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Ninja Gaiden NES Prototype

Ninja Gaiden NES Prototype

Ninja Gaiden, first released in arcades in 1988, and later on NES in 1989 (North America), is known for its innovative use of cutscenes and notorious difficulty. Prototypes of NES games are commonly sold for high prices, and are also highly coveted by those who don’t want to own simply retail versions. Often times, a [...]

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Daiei Hawks Nintendo 64 N64 Console Orange NTSC-J Japanese Import System

There are two Japanese only consoles that were exclusive to specific stores. One was the Jusco 30th anniversary, which was only sold in Jusco stores and this one, the Daiei Hawks. They are a baseball team from Fukuoka. This console uses their colors and was only available in the Daiei store (the supermarket company owning [...]

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Nintendo 64 Blueprints, Diagrams, Display Map & Notes

No idea if these are legit, but they look pretty awesome. From the auction: Up for auction is an original Nintendo 64 blueprint/diagram. My father was one of the main tech guys in the mid 90′s at Nintendo located in Redmond, Washington and he still had some of the stuff he used to teach the [...]

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Conker 64 Development Cartridge

Not a prototype, but essentially a development RAM cart. From what I understand, these would have been flashed by Rare from a computer, but hold no permanent memory. Auction Here RareWare has a nice video showing off similar carts. Also: The Legend of Zelda Oracle of Seasons (Game Boy Color) Sealed PCE PC-Engine/Turbo Grafx Hucard [...]

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Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time Special Edition

Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time Special Edition

These don’t show up a lot, and this may just be the second one so far this year. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Special Edition was only released in Germany, back in 1998 when the game was released in Europe. Possibly as an exclusive from a gameshop in Berlin, Cyber Games. The exact [...]

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Starfox E3 “N” Gold N64 Controller

Starfox E3 “N” Gold N64 Controller

The very first N64 Gold controller came from the 1997 E3 held in Atlanta, Georgia. Here there was a StarFox 64 competition where four people could compete at a time, sitting inside machines that were Airwing replicas. The winner of the round received this gold/black controller with a gold “N” logo. According to the seller, [...]

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Star Fox 64 Competition Controller Sells For $1,100.00

Star Fox 64 Competition Controller Sells For $1,100.00

That’s big money for a controller. The Star Fox 64 Competition controller is a solid (opaque) two-tone controller. The top half of the controller is a solid gold color, identical to others such as the Mario Kart 64 Cup controller. The bottom half of the controller is identical to the shell color of Black of [...]

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EverDrive64 (Deluxe Edition) “Sulley” Developer Cart

EverDrive64 (Deluxe Edition) “Sulley” Developer Cart

The Everdrive 64 allows you to run ROM images on your N64, which means you could potentially have every single N64 game on one cartridge – or 99% actually with compatibility issues. Awhile ago, Stone Age Gamer did a couple one off color carts as part of a contest on their FB page. The winner [...]

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Promotional N64 Nintendo Power Controllers

Promotional N64 Nintendo Power Controllers

Want to start collecting LE N64 controllers? How about grabbing three of the greatest rarities in one swoop? The auction includes the Millennium 2000 Controller, the Nintendo Power 100 Gold Controller, and the DK 64 Banana Controller. The Millennium controller is a solid (opaque) two-tone controller. The top half of the controller is a unique [...]

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The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask Adventure Set

The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask Adventure Set

I`ve wrote about this a few times, but love it when one pops up. It`s an European release limited to only 1,000 copies. It includes: The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask PAL Game Music of the Ancients (The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask Orginal Soundtrack) Mystic Clocktown Watch Majora’s Magic Robe T-shirt Eternal Power Padge [...]

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Nintendo 64 N64 Test Cartridge

Nintendo 64 N64 Test Cartridge

This cartridge was used by Service Centers to test the functionality of Nintendo 64 Systems. A five page instruction pamphlet was included to ensure the Service Center employees would be able to properly run the various tests and also to be able to correctly identify the problem(s) with the unit. If the small red led [...]

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Nintendo N64 Zelda: Majora’s Mask Promo T-shirt Dr. Pepper Contest Prize

Nintendo N64 Zelda: Majora’s Mask Promo T-shirt Dr. Pepper Contest Prize

Very cool, very unique and very overpriced. From the auction: In January 2001 I was one of the instant winners in the Dr. Pepper / Nintendo promotional instant win contest. I’ve had the t-shirt stored in my closest for twelve years and have never worn it! It’s brand new in MINT condition and the Zelda [...]

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