Hydian Posted January 22, 2003 Share Posted January 22, 2003 Is there a rarity list of disk based games/programs for the 8bits? I ask because the local Goodwill has come into a dozen or more disk based games that are still sealed for $1.99 each. Some titles off the top of my head are: Winter games Temple of Asphai Trilogy Ballblazer Spy vs Spy Karateka There were some other Epyx games as well. If these are worth picking up and/or someone is interested in them, I'll go back and get them tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted January 22, 2003 Share Posted January 22, 2003 "Winter Games" was released for the 8-bits? I'd be interested in that one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Thompson Posted January 22, 2003 Share Posted January 22, 2003 I want the Ballblazer one!! OO OO me me me! Pretty Please? Clint Thompson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydian Posted January 22, 2003 Author Share Posted January 22, 2003 Had the wrong season...it was summer games (I only looked through them quickly to pull any carts.) Here's what I ended up getting today. I left anything opened alone as I didn't want to mess with sorting them out. Temple of Asphai Trilogy Lode Runner Karateka Ballblazer Kronis Rift The Seven Cities of Gold If anyone is interested in trading for these let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted January 22, 2003 Share Posted January 22, 2003 All good games and prob all distributed in large quantities - I dont see much rarity but there are worth their weight in gold playabilty wise (IMHO). 7 Cities of Gold was great - wish I had the time to waste 6 hours playing that again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven/TQA Posted January 23, 2003 Share Posted January 23, 2003 loved the depth of 7 cities... and the generating of the maps... and the gfx, and the streaming technology, the realtime strategy aspec.... many new games have some aspects of that brilliant game... oh... not to mention the intro with the nice music and the hand writing the game logo... hve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted January 23, 2003 Share Posted January 23, 2003 I always wondered how they did that handwriting logo - that must've taken alot of time to get it to track cursive lettering! Generate a new world and waste a day in 7 cities! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyranthraxus Posted January 25, 2003 Share Posted January 25, 2003 Wow you snagged some good titles. IMHO I would've grabbed them all! 7 Cities is a fantastic game, I would spend a whole day playing it! Lode Runner - great action-puzzler Temple of Apshai - I'm not a fan of this one but it was a breakthrough RPG Summer and Winter games were tons of fun, Spy vs Spy was an awesome two player game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccc--- Posted February 5, 2003 Share Posted February 5, 2003 7 Cities is still one of my top 3 games for the XL ... I loved it back in 86 as much as I do today, it plays even great on the emu. I think I should fire up a800win, generate a new world a have some hours of great fun ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccc--- Posted February 5, 2003 Share Posted February 5, 2003 Is there a rarity list of disk based games/programs for the 8bits? Not that I know of. The highest prices of the disk-based games gets probably M.U.L.E., a fantastic game and much sought after. But there was also an Ultima II auctioned recently which fetched $204. So I am wondering how high a complete Ultima I would go ... In general I would say that titles from Electronic Arts, Infocom, Origin go higher than other companies. At least those 3 come into my mind first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyranthraxus Posted February 8, 2003 Share Posted February 8, 2003 Ultima II is quite valuable because its was released only by Sierra (they got the deal because they were the only company willing to include a cloth map at the time). Origin re-released the early Ultimas with new boxes but could not get the rights to II but were allowed to sell it in the Ultima Trilogy. There are two versions of Ultima I, the deluxe re-release version with extra goodies in the box and the more basic original version. The re-release gets a fair price on its own but I am unsure of how rare the original version is in comparison to II. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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