HOLY F*CK ME SILLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok I am still shaking here cause I can't believe it. I bought a Bandai Power Pad CIB for $20.51. Well I have been emailing the seller for the last month since they hadn't shipped it, thinking I got ripped off. Well it arrived today. The outer Bandai box itself is not the greatest but it is complete. I wasn't expecting much but when I opened it up the inside is brand new. The pad hasn't even been unfolded and the little plastic baggie around the plug in cord is still intact neatly wrapped up like the day it came out. Now as if that wasn't good enough I got the find of my collection's lifetime inside. That's right FFF Athletic World Mint FACTORY SEALED NEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Holy crap I got a new centerpiece to my collection... move over Myriad CIB matching serial numbers... you've been relaced by something even sexier!
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It's pretty amazing how two of these in brand new condition got into collector's hands within a 2-3 week time period...nice stuff man!!!
congrats man.
~~NGD
...yep, I did.
All I can say is "wow' bro -- that's got to be one of the best finds ever, IMO. Super mega choookster congrats!!!! Now, you remember my address, right? Just send it on over!
You know what else is funny. If you posted a thread like this 5 years ago, everyone would have said wow big deal. LOL Its so insane how so much hype and theories can make an item sky rocket to half a grand lol All we need to do is start saying an item is rare around here and before too long will hit triple digits. Lets take for example blades of steel classic series.........next $500.00 variation?? :-)
All kinds of crazy boxes are poping up these days !
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Here is some info on it if anyone wants to take a look. From the old nestral site
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Mike Ditka Big Play Football (Accolade)
* In GamePro's Pronews Report of 9/90 (pg 34): "Accolade, a new licensee, showed their first NES title, Mike Ditka's Big Play Football."
* Pix and a review appeared in the Sep 1990 issue of GamePro: "You can play the game versus the computer or a friend, or you can team up with a friend for some real high-flying action. You'll play one game against each of the three other teams. Beat all three and you get to play Chicago and then San Francisco in the playoffs. Mike Ditka's Big Play Football is ideal for gamers who like sports games with challenge, but don't like to read a thick manual to master them."
* "Accolade's 4th and Inches seems to have inspired this one or two-player in-the-stands NES football game by Tokyo-based Pony Canyon. Six teams with full statistics (not real NFL teams)." - VGCE Oct 1990 (pg 158). The exact same thing was later written about Quarterback Scramble in VGCE Dec 1991 (pg 116).
* "You want sophisticated play formation options? You've got 'em! You want penalties, injuries and player substitution? You've got those, too. Unfortunately, you also get a number of things that you don't want, like fuzzy-looking players, annoying 'flicker' and a passing game that's straight out of the Twilight Zone." - VGCE Dec 1990 (pg 96) excerpt from a full-page review.
* In GamePro's Pronews Report of 10/90 (pg 120): "Mike Ditka's Big Play Football was designed by Pony Canyon in Tokyo and should hit the shelves by November '90."
* "... the game makes it simple to throw a pass by freezing the action when you're ready to cut loose." - NP18 Pak watch (pg 91).
* "You get a horizontally- and vertically-scrolling overhead perspective, and a wide range of offensive and defensive options, including the ability to change plays in mid-stream if the defense is shutting you down. Each of your players is rated for Dexterity, Agility, and Body." - PRO-Spts (pg 198).
* "Mike Ditka's Big Play Football has a lot of fancy embellish-ments that can make the difference between a good game and a great game. Injuries, penalties, and the ability to substitute players add to the realism of the game. Unfortunately, the basic gameplay is merely average; the fancy stuff merely saves the game from failure." - VGCE Complete Guide to Video Games (VGCE-R) (pg 20).
* "Play against the computer or a friend, or team up with a friend for bone-jarring action. A wide range of defensive options and a wide-open 'big play' offensive style make Ditka's a great sports video game challenge for those who don't have time to master a thick manual." - GamePro's Celebrity Video Gamers Aug/Sep 1991 (pg 55).
* $30 / $49: buy/sell price in Funco ad - Game Informer Nov/Dec 1991 (pg 18).
* NES Planner "Coming Soon" - NP18 (pg 92).
* NES Planner "Coming Soon" - NP21 (pg 97).
* NES Planner "Coming Soon" - NP22 (pg 97).
* NES Planner "Coming Soon" - NP23 (pg 97).
* NES Planner "Coming Soon" - NP24 (pg 97).
* Pix: All ... 1 ... 2 ... 3 ... 4 ... 5 ... 6 ... 7
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Holy crap... that is an insane find! Looks like i might need to change my signature as well..
LOL, I just noticed your sig.