Data East Arcade Classics...why so expensive?
Seriously why has this game become so expensive. It's not like there are any spectactular games on this. My intial guess is it had an extremely low print run. It's developed by G1M2. Never heard of them but if they are related to M2 than the emulation is probably really good.
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As you might know, the company went defunct a few years ago.
There are quite a few good games on the disc in my opinion. Bad Dudes, Secret Agent, Caveman Ninja, Burger Time. Plus there is some bonus content and you can unlock music tracks. Plus you have co-op mode in most games. I wouldn't pay the going rate for it, but it was definitely worth picking when it was cheaper.
It's expensive because most people in this hobby are too stupid to just use MAME.
This 'hobby' in a nutshell.
It's expensive because most people in this hobby are too stupid to just use MAME.
What are you talking about? Everyone knows what MAME, Emulation and Visual Pinball are, and if they don't, chances are this hobby is just a phase for them. I have been wanting this collection for a long time because I love arcade gaming and going for highscores and as a true fan of these games of course I would want to own this particular port of them. No matter what imperfections come along with it. That's the fun of multiple ports they don't have to be arcade perfect. If I want perfect I will go to Dorkys in Tacoma or play on MAME. Personally I love to compare the differences and play games I love with a new experience. Especially in the days before emulated ports..playing with complete different graphics and gameplay physics sometimes more lousy then others is totally fun and worth the price to some if its a hard to find game.
It's expensive because most people in this hobby are too stupid to just use MAME.
What are you talking about? Everyone knows what MAME, Emulation and Visual Pinball are, and if they don't, chances are this hobby is just a phase for them. I have been wanting this collection for a long time because I love arcade gaming and going for highscores and as a true fan of these games of course I would want to own this particular port of them. No matter what imperfections come along with it. That's the fun of multiple ports they don't have to be arcade perfect. If I want perfect I will go to Dorkys in Tacoma or play on MAME. Personally I love to compare the differences and play games I love with a new experience. Especially in the days before emulated ports..playing with complete different graphics and gameplay physics sometimes more lousy then others is totally fun and worth the price to some if its a hard to find game.
I wouldn't bother arguing with him. All his input is always either negative or just crabby. I swear the guy doesn't know how to speak positively about anything!
@ Breakbeatz Taito Legends 2 on the PS2 was awesome and had a good selection of games especially G Darius, Syvlion, Raystorm, and Dungeon Magic but don't forget about the Pal Xbox version which had Ray Force and one of my favorite Action RPG's Cadash which pretty much seals the deal for me and it's region free to boot.
Region free you say? Interesting ...
It's expensive because most people in this hobby are too stupid to just use MAME.
This 'hobby' in a nutshell.
Is emulation a hobby?
It's expensive because most people in this hobby are too stupid to just use MAME.
thanks for your contribution to the thread your thoughtful insight is always appreciated....
It's expensive because it was only released on one console (Wii). Many of the compilations got multi-console releases so there is more pent up demand on this one. The other two that have been inching up in price in recent years is the SNK Arcade and Metal Slug Anthologies. Both are on Wii and PS2 as well as a PSP version too.
The PSP ports are pretty mediocre, though. I decided to get the PSP port of Metal Slug Anthology because it was only $12, and the load times are pretty bad.
It's expensive because it was only released on one console (Wii). Many of the compilations got multi-console releases so there is more pent up demand on this one. The other two that have been inching up in price in recent years is the SNK Arcade and Metal Slug Anthologies. Both are on Wii and PS2 as well as a PSP version too.
That, and it being fairly limited doesn't help. I only heard about it because I narrowly missed buying one from somebody several years back, and luckily the city I was traveling to had a "new" one at a local Gamestop that I snagged.
Didn't see another one in the wild until a few weeks ago.
It's expensive because most people in this hobby are too stupid to just use MAME.
Really?.. I would swear that your one and only purpose in life is to be an antagonistic jerk. I'm surprised that anyone here is even willing to put up with you at this point.
Moving on, the high cost is likely due to the fact that it was only released on the Wii, rather than being ported to every system of that gen like so many other games have been. (This has likely already been said, but it's most likely one of the biggest factors.)
It's expensive because most people in this hobby are too stupid to just use MAME.
This 'hobby' in a nutshell.
Is emulation a hobby?
Dude i got an xbox with 22,000 games man