The New Rare & Valuable Treasures Series

Post by **racketboy** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:44 am

Here's the first installment:
http://www.racketboy.com/retro/nintendo ... games.html
Digg: http://www.digg.com/nintendo/The_Rarest ... _N64_Games

So what do you think of it so far?

Post by **dsheinem** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:50 pm

This is a great idea for highlighting one of the most interesting aspects of this hobby - I like the first installment!

Post by **Jubal** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 2:06 pm

I remember passing on a $10 copy of worms armageddon about 2 years ago at a local shop, went home and googled it, and went right back out after it. it was gone when I got back 20 min later ofcource.

its my one that got away

Post by **Gamerforlife** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 6:09 pm

I like the idea, but there are some games on there that are not rare at all. Valuable content-wise yes, but not rare and collectible.

Post by **racketboy** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 6:21 pm

Gamerforlife wrote:I like the idea, but there are some games on there that are not rare at all. Valuable content-wise yes, but not rare and collectible.

that's where the "valuable" comes in. Ultimately, the list was based on aftermarket values.
And I realize not that many N64 games are "valuable" by many standards, but I wanted it to be a way of skimming a list to see if you had something that might be worth more to someone else that it is to you sitting on your shelf.

Post by **racketboy** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:17 pm

Got it on Digg.
Man -- unfortunately the server couldn't breathe until it left the front page.
That's what I get for not hosting the images elsewhere this time...

Post by **elph** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:20 pm

What kind of hosting plan are you on? At work some clients had issues like that on their shared hosting plan, but we switched to a virtual private server through KnownHost. After I got it set up the way I wanted it, the sites absolutely fly and don't ever buckle under load.

Post by **racketboy** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:33 pm

I'm on a shared.
Virtual Dedicated will almost double my costs.

Post by **Daniel Primed** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 2:11 am

Excellent idea RacketBoy. ^_^

I'm surprised that you can keep coming up with great original ideas for the site. The N64 was a good console to start with as well.

Post by **fastbilly1** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 9:07 am

typical digg:
Complain about the server.
Bring up roms.
State that the article is wildly inaccurate.
Bring up comparisons that are not relevant or fair comparisons.
Bemoan the site.
Some silly statement about Ron Paul.

Five outta six aint bad?

I liked it racket, but maybe you should bold the part about where the prices come from.