Power up! Mint condition Super Mario Bros sold at auction for a record-breaking ...

Power up! Mint condition Super Mario Bros which has NEVER been taken out of its case is sold at auction for a record-breaking $100,000 Super Mario Bros. from the mid 1980s sold at auction for more than $100,000 It is thought to be the only sticker sealed' copy of the famous video game

By Sara Malm for MailOnline

Published: 12:47 GMT, 15 February 2019 | Updated: 14:12 GMT, 15 February 2019

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An unopened copy of the classic Nintendo video game Super Mario Bros. has sold for a record $100,150 (£78,100).

The game, which was first released by Nintendo in 1985, was sold at auction in the United States last week after a group of collectors joined forces to purchase it. 

It is the only known 'sticker sealed' copy of the famous video game which experts say 'saved the industry' in the late 1980s. 

Sold! This mind-condition unopened copy of Super Mario Bros from the mid-1980s has sold for more than $100,000 at auction

Sold! This mind-condition unopened copy of Super Mario Bros from the mid-1980s has sold for more than $100,000 at auction

'Beyond the artistic and historical significance of this game is its supreme state of preservation,' says Kenneth Thrower, co-founder of Wata Games, which grades collectible video games.

Due to its popularity,

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