Hotter than the Super Mario Bros. that went for $660,000 in April 2021, this extremely rare The Legend of Zelda NES cartridge sold for a whopping $870,000 on Heritage Auction. The item pre-bidding surpassed $100,00 before the auction went public on July 9th. This cartridge scored a 9.0 sealed copy is also an early production of the game, its first run when the game first came out in 1987, labeling it a “No Rev-A”. Afterwards, there’s been revisions and updates to the packaging, labeled as a “Rev-A” released in early 1988. Those common cartridges can sell for $50,400 according to Heritage Auction. Still a lot but not as close compared to the No Rev-A version.

Retro games have always rose in value but since the global pandemic in 2020, games have skyrocketing in pricing. Gamecube, Genesis, Sega 32X, Sega CD, Sega Saturn, and more have rose in its highest value. What other surprises will we see for retro games? Even a sealed Panzer Dragoon Saga couldn’t come close to these classic NES games.

Source: Kotaku, Heritage Auction