Shadowgate (NES) — Price Guide & Live Deals
Live NES Shadowgate deals across loose, CIB and sealed copies, what a fair asking price looks like, and which look-alike listings to skip.
Right now: Loose prices roughly flat over 90 days, 48 current qualifying listings.
Current qualifying listings
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Shadowgate (Nintendo Entertainment System, 1989) Tested Working
$11.99 USD
+$6.50 shipping
★ 100% · 1,566 ratings
Listed today · checked 6h ago
Shadowgate (Nintendo Entertainment System, 1989) Tested Working
$17.95 USD
Free shipping
★ 100% · 10,625 ratings
Listed today · checked 7h ago
Shadowgate (Nes, Nintendo Entertainment System, 1989) Tested and Working!
$16.99 USD
Shipping calculated
★ 100% · 507 ratings
Listed 2 days ago · checked 2 days ago
Shadowgate (Nintendo Entertainment System, 1989) NES Brand New Sealed
$189.95 USD
Free shipping
★ 100% · 10,587 ratings
Listed 2 days ago · checked 2 days ago
Shadowgate Nintendo Entertainment System NES With Manual Tested & Works
$18.95 USD
+$6.99 shipping
★ 99.8% · 1,473 ratings
Listed 3 days ago · checked 3 days ago
Nintendo NES Original 1985 Shadowgate NES Video Game Cartridge
$22.00 USD
+$6.83 shipping
★ 99.3% · 1,359 ratings
Listed 3 days ago · checked 3 days ago
Nintendo Game Shadowgate (NES) Cartridge - Great Condition
$10.00 USD
+$5.86 shipping
★ 98.8% · 357 ratings
Listed 3 days ago · checked 3 days ago
Shadowgate Nintendo Entertainment System NES Cartridge and Dust Sleeve
$14.95 USD
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★ 99.7% · 1,572 ratings
Listed 6 days ago · checked 6 days ago
Shadowgate NES Nintendo Cart + Manual Authentic Tested Working Kemco-Seika
$19.99 USD
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★ 100% · 114 ratings
Listed 7 days ago · checked 7 days ago
Limited Run Shadowgate EX/NM
$78.00 USD
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★ 99.8% · 375,127 ratings
Listed 7 days ago · checked 7 days ago
Kemco Shadowgate Nintendo NES Cartridge Only NTSC-U/C Action Adventure Battery
$13.00 USD
★ 100% · 89 ratings
Listed 8 days ago · checked 8 days ago
Shadowgate NES Nintendo 1989 Kemco Seika Authentic RPG Game Cartridge Only
$12.88 USD
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★ 100% · 1,815 ratings
Listed 9 days ago · checked 9 days ago
Roughly one qualifying listing every 1.3 days.
Asking-price ranges by condition
| Condition | Min | 25% | Median | 75% | Max | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loose | $6.98 | $12.31 | $14.99 | $19.95 | $78.00 | 123 |
| Cib | $25.10 | $49.95 | $58.49 | $70.00 | $200.00 | 26 |
| SealedLow sample size | $180.45 | $180.45 | $180.45 | $189.95 | $189.95 | 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 78 listings we observed for this game in the last 30 days, we filtered out 54 of 78 (~69%) for quality reasons. The remaining 24 are what we'd actually surface.
- 43 matched a bootleg / out-of-scope keyword
- 5 caught by a junk-listing guard
- 4 shipped from a region we exclude
- 2 seller had too few feedback ratings
What the feed excludes
An eBay search for Shadowgate (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 114 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 Shadowgate (NES) because they are: that's the noise.
Other titles & look-alikes 19
- -reprint
- -worlds of power
- -dungeon magic
- -legend of kage
- -2 nintendo games
- -shadowgate returns
- -shadowgate 64
- -four towers
- -nintendo 64
- -re-po
- -gbc
- -snes
- -genesis
- -dos
- -amiga
- -mac
- -c64
- -n64
- -hint book
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
- -untested
- -doesnt work
- -does not work
- -not tested
- -parts only
- -no game
- -game not included
- -cart not included
- -as is
Imports & regions 9
- -japanese
- -ntsc-j
- -famicom
- -jpn
- -jp
- -pal
- -uk
- -eur
- -japan
Ports, remakes & re-releases 3
- -shadowgate classic
- -gba
- -pc
Lots & multi-item listings 9
- -bundle
- -collection
- -set of
- -multiple games
- -2 games
- -lot
- -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
- -art book
- -artbook
- -soundtrack
- -vinyl
- -statue
- -amiibo
- -funko
- -pop figure
- -mousepad
- -lanyard
- -badge
- -trading cards
- -tcg booster
- -bookmark
- -promo item
- -promotional
- -insert only
- -flyer
- -pamphlet
- -display card
- -demo cart
- -kiosk
- -case only
- -case-only
- -clamshell only
- -box and case
- -replacement box only
- -fan translation
- -poster insert
- -insert poster
- -nfr
- -hat
- -pin
- -ost
- -art
- -poster
- -instruction booklet
How often qualifying deals appear
- 8 in the last 7 days (~1.14/day)
- 23 in the last 30 days (~0.77/day)
- 23 in the last 90 days (~0.26/day)
Shadowgate: collector & reseller spec sheet
- Release & save: Shadowgate was published for the NES in the US by Kemco-Seika in 1989. The cartridge keeps progress with a battery backup, so a loose copy that "tests and works" should be checked for save behavior, not just boot. The original save battery is a coin cell, and 30+ year-old cells routinely fail, so budget for a battery swap regardless of seller claims.
- Product code: listings for the US cart commonly quote
NES-3S-USA; confirm the label code on any cart matches the US release before paying a premium. - Prints: an early-run retail print and later label variations exist. Treat any "rare print" asking premium as unverified unless the seller shows the label and back of the cart clearly.
- Look-alikes in the same search results: the Game Boy Color follow-up Shadowgate Classic / Shadowgate Returns, the Famicom release, and the Nintendo 64 Shadow Gate are different products. Hint books and posters sold on their own are also common, so check that a listing is the cartridge, not paper.
- Complete-in-box asks: some CIB asking prices include extras such as a hint book or poster. Compare like-for-like, and confirm the manual is Shadowgate's rather than a generic 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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