holy grail
17-Sep-23 11:43am
#1 nickbobo93
I'm just curious for anyone else, what is your holy grail of an item you want? Can be just for show or because you really wanna play it. I think for me having all my childhood games cib again would be mine.
#1 nickbobo93
I'm just curious for anyone else, what is your holy grail of an item you want? Can be just for show or because you really wanna play it. I think for me having all my childhood games cib again would be mine.
17-Sep-23 12:13pm
#2 Lunar
I set out to do this a few years back, I think I'm pretty much done on the big ones
I actually sold off a few big ones like Bucky CIB, DW3 and 4. It just seemed too ridiculously priced.
#2 Lunar
I set out to do this a few years back, I think I'm pretty much done on the big ones
I actually sold off a few big ones like Bucky CIB, DW3 and 4. It just seemed too ridiculously priced.
17-Sep-23 12:57pm
#4 Gypsy
Lunar wrote:
I set out to do this a few years back, I think I'm pretty much done on the big ones I actually sold off a few big ones like Bucky CIB, DW3 and 4. It just seemed too ridiculously priced. ...
Generally in a similar boat. I've had pretty much everything at some point. Now I'm trying to keep it trim with really nice copies of my favorites only for older systems.
Could think of a few figures I want that are just basically impossible to even find for sale or the price is too far above msrp for me to do it. Working on a set of something right now. The yen being so down helps a lot.
#4 Gypsy
Lunar wrote:
I set out to do this a few years back, I think I'm pretty much done on the big ones I actually sold off a few big ones like Bucky CIB, DW3 and 4. It just seemed too ridiculously priced. ...
Generally in a similar boat. I've had pretty much everything at some point. Now I'm trying to keep it trim with really nice copies of my favorites only for older systems.
Could think of a few figures I want that are just basically impossible to even find for sale or the price is too far above msrp for me to do it. Working on a set of something right now. The yen being so down helps a lot.
17-Sep-23 1:07pm
#5 theJaw
I have a couple I listed in the toy thread, and probably a ton more I’m forgetting. Mostly toys I used to have in the 90s:
1. 1993 TMNT Giant Mutations Donatello
2. Mighty Max - Storms Dragon Island
3. Mighty Max - Trapped in Skull Mountain
4. Batman Returns - 12-16 inch Batman figure (not sure on height)
5. SWAT Kats - T-Bone and Razor
I’d also love the AEW authentic scale ring for figure display. Those are still fairly easy to track down but they’re like $150.
#5 theJaw
I have a couple I listed in the toy thread, and probably a ton more I’m forgetting. Mostly toys I used to have in the 90s:
1. 1993 TMNT Giant Mutations Donatello
2. Mighty Max - Storms Dragon Island
3. Mighty Max - Trapped in Skull Mountain
4. Batman Returns - 12-16 inch Batman figure (not sure on height)
5. SWAT Kats - T-Bone and Razor
I’d also love the AEW authentic scale ring for figure display. Those are still fairly easy to track down but they’re like $150.
17-Sep-23 1:16pm
#6 bumsplikity
@theJaw We had both of those mighty max playsets as a kid. As far as I know we still have them, though lots of the little pieces have been lost to time or the vacuum cleaner.
What kind of condition are you looking for on those?
#6 bumsplikity
@theJaw We had both of those mighty max playsets as a kid. As far as I know we still have them, though lots of the little pieces have been lost to time or the vacuum cleaner.
What kind of condition are you looking for on those?
17-Sep-23 1:18pm
#7 nickbobo93
theJaw wrote:
I have a couple I listed in the toy thread, and probably a ton more I’m forgetting. Mostly toys I used to have in the 90s: 1. 1993 TMNT Giant Mutations Donatello 2. Mighty Max - Storms Dragon Island 3. Mighty Max - Trapped in Skull Mountain 4. Batman Returns - 12-16 inch Batman figure (not sure on height) 5. SWAT Kats - T-Bone and Razor I’d also love the AEW authentic scale ring for figure display. Those are still fairly easy to track down but they’re like $150.
Ooo yeah i use to have a giant figure of godzilla when i was a kid. No clue where it is now😔
#7 nickbobo93
theJaw wrote:
I have a couple I listed in the toy thread, and probably a ton more I’m forgetting. Mostly toys I used to have in the 90s: 1. 1993 TMNT Giant Mutations Donatello 2. Mighty Max - Storms Dragon Island 3. Mighty Max - Trapped in Skull Mountain 4. Batman Returns - 12-16 inch Batman figure (not sure on height) 5. SWAT Kats - T-Bone and Razor I’d also love the AEW authentic scale ring for figure display. Those are still fairly easy to track down but they’re like $150.
Ooo yeah i use to have a giant figure of godzilla when i was a kid. No clue where it is now😔
17-Sep-23 3:46pm
#9 theJaw
bumsplikity wrote:
@theJaw We had both of those mighty max playsets as a kid. As far as I know we still have them, though lots of the little pieces have been lost to time or the vacuum cleaner. What kind of condition are you looking for on those?
As long as they’re not super damaged, I’d at least be interested in taking a look for sure. Ideally I’d like any electronics to still function and for no pieces that would usually connect to the playsets themselves to be missing (like doors and whatnot, figures and the accessories are easy to lose/easier to replace).
But yah, if you end up digging them out at any point, I’d at least take a gander.
#9 theJaw
bumsplikity wrote:
@theJaw We had both of those mighty max playsets as a kid. As far as I know we still have them, though lots of the little pieces have been lost to time or the vacuum cleaner. What kind of condition are you looking for on those?
As long as they’re not super damaged, I’d at least be interested in taking a look for sure. Ideally I’d like any electronics to still function and for no pieces that would usually connect to the playsets themselves to be missing (like doors and whatnot, figures and the accessories are easy to lose/easier to replace).
But yah, if you end up digging them out at any point, I’d at least take a gander.
17-Sep-23 8:32pm
#10 Noid
When I began collecting video games in the late nineties, my unattainable video game holy grail has always been a legit English release of Metal Slug (Neo Geo AES (home)). Later, when I started taking on real adult responsibilities like a mortgage, wife, and three kids, my unattainable video game holy grail grew to also include a legit English release of Metal Slug 2 (Neo Geo AES (home)). Thankfully, I bought legit English releases of Metal Slug X (Neo Geo AES (home)), Metal Slug 3 (Neo Geo AES (home)), Metal Slug 4 (Neo Geo AES (home)), and Metal Slug 5 (Neo Geo AES (home)) well before all that when I was still living at my parents' house without a care in the world. I paid the low-low price of between two hundred fifty and three hundred dollars apiece; otherwise, they'd easily be on that unattainable list as well. Retro video game prices are getting outta hand nowadays; there's no way I could afford over half of what I have if I hadn't bought 'em when I did.
As far as an attainable video game holy grail, I'd love to watch the market and catch a minty NTSC cartridge of Little Samson (Nintendo Entertainment System) for less than two grand. But, if not, it's all good. I still have enough bangers to light the night sky 'til New Year's Day.
#10 Noid
When I began collecting video games in the late nineties, my unattainable video game holy grail has always been a legit English release of Metal Slug (Neo Geo AES (home)). Later, when I started taking on real adult responsibilities like a mortgage, wife, and three kids, my unattainable video game holy grail grew to also include a legit English release of Metal Slug 2 (Neo Geo AES (home)). Thankfully, I bought legit English releases of Metal Slug X (Neo Geo AES (home)), Metal Slug 3 (Neo Geo AES (home)), Metal Slug 4 (Neo Geo AES (home)), and Metal Slug 5 (Neo Geo AES (home)) well before all that when I was still living at my parents' house without a care in the world. I paid the low-low price of between two hundred fifty and three hundred dollars apiece; otherwise, they'd easily be on that unattainable list as well. Retro video game prices are getting outta hand nowadays; there's no way I could afford over half of what I have if I hadn't bought 'em when I did.
As far as an attainable video game holy grail, I'd love to watch the market and catch a minty NTSC cartridge of Little Samson (Nintendo Entertainment System) for less than two grand. But, if not, it's all good. I still have enough bangers to light the night sky 'til New Year's Day.
17-Sep-23 9:24pm
#11 fyreboltx
I've had a few of the years but the last two, I've given up on:
1. Earthbound Complete
2. Panzer Dragoon Saga Complete
3. Lunar Silver Star Saga Variant 7/Blue-Dot case
4. Mega Man V GB Complete
5. Zelda GBA SP Complete
Of course, this doesn't factor in that I only consider something holy grails if I miss out on them at a reasonable price, like Shantae CIB and Chrono Trigger SNES CIB- got both when they were considered rare, but long before things went crazy.
#11 fyreboltx
I've had a few of the years but the last two, I've given up on:
1. Earthbound Complete
2. Panzer Dragoon Saga Complete
3. Lunar Silver Star Saga Variant 7/Blue-Dot case
4. Mega Man V GB Complete
5. Zelda GBA SP Complete
Of course, this doesn't factor in that I only consider something holy grails if I miss out on them at a reasonable price, like Shantae CIB and Chrono Trigger SNES CIB- got both when they were considered rare, but long before things went crazy.
17-Sep-23 9:30pm
#12 SwiftJAB
I think a Hylian Shield Nintendo DS is at the top of my watch list. Prices got pretty insane there for a bit. It's by far the best looking Zelda system in my opinion.
#12 SwiftJAB
I think a Hylian Shield Nintendo DS is at the top of my watch list. Prices got pretty insane there for a bit. It's by far the best looking Zelda system in my opinion.
17-Sep-23 10:44pm
#14 Foxhack
Honestly the one thing that seems completely unobtainable for me now is a Mickey Mote, complete in box. (A DVD remote for children's educational DVDs.)
Yes, it counts, gosh darnit.
#14 Foxhack
Honestly the one thing that seems completely unobtainable for me now is a Mickey Mote, complete in box. (A DVD remote for children's educational DVDs.)
Yes, it counts, gosh darnit.
17-Sep-23 10:56pm
#15 BucketofJustice
…I don’t think I have a holy grail anymore. I thought it was a Neo-Geo system and any of the King of Fighters carts, but I had the chance to buy both recently and I passed. I don’t remember the price of them but it was at my buddy’s store and if I was gonna pull the trigger it would’ve been then. I wanted one of those since I was a kid and I saw it staring me in the face and I declined.
If there’s a holy grail type item for me, I don’t know what it is. Definitely cool with that too. I don’t need more stuff, and I’m more concerned with paying debt down than I am accumulating more of it.
#15 BucketofJustice
…I don’t think I have a holy grail anymore. I thought it was a Neo-Geo system and any of the King of Fighters carts, but I had the chance to buy both recently and I passed. I don’t remember the price of them but it was at my buddy’s store and if I was gonna pull the trigger it would’ve been then. I wanted one of those since I was a kid and I saw it staring me in the face and I declined.
If there’s a holy grail type item for me, I don’t know what it is. Definitely cool with that too. I don’t need more stuff, and I’m more concerned with paying debt down than I am accumulating more of it.
18-Sep-23 12:26am
#16 Bleed_DukeBlue
Mine was Xenosaga III on PS2. I found one at a price I was willing to pay (but still too high) sealed a couple of years ago. I still am a little bit chasing the idea of upgrading it to the version with the lenticular cover.
#16 Bleed_DukeBlue
Mine was Xenosaga III on PS2. I found one at a price I was willing to pay (but still too high) sealed a couple of years ago. I still am a little bit chasing the idea of upgrading it to the version with the lenticular cover.
18-Sep-23 9:18am
#17 citizen_zane
For me, it's the Video Jukebox. For some reason, I wanted this thing really bad when I first saw it advertised in a game magazine in the '90's. It was a device that was supposed to let you switch between six different games in a jiffy for only $49.99! Better yet, if you had $300 burning a hole in your pocket, you could link six of them together to have access to a whopping 36 carts, all plugged in at once! It was going to be released for the Genesis, SNES, and Jaguar, but never saw the light of day.
#17 citizen_zane
For me, it's the Video Jukebox. For some reason, I wanted this thing really bad when I first saw it advertised in a game magazine in the '90's. It was a device that was supposed to let you switch between six different games in a jiffy for only $49.99! Better yet, if you had $300 burning a hole in your pocket, you could link six of them together to have access to a whopping 36 carts, all plugged in at once! It was going to be released for the Genesis, SNES, and Jaguar, but never saw the light of day.
18-Sep-23 10:17am
#18 nonamesleft
SwiftJAB wrote:
I think a Hylian Shield Nintendo DS is at the top of my watch list. Prices got pretty insane there for a bit. It's by far the best looking Zelda system in my opinion.When you said prices got insane for a bit, I thought that meant that it went down. Just looked it up. Around 1000 for a brand new one.
#18 nonamesleft
SwiftJAB wrote:
I think a Hylian Shield Nintendo DS is at the top of my watch list. Prices got pretty insane there for a bit. It's by far the best looking Zelda system in my opinion.When you said prices got insane for a bit, I thought that meant that it went down. Just looked it up. Around 1000 for a brand new one.
18-Sep-23 2:48pm
#19 SwiftJAB
nonamesleft wrote:
SwiftJAB wrote:> I think a Hylian Shield Nintendo DS is at the top of my watch list. Prices got pretty> insane there for a bit. It's by far the best looking Zelda system in my opinion.> When you said prices got insane for a bit, I thought that meant that it went down. Just looked it up. Around 1000 for a brand new one.
Yeah. I think the last time I looked, a good condition CIB used system was going for like $700. Now it looks like $500.
#19 SwiftJAB
nonamesleft wrote:
SwiftJAB wrote:> I think a Hylian Shield Nintendo DS is at the top of my watch list. Prices got pretty> insane there for a bit. It's by far the best looking Zelda system in my opinion.> When you said prices got insane for a bit, I thought that meant that it went down. Just looked it up. Around 1000 for a brand new one.
Yeah. I think the last time I looked, a good condition CIB used system was going for like $700. Now it looks like $500.
18-Sep-23 3:42pm
#20 nonamesleft
SwiftJAB wrote:
nonamesleft wrote:> SwiftJAB wrote: |>> I think a Hylian Shield Nintendo DS is at the top of my watch list. Prices got> pretty |>> insane there for a bit. It's by far the best looking Zelda system in my opinion. |>> > When you said prices got insane for a bit, I thought that meant that it went down.> Just looked it up. Around 1000 for a brand new one. Yeah. I think the last time I looked, a good condition CIB used system was going for like $700. Now it looks like $500. It's a nice looking DS to begin with. That it includes Link Between Worlds makes it even better. I remember when it came out. I don't think I even considered getting one because I was happy with my 3DS.
#20 nonamesleft
SwiftJAB wrote:
nonamesleft wrote:> SwiftJAB wrote: |>> I think a Hylian Shield Nintendo DS is at the top of my watch list. Prices got> pretty |>> insane there for a bit. It's by far the best looking Zelda system in my opinion. |>> > When you said prices got insane for a bit, I thought that meant that it went down.> Just looked it up. Around 1000 for a brand new one. Yeah. I think the last time I looked, a good condition CIB used system was going for like $700. Now it looks like $500. It's a nice looking DS to begin with. That it includes Link Between Worlds makes it even better. I remember when it came out. I don't think I even considered getting one because I was happy with my 3DS.
18-Sep-23 8:20pm
#21 sailorneorune
My first game I really sought out was Pulseman, which I bought back in 2006 for around $60 from an eBay seller in Singapore. It's much more expensive now, and it honestly makes me sad from time to time. I was happy to see it on the US Wii Virtual Console (and bought it there too). It's now on Switch Online.
Sparkster on SNES was my most recent, and I was able to make that a less painful purchase by trading in some Pokémon TCG singles.
#21 sailorneorune
My first game I really sought out was Pulseman, which I bought back in 2006 for around $60 from an eBay seller in Singapore. It's much more expensive now, and it honestly makes me sad from time to time. I was happy to see it on the US Wii Virtual Console (and bought it there too). It's now on Switch Online.
Sparkster on SNES was my most recent, and I was able to make that a less painful purchase by trading in some Pokémon TCG singles.
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