So as a lot of you know, Konami has decided to do an anniversary Legend of Blue Eyes reprint along with many of the other original sets, but with a stamp on the card?
What do you think of Pokemon recreating Base Set with Base Set box reprints of all the og and nostalgic arts but with an identifier that they are reprints?
I was going to make a post about this too! I know Yugioh gets memed to death about reprints and what it does to card values, but honestly Iām so excited for this!
Iāve ordered a Yugioh box, not as an investment, not caring if it tanks the prices of my original cards, purely just such a great price for a really nostalgic experience. Rewarding fans for 25 years.
As long as its clearly distinguishable from the original cards, sure. I think a base set reprint wouldnt be my cup of tea though. Iād rather they do reprints of certain card arts or do reimagined arts, like the pikachu from celebrations.
I feel like it gets to a point itās lazy if it becomes a regular thing and itās like filler episodes in anime some like it but overall just to hold people off until they get something actually new they want.
I agree full arts and stuff is the best way about it because itās the same concept but a new execution to go with the era.
Reimagined arts sounds infinitely cooler, essentially finishing off what they started with Stormfront and Rising Rivals. Maybe bring someone like Koike out of retirement to do the Kinebuchiās.
Agreed. I dabbled in Yugioh back then and I appreciate Yugioh. I didnāt know about those sets until this thread. But I will say I am excited for it as it will allow a casual like myself to enjoy the sets. I am not casual in Pokemon so that may could my judgement.
I would lose my mind. Screw card value, this would be amazing! I only played yugioh for a little while as a kid and even I want to pick up one of these boxes! I just imagine opening up a reprint like that of pokemom with my older brother who has been out of the hobby since he gave me his collection 20 years ago. The nostalgia of that moment would be worth more to me than those card values.
To me, base set has nothing left to offer, they squeezed that lemon dry before 25th anniv.
We are extremely overdue for a generation 2/3 tcg remake - and to anyone at TPC who thinks demand wont go crazy over a Jhoto or Hoenn tcg remake, i want what youre smoking.
Correct me if Iām wrong but I think for Yugioh theyāre reprinting several of the older sets which I think is a lot of fun. Iāll definitely pick some of them up for opening and to have a sealed one of each for displaying.
With Pokemon we already have Evolutions and Celebrations so that makes me feel like a straight up reprint of Base would be redundant. However, if they decided to do the same thing and reprint the first 4 or 5 sets I would definitely pick them up because I would love to have those boxes for displaying without needing to throw a ton of money down on the originals.