NES · 1985–1995

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Dragon Warrior

NES · 1989 · NTSC-U · Role-playing (RPG)

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Range

€287.5–€618.41

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€618.41

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Market depth

What it's actually worth

The three-tier spread, verified comparable sales, and where this title sits inside its cohort. Live snapshot lives above in Pulse; this is the time-and-context layer.

Three-tier spread · log scale

The same game at three prices — Loose, CIB, and Sealed on one ruler. The scale is logarithmic: each gridline step is 10×, so the distance between bars shows the size of the jump between tiers.

€100

Sealed€618.41

Complete in Box€63.22

Loose€12.22

Premium structure

Sealed vs CIB9.8×

CIB vs Loose5.2×

Sealed vs Loose50.6×

Verified comparable sales · by tier

Sealed · 0 sales

No verified comparable sales in window. Real comp data integration (Heritage / Goldin / eBay Insights) ships V15.22+.

Complete in Box · 0 sales

No verified comparable sales in window. Real comp data integration (Heritage / Goldin / eBay Insights) ships V15.22+.

Loose · 0 sales

No verified comparable sales in window. Real comp data integration (Heritage / Goldin / eBay Insights) ships V15.22+.

Cohort context · sealed floor vs. cohort medians

vs. console cohort

Same console, same tier

+25%above cohort median

Cohort median €230 · 192 titles

vs. era cohort

Same console, year ±2

+36%above cohort median

Cohort median €212 · 259 titles

vs. publisher cohort

Same console + publisher

-3%at cohort median

Cohort median €295 · 120 titles

Sealed · price history

€618▲ 0% since 7 Jun

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Why this title

Why collectors care

The cultural context, the production lineage, the place this artifact holds in its console's history.

ll is darkness. The Dragonlord has captured the Princess and stolen Erdrick's powerful ball of light. You are Erdrick's heir. To you has fallen the most dangerous task— to rescue the King's daughter and recover the mystical ball of light. Your mission is deadly, but it is your fate. Prophets have foretold your coming. Three keepers await your journey, each ready to aid you with a mystic item of great power. Gather the three objects. Scribes will record your deeds. Use cunning and wisdom to choose your commands. Gain experience, weapons and armor as you battle your way through the world. Rest if you must. Search out the Dragonlord's lair and face your destiny. In this role-playing adventure, you are the Dragon Warrior!

NintendoChunsoft1989Role-playing (RPG)

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Released alongside · 1988–1990

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1989

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Hardware specimen

First print documented: No
UPC: 045496630379
Release date: 1989-08-01
Regional / language names: ドラゴンクエスト1 · Dragon Quest · Драконов воин

Authentication

Is what you're holding real

Documented variants, identifying marks, and the print-vs-reprint discriminator. Pick a variant to focus the walkthrough; the Companion can talk you through your own copy.

Documented variants · 1

Reference

Production reference

No production variants are documented for this title yet. The identifying marks below cover the title's first-print and reprint signals across all tiers.

Focused walkthrough

Production reference

No production variants documented for this title yet. Identification reads against the title's known print signals across all tiers.

Sealed indicators

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Complete in Box indicators

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Loose indicators

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