3rdStrongestMole 317 Member · Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Seems to me like comic book collectors getting into gaming has opened up this door. First noticed it when a copy of CIB joker returns graded went for 900 +... Might be the draw to TMNT games and the like as well. Does this seem like a trend to anyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey 1,611 Member · Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 You're 8 months late. This started last year with the $100,000 Super Mario Bros. and $75,000 Mega Man earlier this year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus 2,895 Member · Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Lol. Was gonna say the same thing. Next big thing? It’s already for the 1% of the 1% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH 3,781 Member · Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Paging @Bronty... Hahaha, what do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdStrongestMole 317 Member · Posted July 5, 2020 Author Share Posted July 5, 2020 I'm not sure the cover art on those games is anything special. I was talking more specifically comic book style art. Mario bros and Mega man have nothing to do with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BortLicensePlate 635 Graphics Team · Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 I dont think its about the art, I think its more what the property is. Spiderman and batman are popular because spiderman and batman. Not because cool art 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdStrongestMole 317 Member · Posted July 5, 2020 Author Share Posted July 5, 2020 1 minute ago, BortLicensePlate said: I dont think its about the art, I think its more what the property is. Spiderman and batman are popular because spiderman and batman. Not because cool art OK I'll give you that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa 2,678 Member · Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 11 minutes ago, BortLicensePlate said: I dont think its about the art, I think its more what the property is. Spiderman and batman are popular because spiderman and batman. Not because cool art Yeah, I agree with that. You might get a few collectors looking for anything with comic art, such as the Captain America game or X-men game, just to have them in their collection. The Star Wars and Star Trek games are probably in similar situations. But I don't see it moving those games a whole heck of a lot. And yeah, the artwork isn't all that special. I mean, I love the Batman NES game, but it's got the most generic art imaginable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen 4,258 Member · Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Simpsons is popular too. I also see people buying sealed garbage like Justice League games on PS2. At least collecting licensed trash doesn’t overlap with my interests! Same thing happens in pinball. When people aren’t familiar with the gameplay they just buy what they recognize. That’s why people buy trash like the Sega South Park pinball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPX 1,185 Member · Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 I don't think we can apply every single rule to comic collecting to that of video game collecting. You'll get the pure comic collectors buying things simply on hype and what they recognize as being popular. Game collectors tend to buy things for hype, nostalgia and genuine rarity. Art covers are certainly not determinant of prices looking at the overall trends, but more the franchise popularity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdStrongestMole 317 Member · Posted July 5, 2020 Author Share Posted July 5, 2020 13 hours ago, GPX said: I don't think we can apply every single rule to comic collecting to that of video game collecting. You'll get the pure comic collectors buying things simply on hype and what they recognize as being popular. Game collectors tend to buy things for hype, nostalgia and genuine rarity. Art covers are certainly not determinant of prices looking at the overall trends, but more the franchise popularity. Yeah, after thinking about it more I think this is accurate. Still, there's a part of me that wants to pick up games with unique or interesting art and just slab them because they look bad ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug 4,263 Member · Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 18 minutes ago, 3rdStrongestMole said: Yeah, after thinking about it more I think this is accurate. Still, there's a part of me that wants to pick up games with unique or interesting art and just slab them because they look bad ass. Graded games are basically display pieces, so you can't really go wrong with box art that you enjoy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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