![]() ![]() ![]() This particular copy was part of one of the short production runs of the game packaged in boxes with a cardboard hangtab underneath the plastic, an indication that it was part of one of the first variants produced after Nintendo started using shrink-wrap to seal their games rather than stickers. “If any lot in the sale could hit a number like that, it was going to be this one," Heritage Auctions Video Games Director Valarie McLeckie said. Super Mario Bros was the first in the highly popular Mario series and is still one of the highest selling video games of all time with over 45 million units sold. ![]() Still in its original packaging, the game was sold for $114,000 (£90,000) to an anonymous buyer with demand said to be extremely high. Add to that the condition of the game earning it a 9.4 A+ rating and it's clear to see why collector's were willing to pay a world record $114,000 to own it.A rare version of the original 1985 Super Mario Bros has achieved a new Guinness World Records title for most expensive video game sold at an online auction. This is one of those variants, which was only produced for a few months and therefore increases its rarity and subsequent value. The introduction of plastic wrap rendered the cardboard hangtab on the box useless, but it took Nintendo a few variants of the box design to remove it. As well as being sealed, what made this black box copy so rare and highly sought after is the use of a cardboard hangtab and plastic wrap. for the NES, originally released back in 1985. ![]() One of the games was a copy of Super Mario Bros. for the NES just set a world record by fetching $114,000 at auction.Īs Heritage Auctions reports, a Comic & Comic Art event held on July 10 included a number of video game auctions, some of which were extremely rare items. If you have old video games stored in a box somewhere, it's worth checking what's in there. ![]()
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