Back to the Future
Nintendo Entertainment System · 1989
About this game
In Back to the Future , 80s teen Marty McFly is mistakenly send 30 years into the past where he disrupts his own parents from meeting.
Faced with extinction at the hands of a temporal paradox, Marty must find a way to reunite his future parents and make it back to his own time.
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LJN's game differs completely from the computer versions, and plays as a literal race against time broken up by brief arcade minigames.
In the main game, the player controls Marty in an overhead view as he runs down the streets of 1950s Hill Valley.
A collection of period-appropriate bad guys block his path, including bullies, hula hoop girls, bumblebees, and park benches.
The camera scrolls forward at a fixed speed, so the player must keep Marty on the move and away from obstacles.
Hitting one causes Marty to fall and lose a life.
The player must also collect clocks scattered on the street to stop Marty's photograph from fading away.
If it fades completely, Marty is erased from existence.
Street running sections lead to three minigames.
In these, Marty must sling milkshakes at oncoming bullies, deflect kisses (shown as hearts) from his mother, and collect notes to rock out on stage at the high school dance.
The final stage resembles the street sections, as the player must control the DeLorean time machine and collect enough energy to travel through time (shown as lightning bolts instead of clocks).
About Nintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System (1983 in Japan, 1985 in the West) revived the North American video game industry after the 1983 crash and established conventions — cartridges, licensing seals, save systems — that shaped the industry for decades. NES collecting is one of the most established retro markets: common titles remain cheap, but a well-known handful of low-print-run games (many from smaller third-party publishers) are among the most expensive video games in existence.
Gamevaro tracks Back to the Future for Nintendo Entertainment System 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.
Adding Back to the Future to a Gamevaro collection takes seconds — search by title or scan the box barcode, and the app fills in cover art, release details and current pricing automatically. This NES release dates back to 1989.
Price history
Market values by condition
NTSC-U
Recent sales
| Date | Type | Region | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-12 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €696.85 |
| 2026-07-12 | Manual Only | NTSC-U | €10.92 |
| 2026-07-12 | Box Only | NTSC-U | €35.26 |
| 2026-07-12 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €69.04 |
| 2026-07-12 | Graded New | NTSC-U | €841.44 |
| 2026-07-12 | Item only | NTSC-U | €13.70 |
| 2026-07-10 | Manual Only | NTSC-U | €10.90 |
| 2026-07-10 | Graded New | NTSC-U | €841.07 |
| 2026-07-10 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €69.23 |
| 2026-07-10 | Box Only | NTSC-U | €35.24 |
| 2026-07-10 | Item only | NTSC-U | €13.06 |
| 2026-07-10 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €696.55 |
| 2026-06-18 | Box Only | NTSC-U | €42.25 |
| 2026-06-18 | Graded New | NTSC-U | €829.84 |
| 2026-06-18 | Manual Only | NTSC-U | €8.12 |
| 2026-06-18 | Item only | NTSC-U | €13.17 |
| 2026-06-18 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €75.87 |
| 2026-06-18 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €445.82 |
| 2026-06-17 | Box Only | NTSC-U | €42.25 |
| 2026-06-17 | Manual Only | NTSC-U | €8.12 |
| 2026-06-17 | Graded New | NTSC-U | €829.84 |
| 2026-06-17 | Item only | NTSC-U | €13.17 |
| 2026-06-17 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €75.87 |
| 2026-06-17 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €445.82 |
| 2026-06-15 | Box Only | NTSC-U | €42.34 |
| 2026-06-15 | Item only | NTSC-U | €13.08 |
| 2026-06-15 | Graded New | NTSC-U | €832.09 |
| 2026-06-15 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €445.89 |
| 2026-06-15 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €76.44 |
| 2026-06-15 | Manual Only | NTSC-U | €8.14 |
Market insights
Rarity & condition
Back to the Future has a steady sales history on the tracked marketplaces, meaning enough copies circulate to establish a reliable market price.
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 Back to the Future worth?
Back to the Future for Nintendo Entertainment System is currently worth €12.79 loose, €69.04 complete in box, and €696.85 factory sealed. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.
Is Back to the Future rare?
Back to the Future has a steady sales history on the tracked marketplaces, meaning it trades hands regularly and isn't considered particularly rare.
What's the difference between loose, CIB and sealed for Back to the Future?
Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. For Back to the Future, loose is €12.79 and CIB is €69.04 — CIB commands a premium because original boxes and manuals are fragile and often don't survive.
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