25HighlyValuableGamesYouMight

ActuallyOwn
Platform:Xbox360Released:2007PotentialSealedPrice:$400PotentialUsed/WornPrice:$90
Consideringthegameisonly7yearsold,pricesforMassEffectLimitedEditionhaveshotupvery
quickly.OneofthefewXbox360titlestobeworthanythingsubstantial,theMassEffectLimited
Editionisprobablyoneworthkeepingholdofforawhileuntilitreachesahigherpricepoint.At
themoment,theMassEffectLimitedEditioncanbesoldforupto$400ifsealed,whileopenor
usedcopiesarestillunderthe$100mark.
17.LuigisMansion
Platform:Gamecube Released:2001 Potential Sealed Price:$900+ Potential Used/Worn
Price:$100 There arent many valuable Gamecube games, but Luigis Mansion has become
somethingofacollectorsitemaftergarneringacultfollowingovertheyears.Thegamefellinto
relativeobscurityafterreleasingasalaunchtitleforNintendosconsole,neverquitereachingthe
popularityoftitleslikeSuperMarioSunshine.Dontgettooexcitedifyouvegotacopylabelled
withPlayersChoicetheyonlysellforabout$30atmost.However,ifyouownanoriginalblack
labelcopy,thenitsworthaniceamount,withusedcopiessellingforupto$100.Sealedblacklabel
copiesofLuigisMansionhavebeenincreasinginpricemonthly,withlistingsappearinginexcess
of$1500.
16.WorldofWarcraftCollectorsEdition
Platform:PCReleased:2004PotentialSealedPrice:$2,600PotentialUsed/WornPrice:$300The
World of Warcraft Collectors Edition mostly owes its value to the extremely rare ingame pets
thatcomewiththekey.Themuchsoughtafterdigitalcritterscangoforupto$1800ontheirown,
justforthecodethatletsplayersunlockthem.Evenifyouownthiscollectorseditionandhave
alreadyactivatedthegamekey,theboxitself(withthegoodieswithin)canstillgoforupto$300.
15.ShiningForceIII
Platform:Sega Saturn Released:1998 Potential Sealed Price:$2,499 Potential Used/Worn
Price:$250ShiningForceIIIwasarelativelyunremarkableentryintheSegasfairlysolidRPGseries,
otherthanitsuseofthescenariosystem.Thegamewasreleasedinthreedifferentpartsinthe
Japanese version, with only the first seeing release in North America. In mint condition, Shining
ForceIIIhasbeensoldoneBayfor$2,499,whilemorebatteredcopiescangoforanywherefrom
$10to$250.
14.TripWorld
Platform:Game Boy Released:1993 Potential Sealed Price:$1400 Potential Used/Worn
Price:$200TripWorldwasagreat,ifslightlyodd,platformerfortheGameBoy,featuringabunny
questingtoretrieveamagicflower.Notmanycartridgesweremanufacturedthough,makingita
widelysoughtafteritemforGameBoycollectors.ItwasonlyreleasedinJapanandEurope,with
copies of either edition going for around $200 even loose. Sealed PAL copies have sold for over
$1300inthepast,makingitoneofthemostvaluabletitlesfortheGameBoy.
13.TheFlintstones:SurpriseAtDinosaur
Peak
Platform:NESReleased:1994PotentialSealedPrice:$2,025PotentialUsed/WornPrice:$1,500
The Flintstones: Surprise at Dinosaur Peak would almost certainly be totally forgotten now, if it
werent for how valuable it has become. The game involves players taking control of Fred and
Barney,astheyracethroughthedinothemedplatformer.Itsbecomeabitofmysteryastowhy
the game has become such a rarity, withmany believing it was entirely exclusive to Blockbuster
rentals,thoughnoconclusiveanswerhasyetbeenfound.
12.TheLegendOfZelda:LinksAwakeningDX
Platform:Game Boy Color Released:1998 Potential Sealed Price:$850 Potential Used/Worn
Price:$80 One of the most popular titles for the Game Boy Color, The Legend of Zelda: Links
AwakeningDXwasacolourremakeoftheGameBoyclassic,withafewnewfeaturesandupdates.
Its possibly the most underrated Zelda game out there, and no Game Boy or Game Boy Color
collectionwouldbecompletewithoutit.Asagamethatsawaridiculousamountofcopiessold
then, its surprising that sealed versions of the game can fetch in excess of $800. Even battered
boxed copies have been sold for nearly $100. As with most Game Boy games, the cartridges on
theirownarenearlyworthless.
11.StadiumEvents
Platform:NES Released:1987 Potential Sealed Price:$22,800 Potential Used/Worn
Price:$12,000 The really valuable version of Stadium Events for the NES is the North American
(NTSC)one.Thankstolimitedsalesandproduction,amintconditionNAStadiumEventshassold
forasmuchas$22,800.Europeanownersdontdespairthough,itsstillworthaprettypennyhere
too.IfyouvegotaPALversionyoullgetatleast$200,withmintcopiesoccasionallyfetchingin
excessof$1,000.
10.DeadSpaceUltraLimitedEdition
Platform:Xbox 360 Released:2008 Potential Sealed Price:$2,600 Potential Used/Worn
Price:$250Therewereonly1,000copiesoftheDeadSpaceUltraLimitedEditionevermade,which
isalargereasonwhytheycannowbesoldforsuchanexcessiveamount.Thesetfeaturesagraphic
novel,animatedmovieDVD,anartbook,andtwosignedlithographs.Factorysealedcopiesofthis
specialeditionhavebeenlistedoneBayforashighas$2,600,whileunsealedcopiesareregularly
soldforbetween$200$300.
9.PokemonRed&Blue
Platform:GameBoyReleased:1998PotentialSealedPrice:$550PotentialUsed/WornPrice:$50
Ofallthegamesonthislist,thisisthemostlikelyoneyoullactuallyown.Millionsandmillionsof
copiesofthegameweresoldduringtheheightofPokemania,sothisisntexactlyararecollectors
item.However,thankstonostalgiaandthefactthatmanycartridgeshavesincebecomebattered
and bruised from use, a good quality copy of the game can fetch a nice amount. If youre in
possessionofasealedcopy,theyregoingfor$500ormoreoneBay,whilegoodconditionboxed
itemsusuallyfetchabout$50orso.Ifallyouvegotisthecartridge,thenyoumayaswellkeepit,
theyonlysellforabout$20ifyourelucky.PokemonRedtendstosellforaslightlyhigheramount
thanPokemonBlue,thankstotheiconicCharizardbeingfeaturedonthefront.
8.BatmanForeverWoolworthsBoxSet

Platform:SNES Released:1995 Potential Sealed Price:Unknown Potential Used/Worn

Price:$1,600 This Batman Forever box set was only ever sold in British high street chain
Woolworths,makingitaparticularlysoughtafterversionofthisSNESmovietiein.Thegameitself
wasaperfectadaptationofthefilmitsbasedon,asitwasabsoluterubbish.Thesetfeaturedthe
game, a making of VHS, Batman diary and a few other pieces of tat. We only managed to find
auctionsthathadusedcopies,andtheyweregoingforinexcessof$1,500.TherewasalsoaMega
Driveversionthatgoesforalittleless.
7.Superman(PictureLabelWithYellowText)
Platform:Atari 2600 Released:1979 Potential Sealed Price:$30,000 Potential Used/Worn
Price:$1,000ThisrarelimitedversionofSupermanfortheAtari2600hasbecomeaverysought
aftercollectorsitem.Thegamewashugelypopular,sochancesare,ifyouownedanAtari2600,
theresagoodchanceyouhadthisgame.Unfortunately,itsonlyreallyvaluableifitsthepicture
labelledversionwithyellowtext.Thepicturelabelwithredtextstillgoesforupto$200though,
althoughthestandardtextlabelversionwillonlyfetchyouabout$10.
6.BirthdayMania
Platform:Atari 2600 Released:1984 Potential Sealed Price:$30,000+ Potential Used/Worn
Price:UnknownDesignedspecificallyasagametobegifted,BirthdayManiainvolvedtheplayer
blowingoutbirthdaycandles.Itwasntthemostscintillatinggameofalltime,butitdidfeaturea
boxandcartridgethatcouldbepersonalisedwiththeownersname.Itsoldterribly,andtherewas
averylimitednumbereversold.However,only2copiesofthegamehavebeenaccountedforsince,
meaningthatthereareafewpeoplewithanoldbirthdaypresentthatsnowworthasmallfortune.
Timetosearchtheattic!
5.MagicalChase
Platform:TurboGrafx16 Released:1993 Potential Sealed Price:$14,000 Potential Used/Worn
Price:$7,000ThisscrollingshootertitlefortheTurboGrafxwasreleasedrightneartheendofthe
consoles lifespan, making copies very difficult to get ahold of these days. Magical Chase is also
consideredsomethingofaclassicinthegenre,makingitoneofthemostsoughtaftervideogames
ever.Wehaventmanagedtofindanyfactorysealedauctions,butonethatclaimstobeinperfect
mintconditionwassoldfor$13,900onlylastmonth.Copiesofthegamethatcomeinlessthan
perfectconditionarestillextremelyvaluable,frequentlysellingforatleast$7,000.
4.SuperMarioBros.
Platform:NES Released:1985 Potential Sealed Price:$25,000 Potential Used/Worn Price:$200
Considering its one of the bestselling games of all time, you might be surprised to learn that
certaincopiesofSuperMarioBros.fortheNEScanfetchtensofthousandsofdollars.Thereare
severaldifferentversionsofthegamethatcandictatewhetherornotitsworthalargeamount.A
sealedcopyofthegameinitsnormalpackagingcanbeworthanythingfromaround$600,while
an unsealed boxed version is unlikely to reach anything higher than $200. However, the most
valuableisonewithrareAsianartwork,withonecopysellingfor$25,000oneBay.
3.Uncharted2:FortuneHunterEdition
Platform:Playstation 3 Released:2009 Potential Sealed Price:$12,000 Potential Used/Worn
Price:$9,500TheextremelyrareUncharted2:FortuneHunterEditionwasonlypossibletoobtain
bywinningalimitedcompetitionheldbySony,withonly200evermade.Containinganincredible
art book and intricately modelled dagger replica, its one of the most lavish collectors editions
everymade.Ifyouwereoneoftheluckywinnersandyoureshortoncash,thenworrynot,youre
sittingonagoldmine.Sealedversionshavegoneforover$11,000,butevenusedversionshave
beensoldinexcessof$9,000.
2.AirRaid
Platform:Atari 2600 Released:1982 Potential Sealed Price:$33,400 Potential Used/Worn
Price:$4,000 The only game ever made by developers and publishers MenAVision, Air Raid is
notableforbothitsunusualbluecartridgewithahandle,anditsextremerarity.In2011,acopy
thatwasonlythecartridgeitselfmanagedtosellfor$3,575.Later,in2012,thefirstcompleteAir
Raidpackagewassold,withthecartridge,boxandmanual.Itwentforanincredible$33,433.30,
thehighestamounteverpaidforanAtari2600game.
1.NintendoWorldChampionships
Platform:NES Released:1990 Potential Sealed Price:N/A Potential Used/Worn Price:$99,902
The Nintendo World Championships cartridges are the most expensive video games ever sold.
Earlierthisyear,onewassoldoneBayforanastonishing$99,902,madeparticularlyincredibleby
thefactthatithadatornlabelwiththewordMariowrittenonit.Thegameissorarebecauseit
wasonlyavailablebycompetinginthelegendaryNintendoWorldChampionshiptournamentsin
1990.Thereare90greycartridgesand26goldcartridgesinexistence,witheachcopycontaining
atimedversionofTetris,RadRacerandSuperMarioBros.Somewereconcernedthatthe$99,902
auction was artificially bumped up by fake bids, but the transaction was marked as completed.
Otherauctionsforthecartridgescanstartataround$8,000,whilegoldcartridgesbeginat$15,000.
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