Nintendo World Championships cartridge FOUND! Is it WORTH $20,000?!?

[@MetalJesusRocks]

UPDATE: I just got confirmation from Tim that the NWC cart was SOLD today for $23,000 to a private collector (who will remain anonymous). Crazy right?! Congrats to Tim and his family. I hope the $$ helps his brother get his life back on track!

[@TheRobmaynez]

Tim and his bro made his family proud!

[@genericgreensquid6669]

That's rad! I wish his family and brother the best

[@tigo371]

Omg

[@Gamer-lw9hs]

Wow man I could not imagine just having it playing around the house.really happy for him

[@aermis2000]

He missed out. I woulda paid 5 bucks for it

[@KelseyLewin]

Believe it or not, he has several offers over $20k as of this comment - from people who I know to be serious. I was SHOCKED as they have rarely sold in that range, but the price is always just whatever people are going to pay!

[@MetalJesusRocks]

Thanks so much for helping with this video Kelsey. You rock!!

[@masterbspace]

Talk about goosebump inducing!

[@tonylenzi166]

Thats amazing i think its awesome that you guys nkt only verified it for him but also reached out to big collectors u know to try to get it sold for him i pray it all goes threw and his brother is able to get everything back to normal thanks to u guys

[@nesnioreh]

That fast!? I've always heard the 20k figure floating around for this, but I never knew if it would actually sell for that. Or at least I thought it would take a lot of work to find a buyer.

[@Cynical_Finch]

is it just me, or does Seattle seem to be a hot-bed for rare nintendo finds like this? If that's the case, I'm really curious as to why Seattle?

[@dieseldiesel9292]

takes it to Gamestop " We'll give you $2 cash or $5 in store credit"

[@mrawesomeface4174]

That's being generous.

[@JonathonTheAsshole]

Gamestop just throws all the old stuff, along with all manuals and original packaging, in the dumpster out back now since the shelf space is more valuable than a lot of older games.

[@tonylor1818]

not even $2 this game is outdated and really old we'll give u about 10 cents for it.

[@ThePsycotrip]

Takes it in the back of the store, comes back without cartridge, "Welcome to Gamestop, can I help you". Meanwhile, the other employee bolts off.

[@ezrollerj]

lol i just commented same $5 b4 i saw this comment

[@jamess.9743]

I could totally watch this as a show where MJR and Kelsey goes around and help people verify rare games and get it authenticated and hopefully sold.

[@roboshifter]

Yes!

[@shuntarofurukawa5577]

I want this on a dedicated channel

[@RiverCityFlips]

Yes! This can be an original KZbin series! Lol

[@SirCharles.]

Coming up next on History channel, right after American Pickers and before Pawn Stars. Lol

[@Renwoxing13]

I dont think the costs associated with travelling(gas,food,lodgings) are covered enough by just subscribers to the channel. Even if only in the Seattle area , if there series is released with any regularity, would be a gas guzzling endeavor! Finally, if it was to be done, it would NEED to be funded by Patreon fans!

[@charvelgtrs]

This plays out like an episode of Pawn Stars. Kelsy gonna be like "Best I can do is $50."

[@freesheep0]

Ehhh.... I can't do $50 .

[@AdversaryOne]

Man I hated their haggle tactics. His son was the worst with that smug ass "I'm getting over on you" smile while he offers you a ripped gum wrapper and a used Q-Tip for a multi-thousand dollar item.

[@karl1914]

Do you mind if I get a buddy of mine in to take a look at it?

[@karl1914]

No joke I swear I saw old mans ghost in the back of the shop

[@freesheep0]

Not at all. I'm happy they're bringing an expert. Because by authenticating it, I know it'll only increase my asking price.

[@ChairmanMeow1]

I read that after this the guy ended up selling it for 23K. He tried to go back and give MJ and Kelsey a commission or finders fee and they refused to take it, they said they just wanted to help. Thats awesome.

[@forgotaboutbre]

Very cool, great people all around. I love it!

[@copyer9088]

Why would they take it?

[@yittmashups]

"Tell you what. Let me call a buddy of mine who's an expert in NES Championships carts."

[@Moolers]

>Alright, how much do you want for it? >The expert said 20k, so... >That's not gonna happen >18? >Best I can do is $500, you gotta realize I'm taking a huge risk here...

[@CrazyMautty]

@@Moolers Well, that's what happens when you sell things to pawn/resale shops. You're gonna get a fraction of the price.

[@TeenySolorzano]

No thank you I'll think I'll save it in storage and let it dust up

[@opportunityinchina9871]

I know, right

[@bvdatech1]

-__-

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

This is awesome!!!! I'm glad you followed up with this guy. Very informative stuff here. Keep killing it man!

[@retromemories8522]

I'm sure there are plenty of fakes, but I wouldn't have wanted to be the person that passed up on this lol.

[@oourdumb]

Hey MetalJesusRocks, I am just leaving this comment so you remember this video and that you helped this guy sell this item and help his family recover from hard times. You're a good dude!

[@ryanfriscia1132]

I saw Tim's post on Reddit and I'm glad that he turned out to be a real owner! I was definitely skeptical but an undocumented cartridge is a HUGE find.

[@OOOHBILLY]

GameStop will give him $23 store credit

[@merlingt1]

That's still too much money....

[@OOOHBILLY]

Michael O Callaghan I was playing off the $23,000 figure but I agree

[@OOOHBILLY]

merlingt1 lmao true. Just a spin off of the $23,000 number. Buy you're right.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

LMFAO!!! MJR that would be an epic video idea! Take that beauty to Game Stop and press record :)

[@pimmyhen]

they would reject it because they dont sell NES games anymore

[@thekennyway]

Update he took it into Gamestop and got $7.50 trade credit with a power ups card

[@jgrissinger3805]

They always get me with the free magazine subscription. (just kidding, I refuse to shop at gamestop)

[@monkeyrun]

$7.50 for a 30 year old game? The best I can do is $3.50

[@nannybobo5619]

Noooooo shet

[@kstreet7438]

Great deal I too got scammed and get magazines I don't give a fuck about

[@UndertakerU2ber]

I still remember at GameStop being offered $50 for my PSP with Daxter and Death Jr. when I was 12 years old. What a fucking insult.

[@speedwaynutt]

Plot twist he just wanted to meet Mjr and Kelsey

[@a.tapes_]

the perfect crime. buy a nwc cart ask them to verify it with a backstory that you found it, have them help you sell it and get your money back, free meet and greet :P

[@megakoni1]

Kelsey is so adorable

[@StabStabStabStabby]

I'd fart inside kelseys pink gorilla

[@voidremoved]

did she reject that dude who proposed to her or what

[@bassgasmask]

@@StabStabStabStabby oof!

[@askhowiknow5527]

20,000 dollars is some of my favorite kind of dollars

[@averagedog999]

OmG dUdE wTf u StUpi Jk of course

[@Angultra]

@Kuilet That's 2 million yenerydoos

[@1blisslife]

Lewis Johnson Trade that for 20,000KD (The most valuable currency in the world at the moment) then multiply by about 3 to get the USD equivalent.

[@SteveTheGhazaRooster]

@@1blisslife 20,000 kraft dinners?

[@askhowiknow5527]

You're right, the Yen is useless. If you have any lying around, send them to me for proper disposal.

[@stevenjlovelace]

So I stopped by Pink Gorilla on my trip to Seattle last week, and just happened to stumble in as you and Tim were talking. Had no idea what was going on, but it was pretty cool to run into y'all! Congrats, Tim!

[@tremelo8508]

Trade it in for 50 cent credit to Gamestop for Fallout 76, minus disk replacement and a sub to the magazine. Power to the players!!! Seriously though congrats on that find!!!

[@vanguard7551]

Pawn stars I got one of the rarest nes cartridges in the world Rick: (sigh) best I can do is $8 I’m taking a huge risk here.

[@AriGrande]

Then he laughs lol

[@vanguard7551]

Kairijo ikr

[@frod79]

"i know a guy, let me get him on the phone and see if i can get him in and completely underappraise this for you."

[@baybeen_had_game1844]

Exactly but still want it

[@prla5400]

Look, no one wants this man.

[@Jubeidono2012]

Apple would tell him the board has liquid damage and hes better off buyng a new macbook air.

[@Henrynsteri]

LMAO!

[@yittmashups]

"I'm sorry, but this is beyond repair. I wouldn't even feel safe attempting a fix."

[@jeanpoma5485]

Haha!

[@SeeFoodDie]

Jubeidono2012 Apple is the GameStop equivalent of computing

[@satan3959]

Dell would probably have someone with an Indian accent talking to you and always consulting a manual

[@ChronikSpartan]

Metal Jesus!!! Another awesome video!! Loving your content these days!!! I saw this cartridge pop up on reddit the other day! So cool to follow the story on to you! :)

[@rgtfan3208]

Dude your channel is great! Keep up the good work!

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

One of the best new channels for sure. Chronik has been killing it!

[@MetalJesusRocks]

Thank you so much! Really appreciate it :)

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

LOL we've been following Chronik since he started

[@ChronikSpartan]

WOW guys!! Thanks so much!! It really means a lot!!

[@MatSpeedle]

It's great that 1. It's been found and 2. His brother who's on bad times is about to get some great news which will helpfully improve his situation a great deal! Fantastic stuff!

[@spiderfan1974]

A collectible is only worth what someone will pay for it. For example an amazing Spider-Man #1 goes for between $1,000 to $10,000. What a price guide says don't mean nothing it's what the guy/girl offering the most will pay for it.

[@Trainy2]

He never said his brother was on bad times, he just said they needed the money. Could be for a down payment on a car or house, not necessarily something bad.

[@Renwoxing13]

@@Trainy2 sprdvx or his brother could be dead, and he was tactful enough to not bring it into a video, pr MJR requested that he not mention it. Either that or he is in the hospital with HUGE medical bills. WHY do I say this you ask? No one goes through a significant others stuff trying to sell them if the SO is well, and able to do stuff like that. On a side note imagine how many people have rare shit like this, but they grew up and out of games so completely that they never had even an iota pf an inkling about the value of some of these old games!

[@Trainy2]

That's not true. People go through family member's old stuff all the time and try to sell for a variety of reasons. To say it only happens if something bad happened is silly.

[@MatSpeedle]

Good old KZbin try to post something positive always someone who has to make it something other than positive...

[@JACKSHMACK101]

What great guy, helping his brother out.

[@thewonkwonk]

JACKSHMACK101 and banking on it with 623k view

[@reggiebayard7223]

if you want to believe his BULLSHIT STORY then sure go for it

[@YeahResident]

Tim seems like a jerk I know he's thinking, I don't give a shit about this game. I don'twant to hear about anything about it. I just want my damn money. I want as much money as I can get for it. Metal Jesus guy and Kelsey are both really nice though and Kelsey is pretty.

[@user-lk5qz1nm8d]

Ong

[@ysae]

The Immortal John Hancock wants to know your location.

[@mattchu42069]

This

[@wolffactor56]

387534 7582782 lol yup, but he has the sticker price on it, where he bought it.

[@sirmi9868]

Yeah , but i doubt cuz he collect on a budget

[@johnsimon8457]

He’s immortal! He already knows... 👀

[@antayat123]

Hancock has 001 through 286. Hes looking for this one to complete the collection.

[@pokey4200]

Hats off to The Metal Jesus Crew for helping this dude.

[@klwthe3rd]

Yeah only after he blew him off for the first few days! Smh.

[@Nicolewhite743]

You dont even wear a hat .

[@danmac0]

He is going to make a lot of money with the video, don't worry.

[@myretrodays]

Yeah ? Really proud of this.Helpingthis dude is so not like a gamestop will do.Pink Gorilla is not a gamestop tactics shop.With friendly atmosphere inside.

[@myretrodays]

@@Nicolewhite743 why ? He is a cowboy.

I think Kelsey should do a "Draw My Life," video. I would love to see how she got into gaming and all about her store, which I will sadly not be able to visit seeing as I live in the U.K.

[@nuggettisthecrankycalabres548]

Omg omg omg a female!

[@Nintendrew]

Dang, of all the times I chose not to be rich. 🙄😂 In all seriousness, huge congrats to Tim!

[@simarbir]

AYY TETRABIT

[@smoke6816]

Hey Andrew

[@SpJrD]

Nintendrew ironically his one game is worth more than your all Nintendo collection 😂😂

[@OmoiSenpai]

Credit card time! lol.

[@TheIllustriouBlueJay]

A wild Nintendrew has appeared!

[@dyllman98]

Yeah man these cartridges are so outdated...best I can do is like 2$

[@misteralien9958]

So is yer mom🤣🤣🤣

[@dyllman98]

Mister Alien pee pee poo poo

[@josiasajvix9129]

Rick from pawn stars lol

[@octorust3215]

Kelsey is so cool she's like a video game archaeologist studying some ancient artifact. Probably one of the coolest jobs ever.

[@SugarRainer]

Nigga she was probably also like 8 Years old when this Game was made... Ancient my ass man...

[@gabrielfigueroa7917]

I cant see her even making money in that store it's cool and all I love old games but really I don't see droves of people just buying old games to sustain that place.

[@nutritionperfection]

@@gabrielfigueroa7917 The market size does make a store like that viable in a place like Seattle.In fact, she even has a 2nd location. Heck, there's a small retro video game shop in my town of 100k people that makes enough to be the owner's only job. For now it makes money. If it will in the future is open for debate though.

[@leonreaper90]

@@SugarRainer I doubt it. I'm turning 30 and I was born in 1990. She ain't that older than me. No way

[@Ghostface944]

I mean. She just googled a picture of it and compared..

[@liquidmetaldefender]

*breaks out gloves *proceeds to brush back hair with gloved hands

[@kstreet7438]

FullMetal824 nazi

[@riseoftheflutes1739]

**touches her phone right after* **lowkey uses that for porn and never washes the phone*

[@illimited2]

@@kstreet7438 dude this is a 20,000 dollar cartridge. When you handle something of such extreme value thats this old and fragile, you need to be a nazi about it.

[@kstreet7438]

Fucking Guy I was just talking about the black gel haired lol.

[@oldUmanUshea]

Holy shit this. It blows me away.

[@skulltagfilms]

I'll offer $50 right now plus a sealed copy of Madden 2004

[@PACKERMAN2077]

NCAA 2003 was the Pinnacle of football games

[@xanluv6781]

Imma need that sealed copy of madden 4 tho..

[@skulltagfilms]

@@xanluv6781 $20 and it's yours lol

[@prodbmanbeats]

PAKTRA PRODUCTIONS what about madden 08

[@thatxonexguy5438]

@@xanluv6781 you can buy it for 5 bucks shipped on ebay lol

[@youreperfectstudio4789]

Any video with Kelsey is an instant watch for me she rocks!!!!

[@Bekon241]

Yes Lovly Beautyful Cutie Women :)

[@420haxx]

Yeah she is awesome.

[@The_Insanity_Plex]

LOL loser

[@gabrielgoncalves2763]

Simp af

[@KouD3Graw]

Soulja Boi would buy it lol then resell it as his very own nintendo game made by nintendo for $200,000.

[@javenjamal475]

Right!!! Lol

[@girlsdrinkfeck]

could be worse ,could be apple

[@Bobby8451]

Lol yeah, Soulja Championships Edition. $200 free shipping.

[@shuntarofurukawa5577]

So that's the new soulja e sports game

[@JasonFolk07]

That guy is stupid as fuck! One of the flakes today who should get lost

[@midwesterror]

Setting the front of the cartridge on top of that screwdriver label down was killing me, just killing me.

[@MrJasonodonnell]

I worked in electronics a bit, It was painful to watch for me also, And when your been watched by a LOT of people it always pays to go above and beyond inc sitting down with a lamp. Not to metion the sticker lifting when it was put into a console...

[@NorCal-Killa]

Jason O'Donnell top loader

[@anthonyallred]

Agreed. Why put label down??

[@Brandon5799]

23k and you still have to blow on it to get it to play 🤣

[@jeffbuttz1954]

Lmfao

[@troublemakerss]

Geez, 23k could get you blown for a year or more

[@jevolittlebulllanders6845]

Brandon 5799 Bro just like my penis when I have whiskey dick 😂😂😂

[@jevolittlebulllanders6845]

Justin Sane come on man why offend his mother :/

[@justinsane3909]

Jevo Littlebull Landers You laughed , I know it.

[@ReallyCoolSite]

What a great story! THANK YOU to you and Kelsey for helping this guy out. It's some POSITIVE NEWS that was much needed today!

[@jacobsteele7138]

Love how Metal Jesus immediately established dominance by forcing the lessor geek to walk through the door first.

[@OriasX]

Doug H wat😂

[@jacobsteele7138]

@@OriasX That's a lower level geek fight, it can escalate to slap fighting at worst. MJ shut him down early therefore no slaps were necessary.

[@MrJ-ro1yr]

Beard etiquette. The smaller beard must yield to the bigger beard at all times.

[@stephenmurray2851]

Alpha geek. That's why he has a KZbin channel and beta geek doesn't.

[@aguyandhiscomputer]

I think it's called manners...

[@Patmanx1]

I still remember being 7-8yrs old and going over to my cousins house. Across the street was a kid a year older than us 2 and he had older brothers (at the time they were in high school around early 90s). long story short he had this NES game with numbers and sliders on it, and had a generic label. Still blows my mind that laying around in the basement play room of a middle class suburbia in nowhere, NC was this cart.

[@AncientMysteriesAndInnovations]

I competed at the Nintendo World Championships in 1990, Miami.

[@EddieGooch]

You should've asked the officials for one of those cartridges.

[@StabStabStabStabby]

No one could have predicted the collectability of old games. That's why they're so valuable. No one really 'collected' games in their prime. I remember buying n64 and snes games for less than a dollar in the early 2000s.

[@garbageman9145]

@@StabStabStabStabby so true, I remember a place called Pharmhouse that my parents would go to by groceries but the yhad a video game section that they rented games and when new games would come out they would but the older loose rental games in a large bin for less then a dollar. I loved that place sadly they when out of business by the time super Nintendo came out .

[@Judgment_Day]

I did also in NYC

[@OmoiSenpai]

I was Negative 3 years old at that time. Good times!

[@dfollowedbyc]

Wow, great video, glad Tim reached out to you... looking forward to an update! 🤙

[@dakotajensen181]

Shaka brah!!! 🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙

[@5punkybob]

I love how she put on gloves... it likely been thrown around for years with no craps given lol.

[@Denolm]

And yet it was sold for 23k

[@ahuman2791]

@Pierre Yeah that can happen. Pretty incredible stuff. XD

[@Beastofdestruct]

Yeah, but it's unlikely that the board was touched before.

[@johnz3683]

she only opened up the cartride to see whats inside lol. comprehension lost on this post thats for sure

[@SaberStash]

More awesome content from your channel! This was super cool. I appreciate how you asked Kelsey to authenticate it.

[@blaster5800]

I wish I had a brother that randomly had that cartridge too. Too bad I don't even have a brother in the first place, lol.

[@Renwoxing13]

It wouldn't be pleasant for you no matter what though. Why, because a living brother is worth more then 20,000 dead dollars!

[@shabu9ine]

*Sad af*

[@catlike4456]

I got seven, all them deadbeats...do you want a couple, they suck...

[@djcarld]

I actually had my hands on one of these back in 1990! I was working at the Try Soft Nintendo store in Bellevue at the time!! Pretty awesome to see this on this channel.

[@huesos_azules]

Actually my dad works for nintendo

[@ganggreen1983]

I feel this video will totally bring up the value of this specific cart. Very cool stuff.

[@Sinisteve]

Why have I just seen John Hancock’s house up for sale??

[@DoRC]

Man seeing those uv erase eeproms without stickers on them makes me a little woozy.

[@prodge64]

@@MrDemonous Same. "Yeah, this cartridge is worth $20k! Aaaaaaaand now it's $0. Ooops."

[@ThePsycotrip]

i guess you could reflash them in place if your mac guyver

[@DoRC]

@@ThePsycotrip no. They would have to be pulled. Assuming there is an image of the data available they could be reflashed but I'm surprised "experts" don't know enough to not expose them to light.

[@forbiddenera]

Exactly!! WTF. Should have been in the dark. Should have covered the eeproms with stickers. I have Honda ecus from the 90s with similar eeproms and they deemed it appropriate to put sticker on their eeproms!

[@OTAlucard]

Not many people even know what they are sadly. Only reason I know is because I found a box of chips and had to look them up . But it is a scary thought if the thing was bricked.

[@1LoveGame2]

I came here for the Gamestop and Pawnshop jokes.

[@michaelgilkerson1361]

I came here to ask why you got some weird ass sexual cartoon as your picture. Do you jerk to that? Weird ass .

[@lonewolffang]

I did found a lot of rare games at the pawnshop. No joke.

[@reececameron5070]

Virgin

[@paulgalea4718]

The two chips with the windows can be deleted if put under UV light these should be covered with tape

[@enigma776]

Was thinking that myself.

[@Xilefian]

Yeah, in the back of a store there wouldn't be enough UV to do it, but I would have immediately masked them with tape the moment I had that open just as a precaution

[@charvelgtrs]

I'm pretty sure the last thing Kelsy was gonna do was put some sticky tape on such a rare cart.

[@mpholicx2]

Kelsey should know better than to expose them

[@mathewdempsey16]

No it should just not be opened again, now that it’s been authenticated

[@ValkrystCJQ]

4:11 *puts on gloves to avoid oils damaging the cart. Touches hair with gloves. Touches cart immediately after*

[@theD4Wdude]

Waaahhhh lil baby

[@shaunng69]

Gamestop would say it's worth $1.49 On trade.

[@Atrus999]

Gamestop doesn't take NES games.

[@JDHIII3]

@@Atrus999 Yes they do. m.gamestop.com/trade/browse/nintendo/_/N-1z141v4?Nrpp=12&Ns=trade.BasePrice%7c0

[@viscountalpha]

Gameslop wouldn't give you enough for it.

[@Angultra]

No box? How about a quarter.

[@a.d.7117]

GameStop sucks!! Horrible customer service, they beg & beg & hound you to pre order shit when all u wanna do is browse around

[@ARJohnson101]

What’s fascinating is that this WASNT given out to a finalist...which begs the question, how many more of these are out there??

[@patyos2]

Adam Johnson probly same amount as theres serial numbers example in this video he has 287 and they mentioned someone on ebay selling 333..... the real question is how many were destroyed or thrown in the garbage

[@Chthonian121]

I feel bad for the nintendo execs for just handing them out like candy. If I was a nintendo exec and I knew these would be crazy collectibles, I'd so "lose" like a few of these cartridges and get fired for it

[@catlike4456]

Is not that, The Nintendo world championships had about 5-10 set up stations and the finalists were the top 5, the rest were either raffled or given to the store. I saw a kid that was a finalist very happy because he traded his prize copy for a full retail value game from someone else. The store manager wanted to sell me one for 30.00, I was like "no way, dude" I don't regret it, back then we all were very stupid.

[@rickfeith6372]

Thats not how collectables work. Hindsight is always 20/20.

[@NorCal-Killa]

patyos2 word is Nintendo destroyed most of them right away

[@jasonhull2163]

Man I don’t even know Metal Jesus in real life but he acts a lot like my best friend from 1st grade and I’m 37 now. I could drink a beer with this guy. I appreciate everything he does for the old gamers.

[@zezesilver]

I love the reality TV style of this video. Keep it up!

[@reviathan3524]

AVGN proceeds to destroy with a hammer xD

[@VijemaVati]

“Here you can have this one.” *hands repro*

[@nowonmetube]

😂

[@nowonmetube]

Actually he didn't destroy it. Watch at 1:29, the gold one is still intact.

[@headbangermetal5929]

Hahaha

[@sherekhangamedev]

Spawnwave : - This needs more hammer. Throws a lot of hammers over.

[@DEFkon001]

Pretty cool. This is like one of those "antique collector's" moments.

[@jevansturner]

If I was opening that, I would be ready to immediately cover the EPROM erasure windows with some kind of opaque tape.

[@jetsonian]

Yeah, I was just shouting at the screen. COVER THOSE EPROMS!

[@rig85]

Do you have some video/link to something that shows this in practice? Just generally curious. I don’t go opening games often/ever, but want to know more about the topic.

[@jevansturner]

Rig - Except in rare circumstances, most normal games don't have EPROM chips and it's not a concern. Prototypes and custom reproductions very often have them. Many (but certainly not all) developers practiced covering the window back in the day. Half of the prototypes out there have a foil label or white paper label over the EPROM's UV erasure window. My brother and I found a prototype Xexyz. Like many other prototypes, the erasure windows were covered and the build info was written on the labels. An opaque label would block stray UV light from entering. Stray UV light could theoretically flip some random bits, changing byte values and introducing corruption. It would usually require prolonged / concentrated UV exposure to fully erase the chip (as you would do before programming it again), so some people incorrectly believe there is no concern at all for leaving the window exposed. Someone may say "I never cover the windows and I've never had a problem," but it's certainly possible for momentary exposure to flip a bit. Why take the risk? A small corruption like a single flipped bit might never be obvious. It would probably remain perfectly playable. Or it might crash at a certain point / scenario much later in the game. Or it might not work at all. If the game seems to work fine with some small unknown corruption, and then someone dumps the game ROM a couple decades later, that person might incorrectly assume they have discovered a variant code revision - because a few bytes would be different after comparing with other dumps of this title.

[@petercap2398]

i was mildly freaking out

[@levinotjeans]

yes please put some electrical tape over the window!

[@lady1kaka]

Really cool story and a nice video! Now I would like to hear more stories about jerks trying to troll Metal Jesus on Facebook and stuff. 😂

[@dylang7468]

Tim: Hey bro you remember that old game cartridge? Bro: yeah why Tim: it ain’t worth shit *pockets money*

[@MetalSupporter95]

69 renegade points.

[@quiet451]

Dear God, that label!!! Why didn't you put it in a top loader?!?

[@cazz8017]

we didnt know better back then, who knew this would be worth $$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[@Owlero]

@@cazz8017 I think he was asking Kelsey in this case.

[@ellessandraramsay1841]

Why bother? It's just a crappy old game cartridge.

[@protowalker]

@@ellessandraramsay1841 bitch bait

[@furydeath]

@@protowalker they are not wrong just a crappy old game cartridge that people happen to pay a TON for.

[@angryadam1738]

MetalJesusRocks your video quality and content is getting better and better. Keep it up man

[@DraconDWanderer]

Pink Gorilla is one of my favorite game shops and they are always awesome, Kelsey is amazing when we stop there.

[@ezrollerj]

priceless cartridge.... gamestop "ill give you $5 store credit."

[@benkelley6561]

Or if you want cash? $4 lol

[@ezrollerj]

@@benkelley6561 pshhh if your lucky

[@Sesshomaru474]

Honestly, It's the same amount I would be willing to pay for it.

[@emilycampbell6375]

@@Sesshomaru474 lol i've seen 5 of your comments here, no one cares that you think the game is shit, you don't know what you're talking about

[@Sesshomaru474]

@@emilycampbell6375 ok so? and IDGAF if people care, agree or not. Game will still be shit and not worth the price. But by all means you want to overpay for literal shit by all means. Also KMA.

[@ernestmiller5954]

WoW, thanks for the video. Nice to see retro going strong.

[@bionicRod]

This is my favorite video I've seen in a long time. Super exciting.

[@uracil8760]

MJR is gonna make 20k on this video from all the views

[@davismavis2834]

I think he would need 20 million views for that to happen.

[@DaGleese]

@@davismavis2834 you said it bro let's do this! #getMJRto2million

[@JaredConnell]

Seeing as how it only has 100k views and his most popular video only has 2M, I'd say its unlikely he gets the 10 million views it would likely take to earn $20k from adsense on this video

[@thatmmaguy572]

probably closer to $500

[@Davidovar34]

@Basement Dweller XD

[@Nintendo8bit]

Just love it when people are working on PCB's on carpet or fleece blankets to "protect" them from damages 😅 Heard of Static charge? 😅 Old electronics are probably not as sensitive as new when it comes to static charge but with this expensive cart I wouldn't take any chances.

[@Marius-vw9hp]

was thinking the same. Shouldnt she be wearing a wristband and use a antistatic mat?

[@Nintendo8bit]

@@Marius-vw9hp I would use an wristband and antistatic mat just to be sure. These old IC's are probably not as sensitive for static charge as modern IC's but with a $15k cart I wouldn't take any chances ☺

[@geovarni]

Absolutely love this channel, it's amazing how much collectors games go for.

[@guilhermegoldman]

Crazy right?! A single cartridge costing twice as much as my house just makes me want to go chasing wild geese!

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

@@guilhermegoldman The fuck? Where do you live where your house costs only $10,000??!!

[@jessehitzroth6982]

Metal jesus you have been killing it lately with the amazing videos! Super cool story thanks for sharing.

[@ocabj]

"Are you available to chat?" IT'S A TRAP!

[@YuniorGamboa]

Hahaha

[@klwthe3rd]

Yeah what a loser!

[@scottp.548]

It's ma'am, not sir! Always a trap.

[@BossKernel]

Ah man, Pink Gorilla!! I don't live in Seattle anymore, but I always made an effort to make a stop in there when I could, you could come across some really awesome finds, especially as a casual collector.

[@arcadejackpotpro]

I remember looking at these on eBay for $400. Those were the days.

[@promomaker7122]

What year

[@promomaker7122]

2003?

[@promomaker7122]

Lol

[@ryanjamison5628]

@@promomaker7122 1991 lol

[@screamsfromhell]

Ebay is still around

[@retrostitchgaming]

This was an awesome find! Why can’t I have a family member with something like this tucked away! 😅 awesome of you to help this guy! You and Kelsey are awesome!

[@ReapsVsTheWorld1]

What a really dope video. Thanks a lot for showing this process. I love the vids with you and Kelsey on them.

[@bernielindell]

Awesome story!!! Great find. Thanks for the share.

[@mrn234]

@Obey The Beard Import Gaming depending on the amount of people and how they behave i would do that too

[@MrDmkus]

Isn't there a risk of erasing those EPROM chips when you opened that cart? The chips with the quartz windows can be erased by UV light.

[@jimmywright5029]

Yes, but they have to be exposed for a pretty long time to super bright UV.

[@MrDmkus]

gotcha

[@forbiddenera]

I wouldn't risk it at all on a rare thing like this.

[@youreperfectstudio4789]

That was my first thought too, then I remembered how you have to pretty much sit them out in the sun

[@loganb452]

Very interesting. Amazing the amount of rare NES collectibles that show up in the Seattle area. Not so much where I live, lol. But i'd never drop over $20,000 on a video game. Congrats to Tim and his brother. And to their parents for not throwing it after all those years.

[@BrokenCrayonStudios]

3:00 Dang, look at all dem Wii Fit balance boards.

[@n3theria807]

Lmao

[@Trevor-j8i]

>Puts on gloves >Touches hair

[@collinsd70]

Lorseck TJ put hand in pocket...grabs phone 🙄

[@joshualane1716]

I think Kelsey's hair is probably one of the cleaner environments that cartridge has come into contact with. This isn't like the Great Isaiah Scroll or anything, so It'll be fine

[@Trevor-j8i]

@@joshualane1716 Presumably she put the gloves on to protect the board from the oils on ones fingers, which is pretty much foiled once you touch something like your hair. But you're right, I'm sure it'll be fine. Just an interesting observation.

[@zebare726]

@@joshualane1716 Unleash her hair had some Scampo remains or if she did sweat.

[@187mrsmith]

This is like a amateur version of the Vegas pawn shop show but better Because we know it's real and it's some normal guy so we happy to see him be able to profit off a video game instead of seeing some guy like the pawn shop stars getting rich ! And I heard you didn't take a fee that's an honorable thing my Guy💯👍👌

[@volsavious2319]

How do we get more views for our episodes? *Throws Kelsey in thumbnail*

[@klwthe3rd]

Sexy nerdy gamer girls rock!

[@jwazz94]

It's because he has a crush on her.

[@matthewwilkes6162]

Seeing those EPROM windows exposed in full lighting hurt.

[@intel386DX]

Yes I am shouting right now they may be destroyed, stupid gurl, but she use gloved right hahahah FUCK

[@zirkoni42]

Maybe there were no fluorescent lights? And even if there were it would probably take several minutes of exposure before the first bits are erased.

[@matthewwilkes6162]

@@zirkoni42 under normal lighting conditions it would take a fair bit to erase it. That said, when you're dealing with 20k piece of electronics that is designed to be destroyed by (admittedly specialised) light, it would be nice to be careful opening it up somewhere bright. If someone at home saw this and opened one up they could destroy it

[@vwkaferman]

No mention of ESD protection. Not a wrist strap to be found...

[@matthewwilkes6162]

@killerpot. stuclaire EPROM chips are designed to be erased by high power UV light.

[@1afeatherstone]

Thank you so much for sharing this awesome story! It is amazing to hear stuff like this!

[@Lions1977]

why didn't you use a top loader?! that label :(

[@ArcDevErik]

Rinkydink operation. She literally just opens up a jpeg on google images and goes "yup!".

[@MikeYt673]

Thought the same

[@Vermilicious]

The label looked like it was already loose.

[@nesking3115]

Official NWC carts do not work on a Top Loader NES ..

[@MattMastracci]

Those are windowed eproms that will get erased if you leave them out of the cart too long without a label over the window. Should probably cover them up when opening. (edit: used EEPROM instead of EPROM in my comment, oops!)

[@KelseyLewin]

You’re right! But the overhead lights from my shop for the three minutes it was open absolutely won’t erase them. It takes much more serious exposure than that, and I wasn’t about to put tape on the board as the serious buyers are (understandably) quite picky. It will likely never be opened again.

[@bigendianian]

FYI for anyone taking one of these carts apart like this, those two chips with the little clear circular windows are EPROM (erasable programmable read-only memory) chips and are where the game software is stored. These chips are erased by exposing those windows to UV light, so be sure not to leave the uncovered PCB out for long or ambient UV light will eventually wipe them. Best to actually cover the windows with a bit of opaque tape. They can be rewritten with a special programmer but (1) you may lose a unique ROM images no-one else has, and (2) someone would need to desolder and re-solder the chips both potentially impacting the value of the cart.

[@AP101083]

Every video with Kelsey in it, is a must see :) Anyways I wish the guy good luck with his sale and please let us know how much it did actually goes for!

[@SHADOWSTRIKE1]

lol I'm not sure the latex gloves are much use when you touch your hair and phone. Then again, maybe it's to protect her hands from grime on the cartridge.

[@robertt9342]

She should have put it back in a pony tail.

[@zebare726]

@@robertt9342 Or wear some plastic hair protector.

[@AJ-xc4nm]

Literally the rarest game on the planet other than the Nintendo World Champions gold cartridge. There were only 90 of these grey cartridges and 26 of the gold cartridges ever made, and who knows how many didn't get destroyed or how many actually exist today.

[@the_kombinator]

Opening the cart before checking it for functionality? That's like the FIRST THING I learned about opening any kind of customer's hardware - plug it in and check it out first, lest you get blamed for breaking it. Literally the first thing my boss told me on the first hour of the first day at my job at a computer store in the mid 90s.

[@kkjhn41]

It wasn't being tested for a trade or in store credit it was being authenticated which requires more than just does it run. Most likely this cartridge will never be played, it's value is in it's history and collectability not in it's gameplay which is nothing really special. In fact putting a cartridge of this vintage into an equally old NES or some kind of clone (which are often known for their death grips) carries a risk in itself of damaging it unlike the low risk and completely necessary step of opening it up for authentication.

[@d.almeida3633]

pOOR GUY, he genuinely seems like he is struggling... I hope he see's a big pay day!

[@CoyoteEngine]

kelsi is always my favorite to see on your chanel

[@Angultra]

There was a vendor selling one for 40k at PRGE 2019

[@viiking01]

@MetalJesusRocks She should really invest in some nitrile gloves. Much better for fine motor accuracy especially when trying to be precise and focused.

[@troyna77]

And she should quit touching her hair and having secondary transfer on item.

[@peyotepete4903]

Awesome of you both to help a bro out!

[@blakfloyd]

Kelsey started reminding me of Minnie Mouse in the last minute or two of the video as she was gesturing more emphatically with gloved hands.

[@OriasX]

blakfloyd Did that turn you on?

[@blakfloyd]

@@OriasX nah. I'm ONLY turned on by actual animated Disney characters.

[@ProductionLG]

Takes a 20 year old nes cartridge from a filthy basement, touches it with surgical gloves....wow my hobby is dying for sure XD

[@troyna77]

And she transfers the oil from her hair several times to the item.

[@halstonlee1816]

It’s like 35-40 years old but okay

[@selfhelp9685]

@@halstonlee1816 1990 so 30 years.

[@TechWithSean]

5:30 interesting, did they use the EPROM chips that erase with UV light? (the ones with those photo cell things in the center)

[@wettuga2762]

"Wow bro, you sold one of my cartridges for 23k!? Cool! When you finish selling the other cartridges, just give me 1000k and keep the rest. Uh? What do you mean, they're not worth that much?!? You just sold one for 23k, and it didn't even had box nor manual! The others are way more complete so I'm sure they are worth at least twice as that!!"

[@anon4820]

Having those old EPROM's (chips with black square) in the light freaks me out. If a UV light is shown into it, it erases the chip... That. Would. Suck.

[@NoticeForBlue]

How and why??

[@cooliodiablo6117]

@@NoticeForBlue Magic and just cause

[@NoticeForBlue]

Do I need to wear a silk cape to understand.

[@anon4820]

@@NoticeForBlue Electronically erasable PROMs were very expensive until recently, as they required another transistor or two on every cell to bring it low. The janky solution was to just expose the die. UV light ionizes a layer behind the quartz window which dissipates the charge in each cell. Chances are, this cartridge is very similar to a development cartridge, meaning it would need to be erasable to flash a new build of whatever game they were working on. Because electronically erasable PROMS (EEPROMS, two E’s. There is a difference.) were not economical, this is an easier solution. It is surprisingly uncomplicated for something that seems like black magic voodoo fuckery.

[@NoticeForBlue]

LoL thanks for the explanation, not that I understood a word, other than UV light loves to kill EPROM’s.

[@Alchemy.Gaming]

AWESOME find! Never thought I'd see one of these pop up!

[@troublemakerss]

I showed the video to my wife, she saw me fawning over Kelsey. Going to have to sleep on a couch for a few nights.

[@thisguy9042]

Ha haa😂

[@troublemakerss]

​@Leon Wood 😂

[@286mic]

my wife doesn't dare to do shit like that to me

[@troublemakerss]

@@286mic : You are the boss man

[@LorenzoSleestak]

Not only is she really pretty, she knows her stuff too! Metal Jesus has an excellent crew.