The rarity of Bonk 's Adventure can mostly be attributed to the several versions and ports that make each skew more scarce than it otherwise would have been. The original platform, and really, the main focus for Bonk's was the TurboGrafx console. By the time it was ported to the NES, the odd Mario imitator which starred a cave boy with a massive head, was sort of an afterthought, and never widely distributed. It did see something of a renaissance, however, as it was one of the first games to kick-off Nintendo's Wii Virtual Console in This port more recent port ironically seemed to give it far more exposure and players than its original NES release.
It's perhaps easy to see how a tricky platform game featuring a kitchen crawling with food monsters might not exactly light the sales charts on fire. Though, there's more to its rarity other than its lack of appeal. This Taito-developed title also had the misfortune of releasing on the aged 8-bit console from Nintendo several months after their flashier SNES was released, making them a bit late to the dinner party.
This translated to sales or lack thereof , and stands as the main reason so few carts were produced. While the original Bubble Bobble was a relative hit on the NES when it released shortly after the console's US debut, the sequel was sort of a case of "too little too late. Thus, it was unlikely to obtain one, unless visiting a rental store that happened to be selling them; as Taito's games were reportedly more abundant at these outlets.
Gaming collectors would seemingly have hit the jackpot if they happened to be a fan or collector of Japanese publisher Taito. Yes, apparently, getting one's hands on a Taito-published game produced near the end of the NES's life almost guarantees the obtaining of a highly rare and sought-after cart.
Unlike many of its ilk, though, Little Samson actually was given an official wide release, but simply didn't manage to find an audience. Its late release date and utter lack of promotion by the publisher probably didn't help, nor did the uncanny similarity to the far more successful Mega Man. The Cheetahmen franchise is more of a curiosity in gaming history than a functional video game.
The programmers behind it were reportedly in over their heads when developing it, and it comes across in its barely functional mechanics and countless bugs. The original flop can be found as part of another rare NES game known as Action Because of the fact that it was re-released under a new name with a new style of cartridge, the original five screw cartridge is incredibly rare.
Finding one in the packaging? That's a collector's dream! This is a platformer game in which the player can either play as Fred or Barney, unlike in the previous Flintstones game in which the player could only play as Fred. This game was exclusively released at Blockbuster stores as a game that could be rented by patrons that visited the stores, rather than being sold in stores like other games.
Because of this, finding a copy that wasn't in circulation and played by tons of people is nearly impossible. Little Samson is an action platformer game that was released in on the NES. This game is really unique for its time because of the fact that there were multiple playable characters that would travel through each level and, at any time, players could switch between them.
This game was far from the most popular games on the NES. Because of the fact that it didn't sell particularly well in the US, it has become a massive collector's item. No, that price isn't a typo. Levels were chosen from the fan-favorite entry in one of Nintendo's longest running franchises and tweaked to encourage higher scores. It also added a time limit for the competition and removed bonus levels as a way to streamline the event.
While there were supposedly more copies of the competitive version of Donkey Kong Country , with the estimated original print being around 2, units, it has slightly higher price tag when compared to its Star Fox counterpart. Nintendo set out on a tour of North American colleges in and , the second being a chance to showcase the SNES.
Though not as rare as its NES counterpart, the cartridge for the leg of the tour is scarce, with only two copies known to still exist. It was crafted in a unique shape to accommodate the different games that formed the challenge, adding to the interest of collectors. Nintendo followed up the first Nintendo Campus Challenge in with another tour in This was the second and final year for the event. Like the tour, Nintendo created a special cartridge for the Nintendo Campus Challenge.
Reportedly, there are three Nintendo Campus Challenge games, but only two definitively exist. One of the games was found by video game collector Rob Walters at the same garage sale where he picked up the Nintendo Campus Challenge cartridge.
This copy of the game was sold privately to video game collector named Rick Bruns. The other Nintendo Campus Challenge game was found in the attic of a former employee of a company who did projects for Nintendo.
The Nintendo Campus Challenge cartridges was also used in the French Nintendo Super Tour , and a Scandinavian-based competition the same year. The Nintendo Campus Challenge cartridge is the rarest Nintendo game ever as there is only one known copy in existence.
The Nintendo Campus Challenge was an official competition held at58 college campuses and spring break locations around North America. While more than one Nintendo Campus Challenge cartridge was used during the competition, the other copies were destroyed, but this existing cartridge ended up coming home with an ex-Nintendo employee.
The last remaining Nintendo Campus Challenge game was discovered at a garage sale held by that same ex-Nintendo employee in The game was found by video game collector Rob Walters, who bought it and sold it to another collector J.
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