This Is The Most Expensive Super Mario Bros Game In The World, It Costs IDR 9.5 Billion

Cassette Gim Super Mario Bros. (Heritage Auctions)

JAKARTA - Who would have thought, the old Super Mario Bros. game is sold for USD 660 billion or approximately IDR 9.5 billion (exchange rate of IDR 14.500). At that price, this old Super Mario Bros. broke the record for being the most expensive game in the world.

In fact, the Super Mario Bros game was auctioned at a price of USD 310.000, or around IDR 4.5 billion. However, the price of the game skyrocketed dramatically after getting an assessment score of 9.6 with an A+ condition.

Heritage Auctions said the game was purchased as a Christmas present in 1986. According to the owner, the game cassette was never opened or played since it was first received.

"(The game) has remained in the drawer of my office desk since the first time I bought it. In fact, I almost forgot that the game ever existed", said the owner, who kept his identity anonymous, as quoted by Forbes, Tuesday, April 6.

Cited from Endgadget, this is the oldest game in great condition (MISB) or Mint In Sealed Box, which means that this Super Mario Bros game is still in new condition, with the first seal from the factory and never been opened at all.

In fact, according to WATA Games, this game is known to be one of the earliest limited edition versions of the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) console released in late 1986. In which there are only 11 different box variants.

On the other hand, this game also broke the previous auction record, which sold for USD 156 thousand or approximately IDR 2 billion. The record is held by the Super Mario Bros 3 which was released in 1990.

According to Auction Heritage, which held the auction, these games were successfully sold at high prices due to a number of factors. One of them is that this game has a box design that is somewhat rare.

"The demand for this game is very high, if anything is being sold again then it is likely that the price tag will be similar to the current one", said Valarie McLeckie, Heritage Auctions Video Games Director, in her official statement.