Nintendo 64 · 1996
Killer Instinct Gold
- Developer
- Rare Ltd.
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Composer
- Robin Beanland
- Country
- 🇬🇧 UK
- Series
- Killer Instinct
- Release year
- 1996
Standard · 🇺🇸 US · CIB: 106,5% (Fri Apr 24 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)). Standard · 🇪🇺 EU · CIB: 135,1% (Fri Apr 24 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)).
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| Región | SEALED | CIB | LOOSE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 US | €226.48 €192.51 – €260.45 | €92.95 €79.01 – €106.89 | €28.32 €24.07 – €32.57 |
| 🇪🇺 EU | €694.79 €590.57 – €799.01 | €106.89 €90.86 – €122.92 | €35.27 €29.98 – €40.56 |
Prices show the median of recorded sales (source: eBay + Heritage auctions + PriceCharting aggregates, the same data that feeds your portfolio). Differences between regions reflect rarity: Japanese AES copies are typically 2–4× cheaper than their European equivalents because they had a much larger print run.
Description
Killer Instinct Gold is a 1996 fighting game developed by Rare and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. It is based on the arcade game Killer Instinct 2. Players control characters who fight on a 2D plane set against a 3D background. Players press buttons to punch and kick their opponent in chains of successive hits, known as combos. Large combo successions lead to stronger attacks and brutal, stylistic finisher moves underscored by an announcer. Characters—including a gargoyle, a ninja, and a femme fatale—fight in settings such as a jungle and a spaceship. Killer Instinct Gold includes the arcade release's characters, combos, and 3D, pre-rendered environments, but excludes its full-motion video sequences and some voice-overs due to restrictions of the cartridge media format. The Gold release adds a training mode, camera views, and improved audiovisuals. Rare was a prominent second-party developer for Nintendo in the 1990s, and their Killer Instinct series was produced as an exclusive partnership in response to the popularity of Mortal Kombat. Following the success of the 1995 Killer Instinct port for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Rare began a sequel for the sam...
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Releases
| Platform | Region | Date | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nintendo 64 | 🇺🇸 US | 1996 | Nintendo |
| Nintendo 64 | 🇪🇺 EU | 1996 | Nintendo |
