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How much is too much to pay for a video game? We’ve certainly balked at paying more than £40 for a new release, and we fully understand the legions of UK players who are snapping up pre-owned titles instead. None of which concerns US collector JJ Hendricks one iota – he’s just forked out $17,500 (around £10,700) for an obscure NES game.
The cart in question is a gold-coloured copy of ‘Nintendo World Championships’, which was created for a Nintendo-sponsored games competition back in 1990. It is, by all accounts, the ‘Holy Grail’ of video game collectibles; a fact that is supported by its scarcity – only 26 copies are thought to exist worldwide.
The game itself can barely justify its astonishing price tag, though. It comprises just three brief segments of existing NES titles – Tetris, Rad Racer and Super Mario Bros. – all of which must be completed within a strict 6 minutes 21 seconds time limit. So not very much bang for an awful lot of bucks.
Speaking of which, at $17,500 Hendricks considers he’s found himself a stonking bargain. We guess that’s true too, given the original $25,000 listing on eBay.
Well, it all puts the expense of big bundle games like Guitar Hero World Tour and the forthcoming Beatles Rock Band into perspective, doesn’t it. So, are there any gems lurking in your collections? We’re off to the attic to double-check ours...
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This really makes me think. . .how much could i get for my Sega Megadrive and all the games I have for it?? hmmm...
Posted by: danieldjpe on Tue Jul 07 03:51PM | Report abuseisn't that a stolen item? surely they should have been given back to nintendo after the tournament?
Posted by: robpmarsh on Tue Jul 07 03:53PM | Report abuseOMG STOP SPAMMING NEWS COMMENTS! ITS RIGHT ANNOYING!
Posted by: demonbarber62 on Tue Jul 07 03:55PM | Report abuseRetro-isim is a weird culture - strange and non-forgiving. Time and time again I have thought about my days on a Commodore Vic-20 or CBM 64, Amiga, Atari2600 and Intellivision, and when I see emulation and relive those times, I wonder what held my interest? But then I will remember an old gem, like Ghostbusters and look at the newest re-incarnation and see the basic elements still there. I certainly would not do what this guy has done, but i can see the joy in doing it
Posted by: delboy3k1 on Tue Jul 07 03:55PM | Report abuseI remember that console, of the good old days, i was more glued to my tv and computer back then than i am now.
Posted by: postmanpatcan on Tue Jul 07 03:57PM | Report abusedoes this man have a life, it's one thing to buy a collection of video games or buy a limited edition car! but to spend £10700 on a plastic game which lasts about as long as a question of Trivial Pursuit, he should collect books or tanks
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Posted by: djchunkyone on Tue Jul 07 03:58PM | Report abusethe term more money than sense comes to mind
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Posted by: gathweclub on Tue Jul 07 03:58PM | Report abusecharities are more important
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