Nintendo Games Worth a Little Something

After a few years of buying and selling video games of all sorts, you gain some insight of their worth. Nintendo games especially come to mind. With all the games they released some of them still hold a value, and there’s definitely money to be made. I compiled a list of some of the more common titles that have some value, and also some that don’t. But regardless its great to check out before you sell your games at a garage sale for 50 cents. It’s also a good gauge for people looking to buy there childhood back… be warned, it can get expensive.

Where I get my prices*

First off…. The NES

For everyone who’s owned an original Nintendo has probably owned at least one copy of the first three Super Mario Bros. games. The first one isn’t worth anything because, until a few years ago, it was the best selling game of all time. On top of it, there are three different releases of the first Super Mario that everyone has tucked away somewhere (they're listed below). So without further ado, and before I bore you to death and you click another link, here’s the list:

Super Mario Bros. – $3.50

Super Mario Bros./ Duck Hunt- quack - $0.40

Super Mario Bros./ Duck Hunt/ World Class Track Meet- $0.68

Super Mario Arcade- $12.70

Super Mario 2 – $6.75

Super Mario 3 - $8.02

The Legend of Zelda – $12.50 – If you happen to have a new copy around, it sells for $250— that sellers being too greedy and probably wont get that much.

Zelda II- The Adventure of Link- $5.99

Mega Man I- $34.95

Megaman II- $10.99

Megaman III- $9.25

Megaman IV- $13.75

Megaman V-$29.95

Megaman VI- $19.49

Contra- $19.75

Tetris- $2.09—but if you have the Tengen copy, lucky you:

Tetris the Soviet Mind Game- $49.95

Metroid- $5.99

Mike Tyson’s Punch Out- $11.95

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project- $13.00

(Other NES TMNT games not worth as much)

Kirby’s Adventure- $11.90— And this is if the game is “acceptable” I have a copy still in the box, don’t mean to brag, and a seller has one $25.99 on Amazon. I’m a happy lad.

Final Fantasy- $12.70

Castlevania -$16.95

SNES:

Again, Mario games are popular; some of the more odd ones are rare and are crazzzy. If Crazy Redd from Animal Crossings were into the video game black market, he would choose Super Nintendo games as his main sellers…. I hope you have his letter of recommendation:

Super Mario World - $5.79 – I’ve seen this as high as $15, so it changes.

Super Mario All-Stars- $14.70

Super Mario All-Stars/ Super Mario World- $21.95

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island- $20.00

Super Mario Kart- $14.98

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars- 28.99

The Legend of Zelda: Link the Past- $18.38

Donkey Kong Country- 11.96

DK Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest- $8.50

DK Country III: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble- $6.00 – I’ve seen higher prices on the DK games.

Secret of Mana- $35.31

Secret of Evermore- 14.94

Chrono Trigger- $49.99

Final Fantasy II- 19.90

Final Fantasy III- 33.99

Turtles IV: Turtles in Time- 20.98 – Awesome game!

Zombie Ate My Neighbors- $17.25 – Can’t forget that one!

Contra III: The Alien Wars- $20.00

Demons Quest- $44.00

Mega Man 7- $55.99

Mega Man X- $13.00

Mega Man X2- $41.50

Mega Man X3- $79.50

Super Metroid- $26.99

Kirby Super Star- $29.99

Kirby’s Dream Land 3- $47.99

Castlevania IV- $22.95

Castlevania: Dracula X- $69.90

Harvest Moon-$117.99

Earthbound- $149.99 – Cream of the crop right here.

Geez there’s a lot.

N64:

Super Mario 64- $16.99

Mario Kart 64- $25.49

Mario Party- $20.99

Mario Party 2- $21.74

Mario Party 3 -$24.37

Mario Tennis-$9.86

Paper Mario- $19.73

Super Smash Bros.- $34.59 -- Love this game

Donkey Kong 64- $12.88 – Remember you need the expansion pak for this one!

Golden Eye- $11.20 – This game rules!! Worth more in my book.

Star Fox 64- $12.25—G-diffusers save lives!!

Duke Nukem- $11.99

Kirby 64: The Chrystal Shards- $15.74

Banjo-Kazooie - $9.44

Banjo-Tooie- $15.99

Castlevania 64- $3.91

Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness- $18.00

Diddy Kong Racing- $7.89

Perfect Dark- $2.89 – not really worth much

Pokemon Stadium- $5.70

Pokemon Stadum 2- $21.48

Mortal Kombat Trilogy- $13.19

Mortal Kombat 4- $10.00

Gauntlet Legends- $16.93

Conker’s Bad Fur Day- $45.00 – haha.

Harvest Moon 64- $40.00

Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time- $17.32---!!

Ocarina of Time (Collector’s Edition) $25.00--- I think this is a golden cartridge.

Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask- $29.49

Majora’s Mask (Collector’s Edition)- $26.95—I think this is also a golden cartridge.

GameCube:

I’m pretty sure GameStop still sells these in their stores, but if they discontinue selling them, you can expect an increase of value in these…well, most likely.

Super Mario Sunshine- $19.25

Mario Kart: Double Dash- $18.99

Super Smash Bros Melee- $16.98—Samus all the way!

Mario Party 4- $15.20

Mario Party 5- $14.99

Mario Party 6- $17.90

Mario Party 7- $17.99

Luigi’s Mansion- $12.75

Pikmin- $6.49

Pikmin 2- $60.00---I wonder where my copy ran off too?

Paper Mario- $14.24

Zelda: Wind Waker- $29.99

Zelda Twilight Princess- $27.50

The Legend of Zleda: Collectors Edition (Zelda/Zelda II: Adventures of Link/Ocarina of Time/Majora’s Mask)- $39.96---Now, that’s a collection!

Zelda: Four Swords Adventures- $14.00

Zelda- Ocarina of Time/ Master Quest- $32.99

I didn’t even know about this one:

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker/ Ocarina of Time with Master Quest- $89.95- $165.00 ---I’m not sure of this price, if you have it, lucky you.

Handheld system notables-

Gameboy/ Gameboy Color:

Super Mario Deluxe- $11.20

The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages- $20.00

The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons- $17.95

Link’s Awakening- $8.90

Links Awakening “DX” $18.05

GBA:

Pretty much all NES classic games for the Game Boy Advance are worth something. Same with the Mario remakes that were re-released on this system. If you own those look them up!

Some of the Classic Re-releases:

Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2- $8.39

Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3- $10.00

Classic NES Series: Super Mario Bros.- $16.00

The Legend of Zelda- $18.75

Zelda II: Adventure of Link- $8.94

Other GBA games:

Fire Emblem- $19.39

Fire Emblem- The Sacred Stones- $19.45

Mega Man and Bass- $12.98

Zelda: The Minish Cap- $11.71

Grand Theft Auto- $12.99—They made one for the GBA?

I put all the Pokemon games in their own column because you gotta get ‘em all. This is also assuming the save battery works in these things.

Gameboy/Gameboy Color:

Pokemon Blue- $17.36

Pokemon Red- $18.05

Pokemon Yellow- $23.99

Pokemon Silver- $14.80

Pokemon Gold- $13.90

Pokemon Chrystal- $24.99

GBA:

Pokemon Ruby- $21.00

Pokemon Sapphire- $19.49

Pokemon Emerald- $33.00

Pokemon Fire Red-$29.00

Pokemon Leaf Green-$22.90

Well there you have it. These are strictly what a seller online would have ‘em at. These are also the prices my old job used, so I imagine other second hand businesses would go off these as well. And if you plan on selling them, do some research to see what your games are worth. Check other websites on prices and check local stores that buy games to see what you can get. I wouldn’t expect a high cash-in value on them if selling to a local business, sell them online if you’re looking for the best deal. Goodluck.

*I use Amazon.com for all the pricing. I find it better organized, and the prices I used are the lowest out of all the sellers. Your game can be worth more or less depending on condition including other factors. If there is a local business in the area that buys and sells these types of games, they will probably be going off Amazon and Ebay as well. Almost 100% of the time.

Crazzy!!

-Crazy Redd