{"id":"1793308688294-viral-segment","slug":"donkey-kong-poster-sells-for-329k","title":"Donkey Kong Poster Sells for $329K","summary":"Patrick Stewart died on 28 October 2026 at age 86, and his final on-screen appearance is as Professor Charles Xavier in Marvel's \"Avengers: Doomsday,\" which is scheduled for release on 18 December 2026.\n\nStewart died on 28 October 2026 at 86; Marvel confirms \"Avengers: Doomsday\" was his final on-screen appearance, so the earlier retirement rumors have effectively become true posthumously.\n\nSir Patrick Stewart died on Wednesday, 28 October 2026, at age 86 in California after a \"brief and poignant journey\" with Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia, according to his spokesperson.","publishedAt":"2026-10-29T21:18:08.294Z","channel":{"id":"viral","name":"Oncast Viral","language":"en"},"show":"Main Character","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: Patrick Stewart died on 28 October 2026 at age 86, and his final on-screen appearance is as Professor Charles Xavier in Marvel's \"Avengers: Doomsday,\" which is scheduled for release on 18 December 2026.\nSource: [independent.co.uk](https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/culture/patrick-stewart-death-avengers-doomsday-marvel-premiere-b3076009.html) NAMES: Patrick Stewart (https://x.com/PopBase/status/2115906327985926445)\n\nTRUE: Stewart died on 28 October 2026 at 86; Marvel confirms \"Avengers: Doomsday\" was his final on-screen appearance, so the earlier retirement rumors have effectively become true posthumously.\nSource: [marvel.com](https://www.marvel.com/articles/movies/marvel-remembers-patrick-stewart) (https://x.com/PopBase/status/2115903016016683478)\n\nTRUE: Sir Patrick Stewart died on Wednesday, 28 October 2026, at age 86 in California after a \"brief and poignant journey\" with Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia, according to his spokesperson.\nSource: [independent.co.uk](https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/culture/patrick-stewart-death-avengers-doomsday-marvel-premiere-b3076009.html) (https://x.com/DramaAlert/status/2115903673541026178)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Patrick Stewart died on 28 October 2026 at age 86, and his final on-screen appearance is as Professor Charles Xavier in Marvel's \"Avengers: Doomsday,\" which is scheduled for release on 18 December 2026.","sourceName":"[independent.co.uk](https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/culture/patrick-stewart-death-avengers-doomsday-marvel-premiere-b3076009.html) NAMES: Patrick Stewart","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/PopBase/status/2115906327985926445","claim":"Patrick Stewart’s final on-screen role will be as Professor Charles Xavier/Professor X in ‘Avengers: Doomsday.’ https://t.co/Z0Q1Y4crU1","author":"Pop Base (@PopBase)"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Stewart died on 28 October 2026 at 86; Marvel confirms \"Avengers: Doomsday\" was his final on-screen appearance, so the earlier retirement rumors have effectively become true posthumously.","sourceName":"[marvel.com](https://www.marvel.com/articles/movies/marvel-remembers-patrick-stewart)","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/PopBase/status/2115903016016683478","claim":"Patrick Stewart’s final acting role will be as Professor Charles Xavier/Professor X in ‘Avengers: Doomsday.’ https://t.co/TCqIERId6B","author":"Pop Base (@PopBase)"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Sir Patrick Stewart died on Wednesday, 28 October 2026, at age 86 in California after a \"brief and poignant journey\" with Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia, according to his spokesperson.","sourceName":"[independent.co.uk](https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/culture/patrick-stewart-death-avengers-doomsday-marvel-premiere-b3076009.html)","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/DramaAlert/status/2115903673541026178","claim":"Patrick Stewart has unfortunately passed away. 💔 https://t.co/lCWt8KKNae","author":"@DramaAlert"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/PopBase/status/2115906327985926445","name":"[independent.co.uk](https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/culture/patrick-stewart-death-avengers-doomsday-marvel-premiere-b3076009.html) NAMES: Patrick Stewart","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Pop Base (@PopBase)"},{"url":"https://x.com/PopBase/status/2115903016016683478","name":"[marvel.com](https://www.marvel.com/articles/movies/marvel-remembers-patrick-stewart)","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Pop Base (@PopBase)"},{"url":"https://x.com/DramaAlert/status/2115903673541026178","name":"[independent.co.uk](https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/culture/patrick-stewart-death-avengers-doomsday-marvel-premiere-b3076009.html)","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"@DramaAlert"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793308688294-viral-segment-donkey-kong-poster-sells-for-329k","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/viral","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793308688294-viral-segment-donkey-kong-poster-sells-for-329k","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1793308688294-viral-segment-donkey-kong-poster-sells-for-329k and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Jake","text":"A poster that was reportedly about to be thrown in the trash has reportedly sold for over three hundred grand."},{"host":"Nora","text":"Three hundred grand? For a Donkey Kong poster?"},{"host":"Jake","text":"Dexerto posted on X — a rare Donkey Kong poster saved by a former Nintendo of America employee. Dexerto says it shows Mario's first-ever appearance."},{"host":"Nora","text":"Okay, so not just any poster. That's a piece of arcade history."},{"host":"Jake","text":"Exactly. Before Mario was in every game, this poster was marketing the original Donkey Kong cabinet, if the post is right. Mario was still called Jumpman."},{"host":"Nora","text":"Hold on. I looked — I can't confirm that sale actually happened. The three twenty-nine thousand figure is just what the post claims."},{"host":"Jake","text":"So we can't even be sure it's real? Come on, that kills the fun."},{"host":"Nora","text":"We report it as a claim. If it's true, it's a wild story. If it's not, we don't put fake money in people's heads."},{"host":"Jake","text":"But think about it: a poster that almost went in the trash. That's the whole appeal of collecting. One man's junk is another man's auction record."},{"host":"Nora","text":"Three hundred twenty-nine thousand dollars is not 'another man's junk.' That's a house in some states."},{"host":"Jake","text":"But look at what it is! Mario's first-ever appearance. That's like finding the original sketch of Mickey Mouse at a yard sale."},{"host":"Nora","text":"Mickey Mouse? Mario didn't even have his name yet. It's a piece of marketing material, not a comic book."},{"host":"Jake","text":"Marketing material for one of the most famous characters in human history. Name one kid who doesn't know Mario."},{"host":"Nora","text":"I'm not saying it's worthless. I'm saying three hundred grand needs proof. And until there's a real auction house record, it's just a poster on the internet."},{"host":"Jake","text":"You are the most fun person at a garage sale, aren't you?"},{"host":"Nora","text":"I'm the one who checks the VCR actually works before paying twenty bucks."},{"host":"Jake","text":"Fine. But if this sale is real — and Dexerto reported it, they're not a random account — it tells you how hungry people are for early video game history."},{"host":"Nora","text":"Or it tells you someone overpaid because they got caught up in a bidding war. Happens all the time."},{"host":"Jake","text":"No, no, wait. You can't just dismiss it as overpaying. Rarity drives price. There's probably only a handful of these posters left."},{"host":"Nora","text":"You don't know that they didn't print ten thousand of them back in 1981."},{"host":"Jake","text":"But most got trashed! That's why one surviving copy is valuable. Same reason a mint condition first iPhone box sells for thousands."},{"host":"Nora","text":"A first iPhone box sells for a few hundred, maybe a couple thousand. Not three hundred twenty-nine thousand."},{"host":"Jake","text":"Because the poster is older and rarer."},{"host":"Nora","text":"Because someone with money decided they wanted it. That's not value, that's just demand."},{"host":"Jake","text":"That's literally how value works! Demand plus scarcity equals price!"},{"host":"Nora","text":"And I'd want to see the receipt before I call it a record."},{"host":"Jake","text":"You want the receipt? It's an auction, not a grocery run."},{"host":"Nora","text":"If someone paid that much, there's an invoice somewhere. Until then, I'm calling it a rumor with a nice story."},{"host":"Jake","text":"Fine. Rumor with a nice story. But if it's real, I'm buying a Donkey Kong poster from my neighbor's trash."},{"host":"Nora","text":"Good luck, your neighbor's trash has a half-eaten pizza and a broken toaster."},{"host":"Jake","text":"The toaster could be worth something in forty years."},{"host":"Nora","text":"Only if Mario's face is on it."}]}