Does anybody know what this is?

[dogbowl | 150]

I can't find anything like this listed anywhere and there are no identifiable markings anywhere.  Has anybody seen one of these before?

The frame is plastic. The Seal seems to be on some sort of embossed & laminated paperstock

[Tulpa | 3,510]

Something fan made?

I can't think of a reason any retail entity would have it.

[Code Monkey | 2,011]

Looks like something an employee would receive.

[a3quit4s | 4,102]

I agree with @Tulpa looks homemade

[dogbowl | 150]

I'm not sure how something like that could be homemade.  To manufacture it, the seal would have been pressed down from the front into a mold (thats what I can best guess by looking at the back).

  From what I know, this came out of a video game store that was active during the 90's.

 

Update : came out of this store!  (Lower glass cabinet, bottom left)

http://nwcomputers.com/store.htm

 

 

Edited August 31, 2023 by dogbowl

[Tulpa | 3,510]

I don't personally remember any video game stores having something like that, so I don't think it was mass produced. Maybe some game store had it custom made for themselves (for whatever reason.)

[MrWunderful | 2,927]

Maybe it was offered to a publisher/ dev that produced their first licensed game

[drxandy | 3,235]

Super cool! You should email stan at nwcomputers and ask about it, the old school vibe of that site (updated 2021) seems good odds that the person in charge has been there for a while and could know the origin.