【Student Wife (2016)】

NFTs are Student Wife (2016)all the money-making rage lately, but it seems a good ol' fashioned vintage video game will still make you big bucks at an auction.

Heritage Auctions sold off an unopened, pristinely packaged Super Mario Bros.from 1986 for a grand total of $660,000. According to AP News, it was a Christmas gift. Whoever it was intended for must not have been a huge video game person, because it sat untouched in a drawer for 35 years with all of its original packaging intact.

The back of the most expensive Super Mario Bros. game ever. Credit: HA.com

Perhaps even more bizarre, the seemingly inconsequential packaging was a key factor on whether the game sale would net hundreds of thousands of dollars.

---

You May Also Like

---

---

"This particular copy was produced in late 1986, which means it was one of the earliest copies produced that had plastic shrink wrap, rather than sticker seal, and a perforated cardboard hangtab," said Valerie McLeckie, Heritage Auctions Video Games Director, in a statement. "By early 1987, Nintendo was producing a version that had another new variation to their original packaging.”

Mashable Top Stories Stay connected with the hottest stories of the day and the latest entertainment news. Sign up for Mashable's Top Stories newsletter By clicking Sign Me Up, you confirm you are 16+ and agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Thanks for signing up!

Because of the rarity of the specific game copy and its flawless condition, it was rated at a near-perfect 9.6 out of 10 for auction.

In comparison, the previous record holder for highest game sale at Heritage Auctions was an original Super Mario Bros. 3game, netting $156,000 in Nov. 2020. This, too, was bought and forgotten about, building up value over the years.

Heritage Auctions also sold the 1987 version of Super Mario Bros., rated a 9.4 out of 10, in July 2020 for $114,000. In 2019, the same game sold for $100,150, and in 2017, eBay seller DKOldies sold their version for just over $30,000.

SEE ALSO: 'Breath of the Wild' reinvented Zelda games. 'Bowser's Fury' does that for Mario.

If you somehow still have an interest in buying the latest record-breaking copy, Heritage Auction's website currently allows you to make an offer to the owner for $990,000 or more. You know, pocket change.

Ironically, this particular Super Mario Bros. was priced at only $25 at its 1985 release in the US. So if you don'thave almost a million dollars to blow. try buying a $60 Super Mario game sometime this year and forget about it for a couple decades. It's possible you'll be patting yourself on the back for an incredible investment down the line.

Topics Gaming

• Social Good
• Shopping
• Life
• Games
• Digital Culture
• Entertainment
• Science
• Deals

• You Know You Want It
• 7 reasons why you shouldn't update your iPhone to iOS 10
• Cartoonist compares gay rights advocates to Nazis, gets a powerful history lesson
• CNN reporter bodychecked to ground amid violent protests in Charlotte
• The Invention of a Master Terrorist
• Kid has the perfect response when asked why he brought a dead squirrel to school
• Campaign celebrates rare pubs without poker machines
• 12 of the most successful entrepreneurs who dropped out of college
• Parkland: Urgency and Insurgency
• This Indian startup will home deliver condoms in 30 minutes

• 'Cat Person' author Kristen Roupenian just landed a book deal
• Gorgeous 'Gorogoa' is a refreshing new take on puzzle games
• NBC considering 'The Office' revival: Why it's a bad idea
• After 'The Last Jedi': How Star Wars can solve its Episode IX problem
• Facebook's face recognition helps blind users identify who's in photos
• Gondwana Wines is a majority
• Flights diverted mid
• Augmented reality and your phone: The camera is the new keyboard
• Hollywood power players team up to fight sexual misconduct, led by Anita Hill
• This genius scale doesn't actually tell you how much you weigh

• What a dogshit week.
• Lupita Nyong'o lived every Beyoncé fan's ultimate dream
• Oil and gas wastewater is changing the Earth's surface, study finds
• Watching orcas swimming in the wild on live cam is why we have internet
• Never Get Off The Boat
• This MP3 player that doesn't require Wi
• Blizzard is overhauling the pro 'Heroes of the Storm' scene
• Overeager giraffe gets a little too friendly during local news report
• Family Bondsman
• Bumble's new feature will use selfies to verify your identity

• Nanny State of Mind
• Square adds tool to remember frequent customers
• Sky Ferreira had creative control of her own unretouched 'Playboy' cover
• What this Yahoo data breach means for you
• No Mothers, No Daughters
• Cartoonist compares gay rights advocates to Nazis, gets a powerful history lesson
• Daniel Radcliffe and the 'Stranger Things' kids are huge fans of each other
• Vimeo adds three female
• The Deal of the Art
• 7 reasons why you shouldn't update your iPhone to iOS 10