Will there ever be a TG16 price crash?

[Medic_wheat]

buying the physical copy is no different then the meth

Precisely. 

For those who have a everdrive (be it for the TG-16 or other systems, and still collect for said system what are your thoughts?

Do you still take a game off your shelf that is already on the flashcart and play it? 

Or has the flashcart become a perminite fixture on your system?

It's not difficult or time consuming to pull a game off the shelf and pop it in, so I only use my flashcart for translated roms or stuff I don't own.

[HailingTheThings]

buying the physical copy is no different then the meth

Precisely. 

Beat me to it.

Also.

Everytime that I see "E.D." I think Erectile Dysfunction. Hmm...

Ever Drive.... Erectile Dysfunction....
Ever Drive.... Erectile Dysfunction.....
Ever D.... okay I'll stop. :3

[Tommy Vercetti]

I was thinking the other day. If price crash happens and all the systems and games start to cost cheaper than socks (for example like $5 for games and $20 for systems), it will not be challenging and fun to collect anything. I really wanna play some of the rare and expensive titles on the actual system and not just emulators, so if I can just go and buy Order of Griffon for 10 bucks for me that is not challenging as to find that game in a hidden auction or at a flea market or garage sale.

So while I really want the price crash to happen so I can go and buy anything I want, at the same time maybe a price crash can be very bad for the collecting community. It can make things so cheap and easy, it will dissolve the collectors base and no one will care or give a f*ck.

[Punch]

I was thinking the other day. If price crash happens and all the systems and games start to cost cheaper than socks (for example like $5 for games and $20 for systems), it will not be challenging and fun to collect anything. I really wanna play some of the rare and expensive titles on the actual system and not just emulators, so if I can just go and buy Order of Griffon for 10 bucks for me that is not challenging as to find that game in a hidden auction or at a flea market or garage sale.

Good luck finding late TTi releases in "teh wild".

So while I really want the price crash to happen so I can go and buy anything I want, at the same time maybe a price crash can be very bad for the collecting community. It can make things so cheap and easy, it will dissolve the collectors base and no one will care or give a f*ck.

[Medic_wheat]

buying the physical copy is no different then the meth

Precisely. 

Beat me to it.

Also.

Everytime that I see "E.D." I think Erectile Dysfunction. Hmm...

Ever Drive.... Erectile Dysfunction....
Ever Drive.... Erectile Dysfunction.....
Ever D.... okay I'll stop. :3

I am seansing a little transference in your comments

[NightWolve]

A price crash will dissolve the collector base, make collecting games that you want less challenging and fun ?? Interesting. Maybe Las Vegas would be more your thing if you want "big-spending fun." All I see happening is people that want to own originals will be able to get them finally. If the roller coaster of auctions and what not is where you found "fun" perhaps you were in it for not the best of reasons and there'll always be other systems/products to fill such needs anyway... Silly.

[Mathius]

When I get to play a rare and expensive title my first emotion is usually "Oh wow! I am actually playing 'blank!'" This is soon followed by sadness when I realize some people who actually *want* to play it probably won't get the chance.

Edit: The high price of collecting is doing way more harm than good for the above reason. It's depressing to think that some people might not get the chance to own some "rare" games they had as a child/teen.

[Medic_wheat]

When I get to play a rare and expensive title my first emotion is usually "Oh wow! I am actually playing 'blank!'" This is soon followed by sadness when I realize some people who actually *want* to play it probably won't get the chance.

Edit: The high price of collecting is doing way more harm than good for the above reason. It's depressing to think that some people might not get the chance to own some "rare" games they had as a child/teen.

What bugs me more is the price hike on non "rare" games....


There is a difference npbetween popular and rare.....


And with the shift of gamers buying the cheaper Japan version is quickly no longer an alternative.

[Mathius]

When I get to play a rare and expensive title my first emotion is usually "Oh wow! I am actually playing 'blank!'" This is soon followed by sadness when I realize some people who actually *want* to play it probably won't get the chance.

Edit: The high price of collecting is doing way more harm than good for the above reason. It's depressing to think that some people might not get the chance to own some "rare" games they had as a child/teen.

What bugs me more is the price hike on non "rare" games....


There is a difference npbetween popular and rare.....


And with the shift of gamers buying the cheaper Japan version is quickly no longer an alternative.

My panties are now bunched.

[Tommy Vercetti]

no i'm not a collector.  I wish a price crash would happen so I can get the games I want. All I did was point out that hobby will  die out if things are not desirable "expensive" anymore.

[Tommy Vercetti]

I was thinking the other day. If price crash happens and all the systems and games start to cost cheaper than socks (for example like $5 for games and $20 for systems), it will not be challenging and fun to collect anything. I really wanna play some of the rare and expensive titles on the actual system and not just emulators, so if I can just go and buy Order of Griffon for 10 bucks for me that is not challenging as to find that game in a hidden auction or at a flea market or garage sale.

So while I really want the price crash to happen so I can go and buy anything I want, at the same time maybe a price crash can be very bad for the collecting community. It can make things so cheap and easy, it will dissolve the collectors base and no one will care or give a f*ck.

uhm.... are you the same guy who joined in on the wmac bashfest? You realize that your beliefs as stated above align you with wmac, no?

In my opinion, there is no way that less expensive obey is bad for those who obey. I don't get how that can be bad for anyone who actually cares about the system and games and enjoys playing them. I couldn't care less if stamp, coin, and card collectors opt out of lining their shelves with pce/tg16 stuff.

I said I want the price crash to happen. No need to panic. Everything is ok.

[HailingTheThings]

no i'm not a collector.  I wish a price crash would happen so I can get the games I want. All I did was point out that hobby will  die out if things are not desirable "expensive" anymore.

Hmmm...

buying the physical copy is no different then the meth

Precisely. 

Beat me to it.

Also.

Everytime that I see "E.D." I think Erectile Dysfunction. Hmm...

Ever Drive.... Erectile Dysfunction....
Ever Drive.... Erectile Dysfunction.....
Ever D.... okay I'll stop. :3

I am seansing a little transference in your comments

You're a seansing a little transference in your commetns

[Necromancer]

So while I really want the price crash to happen so I can go and buy anything I want, at the same time maybe a price crash can be very bad for the collecting community. It can make things so cheap and easy, it will dissolve the collectors base and no one will care or give a f*ck.

Good.  f*ck the "collecting community".

[vestcoat]

So while I really want the price crash to happen so I can go and buy anything I want, at the same time maybe a price crash can be very bad for the collecting community. It can make things so cheap and easy, it will dissolve the collectors base and no one will care or give a f*ck.

Oh no! All of those poor parasites, profiteers, and narcissists.

All I did was point out that hobby will  die out if things are not desirable "expensive" anymore.

Turbo gaming kicked ass long before the collecting community came along.

[Mathius]

So while I really want the price crash to happen so I can go and buy anything I want, at the same time maybe a price crash can be very bad for the collecting community. It can make things so cheap and easy, it will dissolve the collectors base and no one will care or give a f*ck.

Oh no! All of those poor parasites, profiteers, and narcissists.

All I did was point out that hobby will  die out if things are not desirable "expensive" anymore.

Turbo gaming kicked ass long before the collecting community came along.

Damn right it did.