Power Strike "Special Edition" for the SMS?

[Silverfleet]

Hello everyone, I've been lurking on here for years but this is my first post, and I have a question for you guys. I picked up a copy of Power Strike for the SMS yesterday at a flea market. Usually when I see SMS games out in the wild, I buy them right away, because they are getting harder to come by. I picked it up CIB and mint for $5. I did some research on the game after reading that it is a "special edition" game on the back of the box, and apparently, it was a mail order only game you could only buy from Sega. I was also surprised to find out that it was developed by Compile. I already have Zanac, Gun Nac, and Space Megaforce, so this should fit into my collection nicely. This game has to be rare. Did I get a good deal on it?

[8th lutz]

You got a great deal on the game. A Used CIB for that game can go for 7 times the amount you paid for it. It a extremely rare game.

[retroJ]

Hi! I suppose the one you obtained is like this?

 

I wonder why here in Mexico is harder to find the colored insert /normal version. The Special Edition is not so difficult to get here at flea markets or by trading among collectors. I believe I´ve picked up at least 6 copies of this game ($3-5), but all of them SE . Is it really that rare?

 

Another example is Phantasy Star. You can get it for $5 here, but Rastan is very difficult to come by and goes as much as $12.

 

BTW I love this game

[Silverfleet]

Yeah, the one I have is the non-color one, like the pic above. I still haven't had the chance to play it, but if it's anything like the other Compile games, it's got to be awesome.

[Giltygear]

what flea market did you find it at???? ive been looking for that game for a while

[Silverfleet]

I got it at the Raynham Flea Market in Raynham, MA. There are usually a good number of game vendors there. I picked it up at some random table that sold mostly comic books though. I've gotten quite a few good deals there from many different vendors. Just stay away from the Worldwide Video Games guy outside, right near the gates. His prices are completely ridiculous. Last time i went before Sunday, he wanted $60 for Star Tropics (complete, but in poor condition), Tecmo Super Bowl for the SNES, and Balloon Fight for the NES (loose and in crap conditon)! The good deals are inside.

[christianscott27]

Man the raynham flea and the worldwide guy, still at it.

 

Its been too long since I went on flea market quests, it seemed like all the classic stuff had dried up out there. Good to see somebody making a find.

[retroJ]

Yeah, the one I have is the non-color one, like the pic above. I still haven't had the chance to play it, but if it's anything like the other Compile games, it's got to be awesome.

I would say it´s pure Compile heaven, my friend . Have you played Golvellius? give it a try if you like Zelda-type games and it´s Compile, too.

 

[Giltygear]

stay away from the Worldwide Video Games guy outside, right near the gates. His prices are completely ridiculous. Last time i went before Sunday, he wanted $60 for Star Tropics (complete, but in poor condition), Tecmo Super Bowl for the SNES, and Balloon Fight for the NES (loose and in crap conditon)!

 

Oh "Glass Eye"... You'll never change...

 

He always had a bad attitude... and a staring problem...

Edited October 22, 2008 by Giltygear

[Silverfleet]

"Glass Eye"? I never noticed that, but I always thought he had something strange about him! Back when he had the store in Weymouth, MA, a friend and I would always go in there and get the best deals on games, just because he had no clue what he was doing. One day, A friend of mine picked up Dragon Force for the Saturn, complete and in perfect condition, for $19. I got Einhander for the PS1, also in perfect condition, for $12! Meanwhile, he had a loose SMB2 for the NES in a case for $24.99! I could go on and on about that guy.

[Godzilla]

the special edition one i have has a different front than that that announces it special-ness, and it didnt come from mexico. i got it from a mail order offer back in the day iirc. is that one rarer/different from the mexican one or are they all the same?

[retroJ]

the special edition one i have has a different front than that that announces it special-ness, and it didnt come from mexico. i got it from a mail order offer back in the day iirc. is that one rarer/different from the mexican one or are they all the same?

There is no mexican one, my friend I was referring to the fact that here in Mexico I´ve seen a lot of times the Special Edition (the one in the pic above), but never this normal/colored one, that is supposed to be easier to find:

 

 

Is that non-color/Special Edition Power Strike really that rare?

Edited October 23, 2008 by retroJ

[CRV]

I would say it´s pure Compile heaven, my friend . Have you played Golvellius? give it a try if you like Zelda-type games and it´s Compile, too.

 

SMS R-Type, Casino Games, Parlour Games, Ghostbusters, and Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine were also by Compile. Then there's the much rarer Power Strike II.