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Sealed Zelda NES Game Donated to Charity Shop Sells for $411,278!
It’s no secret that retro games, and particularly those in good or excellent condition, have always commanded a very decent price in the collectible market. Over the last few weeks, however, it seems that the market is currently undergoing something of a boom. Not only have we seen a new…
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Super Mario Bros Sets New Record as Boxed Copy Sells for $2M
July was an exceptionally busy month in terms of collectable retro gaming. Firstly, a copy of ‘The Legend of Zelda’ set a brand new record, and just a few days later, this was completely smashed when a boxed copy of ‘Super Mario 64’ sold for $1.56M. – In something that…
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Super Rare Zelda NES Cartridge Sells for $870,000
You may recall that earlier in the week it was noted that an exceptionally rare copy of ‘The Legend of Zelda‘ for the Nintendo Entertainment System had come on the market via an online auction site. With it sat at around $110,000 at the time of writing, while we always…
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Super Rare Zelda NES Cartridge Hits $110K at Auction
It’s not exactly a secret that rare video games can command quite a significant price when they hit online auction sites. Following a new listing on Heritage Auctions, however, we have something exceptionally unusual here indeed. Not only is this a graded and sealed copy of The Legend of Zelda…
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NES ‘Homework First’ Physical Console Lock is Found
I must admit, given I have a kid of my own now, that I can fully understand that my parents possibly bought me my NES console back in 1988 as more of an investment than a purchase. It did, after all, manage to successfully keep me out of their hair…
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A Ghosts n’ Goblins Remake is Coming to the Nintendo Switch
There are few retro games more iconic than Ghosts n’ Goblins. Largely due to the fact, particularly in this case, that it was so bloody difficult. Despite the fact that it’s challenging, however, it’s certainly not impossible. The platforming good, the controls are tight, and, put simply, if you die…
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Unofficial The Legend of Zelda Remaster Released for Emulation
A team of modders has finally completed their latest product, a rather unofficial remaster of The Legend of Zelda! Of course, it’s more than a simple emulator port, as that has been available for a long time. This massive overhaul mod uses the Zelda 1 Redux release as its template.…
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The LEGO NES Kit is Available Now!
Around a month ago, it came to our attention (following leaked images) that Nintendo and LEGO were partnering up to release a full-blown brick-based NES kit. A set that would not only allow you to build a replicated version of the console, but also a controller, cartridge and TV set!…
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Lego is Set to Launch A 2,646-piece NES Kit
We’ve certainly seen Lego release more than a few weird and wonderful building kits over the last few years. Following a report via TechSpot, however, following a very brief teaser posted by the company yesterday, various images have leaked online to suggest that a full-blown Lego NES kit may be…
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Sealed Copy of Super Mario Bros Sells for $114,000
It’s hardly any secret that there are some people out there who take retro-gaming very seriously and have, in the past, spent a significant amount of money on games we’ve all probably owned (at some point) and have since thrown in the bin or traded it in for around $5…
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NES Emulator Released on Steam Turns 2D into 3D!
If you have any love for classic NES games, then the chances are that you’ve probably tried a number of emulator programs out there on your PC. With the release of ‘3DSen PC’ on Steam, however, we certainly have a very unique creature here. What’s so special about it? Well,…
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Nintendo World Championship Cart is Nearly ‘Traded In’
If you’ve ever worked at a store that deals almost exclusively in 2nd-hand games, you know that the vast majority of the time when people walk through the door with a bag full of games it is often not going to be a very exciting experience. There is, however, always…
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Man Finds Sealed NES Classic in His Attic and Sells it for $9,000
I have a lot of old retro gaming stuff in my attic. I do, however, suspect that very little of it would be worth any substantial amount. If you do, however, perhaps have a NES console up there, then it might be worth checking out. Specifically, what games you have…
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Nintendo Start Selling Refurbished NES Classics on eBay
Since the release of the NES Classic, it has proven to be very difficult for many to actually get their hands on one of the systems. This was, admittedly, relieved somewhat when Nintendo did a re-issue of the console last year, but today, finding one ready to buy on a…
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New Punch-Out World Record Set After ‘Exploit’ is Found
There are few games as iconic as the NES classic Punch-Out. As such, based on the nature of how it works, it’s also one of the most popular games in the speedrunning community. With the current record having stood for over a year, however, you would’ve been forgiven for thinking…
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