a proud PINOY game console!

who doesn't know Manny paquiao ? or maybe charise pempengco? well not many.
that's at least for Philippine entertainment and sports. but since were talking about retro video games heck, Video games? i mean , Orinal and authentic creation of Video game console designs, concept, etc?

I never thought id encounter , which i consider my greatest find of the year, such a beautiful machine that i never thought existed.

ladies and gentlemen an original and proudly PINOY made 1976 Color Game by INTERCON MARKETING CORPORATION

what can i say? cant find more information as of now aside from that its a console which has 6 games which are hockey , tennis and handball variations which are just the best games during those era (pong era)

its dated somewhere in the year of 1976 made in the philippines sold in the USA . its odd that i saw one posted on Ebay that says "Made is the USA" but exactly looks the same. Now i dont know if it the whole concept and idea of the console was indeed from the Philippines.

heres what i got that says "Made in the Philippines"

according to research this game was sold in two variations of box white (posted above) and black one. also saw one variation of color which looks like this  (credits to original uploader of photo)

1976 was not really a great time for many Filipinos for we are under martial law . So its startling that under those circumstances, this video game is played under rattling shades of houses by kids during those times, which are probably our grandfathers now. Well, not many kids , probably the family's  who had some extra, for this game came out not cheap for sure. This machine right here served its purpose of the "entertainment" value amidst of whats happening outside when its turned off.

I'm very proud that i have found this thing, not only because its rare but mainly of the history, the Philippine history that comes with it. I don't know who personally owned it and how, but,  it really brings me allot of chill when i think about the family , the kid who owned it (which for sure had bragging rights all over the town) and the parents who bought this thing during 1976 .That's just way to cool for me.

Scarcity over rarity

A few years ago when everyone wanted to buy an "Xbox 360" the manufacturer couldn't keep up with the demand due to the sudden scurrying of people wanting to give it as a present during the holiday season. Clearly, there was a scarcity of the product. When people realize that they do not have something that they either want or need, they tend to desire it. However, this “something” may range from the most common essential such as drinking water, to a lavish gadget such as the Ipad2, hence; it is not limited to a branded product or a single item, but rather on a whole range of resources.

However, if you had the money, and wanted to buy a vintage 1955 Mercedes with the gull wing doors you would have a hard time finding one because the product is so rare. Rarity has to do with the uniqueness of the item, the value instilled in it. Most of the items labeled as rare are those which are not mass produced during the time it was released to the market. When a thing is rare it is expected to be not widely distributed, and is highly valued because of its uncommonness. One can interchange these terms often, especially when trading off goods and items. Sellers have this tendency to impose how “scarce” their item was. However, the point is, these two terms are a lot different from one another. Being scarce is having limited resources, on the other hand being rare, is having limited resources due to the fact that it is being out of the ordinary, it is bijou. An item can be scarce, but cannot really be rare. But being rare is to be admirably sparse, not just scarce.

this items are scarce and definitely not rare

*Alien invaders (magnavox odessy 2)
*Wai Wai World (nintendo famicom)
*Basic programming (atari) .

The basic reason why they are not rare? its because they were massively produced during their times. The reason why some people think they are rare? its because, due to lack of production now but demand still there people who actually own them dont even think about selling them so basically there aren't any of them even in the used market.

Things dont become rare per se when you just buy them now and then get a hold of them for say 25 years or so. But there are so mane things that can possibly make an item rare . One good example of that is this

BUNG Doctor V64  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_V64

Was on the go of mass production but due to legal issues . Nintendo sued them and actually get them to stop producing these. so considering that they were not that cheap during those times, they also stopped the mass production but several hundreds or thousand have been already released. so its somehow a turnout.

This is a very complex matter . I think there is a very thin line that differentiates rarity and scarcity. most of the time, its a personal discretion or merely a judgement. however, understanding it, i guess, is one of the many ways that we can be more knowledgeable and appreciative of the things that we are passionate with. Collecting should have a purpose and that purpose should be substantiated by these things. we should at least have knowledge on what we want or do.

PS. Well there are also stuff called "HOLY GRAILS" that now is a different story