Snowboard Kids 2 (Nintendo 64) — Live Deals & Price Guide

What you're looking at

Live eBay listings for Snowboard Kids 2 on Nintendo 64 — the US-NTSC 1999 release published by Atlus. This is the sequel to the original Snowboard Kids (1997) and is a snowboarding-themed kart-racer hybrid: cartoon characters racing down courses, picking up item-box weapons, and competing across a campaign and split-screen multiplayer modes. The feed sticks to US-NTSC original-print cartridges and filters out the PAL European / AUS releases and the Japanese version (Snobow Kids Plus).

Snowboard Kids 2 has never been remade, remastered, or re-released digitally — there is no Virtual Console version, no Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack listing, and no remaster on a modern platform. The N64 cart is the only legitimate way to play this game on real hardware, which is unusual for a 1999 Nintendo title and a meaningful contributor to its current market position: anyone who wants to play it has to buy a physical cart, and Atlus's late-N64-window US print run was relatively small. The original Snowboard Kids (1997) also exists in a "Bigger" sequel-adjacent re-release situation, but Snowboard Kids 2 is its own distinct cart with its own original-print US release.

Use the condition chips at the top of the deal grid to bucket what's surfaced:

• Loose — cartridge only. The deepest bucket on this page.
• CIB — complete-in-box: cartridge plus the original outer box, cardboard tray, instruction manual, and the original Atlus / Nintendo paperwork inserts. CIB copies of Snowboard Kids 2 specifically include a registration card and a user card that sellers frequently call out by name in the listing title — these are inserts collectors care about for completeness.
• Sealed — factory-sealed or high-grade encapsulated copies. The Sealed chip is typically empty or near-empty for this title — Snowboard Kids 2 isn't a landmark N64 title in the WATA / VGA / CGC / PSA grading universe and authentic factory-sealed copies essentially do not surface at deal-page asking prices. If the Sealed chip is empty, that's the honest answer, not a bug. The feed deliberately excludes the recurring "$25–$35 Brand New Rare find" pattern (multiple identical listings from generic resellers at sub-market prices) — at this price level, those are not authentic sealed copies.

Asking-price summaries in the table render from the last 24 hours of active US listings — they are seller asks, not realized sales. Treat them as the buyer's negotiating floor, not the appraisal.

Variants worth knowing

The substantive variants for Snowboard Kids 2 N64 are by region, and the deal feed actively filters non-US copies out:

• US NTSC original print (Atlus) — what this page surfaces. English text, 1999 release year, published in the US by Atlus (not by Nintendo directly). The US cart label carries the Atlus publisher marking, and the cardboard box and tray are the standard N64 US-NTSC packaging.
• Japan (Snobow Kids Plus / スノボキッズ プラス) — excluded. The Japanese release is titled Snobow Kids Plus, published by Bandai in Japan in 1999. It has a different label, different ROM build (Japanese text), and is structurally different enough that JP carts are not interchangeable with US carts for the original-hardware-on-an-American-N64 buyer. Sellers occasionally re-list JP Snobow Kids Plus with "Snowboard Kids 2" prepended for US-buyer searchability; the feed excludes japan, japanese, jpn, ntsc-j, import, snobou, snobow, plus version, and plus jp to catch the common re-titling patterns.
• Europe / Australia PAL — excluded. PAL Snowboard Kids 2 exists and was released in PAL territories with its own packaging variant; sellers in Australia and Europe regularly list these on eBay and they're not directly compatible with US-NTSC N64 hardware without a region adapter. The feed excludes pal, eur, european, aus, australia keywords.

No Player's Choice or budget reprint exists for Snowboard Kids 2. Nintendo's Player's Choice budget-reprint line covered Nintendo-first-party titles; Atlus published Snowboard Kids 2 as a third-party title, which doesn't qualify for the Player's Choice program. Listings on this page show a single US-NTSC print variant — no Player's Choice cosmetics, no reprint generation to disambiguate. If you see a listing claiming "Player's Choice Snowboard Kids 2," that's the seller misapplying the Player's Choice label to a non-qualifying cart, and the cart itself is just the regular Atlus US-NTSC print.

If you want a non-US copy of the game, search separately — asking prices, in-game language, and shipping landscape all differ by region.

Loose vs CIB vs sealed for this title

Loose is the dominant bucket on this page: a bare cartridge. The spread within the loose bucket comes from cosmetic label condition, save behavior on real hardware, and seller-claimed authenticity. Snowboard Kids 2 loose carts ask in the mid- to high-double-digits to low-triple-digits for a typical authentic copy, which is meaningfully more than a contemporaneous commodity N64 title and reflects the cult-classic status plus the limited Atlus US print run.

CIB copies are noticeably thinner than loose and command a meaningful step up in asking price. A Snowboard Kids 2 CIB typically includes the outer cardboard box, the cardboard insert tray that cradles the cartridge, the instruction manual, a registration card, and a user card (this last item is the Atlus / Nintendo Power-style subscription / customer card and is a specific completeness marker for this title — sellers who have it intact will say so in the title). Partial CIBs — box + cart but missing the manual, tray, or one of the cards — show up frequently and should price below a true complete copy. The CIB price gradient is driven primarily by box wear (corner crush, label fade, sun-bleaching of the spine, indented price stickers from the original retailer) and whether every paper insert is present.

The CIB-minus-some-inserts tier asks well below a true complete copy, and the feed's exclusion logic deliberately keeps single-insert-only listings (registration card sold by itself, manual sold by itself, box sold by itself) out of the deal surface — those are collectors parting out a CIB into individual pieces and are not what most buyers are shopping for.

Sealed is essentially absent. There is no active graded-sealed market for Snowboard Kids 2 of the kind that exists for landmark N64 titles (Super Mario 64, Mario Kart 64, GoldenEye, Paper Mario). If a true factory-sealed copy surfaces, it will almost always be in a WATA / VGA / CGC / PSA slab and asks accordingly — but the page's $1,500 ceiling and the title's collector profile mean these are rare on the deal feed. The recurring "Brand New" listings at $25–$35 from generic resellers are filtered out — at that price level, an authentic sealed 1999 N64 cart is implausible and the listings pattern (multiple identical-wording duplicates from the same seller) matches the dropshipped-replica vendor profile, not a sealed-collector listing.

Spotting reproductions and bootlegs

Snowboard Kids 2's loose-cart asking tier sits above $100, which is the price band where N64 cart reproductions start to be economically attractive to produce. Most of the bootleg pressure on this specific title shows up as either dropshipped "Brand New" sealed claims at impossibly low prices (filtered out by the feed) or as misrepresented authentic-claim listings that look like the real cart but have aftermarket PCBs inside. The deal feed filters out listings that self-identify as repro, reproduction, or aftermarket, plus the collector-shorthand repo (whole-word) — but a dishonest seller listing a bootleg as "authentic" inside the seller-feedback floor will reach the feed. The verification work is on the buyer.

The most reliable physical tells, in rough order of reliability:

• Cartridge screw type. Authentic Nintendo 64 cartridges use a specific Nintendo security screw on the back — not a standard Phillips head. A Phillips-head (cross-shaped) screw on the back of a Snowboard Kids 2 cart means the cart has been opened (legitimate previous work) OR is a bootleg / aftermarket reshell. Phillips on the back is not by itself proof of fake, but it's a flag that the cart's interior is no longer factory-original. Verify the original-Nintendo-screw appearance against a high-resolution photo of a known-authentic N64 cart of the same era before treating screw type as the deciding factor.
• Label print quality and color saturation. Authentic Atlus / Snowboard Kids 2 labels have crisp, evenly-saturated multi-color printing with consistent registration. Smudged ink, off-center placement, washed-out colors, a label paper that feels wrong against reference, or "newer than the cart" looking labels all suggest aftermarket. Reproduction labels are the single most common N64 counterfeit attack surface; high-resolution comparison against a verified-authentic photo is the most reliable single check a remote buyer can do.
• Cartridge shell color and material. Standard Snowboard Kids 2 carts use a black plastic shell. Off-color shells (translucent variants, custom colors, the wrong shade of black) almost always indicate a reshell or aftermarket cart — Atlus did not release Snowboard Kids 2 in alternate shell colors, and a custom shell pairs with an opened cart by definition.
• Cartridge weight and PCB. If the seller will send an interior photo (cart open), authentic N64 PCBs have specific component layouts and ROM/save-chip markings that bootleg boards rarely match exactly. Sellers willing to send an interior photo on request are usually more trustworthy.
• Save behavior on real hardware. Snowboard Kids 2 stores save data on the cart, and many bootlegs save fine within a single session but fail to retain saves across power cycles. Ask whether the seller has actually played the cart for more than the intro courses, and confirmed saves persist after power-off across multiple sessions.

There's a Snowboard-Kids-2-specific outlier-cheap signal worth noting: listings priced sharply below the loose median — especially anything in the $20–$35 range claiming "Brand New" or "Like New" condition — are almost always either Japanese Snobow Kids Plus imports re-titled by the seller, dropshipped replicas, or sellers misrepresenting partial pieces. Authentic US-NTSC Snowboard Kids 2 carts simply do not trade at that tier.

Save behavior and battery: the N64-cart caveat

A common buyer misconception migrating in from Game Boy and Game Boy Color cart shopping is "old cart = dead battery = lost saves." That mental model does not apply uniformly across N64 carts. Different N64 titles use different save methods — some carts have battery-backed SRAM that DOES go away when the coin cell dies, some use EEPROM that has no battery dependency, and some use the external Controller Pak (memory card) for save data. Which method Snowboard Kids 2 uses is a question better answered against a current PCB-photo reference than from memory, and the answer meaningfully shapes how to read a listing's "saves work" claim.

The buyer-decision-driving question on a 20+ year-old Snowboard Kids 2 cart is: does the seller's claim that "saves work" actually correspond to the cart's save method working correctly? Sellers who specifically describe their testing — "played through the first three courses, saved at the lodge, powered off, came back, save loaded" — are giving you the actionable signal. "Tested" alone without describing what was tested is weaker. If you specifically care about long-term save reliability, ask whether the cart has had any save-chip or battery work done, and treat any specific claim about hardware repair as itself in need of verification.

The pragmatic position for most buyers: assume any 20+ year-old cart may need eventual save-system attention, factor that into the price, and don't over-pay for "battery replaced" tags without specific verification of what was actually replaced and why it was needed for this particular cart.

Per-condition verification checklist

Loose

• Confirm the back-of-cart screw is the original Nintendo security screw (not Phillips). Phillips = opened or aftermarket — ask the seller why before treating it as authentic.
• Look for label condition: tears, water damage, residue from old price stickers, missing label, or signs of label replacement. Compare against a known-authentic Atlus-published Snowboard Kids 2 label photo — the Atlus publisher marking on the label is part of the authenticity signature.
• Confirm the cartridge shell is the standard black plastic shell (off-color shells are aftermarket).
• Ask whether saves have been tested across multiple power-cycles, and what the seller's specific test was.
• "Authentic" should be stated explicitly; "tested" should specify what was tested.
• Treat any loose Snowboard Kids 2 asking sharply below the broader market median as a flag for closer inspection — outlier-cheap is the strongest repro-or-misrepresentation signal on this title, and JP Snobow Kids Plus re-titling is the second-most-common source of misleadingly-cheap "Snowboard Kids 2" listings.

CIB

• Confirm box presence (the original Atlus-published outer box, not a "replacement box" or third-party acrylic case standing in for the box). The feed actively filters out replacement box only listings.
• Confirm the cardboard insert tray that holds the cartridge — frequently missing on partial CIBs.
• Confirm the manual is present, not a photocopy or modern reprint.
• Confirm the registration card and the user card are both present — these are the specific completeness markers for this title, and a true CIB has both. Sellers who have them will say so in the title (e.g. "Complete W/ reg Card & User Card"); the absence of that wording in a CIB listing isn't proof they're missing, but it's worth asking about before committing.
• Box wear (corner crush, label fade, tape residue, sun-bleaching, indented original-retailer price stickers) drives the spread in CIB asking prices. Sealed-in-protector-case listings can hide box damage behind plastic — request photos of the actual box surfaces, not just the protected presentation.

Sealed

• The Sealed chip is typically empty or near-empty for this title — Snowboard Kids 2 is not a landmark graded-sealed N64 title. If a graded copy does surface, verify the grading label is from a reputable house (WATA, VGA, CGC, PSA) and the population report supports the asking price.
• Raw (ungraded) "factory-sealed" listings at sub-market prices are not what they say they are. The feed filters out the recurring "$25–$35 Brand New Rare find" dropshipped-replica pattern, but be aware of it if you see comparable listings outside this surface.

Buying gotchas

• JP Snobow Kids Plus re-titled as "Snowboard Kids 2". Sellers occasionally prepend "Snowboard Kids 2" to Japanese Snobow Kids Plus listings hoping US buyers won't notice the region. The feed filters by structured item-location country and excludes japan, japanese, jpn, ntsc-j, snobou, snobow, plus version, plus jp, and import — but listings that frontload the US name and bury the region info in the description can slip past. If a "Snowboard Kids 2" listing is priced significantly below the US loose median, check for Snobow / Plus / JP / NTSC-J / Japanese tells.
• PAL Europe / AUS confusion. Snowboard Kids 2 had a PAL release in European and Australian territories. The feed filters out pal, eur, european, aus, australia keywords. If you specifically want a PAL copy, search separately — asking prices, in-game language, and shipping all differ by region, and a PAL cart will not play on a US-NTSC N64 without a region adapter.
• The original Snowboard Kids (1997). The first game in the series — Snowboard Kids (1997, also published by Atlus in the US) — is a separate, distinct cart and is NOT what this page surfaces. Lots and bundles that include the original SBK1 alongside SBK2 are common; the feed's required-token gate (snowboard,kids,2) blocks listings that are only the original. If you see a listing whose title says "Snowboard Kids" without a "2" or "II," it's the original game.
• Multi-game N64 lots. Snowboard Kids 2 sometimes appears bundled with other N64 titles — the original Snowboard Kids, Mario Party / Mario Kart 64, Banjo-Kazooie / Banjo-Tooie, Donkey Kong 64, etc. Lot listings get filtered out so per-game asking prices stay accurate; the feed excludes donkey kong, banjo, tooie, majora, goldeneye, paper mario, mario party, mario kart, beetle adventure, and rush (whole-word) — the recurring N64 sibling titles that appear in lots.
• Registration card / user card sold separately. A small market exists for parted-out CIB pieces sold individually — the Snowboard Kids 2 registration card by itself, the user card by itself, the manual by itself, the box by itself. These show up at $25–$200 and are not whole-product listings. The feed excludes reg card only, user card only, operation card, manual only, box only, booklet only, book only, plus a conditional exclude on registration card that lets full CIB listings through (which say "complete," "CIB," or list multiple inserts in the title) while rejecting registration-card-only standalone listings.
• Bootlegs in "authentic" clothing. Snowboard Kids 2 is counterfeited at meaningful volume given its $100+ loose tier and limited authentic supply. The deal feed filters out listings that self-identify as repro, reproduction, aftermarket, or repo (whole-word) and requires a seller-feedback floor (≥50 feedback at ≥99% positive). A dishonest seller listing a bootleg as "authentic" inside the feedback floor will reach the feed. Always verify the cart physically using the checks above before treating the listing as a buy.
• Triple-duplicate "Brand New" $25–$35 listings. A specific dropshipped-replica pattern surfaces for this title: three or more identically-worded listings from the same seller at $25–$35, condition tagged "Brand New," with generic "Rare find" or "Great for collectors" marketing language. Authentic sealed Snowboard Kids 2 N64 does not trade at this tier. The feed excludes Brand New condition for this profile precisely because of this pattern — the trade-off is that any genuine sealed copy (vanishingly rare) won't surface either, which is the honest curation choice for this title.
• Atlus magazine ads and print promotional material. Vintage Atlus / Nintendo Power magazine print ads for Snowboard Kids 2 surface periodically at $10–$15. The feed excludes magazine ad, print ad, vintage print, promo ad, poster, art (whole-word), and promotional — these are paper memorabilia, not the game.
• Refurbished-suffix condition variants. Some sellers mark cleaned carts as "Good - Refurbished" or "Very Good - Refurbished" rather than the standard condition values. The feed treats refurbished as a distinct condition not included in this page's bucket — refurbished work (replacement boards, reshells, save-chip replacement) is a yellow flag for retro cart collectors and the asking-price tier on this page reflects authentic-original carts only. If you specifically want a refurbished cart, search separately.
• No NSO+EP digital fallback. Unlike many landmark N64 titles, Snowboard Kids 2 is NOT available on Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack. If your goal is to play this specific game, the physical cart is your only legitimate option — which is why the loose-cart asking floor sits where it does despite the title being a relatively niche Atlus release. Emulation of the ROM exists, but a legal copy requires the physical cart.
• Seller feedback floor. The deal feed requires the seller to have ≥50 feedback at ≥99% positive. Low-feedback sellers with cheap Snowboard Kids 2 listings are a recurring fraud vector, especially at a $100+ loose tier with active counterfeit pressure. The feed quietly drops them, but the same heuristic protects you if you're shopping outside this surface.