I loved Power Blade 2. It was one of the last NES games I played. I almost felt obligated to play it because I was one of the first players to complete Power Blade. On the day Power Blade was released, I was at the video store when it opened and rented the first copy put on the shelf. The game was so much fun. It surprisingly only took me a few hours to beat it. I blew through the game like I was an expert. I took a poleroid photo of the last screen and sent it in to Nintendo Power magazine. Sure enough, when the next issue came out, my name was printed with the first group of people Nintendo Power published who beat the game. I was proud. I had my name printed several times in the magazine this way. I also won several prizes from the magazine and was in the magazine that way as well. Friends at school thought it was awesome.
This video showed me two major things...1: I FINALLY get to play the games that I've never realized, that are clearly so amazingly done but sold in very small numbers...and 2: Nintendo shot themselves in the foot every single chance that they had to try and control the concept of "video games" as much as they could, knowing very well that they couldn't stop the incredible hardware eruption that was about to happen...if they would've been even somewhat friendlier to developers, publishers, everyone, this entire landscape would be completely different. Some of you will probably say "What landscape? We have so many games being created." and I just wish you would do some research and understand how many incredibly brilliant studios full of the most amazing artists of our time have been decimated, dismantled, and sent to the dirt for no reason other than, what I can only assume is fear of competition...You all voted for it, and I'm sorry because I guess you really have no idea what is about to happen...
Great work! I was expecting to see Tengen's Tetris on here since it was unauthorized and (soon after) banned. I think I remember copies fetching hundreds of dollars in the early 90s, I could only imagine its worth now. Any reason you didn't include it?
I know Koei's NES cartridge games are hard to find. Koei has a cult following, and while they never had a million seller in North America, Koei knew how many cartridges to order due to their small but loyal fanbase.
I've noticed that there are a lot of Taito games on this list. Guess they remained getting games out right at the end of the NES life cycle while working on the SNES ones.
I bought the Flintstones at bradlees stores and that's a fact, have mom n dad's old check book in the tax files to prove it $44.76 which means it was $42.99 before tax
I need Power Blade 2, Bubble Bobble Part 2, Gun Nac, otherwise I have all the others except the two unicorns. The Championship cartridge and Stadium Events are out of my reach. Though I have a reproduction cart of Stadium Events.
Most of all these late games had heavy background sprites but hardly any on screen ememies... another nes limitation. Also made extreme use of the mmc3c chip. Most all used the same board as well. These games have no business being as expensive as they are. Who makes these prices? Nintendo? I prefer to make my own... get a donor board slap on 2 new roms rewire and done. Running these games on real original hardware.
The only way to get those games is to get the repro carts. As for the NES World Championship 1990, RetroUSB used to make a repro of this, in which it already got discontinued...
@SNEStalgia Possibly the rarest NES game out there. Maybe no more than 2-3 carts are out in the wild. Very similar to the 1990 NWC, but different games (SMB3, PinBot, Dr. Mario) Like you said for the NWC, was never put out for commercial sale.
I loved Power Blade 2. It was one of the last NES games I played. I almost felt obligated to play it because I was one of the first players to complete Power Blade. On the day Power Blade was released, I was at the video store when it opened and rented the first copy put on the shelf. The game was so much fun. It surprisingly only took me a few hours to beat it. I blew through the game like I was an expert. I took a poleroid photo of the last screen and sent it in to Nintendo Power magazine. Sure enough, when the next issue came out, my name was printed with the first group of people Nintendo Power published who beat the game. I was proud. I had my name printed several times in the magazine this way. I also won several prizes from the magazine and was in the magazine that way as well. Friends at school thought it was awesome.
This video showed me two major things...1: I FINALLY get to play the games that I've never realized, that are clearly so amazingly done but sold in very small numbers...and 2: Nintendo shot themselves in the foot every single chance that they had to try and control the concept of "video games" as much as they could, knowing very well that they couldn't stop the incredible hardware eruption that was about to happen...if they would've been even somewhat friendlier to developers, publishers, everyone, this entire landscape would be completely different. Some of you will probably say "What landscape? We have so many games being created." and I just wish you would do some research and understand how many incredibly brilliant studios full of the most amazing artists of our time have been decimated, dismantled, and sent to the dirt for no reason other than, what I can only assume is fear of competition...You all voted for it, and I'm sorry because I guess you really have no idea what is about to happen...
those last 2,damn!!having a few of each still sealed would be a GOLDMINE
Great work! I was expecting to see Tengen's Tetris on here since it was unauthorized and (soon after) banned. I think I remember copies fetching hundreds of dollars in the early 90s, I could only imagine its worth now. Any reason you didn't include it?
Many copies out there of Tengen Tetris, not that rare. Easily bought on eBay for $100.
You forgot to mention power blade 2 was also renowned for that music!
I know Koei's NES cartridge games are hard to find. Koei has a cult following, and while they never had a million seller in North America, Koei knew how many cartridges to order due to their small but loyal fanbase.
I've noticed that there are a lot of Taito games on this list. Guess they remained getting games out right at the end of the NES life cycle while working on the SNES ones.
I bought the Flintstones at bradlees stores and that's a fact, have mom n dad's old check book in the tax files to prove it $44.76 which means it was $42.99 before tax
I need Power Blade 2, Bubble Bobble Part 2, Gun Nac, otherwise I have all the others except the two unicorns.
The Championship cartridge and Stadium Events are out of my reach. Though I have a reproduction cart of Stadium Events.
Most of all these late games had heavy background sprites but hardly any on screen ememies... another nes limitation. Also made extreme use of the mmc3c chip. Most all used the same board as well. These games have no business being as expensive as they are. Who makes these prices? Nintendo? I prefer to make my own... get a donor board slap on 2 new roms rewire and done. Running these games on real original hardware.
The only way to get those games is to get the repro carts.
As for the NES World Championship 1990, RetroUSB used to make a repro of this, in which it already got discontinued...
What about TENGEN Tetris?
Not that rare, easily obtained on eBay for $100
1991 Nintendo Campus Challenge?
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@SNEStalgia Possibly the rarest NES game out there. Maybe no more than 2-3 carts are out in the wild. Very similar to the 1990 NWC, but different games (SMB3, PinBot, Dr. Mario) Like you said for the NWC, was never put out for commercial sale.
Oh interesting! I didn't know about that one.
Only 1 is known