Video games can be an expensive hobby, especially if you spend $156,000 on Super Mario Bros. 3, a game that debuted in 1988 on the NES. Well, a wealthy suitor managed to snag a copy of the game at a recent auction, paying more than two thousand times its original retail price. But how did the game get such a high price? It's rare to see an old game not only in mint condition but hermetically sealed, like this copy of Super Mario Bros. 3; however, it's the box art that really makes this version of the game so. desirable for collectors. As the Heritage Auction listing reveals, “Copies of the game with 'Bros.' formatted to the left on the front of the box (at the top of Mario's glove) are rarely found in sealed condition, and many collectors have been on the lookout for years, but are often out of print. Heritage Auction had sold another copy that had the same production box art in the past, though it sold for a frankly affordable €21,600 compared to the last sale.