Have you played it before? Is it subtitled in Spanish?

You're welcome Fienepien. Please if you know some more informations don't hasitate to share them. :)

Yes, Hollywood Monsters are subbed. Just check screenshots in FFC review. :)

Yep, that's exactly what I'm doing with new games -- give them a first try, and when they prove to be worth playing I'm sticked. That's the same case of Vampire Diaries, or Adventures of Dawn under Dan. They were moved to my TODO list as they lack some sort of touch to keep my attention. :devil:

You're right... unfortunately that doesn't mean the Spanish parts, which are after all not supposed to be there, are subtitled as well. The game is fully English in the beginning and then all of a sudden they start speaking Spanish for a minute of two.

BTW, I agree one hundred percent with the FFC review. I quite liked the game at first, but pretty soon it became very confusing and boring.

Of the rare or not-so-rare-in-hindsight games mentioned in this topic, I have:

U.F.O. (jewel case only)
Celtica (Dutch version in original cardboard box, probably not that rare)
Opera Fatale (jewel case only)
Callahan's Crosstime Saloon (original cardboard box)
Gilbert Goodmate and the Mushroom Phungoria (DVD keepcase)
Jerusalem: The 3 Roads to the Holy Land (DVD keep case in slipcover)
Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon (original cardboard box)
Monkey Island 2 (original cardboard box)
Orion Burger (jewel case only)
Little big adventure 1 (PlayStation 1)
Versailles 1685 (DVD Keepcase)
Sanitarium (Dutch version in original cardboard box, also UK version in small square mini-box)
Liath (not rare in the Netherlands at all - original cardboard box)
Secret Mission (original cardboard box)
Guilty (orginal cardboard box)
Space Quest Collection (original cardboard box)
King's Quest Collection (manual and CD's only)
Leisure Suit Larry Collector's Edition (original cardboard folder)
Police Quest Collection The Four Most Wanted (manual and jewel case only)
The Dame Was Loaded (jewel case only)
Lost in Time (original cardboard box)
Discworld (original cardboard folder, Dutch and PlayStation 1, English)
Discworld 2 (PlayStation 2)
Roberta Williams Anthology (original cardboard box)

Games I haven't seen mentioned, that I am not sure how rare they are - I don't see them offered often, but as I haven't really spent much on them they probaby aren't rare:
Santa Fe Mysteries: Sacred Ground (this one wasn't even on Mobygames when I acquired it - original cardboard box)
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (small square cardboard box)
Clandestiny (original cardboard box)
Nightlong Union City Conspiracy (original cardboard box)
Silverload (original cardboard box)
Morpheus (original cardboard box)
Star Trek: Judgment Rites (Limited CD-ROM Collector's Edition original cardboard box - pin is missing though :( )

I had the Gabriel Knight Mysteries Ltd Ed Box Set but traded it away. I didn't know how rare it was back then and now I am very very sorry I did that...

I bought the Roberta Williams Anthology for 40 euro just this week (arrived minutes ago and is in excellent condition). This is the most I have ever spent on a second-hand game. Most games in my collection were either bought new, or second-hand for 5 euro or less.

Heh, I actually have both Pink Panther games, one in original box, one in original jewel case.

I've started Vampire Diaries but haven't finished it. It didn't like the auto run on my computer when I was switching CDs, but other than that it ran just fine. Based on what I saw, it reminded me a bit of the Nancy Drew games except for the full-motion video. I've seen far worse "rare" games than Vampire Diaries, although it certainly isn't worth the insane prices it's going for. Still, I'm feeling kind of antsy now about wanting the boxed version. :)

Speaking of Her Interactive, I've got the first computer game they ever made (it's not Vampire Diaries). It's McKenzie and Company, boxed and complete, never played, brand new. I gotta think that might be worth money someday! I believe it has full motion video; I've yet to open the box.

I have Hollywood Monsters in Spanish. That could have something to do with why I haven't loaded it up yet. Gonchi, we will expect the transcript of the entire game posted here when you are done. :devil:

Down under Dan runs well in DOSBox. If you have the CD version, you have to do a minor tweak to get it to install. After that, all is well.

Would you believe I picked this up on eBay last year (original jewel case and CD) for $10 total? I couldn't believe my good fortune, which was largely attributable, I think, to the fact that it was poorly listed on eBay.

No, but I've been meaning to play it since I got it. Mine's the spanish version. It has subtitles according to the manual.

I'm certain we can reach a mutually beneficial agreement.

It's an extremely flimsy box. The kind that gets warped beyond recognition when shrinkwrapped. Well... you know what I mean. :D And I agree, it's not worth the price. I just had to have it and I'm very pleased now that I've got it, although I couldn't explain why.

The FMV is terribly low-quality. Shocking really. Even for 1995. I don't mean the acting, which is pretty bad too, but fortunately the good kind of bad that made me laugh.

I checked mobygames, it's there. If you ever decide to open it, look for the pink ribbon... :crazy: Why they would pester teenage girls with depressing breast cancer stuff is totally beyond me. It's not like they will have to deal with it in the near future.

Aha, thanks, I'll try that one day. Unfortunately, DODBox and I don't appreciate each other as much as we should.

Hey fellow collectors, did you notice the Midnight Stranger auction? First time I've seen it appear on ebay. Went for $321. I bid on it, but not fanatically.

I wonder what the use is of a posting like this. If it is indeed intended for "fellow collectors", why not post the eBay link BEFORE the auction ends? And why bid about $ 50 on an item "that is seen for the first time" on eBay (and which sells for $ 321)? Just to prove one spotted the auction? And, again, why post the message after the auction with the high bid? To make it harder and more expensive for the "fellow collectors" next time? Seems to me this is only profitable for sellers.

Sheehs... what's eating you?

This IS a thread about rare games, right? Ebay auctions have been mentioned before in this thread, and in many other threads for that matter.

I don't care for your insinuations.

PS: It's obvious that you followed the auction, and I know you're not the high bidder, so I take it you are interested in playing Midnight Stranger. Why not buy it straight from the developer's site (Jeff Green).

http://www.strangermedia.com/order.html

Wait... people can buy the game from the developer's website for $12 and someone still spent $321 for a used copy of it on ebay?! :crazy:

The game is the same, yes. Not the rest of the package. The ebay auction was the rare Broderbund Midnight Stranger, complete with headphones and still shrinkwrapped.

Glad to read you understood what you call "my insinuations." I just stated some facts about the way you were "helping" what you call your "fellow collectors."

:D

You have got to be kidding me . Who actually would want to buy this game anyway for so much even with headphones unless it's gold plated and coated with diamonds.

The game itself wasn't even that great. I would rather play night trap. ;)
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xrb...omo_videogames

No.

Collectors! :devil:

I would not. Night Trap is nothing but shoot here, shoot there, shoot everywhere. But I agree that Midnight Stranger was a disappointment. I liked the sequel Mode much better.

Facts?? Just YOUR interpretation of my post.

You may think I was "helping" my fellow collectors (or should be helping them by informing them beforehand of the auction... how is that "helping" them, when the interested parties will only start a bidding war not unlike the ones you often witness between collectors... and this auction was no exception), when in fact I was only expressing surprise.

I repeat my question: what's eating you? Did you join AG just to attack me? Why?

Yeah, I have to agree with Fienepien here. Reading this thread as an observer, I wouldn't have taken it the way you have, charlesb.

While I welcome you to the forums, charlesb, I advise you to think about how you're interpreting a post, before you have a go at another member. Any hostility stops now.

Duckman, German version, paid somewhere between $19.95 and $321. I probably paid too much, but I can't wait to play it.