Is $75 too much for cartridge-only Power Strike II??...

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 4:59 pm

I'm looking for this game and a guy on gametz.com has one, but it's only the cartridge. I e-mailed him and he's asking $75 for it-is that too much? It is a rare shmup, and a must-have shmup for me. This person does have a 99.2% positive overall rating on the site, and the condition of the cartridge is listed as excellent.

Ceph · Post by **Ceph** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 5:02 pm

Too expensive.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 5:42 pm

Ceph wrote:Too expensive.

Even taking rarity into account? I've hardly ever seen this on Ebay.

ArrogantBastard · Post by **ArrogantBastard** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 5:47 pm

Too expensive.

Nuke · Post by **Nuke** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 5:51 pm

Hmm. I'd say that if your willing to pay $75 for it, do so, but it's at least 15-25$ overpriced.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 5:58 pm

Nuke wrote:Hmm. I'd say that if your willing to pay $75 for it, do so, but it's at least 15-25$ overpriced.

Ok, thanks for the advice everyone! But where should I be looking for this game, other then gametz.com and Ebay-or are those pretty much the 2 best sites for doing so? I guess I could try craigslist.

The Coop · Post by **The Coop** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 6:29 pm

Yeah, Power Strike II shouldn't cost you more than $50 complete, and less when it's just a bare cartridge. It's a rare game, but it's not that rare.

Herr Schatten · Post by **Herr Schatten** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 6:33 pm

dave4shmups wrote:But where should I be looking for this game, other then gametz.com and Ebay-or are those pretty much the 2 best sites for doing so?

I suggest you try some European eBay site. The Master System was much more popular there than in the US, so even rare games like Power Strike II are bound to show up more often. They are often much cheaper, too.

Nuke · Post by **Nuke** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 6:44 pm

Didn't see it was cartridge only. Only pay 20-30 then.

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 7:19 pm

dave4shmups wrote:Ok, thanks for the advice everyone! But where should I be looking for this game, other then gametz.com and Ebay-or are those pretty much the 2 best sites for doing so? I guess I could try craigslist.

Check ebay.co.uk, ebay.de, ebay.fr, ebay.es, ebay.nl and ebay.it

If the sellers don't specify, email them and ask them if they would ship to the US.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 11:06 pm

CIT wrote:
dave4shmups wrote:Ok, thanks for the advice everyone! But where should I be looking for this game, other then gametz.com and Ebay-or are those pretty much the 2 best sites for doing so? I guess I could try craigslist.

Check ebay.co.uk, ebay.de, ebay.fr, ebay.es, ebay.nl and ebay.it

If the sellers don't specify, email them and ask them if they would ship to the US.

Ok, thanks CIT, will do!

I still wonder if someone on Craigslist has it, but probably not-like you guys said, the SMS was more popular in Europe.

DC906270 · Post by **DC906270** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 1:45 pm

play it on emulator

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 2:11 pm

Actually I paid about $75 shipped for my complete copy a few years back.

But I suppose I was desperate for it then.

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 8:29 pm

I paid 29 € for a complete copy a couple of years ago. And I don't regret one cent.

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 9:38 pm

Turrican wrote:I paid 29 € for a complete copy a couple of years ago. And I don't regret one cent.

Give it a few weeks and then it´s about the equivalent of $75.

ROBOTRON · Post by **ROBOTRON** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 11:17 pm

Depends on how bad you want it...I probably would not pay that much. Try searching around a bit more.

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 12:56 am

Super Laydock wrote:
Turrican wrote:I paid 29 € for a complete copy a couple of years ago. And I don't regret one cent.
Give it a few weeks and then it´s about the equivalent of $75.

Yeah! Time to import everything you always dreamed about! It's now or never!

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 8:49 pm

DC906270 wrote:play it on emulator

That's what I did first, and I loved it!

I really like the first Power Strike, but there is some bad slowdown in parts. Or maybe that's just with the PAL release.

ED-057 · Post by **ED-057** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 6:25 am

the NTSC version of Power Strike definitely has its share of slowdown.

As for Power Strike II... I thought that one was released ONLY as a PAL version. So I would expect finding one for sale in the US would not be as likely.

Tommypachi · Post by **Tommypachi** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 12:29 pm

i love this game but i dont like the gamegear. i rather emulate it on my psp and buy the game just to look at

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 4:08 am

Too expensive, play it on emulator, get GG Aleste II for less money instead, etc.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 10:06 pm

How hard is MSX Aleste 2 to get a hold of, and what does it usually go for?

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 10:11 pm

It's not impossible to grab one under $100. I've seen them around relatively often (underline keyword: relatively).

Keep in mind that it's on floppy.

Also, relatively unrelated to Power Strike II when it comes to gameplay.

matt · Post by **matt** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 2:29 am

I had a complete copy of PSII - I sold it on Ebay a couple years back for around $80.

IMO it's not worth it. The game is neat as a curiosity, but it's not all that exciting to play.

Mine was Australian, BTW, so you might be able to find a copy from someone over there.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 5:09 pm

matt wrote:I had a complete copy of PSII - I sold it on Ebay a couple years back for around $80.

IMO it's not worth it. The game is neat as a curiosity, but it's not all that exciting to play.

Mine was Australian, BTW, so you might be able to find a copy from someone over there.

Hey Matt, nice to see you on the forums!

I really love it, so thanks for that suggestion!