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Whats the most you will spend for a game? $6k?
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Eh, its not the gold version.
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What the heck is it and why is it worth this much?
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Nintendo World Championships 1990 - Revered by NES players both young and old to be the holy grail of Nintendo items. Who am I to disagree? In the year 1990, Nintendo traveled across the continental U.S. on a self-promoted World Championships tour (or Powerfest as it was also called). The early 90's was the pinnacle of Nintendo's fiscal hold on the US toy market, as it had developed into a household staple throughout toy stores and even in Hollywood with The Wizard starring Fred Savage. Similar video gaming challenges would later follow - for example, the World Blockbuster Video Game Tournament - but none have ever managed the amount of "brew-ha-ha" and hype that surrounds as this official event today. It was, in many ways, the video game competition to end all others. Date Location City 3/9-3/11 Dallas, TX Fairpark Convention Center 3/15-3/18 Cleveland, OH Public Hall Convention Center 3/22-3/25 Pittsburgh, PA D. Lawrence Convention Center 3/29-4/1 Detriot, MI Pontiac Silverdome 4/5-4/8 Philadelphia, PA Convention Center Complex 4/12-4/15 Indianpolis, IN Convention Center 4/19-4/23 Boston, MA World Trade Convention Center 4/26-4/29 Uniondale, NY Nassau Convention Center 5/3-5/6 Hartford, CT Civic Center Exhibition Hall 5/10-5/13 Chicago, IL Rosemonet Exhibition Hall 5/17-5/20 Kansas City, MO Convention Center Prizes given to the contestants ranged from commemorative t-shirts and baseball caps to college scholarship money. The "real" prized items from the tournament come in the form of commerative World Championships NES cartridges - really, who cares about educational funds? Championship finalists were awarded with one of 90 NWC cartridges. An additional 26 were mailed out from Nintendo Power in its magazine sponsored contest. Although now serial numbers exceeding 116 are surfacing, it appears that more copies do exist and the gross amount is reaching near the 300 mark. There are two variations of the cart: gray and gold, with the latter color being much more sought after. The previously mentioned prized software included a collection of three bundled games: Super Mario Bros., Rad Racer, and Tetris. Recall the memorable scene in The Wizard when Jimmy Woods and two other game players go head-to-head in the epic Video Armageddon. The Nintendo World Championships was much like this. Players' tasks were to follow and complete an objective in a game, move on to the next game, and all the while collecting as many points as possible. This lasted for a six-minute time limit. Guidelines to Win: Collect 50 coins in Super Mario Bros. (Once finished, x1 to scored points in objective) Finish level 1 of Rad Racer (Once finished, x10 to scored points in objective) Play Tetris for the remainder of the time (Once finished, x25 to scored points in objective) 1990 Nintendo World Champion and Top-Scorer Scores: Thor Aackerlund -- 2,800,000 Rich Ambler -- 2,700,000 Robin Mihara -- 2,500,000 Jeff Falco -- 2,300,000 *scores approximately Colleen Cardas was among the contestants to have competed in the Championships in Los Angeles. Her husband placed 2nd the first weekend and she won first place in the 18 and up division the second weekend. I recently contacted Colleen to inquire about a VHS tape she had recorded from the event. According to Colleen, the video is like a commercial or lead into the TV Show that was filmed but never aired of the final event. It is narrated by one of the stage commentator guys that wore fancy suits and yelled out scores as people were competing to increase the drama and excitement for the players and keep the audience involved. This same guy was on stage in Denver and Georgia (Colleen's husband traveled to both those cities trying to get him to win one so he could also compete in the finals). I know what you're thinking. "Waaaay cool. Pretty awesome, dude!" Yeah, without a doubt. Wouldn't it be sweet to own of the historic NWC cartridges to challenge yourself and party like it was 1990? More and more of these guys are coming to light in recent times because of the current emphasis (hype) the NES community has come to put upon them (e.g. NES sources, such as this very article). Chalk it up to capitalism or the methodology behind suppy-and-demand. No matter, the now grown-up players gleefully meet our cravings today. The results are mind boggling. And even more boggling is the common "technique" some buyers have used of winning an auction of the cart only to then put it back up, charging a few extra hundred dollars more reserve to profit. |
Eh, its not the gold version. :lol: |
Shit. These usually go for $1500-$2000. What the hell happened?
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:lol: Thor Aackerlund -- 2,800,000
I remember his picture being plastered all over game ads in the early 90's. |
:lol:
The Wizard was a corny movie. That dude with the Power Glove. :D |
Originally Posted by nickdawgy
:lol:
The Wizard was a corny movie. That dude with the Power Glove. :D |
OK, so I still don't get it. What is the cartridge? And what's with all the switches on the front..?
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The cartridge contains Super Mario, Rad Racer, and Tetris in one.
No clue about the switches. |
Pathetic.
The loser that ends up buying it will probably have not donated a cent to hurricane relief, yet has no problem dropping $6,100+ on an NES cart. -rolleyes- |
Objection, your honor.
Josh Hinkle is speculating about the loser that would pay $6,100 on an NES cart. [judge] Sustained [/judge] :) |
josh, glad to know that you judge people based on what you think they have given to charities.
I hope you are joking. |
Josh is in a bad mood today. :(
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Originally Posted by hufferstl
josh, glad to know that you judge people based on what you think they have given to charities.
I hope you are joking. |
Originally Posted by jeffdsmith
Josh is in a bad mood today. :(
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Originally Posted by Josh Hinkle
Pathetic.
The loser that ends up buying it will probably have not donated a cent to hurricane relief, yet has no problem dropping $6,100+ on an NES cart. -rolleyes- Please. If somebody has worked hard enough to earn $80k who are you to judge how they should spend their money? Is someone who buys a $10,000 painting pathetic? How about somebody who buys a new $35,000 car every year? There's a born loser! |
I'm all for wasting money, but this seems insane to me even. However, it's the guys money so whatever. It seems like a great purchase compared to that guy in the article that bought all that fake land on a game that could go away. At least will likely always be of value since Nintendo is king.
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Josh, instead of letting all your frustration out on an internet forum, why not do something to help those less fortunate. I'm sure there are plenty of places you could volunteer in your area and even if you don't feel good about it, I'm sure those that you are helping will appreciate it.
by the way, I'll bet if you sold your 273 CDs, your 189 DVDs and your sweet Home Theater Setup, you could really help those in need. You may even have $6100 in equipment in your place, who knows? |
Originally Posted by SpaceBoy
I'm all for wasting money, but this seems insane to me even. However, it's the guys money so whatever. It seems like a great purchase compared to that guy in the article that bought all that fake land on a game that could go away. At least will likely always be of value since Nintendo is king.
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Originally Posted by nickdawgy
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The Wizard was a corny movie. That dude with the Power Glove. :D What game was it that you paid $45 for? |
Originally Posted by Fandango
What game was it that you paid $45 for?
Worth every penny. |
Originally Posted by shaun3000
OK, so I still don't get it. What is the cartridge? And what's with all the switches on the front..?
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Hey, I"m not saying people can't buy nice things. But I"m pretty anti-consumerist in general.
I'll buy dvds and stuff for myself, but I'm not spending the extra money to get a top of the line TV, stero, DVD player etc. I guess, to me, luxury items are fine, luxury luxury items are not. I have no problem with people buying games, I have problems with people spending 6,000 on a rare game cart when you can by the same games seperately for like $10 on ebay. It's a waste of money IMO. Of course people are free to spend their money on what they'd like, and as we have free speech, I'm free to criticize them for it. And of course you guys are free to call me a judgemental prick. :D You'll get no argument from me. |
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