(CNN) - An anonymous buyer bid a record $ 114,000 for a rare, unopened copy of the classic video game Super Mario Bros.
The game cartridge was originally released in 1985 for the popular Nintendo Entertainment System console, according to Dallas-based Heritage Auctions, which hosted the auction on Friday (July 10).
The winning bid broke the record for the highest paid for a video game, according to Heritage. A perfectly good copy of the same game sold for $ 100,150 in February 2019.
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This version of Super Mario Bros. is particularly rare for the box with a cardboard tab underneath the plastic, an indication that it was produced after Nintendo started using shrink to seal games instead of stickers, the company said in a press release.
Listed in excellent condition, Heritage said it is the highest rated copy of the game the company has sold.
The video game auction generated nearly $ 700,000, according to Heritage.
A prototype of the never-sold Sega Pluto-02 console brought a winning bid of $ 84,000. The prototype, from Sega's canceled project to create a second model of the Sega Saturn console, was never released to the public, according to Heritage.
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A copy of Mike Tyson's Punch-Out !! It was sold for $ 50,400, and one of the first sealed copies of Super Mario Bros. 3 sold for $ 38,400. It is believed to be one of the fewer than 10 copies left, Heritage noted.
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