The highly-recommended blog over at VideoGamePriceCharts.com once again has another stimulating post, this time recommending readers to be liberal in their late-gen PS2 game buying.

To put it simply, late generation games on every console tend to become collector’s items. VideoGamePriceCharts name drops Dragon Warrior IV (1992), Chrono Trigger (1995), and Paper Mario (2000) as examples. I’ll add Valkyrie Profile (2000) as my own input. I wrote in the comments that Video Game Collector #9 has a big feature on the Sega Saturn, where they point out that the last 5 games released on the system in 1998 are the most coveted — namely Panzer Dragoon Saga, Shining Force III, Magic Knight Rayearth, Burning Rangers, and House of the Dead. This isn’t a coincidence, folks.

Atlus, NIS America, and SNK are pumping out a last round of high-quality niche titles including Baroque, Mana Khemia, and a surprisingly large number of budget-priced fighter compilations. These are all sure to have at least a steady demand over the next few years.

Another punter in the comments writes, “hey dummy, by telling people to save these titles you are effectively making them worth less because more people will have them….sigh.” Frankly, the small number of collectors that see any blog like this are not going to make any dent in the sales numbers, so enjoy the tip! You might thank us in a few years.

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