Having been founded more than 40 years ago, Nintendo is surely among the biggest video game companies in the industry right now. With such a huge history, this gaming company surely has a lot of rare titles for its consoles, besides successful modern games. If you want to own a copy of those rare video games, we are afraid that you will have to pay thousands of dollars for one copy.
That sounds really hard to believe, right? But that is true. When it comes to collecting limited titles for Nintendo consoles, there are a lot of surprising things that a normal gamer may never think of. That is why we have gathered down here the list of top ten rarest games for Nintendo consoles and their prices. If by any chances, you find a copy of any games in our list at a lower price, buy it and then resell it for the collectors. They will surely pay you some good money for the below title.
10. LEGEND OF ZELDA: ORACLE OF AGES & SEASONS – LIMITED EDITION
These two games were originally for Gameboy Color, but then it got a re-release later 2013. However, whenever it comes to a Zelda conversation, these two games are not mentioned much, since people don’t remember those two-game often. But the graphics and gameplay of the two games are still very much the same as original Legend of Zelda game. Moreover, the seasons have an impact on the gameplay of these two games. You can only enter some certain locations of the game during one season. These two games are sold together with a Limited Edition box, alongside with some other items as gifts from the publisher (maybe a shirt, maybe a working boomerang).
Up to now, there have been only 500 copies for the Limited Edition box. If you want to take home a box, you may have to pay $1150 dollars (about Rs 0.8 Lakh) for one. If you aim for a complete-in-box version of these two games, don’t expect any price lower than $2200 dollars (about Rs 1.56 Lakh).
9. CHEETAHMEN II
At first, Cheetahmen II game was a part of the Action 52 cartridge. This cartridge was produced for NES console in 1991. Although Action 52 itself is a rare game, people pay a lot of attention for Cheetahmen II specifically. That is why Cheetahmen II got a re-release with a gold label on its cover. This is not a finished game, of course, but that does not stop Cheetahmen II from gaining the love of the fans. With less than 2,000 of the physical edition for Cheetahmen II, you will have to pay at least $1300 dollars (about Rs 0.9 Lakh) if you want to take home a physical copy of Cheetahmen II.
8. DUCK TALES – GOLD CARTRIDGE EDITION
Normally, Duck Tales has already been an expensive game, in comparison with other similar titles. So, when Capcom re-released this game in 2013, it decided to level up the rarity of the classic title. In the 2013 re-release, Capcom made a super rare kit for this game, which includes a real gold copy of the game for the original NES platform, as well as some other gifts from the publisher, namely a lunch box with the Duck Tales theme.
With exactly 150 kits being produced, you will never be able to take home a kit with a price lower than $1400 dollars (about Rs 1 Lakh). If you have a lot of money to spend, and you really want to have one copy, there is a deal of this game on eBay with the price of $3000 dollars (about Rs 2.12 Lakh - a bit too high, we know, but that deal offers free shipping policy).
7. DONKEY KONG COUNTRY COMPETITION EDITION
The standard version of the classic game Donkey Kong Country was released for the Super NES platform in 1994 (this game has some re-releases later for Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance platform). The special edition of the game that we are talking about was released in 1994 for the Nintendo PowerFest ’94 competition with some modifications to fit with the rules of that tournament.
The publisher initial intention was to release the competition edition of the game for that tournament only, so there were exactly 2500 copies only. But if you want to take home a copy of the competition edition (which looks quite similar to the standard edition, except for the “Competition Cartridge” labor on top), don’t expect any prices lower than $1650 dollars (about Rs 1.17 Lakh).
6. MYRIAD 6-IN-1/CALTRON 6-IN-1
This is a cartridge that contains six games for the NES platform. At first, this cartridge was sold with the name of Caltron 6-in-1, but then Caltron went bankrupt, and the stock of this company was bought by Myriad Inc. This company then re-sold this cartridge with the name of Myriad 6-in-1. Although all six games inside this cartridge are clone versions of famous games, Caltron 6-in-1 and Myriad 6-in-1 are both extremely rare.
The Myriad 6-in-1 only has 888 copies, and each copy has its own serial number. If you manage to find a Myriad 6-in-1 box, its price can be $1400 dollars (about Rs 0.9 Lakh). But if you want a complete-in-box copy of Myriad 6-in-1 with the same serial numbers between the cartridge, instructions, and box, be ready to pay $3000 dollars (about Rs 2.12 Lakh) for that box.
5. NINTENDO CAMPUS CHALLENGE 1992
This is surely a very strange looking cartridge for the Super NES platform. It was first created for the Campus Challenge in 1992 in the North America region. This cartridge contains three games only: Super Mario World, Pilotwings, and F-Zero. Up to now, there are only two copies of this cartridge all over the world, and each copy can have the price of $4000 dollars (about Rs 2.83 Lakh). Rumors say that there is a third copy floating somewhere out there, so if you can find it, people will willingly pay you more than $4000 dollars to have that copy.
4. STADIUM EVENTS
This is a must-have game for any hardcore Nintendo game collectors on earth. At first, there was a game called Family Fun and Fitness for the NES platform by Bandai. But Nintendo loved it so much, so it bought the idea, rebranded it into Stadium Events. Normally, a copy of this game will cost you about $10,000 dollars (about Rs 7.1 Lakh) to $21,200 dollars (about Rs 15 Lakh), but if you want a sealed copy of the game, be ready to pay $28,000 dollars (about Rs 19.8 Lakh).
3. NINTENDO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – GREY CARTRIDGE
This is the cartridges for NES platform that contains three games only: Super Mario Bros., Rad Racer, and Tetris. At first, Nintendo produced this cartridge for the Nintendo World Championship competition in 1990 in the US, but then the fans all wanted to buy one copy for themselves. There is no exact number of produced copies, but be ready to pay $19,000 dollars (about Rs 13.5 Lakh) if you want to have one copy for yourself.
2. NINTENDO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – GOLD CARTRIDGE
These cartridges are actually the same as the World Championship cartridges with grey covers. The only difference may be the shiny gold cases only. But due to the fact that there were twenty-six of these cartridges being produced, this is one of the rarest game for the NES platform. And of course, not all the 26 copies can survive until today, so the estimated price for one copy is about $20,000 dollars (about Rs 14.2 Lakh). In 2014, one copy was sold with the price of more than $100,000 dollars (about Rs 71 Lakh) on eBay.
1. NINTENDO CAMPUS CHALLENGE 1991
This is perhaps the rarest cartridge for the NES platform. There are three games in this cartridge: Super Mario Bros. 3, PinBot, and Dr. Mario, and there is one copy of this cartridge being found. The only time this cartridge being sold was in 2009 (ten years ago), and its price at that transaction was $20,100 dollars (about Rs 14.26 Lakh).