River City Ransom
Nintendo NES · 1990 · Beat'em Up
VIEW FULL ANALYSIS →How much is River City Ransom worth on Nintendo NES? This price guide tracks new, used and sealed prices for this 1990 Beat'em Up release, with recent price trends. In North America (NTSC-U) it currently values around £424 new and £116 used, with a MyPlayersVault collector score of 79 (S-TIER GHOST tier). Sealed value is down 14% over the past 3 months.
River City Ransom stands as a foundational beat'em up that shaped the genre's evolution from arcade to home console. The original NES cartridge remains a recognized collector touchstone, particularly in sealed NTSC-U condition, though its cultural footprint has been sustained through multiple digital re-releases and modern platform ports. Collector demand remains steady rather than accelerating, reflecting the title's established status within the community rather than emerging scarcity. The cartridge format itself is resilient and format-fragile only in condition-sensitive terms; the game plays fully from the original medium with no degradation. Regional variants and the availability of the title across Wii, 3DS, Wii U, Switch, and Xbox One create a fragmented collector landscape where the original NES version maintains distinct identity but faces reduced urgency from accessibility elsewhere.
River City Ransom price guide — value by region
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