Adventure Island (NES) — Price Guide & Live Deals
Live NES Adventure Island deals across loose, CIB and sealed: sequel and SNES look-alikes to avoid, plus what fair asking prices look like.
Right now: Loose prices easing (-5.9% / 90d), 48 current qualifying listings.
Current qualifying listings
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Hudsons Adventure Island NES Nintendo Tested Working Authentic Cartridge
$14.99 USD
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★ 99.8% · 2,033 ratings
Listed today · checked 1h ago
Adventure Island Nintendo NES Game Complete in Box Tested and Works!
$84.99 USD
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★ 99.9% · 5,921 ratings
Listed today · checked 4h ago
Shutter Island The Adventure Game PC MAC CD Hidden Object Paramount Pictures 09
$11.00 USD
+$4.99 shipping
★ 100% · 104 ratings
Listed today · checked 6h ago
Adventure Island Nintendo NES Game Cartridge Authentic Tested Cleaned NTSC
$19.31 USD
+$10.73 shipping
★ 100% · 107 ratings
Listed today · checked 7h ago
Shutter Island PC Mac Game CD ROM Psychological Mystery Hidden Object Adventure
$10.99 USD
+$5.99 shipping
★ 100% · 2,706 ratings
Listed today · checked 12h ago
Hudson's Adventure Island NES Nintendo 1988 Tested Working w/ Dust Sleeve
$15.00 USD
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★ 99.5% · 1,109 ratings
Listed today · checked 22h ago
Hudson's Adventure Island (Nintendo NES, 1988) NES - Game CART ONLY - TESTED
$12.99 USD
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★ 100% · 265 ratings
Listed yesterday · checked yesterday
Adventure Island w/manual (Nintendo Entertainment System, 1988) NES Tested
$24.95 USD
Free shipping
★ 100% · 10,608 ratings
Listed yesterday · checked yesterday
Junior Island Adventure (Nintendo DS) Cart Only
$16.19 USD
+$4.99 shipping
★ 99.9% · 13,549 ratings
Listed yesterday · checked yesterday
Adventure Island NES Nintendo Entertainment System 1987 Authentic Tested Working
$19.99 USD
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★ 100% · 45 ratings
Listed 2 days ago · checked 2 days ago
Hudson's Adventure Island - Nintendo NES Cartridge Only Authentic Tested
$13.99 USD
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★ 100% · 491 ratings
Listed 2 days ago · checked 2 days ago
Hudson's Adventure Island NES Cartridge Only Authentic Tested Working
$14.99 USD
★ 99.7% · 1,324 ratings
Listed 3 days ago · checked 3 days ago
About 1.7 qualifying listings appear per day on average.
Asking-price ranges by condition
| Condition | Min | 25% | Median | 75% | Max | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loose | $9.59 | $13.99 | $16.00 | $19.99 | $70.00 | 88 |
| Cib | $49.99 | $60.00 | $77.79 | $79.99 | $130.00 | 11 |
| SealedLow sample size | $17.99 | $17.99 | $599.99 | $599.99 | $599.99 | 3 |
Asking prices of currently-active listings. Not sold-price data. Rows marked "low sample size" have fewer than 5 listings, so one outlier can move them a lot.
Full asking-price history by condition →
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How we filter
Every feed has its own filter, tuned by hand for this one game. Before any change goes live, those filters are tested against thousands of real eBay listing titles. Every night, each feed is checked against every other deal page in its category, so a listing for a different game that slips in gets flagged and fixed instead of quietly shown.
Of the 286 listings we observed for this game in the last 30 days, we filtered out 236 of 286 (~83%) for quality reasons. The remaining 50 are what we'd actually surface.
- 182 matched a bootleg / out-of-scope keyword
- 36 caught by a junk-listing guard
- 7 shipped from a region we exclude
- 6 priced below our floor (too good to be true)
- 5 seller had too few feedback ratings
What the feed excludes
An eBay search for Adventure Island (NES) returns far more than the game itself: controllers, T-shirts, strategy guides, imports and repro carts all mention it in their titles. These are the 119 terms we filter out to keep this feed to the real thing. A listing whose title contains any of them never reaches the feed, the price table or an alert. Many look unrelated to Adventure Island (NES) because they are: that's the noise.
Other titles & look-alikes 27
- -takahashi
- -meijin
- -adventure island 2
- -adventure island ii
- -adventure island 3
- -adventure island iii
- -adventure island 4
- -adventure island iv
- -island 2
- -island 3
- -island 4
- -gilligan
- -super adventure
- -snes
- -super nintendo
- -turbografx
- -game boy
- -lego
- -boy and his blob
- -dragon
- -hong kong
- -skylanders
- -re-po
- -ii
- -iii
- -iv
- -monkey island
Bootlegs & repros 5
- -custom case
- -repro
- -reproduction
- -aftermarket
- -repo
Broken, untested & empty listings 15
- -for parts
- -not working
- -non-working
- -non working
- -broken
- -as is
- -as-is
- -untested
- -doesnt work
- -does not work
- -not tested
- -parts only
- -no game
- -game not included
- -cart not included
Imports & regions 8
- -japanese
- -ntsc-j
- -famicom
- -jpn
- -jp
- -pal
- -aus
- -japan
Ports, remakes & re-releases 2
- -classic
- -pc engine
Lots & multi-item listings 8
- -lot
- -bundle
- -collection
- -set of
- -multiple games
- -3 games
- -4 games
- -5 games
Accessories, merch & paper 54
- -controller
- -headset
- -headphones
- -plush
- -figure
- -figurine
- -keychain
- -sticker
- -charger
- -cable
- -adapter
- -backpack
- -wallet
- -shirt
- -hoodie
- -jersey
- -poster
- -art book
- -artbook
- -soundtrack
- -vinyl
- -statue
- -amiibo
- -funko
- -pop figure
- -mousepad
- -lanyard
- -badge
- -trading cards
- -tcg booster
- -bookmark
- -instruction booklet
- -promo item
- -promotional
- -insert only
- -flyer
- -pamphlet
- -display card
- -demo cart
- -kiosk
- -case only
- -case-only
- -clamshell only
- -box and case
- -replacement box only
- -nes manual
- -manual only
- -instructions only
- -box only
- -nfr
- -hat
- -pin
- -ost
- -art
How often qualifying deals appear
- 24 in the last 7 days (~3.43/day)
- 50 in the last 30 days (~1.67/day)
- 50 in the last 90 days (~0.56/day)
Adventure Island: collector & reseller spec sheet
- Release & label. Hudson Soft's original Adventure Island came out on the NES in North America in 1988. Check that the label code on the cart matches the US release.
- Prints. Sellers show different label and box styles across copies, and we can't tell you which is the early run. Treat a "rare variant" premium as unproven unless the seller shows the label and back of the cart.
- Title traps. Shoppers regularly land on look-alikes that share the words "Adventure Island": the sequels (II, III and the Japan-only IV), Super Adventure Island on SNES, and the unrelated The Adventures of Gilligan's Island on NES. Check the console and the exact title, not just the thumbnail. Multi-game sets such as "1, 2, 3" and "Adventure Island & Other Game" are not single copies.
- Manuals and boxes. Manual-only and box-only listings reuse the game's name. Confirm the cartridge is actually included.
Buying NES games: what to check by condition
These checks apply to every NES cartridge. The item notes above cover what is specific to this game.
Loose
- Compare the label, shell color and front/back markings against a photo of a known-authentic cart. Repro labels are often glossier, blurrier or slightly off-color.
- Ask for a photo of the board or the back of the cart. An opened shell is not automatically bad (battery swaps are normal), but it should be disclosed.
- If the game saves to a battery, ask whether the save holds. Old save batteries fail with age regardless of what the listing says, so budget for a replacement.
CIB (complete in box)
- Confirm the box, manual and inner tray or insert are all shown in the photos, not just listed in the title.
- Check that the box and manual are the same region and print as the cart. Mixed-and-matched "complete" copies are common.
- Box wear (crushing, tears, sticker residue) moves price far more than the cart does. Judge it from photos, not from the word "mint".
Sealed & graded
- For a graded copy, look the certification number up on the grading company's own site and confirm the photos match the slab you are buying.
- For an ungraded sealed copy, compare the wrap and seal pattern against a known factory-sealed example. Resealing is common, and a reseal on a loose game is worth a loose price.
- Ask for photos of every side, the seams and any price stickers. Refusing extra photos on a sealed listing is a red flag on its own.
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