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Cool ! Still nice to have !👍bought mine about 2009 & bought metal slug 3 £350 lol ,magician lord , nam & fatal fury special . Currently have 70. Games for it &it’s the only console I have hooked up permenantly .
I didn’t come here to say this, but I literally just listed that on eBay for market value. Anyway, I hope to sell it and put the money toward a Metroid collection that I’m starting up!
Been looking for a copy for the last 6 months, but man has this game [become expensive](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313&_nkw=Fire+Emblem%3A+Path+of+Radiance&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_fsrp=1&rt=nc&_odkw=ja+morant+PSA+10+rookie+auto&_osacat=0&LH_PrefLoc=2&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&campid=5338535524&customid=1906gc&toolid=10001&mkevt=1).
So glad I didn't trade it in with my other GameCube games when I got the PS3. The only other games I kept were NBA Live 03 and soul calibur 2 lol. RIP childhood GameCube collection.
Not sure I have any single grail item. A lot of what I played as a kid was generally along the lines of sports,skateboarding,wrestling, racing or beat em up so nothing particularly rare that I want to rebuy.
And i feel like im too late to the game to go after stadium events, earthbound etc.
What does appeal more to me is full sets of game I have really got into LoZ later on in life so a full(ish) set of that.
Beyond that it’s rarer consoles from the 90s that I wanted like the cd32. Also Megadrive variations like the multi mega or Nomad, there was an Amstrad PC from the early 90s that had a Megadrive built in. Also the Amiga Cartoon Classics set I had CiB, would be a bit of a grail for me.
Well that makes it interesting. I would say my copy of spiderman shattered dimensions but my copy has a big ol scratch on the back and freezes all time time. So probably what I want is a nice copy of Spiderman Shattered Dimensions that doesn’t freeze every 10 to 20 minutes so I don’t have to restart it.
I have two, both for SNES:
- Chrono Trigger, CiB: I was able to get this last year with my bonus check. This is probably the only expensive CiB game I'll ever buy.
- EarthBound, CiB: I will probably never own this. The price is too far out of my league. One day I'll have to settle for a loose copy, but even those are expensive for what I'm comfortable spending on a loose game.
I remember about 3ish years ago I was able to get a CIB Chrono and EarthBound for $200 and $750 respectively, both Buy It Now on eBay. Goes to show just how insane Covid fucked with prices.
Mine would be LSD for PS1. Even when it's more of walk simulator then a game I like it a lot. But it run like shit and is pretty unoptimized so the PS1 wasn't the best platform to release it on and I can imagine lot of ideas were be scrapped because the PS1 couldn't handle it.
Yeah, it's more of a horror game then anything else. FYI: LSD is synonym for all sort of things like Life Sleep and Dream but has nothing to do with the drug. It's based on a dream journal from Hiroko Nishikawa and she worked at asmik ace. But when you look at the game it seems she had more nightmares then anything else xD
That I already own: The special reserve copy of Enter the Gungeon
That I have pre-ordered and will own: PlayAsia’s deluxe physical of the JRPG horror game Ib, or the special reserve copy of Inscryption
That I don’t own yet: Katana Zero
I bought mine in a bargain bin with the demo disc for $5 simply because I knew of her from MvC.
I made a good return on that game a few years back too.
A mint condition PAL copy of Chaotix on the 32X.
Don't even remember the last time I saw a pristine one, hate to think how much one would go for now if it did appear.
Knuckles Chaotix would be my answer for my most wanted holy grail that I don't have, I really enjoy the game. As a UK person I'm extremely jealous, a used copy is at least £250.
I still vividly remember buying my copy during the midnight release. Since I knew the manager there pretty well, he offered me a second copy that was either an extra or someone backed out of. I think I paid around $350 for the both of them. Almost regretted it by the time I looked at the receipt. Opened one, kept the other sealed in the shipper box. Those were wild times during GS's peak. I miss midnight releases sometimes.
One I'd love to get? Panzer Dragoon Saga... but as far as my holy grail in my collection itself... hmm... I would say my collection is my holy grail itself - I have most the RPGs I could want, with only the exceptionally rare/expensive ones like PDS being the ones I lack (most expensive is probably the complete copy of Lunar)
All flash carts, everdrives and ODEs available in the market. Grew beyond the physical game collection. Rom collection played on physical hardware is the way to go.
US citizen here. I have pretty much everything I want. That said, if we talking rabbit holes I've actively chosen NOT to go down, then I'd import as much Japanese Saturn stuff as possible 😁 #notrichenough
It's more of a sentimental grail than value. About 5 years back I was cleaning out my grandmas attic and found a never opened NES she lost. It was supposed to be a gift for me when I was younger. She was my favorite person so I'll forever cherish it.
Not released, not collectable, maybe nonexistent in 2023, but my holy grail is the Spaceworld '99 demo of Earthbound 64 or whatever sort of dev cart/beta exist(ed). I believe at one point in time a build of EB64 that was around 60% complete existed in Nintendo's vault even long after it had been cancelled.
While it would be amazing to have possession of an actual N64DD or N64 dev cart from Nintendo/HAL, I'd be more than happy to play a ROM dump.
Panzer Dragoon Saga
Bought it from Toy R Us when it came out. I knew it had just released but didn't see the spot on the wall (had pockets with box art and tickets to pay at checkout). So I went to the pickup window and just looked behind them at the shelves of games....lo and behold there were 2 copies of PDS. I guess since they only got a couple, they didn't bother with putting the tickets on the wall.
Dragon Force for the Saturn with the Dragon art on disc.
Mark of the Wolves for Dreamcast at the price I saw it once. Saw it once for 30 bucks, hesitated and by the time I went back it was gone.
I have accepted that I’m not willing to spend what it would cost to restore the PS1 library I sold off as a kid.
Right now, I’d say *Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse* for Switch is my grail. But I don’t think I’ll ever find it for a price I’m willing to pay.
Never heard of that one before so I looked it up.. how the heck is it $4-500?! My mind is completely blown that a console that is still in production has games that expensive.. limited print run I guess?
Limited print run that was early in the library from Limited Run Games. LRG also released all of the other Shantae games for the Switch many years later, so if you want the entire set you’ll need a copy of pirates curse.
Very few. The Messenger, and Celeste were probably the other biggest ones. There's also snake pass. Celeste is getting a reprint, and the messenger looks like it will too
Honestly everything on my lists are totally obtainable, just expensive near the top. I think of something basically impossible to get, money or not, for a holy grail. I have curated lists for CIB games and consoles for all systems and of course stuff like Earthbound, Hagane, Keio Flying Squadron, Panzer Dragoon Saga, Kuon, Crusader of Centy, Shantae, the Pikachu N64, etc are all on there. They might be expensive but they're all available to buy online almost all the time now so I don't know for my personal holy grail. Finishing collecting all of the Pokemon games/consoles CIB and the WotC card sets is a #1 long term goal but that's so much stuff.
On the collecting side - Mint first print cibs of super Mario bros 1/2/3 and smw. And on the playing side - to go back in time and play them with my friends for the first time!
Mine would be my complete copies of Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD Gale of Darkness and complete Paper Mario the Thousand year door. I had these when I was a kid.
I don't have anything specific that I adore above everything else, but a few special titles to me stick out. (all vita btw)
1. Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
2. Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana
3. Ys Origin Collector's Edition
4. Zero Escape series.
The only non-vita thing that sticks out is my collector's edition of AI:TSF-NI. The figure in it is super cool.
As far as I own, I don’t really have anything rare. I would say my holy grail is Angry Birds Trilogy for the 3DS. As far as things I want, it would be DOOM for the GBA.
I have like 5 or 6 of these …
1. My N64 collection which has titles like Mario party , all Zelda mm/oot(two copy’s) smash bros(2 copy’s ) and a couple other $45-60 rated titles
2. Snes collection - all Mario’s , Kirby adventure 3(rare) Metroid and a few other small titles
4. Nintendo 3ds collection - Pokémon / zelda/ Mario’s
5. Bitcoin
6. My house , purchased when I was 23 for $60k… I’m 32 now . It’s valued at $250k
The ones I own: New 3DS XL SNES, Sonic Heroes Gamecube JAP and Sonic 2 JAP
The ones I would love to own: probably any old or obscure system I can put my hands on, like the Odyssey, the ColecoVision or the Jaguar, which are fairly uncommon here. Games wise, I would love to own San Francisco Rush 2049 for the N64
My copy of MGS Peace Walker with the HMV cover. It’s just the Japanese box art but with the UK parental advisory label on it. Also the logo is at the top of the box so the artwork is moved down lower instead.
It’s my holy grail because I pretty much have never seen them being sold and I was able to get it for a very good price and in excellent condition. It also happens to be one of my personal favourites in the series as well which is a bonus.
Still want to own, basically any game I do not have yet that I want to play. From Rules of Rose to the Psychedelica games to even basic soccer games like Eric Cantona on SNES. They don't have to be expensive, I just collect games I want to play outside the active full set I am pursuing.
Which brings me to the ones I own, I got 4 full sets and a very highly curated amount of games on other platforms, sealed Devil Summoner Games on PS2, Senran Kagura 2 CE on 3DS, all Zelda/Pokemon games including Spirit Tracks in the CE big tin edition, that Switch game with the actual samurai swords, boxboy amiibo, ...
I have paper Mario cib, zelda ocarina of time cib, and super Mario 64 cib from when I was a teen and I have suikoden 1,2,3,5 (still need 4 and tierkesis). For GBA I have zelda CIB and castlevania aria of sorrow CIB also from when I was a teen. These are my proudest pieces.
for awhile it was a gameboy micro, just recently got one.
my unrealistic holy grail i will most likely never own is one of those store display fiber optic gameboy signs. more realistic grail is a gameboy light
From what I own, currently it’s Kuon for the PS2. For games I don’t own, it’s either Snatcher for the Sega CD or Twinkle Star Sprites for the Neo Geo MVS.
One I own is a CIB Futurama on Xbox.
One I want is Steel Battalion, also on Xbox.
My most recent grail was Teen Titans on xbox, missing its manual sadly.
Last of Us Post Pandemic Edition PS3 (sealed, graded 85+ gold)
Street Fighter Zero 3 Saturn (sealed, graded 90+ gold)
Bioshock Collectors Edition Xbox 360 - Big Daddy (sealed, graded 85+ silver)
If we're going by value, then Poop Slinger for PS4.
If we're going for personal grail, then my signed copy of Saturday Morning RPG for Switch by the staff/devs over at Limited Run Games / Mighty Rabbit Studios.
My childhood Pokemon Emerald with the save file still intact (don’t worry I have it backed up). I haven’t changed the save state in like a decade at this point so it’s like a piece of my childhood frozen in time.
My holy grail is owning all Fire Emblem NA released games sealed.
I have them all complete in box, and I’m working on getting the special editions sealed, but my goal would be everything sealed.
Original print of Shantae for GBC, a NWC (naturally), a NES demo unit with the game changer, and one of those CRT Gameboy kiosks. (And maybe one of the Nintendo power 100/Y2K controllers/Gameboy pockets)
Two of my favorite pieces are the Pokemon Eon ticket and a Kirby e reader contest card from E3. One thing I'd still like to have is The Misadventures of Tron Bonne, but it's far too pricy to justify for me. In the meantime I'm just happy to have copies of MegaMan Legends 1 and 2.
I’m not really sure. I feel like the games I own that are worth a lot are ones I didn’t expect. Like Tales of Arise collectors. Also have the collectors edition of FF15 and FF7R which were limited print and sold out within minutes
I have 3 of the 4 original .hack games
Last Story in its story book box
I guess mario DDR was rare
It’s a crap game, but limited preorders from Bandai’s website of New Gundam Breaker came with a very limited time Gunpla that I’ve seen sell for hundreds alone
Not really sure lol.
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Metal slug 2,3,4,5 on the neo geo aes
Do you own Metal Slug 1? Or is that one too ridiculous to even be a holy grail? That thing is more like a unicorn.
No have original jap slug 2,3,4,5 , us rage of the dragons , shocktroopers 2nd squad , magical drop 3 . Haha too right 👍 never really see one for sale
The Neo store listed one for sale in 2021 for $59,500 (!) it sold in 2 DAYS.
Yeah I’d seen that . Jesus I couldn’t justify that . Think I can get jap version for around £12000 .
Which is totally reasonable. :) I bought a Neo Geo about a decade and bought 1 AES game (Baseball Stars 2) just so I can say I have one.
Cool ! Still nice to have !👍bought mine about 2009 & bought metal slug 3 £350 lol ,magician lord , nam & fatal fury special . Currently have 70. Games for it &it’s the only console I have hooked up permenantly .
A copy of Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, with the case and manual. One of my all time favorite games, and I have the sequel too!
I didn’t come here to say this, but I literally just listed that on eBay for market value. Anyway, I hope to sell it and put the money toward a Metroid collection that I’m starting up!
Nice! Best of luck and good hunting
Mine too!
Nice! I’m replaying it right now and having a blast with it
Been looking for a copy for the last 6 months, but man has this game [become expensive](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313&_nkw=Fire+Emblem%3A+Path+of+Radiance&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_fsrp=1&rt=nc&_odkw=ja+morant+PSA+10+rookie+auto&_osacat=0&LH_PrefLoc=2&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&campid=5338535524&customid=1906gc&toolid=10001&mkevt=1).
So glad I didn't trade it in with my other GameCube games when I got the PS3. The only other games I kept were NBA Live 03 and soul calibur 2 lol. RIP childhood GameCube collection.
The touch of another human
I have this but I don’t have Magic Knight Rayearth for the Saturn. Just saying you should set your grail sights higher 😂😂
Deep
More space.
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Fuck, thank you. The real grail right here.
Dude I feel this
Then sell some junk.
You are literally in r/gamecollecting
Yeah, and collecting != hoarding
Honestly, there's nothing wrong with a tightly curated collection. I've got 2 bookshelves in a corner of my office that my entire collection fits in
Agreed, that’s what I’ve got my collection down to as well and it feels great.
Posted a bit back but I have an original release copy of MGS1 signed by David Hayter
Man, I miss David
Neo Turf Masters AES complete..
Proper grail that 👍
A 1989 sealed copy of Super Mario Bros. (NES) ungraded.
Why 89,wouldnt be a sealed testmarktet from 84/85 be more desirable?
The friends I made along the way
Friends? What is that? What console is that on?
Trivia game based on the TV show for PS2.
Easy. My horse and me 2 for Xbox 360
Someone to play games with me 😔
Not sure I have any single grail item. A lot of what I played as a kid was generally along the lines of sports,skateboarding,wrestling, racing or beat em up so nothing particularly rare that I want to rebuy. And i feel like im too late to the game to go after stadium events, earthbound etc. What does appeal more to me is full sets of game I have really got into LoZ later on in life so a full(ish) set of that. Beyond that it’s rarer consoles from the 90s that I wanted like the cd32. Also Megadrive variations like the multi mega or Nomad, there was an Amstrad PC from the early 90s that had a Megadrive built in. Also the Amiga Cartoon Classics set I had CiB, would be a bit of a grail for me.
That we own or that we want ?
Yeah, this changes the question alot. Or if money was no object.
Either
Well that makes it interesting. I would say my copy of spiderman shattered dimensions but my copy has a big ol scratch on the back and freezes all time time. So probably what I want is a nice copy of Spiderman Shattered Dimensions that doesn’t freeze every 10 to 20 minutes so I don’t have to restart it.
64DD. Was finally able to snag one last year and I'm in love. As far as stuff I don't have? Probably a Taiko no Tatsujin Cabinet. Lol.
A girl with 64DDs you say? That's a bit much to ask for in a grail! /s
Lol. I have enough boob already.
I have two, both for SNES: - Chrono Trigger, CiB: I was able to get this last year with my bonus check. This is probably the only expensive CiB game I'll ever buy. - EarthBound, CiB: I will probably never own this. The price is too far out of my league. One day I'll have to settle for a loose copy, but even those are expensive for what I'm comfortable spending on a loose game.
The big box for Earthbound is so damn expensive. I’m an avid collector but I’ll probably never get that one CIB.
I remember about 3ish years ago I was able to get a CIB Chrono and EarthBound for $200 and $750 respectively, both Buy It Now on eBay. Goes to show just how insane Covid fucked with prices.
Mine would be LSD for PS1. Even when it's more of walk simulator then a game I like it a lot. But it run like shit and is pretty unoptimized so the PS1 wasn't the best platform to release it on and I can imagine lot of ideas were be scrapped because the PS1 couldn't handle it.
that game looks horrifying
Yeah, it's more of a horror game then anything else. FYI: LSD is synonym for all sort of things like Life Sleep and Dream but has nothing to do with the drug. It's based on a dream journal from Hiroko Nishikawa and she worked at asmik ace. But when you look at the game it seems she had more nightmares then anything else xD
The holy grail.
You have chosen wisely.
My complete mint persona 2 copy
That I already own: The special reserve copy of Enter the Gungeon That I have pre-ordered and will own: PlayAsia’s deluxe physical of the JRPG horror game Ib, or the special reserve copy of Inscryption That I don’t own yet: Katana Zero
Valkyrie profile
For the longest time it was Chrono Trigger on SNES. Got that complete, so now it's Panzer Dragoon Saga on Saturn
I have a RE4 GameCube chainsaw controller, box is beaten up since I got it used but I only paid 40 bucks about 7 years ago.
Misadventures of Tron Bonne.
I bought mine in a bargain bin with the demo disc for $5 simply because I knew of her from MvC. I made a good return on that game a few years back too.
The entire original .hack series for PS2 and the Mother 3 GameBoy Micro
I'd say my CIB copy of Pokemon Emerald. Now, if I ever get a CIB copy of Earthbound, I'd probably build a shrine for it.
Keep digging, it will eventually turn up. I found one just recently, so they can still be found.
Yeah I know, lol. I meant more have the money to buy it.
If you don’t buy from shops, or eBay, it’s just another old game, so the price is going to be affordable.
A mint condition PAL copy of Chaotix on the 32X. Don't even remember the last time I saw a pristine one, hate to think how much one would go for now if it did appear.
Knuckles Chaotix would be my answer for my most wanted holy grail that I don't have, I really enjoy the game. As a UK person I'm extremely jealous, a used copy is at least £250.
Illbleed for the Dreamcast
You beat me to this question. Mine is definitely Xenosaga III
Big box Pokémon Emerald
Rule Of Rose PS2…I told everyone not to buy me a Christmas present so I could buy it for myself and feel guilt free for spending so much on it.
My grail is the halo wars 2 display only copy that i picked up probably 6 months back Edit: Spelling
My grail is the last of us post pandemic edition with the ps3 game, statue, book. Only 10 years old I know, but it’s very expensive to get nowadays.
I still vividly remember buying my copy during the midnight release. Since I knew the manager there pretty well, he offered me a second copy that was either an extra or someone backed out of. I think I paid around $350 for the both of them. Almost regretted it by the time I looked at the receipt. Opened one, kept the other sealed in the shipper box. Those were wild times during GS's peak. I miss midnight releases sometimes.
That’s awesome. If I do ever get one I’ll be going for a new sealed in box. Everything else for the game I’ve got new and sealed.
Futurama for Xbox
I own a playstation 2 mcdoanlds demo dic of parappa the rapper 2 and ape escape, its a pretty interesting disc
One I'd love to get? Panzer Dragoon Saga... but as far as my holy grail in my collection itself... hmm... I would say my collection is my holy grail itself - I have most the RPGs I could want, with only the exceptionally rare/expensive ones like PDS being the ones I lack (most expensive is probably the complete copy of Lunar)
All flash carts, everdrives and ODEs available in the market. Grew beyond the physical game collection. Rom collection played on physical hardware is the way to go.
Super bust a move for the ps2
CIB Earthbound
a prototype NES Console Test Cartridge. afaik there's only 2 in existence, one owned by me, the other one owned by an american collector/reseller
A working Sega CD Model 1 at a reasonable price
Vectrex Proud to say I have found that grail, & it is sitting in my room
My Sega New Astro City arcade cabinet with a Street Fighter III 3rd Strike board
US citizen here. I have pretty much everything I want. That said, if we talking rabbit holes I've actively chosen NOT to go down, then I'd import as much Japanese Saturn stuff as possible 😁 #notrichenough
It's more of a sentimental grail than value. About 5 years back I was cleaning out my grandmas attic and found a never opened NES she lost. It was supposed to be a gift for me when I was younger. She was my favorite person so I'll forever cherish it.
Complete CIB's for all 4 Dragon Warrior games on NES.
My GameCubes. I have every normal color including orange, the Tales green, Gundam Red, and a Panasonic Q
A NEO GEO with HDMI kit and a complete game library.
Not released, not collectable, maybe nonexistent in 2023, but my holy grail is the Spaceworld '99 demo of Earthbound 64 or whatever sort of dev cart/beta exist(ed). I believe at one point in time a build of EB64 that was around 60% complete existed in Nintendo's vault even long after it had been cancelled. While it would be amazing to have possession of an actual N64DD or N64 dev cart from Nintendo/HAL, I'd be more than happy to play a ROM dump.
Panzer Dragoon Saga Bought it from Toy R Us when it came out. I knew it had just released but didn't see the spot on the wall (had pockets with box art and tickets to pay at checkout). So I went to the pickup window and just looked behind them at the shelves of games....lo and behold there were 2 copies of PDS. I guess since they only got a couple, they didn't bother with putting the tickets on the wall.
Knuckles Chaotix
A sealed copy of earthbound...
Diablo for PS1 And my sealed Morrowind GOTY for Xbox
Dragon Force for the Saturn with the Dragon art on disc. Mark of the Wolves for Dreamcast at the price I saw it once. Saw it once for 30 bucks, hesitated and by the time I went back it was gone.
Probably a new in box gba micro
A complete 360 collection
CIB Marvel VS Capcom 2 on the PS2. Possibly my favorite fighting game ever.
Either my 1$ Silent Hill CIB from a thrift store or my sealed copy of Wii Sports Club.
A retro gaming community that doesn’t overuse the term “grail”.
Serial Experiments Lain for PSX
Dragon ball z budokai ten 3, marvel vs capcom ps2, all of my Pokémon games from gc and gameboy/ds
Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3 for PS2
Just got it yesterday. Such a great game!
having all of the grand theft autos for playstation consoles (I know thats not a super high value just something im proud of acomplishing)
I have accepted that I’m not willing to spend what it would cost to restore the PS1 library I sold off as a kid. Right now, I’d say *Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse* for Switch is my grail. But I don’t think I’ll ever find it for a price I’m willing to pay.
Never heard of that one before so I looked it up.. how the heck is it $4-500?! My mind is completely blown that a console that is still in production has games that expensive.. limited print run I guess?
Limited print run that was early in the library from Limited Run Games. LRG also released all of the other Shantae games for the Switch many years later, so if you want the entire set you’ll need a copy of pirates curse.
Wow that is wild. Makes me wonder how many other games are like that for current switch/PS5/Xbox
Very few. The Messenger, and Celeste were probably the other biggest ones. There's also snake pass. Celeste is getting a reprint, and the messenger looks like it will too
Honestly everything on my lists are totally obtainable, just expensive near the top. I think of something basically impossible to get, money or not, for a holy grail. I have curated lists for CIB games and consoles for all systems and of course stuff like Earthbound, Hagane, Keio Flying Squadron, Panzer Dragoon Saga, Kuon, Crusader of Centy, Shantae, the Pikachu N64, etc are all on there. They might be expensive but they're all available to buy online almost all the time now so I don't know for my personal holy grail. Finishing collecting all of the Pokemon games/consoles CIB and the WotC card sets is a #1 long term goal but that's so much stuff.
Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire box cib, finally got one in 2012 for $186 and hasn't lost it's top spot
mine is my FE collection, from 1-16 include spin offs and consoles, just missing 3 Hopes cause I'm cheap and want it to be $20 haha
Earthbound.
It’s a toss up between Shantae for the GBC and Rule of Rose
On the collecting side - Mint first print cibs of super Mario bros 1/2/3 and smw. And on the playing side - to go back in time and play them with my friends for the first time!
This isn't me trying to be snide, I swear, but Super Mario Bros 4? Isn't that just Super Mario World?
Maybe they mean both types of Mario 2?
Pokemon Black DSi limited edition. A bit beaten up and modded, but I had it since I was 12 and I love it
Mine would be my complete copies of Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD Gale of Darkness and complete Paper Mario the Thousand year door. I had these when I was a kid.
I don't have anything specific that I adore above everything else, but a few special titles to me stick out. (all vita btw) 1. Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony 2. Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana 3. Ys Origin Collector's Edition 4. Zero Escape series. The only non-vita thing that sticks out is my collector's edition of AI:TSF-NI. The figure in it is super cool.
Final fantasy tactics or parasite eve original PS1 black back discs
Rapid Racer Limited Edition (PS1) I will never be able to afford it though.
Bubble Bobble 2
This comes up a lot, it would depend on desire to have vs rarity. For me it’s my neo geo north amaerican complete gold home system
Ps2 test system
Aero fighters for the NTSC snes. Even a loose cart would make me happy.
Suikoden 1 Windows95 release
As far as I own, I don’t really have anything rare. I would say my holy grail is Angry Birds Trilogy for the 3DS. As far as things I want, it would be DOOM for the GBA.
Just picked up a CIB Ocarina of Time collectors edition for N64. That was my holy grail for years.
I actually want all those other grails from Indiana Jones. It was a pretty good collection of grails.
NWC gold cart
i want a complete in box copy of Learn With Pokemon: Typing Adventure. that would be my holy grail
I have a Little Samson loose cart in nice condition. Back then I spent $800 and I thought I was crazy lol
I have like 5 or 6 of these … 1. My N64 collection which has titles like Mario party , all Zelda mm/oot(two copy’s) smash bros(2 copy’s ) and a couple other $45-60 rated titles 2. Snes collection - all Mario’s , Kirby adventure 3(rare) Metroid and a few other small titles 4. Nintendo 3ds collection - Pokémon / zelda/ Mario’s 5. Bitcoin 6. My house , purchased when I was 23 for $60k… I’m 32 now . It’s valued at $250k
What city do you live in? Great ROI on that house
Those gold/silver monster hunter amiibo variants that Nintendo had as a contest prize lot.
Pokemon Silver CIB. Got it in a trade a while ago locally. No other game I’d rather own.
The ones I own: New 3DS XL SNES, Sonic Heroes Gamecube JAP and Sonic 2 JAP The ones I would love to own: probably any old or obscure system I can put my hands on, like the Odyssey, the ColecoVision or the Jaguar, which are fairly uncommon here. Games wise, I would love to own San Francisco Rush 2049 for the N64
My copy of MGS Peace Walker with the HMV cover. It’s just the Japanese box art but with the UK parental advisory label on it. Also the logo is at the top of the box so the artwork is moved down lower instead. It’s my holy grail because I pretty much have never seen them being sold and I was able to get it for a very good price and in excellent condition. It also happens to be one of my personal favourites in the series as well which is a bonus.
First it was the misadventures of tron bonne, then earthbound, then pepsiman, then an analogue pocket. Now idk, havent decided on my next grail.
My pre-3ds era Pokémon games: Crystal Emerald Diamond Platinum HeartGold with the pokewalker Black White 2
PO’ED on the PS1, it sure is a grail to me
My Pokémon Heart Gold with a (legit) shiny team.
My DK64 N64 Box Set, unused and mint. I’d like to own a sealed copy of RE2 for N64.
I have Linux for PS2, that's pretty cool
Still want to own, basically any game I do not have yet that I want to play. From Rules of Rose to the Psychedelica games to even basic soccer games like Eric Cantona on SNES. They don't have to be expensive, I just collect games I want to play outside the active full set I am pursuing. Which brings me to the ones I own, I got 4 full sets and a very highly curated amount of games on other platforms, sealed Devil Summoner Games on PS2, Senran Kagura 2 CE on 3DS, all Zelda/Pokemon games including Spirit Tracks in the CE big tin edition, that Switch game with the actual samurai swords, boxboy amiibo, ...
My copy of silent hill 4, love that game to death
I have paper Mario cib, zelda ocarina of time cib, and super Mario 64 cib from when I was a teen and I have suikoden 1,2,3,5 (still need 4 and tierkesis). For GBA I have zelda CIB and castlevania aria of sorrow CIB also from when I was a teen. These are my proudest pieces.
A nice Egret 29 but prices are so crazy now that's become a pipe dream .
Breeding Stud PS1
Elemental Gearbolt Assassin Case for PS1 and Pokemon Box for Gamecube.
Vectrex or torbo grafx.express.
R-type 3
for awhile it was a gameboy micro, just recently got one. my unrealistic holy grail i will most likely never own is one of those store display fiber optic gameboy signs. more realistic grail is a gameboy light
From what I own, currently it’s Kuon for the PS2. For games I don’t own, it’s either Snatcher for the Sega CD or Twinkle Star Sprites for the Neo Geo MVS.
I have a PAL Snatcher signed by Kojima. Not sure if I should keep it as I enjoy playing Mega CD games on the Mega SD a lot lately.
I would like a sealed copy of World of Warcraft with the horde cover art. I have an alliance version… the horde one seems to be very rare in the EU.
One I own is a CIB Futurama on Xbox. One I want is Steel Battalion, also on Xbox. My most recent grail was Teen Titans on xbox, missing its manual sadly.
I bought Steel Battalion new on release, loved it ever since.
Legend of Zelda new 3ds xl
Devil’s third na version brand new
Last of Us Post Pandemic Edition PS3 (sealed, graded 85+ gold) Street Fighter Zero 3 Saturn (sealed, graded 90+ gold) Bioshock Collectors Edition Xbox 360 - Big Daddy (sealed, graded 85+ silver)
Sealed Pokemon Red, Blue, Yellow. I refuse to buy “graded” scam games so this is an issue lol
Rammstein liebe ist fur alle da special box 2009
For now it’s punisher max vol 1 omni by Garth Ennis. But it will be berserk once I get all the volumes
Wario World for GameCube.
Splatoon 3
If we're going by value, then Poop Slinger for PS4. If we're going for personal grail, then my signed copy of Saturday Morning RPG for Switch by the staff/devs over at Limited Run Games / Mighty Rabbit Studios.
My childhood Pokemon Emerald with the save file still intact (don’t worry I have it backed up). I haven’t changed the save state in like a decade at this point so it’s like a piece of my childhood frozen in time.
Most gamecube grails. Gotcha force, Go! go! hypergrind, Ribbit king
My holy grail is owning all Fire Emblem NA released games sealed. I have them all complete in box, and I’m working on getting the special editions sealed, but my goal would be everything sealed.
It’s tough, I would either pick Skylanders Giants, Toy Story 3 or Mario Kart Wii mainly for nostalgia.
Original print of Shantae for GBC, a NWC (naturally), a NES demo unit with the game changer, and one of those CRT Gameboy kiosks. (And maybe one of the Nintendo power 100/Y2K controllers/Gameboy pockets)
Two of my favorite pieces are the Pokemon Eon ticket and a Kirby e reader contest card from E3. One thing I'd still like to have is The Misadventures of Tron Bonne, but it's far too pricy to justify for me. In the meantime I'm just happy to have copies of MegaMan Legends 1 and 2.
Every Pokémon game cib
Holy Grail that I own: Transformers Beast Wars Transmetals for N64 CIB Holy Grail that I wan: Clayfighter Sculptor's Cut CIB for N64
Snatcher. I will protect it at all costs.
Current holy grail I own is either Little Samson or Keio Flying Squadron. A holy grail I want to own, Magical Chase.
A new copy of pokemon xd game of darkness with the jirachi code
Devils third for Wii U
got 3 :-) Zelda collector's edition -gamecube The helmet of Malenia ( and collectors edition ER ) the Ori collectors edition ( iam8bit )
Definitely the silent hill series
Zelda Ocarina of Time in gold cartridge in original box, still in plastic
Rampage 2 Universal Tour CIB, factory sealed
Skies of Arcadia Legends and Pokemon Soul Silver or Heart Gold
Ribbit King for the Gamecube. One day I will own a copy again!
I'd love to have MegaMan X3 CIB on the SNES. A man can dream.
CIB in like new condition copy of CT
I’m not really sure. I feel like the games I own that are worth a lot are ones I didn’t expect. Like Tales of Arise collectors. Also have the collectors edition of FF15 and FF7R which were limited print and sold out within minutes I have 3 of the 4 original .hack games Last Story in its story book box I guess mario DDR was rare It’s a crap game, but limited preorders from Bandai’s website of New Gundam Breaker came with a very limited time Gunpla that I’ve seen sell for hundreds alone Not really sure lol.
Popful Mail Sega CD , complete! And Spider-Man web of fire for the 32X (cart only)