N64 Games Value: Rare Titles, Loose vs Boxed and Repros

Most Nintendo 64 games are worth about $5-50 each as loose cartridges as of October 2026, and the same game complete in its cardboard box usually sells for two to four times as much. PriceCharting's sold-price guide puts Super Mario 64 at about $39 loose and $136 complete, Conker's Bad Fur Day at about $148 loose and $344 complete, and Bomberman 64: The Second Attack at about $344 loose.

The Nintendo 64 came out in North America in September 1996 and sold in large numbers, so the carts in a garage box are usually common: sports games and big first-party hits that changed hands by the million. What moves an N64 game from a few dollars to a few hundred is a short list of late, low-print titles, the cardboard box that most families threw away, and whether the cart is genuine at all, because the valuable games are exactly the ones that get reproduced.

Quick answer

• Sports titles and common games: about $4-20 loose. Madden 64 sells for about $4.50 loose.
• Big Nintendo hits: about $30-50 loose and $90-190 complete, for example Super Mario 64, Mario Kart 64, GoldenEye 007 and Ocarina of Time.
• Late, low-print games: Conker's Bad Fur Day about $148 loose, Ogre Battle 64 about $170, Bomberman 64: The Second Attack about $344.
• The top rental-only cart, Clay Fighter: Sculptor's Cut, sold for about $800-1,800 loose in September and October 2026.
• A reproduction cart is worth a few dollars, whatever the label says.

How do I check what my N64 game is worth?

Read the title and product code, decide whether the cart is genuine, then price it by what you actually have: cart only, cart with box, or complete with box, manual and insert.

1. Read the front label and the back label. North American N64 games carry a product code beginning NUS- and ending -USA on the box and the back label of the cart. Super Mario 64, for example, is NUS-NSME-USA. A code ending in another region marks a PAL or Japanese copy, which has its own, usually lower, market in the US. Japanese carts also have a different shell shape and will not fit a US console without an adapter.
2. Look at the cart color. Almost all N64 games are gray. A few were made in color: the Ocarina of Time Collector's Edition and Majora's Mask Collector's Edition are gold. If you have a gray copy of a game normally sold in a colored shell, check it carefully: genuine gray "Not for Resale" carts exist, but they are rare and often faked.
3. Check the screws. Genuine carts are closed with security screws that need a 3.8mm security bit. Plain Phillips screws mean the cart has been opened, which is not proof of a fake but is a reason to look inside.
4. Look at the label print. A genuine label is crisp, with sharp small text and even color, and it sits neatly in the recess. Blurry text, colors that look oversaturated or washed out, glossy photo paper and labels that are crooked or trimmed by hand point to a reproduction.
5. Check the box and paper. N64 games were sold in cardboard boxes with a cardboard or plastic tray, a manual and often a warranty card or poster. A crushed box is still worth something; a box in sharp shape is worth much more. Player's Choice reprints carry a Player's Choice badge on the box front and usually sell for less complete than the first print.
6. Look for rental and store marks. Blockbuster and Hollywood Video stickers are common and lower the price a little on most games. On Clay Fighter: Sculptor's Cut they are normal, because the game was a Blockbuster rental exclusive.
7. Test it if you can. Clean the contacts with isopropyl alcohol on a cotton swab, then play past the title screen. Games with a save battery, such as Ocarina of Time and Harvest Moon 64, should keep a save after the console is turned off. A dead save battery is common and fixable, but it should be disclosed.

Which N64 games are worth the most?

The valuable N64 games are mostly late releases from 1999 to 2001, when the console was being replaced and print runs were small, plus a few store and rental exclusives. Figures are PriceCharting's guide values, built from completed sales and checked in October 2026, for North American copies.

The guide numbers match recent sales. Loose Conker carts sold on eBay for $125-170 in late October 2026, loose Bomberman 64: The Second Attack carts mostly for about $340-410 in October, and loose Clay Fighter: Sculptor's Cut carts for $800 to $1,799 in September and October. Sealed and complete figures for the rarest games rest on only a handful of sales a year, so treat them as rough.

Is a boxed N64 game worth more than a loose cart?

Yes, by a lot. N64 boxes were thin cardboard, most were thrown away or crushed, and collectors pay for the ones that survived. On Super Mario 64 the complete copy sells for about 3.5 times the loose cart, and on Pokemon Snap about five times.

Because boxes and manuals sell separately, some "complete" copies are assembled from parts. That is accepted in the hobby if it is disclosed, but a box from a Player's Choice reprint with a first-print manual is not the same thing as an original complete copy.

A worked example

Say you find a shoebox of gray carts from the late 1990s: Super Mario 64, Mario Kart 64, two Madden games, a Cruis'n USA and a cart with a cartoon squirrel on it. That last one is Conker's Bad Fur Day. The back label reads NUS- and ends in -USA, the screws are security screws, and the front label is crisp with a small scuff in one corner. It starts and plays.

That box is worth roughly $235-280 as of October 2026. The two Madden carts are about $4-5 each, Cruis'n USA about $20, Super Mario 64 about $39 and Mario Kart 64 about $40. Conker alone is about $125-170, near the middle with that scuff. If the Conker box and manual turn up in the closet, the same copy complete is worth about $344. If the label had been glossy and slightly blurred, and the board inside showed a single generic chip, it would be a reproduction worth a few dollars.

How do I tell a reproduction N64 cartridge?

Reproductions of Conker, Bomberman 64: The Second Attack, Clay Fighter: Sculptor's Cut, Ogre Battle 64 and Paper Mario are common, and some are sold as originals. Check these points:

• The label. Genuine labels are printed with sharp fine text and sit square in the recess. Glossy photo-paper labels, soft text, odd colors and a visible paper edge are the most common tell.
• The shell. Reproduction shells can be a slightly different gray, feel lighter, have rough seams or a loose fit between the halves.
• The board. If you open the cart with a 3.8mm bit, a genuine board has a green circuit board with Nintendo markings, a mask ROM and a separate lockout chip. A reproduction board usually has a generic flash chip, no Nintendo marking and often a newer date code.
• The code. The product code on the back label should match the game and region. A missing or wrong code is a red flag.
• The price. A Clay Fighter: Sculptor's Cut offered for $150 is almost certainly not genuine.

Where should I sell N64 games?

Rare titles bring the most from buyers who can see clear photos; common games sell faster in lots or locally.

Common mistakes

• Pricing a loose cart at the complete-in-box figure. Most top-of-range listings include the box and manual.
• Assuming GoldenEye 007, Super Mario 64 or Mario Kart 64 is rare. They are loved, not scarce, and sell for about $29-40 loose.
• Throwing away a battered box. Even a worn N64 box often adds more than the cart is worth on common games.
• Peeling off a rental sticker. It usually leaves more damage than it removes.
• Cleaning contacts with metal polish or a pencil eraser that leaves residue. Isopropyl alcohol on a swab is enough.
• Trusting a label alone on the rare titles. Check the board or have it checked.

How WorthPic reads N64 game photos

WorthPic runs on the newest and most capable AI model available, tuned for exactly this kind of identification. From photos of the cart, the back label and the box it reads the title, the product code and region, the cart color, the screws, whether it is a Player's Choice reprint and which pieces are present, then gives an honest value range from recent sales for that game and level of completeness, with a most likely figure. From a sharp photo of the label it can often spot the print quality and paper that mark a reproduction, and from a photo of the open board it can see whether the chips look like Nintendo's. What it cannot know from a photo is whether the cart plays, whether the save battery holds, or whether a seal has been redone. It identifies and estimates. It does not authenticate, grade or appraise. For a sealed game or a rare cart in question, a specialist retro game dealer settles it in hand.

What to photograph

• The front label straight on, in daylight, with no glare.
• The back label with the product code readable, and the screws.
• The box front, back and both ends, and the inner tray, if you have them.
• The manual cover and any inserts or posters.
• For rare titles, the open circuit board if you can open it safely.

When to get it looked at in person

A common N64 cart does not need an expert; a sold-listing or PriceCharting check for the exact title and completeness tells you its value, and our guide to old Nintendo games covers NES and SNES carts often found in the same box. A Clay Fighter: Sculptor's Cut, a Bomberman 64: The Second Attack, any colored or gray "Not for Resale" cart, and any sealed N64 game deserve a second opinion from a specialist retro game dealer before you sell, and sealed games worth hundreds are usually graded by a video game grading service before a big sale. If the N64 came with later Nintendo hardware, our guides to GameCube games and the Game Boy cover those, and the PS1 games guide covers the rival console from the same years.

Game cartridges and consoles share a market with other vintage hardware, and our overview of what old electronics, consoles and cameras are worth covers the systems and gear that often arrive in the same box.

Sources

• PriceCharting: Conker's Bad Fur Day, Nintendo 64: loose, complete, sealed and manual prices and recent eBay sales.
• PriceCharting: Bomberman 64: The Second Attack: prices, recent sales and the NUS-NBVE-USA code.
• PriceCharting: Clay Fighter: Sculptor's Cut: prices, recent sales and the Blockbuster exclusive note.
• PriceCharting: Super Mario 64: loose, complete, box-only and manual prices and the NUS-NSME-USA code.
• PriceCharting: Nintendo 64 prices by value: the ranking of the most valuable N64 items.