Rarest NES Games / Collectors Guide

[@yellowdevil14]

Absolutely fantastic video my dude it's so refreshing to see some of the more obscure rare nes games being talked about instead of just stadium events and nwc. 2 games I didn't see in this vid are gargoyle's quest 2 and megaman 5, both of these games can easily fetch over $100 in decent shape

[@PlayasGuide]

Check out my video on underrated and undervalued NES games. You might like it, they aren't all rare, but current collectors have definitely overlooked them.

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[@koolaidflavas8701]

I think Town & Country Surf Designs 2 is a rare game for nes as well as Rockin' Kats, Roller games, Jackie chan's Action Kung Fu, Felix the Cat, Bucky O' Hare

[@PlayasGuide]

@@koolaidflavas8701 Those games are hard to find

[@goodall1bay]

I remember going to future zone back in 92 and going to buy Little samson , then I saw 'mario is missing ' so I purchased that instead, because I thought it was going to be like mario world with yoshi . Boy was I disappointed

[@PlayasGuide]

I think Mario's Missing fooled us all that way, lol

[@scottythegreat1]

Ive heard that Koei's NES cartridges are rare, and can fetch quite a bit of money. Koei's games did very well in Japan, but they didnt hit much fanfare in North America. However, from what I understand, Koei knew they had a highly devoted fan base and knew that fan base would buy anything they developed, so they made a profit just based off the fact that they knew how many cartridges to get Nintendo to manufacture for them (Nintendo wouldnt take back any unused cartridges). I know a mint condition copy of Bandit Kings of Ancient China with the instruction booklet can fetch $350.

[@PlayasGuide]

Koei has quite a few games that are hard to come by, and these games have all really gone up in price. There are a few that are more common then others like Nobunaga’s Ambition. People used to avoid these games but they've had a lot more interest in the pass few years. My favorite is Gemfire, which is yours?

[@scottythegreat1]

@@PlayasGuide I love Uncharted Waters 2. I know Uncharted Waters would be my favourite out of their NES games, and I like it mostly for the history, the first entry aged quickly, the second one didnt. Koei really improved the game mechanics for #2, and thats why its the most popular entry in the franchise.

[@MegaBg1982]

Just now a seller on eBay has Samson, Flinstones 2 and Panic Restaurant listed separately for s total of $2,675. I just asked what total he would take if I buy all 3 games. Hoping to grab these up as they are in very good condition.

[@PlayasGuide]

Nice find playa

[@SegaDream131]

One word Gun-nac, not only is it fantastic, it's pretty rare cib..

[@usmanchughtai1751]

I really want Little Samson. hopefully a good deal comes by.

[@deathbob091]

epic life force shirt !

[@PlayasGuide]

Thanks deathbob

[@CharlieColeslaw]

Just to add via 2021: Chiller, Ghost Lion, Mega Man 5, Ninja Gaiden 3, G.I. Joe, Cliffhanger

[@kingmiller1982]

Great info

[@PlayasGuide]

Thanks

[@McLovin_2007]

What interests me is that many of these rare games are sequels including Bubble Bobble 2, Chip and Dale 2, Duck Tales 2, Power Blade 2, Bomberman 2, Godzilla 2, Power Punch 2, Goal 2, Casino Kid 2, and Contra Force. I assume with these games being sequels, they must have been late releases which makes them rare.

[@PlayasGuide]

First of all, you were amazing in Super Bad so thank you. Second, yes you are bang on, not all but many late release games and sequels did not get the acknowledgment and reception from gamers as hoped.

[@bubbythebear6891]

I didn't think there was a power punch 1.

[@80skidjon17]

Licensed NES Games 1. Stadium Events 2. Dino Peak (Rental Exclusive, Small Boutique Stores) 3. Bonks Adventure. I believe is “slightly” rarer than Samson. In terms of actual carts made. In was a 1994 release and one of the final 15 games released on the Nes. It was also a limited edition release being it was a port of a previous console game (1989-1990, Turbo Grafx) 4. Little Samson, Panic Restaurant & Power Blade 2. 5. Bubble Bobble 2, Zombie Nation, Pro Sports Hockey, Kid Klown, Cowboy Kid, Dragon Fighter, Snow Bros. 6. Wacky Races, Gun Nac, Mighty Final Fight, Tournament Fighters, Sword Master, Rescue Rangers 2. Off the top of my head and after collecting hardcore since 2009-2010, going to conventions every other year, living in different areas of the country and being involved in multiple collecting scenes talking with people who have collected since the early 2000’s this is probably my best “guess” on the rarity of NES games.

[@PlayasGuide]

2009 was a good time to get in that's right when prices started to go up but before they went cray

[@supersmallchibiwolf872]

The Nintendo World Champion cartridges look great. I have seen many of these games in retro gaming conventions and at rare times in nearby retro game stores / arcades. Cool video. ^_^

[@mysterion3182]

I got so lucky a few years ago. There was somebody selling old NES games at a garage sale, and I found Flintstones: Surprise at Dinosaur Peak for $8

[@PlayasGuide]

Wow that's incredibly lucky. You don't hear about many finds like that anymore.

[@NESADDICT]

My kind of video!

[@PlayasGuide]

How did you find it?

[@NESADDICT]

@@PlayasGuide scrolling through my suggested list!

[@davidfarler5823]

Dusty diamonds allstar softball is pretty rare. My local mom and pop had the Flintstones game it was really fun.

[@PlayasGuide]

Wow, I've never seen Flintstones 2 in the wild as far as I know. From the time I can remember I've only seen the first game. It is a fun game.

[@123hellstorm]

great stuff. I don't know how rare Tetris the tengen version is but I have never seen one in person, just from you tubers here that have the game. great picks on your video, enjoyed watching.

[@PlayasGuide]

Tengen Tetris was thought to have been one of the rarest NES games many years back. I've seen it a few times and had a few copies pass through my hands over the years. I'm sure you will find your copy with a little patience. Thank you so much for watching, I'm very glad you enjoyed this episode.

[@nesking3115]

Tengen Tetris is not rare ,it is uncommon at best ..It was once thought to be rare ,until boxes of the game was located in a warehouse..

[@demboyesboye3948]

What up playas,i like it lol

[@PlayasGuide]

Thanks playa

[@RoyalFizzbin]

That Life Force shirt... nice.

[@PlayasGuide]

Found it on ebay a few years ago. Still wear it because the wear gives it even more of a retro look.

[@weekendroady2060]

Seen some good lists out there recently that take ebay sales and listing data and determined Pro Sport Hockey "could" be the rarest licensed game. Lethal Weapon is another big under the radar one, nearly nothing on ebay for it at the moment which is crazy.

[@PlayasGuide]

Those games are both underestimated in rarety.

[@DpadDanny]

I feel like Punisher, North & South, and The Lone Ranger kinda skirts that 'may be more uncommon than you think' line. I rarely see those around.

[@PlayasGuide]

I was on the fence with North and South. I could definitely do a follow up list of more unrated games

[@89sigma43]

I’m looking for Mighty Final Fight!

[@PlayasGuide]

It's become hard to find in the wild. Great game

[@cameronschwoegler3728]

Good job man, great channel!

[@PlayasGuide]

Thanks playa

[@Divancic418]

Nice video, I need 4 more games for a licensed north American set.. Stadium events, sword Master, dragon fighter and times of lore

[@PlayasGuide]

Times of Lore, that's a tricky one to find. Very understated. Congrats on the near complete set play.

[@gamefreakdanielBIGD]

Amazing video and guide bro

[@PlayasGuide]

Thanks Daniel

[@kerpa1976]

Great video! Knowledge is shown! 😎

[@PlayasGuide]

Thanks playa

[@Azreality]

Good coverage of all the hard to find games. Maybe add some game play footage for some of them in the future. :)

[@PlayasGuide]

Great idea, thanks for the comment playa

[@dustinthewind4294]

Love the video! Great job

[@PlayasGuide]

Thanks playa. I have other videos you might like if your interested in collecting.

[@jboy8735]

Jetsons on nes is also perty rare just got a copy of it for 225

[@PlayasGuide]

Diffently a tricky one to find that's climbed up in price.

[@MagicBlue84]

I Like Your Videos I think Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles Manhatten Project is very Rare

[@PlayasGuide]

Thanks Daniel

[@WildernessWarriors85]

I have a mislabeled game. It is a totally different game inside and it has never been opened the cartridge. I think it’s one I’ve never seen another.

[@PlayasGuide]

What's the name fthe game?

[@WildernessWarriors85]

@@PlayasGuide ikari warrior the label says tennis. I’ve had the game for over 30 years since I was like seven.

[@WildernessWarriors85]

@@PlayasGuide I actually had a dream last night that it was worth money! Lol I can’t find nothing like it out there if anyone knows anything about mislabeled games

[@BLPBLOG]

I think a few others that deserve the spotlight in terms of finding 100% CIB as well as clean are Krion Conquest Arkista's Ring Mickey's Adventure in Numberland Fisher-Price Firehouse Rescue Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu Star Trek: The Next Generation Day Dreamin' Davey Widget Incredible Crash Dummies Punisher Wolverine Alien 3 Castelian Fist of the North Star Indiana Jones & The Last Crusades (Ubisoft) Little Ninja Brothers Dragon's Lair Formula 1 Built To Win F-1 Shadowgate Thunder & Lightning 3-D World Runner M.C. Kids Kickle Cubicle

[@foxwong960]

Very informative!

[@PlayasGuide]

Thanks, glad you found the video useful.

[@ganggreen1983]

I settled for the PAL version of Little Samson for my collection. It plays a little faster on my NTSC console but it’s alright I guess. Music is kind of irritating at the faster speed but it’s good enough for my collection until I find it at a garage sale for $5. 🙃

[@PlayasGuide]

Hey playa it could happy. I'm taken back a lot of times by what folks are still able to find out in the wild.

[@goodall1bay]

I remember going to future zone back in 92 and going to buy Little samson , then I saw 'mario is missing ' so I purchased that instead, because I thought it was going to be like mario world with yoshi . Boy was I disappointed.

[@leeartlee915]

I still don’t get why Nintendo Power had that gold cart as a give away. Just separate the fact that it’s worth a bunch of money today. If you were a kid back in the 90s, would you rather get some weird competition cart or, you know, an actual game. Such a weird thing in video game history.

[@NintenDub]

I dig ur channel man

[@PlayasGuide]

Thanks playa

[@whitenoise6252]

I see princess tomato all the time. To me it's more common than zelda.

[@PlayasGuide]

You should start picking them up and hooking up other collectors. There are a lot of folks looking for that game.

[@megamonmoto25]

I feel like mega man 5 is also really hard to find but not AMAZINGLY hard to get

[@achesontrading427]

NICE VIDEO BUT where to find these and tips on hunting them down???

[@PlayasGuide]

Oh I got you covered playa... kzbin.info/www/bejne/an65qZaZhbFlaZI

[@nesking3115]

I own a legit Grey NWC cart..

[@PlayasGuide]

When did you pick that up?

[@nesking3115]

@@PlayasGuide I am the guy that bought #287 from “Tim “in Seattle Washington a couple years ago ,the one “MetalJesus “helped out with at “The Pink Gorilla “in Seattle WA .

[@PlayasGuide]

@@nesking3115 Oh cool, were you also on Nintendo Age?

[@nesking3115]

@@PlayasGuide yes ,do you own any of the NES rares ?If so ,which ones ?

[@PlayasGuide]

@@nesking3115 We've had a few interaction on there then. ne$_pimp was my handle, lol

[@OddNez]

Chubby cherub maybe

[@PlayasGuide]

I like that game 👌

[@joshs7614]

Bucky 'O Hare nes

[@PlayasGuide]

@@joshs7614 Love that game

[@bobby1602]

The list really varies when you go from loose to cib. loose wise this list is pretty good but cib wise athletic world series one is second as it was yanked from shelves with stadium events. series 1 is nearly impossible to find cib. kid clown is a top 10 rarity all day. out side of that good list though.

[@PlayasGuide]

I covered loose for this video since I figure it pertained to most collectors and casual viewers. Perhaps I will do a CIB collectors guide episode in the future, maybe even a sealed. This video is part 2 in the series so there is always an opportunity for more. Good point about Kid Klown, many collectors under value it.

[@haruruben]

I thought this was about games created by Rare the company called Rare

[@PlayasGuide]

Lol, for real?

[@haruruben]

@@PlayasGuide yes, I was mildly disappointed but this video is interesting too. I love Rare, they made great games so always interested in that topic

[@chanks4488]

I just started collecting and playing again but I am trying to figure out how many games there are for NES. I see some sites say 715 , others 740 or around there. What's the exact number if you know thanks

[@PlayasGuide]

Hard to give a definite answer Bob. I did create a collectors rarity Guide that I'm selling linked in the description with all the games I believe make up a complete NA NES collection. But opinions vary based on varients. For example do you count Indiana Jones Last Crusade both versions. Some folks might not. Great question by the way.

[@mewmewfan1527]

Nice video

[@PlayasGuide]

Thanks so much for watching playa

[@jackc7165]

Thrilla’s Surfari.....

[@PlayasGuide]

Ya baby

[@jehovahsthickness3351]

There is no actual evidence of Flintstones being rental exclusive. In fact I've had people tell me that they remember seeing brand new copies of the game in toy stores.

[@ВладиславВасильевич-к7ь]

NES Rare games

[@VivaPopCulture]

No Bucky O hare? No sqoon?

[@PlayasGuide]

Not quite rare enough to cut it. But great games and sold runner ups. Thanks for the suggestions.

[@JB-mb8zs]

Dusty diamond All Star softball

[@VivaPopCulture]

No Donkey Kong Jr Math & No Stack up?

[@des6964]

No donkey kong jr math? Those sell for at least $150 on ebay

[@PlayasGuide]

It is a very uncommon game, I guess I could have included.

[@specialformula14]

Krion conquest

[@zagrebzebra]

No Mr. Gimmick?

[@PlayasGuide]

That's a Pal game. This video focuses on the North American releases

[@renaldocenollari9933]

Very good video, but does anyone know a name of a nes game, that was with machines ( diferents machines) that when they fight the boss they becomes robots.what a beatyful game it was, i never finded it on net, probably i im of the fewest i played it

[@Everclear1102]

You forgot to include The Jetsons: Cogswell’s Caper! Some others that should be considered are: Pro Sport Hockey, Indiana Jones and the last Crusaders (Ubisoft), Bucky O’Hare, Nobunaga’s Ambition II, Gemfire, Kickmaster, Metal Storm, Stack-Up, Chubby Cherub, Uncharted Waters, Frankenstein the Monster Returns, Alfred Chicken, Bandit Kings of Ancient China, Battletoads & Double Dragon, Dusty Diamond’s All-Star Softball, The Blues Brothers, Bomberman II, Defenders of Dynatron City, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, Might & Magic Secret of the Inner Sanctum, Widget, Best of the Best Championship Karate, Toki, Bases Loaded 4, The Lone Ranger, Qix, The jungle Book, Lemmings, Destiny of Emperor, Faria A World of Mystery and Danger, Fisher-Price Firehouse Rescue, Golf Grand slam, Greg Norman’s Golf Power, The incredible crash dummies, Jackie Chan’s Action Kung Fu, Jimmy Connors Tennis, L’Empereur, The Last Ninja, Mickey’s Adventure in Numberland, The Miracle Piano teaching system, Nigel Mansell’s World Championship Racing, Ninja Crusaders, Pac-Man (Namco), Puzznic, R.C. Pro-AM II, RoboCop 3, Rollerblade Racer, Romance of the three kingdoms II, Sesame Street A-B-C/1-2-3, Space Shuttle Project, Sqoon, Stanley: the search for dr. Livingston, Terra Cresta, Times of Lore, Ultima V, Star Trek The Next Generation, Street Cop, Monster Truck Rally, Wizardry II, WWF King of the Ring and Wario’s Woods

[@PlayasGuide]

Ya playa! Some of those are really getting up there. Pro Sport Hockey is very underrated.

[@easybutcher]

Nobody ever talks about North vs South

[@PlayasGuide]

Your right they don't, but they should

[@k24civic]

These are the most expensive not rarest. Rarity doesn’t always mean valuable.

[@Bubbasizer]

Mentions goal 2 but not pro sport hockey which is harder to find than goal 2..

[@chrismeulen8108]

actually, the numbering for the gray NWC goes to 350, not 300...... 26 of those were used to make the gold carts, of the remaining 324, almost 80 carts have been found/verified so far (not 100) as far as Stadium Events goes, there is NO proof that it was pulled from stores, it might just had poor sales in general, and not many were shipped to stores (despite the print run) , also, where are you getting 300 from? most if not all sources cite a magic number of around 200, that made it to buyers.

[@chrismeulen8108]

also, why are you using the Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers 1 box art?

[@PlayasGuide]

Hey Chris thanks for taking the time to watch the video. Many of these facts have been sourced from Nintendo Age. Where did you find out about the 26 gold carts?

[@dynochronlock]

What's the nes game where some little asian ppl flying on a cloud ? First level like little asian guys running around walls.. u gotta go through the doors at top when they open... there s a part where a mummy chases u through ruins? Lol I can't figure it out for life of me ...

[@mrcrew9348]

Felix the Cat

[@PlayasGuide]

Ah yea