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A luckyNintendo GameCubefan recently made a “holy grail” game find by picking up a copy of theMetroid PrimeandThe Legend of Zelda: The Wind Wakerdual pack. There are all kinds ofrare Nintendo GameCube gamesthat go for ridiculous prices online, and this combo pack is just one of them.
While nearly all retro games have skyrocketed in price these last few years, it seems Nintendo GameCube titles especially have gotten more expensive. Obviously, this applies the most to the rarest GameCube games, with titles likePokemon Boxgoing for thousands of dollars online. TheMetroid Prime/Zelda: The Wind Wakerbundle isn’t quite as expensive asPokemon Box, but it still sells for a pretty penny on sites like eBay.
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Right now, theMetroid Prime/Zelda: Wind Wakercombo pack is listed for around $1,000 on eBay. The combo pack was only released as part of a specialGameCubeholiday bundle in 2005, which is why it’s so hard to track down nowadays. Reddit user Gr8Jhin managed to do just that, though, finding a high quality copy at a “nerd sale.” According to the Reddit user, it cost them “around 1k,” so in line with how much it goes for on sites like eBay.
BuyingMetroid PrimeandThe Legend of Zelda: The Wind Wakerseparately would be significantly cheaper, but of course, the individual games aren’t nearly as rare as the combo pack. Even so,ZeldaGameCube gamesare all quite expensive, and anyone hoping to get them all can expect to pay a hefty chunk of change.
Besides this combo pack, there’s also thestandaloneWind Waker,Four Swords Adventures, the specialOcarina of Time/Master Questport, andTwilight Princess. Out of these standaloneZeldagames,Twilight Princesstends to be more expensive, though all of them go for more than brand-new game releases do nowadays.
Unfortunately, those who aren’t interested in collecting but still want to play these games don’t have a ton of other options.Wind Wakerwas remastered for the Wii U, but it costs more now than it did at launch. The Wii UTwilight Princess HDport is even more expensive thanWind Waker, andFour Swords Adventuresis trapped on the GameCube.Ocarina of Timeplayable through the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack, but that’s about it. Hopefully the rumors about theWind WakerandTwilight PrincessSwitch ports are true soZeldafans can relive the classic games without breaking the bank.
