Heritage is an auction house, so we sell antiques, correct? Correct. But we also offer newer collectibles in many of our auctions, including video games from the sixth generation and beyond.
AUCTION PREVIEW: 2022 May 19 Sixth Generation and Beyond Video Games Showcase Auction #41164
With their advanced graphics and sounds and expansive gameplay, these are some of the greatest games of all time. Plus, some are just plain fun. Here we’ve put the spotlight on five of our favorite titles in our Sixth Generation and Beyond Video Games Showcase Auction, taking place May 19. Bidding begins approximately on April 21.
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby and Sapphire (Game Boy Advance)
There are numerous pinball sims on the Game Boy Advance, but this one separates itself from the pack by letting players catch 200 Pokémon creatures from Generation 3’s Hoenn region Pokédex. This gameplay mechanic melds perfectly with the classic pinball action, where players aim for targets on two different well-designed tables. The follow-up to Pokémon Pinball for the Game Boy Color, the game, which supports the Link Cable for trading creatures, was released in North America to commemorate the fifth anniversary of Pokémon Red and Blue, and it does so in style.
Mario Kart Double Dash!! (GameCube)
Super Mario Kart for the Super Nintendo and Mario Kart 64 for the Nintendo 64 thrilled gamers with their fun, intuitive, cartoonlike, multi-player racing action. Double Dash!! upped the ante by placing even more emphasis on weapons, including special items that are exclusive to specific pairs of characters. More importantly, it is the only game in the series where players can play cooperatively in that one gamer can drive the kart while the other uses the power-ups, hence the “Double Dash” of the title. The game has 20 playable characters, including Toadette, who makes her first appearance here. Double Dash!! is a terrific game, and the offered copy is the highest graded we’ve seen.
Shenmue (Dreamcast)
There’s no other game quite like Shenmue, and that was certainly true when it was released way back in 2000. It’s an expansive, beautifully illustrated game comprising a variety of genres, including action, adventure, fighting, role-playing, and life simulation. As Ryu, the player talks to townsfolk, buys items from stores, engages in Virtua Fighter-style battles, visits an arcade to play accurate versions of Hang-On and Space Harrier, and much more. The action takes place in suburban Japan, and players can interact with just about everything in the environment. Three discs are needed to house the greatness that is Shenmue, and a fourth disc has bonus features. The copy we’re offering is just about perfect—we certainly can’t see any flaws!
God of War II (PlayStation 2)
When the original God of War came out in 2005, it made its way to my PlayStation 2 very quickly. My favorite modern gaming genre is third-person 3D hack-and-slash, and God of War is one of the best games of this type, with brutal battles, gorgeous graphics, a sweeping musical score, and just the right amount of platforming and light puzzle solving. God of War II features the same type of gameplay as its progenitor, but the protagonist Kratos is now the new God of War following Ares’ death. He’s learned new fighting moves as well as new means for solving puzzles, such as the ability to slow time. He can also take flight on a gryphon or a Pegasus. The game comes with a second disc featuring things like deleted levels, the musical score, and a documentary. We’re very proud to offer a gorgeous copy of this incredible game!
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Splatterhouse (Xbox 360)
Finally! We are FINALLY offering a copy of the modern version of Splatterhouse! And it’s a fantastic looking copy! This gory game is basically a reimagining of Namco’s 1988 (1989 in the US) arcade classic beat-‘em-up, but this time in glorious 3D. As the mask-wearing Rick, players battle monsters using such weapons as meat cleavers and wooden planks. By collecting blood from enemies (there’s a LOT of blood in the game), he can unlock new moves and perform special attacks. The game released to mixed-to-positive reviews, but I was all over the game when it came out, and I thoroughly enjoyed my time playing it. As a bonus, it comes with the original Splatterhouse arcade game, plus Splatterhouse 2 and Splatterhouse 3 as unlockables.
Very Cool Brett, after religiously watching 100+ Heritage video game auctions over the last two years placing almost a million dollars in bids as a dealer/entrepreneur, I just stumbled upon your blog/YT for the 1st time.
I have also been doing a podcast based on market analysis, and have discovered that the biggest opportunity (or problem to solve if you will in our “industry” called “the hobby”) seems to be education.
Because it’s so fragmented and in a civil war across audio, video, social and dozens of places, websites, etc. I have thought about attacking this problem with color images and writing and believe the internet is too fast to deliver the meat, i.e. variant and print run knowledge along with industry players, news, interviews, etc.
So I tried to write a book which turned into podcast then into newsletter and now a magazine business plan. I truly believe that holding something in color, such as a SMB1 center fold timeline with all major variants from Japan to matte sticker to Ovals, is the only way to capture the info. I’ve had to read the Black Box Guide dozens of times over and over after printing it out to finally get it and I have a couple of degrees LOL.
The internet is just too fast to deliver rabbit hole knowledge, in my opinion. People just scroll past stuff in 3 sec.
Thank you for inspiring me, as both of us started gaming in the 70s, and sometimes it’s hard to figure out how to contribute to the Millennial community that rules the hobbies LOL in my 50s.
I just followed you on YouTube and will continue to follow this blog. Keep up the grind, even though we’re old men LOL and hope to meet you someday. Matt, the founder of Collect-A-Con invited me to the Long Beach show, so it might be the 1st time I show my face in public LOL.
Thank you very much for your comment, which was forwarded to Brett.
Nice background info on some of the classics like Shenmue. I hope for a similar blog post for the upcoming “Pioneers of Home Video Games Showcase” auction as well. I believe the market for this kind of truly vintage video game collectibles is just underrated. These pieces from of the golden age of video games history like Pac-Man, Frogger or Space Invaders are now over 40+ years old. I think it will be more difficult in the future to find them in mint condition. A lot of computer games for different systems were never been offered at a premium auction until today. So i really like to see more “first time to auction” items and more different systems as well. To offer VGA certified items as well, seems to be a step in the right direction. I hope to see one day some offers for Infocom or Origin Systems game titles and as well more Lucasfilm Games released on floppy disks. Now we are only at the early years in this field and there is much to discover. Im based in Europe so i can tell another story, as every region got their own heroes in the history of gaming. Im curious to see one day maybe Turrican from Rainbow Arts or Giana Sisters and the cassette version of Donkey Kong being offered.
Rob, Thank you for commenting!