There’s something fantastic about video game kiosks, and Atari ones seem to be among the rarer ones. I was quite excited to see this Imagic kiosk pop up on eBay! Did I mention it includes an Atlantis II cart?
Atlantis II + Imagic Atari 2600 Kiosk LOT
The seller has a pretty interesting story to go with it. Not only was he lucky enough to make it to the tie breaker round for the Atlantis II contest, but he randomly found the Imagic kiosk being thrown out. Included in the lot is his original letter that he received in advance of receiving the cartridge in the mail.
Here’s the seller’s background story:
Background Story:
I entered the contest when I was 13 years old and was part of the tie breaker round. I was sent the package that contained the game and paperwork. I don’t have the box because, well, let’s face it I was 13! The only reason I still have the cartridge was because I was proud to have been able to get into a contest others could not. And the only reason I have the paperwork was because moms like to keep that kind of stuff. 😀 I tucked this game away and have moved it around with me over the years.
About 10 years ago I was taking out some trash for a job I was at and saw an interesting thing poking out of a nearby dumpster. I went to take a look and say that it was an old Imagic store display that let’s you choose a game locked in a case to play in the store. I took it home and found that it didn’t work. I took off the back and after examining it found that the power connection had come loose. I fixed that plugged it in again and it worked! I was excited and thought what can I do with this since I didn’t have an Atari system anymore. I decided to go find one and fix it up for a mothers day present (my mom loved to play those games with my brothers and me).
I shopped around and some garage sales and some flea markets and came across 2 systems that were both not working. I was able to fix one cannibalizing the other. I put the display and the system together and they worked perfectly! I then gave it to my mom on mothers day with cartridges she used to play, with the one rule that she had to give it back to me when she didn’t want it anymore. This is where it stayed for the next 10 years.
My mom passed away about 8 months ago and I was going through her stuff and found the original paperwork from Imagic. Needless to say this brought back memories. I decided to look up this game and the display on the Internet, again in reminiscing about the past, and found that there are collectors for this I never new existed. I decided I would sell it since my son is into the newer systems and does not take an interest in Dads old guy stuff.
Oh, by the way, I didn’t win the $10,000 in gold that Imagic was giving away in the contest. L
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
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…
eBay has some treasures in store for retro gamers and collectors. I’m personally excited to see how much the complete copy of Shantae for Game Boy will go for at auction rather than being listed with an absurd BIN price. Also of interest is the M8 below that’s getting a bit of bidding action. Enjoy!
Spotted on eBay
NINTENDO 64 COLLECTORS DISPLAY SET (good condition) Pretty nifty looking kiosk. I wonder how long the controllers lasted on these.
Vintage NES Nintendo Super Mario Bros. 2 Note Pad
Custom Marvel Legends GREAT TIGER from Punch-Out NES I’m not sure what inspired “Joe of War” to create this particular character. Heck, I’d love a King Hippo. However, you have to respect the retro gaming love.
Seller’s Description: Hello and welcome toy enthusiasts! You are bidding on a Custom Marvel Legends GREAT TIGER from Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out the video game! He was built from a Kraven Marvel Legends 6 inch figure. His gloves are partially sculpted. I also sculpted his turban, jewel in turban, mustache, and goatee. All of it was sculpted with Aves Apoxie sculpt. The chest tattoo is a tribal tiger head done in black. Check out the tiger paw print on the butt of his pants haha! Figure is still posable and comes with stand for display.? He was repainted with Testors and Citadel acrylic paints. The last picture shows my work in progress for the figure. Feel free to send me any questions, but NO I do NOT ship outside of the U.S. Check out my custom figure blog here: http://joeofwarcustomactionfigures.blogspot.com/
11X17 PEACH Nintendo Original Sketch Pinup -DaiKon Art
Cosplay Final Fantasy VIII 8 Sword Gunblade Squall
Nintendo PowerFest Poster and Ticket (The BIN of $400.00 USD or Best Offer isn’t totally unreasonably when you consider that the custom framing & matting job itself probably cost the seller $100.00.)
NINTENDO 28 SUPER-SIZED DOMINOES 22 MARIO LUIGI TIN
Shantae (Game Boy Color, 2002) RARE, NM w/ BOX Pretty rare to see complete.
Heavy Rain for PS3 – Rare Press Kit
Nintendo M8 Store Demo Display NES RARE m82 snes
Turbografx 1991 CES booth display **ONE OF A KIND**
Vintage 1980’s 4 foot NINTENDO store display sign RARE
Atari 2600 Demonstration Boards & Documents
Nintendo Mario LCD Watch MINT Rare Vintage Original
Nintendo Mario Yoshi LCD Watch MINT Rare Vintage
Playstation 2 PS2 Test Debugging Station | DTL-H30001 (BIN of $179.99 or Best Offer and the seller has 10+ of them currently.)
Here are some fantastic retro gaming and collecting auctions that I’m watching on eBay. There’s some real museum-quality history popping up here, which is one of the reasons I love collecting and am nuts about eBay. Enjoy!
Games & Accessories
Blockbuster SNES Donkey Kong Country Competition Cart
Nintendo NES NTF2 Test Cartridge Version 1.1
Nintendo NES Joystick Test Cartridge
Nintendo NES Power Pad Test Cartridge
Nintendo NES Port Test Cartridge
Atari 2600 Atlantis II 2 CIB and Contest T-Shirt This insanely rare listing of Atlantis II has been graced by it’s owner (eBay seller scrabbler15) with a couple videos. The videos do a fantastic job of giving the game’s history…and I must say, they also put a smile on my face due to their sheer geek factor. (Ended May 15, 2010 at $6982.82)
Nintendo Game Watch Donkey Kong signed Shigeru Miyamoto
Collectibles, Promo Items, & Misc
Vintage 1990 Nintendo Mario Fabric Panel NEW!
Rare Atari Console Prototype Nolan Bushnell 7800 eBay seller knowwhatimeanvern gives a fantastic history of this “signature searies” Atari 7800 shell:
I acquired this wonderful item several years ago and am now offering Atari collectors the rare opportunity to add this prototype to their collection! You will likely never see this item up for auction again. Please note, this is a pre-production prototype – there are no electronic parts inside.? This project was cancelled before the boards were manufactured.
Mr. Vendel provided me with a firsthand look at the history of this amazing Atari 7800 Remake project that was ultimately cancelled. From its ashes rose the successful Atari Flashback plug and play console line.
?Yes, I designed the case along with Tom Palecki of Pear Design whom I brought in to finalize things and run off 8 cases – 10 were actually made as I had two special pearl white ones designed specifically for myself and another for Mark Diluciano with whom I commissioned to create an exact replica of the Gerber files of the original Atari 7800 1984 PC board so that it would fit into the casing.
The project was commissioned by O’Shea Ltd as they had approx. 1 million Atari 2600 and 7800 cartridges and wanted to bundle them in with a new console, so they wanted to product approx. 250,000 consoles.
O’Shea approached Nolan Bushnell about doing a “signature series” I have Nolan’s signature on file from him signing my Atari Pong arcade, we created a digital scan and added his signature to the case label.
The project fell through after that as O’Shea tried to source a factory to front all of the money to product the consoles, none would do it and in 2004 Atari directly asked me to produce a console for them, but had to have something ready within a 10 week window, so using an off the shelf NOAC chip the Atari Flashback 1 console was created.
Of the 8 cases, 6 were delivered to the client as per the contract along with the wooden low production test run molds (aluminum of high grade steel would’ve been needed for doing a full 250,000 pc run, the wooden molds were good for about 20-25 test runs only.) 2 grays stayed with me, which I later sold, but kept the pearl white unit along with the source molds built to create the wooden molds (2 units) of the 8 gray units, half were done with the Atari logo, the other half were done with ProSystem logo on them.
I asked Mr. Vendel if a production Atari 7800 board could be installed into this prototype shell:
Almost — the LED light-window on the new shell is much different from the original Atari 7800, so the motherboard needs one minor change – the LED and its stalk need to be removed and the led soldered back on and about 1/2 of the height of what it was originally at.
More information on this prototype can be found at the following links:
RARE FINAL FANTASY ORB ONLY 50 MADE eBay seller felixollie does a great job explaining the origins of this prize:
This contest was run for the original Final Fantasy RPG designed by Hironobu Sakaguchi of Square for the Nintendo NES.
This awesome collectable is a must-have for the serious collector and Final Fantasy enthusiast. Only 50 Final Fantasy crystal orbs were made and distributed worldwide. It is made of solid lead crystal. The crystal orb is etched with the legend ‘Final Fantasy’; a shield with a crossed axe and sword are etched above. This can be viewed when looking through the crystal orb. The orb has been signed by the artist, Kusak.
Included with the Final Fantasy crystal orb are: 1990 Sept/Oct Nintendo Power Magazine issue 16 which features contest and Final Fantasy crystal orb prize, original box and packaging, and certificates which came with Final Fantasy crystal orb. All are in excellent condition. The orb itself is in perfect condition; no visible scratches, nicks, cracks or signs of wear. Any imperfections in the photos are natural characteristics of this solid crystal piece. This rare orb weighs approximately 1 lb 8.8 oz, and is a bit larger than a baseball.
Be among the 50 lucky people in the world who own such a desirable collectable!
Here are a few pretties from my eBay watch list that I figure my fellow video game collectors will enjoy:
Games/Accessories:
Radiant Silvergun (Saturn) SS RARE NO RESERVE!!! Currently at $160.00 USD and climbing. (Ended April 24, 2010 at $165.00 USD)
RARE NES Game Action Replay GAR save Nintendo games!! I simply love my GAR. I picked it up in a lot of 8-bit Nintendo stuff about a year ago. Beat a level, save, beat a boss, save… It’s a pretty simple idea for us now, but doing this is the 80s was unheard of. Little did any of us know that this sweet gem would have allowed us to finally beat impossible (and beloved) games like Battletoads or Double Dragon III…or give us extra opportunities to make insane jumps in Ninja Gaiden. (Ended April 22, 2010 at $97.00 USD)
ATARI LYNX P.I.T.S FAHRSCHULE/ NEU * NEW /NO ATARI 2600 (Ended April 24, 2010 at 375.00 EUR; about $481.50 USD)
MagiCard Ultra Rare Blue Label Atari 2600 Cartridge R10 If you thought Air Raid was the only rare Atari 2600 cartridge to keep an eye out for, think again. Here’s one more to watch for. (Ended April 24, 2010 at $6766.67 USD)
*SIGNED* World of Warcraft Collector’s Edition The seller states that this was signed by the development team.? It’ll be interesting to see what this goes for. (Ended April 27, 2010 at $530.00 USD)
Rare Atari Jaguar Battlesphere Game Currently at $367.00 USD with 5.5 days to go on auction. (Ended on April 28, 2010 at $385.00 USD)
Collectibles:
Vintage Super Mario Bros. 2 Nintendo NES glass mug HUGE
UNUSED Q-BERT & FRIENDS COLORING BOOK 1983 (Ended April 23, 2010 at $9.99 USD)
Super Mario Pillow Vintage Nintendo 1989 Collectible Is it wrong to want this? (Ended April 24, 2010 at $92.00 USD)
NINTENDO 64 OCARINA IN TIME STORE DISPLAY (Ended April 29, 2010 at $29.00 USD)
Sega Genesis Store Kiosk with rare DS-16 changer This is one great looking store kiosk. And for me, the best part is seeing how the DS-16 was incorporated.
It’s been a while since I put together a list of the unique & rare video game items that I’ve been watching on eBay. Definitely check out the Atari Cosmos & FF Music Box. Also, feel free to let me know if you see an item that should be featured here:
Active eBay Listings
2 Dragon’s Lair promotional Flip Books, Flipbooks 1983
Rare NOKIA NGAGE QD PROTOTYPE like gameboy n gage
Nintendo Famicon UFO Super Disc Drive Pro Adapter
Star Fox: Super Weekend – RARE Super Nintendo/SNES GAME
RARE ATARI COSMOS THIRD DIMENSION SYSTEM ASTEROIDS GAME
playstation 3 kiosk. perfect condition.
original vintage blacklite Nintendo GameBoy store sign Pretty unique. I hadn’t seen one of these before.
Super Nintendo store display – System w/DKC as pack in
Nintendo Virtual Boy Tennis Game w/ DISPLAY ONLY! Box
ATARI 2600 IN-STORE DEMO CONSOLE KIOSK iMAGIC PREVIEWER Rare and awesome 24 slot demo unit. I think it’ll sell for a pretty penny. Any predictions as to how high it’ll go for?
Rare Vintage* SEGA Sonic 3D Electronic Advertising SIGN Cool & unique 3-D sign.
SEGA store KIOSK for Genesis Saturn – nice
Nintendo Halloween Trading Card packs Mario NES Sealed
RARE PAL Nintendo NES COSMOS COP Gluk Video Caltron
Exertainment Life Fitness Add-on Super Nintendo Snes
Castlevania The Dracula X Chronicles review paperwork
Limited Edition Biohazard Sega Dreamcast System NEW
SEGA MASTER SYSTEM STORE DEMO DISPLAY UNIT Kinda RARE!
Ended eBay Listings:
Sega Dreamcast US Broadband Adapter HIT-400 It always amazes me to see these network adapters selling for as much as they do. As a Dreamcast collector myself, this is something I’m always looking for.
Donkey Kong Country COMPETITION CARTRIDGE, COMPLETE! Sold by finch_rocker_ak on January 17, 2010 for $879.99.00 USD.
Sega Sonic Sega – light display – video game store sign
Nintendo Power 1-79 +Player’s guides +NP Display rack
Final Fantasy VII 7 Aeris Theme Music Box Aerith RARE Sold by wreckcharts on January 11, 2010 for $2425.00 USD. This is simply one of the most beautiful promo items I’ve ever seen. Take a moment to listen to the YouTube video to see what I mean.
OFFICIAL Nintendo Racetrack Fiberoptic Sign BRAND NEW!! Sold by maldini11 on January 10, 2010 for $660.50 USD. I have to say, that these are some of the most amazing licensed promo signs I’ve ever seen. My buddy just got on for the Game Boy, which I’ll put together a post about when I get a chance.
Every gamer and collector should train the mother, grandmother, uncle, and third cousin to identify an Atari 2600 “Air Raid” cartridge. With its iconic I-look-like-a-cross-between-a-sand-shovel-and-an-Atari-game look, it’s so easy to identify that anyone should be able to remember it. And when grandma finds it for you at the local thrift store, you’ll be able to forgive her for giving you a dog made of yard on your 7th birthday (True story…minus the sweet Air Raid cart…). That being said, a beautiful blue Air Raid cart just sold on eBay:
AIR RAID VIDEO GAME CARTRIDGE MenAvision FOR ATARI 2600 Sold on eBay by “atomicspacejunk88” for $2850.00 USD on Nov. 23, 2009.
Rare & Uncommon Carts:
Star Fox: Super Weekend – Competition Cart. – SNES
rare nes games 31 in 1, 260 in 1, 80 in 1
Developer Collectible Video Game Stuff:
Rare Playstation 2 PS2 DTL-H10000S Developer Console
RARE Sega Dreamcast orange GDR blank developer media Cool for collectors, but if you’re not a collector, it seems any kid over 14 can pirate Dreamcast games. Alas the system that almost was…
ULTRA RARE Magnavox Odyssey 2 POWER LORDS PROTOTYPE Fairly uncommon game…so if this is legit, I’d say it’d be worth something to the right person.
Terra Cresta (Nintendo, 1990) NES Promo Version!
In-Store Video Game Kiosks
Nintendo DS Download Station and Store Display
A bunch of store display kiosks by eBay seller “radiac“
Nintendo Gameboy Countertop Display – Kiosk-
Nintendo Virtual Boy Store Display – Kiosk Being the proud new owner of Virtual Boy myself, I’m excited to see this sort of Kiosk. However, based on my initial experience with the 3-D wonders of the V-Boy, I’m actually much more impressed by my Vectrex’s 3-D imager and have no doubts as to why the Virtual Boy died. That being said, it’s got to be rare to find it as a store display, and I hope this one finds a great home.
Nintendo Full-Size Gameboy Display – Kiosk
Nintendo NESM74CD VCD Store Display
XBOX 360 Store Display Kiosk -Great Condition- XBOX360
Interesting Video Game Collectibles
Lot of 470+ 1989 O-Pee-Chee (O.P.C.) Nintendo Wax Packs The same eBay seller is selling (50) 1982 Nintendo Donkey Kong Sticker Sets, but they’re a bit pricey.
Nintendo Mario Bros. Sun Shield – Rare – VINTAGE (1989)
vintage 1988 SUPER MARIO BROS 2 t shirt Nintendo NES What’s interesting about this shirt is that it not just your average Mario t-shirt from the 80s. Instead, it both features Super Mario Bros. 2 and the “Super Mario Bros. Club.” I don’t know much about that, but it makes me wonder if this is a fan club tee rather than simply an off the shelf purchase.
PLUSH MARIO & LUIGI 1988 7″ ACME These are downright hilarious!
Vintage 12″ Nintendo MARIO Plush Super Mario Brother The first word that comes to mind is “brawler.” Yeah, Mario looks like he’s ready to knock loose some teeth. If Chuck Norris had a toy when he was a kid, this is it. This would have been right on the shelf next to the Boxing Nun. After this Mario entered the world, it’s surprising that it took so long for Smash Brothers to be produced…you’d think this would have been inspiration enough to produce it for the original NES.
My Retro Video Game Hunting / Addition to My Personal Collection
While visiting a retro gaming store called “Game World” in Bloomington, Indiana (Google maps link since they don’t seem to have a website). First off, the place is super rad. It’s independently owned, well organized, reasonably priced, and has everything from Collecovision to current gen systems. The store has been open for under a year and seems to be doing well Thank you Indiana University (IU) students and community for keeping this place in business!
Among the games I bought there, I picked up a “Docking Bay 20” NES Nintendo game cart storage thingy for $4.99. Although a million different storage systems were produced for the original 8-bit Nintendo, what makes this one stand out is the sweet roll-top design. Originally, when I bought it, the roll-top door was separated into two sections. The slats slide apart if taken off the tracks, so I was able to slip them back together no problem. It holds 20 games and wins by doing so with style.
