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

全新未拆封《超级马力欧兄弟》以 300 万美元创下拍卖纪录

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.

一份仍保留在原包装盒内并贴有原始封条的《超级马力欧兄弟》游戏，近日在遗产拍卖行（Heritage Auctions）以 300 万美元的价格成交。这一价格彻底打破了 2021 年同样由《超级马力欧兄弟》创下的 200 万美元纪录。在此之前，一份《超级马力欧 64》曾以 156 万美元的价格拍出，引发了不小的争议。

Part of what drove the price of this particular copy so high is that, according to Heritage Auctions, instead of shrink wrap, this 1985 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 graded at 9.6 A++ by Professional Sports Authenticator.

据遗产拍卖行介绍，这份 1985 年第二批次发行的游戏之所以能拍出如此高价，原因在于它并非使用塑封包装，而是采用了当时不久后便停用的光面贴纸进行封口。拍卖行称，这是目前已知存世最早的未拆封版本。此外，该游戏还获得了专业体育认证机构（PSA）9.6 A++ 的评分。

The price of vintage gaming collectibles has been skyrocketing over the last few years. It was only in July of 2020 that Heritage Auctions set the record for the highest price paid for a game at auction, again, with a copy of Super Mario Bros., for $114,000. Six years later, that seems like an absolute bargain.

过去几年里，复古游戏收藏品的价格一直在飙升。就在 2020 年 7 月，遗产拍卖行曾以 11.4 万美元的价格拍出一份《超级马力欧兄弟》，创下了当时的游戏拍卖纪录。六年后的今天，那个价格看起来简直是“白菜价”。

If the winner of the auction decides to do the unthinkable and break the seal on the game, Heritage Auctions is throwing in an NES console.

如果这位拍卖赢家决定做出“不可思议”的举动——拆开游戏的封条，遗产拍卖行还将附赠一台 NES 游戏主机。