Super Mario Bros. Game Sells For Over $30,000

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Retro gaming doesn’t always come cheap, especially when you have a mint-condition copy of the original Super Mario Bros. for the Nintendo Entertainment System like one seller had before he let go of the game on eBay.

Super Mario Bros. isn’t too hard of a game to come by for the system, but the pristine condition that this product was in made all the difference. Still completely sealed up, this copy of the game that was sold for $30,100.44 is going to make an excellent addition to one gamer’s collection of retro games.

First reported by Kotaku, the game in question that was sold on eBay was put up for auction by a retro game dealer in Pennsylvania called DKOldies. One of the most impressive parts about this price is that it wasn’t one that was set by the seller, but rather it climbed that high as retro gamers one-upped each other as they raced to acquire the game. From the enticing description of the game that was posted with the listing that can be seen below, it’s no wonder the price climbed so quickly.


*MINT and VGA Gradable*

Super Mario Bros. for the Nintendo Entertainment System

This game is 100% guaranteed to be new and factory sealed.

Silicone wrapping is 100% in tact with no rips or tears. All corners of the box are without damage. Cardboard hanging tabs are untouched and still in tact.


The auction started out at just 1 penny with a couple of other low-ball offers until it jumped from $10 to $100, and from there, similar sizable jumps were made. Once it got into the thousands, the serious buyers stuck around, increasing their bids by hundreds of dollars at a time. At $15,001.01, a bidder doubled the price to which the final bidder added $100 to take the item home.

Speaking to Kotaku, the CEO of DKOldies, Drew Steimel, said that they don’t even remember where they got the game from. In fact, the mint copy of Super Mario Bros. was simply sitting around an office for all of these years until they decided to part ways with it. Steimel added that the same buyer purchased more than just Super Mario Bros., adding several more retro games to their collection.

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Source: http://comicbook.com/gaming/2017/07/28/super-mario-bros-game-sells-for-over-30-000/

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SilkyPosted:

WOW thats a insane amount of money for a game.

RepBanditPosted:

Sometimes I wish I held on to my gaming systems and games. They may not have been in an unpackaged content but still games are going for crazy amounts of dollars.

KatsumiPosted:

Mikey Spending $30,000 on a game is just stupid lol, but then again if you got the money to splash out then hell, why not. I'd have to work a whole year to buy that game lmao.


It's more an enthusiast thing than anything. For many a lifelong passion.

SimpPosted:

Although that is an insane amount of money for a game, I know if I had this kind of money to be spending on games, I would pick it up.

TOXICPosted:

Spending $30,000 on a game is just stupid lol, but then again if you got the money to splash out then hell, why not. I'd have to work a whole year to buy that game lmao.

XboxPosted:

That's a crazy amount to pay, it would be nice to own some of these old games that are sought after.

MajPosted:

That's crazy! This is in stupid good condition though, a collector's wet dream right here lol

KatsumiPosted:

That's an insane price. Retro game collectors are surely quite hardcore about their passion :)

EchoPosted:

Make's you think what our game's will be worth some years down the line. The guy who sold this knew exactly what he was doing keeping it sealed. gj for his commitment

-Busolini-Posted:

Imagine 30 years from no we all see "Pristine Xbox 360 version of MW2 sold for $20,000" oh the horror that I would get from that


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