A Link to the Past / ゼルダの伝説 神々のトライフォース
SFC/SNESUS price ≈ 7.5x the Japanese price
Japan vs US prices for A Link to the Past from the YenVault database. The headline comparison — complete in box (cib) — is ¥4,950 in Japan against $247.50 in the US.
Japan vs US, at a glance
Bars are scaled to the first figure recorded for each row, with yen converted at ¥150 = $1 (the rate used across this database), so the two markets can be compared on one scale. Labels show the recorded figures exactly as published in the table below.
Prices, loose and complete kept separate
| Condition | Japan price (source · date) | US price (source · date) | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loose | ¥1,210（ブックオフ公式オンラインストア ※箱説なし※、出品、2026-11-08確認。参考: Mercari成約中央値 ¥3,488 n=6、NihongoHub、2026-09-05収集※状態内訳未記載で本値より高い） | $43.50（PriceCharting、成約ベース、2026-11-08確認） | 約+¥5,320・5.4倍 |
| Complete in box (CIB) | ¥4,950（ブックオフ公式オンラインストア、出品、2026-11-08確認） | $247.50（PriceCharting Complete、成約ベース、2026-11-08確認） | 約+¥32,180・7.5倍 |
Source notes are reproduced exactly as recorded in the database (in Japanese) so no detail is lost in translation. Prices are dated snapshots, not live quotes.
How to read these numbers
- Loose and CIB are never mixed. On many titles most of the gap lives in the box and manual.
- Sold vs. asking asymmetry. US prices come from PriceCharting, built from sold listings. Japanese prices are mostly shop and marketplace listings (asking prices), except where a sold median is noted — so every ratio is a guide, not gospel.
- Conversion is ¥150 = $1 throughout, the same rate used across the database.
- No US release? For Japan-only titles the US column shows the US import price of the Japanese version, labelled as such — that gap is mostly the import margin.
- Snapshot date: this database was generated 2026-11-13. Verify current listings before buying.
How to buy A Link to the Past from Japan
Copies in Japan are sold through domestic marketplaces and used-game shops that generally do not ship overseas, so most overseas collectors buy through a proxy (buying) service or a forwarding service. Our step-by-step guide covers how proxy services work, what the fees look like on a real example, and how to work out the total cost before you commit:How to Buy Retro Games from Japan. The wider picture is inthe price-gap guide, and every tracked title is on the price database page.
What to watch out for
- Loose: 価格差の主戦場はCIB側。日本版はアクション中心で日本語でも遊べるがカート形状は非互換
- Complete in box (CIB): 米国CIBは同梱物（マップ・Top Secrets冊子）の completeness で成約が $125〜$499.99 と大きくばらつく。参考: 日本版CIBの米国輸入成約 $69.23