A Look @ my collection

[IMJ]

Figured as other long time gamers and fans, some of you guys might think some of this is cool. Some of it will be for sale soon, some I plan on keeping. I know some of you guys have some real fly stuff too, but I thought I'd put some of this out there with ya....

TURBO GRAFX16
Turbo GrafX16 System, complete w. instructions, inserts & Limited Holiday Box


Turbo GrafX16 Games


Turbo Grafx16 - Extra System w. 2 Controllers & TurboTap


Keith Courage Ashcan Comic (Instruction Book Sized Game Promo)



TurboPlay Magazine Promo (Front)

TurboPlay Magazine Promo (Back complete with unused card)


SEGA CD
Some of the forums members may recall that I recently sold my Sega CD & Genesis with that scarce carrying case. I don't have the system anymore, but here is the remaining stuff that I dug up.

Remaining Games


Original Instruction Books & Media in Packaging Plastic


Nintendo
Video Game Toys Including the Toy Biz Zelda Set


Instruction Manuals SNES


SNES Zelda htf Pack-Ins & Manual



I'll get into the Playstation stuff soon if anyone is interested. I've got lots of very scarce promo stuff related to that as well.

[baphomet_irl]

thats more than impressive, but where's the DC love ?

[IMJ]

thats more than impressive, but where's the DC love ?

LOL! I know that the DreamCast is a sprite fan favorite, but I've gotten rid of most of my Sega stuff at this point. More or less, all that I have left from Sega is the CD stuff up there.... -shrugs-

[bMETAL GEAR SOLID[/b]
MGS I Kubricks (I guess these things are still pretty sought after)


Metal Gear Acid Lithograph (preorder Promo item)


Metal Gear Solid Dog Tags (crica '98 these were FuncoLand Promo only tags & are very scarce now)



McFarlane MGS Set MOC

[peace4myheart]

Hey, an MGS fan. Hello there, Garden Snake. This is BIG BOSS.

[IMJ]

LUNAR II
As far as I know, Working Designs was pretty much the best, collector friendly video game company ever around. It's a terrible shame that they were gone. These guys ported over some of the best games in multiple formats, and always did something to maintain the collectibility of thier product. This is the Galleon puppet from Lunar II, which is pretty scarce.

Lunar II Promo Shelf Box: If you look closely, this box has different art than the final version that the game was actually packaged and released with. This was an in-store only promotional item
Front

Rear


SONY PLAYSTATION
Playstation Generation One Carrying Case


Playstation Generation One Carrying Case Interior w. Gen 1 Dual Shocks


Vintage Sony Vendor Only Promotional Binder & One Sheets -
This was used as a resource for advertising and marketing by Sony, and distributed to vendors only, containing several different low print run one sheets and promo spec sheets for both the system and its games.

Sample One Sheets in binder


Vintage Era Wall Clock - Unfortunately, mine has a crack in the face, but it still works. This was a promotional item that Sony gave to video game stores to promote the Playstation.


FuncoLand Promotional Calling Cards - these are very cool & some have a metallic finish. One of the cards is a Wildstorm Resident Evil promo card advertising that card set. The Resident Evil II calling card was cool because it came in a CAPCOM card sleeve.

[IMJ]

ATARI 2600

Games


Vintage 2600 Promotional Booklets & Inserts


Vintage 2600 Game Manuals


Swordquest: These were very hard, cult classic 2600 games. One of the first series to come out with actual sequels rather than remakes. Note the promotional poster insert above the game manuals, as well as the DC Comics Ashcan comic that contained some kind of game hint within the story. These were firsts of their kind.

[ubelaffe]

There's some really awesome stuff there. How long have you been collecting and were you working at a store to get all that promo loot?

[IMJ]

There's some really awesome stuff there. How long have you been collecting and were you working at a store to get all that promo loot?

Cool, thanks!

I grew up with Atari as a kid and it kind of went from there. I wouldn't say that I started hoarding the collectible stuff beyond the actual games until about 10 years ago though. I was the assistant manager at a FuncoLand store back in '97 or so. My main collection (as in what I actively pursue and display) is Iron Man stuff, but the game stuff is stuff that I've sort of hoarded over the years. My Iron Man collection is pretty much raging out of control nowadays though, and between that, the magazine I do (in the link in my sig) and my day job, that takes a lot of my time, so I've been sort of phasing out of the gamer collection a bit (even sold some stuff....).

Really though, if I ever got back into video games and that kind of memorabilia, then I'd probably focus hard core on the Working Designs stuff. Most of their games were good, and a few were amazing. I know they aren't a "Capcom" or a "Konami" but I still loved their philosophy, business model, and how they conducted themselves. IIRC I noticed them with Alundra, got hooked with Lunar, and of course was glued with Elemental Gearbolt (best gun game ever, btw.... puts Time Crisis to shame).

I should dig up my 2600 with the myriad of controllers I've got, including those big, boxey wireless Atari Controllers that were mentioned recently in another thread.

[Randy_Marsh]

very niiicceee! that's a pretty plown collection you have going.

[IMJ]

Did some house cleaning today on the day off and dug up some more stuff....

PSX Mod Chip


Promo Colony Wars Box


Game Guides


Tomb Raider II Clearchrome Card Set & Sleeve - this is pretty cool, not sure how scarce the set is...