My 10 Most Valuable NES Games ~ Back in the Day Gamer response video

[@AuthorativeMrM]

Are you a collector? What are some of your most valuable games?

[@backinthedaygamer]

Yes! I’m saving this video for dinner & drinks. I’m going to be excited all day.

[@6Sally5]

Holy cow! I had no idea how the value of these could climb so high! Congratulations!

[@AuthorativeMrM]

Honestly I was surprised, too! I'm sure my kids will have a lot of fun dealing with all that when I'm gone 🤭

[@SuperJim]

prices do indeed be wild today! I do everything on the cheap so my prices tend to stay low. I remember around 2009 era - I had a SNES game budget of £15 a month... Sometimes I could get 2 x complete in box games for that :D enjoyed the video! tight edit!

[@AuthorativeMrM]

After that initial burst of rather reckless spending, I went extremely cheap for pretty much everything else I bought after that. By mid-2012, I would have considered any game above $20 "too rich for my blood." These days I've pretty much stopping buying games entirely, except in very special circumstances. 😏

[@BrainSlushTV]

One of my favorite things to see is NES Games In their Original Box. These were some sweet Pickups and for the price you paid for em' back then seemed fair but today I couldn't justify $400 for Metal Storm. Lol

[@AuthorativeMrM]

Yeah, there's NO WAY I would spend $400.00 (or even half that) on even the mintiest, complete-est copy of Metal Storm. TBH I don't even know if I'd pay $70 for it anymore, I've gotten extremely cheap since 2011 😆

[@CMRetroGaming]

Great stuff. I'm not sure if I've ever seen a Metal Storm box, if I did it would have been tattered and not in great condition.

[@AuthorativeMrM]

Yeah, I'm glad I got that when I did. It was one of the OG "Hidden Gems" on the NES, so it caught my attention very early on when I decided it would be cool to buy some of those old NES tapes

[@backinthedaygamer]

Aside from the part when you cut to me saying "yea", my fav part of this video is when you suggest what other video someone may want to watch. I don't think I've seen that episode of yours LOL. I've always really liked Kid Icarus and it just might be in my top 10 NES games video that has been in production for 2 years. It's a tough playthrough. One of my earliest NES games. Great video!

[@AuthorativeMrM]

I've been told I really need to make that video, lol Thanks for the idea, man! Other than the top 3, I had no idea how much the value of these games had gone up since I bought them

[@backinthedaygamer]

@@AuthorativeMrM And the worst part is it doesn't matter bc we are never going to sell them! lol

[@doctorbollox]

You were very diplomatic at the beginning there, Mr M. Personally, I would have opened with, "Hello, poor people! Let's have a look at my expensive game collection that you'll never afford. And if you've got a problem with that, I'll come round to your house and beat you with my wallet."💰

[@AuthorativeMrM]

LOL ... maybe I'll do that when I revisit the topic in another ten years 🤭

[@lohgameon]

You've got a reallly cool mega man collection! Nes Kid icarus is one of my fav games. I saw a 3-straw cartridge for 36USD box-not included; I couldnt afford it, lol. You seem to have a great time editing your videos& they're so cool. Greetings! 💫

[@AuthorativeMrM]

Right on, another Kid Icarus fan! It's so under-appreciated, I'm always happy to run into someone else who likes it

[@Gamevet]

I checked (last year) the price of my CIB copy of Sunsoft's Batman. It was going for around $250. Now, Price Charting is saying $70. I did pick up a copy of Metal Storm from Retro-bit, several years ago. The production is top notch.

[@AuthorativeMrM]

Yeah, I don't know how accurate Pricecharting is, I think prices sometimes change a little too fast for it to keep up. But it makes sense, I bet most of these games were probably valued even higher a year or two ago

[@RewindArcade]

Love seeing these collection videos from you, you’ve got a very impressive assortment of NES games! My most valuable NES game is one you mentioned in this video and one we’ve talked extensively about together, Metal Storm. I don’t have the box though. I bought it at a Funcoland/GameStop in 2001 for $4.99, which still blows my mind. 😅 Also appreciate the Kid Icarus shout out! Would love to see other collection videos like this, but I know you’re already stretched pretty thin for time with your GBGB series.

[@AuthorativeMrM]

Yeah, these collection videos are kind of fun to do, I might do more of them in the future. Kind of a pain to drag everything down from the shelves, though (I'm super lazy! 😅)

[@EatingCtrlV]

This makes me wish I loaded all my games into one of those collector apps. Sick set of games man, Mighty Final Fight, Ducktails 2, Metal Storm, I'd love those.

[@AuthorativeMrM]

Collectors apps are cool, but I just created a quick & dirty profile on Pricecharting and that's been actually working pretty well so far. Kind of a pain to manually add every single game, though

[@EatingCtrlV]

@@AuthorativeMrM do they have an app, I'm willing to do it, but I want to be able to scan games in if possible lol

[@SaitoXD]

Great video as always Mr.M! I didn´t knew that Mighty Final Fight was that valuable! Sweet high value collection!

[@AuthorativeMrM]

It was Whomp Em that really surprised me, no one ever really talks about that game so I was surprised to see how much it had gone up in value!

[@SaitoXD]

@@AuthorativeMrM that game is very good, not a Mega Man clone, but Jaleco took inspiration from the blue bomber.

[@seanbailey7282]

My most expensive NES cibs are Adventure Island 3, & Zelda 1 & 2. For SNES Chrono Trigger & Super Metroid. As a bonus, Famicom Castlevania 3

[@AuthorativeMrM]

Nice! I definitely don't have anything on the SNES like Chrono Trigger; CIB or not it's going to be a jewel of the collection, for sure!

[@seanbailey7282]

@@AuthorativeMrM for sure. It’s easily one of if not the best jrpg I’ve ever played with the quicker pacing and captivating story. I have the official players guide too, so if I lost my internet, I could still complete all endings haha

[@geekstorian]

solid video man, I never got into the collecting aspect myself I just want to play them and have a good time. Can't knock the appeal of having the carts directly in your hand though!

[@duhmez]

My Rarest and most expensive nes cart is everdrive pro N8 ^^ My rarest and most valuable proper licensed NES cart is, SUper Mario AND Duck Hunt. most people have not heard of this little indie company called NIntendo but they put out these two games on one cart.

[@AuthorativeMrM]

I think I've heard of that one! I'll need to check it out, lol

[@stgenerations]

I sold metalstorm sealed in 08 or thereabout for $75

[@AuthorativeMrM]

I was a reseller before I was a collector, and it was around this time that I refused to pay $4.00 for a complete & minty CIB Super Mario 3 because I knew I couldn't make money off of it. So it's crazy that MetalStorm was even that expensive back then!

[@fredrick8691]

Wonderful stuff in your collection!

[@AuthorativeMrM]

Thank you!

[@MJ100k]

👍

[@kentuckyrex]

I would've opened up with "get a real job, everyone's hiring". But, to each their own. I've had people mad that I've found classic Advanced Dungeons and Dragons books for dirt cheap at flea markets. I earn my check with a job that isn't mediocre, I feed my wife and kids, I don't need a basement dweller's permission to enjoy things.

[@OmegaAceGaming]

Hiya MrM! I'm not surpised at the amount of Mega Man titles in this list, but Kid Icarus and Whomp 'Em were really cool to see on here! I recall you telling me about how you acquired DuckTales 2, but it was still nice to see it represented on this list :] Ofcourse no NES collection is complete without a copy of Castlevania 💙💙💙 I may consider making a response to this if I can ever catch up on some of my other stagnant channel projects 😂 Fun video, and great editing as always!

[@AuthorativeMrM]

Lol, I was actually surprised that this list contained so many Mega Man titles, but I guess since CIB games are generally more valuable than most loose games, a lot of otherwise unremarkably-priced games would benefit from the curve

[@thetoyfreaks6134]

Yeah, I'm not sure why it's so taboo to talk about prices. I think there is a double standard there, it's ok to talk about how cheap you got a game, but you can't talk about the value of a game as it as appreciated over time. I also love MegaMan!!! LOL

[@AuthorativeMrM]

I was actually kind of surprised that most of the games on this list WEREN'T actually bought very cheaply. It took me a while before I actually cared about how much I was spending on games. If it were up to me, Mega Man 2 CIB would still be in the $40-$50 range 😇

[@Mazinpower]

here´s my top megaman expensive games lol great video MrM those were good games im kinda suprised with whomp em i did not expect that one on the list... also showing off your expensive collection is very gangsta if you ask me 🤭

[@AuthorativeMrM]

You know me, I'm ALWAYS KEEPIN IT GANGSTA

[@RetroJackal]

Crazy how the collecting scene has gone the past ten years. Kudos on that amazing deal with Duck Tales 2, your wife's friend is a legend.

[@AuthorativeMrM]

Yeah, that was awesome of her!

[@DongCorleone]

Sad you had to include the public service announcement at the beginning, but well said. I also just want to own the games I no longer have from my youth or my parents never got me. I like these videos, they tend to jog my memory or make me aware of what i missed. Love the video as always

[@AuthorativeMrM]

Thanks! It's ridiculous that so many videos have to start with a "Don't be a petty child" disclaimer ... but at the same time, I don't necessarily mind saying it

[@DongCorleone]

@@AuthorativeMrM Agreed. The fun part is that when you do have to say it, us old guys all roll our eyes along with you.

[@captainnintendo]

I really long for the old days when it comes to collecting where even though things could get expensive, it was rarely outrageous so and if there was a rare game you really wanted, it was something you could both realistically save up for and justify spending said amount on. I mean, games like Earthbound is not someone with a regular income could possibly justify getting just because its cool or neat. Even if a game holds some deep sentimental value, it still hard blowing more than $100 on a game. let alone $1,000 I think if I had to point out anything that gets close to rare that I got in the past, it would be Ufouria for the NES. A game that holds a good amount of sentimental value from my youth. To the extent that I actually did a rom fan translation of it.

[@AuthorativeMrM]

@@captainnintendo Yeah, after spending most of my collecting period during the pre-retro craze period, I have a really hard time spending more than $50 on any game. Sadly, it seems like most games that aren’t dirt common these days are being sold for $100 or more. It’s a sad state, for sure.

[@RetroRivals]

A fair amount of Mega Man games in the mix. I'm glad you covered the topic of cost and value too. I don't understand people doing all in a huff when you tell them on a KZbin video, the exact same information they could find on price charting. People are weird. I would love to do something like this but it would just be a bunch of mid-tier valued games and then one really expensive sealed game that I've already talked too much about 😂😂😂

[@AuthorativeMrM]

All I can figure is that some people just don't want anyone else to have things that they like. I was honestly kind of disappointed that most of the games on this list were only there because they included the boxes. I would have never expected Mega Man 3 to be one of the most valuable NES games I own, lol

[@sargesmash1]

Cool collection, especially with the boxed Mega Man games! My copy of Mega Man 2 doesn't look nearly as nice as yours. According to PriceCharting, my top 10 is: 1. TMNT: Tournament Fighters (CIB) - 1563.25 2. Jetsons: Cogswell's Caper (CB) - 521.48 3. Mega Man 5 (CIB) - 362.50 4. Dragon Warrior IV (CIB) - 327.42 5. Dragon Warrior III (CIB) - 321.06 6. Mighty Final Fight (C) - 263.12 7. Mega Man 6 (CIB) - 218.38 8. G.I. Joe: The Atlantis Factor (CIB) - 174.58 9. TMNT III: The Manhattan Project (CB) - 167.84 10. Batman: Return of the Joker (CB) - 163.33 Technically Mega Man 6 should be at the 8 position since I have another that's cart + box. I paid very, very little for most of these back in the day. TMNT: TF was a Walmart purchase many moons ago for $13, Mega Man 5 I think was KB Toys for $20, Mighty Final Fight was effectively $3.33, G.I. Joe was like $10 at a rental store, Dragon Warrior III was like $13 at another rental store, etc. I think the most that was spent on any of these was Dragon Warrior IV, which was given to me by my parents for Christmas, and I remember it was $39.99 from a Suncoast Video in the mall. The really ridiculous part is that I *almost* sold TMNT: TF at a yard sale for $10. Dodged that bullet for sure! Looking back, I wish I'd had more money because I definitely had other opportunities to load up on games. And I remember passing up on Little Samson back in the day on eBay, thinking, "Man, they want $50 for an NES game?! That's crazy!" Joke's on me, haha!

[@AuthorativeMrM]

Damn, those are some heavy hitters! Most of my games were purchased in the past 15 years or so, so it's impressive that you've managed to hang on to some of those games for so long - AND keep their boxes! Whenever I got a new NES game as a kid, I immediately tossed those boxes right into the garbage 🙄

[@sargesmash1]

@@AuthorativeMrM Yeah, I was that weird kid that hung on to everything - I was just a little obsessed. Maybe still that way. It was rare for me to get new games, maybe that was part of it. Most of my games came from yard sales and wheeling and dealing at pawn shops. There's still games I'd love to add to the library, but I don't think I can bring myself to spring for them - gotta be fiscally responsible or something like that. 😂 I'm actually impressed you put yours together that late and still came out way ahead. Also, that DuckTales 2 cart... what a win on that. I had one that got away from me, told my cousin if they ever sold their NES, I'd buy it from them. He didn't tell me, and sold all of it for like $20... and a complete DuckTales 2 was part of it. Doh! Of course, that was many years ago, but it still irks me to this day!

[@staceyb.5878]

I'd like to see that video you mentioned at 1:53 😂

[@RetroTiburon]

You flex till your little heart desires, MrM! Cool games! Never played Ducktales 2 but interesting that you actually think it's better than the first.

[@AuthorativeMrM]

It's worth checking out if you liked the first one. The music isn't as good but I liked the game mechanics a lot better

[@mtshark7]

Awesome collection man!

[@AuthorativeMrM]

Thank you!

[@scramblesthedeathdealer]

I own a copy of Little Samson... like, a bootleg copy 😂

[@AuthorativeMrM]

I’ve got one of those too! 😆 Only way I’ll ever be able to even touch that game

[@scramblesthedeathdealer]

@@AuthorativeMrM I'm stuck on fighting the dragon after beating the four preliminary stages, currently. I have a save state on my Everdrive 🤫