marino1 Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 cgc should really step up and start grading these before another company does. what other mags are about the same size as nintendo power? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComicConnoisseur Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 cgc should really step up and start grading these before another company does. what other mags are about the same size as nintendo power? I agree. Nintendo Power has that rule of 25 thing going on. Real popular. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahsieh Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 I accidentally sent my Nintendo Power magazines to CGC because I found out they graded magazines. Total rookie mistake-- I was too excited when I typed in "graded magazines" in Google. But really, I wish CGC would grade these. I'm pretty sure Nintendo Power has entertained as many, if not more, boys and men as Playboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahsieh Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 (edited) Hey guys, just wanted to update with something awesome: CGC graded my Nintendo Power issues! Someone from CGC called me telling me that they would absolutely do it, which is good, because I was this close to going to the competition, ... and the books came back today! I only wish that CGC's first graded Nintendo Power books weren't so low-grade ... but what can ya do A little background on these: when I was a tyke, I was super shy. I barely talked to anybody, and I preferred to stay indoors than to go out and play (mostly because going out meant I would have my face pounded into the cement). One particularly bad summer, my older cousin, David, came to visit, and brought with him two things I'd never seen before: a Nintendo Entertainment System and some Japanese trading cards (which he insisted on keeping in mint condition-- the foundations of my collectorhood were born here!). It wasn't long before I was totally indoctrinated into these pillars of unrepentant geekery, and suddenly, I had something to talk about-- and someone to talk about it with. Years later, when I entered high school, David bequeathed me his collection of Nintendo Power magazines, saying I'd have better use for him than he did-- which was quite the gesture. And though we've fallen out of touch lately, I thought it would be an almost-as-nice gesture to send him back two of his earliest magazines-- along with one from my personal collection. Here they are! Sorry for the bad scans, I have a tiny scanner. And sorry about the low grades. We were, what? 7 years old? Sue us Nintendo Fun Club News v2 #7 (precursor to NP!) Nintendo Power #1 (totally beat to death and practically memorized) Nintendo Power #285 (so sad!) Send in your Nintendo Power issues! CGC is taking them. And hopefully they make for a great gift to a cousin who introduced me to collecting Edited August 28, 2015 by ahsieh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broke as a Joke Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 That's cool. Glad they have finally accepted grading these. Now I need to find that box with my original run Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkbait Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 Issue #2 has an awesome cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisted_Road Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 I sold my #1 with poster back that was in great condition back in 2011 for $51 plus shipping. Looks like I sold too early, but I hope that my name and address is in a slab now or in the future. Now I have to start learning more about the rest of my NP collection. I think I have the first 3-4 years minus #1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Hey guys, just wanted to update with something awesome: CGC graded my Nintendo Power issues! Someone from CGC called me telling me that they would absolutely do it, which is good, because I was this close to going to the competition, ... and the books came back today! I only wish that CGC's first graded Nintendo Power books weren't so low-grade ... but what can ya do A little background on these: when I was a tyke, I was super shy. I barely talked to anybody, and I preferred to stay indoors than to go out and play (mostly because going out meant I would have my face pounded into the cement). One particularly bad summer, my older cousin, David, came to visit, and brought with him two things I'd never seen before: a Nintendo Entertainment System and some Japanese trading cards (which he insisted on keeping in mint condition-- the foundations of my collectorhood were born here!). It wasn't long before I was totally indoctrinated into these pillars of unrepentant geekery, and suddenly, I had something to talk about-- and someone to talk about it with. Years later, when I entered high school, David bequeathed me his collection of Nintendo Power magazines, saying I'd have better use for him than he did-- which was quite the gesture. And though we've fallen out of touch lately, I thought it would be an almost-as-nice gesture to send him back two of his earliest magazines-- along with one from my personal collection. Here they are! Sorry for the bad scans, I have a tiny scanner. And sorry about the low grades. We were, what? 7 years old? Sue us Nintendo Fun Club News v2 #7 (precursor to NP!) Nintendo Power #1 (totally beat to death and practically memorized) Nintendo Power #285 (so sad!) Send in your Nintendo Power issues! CGC is taking them. And hopefully they make for a great gift to a cousin who introduced me to collecting Thanks for the story! And the cool news!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Zero Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Anyone here have any SNES carts they want to get rid of? PM me - i have a want list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 I'll bet you do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Looks like your .5 is still the highest graded copy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahsieh Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Looks like your .5 is still the highest graded copy Finally ... something I can brag about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Zero Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 I'll bet you do just thought I'd put that out there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGGIEZ Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 A few pics of the innards of #1...oh, the memories!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantalien Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Castlevania at 12th place Contra at 22nd place That's crazy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGGIEZ Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Castlevania at 12th place Contra at 22nd place That's crazy! AND Rad Racer and Top Gun in the Top 10?! Those games sucked... Castlevania, Contra, G&G and Mega Man...those were the brand new games at the time. They needed a few issues to work themselves up the ladder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullerjason Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Man. Thanks for posting those interior pages AGGIEZ. It does bring back the memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Castlevania at 12th place Contra at 22nd place That's crazy! AND Rad Racer and Top Gun in the Top 10?! Those games sucked... Castlevania, Contra, G&G and Mega Man...those were the brand new games at the time. They needed a few issues to work themselves up the ladder. Maybe the editors just needed some time to get it right. Its not the release dates. The games you are calling brand new at the time were older than you'd guessb... GNG was a 1986 release (one of the very earliest titles). Castlevania predates top gun and came out about the same time as rad racer.... etc.. I do agree that mega man and contra were pretty new at the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahsieh Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Looks like two of you submitted your JSC issues ... https://www.cgccomics.com/census/grades_standard.asp?title=Nintendo+Power&publisher=Nintendo+of+America+Inc%2E&issue=6&year=1989&issuedate=5-6%2F89 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Just links to a sign in page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
