Sealed copy of Super Mario Bros. for the NES smashes auction record
Source: Sealed copy of Super Mario Bros. for the NES smashes auction record A like-new, still-sealed copy of Super Mario Bros. for the NES was auctioned for $114,000 (via The Verge). This makes the US copy of the 1985 game the most expensive game ever sold. It breaks the record set by a copy of the same game that sold for $100,150 last year. This copy is actually an earlier printing, apparently . The game was particularly rare because of its 9.4/10 condition rating and the special packaging it comes in, which has a lot to do with cardboard hanging tabs. Heritage Auctions described the lot: “Cardboard hanging tabs were originally used in the US test market for copies of black box games before plastic was used to seal each game. As Nintendo began to further establish its company in the US, its packaging was updated almost continuously. Strangely, the addition of the plastic wrap came before the box die was changed to remove the cardboard hanging tab. This rendered the functionalit...