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Sealed Super Mario Bros. cartridge sells for $3 million at auction

gamingJun 15, 202633190

A mint, sticker-sealed 1986 copy of Nintendo's Super Mario Bros. sold for $3,000,000 at auction, setting a public auction record for a video game. Heritage Auctions handled the sale and identified the cartridge as the highest-graded early production-run copy with its original gloss sticker intact. The record price underscores how collectors prize factory-sealed, historically significant game boxes and pushes retro gaming further into high-end collectible markets.

Drew Mackie
@drewgmackie.bsky.social

The spade icons in Super Mario Bros. 3 aren't just a sign that you're playing a card game. They're a callback to the 1950s logo Nintendo used when it was making playing cards — AND that's why Mario gets the spade icon in Mario RPG. More info: www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/special/mari...

Top left: The world map from Grass Land in Super Mario Bros. 3, where you first encounter the spade icon spots, that let you play a game of chance. Top right: Two variations on the spade logo that Nintendo used in the 1950s, when it was known for making cards. Bottom: In the original version of Super Mario RPG, each of the characters get a special symbol that shows up when they use a "magic" move. Each is based on one of the four suits — except for Geno, who gets a star — and the reason Mario gets the spade is because he is Mr. Nintendo. (Duh.)
8615h ago
Hours Left 🏳️‍🌈4

I was really disappointed they removed the card suits from the remake of SMRPG. It was such a cute little flourish.

charlesdawt.bsky.social2

The ones in the memory game even have the N on them.

Thane Gaming
@thanegaming.bsky.social

A gaggle of groaning Goombas, their grimaces immortalized in plastic 🙏😭 (1988 Hasbro trophy, found at Speedway Antique Mall)

A vintage Super Mario Bros. toy, featuring funny-looking Goombas
21Yesterday
Eurogamer
@eurogamer.bsky.social

A "holy grail" copy of Super Mario Bros. has sold for $3m, smashing previous records www.eurogamer.net/super-mario-...

203h ago
Ellie53
@ellie53.tgirl.gay

super mario bros wonder if it was a good game: yaoi zowie!

914h ago
ivory
@ioletsgo.gay

It isn't enough just to own a NES copy of Super Mario Bros., one of the easiest games to get a hold of thanks to the NES's market success and the game being a well lauded pack-in title, they have to have THE best copy that money could buy. Because that's all it's about to them; Money.

11Yesterday
blauereiter
@halcyonrealms.bsky.social

Picked up this special issue of Japanese visual arts/lifestyle magazine Casa BRUTUS celebrating the 40th anniversary of SUPER MARIO BROS. Cool concept art/designs, character data & trivia. In English. Explore more in my review- halcyonrealms.com/books/super-...

89h ago
Rat Fascal
@mrpsb.uk

This is mostly just extremely funny because it's going to be absolutely worthless in another 10-20 years. www.eurogamer.net/super-mario-...

72h ago
ChinnyVision2

Doesn't matter for the purposes of why it's being bought and sold. The amazing thing is why they'd draw attention to what they are up to.

GoNintendo on Bluesky
@gonintendo.com

Highest-Graded Copy of Super Mario Bros. Sells for Record-Breaking $3 Million at Auction http://gonintendo.com/contents/61888-highest-graded-copy-of-super-mario-bros-sells-for-record-breaking-3-million-at #mario

420h ago
News Analysis
@newsanalysis.com

A sealed, early copy of Super Mario Bros. from 1989 has sold for a record-breaking $3 million at Heritage Auctions. This price significantly surpasses previous records for the game and highlights the booming market for vintage game collectibles. #gaming #News

3Yesterday
Rob, The Bishop Of Bobbins
@fishwithlasers.bsky.social

“Additionally, this copy of Super Mario Bros. is itself a special variant of the retro classic. It was manufactured as part of the game's second production run, which means a very specific gloss sticker is present on the box.” lol. fuck off.

42h ago
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🎮 **A "holy grail" copy of Super Mario Bros. has sold for $3m** A rare copy of Super Mario Bros. has been sold at auction for a record-breaking $3m USD. Read more 📰 Source: Eurogamer.net Latest Articles Feed 🔗 Link […] [Original post on igeek.gamer-geek-news.com]

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13h ago
Giann
@johnny13.bsky.social

Still My Favorite Mario Game Alongside With SMB3 = (Super Mario Bros 3 Btw)

215h ago
SteveEveLibertineDreⒶm
@steveevelibertine.bsky.social

Brought to you by the team who gave you Super Mario Bros!

221h ago
Jacktician
@jacktician.bsky.social

Did you know: Super Mario Bros 2 in the west is actually a reskin of my father? He got it ripped off his body by Miyamoto himself because he didn’t like the Poison Mushroom in the original Super Mario Bros 2

223h ago
Glitch
@glitchgod.milohax.org

Buying a sealed copy of game is like buying the Mona Lisa and putting under a tarp in a garage

2Yesterday
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eurogamer.netA "holy grail" copy of Super Mario Bros. has sold for $3m at auction, smashing all previous recordsengadget.comA rare sticker-sealed copy of Super Mario Bros. just sold for $3 million - Engadgetcodigocero.comPagan 3 millóns de dólares por unha copia precintada de Super Mario Bros.

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