RH | 4,966 Posted September 28, 2022 Author Share Posted September 28, 2022 (edited) 54 minutes ago, Bearcat-Doug said: I think it's really rare/expensive, but I'm barely aware of it and definitely haven't ever played it. Yeah, the GB is weird. There's a pair of "potato games" for the Game Boy that are the most valuable titles-- A-mazing Tater and Spud's Adventure. I honestly have no clue why these games are the most expensive for the system. After watching and looking at GB games for ages, they aren't the most rare titles and other than being early Atlus games and (I think) the only two Atlus published titles on the GB, I don't know what they have going for them. I mean, I'm not saying they aren't fun for what they are (Spud's Adventure is a Zelda-esque adventure game) but they aren't top-tier titles and not worth the premium they go for. Edited September 28, 2022 by RH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link | 2,727 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 35 minutes ago, RH said: I mean, I'm not saying they aren't fun for what they are (Spud's Adventure is a Zelda-esque adventure game) but they aren't top-tier titles and not worth the premium they go for. Wait til you hear about a little game called Squoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,966 Posted September 28, 2022 Author Share Posted September 28, 2022 3 minutes ago, Link said: Wait til you hear about a little game called Squoon. Oh, I know that there are many other similar examples for other systems. But, these are the top-level games that are expensive without great reason. I could rattle of another 4-5 games rather fast that are much less common and maybe even just as fun but people don't pay one third what this game goes for. And when you factor in condition, there were some games that would only pop up every other month, so waiting for a cartridge in mint shape took a very long time or a bit of networking. These games, though, nah there's almost always a couple on eBay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 19 minutes ago, Link said: Wait til you hear about a little game called Squoon. I think Sqoon is a fun game, but I sure wouldn't pay $150+ for a loose cart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link | 2,727 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 54 minutes ago, RH said: Oh, I know that there are many other similar examples for other systems. But, these are the top-level games that are expensive without great reason. I could rattle of another 4-5 games rather fast that are much less common and maybe even just as fun but people don't pay one third what this game goes for. And when you factor in condition, there were some games that would only pop up every other month, so waiting for a cartridge in mint shape took a very long time or a bit of networking. These games, though, nah there's almost always a couple on eBay. 37 minutes ago, Bearcat-Doug said: I think Sqoon is a fun game, but I sure wouldn't pay $150+ for a loose cart. I was making reference to a post from the early days of NintendoAge, but maybe it's less famous than I thought it was. It must have been in somebody's signature or something, because I read it several times. Of course, I can't find the text anywhere now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,966 Posted September 28, 2022 Author Share Posted September 28, 2022 46 minutes ago, Link said: I was making reference to a post from the early days of NintendoAge, but maybe it's less famous than I thought it was. It must have been in somebody's signature or something, because I read it several times. Of course, I can't find the text anywhere now. Ah, I joined around 2016. The only Sqoon reference I recall was someone who went by that user ID. I think it was another year or two before I even realized it was a NES game since I was focused mostly on GB at that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link | 2,727 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, RH said: Ah, I joined around 2016. So did I albeit 9 months sooner than you did. But it was a post from years earlier, or maybe it was on a FAQ page. (I read a lot of old stuff as I sought information when I got into collecting.) It was about escalating prices, through exactly the sort of phenomenon you described with Amazing Tater and Spudquest - Sqoon is not widely liked or known, yet it commands a premium. If you had recognized it or if I could find and quote it, my pithy reply would have made more sense. Edited September 28, 2022 by Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,429 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 I think more people need to write with the fork through it, its true and correct title. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,429 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 22 hours ago, ThePhleo said: You think that's bad? Well let me introduce you all to: Nickeleodeon' The Ren & Stimpy Show: Buckeroo$! (Gotta pronounce it Nickelodeons The Ren and Stimpy Show BuckerooDollarsignExlamationpoint) Also: David Crane's A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia Also: Fox's Peter Pan & The Pirates: "The Revenge of Captain Hook" Also: Ivan "Ironman" Stewart's Super Off Road Also: Acclaim's Star Voyager Oh, But Phleo, those don't count because they're just name prefixes... THEN WHY DO YOU CALL THIS: MIKE TYSON'S PUNCH-OUT!! I've got one, The Billiard Congress of America Presents Championship Pool. The true and correct name of the game. Of course, just like box art on all 4 versions says: But wait... internally all 4 manuals only ever call it "Championship Pool" Better go to the title screens for the tiebreaker... Game Boy is just Championship Pool, I guess 2 to 1 that means the game's title is just Championship Pool OK the NES and Genesis version are obviously "Billiard Congress of America Presents Championship Pool"... Wait, where did the The go?? Wait... wait a minute the SNES version exclusively has a copyright screen immediately after the title that just says Championship Pool. So for the SNES version that's: 1x "The Billiard Congress of America Presents Championship Pool" (cover art) 1x "Billiard Congress of America Presents Championship Pool" (title screen) 2x "Championship Pool" (manual text and copyright screen) So by majority rule the SNES version is called... Championship Pool... right?? @ThePhleo??????? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,429 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Does Will Harvey or Electronic Arts present The Immortal @ThePhleo?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Morbis | 2,091 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 7 hours ago, DefaultGen said: Better go to the title screens for the tiebreaker... If title screens were canon, Gyromite would be "Robot Gyro," Stack Up would be "Robot Block," Mickey Mousecapade would be "Mickey Mouse," Ghost Lion would be "Legend of the Ghost Lion," etc, etc....... In sum, whatever's written on a video game's in-game title screen is moot. Now you know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhleo | 2,185 Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 On 9/28/2022 at 4:14 PM, DefaultGen said: Does Will Harvey or Electronic Arts present The Immortal @ThePhleo?? No silly, that's just Immortal >_> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bogomil | 815 Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 hahah Blobolonia.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Pac | 7,587 Graphics Team · Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 I was still writing "Game Boy" as one word up until a few weeks ago, soooo..... ...one step at a time. -CasualCart 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirVillain | 491 Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 I wasn't familiar with the game so I never knew it was mazed based. Makes sense. Neat, though. Hilarious how it adds to the great alphabetical debates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,534 Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 On 9/28/2022 at 12:52 PM, DefaultGen said: I think more people need to write with the fork through it, its true and correct title. I bet that took you a several minutes to get everything correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,534 Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 (edited) I only go by the end labels. Elimonator Boat Duel and Legends of the Daimond 4 lyfe! And of course the complete title for Remote Control is Hi-Tech Expressions MTV Music Televison Remote Control, The Official Video Game Version of MTV's Worthless Game of Useless TV Knowledge. And Chessmaster is really called Hi-Tech Expressions The Chessmaster, The Ultimate Chess Partner with 16 Levels of Play to Instruct Beginners and Challenge Grandmasters. Jesus God, did Hi-Tech like to cram every word they could on end labels. Oh, and who could forget the classic NES game, Jaleco! Interestingly it has both arcade game and sports game variants. You never know what game you're going to get! Edited October 2, 2022 by Tulpa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,429 Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Anyone ever play Drink! on PS1? Pretty neat little runner game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,534 Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 On 9/28/2022 at 5:43 AM, Bearcat-Doug said: I think Sqoon is a fun game, but I sure wouldn't pay $150+ for a loose cart. You collect Famicom at all? The FC Sqoon is a fraction of the price, and even comes with a nifty LED light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 9 hours ago, Tulpa said: You collect Famicom at all? The FC Sqoon is a fraction of the price, and even comes with a nifty LED light. I have it on my Everdrive, but that does sound kinda cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,534 Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 (edited) Yeah, a few of the Irem Famicom carts had that light. Sqoon, Spelunker, 10 Yard Fight, and a couple of others. Edited October 4, 2022 by Tulpa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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