Hi, I actually joined up to this forum so I could maybe get some advice from you folks. I recently dug all my old SNES and NES stuff out from back when i was a kid. I have been playing a lot of the games, but there were a few that I just were not interested in, so I figured I would just start selling them on ebay or something.

One in particular, that I a a bit confused about, is Dracula X for the SNES. Now I never particularly liked this game, so I checked on ebay to see if it was worth something, and I am seeing prices like $150+ dollars, just for the cartridge.

I mean, I might be crazy, but this wasnt exactly a rare game was it? Why is it so expensive? What would you folks say is a REAL value for this game, that I coudl realistically ask, without ripping someone off.

Thanks for your help.

Not sure of its rarity, but it is def a $150+ game.

Which is funny, because in my opinion Castlevania IV is the superior game. Any Particular reason why you think it goes for so much? Is there something special about it I'm not seeing?

I think a lot of it has to do that it was released in 1995 in the US/JP and 1996 in Europe. That's really late. Consider that Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past came out in 1991.

Lower print run, high demand (it's Castlevania) = expensive.

Kind of like Mega Man X3, it's a well known franchise and a pretty good game too.

Eh, you can find some decent shape carts pop up on eBay for $100-125 every few weeks.

Sell it to me for 40$! =) You're right, the prices are insane >.<

It's one of those games that has really jumped up in price. Years ago it wasn't tough to find this in the $20 range at brick and mortar shops so you're not going crazy by having sticker shock at a $150 price point.

It's ridiculous that you could buy the complete original Japanese turbo Graf-x 16 of this and a console for the price of the NA version loose

Funny, I have All the megaman games too, from the nes ones to the SNES ones. But I actually like megaman... I suppose I'm not really a collector though, I just like playing fun games. Honestly though, I dont even have room for all these games. Right now I have a pile about 2 feet tall in front of my TV, going through them all, cleaning them, and testing them.

Selling it for cheap on eBay would just be leaving money on the table. It's not ripping someone off if the going rate just happens to be high.

But of course it would be nice to sell it here to someone as a really good deal I'll give you more than the $40 previously offered!

If you're itching to sell, do it here! We love keeping things in the community!  Edit: NM, you posted your FT thread as I was reading this. Anyways, Welcome to NA!

I put it on the for Sale forum here, I dont really need the money, but I did notice they have these cool reproductions of games that are translated to english. Like all the NES and the one SNES final fantasy we never had in America. SO I figured if someones wants to do a trade that would be cool IMO.

wow! That much for Dracula X?
I'm glad I got it from a pawn shop for 5 bucks lol

Glad I bought it in the day and kept the manual as it is as fun as it is expensive.

It's a butchered port, but because it's Castlevania + Konami + on the SNES + uncommon ... the price tag is what it is.

I think it's several factors...like Faltain and others have said. For a Castlevania game it is more rare. It has a bad ass name and cool artwork. Mega Man X3 is a great comparison...

That s not entirely accurate.  It was a stand alone game, not a port and called Dracula XX to denote it.  It is a unique game but not, a side story, kind of like you mighty final fight  is but is not final fight on NES.  The SNES game stands on its own with a shared loose story to it, but all the stages are unique as it was made from the ground up for the system.  I haven't looked in years but I think the castlevania dungeon website covered something about it.

the mmx3 comparison kind of fits as it is a late release by a notable third party and done in a minimal level of print to turn an easy profit and not have a bunch of inventory wasted left behind at their cost.

I got my drac X for "free" in a huge trade

I scored a shit load of turbo Grafx and cd stuff pretty cheap and doubled my money plus got drac X (and still gave the guy an amazing deal... Sold for 1/2 of what it was worth)

Then I bought the box and man for $100. So I basically used my profit for that, still had money left over...

I'm so happy I'm almost done w the expensive snes games as they seem to just keep getting higher...

Now...who has my metal warriors??

In all fairness this was always an expensive SNES cart. Go look at some of the old Funco price sheets. From a percentage wise standpoint it has not appreciated as much as other valuable SNES games have.

Sorry for the necro bump but I was thinking about this today and it's really bothered me.

Gone through two copies of this game in my life. Probably 3. Not going to buy it for a fourth time because of the insane price hike. About five years ago it was only a 110 dollar game. I don't think demand has anything to do with this. I think a set group of ebay sellers drove the price up on this game because it is selling for nearly the same amount of money as Earthbound and more copies of Dracula X exist than Earthbound that is a given.


Dracula X was a highly promoted release when it frist came out in 1995. I remember seeing copies at Blockbuster and more than one as well!

Super CV 4 smokes Dracula x by a long shot

I don't doubt it. I think many games are in this situation where resellers have deliberately bought up all the readily available copies to 'corner the market' and inflate the price.

I'm a Castlevania fan and I'd pay $30 on the high side for it.
 

I think it was the collectors who deliberately drove up the price. That way if you wanted to be part of the cool club, you'd have to pay admission. WHOSE MIND JUST EXPLODED?!??!

Disagreed 100%. Super CV4 looks and sounds hideous, and it's full of dipshitted/boring design choices. Dracula XX is designed like a true classic Castlevania game, and beautifully so. Plus, subweapons besides the cross are actually good, and it has a real Dracula fight.