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$17,500 for a video game?
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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07-16-2009, 12:20 AM
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nice
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07-16-2009, 12:33 AM
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Saw this, but ! Think somebody paid more for that game a few weeks back....
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07-16-2009, 01:51 AM
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yeah someone paid 25 grand for the same game i guess their are only 5 in existence
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07-16-2009, 09:50 AM
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what a bunch of sad twats
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07-16-2009, 11:10 AM
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sweet, now they can play mario, tetris and rad racer on one cartridge... it was always such a hassle to change those damn cartridges easily worth 25 grand, or more...
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07-16-2009, 02:39 PM
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but you can get these things called roms which are comp versions of the game for free.
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07-16-2009, 08:00 PM
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He's a collector. Don't hate on him.

I'm sure if he paid $20k for a mickey mantle rookie card, you'd all be like, "Yeah, that was a good investment."
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07-16-2009, 08:21 PM
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no, I'd still be like, what an idiot.
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07-16-2009, 08:22 PM
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Re: $17,500 for a video game?
The value of this will go down and down as more people stop giving a shit about what a NES ever was.
07-16-2009, 08:35 PM
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Paullehh Wrote:The value of this will go down and down as more people stop giving a shit about what a NES ever was.
Just like people stopped giving a shit about Honus Wagner cards.

And Action Comics #1.

Those prices just keep going down and down and down.
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Honus wager FTW....

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07-17-2009, 12:25 AM
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XIII Wrote:
Paullehh Wrote:The value of this will go down and down as more people stop giving a shit about what a NES ever was.
Just like people stopped giving a shit about Honus Wagner cards.

And Action Comics #1.

Those prices just keep going down and down and down.
Because those are from electronic items.... Rolls Eyes
07-17-2009, 04:00 AM
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