PAX Prime, or the Penny Arcade Expo, brought thousands of gamers of all kinds to Seattle over the weekend. It really is a massive festival. During the Retrogame Roadshow panel, I made portraits of game collectors who had brought some of their most precious treasures to be appraised by the panel of experts. You can see the gallery here in Wired.com. Thanks for looking.

 

Andrew Egerton of Hattiesburg, Mississippi holds a copy of Megaman 9 that is signed by Keiji Inafune, the creator of Megaman. The panel appraised it at $500.

 

Nicholas Beaudrot of Seattle, Washington holds a Nintendo Family BASIC. It was appraised by the panel at $200.

 

Nate Greene of Indianapolis, Indiana holds a Super Nintendo cleaning kit, appraised by the panel at a mere $15.

 

Adam Friedlander of Poughkeepsie, New York holds a Twin Famicom game console, made by Sharp. It was appraised by the panel at $110.

 

Marcus Lindblom of Kirkland, Washington holds a copy of Mother 2, a game he helped produce. The panel appraised it at $1,000 given the potential for his autograph or a handwritten note that explains the history of this copy of the game.

 

Cyrus Burris of Westport, Connecticut holds the game Tenchi Sōzō, known as Terranigma in the U.S., made for Nintendo’s Super Famicom console. It was appraised by the panel at $35.

 

Brian Silva of Boston, Massachusetts holds Shantae, a game for Game Boy Color. It was appraised by the panel at $750.