Classic Super Mario fetches $1.56M

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 13, 2021 1:29 am

NEW JERSEY: A cartridge of Nintendo's classic video game 'Super Mario 64' set a world record Sunday (Monday in Manila), selling at auction for $1.56 million.

The sale, the first ever of a game cartridge to surpass $1 million, came just two days after a sealed copy of 'The Legend of Zelda' - made for the old Nintendo NES console - sold for a then-record of $870,000.

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