A rare, sealed copy of Super Mario Bros sold for $114,000

According to Chris Kohler, a journalist and game collector based in San Francisco, California, this is the most expensive game sold till now. The buyer who made the winning bid chooses to remain anonymous.

A sealed copy of Super Mario Bros. just sold at auction for $114,000, which is a new record for the sale of a single game. Bet the owners of the $100,000 one, which is an earlier printing, feel great today. pic.twitter.com/lVdcla8d19

— Chris Kohler (@kobunheat) July 10, 2020

This particular copy of the best-selling Nintendo console game of all time was aggressively bid for because it had a 9.4 rating out of 10 which translates to the near-perfect edition in the game collector community. The copy was sealed in the original packing, a cardboard hang tab copy which is considered rare and vintage.

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This particular version of the game also featured the first-ever appearance of the series villain “Bowser, King of Koopas”. The legendary arcade game was not only a fan-favorite but helped to revive the gaming industry in its prime. You could play this side-scrolling two-dimensional genre game either as Mario or his younger brother Luigi if you opt for the multiplayer option. The objective of the protagonist is to save Princess Toadstool from Bowser after fighting his army of soldiers and avoiding traps.