10 Most Impractically Expensive SNES Games!

[@cherokeefit4248]

UN Squadron rocks. It’s in my top 10 snes games and an early snes release at that. The graphics showed why capcom rocked back in the day. Way before they got greedy

[@Fortefyre]

YEP!

[@TokyoXtreme]

Great soundtrack too!

[@d-fyant1925]

Oh man! Super Metroid is top 3 for me on the SNES! The environments, music and return of Kraid and Ridley was so epic. I get the NFR but a regular copy is worth the $70 easily.

[@Fortefyre]

Yeah, I think the original release is much more worth it. The only NFR I usually see on a fairly regular basis is Sonic 2.

[@mikedavis1476]

Sweet a new episode!

[@Fortefyre]

Indeed! I hope you like it!

[@gamingtheologian8515]

Wait. You never played Super Metroid and don't like the series? HOW AM I A FAN OF THIS CHANNEL?!

[@Fortefyre]

LMAO I'M JUST A BOY

[@christopherareed]

“As a man with a wiener” relatable

[@Fortefyre]

🤣

[@DongCorleone]

I have never heard a video game episode talk about wieners and fighting horny grizzly bears with a hot dog🤣

[@erneststackhouse1133]

i was lucky because a friend of mine bought Earthbound & hated it. Gave it to me for FREE!! i was hooked the moment i played an RPG set in todays date! i remember watching Stranger Things on Netflix for the 1st time & after watching it made me want to play Earthbound again! Moving on to Dracula X, i just recently started playing it. i held a grudge that the graphics didn't hold up better than Castlevania 4. After realizing it's an older version i am just now having fun playing it both on the SNES & TurboGrafx-16.

[@Fortefyre]

For FREE! Lucky dog! Lmao.

[@UstraMage]

i got a loose Earthbound for 185 bucks a long time ago. Worth it, very good game though the inventory system sucks

[@Fortefyre]

Sounds like a steal!

[@UltimateGamerCC]

nice ULTRA COMBO impression! first time i ever pulled an Ultra Combo it was as Spinal and done on accident while doing VS with my brother. at the end of it when i heard that audio, Spinal isnt the only one who cackled. XD

[@Fortefyre]

Thanks! Lmao

[@CobbicusPrime]

Black Orchid had a really cheap combo I loved pulling off. Plus... chesticles!

[@Fortefyre]

Goddamn right.

[@jeffdaigle5487]

Sup bro!!! Hope your and the family are doing well. Take care and peace!!!

[@Fortefyre]

It's been a rough day, I'm really missing my dad today.

[@jeffdaigle5487]

@@Fortefyre sorry to hear my friend. I hope it gets better. Take care

[@bildo1977]

The tragedy is that Konami could’ve made Castlevania: Dracula X an identical game to Rondo Of Blood as far as content and level layout goes. They just got lazy and gave Super Nintendo owners a half-assed truncated port. I would’ve preferred a port of Bloodlines to the SNES instead.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

my guess is they decided to focus on the N64 and only gave us Dracula X to placate us until we'd get CV64, which by comparison is even worse. lol

[@okla1911]

True story, I just received my super famicom copy of Dracula X... I can't help but wonder why Konomi didnt spend the time to upgrade it with the IV enhancements. I suspect they knew SNES was at the end of its of life cycle and wanted to squeeze a few more sales out with an existing product and minimal costs.

[@Fortefyre]

I agree with everyone's take on it! Konami is so lazy lately.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

@@Fortefyre lazy or gone completely senile...

[@johngavin1175]

I was briefly into building a badass SNES collection about 20 years ago or so. I paid over 100 bucks for Mega Man x3. I let my cousin borrow it,and then he let someone borrow it. I've never seen it again. Im surprised you dont like the Metroidvania genre. It's all good,but I do love Super Metroid,even more now that I know how to sequence break.

[@Fortefyre]

Yeah it's just not for me. I think it's because I have an attention span of a caulk gun.

[@thelaborpeasant]

Back around 2012 I had started building an SNES collection. I remembered seeing Earthbound in a local store for like $80 and was like "Ha! No way moron" 😂 Anyway, I picked up a copy of Chrono Trigger for around $40, played through it, and after finishing it I actually just sat there in awe of how they crammed one of the best games ever created into a little SNES cart Then I let my friend borrow it and his dog chewed on it so that was cool 🤦‍♂️

[@DongCorleone]

Aaah Jago. I always saw Jago like this: When Johnny Cage is expelled from the Mortal Kombat tournament for sexually assaulting fighters by punching people in their naughty places, he decides to grow his hair out and disguise himself as Jago to escape the authorities hot on his tail. In an attempt to re-enter Hollywood he enters KIller Instinct to prove he is still the master of his domain. Can he win the tournament and become the best, while suppressing his urge to fondle his opponents?.........I was always a Glacius guy. Great video sir. Cheers

[@Fortefyre]

This is the new meta for Johnny Cage, and I'm sticking to it lol.

[@mikeburkhart8336]

Castlevania:Dracula X had awesome graphics,but it was a step down from Rondo of Blood. One thing in Rondo of Blood,Maria was a playable character,not just Anette's sister. Play Dracula X Chronicles on PSP, it's a better version and you can unlock the original Rondo of Blood too.

[@johngavin1175]

Played the hell out of the PSP version. Can't remember much,but I did unlock Symphony Of The Night.

[@Fortefyre]

I need to play more castlevania!

[@InnocentSoul0283]

I look forward to when you finally get a chance to play through Earthbound (maaaaybe on stream?) as it really is a game that has an undescribable charm to it. To me it is wholesome and beautiful. It is frustrating at times due to intentionally designed unquality of life features but in an endearing way that makes you forgive it. But that story is worth it and it will make you go "wow" at the end. It made me shed some tears.

[@Fortefyre]

I assure you, I only play games ON stream :P

[@tidepoolclipper8657]

If you're going to play Earthbound Beginnings; you may very well want to go with the GBA version with the English fan translation. The English version provides an Easy Ring that makes the game more forgiving by boosting defense, making encounter rates less ruthless, and speeds up EXP gain.

[@Fortefyre]

That's a good point!

[@pharmcat8484]

I never played Harvest Moon on the NES. But I did but the N64 game. That was another title that had a limited release, because of manufacturing issues if I’m not mistaken. I picked it up on a field trip to Montgomery when we stopped at the local mall for lunch. I also bought Beanie Babies.

[@Fortefyre]

My parents really thought beanie babies were going to be collectable lol

[@ThunderFist1978]

When I saw this video, I was thinking Mega Man X3 would be on it. Copies on eBay are selling for around $300 or higher loose, and a complete copy is up for sale right now for $2,499. As I understand, its rarity is due to the fact that Capcom wasn’t able to manufacture many of the CX4 chip, which provided many of the enhanced features of the game.

[@Fortefyre]

But X3 is actually good :P

[@ThunderFist1978]

@@Fortefyre Oh, I thought you meant games that are too expensive for most people. And you’re right, X3 is amazing.

[@Wyldfyre.84]

Thought I was pretty slick several years back when I bought Metal Warriors for $30 and resold it for $70. Should've held on to that one for sure...

[@Fortefyre]

Oooof haha its how it goes

[@wyndman]

I almost choked when you told me how much money I had spent on Earthbound big box back in the day when you factor for inflation. Great game, but that one had to set me back a little

[@Fortefyre]

Expensive huh!

[@That1PissedOffBoomer]

I love your videos, man.Keep it up. Sometime, i'm gonna have to come watch you on twitch, too.

[@Fortefyre]

Feel free to pop in anytime! This week has been a strange one though.

[@gamingtheologian8515]

Also, I bought Earthbound when it first came out. It's not inbox or anything, but I'm sure I still have it somewhere.

[@Fortefyre]

Nice!

[@AceEbb77]

I have Dracula X as well as Final Fight Guy. Boy, do I miss buying used games in the late 90s. Final Fight Guy complete for 7 bucks Canadian, "sure I'll do it".

[@Fortefyre]

7 bucks MONOPOLY MONEY! Damn lmao.

[@AceEbb77]

@Fortefyre those were the days. There was this video store near my house that would sell off rentals for $7. In a short span, I grabbed the Punisher on Genesis, Final Fight Guy, Captain Commando, Super Mario RPG, among others for cheap. Of course, without the internet in my home, I had no idea of how rare some games were. I did know Final Fight Guy was a rental exclusive thanks to EGM magazine, but that was it.

[@richfutrell753]

Dracula X, EarthBound, Final Fight Guy, Metal Warriors, and both Pock & Rocky games are all super easy and inexpensive to make high quality repro carts for. Also, don't waste your time with Mother on FC, just play EarthBound...but play Super Metroid first; you won't regret it.

[@Fortefyre]

I know. But I do have rules I follow. To break them throws off my regimentation and that causes burnout. I do like sticking to habits:)

[@billcook4768]

Side note: You mentioned it for one game, but it’s worth noting that many of these have cheaper Japanese versions.

[@Fortefyre]

However, in Japan (weirdly enough), as an import some of these are expensive as hell. I saw a US Super Metroid for $2000 CIB at Super Potato.

[@WizardoftheGhost]

I have illusions of gaia and ahh real monsters. Are those worth around 200$ or more?

[@Fortefyre]

It depends on if it is loose or CIB. Assuming they are CIB, Illusion of Gaia has been floating around $100, and Aaah Real Monsters is about $30ish, but that's just going off of what PriceCharting suggests. Those are always finnicky because it goes off of completed sales vs current price.

[@geechspeaches8604]

Harvest Moon 64 was such a better game than the SNES version. But I’d still fairly expensive.

[@Fortefyre]

I think Harvest Moon is one of those series that will always be perpetually expensive lol

[@geechspeaches8604]

@@Fortefyre I very much enjoyed the 64 version probably because I own it and nostalgia. But still have to agree that Stardew Valley was way better

[@bradcarter683]

You have to play earthbound, I’m a proud owner. I own the physical copy for my SNES and on the switch online service, and my 3DS. It’s one of my top 10 games of all time.

[@Fortefyre]

That's big! Of all time?

[@bradcarter683]

@@Fortefyre of all time. I come back to it and beat it at least once a year. It is a must play in my library. Had such an impact on my childhood. You gotta play it

[@ThunderFist1978]

This may sound like a stupid question, but is there any difference in the game itself between the NFR versions and the regular releases, or is it strictly a label difference?

[@Fortefyre]

Label difference and bragging rights for the most part lol.

[@ThunderFist1978]

@@Fortefyre That’s what I thought, but I wanted to make sure.

[@Fortefyre]

Yeah it's a shitty little subculture lol

[@pharmcat8484]

Earthbound is absolutely worth playing. And owning, if Nintendo drops it from their online service.

[@Fortefyre]

Which they probably will knowing them.

[@michaelbarley7399]

I've heard of a few of these games, but haven't played any of them. I guess that's what happens when PC games were more affordable near the end of the SNES life and I got my first real PC in 1995. Oh well. Personally, the open world of Metroid drives me nuts, too. I'm just not into memorizing huge world maps. I did enjoy the original when I played with friends though. BTW A funny thing happened last... I week I stumbled upon a copy of Color a Dinosaur NES at my local game shop. The store owners had never heard if it and popped it into their system when they first got it. Then they wondered why in the world was this a $100 game. It made me laugh as I remembered your earlier episodes. They also had a copy of Ninja Gaiden Trilogy for the SNES. I wonder if that'll be on one of your future episodes. The store was asking $180.

[@Fortefyre]

Yeah PC games were on my radar as a kid as well. I'm glad I'm not the only one who hates Metroid lmao. 🤣 I'm glad I could facilitate that modern experience.

[@joe-yuugen]

Can you explain the NFR versions and how they were sold or made available?

[@Fortefyre]

Sure! Not for Resale games stem from two different avenues. 1. They were given to companies to put in test kiosks. 2. They were bundled with something else. One of the more popular NFRs is Sonic the Hedgehog because it was packed in. To find out, check the label and/or the circuit board.

[@joe-yuugen]

@@Fortefyre Thanks much. I had the bundled Sonic 1 with NFR on the label too. I didn't know about 1. explanation.

[@TechNextLetsGo]

would be cool to see a video about infamous cheat codes, like sonic 1 for genesis

[@Fortefyre]

That's in the works :)

[@SeveredLegs]

Friendly correction: PC Engine CD-ROM^2 is actually technically pronounced CD-ROM-ROM but anyone I've ever known in the usa just called it PC Engine CD. And you are totally right about about Metroid being shitty, fuck that game.

[@Fortefyre]

LMAO so I DID know that, but I figured the flack from saying it would be stupider to explain than just saying it the way I did. I remember when I played Galaxy Freulein Yuna on stream during my Red Entertainment conquest and discovering that's how it was pronounced.

[@SeveredLegs]

@@Fortefyre The only way I'll ever believe you is if you use a time machine to go back and redo the video saying "CD-ROM ROM." That's the only way.

[@Fortefyre]

If this comment posts, I can confirm I never found a time machine.

[@SeveredLegs]

@@Fortefyre for some unknown reason I'm taking this as you did find one.

[@protoman504]

No hagane? Idk what game is impractical for me I think sparkster has gone up in price so has the adventures of Batman and Robin. One that I know is still expensive is crono trigger.

[@Fortefyre]

You will see Hagane soon ;)

[@Riz2336]

Mother 2 aka Earthbound is actually pretty good, mother 3 (fan translation) is also great. Never played the first game because it's huge and confusing for a Famicom game

[@Fortefyre]

I've heard Mother is kind of underwhelming lol

[@kabiebebe2332]

Power instinct for me u got granma kicking ninja arses....😅😅

[@Fortefyre]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mr.milehi9883]

So what kept me from spending $10 to buy a used in box Blockbuster exclusive of final fight guy?

[@Fortefyre]

Beats me :P

[@tidepoolclipper8657]

Dracula X isn't worth that price. Just go with Rondo of Blood for Turbografx CD or the remake on PSP. Killer Instinct no doubt is more famous on N64. Final Fight Guy has improved performance compared to the previous attempt. Still you're better off with Final Fight CD, legal re-releases of the arcade original, or heck even the GBA remaster of the SNES port. Nearly all of the sequels are better than the original SNES Harvest Moon (with the main exception of the first Game Boy Harvest Moon). Not that'll make you like Harvest Moon or even the games labeled as Story of Seasons outside of Japan.

[@Fortefyre]

I agree with all of these!

[@electricb1]

When Earthbound was new it was a flop and ended up in bargain bins for about $30.

[@Fortefyre]

Oh snap really?

[@TheShiftyShitShow]

i had a copy of metal warriors that set in my closet with some other snes games i sold itchy and scratchy uniracers mortal combat 3 dragon warrior 4 on nes onbongos revenge i don't know how to spell it and metal warriors but its label was completely destroyed for 250 to a mom and pop store but i was more about just getting them to some one who wants them

[@Fortefyre]

That's noble!

[@billcook4768]

There are just way too many fakes out there for me to buy expensive carts anymore. I figure cheap carts are less likely to be bootlegs and if they are, I’m not out a lot of money.

[@Fortefyre]

I only buy them if they show the board in the sale. I need to make that reproduction episode.

[@Marc_Araujo]

I would say play Earthbound: Beginnings and then Earthbound, but then you'd be doing a disservice to the North American Earthbound experience...because the first game is literally just Earthbound, but just not as good. P.S. I'm glad I kept the boxed copies of Earthbound and Chrono Trigger I got as a kid.

[@Fortefyre]

I have to play them in order LOL

[@CobraShuttle]

Pretty good list, sans the NFR games. SNES has a lot of good games and expensive games. But for me, the one that has the lowest good game to price ratio would be Hurricanes. If you rank the most expensive loose cart SNES games from top to bottom, it's the first one you'll encounter that is legit not good.

[@Fortefyre]

I don't look forward to it at all lol

[@Black-Rat]

I found a copy of Final Fight Guy a few years ago and the shop's owner asked only 20 $$ CDN but he also told me that it's only a reproduction not the real deal, bought it obviously, at first I thought it could've been a fake, the cart was looking seriously good and after playing it out inside out, there were no issue so now I seriously wonder if he had sold the real carts by mistake or just an actual reproduction cart ?? 20 $$ CDN for a game usually incredibly expensive and that looked like being mint condition so, what's the catch with that deal, repro, fake, mistake or really lucky ?? But it could still have stolen it from some guy and sold it to me for quick cash... I'm just not sure about it since it's in mint condition and I got it for 20 $$ CDN, I mean, it looks just too good to be true, like they say, if things look too good to be true, then it's really is too good to be true.... I mean, a loos copy of Final Fight Guy in near mint condition fully playing for only 20 $$ CDN I'm just not sure what too think on this.... EDIT: No, I'm not selling this cart.....

[@CaseyLClose]

Get a driver to open the cart up and find out

[@Fortefyre]

Yeah, just get a gamebit and crack it open.

[@Black-Rat]

@@Fortefyre No such luck, it was a repro, more like a really well made repro, 20 $$ CDN might as well been a fair deal I suppose....😓😓

[@danpantzig7266]

Possibly hot take, but no game is worth over its original retail cost. Maybe a shipping fee.

[@Fortefyre]

BIG FACTS.

[@CMRetroGaming]

Demon's Crest. It's about $150 and it's just sort of meh

[@Fortefyre]

It absolutely is meh.

[@jessemasters1446]

Fulgore. Obviously.

[@Fortefyre]

Yeah yeah ;)

[@jamesreece9502]

I was never interested in Metroid either. Earthbound however, is awesome! Not $300+ awesome, more like emulator awesome.

[@Fortefyre]

I'm in the same mental boat as you lol.

[@Clubberdude-sp1gw]

@07:20 Yeah Play Earthbound.

[@Fortefyre]

I will at some point :)

[@eviljigglypuff2254]

Saberwulf was best. Also Super Metroid is NOT nes Metroid. Just do it

[@UltimateGamerCC]

he's not into the genre, whether it's Metroid or not.

[@Black-Rat]

Try Riptor, it looks more like straight out of Jurassic Park as a Raptor, and he literally eat the opponents for a fatality, Riptor eating his way to victory..... 😂😂

[@pharmcat8484]

I preferred Orchid

[@pharmcat8484]

Mainly for the boobies

[@Fortefyre]

I'll check it out at some point. My rule of release has me playing Metroid II on Gameboy.

[@leehamilton7788]

I don't own it but I need areo fighter

[@Fortefyre]

It'll be a hefty price lol.

[@Gametester110-qf8vs]

5:33 Cinder.

[@Fortefyre]

Good choice!

[@selfan2005]

Why isn't Mega Man 7 on this list?

[@michaelbarley7399]

He did say he had two more videos on expensive games yet. I'm guessing it's under the practical category because MM is awesome enough to justify the price.

[@Fortefyre]

That's correct, it's under the practically expensive episode at $230

[@themajordudes8194]

I stopped watching when the narrator said he doesn't like metroid.

[@Fortefyre]

I don't know why lol.

[@josephvoorhees1418]

🤘🐔🤘

[@Fortefyre]

🙊🙉🙈

[@sithlord1051]

Earthbound is one of the most overrated games I've ever played. BORING AF. I don't get the love, nor the hype, for this game. This game falls into that same category of self-important "I'm with the 'in' crowd" nonsense as Catcher in the Rye, and appreciation of Andy Warhol as an artist, or Bob Dylan as a singer.

[@Fortefyre]

You are my spirit animal lmao

[@threwanade]

Wild guns, ninja gaiden trilogy, evo, I could go on I would say the snes has the library with the most highest priced games that don’t need to be. It’s funnny because most super famicom games that are the same exact game but with a different shell and language are dirt cheap

[@Fortefyre]

Oh absolutely. Wild Guns alone irritates me lol

[@That1PissedOffBoomer]

Sadly, I don't have my super nintendo.Anymore, but I play a ton of retro games through my switch and PS5. Some of which I even ahem... cough.... cough "own" digitally. 😅😅😅

[@Black-Rat]

You could try a used video game shop, with a little luck you might find a few working SNES in that place, it'd mean used console but if it's working, better than nothing, or a Retron 2 console, but honestly I wouldn't recommend a Retron 2 console...

[@Fortefyre]

Yeah I wouldn't recommend ANY retron products other than their controllers.

[@Black-Rat]

@@Fortefyre Forget it, I had a Retron 2 a few years ago, naturally the controllers were there, but the controllers were pretty mediocre, then I found a bunch of actual SNES controllers they were a lot better....