OptOut | 9,034 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 The numbers after the titles are number of cases followed by number of sealed copies btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,912 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 7 minutes ago, OptOut said: @Gulag Joe this is a list of the HIGHLIGHTS from Tim Atwood's sealed collection, JUST for NES for your information: TITLE CASES TOTAL GAMES1942 1 63D World Runner 1 6Alfred Chicken 1 6Balloon Fight 1 6Barbie 1 6Baseball 1 6Baseball Stars 2 1 6Best Of The Best Championship Karate 1 6Battletoads & Double Dragon 2 12Blaster Master 1 6Blues Brothers 1 6Bonk's Adventure 3 18Bomberman 2 1 6Breakthru 1 6Bubble Bobble 1 6Bubble Bobble 2 2 12Bubble Bobble: Rainbow Island 2 12Bucky O'Hare 1 6Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle 1 6Burai Fighter 2 12Casino Kid II 2 12Castelian 1 6Castlevania 2 12Castlevania II 1 6Castlevania III 1 6Championship Bowling 1 6Championship Pool 1 6Chip And Dale Rescue Rangers 1 6Chip And Dale Rescue Rangers 2 1 6Contra 1 6Contra Force 1 6Chubby Cherub 1 6Cliffhanger 2 12Clu Clu Land 1 6Color a Dinosaur 2 12Cool World 1 6Conan 1 6Cowboy Kid 1 6Crystalis 1 6Darkwing Duck 1 6Day Dreamin' Davey 1 6Die Hard 1 6Destiny Of An Emperor 1 6Disney Talespin 1 6Donkey Kong 3 1 6Donkey Kong Arcade 2 12Donkey Kong Jr. 1 6Donkey Kong Jr. Math 1 6Dragon Warrior 2 2 12Dragon Warrior 3 1 6Dragon Warrior 4 2 12Double Dragon 3 1 6Duck Hunt 1 6Duck Tales 1 6Duck Tales 2 2 12Dungeon Magic 1 6Dusty Diamond All Star Softball 1 6Excitebike 2 12Faria 1 6Final Fantasy 1 6Fire & Ice 1 6Fist of the North Star 1 6Flight Of The Intruder 1 6Flintstones: Rescue of Dino & Hoppy 3 18Flintstones 2: Surprise at Dinosaur Peak 2 12Freedom Force 1 6Gargoyle's Quest 2 1 6Gemfire 1 6Ghost & Goblins 2 12Ghostbusters 2 1 6GI Joe Taxan 1 6Gilligan's Island 1 6Golf 1 6Godzilla II 1 6Gradius 1 6Great Waldo Search 1 6Guardian Legend 1 6Guerrilla War 1 6Gum Shoe 2 12Gun Smoke 1 6Gyromite 1 6Hogans Alley 1 6Home Alone II 1 6Ice Climber 1 6Ice Hockey 2 12Ikari Warriors 2 12Ikari Warriors 2 1 6Ikari Warriors 3 1 6Indiana Jones Last Crusades - UBISOFT 1 6Iron Tank 1 6Jimmy Connors Tennis 1 6Jungle Book 2 12Jurassic Park 1 6Karnov 1 6Kid Icarus 2 12Kid Klown 2 12Kid Kool 1 6Kid Niki Radical Ninja 1 6Kings Quest 5 2 12Kiwi Kraze 1 6Krusty's Fun house 1 6Kung Fu 2 12Legacy Of The Wizard 1 6Legend of Kage 1 6Lemmings 1 6Lethal Weapon 1 6Lode Runner 1 6Lone Ranger 1 6Life Force 1 6Little Sampson 2 12MC Kids 2 12Mach Rider 1 6Magician 1 6Mario Bros. Arcade 2 12Mario Time Machine 2 12Mega Man 2 12Mega Man 2 1 6Mega Man 3 1 6Mega Man 4 1 6Mega Man 5 1 6Mega Man 6 2 12Metal Gear 1 6Metal Gear Snakes Revenge 1 6Metal Storm 1 6Metroid 1 6Mickey's Adventure in Numberland 1 6Mickey Mousecapade 1 6Mighty Bomb Jack 2 12Mighty Final Fight 1 6Mike Tyson Punchout 2 12Monster In My Pocket 1 6Motor City Patrol 1 6M.U.S.C.L.E. 1 6Ninja Gaiden 3 1 6Ninja Kid 1 6Panic Resteraunt 2 12Paperboy 2 2 12Peter Pan & the Pirates 1 6Pirates 1 6Popeye 1 6Power Blade 2 1 6Power Punch 2 3 18Prince Of Persia 1 6Pro Sport Hockey 2 12Rad Racer 1 6Rally Bike 1 6RC Pro Am 1 6RC Pro Am II 1 6Ren & Stimpy Buckaroos 1 6Renegade 1 6Rescue Rangers 2 12Rescue Rangers 2 1 6River City Ransom 1 6Robin Hood Prince of Thieves 2 12Rockin Kats 1 6Rocky and Bullwinkle 1 6Romance of the Three Kingdoms 1 6Romance of the Three Kingdoms II 1 6Rygar 1 6Sesame Street 123/ABC 1 6Shadowgate 3 18Slalom 1 6Snake Rattle & Roll 1 6Snakes Revenge 1 6Snow Brothers 2 12Soccer 2 12Soloman's Key 1 6Spelunker 1 6Spy Hunter 2 12Sqoon 3 18Stadium Events 3 18Star Force 1 6Star Tropics 2 2 12Star Soldier 1 6Stinger 1 6Street Cop 1 6Super C 1 6Super Mario 1 6Super Mario 2 1 6Super Mario 3 1 6Super Pitfall 1 6Super Spy Hunter 1 6Super Team Games 2 12Swamp Thing 1 6Target Renegade 1 6Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III 1 6Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Tournament Fighters 4 24Tennis 1 6Terra Cresta 1 6The Jetsons 1 6The Punisher 1 6The Simpson's: Bartman Meets Radioactive Man 3 18The Simpson's: Bart VS the Space Mutants 1 6The Simpson's: Bart VS The World 2 12Thunder & Lightning 2 12Time Lord 2 12To The Earth 2 12Tom and Jerry 1 6Ultima: Quest of the Avatar 1 6Ultima: Warriors of Destiny 1 6Unchartered Waters 1 6Uninvited 2 12Urban Champion 1 6Volleyball 1 6Wacky Races 1 6Wario's Woods 1 6Wally Bear 1 6Wayne's World 1 6Widget 1 6Winter Games 1 6Wild Gunman 1 6Wrecking Crew 1 6Zelda Gold 2 12Zelda II Gold 2 12 Seeing this list reminds me of the thread back on NA. That thread made up like 90% of the activity on NA for what felt like a pretty long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 5,226 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 I knew Tim had a history with NA and I didn't think it went well, but I had no clue this was this guys collection. So.... how in the world did he end up with so many cases of sealed NES games? That has to be the greatest score anyone will ever have, ever. Period. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gulag Joe | 590 Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share Posted December 4, 2020 21 minutes ago, OptOut said: The numbers after the titles are number of cases followed by number of sealed copies btw. Thats a big hoard of games, but relatively small to a collecting base that could potentially grow to over 100k collectors in years to come. In comparison, there is an estimated 1 million+ comic book collectors. All it takes to grow that collecting base is a clever marketing campaign. Just wait until WATA partners up with Steven Spielberg and every future movie has a character with a video game collection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 4,107 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 (edited) 22 minutes ago, RH said: I knew Tim had a history with NA and I didn't think it went well, but I had no clue this was this guys collection. So.... how in the world did he end up with so many cases of sealed NES games? That has to be the greatest score anyone will ever have, ever. Period. Wasn’t it something something closed down retailers or something? I could swear I knew this once. What a major saga that mess was. I believe the reason he entered the scene in the first place by showing a grainy case of Stadium Events was some FU to people cornering the market on some sealed games or something along those lines? I might be misremembering. Edit: Remember how much shit used to be talked about people from NA only being concerned with value and inflating prices? Edited December 4, 2020 by Hammerfestus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegularGuyGamer | 2,043 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 39 minutes ago, Gulag Joe said: That does not prove anything other than there's a small demand for physical copies for one particular console. Overall, as proven above, 83% of ALL video game sales are digital. And that was 2 years ago- before the announcement of PS5 having a digital console option. 500 more published games on the PS4 than PS3. Why ever would there be a substantial increase of 25% more games being made available in physical form if you didn't buy a single one How could we ever draw a conclusion here... Wait a second, the market reacts to the consumer??? So the demand for my physical games causes an increase in physical releases??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbone3969 | 316 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 (edited) 31 minutes ago, RH said: I knew Tim had a history with NA and I didn't think it went well, but I had no clue this was this guys collection. So.... how in the world did he end up with so many cases of sealed NES games? That has to be the greatest score anyone will ever have, ever. Period. It was something like he was hired to clear out a bunch of old warehouses. Check out the article here: https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/18121761/the-true-story-nintendo-most-coveted-game And yes it all started, or I think got re-invigorated, by him posting the pic of the case of Stadium Events. Actually.... I don't even think it was him. It was a friend of his or something. But then I think Tim actually started chiming in. But I thought he was banned from NA. And there was some debate whether it was really him or not. It was a great thread. Good stuff. Edited December 4, 2020 by tbone3969 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,718 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 42 minutes ago, tbone3969 said: And yes it all started, or I think got re-invigorated, by him posting the pic of the case of Stadium Events. Actually.... I don't even think it was him. It was a friend of his or something. But then I think Tim actually started chiming in. But I thought he was banned from NA. And there was some debate whether it was really him or not. It was a great thread. Good stuff. Minusworlds posted the pic of the case. Tim got banned because he started trolling people and picking fights. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,912 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Also, Tim's ban was temporary and he did come back afterwards and posted a few times, but not much before we never heard from him again. Based on most of his posts, I always got the feeling that he didn't have a lot of forum experience and he had absolutely no intentions of sticking around for long. He came in to say his word, and he stuck around a little bit longer to troll the people that he didn't care for. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,718 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Yeah, he was posting links to a 1995 era website where he hosted his pics and "blog" postings. He could also be a righteous prick at times. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,370 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 1 hour ago, tbone3969 said: It was something like he was hired to clear out a bunch of old warehouses. Check out the article here: https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/18121761/the-true-story-nintendo-most-coveted-game And yes it all started, or I think got re-invigorated, by him posting the pic of the case of Stadium Events. Actually.... I don't even think it was him. It was a friend of his or something. But then I think Tim actually started chiming in. But I thought he was banned from NA. And there was some debate whether it was really him or not. It was a great thread. Good stuff. Ah it’s been awhile since I read that article. Tim talk always pops up in these forums. Never talked to him myself, I was on NA later just before the GoCollect hammer fell. It would be interesting to see where and what he is up to these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbone3969 | 316 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, a3quit4s said: Ah it’s been awhile since I read that article. Tim talk always pops up in these forums. Never talked to him myself, I was on NA later just before the GoCollect hammer fell. It would be interesting to see where and what he is up to these days Why in the world he hasn't cashed out and retired early is beyond me. I mean he got all those games literally for free. It's like he hit the lottery. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 5,226 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 29 minutes ago, tbone3969 said: Why in the world he hasn't cashed out and retired early is beyond me. I mean he got all those games literally for free. It's like he hit the lottery. Well, if the article is telling the truth, Tim states he doesn't need the money and he's going to let his kids inherit the whole ordeal if getting rid of the Stadium Events case and, I assume, whatever cases of other games he might still have. I'm guessing in another 10-15 years, we're going to see some new article, maybe hitting major news sites, of "secret cache of extremely rare and valuable video games discovered!". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,370 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 21 minutes ago, RH said: Well, if the article is telling the truth, Tim states he doesn't need the money and he's going to let his kids inherit the whole ordeal if getting rid of the Stadium Events case and, I assume, whatever cases of other games he might still have. I'm guessing in another 10-15 years, we're going to see some new article, maybe hitting major news sites, of "secret cache of extremely rare and valuable video games discovered!". * Sponsored by WATA/Heritage Auctions 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O.G. CIB | 416 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 26 minutes ago, RH said: Well, if the article is telling the truth, Tim states he doesn't need the money and he's going to let his kids inherit the whole ordeal if getting rid of the Stadium Events case and, I assume, whatever cases of other games he might still have. I'm guessing in another 10-15 years, we're going to see some new article, maybe hitting major news sites, of "secret cache of extremely rare and valuable video games discovered!". He’s already unloaded some games on Hertiage. There is the “Atwood” collection. Go search Hertiage sold and some will pull up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRobot | 6,030 Events Team · Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Tulpa said: Yeah, he was posting links to a 1995 era website where he hosted his pics and "blog" postings. He could also be a righteous prick at times. Hahaha. He wasn't so bad. It was entertaining for the most part. And he was handing out sealed autographed Atwoods for a minute. Got me a MagMax. 2 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickman | 4,215 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 What I always find funny about these “first print key titles” is that they aren’t even first prints, the Japanese versions are true first print. WATA & HA unfortunately can’t market that so they just go with the US stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbone3969 | 316 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 19 minutes ago, Shmup said: What I always find funny about these “first print key titles” is that they aren’t even first prints, the Japanese versions are true first print. WATA & HA unfortunately can’t market that so they just go with the US stuff. Oh wait.... you mean something like this? It pre dates the US Zelda by a year and a half. And it can be yours for the low price of.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickman | 4,215 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 14 minutes ago, tbone3969 said: Oh wait.... you mean something like this? It pre dates the US Zelda by a year and a half. And it can be yours for the low price of.... If people were really interested in first print, that Zelda would probably be going off the charts. But the WATA & HA marketing department are convincing “investors” that only US “first print” matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegularGuyGamer | 2,043 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 21 minutes ago, Shmup said: If people were really interested in first print, that Zelda would probably be going off the charts. But the WATA & HA marketing department are convincing “investors” that only US “first print” matters. It's the same as trading card grading companies and Pokemon cards. There are a ton of Pokemon cards that pre-date the US 1st edition cards that pull the most money. People don't really care about first prints in most circles they just want what everyone tells them to want. Hence WATA swooping in and saying, basically, this is what you want and BAM! prices exploded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickman | 4,215 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 9 minutes ago, RegularGuyGamer said: It's the same as trading card grading companies and Pokemon cards. There are a ton of Pokemon cards that pre-date the US 1st edition cards that pull the most money. People don't really care about first prints in most circles they just want what everyone tells them to want. Hence WATA swooping in and saying, basically, this is what you want and BAM! prices exploded. Haha yep exactly right. The speculators/investors get conned into what the grading companies tell them to want and then the uninformed also jump in and start making YouTube videos so their investment is protected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,963 Editorials Team · Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 The Prestige was a good movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 5,015 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 12 hours ago, Gulag Joe said: I own a PS4 and haven't bought a single physical copy game for it. Every game I have lives in a cloud in my PS account. Its already begun. Denial is not a river in Egypt. Sell your physical media story to Netflix or the music industry. You do realise that in some countries cassette fucking tapes and bloody vcd are making a comeback... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 12,269 Administrator · Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 48 minutes ago, Reed Rothchild said: The Prestige was a good movie I haven't seen it, despite my collection. I keep em sealed. Gonna rake it in soon enough. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 5,015 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 7 hours ago, Gulag Joe said: Did you not see my source link and screen shot negating your claim? I will hit you up in 10 years when that factory sealed N64 Perfect Dark is worth $10 Billion dollars! Doesn't count, your link was to a USA statistic. Don't be arrogant enough to assume that it's the only country in the world that does games. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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