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A List of Nintendo 64 (N64) Game Titles with a Color Cartridge Variant

We have all seen different color cartridges for retro video games. The early NES and SNES game cartridges were mostly grey in color. There were some cartridges that had more visual appeal than the standard grey color, however. A few did come in fun colors, such as Doom for Super Nintendo, which came in red. There were also two variants of The Legend of Zelda on NES, which featured a shiny gold finish.

When the Nintendo 64 console hit the market, Nintendo released quite a few lovely colors for their games, more than they ever had before. These colors included gold, red, and yellow. Later on in this article, we will give a complete list of all the game titles that were produced in a color other than grey, so keep on reading!

Looking back, there were 42 game titles that were released as colored cartridges for Nintendo 64. There were 268 N64 game titles released in total. So, only about 15% of the game titles released for Nintendo 64 had colored variants available. Interestingly, some of the color options that Nintendo offered to publishers were never released commercially for any game. For example, there were never any beige or pink cart

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I don’t want this article to be about the obvious games that are worth buckets of money such as Nintendo World Championship or NBA Elite 11.

When taking estimated values for the games listed, remember that condition is an enormous factor when it comes to price. I don’t want to list the “most expensive” or “rarest titles,” because we’ve all seen plenty of posts on those. I want to share a bit of knowledge on some titles that I never would have imagined fetched higher than $5! Take note that in December a game may fetch $100 and in February only $50, so prices are always fluctuating. With retro titles, there usually isn’t a crazy drop in price because these days we are seeing an ever-higher price increase due to popular demand brought on by years of nostalgia. Without further ado, here are 10 North American-released sports titles you might not know are currently worth more than 25 cents:

Backbreaker: Released for Microsoft Xbox 360 and Sony PlayStation 3. This is a football game published by 505 games. The Xbox 360 version of this title tends to sell for more than its PS3 counterpart. A complete copy for PS3 sells for roughly $25, while a copy for Xbox 360 sells for about $35.
 
Disney Sports Basketball: Released for the Nintendo GameCube and Nintendo Game Boy Advance. This has a great cover featuring the iconic Mickey Mouse driving the ball to the basket. The game offers teams with your favorite Disney characters playing against each other. This Nintendo exclusive game is worth approximately $25 loose or $200 complete for GBA, and up to $800 or more complete in box for GameCube

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Enjoy this short video of Woody from Toy Story shredding it on a skateboard in Andy's room. We enjoyed playing Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure on the Nintendo GameCube. There are tons of Disney characters to choose from to play as. This video game was also released on the Sony PS2. Depending on condition and cons

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After a time of turmoil for the video game market in the early 1980s, Nintendo introduced a brand new console that took the world by storm. This system was the Nintendo Entertainment System or NES for short. The NES launched with 17 black box titles and critics may have thought that this system would fail like its predecessors. However, Nintendo succeeded in dominating the home console video game market for several years to come. There were many reasons for the NES console's success, but perhaps the most memorable thing about this system is its fun to play and well developed game library which many retro gamers and collectors enjoy to this day. 

Nintendo was careful to do extensive market research before entering the U.S. market, which had nearly collapsed in 1983 due to an overflow of poor quality games and a large quantity of inferior systems. So, Nintendo tread the U.S. waters carefully when they decided to enter this now booming gaming market. In October of 1985, Nintendo released a limited number of the NES consoles (approximately 100,00 or less) into select U.S. cities. Perhaps, they were trying to gauge whether the North American market was a good place to do business. How would consumers respond to this new NES console and should Nintendo invest in expanding their operations in America? 

By limiting the number of systems available in America to the public, Nintendo created exclusivity for their product. Consumers wanted what they couldn't have (Sort of like Eric Cartman's denial to customers at his amusement park). Nintendo was very careful to present their new system and its affiliated launch titles in a new way that would build trust and intrigue for American consumers who had become disillusioned with the failing home video game market of the early 1980's.

So why was Nintendo so successful? Their packaging was deliberate and consistent across all NES releases. The NES console featured a black box and so did the original 17 launch titles and the 13 black box titles released shortly after. (See our detailed blog on boxed games). This simple artwork with 8 bit graphics and a black background stood out in contrast to the elaborate video game artwork of the time, so it grabbed people's attention. In addition, Nintendo went a step further building trust by putting an official seal of quality on every game, console, and accessory they sold. This seal assured consumers that the content purchased met Nintendo's rigorous standard of quality. 

Nintendo even backed their products with a dedicated phone line for customer support. This way consumers could trust Nintendo to be there if they experienced any issues with a product because they always included a phone number and address where they could be reached for support.

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