Auction rare item The Legend of Zelda sets record with $ 870,000

An extremely rare copy of The Legend of Zelda for the Nintendo Entertainment System has sold for a record $870,000. That is converted to 816,000 euros. According to the auction house, this is ‘the earliest print that had a chance to turn up’.

According to auction house Heritage Auctions is the second edition of the game packaging. They deduce that from the lack of an overprint that reads “Rev-A” and that it says “Nes R” instead of “Nes TM”, which was on the very first printing. According to the site, it “might be the last of this print that we auction for years to come” and “there’s no telling if the very first print will ever come along,” but it is believed that a single copy of it, fully sealed, is still there. consists.

The specimen is not only rare, but is also rated with a 9 in terms of condition. That does Wata, an organization that deals with collectible games. The motivation for why a point is deducted is not given.

The amount has once again broken the record for what is paid for a video game. Just a few months ago, that record was raised from $156,000 to $660,000. These were copies of Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario Bros.

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