Time to boot up eBay and offload one of your prize PSone possessions: The Misadventures of Tron Bonne is now available on the PlayStation Network. Following various ESRB leaks, Capcom has deployed the ultra-rare affair on the North American PlayStation Store for $5.99. There's good news for retro games traders, though: the digital re-release won't be coming to Europe anytime soon.
The original outing was limited to a run of just 2,000 units, which means that you can expect to pay anywhere up to $200 for a copy of the title in a box. At least, that was the case prior to this digital edition; it'll be interesting to see what impact the download has on the physical version's value. As for whether the actual game's any good or not... It's alright. Check out the gameplay footage below.
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[source polygon.com, via eurogamer.net]
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This looks like the greatest game I've never played.
Am I the only one that has never heard of this game before ?
I would like it if they put legends 1 and 2 on the ps store. Maybe this is a trial? Nah...it's Capcom.
@belmont It's a spin-off of Megaman Legends, so if you were into that game you probably have heard of it. Otherwise it's kind of rare.
This looks like a purchase for me!
Nice that another piece from Project X Zone will be commonly available.
I had no idea the run was so small. This was rare since day 1 then. Played Legends but not this one.
It won't drop in price at all, just look at other games such as SOTN for that
Just because something is available digitally does not mean the original, physical item will decrease in price. People that are buying the game in the first place and paying those high prices are collectors.
Earthbound didn't decrease in value after it was released on the virtual console.
It's no Legends 2 that's for sure.
YES!!!! FINALLY!!!!! This game is amazing! Aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh!!!!
It's been just over a year since this article was published and The Misadventures of Tron Bonne doesn't seem to have lost any value. At the moment, it is £76 on the UK eBay and is approximately £150-£170 on the international eBay.
Games like Symphony of the Night haven't suffered from the PSN sales either. Collectors are collectors, the rarity of the physical copies will always be in demand from those collectors.
My game has the original case, manual, game disc (with minor tiny hairline scratches) and the front and back covers. I was recently offered £100 because it comes with everything (I didn't accept though) I'm not a collector, nor was I ever crazy about Megaman (though I did play the games fairly regularly when I was younger), I had TMoTB when I was a kid and rebought it a few years ago just because of my nostalgia. It was one of those games I adored as a kid. In time, I can see this game's value (and some of the other rare PS1 games' values) increasing. I'm happy I got mine a few years ago when it was a little bit cheaper!
@belmont It was one of the few games I personally owned as a kid (back in 2001 or so), we had hundreds of PS1 games in the house, but TMoTB was one I bought with my pocket money and I loved it. Glad to have it back in my games pile these days
@ShogunRok It's clunky, kinda slow, and the voice acting is funny at times - but none of that ruins the game in my opinion. It's fun to play, the story is simple but enjoyable and the slow/clunky gameplay is just so nostalgic! It's a beautiful game in a rough diamond kind of way
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