For many many years, the Purple Ganon Version Zelda Caution Underlined 1-Back (aka PGVZ-CU1BK for short) has been desperately sought out by avid NES collectors. So it is no surprise that today's historic event, the first public auction of a genuine PGVZ-CU1BK, has rustled up some excitement -- if you're half as excited as us, then damn, you're pretty damn excited.
How do you know if you have the rare version? It's simple:
Play through to the second quest of The Legend of Zelda; if the room looks like the following, then you've got the rare version!
Check the back of the cart to ensure the word Caution is underlined. If it's underlined, then you have the version we seek at all cost.
Rumor has it that there's an Orange Ganon Version Zelda Non-Caution Underlined No-Back (aka OGVZ-NCUNBK for short). There is currently an open bounty on this version for $50,000. If you have this version, please contact us immediately!
The only way to be sure is to play through both quests and get to
Ganon. It doesn't work if you use the name 'ZELDA' to start on the
second quest. Be sure to take a screenshot so people will believe you
have the right one. So play through your game and check to see if you have either of these versions -- if you do, you may just be holding the next big lottery ticket!
Good luck!
The February, 2010 NintendoAge.com e-Zine is now available!
With all of the media and web buzz surrounding the NES game Stadium Events, we thought it would be fitting to release a mini visual guide for would-be buyers of said game. This visual guide will save you the price of a small car should you decide to dive into the shark-infested waters anytime soon.
If you live in a cave and have no idea what I'm talking about, see the next blog post :)
It's not every day we get to see a complete-in-box Stadium Events reach the end of an auction, but yesterday it happened for the first time in years (the last time that I recall was when Bronty won his sealed copy for roughly $3,000).
The seller, Angel, eventually found her way to our site once she realized she had a lottery ticket in her possession. For her sake, that's a good thing, as we've seen in the past that this particular game can bring out the worst in people trying to obtain it. Just poke around our forums to see what I'm talking about.
The January, 2010 NintendoAge.com e-Zine is now available!
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And we'd like to mention that Kevin Hanley (mewithoutyou52), who has spent over 3 long years with the ezine crew, is stepping down this month as our layout editor, artist and master ezine mechanic. Thank you, Kevin, for all the awesome work you've done over the years. It's going to be very tough to replace you!
