Pocket Hanafuda
Game Boy Color · 1999
About this game
Pocket Hanafuda recreates the traditional Japanese card game with two players.
The objective is to match and capture card patterns and put together a yaku, until they are no cards left to draw.
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The game is played with two kinds of variants: Hana-Awase - Players must get the highest score through matching up to four types of cards, plus winning hands.
Koi Koi - The luck-based variant doesn't keep score and allows players to attempt to make as many winning hands in matches as possible.
About Game Boy Color
The Game Boy Color (1998) added a color screen to the original Game Boy formula while remaining backwards compatible with the entire existing cartridge library. Its colorful, semi-transparent cartridge shells make it a visually distinct platform for shelf collectors, and several late-cycle exclusives — released just before the Game Boy Advance took over — are notably harder to find complete today.
Gamevaro tracks Pocket Hanafuda for Game Boy Color with separate market values for loose, complete-in-box (CIB) and factory-sealed copies, sourced from real eBay sales. Prices also vary by region — PAL, NTSC-U and NTSC-J releases of the same game often sell for different amounts due to print run sizes and regional collector demand.
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Market values by condition
NTSC-J
Recent sales
| Date | Type | Region | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-08 | Loose / Item only | NTSC-J | €35.16 |
Rarity & condition
Only a handful of market sales have been tracked for Pocket Hanafuda, suggesting it doesn't trade hands very often — a sign of relative scarcity compared to more common Game Boy Color titles.
Complete-in-box (CIB) copies typically command a premium over loose cartridges/discs because the original box and manual are more fragile and get discarded or damaged over time — fewer complete sets survive.
Frequently asked questions
How much is Pocket Hanafuda worth?
Pocket Hanafuda for Game Boy Color is currently worth €35.16 loose. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.
Is Pocket Hanafuda rare?
Pocket Hanafuda has only a handful of tracked market sales, suggesting relative scarcity compared to more common Game Boy Color titles.
What's the difference between loose, CIB and sealed for Pocket Hanafuda?
Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. These are tracked as separate market values because the price gap between them can be significant, especially for older releases.
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