Top 5 RAREST Game Boy Games! (USA) | Nintendrew

[@Nintendrew]

A bit unrelated, but how great is the Game Boy's sound chip?? Even 'shovelware' titles seems to have some really catchy soundtracks!

[@JillieF00]

Nintendrew yeah, Spuds Adventure is pretty dang good music

[@CoopersCrazy]

Sometimes having limits inspires greater creativity :P

[@Enzoapuga]

It’s good

[@Nintendrew]

For sure.

[@Gotmilk0112]

Yeah, there's a game "Metal Masters" on GB that is...honestly pretty crappy, but the title screen music, "Metal Beat", is amazing.

[@TheTrout9000]

I had Toxic Avenger! I was sort of obsessed with them in the early nineties at the ripe age of 9. My parents knew the movies were a little over the top for me at the time, but I had also just seen Terminator 2, so they weren't going to be those parents.

[@phlebiax5592]

I had that game too as a kid... Didn't knew it were that rare till now!

[@SkulShurtugalTCG]

I assume you're gonna do this with other GameBoy lines as well - like the GBC. In which case, that one half-genie game will cost you an arm and a leg.

[@Nintendrew]

Thankfully I don't have to buy all the games I cover, or I'd be on the streets 😂 Thanks for watching!

[@senbonzakura8212]

The game you mean is shante

[@sqronk]

wow nice pun. maybe

[@aidanplayseverything3138]

Skul!!

[@jamesmylife6578]

Yep and you can’t forget the game boy girl.

[@kingbumi1656]

I'm amazed at how little subscribers this dude has. Makes better quality content than a lot of the multi-million subscribers youtubers. I'll be surprised if his subscribers count doesn't explode upwards in the near future.

[@cam_fucks320]

King Bumi hope so hope so

[@randomelephant9077]

The videos are calmer, they are actually interesting and they are not, TrEnd TrEnd TrEnd YaYy TrEnd, like other youtubers

[@Wes36Man]

I'm amazed people like you think this. He has over 300k. You know people do have different hobbies...

[@DGR_Dave]

Great informative list Drew, I wasn't familiar with a lot of these!! A super fun and rare Game Boy game that wasn't released in the US is called Trip World. I highly recommend playing it as it is a LOT of fun!!

[@PSVitaat2am]

Gameboy games from around the world

[@mr.mustache5054]

DGR I LOVE YOUR ODYSSEY VIDEOS!!

[@aidanplayseverything3138]

DGR!!

[@BlazingVictini22]

Those games are expensive but compared to other consoles' rarest and most expensive games, the GB seems a lot less harder on the wallet. I might have to start buying some gameboy games soon, the library is filled with so many awesome gems!

[@amyrayefischels7295]

BlazingVictini22 says this vid was published 49 minutes ago, found this comment was wrote 2 hours ago.

[@BlazingVictini22]

Amy Fischels I saw the video early for being a patreon supporter

[@noth606]

BlazingVictini Well this list to me seemed to just have a bunch of obscure and bad titles on it, but the thing wit gameboy imo is that if you are going to go full on collector and only getting boxed complete games there are a lot of them that will be much more expensive than this list, Mystic Quest, Gargoyles Quest, and many of these really good games are relatively expensive just as bare cartridges, but get plain crazy when boxed etc if you can find them at all that is. By relatively expensive I mean like Mystic Quest can be $40 or so just for a cartridge unless you get lucky. Also the systems themselves have collectible ones in there, I have two clear Play It Loud original gameboys that are probably the most sought after model of the original one, but there are other colors and also of the later systems there are multiple systems that are limited edition etc. I kinda collect but I don't go for boxed or pristine stuff since I use them and put scratches on them myself, and I have nearly every game I want, just missing a few, and I have all imaginable accessories from Nuby etc and I think I've spent maybe $100-150 tops on that stuff.

[@jetisbae2164]

OMG Amazing Tater was actually my childhood!I used to play it on a multicart though, I didn't know it was THAT rare, only seeing the menu made me think "wait, I know this game!", it's probably one of those games nobody really cares of, never played the first game, but I can say the sequel isn't that frustrating, I really liked it as a kid

[@Edicius8bit]

Same 😭 I almost cried when I hear the Catchy BGM that I used to sing when I was a kid which brings back a lot of memories...

[@Bhdobbs]

I got Amazing Tater whenever I was 3 and now I’m 21. I still have the game and it looks brand new

[@Flixxy0]

"Amazing Tater" Well that sounds like a meme

[@Bhdobbs]

Flixxy it’s a great game. I have a copy that’s nearly mint

[@MasterSinister3]

Lol

[@PuppetShaggus]

F1 Pole Position Is Like Sonic Drift, Except That It's On Game Boy And Without Cartoony Graphics.

[@KrazyProductions]

I remember a comment long ago in your vid, "7k?! Don't forget us when your famous." or smthing like that :p and I really hope you don't forget us when you have 100k

[@rjnash2610]

Will NEVER Happen, mmkay? NEVERRRR!

[@TheEBoss27]

@@rjnash2610 hate to break it to you 5 years later, but ummm he has almost 400k now :|

[@JamesR624]

"Dr. Killemoff" Now that's creative naming! Yep! Not lazy at all!

[@PSVitaat2am]

They knew exactly what they were doing

[@TarksGauntlet]

You're not familiar with Troma are you? haha. Check out Poultrygeist.

[@Charriii5]

Damn it, dude, I actually own Kwirk, by chance. How is it that BOTH its sequels are rare, but not the one I own? 😐

[@Nintendrew]

Hahaha

[@card-joker5301]

everybody own kwirk, thats the reason ;)

[@littlemissnintendofan6558]

Atlus games have a very low print run compared to other games (around 5000) and are quite hard to find. CIB go for around £2500.

[@hbarudi]

The prices for those cartridges and the possibility of repros, but if they make good quality repros for those rarest titles while letting the collectors get the original cartridges, I would go for repro or emulation repro can possibly benefit from the super gameboy as those titles might work on that thing.

[@kirby4992]

I don’t understand how nintendrew only has 300k subs he deserves so many more!

[@Rumbl_]

I just want to say Drew that it was really cool seeing you put this video together, and looks like it came out pretty well! Nice job, and I hope you get 100k soon!

[@Nintendrew]

Thanks!

[@Nin10Jo64]

Sweet video dude I enjoyed it and you're getting really close to that silver play button!

[@NeoBlueCD]

Always love seein another video in this series come out. Keep up the good work!

[@unborn4eva]

Toxic Cruseders was my first Game Boy game. Not the best game out there but i still had fun with it. Unfortunately my grandma threw the game in the trash when we moved. I'm still kind of pissed about that :)

[@GenerationGapGaming]

Been binge watching some of your rare games series. Great work. Very fun to watch. You have a wonderful channel. Thanks for your hard work!

[@Nintendrew]

Thanks a lot!

[@LinkGalifrey]

I was wondering could you do more on Gameboy games. Keep up the good work love your videos.

[@indiexcorex2]

Congrats to almost 100k early celebration

[@SmashJT]

Never heard of any of these lol. Is it just me or in that tennis game, the guy at the far end of the court looks like a giant compared to the closer opponent. Strange haha. Great work as always, Drew! Closing in on 100K fast!!!

[@Lcd101]

What about Trip World? It's a great game that seems to go for a lot now. It was only released in JP and PAL regions, but I believe it's on the EU 3DS eShop.

[@AmyraCarter]

I remember the Tater Boy games. A friend of mine had them, but it was hard to get far because his Gameboy had an issue with wiring and it made even brand new batteries last three hours tops. If you want to get far in any of those games, you'd need at least five hours of battery life.

[@Randomark3087]

Whew. Glad I bought Toxic Crusaders GB, a few years ago. I used to have the NES game when I was a kid.

[@blackkllight]

Great video! You never fail to disappoint. So close to 100k, only 6k left!

[@PapaSnake]

Almost upto 100k. Love your channel!

[@dorih808]

Omg I have Jimmy Connors Tennis on my bootleg cartridge

[@Riz2336]

Another great video man, I've got a lot of memories playing regular gameboy as a kid.

[@jonathanbaenziger3182]

These were all pretty good. Will we be seeing similar videos covering GBC, GBA, and Nintendo DS as well? I think that would be nice.

[@yo-kaiwatchdeluxe8718]

Well you're in luck

[@BRAYHANXXX]

Honestly, the tennis, Toxic crusaders and f1 were the only ones that catch my attention to own

[@tonym2627]

I found Jimmy Connor tennis yesterday!!!

[@Bhdobbs]

I remember being 3 and getting Amazing Tater given to me. I’m now 21 and still have it. Looks like new still

[@ProjectXMattwell1]

Making a video like this on the rarest limited edition games would be pretty cool!

[@captainnintendo]

I was really expecting to see Trip World on this list. Also, while this might be a European (Or even Scandinavian) exclusive, have you ever heard of "Bamse"? That games is like Shantae levels of rare and expensive

[@loueezyrap]

Great video thanks for making.

[@MetallicxShadow]

Great video, good to know about the obscure rare titles out there.

[@xJoeyScoops]

I get so hyped when i see you upload ❤

[@zexalsrevenge511]

Limited production runs are a much bigger problem back then, not so much today thanks to Digital Downloads (download-only games released as discs or cartridges!).

[@mtshark7]

Awesome top 5 video Drew!

[@finalstarmanishere1430]

Ahhhh the gameboy. Good memories. Thx Drew for the video.

[@finalfant111]

I used to Own the F1 pole position. IT was one of the first games I ever had for my Gameboy. No Idea where it is now, that was over 25 years ago.

[@matthaskell1988]

I didn't realize how long Altus has been developing games until this year. I knew they had a ton of awesome titles on the ds/3ds. But they go way back!

[@gabrielv3811]

AWESOME AWESOME VIDEO NINTENDREW!!

[@StefanPiano]

That diet is starting to show! Lookin' good boi!

[@TwinBlasters]

On a semi-related not, I just acquired a mint copy of Shantae for Gameboy Color

[@zigazav1]

TwinBlasters Nice! That game is incredibly rare!

[@Klonoahedgehog]

Tomo Saki I saw 5 copies of it at a used game shop back in december.

[@Ante_Knezevic]

@@Klonoahedgehog Where?

[@Klonoahedgehog]

@@Ante_Knezevic in Puerto rico.

[@Ante_Knezevic]

@@Klonoahedgehog And for how much were they?

[@Aenima308]

I found 4 sealed copies of toxic crusader at a goodwill in 2002. Still have them, didnt know they had any value

[@mr2foryou]

Jason Lee I'll buy one from you. Let me know

[@fitagoraz]

I had the Toxic Crusaders game,It wasn't easy at all & loved, also had the Nozone playmate, wow what a times.

[@RetroBreak]

Great list. I’m aiming for a full gb set so I’ll look out for these ones!

[@gabrieleriva651]

1:48 It’s wrong to call american Game Boy games NTSC, since that’s a television standard and the Game Boy consoles, well, don’t use television screens.

[@Nintendrew]

Just a colloquial term ;) Seems the easiest to get the point across. See here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTSC#Canada/US_video_game_region

[@GTVNewsForGamers]

Quite the interesting list, not what I was expecting at all.

[@connorgarwood146]

New subscriber, keep up the sick work🤙🏼🤙🏼

[@LilReikoGold]

You is almost at 100K subs keep it up

[@ZebitasMartinex]

HOLY GOD I forgot that the first place even existed, but until i saw the gameplay, saw the potato and heared the music, it hit me as a lightning bolt, I used to have that game and played a lot as a kid Sadly it was in one of those pirate 100 in 1 cartridges, so it wouldn't worth a damn nowdays

[@krazyjdizzle]

Gotta say man love the content.

[@bgoldbricks]

I recently saw a complete copy of Spuds adventure selling for $24,000,00

[@ASRGRetro]

I used to own Toxic Crusaders. I am I huge fan of the movie series, Toxic Avenger that the cartoon is based on.

[@CI254]

I'm glad I found your channel but man I wish you'd talk about some of these games more. More than once in this video I see a game for the first time I'm interested in seeing more of, and then you're already moving on to the next entry. So fast.

[@Nintendrew]

It's a tough balance between saying too much or too little about a title. For every comment like yours, I often get another that says they wish I would get to the point quicker and move on. I'm curious, though, in the effort of better focusing my efforts, what other information were you curious about or wanted to see?

[@CI254]

Honestly thinking about it, its not really information relevant to your subject so I'm not sure how fair I'm actually being asking for more. I'm interested in just more general info on a game sometimes, like why for example Toxic Crusaders was considered to be so poor quality and how that'd translate to a game being rare all of a sudden other than "it just got noticed." Things like that.

[@mrselection7814]

I think NESPUNK Pat did a vid why F1 is so expensive, some guy did it as an experiment and bought like 100 copies or something to prove you alone can create value off bargain bin by cornering the market.......or something like that.

[@Nintendrew]

Interesting! I'll have to look into that

[@mr2foryou]

That was Rampart. Not F1 Pole Position.

[@callummullaney2353]

I love your vids! Im looking tp get a complete n64 collection. Where did you get that hylian shield on your door? It looks awsome!

[@HydesDumpster]

I still have Kwirk on the Gameboy from yeaaars ago

[@endgel]

Out of these five games, I had only ever heard of Toxic Crusaders.

[@johnraymondt.domingo4105]

Thanks drew o hope you make a original gameboy documentary.

[@mr2foryou]

F1 Pole Position and Jimmy Connors Tennis are likely more rare than Amazing Tater and Spud's Adventure. But still, good list!

[@chrisstark8996]

Ugh I had the NTSC version of F1 Pole Position as a child but I have no idea what happened to it.

[@Gazooo29]

You need to do a updated video, spuds is selling for over $400 here and Shantae is well over $500 as lose games.

[@Voxoid]

Woo, I have a copy of F1 Pole Position somewhere in one of my old consoles boxes

[@morganpowers2952]

Hey nintendrew, guys here!

[@Axis1]

How does this guy not have 1 million subscribers??

[@Essentia_]

Amazing tater reminds me of Fortree City gym.

[@schmidsgamebox5883]

That "Amazing Tater" looks very familiar like the one game my GF has. But her game is called Quirk or so =o (europe)

[@ItzSkyBound]

I jumped when I saw you uploaded!

[@nintendoanimations9675]

My next target for a console is the gameboy so its nice i now know this

[@Heriarka]

What I'm getting from this: other consoles's valuable games are often about sudden player interest for a particular game or franchise boosting up value beyond initial release, or very limited release in the first place. GB valuable games are all about them being so bad or poorly received that nobody bought them, and even though only collectors want them, there isn't even a supply to satisfy that. Poor GameBoy.

[@SameNameDifferentGame]

Interesting, but handheld systems (particularly the Game Boy line) don't conform to NTSC or PAL standards, because the screen is built in. I don't know about F1 Pole Position, but in many cases, the US and EU carts are identical except for the label art.

[@devanshouse5027]

Amazing Tater was a Blockbuster exclusive, I'm pretty sure...

[@JopieHaargel]

How about Trip World, Avenging Spirit and Kid Dracula? They also go for quite some money... A boxed copy of Turtles III Radical Rescue seems to be worth top dollar as well.

[@mr2foryou]

JopieHaargel Trip World was not released in the U.S. Avenging Spirit and Kid Dracula are not nearly as rare as the 5 games mentioned in this video

[@gracefulslumber8441]

The top one looks like a fun game. I do enjoy puzzle games, but not for $300 haha.

[@rich1051414]

I loved Kwirk. No one knew what the game was but me in my school, though.

[@BobsChannelYT]

i had toxic crusaders! love anything Toxic Avenger related.

[@RushsBasement1]

Yay, a new nintendrew vid. Yassss

[@metalvinnie]

I picked up F1 Pole Position for $3 at a local retro shop about 5 years ago. Yes, it has a USA serial#! The last 2 e-bay listings sold were definitely at $150. Wow! If anyone wants to trade my copy of the game for 'Ninja Five-O' (GBA), let me know!

[@TedNeeTed]

almost 100k :D Btw how did you get so many subscribers lately? I didn't sub so long ago when you had like, 10k subs?? Maybe even less, but your sub count wasn't growing so fast back then..

[@JillieF00]

Well worth the wait @Nintendrew! And thanks for the preview stream last night! It was a blast. I can't stop mumbling all star from smash mouth now. Lol

[@scurglistens]

I love this series 💙💙

[@NimhLabs]

I see where they made their mistake. They should have rebranded Amazing Tator as Legend of Zelda games. In fact... my head has already declared that series as part of the Legend of Zelda branching timeline. It happens in the timeline created by speed runnings finishing Ocarina of Time ridiculously quickly.

[@Derpdub]

If you check gamevaluenow or pricecharting you will see my eBay page where I sold the last 2 copies of Jimmy Connors tennis, found both of them for $2 at a game store. Was shocked to see the value lol.

[@Nintendrew]

Wow!

[@izzieb]

NTSC cart? I was under the impression all GBs shared the same resolution/refresh rate...

[@Nintendrew]

Just a colloquial term ;) Seems the easiest to get the point across. (North America vs European release) as seen here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTSC#Canada/US_video_game_region

[@KWKBOX]

So basically if there is any reference to a potato on a gameboy game in the wild for cheap I should pick it up?

[@cameronnearey8784]

I wonder what current games will become rare

[@ANOLBEE]

Omg, i got the amazing tator really cheap a few years ago. Guess it's worth collecting. But i find it a very fun game to play, so none of my collection is for sale

[@papstheclaps3970]

Nintendrew: Casually has 2 NES’s Me: Cries because my mom won’t let me get a SNES / NES Clone Console

[@jrc9648]

Heh and I actually have Amazing Tater for the GB.

[@JoelRiter]

I believe there is going to be a retro gaming market burst. The increase in prices and higher sudden demand such as this can be a sign of a market bubble. With so many more people wanting in on the retro collecting scene, there is going to be sudden artificial demand until it plateus or bursts. I am sure we are going to even see an increase in price of more common games due to this higher demand. Collectors beware, hold off on buying for a while. Its a risk and we may see a sudden drop in prices. All it will take is a sudden move to sell certain games out of fear or for other reasons. I am waiting a good year or two to see what happens in this market before I buy anything else.

[@jacobyne]

Well a lot of people hate the artificial demand topics because let's be honest, the newer people entering the retro scene just want money and will get anything on their hands to sell for profit later on. They just don't want other people to know. I hope there's a crash.

[@Soy5]

Honorable mentions: castlevania legends, kid dracula, megaman V, trip wold, pokemon rby

[@xCrossBite]

Zas

[@PokeTube]

I found My copy of Amazing Tater For Under 7$!

[@Bhdobbs]

Adrian C. I got mine whenever I was 3 years old and now I’m 21 and it survived lol

[@bigbigdinkus]

I saw you live stream editing for this LOL

[@hungrydinosaw6435]

I love seeing just how much game prises can rise in such a short amount of time. I'll have to look out for these games in my local game shop.

[@Brd-wv9io]

A European copy of Mega Man V (5) for Gameboy is also extremely rare!

[@adamhawley8107]

Great list I'm just wondering is the price you giving (cib) or lose just wondering

[@Nintendrew]

Always loose :)