Problem is, It’s Not so Original
A Chicago based seller on EBay probably won’t sell what’s called “the original” Sonic the Hedgehog by the time the auction ends later today.
In cartridge form from the Genesis era, it’s listed in “very good” condition, and under a very specific set of circumstances, it could fetch something close to its starting bid price of $10,000.
There’s a big problem for paying that much, however, and you’ve likely spotted it in the above graphic. The use of ESRB ratings on box art didn’t come into practice until 1994, and for a short period before, Sega used the Videogame Rating Council to police itself. The original Sonic was released in 1991–and for that reason, early copies don’t carry any ratings.
That it’s a second or even third generation copy is likely why no one has bid on the item thus far.
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I’ve got the one with the white background and pink outlines… with Sonic in front of course XD I think it’s the European version’s box art
Under what circumstances would it be worth $10,000?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Sonic-Hedgehog-/280550883172?pt=US_Vintage_Video_Games
LOL so cheezy. This guy doesn’t even have a lot of feedback.
It really doesn’t help that Sonic 1 is on practically everything these days.
Who would want to 10,000 bucks on game that’s be re-released more then a 1000 times ?
If you think this is crazy just check out his Mega man 8, Sonic & Knuckles
, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Sega Dreamcast, Donkey Kong
, Sega Saturn and Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3.
That is 1 crazy guy and obviously no bids on none of them.
It’s not even his image. That was lifted from Video Game Gazette.
Holy shit! This guy is crazy. Just look at all his listings! http://shop.ebay.com/halfsonic/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=25
This is crazy. I know this is the “original” copy of the game, but for a billion dollars? Man, Sonic 1 is already re-released for a ton of platforms and SEGA collection games (i.e. Sonic Mega Collection, Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection) anyway, and it’s still the same darn thing, people.
Welcome to the Internet! Where liars, thieves and scammers try to cheat you out of your hard (or otherwise) earned money!
I still have my original box of Sonic 1… it doesn’t even HAVE a rating whatsoever on the front… only thing it has is a huge “NOT FOR RESALE” on the top… probably the game that came bundled with the Genesis all those years ago?
Looks like he/she may have saw this article. They’ve taken the item off.
@Edge: No, he just put it up again but now for only 4000 bucks.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Sonic-Hedgehog-/280552991442?pt=US_Vintage_Video_Games#ht_500wt_1154 Look.