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Superior Video Game Grading

CGC Video Games provides expert and impartial grading services for your favorite video games from the most popular retro and modern gaming consoles.

From Frogger to Fortnite and Mario to Master Chief, no matter what games or consoles you collect, CGC Video Games is here to give your collection an extra life with our superior video game grading services. Below see what we grade and our grading scale.

Jump to:

  • Games We Grade
  • 10-point Grading Scale
  • Seal Grades

Video Games We Grade

Nintendo Home Consoles

  • Nintendo Entertainment System
  • Super Nintendo Entertainment System
  • Nintendo 64
  • Nintendo GameCube
  • Nintendo Wii
  • Nintendo Wii U
  • Nintendo Switch

Nintendo Handheld

  • Nintendo Game Boy
  • Nintendo Virtual Boy
  • Nintendo Game Boy Color
  • Nintendo Game Boy Advance
  • Nintendo DS
  • Nintendo 3DS

Sega

  • Sega Master System
  • Sega Genesis
  • Sega CD
  • Sega 32X
  • Sega Saturn
  • Sega Dreamcast
  • Sega Game Gear

Xbox

  • Original Xbox
  • Xbox 360
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series S/X

Sony PlayStation

  • Sony PlayStation
  • Sony PlayStation 2
  • Sony PlayStation 3
  • Sony PlayStation 4
  • Sony PlayStation 5
  • Sony PSP
  • Sony PlayStation Vita

Atari

  • Atari 2600
  • Atari 5200
  • Atari 7800

Other

  • Intellivision
  • Colecovision

CGC Video Games grades most international games, but not all. For a list of international games that CGC Video Games does grade, go here.

Video Games We Don't Grade

CGC Video Games does not currently grade most cartridge-only and disc-only games, unaccompanied manuals and inserts, improper components, big boxes, homebrews, some prototypes, reproductions, sticker-only not for resale cartridges, consoles, controllers and accessories, gaming magazines and strategy guides or video game memorabilia. For more information about what not to send to CGC Video Games, click here.

CGC Video Games Grading Scale

CGC Video Games uses a highly accurate 10-point grading scale to evaluate video game boxes, cartridges, discs, manuals and game-specific inserts. Below are CGC Video Games’ grading standards for each numeric grade.

10
CGC 10 is the highest grade assigned. The game must have no evidence of any manufacturing or handling defects.
9.9
9.8
9.6
9.4
9.2
9.0
8.5
8.0
7.5
7.0
6.5
6.0
5.5
5.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
CGC 10 is the highest grade assigned. The game must have no evidence of any manufacturing or handling defects.

Seal Grades

The traditional method of sealing video games is plastic wrap, with variations in the types of seals used, including seams, overlaps and Y-folds. CGC Video Games assigns letter grades to indicate the quality of a game’s seal.

A++
An A++ is a nearly perfect original seal with negligible handling or manufacturing defects.
A+
A
B+
B
C+
C
An A++ is a nearly perfect original seal with negligible handling or manufacturing defects.

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