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Unopened copy of original Super Mario Bros video game sells for $114,000 at auction

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Posted at 9:31 AM, Jul 12, 2020
and last updated 2020-07-12 12:01:52-04

An unopened copy of one of the first games on the original Nintendo Entertainment System now holds the record for the most money paid for a video game.

Heritage Auctions says the game – still sealed in its packaging – sold at auction for $114,000 on Friday.

The cartridge still had a hang tab underneath the plastic, indicating it was one of the first variants of the 1985 game.

The sale was part of the auction house’s comics and comic art sale.