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In videogames, Mario 64 is thought of as the forefather of the 21st Century videogame. In cards, many consider 1996-97 Autographics to be the forefather of the 21st Century Sports Card. Although autographed cards had come out of packs prior to 1996-97, the success of the on-card autographed insert set took the pack-inserted auto to a whole new level, paving the way for the modern "hit".

Players signed the first 100 cards in blue ink, the remainder in black (Scottie Pippen and Hakeem Olajuwon signed all their cards in blue, Kevin Garnett signed half in blue, half in black. Because of this, cards for all three players carry the same value, ignoring the blue signature "multiplier".)

Signatures are on the white portion of the card, there is a Skybox" embossed seal over the signature on each card. Because the cards were handled during this process, it is not unusual to see a certain amount of chipping along the colored borders.

Several cards were reported to have also been counterfeited, Pippen, Grant Hill, and Garnett are in this category. Conterfeit cards lack chipping on the borders, have sub-par signatures, but DO include the Skybox embossed seal.