If you’re in need of some extra cash in the run up to Christmas and have an attic packed full of old console games, then you could be in luck if you happen to own some of the rare and valuable games out there.

Gaming has become one of the largest industries in the world and, more than ever, people are longing for that retro feel. Some older games – especially ones which brought out limited copies – can now fetch thousands and while many of them are pretty rare, someone out there has them. Is it you?

An expert worked with LoveAntiques.com to draw up a list of 100 seriously valuable games that could net you a fortune. So get digging in old boxes or keep your eyes peeled at car boot sales and you could find yourself with a decent amount of cash.



Firstly, the Top ten overall look like this:

Snowboard Kids 2 (Nintendo 64) – £2000

Darxide (Sega 32X) – £1200

Primal Rage (Sega 32X) – £1000

X Zone (Super Nintendo) – £850

T Mek (Super Nintendo) – £800

Viewpoint (Neo Geo AES) – £750

(Picture: Neo Geo)

Stadium Games (Nintendo) – £600

Cool World (Super Nintendo) – £550

Fatal Fury Special Edition (Sega Mega CD) – £550

The Adventures Of Batman And Robin (Sega Mega CD) – £550

And by console:

Nintendo (NES) Stadium Games £600 Phantom Air Mission £400 Castlevania 3 £320 Chip ‘n Dale 2 £295 Championship Rally £280 City Connection £250 Little Ninja Brothers £200 Duck Tales 2 £150 Gargoyles Quest 2 £120 Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade £100

The expert added: ‘NES games are becoming really collectable in good condition and packaging. There are hundreds of games rising in value by the month because demand from collectors is high. Even quite common titles such as Mario Brothers 3 (£30), Zelda II (£50-£60), Castlevania (£60) and Metroid (£60) are rising rapidly.’


Nintendo 64 (N64) (Picture: Nintendo) Snowboard Kids 2 £2000 Starcraft 64 £450 Conkers Bad Fur Day £175 Paper Mario 64 £140 Mario Party 3 £130 Rush 2049 £120 Tom ‘n Jerry £100 Tarzan £100 Aidyn Chronicles £100 Hercules £100

The expert added: ‘Nintendo 64 games have recently risen in price. Every month the value of the top 30/40 rises rapidly, especially complete boxed versions. There is also a growing collectors market for sealed Ninetendo 64 and graded games, the value of these is very high, for example a boxed standard Hercules game will be worth £100, however a factory sealed version will be worth £500+’

Playstation (PSOne) (Picture: Sony) Tintin Destination Adventure £180 Ayrton Senna Kart Duel 2 £140 Jupiter Strike £110 Suikoden 2 £95 Robotron X £80 Blazing Dragons £75 Rapid Reload £75 Devil Dice £70 Megaman X3 £70 Megaman Battle n chase £70

The expert added: ‘A lot of these games are rare and hard to come by because collectors like to have a complete set. PS1 games that didn’t sell well at the time of release or previously are now commanding higher and higher prices. Additionally PS1 games need to be complete with the inlay, case, book and disc and in good condition.’

Super Nintendo (SNES) (Picture: Nintendo) X Zone £850 Cool World £550 Beethoven the Ultimate Canine Caper £450 Final Fight 3 £300 Powerdrive £250 Super Chase HQ £250 Spawn £200 Separation Anxiety £200 Whirlo £180 Biometal £150

Sega Saturn (Picture: Sega) Megaman X3 £200 Deep Fear £130 Keio Flying Squadron £120 Panzer Dragoon Saga (not panzer 1 or zwei) £105 Dragonforce £90 Enemy Zero £80 Mr Bones £80 Burning Rangers £70 The Crow £60 Jewels of the Oracle £50

Sega 32X (Picture: Sega) Darxide £1200 Primal Rage £1000 T Mek £800 Motherbase £400 Kolibri £400 Knuckles Chaotix £250 Fifa 96 £80 Cosmic Carnage £60 Stellar Assault £50 Mortal Kombat 2 £35

Sega Master System (Picture: Sega) The Smurfs Travel The World £275 Assault City (light gun version only) £130 Championship Hockey £120 Masters of Combat £100 Home Alone £100 Buggy Run £100 Powerstrike 2 £100 Robocop 3 £80 Sonic Spinball £75 Fire and Forget 2 £75

The expert added: ‘These are all standard retail versions, there are a few Master System games that had special releases such as The Lucky Dime Caper, which came boxed with a T Shirt, and can command £300-£400 in a complete condition.’

Sega Mega CD (Picture: Sega) Fatal Fury Special Edition £550 The Adventures of Batman and Robin £550 Syndicate £400 The Smurfs £400 Markos Magic Football £400 (expensive but not very collectable) Samurai Showdown £400 The Lawnmower Man £400 (this one can vary a lot, occasionally every few years, 3 or 4 more are found) Lords of Thunder £280 Flink £180 Shining Force CD £100

The expert added: ‘When purchasing Mega CD games, it is essential that the card spine is intact to maintain the maximum value, if it is missing, the value of the game can decrease by 30-40% because collectors prefer the complete item.’

Sega Mega Drive (Picture: eBay) Megaman the Wily Wars £300 The Punisher £250 The Death and Return of Superman £200 Spiderman the Animated Series £180 Pirates of Dark Water £125 Aero the Acrobat 2 £120 Alien Soldier £120 Body Count £100 Addams Family Values £100 Art of Fighting £80

Miscellaneous Skycopter 2 – Atari Jaguar – £800 Viewpoint – Neo Geo AES – £750 Powerdrive – Sega Game Gear – £600 Amazing Penguin Gameboy – £180 – £200 Sonic Blast – Sega Game Gear – £200 Evolution 2 – Sega Dreamcast – £150 Samba De Amigo – complete with maracas – Sega Dreamcast £120 – £150 Attack of the Killer Tomatoes – Gameboy – £120 – £140 Cannon Spike – Sega Dreamcast £120 Rez – Sega Dreamcast £100

The expert added: ‘Cover variants of certain Sega Mega Drive games can be sold for thousands of pounds, such as Lakers Vs Celtics (£3000) and World Championship Soccer (£1200), but the standard games for those 2 games are worth pennies.

There are also a few Australian exclusive Sega Mega Drive games such as Fatal Fury 2 (£750) and Daze Before Christmas (£400), which can demand a high price but PAL (phase alternating line) collectors see these as additional games, not games that will complete a PAL collection.’

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