Most common needs...

[videotwit]

OK. I was just posting about how I'd be exstatic to find Spy Hunter in the thrifts for 2 dollars, and then it dawned on me. Spy Hunter isn't really all that rare. I see them floating around fairly often on people's trade lists and such.

 

I'd have to do a little more looking, but it'd be interesting to know what the most common game is that I'm missing in my collection. I think Spy Hunter sticks out in my head because it is the only Sega-produced title that I am missing. How can I have Tapper and Thunderground already, but in my 8 years of collectiong I've never been able to get that elusive Spy Hunter.

 

Maybe it's because I don't do Ebay. Maybe it's fate. Who know's. I DO know that I have tried to trade for it in the past, but something has always prevented a trade. (This has happened more than once).

 

So, what is the most common game that YOU are missing from your collection?

 

~Scott

[Tempest]

Geez, I didn't thin Spy hunter was that common? I was really happy whenI got mine off ebay a few years ago (cost me about $24).

 

I'm not missing many games that aren't 6's and up mainly because I've just given up and went to ebay.

 

But for a few systems I'm missing some Uncommons and maybe a few Commons because I'm holding out for boxed games.

 

Getting back to the point of this post, the most common game I need is Room of Doom or Mines of Minos I guess. Not very common but I'm getting close.

 

Tempest

[Atarian75]

Well, according to the Atari Age rarity guide the most common game that I need for my collection is Sneak n Peak. I have almost 300 different games but this one has eluded me all these years and it is only a 2. Some other fairly common games according to the Atari Age list that I need are Tape Worm and Commando. Anyone, have these for trade? If so check out my trade list on this site. Maybe I have something you need.

-Atarian75

[Scooterb23]

I never have picked up Demon Attack, despite there being a 50 cent copy at my nearest source every time. I actually just got Combat 3 weeks ago, can you imagine a 200+ 2600 collection without a Combat?!?! I had one, now I have 5 combat carts! I need a lot of '1's and '2's still, I've been really fortunate to be filling up most of the '3' and '4' level carts already. My next goal is to get a '7', I have one '6' as it stands right now.

[Mountain King]

I collected games I liked playing, not because they're rare or common. Don't get me wrong, if I see a rare game I will buy it. But games I liked playing took first priority. Unfortunatly there are a lot of early games that just weren't that fun and are as common as dirt. They will probably be the last games I get. Actually I'm to the point now were I have all the games I like playing and I'm just getting games I don't have.

[Tempest]

Some of those Sears games can be impossible to find. I just finished off my Sears collection by getting Backgammon. It took me forever to find it! I got Dare Diver, Superman, and Cannon Man right off the bat (really cheap on ebay a few years ago) but Backgammon eluded me for years!

 

I finaly got my Quadrun a few months ago. I got it with the instructions (both in absolute mint condition) for $100. The same guy sold me the instructions and comic for SQ: Waterworld (and the hint sheet), and the instructions for the Silver labeled Gravitar for $30. Can't beat a deal like that!

 

Sorry about the above brag, I just had to counter mr. Pitfall's Quadrun AND Mangia story. No one should have both, it's just not fair!!!

 

I assume that Mangia is PAL right?

 

Tempest

[Joel D. Park]

My most common needs are the Sears Games.

 

The next most common is probably Road Runner.

 

Please check out my trade list guys, maybe y'all can fill it.

http://www.atari2600.net/aspWantList.asp

 

I might not have Atari games you want, but I can shower you with games from other systems.. Also I do have some boxed stuff like Cruise Missile, Commando, Robot Tank etc.

[jahfish]

ok, stop talking about mangia. i traded mine to marco_k just because i got many other rare items ...

 

 

 

 

 

anybody got one for me?

[Tempest]

Your lucky though, you can use a PAL one. We have to get that UR NTSC version.

 

So what games are really hard to find in PAL format but are easily found in NTSC? I know the two Swordquest games are fairly hard to find in PAL, but I can't think of too many more.