BARGAIN HUNT ICO

Your guide to the rising world of retro prices

THE COVER STAR CRASH BANDICOOT

The debut game for Naughty Dog’s platform star varies quite widely in price, depending on edition and condition. We’ve seen a slightly tatty Platinum copy go for as little as £7.50, and a complete double jewel case version sell for a little

over £65 – a whopping price for such a popular game.

KUNG-FU MASTER

Activision’s Atari 2600 conversion of Irem’s arcade hit kicks high but won’t hit your wallet too hard, with complete copies typically reaching the £15 to

£20 range and loose carts selling for as little as £6.

BUGGY BOY

This arcade conversion varies by format – complete cassettes can be had for under £5 on both the C64 and Spectrum, while Amstrad and Amiga versions go for under £10. Atari ST copies are pricier,

around the £20 mark.

SNAPPER

Jonathan Griffiths’ popular Pac-alike isn’t too pricey, with complete copies of the Electron version coming in around the £7 mark. The BBC Micro version, also written by Jonathan, goes for ever so slightly less.

THE 7TH GUEST

A PC copy of this CD-ROM killer app is rather inviting, typically selling within the £5 to £10 range and sometimes going lower. The same pricing holds true on the CD-I, with even new, sealed copies only hitting

£30 to £35.

This PS2 favourite comes in two flavours. The original printing comes in a cardboard case with art cards, and fetches £15 to £40. The reprint is in a plastic case with a PEGI rating, and costs less at £8 to £20.

SKIES OF ARCADIA

This is one of the Dreamcast’s premier RPGS, and Nick is going to have to splash out £55 to £95 to finally get it. The revised and expanded Gamecube version, Skies Of Arcadia Legends, is even pricier at £65 to £130.