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25 old video games worth a fortune today

The most sought-after and valuable vintage and recent titles
Shepherd's Crossing 2 (Graffiti Entertainment) for Nintendo DS, 2010: up to $370 (£278)
Haunting Ground (Capcom) for Sony PlayStation 2, 2005: up to $375 (£280)
Cubivore: Survival of the Fittest (Atlus) for Nintendo Gamecube, 2002: $500 (£375)
Steel Battalion (Capcom) for Microsoft Xbox, 2002: $738 (£555)
Bounty Bob Strikes Back! (Big Five Software) for Atari 5200, 1984: up to $900 (£675)
Ninja Five-O (Konami) for Nintendo Game Boy Advance, 2003: up to $1,000 (£750)
Fortnite (Epic Games) for Sony PlayStation 4, 2017: up to $1,000 (£750)
Pokémon Box: Ruby and Sapphire (Nintendo) for Nintendo Gamecube, 2004: up to $1,300 (£975)
Amazing Tater (Atlus) for Nintendo Game Boy, 1992: up to $2,300 (£1.7k)
Shantae (Capcom) for Nintendo Game Boy Color, 2002: up to $2,300 (£1.7k)
Little Samson (Taito Corporation) for NES, 1992: up to $5,000 (£3.8k)
Neo Turf Masters (SNK) for Neo Geo AES, 1996: up to $10,000 (£7.5k)
Tetris (Sega) for Sega Mega Drive, 1989: up to $25,000 (£18.8k)
Air Raid (Men-A-Vision) for Atari 2600, 1982: up to $46,500 (£36k)
Stadium Events (Bandai) for NES, 1987: up to $47,000 (£35.3k)
Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! (Nintendo) for NES, 1987: up to $62,000 (£46.5k)
Tetris (Nintendo) for Game Boy, 1990: up to $92,000 (£69k)
Pokémon Red (Nintendo) for Game Boy, 1998: up to $103,500 (£77.7k)
Nintendo World Championship Gold (Nintendo) for NES, 1990: up to $170,000 (£127k)
Final Fantasy VII (Sony) for Playstation 1, 1997: up to $170,000 (£127k)
Contra (Konami) for NES, 1988: up to $177,000 (£133k)
Super Mario Bros. 3 (Nintendo) for NES, 1990: up to $184,000 (£138k)
The Legend of Zelda (Nintendo) for NES, 1986: up to $1 million (£750k)
Super Mario 64 (Nintendo) for NES, 1996: up to $1.8 million (£1.4m)
Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo) for NES, 1986: up to $2.4 million (£1.8m)
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The most sought-after and valuable vintage and recent titles

Although a relatively recent innovation, the video game collectibles market is booming, and some ultra-rare examples fetch thousands and sometimes upwards of a million dollars. 

From early classics to mega-desirable rarities, read on to discover 25 old video games that are now worth a fortune.

Many of the highest prices are for US versions of the games. All dollar values in US dollars and pre-2022 figures have been adjusted for inflation.

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Daniel Coughlin

02 May 2025

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