Retronauts 267: The Holy Grails of Collecting
Added 2019-12-16 15:00:03 +0000 UTCThis week, we called in some experts! But then, we usually try to do that, so this episode is really just business as usual. Handily, several experts on this particular topic—the holy grails of video game collecting—happen to be friends of the show. So it really is business as usual.
Description: Hide your wallets: Jeremy Parish, Bob Mackey, Chris Kohler, and Steve Lin discuss the pricing perils, pitfalls, and occasional perfidy surrounding the rarest/costliest/most non-existent video game collectibles in history.
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I used to work for one of the grandsons of the illustrious Tramiel family, and once asked about the lost treasures from the Sword Quest promotion in the 80s. He's sadly since passed away, but ever since he told me that he had personally has a photo taken of him wearing the Crown and holding the Sword at his grandfather's home, I've always wondered what kind of exciting relic-hunting heist could have been orchestrated if I'd known more info.
Casey Jones
2019-12-18 19:19:12 +0000 UTCThis was such a fun topic, especially as someone who really came up collecting Atari stuff. I absolutely remember Chuckwagon (and tengen Tetris) being these unattainable, expensive things... and I got both for like 50 bucks a pop a couple years ago. Also, Ikari Warriors on 2600? Surprisingly good conversion for a 1991 release!
Kevin Bunch
2019-12-18 17:00:03 +0000 UTCCount me in for some Jesus DLC and loot boxes
Jason Lew
2019-12-18 03:07:51 +0000 UTCAlways a fan of the "collecting" episodes! The focus on grails from older platforms made me consider how they will change when forecasting what modern games / hardware will be elevated to that status. For people of a certain age, the fact that the Genesis port of Tetris has a legitimate retail release on the Sega Genesis Mini wouldn't preclude them from wanting the actual cart, but I think that's becoming less true as a digital only library becomes more normalized. I suspect grails may become more tied to a specific piece of hardware: a PS4 that has the ability to play PT springs to mind as a candidate. P.S. With regards to the opening conversation about collecting, my tiny slice is picking up every game Shu Takumi worked on. I've really enjoyed his work on the Phoenix Wright series, there's about a dozen games to collect, and nothing costs more than about $30.
Bill Nielsen
2019-12-17 16:48:02 +0000 UTCI consider myself a collector, but only barely. A few years ago I realized it was prime time to get PS3 games at incredible low prices, so I drastically increased my backlog. Now I probably have more than I could ever play. Maybe 60 PS3 games? A few of them may be rare, or "hidden gems," but I do not expect any real value increase anytime soon.
Christopher Hughes
2019-12-16 16:58:23 +0000 UTC
