RE: [SWCollect] Current MobyGames poll

2003-01-08 Thread Pedro Quaresma
And if variations count (which I think should do, since in the poll one option clearly specifies a CD version of a game), rare versions like 10th Anniversary Ultima 6 / Savage Empire should count or the CD version of System Shock -- Pedro R. Quaresma Salvador Caetano IMVT Div. Sistemas de

RE: [SWCollect] Current MobyGames poll

2003-01-08 Thread Feldhamer, Stuart
The CD version of System Shock isn't so rare either...I've seen it on ebay lots of times for $20 or so. Stuart -Original Message-From: Pedro Quaresma [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 3:09 AMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: RE: [SWCollect] Current

RE: [SWCollect] Current MobyGames poll

2003-01-08 Thread Feldhamer, Stuart
There definitely is a difference between rare and valuable. However, when a game is EXTREMELY rare, it does become valuable, as even demand from a small number of people can push up the price drastically. I wonder how large the demand truly is for Mt. Drash, for example. How many people are

RE: [SWCollect] Current MobyGames poll

2003-01-08 Thread Feldhamer, Stuart
I was an AVID gamer in the 90's also...the reason why neither you nor I heard of these games until after they were no longer widely (if at all) available is that EB didn't carry any of them. Alice was made by a Japanese company (Synergy Interactive) and was not widely distributed, although

RE: [SWCollect] Current MobyGames poll

2003-01-08 Thread Pedro Quaresma
It may not be as valuable or coveted but it's more rare than Ultima Martian Dreams, I believe. -- Pedro R. Quaresma Salvador Caetano IMVT Div. Sistemas de Informação / Systems and Information Division Administração e Desenvolvimento Lotus Notes / Lotus Notes Admnistration and Development [EMAIL