Blades of Steel (NES) — Price Guide & Live Deals
Live NES Blades of Steel deals across loose, CIB and sealed copies, what asking prices look like, and the hockey-game mix-ups to avoid.
Right now: Loose prices roughly flat over 90 days, 48 current qualifying listings.
Current qualifying listings
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Blades of Steel (Nintendo NES, 1988) Cart Only | Tested | Authentic
$14.00 USD
+$7.99 shipping
★ 99.8% · 2,009 ratings
Listed today · checked 11h ago
NES Blades of Steel (1988 Nintendo NES Authentic Game) Authentic Video Game
$16.62 USD
Free shipping
★ 99.9% · 10,275 ratings
Listed today · checked 13h ago
NES Blades of Steel Video Game (1988 Nintendo NES Authentic Game) Authentic
$16.61 USD
Free shipping
★ 99.9% · 10,275 ratings
Listed today · checked 13h ago
Blades of Steel NES Nintendo Authentic Game Cartridge Only Tested Working
$15.99 USD
+$6.99 shipping
★ 100% · 477 ratings
Listed today · checked 14h ago
Blades of Steel Nintendo NES Game Cartridge Original Box Konami Hockey No Manual
$28.00 USD
+$6.00 shipping
★ 100% · 401 ratings
Listed today · checked 16h ago
Blades of Steel (Nintendo Entertainment System, NES, 1988) Cart Only - Tested
$6.42 USD
+$26.40 shipping
★ 99.6% · 3,593 ratings
Listed yesterday · checked yesterday
Blades of Steel NES Nintendo CIB Box Game, Insert, Sleeve, Reg Card, Promo CRT
$49.99 USD
Free shipping
★ 99.8% · 5,180 ratings
Listed yesterday · checked yesterday
Blades of Steel (Nintendo Entertainment System, 1988)
$7.00 USD
Shipping calculated
★ 100% · 1,023 ratings
Listed 2 days ago · checked 2 days ago
Blades Of Steel - NES Nintendo Hockey Game
$8.00 USD
+$8.00 shipping
★ 99.3% · 5,211 ratings
Listed 2 days ago · checked 2 days ago
Blades of Steel (Nintendo NES, 1988) Authentic Game Cartridge (NES-VS-USA)
$10.00 USD
★ 99.9% · 7,347 ratings
Listed 2 days ago · checked 2 days ago
Blades of Steel Nintendo NES 1988 Konami Ice Hockey Sports Game Cartridge
$6.99 USD
+$5.97 shipping
★ 99.6% · 16,578 ratings
Listed 3 days ago · checked 3 days ago
Blades of Steel (Nintendo Entertainment System, 1988)
$9.99 USD
Shipping calculated
★ 100% · 913 ratings
Listed 3 days ago · checked 3 days ago
Roughly one qualifying listing every 1.1 days.
Asking-price ranges by condition
| Condition | Min | 25% | Median | 75% | Max | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loose | $3.99 | $9.00 | $11.95 | $15.99 | $52.97 | 114 |
| Cib | $24.99 | $34.16 | $42.69 | $42.99 | $65.00 | 11 |
| SealedLow sample size | $599.99 | $599.99 | $599.99 | $599.99 | $599.99 | 1 |
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 48 listings we observed for this game in the last 30 days, we filtered out 20 of 48 (~42%) for quality reasons. The remaining 28 are what we'd actually surface.
- 18 matched a bootleg / out-of-scope keyword
- 1 caught by a junk-listing guard
- 1 seller positive-feedback percentage too low
What the feed excludes
An eBay search for Blades of Steel (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 101 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 Blades of Steel (NES) because they are: that's the noise.
Other titles & look-alikes 15
- -steel battalion
- -game boy
- -gameboy
- -gbc
- -nes games
- -game cartridges
- -two nes
- -2 retro
- -basewars
- -cyber stadium
- -nhl
- -dick tracy
- -re-po
- -gb
- -n64
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 6
- -japanese
- -ntsc-j
- -famicom
- -jpn
- -jp
- -japan
Lots & multi-item listings 8
- -lot
- -bundle
- -collection
- -set of
- -multiple games
- -3 games
- -4 games
- -5 games
Accessories, merch & paper 52
- -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
- -instruction manual
- -manual booklet
- -nes manual
- -nfr
- -hat
- -pin
- -ost
How often qualifying deals appear
- 25 in the last 7 days (~3.57/day)
- 28 in the last 30 days (~0.93/day)
- 28 in the last 90 days (~0.31/day)
Blades of Steel: collector & reseller spec sheet
- Publisher and release: Konami's NES hockey game, released in North America in 1988.
- Save mechanism: none. It is a plain cartridge with no save battery, so there is no battery to fail or replace.
- Print variants: an original-run release and a later Konami Classic Series reprint both exist, and sellers use that wording in titles. Treat the variant as a collector detail and compare it against a known authentic photo before paying extra for it.
- Same title, other platforms: Blades of Steel also shipped on Game Boy, and there are later NHL-branded entries with similar names. The feed rejects titles that name Game Boy, but a bare "Blades of Steel" listing with a Game Boy cart in the photos can still slip through, so check the system on the label.
- Listing trap: manuals sold alone and multi-game bundles that mention Blades of Steel in the title are common. The feed filters the obvious ones, but confirm the listing is the cartridge, not just a booklet.
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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