Former employee auctioning wealth of Nintendo treasures.
A former Nintendo employee has listed a series of auctions featuring a selection of treasures pulled from their personal collection – the centrepiece of which is original artwork used to promote the 1981 arcade classic Donkey Kong.
Speaking in an interview with The New York Times, (and spotted by VGC), former Nintendo Advertising Manager Donna Darbous says the valuable piece was rescued from a dumpster following a storage room clearout at Nintendo of America. Darbous recovered several envelopes containing the legendary piece of gaming history and, after receiving permission from her supervisor, added the art to her own collection of artefacts from Nintendo’s golden age.
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Former employee auctioning wealth of Nintendo treasures.
A former Nintendo employee has listed a series of auctions featuring a selection of treasures pulled from their personal collection – the centrepiece of which is original artwork used to promote the 1981 arcade classic Donkey Kong.
Speaking in an interview with The New York Times, (and spotted by VGC), former Nintendo Advertising Manager Donna Darbous says the valuable piece was rescued from a dumpster following a storage room clearout at Nintendo of America. Darbous recovered several envelopes containing the legendary piece of gaming history and, after receiving permission from her supervisor, added the art to her own collection of artefacts from Nintendo’s golden age.
Read the full article on timeextension.com