Ultra rare Nintendo Mario game cartridges discovered in Wisconsin
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A few years ago, a pop culture store owner in…
In a warehouse in Waukesha, Wisconsin, a rare collection of Nintendo Mario game cartridges was discovered, according to a report by Nintendo Wire. The discovery was made by Jason Ganos, a well-known Nintendo game collector, after a pop culture store owner mentioned to him that he had a box of Super Mario cartridges that had been sitting in storage for years.
The cartridges, which include 97 "absolutely pristine" copies of Super Mario Brothers and Duck Hunt, were found to be in exceptional condition. The discovery has left Ganos in disbelief, calling it "serendipitous" and "very bizarre." The cartridges, which are a new variant and the last known production date of the game, will be up for sale in an online auction that runs until September 9.
The owner of the store, Kevin Braun, had purchased the box from a customer whose family had kept them for scrap metal, believing them to be of little value.
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