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Best NES Games Under $10

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Best NES Games Under $10

As a gaming expert and lifelong NES gamer, I know how important it is to find great NES games without breaking the bank. 

While retro video games can be a lot of fun, they can also be expensive, especially if you’re looking for rare or hard-to-find titles. But fear not, fellow gamers on a budget! 

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It is possible to build an impressive NES game collection without spending a fortune. I’m going to share some Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) games that won’t drain your wallet and can be purchased for less than $10. 

Whether you’re a seasoned retro gamer or just starting out, this guide will help you build an amazing collection of classic video games without breaking the bank.

Rad Racer

Rad Racer on the NES is a great racing game for under $10
Rad Racer on the NES is a great racing game for under $10

The first game on the list is not only a fantastic NES game but also one of the cheapest on the list. For less than $5 you can grab a loose copy of Rad Racer for the NES.

Rad Racer was one of my all-time favorite racing games on the NES. It offered two types of vehicles to race in and was actually designed to be one of the first 3D racing games ever developed. It sold almost 2 million copies.

Double Dribble

Double Dribble on the NES is my favorite under $10 basketball game
Double Dribble on the NES is my favorite under $10 basketball game

While this game isn’t going to win any awards for its realism Double Dribble on the NES has to be the biggest trash-talking game ever made. At least in my household, it was.

Double Dribble was not only a decent basketball game but it brought some unique features that no other game at the time had. The close-up dunk cams and the halftime shows made this game stand out from the competition and almost everyone that had an NES wanted this game.

Pro Wrestling

I would pick Starman every time I played Pro Wrestling on the NES
I would pick Starman every time I played Pro Wrestling on the NES

With favorites like Kin Corn Karn, The Amazon, and Starman pro wrestling brought the ring to your living room on the NES. My first introduction to Pro Wrestling was at a local mall that had an arcade stand-up with Pro Wrestling installed.

This was at a time when the WWF (now WWE) was coming on strong and wrestling was becoming one of the biggest sports on television. Pro Wrestling allowed you to climb the top rope and body slam your opponents outside the ring.

The NES version not only had a fantastic single-player mode but playing side by side with your siblings brought the ring to life and this game is hard to find a challenger that could have duplicated its success.

Monopoly

The NES Monopoly port is my favorite port of the board game
The NES Monopoly port is my favorite port of the board game

Do you enjoy playing Monopoly but don’t enjoy playing with other humans? Or maybe you don’t have other humans to play with. Well, this version actually has a pretty serviceable AI opponent to play against.

This is probably one of the best versions of Monopoly I have ever played and was always fun and enjoyable.

Lunar Pool

Although I preferred real pool, Lunar Pool is a great NES game under $10
Although I preferred real pool, Lunar Pool is a great NES game under $10

Lunar Pool just blew me away. Yes, it is just pool but they made it some weird combination of pool and mini-golf and I love it. I’m not sure where the “Lunar” part ever came from other than it sounded cool but this pool game can provide hours of fun for budget-minded NES players.

Black Bass

Black Bass is one of the best NES fishing games ever made
Black Bass is one of the best NES fishing games ever made

Fishing games just never really worked on the NES. Until Black Bass was released no other fishing game added realism like weather conditions or what bait to use. 

Now Black Bass was far from perfect and sometimes you would just catch anything but Black Bass but it was one of the best fishing games from the NES era.

Base Wars

Base Wars combined robots with baseball. Enough said!
Base Wars combined robots with baseball. Enough said!

Robots and baseball. What’s not to love? Instead of a force out you can force your robots to fight it out over the base.

Base Wars even tried to keep true to traditional baseball so if you love baseball this game is a must-grab for your NES collection.

R.C. Pro-Am

R.C. Pro-am was Mario Kart before Mario Kart was a thing
R.C. Pro-am was Mario Kart before Mario Kart was a thing

We all love racing games. But racing remote control cars that can shoot your opponents takes it to a whole new level. 

This game could be seen as the inspiration for Mario Kart or other racing games where part of the objective is to disable your opponents to gain an advantage.

While the second game in this series can set you back more money the original will cost less than $10.

Baseball Simulator 1.000

Although not my favorite baseball game on the NES the best one for under $10
Although not my favorite baseball game on the NES the best one for under $10

Baseball Simulator 1.000 was not only a good baseball sim but also added ultra moves that your players could execute. It added a fresh take on baseball but also you had to use strategy and not use all your ultra points too early.

Silent Service

Silent Service is a fantastic NES game that costs less than $10
Silent Service is a fantastic NES game that costs less than $10

Silent Service was first developed for the computer and was designed by Sid Meier. If you are not familiar with Sid Meier he was the one who brought us the Civilization franchise. 

In Silent Service you controlled a sub and would go up against enemy destroyers. You could choose from multiple war patrols, you had a variety of enemy ships to face, and the gameplay was top-notch.

NES Open Tournament Golf

Also known as Mario golf, NES Open Tournament golf is a steal for under $10
Also known as Mario golf, NES Open Tournament golf is a steal for under $10

NES Open Tournament Golf is one of my all-time favorite golf games. The features and graphics they packed into an NES game under $10 are hard to believe.

NES Open Tournament Golf had you playing golf as Mario and Luigi and even featured cameos from Princess Toadstool (aka Peaches) and Donkey Kong.

Full list of NES games under $10 (as of 5/4/2023)

  • Bases Loaded 2 Second Season
  • Magic Johnson’s Fast Break
  • Play Action Football
  • MTV Remote Control
  • Captain Skyhawk
  • Bandai Golf Challenge Pebble Beach
  • Sesame Street ABC
  • Kings of the Beach
  • 10-Yard Fight
  • Winter Games
  • John Elway’s Quarterback
  • Major League Baseball
  • Gotcha
  • Bases Loaded
  • Othello
  • Hoops
  • Jack Nicklaus Golf
  • Top Gun [5 Screw]
  • Rad Racer
  • World Games
  • Caesar’s Palace
  • Jordan vs Bird One on One
  • Vegas Dream
  • Baseball
  • Jeopardy Jr
  • Super Spike Volleyball
  • WWF Wrestlemania
  • Track and Field II
  • Stealth
  • Adventures of Bayou Billy
  • Karate Champ
  • Anticipation
  • California Games
  • Pinball
  • Ultimate Basketball
  • Platoon
  • Win Lose or Draw
  • Gyromite
  • Tag Team Wrestling
  • Golgo 13 Top Secret Episode
  • Silent Service
  • Goal
  • Total Recall
  • Heavy Shreddin’
  • Ice Hockey
  • Skate or Die
  • Golf
  • World Class Track Meet
  • Wheel of Fortune Junior Edition
  • Mission Impossible
  • Spy Hunter
  • Tecmo Baseball
  • NFL Football
  • Jeopardy 25th Anniversary
  • Trojan
  • Sky Shark
  • Monopoly
  • Dash Galaxy in the Alien Asylum
  • NARC
  • Top Gun The Second Mission
  • Quattro Sports
  • Town & Country Surf Designs: Wood and Water Rage
  • Double Dribble
  • Solar Jetman
  • Roger Clemens’ MVP Baseball
  • Xevious
  • Sesame Street 123
  • Lee Trevino’s Fighting Golf
  • Mickey Mousecapade
  • Hogan’s Alley
  • Championship Bowling
  • Destination Earthstar
  • Blades of Steel
  • Wrath of the Black Manta
  • Tiger-Heli
  • Super Mario Bros Duck Hunt World Class Track Meet
  • Infiltrator
  • Super Mario Bros and Duck Hunt
  • Rocket Ranger
  • Pro Wrestling [5 Screw]
  • 10-Yard Fight [5 Screw]
  • Pin-Bot
  • Jeopardy
  • Karate Champ [5 Screw]
  • Rush’n Attack
  • Star Voyager
  • Wheel of Fortune Family Edition
  • Wheel of Fortune
  • Millipede
  • Al Unser Jr. Turbo Racing
  • RBI Baseball
  • Chessmaster
  • Track and Field
  • Star Soldier
  • Mystery Quest
  • SCAT Special Cybernetic Attack Team [Green Limited Run Collector’s Edition]
  • Operation Wolf
  • Talking Super Jeopardy
  • 720
  • Bad Dudes
  • Kung Fu Heroes
  • Castlequest
  • Bases Loaded 3
  • Lunar Pool
  • Robo Warrior
  • RBI Baseball 3
  • Michael Andretti’s World GP
  • Commando
  • Section-Z [5 Screw]
  • Milon’s Secret Castle
  • Tag Team Wrestling [5 Screw]
  • To the Earth
  • Airwolf
  • Gyromite [5 Screw]
  • WWF Wrestlemania Challenge
  • Adventures of Dino Riki
  • Dynowarz The Destruction of Spondylus
  • Iron Sword Wizards and Warriors II
  • Defender of the Crown
  • Days Of Thunder
  • Astyanax
  • Racket Attack
  • Casino Kid
  • Home Alone 2 Lost In New York
  • Cobra Triangle
  • Marble Madness
  • Nintendo World Cup
  • Loopz
  • Top Gun
  • Side Pocket
  • Star Force
  • RoboCop
  • Sesame Street Big Bird’s Hide and Speak
  • Tecmo World Wrestling
  • Magmax
  • Mother Ship
  • Hydlide
  • Yoshi’s Cookie
  • Super Team Games
  • Dick Tracy
  • Super Glove Ball
  • Mach Rider [5 Screw]
  • R.C. Pro-AM
  • RoadBlasters
  • Flying Dragon
  • Star Tropics
  • Rad Racer II
  • Kung Fu [5 Screw]
  • Deadly Towers
  • Bill Elliott’s NASCAR Challenge
  • Spy vs. Spy
  • NES Open Tournament Golf
  • Cyberstadium Series Base Wars
  • Slalom
  • Gauntlet II
  • Baseball [5 Screw]
  • Winter Games [5 Screw]
  • Section Z
  • Black Bass
  • Rollerball
  • Spy Hunter [5 Screw]
  • Yoshi
  • Super Spike Volleyball and World Cup Soccer
  • Knight Rider
  • 3D WorldRunner
  • Cybernoid The Fighting Machine
  • Pipe Dream
  • Baseball Simulator 1.000
  • Solstice
  • Super Sprint
  • Air Fortress
  • King’s Knight
  • Top Players Tennis
  • Seicross
  • Legacy of the Wizard
  • Golf [5 Screw]
  • Time Lord
  • The Goonies II
  • Pro Wrestling
  • All-Pro Basketball
  • BreakThru
  • Ikari Warriors
  • Tennis [5 Screw]
  • Rescue the Embassy Mission
  • Fester’s Quest
  • Dr. Mario
  • Dance Aerobics
  • Xenophobe
  • Tennis
  • Iron Tank
  • Hunt for Red October
  • Tetris
  • Vindicators
  • Amagon
  • Gauntlet
  • Tetris 2
  • Star Voyager [5 Screw]
  • RBI Baseball [Gray Cart]
  • Legend of Kage
  • Adventures in the Magic Kingdom
  • Thundercade
  • Pinball [5 Screw]
  • Muppet Adventure
  • ORB 3D
  • Battle Chess
  • Pictionary
  • Swords and Serpents
  • Commando [5 Screw]
  • Target Renegade
  • Demon Sword
  • Bigfoot
  • George Foreman’s KO Boxing
  • Legend of Kage [5 Screw]
  • Fisher Price Perfect Fit
  • Alpha Mission
  • Mighty Bomb Jack [5 Screw]
  • Bo Jackson Baseball
  • Cobra Command
  • Archon
  • Arch Rivals
  • Bad Street Brawler
  • Tecmo NBA Basketball
  • Legendary Wings
  • Urban Champion
  • Hollywood Squares
  • Rad Racer [5 Screw]
  • Videomation
  • F-15 City War
  • Ring King
  • Mach Rider

Building a collection of NES games can seem like an expensive proposition. With certain NES games going for hundreds of dollars, it may scare you off but there are a ton of $10 or less games that can be hours of enjoyment.