If so, then I suffer from the same condition.
If given the opportunity to own an arcade stand up version of
"Defender", I'd pay quite a bit. I would also pay quite a bit to
own a Fairlight synthesizer system in my house, and my MacBook has
more power. The collector's mind is not a rational mind. There is an
arbitrary value placed on things that nobody else cares about. Think
about all the Star Trek stuff that sold at the Christie's auction.
On Jul 7, 2009, at 9:28 AM, Aubrey Leatherwood wrote:
Is there something wrong with me that I have no issues with this
fellow's purchase?
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To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
From: justinmoha...@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2009 09:08:24 -0400
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Man Pays Thousands for Obscure Video Game
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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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.
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