was the best-selling video game of all time and has spawned many sequels, spin-offs, and ROM hacks. "The person who consigned it to auction with us purchased it for a young relative back in the mid-1980s, but, instead, the game was placed into a drawer where it was forgotten. Published on 1985, this game follows Mario and his brother Luigi as they try to rescue the Princess who has been kidnapped by a vile lizard king and defeat Bowser who wants to take over Dinosaur Land again. "Like so many of the video games that we’ve offered at the top-end of the market, this game was also an 'attic find,'" McLeckie told PCMag in an email. Ironically, the game was priced at a mere $25 back in 1985 when it first went on sale in the US. So how did this particular copy survive so long without being opened? Well, apparently the original owner forgot they even bought it. The auction, which includes other coveted, retro games, runs until April 4. The high bid currently stands at $310,000, and you'll need to bid at least $320,000 to get in the running. Never say never, but there's a good chance it can't be done,” she added. “Since the production window for this copy and others like it was so short, finding another copy from this same production run in similar condition would be as hard as looking for a single drop of water in an ocean. “This particular copy was produced in late 1986, which means it was one of the earliest copies produced that had plastic shrink wrap, rather than sticker seal, and a perforated cardboard hangtab,” Valarie McLeckie, Heritage Auctions video games director, said in a statement. So what makes this copy so special? Amazingly, it’s still contained inside the original plastic shrink wrap, and its condition has been rated at a near-perfect 9.6 out of 10. have been sold worldwide, making it one of the most popular video games of all time. More than 40 million copies of Super Mario Bros. Heritage Auctions is taking bids for the still-sealed copy of the game, which is poised to break a record for the highest amount paid for a single video game at the auction house. Italian plumber Mario and his twin brother Luigi exterminate creatures emerging from the sewers by knocking them upside-down and kicking them away. Those who have played it on classic consoles might feel that Mario is a bit too well rounded and detailed, he’s ‘too vector’ and that might end up in robbing the game of some of. is a 1983 platform game developed and published for arcades by Nintendo.It was designed by Shigeru Miyamoto and Gunpei Yokoi, Nintendos chief engineer. from 1986 can be yours-if you have at least $320,000 to spare. si delivered in an install-free Flash package and once run, you might get mixed feelings about how it looks.
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Heritage Auctions also sold the 1987 version of Super Mario Bros., rated a 9.4 out of 10, in July 2020 for $114,000. This, too, was bought and forgotten about, building up value over the years. Enemies are killed by jumping from above. He is opposed by walking mushrooms, flying turtles, man-eating flowers. In comparison, the previous record holder for highest game sale at Heritage Auctions was an original Super Mario Bros. The oldest game for NES, but its still interesting to play it Mustachioed Mario goes to save his princess, who was captured by a dragon, collects coins on the way. "By early 1987, Nintendo was producing a version that had another new variation to their original packaging.”īecause of the rarity of the specific game copy and its flawless condition, it was rated at a near-perfect 9.6 out of 10 for auction. "This particular copy was produced in late 1986, which means it was one of the earliest copies produced that had plastic shrink wrap, rather than sticker seal, and a perforated cardboard hangtab," said Valerie McLeckie, Heritage Auctions Video Games Director, in a statement. Perhaps even more bizarre, the seemingly inconsequential packaging was a key factor on whether the game sale would net hundreds of thousands of dollars. The back of the most expensive Super Mario Bros.