Video game collecting (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Video game collecting" in English language version.

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6arstechnica.com

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2gamespot.com

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2gamesniped.com

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1videogameschronicle.com

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1gamesradar.com

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1gamezone.com

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1up.com

Watkins, James (January 12, 2012). "A Look at the Insane, and Insanely Expensive, Psychic Killer Taromaru". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2013.

apnews.com

Sweet, Ken (September 3, 2021). "Collectible prices skyrocket, to the dismay of hobbyists". Associated Press. Retrieved October 10, 2021.

archive.org

Kozo, E (Winter 2008). "PC Engine Best Collection". Hardcore Gamer. Vol. 4, no. 4. pp. 50–51.

arstechnica.com

Orland, Kyle (July 18, 2021). "Collectors are as confused as you are about that $1.56M Super Mario 64 sale". Ars Technica. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
Orland, Kyle (February 15, 2019). "Why is this copy of Super Mario Bros. worth $100,000? We asked a buyer". Ars Technica. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
Orland, Kyle (August 13, 2020). "Investment platform pays record $140,000 for sealed Super Mario Bros". Ars Technica. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
Orland, Kyle (April 2, 2021). "SMB $660K: Sealed NES Mario box sets a new auction record". Ars Technica. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
Orland, Kyle (June 7, 2022). "Inside the $100K+ forgery scandal that's roiling PC game collecting". Ars Technica. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
Orland, Kyle (June 26, 2018). "Players paying up to $450 for disc-based copies of Fortnite". Ars Technica. Retrieved January 17, 2024.

atarihq.com

"Nintendo World Championships 1990". AtariHQ.com. Retrieved 2009-07-07.

bleedingcool.com

Ricchiuto, Madeline (January 3, 2019). "Heritage Auctions Now Accepting Slabbed Retro Video Games". Bleeding Cool News. Retrieved July 15, 2020.

cnn.com

Hills, Megan (August 15, 2021). "Why your old video games may be worth millions". CNN. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
CNN.com. 8 very rare (and very expensive) video games

ebay.co.uk

"Jojo's Bizarre Adventure All-Star Battle PS3 Exquisite Edition". eBay. Retrieved 23 April 2014.

eurogamer.net

Yin-Poole, Wesley (July 11, 2020). "Sealed copy of Super Mario Bros. sells for $114k, becomes most expensive video game ever". Eurogamer. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
Yin-Poole, Wesley (26 March 2014). "This €2000 version of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure includes a Swarovski figurine". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
Massey, Tom (25 January 2015). "A guide to gaming's most valuable treasures". Eurogamer. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
Massey, Tom (25 January 2015). "A guide to gaming's most valuable treasures". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2018.

gamasutra.com

Kalata, Kurt (16 April 2008). "The History of Panzer Dragoon". Gamasutra. Retrieved 21 November 2014.

gamesniped.com

"Origional [sic] Nintendo Stadium Events Cartridge". Rare Video Games Auctions, Sales & Pricing. May 30, 2008.
Gamesniped.com. World’s Most Expensive Video Games

gamespot.com

Bonthuys, Darrys (August 6, 2021). "Rare Super Mario Bros. Game Sells For $2 Million At Auction". GameSpot. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
Wright, Steven (October 15, 2022). "Meet The Game Verifiers Guiding Retro Collectors Through A World of Fakes". GameSpot. Retrieved October 23, 2022.

gamesradar.com

"GamesRadar+". gamesradar.

gamezone.com

Gamezone.com. "A Nintendo World Championships Cartridge? Pah, Anyone Can Get One of Those"

hardcoregaming101.net

Kalata, Kurt (July 8, 2007). "Shinrei Jusatsushi Tarōmaru (心霊呪殺師太郎丸) - Saturn (1997)". Hardcore Gaming 101. Archived from the original on November 18, 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2018.

ign.com

Bankhurst, Adam (November 21, 2020). "A Sealed Copy of Super Mario Bros. 3 Just Sold for a World Record Price of $156,000". IGN. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
Goldfarb, Andrew (2012-09-10). "'Holy Grail of Atari Games' Sells for $10,000". IGN. Retrieved 2022-01-09.

kontek.net

hg101.kontek.net

Kalata, Kurt (10 December 2016). "Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire". Hardcore Gaming 101. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.

kotaku.com

Kohler, Chris (August 9, 2019). "Deep-Pocketed Collectors Are Fueling A Retro Game Gold Rush". Kotaku. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
Zwiezen, Zack (July 11, 2021). "A Sealed Copy Of Super Mario 64 Just Sold At Auction For $1.5 Million". Kotaku. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
Gach, Ethan (July 12, 2021). "Sealed Mario 64's Record-Breaking $1.5M Sale Has Retro Experts Skeptical". Kotaku. Retrieved July 12, 2021.

nytimes.com

Bailey, Jason M. (January 27, 2020). "Collectors Are Spending Thousands on Video Games They Will Never Play". The New York Times. Retrieved July 11, 2020.

polygon.com

Carpenter, Nicole (July 12, 2021). "A copy of Super Mario 64 sold for $1.5M, raising eyebrows". Polygon. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
Good, Owen (June 25, 2021). "Ultra-rare Atari 2600 game nets more than $10K for Texas Goodwill". Polygon. Retrieved July 11, 2021.

pricecharting.com

blog.pricecharting.com

"How I Got Nintendo Powerfest 94". 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2012-07-23.

racketboy.com

Racketboy.com Holy Grails of Console Game Collecting
Nick (20 October 2011). "The Rarest and Most Valuable 3DO Games". RacketBoy. Retrieved 12 November 2017. Lucienne's Quest is the second rarest US release. (...) it is a well regarded RPG, and one of the best games for the 3DO according to those who have been fortunate enough to acquire a copy.

theverge.com

Peters, Jay (July 9, 2021). "A sealed copy of The Legend of Zelda just sold for nearly a million dollars". The Verge. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
Peters, Jay (July 14, 2021). "The company that graded the million-dollar copy of Super Mario 64 has a new owner". The Verge. Retrieved July 14, 2021.

toplessrobot.com

"Man Pays $31,600 for an Atari Game -- Seriously". www.toplessrobot.com. 13 April 2010. Retrieved April 13, 2010.

venturebeat.com

Grubb, Jeff (21 September 2017). "Sega should revive Panzer Dragoon Saga on PC next | VentureBeat". venturebeat.com. Retrieved 7 December 2017.

videogamepricecharts.com

blog.videogamepricecharts.com

"How I Sold Nintendo World Championships Gold". 2010-01-27. Retrieved 2010-01-27.

videogameschronicle.com

"Grading firm Wata is facing a lawsuit for allegedly 'manipulating the retro game market'". 12 May 2022.

washingtonpost.com

Bogage, Jacob (October 18, 2019). "This man just bought some of gaming's 'holy grails.' It cost him $1 million". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 15, 2020.

web.archive.org

Kalata, Kurt (10 December 2016). "Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire". Hardcore Gaming 101. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
Massey, Tom (25 January 2015). "A guide to gaming's most valuable treasures". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
Watkins, James (January 12, 2012). "A Look at the Insane, and Insanely Expensive, Psychic Killer Taromaru". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
Kalata, Kurt (July 8, 2007). "Shinrei Jusatsushi Tarōmaru (心霊呪殺師太郎丸) - Saturn (1997)". Hardcore Gaming 101. Archived from the original on November 18, 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2018.