Top 10 Rarest Most Expensive Nintendo NES Games

[@budsunny]

Little Samson is my favorite NES game next to Contra and Super Mario Bros 3. It’s amazing what TAITO Was able to accomplish late in the NES Life and I’m glad it’s getting the attention it deserves now. I hope one day it gets re-released on the Nintendo Switch or even a remake. It’s a true masterpiece in 8-bit gaming technology. Panic Restaurant is also one of my favorites. I actually had a cat that I named Cookie after this game.

[@moonshinegaming]

Agreed! Taito was legendary at the end of the NES’s life, a remake would be awesome for the switch, or even a Taito compilation 🔥

[@n0isyturtle]

You know when the list starts off with games over $1k shit's gettin' real

[@moonshinegaming]

Haha right!? Can’t wait to do the Neo Geo

[@bmwolgas]

I can remember getting a mint copy of Little Samson (loose cart) in an ebay lot back in the early 2000s and then being happy that I got $50 for it re-selling it. Oh how I wish I had held on to it. Same goes for Snow Bros. and Bonk's Adventure. Had them all mint, I think I got $30 for Bonk and $60 for Snow Bros. How times have changed!

[@moonshinegaming]

Wow crazy!

[@nostalgiafreak1265]

It wouldn’t be mint if it was loose it could have been through some stuff

[@joegoldapske8896]

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[@djachmedd]

Great video! Do you base the prices on complete in box-versions in good condition? Or only the cart?

[@moonshinegaming]

Thanks! These were based on complete in box copies, but because this video was made over a year ago some of the pricing might be a bit off!

[@Agostoic]

Love the nes as well as this episode, keep it up!

[@moonshinegaming]

Thanks for the support 🙏🏼

[@garrettchandler1948]

A good rule of thumb, if the game came out after 1993 for the nes it's probably extremely rare. Got to remember the ps1 came out in 1994

[@arpi8168]

Thank you for the list! I'm surpried to see that I have already 3 out of 10. Loose cartridges only, but for me it's just perfect. :)

[@rivkier7214]

there are some two player games on the NES

[@rivkier7214]

donkey kong math was before i was born

[@joshuanunnelley7615]

I can remember playing stadium events with the power pad. I’d get down on the floor and use a hammer fist technique for the controls instead of standing using my feet. I was unstoppable.

[@toddburgess5056]

Same. I think everyone did that after the first couple of minutes lol

[@LastAirshipGames]

Good vid dude

[@moonshinegaming]

Thank you!

[@therelaxationstation8227]

Another great video my man!

[@moonshinegaming]

Thanks for always tuning in! 🙌

[@leprosy1978]

i dont know who you are but you sure are an alien that knows your vintage games thats done your homework more than me which my wife would say impossible to find. subscribing

[@moonshinegaming]

Cheers!

[@Sinn0100]

Okay...At first I thought these games were pricey but I expected far more from the rarest Nes games. That is until you talked about Little Sampson and Track & Field. Those prices are what I expect from super rare Nes games. This is a neat channel that I will put in my regular rotation. I too am a collector of all things gaming particularly with the Neo Geo AES/MVS, Sega Saturn, and Sony PlayStation. I also collect for the PS4/PSPRO/PS5 and Xbox One/One X/Series S/Series X...only physical obviously. :)

[@travisicd_guitar4689]

Awesome video as always!

[@moonshinegaming]

🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@thenuclearsandwich]

Those prices are off the chain. Geez. Sure wish I had them in my collection. Most NES games were not on my radar. I was team Sega back in the day although I did dabble in a handful of NES games but by the time most of these came out I was all in on Genesis already. It's surprising that companies were still making that many NES games that long after the SNES came out.

[@moonshinegaming]

Right, almost a full 4 years after the snes came out they were releasing games, probably because the popularity of gaming was still relatively new

[@Sinn0100]

I myself don't think the prices are all that high considering the scarcity of the product minus the last two. As a collector of all things Neo Geo AES/MVS most of these prices seem small by comparison. For example the Flintstones game is so damn rare that I grew up during the 3rd/4th/5th generations and I have never seen one in the wild, ever.

[@redmist78]

I bought a raspberry pi 4 a couple months ago with like 15,000 games on it and I haven't even scratched the surface. Basically play arcade games on it but I play all these old games too from when I was a kid and my god they're so hard now. I think they were hard back then but not like they are now. Going from far Cry 6 and then trying to play Castlevania is totally different.

[@moonshinegaming]

So accurate haha, I consistently go back and play the classics like SMW and DKC but I remember going back to ghouls and ghosts and ghosts and goblins and getting absolutely destroyed 😂

[@Mayhem_Cube]

Awesome video my friend keep up the great work, BIG like!!!

[@moonshinegaming]

Thanks for the support!

[@Mayhem_Cube]

@@moonshinegaming Stay connected my friend!!!

[@newspooiechannel]

I only have Mighty Final Fight, loose. Got it used at Kmart in the early 2000s for $7.99!

[@moonshinegaming]

👀👀 wow you’re the king of finding good deals back in the day haha

[@newspooiechannel]

I think the thing is that back then, they were just random games. No one knew how much they were going to be worth for a few more years and most people had already moved on to stuff like the PS2, Xbox and Gamecube by that point!

[@markplotkin1166]

Final fight yep❤

[@retro-computing-gaming]

Video idea (and you could do this for any console) - a Top 10 "Best Bang for your Buck." This would be a list created from taking, let's say, a Top 100 games list for a console (from some to be determined source) and then taking the 10 cheapest games from that list.

[@moonshinegaming]

Great idea

[@gamefreakdanielBIGD]

Amazing Quality Video

[@moonshinegaming]

Thanks for the support 🙏🏼

[@gamefreakdanielBIGD]

No problem I subscribed to your channel good content bro 👍

[@arthurmorgan9559]

Very nice brother!

[@moonshinegaming]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@jasonjuneau]

I have an original NES with the Duck Hunt Gun, and game still in the original box. I also have The Legend of Zelda and original maps still in the box as well.

[@moonshinegaming]

Nice!

[@jasonjuneau]

@@moonshinegaming I need to start getting some prices

[@pandabytes4991]

I can't believe I actually own a game on this list. Found a box of games in my dad's attic, and Bonk's Adventure was one of them. I was taken by surprise when googling all the games, so I came to KZbin to see if it made any "rare game" lists.

[@mxg75]

Removing two player simultaneous play in Bubble Bobble 2 seems really weird when you consider that you needed to play 2 player mode, with both players surviving the final boss fight, to get the true ending of Bubble Bobble 1.

[@RTX_5090_8K]

1987 NES stadium event is 5000 + us dollars, that's one of the most absurd thing I've ever heard. For that amount of money, one can buy 1 CD player whom contains a top class audiophile DAC.

[@alliegrossi4873]

Holy Moly Stadium Events, i knew it was pricey but DAAAAAAAAMN

[@moonshinegaming]

Insane!!!

[@jamesmoss3424]

The nes still kick ass and use to have one when I was a kid. 😀👍🎮

[@moonshinegaming]

It’s a great system!

[@jamesmoss3424]

@@moonshinegaming I agree. 😀👍🎮

[@NESADDICT]

You had me at Nintendo

[@moonshinegaming]

I can see that by your name and profile picture 🔥🔥🔥

[@spitfire8539]

I have tried chip and dale 2: Rescue Rangers. And Flintstones One friend of mine once had these games. They where pretty fun as i remember😉

[@moonshinegaming]

Nice!! Your friend sounds like he has a legendary collection

[@cranimatedfandom2508]

Damnnn 51630$ 🤑😅😅😅 Great video man 👏👏👏👏👏😁

[@moonshinegaming]

Crazy right!? Thanks for checking out the video!🙏🏼

[@toddburgess5056]

Oooh 51,000.00 dollars for stadium fitness, ill take TWO ! What a bargain !!! 😆😆😆

[@uponprometheanshores]

I used to play a game like that Olympic track one at my buddies place when we kids. We used our fists on the pad to run faster haha! No way he still has that and the pad though.

[@baronhausenpheffer]

You should revisit all of the consoles you've done these "rarest and most expensive" videos for and go the exact opposite route -- tell us the cheapest, least rare games on each platform. Stuff like a "Mario / Duck Hunt" or "Top Gun" NES cartridges that probably aren't worth the salvage value of their plastic! :D Anyway, it's an idea, and in this nutty collector's market, might give your viewers previews of things they could actually afford and be kind of funny to boot.

[@moonshinegaming]

Great idea!!

[@superharpuia]

I saw a loose cartridge of power blade 2 in a video game store that was 800 dollars... just the cartridge. Note: I like how most of these games on this list were developed by Taito.

[@kingrat9579]

Got my hands on a gorgeous copy of Little Samson earlier this year and was nervous even touching it, but god the game is good, it deserves its high status, wish more people had gotten to experience it !

[@moonshinegaming]

Agreed! That’s awesome, I’m still on the hunt for my copy!

[@kingrat9579]

@@moonshinegaming You'll get ahold of it, I'm sure !

[@moonshinegaming]

@@kingrat9579 I hope so!

[@ChicagoMel23]

Can you do the unlicensed games too?

[@PimpinBassie2]

I'm sure Hot Slots got the Nintendo Seal of Approval 🤣

[@christophergreene4985]

Just found Little Samson at a garage sale CIB a little over a week ago-unbelievable!

[@moonshinegaming]

Great find 👍

[@lucyloo2228]

@chris how much ?

[@LittleMusicBags11037]

@@lucyloo2228 Probably no more than 2 bucks. Most people who do garage sales dont really double check how rare their stuff is, because most of the stuff they're selling has been collecting dust in a box.

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Thanks for not including graded games.

[@moonshinegaming]

Haha I would never, thanks for popping by!

[@CapnRetro]

For Chip n' Dale 2, picking up the second player was not an addition. You were able to do that in the first game too.

[@toddburgess5056]

I was going to say, I thought i remembered that from the first one.

[@CapnRetro]

@@toddburgess5056 Good times 😊

[@zeromuseg]

you should do top 10 cheapest nes games next

[@moonshinegaming]

No sports games though, would be fun!

[@zeromuseg]

pointless sports games would be the best part lol

[@moonshinegaming]

Lmao it would be full of them

[@KeithPhillips]

SILENT SERVICE $1

[@The_Bad_Guy.]

I'm an avid retro game collector with over 400 NES games in my collection and it kind of sucks knowing that I'll most likely never own an official copy of one of these games unless I find one by accident at a yard sale or something haha.

[@DoodMang7]

Never say never!

[@toddburgess5056]

Do you even play the games or just collect them?

[@LordJeet2]

Cool video. Love from India

[@IllusionSector]

*Favorite games from the list in alphabetical order:* ● Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers 2 ● Flintstones: The Surprise at Dinosaur Peak, The ● Little Samson ● Power Blade 2

[@ButcherGrindslam]

"Power Blade 2" was only released by Taito. Developed by Natsume.

[@jamesmoss3424]

Little Samson look fantastic for me to play. 😀👍🎮

[@moonshinegaming]

It’s a really fun game!

[@jamesmoss3424]

@@moonshinegaming ok. 😀👍🎮

[@djbloodshot]

What good games did taito have on snes?

[@moonshinegaming]

Sonic Blast Man comes to mind as one of the best!

[@NESbrownbearhugs]

I think the other Nintendo education game was Popeye teaching children English. The Famicom has a education Popeye game that teaches English.

[@eugenew6717]

I have all these on my retro Wii system set up👍

[@jeffcox6539]

Half of these I wanted back then, but if the game wasn't in stock at your local store then you were out of luck. No ordering off the internet.

[@homerjay8617]

I thought Duck Tales 2 might have been on here.

[@moonshinegaming]

It was close! Great game 🔥

[@mrmojorisin8752]

Cheetahman is no different from Stadium Events and Flintstones in terms of being a limited release. Enjoyed the video though.

[@jamesmoss3424]

I like Chip N Dale rescue rangers and I will play the second game. 😀👍🎮

[@moonshinegaming]

Go for it man! Great game 👌

[@jamesmoss3424]

@@moonshinegaming ok dude. 😀👍🎮

[@jamesmoss3424]

I will play the nes version of Bonk's Adventure. 😀👍🎮

[@arthurmorgan9559]

It's a good game

[@jamesmoss3424]

@@arthurmorgan9559 ok I will. 😀👍🎮

[@moonshinegaming]

Dope game, although I prefer the TG-16 version the NES version is still a good time!

[@larrymitchell6470]

I’m thinking the prices are only for sealed in the box and possible WATA certified. Mighty Final Fight lose by itself is about $150ish?? Little Samson lose will run about $2000???

[@moonshinegaming]

Keep in mind these are Canadian prices !

[@moonshinegaming]

Also they are complete in box prices, nights final fight is still around $1100 Complete in Canada and Little Samson is still around $6300! (At least in Canada they are) thanks for checking out the video!

[@russelllongenecker4599]

Or just buy the reproduction copies like I did for 50 bucks each on ebay. Yes I wrote reproduction on each. I just wanted to actually play these games without selling my car first.

[@moonshinegaming]

For sure! Emulation or reproduction is a great way to experience the expensive ones 👌

[@damondelgado4603]

These prices are about twice as much as they should be.

[@moonshinegaming]

well yeah, this video was made over 2 years ago 🤦‍♂

[@JopieHaargel]

What's the source for these amounts?

[@moonshinegaming]

Price charting complete in box pricing in Canadian dollars, keep in mind prices may have fluctuated a bit since making the video. thanks for checking out the video!

[@besbravo]

I still have little samson cartdrige. Not us version, but european because I m in Italy. 😊

[@BashoStrikes]

I've got them all on an Everdrive. Fantastic.

[@moonshinegaming]

Nice! The everdrive is such an awesome piece of tech 🔥

[@crunchsixfoe]

Thank god I only collect loose carts for NES

[@michaeldemers2716]

The only mint games I have bought besides having games made were Faxanadu and Micro Mages. I don't have NES games made just Famicom since I haven't had a NES in years and wanted an upgrade. Rad2X cable is great with it. I had to have Micro Mages made for the Famicom with the ROM I recieved when I bought the game. I have a jem case on the NES version and will probably sell it someday because I don't have a NES. It's never even been slid in a unit.

[@kbkimoseley]

What is the obsession with not being CIB if it doesn't have registration, warranty, or advertising cards? I get maps and some posters making it that.

[@jamesmoss3424]

I will play panic restaurant. 😀👍🎮

[@moonshinegaming]

It’s good fun, the fork weapon is hilarious 😂 🤣

[@jamesmoss3424]

@@moonshinegaming ok.😀👍🎮

[@goatbone]

Mighty Final Fight is fun. I regret selling my copy.

[@moonshinegaming]

Agreed, I loved the change in art style! I feel like they probably went that route because I’m not sure if the nes would have been able to handle the graphics from the arcade version

[@brendanroberts1310]

It's on the gba I think with another game on one cart.

[@goatbone]

@@brendanroberts1310 I didn't know that. Looks like it only came out in the US. I'm in Australia and we didn't get the NES version either. I have an everdrive now so I can still play it anyway.

[@jamesmoss3424]

I will play power blade 1 and 2.😀👍🎮

[@moonshinegaming]

Yes 🙌 if you like mega man you’ll enjoy power blade 👌

[@jamesmoss3424]

@@moonshinegaming ok I'm in. 😀👍🎮

[@markpollutro2076]

Damn. I'm going to start ripping these off and sale counterfeits. Why the hell not?

[@alexshadowfax1119]

For some reason I read this title as the rarest and most expensive NES games in your collection. Do you actually own these games or its just in general?

[@aza1479]

Panic r is not more expensive then flint stones 2 though

[@moonshinegaming]

At the time of recording it was, thanks for checking out the video 👍

[@sodbilguun6147]

I think one of the most RARE games of the NES is the Myriad 9 in 1 cartridge. (this cartridge was a label replacement by myriad for a game called caltron 9 in 1)

[@moonshinegaming]

Interesting! I’ll have to check that out, thanks for sharing

[@nesking7029]

@@moonshinegaming it's 6 in 1. I have both copies.

[@davidederosa6189]

I have bubble bobble 2 and stadium events complete e mint conditions….i follow from italy…bye😎✌️

[@moonshinegaming]

Nice dude! My girlfriend is Italian 😃

[@Retroman8077]

Zelda test cart? Is that what mine is, i only got the yellow one cuz it was buried deepest in the guys basement. I thought it was nothing special ooops i was wrong. Now metal jesus wants to do a vid on it cool

[@undertow1985]

I have Chip and Dales 2

[@knkn5049]

0:08 "nintendo nes games" - i giggled here, "united states of USA"

[@ez054098]

0-10. I have some nice NES, but none of these.

[@moonshinegaming]

I have none of them either, not even cartridge only haha I gave up on going for the complete NES set years ago!

[@moonshinegaming]

Guess we’ll just have to stick with emulation for most of these 😞

[@joelfriend5681]

My favorite part about this video is this narrative: This game isn’t that great. Also, it’s market value is at $10,000.

[@moonshinegaming]

😂😂 well it’s true!

[@nesking3115]

I have NWC

[@reymed1670]

If you buy ko nes you get them all for free

[@Shookie]

You americans really should learn to put in correct titles to your videos. For once, a "most expensive games"-video started with a valid contestant, buuut then it went on to the usual "North American-only games"-mode. You could've at least added "most expensive north american games" to the video description, because that is what this video is: some of the most expensive NA games, and that you nailed nicely. This is however not a video about the most expensive NES games. That way, people outside of america won't get their hopes up for nothing. Otherwise, nice video with a nice overview and depth to the games. :)

[@moonshinegaming]

I'm Canadian.

[@Shookie]

@@moonshinegaming, Thanks for replying. :) And Canada is part of NA, I believe. But yeah, apologies for calling you U.S. That I do. Either way, I was just stating a fact. No harsh feels. Either way, your video is actually one of the better "expensive games" videos that I've come across, hence why I bothered commenting. It's just sad that so many people in NA doesn't seem to realise that youtube is not only for americans. But oh well... It's not like my comment matters that much anyways. I was just stating this since at least your video had some actual games that are known to have high collecting values for several decades. Props to you for that and keep up the good work! :)

[@talamarcdjfreeman3374]

parameters 😑

[@sethlevy4506]

This guys list of rare NES games are all out of wack and his estimation of price per game is so off base it’s laughable.

[@moonshinegaming]

The video was made in 2021, so yeah, if you're watching in 2023 its obviously "out of whack"

[@kendynrpdj9445]

Seventh

[@moonshinegaming]

Thanks for the support!