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The differences between Etler's list and the one at Digitpress exist because Etler's list is actually pretty old while the DP list is updated with more current conditions.

 

The licensed version of Tengen's Pac-man is more rare because it hadn't been released for very long before Tengen cut it's licensing agreement with Nintendo and began producing the now familiar non-licensed version of the game. Namco's version of the game is more rare because they were one of the last companies to produce games for the NES (they actually became a licensee just before the NES was discontinued and normally simply gave licenses to other companies to produce versions of their games.)

That clears things up, but raises a few questions: 1. Why would Namco begin producing games for the NES right before its death, and 2. Why port a game that's already been ported twice by Tengen?

Dosnt rarity differ from state to state or city to city.Like some games are more common in some areas than others?And wouldnt the internet and E-Bay have a effect on the rarity of the games as well?Am just wondering about all these factor can effect a rarity rating of a certain game or it just maybe non-factor and am a rambling idiot.lol.

That clears things up, but raises a few questions: 1. Why would Namco begin producing games for the NES right before its death, and 2. Why port a game that's already been ported twice by Tengen?

The answer to question 1 is... um .... I have no idea why they did that. However question 2 is that many of Tengen's games for the NES were the same games that Namco had released in Japan for the Famicom. Possibly whatever licensing agreement they had was terminated at some point.

 

Dosnt rarity differ from state to state or city to city.Like some games are more common in some areas than others?And wouldnt the internet and E-Bay have a effect on the rarity of the games as well?Am just wondering about all these factor can effect a rarity rating of a certain game or it just maybe non-factor and am a rambling idiot.lol.

Rarity on a local scale does vary, however most rarity lists are meant to be taken as an average/national rarity. Obviously eBay is a part of "national" rarity