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NES · 1985–1995

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Mega Man 2

NES · 1989 · NTSC-U · Action-Platformer

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Range

€2,200–€7,800

editorial band

Recent

€4,050

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yesterdayComplete in Box volume -13 listings
2d agoLoose volume +30 listings
2d agoComplete in Box volume +13 listings

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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

€1k

Sealed€4,200

Complete in Box€180

Loose€38

Premium structure

Sealed vs CIB23.3×

CIB vs Loose4.7×

Sealed vs Loose111×

Verified comparable sales · by tier

Sealed · 2 sales

€3,100Median

€4,050WATA 9.4 A+
2026-05-12
Heritage Auctions
€2,150WATA 9.0 A
2026-04-18
Heritage Auctions

Complete in Box · 1 sale

€168Median

€168HANGTAB FINE
2026-05-15
eBay

Loose · 1 sale

€36Median

€36HANGTAB VERY GOOD
2026-05-16
eBay

Cohort context · sealed floor vs. cohort medians

vs. console cohort

Same console, same tier

+857%above cohort median

Cohort median €230 · 192 titles

vs. era cohort

Same console, year ±2

+940%above cohort median

Cohort median €212 · 259 titles

vs. publisher cohort

Same console + publisher

+617%above cohort median

Cohort median €307 · 29 titles

Sealed · price history

€4,200▲ 0% since 7 Jun

○ 2 verified sold comps · line = daily price snapshot

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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.

eleased by Capcom in June 1989 for the NES, Mega Man 2 is the peak of the original 8-bit Mega Man cycle. Eight Robot Masters, the introduction of the password save system, and the canonical soundtrack scored by Manami Matsumae and Takashi Tateishi defined the action-platformer template for the rest of the era.

The North American 1989 cover is the notorious 'wrong' Mega Man artwork — a middle-aged man with a pistol rather than the blue robot character. This makes the 1989 first print one of the most visually identifiable third-party NES boxes. Sealed first-print WATA 9.4 A+ trades $2,500–8,000; the Capcom 1989 packaging (pre-Player's Choice) is the structurally scarce variant.

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Hardware specimen

Mask ROM: NES-MW-USA
Print run (est.): ~1,500,000 cartridges (lifetime, US)
WATA pop (featured): Pop 88 at 9.4 A+ (May 2026)
First print documented: Yes
UPC: 013388110117
Release date: 1989-06-01
Regional / language names: Megaman 2 · Megaman II · Mega Man II · Мега Мен 2

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 · 2

First print variant

Capcom Original (1989)

The first-print with the notorious 'wrong' North American cover art. H-tab hangtab variant; Capcom branding bottom-right; no Player's Choice ribbon. Production window June 1989 through 1991.

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Production variant

Player's Choice (1992+)

Budget reprint with the white Player's Choice ribbon flag. Same notorious cover artwork; ribbon disqualifies first print status.

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Focused walkthrough

Capcom Original (1989)

The first-print with the notorious 'wrong' North American cover art. H-tab hangtab variant; Capcom branding bottom-right; no Player's Choice ribbon. Production window June 1989 through 1991.

Universal indicators

01North American cover features the middle-aged man with a hand-held pistol — NOT the Japanese cover with the blue robot character.
02Capcom branding bottom-right of cover, with the 1989 Capcom logo variant (pre-Capcom Co. Ltd. revision).First print indicator

Sealed indicators

01No Player's Choice ribbon flag on the box front — pre-1992 production.First print indicator
02H-tab hangtab variant (horizontal die-cut slot at box top) — first-print 1989 indicator.First print indicator

Complete in Box indicators

01Manual includes the original boss artwork inserts and the Capcom catalog flyer (often missing in CIB copies).

Loose indicators

No documented marks for this tier yet.

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Adjacent

Where else this lives

Five cuts of what surrounds this title — switch the axis to drill into the same-console catalog, the series, the era, the publisher, or ask the Companion for a personal recommendation.

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