Rarest video game ever made

@sonicsean
Was the z80 processor in the Halcyon a precursor to the zilog z80 of game boy fame?

 

It was the same one (maybe an earlier revision), sort of (Nintendo used a Sharp processor that was closer to the Intel 8088 than the Z80). The Z80 was in a ton of devices.

Just a few notable ones, the Colecovision, the Master System/Game Gear/Genesis (as a sound controller that also enabled MS games to be played), the TRS-80, the Sinclair ZX 80, 81, and Spectrum, and a lot of other things.

 

Thanks man! I didn't know that. I remember years ago that in addition to removing the GB port in the DS lite Nintendo removed that processor as well. But it sounds like ARM7 and 9 replaced the z80 in portable consoles?

 

LOL, I remember making a short game in Game Maker and selling some 10 copies to my friends, I think there are only 3 copies still existing (of what I've saw and heard).

And yes, I own a copy of it...

 

YOu want rare then you want those 2 EU games release for NEO GEO AES only 10 or less are said the have been released. The games themself sure not rare because you can get them from Japan easy but them eu copies are impossible.

 

Even the TI-84 uses a Z80! And yes, the GB is an 8088 with some Z80 qualities. I think the official name is the LR35902.

 

I would say the rarest would be the beta for super mario bros 3 on NES

 

Of course prototypes are rare! We're talking games that were available for sale to the general public.

 

I would guess some Atari 2600 game.
Last I checked Red Sea Crossing there are only 2-3 copies out there.
Or Birthday mania or monogram Space Chase .

Less than 10 monogram Space chase were made and at least one is known to exist.

 

I think that NBA Elite 11 for the PS3 could be the rarest modern game ever released.
It was released, but then immediatly recalled due to the many bugs the game had.
Some copies did sell and there are an estimated 10 - 20 copies out there.
You can make some impressive money selling this on ebay.

 

How about Air Raid?

 

Maybe...

 

The problem with old Atari games like Air Raid is that there were no concrete numbers for how many units were made/sold. A lot of those games came from fly-by-night companies (the makers of Air Raid made no other games), so there could be a ton in a storage unit somewhere. Conversely, they could be in a landfill.

With that game I think they had to make more, at least more of those weird shells.

 

That. Or it was one batch and it was finished with. Hell, I even wonder if the ROM is a unique brand or if its a standard model from that time.

 

Most likely the "ROM" is an EPROM or PROM that was very common at the time.

 

Maybe. I have my doubts though. Need to get not only an Atari, but to try to get Air Raid as cheap as I can.

 

I've seen pictures but don't know if they're legit or not. Find a confirmed legit pic that shows the chip and it should be easy enough to tell what it is. Much cheaper solution.

 

I tried and nothing. -_- Might take it upon myself to post the pics myself and make a seperate thread on it. IF I have the time to do it... School is really getting in the way of things and I don't have enough money to get what I need now. Getting a New 3DS XL was already a hassle. So much so that I got 2 on accident. One is with me the other is waiting at a Walmart.

 

Well, that's what makes it so rare and such a mystery, we still don't know how many were ever made, just what have turned up.

It wasn't until the CIB copy was found that it was even verified that the name of the game was actually Air Raid.

 

Air Raid is rare, but there are numerous copies out there (at least 6 or 7). There are far rarer 2600 games like Extra Terrestrials (not E.T.), Red Sea Crossing, and Gamma Attack that were made by small companies (usually one or two people) that only have one copy known to exist. Air Raid gets thrown out there a lot just because it's the one most people have heard of.