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An unopened copy of Nintendo's Super Mario 64 recently fetched a record $1.56 million at auction.

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According to the auction house, even experts were shocked at the winning bid.
According to the auction house, even experts were shocked at the winning bid. (Alexis Tarrazi/Patch)

DALLAS — If you need a little extra spending cash, you may want to dig through those old video games in the closet or stored in the garage.

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Heritage Auctions in Dallas sold an unopened copy of Nintendo’s Super Mario 64 for a new record amount of $1.56 million on Sunday, July 11. The amount broke a record for a single copy video game set just days before.

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On Friday, July 9, a copy of Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda sold for $870,000. Like Super Mario, Zelda was also unopened.

The same auction house sold an unopened copy of Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros. that was bought in 1986 and forgotten about in a desk drawer for $660,000 in April.

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