Forget a Man Cave – This Is a Full-Blown Nintendo Time Capsule
Alright peeps… We’ve found it. The final boss of retro collecting. The “you win the lottery and disappear for a week” level setup. The Nintendo Kiosk Collection to end all Nintendo Kiosk Collections.
Currently sitting on eBay like it just casually spawned there is an insane private display (by eBay seller from France, Bob.bones) packed with original Nintendo kiosks from the NES, SNES, N64, Game Boy and beyond. Not one. Not two. A full-on museum-grade wall of playable nostalgia that looks like it was teleported straight out of a 90s department store… if that department store was run by a time-travelling Nintendo executive with unlimited floor space.
We’re talking:
🟥 Glorious red NES and SNES demo units
🟦 Chunky, unmistakable N64 kiosks
🟩 Classic Game Boy retail displays
🎮 Shelves absolutely stacked with boxed games
✨ Lighting, branding, and signage that screams “Mum, just five more minutes!”
It’s less a “collection” and more a Nintendo shrine. The kind of room where you half expect the Mario 64 file select music to start playing when you walk in.
And the price? Let’s just say this isn’t “skip takeaway for a few weeks” money. This is “sell a kidney, a car, and possibly a small island” territory. But honestly… for a setup that looks like a playable slice of retail history? There’s a weird part of my brain going, “Yeah, fair.”
What makes this so special isn’t just the hardware – it’s the experience. These kiosks were how many of us first played Mario, Zelda, Donkey Kong, Pokémon and more. Sticky controller grips. Timed demos. That kid hovering behind you waiting for their turn. Pure magic.
Seeing this all preserved in one place hits right in the childhood.
So, serious question, retro gaming fam:
If money was no object…
Would you keep this as a private game room, or open it as a public retro Nintendo museum?
Because honestly, this might be the closest thing we’ll ever see to a real-life Nintendo Time Capsule.
Now excuse me while I go stare at the photos again and pretend I have European kiosk money.
image source: bob.bones via eBay
