What's Up: Ogre Battle is that game you've heard about, but you've likely never had an opportunity to own. When the game was released on the Super NES there were something like a thousand copies ... most of which seemed to appear in rental stores. Regardless, this Ogre Battle is still sought after to this day. And you know what, it still holds up as one of the great strategy video games.

How Cool Are You: For strategy gamers you would be a lucky sonofabitch. Most of my friends got the game only by never returning their rentals ... but to buy the game, well, especially if it's in excellent condition, would be one of the most exciting things in the world. Hmm ... that sounds a tad pathetic, doesn't it. Oh my oh my oh my. Let's just leave it at that.

*Prices for games and collectibles has been known to fluctuate wildly. What's more, this article was written in 2001, so any number of factors could sink or improve its value. I hope you enjoy the article, but hope you won't take the prices too seriously.)