Super Mario Bros 3 Breaks the Record for the Most Expensive Game in the World! -

Launching the kompas.com site, the original cassette or cartridge for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) console from the Super Mario Bros series, namely Super Mario Bros. 3, managed to break the record as the most expensive game in the world.

The auction house from Texas, United States, Heritage Auctions. It has officially released one of its retro game collections, Super Mario Bros 3, worth US $ 156,000 (around Rp. 2.2 billion).
Previously, in July, the record for the world’s most expensive game was held by the first Super Mario Bros. series, which was sold for US $ 114,000 (around Rp. 1.6 billion) by the same auction house.

This is the second time the Super Mario Bros. game has won the title of the most expensive game in the world of all time. Although it is not stated who bought the game at this exorbitant price. However, there are several things that make collectors willing to spend more to get this Super Mario Bros 3.

First, the game cassette is still coated with the original sticker and is still sealed. With a Wata Games packaging score of “9.2” and a “A +” seal condition. This means that the physical condition of the cartridge is still good, and it has not been opened and played.

Second, the game cassette has a different cover art from the general version. The word “Bros” which covers the front of the cartridge is in the left position, just below the words “Super Mario”. The word also covers a small part of the hand of the main character named Mario. Whereas in the regular version, the word “Bros” is on the right and does not cover part of Mario’s hand.

This condition of cover art is believed to be very rare. Therefore, Super Mario Bros 3 is the most expensive game in the world and hunters of old games are willing to spend a lot of money for the game.

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