F-Zero Climax / F-ZERO CLIMAX
GBAUS price ≈ 1.9x the Japanese price
Japan vs US prices for F-Zero Climax from the YenVault database. The headline comparison — complete in box (cib) — is ¥39,800 in Japan against $498.73 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 | ¥9,900（ブックオフ公式オンラインストア ※箱説なし※、出品・在庫なし、2026-11-08確認。補足: 駿河屋は約¥10,800、2026-10時点まとめ） | 輸入価格 $141.99（PriceCharting 日本版ページ、成約ベース、2026-11-08取得） | 約+¥11,400・2.2倍 |
| Complete in box (CIB) | ブックオフではデータなし。代替: ¥39,800（駿河屋通常中古、美品は ¥47,800。出品、2026-10時点、Retro Culture Japan 2026-11-06公開記事より。参考: 駿河屋トラッカー ¥54,600、2026-04-15） | 輸入価格 $498.73（PriceCharting 日本版ページ、成約ベース、2026-11-08取得） | 約+¥35,010・1.9倍（2倍未満） |
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 F-Zero Climax 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: 輸入価格比較でも2倍超が出た例外。安価な海外出品は偽物／リプロの疑いが強く、型番 AGB-BFTJ-JPN と基板確認が必須
- Complete in box (CIB): GBA末期・日本限定で流通量が少なく紙箱が傷みやすい。Switch Online配信開始後も実物価格は下がっていない