Our look at the National Videogame Museum in Frisco, Texas during December 2018.
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http://www.nvmusa.org/
A Collector’s Take on the National Videogame Museum
Security Bit & Battery Compatibility Chart
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| SECURITY BIT & BATTERY COMPATIBILITY CHART | ||||||
| NINTENDO | GAME BIT | SYSTEM BIT | CONTROLLER BIT | SYSTEM BATTERY | GAME BATTERY | |
| Original Nintendo NES | 3.8mm | Philips | Philips | n.a. | CR2032 | |
| Super Nintendo | 3.8mm | 4.5mm | Philips | n.a. | CR2032 | |
| Nintendo 64 | 3.8mm | 4.5mm | Philips | n.a. | CR2032 | |
| Game Cube | n.a. | 4.5mm | Tri-Wing | n.a. | n.a. | |
| Wii | n.a. | Tri-Wing | Tri-Wing | n.a. | n.a. | |
| Virtual Boy | 3.8mm | 4.5mm1 | Philips | n.a. | n.a. | |
| Game Boy | 3.8mm | Tri-Wing | n.a. | AA | CR2025 | |
| Game Boy Color | 3.8mm | Tri-Wing | n.a. | AAA | Usually CR2025 (but sometimes CR2016)3 | |
| Game Boy Advance | Tri-Wing | Tri-Wing | n.a. | AA | Usually CR2025 (but sometimes CR2016)3 | |
| Game Boy Advance SP | Tri-Wing | Tri-Wing | n.a. | Lithium | Usually CR2025 (but sometimes CR2016)3 | |
| DS | Tri-Wing | Tri-Wing | n.a. | Lithium | n.a. | |
| DS Lite | Tri-Wing | Tri-Wing | n.a. | Lithium | n.a. | |
| DSi | Tri-Wing | Tri-Wing | n.a. | Lithium | n.a. | |
| DSi XL | Tri-Wing | Tri-Wing | n.a. | Lithium | n.a. | |
| SEGA | GAME BIT | SYSTEM BIT | CONTROLLER BIT | SYSTEM BATTERY | GAME BATTERY | |
| Master System | 4.5mm | Philips | Philips | n.a. | CR2032 | |
| Genesis | 4.5mm2 | Philips | Philips | n.a. | CR2032 | |
| CD | n.a. | Philips | Philips | n.a. | n.a. | |
| CDX | n.a. | Philips | Philips | n.a. | n.a. | |
| 32X | 4.5mm | Philips | Philips | n.a. | CR2032 | |
| Saturn | n.a. | Philips | Philips | CR2032 | n.a. | |
| Dreamcast | n.a. | Philips | Philips | n.a. | CR2032 for VMU4 | |
| Game Gear | 3.8mm | 4.5mm | n.a. | AA | n.a. | |
| MISC | GAME BIT | SYSTEM BIT | CONTROLLER BIT | SYSTEM BATTERY | GAME BATTERY | |
| TurboGrafx 16 | n.a. | 4.5mm | Philips | n.a. | n.a. | |
| TurboDuo | n.a. | 4.5mm | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | |
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CHART KEY
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Philips = Philips head screwdriver
Tri-wing = Tri-wing head screwdriver 1Bit may not be long enough to reach screws without removing plastic 2Works for most games 3Check game’s internal circuit board to identify the battery needed. It should be labeled either “CR2025” or “CR2016“. 4The Sega Dreamcast’s VMU requires the use of two (2) CR2032 batteries. | ||||||
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The Collection Grows: My First Kiosk
This past weekend, I took a special step in video game collecting. Yep, I bought something that takes up a ridiculous amount of space but that makes up for every inch with awesomeness. I’ve wanted to own a kiosk for the past couple years. Sure enough, I met up with a pretty cool guy (aka BUZZ_N64). We’d met before to trade some games, so his offer to sell me a Nintendo Game Cube kiosk was something I couldn’t put out of my mind. Naturally, it comes with parts not show in that photo (since we were loading it into a vehicle). Inside were a couple magnetic advertising mats covering a cardboard mat. It also included the front plexiglass cover, an advertising topper and side, and, of course, a Game Cube.
BUZZ_N64 was also cool enough to let me take pictures of his collection. As you can see, he’s mostly a Nintendo & Sega guy. That being said, he has a pretty good variety of gaming systems set up. Plus, I have to admit, anyone who would pick up early Rambo action figures gets about 1,000 cool points in my book. Plus, he’s lucky enough to have picked up a PS1 developer system from a local thrift store! Check out some of the highlight photos below:
Rare Game Showcase: Pac-Man Phone, Prototype Atari Consoles, and a Sealed Caltron 6 in 1
I love eBay for being both a marketplace and a living museum of video game history! Here are the fantastic items that I’m watching this week.
GAMES
CALTRON 6 IN 1 NINTENDO NES ORIGINAL GAME SEALED RARE
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Fortune Hunter Edition …why are the most expensive items often sold by zero feedback sellers.? Is that (A) a guarantee that the listing is a scam, (B) simply a sign that someone wants to sell the item anonymously, or (C) some honest guy who simply never used eBay before?
SNES Donkey Kong Country Competition Complete Nintendo
Soap Panic CIB Famicom Bubble Bath Babes NES Complete
AV Pachi Slot Big Chance CIB Famicom Hot Slots NES
SYSTEMS
Unique Atari 2700 (2600) RC Stella Prototype Console You can read more about this console in the Atari Museum. Bidding still has about a day to go and this gem is going for $1,150.00 USD!
Unique Atari 2600 CX-2000 “Val” Prototype Console Also featured in the Atari Museum. Bidding still has about a day to go and this gem is already up to $2,500.00 USD!
COLLECTIBLES
SEGA Channel Hoodie
Atari Video Music model C-240 Innovative Leisure RARE!!
Lair Artbox Promotional Reel (Playstation 3, 2007)
Nintendo Super Mario Bros 1989 Puppet Kooler Cup Weird!
Nintendo Game Boy Advance Store Display Kiosk + Mario
Rare Mario Chain Chomp Soccer Ball Collectible Awesome…looks like these were used to promote Super Mario Strikers. Anyone know if these are actually rare or not?
VERY RARE Super Mario 2 Dixie Cup FULL SET 1989 For the Mario collector who has everything…
Nintendo Super Mario Bros 1989 Puppet Kooler Cup Weird! Yup, weird.
1980 PAC-MAN TELEPHONE IN COUNTER DISPLAY BOX WORKS! This is hands down the coolest phone I’ve ever seen. More photos are below…
SIGNAGE
Xbox Live 4′ Store Display Sign 360
Nintendo 64 N64 4′ x 10′ Store Display Sign
Nintendo Game Boy 4′ x 10′ Store Display Sign
Vintage Sega Genesis 4′ x 10′ Store Display Sign
Vintage Super Nintendo SNES 4′ x 10′ Store Display Sign
rare vintage Nintendo Gameboy fiber optic sign display
RARE 1996 Nintendo 64 Promo Banner Display Sign N64 Wii
Rare Game Showcase: Mario Phones, Vectrex Kiosk, Virtual Boy Sign
Need a Mario Phone? How about a Vectrex kiosk or a Virtual Boy sign?
You’ve got to love eBay and the fantastic and unique gaming items listed this week. Here’s a collection of my favorites:
GAMES
FACTORY SEALED nes Chubby Cherub CIB new +box nintendo
neo geo aes metal slug 5 usa excellent ultra rare!!
COLLECTIBLES
Pikmin 2 Nintendo Gamecube Countertop Display RARE
E.T. Atari Game Video Store Display Mobile 1982 Sealed
RARE Age of Empires III Game Promo Ship Store Display
Mario Nintendo Custom Bomb Omb Art Sculpture Galaxy The beauty of paper m?ch?
Nintendo Game Boy Color Store Display Kiosk
Rare XBOX 360 Large Neon Sign
RARE Nintendo Neon Sign
AMAZING VECTREX DISPLAY STAND PROTOTYPE – VERY RARE !!!
AMAZING SEGA GAME DISPLAY STAND PROTOTYPE – VERY RARE I have a semi-respectable Vectrex collection and would love to have the space and cash for this gem.
AMAZING SEGA DISPLAY STAND PROTOTYPE – VERY RARE !!!
RARE NINTENDO VIRTUAL BOY STORE DISPLAY SIGN INBOX
Rare Nintendo Gamecube 35mm film trailer Metroid/Mario
Nintendo Game Cube Stand Up Store Display Game System
Sega Saturn Nights into Dreams Poster Promo Rare 120 120-Games.com is selling this and other items for the 100% benefit of the American Breast Cancer Foundation.
Mario Kart Telephone This may not be the rarest item, but it makes up for it in sheer awesomeness.? Apparently in Mario’s car phone was? just as absurdly large…just like in the early days of cell phones in real-people land…
Mario Telephone Voice Activated!!
Rare Items Spotted: Gold Mario & Zelda Nintendo Statues
Nothing fetches a pretty penny in the video game collecting world quite like gold! Every collector knows that the gold Nintendo World Championships cart is worth a mint. Similarly, gold statues of video game characters seem to hold crazy values. Ironically, it doesn’t matter if it’s just gold painted plastic (The NWC gold cart being no exception to this rule…).
Super Mario Golden Promotional Display Figure Nintendo The guy selling this (antiquemike-japan) is asking a seemingly silly starting bid of $395.00 USD. Is he crazy?Who knows. Maybe the power of gold painted plastic will compel someone to bid… (By the way, the seller states that this statue was part of a store display at one time.)
Rare Legend of Zelda Gold Twilight Princess Statue Ended June 1, 2010 at $233.05 USD. eBay seller longshorespike explains:
Limited up to 3800 pieces worldwide, very detailed, heavy, made out of hard PVC, up to 13 inches in height and only available in the Nintendo Star catalogue (cost was 14,000 star points…about 60 games), this statue is one of the most rare and expensive Zelda-statues you can get. It’s sprayed gold and it’s made for the promotion of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.
