Little Magic
Nintendo Entertainment System · 1990
About this game
The planned marriage between the prince of the Sun Kingdom and the princess of the Moon Kingdom was disrupted when the Moon King passed away and his Kingdom was seized by the wizard rumored to have assassinated him.
When the wizard asked the Moon Princess for her hand in marriage and was rejected, he launched a war against the Sun Kingdom to get rid of his rival.
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Not to be confused with Altron's puzzle game of the same name , Data East's Little Magic is a turn-based tactical game with some fighting game elements.
At the main menu, you are presented with three choices: The Wizard's Conspiracy : The game's story campaign.
War Mode : One skirmish match for singleplayer or two-player multiplayer.
Battle Mode : One match of the same 1v1 combat system used in tactical gameplay when two units fight each other.
Also available for two-player multiplayer.
In the story campaign, you always start each stage with the Sun Prince as your first unit.
The win condition in each stage is to achieve one of two objectives: capture the opponent's castle or defeat the opponent's leader unit.
The Sun Prince is your leader in the Wizard's Conspiracy campaign.
To deploy more units, you first need to hire them at your castle and deploy them one turn after the hiring.
Units can move and attack in the same turn, but magic casters are exceptions, they must choose between casting spell and moving in their turns.
Other than the enemy castle, other locations can also be captured by moving your units over them.
Captured towns restore a unit's HP, captured churches restore a unit's HP and MP, captured hexagram circles restore a unit's MP and also enable the owning players to select said circles as extra unit deployment locations aside from their own castle.
The game also has naval combat, where ships are both transporters of ground units and combat units on their own terms.
Ships have uniform 200 HP and six cannon shots and are repaired and resupplied with ammunition at captured do
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 Little Magic 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
NTSC-J
Recent sales
| Date | Type | Region | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-16 | Graded New | NTSC-J | €232.11 |
| 2026-07-16 | Manual Only | NTSC-J | €7.13 |
| 2026-07-16 | Item only | NTSC-J | €20.42 |
| 2026-07-16 | Complete in Box | NTSC-J | €28.49 |
| 2026-07-16 | Box Only | NTSC-J | €11.40 |
| 2026-07-16 | New (sealed) | NTSC-J | €211.00 |
| 2026-07-14 | New (sealed) | NTSC-J | €210.67 |
| 2026-07-14 | Complete in Box | NTSC-J | €28.45 |
| 2026-07-14 | Graded New | NTSC-J | €231.74 |
| 2026-07-14 | Box Only | NTSC-J | €11.38 |
| 2026-07-14 | Item only | NTSC-J | €20.39 |
| 2026-07-14 | Manual Only | NTSC-J | €7.12 |
| 2026-07-13 | Box Only | NTSC-J | €11.37 |
| 2026-07-13 | Complete in Box | NTSC-J | €28.43 |
| 2026-07-13 | Manual Only | NTSC-J | €7.11 |
| 2026-07-13 | Item only | NTSC-J | €20.38 |
| 2026-07-13 | New (sealed) | NTSC-J | €210.56 |
| 2026-07-13 | Graded New | NTSC-J | €231.62 |
| 2026-07-12 | Complete in Box | NTSC-J | €28.43 |
| 2026-07-12 | Graded New | NTSC-J | €231.62 |
| 2026-07-12 | Box Only | NTSC-J | €11.37 |
| 2026-07-12 | Manual Only | NTSC-J | €7.11 |
| 2026-07-12 | Item only | NTSC-J | €20.38 |
| 2026-07-12 | New (sealed) | NTSC-J | €210.56 |
| 2026-07-10 | Complete in Box | NTSC-J | €28.42 |
| 2026-07-10 | New (sealed) | NTSC-J | €210.47 |
| 2026-07-10 | Graded New | NTSC-J | €231.52 |
| 2026-07-10 | Item only | NTSC-J | €20.37 |
| 2026-07-10 | Box Only | NTSC-J | €11.37 |
| 2026-07-10 | Manual Only | NTSC-J | €7.11 |
Market insights
Rarity & condition
Little Magic 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 Little Magic worth?
Little Magic for Nintendo Entertainment System is currently worth €52.43 loose, €28.49 complete in box, and €211.00 factory sealed. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.
Is Little Magic rare?
Little Magic 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 Little Magic?
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 Little Magic, loose is €52.43 and CIB is €28.49 — CIB commands a premium because original boxes and manuals are fragile and often don't survive.
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