Rare games for unsuccessful consoles (& how much they are worth)

Retro Game Collection has only become more expensive over the years, as older games become rare, and the economy becomes more messier. People aimed at gathering the best and brightest games for classic consoles such as SNES, Genesis and Playstation have a constantly steeper mountain to climb. It is enough to get one to consider going more niche and collecting games for failed consoles.

If the supply is not high, demand may be low enough to keep prices down. Fans can even discover some hidden gemstones if they keep a sharp eye on a bargain. But some of these games managed to rise in value. For big spending, urgent collectors or some curious, this is the rare, most expensive game for consoles that did not get with customers.

All prices are taken from pricecharting.com.

10

Battlesphere (Atari Jaguar)

Sometimes math worked for ataris malignant console

Atari's last cheer saw them trying to surpass the competition with 64-bit Behoth, Atari Jaguar. To achieve that power, the console had an installation that was so complicated that developers had trouble making quality games for it. Yet, where there was a will, there was a way, because 4play managed to make the Almighty Battle sphere.

The title offers an online capable, first person space shooter that was ahead of his time. If it only came out before the console was canceled in 1996. Instead, Jaguar owners had to wait until 2000 for it would hit store shelves. However, they had the last laugh, as the owners today could earn up to $ 800, and over twice so if it was still sealed and new.

9

Civilization (Nokia N-Gage)

Start Nukes with this classic strategy game

Nokia controlled the mobile phone market in the early 2000s, and with mobile games on the way up, they thought they could make progress with a handheld console. Thus, they came with Nokia N-Gage. Users played games with a telephone style telephone style, responded to calls by talking on their page and had to unscrew the back and remove the battery just to change cartridges.

In other words, it was the perfect device to play Civilization on! The strategy swim became the last game officially released for the machine. Its slower games fit N-Gage's controls and portrait better than, say, the fast likes Sonic n (Aka Sonical progress). The original PC version can be played for free in browsers, but a complete copy of the N-Gage port costs $ 850.

8

Zelda's adventure (Philips CD-I)

Not what all true warriors strive for

Nintendo skipped his business with Sony to make a CD supplement to SNES. Instead, they did a new deal with their European rivals Philips, which did not work. All that did was get Sony to join the console market with Playstation, and let Philips use Nintendo's greatest qualities for its new console.

While they animated Legend of Zelda Games are more notorious, it's live-action Zelda's adventure It is as rare as the chicken teeth. Its Live-Action FMVs, digitized graphics and Wonky Take On Top-Down Game could not match the strange charm of Zelda: Wand of Gamelon'S Cutscenes. Players would need a physical copy, as CD-I-emulation is both hard and incomplete from this writing.

7

Next Tetris (Nuon)

Puzzle games on a premium on a DVD player

One of the reasons why PS2 captured was because it was also a fairly cheap and effective DVD player. Some of its buyers just wanted something to play their movies and show without breaking their bank accounts. Like Nuon, which was more a DVD player who could play some games.

Yet it had some unique titles, as Next Tetris. This gate in PS1 and the Dreamcast title mixed block-stacking game with a new “Next Tetris” mode that allows some blocks to be divided to fill gaps. It is not the best version of the game in the world, but it is the most expensive Nuon game to $ 1,217.

6

Bounty Bob strikes back! (Atari 5200)

A classic home game on a not so classic console

Atari became the word for games at home thanks to the success of Atari 2600. They tried to keep up with Atari 5200, which offered better graphics and a new control with analogue movement. Unfortunately, it also broke if people looked at fun. This, among other questions (such as a market crash), ended the console two years into its driving.

Yet, if players managed to make everything work, they could play Bounty Bob Strike Back! The sequel to Donkey-Sca Miner 2049er Offered more platform fun at 25 levels. But given the price, most players would be better at checking out their other ports, such as for Atari 8-bit computers or Commodore 64.

5

Spider-Man: Web of Fire (Sega 32x)

When Sega included a Spider-Man Lookalike in The revenge of ShinobiMarvel was impressed enough to license the friendly neighborhood Webhead to the company. Eventually, the license stopped and Sega would not work with the comic book for over 20 years.

Before it went out had the tough team behind Vector produce Spider-Man: Web of Fire as an exclusive for tough 32x. It was a standard side scrolling adventure game where Spidey tried to save New York from the forces in Hydra, sometimes with the help of Daredevil. As humble as it was to play, the price is now anything but.

4

Jack Bros (Virtual Boy)

Goes for a whole lot of money

Despite Switch 2's prices and Wii U's disappointment, both are better health today than the virtual boy. Its headache-inducing 3D effects and an eye-sinning graphics still mark it as Nintendo's largest hardware fault. Yet it has its place in gaming history, especially for fans of a certain RPG franchise.

Fans of Shin Megami TenseiThe Persona, And others SmtRelated titles are likely to know that the device had Jackbrosthe first game in the wider Smt Canon is released outside Japan. Players chose one of the three Jack Bros (Frost, Lantern or Skelton) and helped them return to Fairy World by searching Mazes for keys.

3

Keio Flying Squadron (Sega CD)

KOOKY SHMUP goes for soaring prices

While Sega CD was ultimately a failure, players can find a decent selection of Cult Classic games in their library. None of these are the FMV games that make up most of its marketing. Instead, they tend to be 2D games with extra friability to utilize their technology, such as animated cutcenes and CD quality sounds.

For example, Keio Flying Squadron Be in principle Parodius With more plot. Players help Bunny Girl Rami Blast Aliens in an anachronistic 1860s version of Japan. It was accidentally given free through Sega Pro CdThe demo disc, when players found that they could use level codes to play the rest of the game. But it would be easier for buyers today to pay $ 1,000 for a loose official record than to track a CD from an old British newspaper.

2

Dinopark Tycoon (3Do)

It would take a loan to afford this title

It was good Law Park lived up to hype, otherwise Manley & Associates' Dinopark Tycoon Maybe not worked. Players used a loan in the game $ 5,000 to make their own dino zoo to pay it. If they succeed, they can sell it, get an award and become a better Dr. Hammond than the one in the movies.

It was originally an MS dose and macOS game, but it also got a port for the inventive but incorrect 3DO. Physical copies are exorbitant, but fortunately all three versions of the game are abandoned today and can be played for free on websites like myabandonware.com.

1

Don Quixote: A dream in Seven Crystals (Laseractive)

An expensive title for an expensive console

On paper, the ultimate unit of the 1990s technical bridge was laser actively. It played LaserDISC movies, audio CDs, LD-G-Karaoks and video games. Users could buy dedicated modules to make it play genesis and turbografx-16 games as well. That is, if they had anything left to save after paying $ 970 ($ 2,146 today) for the console alone. If they didn't do it, they were better with a regular emergence.

Although it is less than half of the price of its most expensive title, Don Quixote: a dream in seven crystals. Dungeon-Crawling RPG combined the classic novel with Magic-Style gameplay and anime cutcenes that looked good for the time, even though the animation was not exactly fantastic.