I just want to point out that there are more copies of Action Comics #
1 available than this game.
For context.
Justin
On 2009-07-07, at 12:00 AM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>
wrote:
Wow, talk about a fan. How many PS3's, Wii's, XBox 360's, Sega
Genesis' (I still have that console, it's great), SNES' (ditto), and
3DO's --complete with full game libraries--could he have bought with
that much dough?
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http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/plugged-in/the-17-500-video-game/1332488
The $17,500 video game
by Mike Smith
Buzz up!
July 6 1:32 P.M.
Would you pay $17,500 for this?
Think $60 video games are too expensive? You won't hear any argument
from us, but you might from JJ Hendricks, a collector who just paid
a clinically insane $17,500 for an obscure NES game from 1990.
The game in question is an ultra-rare, gold-colored version of
Nintendo World Championships, a cartridge specially produced for use
in a Nintendo-sponsored gaming contest. According to Wikipedia only
26 were created, and Hendricks calls it the "Holy Grail" of video
game collectors.
The game itself has a time limit of just 6 minutes and 21 seconds
and consists of three short segments from other NES games: Super
Mario Bros., Tetris, and Rad Racer. Players are scored according to
their performance in each game, and their scores are totaled once
the time limit expires. Doesn't sound too riveting to us, but then
somehow we doubt Hendricks is in it for the gameplay.
And while $17,500 might seem a bit much for a collection of ones and
zeroes, Hendricks actually got a bargain: the game was originally
listed on eBay for a cool $25,000.
