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Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros. is one of the most popular games of all time. Since this video game was introduced in 1985, it has been a favorite even after 36 years.
Now, it was revealed that an auction house in Dallas recently sold a copy of the Super Mario Bros. that was purchased in 1986, a year after the game debuted. The said copy is still sealed and the owner said that it was left forgotten in a desk drawer, Fox Business reported.
The unopened Mario Bros. video game
Based on the report, the auction was held on Friday, April 2, and an almost perfect copy of the Super Mario Bros. for the NES gaming console was sold for $660,000 at the Heritage Auctions. The original owner took home $550,000 from the total highest bid.
The copy is said to be one of the earliest versions and it was still in its original packaging. This game was available in 11 different box variants when it was released more than three decades ago. It turned out that the Super Mario Bros. video game was purchased to be given as a Christmas gift but it was forgotten and remained in a drawer until it was found again this year and everything is intact.
"As soon as this copy of Super Mario Bros. arrived at Heritage, we knew the market would find it just as sensational as we did," Valarie McLeckie, video games director at Heritage Auctions said in a press release. "Even so, the degree to which this game was embraced outside the market has been nothing short of exceptional, and that aspect of this sale has certainly exceeded our expectations. Though, I suppose we can't be too shocked; who doesn't love Mario?"
Why the game got a very high price
McLeckie explained that the Super Mario Bros. was sold far exceeded its selling price because it was a rare copy. She said this is hard to find even during the time when it was released because its production window was very short.
The video game is already 35 years old, never been opened and its near-perfect condition were also factors why the Super Mario Bros. copy game reached the $660,000 highest bid. Heritage Auctions stated this is the highest amount ever paid for a video game.
