Rarity Guides for Non-Nintendo Games/Systems

ULTRACASTLE00ULTRACASTLE00
in Collector's Corner
Are there any sources out there that accurately measures the rarity of games from Genesis, PS1/2, Neo-Geo, etc?



Rarityguide to me seems out-of-date and I don't want to pay $5 for apps like Retro Collector.



So let's gather some infomation on this topic.

Comments

  • nrslamnrslam
    The Digital Press online guide is pretty good, though rarity ratings are always debatable.



    http://www.digitpress.com/video-game-guide/
  • DefaultGenDefaultGen
    Rarity Guide is just some kind of Ebay algorithm gone haywire isn't it? It lists Metroid II as the 4th "rarest" Game Boy game. I don't think it's ever been anything but a disaster. DigitPress is at least someone's curated opinion... from 2005 or whenever the rarity guides were last updated.
  • BouncekDeLemosBouncekDeLemos
    Rarity is very difficult to gauge, not just due to amount that's been made, but availability in certain regions. Now that we're more of a global market, things get a little skewed here and there.
  • Brock LandersBrock Landers
    Originally posted by: ULTRACASTLE00



    Are there any sources out there that accurately measures the rarity of games from Genesis, PS1/2, Neo-Geo, etc?



    Rarityguide to me seems out-of-date and I don't want to pay $5 for apps like Retro Collector.



    So let's gather some infomation on this topic.

    Start a thread and have the experts weigh in, gather numbers, and produce a list.  You'd probably want to do that on Sega-16 and PlayStation age for those systems of course.  Seemed to work pretty well for SNES, and I'd argue the numbers we came up with are the most accurate in existence



     
  • quest4nesquest4nes
    Rarityguide has been around for a decade. It hasnt been updated since i started collecting in 2009.



    Funny people still stumbling upon it wondering whats wrong with it.
  • SilverspoonSilverspoon
    Originally posted by: Brock Landers

     
    Originally posted by: ULTRACASTLE00



    Are there any sources out there that accurately measures the rarity of games from Genesis, PS1/2, Neo-Geo, etc?



    Rarityguide to me seems out-of-date and I don't want to pay $5 for apps like Retro Collector.



    So let's gather some infomation on this topic.

    Start a thread and have the experts weigh in, gather numbers, and produce a list.  You'd probably want to do that on Sega-16 and PlayStation age for those systems of course.  Seemed to work pretty well for SNES, and I'd argue the numbers we came up with are the most accurate in existence



     



    Try SegaAge instead of Sega-16.

     
  • Brock LandersBrock Landers
    Originally posted by: Silverspoon

     
    Originally posted by: Brock Landers

     
    Originally posted by: ULTRACASTLE00



    Are there any sources out there that accurately measures the rarity of games from Genesis, PS1/2, Neo-Geo, etc?



    Rarityguide to me seems out-of-date and I don't want to pay $5 for apps like Retro Collector.



    So let's gather some infomation on this topic.

    Start a thread and have the experts weigh in, gather numbers, and produce a list.  You'd probably want to do that on Sega-16 and PlayStation age for those systems of course.  Seemed to work pretty well for SNES, and I'd argue the numbers we came up with are the most accurate in existence



     



    Try SegaAge instead of Sega-16.

     

    Seems kinda dead.  You could use S16's experts to compile the information and then upload it to the SA database.  Everyone wins.



     
  • SilverspoonSilverspoon
    Originally posted by: Brock Landers

     
    Originally posted by: Silverspoon

     
    Originally posted by: Brock Landers

     
    Originally posted by: ULTRACASTLE00



    Are there any sources out there that accurately measures the rarity of games from Genesis, PS1/2, Neo-Geo, etc?



    Rarityguide to me seems out-of-date and I don't want to pay $5 for apps like Retro Collector.



    So let's gather some infomation on this topic.

    Start a thread and have the experts weigh in, gather numbers, and produce a list.  You'd probably want to do that on Sega-16 and PlayStation age for those systems of course.  Seemed to work pretty well for SNES, and I'd argue the numbers we came up with are the most accurate in existence



     



    Try SegaAge instead of Sega-16.

     

    Seems kinda dead.  You could use S16's experts to compile the information and then upload it to the SA database.  Everyone wins.



     

    If they are willing to help that would be a great idea.  I dunno how NA relations are with them tho.  Im guessing no problems.



     
  • ULTRACASTLE00ULTRACASTLE00
    Rarity guides can be as deceiving as it is frustrating... I'll give one example. Luigi's Mansion on the Gamecube was the 5th best selling game, yet was given a rarity of 9 out of 12 on one site.



    Perhaps we should use the eBay sales counter to measure rarity of games from the past 12 months or something. Perhaps the guys at Gamevaluenow can work on it?
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