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Rarity, physical PCB vs emulator bla bla
08/26/14 10:11 PM
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> For better or for worse, it's a simple economic decision, or so it would seem in this > case. The longer it remains unavailable to the masses, the greater the demand and, > therefore, the more it'll be worth once/if it's sold.
Does it really make that much of a difference? If I was "a serious collector" I think I'd still want it. A working, rare game PCB, cartridge or cassette or whatever, is still rare, dumped or not, right? Nobody else has it, and now you hold it in your hands, you can plug it in and watch it go. There is no substitute for that. Anyone can download ROMs and play games in an emulator.
I don't know, am I being naive..? Do rare games really drop that much in value once they get dumped and emulated? Does anybody know of any *real* examples of that? Indian Battle? Halley's Comet? I mean if emulating is devaluating, there must be some stories to tell by now..after 20 years.. S
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