Contra: The Alien Wars
Game Boy · 1994
About this game
Welcome to 2636 the year the notorious Red Falcon gets even-with an unprecedented alien onslaught orchestrated to push the Contra forces to their ultimate reaches.
Plunge through a molten massacre on a high speed voyage to the guts of the archenemy alien.
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Check out the side and top perspectives that engulf you in a 3-D sensation.
Pick off solar slimedogs while you scale over walls swing from girders and ropes whatever it takes to defeat Red Falcon's allies.
Sweat through five gut-splitting stages including the Streets of the Neo City and the Mucho Grande Badlands.
About Game Boy
The original Game Boy (1989) proved that handheld gaming didn't need cutting-edge graphics to succeed — its monochrome screen and legendary battery life, combined with Tetris as a pack-in, made it a cultural phenomenon. Game Boy cartridges are famously durable, so this remains one of the more accessible retro platforms to collect, though translucent color variants and complete-in-box copies with the original brick-sized manual add real value for condition-focused collectors.
Gamevaro tracks Contra: The Alien Wars for Game Boy with separate market values for loose, complete-in-box (CIB) and factory-sealed copies, sourced from real eBay sales. Prices also vary by region — PAL, NTSC-U and NTSC-J releases of the same game often sell for different amounts due to print run sizes and regional collector demand.
Market values by condition
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Recent sales
| Date | Type | Region | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | Loose / Item only | NTSC-J | €39.32 |
| 2026-07-09 | Loose / Item only | PAL | €52.98 |
| 2026-07-08 | Item only | NTSC-U | €37.60 |
| 2026-07-08 | Box Only | NTSC-U | €94.02 |
| 2026-07-08 | Manual Only | NTSC-U | €18.40 |
| 2026-07-08 | Item only | NTSC-U | €39.41 |
| 2026-07-08 | Graded New | NTSC-U | €992.40 |
| 2026-07-08 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €339.23 |
| 2026-07-08 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €780.20 |
| 2026-07-06 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €338.78 |
| 2026-07-06 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €779.18 |
| 2026-07-06 | Manual Only | NTSC-U | €18.38 |
| 2026-07-06 | Box Only | NTSC-U | €93.89 |
| 2026-07-06 | Item only | NTSC-U | €37.55 |
| 2026-07-06 | Graded New | NTSC-U | €991.10 |
| 2026-07-04 | Manual Only | NTSC-U | €18.38 |
| 2026-07-04 | Item only | NTSC-U | €37.55 |
| 2026-07-04 | Box Only | NTSC-U | €93.89 |
| 2026-07-04 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €338.78 |
| 2026-07-04 | Graded New | NTSC-U | €991.10 |
| 2026-07-04 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €779.18 |
| 2026-06-30 | Manual Only | NTSC-U | €18.45 |
| 2026-06-30 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €826.76 |
| 2026-06-30 | Graded New | NTSC-U | €995.78 |
| 2026-06-30 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €359.46 |
| 2026-06-30 | Box Only | NTSC-U | €94.24 |
| 2026-06-30 | Item only | NTSC-U | €38.58 |
| 2026-06-18 | Graded New | NTSC-U | €980.52 |
| 2026-06-18 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €353.63 |
| 2026-06-18 | Item only | NTSC-U | €40.60 |
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