See the 10 most expensive video games

by Justin McElroy { Nov 14th 2007 at 2:25PM }

You probably thought that the $200 you paid for Steel Batallion or $(insert any amount here) for Bomberman: Act Zero was way too pricey, and you're right. But it could have been worse. To see just how bad things can get, you're going to have to read gameSniped's list of the world's most expensive video games.

Even if you're familiar with old standbys like the 1990 Nintendo World Championships gold edition, there are bound to be a few on here that you haven't seen. We're especially partial to the version of Clean Sweep licensed by Mr. Boston, maker of some of the some of the finest low-quality liquors.

[Via GSW]

Tags: nes, nintendo, rare-video-games

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

WiNG @ Nov 14th 2007 2:34PM

whatever dude, stop whining the reply system works fine

Burritoclock @ Nov 14th 2007 3:00PM

Best post ever, period!

NATO_Duke @ Nov 14th 2007 3:48PM

That made me laugh - +1!!

WiNG @ Nov 14th 2007 4:27PM

haha, glad you guys liked that one

rbelmont000 @ Nov 14th 2007 5:46PM

That list doesn't mention Earthbound 0 (or English Mother 1), of which, there are only like 5 copies I think.

Shagittarius @ Nov 14th 2007 2:37PM

From the article:

"I considered not putting it on this list though. Everyone has heard of Atari or NES, even if you’re not a gamer. The Neo Geo however, is much more of a niche system."

So he thinks more people have heard of the Vectrex or Vic 20 than the Neo geo...methinks this person is a little mistaken.

Laner @ Nov 15th 2007 2:48PM

"So he thinks more people have heard of the Vectrex or Vic 20 than the Neo geo...methinks this person is a little mistaken."

Vectrex, maybe not. But the Vic-20 was quite popular in it's time - it sold far better than the Neo Geo (2.5 mil, compared to 1 mil). Most under the age of 25 might not recognize the name, but unlike the Neo Geo, there were *lots* of these in homes in it's heyday (indeed, Linus Torvalis' first computer was a Vic-20)

Donald @ Nov 14th 2007 2:58PM

I can't get the article to load. Anyone else able to see it?

Ethan Rom @ Nov 14th 2007 3:14PM

not at all

but it sounds interesting...

rv @ Nov 14th 2007 3:19PM

me neither

Blazur @ Nov 14th 2007 3:35PM

Joystiq'ed.

Grant @ Nov 14th 2007 3:58PM

Prepare to be fucked by the long dick of the interweb!!

WiNG @ Nov 14th 2007 4:39PM

I got it to work after about 20 refresh attempts. Then it loaded with no images, so I had to try 3 more times.

HineyWipe @ Nov 14th 2007 3:07PM

I could just sit by the fire, and play Adventure Colossal Cave on my trusty old TRS-80...

StrangeBum @ Nov 14th 2007 3:28PM

Page won't load. But in regards to the post at hand

'or $(insert any amount here) for Bomberman: Act Zero'

Ironically, I got it for free. I entered one of those OXM contest where you guess the game image on the spine of the magazine, mostly in jest, because well...it was Bomberman: Act Zero. I'm assuming nobody else bothered with it...and lo and behold it came in the mail for me. BTW: it's one of the worst games I've played.

zlionsfan @ Nov 14th 2007 3:32PM

That's weird. I wonder if they pulled the article. (There was a discussion on there about the actual source of the post; apparently it appeared first on someone else's site.)

I remember the Nintendo Campus Challenge. I didn't realize how limited it was (or maybe it wasn't that limited, but no one really remembers its scope) - I just figured that it was at every major university.

Grant @ Nov 14th 2007 3:57PM

i doubt it's pulled, they just got bandwidth fucked.

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WiNG @ Nov 14th 2007 4:31PM

The article is pretty interesting. I remember playing in the Blockbuster tournament, except I sucked at every game other than NBA Jam and Sonic 3. I got 10th place in the state for Sonic 3, and I didn't even own the game to practice it!

OhJustSomeRandomGuy @ Nov 14th 2007 4:39PM

You're thinking of the wrong contest. The Judge Dredd/NBA Jam cart is from the contest in '95. You played NBA Jam for I think a 3 minutes quarter and were given X * 10000 points for how well you did in the game. (I remember shutting out the CPU, catching fire after three shots, and following the hot spots around with my player to get something insane.)

Then you played Judge Dredd and your scores were added together. I won the Regional Championship at two stores in SoCal and had 4 free game rentals for a month. (Really useful once I got to college.)