Is the Video Game Museum going to use graded games?

[backguard]

Question? It would seem sort of tacky and unnecessary IMO.

[mrmark0673]

Question? It would seem sort of tacky and unnecessary IMO.

Paintings in a museum need to be authenticated (and some curators have looked silly in the past by not doing so) before they go on display, so why should games be different? Granted, if Joe and company authenticate a game themselves, they certainly have the experience to do so, but I don't think VGA graded games would be looked down upon.

[Kitsune Sniper]

... paintings, statues, or other works of art in a museum are not encased in an unbreakable plastic slab.

So I hope not.

[Bojay1997]

Paintings in a museum need to be authenticated (and some curators have looked silly in the past by not doing so) before they go on display, so why should games be different? Granted, if Joe and company authenticate a game themselves, they certainly have the experience to do so, but I don't think VGA graded games would be looked down upon.

Although I can't speak for the museum founders, I haven't seen anything to indicate that the museum will be a repository of sealed games. In fact, I don't think many people would be interested in staring at games encased in plastic in a museum of this type. I would tend to trust the museum founders more than some company that grades for profit as many of the items in their collections were obtained long before anyone was creating fakes and often from the creators of the items themselves.

[portnoyd]

Is The Video Game Museum going to use graded games?

Paintings in a museum need to be authenticated (and some curators have looked silly in the past by not doing so) before they go on display, so why should games be different? Granted, if Joe and company authenticate a game themselves, they certainly have the experience to do so, but I don't think VGA graded games would be looked down upon.

[theclaw]

Graded maybe not. Protective cases is a necessity. Many games would never survive that amount of public handling for long.

[98PaceCar]

Graded maybe not. Protective cases is a necessity. Many games would never survive that amount of public handling for long.

There's a vast difference between protecting a game and grading a game.

[skaar]

About the only thing good is the plastic protective case. The rest of the service (and branding) is inappropriate in a museum.... unless that's a sponsored museum.

[theclaw]

There's a vast difference between protecting a game and grading a game.

Hmm. Yeah sorry if I'm on edge. Tired...

[Griking]

Paintings in a museum need to be authenticated (and some curators have looked silly in the past by not doing so) before they go on display, so why should games be different? Granted, if Joe and company authenticate a game themselves, they certainly have the experience to do so, but I don't think VGA graded games would be looked down upon.

Paintings in a museum need to be authenticated, not graded. Besides, is there really a concern that the museum otherwise might display a bootleg?

[Gameguy]

Slabbing in plastic cases isn't enough.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Paintings in a museum need to be authenticated, not graded. Besides, is there really a concern that the museum otherwise might display a bootleg?

... bootlegs are worth documenting and displaying, too.

[The 1 2 P]

If theres a copy of Tetris DS on display it will probably be a bootleg.

[PapaStu]

What purpose would be served by having a sealed/graded games at the museum?

It has nothing to do with video games in the grand scheme of things. It has an affect on 'some' collectors, but the museum's focus isn't on collectors.

[TonyTheTiger]

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...history-museum

The museum we envision will be all-inclusive, comprehensive and interactive.

That goal would be a bit difficult to accomplish if everything is encased in a plastic sarcophagus.

And not all that practical if locking everything away can only be done by paying the fees to a single, monopolistic entity whose entire business model is based around convincing people that paying such a fee is necessary.