Final Fantasy
Nintendo Entertainment System · 1987
About this game
The world is veiled in darkness.
Winds don't blow, the seas are stormy, and the earth rots.
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All people can hope for is that the ancient prophecy will be finally fulfilled. "When the world is veiled in darkness, four warriors will come..." And indeed, they come - the four characters you have previously chosen.
Their first quest is to free a princess from the evil knight Garland, and then the real journey begins.
Final Fantasy is played with an adventuring party rather than with a single character.
Before the game starts, the player chooses four characters from six different classes: Fighter, Thief, Black Belt, White Mage, Red Mage, and Black Mage.
He also gives the characters names.
In the game, the party walks around in a top-down world, visits cities, caves, palaces and other places to buy equipment, rest and get hints and new quests, and fights baddies when they are encountered.
Final Fantasy uses a turn-based combat system.
In battle, the player gives each character in order a command (attack a particular enemy, cast a spell, use an item, or try to run).
Then the characters and the enemies act in a random order.
Attacked enemies and party members lose hit points, dying when they reach zero HP.
When all the enemies are defeated, living party members receive experience, eventually gaining a level and improving their stats when enough experience is accumulated.
Slain party members can be revived in towns for a price.
Spells are bought in cities in special shops.
The spells are divided into two categories - white magic and black magic.
White Mages can only use white magic, Black Mages can only use black magic, and Red Mages can use both.
Casting spells in battle uses up Dungeons & Dragons-style spell slots, which, like hit points, can be restored by resting in inns.
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 Final Fantasy 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.
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Price history
Market values by condition
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Recent sales
| Date | Type | Region | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-18 | New (sealed) | NTSC-J | €167.89 |
| 2026-07-18 | Graded New | NTSC-J | €184.68 |
| 2026-07-18 | Box Only | NTSC-J | €19.24 |
| 2026-07-18 | Manual Only | NTSC-J | €14.78 |
| 2026-07-18 | Item only | NTSC-J | €18.36 |
| 2026-07-18 | Complete in Box | NTSC-J | €70.47 |
| 2026-07-16 | New (sealed) | NTSC-J | €168.32 |
| 2026-07-16 | Manual Only | NTSC-J | €14.82 |
| 2026-07-16 | Item only | NTSC-J | €18.41 |
| 2026-07-16 | Box Only | NTSC-J | €19.29 |
| 2026-07-16 | Graded New | NTSC-J | €185.15 |
| 2026-07-16 | Complete in Box | NTSC-J | €70.65 |
| 2026-07-14 | Manual Only | NTSC-J | €14.79 |
| 2026-07-14 | New (sealed) | NTSC-J | €168.05 |
| 2026-07-14 | Graded New | NTSC-J | €184.86 |
| 2026-07-14 | Box Only | NTSC-J | €19.26 |
| 2026-07-14 | Item only | NTSC-J | €18.38 |
| 2026-07-14 | Complete in Box | NTSC-J | €70.54 |
| 2026-07-13 | New (sealed) | NTSC-J | €167.81 |
| 2026-07-13 | Manual Only | NTSC-J | €14.79 |
| 2026-07-13 | Graded New | NTSC-J | €184.59 |
| 2026-07-13 | Box Only | NTSC-J | €19.25 |
| 2026-07-13 | Complete in Box | NTSC-J | €69.06 |
| 2026-07-13 | Item only | NTSC-J | €18.37 |
| 2026-07-12 | Item only | NTSC-J | €18.37 |
| 2026-07-12 | New (sealed) | NTSC-J | €167.81 |
| 2026-07-12 | Graded New | NTSC-J | €184.59 |
| 2026-07-12 | Box Only | NTSC-J | €19.25 |
| 2026-07-12 | Complete in Box | NTSC-J | €69.06 |
| 2026-07-12 | Manual Only | NTSC-J | €14.79 |
Market insights
Rarity & condition
Final Fantasy 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 Final Fantasy worth?
Gamevaro hasn't tracked a market sale for Final Fantasy (Nintendo Entertainment System) yet, so no current value is available. Prices are sourced from real marketplace sales, and this page will update automatically once sales data comes in.
Is Final Fantasy rare?
Final Fantasy 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 Final Fantasy?
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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