How you acquired your copies of the games
Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2021 2:31 am
For the fans of this series, I'm rather curious as to how you got your copies of each of the Nightmare/Atmosfear stuff, whether it was when they were originally being sold, for your birthday, Xmas etc. however you got them, so I'll start things off.
Though I heard of the series in small instances as a kid, but never played them nor knew anyone whom owned them, I completely forgot them for years till February 2019 when a friend brought up his DVD copy of Atmosfear to play at a small gathering at my house, that's what prompted me to research everything about the series and set out the goal to find most of them, if not all of what was available in Australia. Keep in mind, the pricing I mention will be in AUD.
2019
Around late May just three months after I first played it, Atmosfear DVD was the first game I got from Facebook Marketplace, from a seller whom lives an hour and 10 mins drive from my house, but took me nearly two hours by train and bus, scored it for $5. And since the person had more games also for $5 each, also got The Simpsons Board Game (circa 2000) as a bonus, so $10 total.
Within June, a collectable shop near my house was in the process of closing down and they had a copy of the DVD game, bought it anyway for $15 just for the thought incase someone I know might have wanted it.
Later in late July, found a Gumtree listing for Nightmare (original version that doesn't have Video Board Game on the front) selling for $25, managed to get it a few days later. During that same day after getting the game, just an hour and half later, went to a shopping mall into Savers (a op/thrift shop), headed to the board games section and by some pure luck and coincidence thinking I was hallucinating, found the three Nightmare expansions (Zombie, Witch and Vampire) for $4 each ($12 total, what a steal!). Definitely a rare oppurtunity, as there was no way I wouldn't get a chance like that again in my life.
October rolls around, and still haven't found a cheap copy of Harbingers until browsing on eBay and finding a seller who lives an hour drive away from me south of my house, and has a complete copy (save for no dice, pencil and paper but easily replaceable) of Harbingers for $22. Woulda been another $25 for shipping, but I insisted on picking up instead. Again no access to a car as I couldn't drive alone yet, so another train trip it was.
Its mid November, and on FB marketplace constantly searching more Atmosfear, and found someone selling the DVD version and Khufu for $20 together. The seller wanted them both gone, and said I could resell them seperately if I wanted. (My third copy of the DVD game!)
2020
During Feb/Mar, as I mentioned an extra two copies of the DVD, those ended up going to new owners after holding them for a while. One of the copies I sold for $10 on FB, and the other went to a local community group that's into the retro gaming era, as few of the members heard of the series but never owned copies of the games. So I recommeneded the idea they could showcase it at future events (if COVID never happened ), about a year or so later I contacted them back and they still never got around to playing it, but did give me $25 for it.
A while has passed on after not collecting anything new, but selling the extra copies. August approaches, and I finally find the card game and Harbingers booster tapes on Gumtree, but the seller lived outside my state but still posted them. Scored both together for $30, and conveniently arrived a day before my birthday.
Its October, while out and about hunting for decorations and props for a Halloween party I was going to the next weekend, popped by Savers and spotted a copy of Nightmare, but this time the revised version (VBG on the front). Checked inside, looked complete with all contents and scored it for $4. At that point I thought the tape had the altered video (with the Zombie promo), but turned out to be the original version. Perhaps the other video wasn't available in Aust.
2021
Not so much was spotted, but during August in Savers for yet again more op shop hunting (as I get other things like shirts and VHS tapes), saw two copies of Atmosfear DVD and one Khufu, all selling $5-6 each, definitely bargain material. Since I'm a regular attendee of a board games club at one of the univerties in the city, bought one of the Atmosfears and it now sits in the club's locker for other people to use, and so far there's been success in appeal. I do tend to bring a small TV and PS2 just to play it, since the club doesn't have that kind of equiptment.
End (for now)
So far, I think that's about it for my collection of how I got these games! If you got any fascinating stories on how you got your copies, do leave something down below! Might post another update if I manage to get something new, I've also got some t-shirts based on the series (mostly custom made), but might make a seperate forum for that.
Though I heard of the series in small instances as a kid, but never played them nor knew anyone whom owned them, I completely forgot them for years till February 2019 when a friend brought up his DVD copy of Atmosfear to play at a small gathering at my house, that's what prompted me to research everything about the series and set out the goal to find most of them, if not all of what was available in Australia. Keep in mind, the pricing I mention will be in AUD.
2019
Around late May just three months after I first played it, Atmosfear DVD was the first game I got from Facebook Marketplace, from a seller whom lives an hour and 10 mins drive from my house, but took me nearly two hours by train and bus, scored it for $5. And since the person had more games also for $5 each, also got The Simpsons Board Game (circa 2000) as a bonus, so $10 total.
Within June, a collectable shop near my house was in the process of closing down and they had a copy of the DVD game, bought it anyway for $15 just for the thought incase someone I know might have wanted it.
Later in late July, found a Gumtree listing for Nightmare (original version that doesn't have Video Board Game on the front) selling for $25, managed to get it a few days later. During that same day after getting the game, just an hour and half later, went to a shopping mall into Savers (a op/thrift shop), headed to the board games section and by some pure luck and coincidence thinking I was hallucinating, found the three Nightmare expansions (Zombie, Witch and Vampire) for $4 each ($12 total, what a steal!). Definitely a rare oppurtunity, as there was no way I wouldn't get a chance like that again in my life.
October rolls around, and still haven't found a cheap copy of Harbingers until browsing on eBay and finding a seller who lives an hour drive away from me south of my house, and has a complete copy (save for no dice, pencil and paper but easily replaceable) of Harbingers for $22. Woulda been another $25 for shipping, but I insisted on picking up instead. Again no access to a car as I couldn't drive alone yet, so another train trip it was.
Its mid November, and on FB marketplace constantly searching more Atmosfear, and found someone selling the DVD version and Khufu for $20 together. The seller wanted them both gone, and said I could resell them seperately if I wanted. (My third copy of the DVD game!)
2020
During Feb/Mar, as I mentioned an extra two copies of the DVD, those ended up going to new owners after holding them for a while. One of the copies I sold for $10 on FB, and the other went to a local community group that's into the retro gaming era, as few of the members heard of the series but never owned copies of the games. So I recommeneded the idea they could showcase it at future events (if COVID never happened ), about a year or so later I contacted them back and they still never got around to playing it, but did give me $25 for it.
A while has passed on after not collecting anything new, but selling the extra copies. August approaches, and I finally find the card game and Harbingers booster tapes on Gumtree, but the seller lived outside my state but still posted them. Scored both together for $30, and conveniently arrived a day before my birthday.
Its October, while out and about hunting for decorations and props for a Halloween party I was going to the next weekend, popped by Savers and spotted a copy of Nightmare, but this time the revised version (VBG on the front). Checked inside, looked complete with all contents and scored it for $4. At that point I thought the tape had the altered video (with the Zombie promo), but turned out to be the original version. Perhaps the other video wasn't available in Aust.
2021
Not so much was spotted, but during August in Savers for yet again more op shop hunting (as I get other things like shirts and VHS tapes), saw two copies of Atmosfear DVD and one Khufu, all selling $5-6 each, definitely bargain material. Since I'm a regular attendee of a board games club at one of the univerties in the city, bought one of the Atmosfears and it now sits in the club's locker for other people to use, and so far there's been success in appeal. I do tend to bring a small TV and PS2 just to play it, since the club doesn't have that kind of equiptment.
End (for now)
So far, I think that's about it for my collection of how I got these games! If you got any fascinating stories on how you got your copies, do leave something down below! Might post another update if I manage to get something new, I've also got some t-shirts based on the series (mostly custom made), but might make a seperate forum for that.