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Title: How much is Beyond Shadowgate worth?
Post by: JohnnyPhantom on November 15, 2012, 10:39:48 AM
 My local game store has a cd only of beyond shadowgate. I'm staring at it now. Is it worth $99.99? I can't find it online anywhere
Title: Re: How much is Beyond Shadowgate worth?
Post by: galam on November 15, 2012, 10:48:38 AM
A bit too much for a loose copy IMO.

Where are you?  That's E?  It's in mass, saw one there about a month ago, loose for $99.
They also wanted $149 for a loose sega cd of snatcher. God I hate people.
Title: Re: How much is Beyond Shadowgate worth?
Post by: JohnnyPhantom on November 15, 2012, 10:53:20 AM
That's exactly where I am. Both are still there picked up Bonks adventures for $9.99 and headed home
Title: Re: How much is Beyond Shadowgate worth?
Post by: galam on November 15, 2012, 10:55:35 AM
Hahaha! Who has two thumbs and knows where to find all the crappy deals?... THIS GUY!
Title: Re: How much is Beyond Shadowgate worth?
Post by: hoobs88 on November 15, 2012, 11:07:40 AM
I make an annual trek there on Black Friday. Hopefully they have some decent deals next week.
Title: Re: How much is Beyond Shadowgate worth?
Post by: Black Tiger on November 15, 2012, 12:16:57 PM
Unlike carts, CD games have next to no collectible or functional value. The most a gouger should shoot for is $50, but really it's not worth it.
Title: Re: How much is Beyond Shadowgate worth?
Post by: T2KFreeker on November 15, 2012, 12:31:52 PM
I wouldn't pay $100.00 for a loose copy, no way.
Title: Re: How much is Beyond Shadowgate worth?
Post by: Sadler on November 15, 2012, 12:50:06 PM
I'd pay maybe $10 for it. You can just burn an ISO any time you want; I don't get what the big deal is.
Title: Re: How much is Beyond Shadowgate worth?
Post by: BigusSchmuck on November 15, 2012, 02:33:58 PM
I'd pay maybe $10 for it. You can just burn an ISO any time you want; I don't get what the big deal is.
Probably due to the fact that there is so much uncertainty on playing cdrs on the actual hardware. I'd say just get a dreamcast or a xbox and play it via emulation on those systems. Or better yet finance someone to do a bootleg pressing of the game. Hell, the only people it will hurt are the collectors who think this stuff is worth its weight in gold so why not? It worked great for Sapphire.
Title: Re: How much is Beyond Shadowgate worth?
Post by: Sadler on November 15, 2012, 03:24:51 PM
Check around garage sales and flea markets. It might take some time, but you can find it for cheap. If you are impatient, you can always get the PCE version around 700¥.
Title: Re: How much is Beyond Shadowgate worth?
Post by: Bernie on November 15, 2012, 09:24:27 PM
Check around garage sales and flea markets. It might take some time, but you can find it for cheap. If you are impatient, you can always get the PCE version around 700¥.

 :-k :-k :-k :-k
Title: Re: How much is Beyond Shadowgate worth?
Post by: vestcoat on November 15, 2012, 10:20:04 PM
1) Sadler is hilarious.
2) Is it worth $100? No.
3) Are you going to find it cheaper? No.
4) It's 2012. Spend your money on something else.
Title: Re: How much is Beyond Shadowgate worth?
Post by: JohnnyPhantom on November 16, 2012, 02:24:28 AM
1) Sadler is hilarious.
2) Is it worth $100? No.
3) Are you going to find it cheaper? No.
4) It's 2012. Spend your money on something else.

4. that was my ultimate decider, The Wii U is out sunday, so $100 = 2 games for me (and 1 CD-R for shadowgate *cough*)
Title: Re: How much is Beyond Shadowgate worth?
Post by: Necromancer on November 19, 2012, 05:14:27 AM
4. that was my ultimate decider, The Wii U is out sunday, so $100 = 2 games for me (and 1 CD-R for shadowgate *cough*)

I wouldn't pay $100 for a loosey (ya might as well pay a bit more for a complete one), but five years from now the copy of Beyond Shadowgate will still be worth something when the Wii U games will be relatively worthless (not as fun either).
Title: Re: How much is Beyond Shadowgate worth?
Post by: esteban on November 19, 2012, 12:03:21 PM
4. that was my ultimate decider, The Wii U is out sunday, so $100 = 2 games for me (and 1 CD-R for shadowgate *cough*)

I wouldn't pay $100 for a loosey (ya might as well pay a bit more for a complete one), but five years from now the copy of Beyond Shadowgate will still be worth something when the Wii U games will be relatively worthless (not as fun either).

I predict that in 10 years, folks will covet the Wii U games, seeing as it will mark the beginning of SkiiNet, the defense system with self-aware Mii's.
Title: Re: How much is Beyond Shadowgate worth?
Post by: Edmond Dantes on November 19, 2012, 03:39:49 PM
Maybe you could get the Wii U, and trade it in for that copy of Beyond Shadowgate.
Title: Re: How much is Beyond Shadowgate worth?
Post by: Tatsujin on November 19, 2012, 03:50:57 PM
Mini-Wii
Title: Re: How much is Beyond Shadowgate worth?
Post by: NightWolve on November 19, 2012, 05:33:02 PM
How much is Beyond Shadowgate worth?

$5 bucks and not a penny more! Just one man's opinion, is all...
Title: Re: How much is Beyond Shadowgate worth?
Post by: Bernie on November 20, 2012, 02:36:19 AM
How much is Beyond Shadowgate worth?

$5 bucks and not a penny more! Just one man's opinion, is all...

AHHHHH!!!  WHAT SAY YOU??!!!!!   :(
Title: Re: How much is Beyond Shadowgate worth?
Post by: NightWolve on November 20, 2012, 06:02:18 AM
I'm just trying to sort of bid it down, Bernie. ;) I'll let ya know when I get back to playing it. I'll try to finish it eventually and see what I really think.
Title: Re: How much is Beyond Shadowgate worth?
Post by: Edmond Dantes on November 20, 2012, 04:09:40 PM
I wouldn't mind having Beyond Shadowgate if I could get it cheap
Title: Re: How much is Beyond Shadowgate worth?
Post by: motdelbourt on November 24, 2012, 07:11:20 AM
I'm just trying to sort of bid it down, Bernie. ;) I'll let ya know when I get back to playing it. I'll try to finish it eventually and see what I really think.

I'd go as high as $30. It doesn't hold a candle to the NES prequel.
Title: Re: How much is Beyond Shadowgate worth?
Post by: geise on November 24, 2012, 07:33:36 AM
I sold my copy to Sinistron for around $65. 
Title: Re: How much is Beyond Shadowgate worth?
Post by: Bernie on November 24, 2012, 11:23:07 AM
I'm just trying to sort of bid it down, Bernie. ;) I'll let ya know when I get back to playing it. I'll try to finish it eventually and see what I really think.

I'd go as high as $30. It doesn't hold a candle to the NES prequel.

You're crazy....   lol
Title: Re: How much is Beyond Shadowgate worth?
Post by: ProfessorProfessorson on November 24, 2012, 06:07:04 PM
4. that was my ultimate decider, The Wii U is out sunday, so $100 = 2 games for me (and 1 CD-R for shadowgate *cough*)

I wouldn't pay $100 for a loosey (ya might as well pay a bit more for a complete one), but five years from now the copy of Beyond Shadowgate will still be worth something when the Wii U games will be relatively worthless (not as fun either).

I predict that in 10 years, folks will covet the Wii U games, seeing as it will mark the beginning of SkiiNet, the defense system with self-aware Mii's.


That aint gonna happen. ENIAC's vacuum tubes got dibs on that timeline.
Title: Re: How much is Beyond Shadowgate worth?
Post by: Keith Courage on November 26, 2012, 04:33:39 PM
I always wonder how so many loose CD games show up on ebay or other stores for that matter. Am I alone in that I always keep whatever game or Audio CD I own in its original case?
Title: Re: How much is Beyond Shadowgate worth?
Post by: BigusSchmuck on November 27, 2012, 03:26:31 AM
I always wonder how so many loose CD games show up on ebay or other stores for that matter. Am I alone in that I always keep whatever game or Audio CD I own in its original case?
It could be that people put them in those massive cd booklets and threw out the manual and case just to save space. Problem I have with those booklets is that more often than naught the cd gets even more scratched up from keeping in the darn thing.
Title: Re: How much is Beyond Shadowgate worth?
Post by: galam on November 27, 2012, 02:14:52 PM
I always wonder how so many loose CD games show up on ebay or other stores for that matter. Am I alone in that I always keep whatever game or Audio CD I own in its original case?
It could be that people put them in those massive cd booklets and threw out the manual and case just to save space. Problem I have with those booklets is that more often than naught the cd gets even more scratched up from keeping in the darn thing.


No shit, the backing on those books are like sandpaper for some reason.

Not to derail the thread but, I just picked up a bunch of loose genesis carts that all had manuals but no clamshells. How the HELL does that happen. The John madden even had the stat sheet stuffed in the manual.  All of these at a thrift store. So the books actually made it through processing with the games. It's a mad world.
Title: Re: How much is Beyond Shadowgate worth?
Post by: NightWolve on November 30, 2012, 11:05:44 AM
I'm just trying to sort of bid it down, Bernie. ;) I'll let ya know when I get back to playing it. I'll try to finish it eventually and see what I really think.

I'd go as high as $30. It doesn't hold a candle to the NES prequel.

You know, I enjoyed the NES version quite a bit BITD I recall. I recorded a video of my whole playthrough to boot which I probably still have somewhere.