Ebay has mint condition early LW from PS1 dev kit.

[Free4Ever]

Maybe not useful and just a collectors item.

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NEW Playstation 1 Net Yaroze LIGHTWAVE 3D Programming Set Japan *RARE*​

PS1 Net Yaroze Lightwave 3D programming set from Japan, brand new and never used. Extremely rare - happy shopping!

 

[Markc]

What did that version do.....?

 

[raymondtrace]

The "playstation" term may be faulty translation. It is just LW4 for Windows. You can find the same thing as a "Lightwave for playstation" ISO file on archive.org. https://archive.org/details/LightwaveForPlayStation

This should run on everything up to Windows 10 (provided you have a parallel port and there's a valid license included). On Windows 10, this LW version will crash when opening scene or object files.

Without certainty that there's an accessible license to accompany the dongle, this would be a great way to lose $500.

 

[jwiede]

Well, on the plus side, the register.newtek.com site for managing old LW registrations still works. On the minus side, the auction makes no discussion of the transfer fee, so expect to potentially pay another $100 on top of auction price (if even still possible) to transfer the LW license to yourself.

That price for that product is silly, frankly. The notion that it represents some kind of "collectible item" is questionable at best, and lacking that, there's very little to justify that pricing (esp. as it isn't even clear whether that's an "upgradable LW license"). Caveat emptor!

 

[Free4Ever]

The same seller also offers the PS1 dev kit for a cool 1550$, if you want to have a complete kit, when the retro gamer crowd goes nuts for 3D. They are nuts for 2D games now, 2M$ for the 1985 Super Mario, just 10 more years for PS1 and LW4 to hit the 1M$ mark...

Unopened copy of Super Mario Bros. sells for a record $2 million

It’s the latest vintage game to sell for big bucks

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[EvanWharram]

I bought a copy from this same seller a few months back. About 1/3 of what he is asking now. Be aware that the box and manual covers are English but the content inside is all in Japanese