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AWinnerIsYou
08-13-2003, 04:21 PM
So this is a pretty weird topic to be starting considering I wasn't even there; I just want to know if any of you would say any of the things I loaned to the museum for the weekend. :) Anyways, let's hear it.
Phosphor Dot Fossils
08-13-2003, 04:24 PM
One of my favorite things in there is STILL the Atari Game Brain. Does that thing actually work, or is it just a proto of the casing? I'd love to see the actual screen output one of these days if it does have any "guts."
MarioAllStar2600
08-13-2003, 04:49 PM
The boxed Cosmos. I love that system.
AWinnerIsYou
08-13-2003, 06:37 PM
Damn, Atari people. I contributed only to the Nintendo display. Oh well, keep em coming anyways. :)
RetroYoungen
08-13-2003, 06:54 PM
My faves were the Cosmos and the Nintendo World Championships 1990 Gold cart. Oh how I wish I'd contributed those and can take them home...
AWinnerIsYou
08-13-2003, 06:58 PM
Yeah me too. I didn't contribute the gold NWC 1990 cart but would have gladly given all that i sent and my left nut for it.
Teddman
08-13-2003, 08:11 PM
I LOVED BROWSING THE MUSEUM! One of my favorite pieces:
http://img.ranchoweb.com/images/tedrancho/sega_neptune.jpg
It was a nice opportunity to see one of these units in person. I also loved the rare and unreleased Nintendo carts like Mr. Gimmick, Devil World, and Probotector, and the Revenge of the Jedi NES box art.
The NES R.O.B. robots were also cool, the early Nintendo Power magazines (I have them somewhere at my parents' house), the Sharp Twin Famicom, the Coleco ADAM computer (I remember playing Buck Rogers on a tape!), the Sega Master System demo kiosk, the Atari 2600 "Mystique" (i.e. Adult) games like Custer's Revenge... There was just a ton of rare gaming memorabilia!
A big THANK YOU to everyone who contributed to the Museum.
I really enjoyed it!!
Kitsune Sniper
08-13-2003, 10:51 PM
The Q-Bert plushie. :embarrassed:
TheRedEye
08-14-2003, 11:42 AM
That big script book for the unreleased Sonic game was fucking amazing. Who owns that?
Also, those three "unreleased" NES games mentioned above are just PAL releases. Hell, Probotector is nothing more than Contra. I think the only true unreleased game in there was my Hero Quest proto, but I may be wrong.
Sniderman
08-14-2003, 12:17 PM
My favorite piece was the original artwork for Warlords. Just a huge, amazingly beautiful piece of art.
Buyatari
08-14-2003, 12:18 PM
I think the only true unreleased game in there was my Hero Quest proto, but I may be wrong.
Arcadia VI was an unreleased NES NTSC proto. That was there as well.[/quote]
IGotTheDot
08-14-2003, 01:31 PM
The Hand Held collection was incredible. It must have taken a few decades to put that one together.
digitalpress
08-14-2003, 01:34 PM
That big script book for the unreleased Sonic game was fucking amazing. Who owns that?
That's a CGE Services item. :)
Leonard Herman's personal blow up toy.
Boboduo
08-14-2003, 03:37 PM
The handheld collection was cool. I also thought the vectrex kiosks
were neat.
rolenta
08-15-2003, 01:08 PM
Leonard Herman's personal blow up toy.
You're just upset because you couldn't borrow it Saturday night when you spent the night in your hotel room.
Sniderman
08-15-2003, 01:44 PM
Leonard Herman's personal blow up toy.
You're just upset because you couldn't borrow it Saturday night when you spent the night in your hotel room.TAG! Cav's it! LOL
slapdash
08-15-2003, 06:36 PM
Are you guys referring to the Beefsteak Tomato?
BTW, I missed the Neptune in all the pix I've seen so far I guess... Is it a WORKING prototype?
rolenta
08-15-2003, 10:15 PM
Are you guys referring to the Beefsteak Tomato?
Of course not. We're talking about my life-siz,e blow-up, Lara Croft doll
Randy
08-16-2003, 05:38 PM
I agree with Sniderman; the original Warlords artwork was very interesting to see. Although I wasn't 100 percent sure that it was the original artwork since I didn't see one of those descriptive placards for it like most of the other items had. And I was surprised that it wasn't displayed a little more prominently... But yeah it was good to see, and the Backgammon artwork was there as well!
http://www.gamechambers.com/wrld_2k3.JPG
I also liked seeing the uncommon consoles and those Atari Halloween costumes. There are a few more photos on my website (http://gamechambers.com/CGE2K3.htm) if anyone's interested.
kevates
08-16-2003, 06:46 PM
Maybe its just me, or the 1000's of hours I spent playing Atari 2600 Basketball with my brother, Craig, but I logved that poster of Kareem playing Atari 2600 basketball...
slapdash
08-22-2003, 03:21 PM
Are you guys referring to the Beefsteak Tomato?
Of course not. We're talking about my life-siz,e blow-up, Lara Croft doll
Um, haven't seen that one... Or is that in the "special" museum? :-)
Sniderman
08-22-2003, 04:08 PM
I agree with Sniderman; the original Warlords artwork was very interesting to see. Although I wasn't 100 percent sure that it was the original artwork since I didn't see one of those descriptive placards for it like most of the other items had.
I unpacked and set up both the Warlords and Backgammon art. Looked them over *reeeeeeeeeeeal* good too during set-up. Trust me, they were real, original, hand-drawn art. Beautiful to look at.
And I was surprised that it wasn't displayed a little more prominently... But yeah it was good to see, and the Backgammon artwork was there as well!
Prime reason for that was that they were *heavy*! I'd have to estimate maybe 50+ pounds each! There was no way either of those was gonna hang on those flimsy carpeted walls with the push-pins we had! :D And no one really thought of getting a couple of easels or some-such to better set 'em up.
I *was* surprised there were no cards for them, but most folks knew what they were. I'd be interested to find out where they came from/who owns them now/where they surfaced from. They were'nt there last year, so they're a recent acquisition.
Buyatari
08-22-2003, 11:11 PM
Mr Snider - Those were on ebay. John Hardie is the current owner.
Adam
Randy
08-23-2003, 12:59 AM
I unpacked and set up both the Warlords and Backgammon art. Looked them over *reeeeeeeeeeeal* good too during set-up. Trust me, they were real, original, hand-drawn art. Beautiful to look at.
Hey, I was just glad they were there! After looking them over I was pretty sure that they were the originals.
Prime reason for that was that they were *heavy*! I'd have to estimate maybe 50+ pounds each! There was no way either of those was gonna hang on those flimsy carpeted walls with the push-pins we had! :D And no one really thought of getting a couple of easels or some-such to better set 'em up.
Given that situation, placing the artwork on sturdy tables was probably a good decision. I just wonder how much more attention they would get if displayed museum-style in an unobstructed space. And showing examples of the final game boxes (!) might add impact as well.
Many thanks John Hardie and Sniderman!
Phosphor Dot Fossils
08-23-2003, 01:59 AM
I couldn't help but notice that the Magnavox Odyssey was short the Shooting Gallery light gun. I would say I can help with that next year, but I can't think of a way of getting it there that wouldn't get me charged with something... LOL
Balloon Fight
09-06-2003, 07:42 PM
I loved the old Q-bert t-shirt, the nintendo power zines, the peek-a-boo poker, stadium events, vectrex everything, and the gold nes world champ cart. Cant wait for next year! 8-)
vectrexer
02-21-2004, 08:47 PM
I am still blown away by the handheld table! Each year I have seen it.
Awesome Rik. Simply Awesome.
Chris