How One Man Spent $17,500 On A Video Game

lovekeiiy · 07-04-2009

From Kotaku

JJ Hendricks, an avid games collector, recently paid $17,500 for a single video game. If you've ever wondered what it feels like to spend that much on a video game, Hendricks has written all about it!

The game in question is one we actually featured a few weeks back: a gold Nintendo World Championships cartridge, which had originally been listed on eBay for $25,000.

There were only ever 26 of these ever made, and despite the fact they're not actually gold - it's just gold paint - they're safely the most expensive, valuable video games on the open market.

Having failed to sell at that price, Hendricks got in a lowball offer, one which was eventually accepted by the seller. And on VGPC, has written about it. The ups, downs, the obstacles, the ecstasy. Every sentence makes the knot in the pit of your stomach grow ever tighter.

It's a fun read! Fun because he's the one that spent $17,500 on a game, and not us.

How I Got Nintendo World Championships Gold [VGPC, via Offworld]

That Peench sure knows to blow some money on games. Just remember to tell the wife it was on drugs and hookers. She might be mad if she finds out it was on ONE game.

Justintiime · 07-05-2009

never even heard of this game...I hope it has a good story to it.

Wallace Suka · 07-05-2009

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Originally Posted by Justintiime

never even heard of this game...I hope it has a good story to it.

It only have three games with objections to it. The time limit is 6 minutes and 21 seconds.
The first mini-game is Super Mario Bros. with collecting 50 coins.
Followed by Rad Racer by beating the Nintendo Championship Course.
And finally, with the rest of the time limit is getting a high score in Tetris.
Once time does expire, a player’s score is totaled using the following formula: Super Mario Brothers score + Rad Racer score x10+ Tetris score x25= your final score.

Lord Geoff · 07-05-2009

Dang it! People hijacking the stories that I had ready for the show! I will point people here in the show notes!

Justintiime · 07-05-2009

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Originally Posted by Wallace Suka

It only have three games with objections to it. The time limit is 6 minutes and 21 seconds.
The first mini-game is Super Mario Bros. with collecting 50 coins.
Followed by Rad Racer by beating the Nintendo Championship Course.
And finally, with the rest of the time limit is getting a high score in Tetris.
Once time does expire, a player’s score is totaled using the following formula: Super Mario Brothers score + Rad Racer score x10+ Tetris score x25= your final score.

Then the buyer of the game has way too much money. Zelda was worthy of the gold case....this abomination is NOT.

lovekeiiy · 07-05-2009

apparently he wanted to get a gold case one to go with the non-gold case version he had. Apparently the gold case version was a very limited run.

And yes, he has too much disposable income. Despite how much he tried to hide it, we all know it was Peench.

Peench · 07-05-2009

Don't be blowin my cover man. That's weak sauce.

Apparently the cartridges were made for an actual championship tourney, hence the time limits. I'll let Geoff explain it more in the show.