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Stadium Events NES: Rarest NES Game Sells for $13,105 on Ebay
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by Blaine Metzgar | February 12, 2010 at 05:58 pm
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The rarest licensed game for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), Stadium Events, sold for a staggering $13,105 on Ebay. Stadium Events is recognized as the rarest licensed game for the NES as it was originally released in Japan and then made it's way over to the United States where only a few hundred lucky consumer's got their hands on the game.
Stadium Events is listed as #6 on the list of the Holy Grails of Console Gaming.
As an official third party title, Stadium Events made use of an accessory called the Family Fun Fitness Pad. It required the player(s) to run or step rapidly in order to complete each event, not unlike Dance Dance Revolution’s Pad. Upon its release, Nintendo decided to grant the game a first party production, recalling the scant initial cartridges that had been sent out.
Stadium Events was rebranded as World Class Track Meet the next year; it was played modified to be played with the "Power Pad."
Stadium Events game cartridges have previously fetched for prices upwards of $1000. It is believed that only 10 copies still exist.
The game was sold with NES unit, controller and four other games: TMNT II: The Arcade Game, Super Mario Bros 3, MLB, and of course the Mario and Duck Hunt combo cartridge.
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at 07:05 on February 13th, 2010
I would'nt pay a dime for this!
at 14:15 on February 13th, 2010
This game sold for that much?!?! what has our damn world come to? That game sucks! ALOT!
at 02:05 on February 14th, 2010
It's art and prestige.
at 07:08 on February 14th, 2010
This game sucks, I have played it before and it is not worth it.
at 09:52 on February 14th, 2010
Idiots like any collector its not about the game itself. its miore about the box. Anyway of only maybe 10 known existing you I am certain are simply jealous you didn t have it. The game does suck but its value is not about the popularity of the technology within the game. duh
at 14:31 on February 17th, 2010
There is a brand new never opened copy of it on ebay right now. It is already at $13k, the item number is 140384097750 Thought to be the only unopened copy in existence.
at 19:30 on February 21st, 2010
Wow I have played that game when I was a little girl! I just wish I could remember were the game is now, lol.
at 08:30 on February 23rd, 2010
That one at auction right now is now at $22,100 and still has till Friday. This is crazy. I guess if you want a sealed rare game and you have the money...go for it. I don't...
at 18:40 on February 25th, 2010
Most of the ones that are coming up now (such as the 22k one, I think) are the PAL versions, which are plenty common. Everyone and their Grandma is trying to pass off at max $200 for 10 times that. It's just a big rip, in my opinion.
at 11:37 on March 1st, 2010
There is one on ebay right now at $500,000.00. NTSC Hoax?
at 02:21 on March 8th, 2010
load of BS..i'm from holland and I just checked a popular dutch sell and trade site and found 3 used copies!! Prices ranged from 300 to 1800 dollars for 2 adds and 1 guy wanted 10 bucks for it!!I made his day by tellig him to remove the add and check ebay first. that's the last good deed for this year! Snikkelsaurus
at 10:15 on March 11th, 2010
It's not USED. It's FACTORY SEALED. The bidding is already over & it sold for 41k. Amazing.
at 12:11 on March 21st, 2010
wow, that game sucks...the music kills my ears, too. i'd probably play this once, then never use it again. X0 its amazing how expensive it is. guess that shows how much people like having things that other people don't have XD