This thread is getting a bit long so...

I'll summarize where we are with regular update edits to this first post for those who don't enjoy the longer read...

UPDATE as of MONDAY 1/07/2013 5:25pm MDT, all Packages have been revealed and offered;

The following thread will now have all updates regarding these items;
http://www.nintendoage.com/forum/...

The Ultimate Xbox Launch Package has been sold on eBay...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/200876148624

The Ultimate Nintendo Power package has been listed on eBay - 5% discount to NAers. Current Reserve is $4k.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/200873656697


FYI - regarding the quality of the NIB sealed games in package #3 Family Sets, I sold one The Great Waldo Search NES in order to get feedback re: quality to share with you all (following);

         "It looks to be 85+-90 - definately a gold game - feel free to share my thoughts if you wud like as I have hundreds of VGA games and am pretty good at knowing grades".

Make me an offer or two...

Package #1 - The Ultimate NWC package



Package Contents;

• Package #1a - NWC cart #126 + 1ea NWC brochures + 1 NWC ALL ACCESS badge + 1 "Gamemaster" biz card + A letter of authenticity signed by me
• Package #1b - NWC Press Kit including 15 press releases, 8 press clippings, 16 photos + 1ea brochures + 1 NWC ALL ACCESS badge + 1 "Gamemaster" biz card
• Package #1c - NWC ALL Access Badge

If you want to get close to the excitement that Nintendo and the NES was generating in 1990, this is the package for you...

Package #2 - Prototypes



Package Contents;

• SNES MerWars sold
• SNES REACTOR + housing sold
• NES Legacy of the Wizard (playable)
• GENESIS Blades of Vengeance (playable)
• SNES LMM (playable)
• SNES NAMCO (test PCB?)
• SNES Bowe Final (playable)
•  
• GameBoy SI Football Baseball (playable)
• GameBoy RC Pro-Am (playable)
• GameBoy Wayne's World (playable)
• Gameboy F.F.L Square (playable)
•  
• ROMs VIRUS Demo GB x 1 or ROM 1 of 2 NES : / need to investigate further (i.e. find the missing ROM)
• ROMs Micro Gen(esis) x 2 (“Micro” is an unidentified title)
• ROMs Dropzone GB? X 2
• ROMs Shadow Run Beam x 2
• ROMs S Battletank GB x 1
• ROMs Thomas Genesis x 4
• ROMs SuB (Wizard Roms?) x 8 (“SuB” is an unidentified title)
•  
• 3.5 Discs w/ROM Image Data - Batman #5 & #6 Ack! - still looking for 1-4 : /
• 3.5 Discs w/ROM Image Data - Total Carnage SNES “Preliminary Version” Black Pearl Software
• 3.5 Discs w/ROM Image Data - Vanguard Argonaut (runs in emulation)
• 3.5 Discs w/ROM Image Data - REACTOR Argonaut (runs in emulation)
• 3.5 Discs w/ROM Image Data - Blades SNES
• 3.5 Discs w/ROM Image Data - Micro SNES-Gen Final? Beam (“Micro” is an unidentified title)
• 3.5 Discs w/ROM Image Data - Nintendo Gameboy Sample Programs VER 1.0

If you are into unreleased prototypes and demo bits then this is the package for you...

Package #3 - Family Sets



Package Contents;

• Swamp Thing - NES NIB x 2, NES Prototype Grey Cart (confirmed playable), GameBoy NIB x 2, GameBoy ROMs x 4
• James Bond Jr. / John Smith Secret Agent - NES NIB x 1, NES Prototype PCB/ROMS (John SMith Secret Agent) PCB x 1, NES Prototype Grey Cart (John SMith Secret Agent) PCB x 1 (confirmed playable "John Smith" version), SNES NIB x 2
• Home Alone - NES Prototype Grey Cart x 1 (confirmed playable), SNES NIB x 2, SNES Prototype Grey Cart x 1, SNES Pal ROM x 1
• Home Alone 2 - NES NIB x 2, NES Prototype Grey Cart x 1 (confirmed playable), Gameboy NIB x 1, SNES NIB x 3, SNES Prototype Grey Cart x 2 (confirmed playable - 1st is coming soon title screen alone, 2nd is coming soon gameplay)
• Attack of the Killer Tomatoes - NES Game only x 1, NES Prototype Grey Cart x 2 (confirmed playable - one says Review copy the other says Demo), Gameboy NIB x 2
• Pit Fighter - Gameboy NIB x 2, SNES NIB x 1, SNES ROM x 1
• The Adventures of Rocky & Bulwinkle - NES NIB x 1, Gameboy CIB x 1, Gameboy ROMs x 4
• Ren & Stimpy Veediots - Gameboy CIB x 1, Gameboy ROMs x 4
• The Great Waldo Search - NES NIB x 1 *(1 left, 1 sold), SNES NIB x 1, GEN NIB x 2

If you are into very special never circulated factory sealed NIB carts including some prototypes and demo bits, this package is for you...

Package #4 The Paper Guy's Wet-Dream sold



Package Contents;

• 1985 AVS brochure (only one known to exist)
• 1986 NES brochure (only one known to exist)
• 1986 Sega Master System brochure x 2
• 1986 ROB demo write up by me (only one in existence)
• 1987 March Nintendo Internal Report comparing NES vs Atari 7800 and Sega Master System
• 1987 Title Insurance brochure
• 1987 Sega Game Catalog x 2
• 1989 GameBoy Brochure
• 1989 Sept - 1991 Feb. Ten (10) Nintendo “News Pak” internal employee newsletters
• 1991 Tour de Fun Press Kit w/Solar Jetman Cosmonaut appearance flyer
• 1993 16-Bit Video Game Comparison Study by Booz-Allen & Hamilton
• New stuff being found in my Archives and added in real-time includes;
  • 1991 EA / EGM 16-Bit Entertainment Buyers Guide
  • 1991 Tour De Fun “Sticker Postcard” proof with errors
  • 1991 America’s Favorite Home Video Game System NES brochure
  • 1991 The Best Play Here SNES brochure
  • 1991 Unleash The Power Animal In You Nintendo Power brochure

• PLUS: I've just found some more interesting stuff in my Archives that I'm adding to this package (see below)...

FYI - In the picture above I've also included at top right the1987 March Nintendo Internal Report comparing NES vs Atari 7800 and Sega Master System opened to the Table of Contents page and the1993 16-Bit Video Game Comparison Study by Booz-Allen & Hamilton opened to a technical analysis page.

Additional Contents;

• 1985? Sega AI Computer Brochure - I must have picked this up at the CES around the time of the AVS brochure release.
• 1986 Sega Game Catalog
• 1988 Nintendo "Lunar Logos" 4-page brochure - "The World of Nintendo In-Store Program"
• 1988 Nintendo "Hot Stuff" 4-page brochure - details various licensed products available
• 1988 Nintendo "Meteoric Messages" flyer - details the Advertising campaigns
• 1988 Financial Analysis school paper I wrote for an EMBA Accounting class - includes the 1981 to 1988 financials for Nintendo of America's parent company Nintendo Company Limited in Japan
• 1991 Super Nintendo Entertainment System brochure
• 1993 Pick The Nintendo System That's Right For You brochure
• 1992 Media Kit with the page#1 of the Table of Contents pulled out at left and an included packet of photographs at right - Kit includes; Product Press Releases, Fact Sheets, Brochures, Corporate Press Releases, Backgrounder, Brochure, People Biographies, Industry Background, Nintendo and Industry Statistics, and Photographs

• DOUBLE-PLUS: I've just found even more interesting stuff in my Archives that I'm adding to this package (see below)...

Additional Additional Contents;

• 1991 Nintendo Licensee brochure
• 1992 Nintendo Licensee brochure
• 1993 Nintendo Licensee brochure
• 1992 Philips CD-I brochures (3 different ones)
• 1992 Amiga CDTV brochures (2 different ones)
• 1993 photocopy of a 3DO article in Wired magazine + a 3DO pin!
• 3 Tour de Fun Buttons to go with the Tour de Fun Press Kit
• A set of docs detailing an unreleased SNES component (can you guess what it is?)

If you are into the Nintendo heritage in all its detailed glory then this package is for you...

Package #5a - NOW YOUR KNITTING WITH POWER brochure sold

Well... I pulled your leg a bit on this one - In August of this year I came across the one-page brochure below while rummaging through my Archives and released it toe the puplic on my Gamemaster Howard Facebook page. This brochure was handed out to trade and press at the 1987 CES. It was rumored to exist but no-one could find one anywhere. Apparently, this is the only one remaining in existance. It is in mint condition except for the upper right corner which has a ~1/2" crumple.



Package Contents;

• The only known brochure in existance for the Nintendo Knitting Machine.

Package #5b - the ULTIMATE NINTENDO POWER COLLECTION sold

HINT: "The Biggest Nintendo Story in 2012?"

With the end of Nintendo Power just weeks away this package has special meaning. It's contents speak to the origins of Nintendo Power in the Fun Club News, the heydays of the first 25 issues (while I was editor), plus as a bonus, issues 25-50 (after I left Nintendo) and two Nintendo Power companion Hint Books that I edited;

• Nintendo Fun Club News - volumes 2-7 in near-mint condition (no address labels) - kept since leaving Nintendo in 1991 – I’ve temporarily misplaced volume 1 – if and when I find it in my Archives I’ll include it in the package
• Nitnendo Power - volumes 1-25 -n near mint condition (no address labels) - kept since leaving Nintendo in 1991 – Howard & Nester Comics
• Nintendo Power - volumes 26-50 in near mint condition (no address labels) - kept since leaving Nintendo in 1991
• 1993 Nintendo Power Index for the first 50 issues of Nintendo Power detailing game coverage by section of the magazine
• The Legend of Zelda Tips and Tactics
• How to Play Super Mario

The above magazines and books are all in mint or near-mint condition as by the time I received them, I had no need to reread them - as editor, I had spent many late nights and early mornings pooring over the contents during production. Also, they are "clean" as they do not have any address labels affixed to them.

Notably, this package also includes four unique one-of-a-kind items that I think you'll find interesting (see below

• the original Nintendo Power Charter Member Certificate listing me as a Member ; )
• the original framed Howard & Nester comic 1st press check - given to me as as a gift when Nintendo Power first launched
• the only full-rez scan and high quality print (1 of 1) of the framed  Howard & Nester "goodbye" comic original artwork - given to me as a gift when I left Nintendo and Nintendo Power and never published (it includes over-the-top humor)
• the original Howard and Nester Tetris block models used in the photo shoot for the Jan / Feb '90 issue - An Adventure In Tetris World

Package #6a - THE GAMEMASTER TOOLKIT

HINT: "Now It's Personal"

During the 8-bit heydays at Nintendo I personally evaluated over 500 NES game and 100 GameBoy games. The tools of the trade were an NES with a clean connector, a Controller, a Zapper  and a GameBoy with good batteries. Now's your chance to be the Gamemaster with this package which includes my personal NES, Controller, Zapper, and Gameboy which I used for evaluating the games.



Package Contents;

• My Personal NES Deck, Controller, and Zapper
• My personal GameBoy

To make it extra interesting, you can rate each game using the NES or Gameboy and then contrast your rating with the score I gave each game when I evaluated it at the time. I'll explain the rating system to you in greater detail, but briefly, the scores I gave were on a 0-40 point scale while the "public" scores posted in Nintendo Power via the Power Meter were adjusted to a 20 point scale.

Let me know what you think...

Package #6b - SNES PAL and non-retail Super Mario World PAL cart - (prototype?)

HINT: "Imaging the Possibilities..."

Yes, imagine the possibilities with the non-retail SMW cart included in this package. Is it a deferentiated version of SMW? Or is it "merely" a non-retail labeled version of the standard shipping cart?

In the next day or so I will play this pre-release SMW cart extensively in an attempt to identify differences if any between this cart's bits and that of the shipped version.

Your suggestions on specific differences to look for are welcome!

Imagine finding this unmarked box in your Archives ; )


With this packaging and draft user's manual (no SMW manual was included);


With this low-serial number Pal console;


with this low serial number;


With this draft manual;


With this non-retail PAL cart;



It appears to not be a production ROM (Hand-labeled) or PCB (SHVC-2P3B-01)...

http://www.snescentral.com/article.php?id=0000
Prototypes
There are no documented prototypes
Cartridge label information
SNS-MW-CAN-1 (Canada)
SNS-MW-USA (United States)
SNS-MW-USA-1 (United States)
SNS-MW-UKV (United Kingdom)
PCB Information

ROM Chip ID	Region	Known Man. Dates	PCB Type	CIC	SRAM	Decoder/ Logic Circuit	Special Chips
SNS-MW-0 (front) (back)	USA	9147	SHVC-1A1B-05	D411	16k	HD74LS139P	There are no special chips
SNS-MW-0 (front) (back)	USA	9244	SHVC-1A1B-06	D411A	16k	MB74LS139	There are no special chips
SNS-MW-0 (front) (back)	USA	9333	SHVC-1A1M-01	D411A	16k	MAD-1	There are no special chips
SPAL-MW-0 (front)	Europe	9208	SHVC-1A1B-05	D413	16k	SN74LS139N	There are no special chips
SPAL-MW-1 (front) (back)	Europe	9226	SHVC-1A1B-06	D413	16k	MB74LS139	There are no special chips

I purchased a voltage converted specifically to play this PAL system that I will include with the package.

Package Contents;

• Pre-Release PAL SNES system serial # PP-G-0057 including one controller and all pack-in cables and power supply
• Pre-Release PAL Super Mario World cartridge
• One 110-220 voltage converter 2012 vintage ; )

FYI - unlike the 60hz-50hz hassle of the 8-bit days, the SNES video out is compatible with my Visio HD LCD and also I believe with most current generation TVs.

What do you all think? Interested in discovering more about the SMW cart or the history behind this low-serial number pre-release system?

Package #7 - the One-Of-A-Kind Original XBOX Launch Package sold

HINT: "In the Year 2525..."

This package contains many items associated with launch of the original Xbox including one very special item, a commemorative piece that contains the very First Official Xbox Certification Submission sent to Microsoft for replication; NHL Hitz by Midway dated June 28th, 2001 and submitted on July 2nd, 2001.


Package Contents;

• The First Official Xbox Certification Submission Disc with commemorative mounting - this is the only one in existence as there can be ONLY  ONE.
• The XBOX Launch Team translucent green version of the console with matching translucent green controllers and AV cord - just 60 (?) were made. BillG's signature is screened in metal underneath the XBOX jewel.
• The XBOX prototype replica model in machined and polished metal with illuminated XBOX logo - don't know how many of these were made.
• The XBOX Developer Disc with the original SDK bits.
• The XBOX "Halo Test"  (?) disc (haven't investigated contents).
• The XBOX Fall 2001 Brochure handed out at E3 2001.
• The XBOX "Collector Series Official Trading Card" full set in ABSOLUTELY MINT CONDITION made available only (?) at E3 2001. It says "Collect all 16" but for marketing purposes no card #13 was made.
• Various stickers, badges, and pens from the launch plus one pre-final logo "xbox 2001" baseball cap.

While early in their collector life - these items will certainly appreciate in value significantly between now and 2025 ; )

Questions anyone?

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The first offer will be posted as soon as I get hi-quality pics - in the mean time, here's your hint: "3 times 3-in-1"

So, keep your eyes on this thread...

thx - h

BYW - I hope no one (Dain? Mods?) objects to me making a little game out of all of this - if so, please let me know and I'll find other ways to entertain myself.

3 copies of NWC carts???

3 times 3-in-1
3(3-in-1)
9-3in-3
6/-3 -3in/-3
2-in
in=2?
Lol little rusty

nice. PM sent

3 x 3 in 1 = 3 Super Mario/Duck Hunt/World track Meet carts found!!!!

100 views in 20 minutes... You would think there were nude Chun Li photos

3 Powerfest carts?

This is gonna be a lot of page refreshing

*went to pop some popcorn*

I call dibs! Lol

Is that a NWC grey in the picture or are my eyes playing a trick on me?

Howard get a faster camera!

Yes it is

Maybe it's a 9 in 1 nwc proto cart to be used in case of a sudden death round

Awesome. 

Yes plz!

suspense is killing me!

I pooped.

I assume this is to fund your Know-It-All project, and I definitely think it's a good way! Maybe it's not gonna be the protos for sale, but it will be interesting to watch. Anyone that plans to buy only to go into seclusion and hide stay back, though. You'd be doing actual gamers a favor

This is exciting

I say it is 3 competition carts. At least that's what I'm hoping it is.

I wants that NWC cart.

Are we guessing? I'm guessing three NWC items, a cart and two promo things (paperwork maybe).

Getting on a train. will be looking and refreshing my phone for the next two hours.

if u guys dont know theres an add on for firefox and chrome called reload every where you can set it to refresh the page every "x" seconds