Retro collectors will know full well the thrill of unexpectedly finding a gaming gem at their local charity shop or car boot sale (thrift store and flea market to non-UK folks), but this latest discovery by the one and only Patrick Scott Patterson is on another level entirely.
Patterson found many early NES items - including R.O.B., a boxed console and even some sealed games - inside an abandoned RV located on the grounds of a dilapidated North American property. The battered-looking vehicle - along with some nearby storage sheds - contained these amazing Nintendo finds, as well as some other gaming goodies.
Here's Patterson to pick up the story:
That old RV contained several early NES black box items. Between it and the storage sheds on this old, tired property, I obtained a boxed R.O.B. the robot, a 1986 Nintendo control deck box and numerous NES black boxes, including two that still have the round "Nintendo" sticker seal at the top, and some early tabletop games by Coleco and Parker Bros.
As you can see from the images on this page, the items are in surprisingly good condition and prove that there are still plenty of amazing retro gaming finds out there, waiting for the right person to discover them.
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Wow, that would be a great buzz finding all that. I'm an n64 man , so I guess I can still dream of buying a house with a loft filled with translucent consoles and copies of conker's quest and Banjo tooie......
I'd settle for a new pad even....looks up at loft hatch
Good find, though I'm guessing there are no unique items that need their ROM dumped. Pity.
Love the hazard tape it feels like a crime scene. Plus a tad walking dead!
Dear god!!!! I would have cried for joy if I had found that R.O.B!
Today I learned what an RV is.
Those items = Kaching...!!!
Rare items.
That's an amazing find! But wait, the console feels heavy, did he check inside the cartridge compartment?
I love the artwork from the NES era. Fast forward 30 years; cool artwork missing from Switch packaging.
I miss booklets/instruction manuals!
My best haul find was a Gamecube with Rocky inside. I was so excitied!
The Atari boxes are of interest to me. Looks like Atari 400 or 800 computer and also 'The Programmer' software to learn Atari Basic language.
@zip Recreation Vehicle American name for a Camper van
Ha! Double Dribble loved that game
Great find!
Man it looks like the RV out of Walking Dead.
I'd put them back, Rick and Darryl want their games back.
I have dreams about going to thrift stores and flea markets and finding rare games. Usually there's something wrong that makes me realize I'm getting bamboozled in my own dream, like finding Demon's Crest... for N64.
Some hoarder hobo is going to be pissed when he finds someone has stolen his poop.
@ULTRA-64 bring an n64 fan, could you recommend a decent place to buy a replacement pad? My analogue stick is completely screwed and I've been looking for a reliable replacement for a while. It's hard though, cos a lot pre-owned pads have garbage sticks too.
Would have been nice to follow this up with a video.
How?
hold on i have my boxed NES in really good condition (even still has the original warranty card) and some boxed NES games, wonder how much they would be worth?
aghh forget it, i can't sell my NES it's too precious to me
@AhabSpampurse try amazon, they have some N64 pads in good condition, even some really good third party ones too
@Flauber Holy shidazzle, there was something in the cartridge slot! A perfectly functioning GameCube!
Makes you wonder what happened to the former owners and how on earth kids didnt steal the games after all this time....
@AhabSpampurse I always prefer to buy local of scruffy games stores if you have any left where you live. Harder and harder to do it this way now😥
Otherwise, try and see if their are any trader groups on Facebook that include your area, try geek trader (insert city name here😉) or something like that. Things are always better when dealing with like minded people, more trust.
Failing all that, cex have a great return policy and get will let your get hands on before you shell out. I avoid online purchases out of principle, even though allot rely on online, mainly because I'm unlikely to return a faulty/substandard product so it would cost me double later.....I'm a bit old school maybe!?!
Makes me wonder if this is really abandoned, if it's private property or he bought the property/rv like in an auction. Wonder if someone's out there reading this and saying "hey! my games!" and running to their RV right now. lol
Awesome, but are you absolutely sure that RV wasn't still owned and/or being used by someone?
That's what I call a really lucky person. Finding such a rare gem, I bet he wouldn't be able to put in words how he felt at that moment.
Well, whattaya know... Heisenberg liked to play Popeye...
Cool!
Shame about that Atari box left out in the mud
I once found a Ninja Turtles motorcycle in an RV behind an abandoned house. I was clearly far from the first person to explore the property, so I can only wonder what other treasures had been there.
Wow, that is awfully convenient that a "celebrity" within the video game collecting world and someone who advertises on his website that you can pay him to appear in your films and live events, just HAPPENED to stumble upon an abandoned RV full of old video games. This doesn't at all feel like a publicity stunt to put his name in the video game news. No sirree!
He definitely didn't buy a bunch of games on eBay and then concoct this story. Not a chance.
@zip How old are you?
@eltomo I have always wanted to play that game. How did you find it?
Ooh! What an amazing find!
That chips box the games are stored in looks relatively modern.
Anyone else notice the World Class Championship Wrestling souvenir program in that pic? I saw the name Von Erich and I was like, "Whaaaa?!" Possibly the rarest piece in the lot.
when I see a haul like that, all I can think of is how I can made some good cash off it selling that stuff to collectors on ebay
Did the Zelda treasure chest music kick in when he opened the RV door?!
Unreal!!!
@FNL **sigh** ...
Just looking at that picture of rad gaming stuff makes my insides feel all tingly.
@SpeedRunRocks I'm from Texas and that was the main thing I noticed lol
@kendorage
hello fellow texan.
i too have kendo rage for snes.
@polivar4 attic find, rented house. Last people left if behind.
@ogo79 hello to you too. And yep, thats where i got my username. Although i dont remember it being a good game, i just liked the name.
My usa n64 and 50 games are in my loft. I really need to have a go on it again...
Nice! Man, a factory-sealed DK Jr. box, that might be worth something now. I'd freak if I found that stuff.
@kendorage
lol i like the way that game looks
'Rubble ribble'.
@eltomo do you still have it?
@polivar4 I still have Rocky and the Cube. I am selling now cubes are worth something again.
This is a pretty good haul; I'd never even think to check abandoned property for video games.
@eltomo Im interested in buying rocky
@polivar4 its just the disk, you could buy a boxed version for less than £2 right now.
I'm in no rush to sell, waiting for prices to go up!
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