What gadgets from the 80's are going to become Antiques?

[Locash]

Originally Posted by rare_j

I expect low production run games may be collectible in future, or signed copies of firm favourites.
Much like old books are now.

I'd be surprised if hardware ever becomes more valuable than a 60 year old hair dryer is now.

Even then with the software there are only a couple of games that are currently collectable, things like Panza Dragoon Saga for the Saturn goes for a hundred quid. Then there was this NES game (very limited run, 20 NTSC copys )that went for 40k$

http://kotaku.com/5479360/collectors...rare-game-sale

[chrispy]

Originally Posted by Paul_s

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...-antiques.html

Can someone do a cut & paste of what was in the article please? I can't open that shitrag of a newspaper for fear of pissing on 96 graves.

TIA.

[TCD]

Originally Posted by chrispy

I can't open that shitrag of a newspaper for fear of pissing on 96 graves.

Hmm? What's the problem? I mean any technical problem with that URL or something else?

[Skope]

All items from an era are eventually going to be antiques. I'm quite sure people in the year 3000 will find a working NES, C64 or CD player or whatever item from our era fascinating regardless of how many are in existance now.

I mean people in our age go nuts for a crude tool used by humans thousands of years ago buried somewhere in Africa when they in fact were as common as piss back then.

[Graham Humphrey]

Originally Posted by TheCyberDruid

Hmm? What's the problem? I mean any technical problem with that URL or something else?

I know and many people in this country know what that means but it's not really suitable to be discussed on here.

[TCD]

Okay...
Well, here's a Pastebin of the text then : http://www.pastebin.org/879981

[chrispy]

Originally Posted by Graham Humphrey

I know and many people in this country know what that means but it's not really suitable to be discussed on here.

Which is why I asked for a cut and paste my friend. I don't want to bring anything like that here, time and place and all that. I'd like to read a cut and paste though if anyone could oblige coz I love my gadgets.

[TCD]

Originally Posted by TheCyberDruid

Well, here's a Pastebin of the text then : http://www.pastebin.org/879981

That's the text (without some pictures) from that article.

[chrispy]

Originally Posted by TheCyberDruid

Okay...
Well, here's a Pastebin of the text then : http://www.pastebin.org/879981

Many thanks my friend

[Paul_s]

Originally Posted by chrispy

Can someone do a cut & paste of what was in the article please? I can't open that shitrag of a newspaper for fear of pissing on 96 graves.

TIA.

lol, had to laugh. Agree with your sentiments on it being a shitrag

[TCD]

Originally Posted by chrispy

Many thanks my friend

You're welcome

[s2325]

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[Parsec]

This would be my choice, it's probably crap to play but it's such a great piece of design

[deicidal]

I used to have that pacman game, still have my astro blaster some where

[Dreedo]

Even relatively recent games such as N64 ones fetch a very high price for a new and sealed copy, easily £100+.

Used copies of rare N64 games such as Harvest moon 64 sell for £20+ on eBay. As it was only released in Japan and America, Paper Mario also sells for a minimum of £35 in europe and most of the world.

Someone did sell a new copy of Mario Party 3 (N64) for £300 a few weeks ago on ebay.

[Parsec]

Originally Posted by deicidal

I used to have that pacman game, still have my astro blaster some where

Was it very playable?

I got myself a tomytronic sky attack from r3play in Blackpool last month. Had one first time round but rotted batteries took it out

[Mad-Matt]

I just had to dig out my Tomytronic "Thundering Turbo" 3D. Ya made me think "Did I take batteries out?" and I hadent!. 20 years on thanfully the batteries havent rotted and caused damage, but they had gone flat loosing my high score lol.

[r0jaws]

Originally Posted by Parsec

.....I got myself a tomytronic sky attack from r3play in Blackpool last month......

Ditto, I also picked up Sky Fighters as well which is frankly awesome.

Antique or not, It'll be something for future archaeologists to ponder when they excavate it from my burial mound.

[alexh]

Originally Posted by Dreedo

Even relatively recent games such as N64 ones fetch a very high price for a new and sealed copy, easily £100+.

I've seen them for sale at that price but I've never seen one sell for that price. (Checks on Fleabay completed items... nope.)

Originally Posted by Dreedo

Paper Mario also sells for a minimum of £35 in europe and most of the world.

Except USA where they sell for about $18 (£15). Not sure why they sell for such high prices in EU? It has to be supply and demand. It cannot be for collections thinking they will be worth money in the future?? Can it? I mean they made tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of this game.

Originally Posted by Dreedo

Someone did sell a new copy of Mario Party 3 (N64) for £300 a few weeks ago on ebay.

Some sort of money laundering scheme?? I mean come on.... that is not even a good game.

Ah, never sold.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mario-Party-3-...item588acec899

[deicidal]

Originally Posted by Parsec

Was it very playable?

Well it got a lot of use out of me, but i would probably think it was pants today.