Prestige Collections

[OptOut | 8,998]

The numbers after the titles are number of cases followed by number of sealed copies btw.

[TDIRunner | 2,888]

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 GAMES
1942 1 6
3D World Runner 1 6
Alfred Chicken 1 6
Balloon Fight 1 6
Barbie 1 6
Baseball 1 6
Baseball Stars 2 1 6
Best Of The Best Championship Karate 1 6
Battletoads & Double Dragon 2 12
Blaster Master 1 6
Blues Brothers 1 6
Bonk's Adventure 3 18
Bomberman 2 1 6
Breakthru 1 6
Bubble Bobble 1 6
Bubble Bobble 2 2 12
Bubble Bobble: Rainbow Island 2 12
Bucky O'Hare 1 6
Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle 1 6
Burai Fighter 2 12
Casino Kid II 2 12
Castelian 1 6
Castlevania 2 12
Castlevania II 1 6
Castlevania III 1 6
Championship Bowling 1 6
Championship Pool 1 6
Chip And Dale Rescue Rangers 1 6
Chip And Dale Rescue Rangers 2 1 6
Contra 1 6
Contra Force 1 6
Chubby Cherub 1 6
Cliffhanger 2 12
Clu Clu Land 1 6
Color a Dinosaur 2 12
Cool World 1 6
Conan 1 6
Cowboy Kid 1 6
Crystalis 1 6
Darkwing Duck 1 6
Day Dreamin' Davey 1 6
Die Hard 1 6
Destiny Of An Emperor 1 6
Disney Talespin 1 6
Donkey Kong 3 1 6
Donkey Kong Arcade 2 12
Donkey Kong Jr. 1 6
Donkey Kong Jr. Math 1 6
Dragon Warrior 2 2 12
Dragon Warrior 3 1 6
Dragon Warrior 4 2 12
Double Dragon 3 1 6
Duck Hunt 1 6
Duck Tales 1 6
Duck Tales 2 2 12
Dungeon Magic 1 6
Dusty Diamond All Star Softball 1 6
Excitebike 2 12
Faria 1 6
Final Fantasy 1 6
Fire & Ice 1 6
Fist of the North Star 1 6
Flight Of The Intruder 1 6
Flintstones: Rescue of Dino & Hoppy 3 18
Flintstones 2: Surprise at Dinosaur Peak 2 12
Freedom Force 1 6
Gargoyle's Quest 2 1 6
Gemfire 1 6
Ghost & Goblins 2 12
Ghostbusters 2 1 6
GI Joe Taxan 1 6
Gilligan's Island 1 6
Golf 1 6
Godzilla II 1 6
Gradius 1 6
Great Waldo Search 1 6
Guardian Legend 1 6
Guerrilla War 1 6
Gum Shoe 2 12
Gun Smoke 1 6
Gyromite 1 6
Hogans Alley 1 6
Home Alone II 1 6
Ice Climber 1 6
Ice Hockey 2 12
Ikari Warriors 2 12
Ikari Warriors 2 1 6
Ikari Warriors 3 1 6
Indiana Jones Last Crusades - UBISOFT 1 6
Iron Tank 1 6
Jimmy Connors Tennis 1 6
Jungle Book 2 12
Jurassic Park 1 6
Karnov 1 6
Kid Icarus 2 12
Kid Klown 2 12
Kid Kool 1 6
Kid Niki Radical Ninja 1 6
Kings Quest 5 2 12
Kiwi Kraze 1 6
Krusty's Fun house 1 6
Kung Fu 2 12
Legacy Of The Wizard 1 6
Legend of Kage 1 6
Lemmings 1 6
Lethal Weapon 1 6
Lode Runner 1 6
Lone Ranger 1 6
Life Force 1 6
Little Sampson 2 12
MC Kids 2 12
Mach Rider 1 6
Magician 1 6
Mario Bros. Arcade 2 12
Mario Time Machine 2 12
Mega Man 2 12
Mega Man 2 1 6
Mega Man 3 1 6
Mega Man 4 1 6
Mega Man 5 1 6
Mega Man 6 2 12
Metal Gear 1 6
Metal Gear Snakes Revenge 1 6
Metal Storm 1 6
Metroid 1 6
Mickey's Adventure in Numberland 1 6
Mickey Mousecapade 1 6
Mighty Bomb Jack 2 12
Mighty Final Fight 1 6
Mike Tyson Punchout 2 12
Monster In My Pocket 1 6
Motor City Patrol 1 6
M.U.S.C.L.E. 1 6
Ninja Gaiden 3 1 6
Ninja Kid 1 6
Panic Resteraunt 2 12
Paperboy 2 2 12
Peter Pan & the Pirates 1 6
Pirates 1 6
Popeye 1 6
Power Blade 2 1 6
Power Punch 2 3 18
Prince Of Persia 1 6
Pro Sport Hockey 2 12
Rad Racer 1 6
Rally Bike 1 6
RC Pro Am 1 6
RC Pro Am II 1 6
Ren & Stimpy Buckaroos 1 6
Renegade 1 6
Rescue Rangers 2 12
Rescue Rangers 2 1 6
River City Ransom 1 6
Robin Hood Prince of Thieves 2 12
Rockin Kats 1 6
Rocky and Bullwinkle 1 6
Romance of the Three Kingdoms 1 6
Romance of the Three Kingdoms II 1 6
Rygar 1 6
Sesame Street 123/ABC 1 6
Shadowgate 3 18
Slalom 1 6
Snake Rattle & Roll 1 6
Snakes Revenge 1 6
Snow Brothers 2 12
Soccer 2 12
Soloman's Key 1 6
Spelunker 1 6
Spy Hunter 2 12
Sqoon 3 18
Stadium Events 3 18
Star Force 1 6
Star Tropics 2 2 12
Star Soldier 1 6
Stinger 1 6
Street Cop 1 6
Super C 1 6
Super Mario 1 6
Super Mario 2 1 6
Super Mario 3 1 6
Super Pitfall 1 6
Super Spy Hunter 1 6
Super Team Games 2 12
Swamp Thing 1 6
Target Renegade 1 6
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III 1 6
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Tournament Fighters 4 24
Tennis 1 6
Terra Cresta 1 6
The Jetsons 1 6
The Punisher 1 6
The Simpson's: Bartman Meets Radioactive Man 3 18
The Simpson's: Bart VS the Space Mutants 1 6
The Simpson's: Bart VS The World 2 12
Thunder & Lightning 2 12
Time Lord 2 12
To The Earth 2 12
Tom and Jerry 1 6
Ultima: Quest of the Avatar 1 6
Ultima: Warriors of Destiny 1 6
Unchartered Waters 1 6
Uninvited 2 12
Urban Champion 1 6
Volleyball 1 6
Wacky Races 1 6
Wario's Woods 1 6
Wally Bear 1 6
Wayne's World 1 6
Widget 1 6
Winter Games 1 6
Wild Gunman 1 6
Wrecking Crew 1 6
Zelda Gold 2 12
Zelda 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.  

[RH | 5,206]

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.

[Gulag Joe | 590]

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!

[Hammerfestus | 4,100]

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

[RegularGuyGamer | 2,042]

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???

[tbone3969 | 316]

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

[Tulpa | 3,704]

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.

[TDIRunner | 2,888]

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.  

[Tulpa | 3,704]

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.

[a3quit4s | 4,344]

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 

[tbone3969 | 316]

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.

[RH | 5,206]

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!".

[a3quit4s | 4,344]

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!".

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[O.G. CIB | 416]

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. 

[JamesRobot | 6,026]

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.

 

[Brickman | 4,202]

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.

[tbone3969 | 316]

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....

 

[Brickman | 4,202]

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. 

[RegularGuyGamer | 2,042]

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. 

[Brickman | 4,202]

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. 

[Reed Rothchild | 9,918]

The Prestige was a good movie

[fcgamer | 5,006]

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...

[Gloves | 12,251]

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. 

[fcgamer | 5,006]

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.