![]() ![]() The game has always been a bit of a rarity considering Capcom’s production, but it slowly built some resale value in the 2010s (hitting $50 to $100 range in our 2018 guide) before exploding in value these last few years. This game also has some absurdly awesome super moves and great animation. A little odd, considering it’s Capcom, but they handle the change well. It’s a four-button fighter, three of which serve as attacks while the remaining is for the innovative Stand feature (if you want to read more, check out its feature in the Fighting Hidden Gems or Dreamcast Fighters guides. It jumped to the #2 spot in 2018 with a $90 to $200 range, before nearly doubling again in the past 4 years.Ĭheck for Giga Wing 2 on Amazon JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure : $150-$380 ($500 Sealed)ĭeveloped by Capcom and based on the manga Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure. Up until 2014, you could have scored Giga Wing 2 for $32 to $50. A lot of these Capcom gems have really taken off in value over the decade. While it had much of the same bullet-hell dynamic of its predecessor, Giga Wing 2 had more graphical polish being ported from the NAOMI arcade hardware instead of the CPS2 hardware of the original Giga Wing. While you will see a few of these Capcom shmups show up on this guide, Giga Wing 2 is the hardest to find and most valuable as it was released closer to the end of the Dreamcast’s lifespan. The Dreamcast was a great platform for 2D shooters and received a handful of solid releases in North America, mostly produced by Capcom. In our 2018, Cannon Spike climbed to the #3 spot on this list in the $80 to $190 price range but has nearly doubled just in the last 4 years.Ĭheck for Cannon Spike on Amazon Giga Wing 2: $210-$340 Much like some of the other Capcom gems, you could score Cannon Spike for $50 or less before 2014, but has climbed aggressively in value since then. The game has still never been ported to another platform, making it one of the best remaining Dreamcast exclusives. Between the raw firepower, grand explosions, and plenty of Capcom fan love, it’s difficult to resist adding this to your collection.Ĭannon Spike was released during the Dreamcast’s final Christmas and did not receive much promotion or word-of-mouth until it was long gone from stores. However, Capcom brought this dynamic to the Dreamcast with graphical glory and also features playable characters and cameos from other Capcom franchises like Mega Man,Ghosts ‘n Goblins, Darkstalkers and Street Fighter. Treasured Standard USA Releases Cannon Spike: $170-$385 ($400 to $500 Sealed)Ĭannon Spike is very similar to the overhead shooting Smash TV or Commando and has a heavy focus on boss battles. (Only $1 of support or more is needed to access)Īfter the chart, we will dig into the details of the top North American, Japanese, and PAL Dreamcast games - we have a lot to cover! If you’d like to see the full 2018 guide for comparison, I have made it available to my Patreon members. I compared those averages between our 2018 guide and this 2022 guide to calculate the value growth percentage. In the chart below I compared the average pricing between the different average loose/rough price levels for a game and their highest mint copy sale during the time frame. With four full years since our last guide revision, it was easy to notice a lot of ranking shifting with the North American retail releases. Values Current as of October 2022 Recent Growth of North American Retail Games | Standard USA | PAL Releases | Rarest Japanese | Rare & Valuable Dreamcast Table of Contents The list is ordered by the balance of the two prices. The second price is the highest price for a complete (but non-sealed) copy of the game in the last three months. The first is the average daily selling price, which is typically the going rate for the game disc by itself or one with a rough case/manual. Capcom was one of the few third-party publishers to really support the Dreamcast, but they had more niche releases that didn’t warrant as many copies as Sega did with their first-party releases.īelow you will see two prices beside each title. The second trend you may notice is that Capcom dominates the top-value domestic releases. ![]() This is of little surprise to those that know the Dreamcast well as their games are some of the main draws for the system - especially when they don’t get ported to other systems. First of all is the dominance of fighting and shooting games, mostly of a 2D nature. ![]() There are two major trends you will notice in the list below. These two factors help brew up a strong library of games that have high collectibility among gamers that are just now finding out what was so great about the Dreamcast. The Dreamcast is a perfect example of a console that had relatively low commercial success, but a huge underground following after its death. The Rarest and Most Valuable Sega Dreamcast GamesĬheck out the other installments of the Rare and Valuable Games series ![]()
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