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The first in our list already sets the trend: we will see a lot of Nintendo, and a lot of Mario. This well-kept original copy of the legendary Super Mario World was sold for over 360K in July 2021. | © Nintendo, Heritage Auctions
If you thought that was a lot, let me introduce you to this copy of the very first Super Mario game. In near pristine condition, it was acquired for almost double the amount of the Super Mario World copy on number 5. | © Nintendo, Heritage Auctions
This copy of the very first Zelda game might have the lowest rating in the list. It still earned a whopping price of $870.000. It was sold at the first Heritage Auctions show and is claimed to be the oldest sealed copy of The | © Nintendo, Heritage Auctions Legend of Zelda.
The first game copy to break a million is of the undeniable classic Super Mario 64, the first 3D Mario game. Even though the copy is in near-perfect condition, it's still wild how much more this sold for, compared to the previous record holder. | © Nintendo, Heritage Auctions
The absolute big daddy of old video game collectors items is this copy of Super Mario Bros. Experts were absolutely shocked, when this sealed, near-perfect copy went to a new owner for a cool 2 mil. But hey, collectors do be kooky. | © Rally
Collectors are special people, and collector's items can be pretty much anything. Video games count among that as well. Especially in the last few years, we saw some immensely high sums paid for original copies of classic games. But which were the most expensive video games ever sold? See them here in our gallery!
In the description of each entry, we include the rating by the grading company Wata, as well as the price for which the game was sold.
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