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“Super Mario 64” is a popular Nintendo game that was released in 1996. It was a video game where the Super Mario character was first featured in 3D, so it was the trend more than three decades ago.
Today, an unopened copy has been found, and its rarity brought the “Super Mario 64” video game from 1996 to an auction. Fox Business reported that on Sunday, July 11, the Heritage Auction was able to sell the almost vintage video game for an astounding price of $1.56 million.
The second almost-vintage Super Mario game to be sold
Heritage Auctions, which is based in Dallas, stated that the “Super Mario 64” game has broken the previous record for the most expensive single video game in history. The company’s spokesman was not able to respond to an inquiry, so the identity of the buyer was not confirmed.
In any case, the said “Super Mario” game version was the best-selling gameplay on the Nintendo 64. The digital version today allows gaming fans to still be able to play the game.
A similar auction was held in April, and at that time, a copy of Nintendo’s “Super Mario Bros.” game was sold. It was still in pristine condition and was found in its original bag packaging when it was first purchased in 1986.
The owner found the video game in her drawer after some decades and recalled that she bought it to be given as a gift. However, she had forgotten about it and was left in the drawer until it was found earlier this year. The “Super Mario Bros.” video game fetched $660,000 during the auction.
????#HERITAGELIVE #WORLDRECORD!! Super Mario 64 - Wata 9.8 A++ Sealed, N64 Nintendo 1996 USA just sold for $1,560,000 at #HeritageAuctions, smashing previous mark of $870K, set Friday at Heritage for The Legend of Zelda! https://t.co/SUgiijkkzL#SuperMario #Nintendo #N64 #WATA pic.twitter.com/rHpTuZl95l
— Heritage Auctions (@HeritageAuction) July 11, 2021
The most expensive game in history
Meanwhile, Heritage Auction announced via tweet on July 12 that the sale of “Super Mario 64” broke a record as it smashed the price for 1997 “The Legend of Zelda'' video game that was sold for $870,000 on Friday.
The copy of Nintendo’s “The Legend of Zelda” was also unopened and was given a grade of 9.0/ A+. As for the “Super Mario 64” game cartridge, BBC News reported that it was given a grade of 9.8 A++ by the WataGames and remarked that the sealed cartridge is like new.
