![]() ![]() Friday's record sale also contributed the largest chunk of cash on the day towards Heritage's first ever million-dollar video game auction. The previous record holder was also a rare variant which had cardboard hang tags instead of plastic ones attached to cellophane wrapping. That beat the previous record of $114,000, which belonged to an unopened copy of the original Super Mario Bros. In all, a total of 20 collectors got in on the action, and the final tally was an astounding $156,000. ![]() Likely due to a combination of Mario 3's popularity, the rarity of its box art variant, and the exceptional grade, the bidding began at $62,500. video game released in 1985 for Nintendo's NES console broke the world record for the most ever paid for any video game, according to Dallas-based Heritage Auctions. For a game that launched 30 years ago, that's very impressive. This particular copy was graded by Wata with a score of 9.2, which Wata equates with an A+ grade. 3 is above Mario's head on the yellow background right here, whereas the copy Heritage Auctions had up for bid had its "Bros." over the top of Mario's white gloved hand. The only change is that the "Bros." in Super Mario Bros. Do you see the difference? It's pretty subtle. This weekend, speedrunner 'Darbian' set a new record for NES platforming classic Super Mario Bros., sprinting from World 1-1 to rescuing the Princess from King Koopa in just four.
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