ESPN.com story on Stadium Games

>The orthodontist wanted the game, more than any other of the thousands he'd already accrued. He'd daydreamed about what Stadium Events would look like inside the display case in his basement game room, the fulfillment it would give him.

>The only orthodontist in Bedford, Indiana, Tod Curtis was 41, with a wife and two kids, and well-liked in the small town. He had a free arcade in the front room of his practice. Like many children of the '80s, he cherished the NES -- introduced to the U.S. in 1986, it remains one of the best-selling consoles of all time -- and Tod kept a spreadsheet with the names of every game made for it, all 750-plus of them. Stadium Events was the last one he needed. In 2008, he wrote "Hooray!" in the margin after buying a cartridge for $1,475, but when he placed this game alongside his others, the joy it brought was fleeting. So a few years later, he found a second copy on eBay, winning it for $11,518.19. This one was in good shape, a cartridge in its original box with a single glaring cut running down its back, missing only the instruction manual. But, again, something nagged at him.

such a dorky man.

>>3643313
>finding a sealed Stadium Events and it dragging you out of your shitty life
I'm pretty sure I had a wet dream like that once.

>>3644037
CIB fags
not even once

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>>3644037
(the room in question)

>>3644037
Fucking hell that was one of the only games NES I still have the box for.

>>3644152
I like the carpet.

I love this story, thanks for sharing.

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>>3643313
>this fucking guy

>>3644301
His smile and optimism: gone.

>>3644306
He has Ian for comfort.

>>3644316
I thought he died.

>>3644368
He's "sick"