Oct 19, 2018 Rival Consoles London-based producer Ryan Lee West, better known under the name Rival Consoles, is notable for making synthesisers sound human and atmospheric. It’s rarely reported that Rival Consoles was Erased Tapes’ very first signing, with a CDR of early demos under the name Aparatec that inspired founder Robert Raths to start the label in 2007. Oct 17, 2013 Rival Consoles - Odyssey EP How do you humanise electronic sounds? It's rare that a beat originating from a keyboard can have as much of a personal affect as a warm, organic acoustic guitar strum, and electronic albums often come and go, drenched in.
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Collecting retro games and consoles can be an expensive hobby. Today, it feels like anything with the word ‘retro’ attached to it automatically shoots up three times in price.
There have always been collectible items like Star Wars figurines that go for huge sums of money, but now it seems like anything over ten years old is seen as a collector’s edition of some sort.
This is both a blessing and a curse for retro gamers, depending on how you look at it.
First, the bad: if you’re only just starting your retro game collection now, you’re in for a tough, expensive ride.
It’s bad enough having to pay over the odds for a few games every now and then just to add to your collection, let alone having to start the whole thing from scratch.
Imagine having to pay £60 for an N64 – and that’s a good price – to then have to pay hundreds more for all the essential games.
But, if you started collecting decades ago when retro gaming was affordable, you’re sitting on a gold mine.
This is assuming you actually want to sell your collection, though.
The real winners are the people who forgot they even had their NES plus 20 games in the loft. It’s been sitting there for years, it still works, and it’s more than tripled in value since you last played it.
Whoever you are, and whatever your reasons for wanting to sell your retro games consoles, you’re entitled to wonder, ‘what are my retro games consoles worth?’. But, it’s hugely important that you know how much you can get for them before you take any cash.
There are plenty of places around that sell retro games and consoles, and they’re more than willing to find a bargain – in other words, someone who doesn’t know what they’re sitting on.
There are also a huge number of factors involved in deciding how much your retro games consoles are worth. You can have an original model that’s highly sought after, or a limited edition that only shipped a few units.
Taking this into account, I’m not going to write prices like £10,000. Of course, there are some extremely rare consoles that can fetch for that much, but this post is for the majority.
So, to save you the horror of finding out you could have got five times more than what you sold it for at your local boot sale, here’s roughly how much your retro games consoles are worth.
(Bear in mind that prices fluctuate constantly. I’ll try my best to update this blog post on a regular basis, but sometimes you’ll be able to sell your console for more, sometimes for less.)
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How much is an original Atari 2600 worth?
Price: £25 to £100
The Atari 2600
Let’s start with the Grandfather of games consoles.
The Atari 2600 varies hugely in price depending on which version you have. The original and iconic six-switch model will get you more than the smaller, plastic-looking version. In between there’s the four-switch model and an all-black version, both of which can fetch you more than the Atari ‘Jr.’.
But, if you’ve got the original 1977 Atari 2600, you’re in luck.
Of course, the better the condition the more money it’ll make. Boxed bumps up the price a bit, but only by £10-20.
How much is an original Nintendo (NES) worth?
Price: £60 to £400
NES
How much a NES is worth really depends on what it comes with and whether or not it’s boxed.
Just the base console can earn you anywhere from £60 to £80, depending on the condition and whether or not it’s discounted. Where you really make some money with the NES is with its add-ons.
R.O.B came packaged in with some of the earlier consoles. Unboxed and with R.O.B, you can expect £200. Boxed with the original deluxe packaging, and it’s £400+.
However, if like most people you just have the NES and its original packaging, try to barter for at least £100.
How much is a SNES worth?
Price: £60 to £120
SNES
Perhaps not as exciting, there’s no robot with this one.
But the SNES is still a much-loved retro console, which is why it fetches for a decent price. On its own and in an okay condition, Nintendo’s second console can still earn you £60. A good condition console will earn you an extra £20.
As with the NES, a box can go a long way. A boxed SNES in good condition can get you £120+, but that’s really dependent on the condition.
How much is a Nintendo 64 (N64) worth?
Price: £50 to £250
N64
We’ll stick with Nintendo again.
The N64 is a unique retro games console in that there are so many editions. Most will recognise the original black, which can fetch for £50 to £100, depending on its condition and whether or not it’s boxed. But then there’s clear blue, jungle green, grape purple…even Pokémon models!
If you have a coloured console, you can expect more than the vanilla model, especially boxed. The best-selling seems to be smoke, which regularly goes for £250+ boxed.
The other thing to consider is whether or not your N64 has an expansion pack installed. Expansion packs are required for three essential games: Perfect Dark, The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, and Donkey Kong 64. They go for £20 on their own, so don’t forget to factor in that price.
How much is a GameCube worth?
Price: £40 to £100
GameCube
What was it with Nintendo and multi-coloured consoles?
The GameCube originally launched as an indigo block. If you own one of those unboxed, you’ve got an extra £40 waiting in your bank account. If it’s boxed, you can expect around £80.
It soon launched in different colours, though, most of which can earn you around £10 to £20 more than the original model.
However, if you’re really lucky, you might have a special edition GameCube, like the Resident Evil 4 or Tales of Symphonia models. If so, you can expect anywhere up to £250.
How much is a Nintendo Wii worth?
Price: £20 to £50
Wii
This really draws the line between what’s retro and what’s not.
The Wii sold so well that it’s probably not even worth giving up. So many people owned one, making it one of the best-selling consoles of all time.
Because of that, it doesn’t even really matter whether or not your version is white or black –there’s only a few pounds in it. A box can earn you an extra £20, meaning you’re likely to max out at around £50 for this not-so hidden gem.
How much is a SEGA Master System worth?
Price: £40 to £110
Master System
There are two models of Master System, aptly named one and two.
The second model can go for as cheap as £40, but that increases to £65 when boxed. The Master System I, on the other hand, ranges from £60 to £100 depending on whether its sold separately or boxed, respectively.
While some SEGA Master System consoles may come with the Phaser gun shooting accessory, it doesn’t tend to affect the price much – probably because you can’t use them with modern day TVs.
How much is a SEGA Mega Drive (SEGA Genesis) worth?
Price: £40 to £450
Mega Drive
Like its master (system – pardon the pun), the Mega Drive – or Genesis, if you’re from across the pond – released over two base models.
In this case, though, there’s very little difference between them. Unboxed, both will earn you around £40, whereas boxed you can get anywhere from £45 to £60, depending on the condition.
Where you can really make money with the Mega Drive is through its plenty of add-ons. As consoles were beginning to turn CD-based, SEGA felt as though it had to keep up. The resulting Mega CD and 32X can fetch you roughly £85 and £175, respectively.
If you’re really in luck, though, you have the complete package, the SEGA Mega Console. This threw everything – Mega Drive, 32X, and SEGA CD – into one console, and can earn you around £300 unboxed, and £450 boxed. Not bad, but still not good enough to beat off Nintendo.
How much is a SEGA Dreamcast worth?
Price: £50 to £70
Dreamcast
Ah, the underappreciated retro games console icon that is the Dreamcast.
SEGA’s last shot at a console sold poorly compared to its rivals and production finished soon after its release. While this means there’s definitely demand at around £50 for an unboxed console and £70 for boxed, it unfortunately means no SUPER MEGA DREAMCAST CONSOLE add-ons like the Mega Drive.
Still, because of its colour, most Dreamcasts today have yellowed. So, if you’ve kept yours in pretty good condition, you can definitely ask for a few pennies more. Also, if you managed to save up a decent collection of games, don’t forget to price check those – Dreamcast games are where you’ll be in luck.
How much is a PlayStation 1 (PS1) worth?
Price: £25 to £50
PS1
Like the Wii, the PS1 sold so many consoles as to make it one of the cheapest retro games consoles available.
The standard model can fetch £25 unboxed and £50 unboxed, depending on the condition. The second, much smaller model adds on around £5 to what you’d earn with the original.
There are some models of PS1 that can earn you serious money. For example, Net Yaroze black PlayStation 1 consoles go for well over £600. But these are rare, and I’m making the assumption that you’re with the majority of us that only own the grey model.
Of course, I hope I’m wrong in that assumption.
How much is a PlayStation 2 (PS2) worth?
Price: £20 to £70
PS2
If the PlayStation 1 and Wii sold well, the PS2 sold better.
Being the best-selling console of all time means that there’s a huge amount of PlayStation 2s in circulation. At one point, I even ended up with three – one just as a DVD player. As a result, an original black model PS2 will only fetch you £20, between £40 and £50 if boxed.
You’ll get a bit more for the slimline models, and even more if it’s silver, pink, or aqua blue. In fact, a pink slimline PS2 can go for up to £70.
As with the Wii and PlayStation 1, you’re probably best of keeping your PS2 for the memories.
How much is an original Xbox worth?
Price: £30 to £150
Xbox
Considering how little it sold compared to its rival, the PlayStation 2, the Xbox doesn’t sell for much more.
The vanilla console will earn you around £30, but up to £50 if it’s boxed and in a good condition. The money’s in the green, limited edition console, though. Unboxed and in good nick, a green Xbox can get you around £90. Boxed, that price increases to £130 to £150.
But, if you’ve still got an original Xbox, the question that needs answering is: how the hell have you stored that giant thing for so long?
Are you still left wondering, ‘how much are my retro games consoles worth?’ If so, let us know which retro consoles you own, and we’ll do the research.