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this is the only known copy of the 1992 super famicom challenge competition to ever be found. it includes the games super mario world, f-zero, and pilotwings. i bought this and many other games from a former nintendo employee, and according to him this cart was used for 1 time competition between 2 u.s. and 2 japanese players. i was also told that this is the only copy of this game in existance. go to my link to view some screenshots and the rest of my hoard
Got any more details on the competition. What was the point, who was involved, were there any prizes -- and what the heck is the estimated worth of something that cool!
That is pretty much AWESOME!
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A former Nintendo employee??!! Jeez imagine the stuff this guy has! I heard you also got your mits on some Earthbound protos! Isn't it always ironic how the people who work for these companies never care about what they have and just sell it for next to nothing at a garage sale?? I always find that pretty crazy.
Quote from: vealchop on September 08, 2006, 06:49:05 am
A former Nintendo employee??!! Jeez imagine the stuff this guy has! I heard you also got your mits on some Earthbound protos! Isn't it always ironic how the people who work for these companies never care about what they have and just sell it for next to nothing at a garage sale?? I always find that pretty crazy.
i actually got my mitts on 2 earthbound nes proto's, (7) starfox super weekends, the only know copies of the 1992 nes campus challenge, 1992 snes powerfest competition cart and the super famicom cart. also a 1990 nwc grey cart, snes zelda 3 proto, and a whole bunch of other stuff i dont remember anymore. the crazy part is he was telling me about all the carts he gave away or traded for hockey cards, but i really didnt want to hear about it
Damn man, you're so lucky!
"he was telling me about all the carts he gave away or traded for hockey cards"
OH MY GOD!!! now theyre sitting in a basement somewhere i bet. Man I always read about these amazing finds at garage sales and second hand stores, I've yet to make one of those discoveries, hopefully someday.
Was this guy a programmer at Nintendo? Where was the garage sale? in WA?
NWC CART!
*bows before jollerancher*
Surprisingly perhaps the NWC cart is one of the less rare items he's got there. But it certainly has an aura of greatness around it.
QuoteSurprisingly perhaps the NWC cart is one of the less rare items he's got there.
True, especially since it's the gray one. But it'd still be fun play, trying to see if you could beat the champions record or even hold small contests with your buddies.
And I've never even heardof that SNES challenge cart. It's like the 16-bit NWC, except much rarer.
Quote from: vealchop on September 08, 2006, 02:22:21 pm
"he was telling me about all the carts he gave away or traded for hockey cards"
OH MY GOD!!! now theyre sitting in a basement somewhere i bet. Man I always read about these amazing finds at garage sales and second hand stores, I've yet to make one of those discoveries, hopefully someday.
Was this guy a programmer at Nintendo? Where was the garage sale? in WA?
actually got this during a trip out to the hamptons in ny.. on my way out to my girlfriends mother's house i saw some signs for a garage sale right by her house. when i got out of the car the first thing i saw was 2 tables full of sealed/opened snes/nes games. after buying around 100 games for $40 he told me he used to work at nintendo but to tell you the truth i really didnt care at the time, i was just trying to get all the games in my car before the other people at the garage sale got to them.
once i got them house and figured out what i had gotten that day i went back to his house a few weeks later and asked if he had anything else he might want to sell me. thats when i got the grey nwc, another earthbound, the snes powerfest and super famicom carts. im still waiting on him to dig out what he describes as a big box of games he has in storage for me.
he told me that he was in marketing and that he ran the competitions for nintendo when he lived in washington. he said he was in charge of all the competitions carts, which i assume is why he had these laying in his attic.
At any point did he admit to knowing their worth? I'm just curious if he's clueless or simply doesn't care.
Quote from: JC on September 09, 2006, 09:45:09 am
At any point did he admit to knowing their worth? I'm just curious if he's clueless or simply doesn't care.
the carts i got from him after the original garage sale he knew were worth something(because i told him) but he didnt want to be bothered with selling them. the only carts i have left are the powerfest and super famicom carts which he will get a nice cut of when i do sell them. so far after the original $40 i gave him at the garage sale ive given him close to $2000 so he's happy. i also bought all his baseball and hockey cards off him. ive taken him and his future wife out to eat and i now consider him a friend, meaning if he does find anything else in his attic he will be paid very nicely for it.
Well, good. I'm glad to hear he's not indifferent or clueless. I think it's neat that you found this guy and have been able to help him make some money while making some money yourself. You found some gems and I'm glad that serious collectors of this stuff were able to get their hands on it. I'd hate to have seen the guy keep it till death and then have his family, who might know little about the stuff or not care, dump it out! You know indifference and cluelessness have happened before!
So, you ought to ask him if he knows anything about the Japanese tournaments (since he had that Super Famicom cart). I'd be interested in asking him a few questions for our interviews page -- of course sometime down the road when you feel you no longer have to "protect" your source. :P
WOW, i wish i came across something like this, u meet a guy from Nintendo and get all thoes goodies.
Maybe something like this will happen to me one day.
Looks like our buddy jollerancher is dipping his toe into the water...
HERE (http://cgi.ebay.com/SUPER-FAMICOM-1992-CHALLENGE-COMPETITION-CART_W0QQitemZ120046255309QQihZ002QQcategoryZ62053QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
...We shall soon find out if the water is too hot or too cold...or juuusst right.
woah....i didn't know the games were played over a phone line??? pretty crazy. I'd love to know what it sells for, assuming no one buys it for 17.5K. How about putting up those nintendo vases or video cassettes? Check out his gallery for the leather jacket as well haha!
so did anyone go for it? It seems to have ended without a buyer?
I'm pretty sure it didn't sell, but maybe if jollerancher comes around he can tell us what's up.
Quote from: JC on November 04, 2006, 10:17:51 am
I'm pretty sure it didn't sell, but maybe if jollerancher comes around he can tell us what's up.
i have some pretty big offers on the table for both carts. i'll let you folks know what happens if a deal is made.
awesome, someone's gonna be really lucky.
Quote from: vealchop on November 06, 2006, 07:39:49 am
awesome, someone's gonna be really lucky.
both carts are going to a new owner. cant get into the price right now but i will say i did okay for myself.
Awesome that you sold them! :) I'm sure whoever afforded the hefty price tag will take good care of them -- that's all I was concerned with, getting those rarities into the hands of someone who knows how to maintain and preserve them. If you get the chance to let us in on the final sale price, no doubt we're all curious to find out.
Say, what rarities does that leave you with...just that military competition trophy?
Quote from: JC on November 07, 2006, 06:16:20 pm
Awesome that you sold them! :) I'm sure whoever afforded the hefty price tag will take good care of them -- that's all I was concerned with, getting those rarities into the hands of someone who knows how to maintain and preserve them. If you get the chance to let us in on the final sale price, no doubt we're all curious to find out.
Say, what rarities does that leave you with...just that military competition trophy?
gonna have to keep the price a secret for a few reasons at this point. both carts are going to a great home and will be well taken care of.
and yes the vase is the only rare item i have left but as soon as full payment is made for the 2 carts and i hand him a stack of $100 bills im hoping he finally gets around to diggin up whatever else he has left in his storage unit and attic.
as always if anything else pops up i'll let my friends here at famicom world check them out.
Mama mia!
What a lucky guy!!!!
I'm shocked with the protos and the champ carts and
I'm going to cry!
Should've have someone dump that SFC cart first :)