| PARAPPA THE TOASTER If this isn't the greatest item I've
ever showcased in this series, I don't know what
is
It's called a "printing
toaster" because it burns Parappa-themed
designs into your bread
eBay Price: $99.99
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SUPER METROID STANDEE Nowadays everybody knows a stand-up
display has a long eBay life ahead of it after
its initial use is finished. That's why the older
these get before eBay existed, the more valuable
they are
The price is pretty inflated on
this one, though
eBay Price: $3000.00
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| CLOUD SHILLS PEPSI If there's any match made in heaven,
it's Pepsi and a video game based on themes of
corporate greed and destruction, right?
eBay Price: $399.99
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E.T. ATARI GAME STANDEE If there's any match made in heaven,
it's....okay, this was a pretty terrible match
eBay Price: $650.00
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| "WORLD OF NINTENDO"
WAL-MART DISPLAY CASES Every
home needs at least three of these
eBay Price: $3,000.00
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"LEGEND OF ZELDA"
ANIMATION CEL I can't
remember why they would be sharing a belt. Anyone
recall that episode?
eBay Price: $238.37
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| "NINTENDO INVENTORY
ASSET" COPY OF WII PARTY At one point, Nintendo randomly sent copies of Wii Party, plus free remotes,
to a scarce few Club Nintendo members. AND THEY
NEVER TOLD YOU!
Of course, you probably didn't
want this game anyway, but that's no excuse,
right?
eBay Price: $89.00
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MARIO KART "LUIGI
BUMBLEBEE" REAL LIFE VEHICLE Whoa, where'd THAT come from? Who cares?
It better fire shells! Eat it, rush hour!
eBay Price: $2,500.00
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| "PUNCH-OUT!!" BOXING
GLOVE AUTOGRAPHED BY LITTLE MAC Own ink from the man who punched out
both Mike Tyson AND Mr. Dream
A promotional item for the Wii
remake of the game, only obtainable via an
Amazon.com pre-order
eBay Price: $160.00
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RAREST GAME WATCH EVER I didn't say "Game and Watch,"
I said "game watch," as in a watch
promoting a game
Only 25 watches were made
bearing the logo of "RAGE RACER," the
third title in the Ridge Racer series
eBay Price: $249.00
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| OCARINA OF TIME
GREEN TOTEBAG OF POWER Exclusive
to Japan; has a Hylian Shield zipper
eBay Price: $77
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"RED DEAD
REDEMPTION" BRAND DYNAMITE It's made of wax actually. They're not
making the mistake they made last time, when they
shipped real brass knuckles to hype a GTA title
(actually happened)
eBay Price: $53.00
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| "LAKERS VS. CELTICS"
FOR MEGA DRIVE Why would
this be worth so much? Because, if you've paid
close attention, it's a European release for an
American sports game. Not as many people cared
over there
eBay Price: $368.02
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MR. GIMMICK Take it on faith (or watch a Let's
Play); "Mr. Gimmick" is one of the
NES's most excellent titles. The graphics are
some of the best on the system, and the controls
are like butter
It was a UK exclusive. An
American release was cancelled
eBay Price: $99.99
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| NEVER-BEEN-OPENED OCARINA OF
TIME If you'd only waited
15 years to open your own copy, look how much
money you could have had by now
eBay Price: $1,225.00
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CARDCAPTOR SAKURA GAME BOY
COLOR It's an official
one, and the practice of anime-themed Nintendo
handhelds is still in effect. Most recently, 3DSes with One Piece characters on them came out
eBay Price: $91.33
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| ULTIMATE STAR FOX WEEKEND
CHALLENGE BUNDLE All
three rare carts for this Blockbuster Video
tournament are included, plus the kiosk, banner,
pins, a jacket, and....a StarFox parachute.
A PARACHUTE? I wanted to see
that last one, but it was too big to photograph,
they said
eBay Price: $6,000
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FAMICOM 3D SYSTEM GLASSES These are similar to the "active
shutter" 3D glasses that came with 3D
televisions until they invented a way to use
polarized lenses with them. Meaning the glasses
quickly switch back and forth between the left
and right eyepieces, 60 times a second, to create
a 3D illusion
Another cool thing that never
left Japan. Their Rad Racer was much more rad
eBay Price: $66.00
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| "THE ADVENTURES OF KID
KLEETS" I've never
heard of this one. I guess there's a reason
One of several misguided
attempts to capitalize on the "World Cup
Craze," in the event it actually
materialized in America, since we were hosting
the Cup that year
The appeal of futbol still
eluded Yanks. And no one bought this. But it
never hurts to be prepared, right?
eBay Price: $402.00
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GAME CHILD AND GAME KID Game Child AND Game Kid? What a deal!
eBay Price: $62.00
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| PLAYSTATION PRESS KIT (1996) An intriguing look at mid-90's
advertising techniques....over 60 pages of
documents for the press to use
eBay Price: $79.99
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COMMODORE 64
"ROBOTARM" COMPLETE WITH BOX A unique piece of German software
whereby you programmed a robot arm to follow
commands with your Commodore 64 and joysticks
This is the killer app. I need
a Commodore 64 now
eBay Price: $149.99
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| SUPER MARIO SHOWER POWER That sounds exactly like the kind of
title I'd make up, but this time it's real
The built-in "scald
protection" keeps you from cooking your
kids, even if you explicitly tried to
eBay Price: $19.99
This is one of those
"too cheap for the list, but too interesting
to ignore" sort of technicalities
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SUPER MARIO 3 HAPPY MEAL
DISPLAY I remember these
things. I think I still have the Springy Mario in
a coffee can somewhere
eBay Price: $122.50
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| UNOPENED BOX OF SUPER MARIO 3
FRUIT SNACKS "Fun To
Play With, Not To Eat™"
eBay Price: $650.00
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THE LAST OF US SOUNDTRACK Now this is cool. There's actually a
fold-out flash drive inside the
"cassette" that contains the soundtrack
on it
Take
a look at the liner notes
eBay Price: $112.50
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| 1997 E3 DOCUMENTS HYPING
CANCELLED PAC-MAN GAME "GHOST ZONE" This game was never released; read more about it here
Perhaps they made the right
decision; these sheets were auctioned three times
in a row with no takers. No one cared about Ghost
Zone at all
eBay Price: $45.99
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"NO ONE
LIVES FOREVER" MARTINI GLASS AND SHAKE This game has recently gained a cult
following, likely for the simple fact that no one
makes games like it anymore
Plus, the license is mired in
legal muck, making a new game in the series, or a
re-release, both impossible. Absence makes the
heart grow fonder...of Cate
eBay Price: $225.00
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| BETTER SEGA KIOSK THAN THE
ONES SEEN HERE PREVIOUSLY Hot
dang. It's like it was made to
eventually put inside a den
Craigslist Price: $1,000.00
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IMMENSELY HEAVY GALLERY OF
YOSHITAKA AMANO'S FINAL FANTASY ART Also known as "The Sky"
Note that this recently came
out in the US, and you should still be able to
find it at any reputable bookseller new. But
it's ridiculously expensive there as well!
eBay Price: $454.99
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| TAIWANESE PAC-MAN ATARI CART
AND BOX Wow, that looks
JUST LIKE the game
eBay Price: Failed to sell
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