List of Rare Adventure Games

usman · 05-28-2005, 11:22 PM

Hi All,

I am compiling a list of all RARE & Valuable Adventure Games. Any one can help or advice in adding any rare title in it ?

syntheticgerbil · 05-29-2005, 03:51 AM

Get a copy of U.F.O.s. Best rare game I ever played. All the rest I think are mostly rare for a reason.

Leo · 05-29-2005, 07:53 AM

The Last Express and Gabriel Knight 1 and 2 I believe are rare. I can't think of any more at the top of my head.

usman · 05-29-2005, 08:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leo

The Last Express and Gabriel Knight 1 and 2 I believe are rare. I can't think of any more at the top of my head.

I think The Last Express is not very rare. Its easily available on http://www.cdaccess.com and else where.

How about adding

1.) Vampire Diaries
2.) Blue Heat
3.) Marilyn Monroe : Hard Evidence
4.) Dracula's Secret
5.) Cassandra Galleries

Any Comments ?

Leo · 05-29-2005, 08:17 AM

AFAIK, The Last Express is rare in UK unless you go to E-bay. Last I checked it wasn't availabale at Amazon. But I don't know about US so you're probably right.

colpet · 05-29-2005, 08:31 AM

Here's a few more:

Celtica
Gag
L-Zone
Alice an Interactive Museum
Treasure Hunter
Riddle of the Maze
Hamlet: A Murder Mystery
Opera Fatale
Ghosts

Reptil3 · 05-29-2005, 08:41 AM

English version of A.D. 2044

SamNMax · 05-29-2005, 09:21 AM

3 Skulls of the Toltecs
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
The Arrival
Callahan's Crosstime Saloon
Drowned God
Ghosts
Gilbert Goodmate and the Mushroom Phungoria
Jerusalem: The 3 Roads to the Holy Land
Kingdom: The Far Reaches, Book One
Kingdom: Shadoan, Book Two
Liath
Tex Murphy: Martian Memorandum
Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon
Touche': The Adventures of the Fifth Musketeer
Verschollen auf Lost Island (Missing On Lost Island)

ATMachine · 05-29-2005, 10:31 AM

Any of Sierra's game collections; the individual games aren't too hard to get on eBay, but finding them all at once is considerably more difficult (and expensive).

For LucasArts fans, the FM Towns ports of:
Loom
Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
Monkey Island 1
Monkey Island 2

(Loom and Zak have substantial design improvements over their original versions, and Indy 3 has CD music on FM Towns; however, the last three on this list are only for diehard LucasArts collectors, as their graphics are awful compared to the PC versions.)

***fov*** · 05-29-2005, 10:47 AM

The Neverhood
The Dark Eye
Alice: An Interactive Museum
Obsidian

Of course, rare is a relative term, but these are games I've heard people claim are rare.

McPickle · 05-29-2005, 11:27 AM

not so rare but a must-have:
The Longest Journey

In order from the most common to the weirdest:

Igor: Objective Uikokahonia
Flight of the amazon queen
Little big adventure (1 & 2)
I have no mouth and i must scream
Cosmology of Kyoto
Kult (a.k.a. Chamber of The Sci-Mutant Priestess)

have fun!

SirDave · 05-29-2005, 11:35 AM

How rare AGs are depends to some extent on at what point of time we are. A few years ago, REAH was perceived as very rare and it was commanding high prices, then a few months ago there was a Reah glut and it was going for half the price it did before.

However, if you keep an eye on Ebay over a few months, you start getting an idea as to what games are truly rare. Some of them are (in no particular order):

Celtica
Neverhood
Alice Interactive Museum
Cassandra Galleries
Gadget (the original 1994 version)
Versailles 1685
Secrets of the Luxor
Dinotopia
3 Skulls of the Toltecs

These are some of the main ones, but there are others such as I Have No Mouth & I Must Screen that are not on Ebay at any particular time, but show up now & then and usually cost a moderate amount. Also, there are some games that just a few years ago were not considered rare, but are now very hard to find at any particular time eg. Amber & Lighthouse.

mosquito · 05-29-2005, 02:40 PM

Last time I checked it was pretty hard to get hold of a copy of the fantastic Sanitarium.

Erwin_Br · 05-29-2005, 03:55 PM

Duckman and Innocent Until Caught too, I think...

--Erwin

Hammerite · 05-29-2005, 10:59 PM

From what I know, Gold Rush is quite rare and so is Darkseed.

Fairygdmther · 05-30-2005, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by mosquito

Last time I checked it was pretty hard to get hold of a copy of the fantastic Sanitarium.

Sanitarium was rereleased and can be found for $9 or so in Walmart, etc.

The only rare one I can see you've missed is

Orion Burger which often goes for >$150 on eBay

FGM-Lyn

Falko · 05-30-2005, 07:02 AM

Any Infocom or Magnetic Scrolls game in a good condition and including all feelies is rare ... but worth it.

mosquito · 05-30-2005, 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fairygdmther

Sanitarium was rereleased and can be found for $9 or so in Walmart, etc.

The only rare one I can see you've missed is

Orion Burger which often goes for >$150 on eBay

FGM-Lyn

It hasn't been rereleased in the UK, not to my knowledge anyway but I do take it back about it being rare as I've just checked ebay.uk and it isn't selling for even 1/3 of what it was last year.

*RLacey* · 05-30-2005, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Erwin_Br

Innocent Until Caught

I actually have that! Maybe I should stop crumpling up the box...

Marian · 05-30-2005, 02:51 PM

Synnergist (this was never released in North America at all)
L'Affaire Molov (saw this one go for around $170 on eBay a month or so ago)

Master of Dimensions is another one you don't see very often.

05-28-2005, 11:22 PM	#1
usman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 381	List of Rare Adventure Games Hi All, I am compiling a list of all RARE & Valuable Adventure Games. Any one can help or advice in adding any rare title in it ?

05-29-2005, 08:31 AM	#6
colpet Easily amused Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 793	Here's a few more: Celtica Gag L-Zone Alice an Interactive Museum Treasure Hunter Riddle of the Maze Hamlet: A Murder Mystery Opera Fatale Ghosts __________________ Playing In Cubation . fun quote: "Desire for goodness, Mister Reese, leads to earnestness. Earnestness, in turn, leads to sanctimonious self-righteousness, which breeds intolerance, upon which harsh judgment quickly follows, yielding dire punishment, inflicting general terror and paranoia, eventually culminating in revolt, leading to chaos, then dissolution, and thus, the end of civilisation."

05-29-2005, 03:55 PM	#14
Erwin_Br Under pressure. Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Apeldoorn, The Netherlands Posts: 2,186	Duckman and Innocent Until Caught too, I think... --Erwin __________________ > Learn more about my forthcoming point & click adventure: Bad Timing! > Or... Visit Adventure Developers: Everything about developing adventure games.

05-29-2005, 10:59 PM	#15
Hammerite weird swirly guitar Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Over there. Posts: 1,232	From what I know, Gold Rush is quite rare and so is Darkseed. __________________ The bin is a place for household rubbish, not beloved pets!

05-30-2005, 07:02 AM	#17
Falko Fat Green Sumo Join Date: May 2005 Location: Germany / Hessen Posts: 13	Any Infocom or Magnetic Scrolls game in a good condition and including all feelies is rare ... but worth it. __________________ Why are you wearing that stupid man suit?

05-29-2005, 03:51 AM	#2
syntheticgerbil Banned User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Rubbish Posts: 403	Get a copy of U.F.O.s. Best rare game I ever played. All the rest I think are mostly rare for a reason.

05-29-2005, 07:53 AM	#3
Leo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 159	The Last Express and Gabriel Knight 1 and 2 I believe are rare. I can't think of any more at the top of my head.

05-29-2005, 08:17 AM	#5
Leo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 159	AFAIK, The Last Express is rare in UK unless you go to E-bay. Last I checked it wasn't availabale at Amazon. But I don't know about US so you're probably right.

05-29-2005, 08:41 AM	#7
Reptil3 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Poland Posts: 27	English version of A.D. 2044

05-29-2005, 09:21 AM	#8
SamNMax Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 2,107	3 Skulls of the Toltecs Are You Afraid of the Dark? The Arrival Callahan's Crosstime Saloon Drowned God Ghosts Gilbert Goodmate and the Mushroom Phungoria Jerusalem: The 3 Roads to the Holy Land Kingdom: The Far Reaches, Book One Kingdom: Shadoan, Book Two Liath Tex Murphy: Martian Memorandum Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon Touche': The Adventures of the Fifth Musketeer Verschollen auf Lost Island (Missing On Lost Island)

05-29-2005, 10:31 AM	#9
ATMachine Retired Buccaneer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 634	Any of Sierra's game collections; the individual games aren't too hard to get on eBay, but finding them all at once is considerably more difficult (and expensive). For LucasArts fans, the FM Towns ports of: Loom Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis Monkey Island 1 Monkey Island 2 (Loom and Zak have substantial design improvements over their original versions, and Indy 3 has CD music on FM Towns; however, the last three on this list are only for diehard LucasArts collectors, as their graphics are awful compared to the PC versions.)

05-29-2005, 10:47 AM	#10
*fov* Rattenmonster Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 8,636	The Neverhood The Dark Eye Alice: An Interactive Museum Obsidian Of course, rare is a relative term, but these are games I've heard people claim are rare.

05-29-2005, 11:27 AM	#11
McPickle Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Quebec Canada Posts: 6	not so rare but a must-have: The Longest Journey In order from the most common to the weirdest: Igor: Objective Uikokahonia Flight of the amazon queen Little big adventure (1 & 2) I have no mouth and i must scream Cosmology of Kyoto Kult (a.k.a. Chamber of The Sci-Mutant Priestess) have fun!

05-29-2005, 11:35 AM	#12
SirDave Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Souhern California Posts: 204	How rare AGs are depends to some extent on at what point of time we are. A few years ago, REAH was perceived as very rare and it was commanding high prices, then a few months ago there was a Reah glut and it was going for half the price it did before. However, if you keep an eye on Ebay over a few months, you start getting an idea as to what games are truly rare. Some of them are (in no particular order): Celtica Neverhood Alice Interactive Museum Cassandra Galleries Gadget (the original 1994 version) Versailles 1685 Secrets of the Luxor Dinotopia 3 Skulls of the Toltecs These are some of the main ones, but there are others such as I Have No Mouth & I Must Screen that are not on Ebay at any particular time, but show up now & then and usually cost a moderate amount. Also, there are some games that just a few years ago were not considered rare, but are now very hard to find at any particular time eg. Amber & Lighthouse.

05-29-2005, 02:40 PM	#13
mosquito Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12	Last time I checked it was pretty hard to get hold of a copy of the fantastic Sanitarium.

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05-30-2005, 02:51 PM	#20
Marian Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: near Yosemite in California Posts: 231	Synnergist (this was never released in North America at all) L'Affaire Molov (saw this one go for around $170 on eBay a month or so ago) Master of Dimensions is another one you don't see very often.