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Happy "Lowest Game Prices Week"

2009-11-09T13:40:00.004-07:00

Historically, a day during the second week of November has the lowest used game prices of the whole year. The exact day shifts around from year to year so I can't say exactly which day it will be this year. So I making the whole week a holiday and calling it "Lowest Game Prices Week".

Price usually follow a trend similar to this:

Prices drop at the beginning of the year
Hold steady during the summer months
Drop a little more in October and early November
And then spike up in late November and December

This week is the best time to buy used games during the whole year so celebrate the holiday by treating yourself to a classic you've never played before. Or buy those Christmas presents now before the prices start going back up.

I'm waiting to hear back from Hallmark on making some greeting cards for the occasion but haven't received a call back yet. Hopefully by next year Hallmark will officially celebrate it. If there can be an International Magic Week, there can be a "Lowest Game Prices Week".

Use iPhone UPC Scanner on VGPC

2009-10-21T09:34:00.007-06:00

Have you ever been at Best Buy or GameStop and seen a clearance sale and wondered "Is that really a good deal, or can I get that game cheaper somewhere else?" If you have an iphone you can scan the game's barcode and instantly lookup the price on VGPC and see what other stores are charging for the same game. Here's how to do it:

1. Download the RedLaser App
On your iphone find the RedLaser application and install it. It costs $1.99 but is a very good application and saving some money on one game can more than pay for that.

2. Visit Customize RedLaser Page
Open Safari on your iphone and visit http://www.redlaser.com/apps. You will see a page that looks like this:

3. Create Custom App
You need to fill in the fields on the page as follows:

Name: VideoGamePriceCharts

URL: http://www.videogamepricecharts.com/search/?q=730865530137
Param: q
Icon URL:
http://www.videogamepricecharts.com/static/images/vgpc-app-image.jpg

Convert to UPC: Check the box

Click "Build App" at the bottom of the page.

You can now scan any video game's barcode and choose to search VGPC for the item. You will be taken directly to a page showing the average price for this game and how much eBay, Amazon, and other stores sell it for.

Thank you Christopher for giving us this information, he writes a blog at inaudible games. See an article on ismashphone.com showing more screen shots of the app in action on an iphone.

Nintendo Campus Challenge 1991 for NES

2009-09-29T15:48:00.006-06:00

There is an auction on ebay for Nintendo Campus Challenge 1991. There is only one of these in the world and it's a very sought after piece of Nintendo gaming history.

In 1991 Nintendo hosted a second Nintendo World Championship but toured 58 college campuses so they called it the Campus Challenge. Nintendo made a special cartridge just for this event that had Super Mario 3, PinBot, and Dr. Mario. After the competition was finished all of the cartridges were supposed to be destroyed, but in 2006 this cartridge appeared at the garage sale of an ex-Nintendo employee.

The auction started at $0.99 with no reserve but the price already up to $3,250. Where will it end up? We will be sure to update the VGPC price for Nintendo Campus Challenge 91 once the auction closes.

UPDATE:
The game sold for a record $20,100. A user on youtube posted a video showing the last two minutes of the auction as the price increased from $8,500 to $10,000 and then to $20,100 with 2 seconds left.

New Search Plug-in

2009-09-28T08:03:00.002-06:00

Thanks to the efforts of a loyal VGPC user (Hi Daniel!), there's now a search plug-in for VGPC. The plug-in works with Firefox 2 or later and with Internet Explorer 7 or later. Here's how to install and use the search extension:

Visit the Mycroft Project
Click the videogamepricecharts.com link
When prompted whether to add the search provider, click Yes or Accept

Now you can choose videogamepricecharts.com as a search engine in the upper-right corner of your browser.

If prefer to use a search keyword in Firefox, we have instructions for that too.

Happy searching!

We're Adding GameStop Prices to VGPC

2009-09-22T08:41:00.008-06:00

We're adding GameStop prices to VGPC starting today. Initially not every game will show a price, but within a few weeks we will show a price for every game that GameStop sells.

The GameStop prices will not be used in the price history charts or in the "VGPC Price" we list for every game. We did this because adding GameStop prices to the charts now would cause a spike in prices for almost every game (GameStop is usually more expensive than eBay and Amazon). This would make comparisons for past prices harder because it would be comparing apples to oranges.

Below is an image showing what the new pages will look like and which sections will and will not change:

See pages with the GameStop prices already live: Sonic Riders or Ninja Gaiden II

We're adding GameStop prices because so many of our users asked for them. In the comments below let us know if there are any other used game retailers you want us to add next.

More Data in the Retail Guide

2009-09-18T09:46:00.004-06:00

We've added new fields to our Retail Price Guide files. This provides more video game data for every product in our database. The new fields are

ASIN - Amazon's unique product identifier
Release date - the date on which this game was released to the public
Publisher - the company who published the game
ESRB Rating
Original MSRP - what this game sold for in stores when it first came out

The full Retail Guide documentation reflects the new columns. The Collector's Price Guide is unchanged.

If you bookmarked the old URL and rely on that format, don't worry. We'll continue supporting the old format too. There's no need to change the way you use the file until you're ready.

Where's the Best Place to Sell Your Games?

2009-09-15T12:26:00.003-06:00

Over the last several months Amazon, Best Buy, and Toys R Us have joined GameStop and Game Crazy in the used game buying market. Gamers now have five national retailers to choose from when deciding who to sell their games too, plus eBay and Amazon Marketplace. Which of these seven options gives the best prices for old games?

We randomly chose 100 games for PS2, Xbox 360, PS3, PSP, Nintendo DS, or Wii and calculated the average price each store would give you for every game. The results are below:


Ebay*	$10.54	0
Amazon Marketplace*	10.11	0
Toys R Us	8.78	10
Best Buy	8.46	54
Amazon	5.67	32
Game Crazy	5.02	16
Game Stop	4.09	3

* eBay and Amazon Marketplace prices are after subtracting selling fees

Column Definitions:
Average Price - The average price for 26 games that all seven stores offered prices on.
Can't Sell - The number of games that the store won't buy from customers.

Other Factors to Consider When Selling Games

eBay

Best price on average even after subtracting ebay and paypal fees
Every game ever made can be sold
You have to deal with shipping, payment issues, and customer service

Amazon Marketplace

Second best price (after subtracting Amazon selling fees)
Almost every game can be sold. Niche systems like Neo Geo, Vectrex, and even Atari 2600 don't have listings
You have to deal with shipping, payment issues, and customer service

Toys R Us

Best prices of all the stores
They don't pay for 10% of the games we tried
Will take trades on all systems from PS2 era & next-gen consoles
Every vintage game is the same price, $0.50 for Earthbound
They pay you via Toys R Us gift card
Offers instant online quotes

Best Buy

Wouldn't buy back 54% of the games
Good prices for the games they do purchase
Will take trades on all systems from PS2 era & next-gen consoles
You can trade-in electronics too
They pay you via Best Buy gift card
Offers instant online quotes

Amazon

Worst prices of the online stores
Doesn't buy 32% of games we searched
Will take trades on vintage games too
They pay you via Amazon gift card
Offers instant online quotes

Game Crazy

Better prices than GameStop
No online quotes
Will take trades on all systems from PS2 era & next-gen consoles
They can pay in cash or store credit
Not in every market nationwide

GameStop

Worst prices of all the stores
No online quotes
Will take trades on all systems from PS2 era & next-gen consoles
They can pay in cash or store credit
More than 4,300 stores in the United States

Methodology

We randomly chose 100 video games for PS2, Xbox 360, PS3, PSP, Nintendo DS, or Wii and found the prices for them on September 14th 2009. The list included 42 PS2 Games, 9 PS3, 20 Nintendo DS, 7 PSP, 13 Wii, and 9 Xbox 360. The list includes a wide range of games like Fallout 3, Animal Crossing Wild World, Marvel vs Capcom 2, Pokemon Platinum, and My Chinese Coach, Mini-Ninja's, and Cars.

When calculating the "Average Price" we only used the 26 games that every retailer offered a price for.

Video Game Museum: 10,000 Games & Every Console

2009-09-11T10:46:00.008-06:00

Syd Bolton runs a PC museum in Canada and has a huge video game collection with more than 6,000 games. The museum has thousand of boxed PC games and dozens of computers covering the whole history of PC's. I had a chance to interview Syd about his museum and get some photos of the collection as well.

Xbox and Xbox 360 games. All complete with box and instructions.

A Vectrex System with tons of vintage games behind it.

Arcade games in the tiny cabinets

Tons of Playstation 2 games.

Video game memorabilia and signed pictures of a couple G4 hosts

Thank you Syd for answering these questions for us about your video game collection and Personal Computer Museum.

Where do you live?
I live in Brantford, Ontario, Canada and have all my life. Brantford was a
primary home to Alexendar Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone and
home to the first long distance phone call (between Brantford, Ontario and
Paris, Ontario, only a few miles away).

How did you get into video game collecting?
Growing up I bought myself a computer because I knew I could play games on
it AND learn programming. However, a buddy of mine had an Atari 2600 and I
will admit I was jealous. I loved going over to his place to play Pitfall!
and some of the other great classics. In time, I started collecting
computers and because people thought I was into "that sort of thing" one day
somebody brought me an Atari 2600 with 20 games for $20. At first, I'm
thinking "what the heck do I want this for?" but as soon as I saw Pitfall!,
the good memories started flooding back. I said "Yes, I want this!" and
picked it up. I realized I could amass a pretty good collection quickly and
inexpensively by placing ads in local newspapers as "Wanted to buy: video
game systems". I just got hooked on it and then wanted everything because I
can't just seem to do something part way. It's my greatest strength and
weakness. I think my collections could be stronger on more rare titles if it
wasn't for the fact that I focus on "anything I don't have". Most collectors
concentrate on one or a few systems. With me, I have weeks or months (or
years) where I focus on one but then my attention shifts.

How many games do you own? How many systems?
It's a bit of a tough question. I know I have over 6,000 console games but
I'm still in the process of cataloging all of them. When it comes to
original, boxed computer software games I'd have to estimate several
thousand. With systems, I basically own the majority of consoles released in
North America. I have the early originals like the Magnavox Odyssey 1, the
Fairchild Channel F and of course multiple variants of the Atari 2600. In
addition to all the "standard" consoles I've also got some odder items like
the Amiga CD32 (and CDTV), the Leisure Vision (a version of the Arcadia
2001) and even a Tandyvision One (Intellivision compatible).

What are your favorite items in your collection?
Lately my Pac-Man table has been the coolest and favorite thing but it's
very difficult to choose. Sometimes the favorite things are the ones that
people find interesting like the mini arcade games I have (the Frogger and
Pac-Man ones for example) and I have a very extensive Dragon's Lair
collection that I'm proud of. My PS2 collection, which currently has over
1222 individual titles in it is the proudest thing I have.

Tell me more about the video game and personal computer museum you run?
So I started collecting computers when I was 12 -- which was just over 25
years ago. I had 3 of them, which for the time was pretty unusual (I had a
VIC-20, a Commodore 64 and an Apple II clone that I built myself). I really
didn't have any gaming systems until I turned 16, when someone offered me an
Atari 2600 for $20 with a bunch of games. At first, I was like "why the heck
would I want this? It's old now and crappy" but then I saw Pitfall! sitting
there. I remembered loving going over to my buddy's house and playing his
2600 (he had everything back then, it seemed). I had opted on getting a
computer instead of Atari because I could play games AND learn how to
program. Turns out I made the right decision, as I am still programming
today and make my living from it.

Are most items part of your personal collection or the museum collection?
All of the computers and software that started out as mine are now the
property of the museum. It's too difficult to separate what was mine versus
all of the generous donations we've received over the years. The video
games, however, are all mine. However, I am going to loan them to the museum
when we get a bigger building and have the space to display everything. That
is the main focus right now, getting consistent funding and a larger
facility.

What is the most expensive game you own?
Well you know that Steel Battalion for the Xbox is up there but the value of
some of the others I'm not too sure of. I never really worried about getting
some of the more super expensive individual titles because I would rather
spend the money on building a broader collection overall. I have a ton of
PS2 RPG's that I know will grow in value over time so that is probably my
most expensive area of collecting.

What is the most rare game you own?
Again, defining rare is tough here. I have several Atari 2600 games that I
treasure for their difficulty in obtaining like Chase the Chuckwagon, Condor
Attack and Gas Hog. But when showing my collection to the average person,
I'm going to point out things like my shrink-wrapped Pitfall! for the 2600
and sealed Pac-Man because it's something they might actually recognize.
Newer games that I'm proud to own that are getting really hard to find
include Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (both Xbox and PS2) but I also know that rare
doesn't necessarily mean valuable.

Why start a gaming museum?
Gaming is one of those areas where most people play a game and then get rid
of it at some point. To be able to go back and look at that game, even just
the box cover and hold that in your hands, brings back a flood of positive
memories for people. It's this sense of joy, that I see all the time in
people that is the primary reason for doing this. It was much more difficult
and much more expensive to game in the "early days" and so people spent more
time on it, they received more joy from it (even when the games weren't
nearly as good as some are today). It's that personal sense of
accomplishment that people have and love revisiting years later that makes
the difference. It's also important, from an educational standpoint, to
preserve this stuff. Companies that have come and gone and the people behind
them all deserve to be remembered for their contributions.

How much have you spent over the years on your collection?
That's a tough one because I didn't really keep track of it before like I do
now. Clearly, it's a small fortune. I would say more than $100k and less
than $250k? I'm a fairly frugal shopper when it comes to games (one has to
be). I don't like buying used on the newer stuff because I know it hurts the
industry, so when it's a big game title that I know I will play right away
I'll buy it new to support the developers and publishers. Obviously, on
older stuff I don't have a choice but to buy used or trade.

What do you want to add to your collection but haven't been able to find?
Obviously I'd love to get a hold of Panzer Dragoon Saga on the Saturn. I
certainly have had the opportunity, I just have a hard time spending that
much on one game when I know I can get an armload of other games for the
same money (the biggest problem with being an 'everything' collector). On
the Playstation, I'd love to get my hands on Suikoden II and Tactics Ogre.
And of course, on the older stuff, Bounty Bob on the Atari 5200 would be a
must have because I also love that game!

Any interesting stories about how you got some items in the collection?
Several years ago, I printed out a Nintendo NES rarity list and noticed these "Aladdin" game carts were on it. This was when the web was still
fairly new and eBay was not a strong place to sell goods (around 1995 I
think). I had never seen one of these carts before but noted the "ER+"
rating in the list. I went to a flea market type place about an hour's drive
from my home. I walked into this one area where this guy had a bunch of
video games and I was not sure what these were--turns out they were boxed
Aladdin carts. They had a price of $10 each. I asked for the manager,
because once I realized what they were I was going to try and make a deal.

They said he was back the following weekend. So, I bought a set of what I
could find, at $10 each (there were the six separate games) and went home.
The following weekend I came back and found the owner and asked him if I
bought every single one of those games he had - how much they would be. He
hummed and hawed and said "Well...umm...listen, I gotta get at least three
bucks for each of them". Putting on my best poker face, I sighed and said
"that's ok I guess". Meanwhile, I'm jumping up and down on the inside. Keep
in mind - this was also in Canadian funds! Even better, as we were packing
up the games he comes from out back and says "Oh, I found some more!" and I
see over ten sets of the Aladdin cartridge itself with the pack-in game.
Trying to hide my excitement, I asked how much for those. "Oh, same price!".
All told, I ended up walking away with over 15 complete sets of Aladdin
decks with the seven games. I kept two sets for myself and sold the rest for
$125 US a set. Being fair of course. Later, with the extras I had of the
single games I managed to sell some for as much as $45 each on eBay once it
became more popular. I am not sure how much of my game collection that
transaction financed, but I can tell you that it was one of the best scores
I've had in collecting.

Thank you Syd. If I'm ever up in Canada again, I will be sure to stop by and see your museum and personal collection. The museum is open to the public too so anyone else can see this collection too, be sure to look up the visiting hours though first because they change frequently.

Most Expensive Wii Games

2009-08-27T11:38:00.000-06:00

VGPC.com has daily updated prices for every Wii game and most Wii consoles and accessories. Our Wii price list includes 600+ games. Below is a list of the most expensive Nintendo Wii games and the most popular Wii games on our site based upon the number of page views.
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Most Expensive Wii Games

Game Name	Recent Price
Rock Band 2 Bundle	$140
Rock Band Special Edition	$99
Guitar Hero World Tour Band Kit	$80
Wii Fit	$74
Karaoke Revolution American idol Encore Bundle	$58
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 (MotionPlus Bundle)	$56
Dance Dance Revolution: Disney Grooves	$51
EA Sports Active	$48
Bratz Kidz Slumber Party	$45
Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party Bundle	$43

10 Most Popular Nintedno Wii Games

Game Name	Recent Price
Super Mario Galaxy	$26
Mario Kart Wii	$39
Super Smash Bros. Brawl	$27
Zelda Twilight Princess	$25
Wii Fit	$74
Metroid Prime 3 Corruption	$15
Wii Play (Game Only)	$17
Wii Sports Resort	$42
Rock Band	$15
Super Paper Mario	$22

See Prices For All Nintendo Wii Games

About Nintedno Wii

Nintendo broke the mold with the release of the Wii making it fun for the whole family. With motion sensor controllers the wii puts you right in the middle of all the action. One o the best parts about it is that you don't even have to buy games right a way because the Wii comes with a game called Wii sports which lets you start playing your Wii right out of the box. You simply can't go wrong with the Nintendo Wii.

Win Nintendo World Championships Gray

2009-08-26T14:35:00.004-06:00

JJGames.com is celebrating its 100,000th order by giving away Nintendo World Championships Gray cartridge and some other rare games in their Rare Game Giveaway promotion. NWC Gray most recently sold on ebay for $5,100 and is one of the most rare and sought after games for collectors. For those of our readers who don't have $5,000 to spend on a video game this is your chance to add this holy grail to your collection.

The interest in Nintendo World Championships has definitely increased over the last three years. Google shows that the search volume for "nintendo world championship" has steadily increased since 2007 and Google predicts it will continue to increase over the next year too.

If you are lucky enough to already own Nintendo World Championships you can also win some memorabilia from the original Nintendo event. It includes a plaque, trophy, and t-shirt made specifically for winners of the 1990 competition and an NWC ticket stub and magazine.

You can also win some other rare games by entering the contest, including Starfox Super Weekend, Caltron 6-in-1, and Suikoden II. All games that are worth more than $100.

Good luck to everyone who enters the contest. Let us know if any of you win.

Most Expensive Super Nintendo Games

2009-08-25T10:14:00.004-06:00

VGPC.com has daily updated prices for every Super Nintendo game and most SNES consoles and accessories. Our Super NES price list includes 700+ games. Below is a list of the most expensive Super Nintendo games and the most popular SNES games on our site based upon the number of page views.
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Most Expensive SNES Games

Game Name	Recent Price
Nintendo Powerfest 1994	$10,000
Donkey Kong Country Competition Edition	$500
Exertainment Mountain Bikerally Speed Racer Kit	$330
Starfox Suer Weekend Competition	$250
Terranigma	$92
Earthbound	$84
Aero Fighters	$76
International Superstar Soccer Deluxe	$69
Harvest Moon	$61
EVO the Search for Eden	$60

10 Most Popular Super Nintendo Games

Game Name	Recent Price
Nintendo Powerfest 1994	$10,000
Earthbound	$84
Chrono Trigger	$41
Donkey Kong Country Competition Edition	$500
Super Mario RPG	$32
Final Fantasy III	$27
Terranigma	$92
Secret of Mana	$27
Super Mario World	$7
EVO the Search for Eden	$60

See Prices For All SNES Games

About Super Nintendo

The Super Nintendo is a 16-bit game console released in North America between 1990 and 1993. The predecessor to the already amazing Nintendo Entertainment System or better known as NES, the Super Nintendo brought the next generation in 16-bit gaming and had no intentions of slowing down with a wider game selection with games like Donky Kong Country and Super Mario World. If you had a Super Nintendo in those days, you were it!

One-Time Price Guide Downloads

2009-08-25T08:35:00.003-06:00

For the past 18 months we've offered our Video Game Price Guide service as a subscription service only. You had to setup a subscription with monthly payments if you wanted to download all the prices for the 13,000+ games in our database. Now you can pay a one-time fee of $4.99 and download the full price guide ($19.99 for the retailer's version).

Many video game collectors told us they didn't need to update their price guide multiple times per month but would love to download all the prices, use them for a few months, and then download them again later when they needed an update. This new payment structure gives you this flexibility. Retailers and Collectors who still want more frequent updates get a better deal with the monthly subscription, but you're not forced to pay monthly if that's not what you need.

You can try out the trial version of the price guide for free. Then make a payment when you're ready to download the full guide.

Thanks to all of our users for their continued feedback about our site and the price guide service.

Most Expensive Playstation 3 Game Prices

2009-08-24T09:30:00.000-06:00

VGPC.com has daily updated prices for every Playstation 3 game and most PS3 consoles and accessories. Our Playstation 3 price list includes 340+ games. Below is a list of the most expensive Playstation 3 games and the most popular PS3 games on our site based upon the number of page views.
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Most Expensive Playstation 3 Games

Game Name	Recent Price
Rock Band 2 Bundle	$115
Fallout 3 Survival Edition	$75
Guitar Hero World Tour Band Kit	$68
Street Fighter IV Collector's Edition	$65
Rock Band Special Edition	$65
Blazblue: Calamity Trigger	$57
Natruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm	$55
Tom Clancy's Endwar (Limited Bluetooth Headset Edition)	$55
Destroy All Humans Path of the Furon	$53
Metal Gear Solid 4 Limited Edition	$50

10 Most Popular Playstation 3 Games

Game Name	Recent Price
Blazblue: Calamity Trigger	$57
Killzone 2	$34
LittleBigPlanet	$27
Infamous	$36
Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots	$50
Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare	$30
Grand Theft Auto IV	$19
Uncharted Drake's Fortune	$30
Resident Evil 5	$33
Fallout 3	$26

See Prices For All Playstation 3 Games

About Playstation 3

Playstation 3 was released in North America on November 11, 2006 and thus far has sold over 23 million units. With popular titles like Grand Theft Auto IV and the continuation of the Gran Turismo series, Playstation 3 (also known as PS3) has a lot to choose from. Hailed as more than a game console it boasts free internet connectivity with a built in wireless adapter and a blu-ray player Sony's Playstation 3 is an excellent home entertainment unit.

Most Expensive Sega Saturn Games

2009-08-21T09:19:00.002-06:00

VGPC.com has daily updated prices for every Saturn game and most Saturn consoles and accessories. Our Saturn price list includes 250+ games. Below is a list of the most popular Saturn games on our site and a list of the most expensive Saturn games.
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Most Expensive Saturn Games

Game Name	Recent Price
Daytona USA Championship Net Link Edition	$405
Psychic Killer Taromaru	$203
Panzer Dragoon Saga	$174
Radiant Silvergun	$154
Guardian Heroes	$96
Shining Force III	$95
Winning Post	$90
Burning Rangers	$75
The House of the Dead	$70
Dragon Force	$69

10 Most Popular Saturn Games

Game Name	Recent Price
Panzer Dragoon Saga	$174
Guardian Heroes	$96
Shining Force III	$95
Daytona USA Championship Net Link Edition	$405
Dragon Force	$74
Radiant Silvergun	$154
Magic Knight Rayearth	$46
Winning Post	$90
Resident Evil	$25
House of the Dead	$69

See Prices For All Saturn Games

About Saturn

Sega Saturn was released in North America on May 11, 1995. It succeeded the Sega Genesis console for SEGA. Sales for this title struggled due to the overwhelming popularity of the Nintendo 64 and the Playstation 1. It still sold over 9 million units in the short 4 year tenure on store shelves. Virtua Fighter 2 was the consoles best selling game with over 1 million units sold.

More eBay Prices

2009-08-14T10:19:00.004-06:00

Last month we changed our eBay bots to collect data about games for which eBay has no UPC. This should be an especially useful improvement for older games. Info about third generation systems (such as NES prices) now have three or more sources on nearly every game. For consoles in the second generation (such as Atari 2600 and Intellivision), the prices are now based on both sales data and listing data.

This change also means that the console pages and individual game pages link to eBay more consistently. Hopefully that helps you find current eBay auctions for games you care about.

We have lots of ideas for improving our price data and making the site more useful. If you have any suggestions or pet peeves about the site, we'd love to hear 'em; just leave a comment below.

Most Expensive Sega Dreamcast Game Prices

2009-08-09T09:26:00.003-06:00

VGPC.com has daily updated prices for every Dreamcast game and most Dreamcast consoles and accessories. Our Sega Dreamcast price list includes 260+ games. Below is a list of the most popular Dreamcast games on our site and a list of the most expensive Dreamcast games.
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Most Expensive Dreamcast Games

Game Name	Recent Price
Half-Life	$120
Space Channel 5 Part 2	$118
Border Down Limited Edition	$102
Under Defeat Limited Edition	$100
Sonic Adventure Limited Edition	$64
Under Defeat	$62
Trizeal	$61
Shenmue II	$45
Project Justice	$41
Cannon Spike	$40

10 Most Popular Sega Dreamcast Games

Game Name	Recent Price
Half-Life	$120
Marvel vs Capcom 2	$32
Sonic Adventure Limited Edition	$64
Under Defeat Limited Edition	$100
Shenmue	$13
Shenmue II	$36
Jet Grind Radio	$8
Marvel vs Capcom	$19
Bangai-O	$25
Project Justice	$40

See Prices For All Dreamcast Games

About Dreamcast

Sega's last console release was in the form of the Dreamcast. Though it didn't fare well in sales, many gaming experts still claim the Dreamcast was ahead of it's time in being the first gaming console to introduce online gaming. Over 10 million units of the Dreamcast were sold. Dreamcast's most popular title was Sonic Adventure.

Most Expensive Sega Genesis Game Prices

2009-08-08T08:54:00.003-06:00

VGPC.com has daily updated prices for every Genesis game and most Sega Genesis consoles and accessories. Our Genesis price list includes 670+ games. Below is a list of the most popular Genesis games on our site and a list of the most expensive Genesis games.
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Most Expensive Genesis Games

Game Name	Recent Price
Spiderman Web of Fire	$100
MUSHA	$65
Crusader of Centy	$56
John Madden Football '93 Championship Edition	$50
Action 52	$35
Rolling Thunder 3	$35
Aerobiz Supersonic	$34
Mutant League Hockey	$34
Joshua the Battle for Jericho	$32
Warsong	$31

10 Most Popular Sega Genesis Games

Game Name	Recent Price
Michael Jackson Moonwalker	$43
Spiderman Web of Fire	$100
MUSHA	$65
Crusader of Centy	$56
Sonic the Hedgehog 2	$1
Toejam and Earl	$20
Ghostbusters	$16
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Hyperstone Heist	$16
Castlevania Bloodlines	$11
Knuckles Chaotix	$20

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About Genesis

The Sega Genesis is a 16-bit video game console that was released in North America on August 14, 1989. It was a key competitor to Nintendo's Super Nintendo System. The Genesis sold 29 million units and released many classic video games that are still enjoyed today including the Sonic series. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is the leading video game with over 6 million copies sold.

Most Expensive Playstation 2 Game Prices

2009-08-07T08:41:00.008-06:00

VGPC.com has daily updated prices for every Playstation 2 game and most PS2 consoles and accessories. Our Playstation 2 price list includes 1,800+ games. Below is a list of the most popular Playstation 2 games on our site and a list of the most expensive PS2 games.
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Most Expensive Playstation 2 Games

Game Name	Recent Price
Metal Gear Solid 3 Subsistence Limited Edition	$110
Indycar Series 2005	$78
Guitar Hero World Tour Band Kit	$70
Final Fantasy XI Vana'diel Collection 2008	$70
Rock Band 2 Bundle	$60
Beatmania Bundle	$60
Growlanser Generations Deluxe Pack	$60
Rock Band Special Edition	$60
Marvel vs Capcom 2	$58
Ico	$50

10 Most Popular Playstation 2 Games

Game Name	Recent Price
Ico	$50
Marvel vs Capcom 2	$58
Metal Gear Solid 3 Subsistence Limited Edition	$110
Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne	$35
Digital Devil Saga 2	$28
Shin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner	$39
Final Fantasy XI Vana'diel Collection 2009	$70
Digital Devil Saga	$37
Xenosaga 3	$30
Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance	$34

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About Playstation 2

Sony's Playstation 2 was released as the successor to the ever popular Playstation 1 on October 26, 2000 in North America. With Xbox, Dreamcast and Gamecube as competition, Playstation 2 continued to build on it's extensive fanbase and Sony once again led it's competitors in sales. The PS2 remains the highest selling console to date to the tune of over 136 million units sold. Grand Theft Auto San Andreas is the top selling video game on the Playstation 2.

Most Expensive Playstation 1 Game Prices

2009-08-05T16:31:00.005-06:00

VGPC.com has daily updated prices for every Playstation game and most Playstation consoles and accessories. Our PS1 price list includes 1,300+ games. Below is a list of the most popular Playstation games on our site and a list of the most expensive Playstation 1 games.
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Most Expensive Playstation Games

Game Name	Recent Price
Suikoden II	$112
Tactics Ogre	$75
Persona Revelations Series	$71
Bust A Groove 2	$70
Persona 2 Eternal Punishment	$64
Team Buddies	$61
Brigandine The Legend of Forsena	$60
Tales of Destiny	$60
Tales of Destiny 2	$57
Ogre Battle	$56

10 Most Popular PS1 Games

Game Name	Recent Price
Final Fantasy VII	$45
Suikoden II	$119
Xenogears	$44
Valkyrie Profile	$79
Persona Revelations Series	$71
Castlevania Symphony of the Night	$25
Final fantasy 8	$11
Brigandine The Legend of Forsena	$60
Persona 2 Eternal Punishment	$64
Final Fantasy Tactics	$18

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About Playstation

The original Playstation (also known as PS1) was released in North America on September 9, 1995. It is the first major gaming console to utilize disc technology and has been said to contribute to the falling out of cartridge based games. Sony's Playstation was the first gaming console in history to sell over 100 million units in the 11 years of production. The Playstation has many great games to offer with Gran Turismo leading the way with over 10 million copies sold.

Most Expensive Gameboy Color Game Prices

2009-08-04T14:09:00.002-06:00

VGPC.com has daily updated prices for every Gameboy Color game and most Gameboy Color consoles and accessories. Our Gameboy Color price list includes 900+ games. Below is a list of the most expensive Game Boy Color games and the most popular GBC games on VGPC.
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Most Expensive Gameboy Color Games

Game Name	Recent Price
Shantae	$75
Mega Man 5	$40
Snow Bros Jr.	$39
Mega Man 4	$35
Blaster Master II	$35
Kung Fu Master	$27
Kid Dracula	$27
Castlevania Legends	$26
Mr. Do	$26
Indiana Jones Infernal Machine	$25

10 Most Popular Gameboy Color Games

Game Name	Recent Price
Shantae	$66
Pokemon Yellow	$14
Final Fantasy Legend 3	$6
Pokemon Crystal	$19
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening	$13
Pokemon Gold	$12
Pokemon Silver	$12
Mega Man 5	$38
Castlevania Legends	$30
Pokemon red	$9

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About Gameboy Color

Nintendo's Gameboy Color was the first handheld Nintendo console to have a color screen. It built up on the popularity of Nintendo's first hand held console (Gameboy) by using backwards compatibility, which enabled the use of original Gameboy games in the newer Gameboy Color console. Gameboy Color's popularity was measured in over 118 Million copies sold. The most popular games on the Gameboy Color include the Pokemon series and the ever popular Legend of Zelda series.

Most Expensive PSP Game Prices

2009-07-31T16:47:00.006-06:00

VGPC.com has daily updated prices for every Playstation Portable game and most PSP consoles and accessories. Our Playstation Portable price list includes more than 470 games. Below is a list of the most expensive Playstation Portable games and most popular PSP games on our site.
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Most Expensive Playstation Portable Games

Game Name	Recent Price
History Channel Great Battles of Rome	$99
Winx Club: Join the Club	$42
Class of Heroes	$32
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	$31
G-Force	$30
NCAA Football 10	$30
Steambot Chronicles: Battle Tournament	$30
Dynasty Warriors Strikeforce	$29
Samuri Shodown Anthology	$29
Rock Band Unplugged	$29

10 Most Popular PSP Games

Game Name	Recent Price
Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops	$24
Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core	$14
Dragonball: Evolution	$14
History Channel Great Battles of Rome	$99
Resistance: Retribution	$23
Final Fantasy Tactics War of the Lions	$10
Midnight Club LA Remix	$22
Final Fantasy	$10
Grand Theft Auto Liberty City Stories	$7
Daxter	$4

About Playstation Portable

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The Sony Playstation Portable (also referred to as PSP) was released in North America on March 24, 2005. The Playstation Portable is the first handheld system to use an optical disc format, Universal Media Disc (UMD), as its primary method for storage. The system has become the most successful non-Nintendo handheld video game console selling over 50 million copies. With such features as a large viewing screen and capability to connect to the Playstation 3, other PSP's, and the Internet. The Playstation Portable has once again shown the world Sony is a superb video game provider.

Most Expensive Nintendo NES Game Prices

2009-07-30T13:11:00.008-06:00

VGPC.com has daily updated prices for every NES game and most NES consoles and accessories. Our NES price list includes more than 780 games. Below is a list of the most expensive Nintendo games and the 10 most popular NES games on our site.
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Most Expensive Nintendo NES Games

Game Name	Recent Price
Nintendo World Championship Gold	$17,500
1991 Nintendo Campus Challenge	$14,000
Nintendo World Championship	$5,000
Peek-A-Boo Poker	$1,353
Stadium Events	$1,000
Cheetahmen II	$650
Hot Slots	$550
Punch-Out Special Edition	$415
Bubble Bath Babes	$407
Caltron 6-in-1	$200

10 Most Popular NES Games

Game Name	Recent Price
Nintendo World Championship Gold	$17,500
Nintendo World championship Gray	$5,000
Bubble Bath Babes	$306
Punch-Out Special Edition	$415
Stadium Events	$1,000
Peek-A-Boo Poker	$1,353
Action 52	$67
Cheetahmen II	$650
76 in 1 Cartridge	$83
Hot Slots	$550

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About Nintendo NES

Released by Nintendo in 1985 (USA release) the NES is an 8-bit cartridge based video game system. It was released after the video game crash in 1983 when video game companies saw a loss of interest by the general public. NES can take a lot of responsibility for turing the gaming market around by revitalizing game design and controller layout as well as many other flaws that were exploited by Nintendo to jump start the market. With games like the Super Mario series, Nintendo still entertains gamers young and old!

Most Expensive Gameboy Advance Game Prices

2009-07-29T10:16:00.006-06:00

VGPC.com has daily updated prices for every Gameboy Advance game and most GBA consoles and accessories. Our Gameboy Advanced price list includes more than 1,000 games. Below is a list of the most expensive Gameboy Advanced games and most popular GBA games on our site.
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Most Expensive Gameboy Advanced Games

Game Name	Recent Price
Decathalon Advance	$50
Medabots: Metabee	$42
Ninja Five O	$36
Doom 2	$32
Bookworm	$32
Disney Sports Motocross	$28
Final Fantasy VI Advance	$27
Dragon Ball Z Buu's Fury/GT Transformation	$26
Pokemon Emerald	$25
Super Mario NES Series	$24

10 Most Popular Gameboy Advanced Games

Game Name	Recent Price
Pokemon Emerald	$25
Pokemon Fire Red	$14
Final Fantasy VI Advance	$34
Medabots: Metabee	$42
Super Mario Advance 4	$29
Pokemon Sapphire	$16
Final Fantasy Tactics	$7
Fire Emblem	$18
Pokemon Leafgreen Version	$16
Sword of Mana	$9

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About Gameboy Advanced

The Nintendo Gameboy Advanced (also referred to as GBA)was released in North America on June 11, 2001 as the sucessor to the Gameboy Color. Boasting a processor capable of 32-bits it was able to produce graphics comparable to that of the Super Nintendo, the Gameboy Advanced became a very popular handheld console worldwide selling over 81 million copies. With titles like Super Mario Advance and the Pokemon series as well as all the Gameboy Color titles which could also be enjoyed on the GBA Nintendo has once again proven to the world that it is a premier video game provider.

Now Tracking 91 Campus Challenge & 94 Powerfest

2009-07-28T13:29:00.001-06:00

Two More Rare Games On VGPC

We recently added two more very rare games to the VGPC database with their most recent prices, 1991 Nintendo Campus Challenge and 1994 Powerfest (Nintendo World Championships II). There is only one known copy of each of these games but we added them to the site so everyone can see what they sold for that last time they sold.

Powerfest 94 is now the most expensive Super Nintendo game on our site at $10,000, beating Donkey Kong Country Competition by a factor of 20!

At $14,000 1991 Campus Challenge is the second most expensive Nintendo NES game behind Nintendo World Championships Gold.

Greatest Video Game Garage Sale Ever

2009-07-22T21:29:00.007-06:00

Many gamers go to garage sales hoping to find a few cheap games for their collection and maybe get lucky and get a really good deal. Rob Walters found games worth more than $50,000 dollars at a garage sale! Including games like 1990 Nintendo World Championships, 1991 Campus Challenge, 1992 Campus Challenge, and 1994 Powerfest. Below is the story of Rob's legendary garage sale find and the games and memorabilia he found.

In August 2006 Rob was driving by a garage sale in New York and decided to stop to see what they had. He spots a table with some video games on it and walks over to see what he can find. The table is full of sealed NES games, new SNES games, and a bunch of other gaming stuff. Rob quickly asks "Who's garage sale is this? And how much for all these games?" The seller says "I will sell everything for $40." Rob quickly pays the $40, grabs all the games on the table and even grabs a few games from the hands of other garage sale shoppers.

As he is leaving and chatting with the seller, the man casually says "I have tons more stuff inside that I'm not going to sell." Rob doesn't think much of it and goes back home to see what he had bought and what it is all worth. This table had five copies of Starfox Super Weekend which Rob knew were special but didn't know much about them. He looks up the prices on ebay and sees that they sell for $200-300 each. That's $1,500 for just those five games! Some of the other sealed games in the collection are easily worth $40 by themselves.

Rob decides he needs to go back to the seller's house and see what other "stuff" he has.

Rob knocks on his door and says he needs a Super Nintendo to play some of the games he bought and was wondering if he had one to sell (Rob really did need an SNES). The seller says he does and invites Rob inside. They start talking and the seller says he has boxes and boxes of Nintendo games and memorabilia in his attic and would love to show Rob some of the stuff.

First he shows a pristine condition 1990 Nintendo World Championships Gray cartridge. Rob said he "has never seen a better condition copy, it was perfect." Then the seller grabs some other games and throws them on the couch. He just threw the only known copies of 1991 Nintendo Campus Challenge and 1994 Powerfest on his couch!

Rob decides to be honest with the seller, "This stuff is really valuable. I can help you sell it and we can split the money." The seller says he doesn't want to sell it publicly because he used to work for Nintendo and isn't supposed to have these items. Rob says "I will give you $1,000 cash for everything you have and I won't ever tell anyone who I bought this stuff from." (Rob brought a bunch $1,000 with him just in case he had the chance to buy something) The seller agrees and Rob takes his new fought collection home.

The collection of items Rob purchased is worth well over $50,000 in today's market. 1991 Campus Challenge recently sold for $14,000. Powerfest 1994 sold for $10,000 about four months after the garage sale and the NWC Gray cartridge sells for $5,000. Rob basically paid $1,040 for stuff that is worth 48 times that!

Below are pictures of the games and other collector's items Rob purchased at the garage sale.

1992 Nintendo Campus Challenge System
One of two 1992 Nintendo Campus Challenge cartridges ever found. The game is hooked up to a Japanese Super Famicom and as you can tell is much bigger than a regular SNES game.

1994 Nintendo Powerfest System
The only copy of the 1994 Nintendo Powerfest ever found. This cartridge is attached to a Super Nintendo console and is also much bigger than traditional cartridges. The 1994 Powerfest was sometimes referred to as "Nintendo World Championships II". The person who sold this cartridge said only 12 were made and 11 were sent back to Nintendo to be destroyed.

1991 Nintendo Campus Challenge Cartridge
The only 1991 Nintendo Campus Challenge cartridge know to exist. This was used in Nintendo's 1991 campus tournament which travelled to about 60 college's and spring break destinations. The cartridge looks like an original NES with part of the top missing and an extra long circuit board.

Five Starfox Super Weekend Cartridges
These are rare cartridges that Nintendo used in a video game competitions hosted by Nintendo Power. The magazine briefly sold them to the public in very limited quantities.

Earthbound NES Cartridge
This is similar to the Earthbound game that sold on ebay about a month ago for $1,415. It might be the same cartridge but I couldn't verify this. The NES promo game was made for trade shows like E3 and was never released as a Nintendo NES game.

1992 Campus Challenge Jacket
The seller of all these items said this jacket was one of twelve ever made. They were given to some Nintendo staff. The "Campus Challenge" logo was on all 12, but the seller had the "Super Power 92" added himself.

Nintendo Powerfest Promo VHS Tapes
VHS Tapes giving a run down of various Nintendo events. In Rob's own words they are "1990's lame but still interesting"

More Nintendo Powerfest Promo VHS Tapes
More VHS tapes of Powerfest events.

Nintendo Vase - 1992 Campus Challenge Award
A vase that was made to be an award for a 1992 Nintendo event. The winner never claimed the prize. A vase seems like a strange prize for a game tournament. I don't think gamers are the type to keep fresh flowers, but maybe I'm stereotyping gamers too much.

All images came from Jollerancher's Pixelpipeline Gallery. Thank you Rob Walters for answering some of my questions. Additional information comes from a digitpress post by Rob after buying the games.