Sealed or graded vintage video games ranked by sale price at auction in thousands of USD. A sealed copy of The Legend of Zelda for NES sold for $870,000 at Heritage Auctions in 2021, making it the most expensive video game ever sold at the...
About: Most Expensive Video Games Sold at Auction (All Time)
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Sealed or graded vintage video games ranked by sale price at auction in thousands of USD. A sealed copy of The Legend of Zelda for NES sold for $870,000 at Heritage Auctions in 2021, making it the most expensive video game ever sold at the time — a record that reflected both the extraordinary condition of a Wata 9.8-graded sealed copy and an explosive surge in collector interest in vintage Nintendo titles driven by nostalgia and pandemic-era spending.
Key Findings
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Super Mario 64 N64 (1996, sealed) leads with 1,560 in 2021.
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Average value in 2021: 573 · median: 312.
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2021 recorded the highest combined total across all categories.
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Gap in 2021: Super Mario 64 N64 (1996, sealed) is 10.4× larger than Contra NES (1988, sealed).
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Data Points
8
8 categories
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2 years
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Top Value
1,560
Super Mario 64 N64 (1996, sealed)
Auction Price (Thousand USD) · 2021
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Metrics
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Auction Price (Thousand USD)
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Period
2020 – 2021
2 years of data
Category Rankings
Ranked by 2021 value · vs. 2020| # | Category | 2021 | 2020 | Change |
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| 🥇 | Super Mario 64 N64 (1996, sealed) | 1,560 | — | — |
| 🥈 | The Legend of Zelda NES (1987, sealed) | 870 | — | — |
| 🥉 | Super Mario Bros NES (1986, sealed) | 660 | — | — |
| 4 | Mike Tyson Punch-Out NES (1987, sealed) | 312 | — | — |
| 5 | Stadium Events NES (1987, sealed) | 270 | — | — |
| 6 | Mega Man NES (1987, sealed) | 192 | — | — |
| 7 | Contra NES (1988, sealed) | 150 | — | — |
Statistical Summary — 2021
1,560
Maximum
150
Minimum
573
Average
312
Median
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