What are the rarest SNES games and how expensive are they?

Going back to the SNES era and looking at some of the rarest games is quite interesting. When you look at the rarest games on modern consoles like the PS4, most of them are online store exclusives that sell out in under an hour. However, in the mid-90s, the rarest games were so wild that it was unlikely will happen again

You have a competition cartridge. Games for the US Army It's no surprise that none of these hard-to-find games are available for under a thousand dollars. Yes, they're that hard to find.

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10 Zombies Ate My Neighbors Box Variant – $2,448

The box is also valuable.

One flaw that the SNES had in comparison to the Genesis was the packaging. Like the NES, they were disposable. This has caused the price of SNES games in complete boxes to skyrocket these days. Even worse is the box format. The hardest to find is the LucasArts classic Zombies Ate My Neighbors.

The box art you might be familiar with is a cheesy '60s B-movie, while this alternate version is more '90s, featuring a big-headed kid shooting zombies with a water Uzi. Not much is known about this version. Besides being very rare and occurring after the first printing. Legend has it that only a thousand were made. But it has not yet been verified.

9 Star Fox Super Weekend Competition – $2,500

The first cartridge of many competitions

Nowadays, eSports is mainly for multiplayer games such as It's almost always Counter-Strike, Street Fighter or League of Legends. However, back in the day There are many single-player competitive events that force players to score as high as possible and aim to be number one. One of these was the Star Fox Super Weekend competition, which took place about a month after the game's release in 1993.

If you score a lot You will receive various rewards, however, none of which are their own cartridges. These were giveaways in Nintendo Power magazine, making this cartridge extremely rare. It is important to note that there may be more ink cartridges manufactured than are commercially available. Because it is a job full of explosions. Many of them may be hiding in Nintendo's hallowed vaults.

8 Exertainment Mountain Bikerally and Speed ​​Racer Combo Pack – $2,552

A combo pack with a fascinating backstory.

Video game combos still exist today. But nothing as strange as Exertainment Mountain Bikerally and Speed ​​Racer on the original SNES had ports at the bottom that were supposed to be for CD add-ons that were never released. But it's useful. That use is the Exertainment Bike, which is a full-sized pedal exercise machine.

These devices are ridiculously expensive. But what about the game? Only two were released: Exertainment Mountain Bikerally and Speed ​​Racer, each priced at nearly $100 in complete boxes. But the extremely rare combo costs more than $2,500 in history. The strange ball appearance and sheer rarity makes this product very expensive.

7 Hagane: The Last Conflict – $2,657

obscure gem

for all systems There will always be one game that is good but hard to find. Often they are recognized many years after their release. So not many people picked them up when they were ready. Little Samson for the NES is a great example, and Hagane: The Final Conflict is no exception.

An action platform game where you play as a cyborg ninja. This game is similar to Genesis Shinobi, but harder and actually better. It's a blast from start to finish. But the fact that it's worth more than $2,500 is a little puzzling. Most hidden gem rare games don't go that far. This is usually a sign of poor typing.

6 Aero Fighter – $2,950

Extremely rare

At first, Aero Fighters might seem like another rare hidden gem. The Arcade version of Aero Fighters was a highly praised shooter, but the SNES version pales in comparison to its many downgrades. There are three reasons why this game is so rare.

It is almost certain that only a small number were printed. And considering it was worth close to 3 grand, it likely had low sales as well in 1994. The hardcore gamers likely to be Aero Fighters' target audience would have known about the bad reviews. It was for the SNES port, so they skipped it completely.

5 Spider-Man And Venom: Maximum Carnage Collector's Edition – $3,050

A real blast from the past

Nothing has quite the feel of days gone by like the QVC Shopping Channel, a relic from a bygone era that's surprisingly still around today. This live channel was meant to sell you various merchandise back in 1994. Among them was the Collector's Edition of the highly praised 16-bit comic book games Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage.

Available for both SNES and Genesis, inside the game you'll receive a Carnage comic book, a few pins, and a certificate of authenticity. Big furry deal. You might think it looks fresh from '94, but people who ordered it sold for three grand. Today, however, this is the version for SNES, as the Genesis Collector's Edition is surprisingly worth almost seven times less.

4 Nintendo Campus Challenge 1992 – $4,000

Copies will be single digits at this point.

After the legendary Nintendo World Championships in 1990, you held the Nintendo Campus Challenge between 1991 and 1992. The 1992 event, played on college campuses across the United States, used the SNES, not the NES like in 1991. You played Super Mario World, F- Zero and all Pilotwings to get the best score possible.

All of Nintendo's competition carts are extremely hard to find, and the Campus Challenge 1992 is no different. Only one cartridge was sold in 2006. That's normal. Suppose there are only three ink cartridges. But there were definitely more than three carts built for this big event. Not that the rest will be destroyed. Use as spare parts Or just abandoned, waiting to be revealed? We have to wait and see.

3 Mac Moving Target Simulator – $4,999

Shooting has never been this realistic on the SNES.

Video games and the military have a deep relationship. General military activities during downtime Video of US Army destroying Xbox 360 due to red death ring It shows the popularity of playing the game there alone. Unsurprisingly, many games have been developed specifically for the US military. And one of them is Macs Moving Target Simulator.

This game is exactly what you think. That is a virtual shooting range that uses light guns. Light guns in particular are much more realistic with their heavy weight. Make soldiers prepared for using real weapons. Because it was created specifically for the military. Therefore making this copy very difficult to find. I can imagine.

2 Donkey Kong Country Tournament – $10,176

Rare cartridges that you can actually win

In 1995, Blockbuster held its second and final video game championship, Blockbuster World Video Game Championship 2. There were two competitions. Since you can play both Genesis or SNES titles using different games, on the SNES you only play one game, Donkey Kong Country. And you have to collect as many bananas as possible.

Unlike the Genesis competition, cartridges here are given away as prizes in boxes, although Genesis carts are more difficult to find, DKC demands a higher price simply because of the option of a complete box set. This is more than double the price of standalone cartridges.

1 Nintendo Powerfest 1994 – $17,550

The rarest SNES racing cart

Nintendo's last competitive event for a long time was Nintendo PowerFest 1994. Once again, players competed across the country in three games for the best score: Super Mario Bros. The Lost Levels, Super Mario Kart, and Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball.

Thirty-three cartridges were produced, of which only two escaped private hands. Let's say that the remaining ink cartridges are used as spares. But that might not be true when you know Nintendo and how it works. They may have kept a few cartridges and locked them away.