What is the price of batsugun?

ryosnk · Post by **ryosnk** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 4:31 am

What are the usual prices going for batsugun or what are the prices that any of you paid for it?

Neon · Post by **Neon** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 4:58 am

always depends on spine, condition etc. of course but in the neighborhood of $50. I wouldn't pay more than that but then I'm not a collector. Don't remember how much I paid for my copy, that was over a year ago IIRC.

Not trying to knock it though, very enjoyable classic. Everyone will tell you special edition is better than normal, they're wrong

Check out Rando's ST once you get it. The most valuable advice is the C button > A button, faster autofire rate...you see the same thing in SS donpachi and dodonpachi.

I'm assuming you're talking about the Saturn port of course (why would you get the PCB, anyway?)

I wasn't going to make a new thread for this, but I saw DDP at play-asia today for $30...that's usually in the $50 range as well, I suggest anyone who doesn't have it, get it there, now.

neorichieb1971 · Post by **neorichieb1971** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 5:28 am

$50 is about right with an offset of $10 either way for condition/spine etc.

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 7:49 am

Neon wrote: I wasn't going to make a new thread for this, but I saw DDP at play-asia today for $30...that's usually in the $50 range as well, I suggest anyone who doesn't have it, get it there, now.

Well, to be fair, the Satacore version generally goes for around $30. Play-Asia also had the Simple 2000 Shooting (i.e. Shienryu) + Helicopter for $10 but that got snapped up pretty quickly.

Anyway, IIRC, I paid $58 total for a mint copy of Batsugun with spine years ago and the price has stayed around the $50 range since.

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 1:39 pm

I'm currently selling my Batsugun for $55,-, top notch condition + spinecard, if anybody's interested.

icycalm · Post by **icycalm** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 2:00 pm

I found a brand-new copy of Batsugun in the Super Potato store in Akihabara. They were selling it for something like 8600yen. It was either that or a new Limited Edition of Jet Set Radio for the DC.

I got the LE. And I am thinking of going back to get Batsugun as well.

Jeez, I could use some more money.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 6:02 pm

icycalm wrote:
Jeez, I could use some more money.

Same here. Batsugun is probably the most glaring hole in my collection-- haven't played it but I'm quite sure I'll like it since it's supposed to be one of Toaplan's best. Maybe in a few months.

icycalm · Post by **icycalm** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 1:07 am

Let's rob some banks. Imagine all the shit we could buy with a few million. Every Cave game at release, brand new cabs, the works. Plus, we could spend even MORE time playing games since we wouldn't have to work. Man, I should have thought of that earlier!

neorichieb1971 · Post by **neorichieb1971** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 1:27 am

I think Batsugun is the Saturns best shooter and i've played most of them.

Mind you, I like simplistic design.

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 4:46 am

professor ganson wrote:Batsugun is probably the most glaring hole in my collection-- haven't played it but I'm quite sure I'll like it since it's supposed to be one of Toaplan's best.

IIRC both the "regular" and "special" versions are playable in MAME: the graphics are a bit messed up and there's no sound, but gameplay-wise they work well, if you just want to try them out.

jp · Post by jp » Tue Feb 14, 2006 4:47 am

neorichieb1971 wrote:I think Batsugun is the Saturns best shooter and i've played most of them.

Mind you, I like simplistic design.

Batsugun is definitely up there for me. At first I was like "Eh... this game is kinda mediocre", then I sat down with it and got good at it, now I'm "Batsugun f'ing rocks!"

Dylan1CC · Post by **Dylan1CC** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 5:15 am

$50-55 is an good overall price range. One of Toaplan's best and it was my first 1CC.

Don't let the over the top weapons fool you, it is a solid, beautifully crafted shooter all the way.

MadSteelDarkness · Post by **MadSteelDarkness** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 6:00 am

I paid about $50 for mine, and it's the best $50 I ever spent. Seriously, this is a shooter without peer.

However, I might be a tad biased (my login name is a dead giveaway

).

CMoon · Post by **CMoon** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 12:27 pm

Another huge thumbs up for Batsugun. One of my fave shmups of all time, beating out a lot of the so called classics. Perfect music, perfect gameplay--hell, the whole thing is both fresh and super nostalgic at the same time. That and you get two different versions of the game on one disc. I really don't get not owning this one...if you like shmups.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 1:09 pm

BulletMagnet wrote:
professor ganson wrote:Batsugun is probably the most glaring hole in my collection-- haven't played it but I'm quite sure I'll like it since it's supposed to be one of Toaplan's best.
IIRC both the "regular" and "special" versions are playable in MAME: the graphics are a bit messed up and there's no sound, but gameplay-wise they work well, if you just want to try them out.

Thanks, BM. I have never tried MAME, actually. Someday, perhaps.

ryosnk · Post by **ryosnk** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 3:39 pm

I decided that the price of $51.25 was a good price for it. Thanks for everyones input on the price of this game.

Dylan1CC · Post by **Dylan1CC** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 8:30 pm

re: MAME. Batsugun without sound? Pfffft. You gotta have the gloriously cheesy rock trax that are Batsugun's music.

neorichieb1971 wrote:I think Batsugun is the Saturns best shooter and i've played most of them.

Mind you, I like simplistic design.

That's why I love Batsugun, it is very manic but still forgiving without being easy. Plus, I love the little hidden score items you can uncover (the ship on the runway, the pigs, ect.) Still need to try and exploit Jupiter's tanks proper.

jp · Post by jp » Wed Feb 15, 2006 3:11 am

Dylan1CC wrote:re: MAME. Batsugun without sound? Pfffft. You gotta have the gloriously cheesy rock trax that are Batsugun's music.

neorichieb1971 wrote:I think Batsugun is the Saturns best shooter and i've played most of them.

Mind you, I like simplistic design.
That's why I love Batsugun, it is very manic but still forgiving without being easy. Plus, I love the little hidden score items you can uncover (the ship on the runway, the pigs, ect.) Still need to try and exploit Jupiter's tanks proper.

The tanks are a whore to do in regular edition. Larger hitbox really throws me off there.

genetik · Post by **genetik** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 3:32 pm

Well it seems that i got a good deal

I bought it recently for $40US for a mint/complete copy

It's a good game, but i would not have paid more than 40-45$.

LSU · Post by **LSU** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 5:09 pm

Here's a question for you guys - Although my copy comes in one of the thicker CD cases that normally gets supplied with games with thicker manuals, mine only has a thin manual so the extra space in the CD box seems wasted.

Am I missing something on my version that would have filled up the extra space like a catalog book or something? Thank you!

captain ahar · Post by **captain ahar** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 5:24 pm

my copy has a thick case as well. i think i payed somewhere around $30 for it.

Dylan1CC wrote:re: MAME. Batsugun without sound? Pfffft. You gotta have the gloriously cheesy rock trax that are Batsugun's music.

and you gotta have the arrange soundtrack... the original pcb sound gives me a piss of a headache.

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 5:32 pm

Yeah, I thought I was missing something at first, too. But they all come in that case, even though there's nothing extra to fill it.

Post by **Shatterhand** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:09 pm

jp wrote:
neorichieb1971 wrote:I think Batsugun is the Saturns best shooter and i've played most of them.

Mind you, I like simplistic design.

Batsugun is definitely up there for me. At first I was like "Eh... this game is kinda mediocre", then I sat down with it and got good at it, now I'm "Batsugun f'ing rocks!"

That's how I felt about it too. If you asked me about it 4 years ago, I'd say it's a crap game.

Nowadays I find it to be really awesome. I dunno why I don't play it more, as I got real close to 1cc it (Well, actually I do know - lack of time , hehe

)

incognoscente · Post by **incognoscente** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:16 pm

The extra space was filled with love.

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 8:56 pm

CMoon wrote:Perfect music, perfect gameplay--hell, the whole thing is both fresh and super nostalgic at the same time.

Don't have enough shooters, myself, but man...the music is amazing. Actually played a track on Winamp radio back when my buddies had one going for a while, and people were like "whoa?! Awesome!" High praise from guys who rather listen to Natalac than Zuntata

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 10:25 pm

Perhaps it's to emphasize the huge BATSUGUN title on the spine.