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Each time a new HD remake or Digital Remaster gets released, if you listen closely you will hear a collective sigh of disappointment that comes from long time collectors. The common thought is that this diminishes the value of the original release of a game. Is there any merit to this though?
This month we take a look at HD remakes, compilations, remastered games and digital re-releases and see how each affects the value of the original release prior to, during and long after the new release is available. Is your Earthbound cart going to depreciate drastically after the Wii U e-shop release? Let's find out!
As always for your listening pleasure is several hours of the finest gaming scores dug up by the deal hunters on the rfgeneration.com forums!
Show notes:
Genesis Audio Comparison: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuIjwgPIQtg
Price Charting: http://videogames.pricecharting.com/
Action 53: http://www.infiniteneslives.com/aux20.php
Music: Blades of Steel (NES)
0:25 Intro
20:07 Small Scores
3:55:15 Main Topic: Do rereleases impact collectable values?
5:57:15 Outro