Your old computer games could be worth over £44,000 as expert urges people to check their collections

The idea of physical computer games and DVDs has started to feel like our generation’s equivalent of your nan saying she used to battle storms to walk to school ‘back in her day’.

What, having to go to an actual store to purchase a disk to then load into a device or hefty PC just to be able to play a game? Ancient.

Because just like streaming has hidden away the days of having to use a DVD player (or worse, VHS) to watch a film, digital downloads have replaced much of the shine of computer and video games.

You might still be holding on to your old ones, sat collecting dust in the loft while you buy new ones at the click of the button. But it turns out your old computer games could apparently be worth over £44,000 as an expert urged people to check their collections.

Now that's a goldmine. (eBay/Urban Locker)

Decluttering expert Emma Knight, who works with London storage company Urban Locker, recommends Brits start sorting through their ‘junk’ because it could turn out to be treasure.

And that includes any old video games you’ve not touched in yonks as the team scoured eBay to see how much they’re worth.

Like Super Mario 64, the iconic 1996 game made for the Nintendo 64. If you somehow bought this and then never opened it (you missed out), your boxed up game could be worth £12,999 according to listings on eBay. Even if you have had it out its boxed and played you could still cash in over 300 quid.

Absolutely raking it in on the site, Zelda Ocarina could give your savings a massive boost. Supposedly one gaming GOATS, the 1998 Nintendo 64 game is valued at a whopping £44,995 in factory-sealed condition.

GTA has certainly come a long way. (Rockstar Games)

And it could still be worth a decent food shop if you’ve opened it up as other copies of it boxless are selling for over £80.

While we still wait on GTA 6, copies of the first game in the Grand Theft Auto series from 1997 are selling for £1,200 as collectors seek out good condition copies. Of course, that value could go up even higher when the new game does finally land.

A rather rare game, Lakers Vs Celtics for Sega Mega Drive was never officially released in Europe and even ‘good’ condition copies are selling for up to a huge £5,995.

There were apparently only 13 copies of this to ever leave the EA factory so if you’re a lucky owner you could be sitting on a little goldmine.

Be right back, going into the loft to see if I can flog my Cooking Mama DS games.