The 5 most expensive games of the mythical NES

Throughout the history of video games, many consoles went from mass phenomenon to legend in a very short time, and especially in the early years of the 80s when the industry we know today is really in the making. And it will not be necessary to recall that NES was practically the first to open this way thanks, of course, to the work of Nintendo.

Nintendo Entertainment System, or better known as NES, could be considered the first great console in history after the North American market collapsed in 1983 with such major brands as Atari, CBS Colecovision and Intellivision ceding the throne to the Japanese from 1985. It was the first machine for many gamers of the time, it had a catalog of cartridges full of authentic It is a great classic and in Europe we practically only discovered its existence in the early 90s.

Nostalgia for our old NES

However, as with everything, after a while some of these cartridges have become authentic grails Sought after by all kinds of collectors. That’s why, on this occasion, we offer you a top 5 of the games that will cost you the most if you want to have them practically new, with their box, manual, case and everything. So if you have saved enough, take advantage of the fact that the prices will surely increase a little more. Of course, keep in mind that there are surely many other games that are better valued, but they fall into the category of unique pieces that appear on the market from time to time and are sold at exorbitant prices. Here we bring you specific games, on PAL editions.

5. RC Pro-Am II

It is one of the first titles released for the NES for which it would be a cult studio., rare. AND

This game was basically one of those fun racing games where you race against your best friends on a wide variety of tracks, it was very popular in the early 1990s. If you want to get a new one, you will have to shell out around $4,216.

4. Stack

One genre that caught on while the video game genre was still in its infancy was the title of matching colored blocks to try and make the highest possible score. AND Stack is one of those titles of the genre that have remained in the collective memory, which makes this new cartridge can cost you upwards of $4,275.

3. Powerful final fight

In the early 90s, it was a very common practice for arcade machine games to migrate to desktop consoles with a modified look. This was the case for final fight

which, now with a more childish animation style, made its way onto the original NES. no doubt a beat Very funny. When new, it costs something like $5,690.

2. Gyromite (ROB batch)

Serve in a way straight away Stack –although with somewhat modified gameplay–, this edition of the game had the particularity of having a replica of ROB, the main robot of the game that you could build. Since it is so rare, to get it in good condition you will need disburse the sum of $10,939. Mother of Christ!

1. Snowboard Challenge

Although from the outside this game is a simple pastime in which we will have to do different circuits of snowboard and trying to be the best it feels like nothing out of the other world, but even so it was such a limited release that the remaining units are highly coveted. It will cost you an arm and a leg, or around $37,872. It really hurts. And you? Do you have any of these games in your collection?