Apr 27, 2007 2:45 PM

Auction Watch: SNES PowerFest '94 Cartridge

Nintendo World Championship cartridges? Pfeh. They’re a dime a dozen compared to… the PowerFest ’94 cartridge, only one of which survives to this day. Well, that’s what the guy trying to auction it for $25,000 says: This is the game used in the Nintendo World Championships II also known as the PowerFest ’94. This competition […]

Nintendo World Championship cartridges? Pfeh. They're a dime a dozen compared to... the PowerFest '94 cartridge, only one of which survives to this day. Well, that's what the guy trying to auction it for $25,000 says:

This is the game used in the Nintendo World Championships II also known as the PowerFest '94. This competition cart is one of a kind and is the only one known to still exist. Only around 32 were made and they were all given back to Nintendo after the competition and reused for parts.
Only this one survived that process.

More details, including screenshots of the games on the cartridge (Super Mario Bros. The Lost Levels, Super Mario Kart, and Ken Griffey Baseball) are on the owner's web page.

Nintendo World Championship II [myebid]

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Chris Kohler started writing for WIRED in 2002, and founded WIRED.com's Game|Life channel in 2005. He is the author of the books Power-Up and Retro Gaming Hacks, and co-hosts the Stitcher Award-winning podcast Good Job, Brain! ... Read More

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