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04-03-2008, 01:45 PM
From the value of a coin in Super Mario Brothers to a rupee in The Legend of Zelda. The value of minerals in Starcraft will amaze you.
GOLD RING (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Worth: $103,000 (U.S.)
Methodology: 50 gold rings = A bonus-level shot at a chaos emerald as big as your head. The largest emerald ever found was 86,136 carats, valued at over $5.2 million. In today's market, 50 real gold rings, or about $10,000 worth of gold, will net you a 3.9-carat emerald.
What It Means: On a side note, give one gold ring to your girlfriend and you unlock the bonus stage where everything you do leads to your life being over.<!-- <small>(1991)</small>-->
Read more at..
http://www.maxim.com/7VideoGameCurrenciesStrongerThantheUSDollar/articles/22332.aspx
[source : http://www.maxim.com/ ]
GOLD RING (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Worth: $103,000 (U.S.)
Methodology: 50 gold rings = A bonus-level shot at a chaos emerald as big as your head. The largest emerald ever found was 86,136 carats, valued at over $5.2 million. In today's market, 50 real gold rings, or about $10,000 worth of gold, will net you a 3.9-carat emerald.
What It Means: On a side note, give one gold ring to your girlfriend and you unlock the bonus stage where everything you do leads to your life being over.<!-- <small>(1991)</small>-->
Read more at..
http://www.maxim.com/7VideoGameCurrenciesStrongerThantheUSDollar/articles/22332.aspx
[source : http://www.maxim.com/ ]