Bubble Bobble (NES) — Price Guide & Live Deals
Live NES Bubble Bobble deals across loose, CIB and sealed: what a fair asking price looks like and the Part 2 and Game Boy mix-ups to avoid.
Right now: Loose prices roughly flat over 90 days, 48 current qualifying listings.
Current qualifying listings
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Bubble Bobble (Nintendo Entertainment System, 1988) NES
$35.02 USD
★ 100% · 3,028 ratings
Listed today · checked 1h ago
Taito Bubble Bobble | Nintendo NES | Cartridge | NTSC-U/C | Licensed by Nintendo
$19.99 USD
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★ 100% · 208 ratings
Listed today · checked 14h ago
Bubble Bobble (Nintendo Entertainment System) NES Authentic Cartridge w/ Sleeve
$15.99 USD
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★ 100% · 174 ratings
Listed today · checked 19h ago
Bubble Bobble (NES) with Manual and sleeve - TESTED
$25.35 USD
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★ 99.2% · 522 ratings
Listed yesterday · checked yesterday
Taito Bubble Bobble Nintendo NES Game Cartridge Only NTSC-U/C (US/Canada)
$19.99 USD
★ 100% · 1,216 ratings
Listed yesterday · checked yesterday
Taito Bubble Bobble for Nintendo NES Cartridge w/ Nintendo Sleeve
$18.00 USD
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★ 100% · 404 ratings
Listed yesterday · checked yesterday
Bubble Bobble (Nintendo NES, 1988) Complete CIB Box Manual Tested Authentic MIB
$125.00 USD
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★ 100% · 1,730 ratings
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Bubble Bobble NES Nintendo 1988 Original Cartridge Only Tested Authentic Works
$19.99 USD
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★ 99.9% · 13,227 ratings
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Bubble Bobble (Nintendo NES, 1985) tested authentic
$44.95 USD
+$6.95 shipping
★ 100% · 3,703 ratings
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Bubble Bobble (Nintendo Entertainment System, 1988) NES Cart Only
$21.44 USD
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★ 100% · 4,891 ratings
Listed 2 days ago · checked 2 days ago
NES Bubble Bobble Taito Video Game Tested And Working Authentic With Manual
$32.99 USD
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★ 100% · 1,262 ratings
Listed 2 days ago · checked 2 days ago
Bubble Bobble NES No Manual / Black Circle Seal | Tested | Fast Shipping!
$89.99 USD
Free shipping
★ 100% · 10,587 ratings
Listed 2 days ago · checked 2 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 | $10.00 | $19.99 | $24.99 | $30.00 | $99.95 | 115 |
| Cib | $85.00 | $99.99 | $109.95 | $149.99 | $345.00 | 10 |
| SealedLow sample size | $40.00 | $40.00 | $40.00 | $40.00 | $40.00 | 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 201 listings we observed for this game in the last 30 days, we filtered out 150 of 201 (~75%) for quality reasons. The remaining 51 are what we'd actually surface.
- 108 matched a bootleg / out-of-scope keyword
- 23 caught by a junk-listing guard
- 9 shipped from a region we exclude
- 5 seller had too few feedback ratings
- 3 seller positive-feedback percentage too low
- 2 priced above the curated ceiling
What the feed excludes
An eBay search for Bubble Bobble (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 111 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 Bubble Bobble (NES) because they are: that's the noise.
Other titles & look-alikes 20
- -part 2
- -part ii
- -2 part
- -2-part
- -rainbow
- -commodore
- -c64
- -game gear
- -gameboy
- -game boy
- -double shot
- -floppy
- -ibm
- -shell
- -steel talons
- -evolution
- -psp
- -re-po
- -3 nes games
- -msx
Bootlegs & repros 6
- -custom case
- -repro
- -reproduction
- -aftermarket
- -rom hack
- -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
- -korean
- -jpn
- -jp
- -pal
- -eur
- -japan
Ports, remakes & re-releases 3
- -pc game
- -pc
- -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
- -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
- -nfr
- -hat
- -pin
- -ost
- -manual
How often qualifying deals appear
- 22 in the last 7 days (~3.14/day)
- 50 in the last 30 days (~1.67/day)
- 50 in the last 90 days (~0.56/day)
Bubble Bobble: collector & reseller spec sheet
- Publisher & save: Taito's arcade port for the NES, US release in the late 1980s. It has no save feature, so there is no save battery to worry about. A working-game claim only means the cartridge boots, so look for a seller who shows it running.
- Product code: check that the label and manual carry the US-release code and a Taito/Nintendo licensed label. A Famicom or other-region label on a "NES" listing is the wrong game for this page.
- Print variants: more than one label and seal style exists, and sealed copies are usually sold graded. How much a given variant adds to the asking price is unsettled, so compare against sold listings for the same variant instead of trusting a "rare" tag in the title.
- Trap 1: Bubble Bobble Part 2. A separate, much scarcer NES release that sells for many times the original's asking price. Listings titled "Bubble Bobble 2", "Part 2" or "2-Part" are not this game. The feed filters those titles, but read the title before you pay.
- Trap 2: other platforms and cartridge shells. Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Game Gear, Commodore 64 and DS versions all share the title, and so do loose "gray cartridge shell" listings. Confirm that the photos show an NES cartridge with a working board.
- Manual-only listings: standalone manuals and replacement boxes use the game's name and sell cheaply. Check the listing says "game" or "cartridge" rather than "manual only."
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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