Why This Is One of the **Most Expensive** NES Games Now

[@TheBackLibrary]

In 2005, I passed on a loose copy of NES "Bonk" for $15. It haunts me to this day.

[@TheBackLibrary]

@@bostonrailfan2427 , it was when I was working in CO. My NES was in storage at the time. The label was of the game was loose on the top edge (but not torn). I was convinced that, since I had seen it once, I'd probably see it again in a bit better shape 🤡

[@SayHello2Kevin]

I feel ya dude, around that same time I passed on a Bubble Bobble 2 at a flea market cause I thought $12 was crazy for an NES game.

[@GetLostGames1]

If Sony had purchased Bonk…

[@Supersmartandfunnyguy]

You buffoon!

[@nugboy420]

Yeah that aucks

[@nazgulsenpai]

Enjoy your week off. This is one of my favorite series on KZbin, and thank you all for what you do.

[@mikaeki5245]

+1

[@setsers1]

👍

[@TheyCallMeSledge]

Skyblazer was my first ever game rental and I fell in love with that game the first moment I first started playing it. I guess the game being a limited release explains why I was never able to find it in retailers but Blockbuster did me a solid and sold the game to me for $10 back in 1997 when they were clearing out inventory of past gen games. I'm feeling nostalgic now.

[@lucinae8510]

Flophouse Plays covered it, and I was surprised how good the gameplay and artstyle looked like.

[@vigo2669]

The Game Grumps also played through it about a decade ago. Seems like a cool game.@@lucinae8510

[@mattm7798]

Yeah, being a rental only, really shocked it isn't worth a ton.

[@ericd1022]

That game looks awesome

[@mschmalfeldt]

Skyblazer ROCKS! It's short and sweet being a blast that doesnt overstay its welcome! Its a great way to spend an afternoon

[@charlesgriffiths4901]

I'm waiting for this channel to blow up. A weekly insight into game releases from 30 years ago. It's absolutely golden and what I look forward to when sitting down for my Saturday morning 💩 15 minutes is spot on!

[@residentlando]

awesome dude

[@xm1808]

Way too niche to blow up, i'm a afraid.

[@whynotbrosay]

​@xm1808 not to mention the baggage from previous controversy.

[@Chummy8]

Bro, I have some bad news for you.

[@KairuHakubi]

3:58 I think that means 'new episodes aired from 89 to 90' the show obviously stayed on the air way longer, but back then you would like, crank out 65 episodes and air them over a year and a half every week, then sit and wait for the syndication money to come in.

[@HylianFox3]

Syndication made a lot of shows seem like they were in production for longer than they actually were.

[@roguerifter9724]

I played Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers 2 at a friend's house a lot. I never understood why there wasn't a Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers SNES/Genesis game. I remember an aunt renting Skyblazer for me when we visited mom's family in 95.

[@chrisbirch2002]

i have decided to grant your request and do an hd texture pack for chip n dale. keep an eye out. btw u can play it in 3d with 3dsen

[@supertombrother1988]

I hope you don't forget to include zoda's revenge star tropics 2. It's one of the last first party games released for the NES.

[@HylianFox3]

And one of the best.

[@chaseman94]

I had bought both the 2 rare NES games featured in this episode back in the late 90s from Funcoland for a reasonable price. I ended up selling them and some other rare games in 2015 to buy my son some clothes for school and splurge on a trip to Las Vegas with my girlfriend. It was worth it.

[@ukrpgfan4029]

Was it though?

[@admiralAlfonso9001]

Family first of course

[@ogre706]

You did the right thing.

[@chaseman94]

@ukrpgfan4029 In the end yes . My son had some new clothes for school and I enjoyed my 1st ever trip to Las Vegas but sadly in Nov. 2020 my son passed away due to health problems he was 22 years old , me and my girlfriend turned ex-fiance broke up 2 months later for various reason but we're still friends. Despite all that my son blessed me with a granddaughter on Jan. 7 ,2021 and that's way more valuable to me than both those NES games I had sold.

[@maverickhuntermeta4954]

6:34 Jared: "...Climb up walls...!" *Character on-screen climbs downward*

[@Pototoes949]

Skyblazer with Pearl Jam! Crazy!

[@nene71286]

This Channel is so underrated. Very polished videos! Cheers man!

[@CaptAwesumNo1Zone]

Power and light, the fire is it a good time and we need to go back in the office for the update and thanks to my old house and a half of the season

[@Rykiz_Vidz]

Dude battle chess looks fcking amazing. I may have to go check it out as I've been playing chess for like 25 years on and off. Also I was frying from laughter at the rook eating the queen lool

[@EdmondDantes224]

If you check out Battle Chess... get any of the PC versions (MS-DOS is most common I think). The 3DO version is slow, as demonstrated, but the PC one moves at a good pace and all the animations are intact. There's also an NES one but that's censored. I was shocked it even existed.

[@pistolgrabber01]

Got my CIB copy of skyblazer from an old rental store for $7.99 along with a bunch of other games like Blazeon, Super Rtype, Prince of Persia, and many more

[@gameotaku3770]

Disney Afternoon Collection not being on switch is a crime.

[@NotABot55]

Not nearly big as possibly being retroactively ruined by Enigma DRM on the Steam version...

[@Fowl_Ball]

I have a soft spot for Lester the Unlikely. Mom and Dad bought it for us, and we'd play the first level up until a certain point where the tiki statues would kill us every time. So I quit playing it and eventually traded it for something else. Then about 5 years ago, I watched a let's play of it because I was feeling nostalgic, and I saw if you kicked the statues, they would go away and you could continue. So I rebought the game thinking there was no way it was that easy and that these statues had been in my way for no reason for 30 years. Sure enough, kicked the statues and I continued in the game. Still haven't beaten it, but I keep it in my collection for knowing I am finally able to beat it.

[@kylemascaritolo6361]

I had Battle Chess for the NES and I LOVED it, mostly because of the animations.

[@FellowHuman137]

Gadget from rescue rangers...

[@8ullfrog]

Thank you to Dylan for being fair to Lester the unlikely, most reviews do the first level and write it off.

[@CaptmagiKono]

One of those rare examples of visible character development throughout a game. Maybe not a great game by most metrics, but it has to be given some credit for that alone, too bad that most people would have quit before seeing any of that unfold, lol.

[@garfieldcat007]

While working for my dad in construction, he bought a house that was practically unlivable with remodeling plans in mind. Turned out a massive gamer lived in it as game consoles, controllers, PC joysticks, cases/boxes, manuals, and strategy guides were scattered practically everywhere, though actual games were seldom to come by, and many I did find saw abuse by the weather. However, there was game that preserved probably thanks to having one of those plastic SNES bottom protectors AND a plastic video store rental case (the latter which, after watching this video, makes sense). The moment I first saw the cartridge(that still works wonderfully) was the moment I realized that Skyblazer was even a thing! I didn’t even know it was a rental store exclusive until today. Hidden gem? Yep, only in my case it was treasure among the trash!

[@Mechjoc]

I loved Battle Chess, and the Star Wars version that had cool animations. Though Archon will always have a special place in my heart. It's like chess, but with battle arenas.

[@Metafron]

Skyblazer is amazing. I rented it once as a kid and that's all it took to burn it deeply into my memory. The sound effects, music, graphics; all of it stuck with me and I love it. One of the best SNES games.

[@JoeNayDoh]

First off, Jared's shirt is absolute 🔥 in this episode. Secondly, I was on the fence about Skyblazer. Until I heard it had a "Radical" soundtrack. Now I'm all in.

[@mercedesplay_more_kof8488]

I hope this gets more people to try Skyblazer because it’s a super solid game and one I like to return to from time to time. Very fair difficulty, great music, and some fantastic graphics.

[@ravennunamaker9084]

Skyblazer was one of my moms favorite games. Level 1 is forever engraved into my mind.

[@Sergevantes]

It surprises me a lot to see the actual prices on both of the NES games, it's incredible how they've sky-rocketed like that! But I can understand the value increasing so much, due to their obscurity -kinda?-... Maybe I'm just convincing myself that I'll never get a copy of them at this rate... Sky Blazer was one of the games I wish I could play back in the day; I had a Sega Genesis with my brother but we knew about this game thanks to video game magazines, and mostly thanks to an old TV show about Nintendo Games (the first one in Argentina) called "Power Games". We were mesmerized by the magic powers the main character was unlocking during the game, becoming more and more powerful, and all the "manga" styled action. We prayed to being able to get a port on the Genesis someday (that or get ourselves a SuperNES console... which was even more impossible, to be honest). In the end we were able to play the game on emulators (yeah, I know), and it was as amazing as it was the first time we saw it on TV. It'd be amazing to have ports of the game for the new gen of consoles and PC, but I sadly doubt something like that to ever happen... Dang it, it is like the whole "I want it on the Genesis" thing yet again! Story repeats itself! Anyway, awesome episode, as always. Love you, guys! Sorry if my grammar and spelling are a bit off.

[@riemaennchen]

BONK! As a Hammer main in Monster Hunter I greatly appreciate the name of that game.

[@Mito383]

Channeling the unga bunga since 1994

[@AneurynPlays]

Don't forget the Air Zonk games. Air Zonk, is a super fighting robot from the future version of the Bonk character. With Zonk games included, there was actually 5 games in that series, before this 1994 release.

[@EdmondDantes224]

Usually I hate the value gain section because a lot of times I'm like "I used to have that game, I wish I hadn't sold it" or "I wish I had gotten it when it was cheap." This time though.... I somehow DID get Skyblazer when it was cheap, with the box (I don't think I have the manual) and I'm happy I did. Despite being a game I didn't play as a kid, I wound up loving it.

[@Xero36]

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[@drazel1]

My Dad and I played Battle Chess on his 386 so DOS ver. I loved that game!

[@Adraeth]

That shirt is a whole childhood in clothes form. I love it.

[@db_524]

It sure is, I love it as well.

[@louiseugeniojr.3530]

That was a good episode. Looking forward to seeing the next episode in February and enjoy your week off.

[@joshjohnson6891]

Lol not the only time I felt mindblown that those classic Disney Afternoon cartoons lasted for basically a year, it seemed like the show went on for years, same for Darkwing Duck.

[@TheChristianPappasCIS]

Played Battle Chess on DOS a ton. I loved that game.

[@timothybell9348]

Point of order: the game boy version of Bonk's Adventure is *NOT* a port, it is its own game (and largely draws inspiration from Bonk's Revenge)

[@UstraMage]

Battle Chess was on a school computer back in High School, god we played that so much. No one cared to win, we just wanted to see the fight scenes and laugh

[@gurvmlk]

My head hurts trying to comprehend the cartoon running for that short of a period. How is it that so many of my childhood cartoons that I watched for years, I'm only in recent years learning were only one or two seasons?

[@MentalLiberation]

As it turns out, seasons had a lot of episodes for syndication purposes. And, when rerun, the episodes would be in or out of order. In any case, it's really interesting how it plays out

[@gurvmlk]

@@MentalLiberation Not to mention that as kids, we can only perceive it as we see it. So long as we're watching and enjoying a show, it makes sense to assume that the show is still airing, and going strong. Especially if we're occasionally seeing new episodes, or have no idea how many episodes would perhaps equal a year's worth of syndication.

[@luisaugustomoreiramartinez1314]

Skyblazer was a blast to play. I rented it a bunch of times and always loved playing it. It felt super cool.

[@Meatball1989]

While the NES version of Bonk's Adventure is a port of the TG16 game, the Game Boy and Arcade versions mentioned in the segment are completely different games.

[@Ulrican414]

I just LOVED battle chess back in the day.

[@Wolfburns]

Woohoo for reliving the 90s! Lester the Unlikely is one of the games I bought just because I saw how weird it was from a speedrun. I played through the first few episodes myself but it is more fun to talk about than play haha. Have a great week off and see ya in February!

[@polterghost_]

I played an absolute shit ton of Chip n Dale 2 with friends. One of my favorite games from that time. I never played the first one.

[@jasonlee8842]

Jared I've been following your content and career for a long time now and I absolutely love this series. Thanks for persevering and bringing us great content. This is one of my favorite series I look forward to every week.

[@apollolux]

I love that Hook flew so Skyblazer could...skyblaze. ;)

[@youralaskalinkphotog]

Hooray! I always like it when Jared and Dylan interact.😊

[@chibiacer]

Nice shirt, Jared. Always a beacon of fashion. 😄 Battle Chess is such a good time. It was fun trying to get all the pairings of death animations.

[@Pixel-dan]

Rad shirt, Jerd!

[@motherplayer]

Really dig the releases this week. Always like looking back at games that had limited or less promoted releases. We just could not comprehend how valuable some would get in time.

[@phantomkrieger2744]

11:28 Hermione: “That’s totally barbaric” Ron: “That’s wizard’s chess

[@CSLucasEpic]

Skyblazer was a budget title? It totally fooled me then. I remember playing it on my SNES as a kid, and I tought it was very impressive, it looked and sounded amazing.

[@magicalcapi9148]

That Skyblazers look so crazy good! To think it was labelled as "budget title" is so wild to me

[@theEisbergmann]

I played Skyblazer from a rental once. It was amazing with a great GREAT soundtrack. Often forgotten, sadly.

[@irishdrunkass]

I found Bonk's at Goodwill in 2002. $5.99 iirc, I felt like I was shoplifiting...couldn't wait to get through the checkout and out to my car with it

[@DizzySaxophone]

I bought chip N dale 2 from toys r us back then and absolutely LOVED it. I used to rent and love the original game. I would go to the school nurse almost every day faking being sick so I could go home and play it. Still one of my favorite NES games.

[@Aragorn7884]

GD that Skyblazer commercial is 90s 😅

[@EpicLebaneseNerd]

anyone else feeling down that next week is a back in the 90s friday ? honestly ? i look forward to every friday for this only. i know Jared and the crew needs to relax and take a deserved time off, but man oh man, if this isn't the best content on youtube then i don't know what is. Jared should be the next ''best redemption arc'' story ever told, the dude is a gem and his content is insane good.

[@ghemnas5213]

I had the 2nd RR game cause my parents refused to get a SNES. I loved both of them. I should see if they still have it at that price...

[@judgekonnan]

Super Solitaire was my college name too, which only I used.

[@TheOtakuNinja69]

I remember owning both Chip n’ Dale Rescue Rangers 1 & 2 on NES when I was a kid. I sold them a long time ago because I didn’t have much money back then.

[@helkeel]

I will always be amused with using "an over world map" as a selling point for a game

[@GabePuratekuta]

It's not?

[@bobjoemac1]

Still is for me. Ni no Kuni and Bravely Default were such a return to form for me.

[@marctoad]

It’s “Big Bosses” for me. I even grew up in this era and the obsession over sprite size is hilarious.

[@giacatnguyen9635]

This was still Secret of Mana time for me back in 1994, but we're getting closer and closer to some more of my fondest memories. I remember really liking the first Rescue Rangers game, but I don't think I played the sequel. I do remember Lester the Unlikely!

[@ryuhoshu3303]

Great one as always, love the interactions between Jared and Dylan

[@theEisbergmann]

I saw the Grumps playing Super Bonk and it has since become a mainstay in my "wacky snes games"-corner of my mind.

[@Revz8bit]

Never even knew Bonk was on anything besides the TG16

[@maverickhuntermeta4954]

12:47 - Thanks Editor Dylan, I am a cool big bro.

[@ZombieJesus1987]

I remember the computer in my Grade 7 class had Battle Chess and Rampart. Also Rollercoaster Tycoon. Good times.

[@stax6092]

I get you Dylan, solitaire can just absorb you so you don't have to think. There should be more Battle Chess.

[@jamesmoss3424]

The nes version of Bonk's Adventure looks the same from the turbogarfx-16 version but there is a big difference. 😀👍🎮

[@enriquepinero707]

Games in the 90s that were not readily available for purchase but were exclusive to video rental stores; where the first attempts of what we have to the all subscription /streaming model of game availability. Of course Sony was one of the first to attempts this; outside of Capcom with Final Fight Guy (but that game wouldn't have sold that well considering how similar it was to the regular Final Fight and was still gimped without coop or the entire roster. Sony and Microsoft's entrance to the gaming industry on the console level; was the foot in the door to the "No Ownership OF Games" future we are on the verge of.

[@openmoose]

I used to play battle chess on the computer at latchkey. The captures was absolutely the best part. Nobody played it to win at chess.

[@loricbrandt]

I rented Skyblazer many, many times! Well, my parents did, on my behalf. 😅 I loved it! Huge nostalgia from seeing that pop up here. It's a shame the game didn't get more recognition back then!

[@snogrog]

Damn I LOVED Skyblazer.

[@AldorasDeranor]

Battle Chess was such a funny idea, kinda surprising they didn't make any other Battle games. Battle Backgammon, Battle Go, Battle Ship

[@thelaughingrouge]

Man I used to play the hell out of battle chess during computer class!

[@bobjoemac1]

I remember seeing NES Bonk for about $80 a decade ago thinking that was a crazy price for it... how little did I know.

[@PaulGirdlestone]

I was one of the kids that got Chip and Dale 2. I was still getting NES games while I had the SNES and got the Genesis (Megadrive in UK where I grew up) way later as the Megadrive 2 that came with Sonic 3. This is also how I ended up with Ducktales 2. I would eventually go back and get many more NES and MEgadrive games super cheap from a place called Cash Converters. They went through a period where they sold NES games for £1.99 each and Megadrive games for £2.49. This is how I ended up getting Zelda 2, Toejam and Earl 1 & 2, Herzog Zwei, Cyborg Justice Sonic 1 & 2 and a butt ton more. I remember once I got my first job, I felt so rich I went in and bought like 10 NES and 5 Megadrive games in one swoop. Good times! Remember too that despite what people say about games being expensive today, they were way more expensive back then. SNES games when it was the current generation console were £60-£70 back in the early 90s. Megadrive games were still in the £50s. Even now, games are like £45-£50 tops. So to see a horde or games for less than a fiver each was like crack!

[@catsaregovernmentspies]

I have a copy of Bonk's Adventure for NES. I was pleasantly surprised when I learned it is rare and valuable. 😀

[@Lumenaus]

Might be time to go rewatch the Bonk ProJared episode, such a classic. Great vid!

[@JoaoAgile]

I just came here to say thanks for giving Lester the Unlikely some justice. The game is not incredible, but it's far from the trash many people believe it is (mostly thanks to AVGN's video covering it). It's pretty cool that the game has some character development that not only affects the way he moves, stands still and presents himself, but also changes the gameplay.

[@mjdf122]

Now in the 90s back again time to jump back into the Time Machine with Jared and Dylan

[@irvyne6111]

Sky Blazer was literally the front cover art for Super Play Issue 14. (Best 16-bit mag at the time)

[@urbancommando79]

I loved Skyblazer played it many times

[@Foolyguy]

I was young and unfamiliar with chess. So whenever I saw my friends playing Battle Chess on their computers, I (annoyingly) was always confused asking "why don't they fight back?" when the pieces fought. Cut to years later for those interested and now you CAN actually play chess AND fight it out when pieces meet each other on the board in a 1v1 fighting game called Checkmate Showdown on stream now!

[@gurvmlk]

Sounds like Base Wars, but chess.

[@magitek09]

Always happy to see skyblazer getting some attention. it's such a fun game >3

[@jacobthompson4444]

I remember playing the Hook game. I remember being really confused way you couldn't fly forever like in the movie. Also I got really mad when I lost the magic sword.

[@renatocorvaro6924]

Never quite got into Skyblazer. I should give it another try.

[@baditude41]

Wonderful video, guys! Wish I knew about Rescue Rangers 2, and loved reading about Bonk's Adventures as a kid.

[@meapickle]

I found skyblazer at my local microplay for about $10 in 2010. Really happy I took a chance and bought it

[@xGrundisx]

I was so hoping Dylon would mention the horrific Rook eating the Queen. It was so unsettling as a kid.

[@sonicmario64]

I actually have copies of both "DuckTales 2" and "Chip 'N Dale Rescue Rangers 2" for my NES that I was able to buy fifteen years ago, and I think they were definitely worth the hundred dollars that I spent for each copy just so that I can play them on the original hardware.

[@gnus78]

Oh wow, Skyblazer was my first cartridge on the SNES, and I played it on my Soviet black and white TV. I always wondered if it's a game tied to some cartoon or a sequel of some sort, and nobody besides me had this cartridge. And that level with the rotating tower blew my mind.

[@2011supergamer]

Thanks for the much needed posture check on that lester segment

[@Sly88Frye]

Wow! A week of obscure games. Fascinating

[@gurvmlk]

It probably doesn't help that immediately after the holidays was probably not the time of the year when people were out looking for new games. Kids were still busy playing whatever they received as gifts, and parents were giving their wallets a rest.

[@JohnnyFromVirginia]

Yooooo! I had battle chess game on DOS as well!!!! Mine didn’t look anything like this though and was even slower than this lol

[@Pai3000]

I remember Skyblazer being announced as something special here in Spain too and getting good reviews. It was a pretty common game so I borrowed it from somebody. At first it looked like the hype was real. The graphics were very nice and colorful and the music and mood somewhat epic but the more I played the more I felt something was off. It was clearly not what the magazines had tried to sell us.

[@buchiklop110]

That Skyblazer commercial is basically the epitome of the term "boomer energy."

[@MLBlue30]

Hello fellow kids

[@MrDemonsushiGuy]

The NES version of box of adventures, how I got introduced to the series. It wasn’t until later that I discovered the turbografx/PC engine games

[@SkippD]

Loved Battlechess on dos! The animations were fascinating to my young brain. Also helped me grow my love of chess.

[@Boltizar49]

Today I learned I share a birthday with Lester for the SNES. How non-uncoincidental!