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New Releases: Prince of Persia

2008-12-04T16:40:00.003-07:00

The big release this week is Prince of Persia for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. There is a collector's edition version for each system too for any really big Prince of Persia fans out there.

I haven't played a SingStar game yet, but I love ABBA (please don't judge me). The ABBA SingStar probably won't get me to buy it, but singing "Dancing Queen" with Swedish rock videos in the background could be fun.

Nintendo DS New Releases

Playstation 2 New Releases

Kingdom Hearts RE Chain of Memories | Prices on Ebay & Amazon

SingStar ABBA | Prices on Ebay & Amazon

The Tale of Despereaux | Prices on Ebay & Amazon

Xbox 360 New Releases

Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon | Prices on Ebay & Amazon

Prince of Persia | Prices on Ebay & Amazon

Prince of Persia Limited Edition | Prices on Ebay & Amazon

The Tale of Despereaux | Prices on Ebay & Amazon

Wii New Releases

Playstation 3 New Releases

Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon | Prices on Ebay & Amazon

Prince of Persia | Prices on Ebay & Amazon

Prince of Persia Limited Edition | Prices on Ebay & Amazon

SingStar ABBA | Prices on Ebay & Amazon

8 Bit Games Recreated Using Boom Blox

2008-12-04T08:44:00.001-07:00

This is a bit different than my usual posts about video game prices and collecting, but somewhat related and I think gamers and collectors will appreciate it as much as I did. Travis Hendricks, one of the loyal readers of this blog, has recreated some classic video games using the level editor in Boom Blox. Enjoy the video below.

How To Recreate Galaga Level Using Boom Blox

The levels might appear to be really straight forward but each one took quite a bit of behind the scenes action to make them actually work. Here's Travis's video tutorial and write up showing how he created the Galaga level in Boom Blox.

This was actually my very first stage in this series of Classics Recreated and let me tell you, it was not an easy first mission trying to figure out how to get everything to move correctly. So here's how I made it all work.

The ship itself, and the "extra life" ships, are nothing more than a few white and red Blox in the shape of a Galaga ship. The main ship has a dog character on it, the one who throws balls at everyone, so it gives the impression that the ship is firing.

The alien ships are set in a phalanx of little Deaths, little Skeletons, big Deaths, and big Skeletons to make them all appear a little different, much like the alien ships in Galaga. The "swooping" ships that come down the left side of the Galaga ship are the little Racoon characters that run after Gem Blox and bring them back to their fiery pit.

So to get all the characters (Dog, Deaths, Skeletons, Racoons) to move in the manner that I wanted I simply placed the things they desire slightly off screen and in an immovable Blox box. So for the Racoon guys I placed some Gem Blox behind, and slightly to the side of, the Galaga ship so they would move down the screen. For the Death and Skeleton characters I placed a few Kittens behind the Galaga ship. And for the Dog character, well, he just throws balls at any thing that moves.

From there, everything else just sort of takes care of itself.

Sealed Auctions: ROB the Robot

2008-12-03T16:26:00.003-07:00

There are quite a few really good sealed games available right now. A sealed ROB the Robot for NES, Chrono Trigger, and Stack Up. All of these are pretty rare on their own so in sealed condition they are really good finds. Maybe you know some game collectors in your life who would love a ROB this Christmas. I keep telling my wife I want a sealed Chrono Trigger this Christmas, but its probably a bit out of our $50 gift limit this year. Maybe next year.

All the auctions listed in this article series are brand new and sealed. They are relatively hard to find or sought after by collectors.

ROB the Robot - Nintendo NES

Auction Link
Ends: Dec-23-08 15:26:27

Contra - Nintendo NES

Auction Link
Ends: Dec-04-08 22:38:00
The game sells for $15 used
See Historic Contra Prices

Metroid - NES

Auction Link
Ends: Dec-05-08 17:25:31
The game sells for $5 used
See Historic Metroid Prices

Stack Up - Nintendo NES

Auction Link
Ends: Dec-16-08 16:35:15

Chrono Trigger - Super Nintendo

Auction Link
Ends: Dec-25-08 11:02:11
The game sells for $40 used
See Historic Chrono Trigger Prices

Ultima False Prophet - Super Nintendo

Auction Link
Ends: Dec-28-08 22:34:38
The game sells for $6 used
See Historic Ultima False Prophet Prices

Nintendo World Championship & 2 Stadium Events

2008-11-29T13:36:00.003-07:00

A Nintendo World Championship cartridge for NES is available on ebay. The cartridge looks very nice and the seller has great feedback, 100% positive. If that isn't enough there are two Stadium Event cartridges available too. I guess all the rare NES games are coming out for the holiday season.

Nintendo World Championship for NES

Auction Link
Ends: Dec-04-08 19:49:51

Stadium Events for NES

Auction Link
Ends: Dec-04-08 19:26:48
The game sells for $300 used
See Historic Stadium Events Prices

Stadium Events for NES with Repo Cartridge Too

Auction Link
Ends: Nov-30-08 17:59:00
The game sells for $300 used
See Historic Stadium Events Prices

Vote on Amazon Video Game Deals

2008-11-26T07:14:00.004-07:00

Last year Amazon started their Customer's Vote promotion where Amazon customers choose what they want to be on sale. I think it is a pretty cool promotion so I voted last year. To my surprise I got an email telling me the laptop I voted for was the winning promotion and I was one of the lucky 500 who could buy it for $699 when the regular list price was about $1,300. Needless to say I voted again this year.

The items you can vote for aren't quite as exciting this year, a laptop, some cellphones, night-vision goggles, and the Soprano's collection. The interesting round for gamers though is Round 1: Playstation 3. You can vote on 3 different PS3 bundles with games and Blu-Ray movies starting at $199.

You have to vote to be eligible to buy the winning items so vote now. Be sure to come back and let me know if you win. I don't think lightning will strike me twice.

New Releases: Chrono Trigger DS

2008-11-25T16:01:00.004-07:00

What a difference a week makes. Last week had the most releases of the year and this week only 14 titles come out. One of them is a real gem though. Chrono Trigger DS comes out this week!!! I am almost ashamed to admit it but I've never played all the way through Chrono Trigger. I plan to fix that this year though. Chrono Trigger will probably sell really well so I don't think it will be a collectible, but it is supposed to be one of the best RPG's of all time.

Another game coming out that will definitely not be collectible but I am really looking forward to it is Personal Cooking Trainer on the Nintendo DS. I enjoy cooking and already have tons of cook books, but an interactive cookbook will be a great addition. I plan on cooking on of the family meals this Thanksgiving using the DS exclusively.

Nintendo DS New Releases

Adult Preorder Bonus For House of Dead Wii [SFW]

2008-11-21T16:05:00.007-07:00

Sega of Europe announced today that they are releasing an adults only pre-order bonus for House of the Dead Project Overkill for Wii. The pre-order gets you: the game, a special bundle cover, and the uncensored graphic novel "Prelude to An Overkill".

This is a great collector's item for any of our European readers.

Unfortunately the special bonus has not been announced in the US. You can always import, but Wii's are region locked so you couldn't play the game. But maybe the graphic novel is worth it to you. And you can always buy the US version when it comes out too. I'm crossing my fingers that Sega America announces a similar preorder plan in the United States.

Thanks to our friends over at Sega Nerds for this information.

New Releases: Luminus Arc 2 Edition

2008-11-17T15:22:00.004-07:00

We are going to start a new weekly feature on the blog with a list of the new releases for the week and which ones might be good to look at as game collectors.

Luminous Arc 2 releases this week and is an RPG for the Nintendo DS from Atlus so has some collector potential right there. If you pre-ordered the game you will receive some really cool pre-order swag. There were two collector's edition games released this week, Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe Kollector's Edition for 360 and PS3.

Nintendo DS New Releases

Playstation 2 New Releases

PSP New Releases

Need for Speed Undercover | Prices on Ebay & Amazon

Shaun White Snowboarding | Prices on Ebay & Amazon

Xbox 360 New Releases

Wii New Releases

Playstation 3 New Releases

Bolt | Prices on Ebay & Amazon

Karaoke Revolution American Idol Encore 2 | Prices on Ebay & Amazon

Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe | Prices on Ebay & Amazon

Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe Kollector's Edition | Prices on Ebay & Amazon

Need for Speed Undercover | Prices on Ebay & Amazon

NPPL Championship Paintball 2009 | Prices on Ebay & Amazon

Shaun White Snowboarding | Prices on Ebay & Amazon

Sonic Unleashed | Prices on Ebay & Amazon

Tomb Raider Underworld | Prices on Ebay & Amazon

30 Rare & Expensive Gamecube Games

2008-11-17T10:43:00.000-07:00

The Gamecube had it's share of rare and collectible games during it's six year life span. Below is a list of rarest and most expensive Gamecube games.

The list is ranked by highest sales price over the last three months. All the games are not rare (hard to find with small quantities available), but relative to demand all of these are in short supply.

NCAA College Basketball 2K3

New Price: $400 Used Price: $37
The rarest game for the Gamecube. NCAA Basketball 2K3 is a college basketball game on the Gamecube so it wasn't destined to sell very well. Sega helped seal the deal when they cancelled all 2K series games on the Gamecube and stopped this game in the middle of production. This is one of the few sports games to become rare and valuable on any system.
See Current NCAA College Basketball 2K3 Prices

Phantasy Star Online Plus

New Price: $200 Used Price: $58
Phantasy Star Online Plus is a rerelease of the Phantasy Star Online game for Gamecube (also on this list). The Plus version fixed a few bugs in the intial release and added a few extra areas. The game sold poorly because it was an online game released after everyone realized the Gamecube's online was dead on arrival.
See Current Phantasy Star Online Plus Prices

Digimon Rumble Arena 2

New Price: $200 Used Price: $30
Digimon Rumble Arena 2 is similar to Super Smash Bros in gameplay but uses the Digimon characters. Its a sequel to the original Digimon Rumble Arena but did not sell as well as the original. The game received a lukewarm reception from critics but is still valued by collectors.
See Current Digimon Rumble Arena 2 Prices

Beyond Good and Evil

New Price: $198 Used Price: $22
Beyond Good and Evil was released by Ubisoft in 2003 on every console. It was reviewed well but sold poorly on all systems. In May 2008, Ubisoft leaked a teaser trailer for Beyond Good and Evil 2 which sparked more interest in the original and increased prices.
See Current Beyond Good and Evil Prices

Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix Bundle

New Price: $160 Used Price: $44
DDR Mario Mix is a regular DDR game with Mario characters, music, and art. It is the only US released DDR game on the Gamecube. Nintendo released the game in limited quantities for the 2005 Christmas season and it quickly sold out. In early 2006 Nintendo restocked shelves but quietly discontinued the game soon after.
See Current DDR Mario Mix w/ Pad Prices

Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2

New Price: $150 Used Price: $42
A role playing game with a focus on online co-op play. Sega released this game as the marquee title for the Gamecube's online service. The service never caught on and Phantasy Star Online sales suffered. Sega shut down their servers in 2007 but you can still play the game solo or with 4 player split screen.
See Current Phantasy Star Online Prices

Resident Evil Code Veronica X

New Price: $150 Used Price: $31
This was one of the four Resident Evil games Capcom re-released on Gamecube. Code Veronica and Resident Evil 2 received limited production runs after the Gamecube's poor sales. After Resident Evil 4 released on the Gamecube prices spiked for all four RE games but only Code Veronica's prices remained high enough to make this list.
See Current Resident Evil Code Veronica X Prices

Metal Gear Solid Twin Snakes

New Price: $140 Used Price: $40
Twin Snakes is a remake of the original Metal Gear Solid for PS1 and was co-developed by Silicon Knights and Konami. Development was overseen by Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima and Shigeru Miyamoto. Critics loved the game and gave it an 85 average on Metacritic but the remake didn't sell as well as the original.
See Current Metal Gear Solid Twin Snakes Prices

Ikaruga

New Price: $140 Used Price: $34
Ikaruga is a shooter originally released for Arcade and Dreamcast. In general, the shooter genre doesn't sell very well and Ikaruga was no exception. The game is ranked as the 2nd best 2D shooter by ScrewAttack and the 3rd greatest shooter by IGN.
See Current Ikaruga Prices

Pokemon Box

New Price: $110 Used Price: $45
Pokemon Box isn't a game but allows players to store and sort Pokemon from the Gameboy Advance Pokemon games. In the US the game was only sold at the Nintendo World store and online, which limited the sales. The European version was never sold in stores but available through the Nintendo of Europe loyalty program.
See Current Pokemon Box Prices

Cubivore

New Price: $100 Used Price: $30
Cubivore is a action/adventure game with some RPG elements. You raise your creature through different mutations and offspring until you can defeat the Killer Cubivore. The game was called "Animal Leader" in Japan and was brought to the US by Atlus. Like most of their games, Cubivore received a very limited production.
See Current Cubivore Prices

Star Wars Jedi Outcast

New Price: $100 Used Price: $25
Jedi Outcast is an Action game original released on the PC and later ported to the Gamecube and Xbox in 2002. The game has you playing as a former Jedi Knight and lets you use lightsabers, blasters, and turrets. Jedi Outcast was the only LucasArts published title on the Gamecube and did not sell as well as the Rogue Leader games published by Nintendo.
See Current Star Wars Jedi Outcast Prices

Other Expensive Gamecube Games

Fire Emblem Path of Radiance - Used Price: $41
Pikmin 2 - Used Price: $38
Zelda 4 Game Collection - Used Price: $31
Zelda Ocarina of Time Master Quest - Used Price: $26
Skies of Arcadia - Used Price: $23
Tom and Jerry War of Whiskers - Used Price: $23
Monster 4x4 Masters of Metal - Used Price: $25
Zelda Twilight Princess - Used Price: $29
Top Angler Real Bass Fishing - Used Price: $29
Disney Sports Basketball - Used Price: $25

Great Values: Low Priced Rare Gamecube Games

Bust-A-Move 3000 - Used Price: $20
Goblin Commander - Used Price: $20
Gotcha Force - Used Price: $18
Rave Master - Used Price: $7
Killer 7 - Used Price: $10
Baten Kaitos Origins - Used Price: $15
Chaos Field - Used Price: $7
Spirts & Spells - Used Price: $10

Gamecube game prices provided by VGPC.com. Used prices are the average price between August 4th, 2008 and November 14th, 2008. New prices are the highest price a sealed version of the game sold for during this same time period.

VGPC Price Tool: Firefox Add-on For Ebay & Amazon Shopping

2008-11-14T07:28:00.000-07:00

We just created an add-on for Firefox that helps you find the lowest prices when buying video games on eBay, Amazon, and Half.

The add-on shows the VGPC Price directly on eBay, Amazon, and Half pages and shows you which site has the lowest price on average. The info appears automatically whenever you browse a video game page on any of these sites. Here's what the pages look like when using the feature:

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The VGPC Price is the seven day average price online so you will know how much to spend or bid. The lowest price is the site with the lowest average price over the same time period (with a handy link if you want to buy there instead).

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