The best retro video games, re-rated and priced
RomWize re-evaluates retro video games with a 2026 eye: for every title, a dual score (then and now), a rarity index and a collector value, with all its European, US and Japanese versions. Explore the best games console by console or category by category, uncover the rarest and most valuable gems, and browse our themed rankings.
Classic games, retested!
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88
Marvel vs. Capcom 2 - New Age of Heroes
Sega Dreamcast
96
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93
Metroid Prime
Wii
94
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88
Ookami
PlayStation 2
92
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88
Viewtiful Joe
PlayStation 2
92
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88
Assassin's Creed II - Game of the Year Edition
Xbox 360
94
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90
God of War
PlayStation 2
92
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88
Ninja Gaiden
Xbox
93
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89
Eternal Arcadia - Kuuzokuban
Sega Dreamcast
92
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88
Max Payne 2 - The Fall of Max Payne
Xbox
92
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89
Dairantou Smash Brothers DX
GameCube
92
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87
Mother 2 - Gyiyg no Gyakushuu
Super Nintendo (SNES)
92
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88
Soulcalibur II
GameCube
94
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94
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Nintendo Switch
94
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88
Chrono Trigger
PlayStation
93
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89
Ninja Gaiden Black
Xbox
96
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85
Gran Turismo
PlayStation
94
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90
Legend of Zelda, The - The Wind Waker
GameCube
92
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80
Rock Band 2
Xbox 360
The most sought-after games!
$728 Chip 'n Dale - Rescue Rangers 2
NES / Famicom
$2470 EarthBound
Super Nintendo (SNES)
$218 Def Jam - Fight for NY
PlayStation 2
$206 Legend of Zelda, The - A Link to the Past
Super Nintendo (SNES)
$420 Pocky & Rocky 2
Super Nintendo (SNES)
$800 Castlevania
NES / Famicom
$212 Legend of Zelda, The - Oracle of Ages
Game Boy Color
$370 Street Fighter Collection
Sega Saturn
$315 Final Fantasy III
Super Nintendo (SNES)
$1850 Donkey Kong Country 2 - Diddy's Kong Quest
Super Nintendo (SNES)
$243 Sonic & Knuckles + Sonic The Hedgehog
Sega Genesis / Mega Drive
$243 Metroid - Zero Mission
Game Boy Advance
$221 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Turtles in Time
Super Nintendo (SNES)
$317 V-V
Sega Genesis / Mega Drive
$341 Cat Ninden Teyandee
NES / Famicom
$232 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV - Turtles in Time
Super Nintendo (SNES)
$658 Undead Line
Sega Genesis / Mega Drive
$330 Shining Force III
Sega Saturn
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