NES: Most Expensive Games in Our Collection | Nintendo Entertainment System

[@PhillBowser]

I worked at FuncoLand from 2000-2002, it was the golden era for retro collecting

[@FamicomFanatic]

I wish I had my current knowledge of retro games back while FuncoLand was still open. I still have one of the newspapers with the prices in it and you would 💩 seeing how cheap things are compared to now!

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

I love looking at their old pricing sheets!

[@FamicomFanatic]

Shits crazy man! Back then, I thought stuff was expensive and with 90’s/early 2000’s money, it kinda was, but now it’s dirt cheap in comparison

[@zombiejlt1]

I'll say, I loved walking in there and seeing those newspaper price guides. The idea I could have gotten Wayne's World or Zombie Nation for a few cents was crazy. I think SMB/DH was an $0.08 cart lol.

[@zombiejlt1]

@@FamicomFanatic Don't we all, I didn't have internet at the time so I went into collecting with instinct, watching what carts came and went, what stayed, and bargain bin pricing. There was once a time where LITTLE SAMSON was a bargain bin game at $3.

[@FamicomFanatic]

Ok I’ve commented a balls ton on this video already 😂 My crown jewel for NES/Famicom is Gimmick. I paid a lot for it, but it’s an incredible game and I’m really happy to own it. The Switch release doesn’t control as well as the original to me, but still cool they’ve released it to a wider audience beyond Japan and Scandinavia!

[@yochrisnelson]

That’s an absolutely insane list but it was awesome to revisit the Powerblade 1 pickup from that Garage Sale video. I’ve rewatched all of those countless times. Awesome stuff as always, guys!

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

We love going back through old footage! Good time capsule for sure. Cheers!

[@alex64gaming]

It was really fun watching you guys flip your way to purchase Power Blade 2. Hope you guys do a series like that again, very entertaining

[@jaxonedwardson458]

man i miss you guys welcome back GOTG

[@mjdf122]

We all know your NES Holy Grail is Power Blade 2 it was great to see the progression in acquiring that game

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

That was a fun little series for sure!

[@josephblanc2216]

I'm not yet on the NES but if I have to choose one crown jewel about my Nintendo 8/16 bits systems it has to be Gargoyles on the Gameboy and Star Ocean on the Snes. And I didn't comment about the xbox 360 so I mention it here, it would be Magna Carta 2 and Onechanbara. Keep on the great stuff guys!

[@mcsquarewolf9557]

Great video as usual. You’ve done it again, bravo!!

[@hydro6676]

I have almost all those games. Collected over a series of 4 years. I found a CIB copy of power blade at a collectibles store and got it for $200. That’s probably the jewel of my collection

[@turbo8890]

All these games are totally worth playing, if not owning. Badass top 10. I like the second camera filter, that was cool!

[@jimjilliker2890]

Nice collection and video ! My top 10 currently are. ~ 1. Panic Restaurant ; 2. Bonk’s Adventure; 3. Bubble Bobble 2; 4. Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers 2 ; 5. Snow Brothers; 6. Duck Tales 2; 7. Action 52; 8. Mighty Final Fight; 9. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Tournament Fighters; 10. Sunday Funday

[@danbauer3669]

I have a Darkwing Duck 2 on a multi cart. I know nothing about this game except that it is very hard. I only got as far as the first level checkpoint after 45 mins of trying! Great video guys! Cool collection! Here's my NES 10 all loose except MM4 Bomberman II Swamp Thing Bucky O'Hare Dragon Warrior IV Dragon Warrior III Chiller GI Joe Real American Hero Battletoads Double Dragon Mega Man 4 w/manual A Nightmare On Elm Street

[@LyonsGamezx]

Been a minute since I’ve checked in, just wanted to say keep up the great work, always a nice visit to check out your guys content.

[@dwightdixon8508]

My top 10 not in any particular order Bonks Adv. Duck Tails 2, Rockin Katz, Little Samson, Zombie Nation, Power Blade 2, Dragon Fighter, Mighty Final Fight, Contra Force & Bomberman 2

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Damn!!! You got some rippers!

[@FamicomFanatic]

Lots of bangers! I know the top 1 is Power Blade 2. I’ve got it, but I went the Famicom route which is called Captain Saver. Still expensive, but a cheaper option. Famicom is dope too to dive into the library for English friendly exclusives.

[@davivman6009]

Nice list! I’ve got a small collection of about 40 games that are all really good but none are that expensive. Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out or the Limited Run Games reprint of Metal Storm is probably the most valuable. There are so many good NES games for under $30.

[@FamicomFanatic]

Value can be a good thing, but that doesn’t always mean a good game unfortunately. Look at Cheetahmen II, which is a total turd, Stadium Events for $16k…you’re much better off with stuff like Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! Relatively cheap and an amazing game!

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

You are spot on! Expensive game definitely doesn't indicate quality.

[@JscoLP]

River City Ransom is my crown jewel for sure!

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Awesome game!

[@aaldrich1982]

My most valuable game is probably maybe turtles arcade or duck tales 2 or r type 3.

[@meleymel]

I rather enjoy these most expensive episodes..keep em coming 😮

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

We've got plans to go through the whole collection in this format :)

[@meleymel]

@@GamingOffTheGrid merica!

[@jaeomega]

I remember playing Bucky O'Hare the arcade.

[@calvin6715]

I guess my most valuable game is Dark Wing Duck

[@PixelGameSquad]

I don’t even wanna know mine😂

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

LOL!!!! You fellas are insane!!! Love it!

[@orchNEStra]

Bucky is on my short list of NES games I'd like to pick up. Capcom and Konami stuff on NES is just gold to play. It's really been crazy seeing how Mega Man 1 has jumped up in price the way it has, it makes me glad I finished off my NES Mega Man set well before things exploded in price.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

They both were on fire in this era for sure. We still need MM 5 to complete our set. Not sure I want to pay the going rate for it though. May end up being a game I never own. Time will tell

[@CobraShuttle]

SMB 5 screw CIB. After playing it again I realized it still holds up and is better than I thought it was. I just had to piece my loose copy together at that point and give it a proper spot on my small game shelf.

[@Canadian_Gamer]

$850 Jesus christ - wild. Private university selling beer to the general public… how does that work?! 😂 jk

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

LOL!!! Iowans love their beer brotha!

[@tmnt_zombie]

Awesome games! My most expensive game both cart only and CIB on NES is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Tournament Fighters! Crazy to think back I got the cartridge at a flea market in the early 2000's as a kid then bought the box and manual around the same time on eBay for $50!

[@mtshark7]

Nice collection guys!😊

[@Spartan007]

love your videos. Something I've always been curious about is who's collection is on the wall behind your sitting area. Is it something you both share? are you roommates? brothers? how did you meet? I apologize if this was explained in a pervious video I may have missed. You two are very entertaining.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

We met when Robert joined our band Hazer. Shortly after we started the You Tube channel together. Once we started filming and putting countless hours into the channel we put our collections together in our game room / studio because it made it easier to have everything in one place. Cheers!

[@jaxonedwardson458]

3:34 man i love you guys

[@2tailedfox711]

While at one point I did have a loose Little Sampson that I got in a pretty inequitable trade (in their favor), I've sold off most of what I once had. I do still have Dragon Fighter though. It was $2 lose at the library when they were getting into SNES games.... Later I managed to trade some other stuff for a box and manual though. So there is that for NES. My most cherished/prized game of my whole collection though is probably Shadowrun on Genesis... (and I put it above the full US WiiU set including the NY special Zelda with Scarf)

[@topchief1]

I just recently got power blade 2 from SEGE. I didn't get it for free, but got a solid deal for it and a couple of other things. I'll add that the crown jewel of my nes collection is probably bubble bobble 2, even if it's not nearly as good as the original.

[@incubuscritter]

What an insane jump in price from #2 to #1 haha. Love these videos keep them up!

[@GamerAhmer]

Great list! I still need a few of these in the collection. Hopefully I find them much cheaper. lol.

[@benjaminway5699]

Forgive me if I missed it, but how many NES games y'all have in total? The game I hold close to my heart is Super Mario Bros 3, which I know is probably a boring pick for most. We had less than 10 games growing up. I had a ton of fun playing it back in the day and still holds up today, I never get tired of it. 👊

[@AlthenasGuard]

My grail is Samurai Shodown 5 Special MVS. About 1,000 very rare! Also the best SS game in my opinion. It is my Favorite fighting game.

[@boboifiii1289]

Lots of great games on this list. My best 2 nes are Ubisoft version of Indiana jones last crusade. Got it in a huge 60 game, system, tons of various controllers for 300 about ten years ago. Other is gargoyles quest 2. 1 of 3 games for 5 bucks from fb market place about 8ish years ago. It was very fun watching yall flip your way to power blade 2. That was a fun journey for us to watch.

[@dino988]

My most expensive is Pro Sport Hockey. Got it at a yard sale with the system and other games..the game itself cost me $2. It’s worth $200 loose

[@ChrisEvans66]

G.I Joe Real American Hero is my favorite NES game of all time. Got it for $10 before NES games became ridiculously expensive 🍻

[@pigs18]

CIB Chrono Trigger. Then it drops considerably. I think it's the PS1 Castlevania remake of the computer version.

[@JayWillOnYouTube]

So my mom came across some "game boxes" that my dad put away in storage... there was an NES Challenger Set that only had Super Mario Bros 3 missing... I am going to find a CIB challenger set Super Mario Bros and complete it and It is my crown jewel because it reminds me of my dad. It seriously looks like it was opened only to take that game out. Hopefully when my wife and I move I will have a bigger gameroom setup and can display it properly.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

That’s badass dude!!!

[@TropicalBeatDown]

Dang cool games I have never played! Gotta check out Power Blade 1 & 2 now.

[@JoeRadOfficial]

NES is 🔥. Cool video dudes!

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Thanks a ton!

[@lukedavison983]

Loved the video My most played and go to nes game is ‘kung fu’. Love it From the 🇬🇧

[@coones100]

I live in Ankeny and have a gameroom worth over 100,000 if you ever want to come and see it maybe an episode up to you guys?

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Shoot us an email! We would love to chat (P.S. we are slow to respond, but definitely interested) [e-mail]

[@newgameaaaa]

I don't have any of those that you have, but I have Megaman 5. I don't remember what I got it for. Maybe $10-20 back in the day. I got it because it was the cheapest of the megaman games from Funcoland. Besides that I have Zen. I don't know what I paid for that, but it was back in the day for less than retail of course. Probably a Christmas gift or bday gift.

[@gabbothegiver]

Expensive Nes games Hole 🎉🔥🔥

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

NES Hype!!!!

[@slimbroco572]

Its nice expensive but had a nice pick up last weekend. Got my favorite game of all time Metal Gear Solid cib for only $5. Had to drive a bit to get it so all together I got it for $10 n its sooooo clean. I dont get ppl who only buy digital. Last weekend brought back so many memories just getting the game in my hand.

[@slimbroco572]

N I'll add I bought mega man 11 cuz of you guys lol Great game

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Hell ya! Killer score!

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

MM 11 is my favorite in the series by a mile. Love that game

[@slimbroco572]

@GamingOffTheGrid I honestly was never a fan of mega man. I always seem to die right away. I feel like an artard n like I'm doing something wrong lol Hearing how you guys always talked up MM 11,got it n did not regret it

[@NYCJoeBlack]

I am so mad at myself for selling or losing/misplacing CIB games like Mega Man X, Mega Man X2, Mega Man 7, Super Mario World, Street Fighter II, Punchout!, Mortal Kombat, and Mortal Kombat II!

[@DongCorleone]

I have been eyeing up GI Joe and Ninja Gaiden 3 at my local retro store....GI Joe is gone now and Ninja Gaiden 3 has been calling to me. I wish I could go back in time and slip my younger self a list of these games to buy while standing at Family Toy Warehouse looking at the video game wall. My crown Jewel is loose Shadow of the Ninja. The label is ripped, however I have never seen it anywhere or know anyone who owns it so I decided it was a must. Great video as always gentlemen. Cheers. Off topic, I wonder if there is any interest in a series of videos of what beers might go well playing certain games?

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

No doubt! I would love to go back and coach my younger self LOL

[@moises087]

Id like to get one of those cups. Have you guys tried the deadpool wolverine ipa from Marion ale works?

[@GaggleofDoozies]

I'm just so glad I can play all of these on my Pi....without the cost.👍

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Pi’s are cool but the input lag is tough for me to deal with. I like an original console on a CRT. Just my personal preference. Cheers 🍻

[@naciremasti]

Will there be a video on the end of Game Informer?

[@mjdf122]

We’re taking it back to the NES blessed to see all from 1980-Now if you don’t have Little Samson you’re not real gamers or collectors haha 😆 love you guys enjoy the day

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

LOL! I don't think we'll ever own Little Samson unless we get super lucky and find it in the wild somewhere

[@FamicomFanatic]

S.C.A.T. rules! Basically flying Contra

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Yesir!!! Frickin love SCAT!

[@FamicomFanatic]

I mentioned how cool SCAT is to my nephews (I had them start on NES). Apparently my older nephew had learned about animal scat in school and he asked me why they named it that. I just said “good question”. 😂

[@Stevirobbo]

Good vid as always guys with some interesting facts on your games on that oh so cheap system haha (insert wry smile here) It's bad enough trying to get the wii games which brings me to the most expensive game im my library for the Wii & Wii U... I would say it's between 100 or so titles as it's getting so ridiculous to buy a cheap title at the moment on the Wii especially with all the shipping costs but I will say the one game I am glad I managed to get early on for the Wii is the sealed white cardboard sleeved demo of Mario party 9 because I have not seen anotger of those for sale ever so wouldn't like ro be looking for it 😊 I only own one NES game however so that's the most expensive game in my NES collection and that's mario party 3 😊 it is the only game I have for the NES but it's boxed and complete and cheap unlike the US version. I recently sold a Philips CDI system with link game and 7th Guest etc I guess that will be an expensive system some day haha. Great stuff lads 😊

[@BluntTalkGaming]

S.C.A.T. is amazing! How is the NES able to pull this off?

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

It is indeed! One of my all time favorites on the console

[@TiroDvD]

May the floods be light this year and you not suffer from the feral hogs. o7

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Hope like hell our space never floods. We are on pretty high ground where I live so fingers crossed.

[@austinwarner5114]

How come no staples?

[@richfutrell753]

Nice list! I have 6 or 7 of those. 10) Ufouria 9) Bucky O'Hare 8) Chubby Cherub 7) Metal Storm 6) SQOON 5) Mega Man 5 4) AD&D Pool of Radiance CiB 3) Tengen Tetris CiB 2) Donkey Kong Jr Math 1) Stack Up

[@neilarnold5506]

I def don't have the heat you got at the top end, or least at the very top, grant it I got some games for the NES, but in my area, they are not really out there as much as stuff such as PS2 forward (or even PS1 for that matter), essentially if it cartridge games, I don't see it often, and when I do most of the time, people can be delusional on what they have and are WAY off the mark - to the point I feel like I'd be too insulting making an offer on some of it. Killer list for sure. #Roadto50k

[@neilarnold5506]

My top 5 NEs games are: Snow Bros (Loose) Best of the Best Championship Karate (Loose) BeetleJuice (Loose) Wyrm Journey to the Center of the Earth (Loose) TMNT 3: The Manhattan Project (Loose) (HM/#6 - Tetris 2 - CIB) Snow Bros has to be my favorite though - came across it for $10 at a New/Used store one year, Nostalgia Wise it has to be either SMB3, TMNT or Bart vs. The Space Mutants.

[@jeremygermenis8036]

Do the PS1 next!!!

[@computerkid1416]

I miss the video intro!

[@Pompish2.0]

I have no KZbinr, but you guys should be in your thumbnails. I almost messed this one.

[@tcsutton9121]

Is Capcom the greatest third party of all time? Non-stop hits for 40 years

[@DanielClark-ix8bc]

I just can't with nes. Too old for my time (94) so I went deep into snes and Genesis . Honestly my nes collection consist of 1. Being batman

[@daver7178]

More NES content please, ya jabronies! Cheers fellas

[@BanditsBest686]

tough to clout collect with 10 games = 1600 some dollars. The big shelf collectors spend that on 1 game alone, or more than that just for a manual. But then they often sell that game within 2 weeks or re collect it over and over just for a youtube series..we know the formula. BUT you guys arent clout collecting. Stay smart guys!

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

To each their own. We get games we want to play. I don't plan on ever selling my collection. I love this stuff. Still play the NES on a weekly basis. Cheers!

[@BanditsBest686]

@@GamingOffTheGrid similar, I went the famicom route and getting games on that as well as trying out some "disk system" games...since alot of "rare" games are cheaper on the famicom for physical