Saturn shmup price list?

merchant · Post by **merchant** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 3:48 am

Hey guys, i was just wondering if there was any sort of rough price guide estimate of what saturn shmups were worth floating around on the net? I realise that such a list would be near impossible to keep up to date etc but was just wanting a rough guide. I recently got a bunch of games in a lot i purchased and was going to sell some of the ones i didn't want. Sorry if this is posted in the wrong section. Cheers

Macaw · Post by **Macaw** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 3:50 am

Hyper Duel and Radiant Silvergun cost a lot.

Zebra Airforce · Post by **Zebra Airforce** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 3:51 am

They're only worth about 35 cents each. I'll take the whole lot of em, if you want

shinsage · Post by **shinsage** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 5:10 am

which ones do you plan on selling, I can give you some estimates.

merchant · Post by **merchant** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 1:42 pm

Thanks for the replies, radiant silvergun is about the only one i know roughly what it sells for....Thanks for that shinsage the titles are as follows. I saw a batsugun sell for around 75 GBP last week on ebay.....

Are they really worth that much???? I got 2 of that game in the lot i purchased, no spine cards with them though. That's really what triggered me to ask the question.......

Donpachi
Dodonpachi
Shienryu
Batsugun
Wingarms
Fantasy Zone
Sonic Wings Special
Layer Section
Radiant Silvergun
Gradius Deluxe Pack
Darius Gaiden
Life force Deluxe Pack
Thunderforce Gold Pack 1
Thunderforce Gold Pack 2
Battle Garegga
Gunbird
Guardian Force
Capcom Generation 1942 1943 1943?
Thunder Force V

There's two other titles in the lot that i don't know what they are as they have no english on them and i don't know what games they are...and it doesnt help that i don't have a jap saturn to test at the moment either.
It's the one at the bottom left of that picture and the top right. Those two games.

If anyone can identify those ones to that would be great. Anything i end up selling will go to ebay anyways but yeah. Thanks peoples!

cody · Post by **cody** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 1:46 pm

Based on recent purchases I made, in USD

Dodonpachi 25
Batsugun 50
Layer Section 10
Radiant Silvergun 140
Thunderforce Gold Pack 1 25
Battle Garegga probably ~ 80 (i got it for 40 disc only)
Gunbird 10
Thunder Force V 15

Some of those prices might seem low, but shopping around . . .

HeWhoGoverns · Post by **HeWhoGoverns** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 3:37 pm

The game at the bottom left is Soukyguruentai. Great shmup. I got my copy for around 40.

Fighter17 · Post by **Fighter17** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 4:19 pm

Price estimates (based of original prints and JP versions):

Donpachi: $20-$25
Dodonpachi: $25-$40
Shienryu: $20
Batsugun: $40-$60
Fantasy Zone: $20
Sonic Wings Special: $20-$30
Layer Section: $10-$20
Radiant Silvergun: $150-$200
Gradius Deluxe Pack: $20-$30
Darius Gaiden: $10-$20
Salamander Deluxe Pack: $30-$60
Thunderforce Gold Pack 1: $20-$40
Thunderforce Gold Pack 2: $40-$60
Battle Garegga: $60-$100
Gunbird: $10-20
Guardian Force: $20-$30
Capcom Generation 1: $10-$20
Thunder Force V: $15-$30
Thunder Force V Special Pack: $70-$90
Hyper Duel: $100-$150
Blast Wind: $70-$115
Strikers 1945: $10-$20
Strikers 1945 II: $20-$30
Sengoku Blade: $40-$65
Game Paradise/Game Tengoku: $10-$25
Metal Black: $20-$30
Gun Frontier: $25-$50
In The Hunt: $20-$30
Soukyugurentai: $10-$20
Soukyugurentai White Border: $20-$30
Kingdom Grandprix: $15-$30
Cotton 2: $20-$40
Cotton Boomerang: $25-$40
Darius II: $15-$30
Kyukyo Tiger II Plus (Twin Cobra II): $30-$40
Gekirindan: $20-$30
Skull Fang: $20-$30

This could take care most of them. If I'm missing any (most likely I'm) then let me know and I'll add them to the list.

iatneH · Post by **iatneH** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 4:40 pm

The one in the top right is Gekirindan.

ROBOTRON · Post by **ROBOTRON** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 6:25 pm

Radiant Silvergun and Blast Wind are the only games that are really expensive....that and most Neo-Geo AES Carts.

Viewpoint, Pulstar, Blazing Star, Zed Blade (conversions) normally command $100 or better.

The last AES copy of Last Hope recently sold for over $1000 on ebay.

Good grief.

(edit: Oops...I mentioned games that weren't Saturn.) [/duh]

jp · Post by jp » Tue Sep 25, 2007 7:17 pm

ROBOTRON wrote:Radiant Silvergun and Blast Wind are the only games that are really expensive....that and most Neo-Geo AES Carts.

Viewpoint, Pulstar, Blazing Star, Zed Blade (conversions) normally command $100 or better.

The last AES copy of Last Hope recently sold for over $1000 on ebay.

Good grief.

(edit: Oops...I mentioned games that weren't Saturn.) [/duh]

Games or shmups? Games wise there's a ton of expensive Saturn stuff... Taromaru, Astra Superstars, Stellar Assault SS, etc.

Shmup wise its Radiant Silvergun, Hyper Duel, and Blast Wind.

merchant · Post by **merchant** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 11:04 pm

Thanks for the replies guys, now i just have to find myself a jap saturn on AU ebay so i can play some before i decide which ones i don't want

Sonic R · Post by **Sonic R** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 11:10 pm

merchant wrote:Thanks for the replies guys, now i just have to find myself a jap saturn on AU ebay so i can play some before i decide which ones i don't want

Please feel free to offer them here first

I know several members here are seek Hyper Duel and one of our Great Lakes fellows (ROBOTRON) is seek out Blast Wind

Fighter17 · Post by **Fighter17** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 11:13 pm

Blast Wind has some of the best music in a shmup ever, but the easiness of the game kills it for me. After two days of playing the game I 1CC it.

It wasn't a feel good 1CC either.

The gameplay value is only $50 max.

Sonic R · Post by **Sonic R** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 11:19 pm

Blast Wind may lack the difficulty and the complex score systems of the general tastes of these boards, but I am find enjoyment when I play it as well as Technosoft other games.

Hyper Duel is probably most challenging Technosoft shooting game. (LOL don't move to increase score)

I think Technosoft games all have awesome soundtrack

Fighter17 · Post by **Fighter17** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 11:45 pm

Sonic R wrote:Blast Wind may lack the difficulty and the complex score systems of the general tastes of these boards, but I am find enjoyment when I play it as well as Technosoft other games.

Hyper Dual is probably most challenging Technosoft shooting game. (LOL don't move to increase score)

I think Technosoft games all have awesome soundtrack

Technosoft all have good soundtracks, but I'm fucking pissed that Blast Wind is too easy.

Waaaaa!

Arvandor · Post by **Arvandor** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 1:09 am

I've heard if you play as the 2P ship it's a lot harder. Try starting the game with the controller plugged into port 2 and let us know what happens =)

Fighter17 · Post by **Fighter17** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 1:15 am

Arvandor wrote:I've heard if you play as the 2P ship it's a lot harder. Try starting the game with the controller plugged into port 2 and let us know what happens =)

Didn't play Blast Wind for the last two years.

jp · Post by jp » Wed Sep 26, 2007 5:18 am

Arvandor wrote:I've heard if you play as the 2P ship it's a lot harder. Try starting the game with the controller plugged into port 2 and let us know what happens =)

Indeed, there's also this magical thing called "Difficulty settings". They work wonders when you want a challenge.

At any rate, Blast Wind is probably my most played shmup ever. Probably my true favorite shmup ever. I just don't like the idea of taking that title away from Radiant Silvergun. :p

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 6:02 am

Once the TV gets off it's side, Blast Wind is going in!

Note that spinecards will add quite a bit for the pricier titles. About $30 for RS.

Limbrooke · Post by **Limbrooke** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 6:09 am

GaijinPunch wrote:Once the TV gets off it's side, Blast Wind is going in!

Note that spinecards will add quite a bit for the pricier titles. About $30 for RS.

Haha, how much does it cost to get a Silvergun spine these days?

http://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/100174226
And Hyper Duel too.
http://page18.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/w10707720
This man speaks the truth!
That fellow on Yahoo is selling spines for Saturn games seperately (I hopped at the chance to grab a few cheapies) and some were ridiculous. I think Taromaru was 6500yen alone.

overkill55 · Post by **overkill55** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 6:18 am

Sonic R wrote:Hyper Dual

It's Hyper Duel, in case anyone needs to search for this anywhere