Sealed copy of LOOM hits eBay, collectors lose their minds |
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by the hammer of Dan Zuccarelli! |
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I’m a HUGE sucker for classic LucasArts games. I’ve still got Secret of Monkey Island, Grim Fandango and a few others in my collection (btw is there a Vista version of the ScummVM, or a way to run these games?). Couple that with a serious character flaw when it comes to buying video game collectibles and I’ve got a serious problem when I start browsing eBay.
But this copy of LOOM proves to me that I have some limits. Of course if your limit is over $700 bucks for a PC game, maybe I don’t have any room to talk.
But I’m not passing judgement on whoever ends up buying this. I’ll prove it by admitting the following; I plan to one day own a Nintendo World Championship cart. Don’t ask me how, and I realize it will cost me dearly… but I’m gonna make it happen.
Till then, if you’re interested in LucasArts gaming at it’s most classic, take a peek.
(Oh, in case you’re wondering… that pic above was a little in-joke in the 1st Monkey Island. A pirate at the bar was wearing that button.)
7 Responses to “Sealed copy of LOOM hits eBay, collectors lose their minds”
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Xerxes3rd on 14 Sep 2007 at 1:24 pm #
Apparently ScummVM runs fine on Vista, though it must be run as Administrator.
bdwilcox on 14 Sep 2007 at 5:07 pm #
How can you forget Day of the Tentacle and Full Throttle, not to mention Sam and Max?
bdwilcox on 14 Sep 2007 at 5:08 pm #
It must take immense willpower to sell this thing on Ebay rather than tearing it open and playing it.
Dan Zuccarelli on 14 Sep 2007 at 5:16 pm #
Oh I LOVE those games too bdwilcox, I just sadly don’t have them in my collection yet…. yet.
bdwilcox on 14 Sep 2007 at 5:22 pm #
It wasn’t long ago I saw an unopened “The Neverhood” on ebay for $200 and I almost bought it. I came to my senses at the last minute and closed the browser. I wonder where people find these gems?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Neverhood
Jazhara7 on 19 Mar 2008 at 12:36 pm #
Okay, I am probably one of the foremost defenders of LOOM (and I always tell people “You have to listen to the Audio Drama, it will make more sense”, as I often find that helps to convert people to my opinion easier), but this is too much even for me. o_O
Also, the Pirate wearing that button is not a simple pirate, but rather Cobb, the Henchman of Bishop Mandible from LOOM.
I always assumed that the SCUMM Bar is where he ended up after that one…occurrence.
Jim Squires on 19 Mar 2008 at 3:31 pm #
Is it just me, or does Cobb look a hell of a lot like Clint Howard?