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NEC TG-16/TE/TurboDuo => TG-16/TE/TurboDuo Sales & Trades => Topic started by: 8bitForLife on July 25, 2012, 07:48:59 PM

Title: price or trade check on ninja spirit
Post by: 8bitForLife on July 25, 2012, 07:48:59 PM

How much does ninja spirit go for these days I remember enjoying it on an emu on my very very old computer sorry if this is the wrong place to ask this.

Title: Re: price or trade check on ninja spirit
Post by: thesteve on July 25, 2012, 08:04:29 PM

i think i got mine for around $10 shipped (or in trade, not sure)

Title: Re: price or trade check on ninja spirit
Post by: Samurai Ghost on July 25, 2012, 09:02:48 PM

Yeah it seems to be a pretty common game for TG16. I wouldnt pay more than $10 or $15 for a loose copy. The PC engine version is a lot more expensive though. Around $40 for a complete copy.

Great game though, one of my favorites for the system!!

Title: Re: price or trade check on ninja spirit
Post by: CPTRAVE on July 25, 2012, 09:25:14 PM

Yeah beteen 8-15 sounds about right. I think I beat that game in 1day when it first came out.

Title: Re: price or trade check on ninja spirit
Post by: vestcoat on July 25, 2012, 09:37:38 PM

There's an ebay seller with new copies who's open to reasonable BO's.

Title: Re: price or trade check on ninja spirit
Post by: 8bitForLife on July 25, 2012, 11:58:25 PM

why is the pc-engine one more expensive

Title: Re: price or trade check on ninja spirit
Post by: Bernie on July 26, 2012, 12:51:59 AM

Good question.  Its usually the other way around.

Title: Re: price or trade check on ninja spirit
Post by: 8bitForLife on July 26, 2012, 01:00:29 AM

most of the time for a usa game its because its censored or missing something. Thats what i usually find.

Title: Re: price or trade check on ninja spirit
Post by: Samurai Ghost on July 26, 2012, 03:56:53 AM

It's just pricy in Japan for whatever reason, maybe because it's popular and somewhat uncommon?

Title: Re: price or trade check on ninja spirit
Post by: FiftyQuid on July 26, 2012, 03:57:23 AM

$20 seems to be a pretty average price from retail stores.  CIC

Title: Re: price or trade check on ninja spirit
Post by: esteban on July 26, 2012, 05:18:44 AM

Quote from: 8bitForLife on July 25, 2012, 11:58:25 PM

why is the pc-engine one more expensive

I don't know, but I can speculate. I think Ninja Spirt NA vs JP is comparable to Keith Courage vs. Wataru:

Wataru is, surprisingly, more expensive than Keith Courage. KC is common in North America (it was a pack-in game, large quantity manufactured, demand for it is relatively low).

Wataru, I suppose, may not have been produced in as large numbers as KC. Also, I'm not sure if Wataru's tie-in to a   television show would increase or decrease its desirability these days...

Ninja Spirit, while not an official pack-in, seems to have been produced in large amounts (it was considered as a pack-in for the DUO, IIRC. Whether this is because it is a good game or because NEC/TTi was stuck with a huge backstock and wanted to get rid of them is another story).

Title: Re: price or trade check on ninja spirit
Post by: 8bitForLife on July 26, 2012, 06:46:39 AM

o ok good explanation

Title: Re: price or trade check on ninja spirit
Post by: csgx1 on July 26, 2012, 05:23:23 PM

The Wataru/Keith Courage comparison seems like a very good explanation.

I have both PCE and Turbo version since it's one of my favorite games.  I've been always curious to know why there seems to be a significant price difference between the two.   

I do like the artwork of the PCE version more.  Maybe that has something to do with the value too. :lol: