Difficulties to collect SMS,MD,Saturn, 32X, MCD, DC comparison

Hello,

Here is my comparison of the sega games and my feelings

I'm collecting MD,32X, and MCD. but i also buy gamecube games but I like playing 4 players on the Wii.

MD is the easiest. Then MCD, then 32X. I see a lot of SMS games around and they go for cheap. I hardly ever see 32X games and even some not so rare MCD games rarely show up.

I have been looking for saturn games, they seems plenty and kinda cheap. Is it really so? On the other hand DC are kinda rare and expensive, while on the same generation Gamecube games are plenty and few are expensive. I can't see any rare gamecube game. just that often seen pikmin 2 that is sold in auctions at more than 20 quids while pikmin 1 sells at 2 quids! Go Figure.

so for me I would rate "difficulty to collect" like this

SMS > gamecube > MD/GEN > Saturn > MCD > DC > 32X

It's all regional, and it's a lot different wherever you go. I don't collect Gamecube, but I'll include it this list. Keep in mind that a lot of nintendo games hold their value after a while. That explains why common shit like Super Mario World can command $20 despite it being common as hell.

In the US, SMS games are expensive and hard to find. Gamecube games are common in some areas, not too bad. Saturn games, well non sports ones that are good are tough to find, let alone cheap ones. Sega CD games, well it's not too bad finding decent ones for a pittance, along with Genesis titles. Dreamcast games, can be tough to find. And 32X games are REALLY common all around.

So for me I'd rate....

Gamecube > Genesis/32X > Sega CD > Dreamcast > Saturn > SMS

Theres plenty of Gamecube games with higher prices, and even common multiformat games fetch more than they do on PS2 or Xbox. There are rare cube games, one of the US sports games had a very low production run, and theres plenty of limited edition stuff released in Japan.

SMS is easy enough, quite a few pricey games, but theres not the library isn't too massive, doesn't have all the hundreds of sports games that other consoles do. I wouldn't say the games are hard to find or expensive in the US, always plenty of stuff on ebay. But how easy SMS is depends entirely on how far you take it, and your budget. The US set is no problem, Euro set isn't too hard apart from a few expensive titles like smurfs 2, but venture into variations, Tectoy games, Korean games and you'll never ever be done.

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Originally Posted by David J.

Gamecube > Genesis/32X > Sega CD > Dreamcast > Saturn > SMS

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the regional difference is funny.

NTSC US 32X is very common I agree :p, while here in Europe the continent, they are SHIT rare. I bought all my 32X games in the UK and yet they few there.

SMS lol here they cheap and plenty of them. Non sports saturn games are plenty.

I don't really know all the esoteric games from Korea and Japan. I can't read japaneese. so I'm leaving my collection to English speaking titles

so we at least agree one 2. Gamecube and Genesis are easy to collect

These are all dirt easy compared to the 3DO and Atari 7800. These are two of my favorite systems and when I find someone who's even heard of them...they never have any games... :(

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Originally Posted by Tanegashima

These are all dirt easy compared to the 3DO and Atari 7800. These are two of my favorite systems and when I find someone who's even heard of them...they never have any games... :(

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I have a 7800 and I've got about 36 games if that helps. I've even got some rare ones like Planet Smashers and Fatal Run.

No that doesn't help. I have a 3DO and about 40 games and a 7800 with about 6 games. I have two rare ones: Ikari Warriors--CIB and Midnight Mutants--CIB both bought brand new...

I love the 7800 and would like more games...

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Originally Posted by Tanegashima

I love the 7800 and would like more games...

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I do too. Thankfully the homebrew scene is really picking up and there's been some great stuff since then (Pac-Man Collection, Asteroids Deluxe, B*nq, etc).

Impossible Mission and Ikari Warriors make it awesome...but our neighbors, when I was a kid, had a 7800 and they were the only people I knew who didn't have an NES or a Genesis at the time. So it was a neat novelty at the time...that and they had xevious.

For me, Genesis and gamecube are really easy to collect for, I can always find something for those systems.

Master System and Saturn on the other hand, I haven't even seen a Sega master system game with my own eyes since I saw some at Value Village a whole week ago. Which is why I often wind up using ebay, or getting Japanese Saturn games, even though my Sega Saturn hasn't come in the mail yet.

(A tip when buying Japanese games: Don't buy games that rely heavily n reading, like RPGs, stick to Platformers and Fighters, and no, I do not know this by experience, I know it by common sense. On the otherhand if you can speak Japanese, then import what ever you want)

For Dreamcast games, I can usually find one or two non-sports games in my game shop every now and then, but I often resort to Ebay, amazon or craigslist.

I live in a large metroplex, so I can find pretty much 90% of what is available, within the area. I see Master system games at the discount book stores all of the time and 32X at The Movie Trading Company and an import shop at one mall I visit.

The 32X is probably the rarest of the bunch, but most of the must own titles can be found within a year's time.