The 8 Most Valuable Video Games in History

Video games have always been an expensive hobby. There is always a new game, accessory, or system that is demanding more of your hard-earned cash.

But one gamer has it worse than the others: the retro gamer. For those dedicated to tracking down original games and accessories, this hobby can drain your entire bank account!

Below is a list of some of the most expensive games ever made. If you plan on collecting any of these, you may want to take out a second mortgage!

Gauntlet – $3,000

When you think of the Gauntlet arcade game, you’re most likely thinking the classic dungeon crawler. In that game, fantasy warriors and elves fight hordes of enemies while tracking down the keys (and food) necessary to keep hacking and slashing.

This Gauntlet is different. It was a 1983 mail-order game created by Answer Software for the Atari 2600. You control Sir Robert Whittenbottom as he goes on his own hack-and-slash dungeon adventure.

Because it never saw release outside of mail order, this game is quite rare. Copies of it sold for about $3,000 in the early 2000s.

Nintendo PowerFest ’94 – $12,000

Wondering why you’ve never heard of this game? That’s because it was not a commercial release. Instead, this was a compilation of games (including the original Mario Kart) used in competitions throughout the United States.

What makes this so rare if the cartridges were all around the country? Simple: Nintendo destroyed most of them after the competition. Only two of these still exist. One sold in 2012 for a cool $12,000.