Finally!  We prevailed in the face of the evil government plot to silence our voices.  The people rule!  TR rules!  Gelert has been freed!

Holy rolly Rocky,   I have been lost in Oblivion trying to keep Martin alive.   Gelert,  I had no idea you had been locked up in detention somewhere and only recently been released.  I have no idea why you disappeared.  I have no idea what you stand for.

But Gelert, be assured that whatever you stand for or want to say,  I believe in your right to do so. Even if, after reading what you say, my response is "bull shit".   Gelert,  it isn't yet.  But it might be sometime.

Welcome or (as the case might be) welcome back or whatever.  [Image Can Not Be Found]

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Gelert, you weren't the only one having trouble viewing the original thread.  I too was having issues for some weird reason.  I can view it okay at work using IE but not at home using IE!  I guess they are different versions or something stupid like that, heh.  Dang, you finally found a boxed Blobjob?  Boxed Blobjob....sounds strangely perverted hehehe.  I wonder how many boxed copies of that game there are total?  Can't be too many.

Wallymian, are those all games that you've acquired since your last posting here?!?  If so, holy cow, you've been very busy scouring the world for these rarities!  I had a boxed Alice Interactive at one time, but I traded it away for a boxed Treasure Hunter.  I definitely regret trading that away.  Dark Chaser/Mars Blade .... these two I've not heard anything about.  I guess that makes some sense though since I mostly focused my attention on the English language games. 

J.B. Harold: Blues Chicago Blues  - I know you've talked about this game before, but I've heard so little about it.  What year did it release again?  That's really sweet that you finally found the English version.  I'm interested in your thoughts as you play this game.

Refixion II: Definitely interested in hearing your thoughts on this title also!  Same goes for RenderOrgan...

Like Gelert, I'm very intrigued on your impressions of The Case and any pictures you can show us here.  This has to be one of the most elusive and mystical games I've ever read about!

Did you ever play your way through to the finish of The Void?  If so, I'd like to hear your on that game when you get the chance.  I don't think I've ever heard of Witch of the Salzburg.  What kind of game is it?  Is it English language?  Who is the publisher/developer and what is the release year???

Hiya Gelert,

Nope, I haven't stumbled across any new rarities.  I have my tried and true saved ebay search list for a few titles that never seem to get a hit.  I did stumble across that link to the Amazon seller with a bunch of 'Blue Heat' for sale, but that's about it.  I'm not sure why the whole adventure game collector scene just died off the past 18 months.  I guess ultimately the adventure game scene is a small world so to speak.  The diehard collectors already have their copies to keep forever, and the not so diehards already found their copy to play and then sell off to the next person.  Also, I think console games will always hold their purported value more than PC just because console gaming is so much more stable.  If you own the console in working condition, you are guaranteed to be able to play the game again, even 20 years later.  How many people still own a working 286 PC with DOS 5.0?  I know Dosbox and VirtualPC are great programs, but it's just not the same.

Who knows though, I think most all games have a finite shelflife when it comes to having collector value, and this applies to console games as well.  For example, I have a couple Sega Saturn and PS1 games that are still sought after even today, but I have my doubts if that will continue 10 years into the future.  I still hold onto them though because they have value to me beyond the money side of things.

Gelert, I think that Armaeth is considered pretty rare and hard to locate in addition to being very obscure.  I remember trying to play it long ago and finding it really frustrating!  If I remember the game correctly, the U.I. has like 50 icons...one for every action you would want to do.  It was really confusing, even after looking through the manual.