 210$
Radiant Silvergun - 160$
Earthbound - 150$
R-Type 3 - 125$
Dracula X - 120$
Panzer Dragoon Saga - 110$

All complete and mint.

If you count the Rock Band bundle, than yes I have this as well for the 360.

Sorry to be off-topic, but I've wondered for over 20 years why some people put the dollar sign ($) after the number (rather than before like it's supposed to), and now seems a good time to ask. I might just start a topic on this. :)

[p_b]

Sorry to be off-topic, but I've wondered for over 20 years why some people put the dollar sign ($) after the number (rather than before like it's supposed to), and now seems a good time to ask. I might just start a topic on this. :)


Maybe because that's the way you'd say it?

[smork]

I'm surprised I've never replied to this!

I'm not sure what my exact highest game is. I don't have anything over $200, but I have a few near that range like:

Progear no Arashi (PCB) ~$200
Chotetsu Brikinger (Neo CD) ~$190
Japan Pro Golf Tour (64DD) ~$195

My Japanese Vectrex games are listed as R9/$500 in the rarity guide (and mine are all NIB except one) - but I didn't pay more than about $100 for any of them. Definitely my highest guide value games, though.

Unless I get lucky as hell I'll be popping the $200 mark to complete my VB collection -- I only need Virtual Bowling, Virtual Lab, and SD Gundam Dimension War, none of which go for below $200 and two of which tend to go for over $500 :( Still, I search for the silly cheap deal.

[Zap!]

Maybe because that's the way you'd say it?

Fair enough. Perhaps it should be after the number, because you say "one dollar" rather than "dollar one." Never thought of that.

[MrSparkle]

tack onto the list steel batallion at $100 complete in box (minus the flip cover over the eject button (DOH!))

[Bronty-2]

3050 for a stadium events. a couple others around 1k including a bubble bobble 2.

[aboblyndsae]

Just today—$84 for a loose copy of Suikoden II to replace the one my friend borrowed from me (without asking) and lost. If he ever finds it and returns it... well, I think I've still got the case and instructions at the bottom of a drawer somewhere, so I'll just sell that and make back what I spent, plus a little extra.

[GnawRadar]

I paid $80 for Garou: Mark of the Wolves for Neo-Geo MVS. Thats not that much for one game compared to some and I'm sure I'll eventually pay more in the future for a single title.

[djbeatmongrel]

$150 on a mint copy of Astra Superstars for saturn

[Rapavi]

A blockbuster exclusive game for the n64

I paid $100 for it since it still had it's box.


thanks joe

[DKTheArcadeRat]

I don't believe I've ever spent more than $80 on a game. Fallout 3 collectors edition.

I haven't had to pay that much for anything else, even my Garou MVS cart or Snow Bros(CIB) for NES.

[TheGam3r]

-Pokemon Firered and Leafgreen 50$ Each

[Zap!]

-Pokemon Firered and Leafgreen 50$ Each

You've never paid more than $50 for a game? Never?

[neist]

Believe it or not, the game I've spent the most money on isn't an old game by any means.

I picked up that $150 Dead Space LE. Besides for that, I paid in the lower 100's for both my N64 Bangai-O and Twinkle Tale (both very minty). If I can ever get an AES or Turbo Duo I'll most likely be dropping some cash on a Dungeon Explorer II or Shock Troopers 2nd AES. Both may never happen, as both would cost me hundreds and hundreds. :P

[Zap!]

I find it amazing that none of you guys had a Neo-Geo in the early to late 90's. Don't you remember? $200+ games? :)

[OMF2097]

I find it amazing that none of you guys had a Neo-Geo in the early to late 90's. Don't you remember? $200+ games? :)

Oh I remember those days. Once I got older I decided to collect Neo-Geo games. Considering the price now and the fact that I can't stand to pay over $200.00 now for a cart that I wouldn't play (due to wear and tear) I went the MVS route. Three cabs, two converters and one home system later I'm glad I went the MVS route.


Most I've spent on a game....hmm. It would have to be my ESP.RADE PCB. Got it for $170.

[Zap!]

Oh I remember those days. Once I got older I decided to collect Neo-Geo games. Considering the price now and the fact that I can't stand to pay over $200.00 now for a cart that I wouldn't play (due to wear and tear) I went the MVS route. Three cabs, two converters and one home system later I'm glad I went the MVS route.


Most I've spent on a game....hmm. It would have to be my ESP.RADE PCB. Got it for $170.

I have had my Neo-Geo since November, 1990. It was an 18th birthday present for me. Problem is, since it had to be mail-ordered (major US stores didn't carry it until 1991), it arrived a week or two late. Oh well, I didn't complain that my $600 birthday present was slightly belated. That would just be wrong. :)

[Gunface]

3050 for a stadium events. a couple others around 1k including a bubble bobble 2.

Wow! That's kind of awesome.

My most expensive games:

Panzer Dragoon Saga - $170 I think
Zelda: Wand of Gamelon - $120

[smork]

I find it amazing that none of you guys had a Neo-Geo in the early to late 90's. Don't you remember? $200+ games? :)

I was a poor college student in the early 90s, I certainly wasn't spending $200+ on a game then. Maybe $200 in a year. $200 paid my share of the rent in grad school!

I love games, but they've always been a luxury item for me. When I was young and broke I played cheap PC games and rented console stuff (unless I could find on clearance). I don't know how some of the younger members on this forum do it, frankly.

[G-Boobie]

I was a poor college student in the early 90s, I certainly wasn't spending $200+ on a game then. Maybe $200 in a year. $200 paid my share of the rent in grad school!

I love games, but they've always been a luxury item for me. When I was young and broke I played cheap PC games and rented console stuff (unless I could find on clearance). I don't know how some of the younger members on this forum do it, frankly.

Carefully arranging finances and obligations to ensure both a comfortable savings account and sizable disposable income.

I paid about one hundred dollars for a mint copy of D&D Collection for the Saturn, but I think that's about the most I've paid for anything. I very nearly bought another Radiant Silvergun to replace a stolen copy, but restrained myself. One day...

Luckily, most of my interests are in the PS1 era and after, and the games I'm interested in that date before that are usually collected cheaply.

[MissingNo_1231]

the most I ever spent was about $95 on Fina Fantasy VII. I wish I had snagged that back in the 90s.

[MrSparkle]

not the most i've ever spent but a have a few flashcarts that were above the $100 mark.

[Joe West]

$160.00 <nwc> cart that you can put all the roms on.................

[BetaWolf47]

Excluding brand new systems and games. This is only regarding stuff that you had to hunt for, either online or in the wild.

For me, it was just my Sega Saturn, which I paid $39.99 for. I don't think I've ever paid more than that for a classic item. All of my especially valuable stuff, I got bargains on.

[tofu]

I paid $25 for a Phoenix Wright preorder doll.

[grolt]

I've never paid big money for a game up front, but I've dropped hundreds on a few lots to get rare games like Panzer Dragoon Saga, James Buster Douglas Knockout Boxing, Dragon Force, Shining Force III, etc. The biggest was the Buster lot - it came with 70 games, 2 boxed 3D glasses, boxed phasers, etc. and I think I paid about $500 with shipping. I ended up selling the rest of the stuff minus Buster and actually making a profit on it, but still, at the time it was a big plunge.

[YoshiM]

Good question. I'm usually reserved and frugal when it comes to adding to the game collection and more often than not I talk myself out of buying something. However when it comes to my gaming magazine collection, I tend open up the purse strings a bit as these days I'm tending to value the documentation of the history more than the games themselves.

I think I've spent maybe $20 for the first issue of Nintendo Power as it was in fantastic condition to replace the ratty copy I got in a lot purchase. Though now that I think of it, I think I spent slightly more on either the second or third issue of Video Games and Computer Entertainment magazine. Reason why that stands out is I was surprised I got an very good copy of the first issue for a measly $10 (as it went for much higher earlier). I'd have to go home and check my old emails to be certain.

[skaar]

$449.99 for a 60GB PS3 with BC, new.

Actually, I paid about $800 (half was shipping) for a Neo Candy 29 w/6 slot board in 2002. That's probably the tops.

[Rickstilwell1]

Excluding brand new stuff like PS3, I paid $599 for a Boxed Neo Geo AES (forget if it has the system manual or not) with 3 CIB games in excellent condition along with a 2nd Neo Geo joystick.

The only buy it now I could find was on Amazon.com and this was one of the last systems I needed before I had all the most major platforms. I think I actually bought it before the Neo Geo CD and I thought it was awesome and worth the money I paid.

[AB Positive]

most I've paid for anything game wise has been... I believe it was either Matrimelee for Neo Geo AES (~$140 or so?) or SNK v. Capcom CardFighters Clash 2: Expand Edition for NGPC which was around $140 as well with shipping.

I own neither of those anymore... but really only miss CFC2

[TurboGenesis]

I paid $200 for Recca for Famicom. Had the box and a card, but no instruction manual. It is ok because it is one of my absolute favorite games. Now I need to work on getting Pink Sweets, which will likely cost me $600+

[kaedesdisciple]

Ahem...

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2488

[otaku]

does pc gaming count....my computers (several) are worth more than my car...
No arcade cab yet but I've spent up to 200 on a game before (can't remember the title PDS was 180)

[guitargary75]

$30.00.

[PapaStu]

Ahem...

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2488


Thank you Kaedesdiciple!

Merged.

[123►Genei-Jin]

Sega HSS-0130 $320 (from an SRK forum member)
Super GraFX $176

I think that's it

[Wolf07]

My old N64 was $150, followed by my PS2 at about $125.
The cheapest was my DS, at $0!

[sebastiankirchoff]

I spent 60 bucks on Resident Evil 5 on release day. Worth every penny.

[Sonicwolf]

80 bucks for some crappy Star Trek 360 game.

[SEGA_Queen]

My most expensive game purchases so far:

New - Sonic Adventure 2 (DC) for $70

Used - Suikoden II (PS1) for $90

[Chemdawg]

zelda: oot release day gold cart 70
or i guess world of warcraft if you count the 15 a month i paid for 2 years, plus the cost for the game and both expansions.

[bcks007]

$110/shipped, for Valkyrie Profile on the ps1, in mint shape, damn near perfect copy. :)
Well worth it in my book.

[The 1 2 P]

80 bucks for some crappy Star Trek 360 game.

Legacy?

[Game Freak]

Probably the normal 50 bucks at initial retail on games like Pokemon Colosseum, Trauma Center SO, etc

[mobiusclimber]

Probably $70 for disc only Snatcher. I tend to spend money on systems but not on games (and even then, I have never paid more than $200 for a system and that was actually technically two systems - AV Fami & Disc System).

[Bad Atom]

Back when I actually collected video games, I once spent $95 on a complete NES Bubble Bobble 2. That's when I knew I had to stop. :)

[Mathius]

I just plopped down $100 for a copy of Dracula X for the PC Engine. That's the most ever...so far.

[jesus666]

I think it was around £80 for Gunstar Heroes on Saturn, but that was mainly due to me getting caught for import taxes :(

[MeTmKnice]

Most I have paid for a single game was probably SW:EP1 racer when it came out, like 60$
Not saying that if I find a cart that I truely have to have that it wont be more than that.

[wingzrow]

In recent memory, the special editions of metal gear solid 4 and street fighter 4 for ps3 cost me around $80.00.

As far as classic games go, I payed $80.00 to $100.00 for a complete copy of pulseman for the sega genesis.

[Azraelscross]

130 or so for Ar Tonelico with the artbook/cd and outer box. thats the most expensive so far

[Red Earth]

my most expensive so far is Sengoku 3 for Neo-Geo AES, with Samurai Shodown V right behind it. both for over $200.

[nebrazca78]

I just shelled out $800 for a factory sealed Daytona Netlink. That's by far the most I have ever spent on a single game and it's highly unlikely I will pay that much for a game ever again. It was worth it though, it completed my U.S. Saturn collection and having it factory sealed is pretty insane.

[Only16bits]

125 € for a Captain Commando PAL complete and in very good condition

[EColeman24]

I would have to say it was around $85-$90 for Final Fantasy 5 :puke: Mind you I didn't understand the complete value of money then like I do now...I could weep.

[johndarkness]

Metal Slugs full kits MVS about $200-300 each
Radiant Silvergun ST-V about $100
Legend of Zelda preview E3 DS card - $150
Legend of Zelda - Phantom Hourglass DS demo card - $190

[tubeway]

$70 for Street Fighter II for SNES when it was released.
$65 for a copy of Super 3D Noah's Ark directly from Wisdom Tree.

That's about it. I usually stay a generation behind so I can scoop up cheap games. Looking forward to when Xbox 360 and PS3 are replaced by newer systems.

[SPAZ-12]

$65 USD for Odball for the Magnavox Odyssey.
~$60 CAD for Baseball for the XaviXPORT

None of my other games that I've bought in the last three or so years have come close to that. I've been slowing down my collecting, probably since I've become cheaper and cheaper as I run out of money.

[BetaWolf47]

Excluding brand new systems and games. This is only regarding stuff that you had to hunt for, either online or in the wild.

For me, it was just my Sega Saturn, which I paid $39.99 for. I don't think I've ever paid more than that for a classic item. All of my especially valuable stuff, I got bargains on.

Been a while since I posted. The most I ever paid for a classic game was $29.99 for a boxed Super Mario RPG, which happened last weekend.

[Zap!]

Been a while since I posted. The most I ever paid for a classic game was $29.99 for a boxed Super Mario RPG, which happened last weekend.

Amazing find for so cheap!

[awbacon]

$200 for King of Fighters 2002 for Neo Geo AES

Most expensive non cart game was $80 for L.O.L (Lack of Love) for Dreamcast

[Nes]

$200 for Starfox Super Weekend.

[mikesides]

$352 for James 'Buster' Douglas CIB for the Sega Master System.

[BeaglePuss]

$352 for James 'Buster' Douglas CIB for the Sega Master System.
I sold my entire CIB SMS set for $700 shipped... Doh!

As for most on one game, I think it was $3,800 or so. Another sound investment as the game itself would likely sell for under $500 at open auction now.

[Sunnyvale]

I dropped $70 on Texas Chainsaw Massacre for the 2600. Most yet.

[mikesides]

As for most on one game, I think it was $3,800 or so. Another sound investment as the game itself would likely sell for under $500 at open auction now.

Any chance you would want to tell what that game was?

[BeaglePuss]

Any chance you would want to tell what that game was?
That would be the game pictured in my av.

[mikesides]

You've got me. I don't recognize it. :help:

[SpaceFlea]

I spent $1,450/$1,350/$1,250 on T-Mek, DarXide and Primal Rage respectively for the PAL 32X. The Mega Derp Trio!

And the ever snazzy $1,111.11 for a factory sealed Daytona USA CCE Netlink Edition. Nothing stops your heart faster than seeing an auction jump right to your ludicrous "no one will ever bid this much" maximum bid moments before ending.

[BeaglePuss]

You've got me. I don't recognize it. :help:
Chuck Yeager's Fighter Combat. It's an unreleased (and awesome) NES game. Like I said before, it's worth a fraction of what I paid for it. I would buy it all over again if given the chance though.

[mikesides]

Chuck Yeager's Fighter Combat. It's an unreleased (and awesome) NES game. Like I said before, it's worth a fraction of what I paid for it. I would buy it all over again if given the chance though.

Well, that's too bad it's not worth as much as you paid (or more) but not having any regrets about it is probably the most important part about buying big dollar items.

[Niku-Sama]

i dont think i have ever paid more than what a game is new and thats only about $60 bucks....

thinking about it i probably shouldnt have opened some of them now....oh well

[Nebagram]

Never paid more for a used game than when it was new. Think the highest I ever went was £30 for Mario RPG and roughly the same each for Shining Force 3 scenarios 2 & 3- but they were both as new.

Trying now to think of the most I've ever paid for a special edition of a game. Forza 4 set me back £60 and Fallout New Vegas probably the same.

[StealthLurker]

Arcade:

$2500 Virtua Fighter 3 50" machine
$1200 SEGA Megalo 41" machine

Console:

$1200 Metal Slug 1 AES

A bunch of 400-800 console games, JAMMA arcade PCBs and other arcade cabinets.

.

[Tokimemofan]

I guess I'm cheap:
Star Ocean Eternal Edition@ $320

[Genesaturn]

I paid $75 for a copy of Shining Force 3 on Saturn..only to never be able to finish it, unless I learn Japanese.

[Doonzmore]

1. 55 for a complete repro of Time Diver Eon Man for the Nes from NesDump. Very professionally done and played through it many times.

2. 50 Soul Caliber 2 for the Gamecube the week it came out.

3. 39.90 for a loose copy of Aero Fighters for the Snes off ebay in 2005. Talk about a great investment. I just started spring break when it came in the mail and I felt like I had an arcade right in my basement. Easily one of my favorite games of all time.

4. 35 for a complete Sin and Punishment for the N64. No regrets there.

5. 25 for a complete copy of Stunt Racer 64. Now I'm seeing copies sell for over 100. Boo-ya!

[DylanOZ]

I spent $100 on a copy of CIB Guardian Heroes

i used to pay $80 to buy new games from the shops before i got wind of OGS and other online places like it.

$90 for Batman Arkham City Collectors Edition with Batman statue.

[algol291]

I have the worst purchase all-time:
Aidyn Chronicles for N64 along with the 4 MB drive needed to handle the game's "amazing" graphic capacity.
Game was like $60-$70 and add-on for N64 was $30 to $40, I think. It was only a few weeks old when I bought it. What a waste.

[Fatbot]

If I don't count my arcade cabinet (Guerrilla War, purchased at an auction for 220 bucks), then the Kingdoms of Amalur Collector's Edition (200). I would have gotten the Signature edition, but they were sold out by the time I had the cash.

Other than those, my wife bought me Panzer Dragoon Saga and merely said "I paid less than 200 for it" so I assume it was close to that number.

Then there was Dead Space Ultra Limited Edition ($150), The Witcher 2 CE ($130), and Fallout 3: Survival Edition (Amazon exclusive, $130).

My highest-paid retro game was for Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire, back in 1996. It was almost impossible to find, and Funcoland had it new... for $100. I was a huge Star Wars fan and needed more to play on my new N64, so they got their cash... and honestly, for the time it was worth it.

[Dirkfunk]

This thread makes me realize I haven't really spent all that much on a single game before.

I got Popful Mail for Sega CD a month or two ago for $75. . . Total impulse buy.

I guess I keep most of my purchases below the $50 range.

[Shulamana]

$325ish for a CIB (all inserts) copy of Final Fantasy III on the SNES. Way overpriced, not *too* minty, but I wanted it really badly and had money to burn at the time, so I got into an eBay bidding war.

It is still the centerpiece of my gaming collection though.

[Suikoman444]

I guess technically the Kingdoms of Amalur Signature Edition, that was $275. After that it was Panzer Dragoon Saga at $180.

[Genjackson]

If arcades count, I gave 1400 for 4 games (galaga, time crisis crisis zone, P's attack, and Crazy Taxi)

If not, it would be Steel Battalion. I gave $80 bucks for it. They wanted $100 for it, but I talked them down.

[skaar]

$800 shipped for a Candy cab, 6 slot board and a dozen games - all money spent really on a copy of KoF 99 for it as one of the included titles. Probably closer to a thousand bucks if you factor in the truck and ferry ride to Vancouver to pick it up, but I caught a break in that I helped a friend move and he covered half the truck.

I think we spent about $300 for KoF 2003 in 2003... But that might have been my share of it... Split costs with a friend. All I remember was we went back to 99 :P

[MeTmKnice]

Do not remember the exact cost, but whatever the cost of SW:EP1 Podracer for N64 was new.

[Xian042]

I think I paid $120 for Steel Battalion with the controller if that counts.

Otherwise its $85 for Dungeons & Dragons Collection imported when it was new. Paid a similar price for the Saturn Street Fighter vs. games too.

[Darth Binks]

Been a while since I posted. The most I ever paid for a classic game was $29.99 for a boxed Super Mario RPG, which happened last weekend.

Where do you get your games? That is a good deal.

I just overpaid for a copy of Resident Evil 2 for the Dreamcast (complete) - $32.34. I overpaid but it was worth every penny, one of my all-time favorites.