Nostalgia pays, we can all see that with the plethora of remakes and returning franchises, but who would have thought that Super Mario Bros. could pay that well? How well, you may ask? Over $100,000!

The sealed box for the above sold game was part of a test-market run of the platform game which makes it incredibly rare and extremely valuable. It's not the first time a retro game fetched a high dollar amount, but give the previous entry sold for $30,000, that's a 70K stretch!

Sealed first-run copy of 'Super Mario Bros.' sells for $100,150 and becomes the highest priced video game ever 😱

(via @HeritageAuction, @TheWataGames) pic.twitter.com/bJFkYGDbj4

— Fandom (@getFANDOM) February 14, 2019

Though it's easy to see why such a rare item would be a hot commodity, we weren't the only ones to be floored by the whopping price tag:

Super Mario Bros. - common as dirt
First print Super Mario Bros. from the test launch still mint and unopened - Extremely rare

— Frank Cifaldi (@frankcifaldi) February 14, 2019

Apparently, this find could potentially increase in value - up to a million dollars is the current projection:

I went a little deeper than the press release and talked to the grader and one of the buyers behind the $100K Super Mario Bros.

There's a belief that this sealed box could be worth $1 million in the near future.https://t.co/wFCGLlBfYz

— Kyle Orland (@KyleOrl) February 15, 2019

Now, we've got to find the Legend of Zelda counterpart:

Among the interesting tidbits: Apparently there's also a first-printing Legend of Zelda out there that could also be worth $100,000. Only difference from future printings is a TM that becomes an (R)

— Kyle Orland (@KyleOrl) February 15, 2019

Posted: Feb 16, 2019 7:44 pm
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Source: https://comicbook.com/gaming/2019/02/15/original-nes-super-mario-bros-sold-100000-dollars/