![]() ![]() 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. For a game that launched 30 years ago, that's very impressive. Super Mario Bros stars Chris Pratt as Mario, Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach, Charlie Day as. 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. ![]()
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