Locations of valuable video game memorabilia?

[portnoyd]

Seriously, everyone in here needs to get a life. I asked a serious and legitimate question and you guys respond like a bunch of paranoid trolls.

Some game items have worked their way into museums, although most are still in private collections. Either way, I just wanted to know more about them. Hell, we all know the Louvre has the Mona Lisa, and the Prado has Las Mininas, but apparently, knowing such information arises suspicious in you morons.

And yes, these should be the kind of topics that are discussed here, but there seems to be an overwhelming number of people here that get uptight anytime anyone asks anything.

A few collectors here have had their houses broken into, maybe not because of their collection specifically but it does happen. Asking who owns something is one thing but also asking where is kind of weird, only very slightly less weird than also asking for floor plans to their homes too. Being someone who registered somewhat recently doesn't help either.

Pretty much this. It shows how naive the OP is. While there are many collectors here at DP, there is also a great many that do not make themselves public for the very reason gameguy stated and it's a legitimate concern.

The OP makes a comparison to the Louvre and Mona Lisa, which is insane - we're talking about games here. The closest you're going to get is the museum I mentioned here:

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=152374

But even then, you're not going to see the insanely rare items you're asking about there.

Not to mention there are a handful of collectors who can't divulge that they have certain prototypes as it would get the individual who got it for them fired or sued.

And you're also new. At the least, you have to respect the raised eyebrows of people who have been here for years and have thousands of posts when someone asks the questions you did by someone who has been here for months and has 40 posts.

Now you're coming off like a dick too. Which is a great way to respond to people after you make your first thread. Maybe you can get away with it after you've been here 10 years and have several thousand posts *cough*, but in your situation, it wasn't the best idea.

[FxMercenary]

So this thread is inspired by stonic's DP library update. I was looking through some of the posters and came across this one:

http://www.digitpress.com/library/po...hworld_vcs.pdf

Which is a poster for Atari's Swordquest Challenge Earthworld....a challenge that announces $150,000 is rewards.

The contest was a 4 part contest. According to Wikipedia, Steven Bell won a gold 18k Talisman valued at $25,000 in one contest, and then in another contest, Michael Rideout won a gold and platinum Chalice also valued at $25,000.

This got me really interested in these types of extremely rare game memorabilia? Do we know the current locations and owners of the Talisman and Chalice?

Can anyone list other highly rare and valuable game items along with its current owners and location. And I'm talking only about things that are Mona Lisa rare, because surely the Talisman and Chalice have got to be one of the rarest items I've read about. Considering the scope and difficulty of the contest, both items have to be worth way more than their base $25,000 value.

Here you go. Florida

[Damaramu]

Ha! I've got the bright neon pink fanny pack that was offered as a prize in that Final Fantasy contest. It was filled with chocolate coins in gold foil wrappers.

[Cav]

Well I own a replica Brown Box which Ralph Baer made. Only about a dozen of these replicas were made so museums other than the Smithsonian can display them. And of the ones that were made, only a handful are fully functional, which mine is.

I also own a Camera Controller for the NES which was made my Ralph Baer, and as far as I know, it's the only one that exists. This camera is not functional but it was an idea that Ralph had to create a new type of controller for the NES. A picture of it can be found here: http://www.rolentapress.com/memorabi...e%20camera.jpg

I can verify his claims. I was looking through his half-open blinds last night.

[Atamos]

You can watch The AVGN video about Swordquest, there some informations about the location of the price and who's the owner.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMpahE8q7mw

[MyTurnToPlay]

You can watch The AVGN video about Swordquest, there some informations about the location of the price and who's the owner.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMpahE8q7mw

thanks atamos and mercenary. Those were some interesting reads. And that video link was awesome! It was the kind of information I was hoping this thread would generate. I always enjoy reading up on the stories of some of these items.

And to the paranoid trolls who posted here, grow up and get a life. Seriously, you guys are sad and pathetic. Twisting a newcomer's innocuous post into some sort of thieving conspiracy shows how out of touch most of you are. I appreciate this site and the information it provides, and I know most people in this community are not as rude and cranky as some of you have been.

[Gameguy]

And to the paranoid trolls who posted here, grow up and get a life. Seriously, you guys are sad and pathetic. Twisting a newcomer's innocuous post into some sort of thieving conspiracy shows how out of touch most of you are. I appreciate this site and the information it provides, and I know most people in this community are not as rude and cranky as some of you have been.

Well since your replies are pretty rude I'll be more direct. It's none of your damn business what other people own or where they're located. If they don't want to tell you, a complete stranger, anything about themselves then they don't have to. Why should anyone tell you anything personal just because you want to know?

Where are you located? Also, what time do you shower? I swear it's not weird to ask this, I'm just curious.

[Rev. Link]

thanks atamos and mercenary. Those were some interesting reads. And that video link was awesome! It was the kind of information I was hoping this thread would generate. I always enjoy reading up on the stories of some of these items.

And to the paranoid trolls who posted here, grow up and get a life. Seriously, you guys are sad and pathetic. Twisting a newcomer's innocuous post into some sort of thieving conspiracy shows how out of touch most of you are. I appreciate this site and the information it provides, and I know most people in this community are not as rude and cranky as some of you have been.

In the words of the Swedish power metal masters: "Let the hammer fall!"