Nintendo World Championship
Nintendo Entertainment System · 1990
About this game
This is the cartridge that was used for the Nintendo World Championships held in 1990 in 30 cities across the U.S. and Canada.
The player has a total of 6-7 minutes to play all three games but this can be changed by DIP switches on the cartridge.
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The first game played is a version of Super Mario Bros. in which the player is given 99 lives and the goal of collecting 50 coins in the first level.
Upon collecting the 50th coin, the "finished the castle" music will play and a score will be displayed.
The second game played is Course 1 of Rad Racer , using the 328 Twin Turbo vehicle.
The player must finish the course as quickly as possible.
No clock is shown in the game but the cartridge keeps track internally.
After finishing Rad Racer, its score is displayed, multiplied by 10 and added to the previous Super Mario Bros. score.
Last up is Nintendo's Tetris in A-type mode.
All remaining time for the Championship is played out here.
The player's objective is simply to get the best score.
The Tetris score is multiplied by 25 and added to the previous Super Mario Bros. and Rad Racer scores.
After all the time runs out, a screen will display "Time!" and display the final score, a sum of the previous scores and their multipliers.
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 Nintendo World Championship 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
Recent sales
| Date | Type | Region | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-12 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €34.99 |
| 2026-07-12 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €9887.24 |
| 2026-07-12 | Item only | NTSC-U | €157.47 |
| 2026-07-10 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €9882.91 |
| 2026-07-10 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €34.97 |
| 2026-07-10 | Item only | NTSC-U | €157.40 |
| 2026-06-18 | Item only | NTSC-U | €172.50 |
| 2026-06-18 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €9747.38 |
| 2026-06-18 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €30.83 |
| 2026-06-17 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €30.83 |
| 2026-06-17 | Item only | NTSC-U | €172.50 |
| 2026-06-17 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €9747.38 |
| 2026-06-15 | Item only | NTSC-U | €172.91 |
| 2026-06-15 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €30.90 |
| 2026-06-15 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €9770.13 |
| 2026-06-13 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €30.90 |
| 2026-06-13 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €9770.13 |
| 2026-06-13 | Item only | NTSC-U | €172.91 |
| 2026-06-12 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €9795.53 |
| 2026-06-12 | Item only | NTSC-U | €173.36 |
| 2026-06-12 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €30.98 |
| 2026-06-09 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €9792.99 |
| 2026-06-09 | Item only | NTSC-U | €173.31 |
| 2026-06-09 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €30.97 |
| 2026-06-08 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €30.70 |
| 2026-06-08 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €9708.86 |
| 2026-06-08 | Item only | NTSC-U | €171.82 |
| 2026-06-06 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €30.70 |
| 2026-06-06 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €9708.86 |
| 2026-06-06 | Item only | NTSC-U | €171.82 |
Market insights
Rarity & condition
Nintendo World Championship 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 Nintendo World Championship worth?
Gamevaro hasn't tracked a market sale for Nintendo World Championship (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 Nintendo World Championship rare?
Nintendo World Championship 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 Nintendo World Championship?
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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