Expensive video game

March 19, 2024

A pristine copy of Super Mario 64, released in 1996, is the most expensive video game ever sold. Did the cartridge sell for … A.) $1.6 million, B.) $1.1 million, C.) $500,659 or D.) $221,812?

The answer: A.) $1.6 million. An original sealed copy of Super Mario 64 sold at Heritage Auctions in 2021 for a gobsmacking $1.6 million. This sale broke a record set just two days before when a 1987 Legend of Zelda NES cartridge sold for $870,000.

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