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Title: Rare titles
Post by: Bklyn4ever on February 20, 2014, 06:27:42 AM
Does anyone have the rare titles Bikini Girls, or Hawaiian island girls? I have been looking on eBay for months and have not seen a copy surface at all.
Title: Re: Rare titles
Post by: RoyVegas on February 20, 2014, 06:37:58 AM
I have Local Girls of Hawaii and Bikini Girls.  Hawiian Island Girls I haven't been able to get (and yes it's spelled wrong, even on the game).

Edit: added all 3 so you know what to look for.

(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv33/royvegas/Turbografx Games Reference/TurbografxCollection4042.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/royvegas/media/Turbografx Games Reference/TurbografxCollection4042.jpg.html)

(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv33/royvegas/Turbografx Games Reference/TurbografxCollection4044.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/royvegas/media/Turbografx Games Reference/TurbografxCollection4044.jpg.html)

(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv33/royvegas/Turbografx Games Reference/TurbografxCollection4043.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/royvegas/media/Turbografx Games Reference/TurbografxCollection4043.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Rare titles
Post by: mrhaboobi on February 20, 2014, 06:40:20 AM
i have all 3 spare, ( well two are accounted for in a trade i was going to be making ).
Title: Re: Rare titles
Post by: Black Tiger on February 20, 2014, 06:46:12 AM
If you're interested in truly rare titles and ones which are actually games, you should hunt down Implode, Meteor Blaster DX, Insanity, Pyramid Plunder, Mysterious Song and Revival Chase.
Title: Re: Rare titles
Post by: Necromancer on February 20, 2014, 06:48:33 AM
Since picking up Hawaiian Island Girls around Thanksgiving, I have all three.

(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5524/10927277773_ce4769dff6_o.jpg)

As Black Tiger has alluded, they're for collectards only.
Title: Re: Rare titles
Post by: Bklyn4ever on February 20, 2014, 07:00:07 AM
Black tiger I have all of those titles already
Title: Re: Rare titles
Post by: Bklyn4ever on February 20, 2014, 07:08:20 AM
Thanks for the pics RV
Title: Re: Rare titles
Post by: mrhaboobi on February 20, 2014, 07:10:14 AM
whats funny is i NEVER noticed the typo.. thanks roy.. now its annoys me every time i look at the picture ;)
Title: Re: Rare titles
Post by: xelement5x on February 20, 2014, 07:13:10 AM
I had a lead on a them for about $40 each a couple months back but didn't really think they were worth my time so I passed to pick up more MegaLDs instead.
Title: Re: Rare titles
Post by: Bklyn4ever on February 20, 2014, 07:19:42 AM
So what is the going price for them? was told 300 and up.
Title: Re: Rare titles
Post by: RoyVegas on February 20, 2014, 07:22:35 AM
So what is the going price for them? was told 300 and up.

Typically when they show up they seem to fetch around $100 each but I'm sure they can be found for less.
Title: Re: Rare titles
Post by: Bklyn4ever on February 20, 2014, 07:25:18 AM
Oh ok thanks
Title: Re: Rare titles
Post by: mrhaboobi on February 20, 2014, 07:25:35 AM
40 would have been a steal.. you'll be paying 5x as much as that based on some ebay auctions and sales in forums..
Title: Re: Rare titles
Post by: Tatsujin on February 20, 2014, 11:26:29 AM
I would have few sealed ones.
Title: Re: Rare titles
Post by: Bklyn4ever on April 09, 2014, 06:08:23 AM
Bump
Title: Re: Rare titles
Post by: Bklyn4ever on April 09, 2014, 06:09:48 AM
I am actually looking for Hawiian Island Girls. Any help would be appreciated!
Title: Re: Rare titles
Post by: Bklyn4ever on April 09, 2014, 06:10:54 AM
Willing to trade, purchase, or combo trade/buy
Title: Re: Rare titles
Post by: Otaking on April 09, 2014, 06:17:32 AM
Black tiger I have all of those titles already
I am actually looking for Hawiian Island Girls. Any help would be appreciated!
I'm confused?
 :P
Title: Re: Rare titles
Post by: Necromancer on April 09, 2014, 07:10:28 AM
He meant he has copies of the infinitely more entertaining homebrew games listed by Black Tiger, not the three boobeh discs.
Title: Re: Rare titles
Post by: Otaking on April 09, 2014, 07:20:57 AM
ah right ok  :D
Title: Re: Rare titles
Post by: Black Tiger on April 09, 2014, 07:21:44 AM
He meant he has copies of the infinitely more entertaining homebrew games listed by Black Tiger, not the three minimally interactive masturbainment discs.

I don't know why more faux-collectors aren't paying top dollar for the rare Hudson Music disc, since it's more of an interactive audio game/experience, like Warp's Real Sound series, than the unlicensed Girly discs, which are barely even interactive software.
Title: Re: Rare titles
Post by: synbiosfan on April 09, 2014, 08:03:13 AM
How rare is Mysterious Song?
Title: Re: Rare titles
Post by: hoobs88 on April 09, 2014, 08:25:27 AM
How rare is Mysterious Song?

I think they made either 300 or 500 copies.
Title: Re: Rare titles
Post by: MrWunderful on April 09, 2014, 08:38:22 AM
What are these discs of, just pictures?
Title: Re: Rare titles
Post by: Necromancer on April 09, 2014, 08:56:43 AM
Yep, just pictures of girls in bikinis (or less) often humorously censored with strategically placed wild flowers, tropical fish, or a parrot.
Title: Re: Rare titles
Post by: mrhaboobi on April 09, 2014, 09:13:49 AM
i just traded all 3 they are currently in the air somewhere on the way to the US going to a new home..
Title: Re: Rare titles
Post by: Black Tiger on April 09, 2014, 09:22:07 AM
How rare is Mysterious Song?

I think they made either 300 or 500 copies.

A lot were lost in the mail, but each of the physically published "homebrew" titles have fewer copies in existence than any published Turbo game and there are likely no more of any one homebrew title than there are of any one of the Girly picture discs.
Title: Re: Rare titles
Post by: synbiosfan on April 09, 2014, 09:34:46 AM
How rare is Mysterious Song?

I think they made either 300 or 500 copies.

A lot were lost in the mail, but each of the physically published "homebrew" titles have fewer copies in existence than any published Turbo game and there are likely no more of any one homebrew title than there are of any one of the Girly picture discs.

I got in on the preorder in 11/09 and was lucky enough to receive mine.

So I do have a rare game, cool.

I've yet to really sink any time into it yet but will be very soon.
Title: Re: Rare titles
Post by: Bklyn4ever on April 09, 2014, 09:55:36 AM
I do not think mysterious song is rare at all. I was able to purchase my copy pretty easily
Title: Re: Rare titles
Post by: Necromancer on April 09, 2014, 10:07:52 AM
When it comes to games, hard to find is not always the same as rare.
Title: Re: Rare titles
Post by: geise on April 09, 2014, 10:10:05 AM
Hehe, that's because it was made only a little over a year ago, and not in 1993.  Plus the devs are on these forums.
Title: Re: Rare titles
Post by: Bklyn4ever on April 09, 2014, 10:32:16 AM
What do you mean Necro? Don't the 2 usually go hand in hand? How many games you know that are rare that can be obtained easily?
Title: Re: Rare titles
Post by: Necromancer on April 09, 2014, 10:50:15 AM
Desirability is a big factor.  Sadly, collectards will shell out hundreds for rather crappy games (or non-game slide shows for the booby discs) yet have little interest in homebrew games.

There's plenty of examples of rare games (in terms of numbers produced) that are easy to find.  Look at Darius Alpha - one of the rarest HuCARDs, yet there's almost always one available on ebay.
Title: Re: Rare titles
Post by: Bklyn4ever on April 09, 2014, 11:02:06 AM
In the case of Darius Alpha, I think that is because the game is Japanese. If the title were US based I do not think it would be so easily found
Title: Re: Rare titles
Post by: Necromancer on April 09, 2014, 11:08:22 AM
.... so it'd be more desirable?  More would want it if it were a complete, unique game too.  So what?
Title: Re: Rare titles
Post by: Bklyn4ever on April 09, 2014, 11:20:00 AM
Ok so why do you think certain games command that price? Lets use MC for example. Out of the 94 hucards I could easily think of 40 other turbo grafx games I would rather play than that. None of them come close to commanding that amount. Although legend of hero tonma is almost as rare and in my opinion 10x's better no one fusses over it like MC
Title: Re: Rare titles
Post by: geise on April 09, 2014, 11:32:39 AM
Ok so why do you think certain games command that price? Lets use MC for example. Out of the 94 hucards I could easily think of 40 other turbo grafx games I would rather play than that. None of them come close to commanding that amount. Although legend of hero tonma is almost as rare and in my opinion 10x's better no one fusses over it like MC
Give it time.  Collectors will figure it out and gouge it accordingly.
Title: Re: Rare titles
Post by: mrhaboobi on April 09, 2014, 11:46:45 AM
they already are, didnt a sealed LOHT get something like 600 USD on ebay in teh last week or two.
Title: Re: Rare titles
Post by: Bklyn4ever on April 09, 2014, 12:30:33 PM
I saw that but I do not think it was sealed though
Title: Re: Rare titles
Post by: MrWunderful on April 09, 2014, 02:40:30 PM
I tried to dig up a copy of mysterious song but I could not.
Title: Re: Rare titles
Post by: InfraMan on April 09, 2014, 03:01:41 PM
I tried to dig up a copy of mysterious song but I could not.


Check http://gooddealgames.com/inventory/Turbografx.html

I think they still have it in stock.

Title: Re: Rare titles
Post by: Necromancer on April 10, 2014, 03:28:48 AM
Ok so why do you think certain games command that price? Lets use MC for example. Out of the 94 hucards I could easily think of 40 other turbo grafx games I would rather play than that. None of them come close to commanding that amount. Although legend of hero tonma is almost as rare and in my opinion 10x's better no one fusses over it like MC

Poor ripple is a victim of perceived rarity and price manipulation (active and passive).  There is no logical explanation for people paying 10x what other games sell for.
Title: Re: Rare titles
Post by: warpig227 on April 14, 2014, 02:27:53 PM
wow didn't know those existed. awesome stuff
Title: Re: Rare titles
Post by: synbiosfan on April 19, 2014, 04:22:19 PM
Does anyone have the numbers on how many people received the Mysterious Song Pre-Order Bonus Set?
Title: Re: Rare titles
Post by: xelement5x on April 21, 2014, 09:28:29 AM
Does anyone have the numbers on how many people received the Mysterious Song Pre-Order Bonus Set?

50 maybe?  Rover would know for sure.  I remember I was just barely on the cutoff for it.
Title: Re: Rare titles
Post by: Punch on April 21, 2014, 10:13:02 AM
People are dumb. Sherlock 2 and Gojira should be in the same price range if people are talking about true rarity instead of perceived rarity. Same time period, same press run.