That strikes me as a little high for those books. I got new copies from amazon.co.jp for less than that, though I have no idea if they're still in print.

Four out of five on the scale since it's a severe bug that requires that players take two steps to trigger it, but they are steps that a reasonable person might take. The Molyneux scale accounts for both severity and likelihood of encountering it.

That and a lot of people just having no experience with computer games where "publish now and patch later" has been a common attitude since the early 90s.

I'd put it as a four with the original release. While most of the bugs players will encounter won't be things they'll spot, a data corruption bug that a reasonable player could encounter has to put it at least there. Five I'd reserve for "You *will* encounter things that break your game."

I have been, but I acknowledged from the outset that there would be some where I'd just have to go with a flashcart or emulator. I don't have a SuperGrafx, for example, and I'm not getting Magical Chase.

Right now I have around 250 PC Engine games out of around 700 on the system.

I think bits of pieces of my trade collection show up in the backgrounds of photos I've used. My library is extensive, though I haven't picked up anything beyond Carl Barks and Krazy Kat in a while.

When I needed footage from it a few months ago, I just installed it under Windows from my original CD. I didn't even have to use a compatibility mode or anything.

Lego has transitioned into being simple model kits with a stylized look. Unfortunately that has resulted in a lot of specialized pieces that are specifically for that model. They still have more flexible packages out there, but they're the ones that parents buy for kids and don't get attention.

I sold comics at the height of the 90s bubble. I know how impervious speculators are to anyone pointing out the basic flaws in their thinking.

It's also the reason why I say that if you collect something, just do it because you like it not for any future gain.

That SMB is a perfect example of what actually winds up mattering: it's verifiably from the test market and there's very few copies. That limited 1985 release is something that video game people know about beyond just the guys saying, "No, really, this copy is different!"

And "first print" usually means a lot less for video games than it does for books. A valuable first print in a book usually means it was from a small publisher with a very small number of copies. There has to be something significant about that first run beyond changing the packaging.

I am getting pre-emptively annoyed that it will trigger a fresh round of mass media "did you know your old games could be worth money?!" articles.

I don't know if I have any that are about consoles, plural. I like the Complete Guide Deluxe line as a reference to all software and most peripherals (Famicom, PC Engine, MegaDrive). There's slimmer, B&W Complete Guides for GB and SFC. I like those better than the Perfect Catalog line...

It's likely either that or the GUE (Grand Underground Empire). Enchanter came out in 1983 as well and was part of Zork's setting. Obviously, GUE predates the Bungeling Empire by quite a bit, but Enchanter was the game that broke it out into a wider setting Beyond Zork.

First of all, the comic really isn't good. So don't worry about missing out.

Second, there were only a handful of issues when the game was licensed and it was really obscure even then. There just weren't that many copies of it.

At this point, the comic is better known for the game connection...

Yep. It is not a good experience.

Whoops. There was more intro after the character select screen. It's a fifteen minute sequence. And there's loud pops at the end of every track of audio and inconsistent sound mixing.