NES Flinstones II

[Gamingking]

Can anyone explain why the NES Flinstones Dino Park is worth so much? I read it was only rented and not released.

[Jumpman Jr.]

It's a later release, which always makes games more rare than others, also it thought to be a rental-only game, which makes it even rarer.
I think the price of the game (especially CIB copies) recently has gone up because of the growing number of people who realize it is a little bit more rare, and it is causing them to skyrocket the price (due to competition).
It's rare, don't get me wrong, but the recent prices of the box/manual probably have something to do with a lot of people getting closer to completing their NES collections, and everybody wants it.
I guess it is a pretty good game, too.

[stonecutter]

It is a fun game to play. I was pleasantly surprised.

[udisi]

It's rare and condition sensitive. Cart only has gone from being about $50 5 years ago to being about $125 now.

The box and instructions are even harder to find since it's rare and was usually a former rental. so a complete one is worth that much more.

It's pretty much just a key title. It may be a little over valued atm. I put it in the same category as Bubble Bobble 2. Maybe slightly harder to get.

[raregamergirl]

Its actually a fun game. One of the few rare NES games thats actually a quality title. I think that partially drives up the price (and one of the reasons BB2 is high). Its also fairly rare. More rare than BB2, in my opinion.

As stated, it was a late Taito release and was initially a rental exclusive. It was later sold via mail or possibly via limited release. This is why its so much harder to find the manual (and the box, but the manual is the definitely rarer). The box is also INCREDIBLY prone to fading, as already explained.

I would say that a cart only copy is slightly overpriced but I dont think a complete copy if overpriced at all. Pretty tough to find complete and you rarely see it show up online with the box, cart and manual.

[Gamingking]

Anyone know how many Official NES games we're released?

[DefaultGen]

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[Xexyz]

Wait, I don't see an explanation as to why the Flinstones II box is so prone to fading? Isn't it made out of the same cardboard & ink as all the other official licensed NES games?

[boatofcar]

Wait, I don't see an explanation as to why the Flinstones II box is so prone to fading? Isn't it made out of the same cardboard & ink as all the other official licensed NES games?

My theory is that since it was rental-only, the majority of the boxes spent their lives on rental store shelves facing the sun.

[gum_drops]

Wait, I don't see an explanation as to why the Flinstones II box is so prone to fading? Isn't it made out of the same cardboard & ink as all the other official licensed NES games?

It seems it would be due to many copies being rentals, sitting on shelves facing the sun.

[Nesmaster]

It's rare and condition sensitive. Cart only has gone from being about $50 5 years ago to being about $125 now.

The box and instructions are even harder to find since it's rare and was usually a former rental. so a complete one is worth that much more.

It's pretty much just a key title. It may be a little over valued atm. I put it in the same category as Bubble Bobble 2. Maybe slightly harder to get.

Hell, three years ago boxed copies were lucky to hit 3 figures. I remember being in the market at that time for one, and it seemed to jump only months later.

The manual is easily the hardest piece to find, as I'm sure anyone in the know can tell you. I never even saw one myself on ebay until around 2 years ago...

[Jumpman Jr.]

Anyone know how many Official NES games we're released?

There is a bunch of debate on exactly how many games were released. Some of the things that are often debated are:
Do unlicensed games count?
Do Sachen games count?
Do the gold and grey NWC games count?
Panesians?
Cheetahmen?

Most people consider a complete US collection to have: All unlicensed games including Panesians, no Sachens and no NWC's (for the reason that it is too expensive to get). This number is 772 I believe, which consists of all three Panesians, Myriad, Caltron, Cheetahmen, Stadium Events but not the Racermate Challenge.


Anyone know why NWC is worth $8,000 when it's only 6 minutes long?

There were only 26 every made, not all of which have even been found, and the people who have the found copies aren't letting them go. The game was showcased throughout the country as a competition for NES players creating incredible hype.

[Gamingking]

What's NWC?

I'll just go by Nintendo's site on their list of NES games made.

[DefaultGen]

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[DigitalSpace]

What's NWC?

Nintendo World Championship.

[Jumpman Jr.]

What's NWC?

I'll just go by Nintendo's site on their list of NES games made.

Nintendo held a contest in the early 90's called Nintendo World Championships where they would get all these Nintendo kids to play through a game that they made. The game was a combination of Super Mario Bros., Rad Racer and Tetris I believe (some of the other NWC freaks could tell you for sure... rbudrick and DreamTR). The games were played on these grey carts that looked like this:
http://www.planetnintendo.com/thewarpzone/nwc/29.jpg

The winners got to keep gold versions of the carts that looked like this:
http://blog.wired.com/photos/uncategorized/nwc.jpg

Again, I forget how many how each have been found, but there are a lot more grey ones than gold ones. Officially, there were 26 gold ones ever made, but something like 10 have only been found to date.
The grey ones sell for about $2,000 and the gold ones sell for... well... it depends one who's selling it, who's buying it, and the time it is selling.


I was sarcasming :(

I see. I half-suspected that, but I just felt like typing last night.

[Gamingking]

Oh, I knew that. Yeah I've seen those go for alot.