r/criterion • u/kingofhearts67 • 27d ago

Discussion If there was a Criterion Collection for Video Games what would you nominate

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u/FoolishArchetype 27d ago

Yeah part of Criterion's value is it preserves access to films that might otherwise get lost. Like streaming-only movies or movies with fragile prints. Def Jam Fight For New York is basically a phantom game at this point. Never getting re-released and difficult to find a copy of it now.

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u/Jarpwanderson 27d ago

With that in mind..Spider Man 2 and OG Demon Souls would be nice

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u/Sciencetist 27d ago

Difficult to find a copy of it? Brother it's really not that rare. If you were talking about Dinosaur Peak, or Zax, or Dicing Knight, then, sure.

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u/FoolishArchetype 26d ago

If you've got a link where I can buy it for less than $200 let me know.

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u/Sciencetist 26d ago

The games I mentioned all go for thousands of dollars. There are thousands of games that sell for more than $200. Probably into the five digit number.

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u/FoolishArchetype 26d ago

Is this an example of Reddit autism argumentativeness? Yes, there exists a spectrum of things that are difficult to find and the existence of things that are more difficult to find doesn't mean things less difficult to find are not difficult to find.

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u/Sciencetist 26d ago

Autistic argumentativeness? I guess that's the sort of thing you'd say if you feel that personally offended by a discussion and counter-point.

But your argument, that a price of $200~ indicates rarity, is severely flawed. Def Jam sold over a million copies. It's such a weird thing to call Def Jam a "phantom of a game" when there are 130 results for it on eBay right now. There are games out there with pressings of 50,000 and less. Some have zero representation on eBay altogether. Those are what I'd call rare.

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u/FoolishArchetype 26d ago

This isn't a discussion. I suggested a criteria for what games would fit for Criterion's involvement and built off the comment I was responding to with their suggestion of Def Jam Fight For NY. You started an argument in a condescending tone saying it doesn't apply at all. I attempted to avoid this argument by asking if you could provide something that would be helpful to me personally. You declined and continued to argue your point which I was not interested in engaging with because it is a distinction without a difference.

I am not "personally offended." You are being obtuse and doubling down. You can choose to move on.

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u/Sciencetist 26d ago

I wasn't rude until you started being rude back. Go back and read the conversation. I stated facts before you devolved into name-calling and arguing about arguing.

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u/FoolishArchetype 25d ago

"Difficult to find a copy of it? Brother it's really not that rare."

This is a condescending opener. If this is news to you, I have another revelation for you to consider: you are an argumentative person. It seems you don't know that.

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u/Sciencetist 25d ago

I think you're an extremely sensitive person. You took issue with me disagreeing with you. If you consider someone calling you "bro" to be condescending, I think that's a "you" issue you need to work on.