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rbudrick
08-24-2004, 03:32 AM
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3605&item=8126925462&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW
Thoughts?
-Rob
Daria
08-24-2004, 03:38 AM
Well... it looks like an NES with an NWC sticker on it. ;)
Is that all a semi-finalist won? A shitty sticker? I hope the kids at least got free pizza and drinks or something too.
I don't know that it came from the competition .. but the sticker most likely did and then ended up on a nintendo.. or a few things before i finally ended on the NES :-P
Qixmaster
08-24-2004, 04:48 AM
that nes looks like a big pile of poop :puke: .
i think the nwc sticker may have been the sticker that was to be stuck on the back of the "semi-finalist" shirt... or somewhere on there body, as an admission to the stage to play against other semi-finalist individuals. just my guess.
the guy who bought it at the flea should have talked to the person selling it and figured out where the hell the kid put his nwc cart (if he even got one).
tholly
08-24-2004, 07:54 AM
the sticker is from the contest.....the system is not....nintendo wouldnt put all those random stickers on an NES all junky like that....probably would have just put the one important sticker nice and centered on the system, not off to the side and looking dumb.....
its a fake, dont waste any $$ on this one.
ClubNinja
08-24-2004, 11:44 AM
the sticker is from the contest.....the system is not....nintendo wouldnt put all those random stickers on an NES all junky like that....probably would have just put the one important sticker nice and centered on the system, not off to the side and looking dumb.....
its a fake, dont waste any $$ on this one.
After reading the description, it seems pretty clear that the seller isn't suggesting this is a NWC-specific console, but rather a regular old console possibly owned by a contestant. Unless you think the *sticker* is a fake, then there's nothing fake about what he's selling - a regular console with a NWC VIP sticker.
captain nintendo
08-24-2004, 12:23 PM
After reading the description, it seems pretty clear that the seller isn't suggesting this is a NWC-specific console, but rather a regular old console possibly owned by a contestant. Unless you think the *sticker* is a fake, then there's nothing fake about what he's selling - a regular console with a NWC VIP sticker.
Ding,ding,ding,ding ding ........
Thats what I was going to say ;)
GrayFox
08-24-2004, 12:28 PM
Yep, ClubNinja took the words straight out of my mouth.
portnoyd
08-24-2004, 04:52 PM
Step 1: Win that auction
Step 2: CAREFULLY peel off NWC sticker
Step 3: Frame it.
:D
dave
tholly
08-24-2004, 04:57 PM
Step 1: Win that auction
Step 2: CAREFULLY peel off NWC sticker
Step 3: Frame it.
:D
dave
i wonder if anyone on here is planning on doing such
it also might be easier to just dremel the sticker off...plastic and all....peeling would probably tear / bend up the sticker
The sticker is bent or ripped I think. Look at around the date on the sticker.
portnoyd
08-24-2004, 05:06 PM
The sticker is bent or ripped I think. Look at around the date on the sticker.
I'd go as far to open the NES up, and cut the plastic under the sticker. I wouldn't mind having it, but if it goes for more than $10, I'll probably pass.
dave
Daria
08-24-2004, 05:08 PM
The sticker is bent or ripped I think. Look at around the date on the sticker.
I'd go as far to open the NES up, and cut the plastic under the sticker. I wouldn't mind having it, but if it goes for more than $10, I'll probably pass.
dave
Yeah if anyone should win that auction it's someone who actually has a NWC of their own. So good luck Port. (:
XJR15
08-24-2004, 05:10 PM
I might be able to make a pretty good forgery of that sticker using illustrator... but i'm lazy
rbudrick
08-24-2004, 05:40 PM
Can anyone confirm this whole semi-finalist/sticker process? Did they really put stickers on you or something? I was at the NWC 1990 in Worcester Mass, and I don't recall any stickers lying about, sooooo....
Yeah, just pamphlets everywhere...that's about it. I still have 6 pamphlets, and there's no stickers in them.
-Rob
WizDawg
08-24-2004, 05:52 PM
The sticker is legite. The purple was for the semi-finalists and there were orange ones for guests.
SoulBlazer
08-24-2004, 06:42 PM
So you were at the Worchester one? Small world, so was I. :)
As far as I know, you could have one of the kids who complained about the shutting power off every 10 minutes to get people to rotate. LOL
ClubNinja
08-24-2004, 10:45 PM
So you were at the Worchester one? Small world, so was I.
Worcester. Pet peeve. Please carry on :)
Blackjax
08-25-2004, 01:31 AM
It looks like the rest of the stickers are from The Big Black Book (aka the Official Players Guide)
Except the white/blue Mario one. Never saw that one before.
MarioAllStar2600
08-25-2004, 01:42 AM
Port if you buy that and drill it out of the system you are by far the whackiest (along with one of the most hardcore) Nintendo collectors I know.
tholly
08-25-2004, 01:46 AM
Port if you buy that and drill it out of the system you are by far the whackiest (along with one of the most hardcore) Nintendo collectors I know.
i was honestly giving the cut it off the system idea some serious thought, but the sticker does look like it isnt in the best of shape.....maybe if if was nice and flat and didnt look faded/bubbled/tattered i would have considered a $2 or $3 bid
Ed Oscuro
08-25-2004, 02:08 AM
Step 1: Win that auction
Step 2: CAREFULLY peel off NWC sticker
Step 3: Frame it.
Step 3b: Take video footage of yourself throwing said framed sticker in front of a Mack truck on the highway LOL
Nice...uh...wait, what was nice about this again? The sticker is a shitty monochrome job; looks to me like the kid took it off his shirt and then put it on his NES. Whatever it's worth to the bidders, that's all I've got to say about that.
-hellvin-
08-25-2004, 02:45 AM
That thing is uglier than a turd sitting in the toilet.
rbudrick
08-25-2004, 12:53 PM
So you were at the Worchester one? Small world, so was I.
As far as I know, you could have one of the kids who complained about the shutting power off every 10 minutes to get people to rotate.
Well, makes sense since you practically lived next door to me! I probably did complain because I was kicking the shit out of Ninja Gaiden II That was definitely an awesome thing about the NWC...playing all those pre-release games way before their release dates. I went with two friends named Kevin Murphy and Jake Sirois....you may have known them.
-Rob
SoulBlazer
08-25-2004, 05:27 PM
Yeah, I grumbled a little about the rotating of the games also, but it was a wise move on Nintendo's part. Even at the tender age of 14 I understood why they did it.
And yes, it was GREAT fun checking out all those pre-release games. I remember some were a little different then released versions also -- I wonder if prototypes are out there somewhere!
Besides SMB 3, I also clearly recall playing Final Fantasy, Ninja Gaiden II, Castlevania III, Dragon Spirt, Metal Gear: Snakes Revenge, and Astyanax.
Do you recall the little Zelda skit and the question and answer forum with the Nintendo Game Counselor also? :)
Ed Oscuro
08-25-2004, 06:04 PM
Ah, so they did play Castlevania III! Was it a regular cart or what? The specific games on the NWC cart had me wondering about whether they actually played everything that was said to have been played, heh.
SoulBlazer
08-25-2004, 06:08 PM
From what I recall, Ed, the Castlevania III game was not the final release. Some games were final release -- they hit the stores a couple months later. Some, like Ninja Gaiden II, looked ready but you played a stage in the middle of the game. I don't recall exactly where in Castlevania III you played, but I really want to say it was'nt quite finished yet.
The NWC tour hit Mass in the summer, and the game was released in late October. (I bought the game on Halloween, as a matter of fact! ;) ) So they had time to finish it up.
rbudrick
08-26-2004, 12:30 PM
Yeah, I grumbled a little about the rotating of the games also, but it was a wise move on Nintendo's part. Even at the tender age of 14 I understood why they did it.
And yes, it was GREAT fun checking out all those pre-release games. I remember some were a little different then released versions also -- I wonder if prototypes are out there somewhere!
Besides SMB 3, I also clearly recall playing Final Fantasy, Ninja Gaiden II, Castlevania III, Dragon Spirt, Metal Gear: Snakes Revenge, and Astyanax.
Do you recall the little Zelda skit and the question and answer forum with the Nintendo Game Counselor also?
Oh yeah! I remember Astyanax and Snakes Revenge! and now that you mention it, I DO remeber Dragon Spirit there! I don't remember the SZelda skit, but I do remember this crappy-ass rap group playing there and they sucked. BAD. At one point all these people were standing around in awe at how much they sucked and the young girl in the group said, "Every body say HO!!" Everyone looked at each other thinking, "Why on earth would I want to do that? What, like Thundercats, or a prostitute?" My friend said "Ho," bnasically calling her a ho. Ahhh, laughs all around.
Oh, yeah, and I do remember CVIII there.....Ed, you couldn't see any of the carts, they were in these kiosk things where the systems were hidden away, I believe.
SB, the Ninja Gaiden I played there started at the beginning....I remembered that if you played really well, you could just beat the second boss before it reset on you.. God, I love that game. Memory is fuzzy, but I don't remember any differences in these games form their release versions....then againb, it doesn't mean there weren't any! I was in 7th grade, man (or just finished it or something).
Or maybe it was 6th.....I dunno.
-Rob
rbudrick
08-26-2004, 12:33 PM
Oh, Yeah, SB, I do remember the Q&A with the GPCs. I remember that whenever I called the hotline, there were certain Qs that they wouldn't answer (it was sort of a policy). For example, how to beat a last boss or something. One time I called the hotline, and they wouldn't tell me how to beat the last boss in Wrath of the Black Manta. So, I asked them this question (which I by now knew the answer to) at the NWC and he answered it. Those cheap bastards! They cheated on their policy when put on the spot! I remember feeling a bit cheated on many lonmg-distance calls that they could have answered but didn't.
-ROb
SoulBlazer
08-26-2004, 05:58 PM
Huh. I don't recall the rap group, but then it was a large place and you could'nt be everywhere at once. :) The Zelda skit was quite good, actually.....realistic enough looking Link and Zelda. :D
The lines of people waiting to get to SMB 3 made my jaw drop several times....I finally got in to play it as the day was coming to a close. It did'nt do much for me at the time, but when it came out I spent about a week on it.
I also tried out for the championship, of course....but I was'nt the best Rad Racer player in the world and I was'nt surprised I did'nt make the cut. :o
They had Game Boy games there also but the only ones I recall seeing are Metroid II and Nemesis.
Perhaps one of the best memories I had was that when we were leaving -- my Dad had dropped a friend and I off there for the day, then came back to pick us up -- and he paid the guy at the booth for the parking, he had this WICKED spiked hair do. I have yet to see anything else even CLOSE to it. We could hardly wait to we were out of eatshot range before we all cracked up laughing. LOL
rbudrick
08-26-2004, 07:13 PM
Lol, My greatest memory of the place wqas also when we were about to leave. My friend Kevin Murphy was an unstoppable GB Tetris player. It was the height of the Tetris fad at the time and we ran into Ben Smith, the head Game Play Counselor. Something tells me he was actually running the NWC show at the time, or at least had someting big to do with it. I believe he went to move up in the company into product development or something. Anyway, he was holding a gray NWC cart and I said something along the lines of, "Any chance of getting one of those?" and said, "Sure, if you've got 3 grand." Anyway, it was sweet to see that cart, but here comes the cool part. My friend challenged him to a head to head game of GB Tetris. It was a great game. Kevin barely beat him...it was real close. He won by a hair. So, we were just absolutley psyched that that happenned. Kev challenged, Ben acceppted. On top of this, I got Ben's autograph on 6 of those NWC pamphlets we see pop up every now and then. They all say "Ben Smith GPC."
Hey, I can hijack my own thread if I want!! LOL LOL LOL
Man, wish I coulda saw that Zelda skit,...don't ask me why...
-Rob