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For sale: Thunderbirds

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5 years ago


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#208 5 years ago
Quoted from hank527:

I fully agree that people forgive and forget when companies show respect for their customers and/or build good games.
I personally think this game is horrible. It's priced extremely fair though and I hope someone buys it. The game will be a rare one and someone should jump on the deal.

Rarity doesn’t mean much with a turd: “Hey, look at that one-of-a-kind turd, with its unique arrangement of peanuts and corn! Who knows what it might be worth in the future.”

“But it’s a turd...”

#213 5 years ago
Quoted from RTS:

How does that explain "Magic Girl?"

Good question. I wouldn't pay much for one myself. I would imagine the value comes from the fact that the game would have been epic if it was completed. Rarity must be paired with quality. TOTAN, BBB, PM, Kingpin etc...

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#243 5 years ago
Quoted from dung:

Rarity is a weird bird. Rarity can increase the value well beyond what a game is worth relative to others. BBB is an example of this. It is capcom's 2nd best game, yet is worth 3-4x what a Pinball Magic is worth. The reason is the story behind it got it a lot of publicity.
A game with less out there is Mystery Castle. It is an amazeball game, but so few have played it. Many have not heard of it. It commands 1/4 of BBB.
The other problem is you really have to get away from the newness of a title to tell how it will fare. What is a terrible turd today might be seen as a great player's game down the road. Avatar and IM are great examples of this. Took a good long while for them to stop being hated on.
Others need code updates before they get loved, TWD. Thunderbirds might just get such code updates, but I wouldn't count on that.
As a buyer of turds, I mean rare games, 3500 seems like a good price today given what it costs new. Its a big gamble though and depending on how homepin handles the code it might go up in value over time. It is just as likely that homepin folds, the game remains as it is, and it falls to about 2k where other rare albeit unfinished DMDs tend to live.
I do want to add that of all the things to cheap out on the lockdown bar is probably the worst. It is one of the few places a player puts there hand during a game and the tactile sensation is just asking for poor feedback.

All very true, except Avatar. It has been a floating turd since day one. Still floats and smells the same today. I wouldn’t make space for it for 1k.

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