https://youtu.be/lha5pebq4-0On Video Game Collectors Podcast #85 - Josh talks about the grail sale that was made where a nameless individual purchased an NWC Gold Cart for $$$. There are about 11 tracked NWC Gold carts in collectors hands out of 26 supposedly given out. These don't pass hands that often and when they do, it's for big money.We also quickly check out the updated Mynty games. You can check out their website below.Be Sure To Check out Mynty: https://mynty.gg/Happy Thanksgiving to all!

https://youtu.be/uHSW3wmM_tYOn Video Game Collectors Podcast #84 - We talk about the white whale NES game found! Someone bought a box of games and in that box was the Minnesota lottery Cart! One of those things that there is likely 1 or maybe 2 of in the world and it pops up after 32 years! Absolutely insane!Below are some links for more reading on the cart:Minnesota Lottery Cart FB Thread: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1471392153036695/permalink/2575129605996272/?mibextid=W9rl1RVideogamesage thread on it: https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/4706-nes-modem-and-minnesota-state-lottery-cart/NY Times article on it: https://www.nytimes.com/1991/09/27/business/nintendo-and-minnesota-set-a-living-room-lottery-test.html

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On Video Game Collectors Podcast #83 we welcome special guest Kenneth Thrower! Kenneth is co-founder of WATA Games and now final grading specialist for CGC (hope I got that right). With more than 20 years of tracking video game variants and collecting in general, he has a lot to share that there would be no way to cover in just one episode.

Kenneth was one of the main contributors to the new CGC CIB guide that he tells us will be expanded on very soon. You can check that guide out here: https://www.cgcvideogames.com/resources/complete-in-box-guide/nintendo-entertainment-system

Kenneth was also a big part of the old Nintendoage gang and we would love to have him back on with a bunch of old members to reminisce the day of ole and talk real NES nerd talk. We look forward to having him back again soon!

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On Video Game Collectors Podcast #82 We have Matt Benhart join us once again to talk about video games and the news surrounding them!

CGC just came out with a new complete in box guide which covers a lot of bigger games and the variants to look for. Really well done and you can go check it out here: https://www.cgcvideogames.com/resources/complete-in-box-guide/nintendo-entertainment-system

We also get into a random discussion about the worst NES games made! Josh laid some ground rules of no Color Dinosaur and no fisher price games. Basically, if you wanted to torture someone with playing the worst NES games made, and you have to make a top 5 worst games list, what would that be?!

Here is our list that we came up with on the fly:

X-men

Ghostbusters

Deadly Towers

Roller Games

Back To The Future II & III

(Silver Surfer was mentioned, but mainly because it is just crazy hard (thatswhatshesaid)) 😂

So if you had to make a list, what would your top 5 worst NES games be? Leave your thoughts and comments in the video comments! We look forward to reading them!

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On Video Game Collectors Podcast #81 - We bring on an old friend and very Special Guest Matt "Bennihana" Benhart from back in the Nintendoage days! Matt was a moderator on Nintendoage for many years and he and his wife Melissa also helped Josh at pretty much all the retro gaming events as well. Matt has also completed his entire US NES set which is a major feat in-itself these days. Way harder and more expensive to do then it was 15 years ago.

Having taken a break from collecting for a while, we drug him back out of his hole to come (not cum) talk to us for a while about video games.

We will be sure to have Matt back so he can talk to us more about all his work on homebrews and unreleased games :-)

https://youtu.be/Vru-_m--FjUOn Video Game Collectors Podcast #77 We quickly go over the upcoming Portland Retro Game Expo and the pre-party/ gathering at Next Level Pinball Museum from 5:00pm - 11:00pm on Thursday October 12th. We have the party room reserved and entry to the museum is $22.00. Come and hang out, say hi, play poker, or just wander around the arcade/ museum. Link to the museum below.We also show our appreciation to Connor MacPhee and his cat TERRA. The bills mount up and he was going to sell video games to pay for the medical expenses, but Tim Mcbride mentioned setting up a Gofundme instead and then we all chipped in. He is only shy a little bit from his goal, and we hope to get the last bit soon. If you would like to donate and help out a young game collector, donate here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-raise-funds-for-terras-tooth-removalOn the last part, we look at some surprising results of this weeks Heritage weekly video game auctions. You might be a bit surprised :-) Thank you as always for your support and watching this train wreck! 🤣Next Level Pinball Museum: https://www.nextlevelpinballmuseum.com/Portland Retro Gaming Expo: https://www.retrogamingexpo.com/Cat Fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-raise-funds-for-terras-tooth-removal

https://youtu.be/Asydi6g-9XMAtariage.com Sells to Atari! Wow, that is big news. We all hope it doesn't end up the way Nintendoage ended up, but it sounds like it is still in Alberts hands to run and keep pretty much the same. Congrats to them either way for an epic sale! Hard work pays off. You can read more about the details of the sale here: https://forums.atariage.com/topic/354609-atariage-atari/We also Look at this years record setting sale on Goldin auctions! What a great piece that you really just aren't going to see more of in the future!We also take a quick look at the NWC that sold on the Heritage Harvey auctions last week. There was a ton of prototype stuff and some solid sales.We end things with the weekly Halo 4 report and readers comments 😁Be sure to check out Tony's Website The Arcade Light: https://thearcadelight.com/

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On this episode of Video Game Collectors Podcast #75, We are graced by the man, the myth, the legend, the one and only special guest John Hopper! He had promised us at least a year ago that 2023 would be the year and he would break the internet and come on our show :-) Many fans have asked to get him on and we delivered.

John is a great guy with so many great stories and knowledge there was just no way we were getting everything all in one show. If someone were to make a money on their life, I would watch John's 100%! Some day I hope he can share a few of his wilder stories with us 😁

Please be sure to follow Hopper on the following places:

Website: http://gamegallery.net/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/gamegallerynet

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On Video Game Collectors Podcast #74 - You may have missed some ultra rare items the just sold on eBay. These items just do not come around and when they do, they go fast as both of these were gone within hours of being listed.

We also recap some noticeable and surprising Heritage sales we saw on the weekly auctions. There are a few that make no sense....watch the video to see what I mean.

https://youtu.be/MWDad5Lvs2oVideo Game Collectors Podcast #73 Welcomes Special Guest Chris Larson! Chris has an amazing back story and has been around video games and the collecting world longer then most of us!In the 2+ hours we had I feel as though we can still do another episode or 3 to just cover the basics with Chris. So that said, we look forward to having him on the show again next time! 😁