Database update: July 2013
Update: The auction data for July 2013 are now online. Enjoy!
Donkey Kong DK-52 in a TV commercial
| The Swiss TV channel SRF 1 shows a TV commercial from the Swiss federal railways. Their slogan is Former Prices. Many cool items from the 80ies are shown and among them, you can spot a Donkey Kong DK-52 as well! Unfortunately the TV commercial ist very fast, so look closely! ==> The TV commercial on Vimeo |
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Database update: December 2012 to February 2013
Big update: The auction data from December 2012 to February 2013 are now online. Enjoy!
Rare Promo Game Snoopy Tennis
I have already reported a few times on rare promotional versions of Game & Watch games. And it was always hard to believe that there should be more of other such games.
But again such a rarity appeared: A Snoopy Tennis with a special stop-logo and the inscription HYDRAULIQUE DE FREINAGE. Literally translated, this means: Hydraulic brakes.
The game is currently on sale on ebay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/261148784226
Many thanks to our member gameandwatch who reported this auction.
Update: The seller has sent me better pictures of the game. Thank you very much!
Update 2: The game was sold for EUR 690.00.
Game&Watch Video Review
Radio PARALAX, a web radio specialized in remixes from computer- and videogames, has produced a video review about some of the 60 Game&Watch games. They have put the video online on their YouTube-Channel.
The review is about the following games:
- Donkey Kong II (Multi Screen)
- Pinball (Multi Screen)
- Super Mario Bros. (New Wide Screen)
- Donkey Kong Jr. (Panorama Screen)
- Snoopy (Panorama Screen)
A must see!
==> Radio PARALAX YouTube-Channel
==> Radio PARALAX Homepage
Database update: September to November 2012
Big update: The auction data from September, October and November 2012 are ready now. Enjoy!
New section: Links
For all of you who want to know more about Game&Watch and other handhelds and consoles, we have now a new link section. If you know an interesting website, you can suggest it here.==> to the new section
Game&Watch @ gamescom 2012
The MEGA – Museum of Electronic Games & Art (http://www.m-e-g-a.org) – is at the gamescon 2012, August 15th to August 19th 2012, in Cologne (Köln), Germany (http://www.gamescom.de). Beside other games they show all 60 Game&Watch Games!MEGA is an association for conservation, preservation, documentation and public availability of digital cultural assets in the area of entertainment, information & communications technology, as well as electronic games and digital art. The profile is strongly defined by the needs of our target group.
gamescom is Europe's epicenter for games and gamers. The entire industry will be presenting itself not only to the general public at the trade fair, but also to trade visitors in particular.
Most expensive Game ever for USD 15'000.00?
Some of you might remember the special Green House that was sold over three years ago for about USD $4700.00 (more information here...). Very expensive you might think, but regarding its rarity the price is decent.Does the same count for the following game? On June 26th a Mickey Mouse from the Panorama Screen Series was sold on eBay. End price was USD $15'000.00!
The game is factory sealed and obviously worth a lot of money to the buyer. A quick research in the Game&Watch database shows, that in June 2011 a Panorama Mickey Mouse was sold for USD $3205.13 (view) – that was the most expensive game the database holds (the Green House mentioned earlier is not in the database).
What will be next? Will the USD $15'000.00 ever get topped? Let's wait and see! Thanks to our member mr_byte,who reported this auction.
==> Link to the auction
or
==> Download as PDF
Shigeru Miyamoto and YM-901
Shigeru Miyamoto On this year's E3 in Los Angeles, USA, (www.e3expo.com) Shigeru Miyamoto from Nintendo is present there, too. Shigeru Miyamoto is game developer and producer at Nintendo (more: ==> Wiki).
A member here from gameandwatch.ch has been at the E3 and has met Shigeru Miyamoto. This member, who does not want its name to be mentioned here, did sent my the picture you can see on the right. The Super Mario Bros. YM-901 Shigeru Miyamoto holds in his hands belongs to our member.
Shigeru Miyamoto did sign the YM-901 and asked our member, if it wants to have its name on the game, but our member declined. So, Shigeru Miyamoto answered: «OK, my name only then. And look, I made a little nose here.» and laughed. As you can see, he did indeed draw a nose in the middle of the case.
This special YM-901 is the only one we know of - a very rare piece of Game&Watch history!
Note: the owner of the signed YM-901 clearly said, that the game is not for sale!
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