# Top 10 Most Valuable Classic Video Games

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Published: 2025-08-07  
Updated: 2025-08-26  
Author: Rahul Roy

A rare [Zelda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda)game achieved $800,000 at auction which inspired gaming enthusiasts to study valuable classic video games by researching rare popular examples before using an established e-commerce site to seek the highest potential resale prices for their outdated games.

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## ***Let’s reveal the Top 10 most valuable classic video games***

| **Rank** | **Game** | **Highest online selling price (USD$)** | **Publisher** | **Year** | **Location** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **1** | **[Nintendo World Championships](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_World_Championships)** | **$275,000** | **Nintendo** | **1990** | **Milford, MI, USA** |
| 2 | **[ClayFighter: Sculptor’s Cut](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ClayFighter_63%E2%85%93)** | **$150,000** | **Interplay Entertainment** | **1998** | **Kuwait City, Kuwait** |
| 3 | **[Super Mario Bros 3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_Bros._3)** | **$149,000** | **Nintendo** | **1992** | **Mooers, NY, USA** |
| 4 | **[Paperboy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_Boy)** | **$140,000** | **Atari Games/ Midway Games** | **1985** | **Stony Brook, NY, USA** |
| 5 | **[Super Mario Kart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_Kart)** | **$59,999** | **Nintendo** | **1992** | **Arlington, VA, USA** |
| 6 | **[Duck Hunt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck_Hunt)** | **$43,464** | **Nintendo** | **1984** | **Napanee, ON,** **USA** |
| 7 | **[Pac-Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pac-Man)** | **$39,999** | **Nintendo** | **1982** | **Sierra Madre, CA, USA** |
| 8 | **[Luigi’s Mansion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi%27s_Mansion)** | **$29,999** | **Nintendo** | **2001** | **Dayton, OH, USA** |
| 9 | **[Conker’s Bad Fur Day](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conker%27s_Bad_Fur_Day)** | **$26,978** | **Rare** | **2001** | **Banora Point, NSW, Australia** |
| 10 | **[The Legend Of Zelda:](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda) A Link To The Past** | **$26,015** | **[Nintendo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo)** | 1**992** | **Rome, Italy** |

**At $275,000, Nintendo World Championships (1990) is the most valuable vintage video game currently available.**Created as part of a promotional US-wide Nintendo competition, this prized collectable is highly desirable. Worth over double the price of **ClayFighter: Sculptor’s Cut** in second place, this uber-rare gaming cartridge is one of the most coveted in the world. If you were able to get your hands on a copy, you would find a selection of three adapted minigames based on **Tetris, Super Mario Bros.** and **Rad Racer**, made especially for the **1990 Nintendo Championships. **

**In second place is ****ClayFighter: Sculptor’s Cut (1998)****, which is valued at ****$150,000****.**** **With only **20,000 copies ever made** for former rental giant **Blockbuster**, this update of **ClayFighter 63⅓ **was difficult to source even in the nineties. Even so, this still makes **Clayfighter: Sculptor’s Cut 172 times more common than the elusive Nintendo World Championship,** of which only **116 cartridges** are known to exist worldwide. 

**Super Mario Bros. 3 comes in third place at $149,000**. Having planted the seed for over **200 spinoff games**, the industrious plumber brothers Mario and Luigi have graced our screens for almost 40 years and show no signs of stopping. **Super Mario Bros. 3 (1993) **is a fan favourite, with rare, unsealed copies for the **NES** console fetching high prices online. And, it appears that age is second only to quality, with **Super Mario Bros. 3** worth over **$140k** more than the only other **1993** game in the ranking, the Disney-themed **DuckTales 2,** which comes in **54th** place at just **$616**.

Now technically a third party of Nintendo, infamous game publisher **Atari** makes a feature in **fourth place **with Paperboy (1985), valued at an impressive$140,000. An arcade classic in which players take on the role of a paperboy dropping off his papers in stylised suburbia, this **NES** version allowed fans to play from the comfort of their own homes. 

## **Nintendo published over two-thirds of the most expensive video games**

With honourable mentions from **Atari**, **Interplay Entertainment** and **Rare**, Japan’s infamous multinational gaming company, **Nintendo, dominated the top 10**. With ultra-rare and wildly popular games such as **Nintendo World Championships **and **Super Mario Bros.** among its roster, it’s no surprise that[**Nintendo**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo)** **is also responsible for some of the priciest resells. 

## **The most expensive games are owned by US collectors**

With **Nintendo World Championships ($275,000)** taking place across the US, this rare copy was located in **Milford, MI**, while **Super Mario Bros 3 ($149,000) **and **Paperboy ($140,000) **belong to collectors in **New York. ClayFighter: Sculptor’s Cut ($150,000)** can be found in **Kuwait**, while the most expensive Zelda game, **The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past ($26,015) **belongs to a collector in **Rome, Italy.**

The last **Tomb Raider** game, **Shadow of the Tomb Raider** **(2018)** fetches a maximum price of **$172** online, in contrast to those who own the 1996 original edition of **Tomb Raider, **who could make up to **$6,042  **according to the data. **Zelda** fans could also benefit from searching through their collection, with Zelda games **A Link To The Past (1992), Ocarina of Time (1998)** and **Majora’s Mask (2000)** fetching thousands of dollars each.

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## FAQ

### Which is the Most Valuable Classic Video Game?

**At $275,000, Nintendo World Championships (1990) is the most valuable vintage video game currently available**.