Ninja Gaiden III (NES) — Price Guide & Live Deals
Live NES Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom deals: loose, CIB and sealed asking prices, how to avoid manuals and imports, and what to check.
Right now: Loose prices roughly flat over 90 days, 26 current qualifying listings.
Current qualifying listings
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Tecmo Ninja Gaiden III Ancient Ship of Doom Nintendo NES Cartridge NTSC-U/C 1991
$104.99 USD
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★ 100% · 648 ratings
Listed 4 days ago · checked 4 days ago
Tecmo Ninja Gaiden III Ancient Ship of Doom Nintendo NES Cartridge NTSC-U/C 1991
$120.00 USD
★ 100% · 1,211 ratings
Listed 4 days ago · checked 4 days ago
Ninja Gaiden III 3 Ancient Ship of Doom Nintendo NES Authentic Tested Cleaned
$139.99 USD
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★ 99.9% · 1,128 ratings
Listed 7 days ago · checked 7 days ago
Nintendo NES Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom - TESTED!
$114.98 USD
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★ 100% · 13,685 ratings
Listed 8 days ago · checked 8 days ago
Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom NES Game Only Tested Authentic
$129.99 USD
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★ 99.9% · 4,361 ratings
Listed 8 days ago · checked 8 days ago
Ninja Gaiden III: Ancient Ship of Doom - NES Loose
$128.50 USD
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★ 100% · 76 ratings
Listed 8 days ago · checked 8 days ago
Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom NES 1991 Authentic Game CartridgeMINT
$115.00 USD
+$7.95 shipping
★ 98.7% · 362 ratings
Listed 9 days ago · checked 9 days ago
Ninja Gaiden III The Ancient Ship Of Doom (NES) GAME ONLY Authentic.
$108.00 USD
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★ 100% · 245 ratings
Ninja Gaiden III The Ancient Ship of Doom NES · 10/20/2026 6:47 AM
Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom Nes Excellent Condition
$169.00 USD
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★ 100% · 1,588 ratings
Ninja Gaiden III The Ancient Ship of Doom NES · 10/20/2026 6:47 AM
Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom (Nintendo, NES) Complete In Box VGC
$449.99 USD
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★ 100% · 4,015 ratings
Ninja Gaiden III The Ancient Ship of Doom NES · 10/20/2026 6:47 AM
Tecmo Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom NES NTSC-U/C 1991 With Box
$280.00 USD
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★ 100% · 419 ratings
Ninja Gaiden III The Ancient Ship of Doom NES · 10/20/2026 6:47 AM
Tecmo Ninja Gaiden III The Ancient Ship of Doom Nintendo NES NTSC-U/C 1991
$149.99 USD
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★ 100% · 38 ratings
Ninja Gaiden III The Ancient Ship of Doom NES · 10/20/2026 6:47 AM
Roughly one qualifying listing every 4.3 days.
Asking-price ranges by condition
| Condition | Min | 25% | Median | 75% | Max | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loose | $92.12 | $108.00 | $129.99 | $150.00 | $999.99 | 24 |
| CibLow sample size | $425.00 | $425.00 | $425.00 | $449.99 | $449.99 | 2 |
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 109 listings we observed for this game in the last 30 days, we filtered out 100 of 109 (~92%) for quality reasons. The remaining 9 are what we'd actually surface.
- 84 matched a bootleg / out-of-scope keyword
- 12 caught by a junk-listing guard
- 2 shipped from a region we exclude
- 1 wrong condition (e.g. parts-only)
- 1 priced below our floor (too good to be true)
What the feed excludes
An eBay search for Ninja Gaiden III (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 98 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 Ninja Gaiden III (NES) because they are: that's the noise.
Other titles & look-alikes 8
- -trilogy
- -razor
- -sigma
- -reprint
- -playstation
- -re-po
- -ii
- -iv
Bootlegs & repros 6
- -custom case
- -repro
- -reproduction
- -aftermarket
- -custom
- -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 7
- -japanese
- -ntsc-j
- -famicom
- -jpn
- -jp
- -pal
- -japan
Ports, remakes & re-releases 1
- -ps3
Lots & multi-item listings 8
- -lot
- -bundle
- -collection
- -set of
- -multiple games
- -3 games
- -4 games
- -5 games
Accessories, merch & paper 53
- -controller
- -headset
- -headphones
- -plush
- -figure
- -figurine
- -keychain
- -sticker
- -charger
- -cable
- -adapter
- -backpack
- -wallet
- -shirt
- -hoodie
- -jersey
- -poster
- -artbook
- -art book
- -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
- -manual only
- -box only
- -nfr
- -hat
- -pin
- -ost
- -art
- -manual
How often qualifying deals appear
- 2 in the last 7 days (~0.29/day)
- 7 in the last 30 days (~0.23/day)
- 7 in the last 90 days (~0.08/day)
Ninja Gaiden III: collector & reseller spec sheet
- Release & save: The US NES release is Tecmo's Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom, from 1991. The cartridge has no save feature (it uses passwords), so there is no save battery to replace.
- Product code: Check that the product code on the label matches the US release. "NTSC-U/C" in a title means US/Canada, which is the region you want.
- Print variants: Sellers mention different label and box prints. Ask for clear photos of the label and box before paying extra, and don't take a "rare print" claim on the seller's word alone.
- Sold under the same title: sellers write the game as "Ninja Gaiden 3" or "III". The earlier games, Ninja Gaiden and Ninja Gaiden II, are separate cartridges with their own prices. Check the label in the photos, not just the headline.
- Not the cartridge: instruction manuals and display pieces such as shadow boxes are listed under this title. Confirm the cartridge is actually included, and ask for photos of anything sold as "complete". Japanese Famicom copies also turn up with English titles.
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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