NTSC-RePlay 007: Hey Big Spender

[Finsbury Girl]

Awesome stories Asura!

I loved hanging out at my arcade back in the day made heaps of mates we were all in there so often!!!

[Cepp]

Lot of good memories playing DDR/Pump It Up/Ez2Dancer/Initial D/Soul Calibur 2 at the Namco Station back in the day, topped off with food and going to the cinema. We did that for a good 3 or so years in our late teens before we stopped. Simpler times.

[speedlolita]

My most expensive game purchase so far is Valkyrie Profile at £220.

Most expensive game hardware was my Darksoft CPS3 setup at £350. I did briefly own a Taito Egret 3 though.

[Cassius_Smoke]

It's interesting reading this. I'm surprised no one here has splashed out on a Supergun with NeoGeo Jamma boards or something.

[Brad]

Awaits the arrival of [MENTION=1218]Zaki[/MENTION]

[Hirst]

I can't think what the most expensive piece of hardware was as I tend to get everything after they've had a couple of price drops. Maybe the PS4 Pro at £300 or so (can't remember).

In terms of the most expensive game, I honestly think I've probably never paid more than about £45 for any new game (less shipping) in my entire life, though I've sold some games for quite a bit more than that. Can't think specifically what would be the most expensive. For new games it's super-rare that I'll get something on release, I've always got a backlog to work through so I usually just wait until it's going for about £20 and pick it up then. Sometimes I get a feeling that it might become scarce and I bite the bullet and pay £30-35 though.

Used games? I think I paid £50 for Chase HQ/S.C.I on the Saturn many years ago as it was the only way I could play it short of finding the arcade games, but I got rid of it once I could emulate the originals perfectly. Think I doubled my money too!

[Zaki]

Awaits the arrival of [MENTION=1218]Zaki[/MENTION]

Probably my CAVE Akai Katana home kit and Mushihimesama Matsuri 1.5 kit. Embarrassing amounts (I took out a loan for 1 of them).

I don't feel so bad anymore after seeing a Japanese collector pay 5 million yen for one of them

[dataDave]

£400 for Metal Slug 3 (AES) around 2002. Garou wasn't far behind that.

[wakka]

Probably my CAVE Akai Katana home kit and Mushihimesama Matsuri 1.5 kit. Embarrassing amounts (I took out a loan for 1 of them).

I don't feel so bad anymore after seeing a Japanese collector pay 5 million yen for one of them

This guy bullet hells.

[Cassius_Smoke]

Ah I do love Mushihimesama.

I flirted with the idea of getting all this stuff in my early twentys. Never had the gut (or the money really).

[Hirst]

Hey look, Zaki came back!