Blockbuster World Video Game Championship II

[AcePuppy]

I know this has been brought up in the long past but I posted this on another forum just wanted some answers. :)

Anyone remember the competion Blockbuster threw back in the 1990s with NBA Jam and Judge Dredd for Sega Genesis?

I remember back than winning my store with a couple million points when I say a couple I mean (2-3million). I do remember calling around some stores and some having final scores of $8-15million points. How was it ever possible to get that much? I know there was 1 part on Judge Dredd that had a point in the level where you could get a million point bonus thing, but I've played the emulated version, have not found anything to get point totals that high. It's been bothering me for a long time now. Any ideas how it was done and has anyone ever seen a copy to buy on EBay, if so how much did it go for?

Edit: As promised today (1/31) I have added the picture frame from the competition in a below post

[udisi]

Well I can answer the ebay thing...Nope...There hasn't been one of these up that I have seen in several years. I think there's been 2 I've seen sold total. 1 went for a $50 BIN on ebay, and the other sold for big money here on this board.

[DreamTR]

The one listed on eBay was listed twice and ended $1500 or so with no reserve. (The buyer wanted $2500) THe only two copies I know of (someone said there may be more) are owned by myself and Nicola.

[AcePuppy]

The one listed on eBay was listed twice and ended $1500 or so with no reserve. (The buyer wanted $2500) THe only two copies I know of (someone said there may be more) are owned by myself and Nicola.

I would assume there would be more than just 2 out there, since every Blockbuster store was using it for the competition. Wouldn't make sense to destroy all of them after the contest was over.

[rbudrick]

The one listed on eBay was listed twice and ended $1500 or so with no reserve. (The buyer wanted $2500) THe only two copies I know of (someone said there may be more) are owned by myself and Nicola.

So there's a third one that didn't sell?

-Rob

[esquire]

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=76417

Here is one that sold right here on the forum. Apprently, someone has two copies out there.

[DreamTR]

AcePuppy: If there are more, no one has found them. Blockbuster did not really sell or give many of these away.

rbudrick: Portnoyd bought one on eBay, sold it to Nicola.
4th Survivor sold to Nicola. Nicola traded to me. Still two copies.

Esquire: Those extra copies are unconfirmed. Again, I am sure there are more than "2" but the grand total is under 5 right now for sure. There are only 2 CONFIRMED copies.

[chicnstu]

Well I can answer the ebay thing...Nope...There hasn't been one of these up that I have seen in several years. I think there's been 2 I've seen sold total. 1 went for a $50 BIN on ebay, and the other sold for big money here on this board.

I remember a year or two ago seeing 2 of them on Ebay (by the same seller I think). I think 1 was red and 1 was blue (the label).

[DreamTR]

chicnstu: You are confusing it with Game Factory carts. The only time this appeared on ebay other than the portnoyd BIN was from the 4th Survivor, who listed it twice. The game does not have that type of label.

[udisi]

The one that Portnoyd sold to Nicola was the one that sold for $50 BIN on ebay. I saw it like 2 mins after he bought it :( ad 4th survivor was the other one I was thinking of, so yeah those are the only 2 I know of.

[Nicola]

In my daily search I have different and in-depth strings for the Blockbuster cart. Nothing has yet been found.
The copy I've bought from 4th Survivor is the only one I know with 2 booklets and the letter you had to submit to partecipate.
As for the booklets, one is the same that comes with Donkey Kong Competiton carts, the other is completely different.

[AcePuppy]

In my daily search I have different and in-depth strings for the Blockbuster cart. Nothing has yet been found.
The copy I've bought from 4th Survivor is the only one I know with 2 booklets and the letter you had to submit to partecipate.
As for the booklets, one is the same that comes with Donkey Kong Competiton carts, the other is completely different.


I've seen the cart before (back in the 90s when competing in the competition) however have never seen the booklet.. any chance of posting a screenshot?

Edit: Last night I remember going through my basement looking for the Blockbuster World Video Game Championship picture frame with my name on it and found it. I'll have to post it later when I get home from work.

[Nicola]

Edit: Last night I remember going through my basement looking for the Blockbuster World Video Game Championship picture frame with my name on it and found it. I'll have to post it later when I get home from work.

Wow! Let us see!

I'll look for the booklet.

[AcePuppy]

Wow! Let us see!

I'll look for the booklet.

It's nothing special, but still something pretty neat. :)

[MrJeffy]

The frame was kinda nice. Black metal if I recall. And they were also giving away tons of X-Men cards as well. I still have about 50 unopened packs of those. My friend and I won the DK comp at about 5 stores each and we still have all of the "stuff" that went along with it.

As far as the Genesis cart, it hasn't been widely distributed as far as eBay and other areas. They're probably stored away somewhere at Sega or whoever was responsible for the carts.

Any ideas who produced the carts? If that could be determined, then that might be where all of the carts were returned.

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[rbudrick]

It's nothing special, but still something pretty neat.

Nope, it's awesome. Let's see! ;D

-Rob

[AcePuppy]

I will post it when I get home this afternoon. :)

[Nicola]

Any ideas who produced the carts? If that could be determined, then that might be where all of the carts were returned.

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Acclaim?

[DreamTR]

Yeah, it was Acclaim. So if a bunch of them were not found by now from the bankruptcy auctions, and Blockbuster does not have a bunch stored in some decrepit storage facility, then we aren't seeing 'em anytime soon.

[AcePuppy]

As promised this morning here is the picture frame. I blacked out my last name just for privacy purposes and marked AcePuppy on it so people can't pass it off as there own. Believe it or not its still in Mint to Near Mint condition. The metal frame has minor scratches but thats about it. :) Picture was taken using my Camera phone, the digital camera does not have workable drivers yet in Vista.

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/3176/0131071860br0.th.jpg (http://img207.imageshack.us/my.php?image=0131071860br0.jpg)

[rbudrick]

Awww, I get the red X.

-Rob

[AcePuppy]

Awww, I get the red X.

-Rob

Fixed. Sorry. Should see it now. :)

[67dash]

As promised this morning here is the picture frame. I blacked out my last name just for privacy purposes and marked AcePuppy on it so people can't pass it off as there own. Believe it or not its still in Mint to Near Mint condition. The metal frame has minor scratches but thats about it. :) Picture was taken using my Camera phone, the digital camera does not have workable drivers yet in Vista.

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/3176/0131071860br0.th.jpg (http://img207.imageshack.us/my.php?image=0131071860br0.jpg)

That's pretty awesome, but just to let you know, they used just some cheap frames from Wal - Mart. The reason why I know this is because when I won a store comp on the SNES, they broke the frame's glass while inserting my certificate. The guy made a comment about the frames being cheap frames from Wally world.

I need to find my certificate now.

[AcePuppy]

Just incase the hosting company deletes the picture again here it is attached to Digital Press.

[rob black]

Just incase the hosting company deletes the picture again here it is attached to Digital Press.

Thats kool Ryan

[chicnstu]

chicnstu: You are confusing it with Game Factory carts. The only time this appeared on ebay other than the portnoyd BIN was from the 4th Survivor, who listed it twice. The game does not have that type of label.

Oh yeah, sorry. I was unsure about it when I posted, I guess I should have checked first. Thanks for not going crazy about it like some others on DP would.

[AcePuppy]

Oh yeah, sorry. I was unsure about it when I posted, I guess I should have checked first. Thanks for not going crazy about it like some others on DP would.

Here is a BIN on EBay just by chance: 140048774452 :)

[AcePuppy]

Bump.. I still wanna know how it was possible to get such a damn high score (read original post if you dont know what I'm talking about).

[4ever2600]

So my question is, how much would you pay for one of these today? How much is one worth to you? Considering the last one went for $1300.00 on Ebay AND another one went for $1000.00...

[DreamTR]

4ever2600: THe reserve when it went for $1300 was never met. And $1000? Where are you pulling these numbers from? When they actually changed hands, it was for over $2K apiece.

[AcePuppy]

So my question is, how much would you pay for one of these today? How much is one worth to you? Considering the last one went for $1300.00 on Ebay AND another one went for $1000.00...

I'd rather find out how to get the amount of points people got to win there store to go to the championship than own it. I'm fine with just playing the rom on my computer. :)

[wasg13]

I was talking to my friend the other day and he says he went to this but swears to it that it was tmnt tournament edition, nba jam , and another game that i can't remember right now but i asked and he said it wasn't judge dredd anyone know anything about this. It was in the NJ area. He also said it was multiple carts, not just one special one like the championship 2, could this possibly be another championship like 1 or 3

[Nicola]

I was talking to my friend the other day and he says he went to this but swears to it that it was tmnt tournament edition, nba jam , and another game that i can't remember right now but i asked and he said it wasn't judge dredd anyone know anything about this. It was in the NJ area. He also said it was multiple carts, not just one special one like the championship 2, could this possibly be another championship like 1 or 3

Please make no confusion here: the II on the cart refers to the Competition (second competition).
The carts used and made officially for the tournament were this Genny cart and the DK one for SNES. This for sure, since is told on the rules booklet.

The infamous BWVGC I and III don't exist.

Instead, there could have been different games for demo plays, just like the NWC.

[rbudrick]

Please make no confusion here: the II on the cart refers to the Competition (second competition).
The carts used and made officially for the tournament were this Genny cart and the DK one for SNES. This for sure, since is told on the rules booklet.

The infamous BWVGC I and III don't exist.

Instead, there could have been different games for demo plays, just like the NWC.

So for the first competition what did they use? If we already went over this and I didn't see it, sorry for being stupid or something.

-Rob

[Nicola]

So for the first competition what did they use? If we already went over this and I didn't see it, sorry for being stupid or something.

-Rob

For the first competition, as is clearly told in the event booklet (check your copy od Donkey Kong's one too, since it's the same), they have used:

NBA Jam
Sonic 3
Clay Fighter

The final round has been held in Fort Lauderdale.
Winners:
SNES-Mark Guinane
Genesis-Fred Dughty

Between the prizes, they have been "digitalized" to be put in the Sega CD game Super Strike Trilogy (unreleased?).

[AcePuppy]

Between the prizes, they have been "digitalized" to be put in the Sega CD game Super Strike Trilogy (unreleased?).

Unreleased according to Eidolons Inn.

http://www.eidolons-inn.net/tiki-index.php?page=SegaBase+Sega+CD+Game+Guide#Unrelea sed_or_unconfirmed_titles

[Nicola]

Unreleased according to Eidolons Inn.

http://www.eidolons-inn.net/tiki-index.php?page=SegaBase+Sega+CD+Game+Guide#Unrelea sed_or_unconfirmed_titles

Wow, being digitalized for an unreleased game sounds like a great prize for a proto collector!!!!!

LOL

[4ever2600]

$2000.00?!??!!?!? Holy CRAP!

Hey DreamTR, about the prices, I thought I read that in an earlier post on DP about the Blockbuster VGC... Course I could be way wrong... But... No one still answered the question, how much would one of these things go for today?

[DreamTR]

It's hard to say what it would go for. There are a handful of collectors that would pay $1500 on the spot for the game, I am sure of that. As far as rarity, it is nearly impossible to locate, and since the two confirmed ones are in collector's hands, it's not going to be possible to see what it would go for on running auction until someone puts one out there.

There are not too many Genesis collectors, and this definitely does not have the lore behind it like the NWC. Rarity does not always equate to value. I think as a running auction, no reserve, it would hit $1200-1600 MAX.

[4ever2600]

Well Sh!t Howdy! Somebody dig me up one of those collectors! I'll sell them MINE! As much as I'd hate to part with it, I could use the money!

[Nicola]

Well Sh!t Howdy! Somebody dig me up one of those collectors! I'll sell them MINE! As much as I'd hate to part with it, I could use the money!

So, a third one confirmed?

[AcePuppy]

Well Sh!t Howdy! Somebody dig me up one of those collectors! I'll sell them MINE! As much as I'd hate to part with it, I could use the money!

Post a picture of it please. Watermark it if you want.

[4ever2600]

No problem, I'll do that tonight... Pics will be a little fuzzy though, my digital camera is a wee bit old... But you can def. tell what it is... Later!

[rbudrick]

Well Sh!t Howdy! Somebody dig me up one of those collectors! I'll sell them MINE! As much as I'd hate to part with it, I could use the money!

Shit dude, some folks are sooo going to PM you right now.

-Rob

[portnoyd]

Hey DreamTR, about the prices, I thought I read that in an earlier post on DP about the Blockbuster VGC... Course I could be way wrong... But... No one still answered the question, how much would one of these things go for today?

Just to be clear, I would have never sold it if I didn't need money for my engagement ring to Achika (who some of you know, some of you don't). That being said, the high asking price wasn't desired; it was needed.

[DreamTR]

4ever2600: Slap it on eBay and see what it gets, would be interesting...

[4ever2600]

Yeah, I think it would really be interesting... But I figured I'd see if I could SKIP the entire Ebay fiasco if someone wanted it outright first... If there are not any takers then I will put it on Ebay...

[AcePuppy]

Yeah, I think it would really be interesting... But I figured I'd see if I could SKIP the entire Ebay fiasco if someone wanted it outright first... If there are not any takers then I will put it on Ebay...

If you advertise an ebay auction on here and other forums that are heavily dedicated to classics and people want to own in there collection you may get more money for it. If your not willing to sell it unless for a specific price just set a reserve on it. I'd be willing to lose a couple bucks if I owned something that rare and it didnt meet the price on EBay, you'll whind up making up for it anyhow in the end by selling it to someone on here or on another collectors form. Just ask for another 10-15$ or however much u spent to list the ad on EBay to make up for ur loss. :p

Cant wait to see the picture. Haven't seen the actual game since the actual competition. :)

[4ever2600]

I told you this wasn't the greatest picture, but here ya go!

[mb7241]

...! Wow.

Any combination of things from either of my lists that might interest you in its exchange?

[esquire]

I told you this wasn't the greatest picture, but here ya go!

So what is the asking price? 8-)

[4ever2600]

I don't quite have an asking price yet... I'm just letting the offers roll in... I'm sure most of you want to know... the cart is in great shape... White label is in good shape, has a couple little dirty spots, nothing major. Yes, the cart works as I would never sell one that didn't... Even has remnants of what Blockbuster used to put on their carts (silver security stickers) that once peeled off, left a checkered silver pattern. Yes, it definately under those terms came from a Blockbuster... Any other questions I haven't answered, by all means don't be afraid to ask... I can't believe one of these things sold for $2500.00! I never really realized this cart was soooooooooo friggin rare! But I can understand why... I'm definately interested in serious offers, if I decide to just set a price outright, I'll post it here...

[4ever2600]

Here is alot clearer picture of the cart.. Learned lots about my digital camera tonight! :) The things we teach ourselves when money is on the line... LOL

On the front of the cart, the couple little 'dirt marks' aren't dirt marks at all, they are actually part of the silver label that blockbuster used to put on the back of the cart which was long enough to wrap around the cart to a small portion of the front of the cart. If you weren't lucky, some idiot employee would put that OVER the paper label which meant it would NEVER come off without removing the entire label... This baby was lucky! Which makes one of you even LUCKIER!

The back of the cart has the 'remnants' of one of those security stickers on it...

Now don't get me wrong, I could googone ALL of that and make it a completely clean cart, but I think leaving the label in tact makes it a little more authentic... CMON, how many of us rented games from blockbuster and HATED that stupid security sticker! But, nonetheless I think I'll leave that up to the person that buys the cart. Give me all of your thoughts on that one...

Thanks! - D

[swlovinist]

I would keep the sticker on personally. Nice looking cart.

[Nicola]

Never post hi-quality picture of this baby: the label can be easely faked.

[AcePuppy]

I think if you sell the cart I should be paid some cash since I started this thread and your about to become a couple thousand richer from someone. :p j/k.. no but really if you wanna send some money my way.. :p

[DreamTR]

Well, this should be interesting to say the least ; )

[4ever2600]

And ACEPUPPY, I would have been happy to throw a little money your way, but then I realized, you're not getting a penny from me because you don't even know how to spell Genesis! Gensis? Shame on you!

[AcePuppy]

And ACEPUPPY, I would have been happy to throw a little money your way, but then I realized, you're not getting a penny from me because you don't even know how to spell Genesis! Gensis? Shame on you!

Not sure what your talking about :p

[DreamTR]

Just to clarify, starting a thread (there are two others on here) and actually KNOWING how much the cart is worth are different stories.

[4ever2600]

Acepuppy: You know I'm angry now because it LITERALLY changed every single signature of yours... I should have screenshot it! :) And now MAYBE I'll throw you a few bucks...

DreamTR: I should have clarified... What I meant was, I was going to start a thread in the Marketplace / Buy / Sell section offering the game for sale with what I wanted to get for the cartridge.

Only question is, what if two people hit me with the same offer? Who do I decide gets it? First come first serve? Should I do auction style?

PS to those of you interested, I noticed on some of the other posts, some people prefer to remain annonmous if they purchase the cart and that is no problem, I would be discreet if that is your preference...

[AcePuppy]

Acepuppy: You know I'm angry now because it LITERALLY changed every single signature of yours... I should have screenshot it! :) And now MAYBE I'll throw you a few bucks...

DreamTR: I should have clarified... What I meant was, I was going to start a thread in the Marketplace / Buy / Sell section offering the game for sale with what I wanted to get for the cartridge.

Only question is, what if two people hit me with the same offer? Who do I decide gets it? First come first serve? Should I do auction style?

PS to those of you interested, I noticed on some of the other posts, some people prefer to remain annonmous if they purchase the cart and that is no problem, I would be discreet if that is your preference...

I still say EBay is the way to go and set the reserve at the amount you've gotten as takers on here.

[AcePuppy]

So did you ever get takers 4ever2600?

[4ever2600]

Yes, I certainly did! I'm going to do a write up here and make my final offer to the people that offered to buy it, if they do not want the cart... It will go on Epay... Blah! Anyways, keep your eye on this thread (or a new one) and those of you who offered to purchase the cart, I'll be in contact soon! Thanks! - D

[asbury6647]

Well Sh!t Howdy! Somebody dig me up one of those collectors! I'll sell them MINE! As much as I'd hate to part with it, I could use the money!


I found these and read some not all, there are a couple of things did u say in this post u would sell yours for 1500 if they had the money on the spot. Any ways could use some more pics man The cart looks very dirty on the top part but could be the pic.

[Barbarianoutkast85]

I have one copy of it, and I know Joe has a complete Sega Genesis collection so he has one. And Actually I think Nicola has 2 copies I believe, dont quote me on that. So thats four copies that I know of.

[DreamTR]

I have one too. Though I see more Asbury price randomness in this thread.

[asbury6647]

Well rainmaker nice price but I got esniped,I will have a complete collection after this cart. And YES a complete OUTBACK JOEY SYSTEM. I have made a price and we will go from there. This is my last cart to get,come on guys root for me. I would do the same for u seeing how I got esniped just last week on this cart. (esnipe.com is a program used for ebay) Terrible idea mainly because I lost.

[DreamTR]

esnipe is much smarter, but you make no sense, you offer $4000+ for the cart, then won't pay $2000 for it?

[zektor]

Not to get too off topic here, but...

I read about so many people over the years that say that their Genesis (or SNES) collection will never be complete without these ultra-rare competition/championship carts. But why? Why should these be listed as games to complete the collection in the guides?

My point is, these are *not* retail releases. They had to be obtained a special way (ie: win a competition) and never available to the public in the way that retail games were. In my eyes, they are *almost* prototype status in a sense. I think they should be listed as such in the guides, and that a "complete" Genesis or SNES (or what have you) collection should consist entirely of retail games only. Games that could have been gotten by any average joe. Maybe these should be listed in a "Special" category in the guide. Maybe I should convey this message in the other forum regarding the guide :)

At least that is what I think about it. Awesome carts to have (I have SNES comp carts myself), but should not determine what a complete set for a said system is.

EDIT: Posted in the guide forum as a matter of fact. Any replies to this particular topic should go there. Thanks!

[portnoyd]

I LAWL'd.

[All Things Sega]

Let's not get into the slippery slope that is a "complete" collection. Safest bet is going by retail releases. Once you start counting giveaway carts, prototypes and other random carts your going to extremes. There fun to own these games (personally have the snes ones) but I don't go out of my way to overpay for them either. If we start saying complete genesis, will we include the different variations such "sega classics" versions, paper box and plastic box versions, etc??? It's a road that never ends because someone will always want to be the "ultimate" collector by having everything for that 1 system.

[All Things Sega]

Well rainmaker nice price but I got esniped,I will have a complete collection after this cart. And YES a complete OUTBACK JOEY SYSTEM. I have made a price and we will go from there. This is my last cart to get,come on guys root for me. I would do the same for u seeing how I got esniped just last week on this cart. (esnipe.com is a program used for ebay) Terrible idea mainly because I lost.


I see you finally got around to finding a complete outback joey. Congrats!

That means you won't hound me anymore about buying mine? LOL

[asbury6647]

Ha your right now I dont need to hound u about it anymore. But thanks for everthing,Make it rain/dreamTR what the heck is your problem,Ever post that I make u say negitive things in it about me. Its time to grow up and quiet posting unless its positive. But like I said before sorry we didnt do bussiness. Like I said if u want to post somthing about me or what I have to say make it positive because its pretty anonying.


TO HAVE A COMPLETE SEGA GENESIS COLLECTION U NEED A COMPLETE OUTBACK JOEY. DOES ANYONE ELSE DISAGREE.

[Qixmaster]

I Disagree