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Rare Game Showcase Archive
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The Collection Grows: My First Kiosk
Posted on April 22, 2011 | 2 CommentsThis past weekend, I took a special step in video game collecting. Yep, I bought something that takes up a ridiculous amount of space but that makes up for every inch with awesomeness. I’ve wanted to own a kiosk for the past couple years. Sure... -
Rare Game Showcase: Nintendo 64 Fiber-optic Sign and a NES Multicart
Posted on March 31, 2011 | No CommentsCurrently on eBay are a couple of my favorite things: a fiber-optic Nintendo sign and a NES multicart. Nintendo 64 Fiber-optic Sign GOLDEN GAME 260 IN 1 NES Multicart -
Rare Game Showcase: Lighted Nintendo Store Display Cases
Posted on March 28, 2011 | No CommentsHaving an incredible video game collection is one thing…displaying it is quite another. eBay seller ubben52 has one of the most impressive sets of Nintendo branded store display cases that I’ve seen on eBay. These photos speak for themselves… -
Rare Game Showcase: NES Test Station & a Fantastic Atari Display
Posted on March 22, 2011 | No CommentsHere are a few gems that sold on eBay recently… Action 52 in Box with Manual (minus cover) Sold for $290.11 USD on eBay. Nintendo NES Test Station Sold March 12, 2011 for $430.92 USD on eBay. Nintendo Game & Watch Green House Sold March... -
Rare Game Showcase: Nintendo M9 R.O.B. Store Display Unit
Posted on November 4, 2010 | No CommentsBehold the glory that is a possibly new-in-box M9… Nintendo NES M9 Display Deluxe ROB Up for auction here is an official Nintendo Entertainment System M9 Static Lighted Display. I originally bought two of these many years ago. I sold one of them at the... -
Rare Game Showcase: Xerox Alto Computer, M82, Racermate Carts & More
Posted on November 4, 2010 | No CommentsWould you pay $30,000 for a computer? How about $2,500 for a Nintendo promotional item? Collectors love eBay, and this past few weeks’ sales demonstrate that well. Here are some of my favorite active and ended rare video game items on eBay. Interesting Items on... -
Rare Game Showcase: 1990 Nintendo World Championships Gray Cart No 0323
Posted on November 3, 2010 | No CommentsA high starting bid, but it’s always nice to see a 1990 Nintendo World Championships game cartridge appear on eBay. This one is one of the gray copies given to finalists of the infamous NWC competitions that Nintendo hosted around the Unisted States. Nintendo World... -
Rare Game Showcase: Atari VCS “POP” Store Kiosk
Posted on October 7, 2010 | No CommentsIf you’re like me and think that vintage video game kiosks are the coolest, then the Atari “POP” Kiosk is possibly the king of cool. Atari VCS POP Dealer Demo Kiosk 1981 1982 The seller is asking $1,400 USD or best offer. Naturally, this sort... -
Rare Game Showcase: Atari Jaguar Developer’s Cart, 3 SNES M.A.C.S., and a Mario Pipe Phone
Posted on October 7, 2010 | No CommentsThere are some real gems on eBay right now. Check out the life size Halo 2 statue and Atari Jaguar developers cart. My personal favorites: Patapon promo magnets and the Mario pipe phone… GAMES MACS~ The Multi-Purpose Arcade Combat Simulator ~SNES~ (label damage) Currently a... -
Rare Game Showcase: Sachen, Panesian, Mystique and other Obscure Games Distributors
Posted on September 29, 2010 | No CommentsObscurity is the essence of collecting. Sometimes it seems that the worse a game is, the more valuable it is to a collector. After all, low production numbers mean future rarity. Naturally, these fetch astounding prices on eBay. Here are some of my favorites from... -
Rare Game Showcase: Lifesized Metroid Samus Statue
Posted on September 18, 2010 | No CommentsIt doesn’t get much better than having a full sized statue of your favorite video game character. (If anyone out there has a life sized ToeJam & Earl, you’d be my personal hero…and I’d probably die in envy.) First off, I love that the seller... -
Rare Game Showcase: Stadium Events and a Can of Snake Meat
Posted on September 10, 2010 | No CommentsAs per usual, there are a good number of fantastic rare video games and collectibles on eBay. So which will be more valuable, can of snake meat or a custom portable NES? Games / Systems Stadium Events NES NTSC Cart Sold Sept. 8, 2010 for... -
Rare Game Showcase: Valuable Vectrex Homebrew & Mario Shoelace Biters!
Posted on September 9, 2010 | No CommentsIt seems that rarely a week goes by without someone dropping a cool $1,000 on a video game. Check out the rare and interesting items that popped up on eBay this past week. Games VeCaves Spikes Spree CGE 2002 Vectrex Homebrew Sold Sept 7, 210... -
Rare Game Showcase: Atari Music Machine SEALED!
Posted on September 2, 2010 | No CommentsHere’s one of the rarest games for the Atari 2600: The Music Machine…SEALED! Heck, in it’s currently sealed state, it’s one of the rarest games for any system. The last sealed version of Music Machine on eBay sold for $5250.00 USD on Oct. 10, 2009. ... -
Rare Game Showcase: Mr. Boston & Entex Adventure Vision
Posted on August 30, 2010 | No CommentsCheck out these fantastic gems! Each could easily be the centerpiece of a video game collection. It’s amazing to see so many rare items appear on eBay within such a short time frame. Sega Wondermega megadrive/ genesis mega CD console Ended Aug. 21, 2010 for... -
Imagic Atari 2600 Kiosk & Atlantis II Cart
Posted on August 2, 2010 | No CommentsThere’s something fantastic about video game kiosks, and Atari ones seem to be among the rarer ones. I was quite excited to see this Imagic kiosk pop up on eBay! Did I mention it includes an Atlantis II cart? Atlantis II + Imagic Atari 2600... -
Comic-Con Giveaway
Posted on July 22, 2010 | 2 CommentsGeeks unite! Comic-Con is here! The VideoGameMuseum.com team will be joining the masses and loving every moment! To celebrate, we’ve created a small horde of random 8-bit NES games as giveaways! Want to participate in the giveaway? Here are your options: 1. Find Us: If... -
Rare Game Showcase: Pac-Man Phone, Prototype Atari Consoles, and a Sealed Caltron 6 in 1
Posted on July 9, 2010 | No CommentsI love eBay for being both a marketplace and a living museum of video game history! Here are the fantastic items that I’m watching this week. GAMES CALTRON 6 IN 1 NINTENDO NES ORIGINAL GAME SEALED RARE Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Fortune Hunter Edition …why... -
Original Pac-Man Concept Sketches
Posted on July 6, 2010 | No CommentsRemember being a kid and sketching out your idea for a video game level? My buddies and I loved to do this on the bus ride to school! We’d draw out the level complete with pits, vines, booby traps, monsters, etc. Then, still on paper,... -
Rare Game Showcase: Mario Phones, Vectrex Kiosk, Virtual Boy Sign
Posted on July 2, 2010 | No CommentsNeed a Mario Phone? How about a Vectrex kiosk or a Virtual Boy sign? You’ve got to love eBay and the fantastic and unique gaming items listed this week. Here’s a collection of my favorites: GAMES FACTORY SEALED nes Chubby Cherub CIB new +box nintendo... -
World Record Donkey Kong 3 Arcade Machine
Posted on June 30, 2010 | No CommentsRecords will be set. Machines will suffer… If you enjoyed the movie “The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters” then you might find a current eBay listening of interest as it has to do with the Donkey Kong 3 world record. Donkey Kong 3... -
The Evolution of the Action 52
Posted on June 24, 2010 | 13 CommentsCurious how the Action 52 evolved to its present glorious form? The Action 52 is one colorful NES game. Given its shady past and foggy history, NES collectors seem to have a love/hate relationship with the Action 52. If you’re unfamiliar with the Action 52... -
Rare Games Spotted: Super Famicom Hotel System, N64 Fiber Optic Sign, etc
Posted on June 19, 2010 | No CommentsHide your wallets and feast your eyes! Here’s a list of fantastic rare video game items on eBay right now. GAMES NES – Devil World (Good Condition) PAL Version. This isn’t the rarest game out there. It’s just fun to see, since it wasn’t released... -
What’s Rarer: A Prototype Action 52 Cart or a Person Who’s Met Vince Perri?
Posted on June 17, 2010 | 3 CommentsYou have to respect a guy who does his research when it has to do with retro-gaming history! Greg Pabich contacted me a few weeks ago wanting to identify a couple of old Action 52 cartridges that he’d been keeping in a box for the... -
Rare Game Spotted: Unreleased 3D Game Boy Advance Cart
Posted on June 15, 2010 | 3 CommentsHere’s something you don’t see every day. It’s a pretty fantastic looking prototype Game Boy Advance game. It has 12 hours to go and is already at $302.54, so it’s looking like it’s gaining some attention…especially if it’s undumped. Heck, it’s Star Wars style probably... -
Rare Games Spotted: A Complete N64 Collection
Posted on June 15, 2010 | 2 CommentsAs a collector, I don’t think I could ever morally justify buying a complete video game collection. I enjoy the hunt for each game way to much. However, I’m downright curious to see what a complete collection of loose N64 games is worth. If you’re... -
Rare Game Spotted: Virus NES Dr. Mario Prototype?
Posted on June 11, 2010 | 2 CommentsHere’s a crazy looking game that I haven’t seen before. On the surface, it looks like a prototype copy of what we now commonly know as Dr. Mario. The game in this listing seems to be date 1989, which is a year before its release... -
Rare Items Spotted: Gold Mario & Zelda Nintendo Statues
Posted on June 10, 2010 | No CommentsNothing fetches a pretty penny in the video game collecting world quite like gold! Every collector knows that the gold Nintendo World Championships cart is worth a mint. Similarly, gold statues of video game characters seem to hold crazy values. Ironically, it doesn’t matter if... -
Rare Games Spotted: Signed Halo Controller, Nintendo Sign, Zelda 35mm Trailer
Posted on June 7, 2010 | 5 CommentsAs always, there are presently a number of fantastic video game items on eBay. Here are a number of them from my watch list. Collectibles and Other Unique Items World Of Nintendo Poster – 1992 Kellogg’s Super Mario XBOX 360 Halo ODST Controller SIGNED by... -
NES Action 52 Prototype Cart?
Posted on June 3, 2010 | 20 CommentsI was recently contacted by a gentleman named Greg wondering if I had any more information on Action 52 prototype cartridges for the original 8-bit Nintendo. Since my knowledge is quite limited on these, I figured I’d open this one up to the gaming community...
