MovieTom

Hi there!

I have an in box Python 4 Quickshot joystick for the TG16 and I have absolutely no idea what the going price would be on it. There's nothing sold on ebay and I can't find anywhere else that has or is currently selling it. It comes in the box but there is no styrofoam or cardboard in it (just an empty box). I tested it out and it works. It's barely been used at all it looks like. Any ideas?

Yeah I see them all the time. Its annoying to me only when they don't say on the boxes anywhere they they are a repro. If you're going to make a repro box. you could be clever and say, remove the UPC numbers and replace them with "reproduction". Its not that difficult and it doesn't detract from the look of the box. 

Bought Super C from @doner24

Top notch seller. I've bought stuff from him before and he's always super easy to work with. Just the best dude. 

Transaction:

2/11 - Sold a bunch of Game Gear games to @Lunar

He's super easy to work with. Paid quickly. Great communication. Definite recommend. 

Transaction:

12/19 - Sold a bunch of Game Gear game to @Craigly1234

Super awesome to work with. Fast payment. Recommended buyer.

2 hours ago, Fleck586 said:

Same for me on Chrome.  I get to the login page, but can't get further than that.

Same.

Captain America and the Avengers (Gen) counts as a loss and you do it again. I popped it in not too long ago and on my final life... simultaneous death/kill and a big fat GAME OVER. 

How come no one has made replacement trays for the Game Gear? Every boxed game I get, it's almost always missing the inner tray. People make replacement trays for all the Nintendo products and Genesis and 32X but nothing for the GG. I realize that there aren't a whole lot of GG collectors out there but there is a least some demand. Anyone know of anyone that makes replacement trays? They could corner that tiny market. LOL! I know that @The Count needs a bunch. 

32 minutes ago, Neo Geo strong said:

Do you guys find yourself more passionate about the first couple of consoles you had a kid or do you find you like consoles you never experienced as a child? That way it’s an all new experience..

 

i find myself really obsessed with the turbografx and I never even knew it existed as a kid.

Yeah my main obsession is the Genesis and I tend to collect for the systems I had for as a kid a lot harder than for ones I didn't. I used to have a good size SNES collection but because I never had one as a kid I just wasn't that attached to it. I sold a good portion of the games. I kept the ones I thought were cool. Until recently I was just buying, buying, buying. Now that I have a family, that money is going elsewhere along with some of the need to buy everything. I'm trying to be more focused in my goals and trying to restrain myself more. It's tough. I do go from buying games then buying movies then buying comics and then back to buying games, etc... so it comes in waves. LOL

"She's a beaut, Clark!" Excellent work man! Congrats.

On 12/10/2019 at 9:11 PM, billybob884 said:

Here's the last few items I've found:

Jack Nicklaus' Power Challenge Golf - what is the 3rd hardtop variant?

Star Trek Deep Space Nine: Crossroads of Time - listed as clamshell, should be slide box

Streets of Rage - missing the Canadian release

T2: The Arcade Game - might be worth noting this was a pack-in with the Menacer gun (at least my copy was, not sure if it was sold separately)

Warpspeed - listed as clamshell, should be hard top

X-Men 2: Clone Wars - 1st release listed as clamshell, both releases should be slide box

 

Edit: Just got my copy of Joshua and it has two styrofoam pieces, they're packed in the box like this:

So I suspect all the WT games come like this and my Exodus is just missing the 2nd piece.

Thank you SO MUCH! I've always wondered how those Wisdom Tree games were packaged. I have Exodus but it did not have any foam and I thought it was so weird that they wouldn't have anything in there so the box didn't crush. 

This is officially my favorite thread of all time. 

4 minutes ago, CodysGameRoom said:

WHELP! I did some digging. Check out this photo from the SMS Power forums, showing what looks like it'd be the US release box, with a UK price on it:

Cool! That definitely holds water to your theory! I wonder if they were going to release this at the same time as Dinobasher but CJ made it into production where Dinobasher didn't? They cancelled both but since CJ was already made, they sold it in the area that produced better sales for them: Europe. 

Also sorry @Craigly1234 for hijacking your thread! 

7 minutes ago, CodysGameRoom said:

I can get on board with this. I still want that definitive proof somehow though. haha. There was an ad in a US magazine but, we all know how many games showed up in ads that never ended up released soooo. lol

Now I want proof too! LOL. Your theory is so dang intriguing! 

3 minutes ago, RH said:

How... how much did that lot go for?  How big was it.  I'm just curious.  If I saw a lot like that... well, let's just say I'd be apologizing to the wife later.

A couple hundred I think? It was a lot that included a GG system and a couple of games including that and a no label mystery Codemasters game. The image of that lot is burned into my brain. LOL!

4 minutes ago, CodysGameRoom said:

Do you recall if there was a US barcode on the box? I'm just curious. I don't doubt the box exists of course. My theory is that the game was completed, both versions made, but the us release never actually left the UK, and eventually got sold there. 

Sorry, I can't recall. Your scenario is completely possible! I mean, they are the same exact innards, just a different sticker, box, and product code. I've never found a review of the game in the US so who's to say if it truly was released here? I still count it as part of the set because of the differences congruent with the other Codemasters releases. Game Gear is weird cause there are other cases of Sega releasing euro versions here (i.e. Columns first release). 

1 minute ago, CodysGameRoom said:

https://segaretro.org/CJ_Elephant_Fugitive

Game was released in 1994, which put it in an iffy area for ESRB rating. Neither box has an ESRB rating. The first box clearly has the indications of the purple US color scheme. But was it actually ever sold here? Or created, packaged, but never left the UK? These are my questions.

They do have different product codes according to the box. EU is 16014 and US is 17014. I've held a CJ Elephant US box at MGC last year and ALMOST bought it (something I'm probably going to regret forever). But like all the Codemasters games, it's impossible to find any concrete info on release dates and such for the US releases. There was 1 other US Codemasters game but it was cancelled shortly before release. It was 100% completed and was sent out to review. it was called Dinobasher starring Big Nose. Apparently the reviews were so bad they cancelled it, or so the rumors say. I saw a review cart on ebay a few years back in a lot. I was sadly outbid at the last second. 

Here's my ebay account which shows positive feedback:

https://www.ebay.com/usr/mega_man723

11 minutes ago, Craigly1234 said:

Hey! Going for a game geat set and I'd be interested in the following:

Andrew Agassi tennis

Arcade classics

Chess master

Green dog

Lion king

Mlbpa baseball 

Poker face Paul solitaire 

Side pocket

Super Monaco gp

T2 arcade 

Wheel of fortune 

Zool

For sure! Sending you a PM

3 hours ago, RH said:

Since you are a GG collector, any chance you're a Game Boy collector too, and interested in going for that set?  Maybe you and I can get a trade going since I'm just getting started on the Game Gear.

If you're not looking for Game Boy, you have a Want List, and willing to consider a trade?

I've never really explored collecting Game Boy actually. I'd be happy to do a trade! Here's my want list:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1z8lrv7UD3oeumTvL38wGuDKAMiKjK_4X_HpoWnFbkgA/edit?usp=sharing

I'd also take a look at your Game Boy games too. 

22 minutes ago, RH said:

My general tactic is to watch over priced stuff on eBay, especially the international sellers.  If they hold onto it for 3+ months without it moving, you can sometimes negotiate them way down on their asking price.  I think I picked it up for $110, shipped from the Netherlands, or something. It had the US branding and I compared labels.  Though it was almost certainly in a Euro box, I count it as a US game since they aren't different than US copies as you guys have pointed out.

I plan on working toward the middle, which is what I've done with the Game Boy, so I need to pick up a Mega Man, and the Codemasters, and then I hope it's mostly smooth sailing from there.

Excellent plan. The Codemaster games proved to be the most difficult to find (specifically Pete Sampras, Fantastic Dizzy, and CJ Elephant). Be on the look out for Urban Strike which is on the more expensive side as well as Sports Illustrated which is one of the rarer carts out there. It's not that expensive, especially if found in a lot or locally cause it's a sports game, but it was one that was pretty difficult to find for me. 

Bump

5 hours ago, RH said:

This is getting to real for a new GG collector.  Well, at least I'm glad I negotiated down a euro seller for a decent copy of Pete Sampras to kick off my collection.

Nice! That is one of 2 carts that I'm missing. It's easily in the top 5 hardest to find for the system in the US.

5 hours ago, Splain said:

Oh dang, I thought I could get away with not needing CJ lol.

Also, this isn't proof, but this image is on GameFAQs:

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/gamegear/586735-marko/images/192177

Edit: the general consensus online is definitely that Marko wasn't released in the US. All it would take is one person saying "but I have that game!" and that would be it, so I guess I'm convinced.

I wonder if that was a preproduction image or maybe a fan image from someone? Definitely cool. There was a game that was SUPPOSED to be released in the US, was 100% done and was even reviewed but never made it to full production for some reason. It was Codemasters' Big Nose. I tried to win an auction with a review copy a few years back but lost at the last second. 

23 minutes ago, Splain said:

Awesome, thanks for sharing! I compared this to my list and saw 2 differences: your list doesn't include Marko, and it does include CJ Elephant, which I thought didn't see a USA release. I find myself explaining stuff like that all the time to people compiling GB lists, so... sorry if those are common questions lol.

No, questions are great! I love questions! From my research, Marko's Magic Football is a EU exclusive title. If they released it in the US, they would have shortened the title to just Marko as seen with the Genesis port since Americans wouldn't understand that the sport is football everywhere else. CJ Elephant Fugitive was released in the US. While the US and the EU cart look identical, the boxes are different according to the region. Game Gear has a crazy number of weird exclusives, title changes, and alternate art depending on the region.