Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf
Super Nintendo Entertainment System · 1992
About this game
The first game in the Strike series.
A year after the Gulf War, a self-styled general named Kilbaba (Muababa in the GBA version) takes over an Arab Emirate and threatens to start World War III against his western enemy, the United States.
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The whole world holds its breath as the President has chosen you to destroy Kilbaba and his terrorist army before he launches a nuclear attack on the world! You must fly a specially designed AH-64A Apache on a series of missions to rescue missing-in-action characters, destroy power plants, blow apart SCUD missiles, etc. to take out the enemy defense while trying to find out Kilbaba's plans.
The player controls the helicopter from an overhead, isometric perspective.
The Apache is equipped with three weapon types: a machine gun and two types of missiles of different strength.
During the missions, the player must beware anti-aircraft guns, missile launchers and tanks, outmaneuvering enemy fire or destroying the enemy weaponry.
The Apache is destroyed if its fuel runs out, or if the armor (functioning as health) is completely depleted.
However, armor can be replenished by bringing back MIA soldiers and prisoners of war back to the landing zone.
There are also fuel, ammo and armor pickups available on the field.
About Super Nintendo Entertainment System
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (1990/1991) is widely regarded as home to one of the strongest first-party libraries in gaming history, from Super Metroid to Chrono Trigger. It's a mature collecting market: iconic RPGs and late-cycle releases (which typically had smaller print runs as the industry moved toward the next generation) are consistently among the most sought-after and valuable cartridges from the 16-bit era.
Gamevaro tracks Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf for Super Nintendo Entertainment System 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.
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| Date | Type | Region | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-12 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €31.69 |
| 2026-07-12 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €67.71 |
| 2026-07-12 | Graded New | NTSC-U | €218.21 |
| 2026-07-12 | Box Only | NTSC-U | €17.77 |
| 2026-07-12 | Item only | NTSC-U | €11.25 |
| 2026-07-12 | Manual Only | NTSC-U | €7.69 |
| 2026-07-10 | Graded New | NTSC-U | €218.11 |
| 2026-07-10 | Item only | NTSC-U | €11.25 |
| 2026-07-10 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €67.68 |
| 2026-07-10 | Box Only | NTSC-U | €17.76 |
| 2026-07-10 | Manual Only | NTSC-U | €7.69 |
| 2026-07-10 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €31.67 |
| 2026-07-07 | Item only | PAL | €21.14 |
| 2026-07-06 | Item only | NTSC-U | €13.10 |
| 2026-06-18 | New (sealed) | PAL | €99.19 |
| 2026-06-18 | Graded New | NTSC-U | €213.72 |
| 2026-06-18 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €37.14 |
| 2026-06-18 | Graded New | PAL | €171.49 |
| 2026-06-18 | Item only | PAL | €10.30 |
| 2026-06-18 | Complete in Box | PAL | €38.00 |
| 2026-06-18 | Box Only | NTSC-U | €17.96 |
| 2026-06-18 | Manual Only | NTSC-U | €7.61 |
| 2026-06-18 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €66.75 |
| 2026-06-18 | Box Only | PAL | €11.00 |
| 2026-06-18 | Manual Only | PAL | €9.53 |
| 2026-06-18 | Item only | NTSC-U | €10.34 |
| 2026-06-17 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €37.14 |
| 2026-06-17 | Graded New | NTSC-U | €213.72 |
| 2026-06-17 | New (sealed) | PAL | €99.19 |
| 2026-06-17 | Item only | NTSC-U | €10.34 |
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