According to available data, the auction involved 20 potential buyers, and the auction itself began with a bid of $ 62.5 thousand. It is also noteworthy that the final bid of $ 156 thousand broke the previous record, which belonged to an unopened copy of Super Mario Bros. 1985 released for the NES game console: it was auctioned in July this year for $ 114,000.

It should be said that this is not the first time Heritage Auctions has sold unopened copies of Super Mario Bros. 3 for a lot of money. In July this year, one of the copies of the game, which has survived to this day in a sealed form, was auctioned for $ 38.4 thousand. However, the copy that was sold as part of a recent auction is especially valuable due to its rare packaging design.

“The game is in good condition, but what makes this copy even more unique is the design of the packaging itself: there are very few sealed copies of the game that have the word ‘Bros.’ located on the left and covers one of Mario’s white gloves, ”commented the results of the auction at Heritage Auctions.