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A Wisconsin store owner uncovered nearly 100 unboxed, reportedly unreleased 1993 Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt cartridges in storage. Five of the 97 copies earned a PSA 10/10 rating, a rare feat for Nintendo cartridges, and three top-rated copies are set to go on Goldin Auctions online starting Aug. 14, with potential values well into six figures or more given recent high prices for mint-condition Mario items.
Brazilian speedrunner LeKukie’s 4:54.365 Super Mario Bros. run leaves only about 100 milliseconds and six frames to shave across 8-4, with Kosmic suggesting a perfect run might be within days as the community’s hardware tweaks and new tricks push toward a flawless, frame-perfect performance across the game.
Found in a Wisconsin storage, nearly 100 rare Nintendo cartridges—an unknown version of Super Mario Bros. and Duck Hunt—with unique labels, screws, and boards, three are headed to auction and could fetch millions, and some are PSA 10 graded; a seller says they were to be melted down for gold but were not destroyed.
A storage box in Waukesha, Wisconsin contained nearly 100 copies of a previously unknown variant of Super Mario Bros. and Duck Hunt for the NES, printed two years after the last known run with different labels and hardware. Some cartridges are in pristine condition and have PSA grades; three are headed to auction and could fetch millions, with the seller claiming they were set to be melted down for gold but were not destroyed.
In a Casa Brutus interview, Shigeru Miyamoto reveals the famous B-Dash in Super Mario Bros originated from a collision-detection bug that the team kept because it made the game more fun. He also discusses other development quirks—like the Hidden Block and Cheep Cheep ideas—crediting Takashi Tezuka and the entire team for the collaborative process behind Mario's creation.
A sealed, second-production copy of Super Mario Bros. (found in a Control Deck NES bundle) sold for a record $3 million at Heritage Auctions, graded 9.6 A++ by PSA; its rarity stems from a gloss-sticker variant from the second production run and about 40 years in storage, underscoring the high-end market for video game collectibles.
A sealed, glossy-sticker copy of Super Mario Bros. sold at Heritage Auctions for $3 million, the highest price yet for a video game, driven by its rarity and a PSA 9.6 A++ grading, surpassing the prior $2 million record and following a high-profile Mario 64 sale.
Takashi Tezuka, a cornerstone of Nintendo who helped shape Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda and later produced titles like Super Mario 3D World and Breath of the Wild, will retire on June 26 after more than 40 years with the company at age 65. His departure follows a wave of retirement among Nintendo’s old guard, though Shigeru Miyamoto remains active in a creative role. The article also notes Switch 2 is underperforming relative to expectations, with a September price increase and a lower yearly sales forecast.
Lego and Nintendo announced that Mario minifigures are coming to the Lego Super Mario line in 2027, after years of fan demand and renewed interest from The Super Mario Bros. Movie; past releases used non-minifigure-scale figures, but the collaboration will finally deliver standard Mario minifigs for collectors and players when the 2027 launch arrives.
Hideo Kojima credits Super Mario Bros. as the primary inspiration for his career in game development, highlighting its simplicity and potential to surpass movies as a storytelling medium, despite not being able to play it now.
Hideo Kojima credits Super Mario Bros. as the game that inspired him to enter the industry, believing it demonstrated the potential for video games to surpass movies, after playing it extensively in college.
Nintendo and Macy's announced a new Mario balloon will debut in the 99th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, celebrating the 40th anniversary of Super Mario Bros., featuring a 51-foot-tall balloon of Mario in a flying pose, marking a historic milestone for the beloved character.
After nearly 40 years, speedrunner Kosmic has discovered a new Minus World in Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, revealing complex glitches and hidden worlds that had remained elusive since the game's release.
A fan has discovered new Minus World levels in Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, revealing hidden stages accessible through a glitch similar to the original game, after four decades since its release.
A coding error in Super Mario Bros. led to the creation of the famous 'Minus World' glitch, inspiring a legacy of gaming hacks and glitches that have fascinated players and developers alike for over 40 years.