Jim Leonard boldly stated:
>
>What continually confuses me is that there are at least 50 times the
>number of copies of Ultimas, Infocoms, etc. than there are of titles
>like Cyborg for the PC. Cyborg PC is definitely an extremely rare
>item. So why isn't it extremely sought after, or valued highly? Or
>ICON: Quest for the Ring... there were only 1000 made. Why isn't that
>at the top of everyone's list?
Hmmm, interesting question. Maybe everyone realizes that because
there are so few, they're chances of getting one are remote and they
don't want to fret over it. 8)
In the classic video games world, rare games are (generally) highly
sought after, but have a reputation for being bad games. (That's
often one reason they're rare now.) There's also a fame factor. Chase
the Chuck Wagon has become famous as being a hard to find Atari 2600
game. (You had to collect Purina dog food proofs of purchase and send
them in to get one.) Many people have it at the top of their wanted
list, but (even discounting one-of-a-kind prototypes) there are
certainly other games that are rarer.
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