- A sealed copy of "The
Legend of Zelda " was sold at anauction on Friday for $870,000. - The sealed copy had a 9.0 grade from Wata Games, a prominent game grading company.
- It was a rare variant of the game that was produced in 1987 before being replaced by another varient in 1988.
A sealed copy of "The Legend of Zelda" video game for the
The winning bid on Heritage Auctions broke a record for the most expensive video game ever sold, The Verge reported, citing the previous record as a copy of "Super Mario Bros." that sold for $660,000.
The sealed copy of "The Legend of Zelda" had a 9.0 grade from Wata Games, a prominent game grading company.
According to a description of the game on the auction site Heritage Auctions, the copy auctioned off is a No Rev-A Round SOQ model, which was produced briefly in 1987 before being replaced by a new Rev-A variant in 1988.
"'The Legend of Zelda' marks the beginning of one of the most important sagas in gaming; its historical significance can't be understated," Heritage Auctions