![]() I know there is a certain class of collector who only looks for the most valuable / fun games and this list is geared more towards them. I know there are probably a lot of arcade collectors who wouldn’t pay these prices, please don’t leave comments telling me such. I am hoping that this list of rare valuable arcade games brings in a lot of feedback, and I look forward to what people think. But, either way, if you find one of these games stored away in the upper story of a decrepit barn ( 2x Computer Space pickup from a barn here in Indiana! story on the Klov Forums), you are going to get a lot more money back than your cost to pick one up. Take a look at the original publish date for this list of rare games and take that into consideration when considering a purchase. Also, these prices may only be applicable right now and another year from now will probably be worth the same. The values for this list of the top fifteen arcade games probably have dropped in the last five years with the market for game prices. The values of Classic Arcade Games are time sensitive The list changed drastically from the start to the end, this has been one of my most involved posts as well as one of the most interesting. Well, I’m going to keep that to myself, but lets just say that this list circulated the corners of the US, from Chicago to Florida to California, with input from 5-10 prominent collectors. In the end, it comes down to a POV, take it or leave it. European arcades and beyond should have their own context and out of the scope of this post.Īs an additional note, I also acknowledge that some games after the 90’s are worth more used because they cost more new than the games on this list. All of these games are the American versions / American bread games. Number 5 – By default this post is geared towards the American market. A good portion of these games are valuable because the general player didn’t like that particular arcade and no operators bought them. Pac-mans, I didn’t feel like that ground needed to be revisited. Everyone knows which games are most popular, they’re your Donkey Kongs and Ms. This list doesn’t evaluate gameplay only value. In my definition, the years for that range of games would probably be 1970-1988 or so. Number 4 – This list is mostly for ‘classic arcade games’. could have made this list based on popularity alone, but the prices currently for those laser disc games fall a little bit lower than #15, so they didn’t quite make the cut. So you won’t see the Freedom Fighters and the Esh Aurunmillas on this list either. It was my opinion as well as a couple of others that laser disc arcade games may bring in big money, but they are also only of interest to a certain type of arcade collector. Number 3 – I left off the super rare laser disc games. I have a list right now in my notes of the most valuable prototype games, Marble Man is there as well as some other cool ones. Prototype games would include Agent X and Akka Arrh, but I decided that this list should be for games that were actually put into some form of production. Number 2 – I ended up leaving prototype games off this list. Plus, most of those most ‘popular’ games only bring $400-$600 depending on condition, hardly the class of price I will be listing below. Everyone knows what games are most popular, just look at the rumored production numbers for games and you can tell which were generally the most popular. Pac-man, Donkey Kong, Tempest and down the chart. This list is not the most ‘desirable’, or the most ‘popular’ list of games so don’t confuse it as such. But again, the audience interested in those Blasters is smaller.īut my definition of ‘valuable’ is generally – which games would bring in the most coin when sold between collectors. I hear of a lot more people who would like to own a Cosmic Chasm, but there are only three rumored Blaster Cockpits to have ever been produced and therefore would bring in more money. I tried to find a nice balance between interested collectors and price, and in some cases the small group of people interested in a game might pay more, but another game might be more desirable because it has a larger following. Number 1 – The arcade game that is worth the most money might not be the most desirable and that is why the list isn’t formatted as #1 is the highest price. Listed below is my ‘criteria’ that I used as the context to write this post. As I built this list of rare arcade games I took a couple of factors into consideration.
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