I have a few PROMO releases in plastic cases:
- Battle Arena Toshinden 3
- Ducati World
- Freestyle Motocross

And some just in small jewelcases:
- Everybody’s Golf
- Everybody’s Golf 2
- Extreme Ghostbusters
- Legend Of Legaia
- Muppet Race Mania
- PaRappa The Rapper
- SaGa Frontier 2
- Wild Arms

Hi guys i have a large collection of promo disc.I consider these as my backup discs & also maybe quiet rare.If anyone has wipeout or wipeout 2097 promo disc that they would like to sell please let me know.These so far have eluded me.

In my opinion, a promo is not worth as much as the original release unless it has something special, such as content that was deleted from the final release of the game or if it comes with a special package (not necessarily a press kit). There’s no easy way to determine the true value of a promo since they are “not for sale” items. Their value is usually determined by the price that people are willing to pay. If they are promos of common or less sought after games, their value is usually very low. If they are editions of rarer items, their value hardly ever reaches the same as the original version. If they come with something special, it can either go for a low value or for something way too expensive. People that collect all editions of the same game / series probably should look for the promo releases too.

Saturn covered this topic pretty good. Sadly we have no list of what was released as rental version. We also have some regular German releases in our collections with rental stickers placed on the front cover and on the manual. And of course the “real” rental versions in their cheap plastic wallets.

Being rare is different from being sought after or expensive. It’s also not just the manual, it’s the box, the overal artwork of the box and the disc, the edition itself. There are many rare games that people don’t even care/know and end cheap, and others not so rare just like suikoden or panzer dragoon saga that appear over and over again on ebay but end very expensive. The fact that a great number of people only buy old games for collections and not just to play is one reason why they give more value to the original or special version of a game instead of a “mere” promo. Promos are usually targeted for their low price or the need to simply play with no collection purposes, simply because they are usually cheap and the are not appealing - for some particular reason platinum versions are worth less too no matter which game is. There are exceptions to this like everything in life.

As to the price of games… Tombi is not rare, but it is not common either. Games like Star Ocean 2 and others sold well when they were released, yet they now score high prices. The replay value becomes less important when it comes to retro games, where the value of the game comes from nostalgy, originality, innovation, importance of the game/series in the past/present and other factors besides gameplay, which takes an important roll but it is not decisive. Tombi is a sought after game either because it was good but many people were probably more concerned with the next fifa or gran turismo and now want to have it in their collection. It’s the “I’d buy this game if it was cheaper and tekken is more important” feeling that some time later reapears with an increased will to buy that particular game, resulting in those high prices. Have you ever felt the need to play a game that you didn’t have or played back then?

Too much writing…

Hi!

I wonder if every rental copy versions are supposed to come with an instruction booklet included? I know there is an instruction on the back cover, but I´ve only seen a few with an intruction booklet!!

Edit: I mean the cheap plastic box rental copies!

That was really helpful information! Thank you very much for a fast answer!