Rex Ronan: Experimental Surgeon
Super Nintendo Entertainment System · 1994
About this game
This game comes at you with a Fantastic Voyage tale of a microsurgeon miniaturized to a near-microscopic scale in order to enter the body and save the life of a tobacco salesman, ironically laid low by health complications caused by the very cigarettes he sold.
Rex must be asking himself, "My parents put a mortgage on their house to put me through eight years of medical school just so I could scrub tar off someone's lungs like a window-washer?" But it gets worse: Big Tobacco, pre-emptively attempting to silence the turnabout whistleblowing revelation they anticipate in the unlikely event of this salesman's recovery, have some shrinking technology of their own, and have introduced sinister nanobots into his body to ensure his -- and Rex's -- untimely demises.
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Washing off goo and attempting to survive the robot sprites' poor collision-detection routines comprise the large part of this game (albeit in exotic, well-rendered environments such as The Mouth, The Heart, The Lungs, and eventually The Brain -- where you struggle to clean up regenerating blobs of nicotine addiction); sporadically you also encounter mines which grill you on smoking-related health facts and myths, rewarding correct answers and blowing up when presented with falsehoods.
Though the majority of the game plays like a 2D platform shooter, there are also over-the-shoulder 1st-person inter-level sequences where you pilot a futuristic vessel through bronchial tubes and blood vessels like something out of Space Harrier or Tempest -- only with more globs of diseased sputum zooming straight toward you.
About Super Nintendo Entertainment System
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (1990/1991) is widely regarded as home to one of the strongest first-party libraries in gaming history, from Super Metroid to Chrono Trigger. It's a mature collecting market: iconic RPGs and late-cycle releases (which typically had smaller print runs as the industry moved toward the next generation) are consistently among the most sought-after and valuable cartridges from the 16-bit era.
Gamevaro tracks Rex Ronan: Experimental Surgeon for Super 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-U
Recent sales
| Date | Type | Region | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-12 | Graded New | NTSC-U | €711.29 |
| 2026-07-12 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €192.48 |
| 2026-07-12 | Box Only | NTSC-U | €65.62 |
| 2026-07-12 | Manual Only | NTSC-U | €121.86 |
| 2026-07-12 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €568.67 |
| 2026-07-12 | Item only | NTSC-U | €79.97 |
| 2026-07-10 | Item only | NTSC-U | €79.93 |
| 2026-07-10 | Graded New | NTSC-U | €710.98 |
| 2026-07-10 | Box Only | NTSC-U | €65.59 |
| 2026-07-10 | Manual Only | NTSC-U | €121.77 |
| 2026-07-10 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €192.39 |
| 2026-07-10 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €568.42 |
| 2026-07-06 | Item only | NTSC-U | €157.22 |
| 2026-06-18 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €560.63 |
| 2026-06-18 | Box Only | NTSC-U | €64.69 |
| 2026-06-18 | Graded New | NTSC-U | €701.22 |
| 2026-06-18 | Manual Only | NTSC-U | €120.00 |
| 2026-06-18 | Item only | NTSC-U | €81.15 |
| 2026-06-18 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €189.75 |
| 2026-06-17 | Item only | NTSC-U | €81.15 |
| 2026-06-17 | Box Only | NTSC-U | €64.69 |
| 2026-06-17 | Graded New | NTSC-U | €701.22 |
| 2026-06-17 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €560.63 |
| 2026-06-17 | Manual Only | NTSC-U | €120.00 |
| 2026-06-17 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €189.75 |
| 2026-06-15 | Item only | NTSC-U | €81.34 |
| 2026-06-15 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €561.93 |
| 2026-06-15 | Box Only | NTSC-U | €64.84 |
| 2026-06-15 | Graded New | NTSC-U | €702.86 |
| 2026-06-15 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €190.20 |
Market insights
Rarity & condition
Rex Ronan: Experimental Surgeon 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 Rex Ronan: Experimental Surgeon worth?
Rex Ronan: Experimental Surgeon for Super Nintendo Entertainment System is currently worth €157.22 loose, €192.48 complete in box, and €568.67 factory sealed. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.
Is Rex Ronan: Experimental Surgeon rare?
Rex Ronan: Experimental Surgeon 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 Rex Ronan: Experimental Surgeon?
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 Rex Ronan: Experimental Surgeon, loose is €157.22 and CIB is €192.48 — CIB commands a premium because original boxes and manuals are fragile and often don't survive.
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