Buck Bumble
Platform - Nintendo 64
Type of Material - Gainesville, Florida K Mart Film Development Receipt
Production Date - Unclear
Location - Back of Receipt
Writing Instrument - Blue, Black Pen
Material Source - Located 2024 buried in a lot of games ranging from the NES to the PS2 traded to Stomping Grounds Game Center
Summary - This K Mart receipt for film development features a stage select code for Buck Bumble. The receipt itself is notable as it fits into a specific genre of video game writing materials that transform what would typically be considered waste into an object worth preserving for several years, or in this case, decades. Codes bestow value onto items, but conversely the choice of item (something typically disposable) also suggests that codes and cheats have a "merz" quality that bridges everyday detritus with the aesthetics of play in video games (and, specifically in this case, the ability to select stages) suggesting at the world-altering potential of a simple receipt for film.
