weekendroady
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As an relatively new American-based CD32 owner who enjoys having (at least some) original physical media for the console, I'm really curious about what other veteran collectors and enthusiasts of the CD32 would say about the state of collecting and obtaining CD32 physical media these days.
From the little I've seen in (almost) a year since purchasing a CD32 is that most games are pretty pricey. Even the most common games can set one back at least $<Snip> or so (and for me, expensive shipping fees tack on quite a bit). That said, I've assembled a nice collection of a few games I bought for $<Snip> apiece (and a couple pricier ones) as well as some newly released homebrew stuff too.
It does seem that some games are just purely obscure. Are there CD32 "holy grails?" (i.e. like the NES with its "Little Samson's" or "Mr. Gimmick") or are things just obscure and priced high because there are no other copies online at the moment and the seller hopes to get a bite? It doesn't seem like those games ever really sell for those high prices though. Can CD32 games be generally found in retro game stores in Europe or is it sort of like the Turbografx in the U.S. where finding games outside of ebay is quite difficult.
Really just curious to hear from those who have collected for CD32 for awhile and what it is generally like. It does seem "different" than any other console I enjoy collecting for, perhaps more akin to the Atari Jaguar I guess but even then people will pay absurdly high prices for the rare stuff for Jaguar.
As an relatively new American-based CD32 owner who enjoys having (at least some) original physical media for the console, I'm really curious about what other veteran collectors and enthusiasts of the CD32 would say about the state of collecting and obtaining CD32 physical media these days.
From the little I've seen in (almost) a year since purchasing a CD32 is that most games are pretty pricey. Even the most common games can set one back at least $<Snip> or so (and for me, expensive shipping fees tack on quite a bit). That said, I've assembled a nice collection of a few games I bought for $<Snip> apiece (and a couple pricier ones) as well as some newly released homebrew stuff too.
It does seem that some games are just purely obscure. Are there CD32 "holy grails?" (i.e. like the NES with its "Little Samson's" or "Mr. Gimmick") or are things just obscure and priced high because there are no other copies online at the moment and the seller hopes to get a bite? It doesn't seem like those games ever really sell for those high prices though. Can CD32 games be generally found in retro game stores in Europe or is it sort of like the Turbografx in the U.S. where finding games outside of ebay is quite difficult.
Really just curious to hear from those who have collected for CD32 for awhile and what it is generally like. It does seem "different" than any other console I enjoy collecting for, perhaps more akin to the Atari Jaguar I guess but even then people will pay absurdly high prices for the rare stuff for Jaguar.
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) without mentioning prices - just bear that in mind 
