GAMEBOY POKEMON GAMES SERIES
I’m sure some were also curious if the series would be better suited for the upcoming Game Boy Advance that was around the corner. Also transitioning a cutting-edge 3D game to a 2D Overhead/First person hybrid caused many fans of the series to skip over this Game Boy Color release when it first surfaced.
GAMEBOY POKEMON GAMES MANUALS
Manuals along command quite a premium, but those boxes are quite elusive.Ĭheck for Return of the Ninja on Amazon Resident Evil Gaiden: $77-$290 ($340 Sealed)Įven though the Resident Evil series always had rather strong momentum behind it, it wasn’t quite the blockbuster series in 2001 that it is now. However, finding a complete copy is quite a challenge. Loose copies of Return of the the Ninja are far from abundant, but you can usually find a handful of them on eBay at any given day. It’s also worth mentioning that Return of the Ninja was also a spiritual successor to Natsume’s NES game, Shadow of the Ninja. Natsume published this action platformer with stealth elements just a few short months before the arrival of the Game Boy Advance to retail shelves. There’s currently one listed for over $200, but we haven’t seen a completed sale that high lately.Ĭheck for Magical Chase on eBay Return of the Ninja: $52-$300 Legit loose cartridges (there’s a TON of reproductions) have been quite difficult to find as well. There’s always some that are asking hundreds of dollars more than that, but they don’t typically complete the sale. Authentic complete copies are still around $400 each when you can find them. Unlike the rapid accent of Shantae above, Magical Chase hasn’t really increased in value over the last decade. And while it doesn’t quite live up to the polish of its console brethren, it is actually a quite impressive and colorful port that makes it one of the best shmups on the portable.
This Cotton-esqe 2D shooter is best known for being a gem in the TurboGrafx 16′s shooter library, but it also made a Japan-only appearance on the Gameboy as well. Nearly a decade after the release of this Game Boy Color game, sequels started appearing on modern consoles and brought the franchise closer to mainstream status.Īnd while Shantae has always been solidly placed on this guide of rare gems, the growth of the franchise has definitely contributed to a strong appreciation of the original game’s value since its 2008 value of $27 to $90 or even its $120 to $660 range in 2012.Ĭheck for Shantae on Amazon Magical Chase $100-$400 It even received many recommendations as an essential pick-up for those that wanted to appreciate the Game Boy Color’s library. It wasn’t until years later that an appreciation for this classic started to build. It didn’t quite get the proper attention in its early days, so the print run stayed rather modest. This colorful platformer was released on the tail end of the Gameboy Color’s lifespan but looked so good that it could pass for an early GBA game. Treasured Game Boy Color Releases Shantae: $435-1275 ($2100 Sealed) Note that some of these games are not rare in the sense that there are not many available, but rare relative to demand, which makes the games expensive. The list is ordered by the balance of the two prices. An average price is also shared for a sealed copy if one has sold recently. The second price is the highest price in the past three months which is usually the price for a complete copy. The first is the average daily selling price of the bare cartridge. Below you will see two prices beside each title. In stark contrast to the Cheapest Games series, this Rare & Valuable series will round up the rarest and most valuable games for a given console or handheld so you’ll know what to look for whether you are buying or selling. It is also worth mentioning that this guide is separate the Rare and Valuable guide for the original Game Boy. Much like other classic Nintendo game, we have gradually been seeing stronger demand for complete copies of games in their condition-sensitive cardboard packaging.
The Game Boy Color has a number of interesting rarities due to how long Nintendo kept the platform going - even after the release of the Game Boy Advance. The original Game Boy is becoming a big target for collectors (especially of boxed and sealed games) and logically, the Game Boy Color goes hand-in-hand with it. The Rarest and Most Valuable Gameboy Color Games
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