LF: Magic Knight Rayearth Sega Saturn

[tsuran]

Oh man, that was a good find! Yeah, I wanted to pick it up like two years ago, when the prices were "more reasonable", but my wallet wouldn't allow it.

[kakutolives]

yeah I ended up getting it from Arkhan a year ago.
and yes i still read the forums
I really hope tsuran ends up finding a copy on the cheap

[PikachuWarrior]

MKR is another Saturn game that went up in price the last 1-2 years. 140-250 complete? Talk about varied prices.

[Black Tiger]

Although it is kinda pricey, the reason the game sometimes goes for more is because of the disc art variants and the fact that it came with stickers, a mail away card and possibly more (flyer?). But if you look at completed eBay prices, it often sells completely complete (mint including stickers)for $100 (not disc-only). Judging by the sold prices, collectors seem to value a fully complete copy at $140.

If you only want the box, manual and game disc (and don't care which disc art), you should be able to get it on eBay for under $100.

[geise]

Yeah, I sold mine here for $85 in mint/complete condition.  Any more than that and you're getting gouged.  Now my copy had Fuu on the cd.  Not sure which character on the disc is worth more, but my $85 price is average.  Loose copy should be like $30 at the most. 

[SignOfZeta]

I remember when NCS had a "sale of the day" with this game. They had a case of them for, I think, $40 each. I passed because I really don't care much for it or WD's localizations. I think that's all it cost new, IIRC.

Question: where the hell were all these hardcore f*cks when the game sat on shelves unloved for YEARS? If they were in diapers back then, then how did they become so hardcore about it years after its release? Are these people Saturn fans or just WD loyalists?

Noobs...

[Arkhan]

yeah I ended up getting it from Arkhan a year ago.
and yes i still read the forums
I really hope tsuran ends up finding a copy on the cheap

Oh, so you're who I sold it to!

Well, now I know where it went, lol.



Zeta, most of these people are just WD loyalists.

I've talked to at least 30 people who have played MKR and were unaware that it's a manga/anime.

That made me want to punch them a lot.

[geise]

Really?  How can one play a MKR game and NOT know of Gainax?   This confounds me.

[esadajr]

just make sure you have a way to backup your saves. Otherwise the *ahem* route is more reliable

[SignOfZeta]

Really?  How can one play a MKR game and NOT know of Gainax?   This confounds me.

What does Gainax have to do with MKR?

[TheClash603]

I can confirm this game was $50 new by me, not $40 like Zeta said.

I think the generation that grew up being fed PSX propaganda is finally starting to appreciate the "other" system that was out.  that is why this stuff is "rare" all of a sudden, because people are sick of playing games like Crash Bandicoot which did not age well at all.

[tsuran]

Yeah, I happened to have both when I was a kid, but since it was just a little after all the games for saturn left the shelves, Unfortunately, I had to make due with just a bunch of the more common virtua fighter/ racing games. I loved it, and it always seemed a little more special to me than playstation. That might be why I'm collecting for it now.

[geise]

Really?  How can one play a MKR game and NOT know of Gainax?   This confounds me.

What does Gainax have to do with MKR?

Derp.  I meant Clamp.  What I get for posting so early in the morning. 

[xelement5x]

I can confirm this game was $50 new by me, not $40 like Zeta said.

I think the generation that grew up being fed PSX propaganda is finally starting to appreciate the "other" system that was out.  that is why this stuff is "rare" all of a sudden, because people are sick of playing games like Crash Bandicoot which did not age well at all.

I'll back this up, $50 is what I bought my copy for back in the day, and wound up never opening it since I had a modchip.  I wonder if it still has the little price sticker on it...

[Black Tiger]

I bought the WD version of MKR new at EB bitd for full retail price ($70 Canadian?).