MTV's Stephen Totilo has a cool piece up on the lengths some retro Nintendo gamers will go to scratch their collectors itch. Some cart hounds buy and re-sell rare games on eBay, some sell pieces of wood struck by lighting—a missed oppotunity to become the nerd successor to Robert Redford's The Natural, I call it.

Those of you considering getting into the game of collecting games should read up. Despite sounding like a very glamorous existance of cataloguing your recent aquisitions and spending your early weekend mornings at flea markets and garage sales, keep in mind that a copy of the 1990 Nintendo World Championships is probably going to set you back over seven grand.

Look, you can't have everything. Sometimes you have to choose between owning a factory sealed copy of Stack Up for your R.O.B. and having a normal life. Michael McWhertor

The Madness Of Nintendo Collectors: Will Sell PS3, Wood To Fund Habits

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