Super Mario Bros

AUCTION DESCRIPTION

“Super Mario Bros is hailed as the saviour

of the video game industry.”

CREATOR

Shigeru Miyamoto, who has referred

to himself as Mario’s dad.

AIM OF THE GAME

Jump on top of mushrooms and hurdle over obstacles until

you reach a big, spiky turtle and rescue the princess.

DID IT REALLY SELL FOR THAT MUCH?

There’s been some speculation about this sale and others like it, with commentators claiming artificial inflation, citing a recent

US$660,000 transaction for the same game as an example.

WHO THE HECK IS BUYING THIS STUFF?

People like Antonio Romero Monteiro, who owns 20,139 video games – the

largest collection in the world.

HAILS FROM

The whimsical and perpetually under-siege Mushroom Kingdom.

THEME PARK

Super Nintendo World in Osaka, Japan, which is home to

Mario, Princess Peach and their mushroom-headed companion Toad.