Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Super Nintendo (SNES): PSA Pop Report + Loose / CIB / Sealed Prices
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PSA has graded 96 Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Super Nintendo (SNES) copies on record — 1 loose, 10 CIB, 85 sealed. PSA tracks 5 distinct production variants separately because they’re priced differently by collectors. Sealed copies trade in the $146 range. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back on Super Nintendo (SNES) — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.
Quick Facts
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Title: Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
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Console: Super Nintendo (SNES)
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Variants tracked by PSA: 5
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Total PSA-graded copies: 96 (Loose: 1 · CIB: 10 · Sealed: 85)
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PriceCharting market data: available
Variant Comparison
PSA recognizes 5 distinct production variants of Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, each tracked on its own population row because collectors value them differently. The variants this game discriminates on: factory production location (Made in Japan vs Made in Mexico); USA-region production code labeling.
| Variant | Loose Pop | CIB Pop | Sealed Pop | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembled in Mexico, THQ Release - Distributed by Majesco | — | 2 | 66 | 68 |
| Made in Japan, JVC Release | — | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| Made in Japan, THQ Release | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Made in Japan, USA Code | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Made in Mexico, THQ Release | — | 1 | 4 | 5 |
PSA Pop by Condition
PSA tracks Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back populations independently for loose carts, complete-in-box (CIB), and factory-sealed copies — collectors price each condition separately because rarity and demand diverge sharply. Tables below show the grade-tier breakdown per condition, aggregated across 5 variants PSA recognizes for this title.
Loose Cartridge
Total graded: 1
| Variant | Pop | Grade Breakdown |
|---|---|---|
| Made in Japan, USA Code | 1 | <6.5: 1 |
PSA has not graded the following variants in this condition: Assembled in Mexico, THQ Release - Distributed by Majesco · Made in Japan, JVC Release · Made in Japan, THQ Release · Made in Mexico, THQ Release.
Complete in Box (CIB)
Total graded: 10
| Variant | Pop | Grade Breakdown |
|---|---|---|
| Assembled in Mexico, THQ Release - Distributed by Majesco | 2 | 9.4: 1 · 8.5: 1 |
| Made in Japan, JVC Release | 7 | 9.6: 1 · 9.0: 2 · 8.5: 2 · 8.0: 1 · 6.5: 1 |
| Made in Mexico, THQ Release | 1 | 9.4: 1 |
PSA has not graded the following variants in this condition: Made in Japan, THQ Release · Made in Japan, USA Code.
Factory Sealed
Total graded: 85
Sealed summary by variant:
| Variant | Total Pop | Top Numeric Grade | Best Seal Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembled in Mexico, THQ Release - Distributed by Majesco | 66 | 9.8 | A++ |
| Made in Japan, JVC Release | 13 | 9.6 | A+ |
| Made in Japan, THQ Release | 2 | 9.4 | A+ |
| Made in Mexico, THQ Release | 4 | 9.2 | A+ |
Factory Sealed Grade × Seal Matrix
Rows show PSA numeric grades. Columns show seal grades. Cell values are PSA population counts. Aggregated across all variants. Top observed grade: 9.8 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A++ | A+ | A | B+ | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 |
| 9.6 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 5 |
| 9.4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 9.2 | — | 8 | 1 | — | 9 |
| 9.0 | — | 6 | 8 | — | 14 |
| 8.5 | — | 10 | 6 | 1 | 17 |
| 8.0 | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 7.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 7.0 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| 6.5 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 |
| <6.5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 9 | 42 | 24 | 10 | 85 |
Per-variant grade × seal matrices
Click any variant to expand its full grade × seal breakdown.
Assembled in Mexico, THQ Release - Distributed by Majesco (66 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 9.8 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A++ | A+ | A | B+ | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 |
| 9.6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 |
| 9.4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 11 |
| 9.2 | — | 5 | — | — | 5 |
| 9.0 | — | 6 | 4 | — | 10 |
| 8.5 | — | 10 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 8.0 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 7.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 7.0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 6.5 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 |
| <6.5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 9 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 66 |
Made in Japan, JVC Release (13 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 9.6 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A+ | A | B+ | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.6 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 9.4 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| 9.2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
| 9.0 | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| 8.5 | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
Made in Japan, THQ Release (2 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 9.4 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A+ | A | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.4 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 8.0 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Made in Mexico, THQ Release (4 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 9.2 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A+ | A | B+ | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.2 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 9.0 | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
PSA has not graded the following variant in this condition: Made in Japan, USA Code.
Current Market Prices
All prices below are pulled directly from PriceCharting’s public catalog and refreshed each time this article regenerates (typically weekly). PriceCharting computes their values from active and recently-sold listings on eBay + their dealer network — independent of any data on this page. The Sealed column reflects PriceCharting’s “manual-only” / new tier — factory-sealed retail at average condition; specific graded-sealed prices vary sharply by numeric grade + seal letter (use the Sealed eBay browse link below for grade-specific comps).
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Loose cartridge: $16
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Complete in Box (CIB): $42
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Sealed: $146
All 5 PSA-tracked variants share the same PriceCharting prices because PriceCharting indexes at the title level, not the variant level. Variant-specific pricing surfaces on eBay sold-comp data — check the Sealed / CIB / Loose browse links below for variant-aware market signals.
Heritage Graded Sales
Heritage Auctions sold results below are real auction transactions for Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back on Super Nintendo (SNES). They complement the PriceCharting loose / CIB / sealed benchmarks above; they are not estimates and they are not blended into PriceCharting’s ungraded market prices.
Summary rows are title-level Heritage sale signals, sorted by format, recency, and realized-price signal. PSA production variants can price differently, so the sale records keep Heritage’s own variant notes visible instead of pretending every auction lot maps cleanly to a PSA variant row.
High-grade games can trade years apart, so older auction records stay visible; treat the latest-sale date as part of the comp, not just the dollar amount.
| Format | Grade | Sale signal | Latest sale | Comps |
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| Factory sealed (JVC Release First Production) | CGC 9.4 A+ | Last sale $4,500 | Jan 9, 2025 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (JVC Release First Production) | CGC 9.4 A | Last sale $575 | May 5, 2026 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Majesco Later Production) | WATA 9.8 A+ | Last sale $525 | Jul 24, 2025 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (JVC Release First Production) | WATA 9.4 B+ | Last sale $388 | May 19, 2026 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Majesco Later Production) | VGA 85+ | Last sale $350 | May 5, 2026 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (JVC Release First Production) | PSA 8.0 B+ | Last sale $325 | Mar 17, 2026 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Majesco Later Production) | CGC 9.4 A++ | Last sale $162 | Aug 5, 2025 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Majesco Later Production) | CGC 8.5 A++ | Last sale $144 | May 6, 2025 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Majesco Later Production) | CGC 9.2 A+ | Last sale $134 | Feb 11, 2025 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Assembled in Mexico Later Production) | WATA 9.8 A++ | Last sale $1,800 | Oct 31, 2021 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Made in Japan) | WATA 9.2 A | Last sale $1,200 | Nov 2, 2021 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Original Publisher) | CGC 9.0 A | Last sale $720 | May 25, 2023 | 1 |
Showing the top 12 Heritage sale signals; the sale-record table below includes every Heritage auction sale used on this page.
Sale records:
View all 24 Heritage sale records
| Date | Sold For | Grader / Grade | Format | Variant Notes | Source |
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| May 19, 2026 | $388 | WATA 9.4 B+ | Factory sealed | JVC Release First Production | Lot 312620-68016 |
| May 5, 2026 | $575 | CGC 9.4 A | Factory sealed | JVC Release First Production | Lot 312618-66018 |
| May 5, 2026 | $350 | VGA 85+ | Factory sealed | Majesco Later Production | Lot 312618-66019 |
| Mar 17, 2026 | $325 | PSA 8.0 B+ | Factory sealed | JVC Release First Production | Lot 312611-68029 |
| Aug 5, 2025 | $162 | CGC 9.4 A++ | Factory sealed | Majesco Later Production | Lot 312531-66029 |
| Jul 24, 2025 | $525 | WATA 9.8 A+ | Factory sealed | Majesco Later Production | Lot 44318-80097 |
| May 6, 2025 | $144 | CGC 8.5 A++ | Factory sealed | Majesco Later Production | Lot 312518-66033 |
| Feb 11, 2025 | $134 | CGC 9.2 A+ | Factory sealed | Majesco Later Production | Lot 312506-67029 |
| Jan 9, 2025 | $4,500 | CGC 9.4 A+ | Factory sealed | JVC Release First Production | Lot 44278-79086 |
| Jan 30, 2024 | $240 | WATA 8.0 A | Factory sealed | JVC Release First Production | Lot 312405-70023 |
| Jul 11, 2023 | $180 | CGC 9.4 | CIB | Original Publisher | Lot 312328-67030 |
| May 25, 2023 | $720 | CGC 9.0 A | Factory sealed | Original Publisher | Lot 44196-80156 |
| May 9, 2023 | $119 | WATA 7.0 B+ | Factory sealed | Majesco Later Production | Lot 312319-67056 |
| Nov 1, 2022 | $180 | WATA 9.0 A+ | Factory sealed | Assembled in Mexico Majesco | Lot 312244-66073 |
| Jul 26, 2022 | $180 | WATA 7.5 B+ | Factory sealed | Assembled in Mexico Later Production | Lot 312230-69067 |
| Mar 22, 2022 | $164 | WATA 7.5 A+ | Factory sealed | Made in Mexico Later Production | Lot 312212-69066 |
| Mar 17, 2022 | $264 | WATA 9.2 A+ | Factory sealed | Made in Mexico Later Production | Lot 41163-79029 |
| Mar 8, 2022 | $240 | WATA 7.0 B+ | Factory sealed | Assembled in Mexico Later Production | Lot 312210-67050 |
| Nov 2, 2021 | $1,200 | WATA 9.2 A | Factory sealed | Made in Japan | Lot 312144-66051 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | $1,800 | WATA 9.8 A++ | Factory sealed | Assembled in Mexico Later Production | Lot 7263-29134 |
| May 18, 2021 | $312 | WATA 7.5 A++ | Factory sealed | Assembled in Mexico | Lot 312120-68049 |
| Apr 20, 2021 | $384 | WATA 9.0 A+ | Factory sealed | Assembled in Mexico | Lot 312116-68048 |
| Mar 23, 2021 | $630 | WATA 8.5 A | Factory sealed | Made in Japan | Lot 312112-69049 |
| Sep 29, 2019 | $264 | WATA 9.6 A+ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 121939-19330 |
Listings
Each link below opens an eBay search filtered to that condition, scoped to Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back on Super Nintendo (SNES). “Sold” pulls completed/sold listings (use this for price research). “Listings” pulls current active listings (use this to find a copy to buy).
Why Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Matters for Grading
Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back is one of the more heavily-graded Super Nintendo (SNES) titles, with 96 PSA populations on record across loose, CIB, and sealed. Strong submission volume signals collector demand — and grade premiums are the market’s vote on which copies are scarce. The sealed condition dominates submissions (85 of 96, ~88%) — a strong signal that’s where most collector value sits for this title. Sealed copies trade at roughly 8× the loose price ($146 vs $16). Solid spread for grading speculation if you can source a clean sealed cart. Because PSA tracks 5 variants separately, production-code identification matters before submission. The pop-by-variant breakdown above tells you which variant is the rarer find.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Super Nintendo (SNES) worth grading?
Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (85) outweighs CIB and loose for Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, indicating sealed is where collector capital concentrates. CIB and loose grading is viable but margins are thinner after fees.
How rare is a graded sealed copy of Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back?
PSA tracks 85 graded sealed copies of Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back for Super Nintendo (SNES). The grade-tier breakdown above shows how those split across PSA’s numeric grades — top-grade copies (9.4+) are the scarcest and typically command the strongest premiums.
Should I buy a graded or raw copy of Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back?
Depends on your goal. Graded copies cost more upfront but come with PSA’s authenticity + condition guarantee — the right move for buy-and-hold collectors. Raw copies are cheaper but require condition assessment yourself, and the grading lottery means a $50 raw cart can come back as a $25 PSA 7 OR a $200 PSA 9.4. Use the per-condition pop and price data above to calculate expected value before you commit.
Why does PSA track multiple variants of Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back?
PSA recognizes 5 distinct production variants of Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back on Super Nintendo (SNES). Variants reflect real production differences — different factories (Made in Japan vs Made in Mexico), packaging die changes, ESRB-rating retrofits added partway through the console’s life, or Players Choice reissues from later runs. Collectors price them differently because rarity diverges, and PSA tracks each on its own population row so the data reflects the real market structure.
Sources
Pop counts pulled weekly from PSA Video Games population data. Prices from PriceCharting. PSA acquired WATA in July 2021 and completed the rebrand to PSA Video Games on October 20, 2025. PSA Video Games population data is the continuation of WATA’s population history. Heritage graded-sale comps come from Heritage Auctions sold archive lot pages linked in the sale-record table.
Related Resources
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Super Nintendo (SNES) Game Library — every variant PSA tracks for this console, with pop + price per condition tier (loose, CIB, sealed).
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Retro Video Game Collecting — pillar with broader strategy, market dynamics, and grading economics.