<div id="readability-page-1"><figure> <img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/ha.jpeg/query-Y3JvcD0wLDAsMTAwLDEwMCZxdWFsaXR5PTkwJnN0cmlwPWFsbA?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="9000" height="3000" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/ha.jpeg/query-Y3JvcD0wLDAsMTAwLDEwMCZxdWFsaXR5PTkwJnN0cmlwPWFsbA"/> <figcaption> You know this came for free bundle with the console for $150, right? | Image: Heritage Auctions </figcaption> </figure> A copy of Super Mario Bros., still in the box and sealed with its original sticker, just sold at Heritage Auctions for $3 million. That absolutely crushes the previous record of $2 million, also for a copy of Super Mario Bros., in 2021. That sale also came hot on the heels of a controversial auction of Super Mario 64 for $1.56 million. Part of what drove the price of this particular copy so high is that, according to Heritage Auctions, instead of shrink wrap, this 19895 second run was sealed with a glossy sticker, which was discontinued shortly after. The site claims it's the earliest known sealed copy of the game in existence. It's also gr … Read the full story at The Verge.</div>

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A sealed copy of the 1985 Super Mario Bros. game sold for $3 million at Heritage Auctions, setting a new record and surpassing the previous $2 million sale in 2021. The high price is attributed to its rarity as the earliest known sealed copy, featuring a discontinued glossy sticker seal instead of shrink wrap.

Sealed Super Mario Bros. sells for a record $3 million