Crystalis (NES) — Price Guide & Live Deals

Crystalis: collector & reseller spec sheet

• Publisher & release: SNK published the North American NES release in 1990. It is an action RPG, and the US copy is the one this feed tracks.
• Save mechanism: it keeps your progress on the cartridge with a battery-backed save. A cell this old may be dead or dying, so budget for a battery swap whatever the seller says. A listing that says "battery works" or "save tested" is more useful than one that says only "tested".
• Product code: check that the code on the label matches the US release. Copies of the same game sold as Japanese imports use a different title, so a "Crystalis" in the listing text doesn't guarantee a US cart.
• Print variants: this page doesn't pin down specific print marks. Compare a label and back-of-cart photos against a known authentic copy rather than relying on a seller's "rare variant" claim.
• Title-specific traps: two look-alikes showed up while we tuned this feed.
  • The Japanese Famicom release, God Slayer, is the same game and sometimes carries "Crystalis" in the listing.
  • A separate Game Boy Color version of Crystalis exists and sellers sometimes list it under NES search terms.
  • Always confirm the console named in the title and photos is the NES.

Asking prices run well above loose for complete copies, and sealed or graded copies are priced far higher again, so watch the condition chip before judging a deal.