Years later, the growing popularity of this franchise and the many titles it helped inspire (most notably Stardew Valley) made Harvest Moon a true collector’s item. A combination of low initial demand and eventual production shortages meant that Harvest Moon didn’t even find its way into the hands of those who actively looked for it. I never did, and it seems a lot of other people never did either. I remember reading about Harvest Moon in Nintendo Power and spending the next several months trying to find a copy of the game. However, as the Castlevania franchise grew in popularity and people more people came to appreciate Dracula X’s brand of maddeningly difficult retro gameplay, prices for these cartridges rose appropriately. While you can occasionally find a good deal on a “loose” copy in decent condition, don’t even think of trying to snag a “big box” copy of this one unless you’re willing to spend nearly $1,000. Put it all together, and you’ve got one of the most coveted SNES games among collectors. Not a lot of people actually owned it, and fewer people still bothered to preserve their copy of it during the many years that Earthboundwas denied the recognition it deserved. I highly recommend reading the full story of Earthbound’s bizarre release and subsequent rarity, but the gist of it is that this game was poorly promoted, expensive, and downright weird. While it’s true that X2 utilized similar technology, X3’s late release date (December 1995) is likely part of the reason why relatively few people owned it compared to previous franchise entries. See, Mega Man X3 utilized a special in-cartridge Cx4 graphics chip that made it much more visually impressive than many of the other games of its era but also reportedly made it more expensive/difficult to produce. While this game’s initially surprising status as one of the rarest and most valuable SNES games can partially be attributed to the sustained popularity of the Mega Man franchise over the years, it turns out that this is actually just a genuinely rare cartridge. While fairly recent digital re-releases have reduced its market value somewhat, you’re still going to have to pay hundreds of dollars to get a boxed copy of this undeniable classic. This certainly isn’t the rarest or most valuable SNES game in the world (clearly), but what makes this game’s relatively high market value so fascinating is that much of its current value can be attributed to the fact that it’s arguably the greatest RPG ever made.Ĭhrono Trigger’s price has only gone up over the years as more people become aware of this RPG’s timeless quality.
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