fujisama Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 (edited) Hello everyone! I am new on this forum and I have a question for Vectrex specialists. I recently purchased a beautiful Vectrex (what a wonderful object). Among my games, there is the Mine Storm 2 cartridge, I understood that this game is quite rare. I try to estimate its value. According to you, what is its price ? Fuji Edited October 3, 2012 by fujisama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Hay Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 I have seem them go for about $400.00 for the cart and CIB for $700.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fujisama Posted October 3, 2012 Author Share Posted October 3, 2012 Wow Impressive... I've just found that link... http://www.raritygui...cordsPerPage=20 The game is loose, I don't have the overlay. About the overlay, do you think it's easy to find today (sold with the console) ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Hay Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Minestorm 2 was sold on its own not with the system. The overlay unless its a reproduction would be extremely hard to find on its own. On the topic of reproduction it wouldn't increase the value any and only worth if you intro to play it. If that is the case you should probably play it on a multicart anyways to preserve such an expensive title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 $500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fujisama Posted October 4, 2012 Author Share Posted October 4, 2012 (edited) I thought that they sent the cartridge alone. Do you know what was the package sent by GCE ? Cartridge Cartridge + overlay Cartridge + box Cartridge + box + overlay Last question: do you know where can I find a Vecflash or something similar ? Edited October 4, 2012 by fujisama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Minestorm II was sent out to people cart only. There's no box, manual or overlay for it. The manual and overlay for the game came with the actual Vectrex unit. As for value, the last one I saw sell was about 100 Euros. It has dropped in price in the last few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 I thought it was just a loose cartridge...I've never seen anything else besides that. *edit - Thanks mayhem for clearing that up By the way - 100 euros would be a pretty good deal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Hay Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 ah guess what I saw before must have been a fake overlay. Sneaky buggers lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloo Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 (edited) It's hard to determine a price for Minestorm 2. Doesn't show up enough. Edited October 5, 2012 by Baloo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 I'll give you 100 euro's right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovethevectrex Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 minestorm 2 is REALLY valuable, its rarer than the 3d imager. id say at LEAST 500$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3DOMan Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 (edited) If it has an "overlay, box, manual" then it's likely one of the fake reproductions floating around. There's a guy who sells them for $40, comes complete. The original was actually distributed on cartridge only. As far as the actual original game, the real story is this: Owners of Vectrex model 1 systems reached a certain level(Level 13 I think?) in the built-in minestorm game, and it would crash. Numerous people contacted the company about this issue, and as a result, a fixed version of the Minestorm game was distributed on cartridge to those who complained, free of charge. The cartridge simply says minestorm on the outside, but the bootup screen says "Minestorm II" This cartridge is just a fixed version of the built-in Minestorm game. Owners of Vectrex model 2 systems don't really need it, since model 2 systems already contain the fixed version of the game. The way you can tell whether you own a Vectrex model 1 or 2 is simple...model 2 systems have a 'space warp' animation between levels in Minestorm, and this animation is missing from model 1 systems. Model 2 systems may have a slightly quiter HUM than model 1 systems, but this is debatable. Now before determining the value of your game, you need to determine whether it's an original, or one of the $40 fake reproductions available on the internet. Edited October 9, 2012 by 3DOMan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-topdog Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 CIB for $700.00 ????????? It was just a cartridge, there was no box overlay or instructions... it was never CIB nor NIB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Hay Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 I know a few posts down I realized and stated it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tremoloman2006 Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 How about a picture of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fujisama Posted October 12, 2012 Author Share Posted October 12, 2012 It's seems to be an original. Pictures of it: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Yeah, looks genuine to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-topdog Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 That's the real deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Like us on Facebook
Follow us on Twitter
AtariAge on Instagram
Watch us on YouTube
Chat on Discord
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.