
Nintendo World Championships 1990 NES w NWC Controller
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1990 Nintendo World Championships NES Lot
Auction Includes;
Original letter from Nintendo
NWC Oakland Competitor Ticket
NWC Semifinalist Hat
Home Movies of the Nintendo World Championship Event
A NES controller from NWC competition station, Controller #1
Grey NWC 1990 Cart, number 183
Starting bid is set at $11,990.90. 3 days left in the auction at the time of this posting.

Contra Force NES Factory Sealed
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Contra Force for the NES factory sealed. Already over the $500 mark with three more days to go.

700 NES Game Lot
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This ebay auction would make a great instant loose NES cart collection. 700 NES carts that all look in really clean shape, plus a couple NES consoles and accessories.
With only a day left the bidding is currently up to $3,100.

Donkey Kong Country Competition Cartridge
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Looking for a Donkey Kong Country Competition Cart to add to your SNES collection? Well theres one up on ebay with only 16 hours left at the time of this posting. The cart was originally used by Blockbuster rental stores for in store tournaments, collect as many bananas as you can in a 5 minute time limit.
How high will it go? I'm guessing in the $800+ range.
* End of Auction note: sold for $975.00 *
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Nes Campus Challenge Cart
JJgames on ebay auctioned off the one of a kind 1991 Nintendo Campus Challenge NES cart at the start of this month. After 48 bids the auction ended at a whopping $20,100. Quite a interesting story reading through the Wiki info. If only we could all be so lucky and find something like this at a garage sale.

NES Desktop Arcade
Over at instructables.com someone shows off a Nintendo themed desktop arcade. Parts used included a used 17" lcd monitor and nes controller ports ripped out of a four score.
You can connect regular nes controllers or use the joystick and buttons on the cabinet. The actual gaming takes place with a pc inside the cab through an nes emulator.
Via: instructables.com
The folks over at thenesdump.com are releasing a limited SPY VS SPY 2: The Island Caper game for the NES system. Comes complete in box with manual, cart, box and a laminated comic. Will be a limited run of 250 sets. There will also be a handfull of special edition carts that are custom painted half black, half white. First 100 of the run will be released around August 27th. Price is set at 55 bucks shipped within the US, add 5 if outside the US.
Via: thenesdump.com , Nintendo Age
Video game speed runs are a way to add a challenge to an old favorite or compete with other people on line for the lowest time. Here's five popular speed run videos from nes games including Contra and. Learning the shortcuts and tricks to a game can take weeks if not months of regular playing to shave down the finish time.
Interesting upcoming USB reader for classic console games. This usb cart reader gives you the ability to load original game carts (SNES/Genesis) onto your pc and play them. A legal way to play your used carts on a computer without having to go find a rom version online. This could also be used to back up your progress before a battery replacement. Neat. ClassicGameConsole.com will be keeping an eye on this product and follow its ongoing development.
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Custom Green Legend of Zelda Cart
From around Ebay: Custom Green Legend of Zelda NES Cart.
New translucent green cartridge case with a used original Legend of Zelda circuit board inside. Artwork is custom printed on extra thick photo proofing paper. Ebay member gen.jackd.ripper is selling them for a 29.99 Buy it Now with free shipping.