Balloon Fight (NES) — Price Guide & Live Deals
Live NES Balloon Fight deals across loose, CIB and sealed copies, what a fair asking price looks like, and which look-alikes to skip.
Right now: Loose prices easing (-22.1% / 90d), 31 current qualifying listings.
Current qualifying listings
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Nintendo Balloon Fight Nintendo NES Game Cartridge NTSC-U/C (US/Canada) 1985
$35.00 USD
★ 100% · 1,216 ratings
Listed yesterday · checked yesterday
Balloon Fight - Nintendo NES Game Cartridge *pre-own/tested
$30.00 USD
+$6.50 shipping
★ 100% · 5,326 ratings
Listed 2 days ago · checked 2 days ago
Balloon Fight NES, Cartridge Only. Unable To get It To Play. Nintendo
$20.00 USD
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★ 99.9% · 2,272 ratings
Listed 2 days ago · checked 2 days ago
Nintendo Balloon Fight Nintendo Entertainment System NES Game authentic
$26.00 USD
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★ 100% · 161 ratings
Listed 3 days ago · checked 3 days ago
BALLOON FIGHT NINTENDO NES CART ONLY
$38.00 USD
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★ 99.7% · 1,979 ratings
Listed 4 days ago · checked 4 days ago
Balloon Fight (Nintendo Nes) Cartridge Only
$39.32 USD
★ 100% · 3,020 ratings
Listed 5 days ago · checked 5 days ago
Balloon Fight (Nintendo NES, 1986) Authentic 5 -Screw Black Box Game Cartridge
$31.50 USD
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★ 100% · 277 ratings
Listed 7 days ago · checked 7 days ago
Balloon Fight (Nintendo Nes) Cartridge Only
$39.26 USD
★ 100% · 3,012 ratings
Listed 7 days ago · checked 7 days ago
Balloon Fight (Nintendo Entertainment System, NES, 1986) 5-Screw- TESTED & WORKS
$34.99 USD
+$7.50 shipping
★ 99.8% · 3,198 ratings
Listed 8 days ago · checked 8 days ago
USED Balloon Fight (NES) 5-Screw Loose Cartridge
$25.00 USD
★ 100% · 83 ratings
Listed 12 days ago · checked 12 days ago
Balloon Fight (Nintendo NES, 1986) Authentic 5 -Screw Black Box Game Cartridge
$31.50 USD
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★ 100% · 259 ratings
Listed 14 days ago · checked 14 days ago
balloon fight nes Tested
$32.00 USD
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★ 99.5% · 273 ratings
Listed 15 days ago · checked 15 days ago
Roughly one qualifying listing every 2.5 days.
Asking-price ranges by condition
| Condition | Min | 25% | Median | 75% | Max | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loose | $20.00 | $32.00 | $35.00 | $44.99 | $94.99 | 27 |
| CibLow sample size | $124.99 | $124.99 | $439.99 | $1,499.00 | $3,000.00 | 4 |
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 34 listings we observed for this game in the last 30 days, we filtered out 21 of 34 (~62%) for quality reasons. The remaining 13 are what we'd actually surface.
- 21 matched a bootleg / out-of-scope keyword
What the feed excludes
An eBay search for Balloon Fight (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 106 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 Balloon Fight (NES) because they are: that's the noise.
Other titles & look-alikes 15
- -balloon kid
- -e-reader
- -e reader
- -game & watch
- -game and watch
- -reprint
- -tingle
- -club nintendo
- -water balloon
- -hong kong
- -ghosts n goblins
- -ghosts and goblins
- -re-po
- -hk
- -nds
Bootlegs & repros 7
- -custom case
- -repro
- -reproduction
- -aftermarket
- -custom label
- -cd-rom
- -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 9
- -japanese
- -ntsc-j
- -famicom
- -pal
- -jpn
- -jp
- -aus
- -eur
- -japan
Ports, remakes & re-releases 2
- -classic nes series
- -ds
Lots & multi-item listings 8
- -lot
- -bundle
- -collection
- -set of
- -multiple games
- -3 games
- -4 games
- -5 games
Accessories, merch & paper 50
- -controller
- -headset
- -headphones
- -plush
- -figure
- -figurine
- -keychain
- -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
- -nfr
- -hat
- -pin
- -ost
- -art
- -sticker
How often qualifying deals appear
- 6 in the last 7 days (~0.86/day)
- 12 in the last 30 days (~0.4/day)
- 12 in the last 90 days (~0.13/day)
Balloon Fight: collector & reseller spec sheet
- Release: a first-party Nintendo arcade-style NES game from the Action Series era. The cart has no save feature, so there is no battery to fail. Check that the label and product code match the US release.
- Print and packaging variants: early black-box packaging and later reprints both exist, and sellers often call out the early run in titles. Early-run copies and complete boxed copies usually ask more than loose carts. Compare label and box against a known authentic photo before paying a premium for any variant claim.
- Shell and screws: sellers often cite screw count in titles. Treat it as a hint, not proof. A Phillips head on the back means the cart has been opened.
- Look-alikes in the search results: Tingle's Balloon Fight DS (a Nintendo DS game), the GBA Famicom Mini and e-Reader card versions, and Japanese Famicom carts all share the title. Make sure the listing says NES and shows a US-style cartridge. Manual-only listings also show up under this title.
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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