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James Berman on his love for collecting Japanese consoles
BIO
NAME: James Berman
LOCATION: New York, USA
ESTIMATED VALUE OF COLLECTION: $130,000
FAVOURITE SYSTEM: Dreamcast
FAVOURITE GAME: Alan Wake
YOUTUBE: @DepecheSA
SAMURAI SPIRITS ZERO SPECIAL
“One of the first games I picked up for the Neo Geo when I started collecting for it. This is the last official game released for the Neo Geo console in 2004.” PAID: $500
STRAMASH ZONE
“A great example of new games being released for an old system. The Vectrex ceased production in 1983 and this game was released in 2018.” PAID: $40
THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD
“I am a huge fan of lightgun games and there are few better than this classic. This is a great example of being able to get the Japanese version at a fraction of the price of its Western equivalent.” PAID: $200