passing on treasures
from theangriestbird@beehaw.org to gaming@beehaw.org on 16 Sep 22:28
https://beehaw.org/post/16092628

[alt text: an illustration of an elderly man and a middle-aged man standing side-by-side and looking into an open garage. The old man is saying, “One day Son, all this will be yours.” The garage is filled floor-to-ceiling with old video game boxes, discs, and cartridges. ]

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MossyFeathers@pawb.social on 16 Sep 23:03 next collapse

Meh, give it another 10yrs and Wii games will be selling at the original prices. Rip game/vintage computer collecting. You were a fun and inexpensive hobby until the rich assholes got to it.

henfredemars@infosec.pub on 16 Sep 23:34 next collapse

It will be double dead with the shift toward digital games over physical copies.

MossyFeathers@pawb.social on 16 Sep 23:48 collapse

There are still companies that make physical copies, but typically it’s in limited quantities and sadly I’ve found that most of them (especially one of the big ones, LRG) can be pretty scummy. I think the only two I’ve found that are worth buying stuff from are iam8bit and fangamer.

schizo@forum.uncomfortable.business on 17 Sep 00:03 collapse

Wii games worth something?

Maybe I’ll be able to retire on my collection of Wii Sports disks.

RacerX@lemm.ee on 17 Sep 01:11 collapse

I know you’re joking, but if you actually have a bunch, you might want to take a look to see what version you have. There’s a very specific version that gets used in the speed running community so it might be of value to someone.

schizo@forum.uncomfortable.business on 17 Sep 01:24 collapse

Speed running Wii Sports?

Huh.

(I have probably 50 copies because I kept ending up with more and more due to buying game lots at estate sales and garage sales and such.)

t3rmit3@beehaw.org on 17 Sep 00:13 collapse

They just released Riviera: The Promised Land on Steam for $35, so I don’t think retro games will maintain their value. Studios will just re-release them and charge full price again if the secondary market heats up.

Gerudo@lemm.ee on 17 Sep 02:37 next collapse

I mean, card collecting and comics see reissues all the time, the originals still hold their value.

t3rmit3@beehaw.org on 17 Sep 03:35 collapse

True, but a card or a comic isn’t dependent on an equally old electronic device to be useful. New in box retro games have value as collector pieces, but used games that have modern re-releases are much less valuable.

Dutczar@sopuli.xyz on 17 Sep 05:28 collapse

That’s a pretty specific game I’m surprised I recognise. Not a good one, but an interesting one.