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Monday, July 6, 2009

Expensive Video Game

A game collector bought the video game for $ 17,500 and this games lasts in only 6 minutes and 21 seconds. The game in question is an ultra-rare, gold-colored version of Nintendo World Championships, a cartridge specially produced for use in a Nintendo-sponsored gaming contest. According to Wikipedia only 26 were created, and Hendricks calls it the "Holy Grail" of video game collectors.

The game itself has a time limit of just 6 minutes and 21 seconds and consists of three short segments from other NES games: Super Mario Bros., Tetris, and Rad Racer. Players are scored according to their performance in each game, and their scores are totaled once the time limit expires.

Here is the introduction of this game.

NES or The Nintendo Entertainment System was first released in North America on October 13, 1985 (1985-10-13) and it was featured 18 launch titles: 10-Yard Fight, Baseball, Clu Clu Land, Donkey Kong Jr. Math, Duck Hunt, Excitebike, Golf, Gyromite, Hogan's Alley, Ice Climber, Kung Fu, Mach Rider, Pinball, Stack-Up, Super Mario Bros., Tennis, Wild Gunman, and Wrecking Crew. In 1986 it was distributed by various third-party companies and was released in Europe and Australia . Nintendo took over its distribution in 1990.[1] The final licensed NES game released was Wario's Woods in 1994.[2] The NES was succeeded by the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, released in 1991.

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