Interplay is by far the king of anthologies. A few of the best
anthologies I have are relatively new. And by best, I'm not talking rare
or containing special goodies. I just mean the sheer volume of work they
contain is awesome:
- The Ultimate Might and Magic Archives (1998 Interplay)
- The Ultimate Wizardry Archives (2000 Interplay)
- The Ultimate RPG Archives (2000 Interplay)
- The Ultima Collection (1998 Origin/EA), which was also part of Ultima IX: Ascension (Dragon Edition)
A
couple of older compilations also rank as my favorites:
Interplay's 10 Year Anthology: Classic Collection
(CD):
Mindshadow
Tass
Times
Bard's
Tale
Wasteland
Dragon
Wars
Battle
Chess
Lord
of the Rings
Castles
Star
Trek 25th Anniversary
Out of
this World
EA
compilation CD:
Yeager's Air Combat
Space Hulk
Hong Kong Mahjong Pro
Wing Commander Academy
The Savage Empire
Seven Cities of Gold
Populous II
Ultima VII The Black Gate
Shadow Caster
Ultima Underworld
Space Hulk
Hong Kong Mahjong Pro
Wing Commander Academy
The Savage Empire
Seven Cities of Gold
Populous II
Ultima VII The Black Gate
Shadow Caster
Ultima Underworld
Also
worth mentioning:
Scott
Adams' Adventure Series Limited Gold Edition
I
don't have it handy, but I also remember that Computer Gaming World's 200th
issue came with a very worthwhile compilation CD.
-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Chisarick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 6:08 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [SWCollect] Some people push it...Yeah, that is pretty bad. He cites in his description "this is an extremely rare game". Anyone who has anything that is truely desirable typically starts the bidding under $10 knowing that hordes will jump all over it.To change the change of topic slightly, anyone got some nominations for anthologies that really are worth having? I'd toss my personal favorite "First Ultima Trilogy" (for the Apple no less) into the ring (and after hunting for it forever I've seen no less than 5 on ebay after getting one). My reason, aside from being an Ultima/Origin person, is that Ultima II is branded "Origin" instead of "Sierra". That gives it value (to me).One more bit... I can't help but be annoyed at the "collector's editions" of games over the years. Collecting package variants, promo items, author's signatures, etc. of classic goodies made it a fairly personal experience. Now with "numbered limited editions" of too many major titles (Age of Mythology, Return to Castle Wolfenstien, Neverwinter Nights, Jedi Knight II off the top of my head) it seems to take the satisfaction out of it. Warcraft III takes the cake (Gift box edition, collectors edition, four different package variants for two sets of box sizes). Purely for exploiting their fans (IMHO). Now THAT'S greed.-----Original Message-----
From: MASTER [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Pedro Quaresma
Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 8:12 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [SWCollect] Some people push it...
Sorry for being a tad off topic, but couldn't avoid mentioning this. I think some people do push their greed too far?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3000880366&category=11050
Yup that's right. A Quest for Glory Collection for $149 with a BIN of $160. And I wouldn't be too surprised if someone'd buy it...
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