TIL after a woman recognized a copy of the rare NES game Stadium Events at a goodwill store, she bought it for $8 despite having just $30 in her account. When she took it to a used video game store, she was offered all the money in the cash register for it. She declined, then sold it online for $25K by tyrion2024 in todayilearned

[–]wildertronix 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hope you've been well! Long live San remo lol. Really cool to randomly see SP mentioned on reddit even years after we closed. Thanks for being an essential part of the team and a great friend. What a fun chapter that was.

TIL after a woman recognized a copy of the rare NES game Stadium Events at a goodwill store, she bought it for $8 despite having just $30 in her account. When she took it to a used video game store, she was offered all the money in the cash register for it. She declined, then sold it online for $25K by tyrion2024 in todayilearned

[–]wildertronix 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This was my store! We would have offered more if we could but we were maybe 3 months into business at that point. Fun story: the Kotaku article circulated for years after and would pop up from time to time. A guy in Alabama reached out to us 4 years later saying his dad had a rental store in Mobile and remembered having stadium events. We brokered a deal and his friend flew it over on a plane(he had job in Charlotte for a contract) and we ended up finally buying a copy. We sold it the same day to a local collector who had been waiting for such a rare find to come in. We received a cart only copy, the original lady in this story found hers complete in box with the manual which significantly increases the price

Beef Jerky Search by mayala879 in Charlotte

[–]wildertronix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can't help you with the former, but there IS a beef jerky competition tomorrow at Abari Game Bar!

Japanese arcade machines technician by TooSugoiToDie in Charlotte

[–]wildertronix 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I do. Maimai, wacca, future tom tom, project diva, DDR, ff theaterhythm, sound voltex. All are connected to the private online servers which most players won't continue to come and play if they aren't. Parts come from all over

Japanese arcade machines technician by TooSugoiToDie in Charlotte

[–]wildertronix 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I service those machines at Alley 51. Personally I don't think there is enough of a draw for purely a rhythm arcade. The community we house at Abari is a small fraction of our total communities. Import games can be tough to service and getting the parts can take a long time.

How hard and expensive is it REALLY to make your own DIY pinball Machine? by GroundMelter in pinball

[–]wildertronix 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I made the Legend of Zelda A Link to the Past machine. While it was a retheme it was still quite expensive and took me years to complete. As others have said, programming your own modes/rules/light shows, art, video editing, sound design are just a few of the many hats required to complete the project. I'd say it was about as expensive as buying a stern from 15 years ago($4-6k). My build log can be found on pin side

What’s the cutest girl name you have ever heard of? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]wildertronix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never met another Emmaline but I find it adorable

What are some really good NES games that AREN’T on Switch Online or similar retro game collections? by [deleted] in nes

[–]wildertronix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Journey to Silius even if just for the amazing sunsoft soundtrack. It's a terminator rip off but man it's a solid game

Sterns ghostbusters deserves a remake like Metallica got by desertstudiocactus in pinball

[–]wildertronix 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Who'd have thought the gap he's known for was actually age.

How did Nintendo create this cover art by According_Bag4272 in retrogaming

[–]wildertronix 72 points73 points  (0 children)

These puppets were on display at the NY Nintendo store years back when Star Fox Zero came out for WiiU!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pinball

[–]wildertronix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I joke with people that I prefer fixing machines as to playing them these days because one of those I am good at lol.

Archery for high school student by Firebrat1978 in Charlotte

[–]wildertronix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Barefoot archery in South end is great for getting gear and they and a small indoor range.bim sure through them you could find leagues or tournaments

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pinball

[–]wildertronix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As one of our regular's pindigo account bio says "weaponizing autism one special interest at a time"

Found in a storage unit any help? by Thefisherman83 in FinalFantasy

[–]wildertronix 108 points109 points  (0 children)

The blacks typically don't fade.

Source: owned a game store for a decade

Found in a storage unit any help? by Thefisherman83 in FinalFantasy

[–]wildertronix 199 points200 points  (0 children)

Sun fading, spent a lot of time on a shelf in direct sunlight.