Army Of 2600 Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 ...for a bad 2600 game, just so it could be a part of your collection. I spent $5 for the game Bugs at a thrift store yesterday. When you are a mild collector, even a crappy game is a treasure, if you don't have it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikey.shake Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 I don't mind telling how much, but then I don't wanna say for what. Or I could say for what, but then will be embarrassed by how much. ...okay. $20 for Double Dragon. I know it's not much in the grand "collector" scheme. And I could have played it via Stella/Harmony Cart. And I can't imagine paying $20 for anything again unless it's H.E.R.O.. But I had to own that thing. I LOVED Double Dragon when I was young, on just about any platform. Even though $20 is twice what I paid for my second-most-expensive game. (*facepalm* What's WRONG with me...?!?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 I paid $25 for a sealed Beat Em & Eat Em (the 90s were a different time), which most people consider "bad." I think it's an OK Kaboom knockoff and it's fun to get out and show people who've never seen or heard of the "adult" games. Most of the truly bad, truly rare games I have were either found in the wild for a buck or two or I got through trades. It's pretty rare that I'll pay more than 5 dollars for a game I know I won't play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrogoober Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 $17 for HERO (new collector), $20 for a good Beamrider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 $75 for a loose Waterworld would probably be the most I've spent on crap for "collecting" purposes. Oh wait, think I did pay $100-$125 for a Quadrun come to think of it! And I too bought the first three Mystique games shrinked in the 90's... probably $25ea as mentioned. Kept Custer's Revenge though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nanochess Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 $90 for a loose Waterworld that I've only tested and never played, but came with manual, hint guide and comic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 $25 for a complete in box H.E.R.O. last year. I have 225 2600 games in my collection and even some of the scarce game I have paid $10-$15 tops for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zwackery Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 You guys really think that H.E.R.O. is a bad game? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrogoober Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 You guys really think that H.E.R.O. is a bad game? Yeah I screwed up & didnt read thread title:) Just saw 'most you paid', sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 You guys really think that H.E.R.O. is a bad game? Oops. I didn't read the first post. I thought it meant the most you paid for a 2600 game. My bad. H.E.R.O. is my favorite 2600 game of all time. And one I had to have in my collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhomaios Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Bad? Not much, and only by accident (never for collecting purposes). I've probably spent $40 to get a sub-par game, but I sold it when I realized what a stinker it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhd Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 I don't think that I have ever spent more than about Cdn$10 for a single game -- that would have been either Robot Tank or Front Line (I got them both NIB when the local Woolco store closed in the early-1990s). I have spent about Cdn$5 for a few individual games at trift shops (e.g. River Raid II). Mainly I bought large box lots for ~Cdn$20-$50 in the 1980s and 1990s. I have not significantly added to my collection in many years, and not at all since 2009. I flatly refuse to use eBay (or any other online vendor); I only shop retail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major_Tom_coming_home Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 I'm a new collector and for me it's $15 for video cube. Not terrible but meh for me. I knew that was a decent price so I bit on it. For Atari, Activision, and Imagic I'm willing to spend a bit more freely since I consider them the big three and would like to get reasonably close to getting all of their titles (that don't cost an arm and a leg anyway). There's no way I'd personally drop Quadrun or Pepsi Invaders money on a cartridge, and I won't lose any sleep about 'missing' them either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 $300 for Lochjaw, around the same for River Patrol. $200 for Quadrun (this was before mexico) few hundo for quite a few NTSC Bomb games, $200 for music machine, $150 for condor attack. $250(?) for the color bar.generator, $350 for out of control...i would mention Malagai but I actually think thats a decent game. $150 for CIB Death trap, same for CIB Master builder, few hundred for a NIB Smurfs save the day set...around a hundred each for nice mint video jogger and reflex. Hmmm...$500 for BSG (not a bad game but HIGHLY over rated) $200 for CIB Cakewalk, actually that game is decent so I take that back. I had magicard at one point, cant remember what I paid but it was a lot! I think I paid around $150 for a spot on Videolife repro. Hundred bucks for spider maze, few hundred for CIB Texas chainsaw massacre...the list could really go on and on but this was before kids and I currently own none of them, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Hmmm, I wouldn't say Quadrun is a bad game, but that's just me. Paid about a grand for Eli's Ladder, and sold it years later for about the same amount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Hmmm, I wouldn't say Quadrun is a bad game, but that's just me. Paid about a grand for Eli's Ladder, and sold it years later for about the same amount. Bah, rubbish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Hmmm, I wouldn't say Quadrun is a bad game, but that's just me. Paid about a grand for Eli's Ladder, and sold it years later for about the same amount. Bah, rubbish Yeah, Quadrun sucks-sucks-sucks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Yeah, Quadrun sucks-sucks-sucks! Ha! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fr0st Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 I think I'm capped at about €100 for a loose pal red label bmx airmaster. Picked up a loose pal mangia for about €80. I have to admit, I do feel guilty a bit when I spend that amount on a piece of plastic, but usually I sell stuff to fund those purchases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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